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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1949
Page
2
Merry and Mike walk from Marshallville home to a hilltop and confess their love. He sees roots matter for lasting marriage and fears Merry’s future with Tip. Merry admits choosing Mike, promising a lifelong union as they share a first kiss and a tender vow of always. The scene ends with a quiet pledge and the end.
North Hollywood news reports the birth of twin boys to Mrs. Loren L. Stevens, mother 90 pounds tall at four feet eleven, with a combined birth weight of 14 and a half pounds. The twins are the heaviest at Wally Hospital, Van Nuys, where Stevens and husband John, a contractor, live after moving from Lansing, Michigan. The article notes she has another son, Jack, age three, and that she originates from Lexington, Tennessee. Deadly weapon tale describes a gun seized from a duck-killing gang by Atlantic coast wardens.
Ohio Representatives vote to remove the graveyard rule that kept bills buried in committees. Five members can move to take a bill from a committee and trigger an immediate roll call vote, enabling floor consideration if a majority supports it. Proponents and opponents will hold public hearings soon.
Middletown joins with other Ohio cities in the 1949 Ohio Traffic Safety Contest. Chief of Police Thomas D. Carmody pledges cooperative action to reduce traffic accidents. The Ohio Traffic Safety Council notes the ongoing risk from higher street use and the need for effective prevention efforts. Middletown has prior honorable mentions for 1947 1946 1945 and 1940. The 1948 winners will be announced after March 15 1949.
A Thompson Memorial Library worker said 4000 to 5000 books disappeared last year prompting OSU officials to require special permits for entry to the book stacks. The Braille Bible comprises 74 volumes.
In Port Angeles Clallam County superior court Charles E. Peterson sues Neah Bay resident W. W. Washburn III after his dog bit five year old Charles E. Peterson Jr in May 1947. He seeks 50000 for disfigurement and future work impairment, 500 for medical costs and 10000 for anticipated future medical expenses.
Police report from Tacoma Washington states Mrs. Steve Pease returned home to find her purse waiting there. She had not forgotten it.
The item was already recovered by police before she filed a re-claim for its loss three hours later, indicating an earlier return or retrieval by law enforcement.
The English walnut is not native to England. It comes from the mountains of Greece, Persia, and Afghanistan.
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