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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1948
Page
5
The Salvation Army will host a reception at Garfield Mission at 8 p.m. tonight to welcome Lt Harold Moore newly assigned here. He succeeds Lt and Mrs Thomas Smith who departed today for Van Wert.
Monroe Fire Department extinguished a grass fire across from the city building last night. Chief Earl Hie shue said the blaze was started by children burning trash.
An ad touts Inner-Aid as freeing a woman from gas and bloating after meals. It claims headaches and constipation vanish, with twelve herbs cleansing bowels and aiding liver and kidneys. Sold at drug stores with the slogan Oh what relief.
A Junior Red Cross may form in Middletown after fall school openings. Miss Miriam Hooper will address the board of directors at 4 p m Monday at the American Legion Home about forming a directing committee teacher sponsors and board approval. Dues are one dollar per grade school room and a dollar and a half per high school room. Mrs. Dorothy Spears will present a seven page report on the National Red Cross convention in San Francisco.
Des Moines officials report the Des Moines Register and Tribune raise carrier delivery rates due to rising costs. The increase adds five cents per week for the Morning Register and Evening Tribune within Des Moines, with Sunday prices unchanged. The new combined weekly price for Morning Register Evening Tribune and Sunday paper is 60 cents.
In Detroit the AP reports the car industry aims to build about 2.5 million more vehicles in the next six months. Output overall topped 2.5 million in the first half despite Chrysler 17-day shutdowns and extended GM and Ford stoppages for model changes. The industry expects no major strikes to disrupt this forecast.
The piece discusses Wallace’s push for a new progressive party, noting legal and union obstacles, public opposition, and the risk to Truman’s reelection. It cites Eleanor Roosevelt and Clare Luce, criticizing Marxism and warning about utopian promises amid a volatile postwar political landscape.
A schedule of group gatherings shows the Order of Ahepa at the YMCA, unions at the Trades and Labor Council Hall, Moose Club, Blythe Williams Post 231, American Legion delegates caucusing in Lebanon and Columbus, and meetings for the Board of Education, Elks, Armco Employees, Lions, Odd Fellows, Jr OUAM, U S National Guard, and more. Also listed are round tables at noon, a Safety Council digression, a Jaycee softball game at LeSourdsville Lake, dinner at 7, and a teen Legion Lantern Dance at the Legion Armory.
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