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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
22
A brief picture story traces the United States shift from neutrality to leading democracy amid Cold War tensions. It outlines how the nation evolved from avoiding entanglements to supporting collective security against Communist aggression and ratification of the Atlantic Pact.
Palmer Kelly, 36, who walked away from a Rosedale Braxton County prison road camp, asked Kentucky Governor Arle Clements to intervene as he hides in the hills. Convicted August 2, 1948 in Mac Dowell County for armed robbery, he seeks a personal appearance to plead innocence. President Burdett of the state board of control relayed word from Kentucky authorities.
Brig. Gen. James McCormack Jr. testified that a complete model change occurred after the AEC took over the atomic bomb project. He said production bottlenecks were resolved and weapons manufacture is now on a stable basis across dispersed plants costing over 100 million dollars and staffed by thousands. The testimony came amid Senate hearings on alleged mismanagement by the AEC and its chairman.
Rep. Clifton Caryl demanded Gov. Lausche fire Highway Director T. J. Kauer over alleged changes to highway specifications south of Sunbury. He warned the shift would cost nearly a quarter million dollars, citing a contract to Launder and Son of Toledo for concrete eight inches deep versus a macadam option. Caryl questioned potential conflicts of interest tying Kauer to cement firms and warned it could cast suspicion on the Highway Department. Director Kauer defended the selection as engineering and economic sound. Governor Lausche unavailable for comment.
Mrs. Carl W. Zeller of Gibsonburg reaffirmed Buckeye Girls State policy not to send a 16 year old Negro girl to Girls Nation in Washington. The board noted no election was held this year to choose representatives and advised Legion officials of the policy.
N. E. Wilson dozed while babysitting his two grandsons aged five and seven in Abilene. The boys played Indian, built a fire, and set it under the pickup, causing substantial damage before the grandfather woke and the fire department arrived to extinguish the blaze.
An explosion and resulting fire yesterday destroyed the Clarksburg Motor Sales Garage in Clarksburg and damaged two adjacent homes. No injuries were reported. The cause and total damage remain undetermined.
Wittenberg College in Springfield announced today it received a five thousand dollar grant from an unspecified donor. The funds will support college programs and student activities.
Cleveland AFL official William E. Finegan reports labor unions debate a single anti Taft candidate for reelection. Three contenders gain support Murray D. Lincoln Thomas Burke and Joseph T. Ferguson as possible opponents. Finegan vows to back a viable candidate to defeat Taft.
Stryker labeled Alger Hiss as perjurous while noting his calm demeanor and inner resolve. He contrasted Hiss with Whittaker Chambers and praised Hiss and Priscilla for listening intently during the lengthy address.
Legacy from Mrs. Lulu Bayha Lynch of Wheeling West Virginia increases to 55 000 the amount she has given to the college highlighting ongoing philanthropy from local patrons.
Tokyo AP reports that doctors concluded Japan National Railway president Sadanori Shimoyama was killed before being struck by a train on July 6 after firing of railway workers. Allied and Japanese sources call it murder amid labor unrest and a state of national emergency discussion.
The defense opened its case today in the first degree murder trial of Harry Dodds Jr. 20 of New Straitsville charged with killing Eleanor Gifford 52 an Athens Episcopal Church worker. The state rested yesterday after calling Dodds uncle Roy Arnold who was unable to attend due to a mine injury. Arnold is hospitalized in Columbus. Grover Rawlins 18 is serving life for the slaying. James Stewart 22 a former Columbus bartender is still sought.
Charles W Casselman 83 former president of the State Elks died here yesterday. He previously operated hotels in Fostoria and Zanesville Ohio confirming his business career in these cities.
The history notes Afghanistan formed as a unified political entity in 1747 after a period as a mosaic of small states under varied rules. This marked a shift from fragmented governance to a centralized national framework.
Heat and humidity persisted across the eastern two thirds of the country with no immediate relief in sight. Dry northeastern states face mounting crop losses while mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions report scattered showers and cooling air, though drought zones await rain. New York City records its heaviest rainfall in weeks at half an inch as temperatures fall from 81 to 71.
German town Past Matrons' Association held its July meeting at the Miami Valley Chautauqua grounds. Hostesses were Mrs. Clarence Shuey Mrs. Roma Coudrey Mrs. Earl Smith and Mrs. Rose Dechant. About 18 members attended a covered dish dinner and social evening.
Cincinnati report says the new Ohio River valley water sanitation commission will start the year with a Wabash River pollution survey in Indiana. The effort marks the commission's first assignment since its creation.
London AP reports the Big Four deputy foreign ministers exempted Austria from war reparations to the Allies. Russia accepts inclusion in an Austrian independence pact, with no reparations due for actions before September 1 1939. A Soviet safety clause lets Yugoslavia retain Austrian property valued around 15 million dollars. Fourteen treaty clauses remain unresolved. most near settlement. The full treaty aims to be ready by September 1.
Mr and Mrs John Trimble and son Johnny visit Otsego Michigan with Mrs Trimble’s father William Seeley. Bob Trimble Armstrong and Wilbur ing return from a week of fishing near Traverse City Michigan. Mr and Mrs Clyde Everheart and son Bob come home for the Fourth of July to visit Mrs Everheart’s family.
A stream of short notices lists the weekend visits and Fourth of July gatherings. Families from Beattyville, Columbia, Ostego, Middletown, Hamilton, Tuscon, Springboro, Bethel, Marion, Harveysburg, Chicago, and Miamisburg travel to see relatives and enjoy picnics, lakes, and horse shows, with several guests and hosts named.
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