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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
24
A pictorial overview traces the United States journey from a wary nation to a world power leading democracies in the fight against Communism. The sequence highlights milestones in forging alliances and the shift toward global leadership.
Palmer Kelly, 36, who fled a Rosedale road camp in Braxton County West Virginia, asks Kentucky Governor arle Clements to grant him freedom. Convicted August 2 1948 in McDowell County for armed robbery he faces a 15 year sentence and says he hopes to persuade the Kentucky governor of his innocence.
Brig. Gen. James McCormack Jr testified before the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee that there is no complete model change since the AEC took over the atomic project. He said production bottlenecks are broken and weapons manufacture is on a stable basis across multiple dispersed plants costing over $100 million and staffed by thousands.
In Abilene Texas N E Wilson babysitting his two grandsons aged five and seven dozed off. The boys started an Indian play and built a fire under the grandfather's pickup. The truck suffered heavy damage before Wilson awoke and extinguished the flames.
An explosion and fire destroyed the Clerksburg Motor Sales Garage and damaged two nearby homes in Clarksburg. No injuries reported. Cause and damage total undetermined.
Rep. Clifton L. Caryl demands Gov. Lausche fire Highway Director T. J. Kauer over a highway contract change south of Sunbury. He alleges altered specifications favored concrete and raised costs by nearly 250000. Kauer defends that concrete was engineering and economic best. Lausche unavailable for comment.
Mrs. Carl W. Zeller of Gibsonburg, Buckeye Girls State director, reaffirmed that Ohio will not send Joan Rankin of Cincinnati to Girls Nation in Washington. Officials chose not to elect a representative this year to avoid exposing Rankin to racial bias and continued policy prevents separate elections for Girls State delegates.
Springfield report says Wittenberg College announced the receipt of five thousand dollars in funding. The gift is expected to support college programs and campus initiatives.
William E. Finegan of the Cleveland AFL says labor groups struggle to pick a single challenger to Senator Bert A. Taft. Possible contenders include Murray D. Lincoln Thomas A. Burke and Joseph T. Ferguson, with Finegan pledging to back a strong effort to defeat Taft.
Stryker brands Alger Hiss as resilient under pressure while accusing Whittaker Chambers of perjury. Hiss and Priscilla listen, occasionally smiling as the testimony unfolds.
Mrs. Lulu Bayha Lynch of Wheeling West Virginia increased her donation to the college, raising the total she has given to fifty five thousand dollars.
Tokyo reports say Sadanori Shimoyama, president of the Japan National Railway, was murdered before being hit by a train on July 6 after ordering mass layoffs. Allied and Japanese sources cite medical evidence of foul play, as cabinet weighs national emergency amid rising labor violence.
The defense opened its case in the first degree murder trial of Harry Dodds Jr 20 of New Straitsville accused of killing Eleanor Gifford 52 an Athens Episcopal Church worker. Dodds was hauled to Columbus as his uncle Roy Arnold testified though unable to attend due to a mine accident injury. The state rested yesterday with Grover Rawlins 18 already serving a life sentence for the slaying. James Stewart 22 a former Columbus bartender is still sought by police.
Charles W. Casselman 83 a former president of the State Elks died here yesterday. He previously operated hotels in Fostoria and Zanesville Ohio.
The article notes Afghanistan emerged as a political entity in 1747 after decades as a patchwork of small states under various rules, marking a transition to centralized governance.
The eastern two thirds face intense heat with no quick break in the heat wave. Cool air and scattered showers offer partial relief in places like New York and the Great Lakes region, but drought-stricken areas still await substantial rainfall and crop losses rise. New York City records its heaviest rainfall in weeks.
The Past Matrons' Association of German town met at the Miami Valley Chautauqua grounds for its July gathering. Hostesses Mrs. Clarence Shuey Mrs. Roma Coudrey Mrs. Earl Smith and Mrs. Rose Dechant welcomed about 18 members after a covered dish dinner followed by a social evening.
An Indiana Wabash River pollution survey will be the first task of the new Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. The commission aims to study water quality and coordinate cleanup efforts along the river system.
The Big Four deputy foreign ministers exempt Austria from wartime reparations. Russia agrees to include this in the Austrian independence pact. A Soviet safety clause lets Yugoslavia keep Austrian properties in Yugoslav territory valued at about 15 million dollars. Fourteen treaty clauses remain unsettled, with a target of completion by September 1.
Mr. and Mrs. John Trimble and son Johnny visit Otsego Michigan with Mrs Trimble's father William Seeley. The Trimble party joins Mr. and Mrs. Chester Griffin and son Brad. Bob Trimble Sonny Armstrong and Wilbur King returned from a week of fishing near Traverse City Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Everheart and son Bob came home for a brief Fourth of July visit with Mrs Everheart's family.
A series of family visits and vacations across Kentucky Ohio and Michigan is reported. Names include Velmer Burton Alta Burton Elizabeth Foreman and families in Columbia Ostego and Waynesville. Notable trips feature Mr and Mrs Baker Schneider Weidener and a Fourth of July picnic near Hamilton and Circleville with local relatives.
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