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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1949
Page
11
Armco was invited to a steel labor meeting in Washington yesterday but no representatives attended. C. H. Murray, Armco vice president of public relations, said no contracts were to be opened at any plants, so the invitation was not accepted.
Dorothy Brandon of the New York Herald Tribune and William Mathews of the Arizona Star, part of a journalism group on a KLM Constellation to Batavia, reportedly feared sabotage. The crash near Bombay killed 33 people, with 10 crew named and 20 passengers unnamed. another KLM plane later flew the American women to Batavia.
A national budget push for economy meets resistance as lawmakers weigh votes and costs. A Chester man accepts a dare to eat a large crab, while an insulation ad promotes Full-Thik Rockwool Batt Insulation from Middletown Lumber Company at 192% Central Avenue.
The body of a brutally beaten one year old theater cashier Beatrice Dickerson was found buried in the mud of Kearsley Creek near Flint. Police had no clues to identify the slayer as she had been reported missing after not returning from work.
Columbus AP report notes Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer of Cincinnati and General Robert S. Beightler declined to pursue public office. Sawyer said he will not be a candidate for senate against Senator Taft, while Beightler will focus on his military career at Camp Chaffee Arkansas.
Harry E. Mayfield president of the CIO United Steelworkers local said a strike vote will be taken Sunday at Timken Roller Bearing Company plants in Ohio as negotiations continue on a new contract through July 16.
Members of the CIO Mine Mill and Smelter Workers union in Jackson voted 249 to 7 to strike at Globe Iron Company Jackson Iron and Steel Company and Standard Slag Company. The vote was held yesterday and signals a labor action at three local steel firms.
Miss Margaret Boyd of Steubenville president of the Ohio Education Association sails from New York to Bern Switzerland for the World Organization of the Teaching Profession meeting July 18 to 23. She will also represent the National Education Association.
Mrs. Gertrude Middleton of Dayton is elected president of the Ohio Women's auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Other officers include Mrs. Tita M. Browning of Elyria as vice president, Mrs. Lunetta Akron as treasurer, Mrs. Ethel Turner of Williams Bellevue as conductor, and Mrs. Bernice Hoffman of Tiffin as outside guard.
Herbert C. Harris, 14, died yesterday when his motorbike collided with an automobile in Portsmouth Ohio. The warning and investigation details were not released.
East Liverpool Ohio AP Dawson Smith confirms O E Harsh veteran Columbiana County maintenance superintendent has been suspended awaiting hearing on charges to be preferred by the State Highway Department to the Ohio Civil Service Commission.
John W. Meyers 49 of Columbus was handed to Detective Kenneth Anderson by Danbury authorities after release from Federal Correctional Institution Danbury. The two other alleged ring members Claude Maze of Middletown and Breck Lutes of Columbus faced prior murder and theft histories. Police say the operation stole cars around Columbus with an estimated value up to $25,000.
The Lebanon High School Class of 24 will celebrate its 25th reunion with a July 16 dinner at the Golden Lamb. Co chairs Edith Williams and Marion Snyder note 37 graduates, the largest class to date, while 80 graduates this year include Dr. Roy Marshall, Dr. J. Wiler Harold, and Victor Furman among others.
A Standard Airlines flight bound from New York to Los Angeles crashed near the Santa Suzana pass area west of Los Angeles. Seventeen people were aboard. rescuers search the rugged defile as officials compile passenger lists from New York Chicago and Kansas City offices.
Gould 67 attorney died yesterday after four weeks illness. He practiced in Canton, Ohio for 27 years before moving to Cincinnati in 1936. Gould was a director of several Cincinnati and Dayton corporations.
Poasttown Grange holds a cake baking contest Wednesday night. Butler County Rural Youth plans a wiener roast at Buell Lake Reily Township Wednesday. Stettler Lutheran Church hosts annual ice cream social at Hail's Grove Wednesday. Amanda Methodist WLCS meets Wednesday evening at 7 30. Local Class Congregational Christian Church meets Thursday at Mrs Logan Gabbard’s Union Rd home. Monroe Methodist WSCS meets Friday evening in church social rooms. Cream Ridge Club gathers Thursday at Mrs Joe Zinck’s. Kings Mills Baptist Gleaners Class meets Thursday at church. West Elkton WSPS meets Thursday with Mrs Clara Eby.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society of the Universalist Church will hold their annual picnic at Wald-Rue Park, north of town, on Wednesday.
SPRINGBORO The Ladies Aid Society of the Re formed Church will meet Wednesday afternoon at the parsonage.
Pleasant Ridge United Baptist Church WSWS group will meet Wednesday at 2 p m in the church building.
Warren County Chapter No 59 Disabled American Veterans held its annual election and reorganization. Commander LeRoy Brant led the slate with Henry Brothers as senior vice commander Albert Meeks as junior vice commander and Ed Knight as three year trustee. Meetings at Memorial Hall Lebanon occur first Thursday or third Wednesday evening monthly. visitors welcome. A Social Security rep will visit Lebanon July 14 at 10 a.m. for social security numbers and benefit claims.
Mrs. Martin Petri of Hamilton Route 5 was named to a three year Farmers Home Administration County Committee seat in Butler County. A. L. Sorensen announced the appointment, succeeding Ernest Hively whose term ended June 30. Other committee members include Roland Bevis and Robert Hiltbrand.
The Blue Ball Boy Scout Troop 22 beat the Maud Sunday School team 14 to 11 in a Sunday afternoon softball game. The teams schedule a rematch for Sunday July 24 at Maud Station.
John White of Eaton has purchased the roadside restaurant and gas station formerly known as the Berradaile Inn just north of Camden on Route 127. He also runs the Arcade and Bowling Alleys in Eaton and plans extensive changes and improvements at the Highway Inn in the near future.
Three Dayton residents were injured when their car struck a load of sheet steel fallen from a truck onto the highway near Cannons Mills Monday night. Charles Kemple, 39, is in fair condition with possible skull and jaw fractures. Olive, 41, has leg lacerations. William Kemple, 53, suffers possible rib fractures. Truck driver James O Tucker, 36, of Toledo, was arrested by the State Highway Patrol.
In Honolulu the CIO dock workers on a May 1 pay strike will unload only one more Matson freighter the Hawaiian Refinner. After that they will handle no Matson ships tied to Castle and Cooke Ltd. ILWU leader Jack Hail accuses Matson of strike breaking. Matson denies it. A federal court had ordered three cargo portions removed from strikebound ships.
Mrs Margaret Blair 20 reported her estranged husband Lee Blair 38 placed a homemade bomb on a car seat and exploded while parked 12 miles west of Xenia. She suffered first and second degree burns and is in fair condition. Lee Blair was arrested in Dayton and held for questioning with no charges filed yet.
Harlan T. Chapman of Elyria Ohio was sworn in today as an assistant register of the treasury. Treasury officials Mrs Chapman and their son Harlan P. Chapman attended the ceremony.
In Washington, all House Democrats met late to resolve farm bill confusion. The plan centers on a bill from the House Agriculture Committee repealing the Aiken law and authorizing a three crop trial run next year for subsidy programs. Republicans press to preserve the Aiken law and price supports, while Pace cautions against adopting Brannan plans without cost estimates or practical administration.
A French military Junkers 52 crashed on a beach south of Agadir killing 18 aboard. The aircraft was en route from Agadir to Dakar with 12 passengers and six crewmen when it plunged into the sea just offshore.
Rep. Brehm of Ohio says he will oppose federal mine inspection legislation. He argues the bill would invade states rights by allowing federal inspectors to close any mine they deem workers in imminent danger.
A 40 year old Cincinnatian, George Stacey Rattenbury, was appointed Springfield city manager by a 3 to 2 vote of the Springfield City Commission. Dissenters demanded a 30 day waiting period to review qualifications as Oscar L. Fleckner vacates the post for a state liquor director role. Rattenbury will earn 8500 dollars annually.
The Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company won approval from the State Utilities Commission to raise rates immediately. The new rates are expected to generate about 2,835,000 dollars in additional annual revenue, with the panel stating the charges are just and reasonable and provide a fair return on July 1, 1948 valued property used in service.
Two police life squad members descended a 35 foot rope to rescue 14 year old John Davis after he fell into a two foot opening while climbing between buildings near Parkway Arena. The boy sustained a fractured leg.
A hearing on whether the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad may abandon trains 30 and 37 between Logan and Pomeroy will resume on July 21.
Mrs. Marie Waites, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Waites and daughter Betty Ann have returned from a vacation through the Smoky Mountains Rock City and Crystal Falls at Chattanooga Tennessee and through the Cumberland Mountains and the Mammoth and Wonder Cave of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Leslie have returned from a week with Mrs. Phoebe Carter in Oak Hill Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Kes singer in Jackson Ohio.
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