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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1955
Page
3
Chester Aldridge of Winona Drive discovered clusters of small tomatoes growing on potato vines in his patch. Neighbors doubted the plant until he peeled a tomato from the vine to show it resembles a tomato fruit. He suggests cross pollination from adjacent tomato plants may have created pomatoes.
General Lawrence S. S. Kuter, newly appointed FEAF commander, arrived in Seoul for his first Korea visit and met President Syngman Rhee in a courtesy call.
The seventh typhoon of the season struck the southern Ryukyu Islands near Ishigaki, with winds around 100 knots and heavy rain. It spared U S forces on Okinawa though the storm, Typhoon Clara, moved northwest toward the Chinese coast at 10 knots.
Police report a man jumped to his death Saturday night from a downtown building in Taipei after learning his entire family in Kwantung was executed by Communists. A Purdue University study notes pests destroy three middling tons of stored grain yearly in Indiana.
The Board of Education received the 33 member Citizens Committee to Study School Building Use report and planned further study plus letters of thanks. They dissolved the committee and discussed coal pricing and insuring, including a plan to study heating plants and possibly lower premiums. The board denied a C-2 liquor permit request near schools, granted Barnitz Stadium use for a Park Board exhibit, accepted several resignations, appointed new teachers, and set a 3:30 pm reconvening at Middletown High School. Brazil has about seven million horses.
Tokyo reports Japan launched its first warship since the Imperial Navy was dissolved 104 years ago. The 630 ton minelayer Erimo is the lead vessel in a seven ship program funded by a 34 million dollar budget.
Retail circular notes infant coats, dresses, housed items with substantial savings. Includes infant tops and toppers, girls and women’s dresses, nylon options, lingerie, pajamas, gowns, robes, and window coverings. Sale emphasizes marked down prices across multiple departments.
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