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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1952

Page

2

Night Operations Planned At Middletown Airport

Middletown airport will operate at night after a two week lead time. C B Stiles city commissioner and Airport Committee chairman said a 60 day night trial will run from dusk to midnight once CAA inspects and approves the lighting project.

Middletown C. B. Stiles Civil Aeronautics Administration CAA Stiles Gardner Board and Carton Company Sorg Paper Company Lorillard E. H. Scofield Champion Paper and Fibre Company Hamilton Gardner Aeronca Arm

Straight Road No Insurance To Accidents

Martin Thomas of the Butler County Automobile Club warns motorists that straight road driving is not risk free. Investigations show rural crashes occur on straight roads as drivers fail to anticipate changing conditions ahead. He urges planning ahead and maintaining control, treating ahead knowledge as a driver’s savings.

Martin Thomas Butler County Automobile Club Thomas

YMCA Boys Tour Crystal Tissue Company

Forty one members of the YMCA Boys Division Summer Fun Club toured Crystal Tissue Company Tuesday afternoon. John E Burdsall, Robert McDade, John Evans, and Robert Bowman led the rubber neck tour showing paper making steps. Harry ter Braak and George Voegele supervised. The group plans a follow up visit to Naegele Auer Printing tomorrow at 2 15 p m.

YMCA Crystal Tissue Company John E. Burdsall Robert McDade John Evans Robert Bowman Harry Ter Braak George Voegele

Bellans tablets promise rapid heartburn relief

Ad copy touts Bellans tableta as fastest acting relief for heartburn gas and similar distress. It markets 25 cent price and claims quick effect for indigestion with doctors’ approval implied.

Poison fumes force 1000 from Port Richmond plant

A zinc oxide fire at General Smelting Co in Northeast Philadelphia sent nauseating fumes over a mile, causing about 1000 residents to evacuate. Forty nine people living opposite the plant were treated for illness resembling sulfuric acid poisoning, with warnings for children and those with heart or asthma issues. The blaze started just after midnight in a rendering building at the plant's north end.

Philadelphia Port Richmond Northeast Hospital General Smelting Co

American aspen, most widely distributed tree in North America

The encyclopedia Britannica notes the American aspen as the tree with the broadest North American distribution, spanning numerous habitats and regions across the continent.

North America

New Street Markers Up For Drivers

Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced new street markings and signals in several locations including Tytus Ave and Verity Pkwy, Tytus and Germantown Rd, and Tytus and Charles St. A left turn traffic light at Tytus Ave and Charles St and an overhead sign west of Elwood St guide drivers. He also clarified parking lot hours for the Main-Manchester lot, noting meters operate seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Joseph Blackmore Tytus Ave Verity Pkwy Tytus Germantown Rd Charles St Elwood St Manchester

Rain Breaks Heat Then Clears For Thursday

A brief heavy shower brings just over half an inch of rain to Middletown this morning. The day’s high may reach 86 with 78 already at 9:30 a.m. Look for warmer, cloudier weather tomorrow and a low near 72 tonight. Yesterday’s high was 91, and a cooler air mass moved into the region from the Great Lakes toward New England.

Middletown Great Lakes Mississippi Valley New England

Leaders Chosen For Civic Association Campaign 1952

Civic Association plans a 100 percent membership drive in Middletown for November 5 to 19 led by Robert Kihm as campaign director. Eight executives met with Kihm to assign co chairs and group heads including Jack Linzie A R Edwards Robert Miles R C Wicoff John M Conn Melvin Kelso J D Sawyer and John Owen. The slogan The Heart of Middletown emphasizes the city’s social charitable duties.

Civic Association Ben Bender Robert Kihm Kihm Heart of Middletown Jack Linzie A.R. Edwards Robert Miles R.C Wicoff John M. Conn Cochairmen Melvin Kelso J.D. Sawyer John Owen

Five Car Crashes Cause Damage in City Report

Police logged five noninjury accidents yesterday across the city with total damage about 225 dollars. Details include a 17 year old driver Robert Adams causing rear impact on Charles Street near North Avenue against Paul Lawwill, plus sideswiping on Yankee Road, a skid into a parked car on Verity Parkway, a parked truck rolling into Robert Smith’s auto on Lafayette Avenue, and a curb strike at Central and Baltimore.

Charles St North Ave Robert Donald Adams Clarendon Ave Paul G. Lawwill Princeton St Lawwill Phyllis Jean Knott Shorts Rd Franklin Verity Pkwy Robert Lacey Jefferson Rd Midletown Lacey Robert Smith Lafayette Ave

Girl Advertises Ride To Tan On Way Home

A Dayton Journal-Herald report describes a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base bulletin notice seeking a convertible ride for a tanning trip. The ad lists a Cambridge Salem Ave area driver, with a 5'4" 118 lb Boston-born blonde woman asking for a ride. One man is reportedly coming to investigate.

Dayton Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Cambridge-Salem Ave Dayton Journal - Herald Boston

Finns Plan Protest Over Accidental Flyover of Leased Base

Helsinki officials said they would file an official protest after a British four engine plane carrying 40 crew circled too far and overflew Porkkala naval base near Helsinki. The base is on Finnish soil but leased to the Soviet Union under postwar terms.

Helsinki Finland Porkkala Seutula

Rhee Clamps Martial Law in Muju District Campaign

President Rhee's cabinet declared martial law in Muju district near the Chiri Mountains as part of a guerrilla cleanup. The action extends to Pusan and six southeastern provinces, with law enforcement empowered during the operation.

Pusan Korea Syngman Rhee Muju Chiri

At The Movies Listings

At The Movies Paramount shows Scaramouche on Wednesday at 1 55 4 25 6 55 9 25 p m Rancho Notorious on Thursday at 1 15 4 10 7 15 10 10 p m Girl in Every Port on Thursday at 2 40 5 45 8 45 p m Strand presents Japanese War Bride on Wednesday at 2 40 5 40 8 40 p m Return of the Texan on Wednesday at 1 15 4 10 7 10 10 10 p m day Neath Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday at 1 15 3 50 6 30 10 p m Mr Muggs Rides Again on Thursday at 2 30 5 10 7 50 10 25 p m

Paramount Brooklyn Bridge

13 Bids Eyed On Lemon Township Water Extensions

Butler County Commissioners will award contracts next week to begin construction of two Lemon Township water extensions. Thirteen bids were received Tuesday as prep work continues. The Dixie Heights Marshall Road project has eight bidders and Britton Road has five. Each project serves 256 families, with 14 in the Britton Road section.

Butler County Lemon Township Dixie Heights Marshall Road Britton Road Britton Rd Art Reiff Middletown Monroe

Two Safety Meetings Scheduled in Ohio and Baltimore Areas

Two safety meetings are planned for later this month with one in Cincinnati and another in Columbus area. Hospital Care Corporation and Ohio Hospital Association district council back an accident survey to arouse community interest. July 31 survey planning session will be in Cincinnati with Marvin E Walker A C O Conor and Paul E Wilson to attend. The second meeting is set by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad superintendent A W Conley at the Manchester Hotel on July 24 focusing on grade crossing accidents.

Cincinnati Hospital Care Corporation District Council The Ohio Hospital Association Ohio Marvin E Walker A. C. O’conor Middletown Paul E. Wilson Safety Council A. W. Conley Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Conley Manchester Conlevy Baltimore and Ohio

Park Board Sets Thursday Friday Night Dances

The Middletown Park Board announces two open air dances at local courts. Herb Spade and his 13 piece orchestra will perform on the Sunset Park tennis court at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Friday features Earl Mendenhall and his concert band at 8 on the Barnitz Field basketball court. Both events are coordinated with Local 321, AFM.

Herb Spade Sunset Park Earl Mendenhall Barnitz Field American Federation of Musicians Middletown Park

Plane Crash Leaves Borders Family Injured in Franklin

Glen Borders, 24, in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a plane crash near Franklin. His wife Jessie, 22, improving, and their two children unhurt. Borders suffered a skull fracture and facial injuries. Mrs Borders had minor bruises. The crash occurred on farmer Paul Ruppert’s land, east of Franklin.

Glen Borders Union Rd Franklin Middletown Hospital Jessie

Injunction Not Denied in Middletown License Case

Judge Fred B. Cramer explained the court did not deny a temporary injunction for Paul R. Stoutenborough to restore his master electrician license. The hearing set one week for memoranda on city ordinances. no decision was reached and no injunction granted or denied.

Fred B. Cramer Common Pleas Court Today Middletown Cramer Paul R. Stoutenborough Kunz Ave Stoutenborough Middletown Board of Electrical Examiners The Inspection Bureau, Inc Inspection Bureau

Rain leaks flood City Building sought refuge on second floor

Rain poured through a skylight at the City Building this morning sending passersby to the second floor for shelter. Workers noted the leak recurs whenever heavy rain falls and people headed to court showed signs of frustration.

Court

Polio Group to Meet in Hamilton at Mercy Hospital

The Butler County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will hold its monthly meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. Miss Clara M. Rosson, secretary, said the Policy Committee will report to the chapter membership.

Butler County National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Mercy Hospital Hamilton Clara M. Rosson

Peterson's Ointment Fame Spreads for Pile Relief

A Buffalo druggist created Peterson's Ointment for itch and irritation of piles. The ad claims quick cooling soothing relief and widespread popularity across the country. Available today in a 40 cent box or 70 cent applicator tube with money back guarantee.

Buffalo Peterson

VFW Delegate Kash Kissick Mislisted in Monday Story

A correction notes Kash Kissick represented the local VFW delegation to the Ohio Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Cleveland last weekend. The earlier report wrongly stated his marital status.

VFW Cleveland Ohio Deartment of Veterans of Foreigners Kash Kissick

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