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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1948
Page
8
The final two of 60 American B 29 Superfortresses arrived at a British air base for what officials called a routine navigational training exercise. The mission underscores American air power in Europe amid rising tensions with the Soviet Union during the Berlin crisis.
North Carolina reports 197 new polio cases last week, lifting the yearly total to 879 compared with 878 in the 1944 epidemic. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis opened an emergency convalescent unit at Camp Sutton near Charlotte to assist patients.
Cleveland fires caused about 21000 dollars in losses yesterday. The blaze hit a three story Eberhard Manufacturing Company building and the Cuyahoga River trestle in the downtown area.
Camden residents Mr and Mrs Stanley Statzer and family along with Mrs Earlie Statzer of Eaton return from a Bristol Virginia vacation. Miss Lora Patton of Hilo Hawaii visits Mr C L Williams and family in Camden Route 2. Mr and Mrs C F Johnson of De Leon Springs Florida stay with Mr and Mrs E A Bousman on North Main Street. George Cardone of Ohio State University in Columbus has been...
A work train backed into the Philadelphia Harrisburg passenger train at Downington station at 8:56 am, seriously injuring two mail clerks and unsettling several passengers on the seven-car train. No fatalities reported.
Daniel P. Foley 70 founder of Foley Construction Company died at Good Samaritan Hospital yesterday from a heart ailment. A native of New Brunswick Canada he came to the United States in 1900.
The program features Tommy Dorsey and his band at the Century Club with Teena Nolan and a sendoff from the Army Concert Hall. Guests include military wards and audience members listen for music and announcements.
Local residents and visitors are listed in a social notes style roundup. Families from Liberty Street, Dayton, Pleasantville New York, Park Ridge Illinois, and Grand Rapids Minnesota are mentioned with visits to Camden relatives. Doctors and patients are noted, including hospital stays and upcoming fishing trips in Canada and Michigan.
The New York stock market fell to its lowest point in almost two years as lending shares dropped from $1 to $9. The decline followed a week of steep losses. Traders cited growing concern over Berlin driven news as the main factor behind the selling wave.
Coatesville Pennsylvania Lukens Steel Company announces a six dollar per ton price increase on carbon and alloy steel plates. J Frederic Wiese vice president in charge of sales cites higher costs as the reason for the raise.
Contract talks between Republic Steel and CIO United Steelworkers in Cleveland were postponed with no new date announced yet. Union officials expect sessions to resume soon.
Paducah prepare a warm welcome for Sen. Alben W Barkley the Democratic vice presidential nominee as he arrives this afternoon in Kentucky.
Columbus Ohio The State Bonus Commission announced a new high in mailed checks to veterans with 34 710 checks totaling 11 610 170 dollars sent last week. The prior week 28 469 checks totaling 8 158 341 dollars were mailed.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for William Sterling Crawford 82 insurance editor emeritus of the Journal of Commerce. He died Saturday. A native of Cleveland he graduated from Ohio State University in 1888 and wrote widely in the insurance field joining the Journal of Commerce in 1919.
Czechoslovakia’s highest ranking Army general Antonin Bohumil Hasal reportedly escaped to the American occupation zone in Germany several weeks after the Communist takeover. Government officials confirmed the flight.
Two Navy fighter pilots from the U S Carrier Tarawa died in a crash when their Grumman Bearcat aircraft collided over El Toro Marine air base near Santa Ana while conducting a simulated attack. A third pilot was missing. Names were withheld pending family notifications.
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company announced a 4.4 percent bill increase for Columbus and 66 other incorporated communities after August 16. City approval is required first under a city ordinance passed September 1, 1944, as stated by City Attorney Richard W. Gordon.
The description notes the statue's torch is held 300 feet above the surrounding sea. Details emphasize the height as a defining feature of the monument.
Judge Fred B. Cramer in Common Pleas Court grants Amelia A. Anderson a divorce from Ernest W. Anderson and awards her title to several Venice Gardens lots in Ross township. Faye Thomas of Middletown files for divorce from Cody Thomas, alleging neglect and cruelty after their Newport Ky marriage last year.
William A Leeds of Hamilton files for divorce from Norma Wright Leeds also of Hamilton. They wed April 5 1947 in Covington Kentucky. He alleges neglect and seeks restoration of her maiden name Wright.
Mrs Augusta Wilburn of North Main Street left Wednesday to visit sister Miss Mary Elizabeth in Tipp City. Russell C Macey returned Sunday after a week at McCullum Lake. Mrs Lewis Paylor and Mrs Lester Kurfiss came back Friday after five days at the Women’s Society meeting in Sabina Ohio. Verne Keister of East Jefferson Street is in Middletown Hospital after an operation earlier this week. condition reported satisfactory. Mr and Mrs Dan Anslinger Sr and daughter Diane of South Plum Street visited the Gabiel family in Piner Kentucky. They attended Thursday night’s Fishburg Kentucky inspection of the Piner Chapter. Dorothy Holbrook of Moorhead Kentucky, Worthy Grand Matron, was the inspecting officer.
Harold Lee aged 43 of Wheelersburg and Dent Bewson 35 a Portsmouth High School teacher drowned yesterday in the Ohio River while attempting to rescue Lee's four year old son who fell from a motorboat. Bewson swam to help after Rowson, who watched from shore, alerted rescuers but the bodies were not recovered.
The body of Capt. Don Scott a former Ohio State University football star and World War II hero will be returned to Canton Ohio to be buried beside his four year old son Donald Jr Scott a Canton McKinley High School standout who later starred at Ohio State was killed in 1943 on a U S Army Air Force flight from England and the airport at Ohio State has been named in his honor
Bandleader Spike Jones and singer Helen Grayco wed quietly yesterday at a Beverly Hills hotel. Superior Judge Alfred Paonessa presided with only relatives and close friends present during the ceremony, as the pair now begins their honeymoon.
James Caldwell, 58, a father of six, was struck and killed by a train Saturday night while walking along tracks near his home near the Scioto Lawrence county line in Portsmouth Ohio.
East Liverpool report states George Kruel age 26 of Midland Pennsylvania died of a broken neck following a swimming accident last Monday.
New York stocks slid further with heavy volume and a one minute late ticker. Major groups fell two points or more with many issues down four to nine points from Friday’s close. Steel, rail, motor and oil shares led losses while aircraft issues steadied briefly.
Salable hogs 2,000 with barrows and gilts up to 25 higher, sows down 50, weights over 400 off. Cattle and calves mixed, slaughter trade moderate, various price ranges for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and vealers. Sheep slow, top lambs 30.50, eggs and produce with wholesale prices for eggs butter potatoes and poultry in Cincinnati market report.
The article explains the mutual illumination between earth and moon. It describes earth as a luminary to the moon and notes that earthshine from the earth reaches the moon, akin to moonlight.
Local ad listing shows SECAL CARN RATES and cash-rate terms 2 line ads cost $50 with 80¢ per extra line 15¢ for each additional line. Chart rates add 2¢ per line. An operator ad is available from Cohen at 1723 Woodlawn Ave.
Classified notice outlining ad submission hours and formatting. It states ads accepted Sundays to 2 30 PM and Saturdays, permits five five letter words per line, and reserves rights to edit or reject objectionable ads with a prompt to dial for an Adwriter.
Multiple deaths listed with funeral details from various families including Day, Helen DuErmit, Gillespie James Wilson, Harry L. Igo, Ida Livey, Infant Osborn, First Lt. John Dix Riggs, Richard O Shade, and Carol Trent. Notices cover birth and death details, residence, service times, officiants, and Woodside Cemetery interments with originating funeral homes.
With or without experience, to work in our department heads, there are opportunities for incentives, vacations, benefits, and insurance. Excellent opportunities for advancement in the organization. Apply in person.
Classified items show an opening for a male head of family to assist with boys and garden work at a children's home in Hamilton Ohio with salary and benefits. Also listings for route salesman position by Borden's Ice Cream, year round work, and first class truck mechanics by Dobble Bros Inc in Hamilton. Local ads include correspondence schools and bank contact details.
Good salary and permanent positions offered for right men. Apply in person at Godwin's Dining Room located at 31 No Broad.
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