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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1954
Page
5
Early second quarter reports from 49 firms show some giants posting record earnings while many others lag behind 1953. Du Pont and General Electric lead gains with strong profits despite lower sales, aided by tax cuts and cost efficiency.
Detective John Fitzgerald reports four Middletown youngsters raised 5.26 at a polio carnival held Monday in a backyard. Linda Hayes Ellen Hayes Aurelia Gose and David Trout delivered the funds to police headquarters where Chief Joseph Blackmore forwarded it to Fitzgerald. The event at the Hayes residence featured games and varied acts.
In Arcata California officials cut a large redwood log in two rather than a ribbon to inaugurate the Burns Freeway. The sawing marked the opening of 2.9 miles of highway in the redwood country with two trucks carrying the log in opposite directions to celebrate the milestone.
The text notes a broad slowdown as peacetime shifts hit business. Construction lags despite a postwar boom, textile firms feel the downturn, steel firms struggle to match 1953 demand, while aircraft aims for record peacetime output and profits.
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In Providence Superior Court Mrs. William H. Lister testified that her husband who lives apart altered home locks on July 2, forcing her to leave her mother’s house to ensure entry. Judge Mortimer A. Sullivan ruled both spouses, still legally married, share home use and must have keys.
In Beirut Prime Minister Abdullah Yafi denounced parliament members urging a Turkey boycott over its Israel trade. He urged Lebanon to dispatch a trade mission to Turkey to buy products now sold to Israel.
In Seoul Clinton Tyler Wood oversees a one billion dollar relief effort under the FDA and UN Command while facing Korean resistance over aid spending and Japanese goods. Paik Too Chin and Wood share control of the economic board as Washington approves items and Koreans demand faster recovery amid war scars and inflation controls.
Legal notices announce two divorce actions in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Lennie Williams listed with unknown residence must answer by August 21, 1954 in case 64950 for extreme cruelty and gross neglect. Charles Jackson of Hollywood Florida must answer by August 21, 1954 in case 71488 for gross neglect of duty.
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