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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1948

Page

2

Polio Strikes Bethany Youth Second Case In Butler County

Polio was reported again in Butler County with 19 year old Richard Lantis of Bethany as the second case. He was moved to Mercy Hospital isolation ward in Hamilton and listed in fair condition. A first Middletown case, 2 year old James Deaton, appeared ten days earlier with hospitalization in Dayton. Authorities say the outbreak is a public alert, noting polio types vary in severity.

Bethany Butler County Richard Lantis Claire Lantis Charles Reuthe Mercy Hospital Hamilton Middletown James Lloyd Deaton Isaac Deaton Garfield St Miami Valley Hospital Dayton

Changes To City Charter To Be Recommended Tonight

A 40 member Charter Revision Study Committee will convene at 8 p m in City Building auditorium to hear proposals aimed at modernizing charter provisions. Key items include raising debt limits from 4 to 5 percent and appointing a full time city manager under the City Commission. Other minor changes and possible additional proposals may be discussed.

City Building City Commission Elliott Levey Levey Industrial Council Fred J. Schatzmann Schatzmann John A. Aull, Jr

Semi annual tax returns due for period ending June 30

Mrs. E D Gray from the Columbus office announced the deadline for semi annual sales tax filings is July 31. She will assist filers July 28 to 31 in the deputy county treasurer’s office with hours 9 to 4 weekdays and 9 to noon Saturday. Ven dor license holders must file regardless of sales. penalties of one dollar per day apply for late returns.

E. D. Gray Columbus

War veteran fatally shoots sister in law then wounds wife

Carl McCray 32, a war veteran, killed his sister in law Mrs. Amy A. Aleshire 50 at Coalton. He then wounded his wife Addie 30 seven times and shot himself, dying later in Gallipolis hospital. Sheriff calls it the climax of a family quarrel. The wife is expected to recover.

Addie McCray

Dayton businessman named to GOP finance post

Harold E. Talbott, a Dayton and New York based businessman, was named chairman of the National Republican Finance Committee. He has served on the committee for a year and chairs the Finance Committee at Electric Autolite Corp. Talbott will direct fund raising for the upcoming campaign.

Washington Dayton New York Harold E. Talbott National Republican Finance Committee National Gop Hugh Scott Electric Autolite Corporation

Funeral Rites Held For Mrs. Ethel K. Boyd

The funeral for Mrs. Ethel K. Boyd wife of Howard Boyd of 701 Seventh St will be conducted at Riggs Funeral Home Friday at 2 30 p m The Rev H H Jung of St Pauls Church will officiate burial is in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p m Thursday Mrs Boyd who worked with her husband in their road street delicatessen was found dead by her husband Wednesday morning

Ethel K. Boyd Howard Boyd Riggs Funeral H. H. Jung St. Paul's Church Kenneth Leary First Methodist Woodside Cemetery Boyd Road

Funeral set for Germantown auto mechanic Dale Selby

Dale R. Selby of S Cherry St Germantown died Wednesday at 3 05 p.m. from a heart attack while in his car on Linden Ave Mi amisburg. He owned a Germantown garage 35 years and remained active in business. Survived by widow Lena and daughter Mrs eelma Graves Dayton. Lodges will hold services Friday night at John Arpp Funeral Home. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at the home with Dr O O Arnold officiating. Burial in Germantown. Call after Friday noon.

Dale R. Selby S. Cherry St Germantown Linden Ave Miamisburg Selby Peasttown Evangelical United Brethren Church O.F Moose Lodge Alamisburg Lena Eelma Graves Dayton John Arpp O. O. Arnold

Revolutionary Cuban Exile Leader Dies at 42

By Associated Press Key West reports Carlos Duque De Estrada a longtime figure in Cuban anti Machado movements has died aged 42. In Dover Edward J. Gaffney 79 founder of Gaffney Service Inc food distributors born Newark. In Sherman Arshile Gorkey 43 a New York artist.

Key West Fla Carlos Duque de Estrada Cuba Gerardo Machado Dover, N. J Edward J. Gaffney The Gaffney Service, Incorporated Food Distributors of Kearney N. J Newark N. J. Sherman Conn Arshile Gorkey New York

Paramount Theatres Programs and Showtimes

Big Town Scandal stars Philip Reed and Hillary Brooke screening Thursday through Saturday with 1:15 3:50 6:00 and 9:05 p m River Lady features Yvonne De Carlo with 2:20 4:55 7:30 and 10:10 p m Dixie Cruise-In presents Angel and the Badman with John Wayne and Gail Russell at 8:45 and 11:20 p m

Paramount Philip Reed Hillary Brooke Yvongea John Wayne Gail Russell

Police push 40 hour workweek at Ohio FOP convention

Ohio Fraternal Order of Police delegates in Columbus approve a 40 hour week for officers, moving from a 48 hour schedule. Key attendees include Sam Moore and Herbert Fawley from the local lodge. New FOP president is Capt. Carl Bare of Cleveland with Lt. Gordon Welch Akron as vice president and Capt. William J. Murphy Columbus as secretary. Detective E. W. Crawford Canton treasurer. Ray Furst Cleveland elected FOPA president. Martin Thomas withdraws from state vice president race.

Ohio Fraternal Order of Police Columbus Sam Moore Herbert Fawley Fraternal Order of Police Harry Benadum Artin Thomas FOP Carl Bare Cleveland Gordon Welch Akron William J. Murphy E. W. Crawford Canton Ray Furst FOPA Martin Thomas

Porter in Serious Condition After Route 4 Crash

William Porter, 47, of 125 S Broad St, remained in serious condition at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a Route 4 head on collision that killed Irene Brooks 20 of 3115 Pexley Dr and Walter Brown 37 of Franklin and injured Harry Sizemore 31 of 519 Garfield St. Porter and Brooks were in the car that collided with Brown's vehicle.

William Porter S. Broad St Mercy Hospital Hamilton Porter Irene Brooks Pexley Dr Walter Brown Franklin Harry Sizemore Garfield St. Sizemore Miss Brooks Brown

Film Producer Named in Suit Over Harvest Production

Trinity Films sues film producer David O. Selznick for 2,175,000 breach of contract and names Vanguard Films as a defendant. The suit alleges Selznick failed to honor an oral agreement to supply actors directors and technicians for Trinity's production If This Be My Harvest.

Los Angeles Trinity Films, Incorporated David O. Selznick Trinity Vanguard Films, Incorporated Selznick Trinitty

Armco Hikes Prices Amid Rising Costs

Armco Steel Corp announced price adjustments on most products effective July 21 due to higher freight, material, and wage costs. The increases, varying by product, average under nine percent from last month, following earlier voluntary price cuts in May 1948.

Armco Armco Steel Corporation

Ohio teen to die in electric chair appeals planned

The mother of 18 year old Donald J Frohner plans to seek clemency from Governor Herbert after the Ohio Supreme Court upheld his first degree murder conviction and set August 20 for execution. Frohner was 16 when he and Arthur Chapman killed a salesman to obtain a car for kidnapping.

Columbus Donald J. Frohner Ohio Thomas J. Herbert Lorena Frohner Theodore Ohio Supreme Court Youngstown Nancy Tubbs Frohner

Former Police Chief Belcher Dies at 85

William Henry Belcher longtime police chief of Gallipolis Ohio died yesterday at age 85. He was born in Malden West Virginia and served the city for many years.

Gallipolis O William Henry Belcher Malden W. Va

Overpeck Youth Dies of Wounds

Dale M. Hazlett of Overpeck died at Mercy Hospital from a self inflicted head wound after a July 7 incident following a phone call with his girlfriend. He worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and is survived by his parents two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p m at Grismer Grim funeral home with burial at Hickory Flats cemetery in Overpeck.

Hamilton Dale M. Hazlett Mercy Hospital Hazlett Baltmore and Ohio Railroad Harry Hazlett Horace Bennett Walter Wise Harry Overpeck Charles Grismer-Grim Hickory Flats Overe Peck

Pisa and Nature Highlight Wool for Insulation

Pisa in Italy is noted as a medium sized cotton manufacturing center while Nature is credited with inventing mineral wool now used as insulation, indicating industrial advances in fiber materials.

Pisa Italy Nature

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