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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1949

Page

9

Carlisle Garden Club To Hold Flower Show

The Carlisle Ramblers Garden Club sponsors a flower show at the Carlisle School auditorium on Saturday July 30 and Sunday July 31. Entrance times are 2 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 7 p.m. Sunday. President Mrs. Warner Conover announced committee chairmen and invited the public to attend.

Carlisle Carlisle Ramblers Garden Club Carlisle School Warner Conover Edna Chamberlain John Mount William Enterman C. R. Mount Arthur Gross W. J. Kropf Verner Simmons Lawrence Micheal Charles Burger E. S. Brannaman Walter Talmadge Forrest Weiser

Ex-Franklinite Receives U.S. Air Force Exceptional Service Award

Paul E. Chamberlain of Thomas Park Gardens Illinois at Scott Air Force Base received the Air Force's top civilian honor the Decoration for Exceptional Service. He aided new radar radio and traffic control training courses and helped shift operations to peacetime efficiency. Chamberlain began service in 1935 and later taught electricity at Scott Air Force Base.

Franklin Paul E. Chamberlain Thomas Park Gardens Ill Scott Air Force Base U. S. Air Force Charles C. Chauncey Air Force Scott Air Base Secretary of Air Force Chamberlain Civil Service Air Force Technical School Ralph Canton Enoch Chamberlain Franklin High School

Eight Die In Cairo Airliner Crash

An AP report says a Beechcraft airliner operated by MISA Airlines crashed during the Alexandria to Cairo flight last night killing six passengers and two crew members. The accident halts commercial service and authorities investigate the cause.

Cairo Egypt Misa Airlines Alexandria

Ram Sale Planned in Butler County

A registered ram sale is scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. in the sheep and swine barn at the Butler County Fairgrounds. The event, arranged by the Farm Bureau Grange Livestock Committee led by Eugene Derickson, offers Butler County sheepmen a chance to view sires from Hamp shire Southdown and Shropshire breeds with L. K. Baer from Ohio State University assisting in ram selection.

Butler County Fairgrounds Butler County Farm Bureau-Grange Livestock Committee Eugene Derickson Hampshire Southdown Shropshire L. K. Baer Ohio State University

Camden Youths Improve After Route 127 Accident

Two Camden youths William Brown 19 and Bedford Tuggles 16 were injured Sunday morning when changing a tire on Route 127 north of Somerville their car struck by a semi driven by James R Matthews of Hamilton They were treated at Mercy Hospital Hamilton for a fractured jaw brain concussion abdominal cuts and a fractured leg and are improving.

EATON Camden Somerville William Brown Bedford Tuggles James R. Matthews Hamilton Brown Mercy Hospital

Senate and Army to spend half a billion on surplus farm goods

The Senate and Army face a $500 million cap on surplus farm commodity purchases. Backers insist funds must be used as budgeted. McClellan argues the figure reflects need and won’t derail recovery. The Democratic Policy Committee trimmed $74 million from ECA aid after a 41 to 37 vote. Other proposed amendments include a $50 million Spain loan and denying aid to nations breaking treaties or nationalizing industries.

Army Senator McClellan D-Ark McClellan Democratic Policy Committee Senate Spain United States Morocco Great Britain

Acheson dodges war- Russian threat question amid arms vote

Acheson refused to comment on whether the United States has information that Russians are preparing for war. Senate committees show opposition to a 1.45 billion defense program with calls for a cheaper stopgap until an Atlantic Council plan to defend non Communist Europe is ready. Senators Byrd and Bridges oppose the proposal, with Bridges calling it a blank check demand.

United States Acheson Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees North Atlantic Council Europe Byrd D - Va Bridges R - NH Armed Services Committee

London Vicar Denies Lansbury Shaw Church Wedding

Actress Angela Lansbury faced a refusal from Rev G F J Ansell to wed in his church to Peter Shaw. An editorial decried the decision as cruel and out of step with modern practice. Miss Lansbury, born near Bow, had flown 6000 miles to marry in her childhood church.

London Angela Lansbury Peter Shaw Daily Express Church of England Miss Lansbury Lord Beaverbrook G. F. J Ansell Richard Cromwell A. E. Clipson Whitechapel Clipson Cockney Bow Shaw Ireand

CIO Steel Union Officers To File Non Communist Affidavits

New York AP The International Executive Board of the CIO Steel Workers Union unanimously directed officers to file non Communist affidavits under Taft Hartley after a speech by President Philip Murray who resisted signing. The resolution urged repealing Taft Hartley and restoring Wagner Act rights while ordering signature by international and local officers designated by top officials.

New York International Executive Board CIO Steel Workers Union Today Philip Murray

Dayton Realtor License Revoked for Gross in Dayton

The State Board of Real Estate Examiners revoked the license of Dayton broker Halan F. Gross Jr. for failing to maintain a definite business place and to report a change of address. He did not appear at a board hearing on a complaint from Harry J. Wilson over $3250 held as a down payment on a house. The board is pursuing further action and attempting to reach Gross.

Columbus, O State Board of Real Estate Examiners Halan F. Gross, Jr Dayton L. F. Waldbauer Gross Winters Bank Waldbauer Harry J. Wilson Kipling Drive

Eleven Cleveland Postal Workers Suspended on Loyalty Charges

The number of postal workers suspended in Cleveland for disloyalty charges rose to 11 with three new names added. Nine notices were handed out Monday and two other clerks had previously been dismissed.

Cleveland (Ap

Picnic Planned by Trenton Church

The Holy Name Church will host a picnic on August 7 in Trenton on Route 73. Chicken dinners cost 75 cents and one dollar, with amusements of all kinds. The public is invited to attend.

Trenton Holy Name

State Department to reveal Russia war potential figures

The State Department promised Congress it will disclose what it knows about Russia's war potential and provide specific figures on arms deliveries to each ally nation.

State Department Congress Russia

Local Briefs From Lebanon Franklin Blue Ball Germantown

Lebanon Farmers Club meets at Lebanon Grange Hall Wednesday. Women's Missionary Society hosts lawn social Saturday. Franklin hosts a bike show and races at Harmon Field Saturday at 6 15 p m. Blue Ball Sunday School picnic at Armco Park Middletown Saturday. Germantown High School Band offers summer night concert Saturday on Germantown streets.

Lebanon Lebanon Farmers Club Gratis The Women's Missionary Society Franklin Harmon Field Blue Ball Presbyterian Church Armco Park Middletown Germantown

Force And Violence Possible In March Toward Socialism

Cleveland Communist official Anthony Krehmarek testified in the trial of 11 leaders on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the U S government. He said a People’s Coalition would curb trusts nationalize banks and steel and could require force from those resisting change. He warned violence might accompany a peaceful transition but stressed leaders seek a peaceful path.

Cleveland Red New York Anthony Krehmarek Krehmarek Cleveland Youngstown U. S Harold R. Medina

Two Ford Agency Officials Targeted in Cleveland Bombings

Two Ford agency officials in Cleveland were attacked with stink bombs at their homes. Cecil Northrup, 47, president and owner of West Side Auto Sales, and Walter Jones, 40, service manager of Zahner Motor, were targeted as the strike by the International Association of Machinists over new contract terms enters its eighth day.

Cleveland Ford Cecil Northrup Walter Jones International Association of Machinists Ind Northrup West Side Jones Zahner Motor Company

Toledo Builds Seawall. City Unaware of Construction

Toledo officials say a 62 foot seawall along Maumee Bay exists but they have no records authorizing its construction. City Manager Arnold V. Finch and cabinet members, new to office, cannot explain the $2,498 bill from the contractor who has not identified the authorizing party.

Toledo Arnold V. Finch Finch

Ailing Veteran Granted Divorce in Bedside Hearing

Springfield report says 24yearold exMarine Raymond J Studebaker, wounded on Guadalcanal and now a tuberculosis patient, obtained an uncontested divorce at a veterans hospital bedside hearing. Judge Hiram McLaughlin noted illness prevented leaving bed. He was granted custody of two children Tony 17 months and Terry Lee 3, with living arrangements likely with his brother Robert O Studebara in Casstown, Ohio.

Springfield Troy Veterans Hospital Raymond J. Studebaker Guadalcanal Hiram McLaughlin Studebaker Seedalia Loraine Wichita Kas Tony Terry Lee Robert O. Studebaara Casstown

Play Is Planned By Poasttown 4-H Clothing Club

The Poasttown 4-H Clothing Club will sponsor a public demonstration and play titled Haircut in mid August. Cast includes Elizabeth Wells Linda Gilbert Nancy Ivins Pat Moorman M Virg and Ruth Moorman.

Poasttown Poasttown 4-H Clothing Club Elizabeth Wells Linda Gilbert Nancy Ivins Pat Moorman M. Virg Ruth Moorman

Gratis Germantown Nines To Compete Tonight

Gratis The First Brethren Church Sunday School baseball team will play a team from Germantown this evening in the latter community. In the last encounter Gratis was victorious 5 to 1.

Gratis First Brethren Church Germantown

Girl Survives Brooklyn Bridge Jump

A 20 year old woman Grace Cakeuras of the Bronx survived a jump from the Brooklyn Bridge landing in the East River about 100 feet below. She was pulled from the water by a tugboat crew and listed in fair condition at Cumberland Hospital Brooklyn. Police said she had been discharged last week from Bellevue Hospital observation ward.

New York Brooklyn Bridge East River Grace Cakeuras Southern Boulevard Bronx Cumberland Hospital Brooklyn Bellevue Hospital

Man Takes Long Walk From Ohio to New York City

John F. Stahl 66 a retired postal clerk hoofs it across the George Washington Bridge from Bellaire Ohio starting May 31. His routes have spanned West Virginia Pennsylvania Balboa Canal Zone to Austin Texas and San Francisco to San Diego. In New York he hopes to meet Mayor William O Dwyer Jack Dempsey and Francis Cardinal Spellman. He stayed with friends in Lodi New Jersey.

Tallahassee Fla Austin New York William O'Dwyer Jack Dempsey Francis Cardinal Spellman Lodi N. J

Rebekah Lodge to Host Lawn Social at IOOF Lawn

The Rebekah Lodge plans a lawn social on the IOOF Lodge lawn on August 12. Reports estimate Great Salt Lake holds about 400 million tons of table salt.

Gratis Rebekah Lodge IOOF Great Salt Lake

Kroger Store in Lebanon to Close After 30 Years

After 30 years in Lebanon the Kroger store will close Saturday night. Marvin Hollingshead plans a self service supermarket in the site and will use rooms now occupied by Tad Wallsted's Appliance Store. Kroger will return in three months to a new Mechanic Street location.

Lebanon Kroger Kroger’s Marvin Hollingshead Marvin's Market Tad Wallsted Hallsted Mechanic Street Main Mulberry Streets Corwin Nixon

Eatonites Launch Rat Clearing Drive Against Polio

In Eaton the city undertakes a rats and fly control push as part of a polio fight. Mayor Miltenberger urges residents to aid the effort with seven major property duties. A Dayton firm will fog the area and county health officers will inspect, with nonparticipants ordered to tidy up.

Eaton W. J. Miltenberger Dayton

Non-License Charge Is Upheld In Eaton

An Eaton man Porter Childers was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license. He pleaded guilty before Justice of the Peace C. M. Smith and was fined 20 dollars plus costs. He was cited by state trooper Dean A. Girton for the arrest.

Eaton Porter Childers

Mulloy Young reunion attendees and regional visits

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pell attended the Mulloy Young reunion at Sharon Woods with several relatives and friends from Middletown. The report lists numerous weekend visits and vacations across Ohio and Michigan including trips to Ohio Caverns West Branch Michigan and Celina plus a note that about 70 percent of all meat is consumed east of the Mississippi River.

Excello Harry Pell Mulloy-Young Sharon Woods Tex Irene Bob Jewel Delbert Betty Dave Wollum Middletown Edward Malott Norman Zcher Route 25 Ohio Caverns Tom Eckert Martin I. Bauer West Branch Mich John Walck Wanda Paul Craig Buena Vista Celina Jack Trimble Jimmy Molly Chester Griffin Brad William Schaeffer Hamilton Daytona Beach Silver Springs Fla Smoky Mountains Clyde Everheart Dolores Walck James Morningstar Darlene Merle Ann Charles Crout Kyser Lake St. Paris Twin Creek Farlene Morningstar Harry Gentry LeSourdsville Lake Carl Gard Dayton Harry Osborn Robert Griffin Eugene Klapper Klapper Ronny Henry Klapper Robert Walck Lake Michigan Mississippi River

Four Franklin Juveniles Cited For Spree At Relative’s Expense

Four Hollywood Addition youths aged seven to 14 spent money stolen from a relative. one boy admitted taking 140 dollars, later returning 120, leaving 30 denied by the victim. They bought clothing and shoes and hired a taxi to a Chau Tauqua swimming party, ending with seven dollars seventy five cents in hand when found. Police returned funds and released the youths to parents.

Franklin Hollywood Chautauqua

Monroe 4-H Club Plans Food Sale

Monroe 4-H Yummy Club schedules a food sale for August 6 after a regular meeting at Norma Campbell’s home. Club leader Mrs Moon notes a 100 percent health exam record. The group was invited to Fort Ancient for a picnic dinner by the Monroe Livestock Club. Ruth Malott and Norma Campbell demonstrated blackberry freezing. Lois White led games and a lunch followed.

Monroe

Neutral Egypt cabinet forms a broad coalition government

King Farouk swore in a new multi party cabinet in Alexandria including Saadists Wafdists and Liberal-Constitutional groups. The coalition also includes two Nationalists and five independents with elections planned for October and a five year parliamentary term.

Egypt Alexandria Farouk Liberal - Constitutional Ibrahim Abdel Hadi Pasha Hussein Sirry Pasha

Denies Report She Resigned in Ohio Republican Groups

Miss Margaret Baker denies resigning from the Republican State Central and Executive Committees. She says she was not at a Columbus meeting of women committee members where the resignation was reported and she did not tender any resignation.

Springfield Margaret Baker Republican State Central and Executive Committees

Home Robbed After Funeral for Wife In Zanesville

E W Morrison went to his wife Etta Morris on yesterday funeral. Returning home he found a ransacked house and a small collection of old coins valued at 25 dollars missing from the residence in Zanesville Ohio.

Zanesville E. W. Morrison Etta

Carnival to Bring Mighty Hoosier Shows to Camden

The 1949 Camden carnival sponsored by the Camden Progressive Club is planned for the week of August 22. John Grey, club chairman, announced the event which will feature crs games and side shows. A special committee will be named soon to oversee the program.

Camden Camden Progressive Club John Grey Mighty Hoosier Indiana Crs Grey

Camden Presbyterian Men Attend General Assembly Program

Camden Church group meets after Columbus assembly duties. Russell Owen reports on Eaton Presbytery and Life Movement. Merrill Brubaker sings Holy City and Brownlee Barradaile shares travelogues. The evening ends with a watermelon feast.

Camden Presbyterian General Assembly Columbus Camden Presbyterian Church Russell Owen Eaton Presbyterian Church Life Movement Merril Brubaker Holy City Brownlee Barradaile

Gratis Church Lawn Social Scheduled for July 29

A lawn social at the Brethren Church will be held on July 29 starting at 5 15 p m. The menu includes chicken sandwiches home made pie cake and ice cream.

4-H Club Junior Leadership Meeting Friday Night

Fairfield School hosts a junior leadership meeting Friday at 8 30 with a movie shown followed by dancing for club members.

Fairfield School

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