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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1951
Page
2
A massive blaze at the Lebanon Honor Farm cattle barn caused an estimated $50,000 loss, with cattle, feed, straw and hay destroyed. Prisoners and firefighters battled the three hour fire as spectators watched from hills, while the creamery building survived and crews redirected water to save structures.
The weatherman postpones possible scattered thundershowers for a fourth straight day while predicting some showers tomorrow. Saturday is expected partly cloudy and humid after tonight's fair conditions. Next week should be warmer Sunday and Monday, with a slight dip Tuesday and Wednesday. The temperature rose to 100 degrees at 5:30 yesterday, with a low of 67 at 6 am.
Lon Shealy and Jake Ireland were voted best speakers at the Toastmasters Club gathering at the Manchester Hotel. Ireland gave his 12th and final speech, You Are Missing Something Good, while Shealy spoke on How's Your Vision. Icebreakers were by Jim Thompson and Frank Troutvine. Other awards went to John Kaufman as best critic and Don Van Ausdall, John Brannon, Don Pigman as critics.
Paramount screens Fighting Coast Guard with showings at 1 35, 4 95, 5 and 10 10 p m and Once a Thief at 2 35, 5 35 and 8 40 p m at Strand Mask of the Dragon plus Across the Badlands at 2 25, 4 50, 7 15 and 9 40 p m Friday and 2 20, 5 10, 8 05 and 10 25 p m for Mask of the Dragon and 5 30, 6 10 and 9 05 p m for Across the Badlands Saturday Colonial shows Coming Round the Mountain at 2 00, 4 00, 6 00 and 9 40 p m.
Joseph E. Orth of Meadowlawn Cafe Middletown faced charges of canceling items by tipbooks. The State Board of Liquor Control in Columbus took the case under advisement after inspectors cited unsanitary conditions in the cafe rest room during a April 28 visit and Orth said patrons influenced the practice.
Butler County commissioners award water mains contract to the Fishel Company of Columbus for Home Acres Subdivision. Bid amount 72 844 68, topping the next lowest by 434 27. Six bids reviewed by sanitary engineer Harry J. Duane. bids opened Tuesday.
Sixteen members of the Aircraft Production Resources Agency led by Capt. Roy Jackson USN toured Armco Steel Corporation East Works plant after a Manchester Hotel dinner. The group, from Wright Patterson Field Dayton, sought firsthand details on Armco’s expanded steel making processes. W B Nixon of Armco Marketing Service led the tour.
Police report youngsters tried to ransack Bill Allen Bastian’s car at 119 North Broad St emptied horn wires were disconnected earlier. no door damage then. Laurence Howell reported bicycle theft from Doug Park, license 14469, yesterday.
In 24 hours at Babe Sheridan Farm at Gambril 18 cows gave birth to calves. The cows, bought as range animals last winter, will be kept on the farm while the calves are fed for market, Sheridan said.
Police report three motorists cited for no operator's license after driving through Verity Pkwy safety lane. Clarence Burkins Carl Sword and Solomon Foster were ordered to appear in court. Safety lane processed 270 motorists with 34 warned of defects and 9 returning with corrected vehicles. Lane operates tomorrow 1 to 6 p.m.
The Board of Building Standards met at the City Building to study a proposed heating ordinance and a marquee permit system. Russell Barnard agreed to compile data on heating regulations, while Orville Carson was authorized to revise fire zone rules and marquee bonds and insurance were discussed. Attendees included Barnard, Carson, Martin Bauer, and Frank Ludwig.
A significant portion of the global population remains uncounted in official censuses, estimated between a quarter and a third. This undercount affects policy, resource allocation, and demographic research, highlighting challenges in reaching remote or marginalized communities.
Section leaders named for the Safety Dramatization Week parade set for 6 30 p m tonight with more than 400 vehicles. Cecil Runyan marshall will head the first section and J Wylie Mitchell leads the display and float group. The caravan will travel from Charles St to Central Ave Broad St then dispersal on Columbia Ave.
Hundreds gathered along Broad Street to view a braking demonstration by the Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance auto, part of Safe ty Dramatization Week. Kiwanis Club drivers Arthur Hauselman Edward Cohn and W S Wilmer showed stopping distances from 20 to 40 miles an hour with paint filled pistols firing on stop.
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp reports six month net operating profit of 161761 through June 30 1951 reversing a prior loss. Lawler cites a 20 million dollar backlog tied to government work and commercial products as major profit drivers. Company plans to hire 400 to 500 workers by November 1951 to reach 800 and stay through 1953. Charles W. France named vice president with long aircraft industry background.
Dayton man Harold Curtis, 534 Greencastle Ave., was captured by alert residents after pursuing a wife from a bus stop. He faced disorderly conduct charges in Municipal Court before Judge Alton H. Combs and received 90 days in the Cincinnati Workhouse with a $100 fine. Curtis claimed innocence, while the woman, Mrs. Margaret Abney, and bystander Ben Mason testified.
A former Middletown woman, Isabel Alderman, 28, died from injuries after a head on collision on U S Route 35 east of Eaton. The crash also killed Rev. Andrew W Faulkner, 43, and Mrs Stewart Tyler, 36, while Stewart Tyler, 36, remained in critical condition. The truck driver, Harry Hay, 28, was listed in good condition and faced manslaughter charges. Funeral services for Alderman were planned at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Richmond.
Butler County engineer Jesse Pochard announces a run around on Yankee Road south of Middletown between Jefferson and Oxford state roads. The detour begins Monday and Tuesday for spur railroad construction onto Armco property with a flagman on duty 24 hours to guide traffic.
Giuseppe Bettiga, 49, an Italian farmer, faces trial before the British General Court in Asmara on illegal possession of morphine, ammunition, three hand grenades, and about 600 cartridges.
Cincinnati area construction awards for the first six months of 1951 jumped 246 percent over 1950. F. W. Dodge reported June totals at 86.9 million dollars, up 87 percent from June 1950 but down 81 percent from May due to a large Atomic Energy Commission award in Paducah and regional counties. The six month total reached 689.62 million versus 199.23 million a year ago, covering southwestern Ohio and Kentucky.
This year in the United States boys average 66 years of life while girls average 71 years. The gap reflects gender differences in longevity across the population.
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