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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1948

Page

3

Civitan talk on wills by C H Taylor in Manchester Hotel

C H Taylor, attorney, spoke at the Civitan Club noon meeting on will making and who can benefit. He warned that wills can reveal character, cause family dissension, and strain relations. The talk covered types of wills and court handling of exceptions, with Rev W D Brock introducing Taylor and Bert Stuart as program chairman.

C. H. Taylor Civitan Club Manchester Taylor W. D. Brock Bert Stuart

Racehorse Owen Card Wins After Stout and Eggs Diet

In Adelaide Australia AP notes that Owen Card the racehorse has secured one win and four places in eight starts since diet changes including two bottles of stout and four eggs plus bran and chaff. Trainer D Black endorses the regimen. The article also mentions a literary period in 1230 Sicily with Dante Petrarch and Boccaccio at Frederick III's court.

Adelaide Australia Owen Card D. Black Frederick III Dante Petrarch Boccaccio

Transportation Development Committee expands to study depots and crossings

The Depot Relocation Committee expands to cover the Wildwood Crossing and Nelbar proposals. A new Transportation Development Committee forms, with Francis Carmody elected chair and Hale Dodds secretary, to study NYC passenger station relocation, the Nelbar underpass, and the Wildwood Rd grade crossing.

Wildwood Crossing Nelbar NYC Nelbar St Wildwood Rd Marvin Clark City Commission Francis Carmody Hale Dodds Transportation Development Committee Carmody

U S Steel reports quarterly profit and dividend

U S Steel Corporation announced a June 30 quarter net profit of 32,585,677 dollars or 3.02 dollars per common share, compared with 29,336,868 dollars or 2.65 in the 1947 quarter and 33,957,341 dollars or 3.18 in the prior quarter. First half profit totals 66,543,018 dollars or 6.20 per share, versus 68,571,379 dollars or 6.43 last year. Directors declare a 1.25 dollar dividend, payable September 10 to holders of record August 6.

NEW York U. S. Steel Corporation Lake

Principals Told Off Chicago

Superintendent Herald C. Hunt, in Chicago, called his newly appointed principals to a meeting and issued a briefing. He urged them to start work early, stay late, and give the job their very best.

Chicago Herald C. Hunt Hunt

Middletown Draft Board Members to Be Named This Week

Judge Fred B Cramer disclosed that Middletown draft board members will be chosen by week’s end and forwarded to Columbus. In Hamilton a preliminary eligibility sitting was held for Butler County boards with Judge Oscar Leiser and George E Denny. Goble’s letter to Cramer names the selection committee and locates both boards in Hamilton.

Middletowns Columbus Common Pleas Fred B Cramer Hamilton Cramer Oscar Leiser George E Denny Gobie Middletown Goble

Assistant Chief Exam Set For August 19

The Civil Service Commission announces an exam for the post of assistant chief of the police department on August 19. Eligible are four detectives Ralph Bauer James H. Davis John Fitzgerald and Joseph Newkirk. The vacancy follows Thomas D. Carmody's elevation to Chief.

Police Joseph R. Baker P. F. Johnson Civil Service Commission Ralph Bauer James H. Davis John Fitzgerald Joseph Newkirk Thomas D. Carmody

Moose Club Weekly Meeting and Local Gatherings

City briefs note a weekly Moose Club business meeting at 8 p m at West Central Ave Hall. Blythe Williams Post 231 ex ecutive board and house committee meet at 7 30 p m. Milddetown High School Alumni Association directors meet at 8 p m in Civic Association building. Fresh Air Camp hosts a birthday party for 72 youngsters with dinner at 4 5 30 p m in camp dining hall.

Moose Club West Central Ave Milddetown High School Alumni Association Civic Association Fresh Air Camp

Local Club Meetings and Guest Speaker Planned

Middle town Rotary Club and Hamilton Rotarians will meet Thursday at LeSourdsville Lake. Kiwanis will host Bob Gilmore at noon for a guest speech. Other gatherings include National Guard at 7 p.m., Alpha Council No. 326 Jr OUAM at 8 p.m. at 19 North Broad St, Dance Club of Veterans of Foreign Wars at 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous at 7:30 p.m., Blythe Williams Post Auxiliary at 8 p.m. at Silver Leaf Social Club, Odd Fellows Lodge at 7:30 p.m. at Central Ave hall, and Armco Employees Independent Federation executive committee at 7 p.m. in AEIF offices.

Middletown Rotary Club Hamilton Rotarians LeSourdsville Lake Alpha Council No. 326, Jr. Ouam North Broad St Dance Club of Veterans of Foreign Wars Blythe-Williams Post Auxiliary of American Legion Silver Leaf Ninth Ave The Odd Fellows ‘Lodge Central Ave Armco Employes Independent Federation AEIF

Commerce Secretary Puzzle Clues Across Time

A compact fill in the blanks style puzzle lists clues for a crossword grid. Entries include terms for positions, measures, colors, body parts, and common words such as Fold, Flight, Wing-shaped, Color, Note of scale, Essential being, Places, Cicatrix, Interjection, Espouse, Respect, Dominions, Whirlwind, Cleaners, Frights, Unite d.s.

Answer to Previous Palate 27 Slack 47 Red 30 Male child 48 Exclamation 82

A compact list of coded clues appears to map to names and terms linked to ages roles and descriptors. The collection mixes identifiers such as male child exclamations and military related terms with miscellaneous numbers and spellings.

Helper Romen Hose

Merchants Form FiveMan Committee To Delay Meters

The Retail Merchants Association appointed a five man committee to ask the City Commission to delay all action on enforcing an ordinance for 300 downtown parking meters. Ben Bender chairs. other members are C. R. Greathouse, L. P. Smith, Russell Weatherwax, and N. J. Lawler. The group will study the issue and seek a joint session with city commissioners. Fred J. Schatsmann notes the measure is only enabling. further legislation is needed before installation.

City Commission Retail Merchants Association Manchester Ben Bender C. R. Greathouse L. P. Smith Russell Weatherwax N. J. Lawler Fred J. Schatsmann

Jaycees Name Committees For New Term

Junior Chamber of Commerce president K A Politz announced the 1948 49 committee line up with a special projects board to outline civic programs and set budgets. Members include Youth Welfare chair Donald Goodman and Ways and Means chair Eugene Danner with 14 others across government affairs publicity safety sports program and membership roles.

Chamber of Commerce K. A. Politz Politz Donald Goodman Donald Hall Max Wise Robert McDade Charles Hattery Donald Christman Thome Regensburg Ways and Means Eugene Danner Erle Manson Martin Miller J. C. Dillon Paul Day Knight Goodman Gordon Hughes M. S. Block Lewis Frank William Horner Jack Casper Earl Striefthau Charles Moon Wilbur Cohen Frank Myers Carl Thomas Curtis Peck Mathew Foley Paul Wilson Quentin Hale Delbert Mann Roland Hess Paul Foehl R. D. Stevens Jr Paul Galeese Robert Lubberger Robert Driscoll William Sebald John Weber Norman Cole Robert Gade Ward Browning Jr A. R. Maupin Thomas Wilson Joseph Heffner Earl Thomas

Wage increases accepted by Morgan Engineers and Alliance Machine

Alliance Ohio AP reports wage increases of 13 cents per hour were accepted by employees of Morgan Engineers and Alliance Machine Company, producers of electric traveling cranes.

Alliance, O Morgan Engineersng Company Alliance Machine Company

Vandals steal $600 worth gear at RPI observatory

In Troy New York vandals stole 600 dollars worth of scientific equipment from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute observatory and left a calling card reading Men from Mars near the 12 inch telescope.

Troy, N. Y Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Observatory Mars

Seven-Year Life of Wheat Grain Realized by Botanists

Botanists determine wheat grain viability averages seven years, ending the claim that wheat from ancient Egyptian tombs sprouted when planted. The finding challenges popular assumptions about seed longevity and ancient grain preservation.

Ancient Egypt

Wonder Salve wartime discovery for skin relief

No matter how long you have suffered or how many remedies you have tried for the itching of psoriasis eczema infections athlete s foot or other externally caused skin irritations you can get wonderful results from the use of Wonder Salve a war time discovery Developed for the boys in the Armynow for the home folks No acids no alcohol no painful application Wonder Salve is white greaseless pain relieving and antiseptic No ugly appearance Get Wonder Salve get results Sold in Middletown by Castell and Gallaher Orng Stores of your home town drucgeist Ady.

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