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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
2
The article reports patient feedback on Middletown Hospital as part of a $2,000,000 campaign. Of 127 responses, 107 rated food and service good or better, 101 praised rooms, and 92 supported the new deposit plan for uninsured patients while emergency care remains guaranteed.
General Douglas MacArthur openly backs Taft in the South Dakota GOP primary where 14 delegates are chosen. The weekend also produced Taft and Eisenhower delegate tallies across New Mexico Virginia Georgia and North Carolina with party conventions and primaries shaping the nomination race. Rhode Island Missouri and Mississippi actions added to the national delegate counts as primaries in Iowa proceed.
New York police report 13 year old John Arzoomanian has disappeared again after leaving for Washington to seek a general. His Bronx grocer father notes the boy's fixation on army life and says a wooden rifle, army uniform, a duffel bag and about $40 were also missing.
Karl Wunderlich, a long time offender, was convicted of breaking into a sausage stand in Germany. Police experts testified that bite marks on a salami matched his teeth. He received a four year jail sentence.
Paramount shows Redball Express at 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 35 9 35 Monday and Kontiki at 1 15 2 55 4 40 6 25 8 10 9 50 p m Tuesday Strand presents Lady for a Night at 1 15 4 15 7 15 10 10 p m In Old California at 2 45 5 45 8 45 p m and Submarine Command at 1 15 4 40 8 10 p m A Place in the Sun at 2 40 6 10 9 40 p m Tuesday.
Butler County traffic toll for 1952 rose to 15 over the Memorial Day weekend. Henry Vaughn, 29, of Princeton, died in Mercy Hospital from Saturday night crash injuries on Ohio 129. Robert Coyle, 54, of Hamilton, was injured fatally on U.S. 127 early Saturday. Vaughn, a Wilmot Motors car salesman, died in Hamilton after a late Saturday crash that left him with internal injuries and a broken arm. Funeral services for Vaughn are set for Tuesday, while Coyle’s services are planned for Wednesday at Hamilton funeral homes.
Middletown motorists, city police, and the Middletown Highway Patrol post were praised by Harry Hadley, president of the Middletown Safety Council, for an unusually good Memorial Day weekend. He credited the preventative campaigns and urged drivers to take final responsibility for safety.
Mrs. Hazel Knorr reports four young boys sought a lost parakeet and later a purse containing $60. While two boys watched another bird in the kitchen, the others rummaged elsewhere and took the purse, which was found later in a constructing high school addition. Knorr plans to notify the boys responsible for the theft.
Weather remains fair and warm after the Memorial Day weekend. Forecasts for today through Tuesday call for sunny skies and 80 degree highs. Morning readings show the temperature at 75 by 11 a.m., with tonight’s low around 50. Yesterday’s temps ranged from a 6 a.m. low of Met to a 4:30 p.m. high of 53. Today’s low was 52 at 4:20 a.m.
Edwin F. Cronen of FAST ORANGE says he wants his $1280 consolation prize paid in potatoes due to a cash shortage. He wrote the sweepstakes committee yesterday stating his preference, citing his Irish stock and appetite for spuds.
Fire Captain Richard M Minor 72 died at Middle town Hospital after heart attacks since 1949. He served Middletown since 1930 rising to captain in 1939 and worked in fire prevention. Survived by widow Marguerite and five children. Funeral Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery.
Three new rabies cases bring weekly total to five. Dr. L C Neer urges immunizations and vigilant pet monitoring. A 90 day dog quarantine order remains in effect, violators can be brought to court. New cases involve dogs owned by Blanche Benjamin C E Murphy and Archie Rager with all showing rabies signs.
A seven year old who climbed to a hospital fire alarm box set off a false alarm at Middletown Hospital at 2 46 pm yesterday. Police officers and the ladder wagon responded as the boy confessed his action after being confronted by officers. The boy’s father slept in the car while his mother was visiting the hospital. Chief William Fishbaugh said the incident prompted a lecture for both father and son.
High school principal D R Baker announced summer school will begin Monday June 9 and run six weeks until Friday July 18. Registration is Friday at 10 am with classes organized to meet demand of 10 or more students. The program targets makeup work for a fresh start in September with daily sessions from 9 am to 1 pm and a $12 registration fee.
Alan Winnington of the London Daily Worker says photographs in Liberation Army Pictorial show Maj. George A. Davis Jr. dead with his body tag pistol and Sabre jet after being shot down on Feb. 10 Panmunjom reports say Chinese and Communist sources corroborate. Davis, from Lubbock Texas, is listed as missing in action with 21 aerial victories including 11 MIGs.
Bolivia's government named a 10 member commission to draft a plan within 120 days to nationalize the three large tin mines owned by Patino Aramayo and Hoch. The move follows the April revolution that brought Victor Paz Estenssoro to the presidency and hinges on U S recognition.
The body of six year old Patsy Ann Burke was found on the river bank 1,000 feet below the Gulf refinery loading dock this Sunday. She had been playing on a boat gangplank with two sisters and another child when she lost her balance and fell into the Ohio River near Cincinnati last Wednesday.
Justice Vinson outlines that wartime emergency use of eminent domain justified the government seizure of steel mills to avert national peril. He cites that treaties bind nations for mutual security and says the public good, not short strikes, justified extraordinary measures. The opinion contrasts executive action with Congress and warns of delayed response in a crisis.
William Updike, 65, a 25 year veteran of the Middle town Fire Department, was aided by the city emergency squad at 6:21 a.m. on Central Ave and Clinton St. He was taken by ambulance to Middletown Hospital in good condition after preliminary treatment for chills and chest pains. Updike retired June 16, 1943.
Seven people treated for minor injuries at Middle town Hospital last night. Between 6 30 and 10 45 p m, cases included a teen cut hand from glass at a restaurant, a six year old girl with arm cuts from a shed jump, a 18 month old boy falling on bricks causing a cut above the eye, a woman with a foot cut from a car door, a two year old girl with a leg cut while playing, a fish hook removed from a chin, and a man burned on the right index finger using a acetylene torch. All patients were discharged after treatment.
United Nations tanks smashed into Communist bunkers along the Korea Central Front in a 55 minute barrage southwest of Kumsong and south of Pyongyang. Long range artillery hit supply convoys behind the front, while U.S. Fifth Air Force B 26 bombers destroyed trucks and rail lines. May losses reported include 45 American planes and 39 Communist planes.
Nancy Wilson of 1802 Hill Ave reports a missing billfold containing between 35 and 40 dollars. The loss may have occurred yesterday morning in the 200 or 300 block of Crawford Street, according to police.
Mrs. E A Correa of 510 South Main Street reported the theft of two English make bicycles one of which bore license 15 290 police were told
Middle town High School still has many programs from its 77th annual commencement. Principal D. R. Baker said programs were printed for stadium ceremonies but indoor moves reduced audience size, creating an over-supply. Available at the high school office.
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