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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1951
Page
9
Patrolman Clarence Lawson, chairman, announces a Thursday 5 30 pm meeting at Rathman Park for Junior Police Club members and those wishing to join. The first phase is organizing ball team efforts with baseball events, plus summer activities and trips for youths six and up. Enrollment has been around 100 in past summers.
The Butler County Bar Association reports that attorneys in Middletown and Hamilton will close offices every Wednesday afternoon through June July and August. The decision aims to provide a midweek break and reflect reduced summer workloads.
Representative Mary Ginnan from the regional blood center in Cincinnati will visit Middletown’s Red Cross chapter Thursday for an orientation meeting with local workers. She will outline duties to volunteers including Gray Ladies Nurses Aides Canton and Motor Service who will assist the mobile unit staff when it visits the city. The meeting is set for 1 30 p m Thursday in the chapter rooms.
A banquet for fifth grade students who finished a six week patrol training will be held tomorrow at 6 30 p m at the Nelva Center. John Hasselbach president of the Sertoma Club will present the outstanding patrolman with a gold watch. About 85 patrol members and city officials are expected.
Washington AP report says the Eighth Army in Korea has reached full combat strength for the first time since the war began. Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor notes this boosts UN forces, aiding two major spring offensives crushed and enabling rapid counterattacks.
The Nunatagmiut Eskimos, once numerous in Alaska, are believed to have been part Athabascan Indian.
Vital statistics notes several newborns this week. Donald DeFrates and spouse welcome a girl at Veterans Village Saturday. Lyle Edinger announce a daughter at 516 South Sutphin Street Saturday. John Childs and wife greet a son at 2315 Longfellow Street Sunday. John Kroger and partner announce a girl at West Middletown Route 1 Sunday. Edwin McCormick and spouse welcome a son at 1619 Lawn Avenue Sunday. Rolane Dunn and partner greet a son at 1313 Reynolds Avenue today. Leslie Jones and spouse celebrate a girl at 1501 Yankee Road today. Shirley Ginter and partner welcome a girl at 815 Clarendon Avenue today.
A list of young couples from Hamilton Route 3 and Route 7, including soldiers Robert E. Cory and Alfreda A. Antrim. George Washington Caver and Loretta Marie Salone. Roy M. Whitaker Jr. and Polly L. Wiseman of Hamilton. James W. Rhoads Jr. and Helen Irene Fay of Middletown. Harry John Smith and Sarah Belle Presley of Oxford Route 3. Ronald G. Wright and Thelma Geraldine Downey of Hamilton Route 7. ages range 17 to 23. occupations noted include soldier, newspaper reporter, teacher, dry cleaner, proof carrier, factory worker, hand polisher, and secretary.
A long hospital roster lists numerous patients by name and address with medical status noted as surgical or medical. The article also quotes a policy discussion by Acheson and Marshall regarding foreign aid and the limits of assistance to China after World War II, reflecting debate over military aid and national reconstruction.
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore warned that swimming in Middletown is allowed only in supervised pools with lifeguards. He said it is illegal to swim in gravel pits, the river, or other city pools. He noted many deaths result from solitary swimmers without lifeguards nearby.
Weather across the United States shows extreme contrasts. Tennessee remains bone dry for weeks as drought scorches crops while the tri state area of Wyoming Colorado and Montana endures cold with 20s temps and a one foot snowfall threatening to push June away. Rain totals include 6.1 inches in San Antonio and torrential rain in Nebraska as showers stretch from the eastern Great Lakes to the Appalachians and Ohio Valleys. Atlantic coast towns stay hot after four days with forecasts in the 90s and the east half remains cloudy to partly cloudy.
Middletown will not change current poor relief administration as the Ohio House rejected a Senate-passed plan to shift responsibility to counties. Local officials had anticipated the measure, which could have cost three million federal dollars, and praised the existing Civic Association Welfare and Family Service setup under City Commission chair Francis Carmody. The decision leaves state and city roles intact and avoids statewide county relief administration.
Salvation Army invites children aged 8 to 15 to join an all day Kiddies Day outing to LeSourdsville Lake on Saturday June 12. Sign ups are available in the mornings this week at the Citadel Rolling Mill Park Mission or the Haven. Police and Fire personnel will accompany the group from 10 a.m. to about 4 p.m.
A fragment notes a bureau under the supervision of Miss Helen Davis aims to cut administration costs and redirect all available money directly to relief efforts. The wording implies efficiency measures and a shift of funds toward aid.
Early today the weather was generally fair in the western half. The Midwest experienced strong winds and small craft warnings were posted on the Great Lakes.
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