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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1950

Page

9

Jaycees to honor life member at Bosses Night dinner

Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce will award an honorary life membership at Bosses Night in the Manchester Hotel at 6 30 p m. Dr Arthur S Flemming of Ohio Wesleyan University will speak on Hoover Commission recommendations more than 170 are expected to attend.

Middletown Jaycees Martin B. Coffey Frank Dobrozsi Citizens Club Harold Waller Middletown Civic Association Elmo Lingrel Leo F. Reinartz Safety Council Russell Stevens Jr Robert McDade J. C. Schulz Dg. T. Lamb Jaycee C. W. Denny, Jrr

Five Injured In Ohio Route 4 Bridge Truck Crash

Three people were injured in a truck automobile collision on Ohio 4 near Peastown bridge. San dy B. Washington 25 Dayton struck the bridge and crossed into a car driven by John V Hosting 31 Hamilton Route 4. Washington suffered fractures and facial cuts while Hosting had nose and leg injuries. Arthur Quinn 30 Dayton suffered head cuts. All were taken to Middletown Hospital. Washington faced improper driving charges.

Sandy B. Washington Home St Dayton John V. Hosting Hamilton W&e Washington Hosting Arthur Quinn Walnut St Middletown Hospital Washington

Truck Crash on Route 741 Injures Two Drivers

Patrolmen reported extensive damage and minor injuries after a crash on Route 741 south of Springboro. Ralph McConnell of Dayton and Robert Richardson of Norwood drove trucks owned by Producer's Oil and Grennen Bakery. both vehicles were demolished and traffic was halted for two hours. McConnell suffered leg bruises. Richardson had facial cuts and body bruises.

Springboro Ralph McConnell Dayton Robert Richardson Norwood McConnell Producer's Oil Company of Richardson Grennen Bakery Cincinnati

Police Briefs: Theft of Drill Reported at Shrock Implement

Police say a man was seen near Shrock Implement Company on Yankee Road and left by car after stealing an electric drill valued at 11.50. Investigators are looking into the incident.

Shrock Implement Company Yankee Rd

Bicycle theft at Roosevelt School reported

Rodger Lee Shafer of 3405 Fleming Road reported yesterday afternoon the theft of his bicycle from Roosevelt School valued at 35 dollars.

Rodger Lee Shafer Fleming Rd Roosevelt School

Car Attempts to Run Over Pedestrian on Canal Street

Robert Walker states a vehicle tried to strike him while he crossed Canal Street at Central Avenue yesterday. Police are investigating the incident and reviewing nearby traffic footage.

Robert Walker Grovest Canal St Central Ave

Car Driven by Cletus Clemmons Strikes Utility Pole

Police say a car driven by Cletus Clemmons 39 of Sharonville Route 1 backed into a parking place and struck a utility pole. The pole was bolted in and bolts had rusted, making it dangerous. pole damage reported.

Cletus Clemmons Sharonville

Collision at Woodlawn and Baltimore Damages Several Vehicles

James A Moore 20 of 916 Sixth Ave was eastbound on Woodlawn Ave when he collided at the Baltimore intersection with a taxi driven by Bill Neal 61Both drivers claimed the green light Police reported Both cars sustained damage Mrs John Fryman 191 Arlington Ave said her left side door was damaged last night by an apparently struck vehicle Damage estimated at 150 dollars

James A. Moore Sixth Ave Woodlawn Ave Bill Neal Baltimore John Fryman Arlington Ave

Coal strike tensions swirl as unions push for settlement

The labor fight amid rising coal shortages moves toward possible agreement. The government introduces a 1946 Lewis letter as evidence to show how pressure was used to end earlier action. Union and defense lawyers clash over Owens testimony and motives behind miners' idle stance.

Lewis Hopkins Keech Owens Judge Reech Isue UMW U 1W

Audio Visual Method Topic Before PTA

Lincoln School PTA heard that audio visual methods aid teaching. Miami University educator J R Neil said films teach more in less time and that pictures and field experiences create lasting impressions beyond verbal instruction. He stressed movies in schools are instructional, not entertainment, and demonstrated with stills and strip films.

Lincoln School Parent Teachers Association J. R. Neil Miami University Neil

State Seizes New Jersey Bell Telephone Post

Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll ordered the state takeover of New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and named a state administrator and a five member arbitration board. The move follows failed bargaining with the CIO Communications Workers of America whose 12,000 switchboard operators seek a seven dollar weekly raise and a 35 hour work week. Both sides pledged to accept the board’s decision.

Trenton J. J Alfred E. Driscoll New Jersey Bell Telephone Company Driscoll New Jersey CIO Communication Workers of America Margetts

Coal strike talks loom as seizure option grows

Negotiators return to contract talks at 11 a.m. EST amid pressure on operators and miners as the coal shortage widens. The government weighs seizing the mines to end the 18-day defiance, with fines from earlier contempt cases totaling over a million dollars and stockpiles projected to deplete by March if the strike persists.

Lewis Keech Truman Council of Economic Advisers Nis White House UMW T. Alan Goldsborough Goldsborough Lews Supreme Court High Tribunal H. Graham Morison Morison W. H. Young Bureau of Mines Young

Butler County Office Management Group names chairmen and committees

At the first meeting of the Butler County chapter of the National Office Management Association the board appointed committees for the upcoming year. President Evan Hamilton of Armco Steel named executives and chairs for Publicity, Membership, Program, On To Cleveland, and By-Laws panels with representatives from First National Bank Middletown, Ohio Casualty Insurance, McGraw Construction, Beckett Paper, American Home Foods, Armco, and others. The organizational meeting was held in Hamilton last week.

Evan Hamilton Armco Steel Corporation Evan L. Hamilton Francis Carmody Gardner Board and Carton Company Charles T. Kelly Marchant Calculators Kirk Strodtbeck First National Bank Middletown Quinton R. Reeder McGraw Construction Company George F. Hancock Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company Shirley Williams Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Robert E. Ireland Thomas FE. Davies Fairbanks Fiber Box Robert K. Stevenson Beckett Paper Company Jerome A Inwood Office Outfitters, Inc B. P Adams American Home Foods, Inc Charles P. Clements Western States Machine Company Sam Tutt Hauselman Transportation Company Thomas P. Hannon National Cash Register Company Cleveland Inland Container Corporation Jack Rupp Champion Pawer and Fibre Company Lee W. Wildermuch Robert P. Benninghofen Hamilton Autographic Register Company Charles B. Stiles Sorg Paper Company Walton J. Wuebbold H. Wuebbold and Company W. Homer Boxwell Crystal Tissue Cmpany Hamilton

State troopers mobilize to escort coal shipments in Ohio

Middle Town Post 9 troopers join District D officials at Cambridge as protection requests for coal shipments surge. Col George Mingle notes 725 trucks wait in Perry County while 22 counties are patrolled and extra personnel are redeployed. Governor Lausche vows to deploy powers to protect workers' right to work.

Middletown State Highway Patrol District D Cambridge George Mingle Mingle Perry County Othe Lisbon Willoughby Nortwest Tuscarawas County Bowling Green State University Lausche Ohio

Trial details emerge in Mrs Borroto case at Hillsboro Hospital

Dr Biron testifies about conversations with Dr Sander 239 days after Mrs Abbie Borroto death. The medical referee describes notes, air injections given to relieve suffering, and Borroto's husband claiming authority. Sander admits injecting air totaling 40 ccs with legal doubt and possible law changes.

Biron Hillsboro County Hospital Abbie Borroto Manchester Dr. Biron Sander Phinney

March Weather Forecast Promises Cooler Eastern March

The Weather Bureau projects generally below normal temperatures east of the Mississippi for March. This winter has been unusually warm in the region, with Washington hitting a January high of 79 degrees on January 6.

Washington Weather Bureau Mississippi

Jamboree Rally Outlines Valley Forge Scout Event

Plans for the Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania from June 30 to July 6 will be outlined at a Civic Association jamboree tonight. E H Bindley chairs the Council Jamboree Committee and leads the discussion. A film World Jamboree of 1947 will be shown. The 7 30 p m meeting is open to all Scouts and Explorers.

Valley Forge Civic Association E. H. Bindley

Trial hears doctor discussed air injection death case

Dr. Sander, 41, is accused of hastening the death of cancer patient Abbie C. Borreto, 59, by injecting air into her veins. A state witness, Anita Ducharme, testified that Sander admitted the act and remarked it was illegal. The trial continued as prosecutors prepare further testimony from Dr. Miller and Dr. Helpern after a lengthy autopsy.

Sander Anita Ducharme Abbie C. Borreto Miss Duchame Hillsboro County General Hospital Biron Ralph J. Miller Milton Helpern New York City

Denfeld Removal Labelled Reprisal by Armed Services Panel

The House Armed Services Committee branded Admiral Louis Denfelds removal as chief of Naval Operations last fall a reprisal for his criticism of unification and national defense planning. Denfeld retired after 38 years active duty rather than take another post. The report also covers unification strategy and Crommelins disclosures.

Washington House Armed Services Committee Louis Denfeld Naval Operations Denfeld House Committee John Crommelin Navy Flier Crommelin West Adm Forrest P. Sherman

Atlantic Pact Ministers to Meet in Spring in Europe

London officials said the 12 Atlantic Pact foreign ministers plan a spring meeting likely in Europe. The gathering could allow the United States British and French foreign ministers to hold Big Three talks with no date set, possibly in April or May. The pact’s Council met for the first time last April 4 in Washington.

London Europe Foreign Office United States Washington U. S Acheson

Paducah Fire Leaves Downtown Block Heavily Damaged

A Paducah fire confined after an hour to a downtown business district area. Ohio Valley Supply Company building suffered extensive damage, with adjacent structure heavily damaged and flames reaching toward Broadway. Firefighters prevented spread to the Sinnott Hotel, though containment remained tense for a time.

Paducah, Ky Paducah Frank Gholson Ohio Valley Supply Company Broadway Sinnott

Armstrong pleads guilty in church worker slaying case

James B. Armstrong 26 of Columbus pleads guilty to first degree murder in the robbery killing of Eleanor Gifford at her Ath ens area home on January 3, 1949. Trial date March 27 set by Common Pleas Judge Roy D. Williams.

Athens James B. Armstrong Columbus Common Pleas Roy D. Williams Williams Cief Ohio Supreme Court Armstrong Harry Z. Dodds D Jr Gordon Rawlins Dodds Rawlins Ohio Eleanor Gifford

Vacation Petition Seeks Immediate Possession of Middletown Store

Denton Stores, Inc. filed a petition in Hamilton against Joy Stores, Inc. of New York City seeking immediate possession of the northeast corner building at Broad Street and Central Avenue in Middletown. Elliott Levey of Middletown represents Denton’s, which owns the site for a new building and cites breach of lease.

Hamilton Joy Stores, Inc New York City Denton Stores, Inc Cincinnati Broad St Central Ave Middletown Elliott Levey Denton’s John Ross

Veteran Doctor Dies in Barbeton Patient Care Era

Dr Germanus E. Gardner 83 a Barbeton Ohio physician who delivered about 5000 babies over more than five decades of general medical practice died at his home. He is survived by a daughter and other relatives.

Barberton, O.A Germanus E. Gardner

Sudden Changes Could Disrupt Dairy Cow Production

A sudden change rough handling or unusual noises may affect the production of a dairy cow. The note emphasizes how stressors in the environment can reduce milk yield and overall welfare.

Red Cross Opens 1950 Fund Campaign

The 1950 Red Cross fund drive opened with the slogan All Can Give. More than 600 volunteers began work to reach Middletown's $15,717 goal. General chairman D. H. Malcolm announced that all arrangements were in place.

Red Cross Fund Middletown D. H. Malcom

Canine vigil over fallen white dog moves Middletown

A large black and white dog keeps watch over a dead white stray shot by a police officer. Neighbors report the scene drew many passersby as the guardian dog huddled above the body and barked at approaching dogs and people. Photos were taken by Leo Proffitt of Noland's Camera Shop. The incident follows a Red Cross fundraising drive in Middletown supporting veterans, safety, and disaster aid, with national contributions led by President Truman and General Marshall urging support. The drive runs through March 15 in Middletown and ends later nationwide.

Leo Proffitt Noland Truman General Marshall Red Cross America Middletown

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