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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1949

Page

10

Bill Studied To Halt Granting Youngsters Driving Licenses

Ohio should not grant restricted licenses to 14 and 15 year olds to drive. The state motor vehicle registrar urged the change as a bill to end such licenses was before the House Highway Committee. A separate Senate measure would set a six year term for the highway director and form a nine member advisory council. The judiciary panel also weighs divorce law changes extending waiting periods.

Bill Columbus Ohio Frank Quinn Edward W. DeChant Dlorain Quinn Tee Highway Department Ralph A. Winter R-Medina C. I. Powell R-Clark Senate Senate Judiciary Committee Edwin F. Sawicki Cuyahoga

Marriage Law Changes Declare Clergy to Solemnize

Proposed reforms would advance the waiting period to 30 days and bar mayors and justices of the peace from performing marriages. Clergy and court judges would handle ceremonies. Grounds for divorce would be limited to extreme cruelty gross neglect and incurable insanity. Common law marriage would be outlawed.

Former Hamilton Couple Found Shot To Death

An elderly couple, former Hamilton residents, were found dead of bullet wounds in their Lima home by police on Wednesday. Alta E. Benedum, 68, a retired Standard Oil of Ohio employee, allegedly shot his wife Ethel, 65, as she ate breakfast, then killed himself after reportedly ordering, Come out to 511 Fairfield Dr. I insist my wife. Benedum had lived in Hamilton until retiring four years ago after 19 years with Standard Oil, nine in Cincinnati.

Hamilton Lima Alta E. Benedum Standard Oil of Ohio Cincinnati Ethel Benedum Fairfield Dr Standard Oil

Ohio Senate Vote On Colored Oleo Bill Splits Rural Urban Lines

In a packed Columbus chamber, an hour and a half oleo debate split Senators along urban and rural lines. The list shows supporters Charles L. Bartlett Joseph W. Bartunek Nicholas P. Bernard William H. Deddens Catherine R. Dobbs Tom W. Jones Howard M. Metzenbaum Maurice A. Niehaus Robert C. Ragan Edwin F. Sawicki Carl D. Sheppard Roscoe R. Walcott Richard A. Wilmer and Ralph A. Winter versus opponents Fred L. Adams Arthur Blake William M. Boyd Albert L. Daniels W. H. Daugherty Evan P. Ford Emmett R. Guthrie Clingan Jackson D. A. Liggitt Stanley Mechem Tom V. Moorehead C S Powell Fred R. Seibert Edward Welsh Orval Whitacre in the Ohio Senate vote on a bill to permit manufacture and sale of colored oleo.

Columbus Ohio Charles L. Bartlett Hamilton Joseph W. Bartunek Cuyahoga Nicholas P. Bernard D-Hamilton Robert C. Ragan D-Lucas Edwin F. Sawicki Dcuyahoga Carl D. Sheppard D-Cuyhoga Albert L. Daniels Rhighland W. H. Daugherty Dcolumbiana Evan P. Ford Dfranklin Emmett R. Guthrie D-Coshocton Clingan Jackson D-Mahoning D. A. Liggitt Rlogan Stanley Mechem Rathens Tom V. Moorehead Rmuskingum C. S. Powell Rclark Fred R. Seibert R-Auglaize Edward Welsh D-Montgomery Orval Whitacre Dstark

Air Force B50 round-the-world flight signals power reach

General Lemay said such a flight would mean capability to deliver an atom bomb anywhere if needed. Senator Tydings warned it shows what another world war could mean. The Air Force mapped a route avoiding Russia, flying south over India, with State Department approval, framing the effort as proof of feasibility rather than sabre rattling.

Curtis E. Lemay Strategic Air Command Fort Worth Russia Tydings D-Md Senate Armed Services Committee Air Force Subcontinent India America United States North Atlantic Alliance State Department

Mayor Ebert Faces Cold War Pressure in Berlin

Friedrich Ebert, son of Germany’s first president, serves as Lord Mayor of greater Berlin under Soviet occupation. Allied press calls him a puppet while Moscow praises him as a Democrat. He seeks peace and a united Germany, lamenting foreign troops and the tug of East and West.

Daniel DE Luce Berlin Fritz Germany Friedrich Ebert Ebert German Republic Stooge Quisling Greater Berlin Iron Curtain Social Democratic Party The Communists Socialist Unity Party Engels Manhattan Detroit U. S Moscow German People’s Council Herr Molotov Moskva Brandenburg Potsdam Berlin Democratic Bloc

Millrose pilot and crew flight details across oceans

A Millrose, Minnesota pilot and crew undertook a long range flight under what the Air Force calls operational conditions. They carried food, water in five gallon tugs, GI cots and blankets for bedding. The double crew slept in shifts while refueling stops included the Azores Dhahran Saudi Arabia the Philippines and Hawaii aboard converted B-29 tankers from the 43rd bomb group.

Millrose Minn Air Force Azores Dhahran Saudi Arabia Philipines Hawaii

Improvement Group Installs Officers At Meeting

The Fast Improvement Association held a meeting at Roosevelt Junior High School. Ted Henderson became president, Chuck Weimer is vice president, Mrs. Weimer secretary, and E. B. Hudson treasurer. The Transportation Committee reported extra bus service and a pending taxi-rate reduction request before the City Commission. East end taxi fare is 75 cents versus 40 cents citywide. City officials granted street lights after a group request and Gideon Road repair was completed. To curb speeding, the group urged added 35 mph signs on Central and Grand Avenues. New members joined the group.

Fast End Improvement Association Roosevelt Junior High School Ted Henderson Chuck Weimer Weimer E. B. Hudson Transportation Committee Richard Henderson City Commission East End Gideon Rd Central Ave Grand Ave

New Officers Announce Ongoing Member Solicitation

The report notes continued recruitment as new officers invite more members to join. It highlights ongoing efforts to expand the group and strengthen organizational participation.

Long 30 year old senator defends unlimited debate

Senator Russell Long of Louisiana, son of Huey Long, delivered a 55 minute speech attacking civil rights limits and defending unlimited Senate debate. He called any form of debate restriction evil and warned majority rule could harm minority groups. Senators congratulated him after the talk and a 24 hour speech was floated if needed.

Russell Long D-La Huey P. Long Young Long Baby Senate Long Huey Long

Fire at Garfield Street residence damages chair

Firemen answered an alarm at 5 37 a m today at 1601 Garfield St a chair was burning A cigarette was ruled the cause of the blaze The two story frame house owned by Sam Reynolds of 1614 Garfield St is occupied by J D Cornelis The article notes the abundance of French military terms in use.

Garfield St Sam Reynolds J. D. Cornelis

Representative Wolcott Defends Car Benefit Criticizes Board Action

Representative Wolcott of Michigan denounces an unnamed board’s decision as arbitrary and discriminatory. He argues the measure serves no purpose, urging abandonment and highlighting the need for a business automobile for a man of character.

Wolcott Rmich Tme

Man admits two robberies in Youngstown stores

AP reported Charles Harris, 28, admitted robbing two Atlantic and Pacific chain stores in Youngstown of 1700 dollars last year. Harris, awaiting trial on an armed robbery charge tied to a Pick'n Pay store heist in Cleveland, was identified by deputy inspector James MacArthur.

Cleveland Warren Youngstown James MacArthur Charles Harris

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