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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1950

Page

9

Cleveland Lawyer Charged With Failing to File Tax Return

Cleveland attorney Fred N. Acker, 53, says he will not pay taxes to test tax law. He is charged with failing to file a 1943 tax return after earning 22303.68 and owing 6798.15 in taxes. Acker was released on 3500 bond and may face Federal Judge Emerich B. Freed. The article also notes Utah’s state tree, Sego lily, and sea gull as state symbols.

Cleveland Fred N. Acker Acker Emerich B. Freed

Wishing Well Puzzle Message from U S Patent Office

A brief description of a small daily puzzle game titled Wishing Well. It explains a numeral method using the player's first name to derive a key number by adjusting letter count then reading letters from a grid to reveal a fortune message.

Weekly Food Review Finds Mixed Retail Price Shifts

The Associated Press reports scattered weekly price changes for staples like lamb eggs and fry chickens, with pork down slightly and several produce items cheaper including beans broccoli cabbage celery cucumbers onions and squash. Lettuce remains plentiful while California rains hurt late lettuce crops and Washington probes coffee price rises into 1951.

Associated Press Agriculture Department

Coffee Prices Fell Despite Trading Decline

Delivery declined sharply with sources citing lagging store sales, optimistic private Brazil crop estimates, and resumed Senate hearings. Actua purchase prices for green coffee barely moved while industry spokesmen say sharp fluctuations unlikely for some time. Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index held at 5.85, up 0.7 percent from a year ago, reflecting total wholesale cost of 31 general use foods.

California Imperial Valley Phoenix Ariz Georgia Florida Washington Senate George W. Robbins General Foods Corporaton Edwin T. Gibson Senate Group New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange Dun and Bradstreet

Tragedy strikes Akron infant smothering in bed

Cambridge police report three month old Elizabeth Ann Isenhart daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Isenhart Akron smothered to death in her bed clothes yesterday.

Cambridge Elizabeth Ann Isenhart Charles Isenhart Akron

Voting Machines Approved for Ohio General Election

Secretary of State Charles S. Sweeney approved the use of voting machines for the November general election and notified election boards statewide. The ruling addresses the Massachusetts type ballot with intricate candidate name rotations and follows counties already using machines. John Jacob Astor rose to prominence with beaver skin fortunes.

Columbus Charles S. Sweeney Sweeney Secretary of State Ohio

Appeal From Acquittal in United Mine Workers Case

Government appeals the acquittal of John L. Lewis and UMW leaders on contempt charges tied to the soft coal strike. In cold climates some car drivers mix wood alcohol with gasoline to aid engine starting.

John L. Lewis United Mine Workers

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