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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1949
Page
6
AP reports sultry voiced Joan Bennett at 39 becomes a grandma as her eldest daughter Diana Anderson gives birth to a seven pound girl. The father is John Hardy Anderson, aircraft parts manufacturer. Also noted is a claim that about 50 plants have been cultivated for over 4,000 years including wheat barley rice and olives.
Butler County Board of Commissioners adopts a resolution to lay out and fund a Dixie Heights Sewer District water supply and distribution system in Lemon Township. The plan includes 6" and 8" cast iron mains, fire hydrants, valves, and cost estimated at 1 dollar for one year. A public hearing is set for April 8, 1949, at 11:00 AM. The measure is to be published in the Middletown Journal.
Police sought the caller who warned of two small children left home alone with water running and gas on. A sobbing girl spoke of a mom and dad in town. Another woman heard a similar plea. Hours later no trace of the girl was found.
A U S Military Commission in Munich found eight Europeans guilty of espionage. Sentences ranged from one year to 18 years, including Robert Kruse and Adolf Frank each receiving 18 years for passing U S military information to Czech agents. Women Edith Dittrich nine years, Gertie Doerre 12 years, Marie Habik seven years. Egon Richter one year. Walter Friedrich eight years. The court deliberated two hours.
State police Corporal John Rights stated he cannot overlook any potential danger and will pursue anyone capable of such a deed. He stressed the incident must be treated as a real fact, not a joke, until proven otherwise.
Four men seeking Jesse James’ buried treasure near Zanesville, Ohio, halted after a two day search when a mine detector broke down. One hunter, John Trammel, claiming to be 109, offered an explanation for the failure.
Coral Gables residents recall James legend as 101-year-old Frank Dalton in Austin touts being the real Jesse James and dismisses Ohio search as waste. Ohio police say two women, Jeanne Johnson and Jeanne Dupuy, both from Ohio, were released after being linked to a West Virginia train robbery. Safety Director Kimbrough notes no ties to a local grocery store robbery.
A Castell Drug Co ad promises a distinct, physician based preparation for sinus sufferers. It claims daytime energy, peaceful nights, and renewed hope for those who have tried other remedies without relief.
WAUKESHA Wis. The Carroll College homecoming committee urged married students and alumni to attend the dance promising a nursemaid for watching children in the gym during the event.
The United States Public Health Service isolated a new rickettsial disease in a New York City housing development and provisionally named it rickettsialpox. The discovery marks an outbreak in an urban setting and signals early steps in understanding the illness and its transmission.
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