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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1949

Page

17

Tailor Made hog appeals to farmers and housewives

St Paul AP report details a Minnesota pork project by Dr. L M Winters turning Danish Landrace English Tamworth into Minnesota Number 1 and 2 cross hogs. The new breed feeds faster, yields leaner meat with finer bones and common temper. 8,000 crosses distributed to corn belt farmers, with performance records kept at university stations.

David M. Mason ST. Paul Minn L. M. Winters University of Minnesota Farm School Yorkshire Poland China Minnesota University Farm Winters

Weekend Socials in Liberty Township Report

Mr and Mrs E E Roosa hosted Mason guests at their Liberty Township home over the weekend including Frank Wilkins D E Heywood Clifford Stitt William Melampy C E Melampy Wilbur Keever and Virgil Shorts Evening visitors included Edward Keever of Middletown. Edna Everson Otterbein Home Lebanon visited Sunday with C O Everson. Josie Gorsuch and Leta Gorsuch visited Leland Chapman Monday evening. Josie Miller of Dayton and Bryce Mitzel of Oxford visited Gail Mitzel and family and R M Mitzel Sunday. Vernon Condon and Ora Condon hosted guests near Loveland Sunday.

Liberty Township E. E. Roosa Mason Frank Wilkins D. E. Heywood Clifford Stitt William Melampy C. E. Melampy Wilbur Keever Virgil Shorts Edward Keever Middletown R. M. Mitzel Vernon Condon Ora Condon Loveland

April Liquor Bargain Sale Prices Listed in Columbus

The State Liquor Department listed over 100 brands of whiskey, gin, brandy, rum, and cordials for its April bargain sale in state stores. Supervisor Paul P. Myers said items come from 1948 special sales, with store managers estimating quantities from prior sale experience. Prices include Johnny Martin whiskey at 1.56, Old Colony gin at .96, Monocco brandy 1.48, and Kings Treasure Highland cordial at 1.25 among others, with most items being cordials.

Columbus, O Paul P. Myers Johnny Martin Tom Burns Old Josephina Rhum _ Sarthe Kelly's Jamaica Clement Laurent

Lad Grieving Over Dead Pup Takes Own Life

In Fort Wayne Indiana 13 year old Carl Keener delayed chores after seeing newborn pups and brought one indoors to keep warm. He later vanished and was found dead by hanging his body not determined. Carl had hoped to bury the dead pup and was grieving his loss efforts.

Lad Fort Wayne Ind Carl Keener Carl Roger Paul Keener

Rent Cut Of Five Dollars A Month In 54 Apartments

In Louisville, tenants of 54 five room and basement units received notices from their landlord offering a five dollar per month rent reduction. The apartments previously rented for 90 to 95 dollars monthly. The property is owned by corporations led by J. Leroy Highbaugh Sr. and associates. The cut was to become effective with each tenant’s next rent payment. Highbaugh said the move aimed to fill units and align rents with similar properties in the city.

Louisville J. Leroy Highbaugh Highbaugh Building and Loan Association

Barn incident ends in death by own action verdict

In a barn on the farm a man died when a rope from a hay loader caused his demise. Artificial respiration failed to revive him. Coroner H. Paul Miller announced the verdict as death by own action.

H. Paul’ ‘Miller

Parade Bright Green Line on Fifth Avenue

A St Patrick Day parade will roll along Fifth Avenue New York with a large crowd expected. Gov Thomas E Dewey and Mayor William O Dwyer plus other dignitaries will review from the stand as bands play Celtic melodies along the route.

New York

Lad Killed By Car In Pleasant Valley Crash

Six year old Harold Cutright, a first grade student, was killed when struck by an automobile yesterday on Pleasant Valley three miles west of Chillicothe, Ohio.

Chillicothe, D Harold Cutright Pleasant Valley Here

Attorney to file new trial motion in Tudor case

Springfield AP reports attorney David Carter will file a motion for a new trial today for Dwight David Tudor 26 of Columbus. Tudor was convicted of first degree murder without mercy for the slaying of 14 year old Mary Ann Page by a jury Tuesday night and faces the electric chair.

Springfield David Carter Dwight David Tudor Columbus Tudor Mary Ann Page

Wabash Railroad Strike Continues

ST. LOUIS AP trains on the strike bound Wabash railroad remain idle for a third day with no settlement visible. About 5,000 operating employees are on strike and 9,000 more could be laid off if a back to work plan emerges. President Truman signed a 60 day postponement as a fact finding board weighs the dispute. union leaders warned they are not compelled to end the strike.

ST. Louis Wabash Truman

Man Declared Legally Dead in 1939 Niles Shooting Case

probate judge rules Thomas J. Mango legally dead after over seven years missing following the fatal 1939 shooting of Marty Flask. Mango, once of Niles, vanished after the incident. his wife Helen sought court permission to sell property in Niles. Also notes New York City theater seating exceeds 860000.

Warren Thomas J. Mango Sydney W. Jones Mango Niles Marty Flask Helen

Robbery Strikes Bell Construction Payroll Team

Ralph I. Johns of Bell Construction Company says two bandits forced him into an automobile in Farrell Pennsylvania and robbed him of a $2,500 company payroll. He was driven to Masury Ohio where the bandits were picked up by another driver.

Pleads Innocent In Murder Slaying Of Athens Woman

An innocent plea was entered yesterday by Grover E. Rawlins to a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Miss Eleanor Gifford, a 52 year old Athens church worker. Rawlins and two other youths are accused of beating Miss Gifford to death in her home January 3.

Athens Grover E. Rawlins Eleanor Gifford Rawlins

Neighbors struck by car in Geauga Lake twice

Cleveland AP reports George Hahn 23 and William McVeigh were struck by an automobile while crossing Miles Ave near Lee Road on Cleveland's east side. Hahn suffered a broken leg while McVeigh sustained facial and body lacerations.

Cleveland (Ap Geauga Lake George Hahn William McVeigh Hahn Miles Ave Lee Road Cleveland McVeigh

Runaway Teens Fail To Reach Spring

Two 15 year olds from Hamtramck Michigan tried to head south for spring but remained in Ohio after brief stops with Hendricks' grandmother in Cleveland's suburbs. They traveled with two cases of noodle soup, two cartons of cigarettes and a borrowed car, later abandoning the vehicle and continuing on foot. Police in Brecksville found them huddled over a small campfire in snowfall, still seeking spring.

Cleveland Michigan Richard Hendricks Chester B. Braniecki Hamtramck Detroit Hendricks Steve Brecksville

Girard theater operator pleads innocent to lottery charge

Peter Wellman, owner of a Girard theater, pleaded innocent to operating a theater lottery. Bound over to the Trumbull County grand jury on 1000 bond. City solicitor Reed Battin testified to five registration books with about 15,000 names kept as evidence. Capital Airlines to begin air coach service March 25 from New York via Pittsburgh and Cleveland to Detroit Milwaukee to Minneapolis with fares near rail coach levels and 35 percent below regular airline rates.

Youngstown Girard Peter Wellman Trumbull County Grand Jury Reed S. Battin NEW Air Service Cleveland Capital Airlines New York Pittsburgh Detroit Milwaukee Minneapolis

Recessed Grand Jury Probes County Gambling in Ironton

Lawrence County grand jury investigating organized gambling recessed until Friday to allow sheriffs to summon witnesses. Twenty seven witnesses were questioned yesterday. In Fredericktown Ohio a Pvt Conrad Kinney 18 on leave from the Army was fatally injured in a northeast of here automobile collision last night according to state highway patrol. Fire at Howard Farbach Company office storage building in Cincinnati burned five hours causing about 50000 in damages per office manager Marguerite Fitzsimmons.

Ironton, O Lawrence County Grand Jury Fredericktown Conrad F. Kinney Army Here State Highway Patrol Cincinnati Howard Farbach Company Marguerite Fitzsimmons

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