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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1952
Page
3
In Milan Italy 60 experts from 25 nations met under United Nations sponsorship to study children’s exposure to comics cowboy movies and thrillers. They found little is known about the exact effects on youth and urged research while a juridical section called for restricting child access to harmful films and limiting movie attendance.
Washington FD asked cities to locate shelters in office buildings stores schools theaters and factories while churches and large auditoriums lack adequate protection. The Federal Civil Defense Administration announced the new manual to help plan multiple shelters per block and boost civilian protection from two million to about seventeen million with alterations.
Final arrangements for the April 23 Jefferson Jackson Day dinner will be set Tuesday at 8 p.m. when the Middletown Democratic Club meets. Vice President Alben W. Barkley is slated for his first local appearance, with about 1,000 attendees expected at the Manchester Hotel.
A Brooklyn short order cook, Frederick Heisler, was found guilty of first degree murder in Santa Fe New Mexico for the October 11 shooting death of John Gunnish a steel worker from Martins Ferry Ohio. The jury of nine men and three women deliberated about seven and one half hours before returning the verdict.
A Sunday night blaze at Hall Bros slaughterhouse cattle shed in Olmsted Falls, Cleveland, costs 29 steers and 23 pigs their lives. Steers valued at 500 dollars each and total damage estimated at 200000 dollars by firemen.
The puzzle lists clues and answers for a mixed baseball themed grid with references to teams players and terms. It presents a challenge involving cross clues such as Stengel and DiMaggio and various sports vocabulary.
Monday schedule lists Moose Officers at 7 p.m. in the hall and Middletown Civic Symphony at 7 30 p.m. in the Senior High School music room. Also shows American Legion 218 executive committee at 7 30 p.m. at the Legion Home and National Guard Company D 2nd Battalion 107th Armored Cavalry at 7 30 p.m. on South Main. Additional gatherings include Civitan Rotary noon at Manchester Hotel, Sertoma 6 30 p.m., Cancer Clinic 7 p.m. at Middletown Hospital, North Middletown Fire Association 7 p.m., Mayfield Fire Department 7 30 p.m. Sheffield Street Fire House, Battery A 150 AAA Gun Battalion 7 43 p.m. at LeSourdsville Armory, F O E Lodge 8 p.m. hall and Central School P T O at 7 30 p.m. in the school auditorium.
Joe Wilcher, 39, of Franklin Route 2, was injured in a late Saturday night crash on Route 25 south of Miamisburg. State patrolmen said his car hit concrete fence posts and wire fencing, ricocheted off a tree, and lodged against a utility pole. His right ear was torn off and he is held at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton for observation.
Gen C Lawton Collins will arrive at Camp Polk on April 9 to review training of the 37th Infantry Division which entered federal service January 15 after being the Ohio National Guard.
Monroe March 27 1951 certify the following as correct Clifford H Steward Township Clerk General township funds and receipts list totals for taxes licenses and miscellaneous items. Payments cover health poor relief highways cemeteries supplies bonds insurance and other services with a final deficit shown.
Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr announces plan to reduce recalls of Middletown reserve officers for the rest of the year. He cites a high rate of volunteers for extended duty and growth in officer training, with 15 600 of 52 000 called reserves volunteering to stay on. The Army will still recall some units and seek medical officers and other specialists as needed.
Mordechai Oren Mapam party leader and deputy in the Knesset was jailed in Prague during a visit to Czechoslovakia. He disappeared seven weeks ago while on a Soviet bloc trip and was reported by Israel’s Foreign Office to be in custody after traveling from a Communist trade union conference in Berlin. He intervened for several young Jews, including his nephew, held under arrest since an anti-Jewish purge.
In the Austrian Tyrol at least six German skiers were killed in weekend avalanches. Sixteen others were injured and nine are reported missing as rescue efforts continue.
Midway Alabama shocker as a wheel mounted jail sits in a Negro woman’s front yard visible to passersby. The animal cage like wagon holds inmates who face ridicule. seven escaped by ripping out the floor, one got stuck. Chief E J iwards, town official, arrests about two per month. the jail remains unmoved.
Marguerite E. Buck, a New York hair style authority, told guests at the Mississippi Valley Beauty Fashion Show that the poodle haircut is leaving fashion. She said it isn’t right for enough people and that trends favor short but attractive coiffures.
Strong northeast winds push high waves into Reno Beach and Howard Farms, submerging low land and leaving about 50 families homeless as water remains near homes east of Toledo. In Middletown Ohio a public notice invites sealed bids for fire engines and an aerial ladder truck with specifications and bid rules.
Court ordered sale of Lot 95 Buena Vista in Lima Township Butler County at 705 Granada Ave with house and separate furnishings. Appraised values set at 6250 for real estate and 5006 for household goods. Sale by cash under Sheriff Charles B. Walke with Deputy Mark A. Duerr, Feb 25 and March 3 10 17 24 notices. Also appointment of Wade Miller as Executor for Dora R. Miller with four month creditor claims deadline.
Gordon Martin notes a basement shift from laundry and junk storage to a rumpus room. The space now features paneled walls and upscale furnishings, offering new living space for family use while posing questions about where to stash old junk.
The Japanese government lifted a ban on 1,011 former nationalists and militarists, allowing them to take part in public life. Mamoru Shigemitsu, who signed Japan's surrender aboard the Missouri, was expected to resume a leading political role as foreign minister when the war ended.
Robert L. Billington of Minneapolis is named Boy Scout executive for Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia. E L Kohnie regional chairman announced the appointment today.
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