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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1954
Page
2
Tomorrow is the final day to obtain 1954 plates at the Avio License Bureau on Central Avenue. Deputy registrar T A Galeese reports a brisk start but a mid month dip. offices close at 5 30 pm today and tomorrow with 9 am open, no planned extension despite expected crowd. cars without tags may be left in garages.
Warren L. Harding Butler County welfare director will be asked to appear when the grand jury meets in a recall session Friday afternoon. He reportedly discussed cases of at least six mothers in the county who allegedly accepted money for their babies in a gray market. Harding is expected to testify Thursday afternoon after returning from a civilian defense conference in Maryland.
Paramount and Strand present a double bill of titles with scheduled times on Tuesday and Wednesday. Boy from Oklahoma and Dragon Fly Squadron play at Paramount, Bitter Creek and East of Sumatra at Strand, then Forbidden and Botany Bay on subsequent matinees and evenings. An unrelated note mentions animals withstanding extreme cold.
Grade A and homogenized milk fell 2 cents per quart across grocers as butter prices slid 2 to 15 cents per pound. Major retailers including Kroger Borden Albers Stokes Beatrice Foods and others followed with cuts. Ohio markets saw further reductions as federal supports move to 75 percent parity, with Columbus Cincinnati and Dayton posting cuts.
Willie Fullwood, 43, of 1520 Plum Ave, was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the Ohio Penitentiary after pleading guilty to first degree manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife Earline, 30, of 1309 Young St. The couple, who married in 1952 and separated in 1953, reportedly reconciled briefly before the fatal confrontation at Fullwood’s Plum Avenue home.
Airman Thomas E. Green son of Mr and Mrs E C Green 533 Baltimore St is being trained as an Air Force technician at Warren Air Force Base Wyoming The base near Cheyenne trains automotive utilities telephone teletype operators repairmen inspectors supervisors and administrative and supply technicians for the Air Force
Four persons suffered minor injuries in five local accidents yesterday. A three car crash at 2nd Avenue and Main Street caused about 1200 dollars in vehicle damage. One motorist, Harlan Turner, 23, was cited for failure to yield. another driver, Donald Meadows, was treated and released after the collision. A separate incident left Robert Whitaker, 23, bruised after being struck at Central Avenue and Broad Street. Minor damages were reported in two other bumps, with a police motorcycle and two vehicles involved on Broad Street and Manchester Avenue.
A small tornado touched down in Anderson Indiana, ripping roofs from homes and lifting houses from foundations across ten blocks. It then struck the business district causing more damage. Rev. Ernet F Pagel 63 was struck by a pickup while warning his congregation and suffered a chest injury. he was the only reported casualty.
The Federal Prison Bureau reported 62 executions in the United States last year, the lowest total since records began in 1930, down 20 from the previous low set in 1990.
A violent earthquake shook Prato Italy and disrupted the local seismograph. Reports say the tremor occurred about 1 20 a m EST with readings from Florence Ireland and England. Officials estimate the center near eastern Greece or Turkey.
New rust removing chemicals speed some car repair jobs by loosening nuts on corroded bolts, cutting labor time by as much as 20 percent.
The Nebraska state capitol, designed by Bertram Goodhue, showcases a 432 foot central tower meant to be seen across miles of prairie. Oology is defined as the study of bird egg science.
Tuesday gatherings include Sertoma Club at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Hotel North Middletown Fire Assn at 7 p m at the N Middletown Fire House Mayfield Fire Dept at 7 30 p m Sheffield Street Fire House Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion at 7 45 p m Armory FOE Lodge at 8 p m hall SPEBSQSA at 8 p m Legion Home Wednesday events feature Golden Age Club at 1 30 p m in the Girl Scouts Room Civic Association National Guard Company PD 107th Armored Cavalry at 7 30 p m at the Armory. Medina Saudi Arabia is second only to Mecca as a sacred city of the Moslem world.
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