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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1948

Page

2

Ordinance On Main Street Trucks To Be Heard

City Commission plans a second reading on a truck ban for South Main Street to ease congestion. Signs will mark Route 4 entrances at Engle's Corner as Route 4 shifted to Verity Parkway. Also discusses sewer charge for non residents and a vacancy after Chief King’s death.

Engle's Corner Verity Pkwy Fred J. Schatzmann Schatzmann Main St Parkway South Main St Hugh A. King

Circus Day Holiday Sets School Free Again

Public schools will be closed May 13 as Circus Day returns, per Wade E. Miller the superintendent who started the holiday. He notes the old practice of missing class for illnesses or truancy to avoid the truant officer has ended, and even he will join the hockey play.

Wade E. Miller Board of Education

Scudda Hoo Scudda Hao at Paramount Theatre

Paramount presents Scudda Hoo Scudda Hao starring June Haver and Lon McCallister with showings at 1 15 PM 3 26 PM 5 25 PM 7 30 PM and 9 35 PM Tuesday and Wednesday at the Paramount.

June Haver Lon McCallister

Movie Schedule Highlights On Stage And Screen

On Tuesday Spade Cooley and Smiley Burnette perform at 2 45 5 05 7 30 and 9 50 p m Also on screen Campus Sleuth with The Teen Agers at 1 30 3 50 6 15 8 40 and 10 40 p m Wednesday Trail Street stars Randolph Scott and Gabby Hayes at 3 10 6 30 and 9 50 p m Also Frieda with David Farrar and Glynis Johns at 1 25 4 5 and 8 15 p m

Spade Cooley Smiley Burnette Trail Street Randolph Scott George “Gabby” Hayes Frieda David Farrar Glynis Johns

Special Services To Start Tonight At Nazarene Church

The Rev Bona Fleming evangelist from Ashland Kentucky begins a revival at the Church of the Nazarene tonight at 730 p m Public invited The series runs nightly through May 16 with Loren Dif Indianapolis Indiana providing singing accompaniment and congregational singing.

Bona Fleming Ashland Church of the Nazarene Fleming United States Loren Dif Indianapolis Ind

Mishaps Drop In Home And Auto After Safer April

Middletown Hospital figures show April safer than March with auto accidents down from 45 to 36 and home incidents falling from 74 to 66. School, industry and pedestrian accidents were similar to March, with five playground accidents and three traffic deaths and one home fatality in April.

Middletown Hospital Paul E Wilson The Safety Council Wilson

Educator Industry Forum Closes Fourth Year Series

Last night the Educator-Industry Council at the Manchester Hotel wrapped its fourth consecutive year with a lively open forum. Co chairs Wade Miller and Clarence F. Smith oversaw a discussion mixing humor with serious talk on aptitude testing languages penmanship and economic literacy as well as labor relations and the teacher shortage.

Manchester Wade £. Miller Clarence F. Smith Inland Container Corporation Smith Industrial Council

Annexation Area Enumeration Reveals 226 New Pupils

The East End 500 acre annexation will add 266 students to Middletown schools, ages five to 18, with 138 boys and 128 girls. Seven are handicapped by illness. distribution by age shows 33 five year olds through 16 year olds at seventeen. Plans for class and transport solutions are to be presented to the Board of Education May 13.

East End Middletown Wade E. Miller Miller Board of Education North Amanda Mayfield

Legions Push Congress on Middletown Peace Plan

The National American Legion backs two resolutions embodying the Quota Force Plan promoted by Middletown citizens. Delegates from Indianapolis meeting with Washington leaders push hearings and urging Congress to adopt the peace plan, with testifiers including C William Verity and Ely Culbertson.

Middletown National American Legion Congress Legion Indianapolis Washington C. William Verity Ely Culbertson New York Senate Congressional House Citizens Committee Verity Foreign Affairs Committee Arthur Vandenberg Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Marshall Truman Italy Anson McCook Hartford, Conn E. A. Emerson Armco International Corporation Culbertson Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Woman Corrects Misidentification in Local Story

AYesterday a woman was misidentified as Mrs Bertha Leap instead of Mrs Bertha Wright. Her birth name was Leap, and the correction clarifies the proper identity and prior surname.

Bertha Leap Bertha Wright Leap

Atom use beyond bombs cited by Chicago leader

University of Chicago head Robert Hutchins argues atomic knowledge serves good causes beyond weaponry. He notes a 12 million dollar program to explore peaceful atom uses for disease, science, and industry. A Dallas incident about a child biting a Great Dane is briefly mentioned. Rockwool insulation promo from Middletown Lumber Co. plugs low-cost home insulation.

Robert Hutchins University of Chicago Mr. Hutchins Dallas Middletown Lumber Company Central Avenue

Scratching Dog Remedies Mentioned in Small Ad Preview

A fragment discusses owners helping dogs with intense itching and scratching. It mentions flea-free dogs and possible topical powders or remedies, noting a setter with extensive hair loss and a sales pitch for a product priced around $1.00 to $60. The tone mimics a flea treatment ad and urges action.

Trash collections extended amid slow Clean-up Campaign

Delbert Mann reports slow progress in the second week of the Clean-up Paint-Up Campaign yet enough rubbish is collected to extend pick-ups. Monday added 10 truckloads, totaling 138. Wednesday routes include Arlington Square Homestead Bellomonte district and South Highlands.

Delbert Mann Arlington Square Homestead Bellomonte District South Highlands

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