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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1953
Page
9
Ohio faces a mounting highway crisis as traffic grows and trucks require wider roads and stronger bridges. The piece argues for two paths: adding lanes on upgrades to allow passing or a broader funding solution to address chronic underinvestment and aging infrastructure.
Mabel Allen of 502 N. Firestone Blvd reports losing 20 pounds with Rennel and feeling younger. Dismissals promise a free booklet, satisfaction guarantee with the first bottle, and a refund from the manufacturer if not satisfied. The ad notes Rennel is sold by a local druggist for $1.40 and claims no hunger.
Lt Franciszek Jarecki who escaped from Poland in a MiG fighter urged NATO sponsorship of a Polish army in exile. Speaking before about 100000 Poles at Humboldt Park he said such an army would attract thousands of young Poles and offer a refuge for those fleeing Poland if Western democracies back Polish freedom.
Fourteen French civilians including five men eight women and one child returned to France after two years eight months in North Korean internment. Freed last month after Soviet intervention, they traveled via the Trans-Siberian Railway to Moscow and then to East Berlin before flying home. All reported good health and no physical mistreatment per spokesman Georges Perruche former acting chargé d affaires and consul general in Seoul.
A 250 member United Brick and Clay Workers AFL walkout began Sunday at Ludowici Celadon Co in New Lexington. They demand a new contract to replace the one expiring April 30.
Former President Harry S Truman and his wife left Hawaii for Missouri aboard the Gold Coast Limited. Their daughter Margaret departed earlier for New York via Chicago on the City of San Francisco. The Trumans arrived aboard the President Cleveland and Truman said he is more sold on Hawaii statehood and plans to work on his memoirs.
Firemen were called to Wicoff Street and Queen Avenue by a still alarm at 11 46 a m yesterday to find a city owned street marking flare had been knocked over.
A reader worries that their widowed mother 68 bears all housework while daughter Ellen and son-in-law live nearby and receive pay. A columnist suggests the mother feels needed, urges fairness to Ellen and Red, and notes elderly people benefit from routine and purpose, even amid chores and caregiving.
Cleveland dispatch notes Steel magazine reports last week’s steel production at 100.5 percent of capacity, yielding 2,270,000 tons for ingots and castings. The finished steel index held at 181.31 while scrap costs fell to 41.67. Prices expected to rise later as cost positions weigh against pending steelworkers wage negotiations.
Ohio officials and Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War mark the dedication of U S 6 as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway at Cleveland Public Square. Clarence B. Woods of Fiance led the ceremonies amid a civic anniversary observance.
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