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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
7
Baltimore begins replacing 16,700 gas street lamps with electric fixtures under a modernization plan. By year end 800 will be removed, and 4,700 more gas lights are slated for replacement over the next four years, though many residential areas will retain gas poles and lamps.
The forecast calls for cloudy and mild conditions with possible showers or thunderstorms tonight, then partly cloudy and cooler on Friday. Temperatures ranged from a low of 44 degrees to a high of 71 degrees during the day with morning readings around 62 degrees.
A 100 watt bulb emits 50 percent more light than four 25 watt bulbs combined, illustrating how higher wattage surpasses multiple smaller bulbs in output.
Local unit of the U S National Guard will drill at 7 p m at the barracks. Dance Club of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at 7 30 p m in the club room. Regular weekly business session of the Moose Club will be held at 8 p m at the Hall.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 30 p m Blythe Williams Post Auxiliary of American Legion holds its weekly session at 8 p m at the Silver Leaf Social Club on Ninth Ave Executive committee of Armco Employees Independent Federation to meet at 7 p m in AEIF offices Middletown League of Women Voters monthly meeting starts at 8 p m at the Civic Association
Alpha Council No 326 Jr O U A M will convene at 8 p m at 19 North Broad St with members expected to attend and conduct routine lodge business.
The Middletown Grocers and Meat Dealers Association will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. at the Civic Association to discuss local business matters.
Arthur Stitt, program chairman, has secured Lloyd Benne as lecturer and color photographer for the upcoming event. Benne will speak on visual storytelling and present color photography samples to attendees.
The Lions Club dinner meeting will feature a speaker at the Manchester Hotel at 6 30 p m. The first city wide committee on City Charter revision convenes at 8 p m in the Municipal Courtroom.
A general committee meeting for the I Am An American Day observance begins at 8 15 p m at the Legion Home. The Navy Mothers Club will hold an organizational meeting at 7 30 p m in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall.
Lemon Township Progressive Association will hold a meeting at Mayfield School at 7 30 p m for discussion of local community concerns and plans.
All residents of Mayfield are invited to attend the presentation outlining the proposed fire department for the community. Officials will discuss funding, placement, and services.
Paul Reimar distribution engineer for Cincinnati Gas and Electric will discuss radio interference at the Dial Radio Club meeting scheduled for 8 a.m. in the VFW Hall.
The National Association of Power Engineers will convene at 7 30 p m at the YMCA. A weekly Lafay ette Lodge No 37 Knights of Pythias meeting begins at 7 30 p m at Castle Hall.
A regular noon meeting of the Optimist Club is scheduled at the Manchester Hotel. Members will gather for their standard luncheon session and guest updates.
The Soviet Union plans the Gorky Hydroelectric Power Station to be near 50 kilometers above Gorky on the Volga, slightly smaller than Duper station. It forms the fourth link in the Volga Cascade to exploit European Russia’s river power, with the first three stations already supplying Moscow. Also noted, Richard Wagner studied composition under cantor Theodor Weinig.
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