Bill Hilz Named President of Drama Society
Middletown High School junior Bill Hilz was elected president of the school chapter of the National Thespian Honor Society at the final drama meeting. Elected officers for 1952 53 include Juanita Brewer vice president Jean Hambleton secretary Gwynne Finkelman assistant secretary Aida Aronoff treasurer and Benny Weaver scribe. The chapter plans at least six plays next year and aims to attend the National Thespian Conference at Indiana University in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hilz
Middletown High School
National Thespian Honor Society
Juanita Brewer
Jean Hambleton
Gwynne Finkelman
Aida Aronoff
Benny Weaver
Bill Lane
Jim Frisby
Charma Mason
Maria Jung
Ed Helfman
Marilyn Lawson
Florence Powell
Indiana University
Four Tunisians Exiled Leaders Freed on Island
French authorities released four nationalist leaders from exile on an island in Tunis including former Premier Mohammed Chenik. U S official Henry Byroade visited Tunisia and met with Bey of Tunis and pro French Premier Salahuddin Bacouche, who heads the government after Chenik’s ouster two months prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
Tunisia
Mohammed Chenik
Jean de Hauteclocque
Henry Byroade
U. S
Byroade
Salaheddine Ben Mohammed Baccouche
Chenik
Anthrax Epidemic Probed By House Agriculture Panel
Congressmen plan a Thursday hearing on a Midwest anthrax outbreak spanning Ohio Illinois and Indiana. Chairman Cooley says Agriculture Secretary Brannan and bureau chiefs will testify on livestock disease response and related measures. The outbreak has chiefly affected hogs in northeastern Ohio.
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Washington P
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
House Agriculture Committee
Cooley
D - NC
Agriculture
Brannan
Simms
Bureau of Animal Industry
Geneses
Midwest
Skit To Portray JA At Banquet
A JA movement skit is in preparation for the annual banquet on May 14 at the Manchester Hotel. The all Achiever cast will depict JA activities with panto mime and tableaux, directed by M. G. McCall. Speaking roles include Winford Lawson Orma Viel Delores Rhodes Ethel Daniel Gerald Cottingin and Bob Geis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
M. G. McCall
Winford Lawson
Orma Viel
Delores Rhodes
Ethel Daniel
Gerald Cottingin
Bob Geis
Delores Mason
David Steward
Wayne Sorrell
Elaine Meehan
Ronnie Bushhorn
Margaret Jackson
Mary Worere
Pat McConaughey
Philip Price
May Lipscomb
Carol Irving
Ohio Farm Bureau To Honor Seven Youth Essay Winners
Seven Ohio youths will be honored in Columbus on Thursday for writing the best soil conservation essays in the state. Winners from district contests include Rachel Combs New Concord Harold Gault Ashland James Weber Cove Richard Dauer Perrysburg Shirley Mutschelknaus Sugarcreek Wilbur Doak New Antioch and Roger Dicke New Bremen. Cash prizes will go to the top three winners in the statewide contest sponsored annually by the Ohio Farm Bureau.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rachel Combs
New Concord
Harold Gault
Ashland
James Weber
Cove
Richard Dauer
Perrysburg
Shirley Mutschelknaus
Sugarcreek
Wilbur Doak
New Antioch
Roger Dicke
New Bremen
Ohio Farm Bureau
Nine Year Old Leads Wilson School Dedication Speech
Nine year old Mike Finley son of Mr and Mrs James Finley of Orchard Street gave the first speech at the dedication of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School last night and set a brief pace. He spoke only Why I like Wilson School for one minute noting the new green glass boards are better to write on. The dedicatory address by Walton B Bliss executive secretary of the Ohio Education Association emphasized the value of education and school investment. Superintendent Wade E Miller applauded the bargain price of 496 879 and introduced architect T D McLaughlin who came from Florida. City Manager H W Starick spoke as a citizen and praised bond voters for 1949. Board president Ross H Snyder commented on rising birth rates and the need for future sites, noting the Wilson site was bought in 1929 for 10 000. Local groups presented flags and open house followed the inspection of 13 classrooms.
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Mike Finley
James Finley
Orchard St
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Walton B. Bliss
Ohio Education Association
Bliss
Highview Rd
Wade E. Miller
Bess
Miller
Ross H. Snyder
Board of Education
Wilson School
Woodrow Wilson Student Council
Mike
John Gibbs
The
John Arpp Co
George C. Crout
Herbert W. Starick
T. D. McLaughlin
Journal
Absenteeism Hits Top-Working Industries In War Era Echo
New York reports absenteeism rising in industries expanding plants and labor forces. Firms hire green labor and workers from other regions, longer hours, and more women, boosting lost time. Weather and climate influence patterns, with nine days lost per year for men and 13 for women on average.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Board
Incomplete Election Returns From Several Districts
Unofficial AP returns show incumbents in several districts with margins and totals across 19th 11th 12th 13th and other seats. Candidates include Kilpatrick Tarburton Steinemann Guthrie Bender Crosser and others with various vote tallies and incumbents marked by x.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Russel
Robert J. Kilpatrick
George T. Tarburton
George C. Steinemann
Associated Press
Ralph M. Hendricks
Paul F Schenck
Fred L. Adams
Cliff Clevenger
Leo Blackburn
Albert L. Daniels
Earl E. Eastwood
Strawder A. Ringer
Joseph I. Williams
Hugo F. Boyce Jr
W. A. James
Oliver P. Bolton
John W. Morrison
T. R. Zettelmeyer
William H. Ayres (x
Robert R. Guthrie
Ed Griffith
Norman E. Nygaard
Clarence L. Wetzel
Locke Miller
Allen Russell
John Hee
John R. Niles
Harry Ear
Lawrence O. Payne
George H. Bender
T. F. McDonald
Dennis Dunlavy
Esther H. Markham
Jacob Francis Myers
W. J. Myers
Henry P. Webber
Edward O. Erickson
Walter B. Huber
Harry Hurtt Jr
Mary E. McGowan
William M. Boyd
Michael A. Feighan
Michael E. Gallagher
John Kelley
Edward L. Pucel
Joseph F. Gornick
Robert Crosser
Stephen M. Young
Mexicans Team to Attempt McKinley Ascent
Two Mexican mountaineering clubs formed by printing and railroad workers will join forces to scale Mt. McKinley in Alaska, aiming for the 20,270 foot peak this June.
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Mexico City
Mt. McKinley
Alaska
UN Armistice Hinge Seen on Red May Test U N Resolve
The United Nations stance on voluntary repatriation of prisoners is reiterated as essential. Officials expect statements soon and believe the UN will not launch a major new offensive if talks break down. Reds may strike to reclaim the peninsula, while Ridgway’s view holds UN forces in a strong, damaging position.
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U.N
Ridgway
United Nations
Korea
Korean
Ostrich Egg Hatches After Weeks Hidden in Somaliland Desk
An ostrich egg placed in a Somaliland desk drawer was forgotten for several weeks until it hatched into a healthy young bird. The incident highlights the surprising outcomes of incubation inside concealed spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somaliland
Africa
Truman Wins One Exchange
A Quincy paint factory worker Edward Barton challenged President Truman on the pronunciation of John Adams and John Quincy Adams after Truman's TV White House tour. Truman replied that John Adams was the second president and his son John Quincy Adams, whom Missouri people pronounce cee, was the sixth president.
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Quincy
Mass
Truman
Edward Barton
White House
John Quinzee
John Adams
United States
John Quincy
Missouri
U N Planes Raid Red Rail Lines Across Korea Fronts
Allied war planes struck two rail lines in 340 places disrupting Red supply routes. An allied patrol clashed with Chinese forces west of Chorwon on the Western Front for two hours. Tank supported raiders destroyed four Red bunkers near Kumhwa on the Central Front.
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Seoul
Korea
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Senate predicts McGranery confirmation as attorney general
Senator Magnuson forecast Senate Judiciary Committee support for Federal Judge James P. McGranery of Philadelphia to be attorney general. Questioning on President Truman's power to seize private property stirred debate, with McGranery pressed to answer directly. Chairman McCarran warned that vague replies could endanger support for his nomination.
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Washington
Sen
Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Judiciary Committee
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia
McGranery
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Thomas D. McBride
McCarran
D-New
House
Top Programs In Radio and TV Voted for Michael Awards
New York awards honor eight radio and television stars and twenty programs. The Big Show wins radio program of the year, with Tallulah Bankhead. Betty Furness, Dragnet, Your Show of Shows, I Love Lucy, Meet The Press, See It Now and Zoo Parade are among television winners.
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New York
Michael
Academy of Radio and Television Arts and Sciences
National Broadcastiing Co
Tallulah Bankhead
Radio Michaels
Telephone Hour
Theater Guild of the Air
Edward R. Murrow
Metropolitan Opera Co
NBC Symphony
Dragnet
Betty Furness
Red Skelton
Fred Waring
Philco Goodyear Playhouse
Meet the Press
Garry Moore
Fleischmann Quits Post as DPA Chief. Fowler Nominated
Washington Manly Fleischmann resigns today as defense production administrator. President Truman nominates Henry H. Fowler to succeed him and to hold the DPA post while continuing as administrator of the National Production Authority. Fleischmann said the mobilization program has progressed to a point justifying his resignation, effective May 31.
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Washington
Manly Fleischmann
Defense
Truman
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
National Production Authority
DPA
Fleischmann
End Of Secrecy In Korean Talks At New Low
Korean truce talks sank to an all time low as Communists rejected the Allied three point package. Ridgway announced a tough ultimatum while both sides prepared to resume negotiations amid secrecy removal. The United Nations Command proposed an indefinite armistice recess as talks stalled over prisoner repatriation and airfield access.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Tokyo
Mathew B. Ridgway
U.N
Reds
Russia
Yad
Ridgway
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Nam Il
Mark Clark
Elisenhower
NATO
Europe
Melbourne to host 1956 Summer Olympics first below equator
Melbourne Australia won the bid to stage the 1956 Summer Games becoming the first Olympics held south of the equator. The decision marks a historic milestone for the international event and Olympic movement.
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Melbourne
Australia
Early birds fossils with reptile like tails discovered
Fossil finds of early birds show reptile like tails and teeth. Researchers note perched features linking birds to ancient dinosaurs, revealing transitional traits in winged ancestors and shedding light on early avian evolution.
Two Armco Vets Awarded 50 Year Plns
Arthur Fisher and Sam Embry received Armco miniature gold emblems marking 50 years with the company. Fisher began at Central Works in 1902, later moving to East Works and retiring in 1947 from the Stainless Steel Dept in East Works. Embry started as a boiler cleaner in 1902 at Central Works, spent his career in Mechanical Maintenance, and retired in 1949. both reside in Mason Ohio and 1304 Grove St. A large Armco gathering at East Works, Fabricating Division and General Office witnessed Hook present the badges.
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Armco
Charles R. Hook
Arthur Fisher
Sam Embry
Fisher
Central Works
East Works
Central
East Works Stainless Steel
Mason, O
Embry
Grove St
General Office
Hook
Law Brewing Troubles For Wandering Lasses
In a court martial in Guam, Staff Sgt. Dewey H. Meeks and Airman Robert J. Quick were convicted of aiding two women to stow away on an Air Force B29 for an unauthorized trip from Sacramento to the Pacific island. Each received six months hard labor at one-third pay. Meeks faces a bad conduct discharge. The two women, Jeri McDaniel and Maxine Allen, fled from Guam and were apprehended in Sacramento for illegally entering a U S plane. They were fired from McClellan Air Force Base and face up to one year in jail or a $1,000 fine.
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Guam
California
Dewey H. Meeks
Robert J. Quick
Air Force
Sacramento
Calif
Pacific
Meeks
Jeri McDaniel
Maxine Allen
U.S
McClellan Air Force Base
Bolivia plans to nationalize tin mines nationwide
In La Paz, President Victor Paz Estenssoro announced plans to nationalize Bolivia’s tin mines. He spoke to a large crowd of revolutionary party members, signaling a cautious government takeover after his return to power following a prior coup.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Olivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
National Revolutionary Party
Paz Estenssoro
Yugoslavs accuse Russia of Balkan base plan
Belgrade official press accuses Soviet Russia of building bases in Varna Bulgaria and Dobruja Romania to seize the Straits of Dardanelles guarded by Turkey. The Iba newspaper attributes the aggressive policy to Prime Minister Stalin and cites major Black Sea port projects under way in Varna and Dobruja.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
Bulgaria
Romania
Dardanelles
Turkey
Iba
Stalin
Black Sea
Varna
Dobruja
Portsmouth Firemen Seek 56-Hour Work Week Vote
Portsmouth firemen filed suit in Scioto County Common Pleas Court to compel city council to place their request for a 56 hour work week before voters in a special election. Voters recently approved a 40 hour work week for patrolmen under City Manager Edward T Beall and the council.
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Portsmouth
Scioto County
Fire Emergency Squad Aids Child in Calumet Ave Rescue
A three year old girl seized by convulsions was aided by the city fire department emergency squad on Tuesday just before noon. Firemen carried Victoria McKellar, daughter of Selma McKellar of 1304 Calumet Ave, to Middletown Hospital for treatment. Her condition improved rapidly and she was kept for observation briefly.
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Fire Department
Calumet Ave
Victoria Mc-Kellar
Selma Mc- Keller
Middletown Hospital
Olds Retires Fairless Heads U S Steel Board
Benjamin F. Fairless assumed full control of United States Steel Corp as Irv ing S. Olds retires as chairman. Olds left with a $211,000 annual salary. Fairless becomes chairman and chief executive officer while remaining president, the first to hold both posts in the firm’s 50 year history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benjamin F. Fairless
Irving S. Olds
United States Steel Corp
Olds
Fairless
U.S. Steel
Sand Bank Slide Kills Four Boys in Arizona
In Safford Arizona a nine-foot sewer line trench collapsed while seven boys played at its bottom. Four were killed Manuel Sanchez 12 Junior 10 Mario 5 and Rito Rencomo 9. Three others escaped unharmed as rescuers battled shifting sand and crumbling walls.
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Safford
Ariz
Manuel Sanchez
Junior
Mario
Rito Rencomo
Mexico relaxes transit rules for through passengers
Mexico City reports a relaxation of transit restrictions for air passengers. Through travelers no longer need transit visas or tourist cards, with U S citizens in transit only needing proof of identity. Those staying overnight must hold a tourist permit or visa.
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Mexico City
Mexico
U.S
Two Panamanians Hurt In Riot After Parade
A riot after a political parade supporting opposition candidate Roberto Chiari wounded two Panamanians. One man was shot in the thigh and another hit by a stone on the head during the disturbance following the march by about 25,000 people in Panama City. The parade backed Chiari in the elections set for next Sunday against President Alcibiades Arias Mesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Roberto
Chiari
Alcibiades Arosemena
Local youths enlist in Air Force and Army
Two locals were recruited yesterday. Theodore Dearth 614 Cleveland Street joined the Air Force and will train at Sampson Air Force Base New York. Harold Powell 1507 Forrest Avenue enlisted in the Army and will report to Fort Meade Maryland.
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Middletonian
Air Force
Army
Luther Gregory
Theodore Dearth
Cleveland St
Harold Powell
Forrest Ave
Dearth
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
Powell
Ft. Meade
GAO faults CCC wheat purchase in Cargill deal
The General Accounting Office said the Commodity Credit Corporation overpaid about 10 cents a bushel for four to six million bushels of wheat from Cargill Inc. The firm did not hold the grain and the deal wasted between half a million and one million dollars. The GAO urged purchases be delayed for better prices. The Senate Agriculture Committee probes the matter as Senator Aiken called the loss taxpayer money.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
CCC
House
W. L. Ellis
GAO
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Cargill
Auto theft plea ties youths to stolen car
Pvt. Harold L. Miller 20 of Arcana, Ohio, pleaded guilty in Springfield municipal court to auto theft and was bound to the grand jury under $1,000 bond. His companion Pvt. Samuel E. Saul, of Toledo, 16, had falsified his age to enlist. both were picked up in Delaware, Ohio, in a stolen car. Saul, listed as 19 at Fort Hayes, is held on a juvenile delinquency charge after escaping Fort Hayes detention with Miller.
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Springfield
Harold Leroy Miller
Arcanum
Harry Snodgrass
Miller
Samuel E. Saul
Toledo
Delaware
Springfeld
Saul
Fort Hayes
Clark County
Girl Scout Council Will Meet Tonight
Middletown Girl Scout Council members will gather at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Civic Association for a meeting led by commissioner Mrs Andrew E Roper The agenda covers numerous summer activities plans Mrs George Koeppel will chair Play Day starting 10 30 a m Saturday at Armco Park and suggests using troop treasury funds for bus transportation for attendees
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Middletown
George Koeppel
Armco Park
Koeppel
Treasuries
Ohio Federal Workers Reach 103000 in 1951
Washington reports Ohio had 103008 federal employees at year end with most in the Defense Department. The Civil Service Commission ranks Ohio seventh nationwide for federal activity.
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Ohio Federal
Washington
Ohio
Defense Department
Civil Service Commission
Police Briefs Arrests on Warrants for Bad Check and Defraud
Beech Gillum, 28, of 1408 For rest Ave was arrested at 4 45 p m yesterday by Assistant Police Chief Joseph Newkirk and Detective Paul Fouts who turned him in from the Miami sburg Police Department on a warrant signed at Walter Oaks charging him with issuing a bad check. Walter Houston Jones, 30, of Tuscaloosa Ala was arrested at 7 30 p m by Detective Fouts on a warrant filed by William Igo charging defraud. Jones was picked up at Eighth Ave and Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech Gillum
Forrest Ave
Joseph Newkirk
Paul Fouts
Miamisburg
Gillum
Walter Oaks
Walter Houston Jones
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Fouts
William Igo
Defraud
Jones
Eighth Ave
Lincolpt
Woman accuses neighbor of assault and battery sparking arrest
Dixie Armitage of Woodlawn Ave was arrested on a warrant charging assault and battery filed by Norma Watson. Watson alleged Armitage whipped her four year old son with a switch. Two attempted break ins were reported one in a car and another at a home. Several dog bites and a trousers tear were noted with police ordering two pets tied for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Armitage
Woodlawn Ave
Norma Watson
Armitage
Douglas
Marie Schwartz
Oxford State Rd
Curtis St
First Ave
Clarence Miley
Girard Ave
Larry Ashley
Park St
John Littlejohn
Lee Bonner
Eighth Ave
Everett Wilson Charged on Statutory Charge
Everett Wilson aged 24 of 1527 Lawn Avenue was arrested by Court Bailiff Louis Rossi at the City Building on a statutory charge. He was released on a $1000 property bond to appear in court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Wilson
Lawn Ave
Louis Rossi
Warrants Filed Against Ann Taylor and Willie Hogue
Warrants charging a graney were filed against Ann Taylor 31 of the Cordelia Hotel Cincinnati and Willie Hogue M of Route 122. They were released on 50 dollar bonds each to appear in court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graney
Ann Taylor
Cordelia Hotel
Cincinnati
Willie Hogue
Route 122
Arrest of John Gabbard for drunken driving at Main Street
John Gabbard, 52, of the Earle Hotel, was arrested yesterday at First Ave and Main St on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gabbard
Earle Hotel
First Ave
Main St
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Daughters of America
Order of United American Mechanics
Daughters of Union Veterans
Business Mirror
By Sam Dawson
McKinley
UN Korea
Senate
New Low
By Robert B. Tuckman
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Girl Scout Council
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