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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1949

Page

2

Auto Strikes Signal Steel Production Cuts

NEW YORK AP The Iron Age warns a dark labor outlook will affect steel this week as auto strikes reduce steel orders. If coal strikes persist, ingot output may not be hit as hard as in past years. Coal and coke stocks are high, suggesting a united front against UMW demands. Absent militant steel labor, some firms may have ample steel and coal, but distribution hinges on area conditions and freight dynamics.

New York Iron Age United Mine Worker Steel Company The Pittsburgh Ohio Valley Chicago Pittsburgh Mills

Steel Shipments Face Load Limits and Price Dip

The Iron Age notes distant markets competing with rail rates but warns truck shipments of steel may hit a limit due to enforcement of load limits. Many trucks exceed legal loads, and some drivers say profits vanish. Steel scrap composite falls to 22.75 a ton, down 0.33 from last week amid a Pittsburgh district price drop.

The Iron Age Pittsburgh

Declaratory suit over Middletown property rights heard

H G Mueller as administrator of Barbara Graff Weisman files in Butler County Common Pleas Case 63655 seeking a declaratory judgment on deed construction and present fee simple owners of Lot 2300 on Middletown plat. Named heirs and spouses receive notice with answer due by July 9, 1949. Attorneys Herbert S Miller and Casper Casperson listed. May 11 18 25 June 18 15.

Katie Mongeville Carmelita Street Huntington Park Los Angeles California Caroline Fisher North Paulina Street Chicago Clinois Edward E. Graff South Lee Street Alexandria Virginia Robert A. Graff Medland Street Barbara Graffeisman H. G. Mueller Barbara Graff Weisman Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio Middletown Herbert S. Miller Casper & Casper

Butler County Divorces Filed and Awards Granted

Divorce suits were filed by Elsie Caldwell Middletown against Washington Caldwell cruelty and neglect. Patricia Kindle Gable Middletown against Gilbert J. Gable neglect. Caleb Johnson Hamilton against Cherry Johnson neglect. Ann Evelyn Gabbard Middletown against Jesse Thomas Gabbard neglect. Willie Hensley minor Hamilton against Ralph Hensley cruelty and neglect. Margaret Rittenhouse Hamilton against Charles R. Rittenhouse neglect. Carrie Johnson Middletown against Jerry Johnson cruelty and neglect. Divorce decrees were granted for Eileen Orstad Middletown from James Louis Orstad neglect. Ethyle Gray Hamilton from Earl W. Gray neglect. Geraldine W. Franklin Middletown from Paul Edward Franklin neglect. Irene G. McFadden Middletown from Charles E. McFadden neglect. Alvin Pullman Middletown from Helen Pullman neglect. Fred J. Reichel Williamsdale from Pearl B. Reichel neglect. The Oxford local school board was granted permission to transfer $23,000 from the replacement fund of the school district to the general fund. Three suits for a total of $21 578.02 were filed against Deborah R. Priest Franklin in Butler County Common Pleas Court as a result of an automobile collision March 26 on Ohio 73 near the Butler-Warren County line. Charles Eugene Ferguson minor 810 The Alameda Middletown suing through his mother Rosetta Ferguson asks

Elsie Caldwell N. Main St Middletown Washington Caldwell Patricia Kindle Gable Gilbert J. Gable Caleb Johnson Chestnut St Hamilton Cherry Johnson Ludlow St Ann Evelyn Gabbard Jesse Thomas Gabbard Willie Hensley Ralph Hensley Margaret Rittenhouse Charles R. Rittenhouse Carrie Johnson Jerry Johnson Eileen Orstad James Louis Orstad Ethyle Gray Earl W. Gray Lakeland Fla Geraldine W. Franklin Paul Edward Franklin Irene G. McFadden Charles E. McFadden Alvin Pullman Helen Pullman Fred J. Reichel Williamsdale Pearl B. Reichel Oxford Local School Board Deborah R. Priest Franklin Butler County Common Pleas Court Ohio 73 Butler - Warren County Charles Eugene Ferguson Alameda Rosetta Ferguson

Kindergarten PTA Meeting Thursday at Middletown High School

McKinley Kindergarten Mothers PTA schedules final session of the year on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Room 206 Middletown High School. Dr. Fred Cameron health coordinator at Miami University will present two movies. husbands of members will attend.

Delegates Reports Heard By Civitan Club

Reports of two Civitan delegates to the Northeastern District Civitan International convention held last week at Wheeling West Virginia led the weekly meeting at the Manchester Hotel. E S Sherron and Allen Jones Middletown club representatives spoke on convention business.

Civitan Club Wheeling West Va Manchester Hotel E. S. Sherron Allen Jones Middletown Club

Truman names Coy to head 38-man US delegation

Washington AP reports President Truman appointed Wayne Coy, chairman of the Federal Communications Division, to lead a 38 member American delegation to the International Telegraph and Telephone Conference in Paris opening May 18. Lorain Ohio AP notes James Glover, 34, manager of the local Ohio State Employment Service office, named outstanding young man of 1949 at the Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet.

Washington Truman Wayne Coy Federal Communications Division Paris Lorain James Glover Ohio State Employment Service Junior Chamber of Commerce

Middletown residents seek damages after car collision

Lonnie Cates of 1832 Woodlawn Ave and Robert C. Martin of 1720 Sheffield St seek $5,519.62 and $5,425 respectively after a Priest car collided with a Martin driven vehicle, claiming injuries from the accident.

Lonnie Cates Woodlawn Ave Middletown Robert C. Martin Sheffield St Martin

Monroe Church Seeks Court Authority to Mortgage Property

Trustees of the United Presbyterian Church of Monroe filed a petition in Common Pleas Court seeking authority to mortgage church property for seven thousand dollars. The action requests legal approval to encumber the property to secure the loan.

Monroe Church Trustees of The United Presbyterian Church of Monroe Common Pleas Court

Property Trustees Read Consent for Improvements

The document lists the trustees as Clifford Steward, Raymond McKinley, Clifford Gleasman, and Harold Carter, detailing their roles in arranging funds for property improvements. The note emphasizes money needed to finance the planned enhancements and confirms official trustee oversight.

Clifford Steward Raymond McKinley Clifford Gleasman Harold Carter

Notable Names Include Cobb Rothwell Laney and Anderson

George Cobb Elery Rothwell Kenneth Laney James M An derson and Robert Mitzel appear among a list of individuals in the provided historical newspaper fragment. The context suggests a roster or group reference without further detail.

George Cobb, Elery Rothwell Kenneth Laney James M. Anderson, and Robert Mitzel

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