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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1953

Page

20

Lemon Monroe High School Holds Baccalaureate and Commencement

Lemon Monroe High School prepares for baccalaureate on May 24 at 8 p.m. in the Monroe auditorium with Rev Campbell delivering the sermon and the choir performing. Commencement follows May 26 at 8 p.m. with Rev Mueller delivering the address to 121 graduates and diplomas presented by Everett Switzer, with awards and scholarships, and songs by the concert band and choir.

Peter Lutkin William E. Ballinger Monroe Methodist Church Lemon-Monroe High School Bert Blair Savior Christiansen Mary Sears Louis Gabbard Monroe Karl A. Mueller Zion Lutheran Church Hamilton Everett L. Switzer Lemon Local Board of Education W. E. Davis Switzer C. W. Young Lemon Lemon High School Bert A. Blair Whitney Paul Bell Schuetky Alice Guernsey Jerome Lapham Melva Farmer Lemno-Monroe High School Dean Jones Suzanne Caldwell Balfour Danforth Foundation Bausch-Lamb National Honor Society Charles Ballinger Rachel Bryant Mary Jane Campbell Geraldine Deaton Lynn Mull Dorothy Pressler David Ratliff Margaret Sergent Shirley Tewell Sally Whitson William McNabb Mary Jones

Judge Rules U S At War In Korea

Federal Judge Harry C. Westover ruled the United States is at war in Korea for purposes of an insurance policy dispute. The decision allows Metropolitan Life to deny a second $5,000 double indemnity claim on Stanley J. Weissman, killed in action. Weissman argued no war by Congress. The court cited presidential powers and Congressional sanction of the Korean conflict.

Los Angeles Korea Jack Weissman Metropolitan Life Insuranc Company U. S Act of Congress Metropolitan Weissman Stanley J Harry C. Westover

Consensus Trips Young Fanning In Spelling Bee

Eleven year old Franklin Fanning Jr of Dayton reached the fifth round in the National Spelling Bee in Washington but was eliminated. At the time twenty one of fifty three contestants were gone from competition, with others eliminated on words like riparian palliate penchant aplomb malleable and maunder.

Franklin Fanning, Jr Dayton Washington, D. C Fanning Franklin Fanning Frank Fanning Middletown

Trio Held For Cincinnati Jury

Three Butler County residents were held for a Cincinnati grand jury over a $287 Norwood food store hold up. Mark A. Gimma 22 Kathleen Johnson 18 and Billy Sibert 23 all face bond of 25000 each after discovery of 279 in the men's possession when traced by license number.

Butler County Cincinnati Norwood Grand Jury Mark A. Gimma Kathleen Johnson Hamilton Billy Sibert Maurtown

Public Auction Notice of Abandoned Vehicles

Owner unknown will sell at public auction on June 6 1983 at Philpot's Garage two miles north of Bethany Ohio to satisfy storage liens. Vehicles listed include a 1938 Chevrolet Coach a 1959 Plymouth Coach motor numbers and serials, a 1946 Oldsmobile Coupe motor serials, a 1939 Pontiac Sedan motor serials, and a 1941 Ford Coupe serials not known. Auction at 9:00 AM.

Chevrolet Plymont Philpot Bethany Ohio

Ohio Fuel Gas To Build 2 Pipeline Segments

Ohio Fuel Gas Co will start a 2.307 million pipeline project next week to boost capacity from Texas Gas Transmission. The plan covers 26 miles of 20 inch line from Crawford Station near Lancaster toward Mt. Sterling at 1.276 million and 22 miles between Centerville measuring station and Howell Junction at 1.031 million. Ditching begins soon in both phases with completion in August and July respectively. The new line will increase summer gas supply from the Southwest and improve winter deliveries to Cincinnati, Dayton, Bellefontaine, Springfield, Urbana and other Ohio Fuel markets.

Columbus Ohio Fuel Gas Co Texas Gas Clyde C. Phillips Transmission Ohio Fuel Crawford Station Lancaster Mt. Sterling Centerville Montgomery County Howell Junction Greene County Ohio Cincinnati Dayton Bellefontaine Springfield Urbana

Training completes for Wilmington patrol aides group

Twenty six members of American Legion Post 218 will graduate as state highway patrol auxiliary men Friday at 8 p m in the Franklin Legion Home. By June 1 they join the Wilmington District unit in statewide emergency mobilization practice and will help coordinate community Civil defense programs. Plans to provide for immediate aid to any state area in case of disaster will be drawn up. Middletown legionaries finishing training Friday include Donald Alstaetter Garland Barr Frank N Bell Delmar Blankenship Brown Cornett Robert Curry Frank H Dechant Jim J Demetrion Robert L Engle Carl Frye Jr Gerald Huntebarger Howard Kimball Robert Meefe ders George Montgomery William R Newman Charles R Poff John F Reynolds Carl W Ride nour Donald L Schieding Walter Stephens Hal D Stevens Victor H Thomas Arthur E Trinkle Arthur J Ulrich Jr George Whisman and John Young.

American Legion Post 218 State Highway Patrol Franklin Legion Wilmington Middletown Legionaries Donald Alstaetter Garland Barr Frank N. Bell Delmar Blankenship Brown Cornett Robert Curry Frank H. Dechant Jim J. Demetrion Robert L. Engel Carl Frye Jr Gerald Huntebarger Howard Kimball Robert MecFeeders George Montgomery William R. Newman Charles R.poff John F. Reynolds Carl W. Ridenour Donald L. Schieding Walter Stephens Hal D

University To Test Whooping Cough Cure

Western Reserve University plans a $500000 trial of a new whooping cough vaccine on 7000 English children this fall. Dr Louis Pillemer says Britain will run the tests due to too few childhood cases in the United States to test practicality.

Cleveland Western Reserve University Louis Pillemer

Senators Grill Cloud Over Truck Tax in Ohio

Ohio Senator Roger Cloud faced tough questions from the Senate Taxation Committee as he defended a house approved plan to levy a heavy truck axle mile tax. Cloud argued the measure taxes trucks by miles and axles, not by declared maximums, amid skepticism about fairness to the steel industry and highway funding. The exchange highlighted concerns over the tax’s structure and potential impact on industry.

Columbus Donald Rolf R-Hamilton House Senate Cloud Nicholas Bernard D-Mahoning Ohio

Nehru and Dulles Meet in New Delhi Grin for Cameras

Secretary of State Dulles and Indian Premier Nehru left a private discussion smiling as they prepared to meet again. Nehru said Korea occupied only a tenth of the morning talks while sources cited Korea as the top issue in a recent private chat. Indian officials then pressed for more than one billion dollars in U S aid over three years to push the five year plan.

New Delhi India Dulles Nehru Korea U. S Harold Stassen Co. D. Deshmukh Indian Planning Commission

Employment Level Remains High in April

The Labor Department reports non-farm payrolls at a record season high in mid-April 1948, up about 100,000 from March and 1.3 million from a year earlier. Manufacturing jobs remain roughly one million higher than a year ago, while the overall rise shows signs of tapering.

Washington Labor Department

Lawmakers clash over bill authorship in tax proposal

Senator Lowell Fess questioned Rep Cloud on who wrote the measure, prompting Cloud to claim he drafted it himself. Fess pressed to learn authorship amid reports others aided in drafting a tax bill claimed to be unique in the Union aside from Alabama.

Cloud Fess Alabama

Armco Leader Sees Continued Growth After Ashland Dinner

Armco President W. W. Sebald voiced strong optimism for ongoing expansion after a $250 million plant expansion and the dedication of a new 80 inch strip mill in Ashland Kentucky. He cited Armco policies and teamwork as keys to future growth while noting steel demand remains solid but capacity has surged beyond 1953 absorption expectations.

Armco W. W. Sebald Ashland Armcomer Sebald Ashland Board of Trade James T. Norris Ashland Independent Arm.co Middletown

Pike Paving Arguments Finished In Court Today

Ohio Supreme Court heard whether the Ohio Turnpike Commission must accept bids on all paving materials for the Northern Ohio Turnpike. Shafer seeks to require alternate bids on asphalt and concrete. the commission favored Portland cement concrete. Lower court ruled both options acceptable and condemned the concrete decision as discrimination.

Columbus Ohio Turnpike Commission Ohio Turnpike Ohio Supreme Court Turnpike Commission Asphalt Richard H. Shafer Columbus Asphalt Paying Ohio Shafer T. J. Kauer Ohio Highway Turnpike Group Kauer J. W. Greiner Co Baltimore Robert D. Hamilton Second District Court of Appeals

Weygandt Urges Judge to Disqualify in Estate Case

Chief Justice Carl Weygandt of the Ohio Supreme Court recommended Franklin County probate Judge C P McClelland disqualify himself from the million dollar estate matter of Columbus manufacturer Dennis R Kelly. An affidavit filed with the Supreme Court by three claimants cites prejudice and notes McClelland's son is with the firm handling the estate fees. Weygandt urged McClelland to voluntarily step aside.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Franklin County Carl Weygandt C. P. McClelland Dennis R. Kelly Supreme Court McClelland

Ohio House Defeats Home Projects Bill, Keeps Reconsideration

Ohio House rejects a proposal granting city councils final say on locating public housing projects. Representative Louis J. Schneider Jr. led the measure, and the vote was 53 to 62 against, with a motion to reconsider later left pending.

Colmbus O.P Ohio House Louis J. Schneider Jr Hamilton

Why Newspapers Remain The Townsads Main Advertising Medium

The piece argues newspapers deliver complete stories and timely ads. It compares news pictures and brief headlines to ads, noting papers provide full context, local reach, and lasting value. It claims newspapers are the nation’s most effective advertising medium with broad audience reach.

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