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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1953
Page
5
Industry embraces atomic by products for better crops, medicines, and consumer goods. New compounds and techniques from Oak Ridge and universities drive cheaper wear detection, improved lubricants, and innovations from meat preservation to insecticides while government cuts barely affect funding for this practical research.
The Leaders Association of the Middletown Area Girl Scout Council schedules officer elections at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Middlemoor Lodge. A covered-dish dinner precedes the business session. Mrs. Charles Sebastian is president.
The U S Senate opens a first hand probe into New Mexico 1953 senatorial results led by Dennis Chavez. A potential statewide recount of about 250000 ballots follows Hurley’s contest alleging irregularities. County clerks and a district judge face contempt risk for withholding records.
San Francisco base Transamerica Corp chief Sam H. Husbands resigned citing unhappy association with some board members. Frank N. Belgrano Jr. was elected to board chairmanship, succeeding James F. Cavagnaro who also resigned to focus on private business. Cavagnaro remains a board member. Husbands headed the firm since 1946. Belgrano has sat on the board since 1928.
Santa Monica California actress Diana Lynn filed for divorce from architect John C. Lindsay alleging cruelty. The suit seeks court approval of a property settlement reached out of court. Lynn began acting as a pianist at 15 in 1941, married Lindsay in 1948, separated January 5, and have no children.
Applications are still being accepted for the 10th annual National Junior Achievement conference from August 31 to September 4 at Miami University, with eight Middletown Achievers already accepted. The deadline for the $45 registration fee is Saturday August 1. Installment payments are available and tours of Middletown industries are planned for a delegation near 500, ending with a dinner at the Manchester Hotel on September 4.
Herman E. Mullins of Somerville Route 1 has been promoted to private first class while serving in Germany with the Seventh Army. His unit helps guard NATO defenses across Western Europe under Gen Matthew Ridgway, and Mullins serves as field wire man with the 465th Field Artillery Battalion Headquarters Battery in Darmstadt. Also aboard the USS Rankin are Virgil Downs and Charles G. Croucher, returning to Norfolk after duty in Southern Europe and the Near East, with the ship’s Sixth Fleet amphibious elements and five landings including NATO operations.
Washington reports the federal workforce fell by 21,700 in April, bringing the May 1 total to 2,506,600. The Civil Service Commission cites most losses among armed services civilians and the Economic Stabilization Agency as controls wind down. Growth from Agriculture Department payrolls partly offsets the drop.
Ruby Myers of Ft Benning Georgia learns John Richard Myers filed for divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty in Butler County Ohio Case No b The respondent must answer by June 20 1953 or the prayer will be granted The clerk is Joseph T Kiep with Casper Casper attorney notices run May 5 12 19 26 and June 2 9.
Washington reports Ohio figures weigh a single gubernatorial candidate to face incumbent Frank Lausche. Representative George H. Bender urges party unity as speculation swirls about Lausche seeking a fifth term and possible interest from Dr. Arthur Flemming and Tom Herbert in future Ohio leadership.
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