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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1950

Page

3

Florida Commission Clears AP In Probe Of Sending Race Data

The Fierce Commission says horse race bookmakers do not obtain betting information from Associated Press dispatches. After an April investigation, the commission found AP is not the source of bookmakers data and notes AP is not engaged in gambling information dissemination in violation of Florida law. The findings were sent in a letter to Florida Attorney General Richard Ervin on his request for AP to stop sending race flash results to Florida newspapers.

Florida Commission Tallahassee Fla Associated Press Eeeee Renews Gathering Commission Richard Ervin Ervin Florida

Florida anti-bookie law inquiry on private wires

The commission said a mere belief of a leak of information sent over wires could not justify invoking the anti bookie law. The AP had declined to stop sending Continental Press information, calling it censorship. The inquiry into private wire use to curb gambling information would continue.

Continental Press Service Associated Press Florida Continental Press

Butler County Courts Case Fragments and an Alimony Suit

Court records show multiple matters including Betty Merie Martin versus Ernest E. Martin alleging cruelty and neglect involving several Hamilton residents, Laura Larman against Alfred Larman for neglect and cruelty, and a $500 settlement reached Monday in a fatal 1949 Trenton tire crash involving Goebel Back and James T. Back with Harvey Klink Trucking paying the heir.

Betty Merie Martin Franklin Rowte 1 Ernest E. Martin Hamilton Emma Brummit Ary Depew William Depew Laura Larman Gideon Rd Middletown Alfred Larman Trenton Harvey Klink Harvey Klink Trucking Company James T. Back Goebel Back Walter B. Carpenter Back Cornerter Klink State St Goebel Carpente Carpenter

Scout Leader Meeting at Camp Middlemoor Tonight

Girl Scout Leaders of the Middletown area hold their final meeting of the year at Camp Middlemoor. Mrs. Floyd Bell, president, announces an election and installation of new officers as part of the evening program.

Middletown Camp Middlemoor Floyd Bell

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The page presents a dense puzzle grid with long mixed entries and abbreviations. It lists multiple clues across horizontal and vertical axes including numbers, chemical symbols, geographic abbreviations, and apparent cryptic cues. The layout implies a crossword-like challenge with terms such as antelope, church season, and metallic symbols embedded in a historical wordplay format.

North Dakota

Stampede for steel fuels Iron Age report

New York AP The Iron Age reports a full blown stampede for steel driven by consumer demand for cold rolled sheets and high prices. It notes runaway scrap markets conversion deals and premium prices with no big gray market impact. Prices for No 1 heavy melting steel rise as scrap shortages and record capacity usage push industry metrics to new highs.

New York Iron Age Trade Weekly Record

Tax distribution of 1950 Butler County levies announced

Butler County auditor R H K Smith reports distributions totaling 411,915.83 from first half 1950 personal property taxes, with amounts allocated to Hamilton Middletown schools townships and villages, plus library shares. Figures reflect tangible and classified levies, current as of mid year, with year-end totals pending.

Butler County R. HK. Smith Smith City of Hamilton Middletown

Verity to Address Middletown Service Clubs

Members of Middletown service clubs are invited to a special Middletown Rotary Club meeting at the Manchester Hotel next Tuesday, June 6. Robert Brown, club president, announced. Calvin W. Verity, president of First National Bank, will discuss Japan's current situation and General Douglas MacArthur's occupation government after serving in SCAP in the Pacific.

Middletown

Photography Studio To Open Monday In Legion Home

Patricia Pat Easterling will open a photography studio Monday on the second floor of the Legion Home. A Middletown native and former Armco employee, she is known among the city’s younger set and is the daughter of R A Easterling. She studied photography at the Progressive School of Photography in New Haven where she earned a gold medal for portraiture.

Patricia Pat’ Easterling Legion Home Iss Easterling

Leather dressers carved in granite date to 2008 B C

Unearthed granite carvings depict leather dressers and indicate the craft of making feather products traces back to 2008 B C, suggesting ancient techniques and tools.

Memorial Day Rites at Calvary Cemetery

Memorial Day services were held at Calvary Cemetery with thousands attending all three city cemeteries. Magr James F. McNary presided as master of ceremonies and Father James Frommeyer led the Rosary. Father Walter Steinert spoke on the meaning of Memorial Day as Father Sylvester Mower offered De Profundis. The Holy Trinity men's choir sang hymns while a firing squad under Joseph R. Cox directed the salute and bugler Robert Hall played Taps to close.

Calvary Cemetery Magr James F. McNary James Frommeyer Walter Steinert Sylvester Mower Hely Trinity

Escaped Slayer Beard Caught After Flight to Chicago

London Prison Farm officials said Clarence Beard, 54, an escapee serving life for a 1928 Cleveland bank clerk slaying, was apprehended in Chicago yesterday after traveling under a false name. Authorities traced him via interstate cooperation with Ohio Indiana and Illinois. He reportedly stopped in Richmond Indiana en route to Chicago to collect money sent by a relative.

London Chicago Clarence Beard Beard Ohio Indiana Mmlinois Richmond Ind Chicago Western Union Cleveland

Obituary for Clifford C Crauder in Germantown

Clifford C Crauder aged 74 died Monday at his Germantown Route 2 home. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 am at the residence with Rev N E Wegmeyer of Farmersville officiating. Burial in Gei Specia ducted at 7:30 pm today by Germantown Knights of Pythias Lodge. calling hours after 5 pm today. Albert Swartzel Funeral Home in charge.

Germantown

Franklin Bert French 78 longtime resident dies in Franklin

Bert Franklin Marshall French 78 a Berlin Ky native and retired paper mill worker died of a heart attack Tuesday at his son Julius French’s home 12 Hudson Ave He leaves three daughters Mrs John Smith Middletown Mrs Lina Tamone Chicago and Mrs Frances Iron Valparaiso Ind two sons Julius Franklin and Charles Canton Ohio and two step sons William Pearl Alliance and John Pearl Chicago Friends may call at Robert Eston Funeral Home Thursday 4 to 10 p m Funeral and burial set for Johnville Ky Friday.

Franklin Bert Marshall French Julius French Hudson Ave Berlin John Smith Middletown Lina Tamone Chicago Frances Iron Valpariso Ind Julius Charles Canton William Pearl Alliance John Pearl

Notable figures with varied roles in 1930s politics and sports

Fargo North Dakota veteran William Lemke 71, Union Party presidential candidate 1936, former Nonpartisan League leader now GOP North Dakota faction. San Juan governor Godoy 54. New York Leon Schoonmaker 68, ex National Amateur fencer and highway development figure. Eas. Elmer L. McCarty 34 NYU instructor. Born Iola Kansas. Foot specialists say children outgrow shoes every one to six months until age fifteen.

Fargo N. D William Lemke North Dakota Union Party Nonpartisan League Republican Party New York Leon Monroe Schoonmaker Queens Long Island Wadsworth, Eas Elmer L. McCarty New York University Iola Kas

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