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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1950
Page
3
Franklin and Carlisle district voters approved multiple measures including a three mill levy for current operating expenses for three years and a six mill renewal for five years. A 2.525 million gym and facilities bond passed, Carlisle approved a 750,000 school building bond, and Franklin village's 300,000 storm sewer bond also passed with solid margins.
Co D Second Battalion 107th Armored Cavalry will meet 7 30 p m at the Armory Garage Fraternal Order of Police and Associates meet 7 30 p m at the Police pistol range Knights of St John meet 7 p m at St Johns basement Lemon Township Board of Education holds 8 p m session at Monroe School Spanish American War Veterans convene 7 30 p m at the Legion Home
East Middletown Improvement Association convenes at 7 30 p m at the Gas and Electric Auditorium. Odd Fellows Lodge meets at 7 30 p m at the hall. Moose Lodge at 8 p m. Boy's Choir rehearses at 4 p m at the YMCA. Blythe Williams Post Auxiliary of the American Legion gathers at 8 p m at the Silver Leaf Social Club. Toastmasters at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Hotel. Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 45 p m. Armco Employees Independent Federation executive committee at 7 p m at AEIF offices. Noon Kiwanis and Lions sessions at the Manchester Hotel. Middletown Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m at the high school.
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks convenes at 8 p m at the Elks Temple. Co B Ohio Defense Corps trains at 7 30 p m at the State Highway Garage. Alpha Council No 326 Jr OUAM meets at 8 p m at 19 North Broad St Middletown Branch 188. National Association of Letter Carriers meets at 9 a m at the Trades and Labor hall. West Middletown Improvement League meets at 8 p m at the West Middletown Church.
Retiring U S Ambassador Lewis W Douglas urged reconciliation between France and Germany. He proposed that enduring reconciliation could be achieved through Robert Schuman's plan to integrate Western Europe's coal and steel industries.
Germantown voters in three precincts approve a $75,000 bond issue by 65 percent for an industrial arts and vocational agriculture building and upgrades to home economics and physical education at the high school. Totals: 642 yes, 344 no. In Montgomery County's nine Germantown precincts Frank Lausche 738 votes, Don Ebright 629, Robert Taft 720, Joseph Ferguson 610.
A Soldiers and Sailors Committee of the Viola D. Romans Chapter of the WCTU sponsored a soldier dance last night at the Servicemen's Club at Patterson Wright Air Base in Dayton. Herb Spade and his orchestra played popular music with vocalists Dorothy Dawkins and Jimm Faye. Dale Riff added by mixing records with panor setup.
In a record general election turnout Arkansas voters rejected statewide prohibition and refused to earmark funds for schools. The report notes Ohio ranking fifth in state population.
A narrative poem recounts a man enduring a seasonal cold that returns after autumn warmth. He suffers headaches and feverish symptoms, begs his wife for remedies, stays in bed a week, then recovers and returns to work, reflecting on how unusually common a common cold can be. MARTIN
Franklin Township precincts show GOP leads in governor and U S Senate races with Don Ebright 1522 to Lausche 1338 for governor and Taft 1627 to Ferguson 1243 for Senate. Congressional race to Clarence J. Brown 1458 over Ben Goldman 796. Assembly race Cedric A. Stanley 1232 over Raymond Braddock 881. County commissioner Wilbur Lake 1793 to Keller Hoak 776.
Kent M Little was elected president of Forest Hills Country Club at a members meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce office in the Manchester Hotel. He succeeds retiring president Erle Hanson. New officers named include J D Sawyer vice president Templeton Thorne treasurer and Roy L Patterson secretary. Three year directors named Thorne W B Nixon and Paul Logan with James Lawrence and John McKnight retiring. A E Roper reappointed business manager.
Paramount shows Stars in My Crown with Joel McCrea and Ellen Drew at 1 50 3 50 5 45 7 45 and 9 45 p m. Strand screens Stromboli with Ingrid Bergman at 2 20 4 55 7 35 and 10 15 p m. Western Pacific Agent stars Kent Taylor and Shela Ryan at 1 15 3 40 6 20 and 9 p m. Colonial presents In a Lonely Place at 1 50 3 45 5 40 7 35 and 9 50 p m.
Unofficial returns from Preble County show all nine issues approved by voters. Eaton Board of Education bond of 545000 dollars passed and a 2.5 mill operating levy renewal also carried though vote totals were not yet available. Jefferson Township bond of 280000 dollars also passed.
Warren County voters backed Republican candidates in all races. Governors race results show Don H. Ebright 7394 over Frank J. Lausche 5361. other statewide contests favor Republicans including D. Nye 4561 over J. Eugene Rob 6866 for lieutenant governor. Ted W. Brown 7254 over Charles F. Sweeney 4467 for secretary of state. Frank M. Quinn 4236 over Roger W. Tracy 7168 for treasurer. Herbert S. Duffy 4290 over C. William O'Neill 7068 for attorney general. U.S. Senate: Robert A. Taft 8033 over Joseph T. Ferguson 4722. Congress at large: George H. Bender 7158 over Stephen M. Young 4324. Seventh district: Clarence J. Brown 8307 over Ben J. Goldman 3531. State Senate: George C. McCandless 6859 over Richard A. Wilmer 4289. General assembly: Raymond W. Braddock 4261 over Cedric A. Starley 7049. County commissioner: Keller Hook 5748 over Wilbur Lake 6234. County auditor: A. M. Parker unopposed 8772.
In Warren voters backed GOP endorsed Francis B. Douglass for chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court with 5333 votes to 3647 for Carl V. Weygandt. Other judges totals include Edward G. Matthias 4893, William L. Hart 6827, Charles H. Hubbell 3834, James Metzenbaum 1458, and write-in Henry Middleton 996. Simon Ross led for the court of appeals with 4569 votes over Edward Dorr 3255. Ross was GOP endorsed.
A two stick dynamite bomb exploded under the hood of a retired excavating contractor D R Sullivan or the sedan parked beside his house before dawn yesterday. No injuries were reported and Sullivan, 54, said he could think of no reason for the bombing.
The Camden Board of Education and the Camden school board secured passage of a three mill levy. The levy combines a two mill renewal with a new one mill tax to fund the current operation of the school plant at West Elkton, where the area was previously wet and is now dry. A proposal to prohibit the sale of beer on C or D permits passed by a needed margin, though exact figures were not available.
The day began sunny with a high of 68 degrees at 4 p.m. after a cool start at 7:30 a.m. Temperatures fell to a low around 52 to 54 degrees overnight. The forecast calls for showers and cooler conditions tonight and on Thursday.
The advertisement claims millions have found fast relief from itching and smarting piles using Petersons Ointment. It touts a cooling soothing astringent formula and includes a customer testimonial about relief and sleeping, with price 40c and 70c at druggists and a money back offer.
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