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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1950
Page
2
A Dayton driver escaped serious injury when his car hit a utility pole on South Main Street, tearing down high tension wires. Herman Ebbing, 50, was trapped and rescued by a Middletown Gas and Electric crew, treated for facial cuts, and arrested for driving while intoxicated.
H. W. Starick, city manager, returned from a statewide Ohio City Managers Association session in Columbus. He said personnel and finances were the main issues for city administrators, with equipment and legislation receiving secondary attention during the 22-manager discussion.
The Ohio Board of Liquor Control will hear eight appeal cases tomorrow in Columbus including Wilbur Huff and Robert J. Horning of 42 East Central Ave Camden doing business as the H and H Cafe seeking renewal of D-1 and D-2 licenses. Hearings begin at 9 a.m and are open to the public.
Paramount presents To Please a Lady with Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck showings at 1 15 3 20 5 20 7 25 and 9 30 p m On Tuesday Johnny Eager with Robert Taylor Lana Turner at 2 55 6 25 and 9 50 p m Also Blossoms in the Dust with Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon at 1 15 4 45 and 8 15 p m Strand features I Shot Billy the Kid with Don Barry at 1 30 3 55 6 25 and 8 55 p m Return of Jesse James with John Ireland at 2 35 5 95 7 35 and 10 05 p m Colonial presents No Way Out at 3 20 5 25 7 30 and 9 35 p m Tuesday Young Lovers at 2 58 5 55 and 8 52 p m Also The Torch at 1 25 4 22 7 10 and 10 13 p m
Douglas DeNeen, formerly of Middletown, reports from Alaska on weather and Air Force discipline as his first nationally published piece appears in Esquire under the title Curtain all. The December issue features his story and a biography of the late John B. Tytus, Ribbons of Steel, printed back to back.
Mr and Mrs Dan Clear of 2454 Wilbraham Rd report a girl born Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ova Carpenter of 1620 Taylor Ave report a boy born Saturday. Mr and Mrs Richard Kingsbury of 1504 Park Dr report a girl born Saturday. Mr and Mrs Gordon Sears of 1111 Baltimore St report a girl born Saturday. Mr and Mrs William Mount of 1107 Sorg Pl report a boy born Sunday. Mr and Mrs Scott Bennett of Lebanon Route 3 report a boy born Sunday. Mr and Mrs Hiram Peck of Germantown Route 1 report a boy born today. Mr and Mrs Herschel Day of 2915 Elmo Pl report a boy born today.
Charles Manning of Middletown and Bernard Daley of Warren County joined 12 other Wilmington College students for a four day visit to the United Nations in New York City. They will stay at the Paramount Hotel attend UN Security Council and General Assembly sessions and visit Quaker House before returning home Friday.
A long list of individuals from various streets and towns shows hospital admissions and surgical cases. Names include Joann Turner, David Back, Cheryleen White, Betty McCarthy, Billie Hadley, and many others with addresses across Franklin Middletown Trenton and surrounding areas.
Planning Commission will continue study of a proposed zoning ordinance in a Tuesday session at the City Building. G W Breiel leads the panel with consultants L Segoe and Associates present. A public hearing will be scheduled after revisions. City Commission to hold its own hearing and consider passage.
Harry E. Wentz 64 of 234 Millville Ave was killed in the B and C switchyard when struck by moving cars. He was a car checker for the railroad and the accident is believed to have occurred after he slipped and fell into the path of the train. His widow Mina Wentz survives.
Butler County chapter of the National Office Managers Association will hear R H Steubing assistant vice president of Union Central Life Insurance Co Cincinnati at their dinner meeting Tuesday in the Hamilton YWCA. Steubing past national president will conduct a clinic on office problems. Evan Hamilton is chairman of the Butler County group.
R A Dadisman of Middletown has been reelected to the Board of Trustees of the Porcelain Enamel Institute per a Washington DC headquarters announcement. Dadisman serves as manager of market development at Armco Steel Corporation.
Two seasonal topics will come before two divisions of the Safety Council this week. The women's division will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Civic Association library to discuss safe toys for Christmas. The industrial division will meet at 4 p.m. to discuss the foremen's training course, an annual study session. Morris Evans is chairman.
Joseph Balcimore, new police chief, reversed the prior practice of patrol cars originating radio calls. Under the new plan, calls come from the police station maintaining the same hourly checks. The change aims to reduce duplicate air reports and prevent desk call jams by giving the desk sergeant control of timing.
Announcement of the first 1950 fox drive in Warren County will be made next week as plans can be arranged. Ralph Ham Johnson president of the Warren County Bears Club said today farmers want to know in advance when the drives are to start to allow time to clear remaining corn from fields.
John McCowen Martin of Oakwood High School Dayton will lead the program as principal speaker before the Men's Club. He currently tours for lectures and is noted as a producer of state championship speech events.
The high school hosts a dinner program at 6 30 p m with speaker on British socialism described as America s No 1 lesson. John Minnich serves as chairman guiding the event.
English and Dutch men of war sank 16 ships of a 17 ship Spanish fleet bearing treasure valued at 150 million dollars at Vigo Bay, Spain, in 1702.
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