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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1953
Page
5
Frank Campbell, 27, of West Middletown Route 1, was charged with pointing firearms at 1:20 a.m. yesterday after allegedly pointing a loaded gun at Patrolman Paul Judd as Judd and Officer Don Murphy responded to a parked truck call at Wildwood Road and Barnitz Street.
Phreatophytes are blamed for wasting water in 17 western states by consuming up to 25,000,000 acre feet yearly. The plants, mainly trees and shrubs with deep root systems, sap groundwater and reduce available supplies for other uses.
A promotional notice claims glandular inflammation causes troubles in older men and warns against temporary relief. It advertises non surgical treatments at the Excelsior Institute in Excelsior Springs Missouri and offers a free book with no obligation.
A youth escaped injury when his car demolished the front after crashing into a utility pole at Baltimore Street and Penfield Avenue. Robert Kovacs, 19, was charged with careless driving and released on bond to appear in Municipal Court. Police said he was speeding and failed the curve near the railroad.
About 50 tons of molten metal dropped into the basement of Open Mearth Department 1 at Armco East Works when a furnace ruptured. Half the furnace load fell through but a plant spokesman said damage would be limited and the hearth furnace would be back in operation today. Fire crews controlled the flow with sand from 3:53 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. No fire spread. Other alarms reported grass fires and a stove explosion in a separate incident. One house fire caused $35 in damage. No injuries reported.
Walter W. Williams, aged 111 and one of the nation’s five surviving Civil War veterans, celebrated at his Franklin Texas farm with family and friends. The Hood’s Texas Brigade forage master, who joined the Confederates at 22, enjoyed cake and said younger men should get along better with their wives to live longer. Williams plans fox hunting after the party with his 79-year-old wife and numerous descendants present.
At a five power conference idea emerges as Britain and the United States push to withdraw from Zone A while Tito and Yugoslavia threaten to move into Zone B. Italy seeks to secure Trieste port with protections for minorities and guarantees for central Europe. Pella must win Parliament approval without binding commitments for the conference.
A newly identified radioactive mineral from India contains 31 percent thorium oxide and 4 percent uranium oxide. The material's radioscopic properties classify it as highly radioactive, suggesting potential for both scientific study and safety considerations. Further analysis will determine its geological origin and applications.
Vital statistics list births to multiple local families over Saturday and Sunday. Names include Sowards Middletown Hollon Frazier Melton Sims Hamilton Barker Hilboldt Dowrey McFadden Cornatt Downing and Smith. Children comprise eight boys and four girls born across several addresses in the area.
Walter Young 21 Western Union lineman and Ann Boggs 18 of Hamilton. Robert Seay 26 painter and Ellen Marie Myers 17 clerk of 532 Crawford St. Glen Mardis Jr 21 of Overpeck and Mary Catherine Fain 21 of Hamilton.
A long hospital list notes patients by name and address with medical or surgical status. Included are John Apple Henry Crowe Frances Larchet Anna Zurmahr Harry Evans Frank Kraft Embry Hardeman Christopher Richards Nathaniel Bennett George Callahan Jess Howard and others. Out of town entry lists Robert Buchheit of Trenton Route 1 at Dayton Grandview Hospital.
Margaret Truman II is confined to bed with a severe laryngitis and has canceled a Los Angeles singing engagement scheduled for Wednesday.
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