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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1950
Page
9
Ordinance 2737 amends Section 7 of Ordinance 374 known as the Building Code. It specifies foundation wall materials including stone brick concrete and blocks and sets minimum thickness and footings. It requires footings below frost line and above finished grade, with extension beyond walls and soil bearing, for various wall types.
The document details building code amendments in Middletown, Butler County Ohio, covering masonry wall design, reinforced concrete bearing walls, non bearing partitions, and fire protection clearances. It cites Sections 8 and 16-3 of Ordinance No. 374 and related provisions, including occupancy classifications and room dimensions. The text references Ohio State Building Code alignment and specific clearance requirements for heating and furnace installations.
A congressional probe into the May 19 South Amboy munition explosion hears that the Coast Guard allegedly approved a dangerous shipment despite a ban. Phillip Denning quotes Ernest Stacey of the Coast Guard NY district saying South Amboy would be OK on the 17th. The five member committee, led by Rep. Edward J. Hart, will pursue the cause of the blast that killed 31.
A habeas corpus writ stayed Stephenson’s extradition to Indiana as a parole violator. Judge Reed set a December 15 hearing, delaying the extradition warrant. Stephenson’s lawyers planned to study records in Indiana and challenge jurisdiction claimed after his banishment.
The first atomic reactor at the U S Atomic Energy Commission site near Idaho Falls is nearly finished. Known as a breeder pile, it aims to create fuel and mark a peaceful step into the atomic era. The three reactors at the Snake River reserve include naval power and materials testing units.
Her schel D Newsom a 35 year Grange veteran from Columbus Indiana will be installed as Master to fill the unexpired term of Albert S Goss who died in New York last month A mother and sister join him on his 472 acre farm as he assumes leadership roles in state and national Grange bodies Delegates also re elected Henry P Carstensen to the executive board and named Dorsey Kirk to Newsoms board seat New Jersey favored as the 1951 meeting site with Atlantic City as a possibility.
Licking County Sheriff William McElroy, 47, was admitted to Newark Hospital with a fractured ankle after his car collided with another vehicle west of Newark. The sheriff was injured in the one vehicle crash and was listed in good condition.
Francis Carmody announces City Commission action repealing sections 7 8 16 3 16 8 16 15 FF of Ordinance 374 in the Middle Town Ohio building code. The measure takes effect at the earliest legally permitted date.
H R Kirk 65 longtime Columbia school superintendent was found dying in his office with a poison. His wife lay beaten to death in her bedroom with a bloody hammer found nearby. Coroner ruled murder and death by own action amid a Thanksgiving trip planned to St Louis.
Melvin G. Smith of Ohio State University told a five county conference that despite higher production costs net agricultural income in 1951 may rise 10 to 14 percent from 1950. He projected 1951 net income at 14.3 billion dollars, up from 13.3 billion in 1950, as farmers from Clark Greene Fayette Clinton and Montgomery counties listened.
Orrville exceeded its Dunlap Memorial Hospital fund goal by 36 721 dollars, bringing the total to 121 721 dollars. Industries merchants and organizations contributed 61 1000 dollars to the drive.
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