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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1955

Page

12

Secretaries Split Reactions to New Typewriter Keyboard

The Kansas City report shows varied secretary reactions to the Dvorak keyboard tests. Barbara Henley, using the system since 1938, praises speed and accuracy with 138 to 150 wpm versus 50 wpm on standard models. Some fear older workers will struggle, while others welcome progress.

Kansas University of Washington W. A. Dorrance Ethel Hoehn The National Secretaries Assn Marguerite Reiter

Greene and Ladd Members Join New York Stock Exchange

Greene and Ladd, a New York stock exchange member firm, are highlighted in connection with the Manchester Hotel and a listed phone contact 2 4571. The brief note underscores their exchange affiliation and local business link.

New York Stock Exchange Manchester

Parents face accused in Stephannie Bryan kidnapping case

In Oakland California prosecutors turned to a dramatic phase of the Stephannie Bryan case by bringing the girl's parents face to face with suspect Berton W Abbott. Abbott requested to confront the Bryans but was denied. Mrs Bryan described her routine route home and the search efforts after Stephanie disappeared on April 28. Dr Bryan, a radiologist, recounted the late night search near the Claremont Hotel.

Harold V. Streeter Oakland Calif Stephanie Bryan Berton W. Abbott J. Frank Coakley Trinity County Abbott University of California Charles Bryan Stephanie Berkeley Bryan Dr. Bryan Harvard Dartmouth Mass Coakley

Rosemary Clooney Says Some Mothers Should Be Spanked

Rosemary Clooney, new mother to Miguel Ferrer, defends hands on parenting. She criticizes mothers who neglect their children and says a baby belongs in the living room, not a nursery, as she travels with her family for work and records lullabies for bedtime.

Dorothy Roe Associated Press Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Jose Ferrer Miguel Cna Gro Ferrers England New York Chicago California Mom and Pop Spain Jose Palladium London

Man Held Guilty Of Rape Murders

MAYVILLE N Y A State Supreme Court jury found Joseph E Reade Jr guilty of first degree murder in the rape killing of his sister in law and her baby daughter There was no recommendation for leniency so the death penalty is mandatory Sentencing was set Reade a 26 year old former taxi driver showed no emotion as the jury deliberated 2% hours

Mayville N.Y State Supreme Court Joseph E. Reade Jr Reade

Ohio’s Only WWI CMH Winner Dwite H Schaffner Dies

Akron Ohio. Dwite H Schaffner Ohio’s only World War I Congressional Medal of Honor recipient died at 56 He earned the medal Sept 18 1918 at Boureuilles France as a lieutenant in Company K 306th Infantry He later served in the Adjutant General’s department in Nashville Tennessee and was legal adviser to the Selective Service Board for Tennessee He retired as a Colonel in the reserve at death and once led the Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter, with earlier legal career as Summit County assistant prosecutor.

Akron Ohio Dwite H. Schaffnner Schaffner Summit County 306Th Infantry Boureuilles France Adjutant General's Department Nashville Tenn Eclective Service Board Tennessee Veterans of Foreign Wars

Thanksgiving event at People's Friendship Baptist Church

The Missionary Society and Pastor's Aid Club of the People's Friendship Baptist Church sponsor a turkey dinner at 1419 Young St starting at noon tomorrow. Marie Bryant is president. A separate Thanksgiving dinner is at Church of God on 11th Ave and Lincoln St tomorrow with services at 3:30 p.m. led by Rev P J Henry for the church building fund.

the Missionary Society Pastor’s Aid Club People’s Friendship Baptist Church Young St Marie Bryant Church of God 11Th Avenue Lincoln Street P. J. Henry The Friendship Baptist Church Fos William Reynolds

Cincinnati livestock market report open slow with mixed gains

USDA report shows hogs 1 800 head with gains 15 to 25 cents for most weights. cattle and calves steady to higher on light holiday trading. sheep lambs steady with high end 19 dollars in some quotes. Market notes indicate closure Thursday Nov 24 for Cincinnati market.

Cincinnati USDA U.S

Cincinnati Eggs and Poultry Prices in Market Report

U S prices from Cincinnati area show assorted egg grades with large white and brown varieties quoted at 46 to 57 cents per dozen for current receipts and delivered counts, plus checks and dirties. Poultry prices list fryers hens and turkeys by weight, with wholesale butter and potatoes also noted.

Dayton Hennery Cincinnati f.C.b

GOP Slate For State Takes Shape

In Columbus Ohio Republicans prepare an early slate for statewide offices as Democrats await Gov. Frank Lausche’s decision. Atty. Gen. C William O Neill announced for governor next May while Lt. Gov. John W Brown also launched a bid. Possible contenders surfaced for attorney general secretary of state and other posts as Lausche weighs his future.

Columbus Ohio Frank J. Lausche Atty C. William O'Neill Marietta House O'Neill John W. Brown Medina Brown Paul M. Herbert Tennyson Guyver Findlay Celina Carl W. Rich Cincinnati Chalmers P. Wylie O’neill J. Eugene Roberts Girard William Saxbe Mechanicsburg U.S Paul F. Ward Ted W. Brown Edward J. Hummel James A. Rhodes Lausche Roger W. Tracy Supreme Court Kingsley A. Taft Cleveland Carl V. Weygandt Lakewood Joseph T. Ferguson Ferguson Robert 4 Taft John W. Donahey Hudson Insurance John J. Gallagher Donahey Gallagher Tracy Meet the Press George H. Bender

Dental office visits lag for many Americans

A report from the American Dental Association finds that about one in seven U S adults has never visited a dentist. The study highlights gaps in access and the need for improved outreach to underserved populations.

VU. S Amerii- Jean Dental Assn

Thanksgiving Proclamation 1955 by President Eisenhower

President Eisenhower proclaims Thursday November 24 1955 as a day of national thanksgiving. The document honors the nation’s founding forebears and calls for gratitude for material and spiritual endowments while urging care for the less fortunate and reverent observance in homes and places of worship.

Washington Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower United States of America

U S To Try New Keyboard On Typewriter

Washington reports tests of a radical new typewriter keyboard in hopes of boosting efficiency. Forty typists from ten federal agencies will finalize 24 participants for a four month January start. Officials expect output gains up to 35 percent and potential savings from fewer machines and staff.

Washington General Services Edmund F. Mansure

Overworked Docs Balk At Making Private Visits

Indonesia faces a doctor shortage with 1,500 physicians for 82 million people across 3,000 islands. Private home visits are rare as government doctors refuse urgent calls, prompting a Health Committee proposal to bar promotions for noncompliant doctors and revoke private practitioners’ licenses.

Jakarta Indonesia Indnesia

Phantom buzz saw scare rattles Key West woman

An elderly Key West housewife reported an electric saw cutting into her home. Police found no intrusion but she insisted the noise persisted until officers realized her hearing aid sounded like a buzz saw. The tale ends with a note on fish living in narrow water temperature ranges.

Key West Fla

Preacher Plans Bayou Invasion

The Rev Maurice N Rivard a 44 year old French Canadian sets out from St Louis to bayou Louisiana with a gospel boat to establish schools and chapels on barges He aims to serve French speaking communities where few full time preachers exist The Rivard family arrived from Chicago in January with limited funds and now bolster their project with donor support The boat ministry was ordained last year by the Association of Fundamental Ministers and Churches Inc

Ernie Chicago Rivard Association of Fundamental Ministers and Churches, Inc

Scout Troop 85 Visits Garden Manor For Tray Project

Scout Troop 85 members send Thanksgiving wishes through tray favors for Garden Manor Nursing Home patients. The annual project runs at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Co leaders Mrs William Mason and Mrs William Widner supervise the effort.

Girl Scout Garden Manor William Mason William Widner

Jury Convicts Man in Black Woman Incident in Crowley

In Crowley Louisiana a district court jury convicted Sterling Trahan a 33 year old rice mill worker of a reported incident involving a Black woman. Judge N S Hoffpauir deferred sentencing. The woman, her son in law and two officers testified Trahan was at the woman's home August 15. Trahan denied the incident but said he had 16 cans of beer there.

Crowley Sterling Trahan N. S. Hoffpaul Trahan

Panama Canal Runs North and South Not East West

The canal cuts through the isthmus in a north south direction, challenging common belief that it runs east west. This orientation affects navigation and regional geography discussions.

Panama Canal

Doctors oppose heroin ban as London hospitals stockpile

British doctors protest government action to ban manufacture and sale of heroin claiming it will prolong patient suffering. Hospitals say they have stockpiled enough drug for years while officials cite UN efforts to curb illegal trafficking.

London U.N Britain British Medical Assn United States Association Iain Macleod Guy's Hospital, London

Reds Eye America For Play Ideas

In Moscow for the first time in 25 years Soviet literary figures seek American plays to translate. The effort aims to revitalize the Russian stage amid calls for newer Soviet works. A British troupe led by Paul Scofield and Diana Wynyard performs Hamlet, the first Western company in Moscow in living memory. Translators earn a 4 percent share of takings, with works like Shaw and Miller already translated or planned.

Stanley Johnson Moscow Moscow Theater N. A. Mikhailov Paul Scofield Diana Wynyard Peter Brooks France Comedie Francaise Tennessee Williams Eugene O’neill Anna Christie William Inge Soviet Union George Bernard Shaw Arthur Miller

Governors mental health panel sets December 6 study meeting

Columbus Ohio co chairmen of the Governor's Committee on Mental Health announced December 6 as the date for the next meeting to review Ohio mental health needs and resources. The group may schedule public hearings and has formed 14 subcommittees to examine exits, facilities, costs, prevention, education, and post hospitalization care.

Columbus Ohio Governor's Committee On Mental Health John D. Porterfield Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction Sol Morton Isaac Cochairmen

Girl Scouts Deliver Thanksgiving Basket To Needy Family

Girl Scout Troop 163 members Patty McGuire Donna Goodloe and Shirley Simpson with leaders Mrs. Wendall Truitt and Mrs. John Randall prepared to deliver a food basket to a Middletown family for Thanksgiving. Deliveries were planned for today.

Middletown Girl Scout Troop 163 Patty McGuire Donna Goodloe Shirley Simpson George Rodefer Wendall Truitt John Randall

Thief Tries Gun at Roosevelt School Finds Blank

Missoula police say a thief who stole a .22 blank revolver from Roosevelt School expected a real gun. The weapon used by track starters is a blank used for events, not a functioning firearm.

Missoula Mont Roosevelt School

Drive On To Smash Columbus Dope Ring

Columbus vice squad with out of town officers staged narcotics purchases to break up a local ring. Lt. Alfred Lashley says three Columbus men were arrested and held pending charges for possession and sale of narcotics.

Columbus Ohio Alfred Lashley

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