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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1948

Page

11

Army Tightens Drafts At Home Front

A select service official said the Army screens draftees more strictly than during wartime. Of 44,000 examined since November in 43 states, about 32,000 were rejected. Inductions are planned at 15,000 in December and 20,000 in January as the Army shifts to younger registrants.

Washington Army Selective Service

Executive Dies in Columbus After 59 Years in Union

Joseph B. Etchison, 83, longtime Hod Carriers' Union member and international fourth vice president, died yesterday. A native of Madison County Indiana, he belonged to an Indianapolis local.

Columbus, O Joseph B. Etchison AIL Hod Carriers’ Union International Madison County Ind Indianapolis

Cut Out Pattern 9295 for a Practical Housewife Dress

Advertising copy describes Pattern 9295 a housewife friendly dress with large pockets square scoop neckline and slim sideline. Sizes range 34 to 50 with a 45 yds fabric requirement for size 36 and easy ironing. Complete illustrated guide promises a perfect fit.

Ousted Architect Threatens Fight To Finish At Apple Creek Hospital

Cleveland attorney Joseph A. Gattozzi vows to fight to the finish to keep his post as architect for the Apple Creek State Hospital project. He says he was ousted for insisting contractor meet specifications and provide full value, while Ohio Public Works Director George B. Sowers cites unsatisfactory services. Gattozzi notes state payments of about 163000 of an estimated 190000 fee and aims to complete all contract duties and ensure the state receives what it is entitled to.

Apple Creek Hospital Cleveland Joseph A. Gattozzi Cleveland Heights Apple Creek State Hospital George B. Sowers Ohio Public Works Gattozzi Sowers State of Ohio Gallozzi Frank J. Lausche Steinle- Wolfe, Inc Fremont Wayne County

Girl for actress Phyllis Avery and Don Taylor

A baby girl weighing five pounds eleven ounces was born yesterday by cesarean section to actress Phyllis Avery and her husband actor Don Taylor in Santa Monica California according to AP reporting.

Santa Monica Cal Phyllis Avery Don Taylor

Waltz Into Darkness

In a hotel scene Durand persuades a clerk to fetch a blond petite fiancée, Miss Castle, the colonel’s betrothed. A bellboy escorts him to Room Two six on the second floor. Durand experiences a curious, near-placid sensation as the door opens and he feels close to her again.

Miss Castle Durand

Memory Haunts a House as He Probes for Clues

A man stalks a haunted scene, detecting a hidden object by rifling through drawers. A bellboy stands by as the visitor insists a missing item is in the bureau, while a ghostly presence lingers in the air and in memory. The scene ends with the boy watching the suspect.

Romantic embroidery patterns from Laura Wheeler Needlecraft

Advertises Laura Wheeler embroidery patterns and catalog offers. Promotes pattern 718 with six motifs 6x7 inches and improved pattern charts, photos, and directions. Requests twenty cents and personal details to the Flatbush Brooklyn address and fifteen cents for the needlecraft catalog with 108 illustrations. Includes free scrap quilt pattern note.

Laura Wheeler Middletown Journal P. O Flatbush Station Brooklyn N. Y

Door Plunger Deception Alters Lock After Quick Reclose

Durand manipulates a doorway by altering the plunger mechanism to leave the door on latch. He relieves the boy of duties, seizing the edge over the plunger and drawing the door closed, ensuring the lock remains bypassed regardless of key usage.

Durand

Choral Program Tonight At Germantown EUB Church

The Germantown High School mixed chorus performs a Thanksgiving Union Service at the EUB church tonight. Rev H A Rothrock of the local Methodist Church will give a talk. Service starts at 7 30 p m according to church officials.

Germantown EUB H. A Rothrock

Waiting in a hotel room for a distant laugh

A man completes a task, pockets a pistol, and returns to a hotel to wait in a dim corridor. He enters a room, finds no one, and sits in a chair while the night seems to pause with him until a distant laugh finally breaks the silence.

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