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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1950
Page
12
New York AP reports modest gains across most issues as weekend buying orders lift the market. Trading remains active but features few large blocks, with Hiram Walker slipping to 47 on 3,800 shares while Canadian Pacific rises to 20% on 3,000 shares and several big names show fractional gains.
A short pause in tie ups involved Pennsylvania Railroad and Westinghouse Electric with other major companies like Zenith Radio United Airlines Republic Steel and Southern Pacific.
New York stocks shown in a detailed list with prices for many firms including Allied Stores American Can American Rad San Armco Steel American Tel American Can Douglas Aircraft General Electric General Motors Goodyear Studebaker Philips Petroleum Procter & Gamble Paramount United Aircraft United Airlines Westinghouse Electric Woolworth and others with various price points and tickers. The list reflects midday trading activity and includes numerous industrials utilities and transportation names common to the era.
U S Dept of Agriculture report from Cincinnati notes hogs 5 000 head moderately active with prices 25 lower than Friday for barrows and gilts and sows 25 off. Good and choice 180-250 lbs at 20 35, 250-270 lbs 20 00-20 10, 150-180 lbs 16 25-19 35. sows 17 25-19 mostly 250-550 lbs 17 50-18 50. Cattle 1 700 and calves 250 with slow developing slaughter trade, beef cattle scarce, 840 lb heifers 29 50, good and medium steers and heifers 27 00-28 50, common 20 00-26 50.
New officers of Nachenum Lodge Order of the Arrow were elected at the lodge meeting. Larry Sullivan is chair, Ted Karchner is vice chief, Jim Meyers is secretary, Dick Dieterle is treasurer, Jim Bugitzedes is sergeant-at-arms, and Paul Wolfe is historian. Nominating committee members are Dale Perry Bill Hilz and Jim Craft. George Harvey presented slides from the National Jamboree. Tom Venable and Harvey are co advisers of the Post.
Columbus City buses continued to run in the capital as CIO Transport Workers and drivers accepted a Federal Mediation Service proposal to stay on the job until next Saturday midnight. The union warned it could strike on short notice if the old contract is not honored and planned to request federal takeover of Columbus Transit Company. The contract had expired at midnight Saturday with the union seeking a 21 cent hourly wage increase, while the company offered six cents now and three more in January.
Buffalo AP report says officials ignored a draft questionnaire envelope marked Do not open until Christmas, with the filled in form inside. The incident prompts questions about handling and security procedures for draft materials.
Cattle with various grades quoted from 2.00 to 36.00 while dealers remain mostly steady. Sheep numbers 300 with opening lambs down 50 to 1.00 and feeding lambs 18.00 to 23.00. odds for slaughter ewes 6.00 to 12.00.
Sergeant Ralph L. Kilpatrick of Phoebus Virginia emerged from 77 days behind enemy lines in Korea near Kum River. Cut off July 16, he lived in a cave eating bean sprouts cucumbers and rice while evading Red patrols. He weighed 175 pounds from 220 and rejoined C Company 19th Regiment 24th Division.
Philip Murray leader of the CIO and United Steelworkers expresses hope no strike will be needed to enforce wage demands. A policy committee in Atlantic City will set the wage figure Wednesday and Thursday, with talks that could reopen the two year contract on November 1. Several large producers have agreed to discuss wages for workers averaging $1.70 an hour.
Mayfield PTA postpones its monthly meeting announced by president Mrs. David Roberts. The next session will be held November 7 at 7 30 p m at the school.
The Rev Ezekial Hugh Thompson longtime pastor of Trenton United Presbyterian Church from 1921 to 1928 died in Washington DC at age 88. Born August 11 1862 in Jefferson County Ohio he was the fourth of eight children and trained at Hopedale College before entering the Allegheny Theological Seminary. He married Dorcas Ann Nichol in 1895. surviving children include Lois Nothstine of Washington DC and Will Thompson of Kent Ohio.
Mrs. Marie Barton of 1732 Eldora Dr. Middletown died at Mid dletown Hospital at 2 p m after long illness. A France native who came to the United States after World War I as a war bride she is survived by husband William two sons Roy and William Jr both of Middletown a daughter Mrs Billie Michel of Paris France four sisters and two grandchildren. Requiem High Mass will be sung Wednesday at 9 a m at St John s Church burial in France Friends may call at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home Monday 7 10 p m and Tuesday 2 5 and 7 10 p m Rosary prayers by the Married Ladies Sodality of St John s Church at 8 15 p m Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Esther Southgate 83 died Sunday at her home in Morrow. She belonged to the Eastern Star Lodge and Friends Church. Survived by sister Miss Martha Welsh of the village. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Yale Funeral Home with burial in Morrow Cemetery.
Mrs. Martha Anne Swain of near Ridgeville dies after a long illness at home. She and Alfred Swain observed 68 years of marriage last January. Survived by daughter Miss Mary Jane Swain. Services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the residence with burial at Miami Cemetery Corwin. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today. Johnson Funeral Home in charge.
The Associated Press lists obituaries for notable figures including John Edward Gardner a vaudeville headliner and agent in Hollywood Henry George McCarroll a 49 year old retired brigadier general who joined Doolittle raid John H Morse 75 eye ear nose and throat specialist and former secretary of the ENTS society Frederick S O'Hara 74 first president of the North American Radiological Society Herbert R Ducknall 74 motorboat racing figure Jacok Harper 72 former pitcher for the Cardinals and Reds Richard C Koster 31 PR director for the Federation for Railway Progress Louis C Kurtz 82 Iowa GOP leader Calvin E Miller 57 head of Southern Hardwood Producers Alvin Henry Johnson 53 pulp and paper industry innovator in Latin America and Asia.
Mrs Daisy Bradley a Hamilton singer will assist Mrs Bertha Perkins in services at Phillips Chapel CME Church 1208 Lane Hamilton tomorrow. Cars will leave Perkins home at 7 p m to attend services at 8 p m.
Ohio total dwelling units rose from 1,977,693 in 1940 to 2,416,000 as of April 1, 1950, the Census Bureau reported yesterday. This shows a substantial postwar housing expansion across the state, reflecting shifting living patterns and development activity.
A dense listing of WLW WCPO WHIO WLW WKC P WKRC and other channels detailing daily programs, talk shows, dramas, game shows, news and sports segments across afternoons evenings and late night with names like Ruth Lyons Kukla Fran and Ollie Paul Winchell and more.
A large group from Middleton attended a joint convention of the Knights of Pythias and the Pythians in Dayton from September 27 to 30. Attendees included Mrs. Clarence Harris Lafay ette Temple gran temple representative and several local couples. The event opened with a religious service led by Rev J. T. Carter, with the grand lodge opening on Friday and Dave Lemasters of Mt. Vernon installed as incoming grand chancellor Saturday afternoon. The convention closed with the OKK Ceremonial at the Knights of Pythias Castle.
Charles Willoughby 35 of 1704 York Ave and Louis Mills 21 of Yankees Rd were taken into custody last night at Central Ave and Clinton St on disorderly conduct charges. Junio Tibbs 21 of 602 Catalpa Dr arrested early today in the 1200 block of Young St for operating vehicle while intoxicated and for license suspension. Clinton Byrd of 200 Webster St reported the theft of a spar tire valued at 40 dollars from the trunk of his car Saturday. Mazie Weir 32 of 1601 Garfield St treated at Middletown Hospital for a cut over the right eye.
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