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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1949
Page
1
Ontario California AP reports a racing personas attack at a beach party where a U S Air Force bus was struck at a crossing killing 17 of 22 aboard. The incident ended a chaotic gathering with attackers fleeing the scene.
A busy weekend on Ohio roads left at least eight dead in traffic crashes and a drowning in Lima. Victims include John Houseworth of Lima, a child, and a former Findlay radio announcer’s bride killed near Chicago. A Cincinnati man, Paul Pollard, died after a motorcycle race crash in Hamilton.
The AFL opens its convention with a push for a shorter work day and week as an immediate goal. The Executive Council says rising productivity can provide more leisure and reduce unemployment, while debates over 35-hour week and wage effects surface alongside political discussions.
The American merchantman Flying Trader slips a blockade at Shanghai as Nationalist boats escort two ships to the Chusan Islands. The overdue vessel spent days near the Yangtze mouth outside Chinese waters while warships remained mobilized.
Justice William O. Douglas, a leading liberal on the US Supreme Court, was gravely injured in a horse accident in the Cascade Mountains near Yakima Washington. He suffered 13 rib fractures and a punctured lung, but doctors said his condition was not critical and the outlook for recovery was good. His wife and daughter were en route to be with him as examinations planned to rule out other injuries.
The Supreme Court opens the term with Justice Douglas listed as out from injuries after a fall. Justice Sherman Minton awaits Senate action while Tom Clark joins as the youngest justice. Clark may recuse in cases tied to his earlier role as attorney general. The court weighs issues on UN activities and school desegregation.
Egyptian swimmer Fahmy Attallah failed in his fifth attempt to cross the English Channel, after 16 hours in icy waters. He was six miles from Gris Nez starting point as the season sees record attempts.
Soviet note to Peiping recognizes the Communist regime in China and accuses Western powers of trying to split Germany by fostering a Bonn government. Britain, the U.S., and France seen as violating Big Four unity while nearby Eastern Europe tensions rise over Tito.
Cleveland AP reports six year old William Coddington of Plymouth died from infantile paralysis yesterday. He is the twelfth polio death in the area this year, compared with ten deaths by this time last year.
A wartime memory warns against harsh treatment of customers and urges courteous conduct. The piece argues kindness builds lasting relationships, while arrogance may win short term profits but harms long term success. It stresses repeat customers and public goodwill as paths to prosperity.
Canton reports Soviet recognition of the Chinese regime as a threat to peace in the Far East voiced by Nationalist Foreign Minister George Yeh. Washington notes the House Rules Committee sent social security expansion to the House under a strict no-amendment rule. Rep. Doughton predicted the bill will pass decisively. Also in Washington the Federal Power Commission denied that he is or has ever been a Communist.
In Prague four badge wearing Communist observers entered a church during a Roman Catholic service prompting the priest to cancel the sermon and omit the collection. Church authorities say the government is tracking priests critical of a proposed law to control church finances and administration and to curb church collections.
Cleveland voters head to the polls in a non partisan primary to decide on municipal ownership of the transit system. The issue seeks a $22 million loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund a new rapid transit line and upgrades to current facilities.
Life-term convict Frank Grandstaff on a six day furlough from Tennessee State Prison attended the town’s 100th birthday program in Big Spring Texas. He was invited to the stage to receive applause for a cantata he composed in prison, titled Big Spring, sung by a male chorus. The crowd of about 2,000 included Shine Phillips who wrote the book that inspired the music. Grandstaff, an habitual criminal imprisoned for larceny and forgery, expressed happiness and gratitude for the reception.
A westbound City of San Francisco streamliner derailed near Ames injuring four severely and killing Ernest, a 25 year old Negro honeymooning traveler from Oakland California. The coach was ripped open and the rear sections of the train left the tracks. Several passengers, including Norman Craig Urbana Ohio and Jacob Horger New Philadelphia Ohio, were treated for fractures and lacerations at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames. The bride was unhurt and the cause remained undetermined as investigators began questions.
In Pittsburgh AP reports a year of wage and sales loss looms if the steel coal strikes persist. About 514000 CIO steel workers and 400000 soft coal miners idle. With 53 steel plants and 50 iron ore mines shut, 95 percent of mills idled. Potential federal intervention and pension debates loom as contracts near October 15.
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