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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1955
Page
6
Franklin Council hears backer Edward Mayer on a proposed center once deemed a dead issue. The body also annexed about 140 acres west of the city for industry and approved various traffic and utility measures including a four way stop plan and lighting upgrades.
Four accident victims reported possible fractures at Middletown Hospital after a tree spill caused injuries including a possible jaw injury, head injury, and arm abrasions. Others include a boy with a wrist and forearm injury and a man with a possible shoulder fracture. One child suffered burns from burning matches. All were treated and dismissed with instructions for follow up.
The British liner Britanic faced a growing stowaway issue on its Saturday voyage. A cat named Minnie, a black and white stowaway, was found after neglecting passage and was refused entry by English health authorities upon arrival. Minnie later gave birth to two kittens on the return trip to the United States.
NEW DELHI the Indian government announced it accepted 20000 tons of grain from the United States for free distribution to flood sufferers.
Training sessions begin for Civic Association volunteers with tomorrow’s 6 30 pm session at Gardner Board and Carton Co aimed at industrial solicitors led by C W Denny Jr. and Jim Purvis. A Thursday meeting for retail sellers follows at Manchester Hotel ballroom. Campaign target set at 14000 by October 26.
The Infantile Paralysis Committee will meet tomorrow night at nine o'clock at the home of Mrs. Fanny Patterson, 839 9th Ave., rear.
The Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment for a 150 million dollar state bond issue to fund public buildings and distressed schools. Delegates gathered for the 50th annual convention in Columbus with 1,058 registered and about 2,200 expected attendees. Dr Ralph W Sockman headlines tonight's general meeting.
A compiled schedule of meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday across groups including United Spanish War Veterans South Middletown Fire Department Sertoma Club North Middletown Fire Association Mayfield Fire Department Sheffield Street Fire House Lemon Township Board of Trustees Mayfield PTO Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion FOE SPEBSQSA Unity Council 241 D of A Holy Trinity PTA Sportsmen's Club Golden Age Club Middletown High School Boosters Civic Association Blythe Williams American Legion National Guard 107th Armored Cavalry Golden Helmet Post 7320 VFW Fenwick Welfare Association Order of Ahtepa Nerve Center Knights of Columbus with various times and venues.
Inmates at Southern Michigan Prison volunteer to aid a University of Michigan hay fever study. The five year campaign will involve clinical tests and contribute to ongoing research on allergy relief.
A compact list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with hints for solution including exclamation Harriet Beecher Stowe Babel wrath Portia's maid and other entries. Average solve time cited as 24 minutes with attribution to Kine Features Syndicate and clues ranging from Scrooge to mystic ejaculation across multiple rows and columns.
Harvey O'Connor from Little Compton Illinois was called before the Senate Investigations subcommittee in Washington to answer questions on a contempt of Congress charge. He refused to say if he is a Communist, invoking the First Amendment while denying involvement with the overseas library program funded by taxpayers.
Cadiz Ohio reports the start of a 106 mile coal pipeline from Georgetown to Eastlake near Cleveland. Big Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. carries the project with a coal and water mixture. The coal will be dried for use by the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Voters in 12 Middletown precincts will use voting machines for the first time on November 8. The Butler County Board of Elections authorized 12 machines on an experimental basis with 10 more in Oxford. Machines loaned free by Shoup and Automatic Voting Machine Co. Shoup in Oxford village and township, Automatic in Middletown. Precincts grouped into six voting locations with two machines each. Oxford village precincts A to E at village hall. Township hall hosts Cerner East and South and College Corner and Oxford precincts. Butler County commissioners allocated 1543 for rental. if machines become free, the appropriation would be rescinded.
Metropolitan Opera soprano Patrice Munsel opened a three week engagement at the Venus Room of the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. She performed a varied program from sedate arias to torch songs including Its All Right With Me Mimi aria A Sleeping Bee and the Naughty Marietta street song.
Delegates at the triennial convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the United Lutheran Church of America voted yesterday to change its name to United Lutheran Church Women.
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