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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1948

Page

10

Injunction Granted On Fair Labor Act Enforces Overtime Rules

The wage hour division won a permanent injunction against Factory Stores Incorporated, ruling cafeterias in Republic Steel plants form a joint operation with Republic and are integral to steel manufacture used in interstate commerce. The decision broadens enforcement understanding of the Fair Labor Standards Act for service employees under contract to interstate producers.

Cleveland Department of Labor Emrich B. Freed Republic Steel Corporation Republic

Western Powers Discuss Berlin Blockade Resolution

American British and French UN Security Council leaders met in Paris to hammer out a resolution urging Russia to end the Berlin blockade. They planned a three power effort possibly joint in the name of the United States Britain and France or as separate resolutions.

Paris UN Security Council Russia Berlin United States Britain France Lin Vishinsky Jessup Columbia University Security Council Berbin Germany Council of Foreign Ministers

Hungarian diplomat reports prowler shot at legation

John G. Florian, first secretary, said a prowler was detected in the legation building Sunday night and fired one shot from a revolver while fleeing. The incident was reported to the State Department yesterday and described as something that just doesn't happen at legations.

Washington Legation John G. Florian State Department Legations

Russian fighters buzz American planes over Manchuria

Pilots of two American owned passenger planes say Russian fighters buzzed their C 46s while en route from Mukden in Manchuria to Tsingtao near Port Arthur. The flights served passengers for retired U S Major General Claire Chennault's airline.

Shanghai

Boy Found Alive After Missing Overnight Near Angola Farm

Davis L. Black Jr. was located unharmed in a wooded area near his parents farm in Angola Indiana after a two and a half year old went missing while playing with two other children. He showed only mild exposure. Indiana and Michigan state police led a search with local volunteers through the night.

Angola Ind Davis L. Black, Jr Indiana Michigan

France faces gas shortage as miners strike spreads

Lille reports gas shutdown across northern coal basin as coke ovens go cold for the third day. Paris notes a possible settlement this afternoon, while dockers and railroad workers in France initiate sympathy strikes.

Lille France Paris

Three Girls Escape From Ohio Industrial School

Three girls escaped from the Delaware girls industrial school yesterday and were recaptured within minutes. The girls were identified as Ella Jones 15 Daisy King 16 both of West Union and Rosalind Reilly 15 of Mansfield.

Delaware, O Ella Jones Daisy King West Union Rosalind Reilly Mansfield

Typhoon Approaches Tokyo After Okinawa Damage Estimate

Winds up to forty miles per hour hit Tokyo as residents awaited a typhoon. Okinawa suffered ten million dollars in damage, prompting warnings and preparedness measures across the region. Affected areas brace for potential further impact as storms advance.

Tokyo Okinawa

Scout Council Delegates Named for Middletown Conference

Three members of the Middletown Girl Scout council were appointed to represent the city at the regional conference in Columbus from October 27 to 29. The delegates named by chairman Mrs Earl B Klein are Mrs C V Davison Mrs Frank Chapman Jr and Mrs Earl B Klein. One more delegate will be chosen later.

Girl Scout Council Middletown Columbus Civic Association Earl B. Klein C. V. Davison Frank Chapman Jr

Average adult brown bear weight cited at 200 pounds

A fact stating that the typical adult brown bear weighs around 200 pounds. This line presents a general wildlife metric without regional or sourcing details.

Berlin Blockade Raises Sparks at UN Session

Vishinsky balks at questions as Jessup accuses Russia of pressuring the Western powers while Tehran blockade threats loom. Dewey and Dulles coordinate discussions in Paris with Marshall's recall to Washington for a general international review at the UN headquarters.

Russia Council of Foreign Ministers United Nations Berlin United States Jessup Council Soviet Union Vishinsky Palais de Chaillot Tass Truman Marshall Washington Paris Thomas E. Dewey John Foster Dulles Albany Dulles

Humphrey Appointed Executive Vice President at Philip Carey

John J. Humphrey is named executive vice president of Philip Carey Manufacturing, officials announced. He previously held roles at General Motors, National Cash Register, and ITT before starting his own management consulting firm.

Post Cincinnati John J. Humphrey Philip Carey Manufacturing Company Humphrey General Motors Corporation National Cash Register Company International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation

Antelope Pace Themselves As Cars Hit 70 MPH

American antelope are described as extremely swift and have been paced by automobiles reaching speeds of 70 miles per hour.

Governor Pardons Vet Dying From Brain Tumor

Freddy Caruso a 23 year old war veteran near death from a brain tumor in the Illinois neuropsychiatric institute received a pardon from Gov. Dwight H. Green. Caruso, discharged without honor for a 1946 larceny sentence, was paroled to hospitalize, and the governor cited clearing his war record for his parents.

Chicago Freddy Caruso Leo Carmen Caruso Ashtabula Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute Dwight H. Green Illinois Caruso Army Peoria Ill Green

Britain Demands Russia Answer On Atomic Control

At the UN in Paris Britain demands a yes or no from Russia on accepting a fully effective international control system for atomic energy before any ban on the bomb. Hector McNeil outlines three questions while Soviet vice minister Jakob Mafik gives evasive replies as Western delegates criticize.

Paris Britain Russia Hector McNeil United States United Nations Jakob A. Mafik McNeil

Three Enter Innocent Pleas In Meat Case

In Lancaster Ohio three men indicted by Fairfield County Grand Jury pleaded innocent to charges of buying and receiving stolen meat tied to the hot meat case and local gambling. The suspects Dale Lands, Robert Radebaugh, and M H Nihizer faced arraignment as part of 27 indictments. most others had later dates set.

Lancaster, O Fairfield County Swift and Company Columbus Dale Landis Baltimore Robert Radebaugh Spot Lunch Lancaster M. H. Nihizer R. and J. Grocery

Ohio Happenings Youths Held

Springfield police awaited Baltimore officers to take custody of two youths on fugitive charges. Harry A. Bonsack, 17, admitted taking 2800 dollars from his mother to buy a 1400 dollar car and clothes and to start a cross country trip with Daniel R. Barnhouser, 18.

Springfield Baltimore Martin Donelly Harry A. Bonsack Daniel R. Barnhouser

Pay raise granted for Dover city workers

Dover city employees and officials except elective officers received a ten dollar monthly pay raise.

Dover, D Dover City

Georgia businessmen tour Columbus farming practices

A group of 175 Georgia businessmen left for Columbus to study farming methods in Ohio. They will visit four Central Ohio farms after attending talks on animal husbandry dairying and cattle breeding at Ohio State University.

Columbus Georgia Ohio Ohio State University

Funeral services set for Leon S Hubbell in Ohio

Leonard S Hubbell a 71 year old retired Ohio Bell Telephone executive died while battling a grass fire. He had worked at Chagrin Falls Ravenna Kent and Mantua exchanges. Funeral services will be held today in Ravenna Ohio according to AP.

Ravenna, O Leon S. Hubbell Ohio Bell Telephone Chagrin Falls Ravenna Kent Mantua Hubbell

Warren Council Moves to Ban Crime Comics

Warren officials ask Solicitor Mark J Williams to draft a law prohibiting sale of crime themed comics and semi nude drawings. In Youngstown about 100 druggists removed such comic books from stands yesterday.

Warren

Man Takes Own Life After Quitting Job

Newark Ohio AP report states John Welsh aged 32 shot and killed himself after quitting his Sandusky job, returning home and enlisting in the Army. Coroner James H. Pollock ruled the death a death by own action.

Newark John Welsh Sandusky James H. Pollock

Spirited High School Campaign Starts

In Middletown High School two rival parties hold nominating conventions for senior class officers. Federalists nominate Tom Strait for president and Michael Long for vice president. Nationalists name John Doorozsi and Merrill Hatfield. An insurgent Whig slate led by Bob Grimes targets school spirit and activities. Election is Friday in senior homerooms.

Whig Party Middletown High School Tom Strait John Doorozsi Michael Long Jolene Laut Kenneth Shafer Merrill Hatfield Marilyn Day Ray Root Bob Frisch Jerry Curtis Bruce Cleveland Bob Grimes Joann Whitley Nancy Cox

Bids Studied On Dormitory At Apple Creek State School

State officials reviewed bids totaling 1.229 million for a 350 patient dormitory at Apple Creek near Wooster, far above the 620 thousand appropriation. Low bidders include Steinle-Wolfe for general contract, Huffman-Wolfe for heating, Gustav Hirsch for electrical, and Thomas Altland for plumbing. Additional bids opened for Hawthornden State Hospital administration building and wing, with Williams and Snyder leading the general contract bids.

Columbus State Public Works and Welfare Department Apple Creek Wooster Welfare Department State Control Board Steinle-Wolfe Company Fremont Huffman-Wolfe Company Gustav Hirsch Thomas Altland Company Akron Public Works Department Hawthornden State Hospital Williams and Snyder Construction Company of Cleveland Spohn Heating and Ventilating Company of

Accountants Plan Educational Forum in Dayton

The Dayton Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants holds its second educational forum at the National Cash Register Company on the 10th Floor Auditorium Thursday at 7 30 p m. Joe E Braham educational director announces the event with Quinten E Russell of Masters Electric Company as moderator. The panel includes Gordon A Parent Bert L Cost and Herbert L Meyers Sr. from the U S A F Institute of Technology. Middleown members are expected to attend.

Dayton National Association of Cost Accountants NACA National Cash Register Company Joe E. Braham Quinten E. Russel Master Electric Company Gordon A. Parent GMC Bert L. Cost Masters Electric Company Herbert L. Meyers, Sr U. S. A. F. Institute of Technology Middleown

Keeping Faith Herbert States War1 Warren Ohio

Gov. Thomas J. Herbert told the Giddings Republican club that his administration kept faith with the people and defended its record. He urged voters to compare promise and performance as he seeks reelection against former Gov. Frank Lausche. A Republican legislature and governor can work in harmony for all Ohioans.

Man Bound To Butler Jury On $1000 Bond

A Pennsylvania man named Thomas Francis Millner Jr., 23, was ordered held for action of the Butler County Grand Jury under a $1000 bond on auto theft charges. He appeared in Municipal Court before Judge Alton H. Combs after a Daytona arrest in Miamisburg for stealing a 1931 pickup from Cecil Runyon of 30 Main St. He claimed to be an escaped prisoner from Allentown and caused a small jail fire by tearing a blanket. The blaze caused no damage.

Pennsylvania Butler County Grand Jury Alton H. Combs Thomas Francis Millner, Jr Chateau St Pittsburgh Millner Miamisburg Cecil Runyon Main St Allentown

Cominform Meeting Held Recently in Dessau Germany

Berlin AP reports the Cominform met in Dessau in the Soviet zone, with German Communist leaders present. The AMG newspaper Die Neue Zeitung cites sources close to the SED central secretariat and notes discussion on Cominform stance in open conflict. Attendees include Soviet military administration officials and Communist party reps from Czechoslovakia Poland and Hungary.

Berlin Communist International Information Bureau Cominform Dessau Germany Die Neue Zeitung AMG Socialist Unity Party SED Saxony- Anhalt Czechoslovakia Poland Hungary

Lewis Critics and Calls for Action Highlight Miners Meeting

Lewis decried the 80th Congress as sordid and attacked President Truman while urging delegates to consider action in the upcoming election. Officers reported a June 30 treasury balance of 13,184,854, noting similar levels to two years prior after fines on Lewis and the union for back to work orders.

Treasury Lewis Union Truman U. S Justice Department Tom Clark Clark Department Old John Thomas E. Dewey Congress

Goal Surpassed in Scioto County Community Chest Drive

Portsmouth Ohio AP reports Scioto County community chest pledges reached 148036 in a three week campaign, surpassing the goal by 8444 dollars and marking the largest total in the chest’s 23 year history.

Portsmouth, O Scioto County

Series Of Fires Hit Community Arson Suspected

In Perrysburg Ohio authorities sought an arsonist after a Wood County fire crew battled five blazes from 2 36 am to 6 am. Fires struck a board of education truck a barn on Amelia Cook’s farm a barn on Marie Burkhart’s farm a hay stack on John Goeke’s farm and a later Koch Lumber Co door soaked with oil and gasoline. Fire Chief Arthur Williams said arson is suspected in all fires.

Perrysburg Wood County Board of Education Amelia Cook Justice of Peace Marie Burkhart John Goeke Koch Lumber Company Arthur Williams

Truman recalls Marshall from UN trip amid campaign shifts

The White House said Marshall will return from the United Nations sessions on Saturday after a 3 1/2 hour Dewey Dulles meeting in Albany. Truman delays rear platform appearances in New York and Pennsylvania as Marshall's return aligns with Berlin blockade tensions and UN talks.

Buffalo N. Y White House Mr. Truman Marshall United Nations New York State Pennsylvania Thomas E. Dewey Albany John Foster Dulles Dulles Paris Dewey Walter Bedell Smith U. S Moscow Truman Russia Smith Texas Charles G. Ross Berlin UN Security Council Soviet Union State Department Independence

Judges Assigned for Clark Hill Murder Trial

Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt names judges Lynn B. Griffith Edmond H. Savard to sit with Judge W. E. Kellogg October 18 in Medina County for the first degree murder case of Clark Hill.

Lvlumbud Carl V. Weygandt Ohio Supreme Court Lynn B. Griffith Trumbull County Edmond H. Savard Erie County W. E. Kellogg Medina County Clark Hill

Germantown School Meeting Set For Tonight

Germantown residents are invited to a Get Acquainted event with the theme Known Your School at 8 p m in the Germantown school auditorium. Superintendent A L Stingley announced it will cover the new building report by the Board of Education, the Cardinal Booster Association lighting program, and school team activities. The program ends with the school band performing several numbers.

Germantown A. L. Stingley Board of Education Germantown Cardinal Booster Association Stingley

CCC Sets Corn Price For Butler Farmers

Butler County farmers may obtain 1.47 dollars per bushel for corn harvested this fall and stored on the farm under the Commodity Credit Corporation loan program. Loans and purchase agreements run Dec 1, 1948 to June 30, 1949 with a 9 0 percent of parity price as of Oct 1 1948, maturing Sept 1 1949. Local committee explains storage and quality rules and where to apply at the county office in Hamilton.

Hamilton Butler County Commodity Credit Corporation John Roll Ohio Robert K. Farst Farst North Seventh St

Girl Scout Leaders Plan Outdoor Training Day

Girl Scout Leaders will hold a outdoor training session Thursday weather permitting. They will depart from the Civic Association at 9 30 a m for G M Verity Lodge and return about 4 p m. Meals will be cooked at the camp and the program includes fire building and nature trails.

Garnet Church G. M. Verity Lodge Civic Association

Daily Draft Board Hours Announced

Draft Board No. 10 will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 1 30 a.m. and 12 30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The board is closed on Saturdays and Sundays per Mrs. Lillian Sebald, draft board clerk. Office located at the American Legion Home 116 S Main St.

Draft Board No Lillian Sebald Draft Board American Legion S. Main St

Gray Ladies Group Include Warrenites

Warren county is represented by Mrs. Virginia Kahn Mrs. Frieda Dila tush and Mrs. Ralph Drew in Gray Lady work at the Veterans Administration Center in Dayton. Each week these ladies give one day of their time for this worthy cause. A new class starts in October. Anyone interested may contact the Red Cross office.

Lebanon Warren County Virginia Kahn Frieda Dilatush Ralph Drew Veterans Administration Center Dayton Red Cross

Chained Eggs Describe Hop Merchant Butterfly Strategy

A martial metaphor explains how the hop merchant butterfly lays eggs in linked columns on leaves. The sequence forms a chain where the last laid eggs hatch first to keep the line intact. The description highlights a self maintaining reproductive pattern in nature.

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Fair Labor Act Great Lakes Lake Carriers Association Lake Superior Lake Huron St. Mary's Col B. B. Talley Louisville U. S. Corps of Engineers Cherokee A. A. Gaghan Scout Council Accountants Plan Herbert Butler Germantown Clubs CCC Red Lion WSCS Womens Society of Christian Service Eva South Girl Scout Gray Goodyear N. Broad ST General Electric Radio Rathman Troup Central Ave General Electric
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