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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1948
Page
5
President Truman designated October 27 as Navy Day to honor the nation’s sea strength. The flag will fly on government buildings and citizens are urged to display it at home. Navy ships and stations will be open to the public where feasible and ships will dress ship for the day.
Air Materiel Command engineers at Wright-Patterson tackle a shrinking problem as faster fighters demand more gear. They cut vacuum tubes by 80 percent in size, trim rectifiers, transformers, and cool radio sets with freon baths to keep equipment efficient yet lighter.
Chicago shoppers read of a trend toward functional playthings that perform tasks such as cleaning and washing. Toys include aluminum and plastic vacuum cleaners, washers, electric juke boxes, scale model road graders, battery powered cars, radio phones, latex cutout books, housekeeping kits, and fire station playsets. Prices may rise for metal items and some toys will be scarce.
The Carrollton home of Ohio's Fighting McCooks is to become a historic house museum this Sunday in Columbus. Daniel Mc Cook built the house about 1842 and eight sons plus John's five sons fought in the Civil War. A total of 29 McCooks have served in U.S. wars. Gov. Thomas J. Herbert will speak at the dedication.
Robert McDade executive director of Junior Achievement told Middletown Rotarians at the Manchester Hotel yesterday how JA companies are organized and function. He noted last year Middletown had 15 full time companies and this year youth interest could support 25, but JA cannot accommodate more than 17. The club admired JA items, including the national contest stepladder and girls handicraft work.
Saturn has ten moons, Jupiter nine, Uranus four, and Mars two. Earth and Neptune each have one moon, while Venus and Mercury have none.
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