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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
1
A three hour blaze of undetermined origin destroyed a large one story frame warehouse in Franklin overnight. The fire caused extensive damage and destroyed its contents with losses estimated in the thousands.
A school bus carrying pupils collided with an ice truck on a narrow wooden bridge near Middlesex, killing at least five children and injuring 15, with two of the injured not expected to survive. Reports varied on the fatal count as hospitals treated the wounded and officials investigated the scene.
In Detroit a welder named Robert Gunn 40 was seriously injured after a prank at a car factory. Edward Fife 28 struck Gunn with a hammer following Gunn heating his seat with a welding torch. Fife faces assault charges as Gunn remains in hospital unable to speak.
Use Journal Want Ads to sell idle items from Seemann Horton ironer to a Norge gas stove. List includes S35 Bow bicycle Zenith radio Norge ator Tespen gas van and more. Located at 3 North Verity Parkway. Fall is prime time for selling. ask for an Adwriter.
In Ravenna Ohio the fate of two newborn boys during a shared Robinson Hospital room is resolved by independent blood tests at Cleveland Clinic St Thomas Akron and Ravenna to confirm which baby belongs to Mrs Shanley or Mrs Strayer. Dr Meacham noticed a chin scratch and head bump leading to the push for testing. The tests will be compared today to prove which infant is which.
Court petition shows Edith K Timken widow of H H Timken left an estate worth 9 537 010. Inheritance taxes due federal government 4 500 000 and Ohio 900 000 with Canton to receive half of the state levy. The Timken founder’s wife died last October.
Houston Reed, 33, a machinist, died when his car rammed a steel railroad overpass support last night in Cleveland. Police believe he dozed at the wheel and was hurled through the windshield.
The Senate Agriculture Committee passes a flexible farm rice support bill 9 to 3. Debate centers on parity levels with amendments shifting from 90 percent to 75 90 percent range, and a tied vote outcome influenced by Vice President Barkley. The measure, drafted by Anderson and Lucas, returns to the Senate within 48 hours.
Thirteen iron ore carriers sit idle at Cleveland harbor awaiting unloading as steelworkers strike. The stoppage disrupts cargo flow and shows the impact of labor action on regional shipping.
Paris AP Henri Queuille’s resignation as France's premier was accepted by President Vincent Auriol. Queuille led the government for 13 months, stepping down amid a cabinet split over wage and price controls and pressure for a general wage boost by the Socialists. Auriol begins the search for a new premier.
In Covington, Kentucky a federal court heard Joseph Cutler recount a one million dollar yearly business loss due to gambling. He testified in a suit by his wife Margaret to recover 97 000 of losses from Beverly Hills Country Club in Southgate. He said he pawned his wife jewelry for 5000 to help Sheriff Lang fund Newport Stork Club. Lang later repaid most. Mrs Cutler added that gambling cost them their home two cars and 10000 in furniture.
About 200 of Deer Island House of Correction inmates aided the 100000 fire response. Prisoners helped move furniture and records, carried arms and ammunition, and relocated solitary confinement inmates without incident as authorities evacuated the burning three story building. No escapes or injuries reported.
Operations at 13 non union coal mines and two coal trucking firms were resumed yesterday under protection of a court in June striking four take union miners. Six roving groups of strikers were reported to have stopped operations last week.
The United Steelworkers reached a pact with Kaiser Steel agreeing to four cents per hour for insurance and six cents for pensions funded by the company retroactive to October 1 benefiting 3,500 Fontana workers. The settlement marks the first steel agreement since the strike began, with other plants joining the union position amid broad walkouts and sporadic violence.
White Sulphur Springs W Va AP soft coal contract talks enter final round before federal mediation steps into the 18 day miners strike. John L Lewis silent on Washington meeting called by Cyrus S S Ching head of the Federal Mediation Service. Lewis expected to attend though he has not commented. Negotiators from UMW and northern western operators plus Har ry M Moses of U S Steel to meet. Bluefield sessions recessed with no date set.
U S Marine Col Marion Carl plans a day flight to regain the world air speed record weather permitting. He flew a jet F Panther from San Diego with a Denver stop to Glenview and intended a west coast to Cherry Point attempt postponed by mechanical issues.
Thomas T. Pontius, president treasury of the Dickspontius Company makers of putty products, died yesterday in Dayton of a heart ailment.
A nostalgic portrait of the service station worker who assists motorists day and night. The article highlights his quick windshield swipe, friendly welcome, diagnostic skill, battery and sparkplug checks, and readiness to rush to a car ran out of gas, emphasizing his essential help in daily driving life.
Col. Matt J. Winn, 88, longtime Churchill Downs president and Derby director, died early today at St. Joseph Infirmary. He had overseen the Derby through world wars and peace, raised purses to 100000, and witnessed a Derby attendance of 100000 in 1946. He had been ill for weeks after stomach surgery.
Robert K E Hannegan once owned the St Louis Cardinals died at his home in St Louis. Trustees of the American Medical Association and 16 state and county societies said they are being investigated by the Justice Department anti trust division.
The United States sent a strongly worded note to Russia protesting the harsh treatment of Americans who stray into the Soviet zone of Germany. The note calls the actions shocking and demands fair handling under existing accords and diplomatic norms.
In Ohio the Ohio State Employment Service reports a sharp rise in job seekers aged 45 and over. On September 1 about 38,700 men 45 plus sought work, 28.7 percent of all job seekers, more than triple the 1948 level, with Dayton showing only 80 of 1,000 listed openings open to this group.
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service reports prices received by Ohio farmers mostly unchanged or higher since mid August with notable drops for soybeans apples and potatoes. Corn rose two cents from 1948 levels while baled hay gained eighty cents per ton. Butterfat held at 57 cents per pound and wholesale milk averaged $3.75 per 100 pounds, up from August but below last year.
Shirley A. Bryant seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Bryant was killed yesterday when struck by an automobile in the street. The fatality marked Daytons 27th traffic death of the year.
Detroit's big manufacturers cut thousands of workers as the nationwide steel strike tightens. Packard Motor Car Company laid off 7,856 of 12,413 workers. Briggs and Company cut 5,000 at the Conner plant. Shutdowns extend to a Monday restart on reduced schedules. Overall, about 25,000 Detroit area jobs affected.
Harold E. Stassen President of the University of Pennsylvania signals possible 1952 presidential candidacy. In a Philadelphia AP interview he says timing is too early to decide but notes ongoing interest in public affairs and concerns about national fiscal and war policy. He previously sought the Republican nomination.
The United Electrical Workers Union at Westinghouse East Pittsburgh plant votes to strike if the firm does not provide an adequate security program. Four thousand of the Local 16,500 members met yesterday in Turtle Creek Stadium.
Navy suspended Captain Crommelin from duty and confined him to his home after admitting he leaked official correspondence about Navy morale. The incident prompted Hill hearings and fresh criticism of defense unification policies, with Crommelin defending his actions as necessary for national security.
Arizona flyers set a new endurance record in the Aeronca plane The City of Yuma passing the 1008 hour mark at 9 15 p m EST last night The crew celebrated as lights sounded and city horns rang out at County Airport Their six weeks aloft extended plans to continue another week toward October 12 Columbus Day with the team aiming to push further despite fatigue
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