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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1949
Page
12
The Supreme Court agreed to review a Chicago federal court ruling that the 1949 rent control act is unconstitutional. The case, appealed by the Justice Department, will be argued in a few weeks with a ruling expected after.
Henry Field, 77, founder and president of the Field seed and nursery firm, renowned in radio broadcasting, died at his home of cancer. A separate notice states Charles S. Newbauer of Middletown Ohio appointed administrator of Anna Newbauer estate in Butler County Ohio, with creditors to file claims within four years to avoid bar.
Cairo reports Egypt has invited four of the world’s largest steel firms United States Republic Steel Armstrong Ltd France Schneider and Gutehoffnungshutte to assess iron ore near Aswan and evaluate site selection processing methods and potential equipment manufacturers for a local steel plant.
More than 150 oil men participate in Middletown's Oil Progress Week with events highlighting the industry. Charles Nicholas of Ohio Oil Company leads the publicity effort as communities nationwide mark October 16 to 22. He cites Titusville 1859 as the start of a long stream of inventions tied to petroleum and its 1200 products.
Governor Frank Lausche told reporters that Ohio cannot spare additional money for poor relief to cities and counties. He noted relief need is rising but argued the legislature already appropriated an extra 6 million dollars annually and localities must rely on that fund.
Rome anticipating Holy Year as nearly a million pilgrims vow to visit. Italy supplies most travelers with 350 000 plus France 122 500, Austria 24 000, Belgium 21 400, Spain 9 000, Britain 5 000. Central Committee aims to provide 22 000 beds and cheap meals near St Peter’s. gendarmes will restrain religious object pedlars.
The Rev. Fred Thomas of Elkhart will conduct evangelistic meetings at the Church of the Nazarene 1701 Columbia Ave in Indianapolis beginning tonight and continuing through October 30 at 7 30 p m The speaker has over 25 years in ministry and has served as pastor at Indiana churches and preached at district assemblies colleges and camp meetings
Inexpensive soft woods are transformed into a hardwood substitute by heat and pressure. The process compresses an entire board to one third of its original thickness, yielding a denser material suitable for various uses.
Gilbert Holdren, known as the "Boiler Kid," died of infantile paralysis aged 20 in Pittsburgh after seven years in an iron lung. Stricken in Florida, his father brought him home in 1942. He called his iron lung the "green submarine" and depended on it to breathe sixteen times a minute.
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