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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1952
Page
3
Officer Theodore Thompson voted absentee for the 40 hour police week issue on the November 4 ballot. He planned a two week vacation to the southwest and Mexico, and he said he would mark a big black X in the FDR column on the measure.
Now is the time for motorists to prepare cars for winter with five steps including battery checks, draining the crankcase and refilling with sludge resistant winter oil, changing to winter gear lubricant, adding a tested anti freeze, and using seasonized winter gasoline. The text ends noting the improbable fact about spending a billion dollars at one dollar per year.
Delta Chi Sigma from Middletown claimed the silver attendance tray at the 18th annual Ohio State Province convention in Toledo. Beta chapter led in member attendance relative to miles traveled, a trophy used at teas and parties next year, with potential permanent possession if won twice. Delegates heard reports, installed officers, and accepted Delta chapter Dayton as the 1953 convention host, Van Cleve Hotel as headquarters, as Middletown members attended and praised the weekend.
The Third Congressional District now the largest in Ohio with 545,644 residents, ahead of the 12th District. Incumbent Paul F. Schenck and Democrat Thomas B. Talbot battle for the U S House seat as Ohio redefines districts following 1950 census data.
The Shell Oil Company Film Library announces the movie Oil The Invisible Traveler. Middletown schools and civic groups can borrow the film to explore petroleum transportation, with a teachers manual and wall chart provided. For a catalog write Shell Oil Company Film Library New York.
Pfc. Wayne A. Blashock of 1004 Lafayette Ave and 2nd Lt. Hanford E. Hoskins of 626 Sycamore St. were among veterans from the Far East and troops returning to rotation aboard the Marine Serpent in San Francisco. The convoy included 2,122 Army and 484 Marine Corps personnel.
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