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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1948
Page
7
City commissioners approved placing a 275000 bond issue for a garbage disposal plant and a two and a half mill levy for operations on the November ballot. One commissioner voted no on the levy, while park levy and charter revision items were not acted on.
Bartel Shoes will open at 1214 Central Ave with Sam Bartel in charge and Mrs. Bartel assisting. The 1500 square foot storeroom has been redecorated and Bartel, in business for 20 years with 16 in Middletown, announces the new store.
Standard Oil of Ohio announced a half cent rise in home heating oil prices citing higher distribution costs and refinery shutdowns due to strikes. New quotes are 15 cents per gallon for No 1 and No 2 grades, 14 cents for No 3, with an extra half cent for orders under 50 gallons.
The Middletown Trades and Labor Council plans a large Labor Day picnic at LeSourdsville Lake with fireworks by Ray Collinsworth, a diving show, games, and dancing by Les Shepherd and his orchestra from 9 p.m. to midnight. The AFL group represents 17 unions with over 2,500 tradesmen and expects 20,000 to 25,000 attendees if weather cooperates. Gus Miles and Robert Patton handle ticket sales, with William Crispin assisting.
Akron officials report flood disruption to markets as a peach dump occurs along Route 8 at Kendall Park. A motorist dumped 80 bushels valued around $200 after failing to find buyers. spoilage led to burial while Akron Growers' Market shows a rare sold out sign.
Cleveland AP reports former AP New York City editor Richard Fry Edwards died Tuesday at 88. He worked in the 1890s for the Associated Press and later as assistant city editor for the New York Sun. He later entered real estate, served as councilman in Lakewood, Ohio, and became a state legislator.
Three men angered by a no parking sign were fined five dollars and costs each by Municipal Judge Ralph R. Speak yesterday. Police charged they tore down the sign, hurled it into the street, and ran over it with a car.
Ohio moved into the sixth day of its 94th annual fair with a new mark to aim for after yesterday’s attendance of 82 165. Governor Herbert led the day with a trophy presentation at the horse show and a full schedule of events including 4 H Club style review and county band performances.
President Truman announced that France and Italy gave an overwhelming show of gratitude for gifts collected by the coast-to-coast Friendship trains last fall. The illustrated report to Congress on foreign relief activities says the shipments were greeted with enthusiastic demonstrations as they moved on European trains for distribution during the Christmas season.
In St Louis AP report Fostoria Post 421 VFW won top honors in the senior band division of the Pageant of Drums while Girard Post 419 claimed first place in the junior division for the second consecutive year.
In a typical year New York state yields over 1.5 billion dollars in apparel nearly matching half of the nation’s total clothing production.
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