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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1949
Page
5
In Hackensack New Jersey the partially decomposed body of a baby boy was found yesterday in a four foot deep catch basin with a heavy grill cover shut. Autopsy by Dr. Arthur Greenfield could not determine cause of death and police ruled out accident. The age is estimated at 12 to 18 months and no missing child matches the description in recent weeks. An 11 state alarm was issued.
The National Assembly unanimously named Ferenico Chaves provisional president of Paraguay after accepting the resignation of Felipe Molas Lopez. Former foreign minister Chaves formed an all civilian cabinet with many expe zpe government members, amid a Colorado Party upheaval. The changeover occurred with no disorder, marking the sixth administration change in 17 months.
A baby’s body was found in a drain, dressed in a diaper undershirt white slip white dress pink polo shirt yellow socks and white peak cap. Dr Greenfield noted the infant had been dead about five days and measured 24 to 28 inches tall weighing 25 to 30 pounds. Eight year old Michael Genovese Jr. discovered the body while looking for balls. He initially mistook the figure for a doll.
Butler County Treasurer John W. Wendel reminds property owners the semi annual real estate tax collection closes Thursday September 15. Many have not paid yet with total yield 925,579.57 and current last half year bills at 1,617,093.84. The entry to Houston Texas lies 50 miles tidal from the Gulf to Buffalo Bayou.
Two masked bandits tied up janitor Frank Meder at Linden Theater on Pleasant Avenue and escaped with 800 dollars from the theater safe. Meder freed himself after 15 minutes and notified police. The thieves also damaged the safe and looted nearby offices, totaling several dozen dollars in damages across multiple locations.
Forest service crews stamped out the last embers of a Los Padres brush fire that started Thursday at Tassajara Hot Springs resort in King City California. The blaze destroyed the resort’s main hotel and 10 cabins, displaced 62 guests and employees, and was controlled Saturday night as some vacationers left while others remained.
A brief observation states butterflies are among the most far-sighted insects, able to distinguish movements only about six feet away. The remark highlights insect vision and sensory range.
A short feature describes a daily fortune puzzle from the S Patent Office era. It explains counting letters in a name, applying a simple rule to get a key number, then reading letters under checked figures in a rectangle to reveal a message. Copyright 1949 by William J. Miller.
Charles Finch will speak at St. John's Church cafeteria Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. He leads the Men of the Holy Eucharist, a male spiritual group promoting frequent Holy Communion to strengthen families and oppose Communism. The event is limited to men, says Rev. John Oberlander.
Hollywood police reported a new wolf nuisance troubling women on Hollywood Boulevard. Miss Shirley Weinberg, 25, said she was struck by buckshot from youths in a parked car, becoming the second ``oops'' girl in recent days after Miss Kathleen O Connor, 19, also reported BB gun harassment.
Senator Wayne L. Morse of Oregon was taken to a hospital after being thrown from a racing buggy at the Oregon State Fair horse show. The 48 year old senator was driving a four wheeled roadster pulled by his horse Sir Laurel Guy when the cart skidded and rolled over. He was unconscious briefly, revived, with x rays showing no broken bones and he was ordered to rest a few days. Morse reported a slight back pain and had survived a similar accident days earlier without injury.
Peter Edson reports AMA spokesmen differ on federal aid. they support hospital construction and medical education funding but oppose universal child health care and national health insurance, arguing subsidies should help doctors rather than patients.
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