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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1952
Page
2
Eisenhower drew a friendly Middletown crowd on a whistlestop trip as GOP leaders and supporters packed the train platform. Officials hailed his message urging voters to register and back a non domineering administration, while students and residents offered cheers and occasional light heckling.
The Journal sent five newsmen and two photographers to cover General Eisenhower s visit. Mamie Eisenhower appeared after his speech and captivated reporters with her bright smile and friendly presence, drawing attention away from the General. Newsmen noted her magnetic smile communicated even without words.
City officials commended the crowd management at the Eisenhower whistle-stop event. City Manager H. W. Starick lauded Chief Joseph Blackmore and Lt. James Combs for planning, plus praise the State Highway Patrol, industrial plant guards, and sheriff's deputies. Blackmore estimated 7000 attendees and reported no mishaps while expressing pride in the officers' work.
Weatherman predicts fair weather today tonight and tomorrow with a rise in afternoon temperatures. Highs will touch the low 70s while tonight’s low near 46 mirrors this morning’s 44. Miami Conservancy District meteorologist Lonnie Gibson notes light precipitation from last night. Some Midwest regions report freezing conditions.
Early morning at the North Ave crossing the New York Central faced crowd control as Sgt. Ed Poling and three officers set up rope barriers to keep spectators 20 feet from the train. Camp cars occupied the depot siding while section gangs worked on tracks, with ticket agent Frank J. Zink coordinating access and safety for reporters.
A Philadelphia seller named Robert Courant travels with five colleagues, selling Eisenhower buttons as his truck tours Ohio and Minnesota. He notes large crowds at early stops and says the pins fly off fast, with four foot by three foot pictures left as souvenirs after enthusiastic support.
On the Eisenhower train, reporters ignore the crowds and stay inside the press car. They type and stenotype briskly as General Eisenhower speaks over the PA system. The scene captures the hectic rhythm of a nationwide political journey toward Cleveland.
Betty Jean Cape, 19, suffered shock and bruises as a rear end collision on First Ave at Baltimore St injured her while three cars were damaged. The crash occurred as Arthur Garrison and Robert S Cape waited at a signal and Robert L Kelly struck Garrison’s car. Cape was treated at Middletown Hospital. damages were $200 to Kelly’s car, $70 to Garrison’s, and $70 to the Cape vehicle.
William Artist of 1317 Vail Ave a cafe custodian at Fryer's Cafe fainted at 7 30 am. He was carried to Middletown Hospital by the Fire Department emergency squad and later released to go home after treatment.
Paramount hosts Bic Jim McLain at 1 40 3 40 5 40 7 40 and 9 40 p m Stran d presents Models Inc at 1 15 4 00 6 30 9 00 Geisha Girl at 2 45 5 20 7 50 10 20 p m Kangaroo screens Wednesday at 1 15 4 15 7 15 10 15 Outcasts of Poker Flats shows at 2 40 5 40 8 40 p m.
In Reading, Pennsylvania, retired railroader Harry Reber, 83, says every train whistle triggers memories of home. He reflects on decades of service and life near the tracks.
Middletown industries won first place in the 1951 52 inter plant inter council safety contest led by the National Safety Council. The telegram from Gene Miller to Paul Wilson announced Middletown as safest area after 12 months of competition based on accident frequency and severity. Further details are awaited in the mail.
Mrs. Virginia Augspurger, 36, of Franklin Route 1, Hamilton area, was reported today to be somewhat better at Mercy Hospital after being pinned in her car wreck early Sunday on Trenton Road near Busenbark. She sustained fractures to both legs, right hip, and ankle when her vehicle struck a tree and a utility pole.
About 35 young Democrats formed a Stevenson for President club at 30 South Broad Street to plan a door to door campaign in Middletown. Thomas B. Talbot of Dayton urged members to talk Stevenson, praising the candidate and urging outreach without attacking rivals.
Middletown residents receive letters from the Middletown Committee to Protect the Ohio Constitution urging a no vote on the convention question. Elliott D. Levey, chairman, appeals for name inclusion and cites business leaders’ views, a 10 million estate tax limit, and anti convention concerns. An enclosing six page briefing accompanies the mailing to 12,500 addresses.
John King, 47, of West Middletown Route 1, was treated at Mid Dital town Hospital yesterday for a hand cut after cutting his hand on a door glass at his home.
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