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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1952
Page
2
City Commissioners weigh extending rent controls or letting them lapse after September as public input swells. The mailbag fills with cards, letters, and petitions, with residents split on continuation versus discontinuation. Local officials watch neighboring cities for uniform action amid federal rent stabilization policy debates.
The Middletown Shrine Club announces its first fall meeting at 6:45 p.m. Thursday in the Manchester Hotel. A program has been arranged.
City Commission agenda includes appointing three firefighters to fill one vacancy and staff the new Fire Prevention Bureau as part of Middle Town Progress Committee plans. The Civil Service list of five will choose the appointees.
Patrolman Harry Richardson, longtime member of the force, is in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after being taken there last night with a stomach ailment. He is known for handling the meter checking detail in recent years.
Middletown real estate board gains momentum for rents decontrol as four year old Mark Rubin tours Highview Road collecting signatures. He delivered six signatures out of ten doors before joining his parents and will present petitions to the City Commission at tonight's meeting along with other letters.
The First Methodist Church launches a one day Gift Day on October 19 to raise 192 000 for a new educational building behind Wesley Hall, remodeling of the social hall, and interior changes. E J Goldschmidt leads solicitation with C W Beck R C Beam Harry Hadhey Russell Weatherwax and E S Myers assisting.
Harry V. Gilmore of 1305 Eaton Ave received the first orchid as a courtesy driver during Safety Dramatization Week after slowing for pedestrians and waving other motorists through at a school area. Other honorees include Jack Edward Rhoades and Mrs. Cora Lee Amyx for similar acts of good driving. flowers donated by Armbruster Florists.
With standard time returning this Sunday, four Cincinnati Mercury route changes are announced by F J Zink, passenger rep at Charles St depot. The Mercury will depart Middletown at 4 23 p m, serving Dayton Springfield Columbus Gallion and Cleveland, replacing 5 45 p m. The Ohio State Limited shifts from 4 26 p m to 5 17 p m and will skip Cleveland. The southbound Mercury leaves at 12 15 p m now and 12 50 p m after changes. The Midnight Special departs 12 18 a m for Columbus and Cleveland at 12 01 a m under revised times.
Wednesday showings include Big Jim McClain at 1 40 3 40 5 40 7 40 9 40 a m Thursday features Scarlet Angel at 1 15 4 15 7 25 10 35 p m Ivory Hunters at 2 40 5 45 8 55 p m Kangaroo at 1 15 4 15 7 15 10 15 p m Outcasts of Poker Flats at 2 40 5 40 8 40 p m
The State Utilities Commission eased its freeze on new natural gas heating installations authorizing Cincinnati Gas and Electric 4086 permits for its system covering most of Hamilton County plus Middletown Franklin and Lebanon. New units will split between new construction and fuel conversions with preference to hardship cases and commercial use capped at 400000 BTU per hour.
Mayor William Fraser of Lebanon sanctioned nine of 18 cases from area courts. Fines included $10 and costs for speeding and yellow line violations. other towns saw additional penalties for no license, no stop light, improper registration, and failing to transfer licenses.
A slate of nominees for Middletown Kiwanis Club offices was announced for the October 2 election. For president nominees are A. G. Decatur and Ralph Grimes. first VP candidates are Vernon Moon and John McClure. second VP contenders are Harry ter Braak and John Taylor. secretary-treasurer nominees are Britton Kendrick and Herman Rekers. Ter Braak seeks removal from the state. board nominees include Ralph Bauer Don Danner Ed Cohn E H Hammon William Helton Howard Hoffman Ralph Kah Norman Kerr Julius McIntosh William Saunders Frank Shinn W C Thompson Robert Turvey Harold Young.
Andrew Botos of Middletown is among 70 inmates at London prison farm granted parole effective October 30. Botos was serving a term for breaking and entering after arrests in August 1949 for burglarizing the Rupp home at 104 South Broad Street and stealing jewelry valued over $1,000.
The volume of Jupiter is about 11 300 times that of Earth. This comparison highlights the planet’s immense size relative to our world.
After Nixon urged voters to write or wire the Republican National Committee, Middletown logged many telegrams with Western Union reporting 40 sent by 11:15 p.m. and expecting more. Most messages went to Washington, some to Nixon and Eisenhower. Public reaction mixed with readers noting debates on Nixon's finances and debt disclosures amid broader political fever.
Middletown voters surged past 16 900 by 9 p.m. with 527 new registrations on Monday and further totals likely to push the city over 18 000 before tonight’s deadline. Four special registration sites operated alongside the downtown office as rush continues. New township registrations reached 172 Monday, part of 2 839 total since May primary, with transfers numbering 114 city and 64 township.
Mrs. Doris Barnes 24 a niece of Mr and Mrs Howard Green and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Flory died in Buffalo on Monday from injuries suffered in a Sunday auto crash. She was en route with her husband William to visit two polio stricken daughters aged 14 months and two months. Surviving are her parents five sisters and three brothers. Howard Green and family travel to attend funeral Friday at Sacred Heart Church St Marys Pa with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
An old advertisement promotes Peterson's Ointment as a simple quick relief for eczema pimples angry red blotches and other skin irritations. It claims relief from itching improves skin appearance and offers a money back guarantee with 40c price.
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