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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1948
Page
3
Commercial exploitation of Chilean nitrate deposits started in the early 1800s, marking the emergence of a major export industry. The development involved mining ventures, new infrastructure, and growing international demand for nitrate products used in fertilizers and explosives.
Europe reports its largest postwar harvest, two years after drought struck. Strong rains and wider cultivation boosted grains and vegetables, easing some rationing. UK wheat yields rise, Soviet zones show varied results, and Hungary and Poland report improved food positions while fertilizer shortages persist.
In Canton Ohio AP report a pet monkey owned by William Kozauer grabbed electrical wires in a garage and caught fire. Firefighters say the animal tried to test why wires are hot, igniting himself and straw, burning the garage.
International Shoe Company announced a temporary production reduction due to lower demand. The firm curtailed operations at ten factories in Missouri and Illinois to four days a week, effective this week, saying production requirements can be met on that basis.
Trinity Lutheran church in Madison South Dakota has installed four exterior automobile speakers so shut ins and those unable to climb stairs can hear services from their cars. The loudspeakers extend the church’s reach beyond the building to parishioners in their vehicles.
Hollywood mourns Gregg Toland a top cameraman famed for Citizen Kane Intermezzo and The Grapes of Wrath dying at 46 possibly from a heart attack Toland Charleston Newfoundland native grew up around films starting as Fox office boy before rising to cinema prominence The article also notes a separate item describing a radioactive isotope used in a gauge for measuring thin films on production equipment indicating its capability to measure materials as thin as one thousandth of an inch
Dr. Ross A. Hill addressed Civitan Club members at the Manchester Hotel urging cooperation between citizens and the City Commission to improve city sewer systems and administration. He urged action and noted shared effort would yield more work accomplished. The club sets next Tuesday at noon for its monthly business session. England held a graphite monopoly for lead pencils for two centuries.
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