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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1952

Page

5

Judge Brown to Submit Own Resignation Tuesday

Judge Alton F. Brown of the Warren County Court of Common Pleas will travel to Columbus Tuesday to submit his resignation to Governor Lausche. The vacancy will be filled by gubernatorial appointment within 40 days of the election. Frank C. Anderson is recommended for the post. Anderson formerly served as prosecuting attorney in 1912, and Brown plans to join Marvin E. Young in a new law practice in the Citizens National Bank Building.

Lebanon Alton F. Brown Warren County Court of Common Pleas Columbus Rson Rank J. Lausche Brown Frank C. Anderson Warren County Bar Association Anderson Marvin E. Young Warren County Brown and Young Citizens National Bank

County Sales Of Bonds Up In Butler County August

Butler County bond sales rose in August to 253 493 from 241 556 a year earlier. Ohio state totals show gains in Series E and H purchases with 3 123 905 more than last year for August. Sixty four of eighty eight counties posted higher August sales and state officials note an eleventh straight month of improvement.

Butler County Ohio Joseph Warndorf

Novelty Kings Score First in JA Charter Bid

Middletown company Novelty Kings, sponsored by Prior Products, is listed by Junior Achievement as the first in the nation to apply for a charter for the 1952-53 school year. Sixteen members plan to produce and market Scottie Dog night lights and shoe racks after applying September 14.

Middletown National Junior Achievement Headquarters New York Novelty Kings Company

Wine sales rise seven months into year while liquor drops

Census Bureau estimates show wine sales up 7 percent in volume for January through July compared with last year while hard liquor sales declined by 8 percent. The figures come from confidential reports by 431 wholesalers in 28 states and the District of Columbia in licenses states without state controlled wholesale distribution.

Washington Census Bureau District of Columa

Jamboree Films Set For Showing

A 6 45 stew dinner precedes a Lebanon Harmon Park roundtable for Ft Ancient Boy Scout leaders. Don Garrett says films of the 1950 Jamboree will interest leaders for next year in California. A second showing follows at the Civic Association for more planning.

Ft. Ancient Harmon Park Lebanon Don Garrett Mound Builders Area Council California Civic Association Griffith Miami E. H. Bindley

Hamilton II Returns to Seattle Army Soldier Arrives Aboard Marine Adder

Sergeant Eddie K. Garrett of 347 South Fourth Street is among 1,791 Far East troops who arrived in Seattle today aboard the Navy transport Marine Adder.

Hamilton II Hamilton Eddie K. Garrett South Fourth St Far East Seattle Navy Marine Adder

Ohio Ex GI Reunited With Wartime Friends Over Ham and Eggs

An American paratrooper of the Italian campaign, Pfc. Norman Reeves of Painesville, reunites with Italian family the La Cretas near Mantua. Reeves invites them to his Aurora home for a ham and eggs reunion, solidifying a friendship formed in war decades earlier.

Ohio Cleveland Naples Norman Reeves Painesville France Aurora Country Club Reeves Italy la Creta la Cr Vito Mantua Aurora

Tipsy Driving Charged In Route 25 Arrest

FRANKLIN State Highway Patrol arrested Frank Leight 23 Westwood on Route 25 near Franklin at 2 04 a m Sunday for driving while intoxicated He was released on 250 bond and to appear in Franklin Municipal Court at 3 p m today.

Franklin Frank Leight Westwood State Highway Patrol

Three Injured In Club Fight At Silver Leaf Club

Police reported three wounded in a melee at the Silver Leaf Social Club on Eighth Ave at 9 33 p m yesterday. Willa Stephens 28 and Thelma Barnes 26 suffered cuts with Stephens treated at Middletown Hospital. Bud Grimes 38 who tried to intervene also had a cut and received emergency care.

Silver Leaf Social Club Eighth Ave Willa Stephens Thelma Barnes Stephens Middletown Hospital Bud Grimes

Boy Scout Rifle Fans Journey To Indiana

Four members of the Boy Scout Junior Rifle Club traveled to Friendship Indiana to compete at the Walter Cline Range home of the National Muzzle-loading Rifle Association. The local team did not enter but club instructor O B Ellis said they would likely compete later this year. The group opens to all Scouts of the Mound Builders Area Council and usually fires on Sundays at Camp Hook. Officers elected yesterday were Bill Hilz president Robert Brumfield vice president Robert Jones secretary treasurer and Robert Yach executive officer.

Boy Scout Junior Rifle Club Friendship Ind Walter Cline National Bill Hilz Robert Brumfield Robert Jones Robert Yach

Franklin Firemen Halt Small Fire In Garage

Franklin firemen extinguished a mattress and old newspapers fire in John Timberlake’s Maple Avenue garage. Children had been playing nearby and are suspected of bringing burning trash into the structure. The garage sustained no damage.

Franklin John Timberlake Maple Ave Carl Morgan

Strike At Ohio Stove Co Sparks Local Walkout

About 125 workers at the Ohio Stove Co in Portsmouth have walked out seeking a 25 cent an hour raise. The current average wage is 1.64 for the plant, which the firm says is the Wage Stabilization Board limit. The strike began Saturday.

Portsmouth Ohio Stove Co

Rookie Jim Rivera Arrested After White Sox Clubhouse Claim

Chicago police arrested Jim Rivera on a complaint from Janet Gater a 22 year old wife of a soldier. She alleges Rivera forced entry attacked her in her south side apartment after inviting him in. Rivera denied the accusation and was held for questioning by the sex bureau.

Chicago Jim Rivera Chicago White Sox Rivera Police Janet Gater Brunet South Side St. Louis Browns

Slingshot Confiscation Ends With Dime Return

Patrolman Ferguson confiscates a boy's sling shot after complaints of target shooting. The 10-year-old boy reportedly had just invested a dime in the device and received a dime back from the officer, leaving all parties satisfied. An advisory notes Ferguson’s neighborhood as a likely source of similar complaints.

Arnold Ferguson Ferguson

Truman Skips Lima Train Stop Amid Crowds

President Truman did not appear on the rear platform as his special whistle stop train passed through Lima on Sunday. Several hundred residents gathered, but no stop was scheduled for the president. A separate notice lists a zoning appeal and a building permit denial for a 14 by 20 foot addition at 27 Glenmore Drive.

Lima Truman Board OF Zoning Appeals Richard Byrd Glenmore Drive

Appointment of Irene Fuller as Administratrix in Ohio Estate

Irene Fuller of Middletown Ohio appointed Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Fuller deceased late of Middletown Butler County Ohio Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Probate Judge Oscar R Leiser notes J A McIntosh as attorney. Also notices on tax levy election in Lemon Township Butler County Ohio to exceed ten mill limit with a 60 percent affirmative vote needed and election set for November 4 1952 at 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Robert Fuller Irene Fuller Middletown Ohio Butler County Lemon Township Lemon Butler Coun Ohio Board of Elections Ot Ee Sow Rt J. Briede Ian Brosius

Beloit Man New Prior Firm Head

Arthur J. Doyle of Beloit Wisconsin named branch manager of Prior Products Company at 2510 Atco Ave. announced by H A Yeats of Dallas. Doyle a welding engineer at Fairbanks Monroe Beloit for 16 years is married with two children and will move his family to Middletown.

Arthur J. Doyle Beloit Wisc Prior Products Company Atco Ave Aday H. A. Yeats Dallas Texas Doyle Fairbanks- Monroe Company Middletown

Ten Ready To Join Services In October

Armed forces enlistments for October are underway in Middletown. MSgt. Al Walters reports ten men have shown willingness to enlist next month with five seeking the Air Force, two aiming for officers candidate school, two for the Army, and one eyeing the Air Army airborne branch. The Air Force October quota is ten, so at least five more may enlist locally. S Sgt. Robert Heffner returned today from leave.

Msgt al Walters Middletown Air Force Army Walters Walter Robert. Heffner

Schedule Changes for Two B and C Trains

A government rail notice announces schedule changes for trains 356 and 355. Train 356 now departs West Middletown at 10 16 a m northbound, previously 1 a m. Train 355 now departs at 4 11 p m, revised from a p m. Both trains run from Cincinnati to Toledo, with other train times unchanged.

Eyelid Wink Claims Speed Record Among Humans

A facial micro-action is described as the fastest human movement, with an eyelid wink clocked at roughly one tenth of a second, marking it as a rapid blink of expression.

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Novelty Kings Atall Jamboree Films Roeys Paris Jose Duran Santo DomiNgo PS Wid Branerd Spooner Boston, Mass Central Ave Louis F. Jones, Mer Electrolux Electro-Hygiene Electro-Hygiene Vacuum Cleaner Co Columbia Ave Indiana Forest Hills Country Club Walter R. Bender S. Main Street Gage Iyle Smith Corona Office Outfitters Inc N. Main Buetor N. Broad ST Oscar R. Leiser J. A. MclIntosh Beloit Man New Prior Melampy G. P. Lewis Mer
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