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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1953
Page
5
In Moscow a postwar decree promises home ownership but high costs and scarce loans hinder most. Colonels build homes slowly as Khrushchev era patience shines through. Thousands seek land plots and private dwellings while long queues for Pobeda or Moskvitch cars reveal pride in possession despite low real earnings.
Memphis deputy sheriff James A. Crews arrested his brother Milton Crews after Milton arrived from Akron driving a reportedly stolen car. FBI and local authorities said Milton confessed no clear source for the vehicle and was arraigned on federal charges, released on $1,000 bond.
Shirley Temple Black, married to Charles Black, says she will have her third child by Caesarean section in Santa Monica where she was born. The former film star and her husband already have a daughter Susan and a son Charles Jun.
The observer notes growing private property demand in Russia over nine years and argues the Soviet government must concede to raise population contentment. He cites high living costs and broad taxes, including a 95 percent liquor tax and a concealed turnover tax that now finances nearly half government revenue, while prices outpace wages.
Lt. James Combs of the Traffic Bureau announced removal of a neon Thru Lane sign at Tytus Avenue and Charles Street to prevent confusion for out of town drivers. An estimated 13 crashes occur at the intersection annually, mainly rear endings, prompting a 25 mile per hour speed limit in the 15th to 17th avenues and several streets. A motorcycle officer will patrol to enforce compliance and a one-way alley study near 2700 Central Ave will be conducted with area residents contacted. The radar unit is back in service.
A 24 member Japanese delegation left Tokyo by plane for Hong Kong on the way to China for unofficial three week trade talks. Led by Shonosuke Ikeda from the Hakuto Yam a Liberal party the group includes 10 industrial experts 2 staff and 11 Diet members. The trip is sponsored by the Union to Promote Japan China Trade and not backed by the government.
CIO United Steelworkers will consider a guaranteed annual wage for about 1.2 million members in next year’s negotiations. The Wage Policy Committee meets October 21 23 at the Commodore Hotel New York to discuss the proposal and broader pension insurance and hospitalization benefits. President David J. McDonald of the USW convened the 170 member committee for the session.
Chicago tied and then set heat records as the mercury reached 91.5 degrees, marking the hottest September 28 on record and the latest peak for heat in the year. Schulenberg Weather Office reported the record and noted the unusual late-season warmth across the city.
Kidney function slowdown causes backache headaches dizziness and low energy. Cold exposure stress and overexertion contribute to symptoms. Minor bladder irritation from cold or diet may disrupt sleep. Doan s Pills offer mild diuretic relief, with decades of use by millions, flushing kidney passages to ease discomfort.
A searching party found a U S Air Force C47 wreck in the Pyrenees near Nyer France. All four crew members aboard were burned to death after the aircraft, on a training flight from England to Spain, reportedly hit a mountain top and exploded. Rescue parties had earlier reported sightings of the wreckage on two separate occasions.
Betty Ruth Piersall and her mother Mary Sias of Kenova West Virginia are notified that on August 28 1953 Robert B Piersall a minor by Callie Piersall filed for divorce in the Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio case No 70149 on ground of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Defendant must answer by October 17 1953 or petition will be sustained.
Lulu Price Redd a k a Lulu Pruitt Redd, residence unknown, must answer by October 24 1953 to Warren Redd's Common Pleas petition for divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty in Case No 70174. Clerk Joseph T. Kiep signed. Deputy Anna Mae Conrad and Attorney Thomas H. Stubbs noted.
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