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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1950

Page

2

Franklin Woman Faces Puzzling Death in Miamisburg

The death of 48 year old Pearl McCarty near a Willard Manufacturing loading platform baffles Miamisburg police. Coroner A McDonald said death likely occurred around 1 a m with bruises present but not from blows. Weather and missing coat add mystery while labs test cause. Services set for 2 p m Thursday in Franklin.

Franklin Miamisburg Pearl McCarty Montmery County A. McDonald Willard Manufacturing Company James H. Todd Sylbert McKinney John Palmer Robert Penwell

Nancy Goes to Rio at Paramount Theater

At the movies Paramount shows Nancy Goes to Rio with Jane Powell and Ann Southern on Tuesday with showings at 1 15 3 15 5 25 7 40 and 9 50 p m Wednesday brings Cinderella the Walt Disney cartoon with screenings at 1 50 3 50 5 50 7 50 and 8 50 p m

Tuesay Nancy Rio Jane Powell Ann Southern

Evening Movie Schedule With Star Pairings

Tuesday listings show Golden Stallion with Rev Rogers and Dale Evans at 2 59, 5 59 and 8 33 p m and Here Comes the Co Fds with Abbott and Costello at 1 15, 4 and 6 16 p m. Wednesday features Its Romantic with Veronica Lake and Patric Knowles at 1 15, 4 45 and 8 76 p m and The Accused with Loretta Young and Robert Cummings at 7 45, 6 70 and 9 50 p m.

Rev Rogers Dale Evans Abbott and Costello Veronica Lake Patric Knowles Loretta Young Robert Cummings

Falling Brick Pounds Worker From Ladder at Gordon Theater

A Dayton man, Jesse Hooten, 31, suffered a fractured skull and facial injuries when a brick fell from the Gordon Theater building at Central Avenue and Verity Parkway. He was knocked from a ladder and hospitalized at Middletown Hospital after the incident during demolition by Cleveland Construction Company preparing a Penney store site.

Dayton Gordon Theater Central Ave Verity Pkwy Jesse Hooten East Sixth St Middletown Hospital Riggs Hooten Cleveland Construction Company Penney

Lebanon man injured by machine belt at Maton Farm Bureau

Zain Banta, 40, of Lebanon, was severely injured when his left forearm and leg were torn loose after his arm became caught in a moving belt while adjusting a machine at the Maton Farm Bureau office. He underwent surgery Saturday night and rested well at Mercy Hospital.

Lebanon Maton Farm Bureau Zain Banta Banta Mercy Hospital

Edward R. Castle Dies After 40 Years at Armco

Edward R. Castle an Armco Steel employee for four decades died at Middletown Hospital after a ten day confinement. He lived at 2141 Brentwood Street and worked as a motor room operator in the power department. Survived by widow Ada B two sons William B and Donald two daughters Thelma Cook and Delores Mehi two brothers Charlies Gas City Indiana William Ca Indiana two sisters Millie Nay Toledo and Ollie Lisk Delphos Ohio seven grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev H H Jung officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 2-5 and 7-10 pm.

Edward R. Castle Armco Steel Corporation Middletown Hospital Brentwood St Th Power Department Armco Ada B William B Donald Middletown Thelma Cook Delores Mehi Charlies Gas City Ind William Ca . Ind Millie Nay Toledo Ollie Lisk Delphos McCoy - Leffler H. H. Jung Woodside Cemetery

Infant Clem Dies. Rites Set At Baker Funeral Home

Infant son of Mr and Mrs Virgil S Clem of 1506 Columbia Ave died at 1205 PM today at Middletown Hospital The child survived by grandparents Mr and Mrs Jesse Spencer of Middletown and Mr Ale Richardson of Newport KY Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 PM at Joseph R Baker and Son Funeral Home with Rev R C Caudill officiating Burial will be in Friends call at the funeral home after 6 PM Wednesday

Virgil S. Clem Columbia Ave Middletown Hospital Jesse Spencer Middletown Ale Richardson Newport, Ky Joseph R. Baker and Son Funeral R. C. Caudill Woodside Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs Ella Mae Buchanan

Mrs Ella Mae Buchanan 49 died at her sister Viola Fergersons home 908 Eighth Ave. Funeral Wednesday 2 p m Mt Zion Baptist Church burial in Woodside Cemetery Rev F Hampton and Rev S C Smith officiating. Family receives friends at Maxberry Funeral Home after p m today. Survived by son Ernest four brothers Russell and Wister Lindsay J B Lindsay of Honey Path S C four sisters Mrs Fergerson Mrs Eunice Shores Mrs Beulah Calhoun Mrs Bulma Mae Young all of this city.

Ela Mae Buchanan Viola Fergerson Eighth Ave Mt. Zion Wister Lindsay Middletown J. B. Lindsay Honey Path S. C Fergerson Eunice Shores Beulah Calhoun Bulma Mae Young City

Funeral services for Carl Pillow in Trenton

Carl Pillow 47 of 116 North Miami Street Trenton died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services are Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Joseph R Baker and Son Funeral Home with burial in St John’s Cemetery. Lincoln Lodge No 693 F and A M and Eagles Lodge Aerie 528 conduct pre service rites tonight. The death may relate to gas fumes from work at the Jefferson School in Hamilton weeks earlier, coroner Dr Garrett J Boone says.

Carl Pillow North Miami St Trenton Middletown Hospital Joseph R. Baker and Son A. M. Wilson Trenton Nazarene Church St John’s Cemetery Lincoln Lodge No A.M Eagles Lodge Aerie Pillow Jefferson Hamilton Garrett J. Boone Butler County

Relief Cases Fall as Middletown Welfare Reports March Decline

Middletown Department of Public Welfare and Family Service reports March relief cases at 146, down from 160 in 1948, with expenditures of 8,600.97 versus 10,247.95 last year. Director Helen Davis cites fewer cases and lower aid percentages under state standards, noting 170 cases serviced in March and 209 a year earlier.

Middletown Department of Public Welfare and Family Service Bureau Helen Davis Ae Ae

Glass elected president of county Tuberculosis group

J L Glass a Middletown businessman was elected 1980 president of the Butler County Tuberculosis and Health Association at its 13th annual meeting in Hamilton. He succeeds Stuart M Fitton with 60 attendees present. Dr Orton K Stark Miami University gave the keynote on the Tubercle Bacillus and Dr J N Christiansen reported 202 new cases and 14 421 chest X rays.

J. L. Glass Middletown Butter County Tuberculosis and Health Association Glass Stuart M. Fitton Hamilton Middletown Ice and Coal Company Hamilton CA Azé Ames Grags J. Ayres John Carter Lillian D. Sebaid Don W. Fitton Stuart Fitton J. Paul Albert Oxford Mabel Gardner W. H. Spindler Charles G. Greig Sebald Spindier Vernon Reden Orton K. Stark Miami University J. N. Christiansen Association Christiansen Aiso Butler County Robert B. Gifford John A. Carter Joseph Gividen J. F. McNary L. C. Neer W. H. Roehl Mark Scheibert Mark Waike Edna Billingstea Bethany M A. Boyd Monroe

Achiever Day in Industry for Junior Achievement Officers

Junior Achievement in Middletown announces Achiever Day in Industry on April 26. Seventeen JA companies will provide seven officers each with roles from president to personnel manager to shadow industry executives.

Robert McDade Junior Achievement Middletown

Breen Opposes Bill Threatening Local Employee Pensions

Congressman Edward Breen warns HR 6000 could bring Ohio police firefighters and teachers under social security only if states approve. He explains states may designate groups for coverage and retirement plans affect eligibility. The City Commission backs a resolution to exempt city employees after Newlin presentation.

United State Congreee Ohio Edward Breen Harry Newlin City Commission Senate Finance Committee Breen House Senate Cty Newlin

Kent M. Sprinkel Dies in Louisville At 45

Kent M. Sprinkel, 45, former Germantown resident and co owner of Deeds Sprinkel Company in Louisville, died of a heart attack yesterday at his office. Survived by widow Matilda, mother Marie E. Sprinkel, brothers Wilber and Eugene, and sister Christine Ankeney. Funeral arrangements are set at Albert Swartzel Funeral Home.

Germantown Kent M. Sprinkel Louisville Deeds- Sprinkel Company Chemical Orckers Lakeview Sprinkel Ohio State University Kay and Ess Paint Company Dayton Cincinnati Matilda Marie E. Sprinkel Wilber Eugene Christine Ankeney Albert Swartzel

Portrait Artist Neal Ordayne Dies at 60 in Seattle

Seattle mourns Neal Ordayne a renowned portrait artist born in Hungary who died last night at age 60. The Associated Press reports his passing in the city.

Associated Press Seattle Neal Ordayne Hungary

Municipal Court Holds 18 Year Old in Burglary Case

Ray Chandler of 216 State St was ordered held for the Butte County grand jury on two burglary larceny counts. He pleaded guilty with bonds of 1500 each. Alleged breaks include Sherman Elementary School on March 4 and Middletown Beer Distributing Co on March 7. An alarm clock and 1.55 dollars total were the losses. Chandler was arrested Thursday night by Detectives Fitzgerald and Crout with warrants signed by school principal Crout and distributor official Rizzo.

Ray Chandler State St Butte County Grand Jury Alton H. Combs Chandler Sherman Sherman Ave Middletown Beer Distributing Company John Fitzgerald Roy Crout Central Ave George Crout Harry Rizzo

Earl Nolan Fined and Given Suspended Jail Term

Earl Nolan 32 of 918 Sixth Ave was fined 25 and given a 10 day jail sentence suspended on condition he pay for repairing a restaurant door damaged during disorderly conduct.

Earl Nolan Sixth Ave

Health Workers Attend Two Sessions This Month

Middletown Health Department staff will attend two meetings this month. Dr. L C Neer health commissioner and sanitarians John Otterbein and Robert McConaughy will join the Ohio Valley Conference of food drug and health officials in Cincinnati on April 26. They will also attend the Ohio Association of Public Health Sanitarians meeting in Columbus on April 19 and 20.

Middletown Health Department L. C. Neer John Otterbolein Robert McConoughy Ohio Valley Food, Drug and Health Cincinnati Ymca Central Pkwy Elm St Luther A. Black Cincinnati Public Health Service W.A. Queen Food and Drug Administration Washington McConaughy and Otterbein Ohio Association of Public Health Sanitarians State Columbus Ray B Watts Ohio Department of Health John D. Porterfield

Sea Scouts To Fete Boy Scout Troop Ranger at event

Members of the Sea Scout Ship Ranger sponsored by Armco Association will entertain Boy Scouts of Troop 19 and the ship committee this evening at 7 30 in the Youth Opportunity House. B Ellis skipper of Ranger will lead the program with Robert S Burns as ship committee chairman. Troop 19 of the First Baptist Church is led by Scoutmaster Andrew Harder.

Ranger Armco Association Youth Opportunity House B. Ellis Robert S. Burns First Baptist Church Andrew Harder

William Miller Case Dismissed for Larceny Charge

William Miller aged 22 of 905 Ninth Ave was found innocent after larceny charges filed by Charles Sparks were dismissed. The case concluded with the defendant cleared of all wrongdoing.

William Miller Ninth Ave Miller Charles Sparks

Camp Licensing Course Planned for Girl Scout Leaders

The annual licensing course for Girl Scout Troop Camp leaders will be held this weekend. Mrs. Garnet L. Church announces sessions at 9:30 Thursday in the Seoul clubroom with planning, and a Friday gathering for 13 new leaders at Jean M. Verity Lodge Middlemoor Woods. Mrs. Church and Mike Richardson will instruct. Leaders should call the Scout office to confirm attendance.

Garnet L. Church Seoul Scout

Action Packed Want Ad Training for Fast Results

The journal promotes its ad writers who craft quick compelling messages. Ads reach nearly 17,000 homes and readers are urged to dial 2 3611 for an adwriter help tomorrow. Telephone hours are 8 15 to 5 daily.

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Snakes Lacking Vocal Cords and Hissing Mechanism

A brief note explains that snakes lack vocal cords and true voices. Their hissing results from air rushing through the throat.

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