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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1955
Page
2
A flood of calls to doctors shows high demand for polio vaccine after it was declared effective. Mothers seek inoculations for children not covered by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis program. Private physicians plan no fixed price, expecting $3 to $5 plus an office charge, with arrival in Middletown unclear.
Elmo Judd, 36, of Germantown Rt 1, sustained a head injury and was treated and released from Middletown Hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Rt 4 at 5 20 p m. A car from a private driveway driven by Robert Brandenburg, 34, also suffered extensive damage when it struck Judd head on. The other vehicle fled the scene.
An Ohio woman in a wheelchair, Ruth Campbell of Hamilton, toured the White House after arriving in Washington two weeks earlier. White House aides arranged the visit, but Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower was not present. Campbell, paralyzed for 28 years, fell ill with a kidney ailment a day after arrival, and the First Lady was at the Eisenhower farm near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Campbell was bringing gifts for the Eisenhowers made by other handicapped people.
At the Toastmasters Club meeting Art Osbourne and Viéil a Long earned best speaker and most improved speaker honors while Howard Till took best critic. Other participants included Robert Mc Conaughy Malcolm Bruce and Dan Charles Brett as toastmaster Gordon Tinch as topicmaster and Walker Carr as evaluator.
In Tokyo the 9th Corps rescinded a plan to return troops to kitchen police duties. The reversal spares 225 Japanese food service jobs and keeps soldiers in training roles rather than dish washing.
Israel reported 40 000 tourists visited during 1954, including 14 000 Americans. The tourist flow reflects growing interest in the country and stronger travel ties with the United States.
In Middletown Shrine Club pre ceremonial parade the Kittie Band known as the careful Scots will avoid fatigue by carrying chairs. A painted small chair with plaid fabric and funnels serves as a pretend bagpipe and seating aid. The Kilties will march in plaid hats green coats kilts knee socks and white spats joining a 470 man parade at 3 15 p m marking the first Shrine ceremony in Middletown.
London reports Americans are easy to identify abroad and help fuel tourism incomes across Europe. Europe anticipates record American visitors this summer with tens of millions spent in Britain France West Germany Italy Spain Switzerland Ireland and more. The piece notes American spending boosts host economies and highlights iconic sights drawing travelers from Buckingham Palace to the Vatican.
In Boston Judge Robert G. Wilson granted Stanislaw Dziskiewicz a divorce after his Polish wife refused to relocate, citing she would not leave Poland to join him despite promises of wealth. The court noted propaganda in a letter she wrote to him.
Patrolman Delman Whiti announced the second weekly winners of the Lucky Stop Sign contest. Prizes of 2 dollars went to Friday Thomas Spisak at N Sutphin and Shafer Streets, Monday Paul Cowzill at 21 Broad Street and Tytus Avenue, and Thursday Lina Lee at Clark Street and Central Avenue.
Arthur H. Fisher, 51, of 206 S Main St., was charged with driving while intoxicated after his car swerved from the curb into a southbound vehicle driven by Juanita Davis, 20, of 134 Manhattan St., at Crawford Street and Wayne Avenue around 11:20 p.m. The collision caused total damage of 325 dollars, including 175 dollars to Davis’s car.
More than 80 Y Teen girls from Middletown High School sign up to take part in the Cancer Crusade Can Day. They will solicit contributions on downtown street corners starting at 9 a.m. and distribute Sword of Hope lapel buttons to donors.
In Lebanon at Hopkins Motors, thieves rifled several new cars parked outside. Owner M. M. Hopkins reported missing spare tires eight wheels eight white sidewall tires three bumper jacks and two lug wrenches. Police say thieves used a master key to access luggage compartments with losses pegged at 450 dollars.
Police report two break-ins last night in downtown dry cleaners netted nothing. Sgt Howerton Patrolman Sorrel and Merchant Policeman Carr investigated Mathews Clearers at 1015 Central Ave and Fisher's Dry Cleaners at 5 N Main St at 12 05 a.m. A back door at Mathews was forced but no entrance to the main store occurred. A rear window at Fisher's was found open.
A preliminary hearing is set for 1:30 p m Monday in Municipal Court for William Prince 26 Sandy Hook Ky in a armed robbery at the Airport Inn 1701 Germantown Rd last August Prince was returned to custody with 10000 bond. Detainers have been filed on two other alleged accomplices Charles Ison 27 Sandy Hook Ky and Robert Lee Nichols 54 West Virginia both linked to the Moraine City holdup. Prince identified by inn owners and witnesses as part of the trio that forced a patron to lie on the floor during the robbery.
Raymond Morelock a 38 year old Darke County sentenced for breaking and entering escaped from Lebanon Prison Farm. Police were notified he is 5 feet 9 inches tall with brown eyes and black hair and was last seen wearing blue denim overalls.
In Brewton Alabama the Ritz Theater is flooded about three feet inside the screen end after rain waters rose. The venue remains open and is showing the film On the Waterfront.
A health statistic highlights the grave toll of cancer in the United States with an estimated death every two minutes. The figure underscores ongoing battles in diagnosis, treatment, and access to care across communities.
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