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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1956
Page
3
City Commission faces a root hog or die slo pitch showdown between Police Chief William Fishbaughs red hose team and Fire Chief Joe Blackmores Bluecoats at Barnitz Field Diamond 1. Start time 6 10 p m with Chairman Francis Carmody behind the plate.
In Butler County courts an amended petition seeks fifty thousand dollars for Mary Frances DeSaro over injuries from a May 8 1954 slip on a gooey floor near a candy counter at W T Grant Co in Hamilton. Separately Robert Ellis seeks one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for car rentals and a claimed Middletown unreturned vehicle involved in a New York Central train collision. Additional claims total five hundred seven dollars for other rental cars. Divorce suits list multiple couples including Wanda Baumann against Fredrick H Baumann Beverly Rhoads against David A Rhoads Lucille Hegedus against Paul Hegedus Jr John E Taylor against Myrle C Taylor Patty Kuykendoll against Horace Kuykendoll and Marcella Bush a minor against James H Bush.
George Triplett, 30, died yesterday at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda Maryland after three months of treatment for a heart condition. He lived with his aunt Mrs Florence Miller at 1938 Fleming Road and worked as a garage helper at J&F Auto Sales in Middletown where he had resided ten years. He is survived by an uncle John Conkright of Carlisle Kentucky. Arrangements are being completed at J R Bakers Funeral Home.
Wesley Curtis Coyle 75 longtime Franklin resident died at his North Lewisburg home at noon yesterday. A retired farmer, he lived in Franklin 50 years and spent the last five in North Lewisburg. He and Ina celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary last December. Surviving are four sons and five daughters plus 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, a brother and a host of relatives. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Robert Eaton Funeral Home with burial in Springboro Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Mrs Cora D Etter widow of Rev J E Etter died yesterday at Wayne Hospital Her funeral is at 10 am tomorrow at the Etter residence 234 E Main St Greenville Burial will be in Highland Cemetery Covington Burial ends at the residence after 1 pm tomorrow She is survived by daughter Ruby of Greenville and sisters Mrs Pearl Plummery Mrs Mary Lincoln and Mrs Ralph Benning of St Louis Also surviving is a sister in law Mrs Benning of St Louis Mo and the family pastorate at Miami Valley Congregational Christian Church until his death ten years ago.
Cincinnati 84 year old James Hilliard shot a detective, John Greene, in the shoulder after mistaking him for a prowler in his room. Greene, 38, was pursuing a man tied to a cafe shooting. Hilliard, who bought a pistol for protection, resisted officers until a tear gas shell compelled his surrender and the pistol was seized.
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