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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1958

Page

2

Pregnant mother loses baby after traffic mishap

A pregnant woman suffered head injuries in a Saturday crash on Shaker Road near Route 25. The stillborn infant was delivered at Middletown Hospital. Mrs Anna Beschorner and two other children survived. Car damage was about $100. Graveside services set for Woodside Cemetery.

Shaker Road Rt. 25 Middletown Hospital Anna Beschorner Mgvin St Franklin Paul W. Beschorner Free State Beschorner Donald Patricia Ann Butler County Garret Boone Joseph Beschorner Sr Middletown Shelby Jackson West Middletown Woodside Cemetery Schramm Funeral Home

Obituary for John W. Fornshell 85 Lebanon native

John W. Fornshell 85 of Lebanon Route 1 died of a heart attack Friday in Dayton He was a retired farmer Funeral services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Oswald Funeral Home Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Monday afternoon and evening

Lebanon John W. Fornshell

Mrs Mildred Butler Dies in New York City

Mrs Mildred Todhunter Butler daughter of the late Judge W H Todhunter died Friday at her New York City home. She and her husband left Middletown about 25 years ago leaving two daughters Mrs Wellington Booth Hastings On Hudson NY and Mrs N G Samuels Washington DC as survivors. Nieces include Mrs Louise Hunter Windsor and Mrs Henry Lytle of Middletown. Cremation and graveside services will be arranged by Wilson Memorial Home with details to follow.

Mildred Todhunter Butler W. H. Todhunter New York City Butler Middletown Wellington Booth Hastings-On- Hudson N.Y N. G. Samuels Washington, D.C Louise Hunter Windsor Henry Lytle

Truck Fire Damages Vehicle at 2716 N Verity

Firefighters extinguished a blaze in the gas tank of a panel truck at 2716 North Verity Parkway at 2 p.m. Saturday. The owner is Carl Nunanaker Jr of Riversview Drive. Damage is estimated at 50 dollars and the cause is unknown.

District 4 Verity Pkwy Carl .Nunanaker Jr Riversview Dr

Emergency crews aid Mrs Williams with oxygen at scene

Firemen reported that emergency crews assisted Mrs Rayetta Williams aged 54 of 910 6th jive with oxygen at 7 30 p m Saturday. She was transported to Middletown hospital by the Jordan Hall ambulance for further care.

Rayetta Williams Middletown Hospital Jordan-Hall

Body Recovered From Sandusky Bay

The body of Alonzo Wiggins of Jeveland, 40, was recovered today from Sandusky Bay by the State Highway Patrol. He had been fishing with his wife and was last seen walking onto a railroad bridge Wednesday night.

Sandusk Ohio Alonzo Wiggins

Preble Farmer Champ In Plowing Contest

Wilbur Rose from Scioto County and Raymond Poos of Preble County won Ohio Plowing Championships in wet soil near Akron. Rose claimed contour title with 89 points. Poos won level land with 87½. They will represent Ohio at national contest near Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Raymond Poos Eaton Ohio Akron Scioto County Wilbur Rase Preble Farmer Wilbur ‘Rose Preble County Hershey Rose Contour Plowing Poos Pops Emma Gigger Pickle Road Here Wheelersiburg Ann Lane Della Francis Tidd Rt. 2 Xenia Ray Himerich Barberton Carl Riener Suffield Porbage County Harry Ellis Rt. 5 Lancaster William Goetiemoeller Rt. 1 St. Henry Mercer County Paul Gearhart Chillicothe John Ewart Robert M.bair Forest Wyandot

Hamiltonian Wounded Accidentally In Store Incident

J P Collins grocer was shot in the mouth when a .38 revolver discharged accidentally Saturday. Collins dropped the gun after locking his store, the bullet lodged in his neck. He was taken to the hospital by the Life Squad and is reported in good condition.

Hamilton J. P.collins Collins Hamilton Life Squad

Disaster Tag Sought for Hardin County Ohio

Gov. C William ONeill asked President Eisenhower to declare McGuffy Marsh in Hardin County a disaster area due to crops losses from prolonged rain. Emergency committee cites three consecutive bad years and cites 10 percent loss in the marsh while statewide crops run well below normal in corn soybeans oats wheat sugar beets potatoes and vegetables.

Columbus Ohio William O'Neill Eisenhower McGuffy Hardin County Scioto Emergency Agriculture Committee MccGuffy Marsh Statewice Onio

Rattlesnakes Exhibit Venomous Interaction in Study

Researchers report that rattlesnakes influence each other's venom potency, challenging the assumption that venom is isolated to individual snakes. The findings imply social or ecological factors may adjust venom composition within species.

Galloway earns Wooster college scholarship

Russell W. Galloway Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Russell W. Galloway of 2013 Central Ave., has been awarded an honor scholarship to the College of Wooster for the coming academic year. The award recognizes outstanding academics, character, and leadership. He will enter Wooster in September as a freshman.

Russell W. Galloway Jr Russell W. Galloway Central Ave College of Wooster Committee Galloway Wooster

Camden Man Bound Over For Jury In Burglary Attempt

Camden resident Sherman Lewis, 22, was bound over to the next grand jury term by Judge John M. Kiracofe on an attempted burglary charge. He allegedly broke a Barber's Restaurant window in Camden with an old bicycle wheel on the night of Aug. 8 and took a lie detector test in London, Ohio. Bond set at 500 dollars. San Marino described as a tiny mountain republic in central Italy spanning 38 square miles.

Camden Eaton Sherman Lewis Grand Common Pleas John M. Kiracofe Floyd Spitler Lewis Barber's London Ohio Kiracore

Stone at police HQ prompts William inquiry over mislisted name

Police seek relatives for a tombstone misread as John instead of William born 1857 died 1925. The inscription notes the deceased was 68 and suggests a clerical error may hinder recognition.

William John William John

Loser Ruled Off Ballot In Ohio Judicial Race

EAST LIVERPOOL Ohio AP Secretary of State Ted W Brown ruled county judge Samuel J Crawford cannot run in November for a judgeship after losing a county commissioner race last May A 2 2 split among elections board stalled the petition Crawford filed for a four year term A new state law bars candidates who lose a primary from seeking another office in the fall and Attorney General William Saxte had issued a similar adverse ruling in Lucas County

East Liverpool Ohio Samuel J. Crawford Tran Secretary of Ted W. Brown Board of Elections Crawford Utty Brown William ‘Saxte Lucas County

Kidnaper Bound Over To Grand Jury In Franklin

John Chasteen of Franklin bound over to Warren County grand jury on three counts kidnapping armed robbery and auto theft with 1000 bond per count for alleged December 6 kidnap and robbery of two Monroe youths. Beeler already serving 120 year term. Additional local cases list fines and bond forfeitures for speeding reckless driving and other offenses.

Franklin John Chasteen Franklin Rt. 1 Warren County Grand Jury J. T. Riley Chasteen Monroe Raymond Beeler Beeler Ohio State Penitentiary Kenneth Jerry Hatfield Granada Ave Middletown Donald J. Chadwell Brookville Robert William Leake Cincinnati John Gordon Jackson Lima James Burns Columbia Ave Donald FE. Wells Wilmington Thomas Eyler Springboro Donald Isaacs S. Main St David E. Harris Franklin Rt David Arthur Braden Harrison Sr Robert Kovacs Shartz Rd Kenneth Lee Rader Miamisburg Russell Lovell Dayton Herman Dwight Manor Chillicothe

Man Is Held In Hit-Skip Auto Crash

Franklin special report says an alleged hit-skip driver was taken into custody after a car struck a parked vehicle owned by Marcella O'Donnell at 108 North Main Street. Chester Drygiel, 45, Toledo, was arrested around 2 p.m. on Crane Run Road. Police estimate 75 dollars damage to each car. A second incident on Main Street near Routes 73 and 4 involved Bert Ross Knox, 31, Dayton, whose car was struck by a truck driven by Merbert F. Fischer, 26, Monroe. Fischer faced a charge of failing to stop at a stop sign. Knox's car sustained 300 dollars damage and the truck 25 dollars.

James Award Paul Whitney Dofina Jean Tipp Collins Sams Roy Sams Betty Lou Gomin Union Franklin Patricia N. Schwartz Charles Peters Schwartz Samie Middletown Middletown Hospital McCoy Leffler and Riggs Funeral Homes Dayton Monroe State Poice Milton Tate William Brotherton David Robert Scockey Grand Ave Shockey Manchester Ave Troy Cox Shookey Walter Greenfield First St Marcella O'Donnell N. Main St Chester Drygiel Toledo Crane Run Rd Main Street Rts Bert Ross Knox Merbert F. Fischer Fischer Knox

Crosby family returns home with newborn son Tex

The Crosby family left Queen of the Angels Hospital in Hollywood with eight day old son Harry Lillis Crosby III weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces. Bing Crosby and Kathy Grant Crosby carried the infant to their Holmby Hills residence as photographers flashed. Mrs Crosby said they will have as many children as God provides and plans to resume acting soon.

Hollywood Crosby Queen of the Angels Hospital Harry Lillis Crosby III Holmby Hills Papa Bing Kathy Grant Crosby Bing Tex

Deaf Seen as Idiots Then Killed in Ancient Times

Historical reports note that deaf individuals were frequently labeled as fools in ancient society and faced lethal violence. The account highlights harsh attitudes toward disability and the punitive treatment of deaf people in early eras.

Robinson to Lead 1958 Civic Association Drive

William K. Robinson of Cincinnati Gas & Electric will head the 1958 Civic Association drive beginning in October. A Lakewood native who moved to the area in 1954, he has served CG&E since 1946 and holds multiple local civic posts. Quotas will be set at the August 27 campaign cabinet meeting as the drive uses a four division structure.

William K. Robinson Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co Civic Association Donald Driscoll Civic Association Finance Lakewood Robinson Cincinnati Cg&e Butler County Middletown

Margaret May Resume Romance With Townsend Report Says

The Sunday Pictorial claims Princess Margaret seeks Queen Elizabeth II’s blessing to renew romance with Peter Townsend. Townsend reportedly flew from Brussels days before Margaret returned from a Canadian tour, and they had not met since July 11.

London Sunday Pictorial Margaret Peter _Townsend Elizabeth I Princess Townsend The Pictorial England Brussels Windsor Castle Va Celion Scotiana Peter Townscan the Pictorial Buckaham Palace Canada

Mansfieldian Shoots Husband In Money Quarrel

A 33 year old woman shot her estranged husband with a .38 revolver in Mansfield Ohio during a money dispute. Thomas Carpenter 49 was critically wounded by two of the six bullets and is in serious condition at a local hospital. Cecilia Carpenter surrendered to a policeman a half block away after the incident. Witnesses said the pair argued over money and that she pursued him into a women's restroom firing through a door as he emerged.

Mansfield Ohio Tere Thomas Carpenter Cecilia Carpenter Isis

Lutheran Official to Speak at Messiah Lutheran Service

The Rev. W. C. Birkner will be the guest speaker this morning at Messiah Lutheran, now meeting in the Oval Room of the Hotel Manchester. Services start at 8 o clock with Sunday School and Bible class at 9 15. Birkner is executive secretary for the Central District Mission Board and serves on the Synodical Board of Direction as well as secretary of the Mission Synod.

W. C. Birkner Messiah Lutheran Congregation Manchester Dr. Birkner Central District Mission Board Lutheran Church Synodical Board of Direction Mission Synod

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Manchester Rd Howard Jones Yankee Rd Highway Patrol Jones Freda Mrs Mildred Butler Stern-Foster Mattress Stern-Foster Deupnnes Hamiltonian Young Galloway San Marino Italy Crawford and Logan ST Grand Jury Crosbys Ronald Thomson Mansfieldian Hart Schaffner Marx Nora SAA
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