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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1952
Page
12
Dayton wholesale prices for eggs butter and poultry appear alongside a funeral notice for John J. Balaz aged 69 of 1107 Lind St. The notice lists visitation times at Schramm Funeral Home and a Requiem High Mass at St. John Church with interment at Woodside Cemetery.
Captains of the City and Industrial Divisions of the 1952 YMCA member enrollment drive will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Y to select workers for the drive teams. Ray Young, general chairman, says captains will receive instructions to relay to workers. Additional meetings for Armco East Works and General Office Divisions will be scheduled later this week.
Mrs Nina Merideth, 83, died Friday night at a rest home in Oxford. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Monday at Marshall Smith Funeral Home.
William F. Thomas 67 of 1601 Manchester Ave. died unexpectedly at 10 30 p m Sunday at 604 Lake St Franklin He was a self employed painter and interior decorator Surviving are three brothers John Stamen and David Thomas and one sister Mrs Anna Beckett Funeral services 2 p m Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home officiated by Dr R C Caudill Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Friends may call 2 5 and 7 10 p m Tuesday
William Rowe aged 59 died at 3 30 p m Sunday at his South Cherry Street home from a heart attack He was a former Dayton resident living in Lebanon since 1931 and an employee at the Lebanon post office for six years Since 1937 he worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base He belonged to the Ralph Snook American Legion Post and Veterans of Foreign Wars and was affiliated with Masons and the Scottish Rite in Dayton Surviving are his widow Mary two sons William B Rowe Jr of Blanchester and Ralph of Lebanon a daughter Mrs Virginia Culbertson of Ft Walton Florida and a sister Mrs Claudia Maxwell of Dayton Oswald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
Police arrested Andy B. Hembree on physical control of a motor vehicle at 12:55 a.m. at Jackson Street and Tytus Avenue. Two men Calvin Puckett and Willie R Banks faced disorderly conduct charges and Banks also faced AWOL from the armed forces. A Chili Parlor disturbance led to three arrests for disorderly conduct. Harry Finklem an reported a real estate sign theft from a new ad on Aberdeen Drive and Elmo Street.
Trading in New York stocks shows mixed results with several airlines and utilities quoted along with carriers like Container Corp and Standard Oil. The list mentions Greene & Ladd, Walker, and Kroger among others, reflecting a fragmented session with no clear market leader.
U S Dept Agr salable hogs 4000 with barrows and gilts steady to 15 higher than Friday. 170 240 lbs mostly 22.85 23.00. 190 220 lbs few 240 275 lbs 21.00 22.65. 160 180 lbs 22.00 22.50. 125 150 lbs 15.00 17.00. Sows steady. Cattle 1300 calves 200. steers and heifers active, beefers steady, yearlings slow. Around 200 steers 31.00 34.00, 1150 lb steers 33.00.
Two fracture cases were treated at Middletown Hospital emergency room yesterday. Judith Ann Calvin five, daughter of William C Calvin of Norwood, broke her right leg at Chautauqua and was released after treatment. Sandra Michael nine, daughter of Harold Michael, 2105 Central Ave, fell from a swing and fractured her left arm. she was admitted.
American War Mothers hosted a Saturday party for 225 ward patients at Longview Hospital. Mrs. Bessie P. Johnson led with aides Mrs. James Cochran Mrs. Russell Knepshield Mrs. Robert Bowman Mrs. Cora Fabing Smith Mrs. Cassie Thompson Mrs. Burley Cottle and Mrs. George Schmidt, joined by board members.
Senator Monroney plans a next year push for an anti corruption reform to create a blue ribbon civil service system within the Internal Revenue Bureau and reward administrators for staffing with fewer employees. Market notes show cattle and sheep prices and feeder lambs strong as dealers stay active.
Akron Ohioan Irwin P. Goff, 32, is held on an open charge in the fatal shooting of Raymond Smith, 19, of Monongahela. Smith and two teammates were in Williamsport for the Pennsylvania Little League finals when Goff allegedly compelled a drive around town, shot Smith, and was arrested after a passerby alerted a state police cruiser.
The House Committee meets at 7 p.m. tonight at American Legion Post 231. The Executive Committee convenes at 8 p.m. followed by the regular meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Fires destroyed large sections of two Philippine towns over the weekend leaving 600 homeless and causing about 750000 dollars in damage. There were no reported casualties.
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