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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1958

Page

2

Baird Tapped as GOP Choice to Replace Sexton for Ohio House

Middletown real estate board president Tom Baird Sr. is expected to be the Republican candidate to succeed James R. Sexton in the Ohio House. A screening committee unanimously backed Baird, 66, with a formal presentation to the GOP Executive Committee and Butler County Board of Elections planned. Baird, deputy registrar for motor vehicles, has long served in local Republican circles and previously chaired the city commission.

Thomas W. Baird Sr Middletown Martin Coyle Republican Executive Committee Michigan Baird GOP Butler County Board of Elections Hamilton Republican Central Committee Third Ward Third Middlestown Real Estate Board Maylor

Scouters Plan Fall Drive Across Local Communities

1958 Boy Scout fund campaigns planned by district chairmen from Blue Ball Carlisle Excello West Middleton Monroe and Trenton run Oct 28 to Nov 10. Key organizers include Mark Hinkle Raymond Hawkins James Gross Paul Doughman and Lawerace Wood with William Freeman leading district finance efforts and John Larson guiding publicity.

Blue Ball Carlisle Excello West Middletonn Monroe Trenton Griffith Middletown Civic Association Franklin Community Fund Mark Hinkle Raymond Hawkins James Gross Paul Doughman Clester Couch Joe Heck

Ramsey Heads 358 Candidates In Study Group

Amanda School Principal Wil lem L Ramsay has been elected president of the Cooperative Research Group for doctoral candidates at Colorado State College in Greeley Colo. The group of 358 students working on their doctorates in education represents a cross section of 44 states. They meet weekly during the summer session to discuss and report on current research problems in education. Ramsay studied for his doctorate at Greeley, rated one of the top colleges of education in the nation during the past two summers.

Amanda Willem L. Ramsay Colorado State College Greeley Colo Ramsey

First U.S. Lighthouse Erected at Cape Henry Virginia

The first lighthouse built by the United States stood atop Cape Henry in Virginia as a sandstone structure marking an early federal beacon.

United States Cape Henry

Water Crisis Hits New Delhi As Jumna River Drops

Army engineers labored around the clock to reconnect pumping stations to the wandering Jumna River as monsoon floods shifted its course. More than 3,500 laborers built channels while water mains ran only brief periods in morning and afternoon.

New Delhi

Keys Stolen and Beauty Shop Ransacked

Two breaking and entering cases were reported to police. Mrs. Paul Leitell said 20 keys to clubhouse doors were stolen from Forest Hills Country Club while unguarded Sunday evening. Helen Leukhardt reported the Strand Beauty Shop was pried open and ransacked. between 17 and 18 dollars stolen. Police also recovered a broken parking meter and hubcaps valued at 25 dollars from a 1958 car.

Paul Leitell Forest Hills Country Club Manchester Road Middletown Hospital Strand Strand Building Central Avenue Helen Leukhardt Curtis St Jack Clark Goldman Ave

Stolen Jewels Recovered In Cleveland Case

Police found 37 unset diamonds at the pawnbroker Anton Pesec's shop two weeks after a theft from a car at Snaker House Motor Hotel. Pesec faces receiving stolen property charges and says the diamonds were brought in for repair. The go-between and two confessed thieves linked to the case. owners from New York and Florida had left suitcases in the car.

Cleveland Here Ernest Hauschild Anton Pesec Hauschild Snaker House Motor Hotel Louis Hand New York City Louis Cohen Miami, Fla Hand

Estate Goes For Lawyers

Barbara Ann Burns daughter of the late Boo Burns shows less than 500 dollars left from the 20 000 estate after 4 600 was paid to creditors and attorneys in Superior Court. Prior to disbursement 5 028 remained. The legal costs relate to Miss Burns trial on narcotics charges. She was convicted and appeals filed. She receives 23 400 dollars annual support from Harriet Burns in monthly installments.

Los Angeles Barbara Ann Burns Latermedian Boo Burns Credtlore Miss Burns

Lawyer Plea Insanity in Cuba Slayings

Court-appointed attorneys filed a plea of innocent by reason of insanity for Norman A. Foose a 47 year old prospector charged with the rifle slayings of 12 year old Arlen Cebada and 14 year old Eddie Cebada at Cuba New Mexico on July 1 Foose claimed he had never seen the children and said the killings were to depopulate an overcrowded world Foose was bound over to district court after the pleas were entered yesterday

Albuquerque N. M Cuba N.M Norman A. Foose Foose Arlen Cebada Eddie Cebada

Franklin Radar Check Nets Eight Speeding Drivers

Franklin police charged eight drivers with speeding during a radar check on N. Main Street yesterday. Those cited include Virgil Lamb 34 of 29 River St Mary Frieden maker 24 Germantown Barney Lowe 39 Detroit John Osterday 29 Dayton Charles Bingham 61 Cleveland James Sadles 37 Eelow Carl Spetriak 31 Cincinnati and Luther Brewer 18 Kentucky. All were released on bond.

Franklin Oen N. Main Street Virgil Lamb River St Mary L. Friedenmaker Germantown Barney Lowe Detroit John Osterday Dayton Charles Bingham Cleveland James Sadles Eelow Carl Spetriak Cincinnati Luther Brewer Kentucky

Springboro Woman Dies In Rt. 122 Crash

Norma W. Zinck twenty first died at the scene when her car struck a concrete abutment on Route 122 then rolled over near Springboro. The Warren County coroner said death came from a crushed head and chest. she was alone. The fatality raises county total for 1958 to 11. Services set for Friday at 2 p.m. with burial in Springsboro Cemetery.

Springboro Rt. 122 Rt. 48 Norma W. Zinck Central St Ralph Young Warren County Miss Zinck Wilbur Zinck Donald Air Force Bermuda Thomas Franklin Springsboro Cemetery

Pressure By Hoffa Is Denied

Representative Wint Smith denies that pressure from higher authorities blocked a 1953 inquiry into James R. Hoffa. He testifies before the Senate Rackets Committee that hearings on Hoffa and union welfare funds ran their course and Hoffa received fair treatment.

Washington Wint Smith R-Kan James R. Hoffa Smith House Detroit Senate Hoffa House Labor Subcommittee Rep Clare Hoffman R-Mich Hoffman Full Labor Committee Sam McConnell Rpa

Real Estate Transfers and Cancellations Text

Real estate transfers list a series of lot transfers with buyers sellers and prices including no tax cases. Cancellations show property reassignments and loan company deeds across Middletown Estell Acres Monroe St Clair and Union locations with varied sums.

James Gabbard Max Logan Cheekvew Tolman Spurlock City of Hamilton St. Clair George Irvin City of Leona Cole Oglesby-Barnitz Bnk Roger Wells Equitable Life Assur Jack Mitchell Inc Arnold Skinner Verlin Haynes Home Fed Citizens Bldg. & Loan Richard Hurst Lav Civie Hgts Bert van Winkle Amer. Sav. & Loan Buena Vista George Coomer Monroe Joseph Farmer First Nat. Bak Jeck Kennard

Elg Seeks Divorce From Bjorkeman Amid Hollywood Tie

Finnish actress Taina Elg 27 files for divorce from Carl G. Bjorkman 29, an importer, in Los Angeles, surprising Hollywood friends. The pair wed in 1955 and separation details were not disclosed.

Elg Los Angeles Hollywood Taina Elg Car G. Bjorkemneim

Kroger Plans Move to Stevens Avenue Building

Construction starts today on a new Kroger supermarket at Stevens Avenue with 18 000 square feet of shopping space and 150 car parking. The Verity Parkway store will close September 30 and relocate by March 1 to the Lorillard warehouse site east of Shafor Street along the New York Central tracks.

Kroger Stevens Avenue S. Verity Parkway Ili Gifford Kroger Co Kroge Verity Parkway Gilford Lorillard New York Central Shafor Street Shafor Manchester Road Jayem Realty Co 3-J Co B. F. Sawyer & Son, Inc Middletown Realtor Pe Harvard Construction Co James J. Irwin Cincinnati Middletown S. Main Street Central Avenue McKinley Street

Diamond Gardner splits units. two divisions created

Diamond Gardner Corp separates its match and woodenware businesses into two divisions. Bradford C. Preu leads woodenware, Edward M. Scheu Jr. heads Diamond Match, with Gerald L. Vaughan and A. G. Kalbrener as vice presidents of manufacturing. William M. Howard becomes VP of sales for Diamond Match.

Diamond Gardner Corp Bradford C. Preu New York Robert G. Fairburn Diamond Gardner Preu Edward M. Scheu Jr Diamond Match Scheu Schell Colin Gardner III Gerald L. Vaughan Maine A. G. Kalbrener Cloquet Minn Mancos Col Wiliam M. Howard Consolidated Match

Large Sardine Catch Reported in Monterey

Monterey biologist J B Phillips of Hopkins Marine Station notes the first sizable sardine catch since 1952 may signal a warm water cycle favorable to sardines. A dozen boats, about a third of the fleet, brought in 450 tons and revived hopes for a return of the $20 million annual industry and thousands of cannery jobs.

Monterey Calif J. B. Phillips Hopkins Marine Station

Nautilus Heads Home After Six Day Pacific Patrol

The atomic submarine Nautilus moved over 20 knots toward the United States to a hero's welcome. Submerged at 250 feet, it neared Ambrose Light after departing Portland Harbor for a six day voyage, with a Broadway ticker tape parade planned in New York on arrival.

United States Atlanta Portland Ambrose Light New York Harbor New York

Light Snow Falls on Mount Washington Peak

Light snow covered the 6,288 foot Mount Washington peak in New Hampshire on Monday, as a late summer day surprised residents with wintry weather.

MT. Washington N. H

Britain Sets 7 800 Square Mile Nuclear Test Zone

Honolulu AP reports a new danger zone of seven thousand eight hundred square miles around Christmas Island will take effect tomorrow for British nuclear tests. The Navy says early warning will be issued if the area needs extending, following prior larger zones used during Britain's April and last summer H bomb tests.

Honolulu Christmas Island Britain Navy

Man Held After Tire Theft Attempt in Elizabethtown

William Lee Tanner, 19, of Elizabethtown Kentucky, was held for investigation after allegedly attempting to steal tires from a car owned by Earl Thompson of Omaha Street. Authorities found Tanner's car with a flat tire at the Thompson home rear and another car at a delicatessen rear. Tanner said he was on parole from a Kentucky jail.

William Lee Tanner Elizabethtown Earl Thompson Omaha St Thompson Tanner Kentucky

Ohio Hunter Killed in Kentucky Squirrel Hunt

Coroner H. M. Bertram Jr. said Orville Pollitt Cooper of Mansfield Ohio was accidentally shot and killed by his nephew Lionel Cooper 29 of Camp Dix Lewis County while squirrel hunting Monday. Lionel said he fired when he saw bushes moving.

Ohio Maysville, Ky H. M. Bertram Jr Orville Pollitt Cooper Mansfield Lionel Cooper Camp Dix Lewis County

Pedestrian Struck On N Verity Parkway In Trenton

Bluford Back 29 of 427 Home Ave Trenton was hit while crossing the parkway near Tytng Ave as he walked between autos at a red light. Floren Duncil 33 of 802 16th Ave drove the car that struck him and Buck was taken to Middletown Hospital by the other vehicle owner. An unrelated Garfield Street crash left Thomas A Baker 74 and Harry Long 70 with damage to Baker’s car of 230 dollars and no damage to Long’s vehicle.

Miss Zinck Red Lion Springboro The Matthews Dry Cleaners Service Middletown Middletown Hospital N. Verity Parkway Tytng Avenue Bluford Back Home Ave Trenton Floren Duncil 16Th Ave Buck Duncil Garfield Street Garfield Harry Long Kunz Ave Thomas A. Baker Garfield St Long

Hit and run damages Gala Richards’ car on street

Gala Lee Richards reported a hit and run to police after her car in front of 805 18th Ave was struck. Police noted the damage totaled 45 dollars.

Gala Lee Richards 18Th Ave

Party Day for Golden Agers Set by Club

Tomorrow’s meeting of the Golden Age Club will host the birthday and wedding anniversary party at 1:00 p.m. in the Girl Scout room of the Civic Association building, said President Harry Gordon.

Golen Age Clb Harry Gordon Sgaid Girl Scout Civic, Association

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tom Baird Sexton Arbourvile Armco Steel Corp Baird Insurance Agency First Baptist Church Civitan Club Pearl M Central Ave Thomas W. Baird Wravel South America Land of Western Hemisphere Paris First National Bank North Main Street Lee Wiley Carr H. O. Finkelman Buford Duff Orville Martin Stella Anderson David Peacock Emily Peacock Konrad Heinkel Cecil Richardson Roger Williams Hancock i Co Joe Snook Marmecca Devel, Inc Robert Witt Robert N. Will Freda Rickert John Strauss Union Paul Hofman Howard Hofman Unon Robert Pulley Midd Ranch Homes Inc Pky S. Verity Pkwy Sesad Real'y Co Nautilus Frigidaire Ree Golden Ager McCoy-Leffler M‘coy - Leffler Grrerdl Walter N. McCoy Homer D. Leffler Broad St Ist Ave AUT Tie Lae and Trust CO FOIC
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