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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1955
Page
2
City pools Sunset and Douglas will stay open until 9 p.m. daily through the hot spell to provide relief. Yankee Road Pool remains at 6 p.m. closing. Weatherman forecasts sunny hot weather today and Sunday with 98 high, cooler with possible thundershowers Monday.
Thirty three individuals pled not guilty to grand jury indictments before Common Pleas Judge P P Boll. Four pleaded guilty and eight failed to appear. Defendants include John E Stokes and Charles Martin with second degree manslaughter and other charges. Trial dates set for next week while some defendants faced additional charges.
Trenton police under Chief Oscar Reed plan to outfit cruisers with a two way radio and other equipment. The department will fund these purchases starting with a year book featuring a street guide directory and highway safety info to be distributed throughout the Trenton area.
Local 112 of the United Paper Workers will host an ice cream social at 7:45 PM at 3016 Navaho St Oneida. Guests receive ice cream soft drinks and cookies. Cartoon for children and three adult films will be shown The Guaranteed Annual Wage Talks Between GM and CIO The Last Story of Phillip Murray The Life Story of Allen Haywood and Franklin D Roosevelt
Police briefs note a fender skirt stolen from Jack Sprinkle's car Thursday rear of his Broad Street home. Sidney Scaratow, 35, 5668 Melvin Street Pittsburgh Pa, arrested yesterday on a warrant for insufficient funds and released on a $500 bond to appear in court at 9 30 a m in August. A stolen hubcap was reported by Howard Blevins of 3505 Poinciana Road, taken from his car at his residence.
Police report a series of auto incidents. Ray Potter 38 pulled from a curb on Ist Avenue and hit Oscar Armitage 52, causing about 250 in damage and Potter’s arrest for failure to yield. Other collisions involved John Coy 30 from Cincinnati and Claude Murphy 28 from Franklin at Verity Parkway Clinton Street, with 200 total damage. Amos Robinson 18 and Mack Keeton 38 collided at Verity Parkway Central Ave, about 50 damage, and Wilmer Sexton 40 backed into Earl Girdler 27 near a railroad crossing causing 75 damage. Girdler’s damage was minor.
In yesterday's fifth mishap a car backed by Clarence Eldridge aged 39 of 1820 Fernwood Street struck a second auto driven by Kenneth Strohback aged 50 of 12 North Waverly Street Columbus. The collision occurred at a car wash on First Avenue. Damage was slight.
An 11 year old Middletown youth was held for investigation on a charge of attempted rape after a 13 year old girl accused him of trying to attack her on Heffner Avenue late last night. She said he released her when he saw people approaching.
Paramount presents Mr Roberts at The Paramount with showings at 1 47 4 11 6 35 and 8 59 p m Strand screens Pack Train Snow Creature at 1 15 4 20 7 30 and 10 30 p m plus Snow Creature at 3 00 6 10 9 15 p m Colonial shows So This Is Paris at 1 15 4 45 8 15 p m Far Country at 2 50 6 20 9 45 Dixie Cruise In features Sky Commando Jesse James Vs The Daltons with late show at 12 15 p m
The Butler County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis transfers 13329.89 from surplus funds to the national organization to aid financially burdened chapters handling patient care costs beyond local resources. Chairman Charles J. Reuthe cites a nationwide need as March of Dimes shortfalls persist and urges continued local support.
Birmingham police tested the 25 year old armored car Merrimac to see if it could stop bullets. A marksman fired a .30 caliber carbine through a side panel and interior, leaving dents on the far side. Sgt. C. D. Guy noted they are glad the vehicle was not needed.
Prince George's new $500,000 jail housed four prisoners briefly this week after opening days earlier. Warden W S Trant said the facility is new and has many kinks to iron out as the first inmates walked out shortly after intake.
A couch burned late last night at 728 S main when resident Arnold Perkins dozed with a burning cigarette. Firemen estimate total damage at 300 dollars. Perkins sustained hand burns while moving the couch outside to save the house.
Colored News reports Earl Broughton James Martin Gessler Sims and Amos Carter of Detroit were guests of Mr and Mrs Vivian Broughton on Garden Avenue. A Friendship Baptist Church program on Walnut Street Sunday at 3:30 p m will be led by Mrs Mary Rawls and Mrs Ochis Green.
Wesley Galyon announced his Siamese twins Donnie and Ronnie will tour next week starting at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto then Sept Oct 28 at various venues. A three year deal with Cox and Alexander, tied to the Clyde Beatty Circus, guarantees at least $400 weekly plus transport and nursing care as the father travels with them to ensure privacy.
A Germantown area man Roy Johnson, 50, was admitted to Middletown Hospital after a Elk Creek Road wreck that left him with a lacerated scalp and arm abrasions. Johnson was injured when a car driven by William E. Shul, 25, Germantown Rt. 1, rolled over after speeding on a curve. State patrol blamed excessive speed for the accident. Two Eaton residents were treated at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a separate Hueston Road crash near Oxford. Sheila Jane Trunck, 17, Eaton Rt. 4, suffered a cut above her left eye while passenger Lewis Ross, Eaton Rt., sustained facial cuts and a shoulder injury.
South Korea's demonstrations against the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission quieted today after renewed clashes reported last night in Kunsan and Kangnung. Local authorities kept a low profile as skirmishes diminished and public tension eased across Seoul.
In Los Angeles violinist David Rubinoff and his wife have reconciled and she has withdrawn her divorce complaint. The couple’s renewed harmony ends the pending marital dissolution action in which she had sought a divorce.
Franklin special report says George Jarnigan, 38, Franklin, was fined $200 and costs and sentenced to three days confinement for driving while intoxicated. Judge J T Riley also suspended his operating license for one year. Other cases saw John Barker bound over to the grand jury on a $500 bond for embezzlement. Bill Boyd forfeited $25 on a disorderly conduct charge. Leslie Taylor forfeited $15 on a yellow line charge.
In Steppville Alabama a 19 month old boy Jerry O Neal Burns died after being trapped in an emptying electric refrigerator while his sisters Geraldine 10 and Elaine 6 were revived when fresh air reached their lungs Coroner Grady Moss said Terry Odell Burns the twins of the dead child apparently closed the door on the trio their mother Mrs James C Burns found them as she noticed the missing food.
The American Building & Loan Assn in Middletown installs a Roto-T time and temperature sign at 1033 Central Ave. It displays exact local temperature and time every rev, controlled by a master clock and self correcting mechanism. A. James Moorman says it serves the public and suits the bank building.
Two persons were treated yesterday at Middletown Hospital emergency room for dog bites. Robin Ann Buchheit two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Buchheit of Trenton Rt 1 required ten sutures for an ear laceration and was treated and released. William Niederauer was bitten on the calf and also treated and released. A separate case involved Gerald Williams two years old treated with six sutures for a forehead wound after a bike fall and released.
Harold G. Dance of Middletown filed suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court against William J. Hill operator of the Miami Detective and Collection Agency at 9 S Broad St claiming a 1951 agreement to represent the agency and creditors and a 16 2/3 percent commission on all collections. Dance says he demanded an accounting after filing many hundreds of suits but received none.
Van Wert county authorities charged Harold Cavenger 20 of Lakeview and a 15 year old Russells Point girl with armed robbery for a Van Wert theater holdup. They are held at Bellefontaine after capture by Sheriff Forester. Authorities believe four additional youths and two girls were involved and are being held in Mt Pleasant Iowa awaiting extradition.
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