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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1955

Page

2

Ten Hurt As Meado wlawn Bus Crashes In Baltimore

Ten people sustained minor injuries when an Ortman Stewart bus collided with a car at the Baltimore Street and 1st Avenue intersection at 11 23 p m. The Mezadowlawn bus had eight passengers aboard plus two car occupants treated and released at Middletown hospital. Driver Chalmer Elam contends the light was green. Homer Day faced reckless operation cited by police.

Ortman Stewart Baltimore Street 1St Avenue Meadowlawn Perry C. Moon Garfield St Gladys Gale John Ingram Baltimore St Grace Haley 18Th Ave Edna Williams 17Th Ave Georgine Gregory Jesse Jenison Middletown Homer Day South Ave Chalmer Elam Middletown Rt. 2 John Lowe Baltimore Day Elam Donald Pratt Moore St

Grease Fires Strike Two Restaurants In Middletown

Middletown fire crews battled a second alarm grease fire at Liberty Restaurant on Central Avenue after an earlier blaze at Pix Hamburgers Shop and Son's Grill caused heavy damage. The 2:12 a.m. call prompted Companies 1 and 2 and ladder to respond, with about 500 dollars in damage estimated.

Middletown Pix Hamburger Shop Central Ave Liberty Centra

Cooties At Convention In Boston Delegation

Delegates from the Military Order of the Cooties Pup Tent 50 and VFW Post 3809 attend the Supreme Cootie convention in Boston today through Monday. Local post representatives include commander Louis Warmoth and Ed Gillum with alternates Hobart Hopper Kash Kissick and Wayne Smith. The parade banquet and officer elections occur Monday.

Military Order of the Cooties Pup VFW Supreme Cootie Boston Louis Warmoth Ed Gillum Hobart Hopper Kash Kissick Wayne Smith

Hamiltonian Hospitalized After Chase

A Hamiltonian was hospitalized at Mercy Hospital after a crash on Rt 129 east of Hamilton while eluding a State patrol cruiser. David Lawrence Lander, 20, of Hamilton, lost control, skidded 375 feet into a ditch, then struck an abutment. He suffered head and back lacerations, and his car was destroyed.

Obituary Louis Schwab 41 Foreman at McGraw Construction

Louis Milton Schwab 41 foreman for McGraw Construction Co died at Middletown Hospital after collapsing at work from a cerebral hemorrhage following a prior attack a month earlier. He lived at 7051 Noble Ct North College Hill Cincinnati and is survived by wife Helen Dengler Schwab two sons Steven and Louis Milton Jr a daughter Christine his mother Mrs Lillian Sewab and three sisters. A World War II veteran and Madonna Council Knight of Columbus member, Requiem High Mass is set for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St Margaret Mary Church with burial at St Mary Cemetery. The body lies at Charles Miller and Son Funeral Home in Cincinnati.

Louis Milton Schwab McGraw Construction Co Middletown Hospital Schwab Nobile Ct North College Hill Cincinnati Helen Dengler Schwab Steven Louis Milton Jr Christine Lillian Sewab Madonna Council of the Knight of Columbus St. Margaret Mary Church St Mary Cemetery Charles Miller and Son Funeral Home

Widow of local Santa Claus dies at 63

Edna Marie Weaver 63 of Middletown died after a heart attack at home and was pronounced dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital. She was the widow of Ray Weaver known for portraying Santa. Survived by daughter Sara Marie Davies two grandchildren two sisters and three brothers. Services set at Calvary Methodist Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery.

Edna Marie Weaver Beech St Middletown Hospital Staunton Ruth South Middletown William Norman Arthur Pennsylvania McCoy- Leffler Calvary Methodist Church Oliver Hall Woodside Cemetery

Melodie Gay Holsinger Funeral Service Date

Infant Melodie Gay Holsinger daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred J Holsinger to be laid to rest with service at 11 a m Monday at Webb Funeral Home.

Melodie Gay Holsinger Fred J. Holsinger Webb Funeral Home

Fishbaugh Named Trustee of New Fire Association

Middletown Fire Chief William Fishbaugh named a one year trustee for the newly organized Butler County Firemen's Association formed to study a countywide mutual aid plan. Installation of officers set for Sept. 29 at Somerville Fire Station includes George Schlotterbeck president Kent Shoemaker vice president John Williamson secretary Elmer Scheibert treasurer. Additional trustees are W. F. Whitman and Larry Hufford.

Middletown William Fishbaugh Butler County Firemen's Association Somerville George Schlotterbeck Hamilton Kent Shoemaker Oxford John Williamson Somerville Volunteer Fire Department Elmer Scheibert Trenton W. F. Whitman Wayne Township Larry Hufford

Weekend Movie Showtimes Across Paramount Strand Colonial Dixie Cruise

Paramount screens Francis in the Navy Bullet For Joey with multiple daily showings Saturday. Strand shows Sabaka Stranger on Horseback with varied late slots. Colonial presents One Desire Black Shield of Falsworth with afternoon and evening rounds. Dixie Cruise In offers Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef Jack Slade and a late show into early Sunday.

Paramount Francis Navy Joey Strand Black Shield of Falsworth DIXTE Jack Slade

Armco Girls Jamboree Promises Big Crowd At Armco Field

Armco Field hosts the Armco Girls fourth annual Jamboree from 5 p.m. to midnight with a beauty contest cake bake sale and rides. About 200 committee workers prep for an expected crowd of more than 4 000 including a 9 p.m. beauty crown and a trip prize to Washington or New York for the winner and a pair of attendants. Proceeds fund charitable work while attractions include a dunking machine games a Wolf Man and dancing after 10 p.m.

Armco Armeu Florence Repper Armco Girls Association Middletown Jo Canady Armco Field Charles R. Hook Washington New York Ed Windsor Presi Dent

Man Talked Off Bridge At George Washington Bridge

New York reports Chester Daniels thirty year old from Justell Kentucky climbed 400 feet into the George Washington Bridge superstructure to talk to God. Four policemen spent an hour coaxing him down and he was taken to a hospital for observation after being brought down in a bridge elevator.

New York Chester Daniels George Washington Bridge Daniels Justell

Official Killed While He Awaits Bride Arrival

Palm Springs California news item reports PALM SPRINGS building inspector Donald E. Graham 60 was found slain Friday on the eve of his wedding. Police say robbery motive likely as Graham carried money and had recent night club visits. His fiancée Mrs Marie Everett 47 Pittsburgh arrived to be told of his death. Graham was found with a sheet strangling him and tied around his hands in his blood spattered kitchen.

Palm Springs Calif Donald E. Graham August G. Kettman Graham Marie Everett Pittsburgh Los Angeles International Airport

Labor Parley Is Called By Eisenhower

President Eisenhower booked a conference with Secretary of Labor Mitchell to discuss labor department problems. Mitchell declined to elaborate on arrival for the meeting at the summer White House. Hagerty said he had no idea why the talks were arranged. The president fished at Pine Colorado, hosted by Bal Swan, and cooked lunch himself over a fire in a pine grove.

Denver Eisenhower Labor Mitchell Labor Department

Tractor stolen parts reported on local roads

Police noted James Johnson reported Thursday night theft of a Ford tractor parts including carburetor sediment bulb distributor top and rotor from a parked tractor at Marshall and Creedview. Virgil Adkins, 46, Ottawa Street, charged with driving while intoxicated no operator's license and failure to register. Antis Reynolds, 23, Middletown Route 1, arrested on no operator's license charges.

Robert Martin Sheffield St Wayne Ave Paul Curliss Highland St Martin James Johnson Lafayette Ave Marshall Creedview Virgil Adkins Ottawa St Antis Lee Reynolds Middletown

Blevins Charged With DWI And No License After Arrest

B. A. Blevins 34 of 1604 Tytus Ave was charged with driving while intoxicated and operating without a license after an arrest yesterday at Grand Avenue and Lamneck Street.

B. A. Blevins Tytus Ave Grand Avenue Lamneck Street

Beer Permit Issued For Donald W. Jackson

The Department of Liquor Control issued a 3.2 beer permit to Donald W. Jackson of 701 17th Ave for on premise and off premise consumption. It was among 29 new retail beer and wine permits announced today.

Department of Liquor Control Donald W. Jackson 17Th Ave

Woman Die in Two Car Crash Near Defiance Ohio

Mrs Rudolph Etter aged 28 of DuPont in Putnam County was killed in a two car collision six miles southeast of Defiance yesterday.

Defiance Ohio Rudolph Etter DuPont Putnam County Here

City Solicitor Resigns After 25 Years in Xenia

Xenia city solicitor P. W. A. Miller, who has served the office for more than a quarter century, announced his resignation effective November 1. The move ends a long tenure overseeing legal affairs for the city.

Xenia Ohio W. A. Miller

Four Lawyers Named To Ohio Bar Association Offices

Four Middletown lawyers received appointments to Ohio State Bar Association committees. Jack A. Casper joins workers compensation, G W A Wilmer is placed in corporation law, George H. Elliott serves as secretary, and Maxwell Finkleman becomes chairman of domestic relations. Elliott and Finkleman already sit on the uniform dependency act committee, with Elliott as secretary and Finkleman on the council of delegates.

Middletown Ohio State Bar Association Fred A. Smith Toledo Augustus Beall, Jr Cincinnati Jack A. Casper G. W. A. Wilmer George H. Elliott Maxwell Finkleman Elliott Finkleman The Assocition Council of Delegates

Swedish freighter Dorotea reports captain held in mutiny

The 1870 ton Dorotea sent a distress call saying crew trouble and the captain, J A Bolenivs, was kept prisoner in his cabin. The message was picked up by Capetown radio and relayed to Goteborg and Lloyds of London. Manager Erik Hogberg said no comment pending further word.

Stogeholm Sweden Mid- Atlantic Brazil South Africa Capetown Goteborg Lloyd's of London Erik Hogberg Dorotea Rederi A. B. Manhem J A. Bolenivs

Chemical Plant Damaged By Fire Near Carnegie

A large section of the Cargill Corp chemical and oil plant near Carnegie was destroyed by a fire following violent explosions. Firefighters battled intense heat and exploding drums, with flames and smoke rising for over three hours. Loss was estimated at 350000 dollars. The first blast hit a 1500 gallon resin thinning tank, igniting three other tanks containing about 5000 gallons of naptha and resin.

Pittsburgh Cargill Corp. Chemical and Oil Carnegie

Workman Crushed Under Dump Truck at Ford Foundry

A 52 year old maintenance man Edgar Cirulis died after being crushed beneath a dump truck at the Ford Motor Co foundry in Brook Park He died a few hours later at Fairview Park Hospital authorities said the accident occurred today on the factory premises.

Cleveland Ford Motor Co Brook Park Edgar Cirulis Fairview Park

Union Independent Unions Pledge Flood Relief Drive

Middletown union leaders form the Middletown Independent Unions Flood Relief Fund to raise well over the $1 750 Red Cross flood quota. A city wide drive will contact residents, with receipts to be turned in to the local Red Cross chapter.

Middletown Enis Marshall Aeronca Independent Union Marshall Ed Windsor Armco Employes Independent Federation Mark Laubach Barkeley Employes Assn Harry Brown Gardner Board & Carton United Independent Paper Workers Daniel Wilson Magnode Independent Union Garrett Brewer United Welding Independent Union Coolidge Corp Mobry-Tesmer Clayton Lambert Windsor AEIF Broad Street Central Avenue

Youth’s Kindness To Squirrel Lands Boy In Hospital

Six year old Jerry Pence freed a squirrel trapped on a fence and was bitten on the ring finger causing a deep cut. He was taken to Middletown Hospital for emergency care. A second boy, 12 year old Billie Helton, sprained his right ankle after falling from a tree.

Squirrel Jerry Pence Jerry Odel Pence Grand Ave Middletown Billie Helton William Helton Aberdeen Dr

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