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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1950

Page

2

County Republicans Open Fall Campaign In Middletown Stadium

Butler County Republicans plan a Sept 12 kickoff in Middletown stadium with about 10 000 attendees to hear Sen Robert A Taft and Don Ebright. Taft seeks reelection while Ebright aims to unseat Gov Democrat Lausche. Coyle notes the stadium offers maximal seating and will host other public meetings with board approval. The event marks a major GOP push in southern and central Ohio.

Butler County Middletown Robert A. Taft Don Ebright Taft Ohio United States Ebright Frank Lausche Joe Ferguson Martin Coyle Butler Coun L. S. Cohn Middies Dayton Fairview Coyle Hamilton Republican Party GOP

Local Man's 21 Year Term Is Commuted

Irvin Turvey Jr of Middletown had his 21 year Newport sentence for shooting and robbery of an Illinois industrialist commuted to three years by Governor Earle C Clement with Parole Board rec ommendation. Turvey and Raymond L White, also of Middletown, were sentenced in Campbell Circuit Court for following Avery L Hack from a Newport night spot after Hack won about 5300 dollars gambling. Turvey and White were captured in Charlotte North Carolina days later. White was the gun wielder.

Newport Irvin Turvey, Jr Middletown Illinois Earle C.clements Parole Board Turvey Dayton, O., Veterans Hospital Raymond L. White Campbell Circuit Court Avery L. Hack Alton Ill Hack White Charlotte N. C

SPEBSQSA Bi monthly meeting at VFW hall

The bi monthly SPEBSQSA meeting will be held at 8 p m at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall today with members urged to attend.

Spebsqsa Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall

Colored News Variety Club Meeting in Franklin

The Variety Club will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Wakefield in Franklin. The last session was at the home of Mrs. Sallie Latimore on Sixth Avenue.

Elizabeth Wakefield Franklin

At the Movies Paramount B Countries Mix of Classics

The listings show multiple films at Paramount this week with showtimes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Featured titles include Broken Arrow with James Stewart Debra Paget and Under My Skin with John Garfield Micheline Prelle, plus Three Came Home with Claudette Colbert Patric Knowles. Stage show Cowboy Copus is scheduled, as well as Old Fashioned Girl with Gloria Jean Jimmy Lydon and House of Strangers with Susan Hayward.

James Stewart Debra Paget John Garfield Micheline Prelle Claudette Cobertt Patric Knowles Cowboy Copus Gloria Jean Jimmy Lydon Edward G. Robinson Susan Hayward

Three Little Words with Skelton and Astaire at Five Showings

Television listings note Red Skelton and Fred Astaire perform in Three Little Words with showings at 1:34 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. 5:36 p.m. 7:37 p.m. and 9:38 p.m. on Tuesday.

Red Skelton Fred Astaire

Hamilton Group Presents Check To Polio Chapter

The Jawyceetes organization of Hamilton presented a donation to the Butler County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis for new polio ward equipment at Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Robert Ireland, president, reported the gift to Charles J. Reuthe, chapter chairman, during the monthly Mercy Hospital meeting last night.

Jawyceetes Organization of Hamilton Butler County National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Mercy Hospital Robert Ireland Charles J. Reuthe

Middletown Couple Hurt In Wisconsin Car Crash

Mrs. William M. Gade sustained a fractured left leg when the car she rode in skidded and overturned near Shawano Wisconsin. Her husband William Gade a Middletown Gas and Electric supervisor suffered bruises and is under observation. Their daughters Wilma and Patricia were in another car. Patricia recently graduated from Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati and is with her parents at Shawano Municipal Hospital.

Middletown Wisconsin William M. Gade Ardmore Dr William Middletown Gas and Electric Company Shawano Municipal Hospital Shawano Wisc Robert Gade Gade American Legion Wilma Patricia Christ Hospital School of Nursing Cincinnati Wisconsin Hospital

Poetic Report Sparks Late Night Domestic Dispute

Officers answered a family quarrel call where Patrolman Wendell Cox and William Judd found a man and wife arguing. The officers mediated and ordered the father to sleep downstairs with his son in law, issuing a warning to end the late night shenanigans.

Wendell Cox Cox William Judd Pop

Excello Grocery Burglarized In Excel lo

Twenty cartons of cigars and six to eight pints of port wine were taken in a break in at Tom Eckert s grocery in Excel lo last night Deputies Richard Schul theiss Emanuel Schul th and James Greenfield reported The break in was found at 7 am today when Eckert opened the store Entrance was gained by placing a box on a concrete block and climbing in a window An attempted entry occurred nearby at Scotties Place but intruders fled when neighbors turned on lights

Tom Eckert Excello Richard Emanuel Schultheiss James Greenfield Eckert Scotties Place

Youth Injured In Gar Bike Crash In Middletown

A 12 year old boy, Charles Sproul of 2222 South Main Street, suffered minor abrasions when his motor bicycle collided with a car driven by L Caney Smith Jr of 1201 Calumet Avenue. Sproul was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. he is ordered to appear before juvenile authorities Wednesday on a charge of riding the cycle without proper license.

Charles Sproul South Main St Middletown Hospital Main St L. Caney Smith, Jr Calumet Ave Sproul Smith

Publisher dies in Cleveland at 66 after 33 years

George Schneider, 66, president of the Saxon Printing and Publishing Company, died at his Cleveland home yesterday. He published the weekly Transylvanian American People's Journal for 33 years.

Cleveland George Schneider Saxon Printing and Publishing Company People’s Journal

YMCA October 1950 51 drive chairmen named

Division chairmen for the YMCA membership drive have been appointed with plans for campaign captains to be chosen within weeks. Dale Constiner is general chairman, with division leaders Charles Boxwell and Max Bailey, among others. Campaign meetings set for early September outline worker selection and training ahead of October 3 to 19 drive and October 23 to 28 open-house week.

YMCA Dale Constiner Charles Boxwell Clester Pieratt Armco East Works Max Bailey Armco General John I. Parr H. R. Bowman C. C. Clark Forrest Morrow Constiner

City Defense Leaders Meet In Hamilton

Francis Carmody chairman of the City Commission and J Wi coff Pratt chair American Legion National Defense Committee met in Hamilton this morning with the Butler County Commission to discuss Civil Defense plans in Butler County. County officials proposed a mid September meeting of all county organizations interested in a defense program. Dwight Thomson head of the county defense plan is out of the city and will not return until after Labor Day.

Francis Carmody J. Wicoff Pratt American Legion National Defense Committee Hamilton Butler County Butler County Commission Dwight Thomson

Obituary of Julia Cross 37 Greenup Resident

Miss Julia Catherine Cross 37 of 1354 Central Ave died at 6 35 a m Sunday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after three year illness. She had been hospitalized since Friday. Survived by sisters Jean and Mrs George Woods of Greenup Ky. Funeral Wednesday 2 30 p m at Riggs Funeral Home Greenup with burial in Greenup Cemetery.

Julia Catherine Cross Central Ave Mercy Hospital Hamilton Jean George Woods Greenup Riggs

Prominent Leaders and Doctors Die Across Cities

Sir Henry Dray ton 81 former Canadian finance minister and railway adviser died in Toronto. Dr Ernst Loewentstein 72 Austrian pathologist and TB expert associated with UC Hooper Foundation died in San Francisco. Dr Ralph W Plummer 75 medical director at Hahnemann Hospital and former director of graduate and Philadelphia Naval Hospital died in Philadelphia. Rear Admiral Georgelynn Woodruff 61 retired in 1945 died in Washington.

Associated Press Toronto Sir Henry Drayton Finance Canada San Francisco Ernst Loewentstein University of California Hooper Foundation Philadelphia Ralph W. Plummer Hahnemann Hospital Graduate Hospital Philadelphia Naval Hospital Washington Georgelynn Woodruff Miller, S.D

City Commission to discuss city manager issue tonight

The City Commission meets to discuss H. W. Starick Dayton planning director and sole applicant rated superior by the Screening and Advisory Committee for city manager. They will review the entire question of a manager, with no appointment likely tonight. Salary range tentatively 10000 to 12500. Also on the agenda are parking meters bids, water works bookkeeping modernization, and Safety Council parking recommendations.

City Commission H. W. Starick Dayton Commission Starick Meic Wateer Works Safety Council

Local Reservists Ordered to Duty Next Monday

Eight county Naval reservists, including three from Middletown, are ordered to report for active duty next Monday. Lt. Cmdr. W. J. Tross, in charge at Hamilton, said the Middletown men John Sper William Cogan and David Sharits will report to the Cincinnati Recruiting Station before heading to Great Lakes for assignment if qualified. Five Hamilton reservists accompany them. no word on recall of officers.

Middletown Cmdr W. J. Tross U. S. Naval Reserve Training Center Hamilton Navy Cincinnati William Cogan David Sharits Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill Middletonians Tross Naval Reserve

Deaths and births noted in local vital statistics

Miss Julia Cross, 37, of 1354 Central Ave is recorded in deaths. A birth reported to Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. Parson of 136 South River St Franklin a boy born yesterday.

Carl O. Parson South River St Franklin, Boy

Medical and surgical notes from local residents

A list of residents including Glenn Woodward Martha Robinson Kenneth Craycraft and others with medical or surgical notes. Locations span Woodside Lebanon Moore Street Cleveland Street Avalon Drive Trenton Middletown and Baltimore Street. Several family connections noted and one dismissal references DISMISSED.

Glenn Woodward Woodside Ave Martha Robinson Lebanon Kenneth Craycraft Woodford Craycraft Veterans Village Frances Kittel Moore St Lacy Sparks Cleveland St Clarence Mackory Walnut St Lloyd Sticklen Avalon Dr Schoolat Hall State St Trenton Ethyl Brown Middletown Route 2 Charlie Jones Grove St Thomas Kinder Paul Kindd Eighth Ave Kenneth Hitte John Hitte Franklin Harry Rhoads Woodlawn Ave Hayes Keever Surgical Carlton Gerhard Albert Thau Alameda Cal Phyllis Dalton

Service Man Williams Returns for Germany Assignment

Pfc. Charles Williams Jr., 22, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Williams Sr of Middletown Oxford Rd, has returned to Trenton New Jersey to be sent to Germany. He entered service 13 months ago after work at Armco Steel. He served 18 months in the Navy during World War II, including nine months in the Pacific Theater.

Charles Williams, Jr Charles Williams Middletown Oxford Rd Trenton N. J Germany Williams Armco Steel Corporation Navy Pacific Theater

Municipal Court Fines Suspending Jail for Three Men

Three men appeared in Municipal Court before Judge Henderson Estes. John Milton Jr. 22 of 931 Eighth Ave was fined 25 dollars and costs with a 10 day jail sentence suspended on good behavior. Melvin Hall 24 of 2104 Queen Ave and James Manning 24 of Excello were fined 5 dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct by fighting. Ernest Russell 21 of 1704 Glenn Ave was fined 25 dollars and costs with sentence suspended for failing to have an operator license.

Henderson Estes John Milton, Jr Eighth Ave Melvin Hall Queen Ave James Manning Excello Ernest Russell Glenn Ave

Second Mayfield Fire Run Ends in False Alarm

Mayfield volunteer firemen manned a second run yesterday afternoon at 4:57 p.m. reporting a fire at 4307 Lewis Ave in Clifton Farms. Sixteen firefighters responded but found no one home and no evidence of a blaze. officials noted the earlier call was within a few doors of yesterday.

Mayfield Lewis Ave Clifton Farms

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