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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1953
Page
2
Early morning darkness caused traffic signals to fail across Middletown downtown. Some intersections flashed both red and green and patrolmen directed the busier crossings while others were left unattended. No accidents were reported as electricians race to restore power and determine the cause.
Police report four Middletown accidents in 24 hours. Mrs Viola Burks, 55, was cut on the forehead when the car she rode in collided with another driven by Myron Beck. The incident occurred in the Middletown Hospital parking lot.
Franklin City Council voted to close all restaurants between 2 and 5 a.m. next week. The measure, approved at a regular meeting, calls for a special council session to enact the ordinance, while other business and budget items were also approved or tabled.
Five youths were injured in a three car collision on Ohio 741 two and a half miles south of Springboro at 3 40 p m yesterday state patrolmen said The injured ranged from 15 to 20 years old and included Jerry Brickley Don Ferris David Taylor and Light from Red Lion and John Hazelwood of Franklin The crash involved Otis Frank driving a Springboro bound car and William Noble driving a Franklin Route 1 car The impact forced Noble into a northbound car driven by Lawrence VanHead of Dayton causing extensive damage to both Noble and VanHead vehicles The two drivers sustained no serious injuries while the pedestrians and passengers also received minor injuries
Paramount shows Peter Pan with showtimes 1 15 3 25 5 40 7 50 and 10 pm Tuesday and Wednesday Strand screens South Sea Woman at 3 00 6 14 and 9 45 pm plus Northwest passage at 4 18 10 05 am and 2 50 5 40 8 35 pm listed.
Jerome A. Inwood of 109 Orchard Street was readmitted to Middletown Hospital today for bronchial and asthmatic treatment. Doctors ordered the stay to clear up an ailment that had not responded to home care. He was listed as testing comfortably this morning with a fair overall condition.
Middletown Hospital reported Dempsey Thomas aged 58 of 224 Kinley Street remained in critical condition after being struck while crossing Central Avenue. Police noted Willard H. Horne, 26, of 1606 Columbia Avenue was the driver. he was not held. J. T. Ray aged 28 of 1604 Woodawn Avenue improved to good after a separate auto collision with a train on Sherman Avenue.
Thieves stole three cameras worth 57.65 from Gillen Crow drug store at 3228 Yankee Rd. after breaking a plate glass window and damaging vestige items in the photo laboratory. Neighbors heard the break at 5 30 a m and saw two men drive away in a car. The store is owned by Richard Crowe and managed by Beulah McIntire.
McKinley Junior High School students received a teaser of Christmas break when a water pipe burst. School dismissed this morning as engineers shut off water. Superintendent Earle Ridner pledged the building will reopen tomorrow for a full day of learning before vacation.
Police roamed Middle town stores to collar shop lifters during the Christmas season. One arrest involved two juveniles from a shopping center about two weeks ago. An additional case ended when the suspect fled. Off duty officers acted as store detectives with department approval.
City workmen enlarge the City Building parking lot to hold 26 cars to speed official vehicle movement in emergencies. The expansion adds space east of the building, with crews moved from regular duties to the project after locating a preacher working nearby.
B'nai B'rith Middletown handed Braille watches to two blind residents, I. D. Ulrich and Mrs. James Galeese, at a ceremony led by Wilbur Cohen and Ted Lazarow. Watches, with no glass face, show time by raised dots and edge markers. Judge Fred B. Cramer provided recipient names.
Daniel A Harshbarger, 39, of Trenton, paid 62 in fines and 18 in costs on three charges and received a 30 day suspended sentence on good behavior. He was sentenced for carrying a concealed weapon intoxication and illegal parking on Water Street. A German Mauser pistol was found on him after arrest on Water Street. Also notes bonds forfeited for two offenders and a fugitive warrant non support case.
Franklin Ohio special report: The Franklin School Board authorizes final payment to Knowlton Construction Co. and Robert Gray Electric for the new high school gymnasium after architect approval. McLaughlin and Kyle handled the plans. The board also seeks bids for acoustical treatment of three band practice room ceilings and approves sale of accumulated materials and old textbooks. They also approved purchasing window shades and 75 to 100 lockers for the high school.
Mrs. Alice M. Weckesser aged 71 died yesterday in Dayton after slipping and falling down stairs at a department store where she was shopping.
The annual Christmas rest and rehabilitation starts tomorrow for Middletown school children. City elementary parochial and township schools shut for the holiday and do not reopen until January 4. Fenwick High School closed last Friday and offices will remain closed during the halt in education.
Police search for two boyfriends of Dairy Stallworth, 40, after she was stabbed to death yesterday in Cincinnati. Investigators cite a possible love triangle as the motive.
Iceland shows the highest literacy and publishes more new books per person than any other country, reflecting strong reading culture and robust literary industry.
Bert Harris of 272 Hanover St Hamilton died after crossing Central Avenue on his way to work at Leshner Corp. Police blamed the driver in Hamilton case and coroner Dr Garret Boora filed second degree manslaughter charges against Parker Helton. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Harris residence with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Harris survived by his mother five brothers and four sisters all residents of Hamilton.
Police seek vandals who used varnish remover to strip paint from a car owned by Homer Kirby. The vehicle was damaged while parked in front of the First Methodist Church, as the vandals tested a technique that causes paint to come off when wiped away.
In a brief municipal session Judge J. T. Riley fined Marcus Lakes 33 of Franklin ten dollars and costs on each of three charges for no brakes no license and reckless operation. Lakes’ driving rights suspended three years on the reckless charge. Charles Anderson 27 of Franklin was fined fifteen dollars and costs for failure to register a motor vehicle with driving rights suspended until Ohio license plates are obtained. All other cases continued.
A 6 year old girl sustained third degree burns to both legs when a cigarette lighter ignited her nylon dress at home. Her mother was burned on hands trying to extinguish the flames and both were treated at Middletown Hospital. The incident occurred while the family cooked Christmas candy in the kitchen after the lighter allegedly sparked the dress flame.
Marine Cpl. William H. Griffey of 210 Burton Rd is among 1,446 soldiers and 1,364 Marines from Korea set to disembark today aboard the transport Gen. R. L. Howze in San Francisco. Also listed are Col. Raymond D. Ante of 2213 Dixie Hwy Hamilton and others from the Miami valley.
Middletown police pursued a reported theft of a green four door Chevrolet from 606 Catalpa Dr. Mrs James DeBord filed the report after noon. Four hours later patrolmen Palmer and Lykins recovered another stolen car at a roadside lunch spot on Ohio 73, tied to owner Howard Smith of Carlisle whose car had vanished from a downtown parking lot Sunday.
School board members will hold their last regular meeting of 1953 tomorrow at 12 30 p m in their office at the high school. R Seidner lists on his agenda only a resignation an appointment and proposed regulations for placing vocational shop teachers on the new salary schedule.
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