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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1955
Page
2
Twenty one accidents during the peak Saturday and Sunday period caused extensive damage across the city. Police logged 27 mishaps over the Christmas weekend with nine arrests and three injuries, none fatal, as motorists faced charges from careless driving to driving while intoxicated.
The Butler Warren County area saw 32 accidents from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight last night with 20 people injured and 12 arrests. No fatalities were reported while the rest of the state recorded 38 traffic deaths over the Christmas weekend.
State patrol chief Gilbert Carrel will direct Colorado highway operations from a patrol plane during the New Year weekend. He will oversee Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver and Greeley areas as traffic deaths reach a record 418 for the year.
Ernest Faulkner of 310 Gideon Rd reported two hubcaps stolen from his car parked near 1716 Meadow Ave Sunday night. Pat Drake of West Middletown Rt. 1 told police a flashlight was stolen from her car in a city parking lot yesterday.
A schedule of local gatherings including Sertoma Club at 6:50 pm at Manchester Hotel and various group meetings at 6:30 to 8 pm. Fire departments, veterans groups, SPEBSQSA and civic organizations are noted with locations such as North Middletown Fire House and Armory.
A Christmas Day raid by Italian police with undercover American narcotics agents seized 660 pounds of opium bound for the U S market. The cache would be valued at about half a million dollars in the United States.
A 1000-pound beef steer yields 140 pounds of steak, 55 pounds of sirloin, round and porterhouse 50 pounds, and 35 pounds of T bone and club cuts.
Six persons sustained minor injuries when their car went off U S 27 near Minton Road and overturned several times. Driver Ruby Barnett 32 and five passengers were treated and dismissed at Mercy Hospital.
Middletown firemen made three emergency runs and answered two false alarms over the Christmas weekend. Crews responded to calls for James McGill at his York Avenue home, Louis Changeris at Reynolds Avenue and Central Avenue, and Lois Jean Thomas at Yankee Road. All were taken to Middletown Hospital. False alarms occurred on Fourth Avenue at Main Street and on First Avenue at the Hydraulic Canal.
More than a dozen foxes were spotted but only one was bagged as Ralph Ham Johnson led his Warren County Bears Club through farmlands near Ridgeville Saturday. Johnson blamed too many rabbit hunters for alerting the foxes before the drive began.
The annual Christmas dinner was served on Christmas day at 701 18th Ave. Miss Perkins Miss Bonnie Ausberry Miss Josephine Carder and Mrs. Ida Mickey helped with serving. The meal was originated for the needy by the late Mrs. Bertha Perkins.
One man, Louis John Changaris, 62, admitted in fair condition after a possible cardiac event. Taylor Blevins, 68, treated for shotgun wounds and a broken thumb. James Cox, 48, treated for a fractured wrist. Two others observed for lacerations from falls. Carolyn Barnard, 5, treated for abrasions. Blevins released after noon.
Eleven mothers welcomed new arrivals on Christmas at Middletown Hospital. Mrs James Russell from 1933 Fernwood Street gave birth to twins a girl and a boy at 6 01 and 6 06 p m respectively. The day saw seven boys and five girls born, with the first baby arriving at 4 16 a m and the last at 10 49 p m.
Open house will be held next Monday at the Milletts home on Lewis Place in Oxford. Dr and Mrs John D Millett will welcome Oxford friends from 7 to 10 p m. This home is among the oldest in Oxford and the event is a long standing tradition.
A 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Pokey Griffith Boy Scout district commissioners staff is scheduled for Thursday at the Boy Scout office. District commissioner Paul Doughman will preside.
Ohio Secretary of State Ted W. Brown says Franklin City Council must choose a date for a planned special election within 30 days after petitions are filed and to schedule it 60 to 90 days later. If council fails, mandamus may compel action. Chamber favors combining the election with the 1% tax levy vote set for March 6, to avoid extra costs. With 19 days left in the 30 day window, action could come from outgoing or new council, or require a special session after Jan 4.
The Rev Julian B Krusling pastor of St Peter Claver Church and head of Fenwick High School was admitted to Middletown Hospital Saturday after abdominal surgery. Doctors described his condition as satisfactory and noted recent heart trouble.
Members of the Golden Age Club will meet at the Civic Association to assemble stickers pledge cards and buttons for the Red Cross campaign. President H G Gordon says the project will take about three weeks. A toe and tap dance program with special music games and refreshments is scheduled.
The passage mentions Andrew Jackson as the first president to ride a train, alongside a list of theater showings at multiple cinemas for Tuesday and Wednesday. The item blends a historical remark with entertainment listings from different theaters.
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