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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1955
Page
2
Mid town streets became slick as rain sleet and snow slowed traffic to a crawl. Officials warned of continuing hazards with freezing risk if temperatures drop again despite warmer forecasts. Pedestrians and motorists faced slick sidewalks and slippery roads with no injuries reported at press time.
State patrol from Post 9 reported eleven auto mishaps on sleet and snow slicked highways in Butler and Warren Counties between 4 and 10 a.m today. One accident involved injuries requiring an ambulance from Oxford. no reports were immediately available.
Maintenance crews faced heavy slush and slipperiness as they worked to clear roadways. Crews battled slick surfaces, deploying salt and plows to restore safer travel conditions for commuters and emergency services.
A morning snow sleet storm caused a crash on Aberdeen Drive when a northbound car driven by Betty Lou Riner veered on wet pavement and hit a fire hydrant. No injuries. Damage about 200 dollars. The report was logged at 8 17 a m.
About $25 in cash and three or four cartons of cigarettes were taken in a break-in at a grocery store on 121 N Grimes St. Thieves pried the front door to gain entry. Set. Douglas Barrett and Patrolmen Don Murphy and Delmas Birch investigated early today.
Nicholas Jones 92 lifelong Middletown tailor dies Friday at Shadylawn Convalescent Home. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Riggs Funeral Home with Rev. Louis R. Walter officiating. Burial Middletown Cemetery. Survived by a nephew and a cousin. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral services are arranged for Ralph D. Downing 49 of 4114 Jewel Street who died Thursday afternoon at Armco Steel Corp hospital. The Rev. R. C. Caudill will officiate at 2 p.m. Monday at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home with burial in Spring Hill Cemetery Huntsville. Visiting hours begin tonight after 7 p.m. and continue 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Downing, an Armco employee seven years, is survived by his wife Ina, mother Mrs. Lucretia Downing of Middletown, two sons Ova of Middletown and Talmadge in the U S Marine Corps West Virginia, three daughters Fay Patty Sybil of Middletown, a brother Asa of Middletown, sisters Mrs Otto Egelston of Middletown and Mrs Leon Clark of West Middletown, and two grandchildren. His father Claude Downing died in 1953.
Mrs Mahala Patrick 79 of Red Lion Franklin Rt 1 died last night at home after a three year illness. Survived by two sons Luther of Louisville Ky Harold of Etowah Tenn a daughter Rebecca Green with whom she lived two brothers Ansell Perkins Emlyn Ky Henry Pine Knot Ky a sister Asbery Fee Holly Hill Ky nine grandchildren eight great grandchildren Services 2 pm Tuesday Ellison Funeral Home Williamsburg Ky Friends may call Angiesby Funeral Home Franklin 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Sunday Burial Highland Cemetery Williamsburg.
Weather across Ohio moved north from below the Ohio River with rain sleet and snow mixing in. Northeast Ohio was not yet hit but snow was due in hours and would likely stick while other areas should improve as temperatures rise above freezing tonight. The moisture comes from the Gulf of Mexico on strong winds meeting Ohio cold air.
Eaton Mrs Ida J Coffman 79 of 229 N Beech St Eaton died after months long illness. Survived by husband Luther J Coffman two daughters Mildred Clark and Helen Fulks both of Eaton four sons Joseph and Robert of Eaton Paul of Lexington Ky James of Dryersburg Tenn a sister Elizabeth Beasley of Eaton a brother Howard Malett of St Petersburg Fla seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services 4 p m tomorrow Barnes Funeral Home Rev Herman Syare St Paul Methodist officiating Burial Mound Hill Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mrs Lucille Fitzgerald wife of Ralph Fitzgerald formerly of Franklin now of Miamisburg died Thursday night at Miami Valley Hospital after a brief illness. Surviving are husband a son Jack a sister Mrs Randall Edwards of Middletown and four stepdaughters. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Brough Funeral Home Miamisburg with burial in Miamisburg.
J C Byrne 65 Oxford druggist died unexpectedly at home just before midnight Thursday from a heart attack while watching TV. He owned Byrne's Pharmacy in Oxford and came here in 1926 from Hamilton. He served twice on the Oxford Council in the 1930s. Surviving: his widow Dala two sons John Greenfield Ind and Thomas, a daughter Jane Arnholt Loudonville Ohio. Requiem High Mass at St Marys Catholic Church Oxford after services 8 30 a m Monday Marshall Smith Funeral Home. Burial Mt Olivet Cemetery Oxford.
Funeral services for Helen L. Snyder 64 of 24 Riverdale St Dayton will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Whitmer Brothers Funeral Home with burial in Germantown. She died at 12:30 a.m. en route to Samaritan Hospital. Survived by two brothers Marion Germantown and Charles Dayton, four nephews and a niece.
State auditor’s deputy inspector announced a recheck of the 1950 Butler County Fair Board officers election found the poll book counting error did not affect the outcome. The examiner had misread page totals, but tally sheets matched votes cast and officers were duly elected.
Joseph Minor, 64, of 631 Wittman Street, is listed in very serious condition at Mercy Hospital after being struck by a southbound car at Front and Wilson Streets late Thursday night. Police say Minor was crossing the street when Arthur Ranke Jr., 21, of 118 Arch Street, driving the auto, could not see him because a city bus was in front.
Three workers and a youth were treated at Middletown Hospital after injuries from animal bites and workplace accidents. Jeff McGraw 14 was admitted for dog bite on the left leg and released after treatment. Winniford Phipps 33 suffered a bruised left foot from moving a truck of paper. Emmett Horn an Aeronca Manufacturing employee injured a finger on a grinding wheel. C J Hileman 46 cut his left thumb on a power saw while building a house and was released after treatment.
Del Meyer of Gardner Board & Carton Co. spoke at the Manchester Hotel describing Europe, especially Germany and Sweden, as clean and prosperous. He cited a Swedish firm with 2 million dollars in Miami Valley made equipment, noted Rottenburg’s 12 000 daily refugees, and said West Germany is rebuilding factories then homes and autos. The talk praised American aid and outlined currency exchange issues in Europe.
Four Middletown youths confessed to stealing a truck and committing multiple larcenies. They admitted joyriding, breaking into newspaper racks, stealing a purse, hose, shoes and tools, and damaging mail boxes. Juvenile authorities to hear the case Friday.
Cincinnati officials report progress in the starling control campaign downtown. Safety Director Cris E. Hamilton says crack shooters have been deployed to reduce the pest population.
Graveside services for 75 year old Mrs Alice Allen of Chillicothe were conducted at 2 p.m. today at Clarksville Cemetery. She died Wednesday evening in Chillicothe and is survived by daughter Mrs Elva Stiles of Waynesville and Howard Allen of Lebanon and another daughter Mrs Charles Windros of Blanchester.
Butler County Grand Jury Association president Clem Imfeld says a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling strips witnesses called by grand juries of immunity from answering incriminating questions without charges filed. The group seeks a statutory amendment to restore immunity in grand jury inquiries and urges lawmakers to act.
Three 15 year old Middletown area youths admitted breaking into Ortman Stewart Transportation Co. and stealing cash totaling 613 dollars. They traveled in a stolen auto to Florida then to Georgia and Illinois before being caught by Hillsdale authorities after attempting to run down a deputy sheriff. Probation lasts while they stay in school and avoid trouble with restitution ordered.
Wade E. Miller former Middletown schools superintendent will speak on Real People in Mother Goose Rhymes at the First Methodist Church Men's Club meeting Tuesday February 8. Dinner at 6 15 p m precedes the gathering.
Police last night arrested Bob by Deck 27 and Wendell Shelton 21 on charges of driving while intoxicated. Jeff McGraw 1933 Erie Ave said a dog bit his lower lip. Milford Sargent 46 713 Granada Ave was arrested on a warrant for failure to provide.
La Bon Ami Club serves a 7 p.m. fish fry and chitterling dinner at Edna Trammell’s home 1018 Hanover St. Rev. F. W. Alexander of Wilberforce University speaks at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow for Second Baptist Church Men’s Day Rally fundraiser.
Firefighters report a $15 damage fire likely started by cigarettes or matches in a small unoccupied trailer at 1400 block Woodlawn Avenue last night. Harold Fowler ownership listed. tarpaulin also ruined. Alarm sounded 6 23 p.m. Other calls to William Risen Ed Ashcraft home at 2409 Grand Ave for overheated furnace and to Woodside Avenue brush fire with no damage.
Seven shotguns valued at about 40 dollars were stolen in a night break-in at the Millville Feed and Hardware Store at 945 Walnut Street. Owner Harry Malott reported the theft to the sheriff's deputies this morning after intruders entered through a rear door.
Hamilton county election clerk Corwin Brosius announced that 15623 voters failed to cast ballots in the last two years and are removed from poll books. The move affects 6681 Hamilton voters. out still to register by deadline 40 days before general election or 10 days before a special election. No Hamilton primary this year.
A blaze razed Athens Ohio's First Methodist Church near Ohio University with no injuries. Firefighting effort lasted seven hours. Damage estimated at 500000. Fire investigators ruled later on the fire's origin near an electric organ in the sanctuary. The Pi Beta Phi Sorority house next door was at risk but spared.
Charles Newton of Hamilton asked the Butler County Common Pleas Court to order his wife Jacqueline Newton to pay him temporary alimony. Newton cites $135 monthly GI Bill benefits as insufficient for living and school costs while his wife works as a computer operator.
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