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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1961

Page

2

Residents Gone, House Ransacked in Florida Break-In

A family on vacation returned to the J. Roy Freez home at 2701 McGee St to find the house ransacked. Police traced the break-in to between January 28 and Thursday's snowstorm, noting drawers and cupboards emptied while burnt matches lay around. A glass cutter had been used to smash the northeast living room window to gain entry. The Freeze family’s at-home helper, Charles Allen, 125 Prospect Ave, said he cleaned the residence on January 28, aiding police in timing. The intruders likely left via the front door, found ajar.

Florida J. Roy Freez McGee St Charles Allen Prospect Ave

Three Injured In Two Car Crash At City Intersection

A two car collision at Sheldon Road and Ardmore Drive sent three people to Middletown Hospital with minor injuries. Mrs Mary F White 34 and two children Dana Miles 5 and Ronald 3 treated and released. Drivers George Z Miles and Donald C White cited for failure to yield.

Sheldon Road Ardmore Drive Middletown Hospital Mary F. White Flemming Rd Dana Miles Ronald George Z. Miles Lorg Place Donald C. White Miles

Police Chief repeats plea on Middleton snow removal

Chief Joseph Blackmore urges Middleton residents to clear snow and ice from sidewalks promptly. The city ordinance requires property owners or occupants to remove snow within four hours after it falls or after it stops, and to remove ice or cover it with sand within two hours during daytime.

Joseph Blackmore

Burglary Hearing for J C Taulbee in Middletown

Ser J C Taulbee age 20 of 21 N Main St faces a municipal court preliminary hearing tomorrow on a burglary charge. A warrant served Friday morning alleges a Jan 26 break in at the Checker Store in the Middletown Shopping Center netted 230 dollars in cash.

J. C. Taulbee N. Main St Taulbee Checker Middletown

Two Injured In Ohio 4 Collision Near Hamilton

Two people were hurt in a two car crash one mile north of Hamilton on Ohio 4. Darley Peck 43 and Helen R Walden 70 both from Hamilton were admitted to Mercy Hospital with scalp and facial lacerations and leg injuries respectively. Hobert Peck 39 of Franklin was treated and released. Police investigated the loss of control incident and a hit-and-run involving a car owned by Thomas L Fuget 23.

Ohio Hamilton Mercy Hospital Darley Peck Mohawk St Helen R. Walden Peck

Kin Of Dr. Mudd Dies In Baltimore

Mrs Samuel Alexander Mudd Jr., 86, widow of a Civil War era family member, died Friday night in a Baltimore hospital after a long illness. She was daughter in law of Dr Samuel Alexander Mudd who treated John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln's assassination and who was later pardoned.

Baltimore, Md Samuel Alexander Mudd Jr Baltimore

Selby Captures Two Firsts in Brookville Twirling Contest

Terri Lee Selby of Germantown Rt. 1 won two events at the USTA sanctioned aton twirling meet in Brookville yesterday. She took top honors in advanced solo for 10 year olds and in strutting for 10 and under entries, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Selby.

Terri Lee Selby Brookville Robert Selby Germantown Rt. 1

Mrs Hunter Wins School Honor Pin For Nursing Month

Mrs Darrice Hunter received the Faculty Award Honor Pin as the top student among 32 practical nurses graduating from the Dayton School of Practical Nursing. She resides at 1022 Kunz Ave with husband and two sons and has worked at Middletown Hospital since 1950. Velma Hill of Lebanon also earned high scholastic honors. both graduates join Middletown Hospital’s practical nurse staff alongside classmates Maxine Dearth Garnetta Garrett Oma Mackey and Sue Young.

Darrice Hunter Dayton School of Practical Nursing Hunter Kunz Ave Middletown Hospital Velma Hill Springboro Road Lebanon Middletown Maxine Dearth Garnetta Garrett Oma Mackey Sue Young

Dayton Man Held To Grand Jury In Auto Theft

Dayton man John R. Hohl was bound over to the Warren County grand jury on auto theft charges after a Jan. 10 theft of a car parked near Hill Top Tavern. Bond set at $1,000 by Judge J. T. Riley in municipal court. Hohl was taken into custody Jan. 23 by Dayton police. Seven others were fined for traffic offenses including Edward Thomas and Dee Clark of Chicago for speeding on I 75, Donna Morris for running a red light, and multiple individuals for stop sign and distance violations.

Gilbert H. Adams 16Th Ave Thomas J. Hutchinson Sherman Ave Hutchinson Leroy Shearer Piqua Stanley Coning Morgan St Coning Shearer Franklin Dayton John R. Hohl Warren County Grand Jury J. T. Riley Hohl Hilltop Tavern Edward Thomas Dee Clark Chicago Robert Carter Oxford Donna Morris S. Dixie Hwy Middletown Jim Nuss Shaker Road William Rogers Robert Turner S. Main St

Middletown and Monroe Apply For New Liquor Permits

Ten applications from Middletown and Monroe for new retail beer wine and liquor permits are filed with the Ohio Department of Liquor Control. Applicants seek C1 C2 C3 and D permits with carry out or on premise consumption as quotas for the area are listed and processed.

Middletown Monroe Ohio Department of Liquor Control Columbus Olvin Virginia Poynter James H. Childs A. A. Johnson W. H. Perrine J. Webb Eleanor and Charles Martin John H. Webb Rusha Blair Elizabeth Wolf Liquor Department

Fire destroys tile supply and welding firms in Ohio suburbs

Fire swept through Tri State Tile Supply Co in Madeira and damaged Harbin Welding Co in Norwood, taking hours to control. Fire Chief Behrman estimated about 182000 dollars in total damage to the tile firm, with Norwood damage around 25000 dollars. The blaze began late Friday and required multiple companies to extinguish.

Cincinnati IAP Madeira Norwood C. J. Behrman Tri-State Tile Supply Co Harbin Welding Co

Deaths and Funerals in Dayton and Springboro

Funeral services set for Lester O Carver 49 of Dayton at Bias Funeral Home. He died Thursday night leaving a wife Fannie and two sons Charles and William plus brothers Carl and Raymond. Lucy E Magruder 72 of Springboro dies Saturday in Dayton Hospital after illness. Survived by husband Sallee, son Ross, daughter Evelyn, brothers Louis and Charles Hormell, sisters Anna Hormell and Josephine Leach, and others. Funeral 11 am Tuesday at Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin with Springboro Cemetery burial.

Carver Linden Tool & Dye Co Fannie Carver Charles Middletown William Dayton Carl Raymond Springboro Lucy E. Magruder S. Main St Miami Valley Sallee Ross Magruder Chicago Evelyn Wetz Louis Hormell Charles Hormell Anna Hormell Josephine Leach Sarah Fry Franklin Eleanor Mullenix Lytle Anglesby Funere Home

McCulloch Named NLRB Chairman by Kennedy

President Kennedy selected Frank W. McCulloch to chair the National Labor Relations Board. McCulloch, 55, a Chicago lawyer and long time labor affairs aide to Sen. Douglas, will replace Arthur J. Kimball. The post carries a 20 000 year salary and ties to labor and welfare legislation.

Washington Kennedy Frank W. McCulloch Paul H. Douglas National Labor Relations Board McCulloch Chicago Harvard Law School Williams’ ‘College Council For Social Action Congregational Christian Church Regional War Labor Board Roosevelt College Douglas NLRB Arthur Kimball Massachusetts

Ex Nazi General Max Simon Dies in Germany at 62

Former Lt. Gen. Max Simon of Hitler's SS Elite Guard died of a heart attack in Dortmund at age 62, per Ansbach prosecutors. Once sentenced to death in 1947 for wartime executions, his sentence was commuted and he gained clemency in 1954. He faced three German trials, most recently in July 1960, for the killings of three civilians. all verdicts were acquitted on appeal.

Ansbach Germany Max Simon Hitler Dortmund Simon Padua Italy U. S

Cincy Labor Chief To Quit

John J. Hurst, longtime Cincinnati labor leader, plans to resign next July as president of the AFL-CIO Labor Council. He is 68 and led the 100,000-member group after the AFL-CIO merger, having previously presided over the old AFL Central Labor Council from 1934 to the merger. He began union activity with the Cincinnati carpenters union.

Cincinnati John J. Hurst Afl-Cio Labor Council Hurst AFL and Cio AFL Central Labor Council Carpenters Union

Exposure blamed in woman’s death

Wilmington Ohio AP Dr Frank G Plymire Clinton County coroner ruled Saturday that Mrs Hazel C Jones 59 whose body was found in a field died of exposure. Her body was found early Saturday near a trailer court where she and her husband Floyd Jones lived.

Wilmington Oho Frank G. Plymire Clinton County Hazel C. Jones

Tow List All LS This Week

The police traffic bureau releases a list of license plate numbers with delinquent tickets. Cars with these tags are towed and impounded due to unpaid penalties and outstanding warnings sent by mail.

Aero Modelers To Fly Today At Smith Farm

Middletown Aero Modelers will hold their annual winter fly off at Smith Farm today. The event starts at 2 30 p m and will proceed regardless of weather conditions.

Middletown Aero - Modelers Model Airplane Club Smith Farm

Mineral Ridge man dies in car crash near Warren

Leroy Clark Jr. 30 of Mineral Ridge died after his car lost control southeast of Warren Ohio struck a utility pole and overturned Saturday.

Warren, Ohio Leroy Clark Jr Mineral Ridge Here

Exercise still helps weight loss when done right

Doctors say the right kind and amount of exercise will aid weight control. The third in a series by Alton Blakeslee appears on page 20. Engineers harness Niagara Falls for power across a wide area including Ohio, with a night shutoff option noted on page 34.

Alton Blakeslee Niagara Falls Ohio

Daytonian's Idea Lawyer Inventor Of Flying Truck

Dayton attorney Harry A. Toulmin Jr has patented a hybrid truck that can travel 100 to 300 mph on rails or roads with wheels retracting for flight. The device aims to move cargo and personnel quickly, potentially cutting New York to Washington travel to about one hour. Toulmin, a prolific inventor with over 400 patents, led Army transport efforts in WWI and WWII and served on the Pearl Harbor Board, shaping defense history.

Dayton, Ohio Dayton New York Los Angeles Harry A. Toulmin Jr Toulmin Washington U. S. Army Army Pearl Harbor

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