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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1956

Page

2

Three men to face narcotics charges after dope raid

Three men arrested in a dope raid at a Middletown home were to face narcotics charges in Municipal Court after warrants were signed for Curtis Williams James Skinner and Harold Walker Bond set at 25000 each The trio described as southwest Ohio's biggest narcotics operation were accused of selling heroin capsules and handling dope sales in a grocery and Dayton Columbus and Cincinnati areas

Curtis Big Willams 18Th Ave James Skinner Dayton James Hower Harold Walker Howerton Ohio Columbus Cincinnati Skinner Williams Curtis “Big Junior” Willams James Thomas Skinner Harold H. Walker Journal

Missing Loveland Man Found Dead in Miami River

A 57 year old Loveland Park man missing since Saturday was found in the Miami River below Foster Drive. Coroner Ralph Young and Sheriff Ralph Palmer ruled accidental death. Neighbors found the body near the riverbank at Loveland Park. Surviving relatives include a brother in Loveland Park and two sisters in Cincinnati.

Lebanon Loveland Park Miami River Foster Drive Ralph Young Warren County Ralph Palmer Cincinnati

Butler Grand Jury Plans Recall Session

The Butler County Grand Jury will meet in a special recall session at 10 a.m. February 27 in the Common Pleas Court of Judge P. P. Boli. County Prosecutor Jackson Bosch announced the plan. at least 51 cases will be covered by the jury.

Butler County Grand Jury Jackson Bosch Common Pleas Court P. P. Boli

Fall kills worker on Dayton housing job

A fall of eight feet fatally injures Lucas Edmonds, 58, while working on a housing project near Dayton. The incident occurred on Treeday, with authorities investigating the accident and the conditions at the site.

Dayton Ohio Here Lucas Edmonds

Hearing On Rezoning Is Tonight

Public hearing by the City Commission at 7 30 p m on a petition by Armco Steel Corp to reclassify land south of Lafayette Avenue from multiple residence to industrial use. Also on the agenda are emergency financing for City Building auditorium remodeling, a bonds note ordinance for 25000 dollars, final plot approval of the Chet Hardin Subdivision Sectional, and a report on the appointment of two firefighters.

Armco Steel Corp Lafayette Avenue Trine Jeanette Streets City Commission Chet Hardin Charlies W. Thompson

Troop 29 Honors Two For Service and Leadership

Scout of the year went to Kent Selby and Joe Ditmyer in the Boy Scout Troop 29 awards program announced by Scoutmaster Francis Ditmyer. Selby to serve as senior patrol leader and Ditmyer as assistant scoutmaster. other ASMs include Mark Selby Melvin Stoutenborough Theron Adams and John Jacobs.

Kent Selby Joe Ditmyer Francis Ditmyer Selby Young Ditmyer Mark Selby Melvin Stoutenborough Theron Adams John Jacobs Stouterborough John Weikel Ditmyer Jacobs Adams Bill Hill Bobby Schlebig John McGraw Fritz Roberts Dale Buckholzer Butch Hill Dick Rice Robert Arnett Ronnie Dons Garry Brown Harold Knepshield Jr Kenneth Brown Larry Withrow Ross Hollenbough Lowell Weidle Clarence Strassburger Mike Murphy Philmont N. M

Boy Escapes Injury After Baltimore Street Collision

An eight year old boy Gary Lee Taiter of 1339 Central Ave was struck by a northbound car on Baltimore Street at 3 13 p m yesterday but escaped injury according to police. The driver was Ellen Ponder 43 Middletown Rt 3. Police also logged several minor traffic incidents with a total of 100 dollar plus damage.

Baltimore Street Gary Lee Taiter Central Ave Ellen Ponder Middletown Rt Irvin Hartwood 9Th Ave Marion Swisher Stanley St McKnight Paul Maxwell Remington Ind N. Main Street Evelyn Kessling Auburn St Manford Granada Ave Central Avenue Broad Street

At The Movies Program Schedule Highlights

The city cinema listings show Paramount with Last Command and All That Heaven Allows on Tuesday, Night of the Hunter and Last Frontier on Thursday, Strand with Carnival Story and Land of Fury, Colonial with Naked Amazons and Fury in Paradise, and Dixie Cruise In featuring Susan Slept Here and Africa Adventure with various nightly showtimes.

Paramount Last

Indefinite Future for Middletown Country Club Plan

Prospective Middletown country club plans remain indefinite as sponsors seek tax rulings from the U S Revenue Department. A favorable ruling could place Brown's Fun area acreage under option while organizational plans are organized by a group of industrial, professional and business men.

Middletown U. S. Revenue Department Department Brown's Fun

Brotherhood Week Plans Mapped by YMCA Leaders

A committee meeting led by Ralph Knight outlined city observances for Brotherhood Week. The main event at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday February 23 will be at McKinley Junior High School featuring foreign students from Miami University and Western College for Women on building brotherhood through understanding and interpretation. Special music by the Middletown Boys Chorus and Mrs Sanford Henderson plus Y Teen and HIV members will participate.

Ralph Knight YMCA Knight McKinley Junior High School Miami University Western College For Middletown Boys' Chorus Sanford Henderson Yteen HIV Fred B. Cramer Henry Teasley William Ferguson

Cincinnatian Named Theater Manager Here

Robert W. Puckett a Cincinnatian is named to replace Carl Long as manager of the Colonial and Dixie Cruise In theaters effective Feb 23 per Robert F Morrell S and S Amusement Corp Cincinnati Long promoted to city manager Charleston W Va area theaters supervising six houses Puckett remains in Cincinnati and formerly ran the Esquire Art Theater in Clifton and served as chief of service at the Twin Drive In Theater in Cincinnati

Robert W. Puckett Carl Long Colonial Robert F. Morrell S. and S. Amusement Corp Cincinnati Long Charleston, W. Va Puckett Esquire Art Theater Clifton

Graham Film To Be Shown Here

Evangelist Billy Graham's Soulls in Conflict will be shown at Grace Baptist Church Saturday at 7 30 p m The full length color film documents the life stories of an actress a jet pilot and a factory worker influenced by Graham's messages delivered before crowds up to 120 000 at Wembley Stadium during his London crusade The film features a British television star an All American UCLA linebacker and a former Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox player in Graham's fourth production

Billy Graham Grace Baptist Church Wembley Stadium London UCLA Warner Brothers 20Th Century Fox Graham

Unlucky Thieves Fail At Farm Bureau Elevator

Hamilton special report thieves used an axe to try to open a safe at the Farm Bureau Co op Assn elevator Hughes Station last night leaving empty handed. Deputy Peters and manager Joe Davis Princeton Glendale Road confirmed entry was attempted by prying off a door.

Hamilton Farm Bureau Co-op Assn Hughes Station A. N. Peters Joe Davis Princeton-Glendale Road

Actor Russ Tamblyn and Venetia Stevenson wed in California

Actor Russ Tamblyn and Venetia Stevenson tied the knot yesterday at Wayfarers Chapel and began their honeymoon by departing from Palos Verdes Calif for Sioux Falls South Dakota to attend the premiere of his latest film The Last Hunt.

Palos Verdes Calif Russ Tamblyn Venetia Stevenson Sioux Falls S. D Tamblyn Miss Stevenson Wayfarers Chapel

Methodist Pastor To Get DD Degree From Wesleyan

The Rev Louis R Walter pastor of First Methodist Church will receive his doctor of divinity degree at the June commencement of Ohio Wesleyan University The surprise announcement came at the churchs Men s Club dinner Trustees had advised the degree to be given as an honorary recognition of his leadership Walter has pastored here since 1951 and helped triple attendance plus lead a 150000 building program with 190000 in pledges The degree will honor him along with three other Wesleyan graduates and his alma mater cited him as a great religious leader

Louis R. Walter First Methodist Church Ohio Wesleyan Univer Snyder University Walter Ohio Wesleyan University Board of Trustees Wesleyan Mr. Walter Garrett Seminary Northwestern University Bloomdale Waterville St. Paul's Toledo

Legion Dinner Honors War Mothers 35th Anniversary

Middletown American War Mothers chapter will join Legion Post 218 for a noon luncheon at the Legion Home. About 80 War Mothers and post officers, executive committeemen, and past commanders are expected. City Commission chairman Francis Carmody and Armco Steel’s Mark Walke, representing the Lions Club, will attend. Dayton VA Hospital official Clifford Nordstrom will speak, with Roy Fitzgerald providing entertainment.

Middletown American War Mothers Legion Post 218 Legion Home Legion Post Francis Carmody Mark Walke Armco Steel Corp Lions Club Clifford Nordstrom Dayton VA Roy Fitzgerald

Itchy Pimples Kill Romance Advertisement

Many romances end due to scratching skin blemishes and irritations. Peterson's Ointment offers fast relief for itching pimples eczema and angry red blotches with one application often solving the problem. Available at all druggists with a money back guarantee. Also advertised for tired cracked feet.

Peterson

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Dayton Narcotic Squad Masons Masonic Reynolds B. Hannah McCoy- Leffler Lodge Russill Murphy W.M D. Wilson Sec Butler Grand Jury Fall Workman First National Bank Federal Depost Insurance Corporation Surphie Armee East Gate Monroe, Ohie Troop 29 Country Club Brotherhood Cincinnatian Riggs Funeral Home North Broad Middletown, Ohio Ross H. Snyder Wolter Legion War U.S L. A Middletown’s Finest Second Avenue Broad & Verity Parkway
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