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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1955

Page

3

Dayton Jury Frees Bottle Farm Caretaker in Wounding Case

A common pleas jury acquitted William Tyler a 70 year old bottle farm caretaker of shooting to wound Charles Spence 18 and others near Farmersville. Testimony showed pellet wounds from a shotgun blast as the youths visited late at night. Tyler claimed he fired to warn them not to approach the farm.

Common Pleas William Tyler Swartzel Bottle Farm Hamilton Tyler Robert A. Martin Charles Spence Hamilton and Middletown Farmersville Spence James Mayes Carolyn Gividen Janet Craft

Snider Elected Company Director

W. T. Bill Snider of D. W. Snider & Son Insurance Agency on S Main Street has been elected a director of Ohio Security Insurance Co. in Hamilton. He is the first agent from the firm to join the board and his term starts March 1. John B. Connaughton of Hamilton is president of the company.

the Fire Insurance Company Hamilton John B. Connaughton Snider

Truth Dollar Parade Boosts Crusade for Freedom Effort

Dwight Kirk reports excellent response from Middletonians visiting the 40 et 8 replica, now at Broad and Central as Crusade headquarters for Truth Dollar contributions and Freedom Scroll signers. Don Altstaetter urges widespread participation, calling each signature a weapon of peace in the fight against Communist aggression and highlighting Radio Free Europe as the beneficiary of Truth Dollars.

Dwight Kirk Broad and Central Truth Kirk Don Altstaetter Radio Free Europe RFE Citzens

Bailer Injures Man at Post Office

John Glover 43 of 827 17th Ave injured when a paper bailer toppled onto his left leg at the Post Office. He received a deep gash and fractured ankle and was treated at Middlesouth Hospital emergency ward. A one year old child also treated for burns with no clear cause recorded.

John Glover 17Th Ave Glover Middletown Hospital Theresa Lynn Forbes Donald Forbes Greenbush Road Somerville

Pallbearers Named for Kirt Valandingham 73

Pallbearers for Kirt Valandingham 73 of 108 Monroe St will include Carl White Robert Lewellyn Charles Bowman Don Selby Thomas Teetor and Harold Hoover. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Riggs Funeral Home with Rev McKinley Coffman officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 7:10 p.m. today.

Kirt Valandingham Monroe St Midletown Hospital Carl White Robert Lewellyn Charles Bowman Don Selby Thoma Tector Harold Hoover Valandingham Riggs McKinley Coffman Woodside Cemetery

Man Die at Miami Hospital Longtime Envelope Co. Worker

John L. Schindler 53 of 205 W Central Ave died yesterday at Miami Hospital Dayton. He was a pressman at the American Envelope Co for 31 years. Survived by two brothers and four sisters including Mrs Goldie Biggs of Franklin. Services 2 p m Friday at Swart Funeral Home. Burial in Evergreen.

John L. Schindler Carrollton Central Ave Miami Hospital Dayton Schindler American Envelope Co Goldie Biggs Franklin Swart Funeral Home Evergeen Cemetery

McCarthy Libel Suit Heads for Jury in Cincinnati

A Cincinnati common pleas court jury is to hear final arguments in Tom McCarthy’s million dollar libel suit against the Cincinnati Enquirer. McCarthy’s attorney Edward A. Doering and the Enquirer’s James Headley argued over press freedom and the editorial in question about fluoridation dated February 26, 1953, with McCarthy claiming he only presented an alternate view.

Cincinnati Common Pleas Court Cincinnati Enquirer Tom McCarthy Edward A. Doering McCarthy James H. Woeste James Headley Enquirer WKRC Headley Doering The

Three Die in Kentucky Family Funeral Trip Collision

An Anderson Indiana family returning from a funeral in Owingsville Kentucky died when their car collided head on with a tractor trailer on U S 52 near the Ohio River twelve miles east of Cincinnati. James Swindel 45 Chester Whitton 40 Sheila Stevens 6 were killed Ina Swindel 52 and Danny Whitton 17 were injured. Truck driver Darrell Rhodeback 24 from St Bernard Ohio was uninjured. Police said the truck swerved to avoid a car stopped to make a left turn.

Cincinnati Anderson Ind Kentucky U. S. 52 Ohio River James Swindel Chester Arthur Whitton Sheila Stevens Swindel Ina Whitton Danny General Hospital Darrell Rhodeback St. Bernard Owingsville Jasper Whitton Chester Whitton

Knights of Pythias Mark 91st Anniversary Dinner

The Knights of Pythias plan a 91st anniversary banquet at Castle Hall with Rev. Kash Amburgy as principal speaker. Invocations and benediction will be delivered by Rev. Earl Dale and William Denham, with Francis Carmody also speaking. The Dominates quartet from SPEBSQSA will entertain. banquet begins 6 30 p m with a planning committee listed.

Knights of Pythias National Organization Castle Hall Kash Amburgy Warren County Earl Dale First Baptist Church William Denham Francis Carmody City Commission North Cincinnati Spebsqsa Zeno Brandon Charles Ingram Larry White Harold McGraw William Conklin Charles Witner Jim Fagan

French lion trainer killed in cage incident at Oundle

Rene Roger Ruellot aged 26, a French lion trainer hired by the Roberts Giscus, was mauled to death on his first entry to the lions cage in Oundle England. The tragedy occurred as he attempted to perform with the beasts.

Oundle England Roberts Giscus Rene Roger Ruellot

Signs Of Our Times Allegheny County Fair Admission Change

Patrons protested taxes as the word free was removed from the Allegheny County Free Fair title. The fair remains free to attend with no admission charged. The weird latitude line interruption appears as a separate, non sequitur fact.

Pittsburgh Allegheny County

Zanesville Girl Slips to Death Under Bus

An eight year old third grader Lillie Florence Blackford slipped on a snow covered bank after stepping from a school bus in Zanesville Ohio. The bus moved away and her body was crushed beneath a rear wheel. Her three brothers witnessed the accident. The driver was not held.

Zanesvville Ohio Lillie Florence Blackford State Highway Patrol

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