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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1955

Page

8

Carlisle Door To Door Canvass Planned For Heart Sunday

Heart Sunday will be observed in Carlisle with a door to door collection Sunday 1 to 3 PM as part of a county wide drive. Mrs Paul Peast leads the Carlisle area and urges town residents only to be solicited. Donations may be sent to Mary Williams Mason county chairman or to Heart Fund care of the local post office. A total of 200.88 had been raised in the Mothers March of Polio in Carlisle area, not including Carlisle School collections.

Carlisle Heart Warren County Paul Peast Mary Williams Mason County Mrs. Peast Heart Fund Warner ‘Conover Miami Valley Chrysanthemum and Tulip Society Charles Smith Dayton Conover William Larscn Ways and Means

Fort Ancient Park Eyes Strong 1954 Attendance

Attendance figures show Fort Ancient State Park and Glen dower Museum in Lebanon remain popular. Fort Ancient drew 146 741 visitors with 5 186 and 10 845 adults signing the valley museum register. Schoenbrunn Village topped 200 000. The Mormon reunion drew 180 attendees. Old Timers group reached 119. Glenpower recorded 8 062 visitors.

Lebanon Fort Ancient State Park Glendower Warren Countyseum Ohio Fort Ancient L. J. Gray Gray Schoenbrunn Village New Philadelphia Union Glenhower Warren County Hazel Spencer Phillips Glenpower Register

Bell-ans claimed faster gas relief tested

Certified laboratory tests show Bell-ans neutralizes three times as much stomach acid in one minute as many rival digestive tablets. Advertises Bell-ans for fast relief at 25 cents.

Bell-ans

Car runs away to Circle Drive-In after owner injured

In Long Beach California Mrs Goldie Wilson left her car to visit a friend. The vehicle rolled away and she chased it, fell down an embankment suffering a broken left leg and left wrist. The car then struck no damage and turned into Circle Drive-In Theater parking lot stopping before the screen.

Long Beach Calif Goldie Wilson Chase Circle Drive-In

Pastor Dies as Ohio man faces weapon charge

Newark Ohio pastor Rev Starlie Brooks of the Standard Church of Christ died in Newark City Hospital from a bullet wound in a Sunday struggle over a rifle. His son Homer 45 faces a possible planting a firearm charge and awaits arraignment. Prosecutors may file a more serious count.

Newark Ohio Starlie Brooks Standard Church of Christ Newark City Hospital Forrest Ashcraft Homer Ashcraft Lexington Rev. Brooks Hall

Republic Steel Set 2-1 Split and Dividend Boost

Republic Steel Corp directors boosted the quarterly dividend on common stock to 1.25 and proposed a two for one stock split. Stockholders meet May 11 in Flemington New York to approve the split and an increase of authorized shares to 28 million from 20 million. The new dividend is payable April 15 to record holders March 21. The stock closed yesterday at 87 1/2 on the New York Exchange, up from before the announcement.

Cleveland Republic Steel Corp Flemington N. Y Republic’s Common New York Stock Exchange

Korean Orphans Get Cash Gift From Gls

Lt. Gen. Claude B Ferenbaugh presented a $595 check to the Orphans' Home of Korea on behalf of the 45th Division. The sum is semiannual interest on a $41,000 trust fund established by division troops last year. The home serves over 0 Korean War orphans.

Seoul Claude B Ferenbaugh U.S. 8Th Army Orphans’ Home of Korea United States

Committee Votes To Admit Both Alaska Hawaii

The House Interior Committee approved a combined bill 19 to 6 to admit Alaska and Hawaii as states. The measure, lacking White House backing in its joint form, needs Rules Committee clearance before House action. Support came from 10 Democrats and 9 Republicans, while four Democrats and two Republicans dissented. President Eisenhower favored immediate Hawaii statehood but urged delaying Alaska until its “complex problems” were solved.

Washington House Interior Committee Alaska Hawaii House Rules Committee Eisenhower

One Ton Wisconsin Cheddar Brought to Salt Lake City

A single block of Wisconsin cheddar weighing about a ton was rolled into Salt Lake City yesterday. The four foot four inch tall and four foot wide cheese mass was delivered to a grocer who intends to cut it into smaller portions for sale.

Salt Lake City Wisconsin

USSR Claims Guided Missile Output

The Soviet army newspaper Red Star says the USSR has developed a guided missile like the Nike to shoot down planes, signaling advances in air defense capabilities.

Ussr Moscow Red Star Nike

Cincinnatian Dies After Car Crash in Cincinnati Suburb

Mrs. Clara Hickey aged 56 of Amberley Village died after being thrown from her husband’s car in a collision with another vehicle. She passed away at General Hospital. She and her husband had been in the car when the crash occurred late last night.

Cincinnati Clara Hickey Amberley Village General Hospital

Chamber Banquet Tonight in Franklin Honors Zimmerman

The Franklin Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual dinner meeting at 6 30 tonight with W E Zimmerman of Howard Paper Mills receiving a salute. Herb Hoffman retires as president as a new president and four board members are to be chosen. Kircher of Dayton will give the main address More Than Meets the Eye. Two dues rules changes and re election of directors without waiting a year are on the ballot. The Rev H Allen Cooper delivers the invocation. Tickets available from Mrs Ruth Scholl.

Franklin W. E. Zimmerman Howard Paper Mills Chamber of Commerce Herb Hoffman Anthony Wayne Ralf Kircher Kircher, Helton and Collet Advertising Agency Dayton Board of Directors H. Allen Cooper Ruth Scholl Chamber

Germantown Fish and Game Club Sets Twin Fox Drives Saturday

Germantown residents join the Fish and Game Club for two fox drives at 9 30 a m and 1 p m with a free lunch for those attending both. A trapshoot begins at 11 30 a m at the Main Street clubhouse with public participation invited.

Germantown Fox

Trustees And Clerks Meeting At Eaton ZATON Special

The Prebie County Trustees and Clerks Association was to meet this afternoon at 1:30 in the courthouse assembly room, according to Ralph Meyers, clerk.

ZATON Prebie County Trustees and Clerks Association Ralph Meyers

Preble County Accidents Keep Sheriff's Men Busy

Two Sunday morning crashes kept the Preble County sheriff busy near Eaton. Carl Worley and Willie Young collided on Route 732. Harold Campbell and Frank Phearis also crashed as Campbell backed down Route 127. No injuries reported. Arthur Byrd was fined 100 dollars and jailed three days for a Sunday collision on Route 35 at Reel Road, involving Harry Winkelman. Byrd drove off Reel Road into Winkelman.

Eaton Here Preble County Reel Road Harry Winkelman Lewisburg Runyon Byrd

Springboro Pupils Attend Julius Caesar Play in Lebanon

Seventy members of Clearcreek Township High School Latin and English classes with two teachers watched Julius Caesar at the Town Hall Theatre in Lebanon on Thursday evening. The rest of the column notes various local social visits and events from the area, including anniversaries, birthday parties, and weekend visits by residents to nearby towns.

Springboro Clearcreek Township High School Norman Locke Elizabeth Wilson Lebanon Julius Caesar Town Hall

Same Old Story Holdup Hits Station Again

Shawnee Oklahoma report of Floyd Williams a service station attendant confronted by a familiar man in blue jeans and a sweatshirt. The robber demanded money and Williams surrendered the day's receipts sixty dollars. A week earlier the same bandit took two hundred dollars.

Shawnee, Okla Floyd Williams Williams

Ice Listed As Cause Of Fire In Cellar

Ice was listed as the cause of a cellar fire at the home of Mrs. Antoinette Laughlin in North Adams Massachusetts. Officials said a piece of ice fell from the roof struck a utility wire and caused a short circuit in the basement ceiling.

North Adams Mass Antoinette Laughlin

Fry and Lubbers Families Visit Cincinnati Table

Mr and Mrs Stanley Fry visit Mr and Mrs Richard Lubbers and their daughters in Cincinnati last week. Also mentioned are Mr and Mrs A D Jones and Mr and Mrs Paul Kuhn of Dayton.

Stanley Fry Richard Lubbersman Cincinnati A. D. Jones Paul Kuhn Dayton

Franklin Rural Round-Up

Mr and Mrs Everett Nease of Miamisburg were guests of Mr and Mrs John Hackman and Fred Hackman last week. Calvin Kirk announce birth of a boy Feb 10 at Grandview Hospital Day. Alice Sears weekend with Ben Johnson at Carlisle. Donetta Hawthorne weekend with Martha Jane Kinder. Various Franklin residents hosted guests from Miamisburg Carlisle Halltown West Palm Beach Dayton Monroe Ridgeville and Dayton area events through the week ending Feb 26.

Marvin McCoy Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Claud Stork Huntington W. Va McCoy Ed Leisz John W. Shell Miamisburg Iva Gloeckler E. H. Gloeckler Bernard Meliah Reba Rosnagle J. B. Doyle Robert Allen West Milton Bill May Lebanon James McColgan Willard Allen Mary Allen Franklin Everett Nease John Hackman Fred Hackman Calvin Kirk Grandview Hospital Alice Sears Ben Johnson Carlisle Donetta Hawthorne Martha Jane Kinder Oscar Wade C. A. Witteman Elbert Owens Ed Fitzgerald Halltown Ella Reeves Mamie Thomas Charles Taft George Baker Cecil Thomas West Palm Beach Fla Darrel Thomas John Thomas William Foley Monroe Myron Sheets Ridgeville Clarence Witt Harold Helsinger Richard White

Van’s Car Stolen Then Recovered Across Cities

Van Xarras a restaurant owner reported his car stolen Saturday night. It was found by Leominster police Sunday after being taken again before he could reach Leominster. It was located yesterday in Boston, miles from Leominster.

Lunenburg Mass van Xarras Leominster Boston

Drunken man collapses as deputies arrest him in Dallas

A Dallas incident report notes that deputies C. D. Chambliss and A. S. Haney found a man highly intoxicated when he staggered to their squad car and collapsed as they opened the door. The brief sheriff's report emphasizes the man's extreme drunken condition.

Dallas Tex C. D. Chambliss A. S. Haney

Fire destroys 55 year old church in Alliance area

Fire gutted the 55 year old First Methodist Church near Alliance Sebring before dawn. A church board member estimated the loss at 125000 with 75000 of insurance coverage.

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