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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1954
Page
3
In Logan West Virginia Mildred Hunter’s boyfriend Thomas M Bowling shot her with a .22 pistol then killed himself after she urged him to do it at the Jitterbug Inn. He fired three bullets fatally injuring her then shot himself in the temple as deputies reported.
Gus Andrew Nash a 19 year old of Dayton was cited by patrolmen to the court of Squire J E Jackson for careless driving after a two car collision on Ohio 4. Clifford Morningstar 53 of West Middlesex Rt 1 suffered minor injuries when his car was struck after Morningstar turned off the highway onto Thomas Road just north of Peasttown.
Pvt William J Landis son of Mr and Mrs Clair Landis Bethany has been stationed since December at Fort Hood Texas with the personal department. A Lemon Monroe High School graduate class of 1951 he entered service last July after basic at Fort Knox Kentucky and later assigned to Camp Chaffee Arkansas.
A patrol report states two cars were extensively damaged in a collision involving a Nash vehicle. Morningstar received treatment and was transported to Middletown Hospital for further care.
Ten year old William Welsh, visiting a Baltimore home, sat on a kitchen chair and found the nine week old Charles Fox beneath a blanket on the same seat. The infant showed no immediate harm and was observed at Sinai Hospital. The report notes Indonesia’s population is about 90 percent Muslim.
Dave Regan executive editor of the Middletown Journal spoke to the Golden Age Club at the Civic Association yesterday. Ed Rusk founder of the club was feted on his 85th birthday during the social hour as sixty nine members attended.
Jess Bramel of Covington Kentucky was treated at Middletown Hospital for facial cuts after an accident at the Pennsylvania Railroad yards this morning and released.
Rural Volunteer Fire Chief George Bargdill reports toothpaste sprayed across coats necks equipment and roadside while battling a semitractor fire near Springfield Ohio. The dentifrice laden truck bound for St Louis from Akron carried tons of toothpaste and hindered fire crew efforts.
Initiation of new members of the Knights of Columbus Council 1610 was held last evening at the K of C auditorium after the business session led by Grand Knight Arnold Beiser. The first degree was conferred by Hamilton Council members in an impressive ceremony. The next local council meeting is scheduled for March 3 at 8 p.m.
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