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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1956

Page

2

Father Julian Krusling Laid To Rest In Citywide Memorial

A packed St John s Church honors Father Julian Krusling principal of Fenwick High School and rector of St Peter Claver Church. The 34 year old priest died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital and was praised for civic spirit unity and sacrifice by attendees including Knights of Columbus city firefighters and civic leaders. Final services follow at Frence Church in Price Hill Cincinnati.

Julian Krusling St. John’s Church Fenwick High School St. Peter Claver Church Father Krusling Good Samaritan Hospital Middletown John Oberlander St. John’s Krusling Lawrence Krusling Our Lady of Sacred Heart Church Reading Knights of Columbus St. Peter Claver Churciga Frence Church Price Hill Cincinnati

International Messages Spark Brotherhood Rally

A City-wide Brotherhood rally at McKinley Junior High School featured over 400 Hi and Y-Teen members and adults. Five foreign students from Miami University or Western College in Oxford spoke on understanding and sharing across religions races and creeds. Participants included Miss Abida Sultana from Pakistan Miss Yoriko Kadonakio of Japan Miss Lilia Gonzales from the Philippines and Bee Yeglin from Germany.

Brotherhood McKinley Junior High School Miami University Western College Oxford Yoriko Kadonakio Japan Lilia Gonzales Philippines Bee Yeglin Masuo Hyashi Tokyo America Miss Sultana

Sick Senator Sends Regrets For Absence

Mrs. Margaret Chase Smith United States senator from Maine sent a letter to Western College for Women president Herrick B Young explaining she could not attend Oxford Saturday to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree. She cited fatigue and illness with nausea en route from Cincinnati and noted she stayed in bed the rest of the day and night.

Oxford Margaret Chase Smith United States Maine Herrick B. Young Western College For Women Cincinnati Washington Sen. Smith

Car Mishaps Show Heavy Damage Toll

Four city traffic crashes yesterday caused 510 in damage with no injuries. Involved were John Martin driving a truck at 112 Igwhert St and Gome Allen at 1702 Columbia Ave in the 2490 block of Central Avenue at 9 30 a.m. A pickup driven by William White and a parked car owned by Marty Crow at Chaten Street and Central Avenue at 5 50 p.m. Maurice Oswald and Al Campbell collided on N Verity Parkway at 8 50 a.m. Dorothy Neal and Marilyn Smith collided in the 1500 block of Philadelphia Avenue at 6 15 p.m.

John Martin Igwhert Chaten Street Central Avenue Maurice Oswald S Broad St al Campbell Dayton N. Verity Parkway Dorothy Neal E. 2Nd St Franklin Marilyn Smith Harrison St Philadelphia Avenue

Voting Machines To Be Used Again In Primary

Twelve voting machines will be used in the May 8 primary elections. J Farr Gray deputy clerk of the Butler County Board of Elections announced the machines, tried last November, proved fairly satisfactory to voters and workers. An additional six machines will be used in the Oxford area.

J. Farr Gray Butler County Board of Elections Gray Oxford

Vacation Slides Shown At Kiwanis Club Meet

Kiwanians toured Michigan Wisconsin Wyoming and Florida via colored vacation slides during their noon meeting yesterday. The pictures were shown by Alonzo Wilson. The Dayton Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a show train to New York.

Michigan Wisconsin Wyoming Florida Alonzo Wilson Dayton Kiwanis Club New York Enon Amore

Area Offers Four 2000 Science Scholarships

Southwestern Ohio juniors and seniors are invited to enter the 1956 Science Awards Competition linked to UC's 50th education anniversary. Four winners receive 2000 scholarships, plus four 1000 and four 500 prizes. Entrants need a teacher-guided science exhibit and can compete in junior or senior divisions across multiple counties with district contests in early April and final judging April 20 at the University of Cincinnati.

Ohio University of Cincinnati Charles R. Hook Armco Steel Corp National Cash Register Co Piocco & Gamble General Electric Armco Hook U. C

All Officers Re-Elected At Hospital

The Middletown Hospital board of trustees reelected its entire executive slate. Don Carey LeSourdsville Lake manager will head board activities again, with Howard L. Cheney Franklin paper executive as president, E A Correa Armco legal head as secretary, and R Q Millan Ogilesby Barnitz Bank as treasurer. Dazey helped plan the new hospital addition opening soon. Knight Goodman Middletown Journal public services director remains public relations counselor. The nursing school recruitment program progress was discussed at the meeting.

Middletown Hospital Board of Trustees Don Carey LeSourdsville Lake Howard L. Cheney Cheney Pulp & Paper Co Franklin E. A. Correa Armco R. Q. Millan Ogilesby- Barnitz Bank Dazey Knight Goodman Middletown Journal Middletown School of Nursing

Jail and Juvenile Facilities Group Study Planned

A joint committee from the Grand Jury Assn. Butler County Juvenile Court Advisory Committee and the Hamilton Community Council Family and Child Welfare Committee will study detention and jail facilities. Members met at the Community Chest Building in Hamilton to discuss preliminary results with plans to appoint a general study group. A bond issue was proposed for November to finance a new county jail.

Grand Jury Assn Butler County Juvenile Court Hamilton Community Council Community Chest Hamilton Severs! Middletonians Grand Jury

Miles Named Middletown Union Chief

Gus Miles of the Motion Pictures Operators Union will head activities for the Middletown Trades and Labor Council AFL and CIO. Miles, a former operator at the Paramount Theater, was elected president at the council meeting. He will handle executive duties and secretarial work.

Gus Miles Motion Pictures Operators Union Middletown William Crispin Carpenters’ Union Norman Marks William Moore William Green CIO Lukens

Barley Theft Suspects Held In Middletown Area

Two Middletown youths aged 16 and 17 are held for juvenile authorities after stealing two sacks of barley from McGraw Farms on Slocbig Road. Deputies report they admitted to bagging 27 additional bushels ready for movement. barley was recovered. Juvenile officer J. F. Seibold Jr. said cases will be handled unofficially and no complaint has been signed.

Middletown Area McGraw Farms Slocbig Road James Greenfield James Davyis J. F. Seibold Jr

Weekend Movie Showings at Local Theaters

Paramount screens The Wiz ar d of Oz and Indian Fighter in varied showings Friday and Saturday. Strand presents Sudden Danger and Rage at Dawn with multiple nightly times. Colonial features Benny Goodman Story across four screenings. Dixie Cruise In offers Hansel and Gretel and War Arrow with night showings.

Benny Goodman Hansel and Gretel

Tragedy on U S 22 as 5 year old Deborth Taylor dies

Five year old Deborth Taylor died from a skull fracture after a car driven by her father collided with a McArthur Ohio truck on U S 22 near Columbia Road. The accident injured no one else and no charges were filed. Survivors include parents two sisters and a brother. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Tufts Funeral Home Loveland.

Lebanon Deborth Taylor U. S. 22 Columbia Road Here Murphy Taylor Loveland Rt. 4 Warren County Ralph Young Taylor Sherif Richard Satterthwaite Jerry George McArthur Ohio Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Mariemont Satterthwaite Marilyn Diss Genna Taylor Charles Tueday Tufts Funeral Home Loveland

K of P to Honor 50 Year Members With Fish Fry

Middletown Knights of Pythias will honor three 50 year members Albert E. Duvall Owen Kelly and Harry Swink at a March 29 fish fry to be held at the lodge. Commander Larry White announced committee chairmen including Theodore Thompson refreshments White entertainment Efva Abraham publicity Norman Dole youth and welfare Harley Stanforth finance W W Gray delinquents Stanforth examination Noah Lambert highway and safety Henry Pippert budget Zeno Brandon house and Lambert remodeling.

Middletown Knights of Pythias Albert E. Duvall Owen Kelly Harry Swink Larry White Theodore Thompson White Efva Abraham Norman Dole

Suit Seeks 107720 Damages In Church Vacuum Explosion

Russell L. Campbell of Hamilton sues B D Morgan and Co of Middletown in Butler County Common Pleas seeking 107720.50 for injuries from a vacuum cleaner that exploded Nov 5 1954 during church remodeling at the First Methodist Church. The device ran on 220 volts against its 110 volt design, causing shrapnel injury to Campbell left knee requiring leg amputation. other workers Omar May and William Campbell also injured. Damages include 6552.50 lost wages 728 medical expenses and 450 for a partial artificial limb. Campbell was 30 then.

Butler County Common Pleas Court Russell. Campbell Hamilton B. D. Morgan & Co Middletown First Methodist Church Morgan Campbell Omar May William Campbell

Electric Saw Injures Teen in Franklin Store Mishap

A Franklin teenager suffered deep cuts to his right hand in an electric meat saw accident at the A and P Store. Hershal Walters required minor surgery for finger lacerations and was treated at Middletown Hospital. He was released after nine stitches.

Franklin Hershal Walters Tracy Walters Abney Lo Walters Middletown Hospital Oral J. Elam Lynwood Rd Elam New York Central Sorg Paper Co

Vian Fractures Ankle Helped By Firemen

Keen Combs 75 of 1220 Sycamore Street fell on his way to work and fractured his right ankle. Fire Department emergency unit assisted at his home at 7 48 a m yesterday. He was taken to Middletown Hospital by ambulance, treated and dismissed.

Keen Combs Sycamore St Middletown Hospital Riggs Combs

Driver Naps Damages $425 in Street Crash

Franklin special report lists a 1:20 am crash on S River Street when George Wilkins Krueger 32 Caautauqua fell asleep at the wheel and hit a parked car owned by Frank Mears 830 S River St. The Mears auto sustained the heaviest damage about $425. another parked car was pushed. Police John Flinspach and Raymond Young investigated.

Franklin S. River Street John Flinspach Raymond Young George Wilkins Krueger Caautauqua Frank Mears S. River St 8Th Street Mears Mears Auto

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Abida Sultana Pakistan HT. R. Cromwell Harlan Grand Sanford Henderson Rose Robinson Paul Gates Middletown High Brotherhood Committee Ralph C. Knight The Council of Churches, B'nai B'rith NAACP Kiwanis Club Schoenling BOCKS Party Service First Ave Canal St Miles Paramount Thorn Blumberg & Cohen, Inc Calumet & N.Y.C. R.R. Dial K of P Vian McCakiny McTorthy’s Strand Theatre Goodyear
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