Local GI Receives Freedom Foundation Cash Prize
Pvt. Donald H. Jordan son of Rev and Mrs James Jordan 808 9th Ave won 100 cash in the 1955 Freedom Foundation essay program He placed third in the servicemen letter division for My Stake in the American Way of Life He serves at Ft Amador Caribbean entered service in Oct 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald H. Jordan
James Jordan
9Th Ave
Freedom Foundation
Jordan
Feedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Ft. Amador
Caribbean
Mothers Club Program To Feature Cromwell And Webb
HR Cromwell assistant superintendent of the Middletown School District and Thomas Webb coordinator of intermediate visit will speak at the Monroe Elementary Mothers Club meeting tomorrow night. Cromwell discusses job descriptions and employment in the Middletown school area while Webb outlines a study program for grades four through eight. A brief business meeting and an attendance award follow. The meeting begins at 8 p.m. at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Middletown
Thomas Webb
Monroe Elementary Mothers Club
Webb
Ex-Governor's Wife Granted Divorce in Oklahoma
Mrs. Willie Murray receives about $70,000 in cash and assets under a District Court decree. Judge Clarence Mills grants the divorce from former Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray on grounds of incompatibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Willie Murray
Oklahoma
Johnston Murray
Clarence Mills
Murray
Meet Another Successful Middletown Journal Carrier
Mark Selby, 14, serves 54 homes in Poasttown Heights with brother Kent. He attends Roosevelt school and plans farming or Ohio State University. Active in 4-H Steers, hunting hobby, possesses a Journal savings account and insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poasttown Heights
Mark Selby
Kent
Clifford Selby
Peasttown Heights
Roosevelt School
Middletown
Ohio State University
Mark
Optiderby
News Media Ownership Filing Proposed in South Carolina
South Carolina House Judiciary Committee plans a bill requiring newspapers magazines radio and TV stations to file ownership sources with the secretary of state. Rep Lake says readers reflect outside or Northern influence on editorial policies and lists editor publisher and stockholders. failure to file brings a $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S.C
South Carolina House Judiciary Committee
Lake
Nurse Accepts Hospital Post in West Virginia
Mrs Lula Harold O'Brien of Cincinnati wife of W J O'Brien formerly of Middletown has been appointed assistant director of nursing services at Memorial Hospital in Man West Virginia She resigns as executive secretary of District 8 Ohio Nurses Association effective March 16 Man Hospital is one of 10 built by the Medical Health and Hospital Service of the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund to be opened officially on March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Harold O’brien
Cincinnati
W. J. O’brien
Middletown
Man Memorial Hospital
Man
W. Va
O’brien
Ohio Nurses’ Assn
Man Hospital
United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund
Franklin Schools Award Insurance Contracts for Six Buildings
Franklin special session of the Board of Education awarded fire insurance contracts to Meeker and Meeker, Rossman and Shera, and Ritz and Taylor for six school buildings plus $100,000 contents. Coverage totals $1,736,000, up $507,000 from last year. Teachers’ salary schedule discussed. action postponed pending regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Franklin Insurance
Meeker
Rossman
Civitan Club Shows Italian Scenes at Noon Meeting
Civitan Club members viewed Genoa Milano and Turin scenes with Alps yesterday at Manchester Hotel. Arthur Osborne presented colored slides and Homer Leffler will show an airplane race next week. Civinettes met at Mrs. Edward Barker’s home and plan the next gathering at Mrs. George Pierce’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Milano
Turin
Alps
Civitan Club
Manchester Hotel
Arthur Osborne
Homer Leffler
Civinettes
Civitan Wives’ Club
Edward Barker
Alamo Rd
Charles Wiedner
George Pierce
Erie Ave
Wilkerson selected for Butler County election board post
Richard B. Wilkerson, retired Armco cashier, is unanimously endorsed by the Butler County Republican Executive Committee for clerk of the Board of Elections. He will be approved at tomorrow morning’s organizational meeting. Wilkerson, a Pryorsburg Kentucky native and Vanderbilt alumnus, retires after 41 years at Armco. He and wife Dorothy live at 205 Ross St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard B. Wilkerson
Armco Cashier
Butler County Republican Executive Committee
Board of Elections
Wilkerson
Ben Worcester
Middletown
Justice Department
Washington, D. C
Butler County Board of Elections
J. Earl Gray
Pryorsburg
Vanderbilt University
Armco
Treasury Department
Jefferson Lodge 90
F&am
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Dorothy
Ross St
Real Estate Transfers and Cancellations in Middletown and Surrounding Areas
Transfers show sales and allocations for many properties including Middletown, Monroe, Bloomfield Park, Evelyn Farms, and Romilda Acres with sums and lot numbers. Names include Mary Preston, Leon Taylor, Audrey Kash, Ben Forman, George Wolverton, Robert Wilkinson, Daman Realty, Oscar Forster, Alma Martin, Arthur Proffitt, Joseph Lewis, Harold McGraw, Middletown Ranch Homes Inc., Vernon Oaks, Homer Atchley, Bryant Heflin, Drexel Montgomery, Clay Patterson, Tay lor Amyx, Calvin Long, William McClain, Dudley Wehr, Chester Peck, and others. Cancellations list transfers to financial institutions and developers with large lot numbers and dollar amounts such as $6500, $4000, and $12240.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Mary Preston
Leon Taylor
Audrey Kash
Ben Forman
George Wolverton
Robert Wilkinson
Daman Realty Co
Oscar Forster
Ben Worcester
Jack Dudley
Alma Martin
Arthur Profitt
Joseph Lewis
Harold McGraw
Middletown Ranch Homes Inc
Robert Duff
Marvin Wells
Vernon Oaks
Paullin Acres
Homer Atchley
Bryant Heflin
Monroe
Drexel Montgomery
Et al
Clay Patterson
Evelyn Farms
George Hancock
Taylor Amyx
Bloomfield Park
Calvin Long
William McClain
Lemon
Dudley Wehr
Chester Peck
Romilda Acres
Arthur Proffitt
Tuggle
Police Solve $1000 Burglary Two Men Arrested
In Lebanon Special the arrest of William Talley and James F Cottie by Sheriff Richard Satterthwaite follows a $1000 burglary at the Norrell Hagen general store in Maineville on Feb 18. They confess to the robbery and will be arraigned in municipal court Friday on breaking and entering charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Richard Satterthwaite
Norrell Hagen
Maineville
Satterthwaite
William Talley
Loveland
James F. Cottie
Foster
Farm Herd Lost When Barn Burns
LEBANON The Walter Ellis and Son farm herd was destroyed when a large dairy barn burned. Eighteen purebred cows and eight heifers were inside along with six sows and 50 pigs. Heber Ellis said firefighters could not enter the barn on Route 73 near the Warren Clinton County line. Firemen saved part of an attached granary. Insurance partially covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Walter Ellis & Son
Ellis
Heber
Rt. 73
Warren-Clinton County
Harveysburg
Thompson Talks Of City Policies In Middletown Meeting
Charles Thompson acting city manager outlined a 16 week inservice training for department heads and discussed efforts to engage youths with city administration. Paul Moore introduced Thompson at the Middletown Personnel Assn gathering held at the Colony Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Toledo Pastor To Speak At First Christian Church
The Rev. Russell Deitch of Hampton Park Christian Church Toledo will speak at the first of four evangelistic services at First Christian Church tomorrow at 7 30 p m The Rev Deitch sits on the Ohio Christian Missionary Society board and was a former Army chaplain Evangelistic services continue each Thursday through March 22 followed by a Candlelight Communion on March 29 The Rev Edwin Bobbitt leads the church and the Christian Women's Fellowship will host a coffee hour after tomorrow's service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Deitch
Hampton Park
Toledo
First Christian Church
Deitch
Ohio Christian Missionary Society
Edwin Bobbitt
Christian Women's Fellowship
Accused Slayer Sane Lima Says in Hamilton Case
Darrell F. Smith 23 of Cincinnati and Lloyd Luther White Jr. 22 of Denver are charged with the November street slaying of Mrs. Mary Ellen Barger. A Lima State Hospital report found Smith legally insane while White is judged sane. Prosecutor Bosch said the men will be returned to Butler County for trial. White reportedly admitted the shooting, claiming it was accidental during an attempted kidnapping and auto luring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio
Darrell F. Smith
Cincinnati
Mary Ellen Barger
Butler County
Jackson Bosch
Lima State Hospital
Smith
Lloyd Luther White Jr
Denver
Colo
Bosch
P. P. Bell
White
Orlando
Fla
Barges
Obituary notices and funeral services for local residents
Obituary notices list Ralph Leroy Meyer 53 Eaton Route 1 who died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton with funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Girton Schmidt Memorial Home and burial at Arlington Cemetery, along with survivors and affiliations. Also listed are Doris I. Davis 37, Hallie May Land 65, and Mary Glock 91 with funeral or mass details at Colligan Webb and St Peter Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EATON
Ralph Leroy Meyer
Eaton Rt. 1
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton
Girton- Schmidt Memorial
Arlington Cemetery
Meyer
Eaton Kiwanis Club
Brookville Lutheran Church
Lulu
Pearl Meyer
Brookville
James
Hubert E
San Diego
Calif
Glenn
Doris I. Davis
S. 3Rd St
Colligan Funeral Home
Hallie May Land
Martin Ave
Webb Funeral Home
Mary Glock
S. Edgewood Ave
St. Peter Church
Second Army Chief Floyd L. Parks Retires at Fort Meade
Lt. Gen. Floyd L. Parks, commanding general of the 2nd Army and a three war veteran, retires from active duty. A parade and reception honor him with 300 guests led by Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker. More than 4,000 troops participate in the review across commands in Maryland and surrounding states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Meade
Floyd L. Parks
2Nd Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Parks
Louisville
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Ohio
Kentucky
District of Columbia
Thirty three fishermen drowned in Yellow Sea storm
In Shimonoseki Japan a violent storm sank three fishing boats in the Yellow Sea leaving thirty three fishermen believed dead. Rescue reports say only two men from one crew and one from another were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shimonoseki
Japan
Yellow Sea
Doan's Pills Advertised For Backache Relief
Nagging backache headaches and muscular pains from stress or overwork may signal bladder irritation. Doan's Pills claim to ease pain soothe the bladder and act as a mild diuretic to improve kidney output. Aimed at long time users, the ad promises quick relief and recommends purchasing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
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Middletown Journal
News Media
Civitans
Verity
Woodside
Emeter Oe
Monroe Lumber & Supply Co
GOP
Election Board Post
Cecil Sebright
American Bidg. L
Theodore Gregory
Midd. Fed
First Natl. Bnk
Lewis McIntosh
Oneida
Neil Pappas
Citizens Bidg. L. S
Daman Park
James White
Enterprise Bidg. L
Union
Thomas Robertson
Trenton
Marmecca Dev. Inc
Herbert Martin
Andy Myers
Mayfield
Charles Conatroe
Prudential Ins. Co
Madison
Joseph Ruckavina
Cheviot Bidg. L
Thompson
BIL . Hs
Capital Finance Corp
Charles L. Hodson
Mgr
Central Ave
Lima
Ralph L. Meyer
2Nd Army CO
Tave
Curtis
Chayion
Bill Knupp
Lincoln Mercury Co
Tytus
Ta.m
Meee
Ross
Ross’ Cotton Shop
Oho Ewa
Ross’ Cosmetics
Pias
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