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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1953

Page

2

Camden Soldier Killed in Route 35 Car Crash

Pvt Wallace BE Bowling fatally died in a two car collision four miles west of Dayton on Route 35. Three other soldiers were injured including Carl Bittinger Fre E Sheehan and William Fowler all from Dayton. Bowling with parents and siblings listed. funeral arrangements set at Nein Funeral Home in Yerton.

Eaton Camden Wallace BE. Bowling Dayton Carl Bittinger Endrickson Franklin Bowling James Bowling North Liberty St Infantry Dayton National Guard Fou Camp Polk Bittinger Fre E. Sheehan William Fowler

Cold snap to drop to ten degrees tonight

Forecasters warn the coldest night of the season with temperatures plunging to near ten degrees. Clouds linger Tuesday as the day stays cloudy and colder with light snow. Readings show morning lows around 19 to 26 degrees and highs near the upper 20s.

Middletown

Night School Enrollments Due for Evening Shop Courses

Enrollments for typing shorthand sewing and elementary education night school close at 10 p.m. today per Hud Butie. First classes begin tomorrow. evening shop and manual training start January 13. Registration is $3 except welding at $8. Classes run 12 weeks at Middletown High School with specific instructors and times.

Hud Butie Clyde D. Pierson Trades and Industries Hocks Middletown High School

Earrings and items stolen from purse at Stand Theater

A theater theft report states Margaret Shepherd lost a purse containing diamond and peat earrings valued over 10 and $27 cash after leaving it on a seat at Stand Theater. A compact was found on the floor. Other incidents include a car keying theft of tools and a battery from Ralph Wurst, and two checks stolen from Mary Louise Huff with one recovered.

Margaret Shepherd Buena Ave Mary Louise Huff Lincoln St

Nelma Banks Reports Loss Of Billfold On Friday

Nelma Banks of 330 Vanderveer Street reported a lost billfold containing ten dollars on Friday.

Nelma Banks Vanderveer St

Bard College Abandons Pure Progressive Education

After 20 years Bard College shifts from pure progressive teaching toward a common freshmen course and broader elective exposure. President James H. Case cites stagnation and imaginal atrophy, introducing a shared text study and required freshman work with cross disciplinary options to prevent one sided focus.

James H. Case Case Bard

Infantile Paralysis Committee Tonight Meeting

A meeting of the Infantile Paralysis Committee is set for 9 o clock tonight at Lambert's The Room. Annie Patterson serves as chairman and asks all members to attend.

Lambert Annie Patterson

Dr Bennett to Speak at Cleveland Osteopathic Meeting

Dr R E Bennett of Middletown, president of the Ohio Osteopathic Association of Physicians and Surgeons, will be guest speaker at the Cleveland District Academy of Osteopathic Medicine meeting at Hotel Cleveland. The event includes dinner for over 100 osteopathic physicians and their wives, part of the Official Executive Visit to Ohio academies led by officers of the Ohio Osteopathic Association. Bennett will discuss The Responsibility of Medical Associations to the Public.

R. E. Bennett Middletown Ohio Osteopathic Association of Physicians and Surgeons Cleveland Distrct Academy of Osteopathic Medicine Cleveland Academies of Osteopathic Medicine Ohio On Osteopathic Association Pilue Bennett William 5S Atumbus Academy

Promoting Flexibility in College Honors Track

The passage argues for flexible promotion to junior and senior years rather than automatic advancement. It requires freshman year maturity by the end of the 5th semester to undertake independent research or honors work. It notes isometric drawings as precise visual tools for design clarity to guide drilling accuracy.

Miller Dinner Tickets Available for Community Event

Tickets for the Miller Dinner at the Setholee Agape schools go on sale Friday night in the high school cafeteria. The event, part of the dedication of a new gym named Miller, is sponsored by Middletown service clubs and not expected to sell out. Joe Christy as ticket chairman said proceeds support local groups. toastmaster Paul Day will preside with remarks from Ross Snyder and Roy Patterson among others. Tickets are $2 and can be bought at the Manchester Chamber of Commerce office.

Setholee Agape Joe Christy Middletown Service Clubs Miller de Oefitee Oper Paul Day Journal News Roper Ross Snyder Glenn Ellison Roy Patterson Chamber of Commerce Chamber Ol! Commerce Manchester Co

Accidents Injure 2 Workmen At Franklin Mills

Two weekend industrial accidents injured workers at Franklin plants. Oscar Shockley 39 Franklin suffered the loss of his right arm after getting caught in Garnett machine rollers and was amputated between shoulder and elbow. Jack Muncy 20 Franklin was struck in the right leg when a bar slipped while lifting a roll of paper at Sorg mill. Earl Nolan 33 Franklin remains in fair condition after being struck by a New York Central freight train on New Year's Eve with both legs severed and internal injuries.

Sorg Charles A. Marsh Franklin Oscar Shockley Robert Ave Middletown Hospital Shockiey Jack Muncy Manchester Rd Sorg Mill Earl Nolan Sixth Ave New York Central Nolan

Dog Tag Sales Lag Behind Last Year

About 200 licenses have been sold this year at the City Building dog tag office, roughly 150 fewer than last year. Licenses cost $2 until January 20 when the price rises to $3, with a dog warden enforcing stricter rules daily.

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Pedestrian Hurt as Car Skids in Sparse Weekend Accidents

Artis White, 46, of 144 Walnut Street, suffered a right arm injury and was treated at Middletown Hospital after being struck by a car driven by Carroll Deardoff, 20, at Woodlawn Avenue and Garfield Street. Deardoff said his vehicle slid while stopping for a red light. Damage from the incident was estimated at 150 dollars. A second minor collision occurred at Curtis Street and First Avenue when Calvin Moon opened his parked car door and was hit by John Higgins, 22. Higgins, driving south on Curtis Street, and Moon were both traveling south near First Avenue. A third incident involved David Gardner, 21, leaving a curb on Central Avenue, hitting a bus stop sign. car damage estimated at 25 dollars.

Artis. White Walnut St Middletown Hospital White Carrol Deardoff Woodlawn Ave Garfield St Deardoff Woodlawn Curtis St First Ave Calvin Moon Goldman Ave John Higgins Yankee Rd Higgins Moon David Gardner Central Ave

Scouts Eve Clock Look For No 1700

Middletown Boy Scout directors face a midnight deadline for 1952 memberships with 1,699 signed. R L Davidson reports 684 adults and 1,699 boy members, 1,622 at year start, 1,627 in national records, five missing in the Boy Scout age group.

Middletown R. L. Davidson Davidson

Soot Sparks Chimney Fire at Elm Street Home

Firemen responded to two alarms yesterday. A chimney fire at 1216 Elm St caused by soot prompted a first call. The second alarm at Vérity Parkway and Yankee Rd was a false alarm. The Elm St property is occupied by Stanley Gibson and owned by Mrs. W. W. Getter. Both alarms were answered by companies one and three.

Vérity Parkway Yankee Rd Elm St Stanley Gibson W. W. Getter

Dartmouth student and falconer loses trained bird Blondie

Dartmouth College teaching fellow Bill Mattox trained falcons since high school. His fifth bird disappeared after taking off, and Blondie, a new gift from a fellow falconer, helps him train until it can fly solo. Ohio ranks second in honey production at about 3,000,000 pounds annually.

Boston Dartmouth College Bill Mattox Dartmouth Blondie Ohio United States

Blackmore Urges Caution As Snow Hinders Driving

Police Chief Joseph Blackmore warns drivers amid ice and snow covering streets. He urges slower speeds and full window clearing, noting stopping distances on ice are far longer and visibility is impaired, risking accidents.

Blackmore Joseph Blackmore

Frozen boneless turkeys mimic football shapes

New York AP reports a Midtown shop selling frozen boneless turkeys 5 to 8 pounds, skin and bones removed, meat stuffed back and sewn. White Holland Farm of Whitman Massachusetts supplies up to 100,000 birds yearly with collaboration from Massachusetts State College and Cornell University. Dog color vision is inferior to humans per Britannica.

NEW York White Holland Farm Whitman Mass Massachusetts State College Cornell University

Three Hurt In Crash Near Gratis and Several Arrests

Three people were injured in a Route 725 crash east of Gratis at 1 05 p m. Ralph Cheney 25 of 901 Baltimore St was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital William Withernes 21 of Camden Route 3 had a right pec injury and Henry Oakes 22 of Camden Route 1 had a left forehead abrasion All were treated and released Cheney suffered left knee and eyebrow injuries and possible head injury State Patrol reported a quiet weekend with a series of arrests and minor accidents on routes 73 25 and 123 east of Lebanon One motorist was fined 10 for following too closely in an accident on Route 4 near Poasttown Heights about 7 45 p m yesterday

Gratis Ralph Cheney Baltimore St Middletown Hospital William Withernes Camden Henry Oakes Cheney Wah A Lebanon William Riley West Miln Squire J. E. Jackson Riley Fred Ramey Germantown Poasttown Heights Coafé

Chaputa Installed As President Of St. John Knights

Anthony Chaputa was installed as president of Commandery 221 Knights of St. John with Robert Nunlist and Louis Agoston among new officers. Col. Elmer Zobrist of Ohio praised the group and invited members to future initiations and devotion events at the local church.

Anthony Chaputa Knights of St. John Jucc Anthony Hurr Chaputa Robert Nunlist Louis Agoston, Sr John Piedel William Otte John Takach Bernard Sora al Hampel

Six Scouts and Leaders Nominated for National Jamboree

The four boys and two leaders named by the local Jamboree Committee were sent to New York for reservations for the National Boys Scout Jamboree to be held in July. Chairman E. H. Bindley said these six are the first from the area. Twelve more boys have until January 0 to decide. The committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the council office in the Civic Association building.

New York E. H. Bindley Civic Association

Woman Injures Elbow After Slipping at Home

Miss Louella Alexander of 1810 Central Ave slipped on a rug in her living room and dislocated her right elbow. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and released.

Louella Alexander Central Ave Middletown Hospital

Multiple motorists fined in area courts for traffic violations

A number of motorists appeared in area courts and were fined for traffic violations. Names include George Coleman Dayton speeding $15 and costs, Paul Levan Akron speeding $10 and costs, Henry Wilson Michictows Route 2 arriving left of center $10 and costs, Sylvia Smith Dayton $10 and costs for passing over a yellow line, William Hancock Cincinnati left of center $25 and costs, James Campbell Dayton 16 driver’s license $25 and costs, Dillard Detew Hamilton yellow wine $10 and costs, Robert McCutchieon Dayton ing $15 and costs, Leonardom Thompson left of center $10 and costs. Norman Deny Hamilton unlicensed person to drive $10 and costs, Aurora Denny Hamilton no driver’s license $10 and costs, Lee Beecraft Hamilton and George Thrasher Harrison stop sign violations $10 and costs each, Ralph Sears Lexington Ky passing over a yellow line $10 and costs, Ester Manning Lebanon failure to obey a stop $10 and costs, Marlin Bockoven Dayton insufficient lights $5 and costs, Russell Keaton Waynesville muffler $5 and costs, Adelino Lanza Hamilton reckless operation $25 and costs.

Ryan Thomas Linn Monroe George Coleman Dayton Paul Levan Akron Henry Wilson Michictows Sylvia Smith William Hancock Cincinnati James Campbell Dillard Detew Hamilton Robert McCutchieon Leonardompson Squire Otto Graffner Norman Deny Aurora Denny Lee Beecraft George Thrasher Harrison Ralph Sears Lexington Squire Mercer Maude Ester Manning Lebanon Squire Welton Heizar Harry Sherwood Waynesville Marlin Bockoven Russell Keaton Adelino Lanza Squire Bolser

At The Movies Theatres Schedule Presented

Paramount shows April in Paris on Monday and Tuesday with 3:15 5:20 7:30 and 9:30 p m. Stand presents Mr Walkie Talkie at 1:30 4:00 6:30 and 9:00 p m Battle of Chief Pontiac at 2:45 5:15 7:45 and 10:15 p m. Tuesday Clancy Street Boys at 1:15 3:35 5:55 8:20 and 10:25 p m Million Dollar Kid at 12:25 4:45 7:05 and 9:25 p m.

Paramount Paris Pontiac

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