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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1955
Page
13
A young killer, Donald Hawkins Brown, 24, was executed in Huntsville after inviting the prosecutors, detectives, and jurors involved in his case. He died in the electric chair at 12:06 a.m. after a note questioning capital punishment and his clemency bid was rejected.
Police quelled a sit down strike by 300 inmates of the Chacachacare leper colony on the Trinidad island 13 miles from Port of Spain. Dr Michael Corcos was removed to the mainland and Dr Young Lao named in charge while authorities seek guidance from Britain on firing Corcos after Christmas access to the mainland caused protest by the governor. Sisters of Mercy from Baltimore cared for the patients and appealed for help.
Prime Minister Pierre Mendes France and Italian officials held talks in Rome on a Western European arms pool plan. Both sides reported progress but no major decisions expected yet. Italy and France discussed neighborly issues including emigration, rail and road links, and removal of some trade barriers.
Mrs Verdine, mother of six, recounts long hope as she received cards from her son Verdine, missing since 1949. Marchuk, picked up in the Soviet sector of Berlin, faces possible court martial for absence without leave while held in Army detention. Noble says Marchuk was picked up in the Soviet sector while drunk.
In Ann Arbor Michigan Jeff Yost age 15 heard a splash in Pleasant Lake. He found a cocker spaniel had fallen through the ice and helped pull it out. A search then found 14 year old James Burkhardt who was missing and later recovered from the lake.
A clash near Villa Quesada leaves two Costa Rican soldiers wounded while rebels seize villages. Costa Rica accuses Nicaragua of direct aggression as the OAS orders a five nation fact finding mission to arrive today. Costa Rica plans to seek aid from other American states to repel the invasion.
Arrocha told the Assembly that the hunt for Remon’s slayers yielded no solid results. About 70 people were detained in the capital after the killing, many released since. Still held were ex President Arnulfo Arias and Martin Lipstein, a New Yorker from Venezuela. Lipstein’s release was expected after a U S Embassy spokesman said witnesses backed his alibi.
Berlin American John H. Noble says a July 1953 uprising at Vorkuta killed 110 prisoners and wounded 500, sparked by Beria followers. He describes brutal conditions, a half million inmates, and claims Russia plans wider revolt while he and others endured cold, coal mining, and internment after WWII.
A district manager for Swank Jewelry, well known to Cincinnati buyers, left the city for Cleveland after business here. TWA reported its plane marked the first domestic accident since 1944. Civil Aeronautics Authority said no other plane was near the area. Witnesses described wreckage over yards and smoldering debris. The Martins 202 and DC-3 collided near Kentucky, with several victims identified in connections to Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Ohio communities.
Dr Frank Simon of Middletown and Cincinnati connected Conservatory of Music is reported improved at Holmes Hospital Cincinnati. Former conductor of Armco Band and lead cornetist with John Philip Sousa. Illness struck Monday while returning from a teaching session. cause not a heart attack.
Grand Jury on Rt. 4 near LeSourdsville dropped two manslaughter charges against Jack Carter of Middletown and Mrs. Patricia Crusen of Hamilton related to fatal crashes last Nov. 6 and Dec. 2. Carter drove the fatal auto injuring 68 year old Andrew Spisak. David Ingram of Middletown faced twelve burglary and larceny counts.
The American Legion polio booth at Central Avenue and Broad Street posted a poor day, with total receipts at 993.51 to date. County polio chair Charles Reuthe stays hopeful, noting past drive records and upcoming booth schedules with Middletown firemen showcasing a new emergency truck.
Tom Carlson director of city parks spoke at the Civitan Club noon meeting at the Manchester Hotel. He outlined a study of park facilities and list of new parks Playfair Damon and Gladell plus summer personnel plans and a winter recreation proposal using school facilities.
Members of the St. Johns PTA watched colored slides of South Africa by Henry Miller an Armco Steel engineer who visited Africa on business The event featured Kruger National Park scenes and the group planned a PTA card party for April with Mrs Frederick Wootan in charge Refreshments were provided by Mrs Ted Yarmouth Mrs Anthony Hurrand and Mrs Frank Fisher
Hamilton special report: Mayor Robert F. Wessel of Fairfield says he will seek an injunction if county commissioners approve annexing more than 227 acres of township land to Hamilton. A public hearing drew about 25 residents including freeholders. The land lies within Fairfield’s new limits south of Hamilton. Officials must wait five days for written objections before any action.
In Superior Court Judge William Hagarty granted Al bert A. Crisafulli a divorce from Rose Crisafulli on extreme cruelty charges. He testified she hurled cups plates knives and utensils at him and assaulted him during the marriage, including pushing him down stairs and threats with knives.
Ohio senators face an 18 day window to introduce new bills before the February 14 deadline set by Senate Majority Leader C Stanley Mechem. After Valentine’s Day a three fifths vote will be required to open the door to new measures, aiming to curb a lengthy session. Governor Lausche’s comments on the state message were generally favorable.
The GOP National Committee issued a statement defending Vice President Nixon against Democratic criticism. Four Midwest state chairmen signed the release Ray C. Bliss Ohio Alvin C Cast Indiana Morton H. Hollingsworth Illinois Don C. Freon Iowa.
In Ann Arbor Michigan three fathers a minister a toolmaker and a wallpaper cleaner were convicted of letting their children under 16 violate the 10 PM curfew Judge Francis J L O'Brien upheld the ordinance and fined two men 50 dollars and one 10 dollars The Rev William Landers Louis Karnes and Jesse Nadine were named along with their children who were involved in a high speed chase in a stolen car last June
The Rev Russell Galloway was elected moderator of the Dayton Presbytery and appointed one of six commissioners to attend the church general assembly in Los Angeles in May. Howard A Wilson Jr attended as delegate for First Presbyterian Church.
American Legion Post 218 hosts an Oldtimers Reunion at 6 o clock with a steak fry and SPEBSQA entertainment. Martin V. Coffey serves as toastmaster. Program committee members are Chester A. Hagen J. F. Mulligan and E. A. Lampe. About 150 vets are expected.
Chicago jurors recommended the death penalty for Vincent Ciucci after convicting him of killing his 9 year old son. He already has 65 years for the murder of his wife Anne and daughter Angelife, with another daughter Virginia facing a pending murder charge. The 1953 family killings occurred in a West Side combined grocery home fire. Judge Murphy set January 25 for a motion hearing. a prior trial on the son’s murder ended in a mistrial.
Talmadge Barker a 42 year old father of five from Clark Street was sentenced to six months in the Cincinnati Workhouse by Judge Fred B Cramer for violating probation terms. Barker had been placed on probation last August after an arraignment on failing to support his family and was arrested for intoxication, prompting the sentence and a directive to write a progress letter in 90 days. Harry Williams 25 of Middletown was ordered to pay a suspended $100 fine after probation in 1953 for assault and battery. he now faces grand jury action on a forgery complaint.
Denver report says Ernest Marran zino, newly announced mayoral candidate, was bedfast with laryngitis and unable to talk, hindering campaign activities.
Daryl Chessman, convicted of kidnapping and attempted rape, gains a fifth stay of execution from Judge William Denman. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the stay to allow a probable cause appeal, with a hearing likely in about two months. The prior ruling by Federal Judge Louis Goodman dismissed the habeas corpus petition as repetitious abuse.
Police hunt for a man known to them after he snatched a bank deposit envelope containing 327.36 in cash and 169.71 from Irene Lewis of Commonwealth Life Insurance Co. at the Second and High Streets corner. The theft occurred as Lewis spoke with the robber before he fled west on High Street.
Jaycees will hear Dr H A Sebald speak on Fluoridation at the Colony Restaurant tomorrow night. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.
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