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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1950

Page

2

Rains Near Six Inches. County Roads Under Repair

January rains in Middletown approach the 11.7 inch 1949 record as the month nears mid point. Lonnie Gibson logs 5.88 inches in 14 days. Friday adds .18. Great Miami River level falls to 11.7 feet. flooding affects Butler County with emergency repair on Elk Creek and Four Mile Creek bridges. Pochard notes $30,000 needed to save East River Road. steel river jetties planned for 1950. Weather forecast calls for colder, possible snow Sunday.

Middletown Lonnie Gibson Miami Conservancy Butler County Jesse Pochard Elk Creek Elk Creek Rd Madison Township Washburn Road Hanover Township Four Mile Creek Pochard East River Rd Fairplay Miami Conservancy System Miami Valley Great Miami New Pater Lake Reily Township Indian Creek Reily Road Fair

Chief Carmody Returns Home From Hospital Stay

Police Chief Thomas D. Carmody of 2309 Tytus Ave returned home yesterday from Middletown Hospital where he had been confined since January 3. Physicians said his condition is not serious after multiple hospital visits this past fall for a heart condition and a treated infection.

Thomas D. Carmody Tytus Ave Middletown Hospital Carmody

Sharonville Man Gunshot Victim

Arthur Hord a 55 year old Sharonville Route 1 resident was found critically wounded by a 20 gauge shotgun in his home likely wounded earlier after a separation from his wife Charlotte 50 of Cincinnati. Deputies Emanuel and Schultheiss investigated the despondent case. Raymond Walter an insurance investigator found him at 3 20 p m after blood had congealed and a shotgun lay across the bed.

Hamilton Sharonville Mercy Hospital Arthur Hord Emanuel Richard Schultheiss Charlotte Cincinnati Hord Raymond Walter Walters

Cistern Sealing Drives Safety Council Plan

The Middletown Safety Council's Women's Division approved continuing the cistern sealing program. A committee led by Miss Florence Beck will review cases from school letters to prioritize the most serious, with 100 open cisterns and wells sealed in recent months.

Middletown Safety Council Florence Beck Safety Council Kathie Fiscus California Grou Thomas Hamilton R. C. Bogan

YMCA board selects six members at large for one year

YMCA Board of Directors met yesterday afternoon and picked six members at large for one year terms. Appointments are subject to acceptance and none had been contacted yet.

Ymca Board of Directors

Paramount and Strand Show Weekend Movie Lineups

At the Paramount Theatre Jolson Sings Again stars Larry Parks and Barbara Hale with showings Saturday and Sunday. Also Pinky with Jeanne Crain and William Lundigan. At the Strand Western Renegades with Johnny Mack Brown and Max Terhune plus Mississippi Rhythm. Sunday Task Force with Gary Cooper and Jane Wyatt and Adventures of Don Juan with Errol Flynn and Viveca Lindfors.

Paramount Jolson Larry Parks Barbara Hale Pinky Jeanne Crain William Lundigan Johnny Mack Brown Max Terhune Jimmie Davis Sue England Gary Cooper Jane Wyatt Erroll Flynn Viveca Lindfors

Son Confesses Double Slaying In Brooklyn Mystery

A 50 year old man Camilo Leyva confessed to detectives that he killed his mother and father with a ham after a bitter business quarrel. He was charged with homicide following a four day mystery over the bludgeoning deaths of Mr and Mrs Camilo Leyra Sr in their six room Brooklyn apartment last Tuesday.

New York Camilo Leyva Leyra Camilo Leyra Brooklyn

Police Briefs Report Alcohol Café Fight and Stolen Car

Elmer Kidd of this city treated at Middle town Hospital for a cut lip after a fight with three men at a cafe and released. Police investigated a broken window at Don Lawson's cafe Garfield Street and Calumette but found no entry to the main room. Intruders entered a back room. the cafe door was bolted. Three men were ordered to appear in Municipal Court on disorderly conduct charges after arrests at cafes last night. Charles Agee 46 Omaha Street John O Hara 41 Rosedale Avenue were taken into custody at the Chili Parlor and John Oakley 30 Dyton at the Anchor Restaurant. Oakley released on a $50 bond. A car owned by Lowell D Clark 508 Granada Street was recovered on Central Avenue soon after it was reported stolen from the rear of a Central Avenue address.

Elmer Kidd Middletown Hospital Don Lawson Garfield St Calumette Charles Agee Omaha St John O'Hara Rosedale Ave John Oakley Dyton Oakley Lowell D. Clark Granada St Central Ave Clark

Safety Banquet T celebrates Armco Fabricating Division's safe year

Armco's Fabricating Division held their annual safety banquet at the Manchester Hotel to honor a record safe year. 260 workers received a National Safety Council certificate and pennant, presented by C. M. Allen to Woodrow Essig and Sterling Long. R.S. Gruver noted safety’s origins at Armco, with speeches by Morris J. Evans and others. lost time incidents fell by one third in 1949, but Zanesville won the Armco Iron Man trophy for 1950.

Armco Manchester National Safety Council C. M. Allen Woodrow Essig Sterling Long R.S. Gruver America Morris J. Evans Paul Wilson Middletown Safety Council Walter Spindler Local Safety Council C. E. Stutenroth Richard Freeman Bollinger O'Connor Cincinnati Armeco Zanesville, O Armco Iron Man Zanesville

Vital Statistics: William Gustin and others listed

Vital statistics notice lists William Gustin age 80 of Waynesville Ohio Joan C Hawkins age 60 of 1104 Garfield Street and Adeline Shumard age 86 of Franklin Ohio. The short notice records their names ages and places without further details.

William Gustin Waynesville Joan C. Hawkins Garfield St Adeline Shumard Franklin, O

births at the hospital remain private to the public

Mr and Mrs Arthur Freeman at 312 Cedar St Franklin welcome a girl on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Benny Ernst at 124 North Plum St Germantown welcome a girl on Friday. Mr and Mrs Tony Laricchiuta at 804 Maple St welcome a girl on Friday.

Arthur Freeman Cedar St. Franklin Benny Ernst North Plum St Germantown Tony Laricchiuta Maple St

Selby Couple Welcome First Child in Georgetown

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Selby welcomed a baby boy on January 9 at Georgetown Hospital in Washington D C. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Selby of Auburn Street.

Thomas Selby Georgetown Hospital Washington, D. C Carl Selby Auburn St

Marriage Licenses Filed in Hamilton Middletown and Trenton

Walter John Jackson 21 apprentice pipe fitter and Antoinette Cecere 71 secretary, both of Hamilton. Courtney M. Brewer 29 crane leader of 1433 Central Ave and Mary Frances Blanton 26 of 704 Sixth Ave, both of Middletown. John J. Novosei 26 assistant manager 204 South Main St Middletown and Karola Freeman Gayhart 25 cosmetician 221 Miami St Trenton.

Walter John Jackson Antoinette C. Cecere Hamilton Courtney M. Brewer Central Ave Mary Frances Blanton Sixth Ave Middletown John J. Novosei South Main St Karola Freeman Gayhart Cosmetician Miami St Trenton

Hospital Notes From Minnesota and Franklin Areas

Medical notices list Mrs. Edward Glover of Minnesota Street Donald Holstein of The Alameda Mrs. Carl Boyce of Lawn Avenue Mrs. E R Early of Central Avenue James Elam son of John Elam of Franklin Ohio Mrs. Lector Spencer of Columbia Avenue and Mrs. Noah Dawson of Franklin Ohio with unspecified conditions.

Edward Glover Minnesota St Donald Holstein the Alameda Carl Boyce Lawn Ave E. R. Early Central Ave James Elam John Elam Franklin, O Lector Spencer Columbia Ave Noah Dawson

Dismissals List Names and Addresses

Dismissals include Mrs. James Ellis Erie Ave Mrs. Eliza Armitage Baltimore Mrs. John Hubbard Franklin O Sandra Zapp daughter of Harry Zapp Columbia Ave Franklin Troutvine III Carolina James Beton son of James Sr Elm S Michael are son of Howard Springboro O Mrs. Paul Kendrick Vail St Mrs. Louis Brandon Malvern Miss Virginia Curtis Logan Ave Mrs. Ellis Densmore German town Route 2.

James Ellis Erie Ave Eliza Armitage Baltimore John Hubbard Franklin Sandra Zapp Harry Zapp Columbia Ave Franklin Troutvine III Carolina James Beton James, Sr Elm S Michael Are Howard Springboro Paul Kendrick Vail St Louis Brandon Malvern St Virginia Curtis Logan Ave Ellis Densmore Germantown

Hamilton man held in thefts in Columbus

A man who identified himself as Ralph Marlin of Hamilton Ohio was arrested in Columbus for three purse snatchings in three hours. Marlin confessed the thefts netted $6.40 and said he had spent nine of his 21 years in correction institutions. He was also wanted in Hamilton County for larceny.

Columbus, C Ralph Marlin Hamilton Marlin Wade Knight Hamilton County

Intruder Steals Four Ten Dollar Bills From Trailer

Mrs Sylvia McCowan reports a house trailer burglary near Hamilton in which an intruder ransacked the dwelling and took four ten dollar bills. Deputies Emanuel and Richard Schultheiss documented the incident as part of the sheriff’s response.

Hamilton Sylvia McCowan Emanuel Richard Schultheiss

Don Dazey Named 1950 Salvation Army Advisory Board Chairman

Don Dazey prominent civic leader and LeSourdsville Lake general manager yesterday was elected 1950 chair man of the Salvation Army advisory board. He succeeds Harold W. Goetz, 1949 chairman. Six members reappointed to three year terms are Sam Marstein, Dr W H Henry, Dazey, Frank Myers, Mark Walke and Hubert Steele through 1953. Other officers elected for one year are W W McIntire vice chairman Merlin P Shrock treasurer and Mark Walke secretary.

Don Dazey LeSourdsville Lake Resort Salvation Army Dazey Harold W. Goetz Sam

First Day Polio Drive in Middletown Sees $347.40

Bad weather marred the opening of the 1950 polio fund drive in Middletown yet AHEPA volunteers at Broad and Centre reported collections of 347.40. Martin Thomas, chair of the Butler County drive, said the Junior Chamber of Commerce helped at the booth. The campaign seeks 25,000 to aid the Infantile Paralysis Foundation. County cases in 1949 had nearly depleted funds.

Middletown AHEPA Broad and Centre Martin Thomas Butler County Thomas

Three Injured In Early Morning Accidents

Three men were injured in two separate crashes early today. William Ellison 26 of 314 South Front St Hamilton sustained severe facial injuries and possible broken back after a car driven by Herbert Gibbs 27 of 119 Magnolia St Hamilton crashed into a tree on Route 4. Gibbs received facial cuts and missing teeth. Ellison is listed as fair at Mercy Hospital. Wilmer R Harris 44 of Franklin Route 2 was treated for facial cuts after his car was struck head on by Everett Lain 34 of 401 South Main St Miamiburg on Route 25. Lain faces a driving under the influence charge and must appear Monday at 4 pm before Mayor J T Riley. Three Indianapolis youths 16 were held after a Route 127 crash when a car driven by Meredith Sherron out of control rolled over. no injuries reported and parents were contacted to pick them up.

William Ellison South Front St Hamilton Mercy Hospital Herbert Gibbs Magnolia St Route 4 Ellison Gibbs Colligan Ambulance Wilmer R. Harris Franklin Everett Lain South Main St Miamisburg Lain J. T. Riley Indianapolis Preble Butler County Line Meridith Sherron North Gate St Glenn Sherron Sherron

Iris Nebergatl's CO accident leaves her in critical peril

Mrs Iris Nebergatl 26 was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at her apartment last night. Her husband Ray 62 and sister Voy Lynnete Skinner 14 were described as fair. The report notes a New York Stocks column following the incident.

Findlay Iris Nebergatl Ray Voy Lynnete Skinner

State Route 127 to be widened south of Hamilton

The State Highway Department under Director Y J Kauer seeks to appropriate small tracts along Route 127 south of Hamilton for spring improvements. Loretta M Brehm offered 287 for 0.214 acre in Fairfield Township while George W and Adam McGilliard receive 1886 25 for three land strips totaling over an acre. blueprints show plans to widen straighten and repave Mt Pleasant Pike from Symmes Corner to the route’s end, with a nearly quarter million dollar project.

State Highway Department Y. J. Kauer Common Pleas Court Hamilton Loretta M. Brehm Fairfield George W Adam McGilliard Kauer Mt. Pleasant Pike Symmes Corner

Beaten Italian preacher recounts Cairo assault

A 59 year old itinerant Italian preacher, Michael Picardi, said he was dragged from a Cairo Georgia Negro church pulpit by six or seven armed men who flogged him with a metal tipped belt after accusing him of living with Negroes. He was traveling to raise funds for a Columbus Ohio church. A doctor’s certificate described his injuries.

Atlanta South Georgia Michael Picardi Columbus Cairo

Obituary of John C Hawkins 60 Middletown native of Estell Ky

John C Hawkins, 60, of 1104 Garfield Street, a native of Estell, Kentucky, died yesterday at Middletown Hospital where he had been confined since January 10. He was a former construction worker for McGraw Construction Company. Survived by parents H. W. and spouse Hawkins, two sons Paul and Earl, a daughter Ruth Whiting, five grandchildren, brothers Barney of Detroit and Grover of Dayton. Services Monday at 2 p.m. Riggs Funeral Home. burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.

John C. Hawkins Garfield St Estell Middletown Hospital McGraw Construction Company H. W. Hawkins Paul Earl Middletown Ruth Whiting Louisville Barney Detroit Grover Dayton Riggs E. M. Clay Woodside Cemetery

Mrs Adeline Shumard dies in Franklin at 86

Mrs Adeline Shumard 86 a longtime resident of Franklin died at 10 15 p m Friday at her daughter Mrs Ida Hetzlers home 509 Anderson St She moved to Franklin from Dayton after years of failing health Survivors include two daughters Mrs Hetzler and Mrs Maude Wood of Dayton a sister Mrs Cora Royston of Middletown three brothers Harmon Masters of Franklin John Masters of Pasadena Calif three grandchildren and three great grandchildren Services Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Anglesby Funeral Home with Rev R C Stanforth officiating Burial will be in Springboro Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p m Monday

Franklin Adeline Shumard Ida Hetzler Anderson St Dayton Hetzler Maude Wood Cora Royston Middletown Harmon Masters John Masters Pasadena Calif Anglesby Funeral Home R. C. Stanforth Springboro Cemetery

William Gustin services in Waynesville Monday

William Gustin 80 died at his home in Waynesville. Services will be Monday at 2 p m at McClure Funeral Home with burial in Miami Cemetery. He was a poultry dealer and formerly operated the Gustin Hotel in Waynesville. He is survived by one daughter, one son, and one brother.

Lebanon William Gustin Waynesville McClure Funeral Home Miami Cemetery Gustin

Deaths Last Night: Thomas S. Lee Leader of Media Empire

Los Angeles mourns Thomas Stewart Lee 43 head of Thomas S. Lee Enterprises. He led Don Lee Broadcasting System founded by his father the late Don Lee. Company interests included automobile distribution and television station KTSL. Born in Los Angeles.

Associated Press Los Angeles Thomas Stewart Lee Thomas S. Lee Enterprises Don Lee Broadcasting System Don Lee KTSL

Residents Brave Weather To Hear Glee Concert

Several hundred Middleton residents braved wind and rain to hear the Capital University Men's Glee Club open its 1950 itinerary at Roosevelt Junior High Auditorium. Conductor Wilbur E. Crist led 42 voices in 14 selections with guest artists Miss Mary Buchanan and Gilbert Egelston. Solos by Donald Good and Michael Eberly, accompanist Miss Barbara Irvine, and entries by the Varsity Quartet filled the program. Superintendent Wade Ey Miller presented a token of respect to the former Middletown conductor at intermission. The tour includes 27 engagements across four states and Washington, D.C.

Capital University Roosevelt Junior High Wilbur E. Crist Vetonian Glee Club Mary Buchanan Gilbert Egelston Middletown Miss Buchanan Sigmund Romberg Egelston Washington, D. C

Nine nurses pass exams at Middletown Hospital School

The class of 1949 at Middletown Hospital School of Nursing all passed exams to become registered nurses. Nine graduates are named Barb Barbara Allen through Margaret Ann Minor Bell. Examinations were in November under director F Evelyn Beck. Additional nine graduates from Mercy Hospital Hamilton and Lois Jeanne Heldt of Mt Sinai Hospital Cleveland led with the top grade.

Middletown Hospital School of Nursing State Nurses Board Barbara Allen Lorna Anslinger Ruth Crout Bertha Grossnickle Dorrce Robinson Patricia Sample Apple Vivian Sturm Geraldine Zecher Margaret Ann Minor Bell F. Evelyn Beck R. N Mercy Hospital Hamilton Mary Beelman Ida Benton Ellen Burton Joann Hoecker Charlee Margerum Sarah Ramsey Marian Martin Esther Rusche Rita Strunks Lois Jeanne Heldt Mt. Sinai Hospital Cleveland

Two Pedestrians Injured in Separate Mishaps

Police reported two separate pedestrian injuries yesterday. Clarence Pope, 74, was struck at Central Ave and Clinton St by a car driven by Rodney Carter, 19, and taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment. Cora Worman, 63, stepped from a curb at Broad St and First Ave into William Caldwell’s path and was hospitalized for leg bruises. Thelma Laundy, 47, said her car sideswiped another vehicle on Curtis St near Fourteenth Ave.

Clarence H. Pope North Clinton St Rodney Carter Somerville Central Ave Carter Pope Middletown Hospital McCoy-Leffler Cora E. Worman Fleming Rd William D. Caldwell Thelma Laundy Fourteenth Ave Curtis St

Dewey Praises New New York Sickness Disability Plan

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey hailed New York State's sickness disability law as fulfilling a dream and ending an old fear for about six million people and their families. He said after July 1 wage earners unable to work due to sickness will be freed from fear of relief or hunger. The act provides regular insurance payments equal to half of weekly wages up to 26 dollars weekly for thirteen weeks.

New York Thomas E. Dewey New York State Dewey

Lehmkuhl 43 Superintendent Dies at Hercules Powder Plant

Lehmkuhl, 43, superintendent of the Hercules Powder Company plant at Jasonville, Indiana, died. He was born in Hercules, Galicia.

Mystery of Egyptian romance still exists

Philadelphia AP reports economist Zaki Hashem refuses to confirm or deny rumors he lost his fiancée Marriman Sadek to King Farouk of Egypt. Hashem, returned to the United States, says only he plans to resume his UN career and offers no comment on royal interference or a potential post as Egypt’s minister to Russia.

Philadelphia Zaki Hashem Farouk Egypt Russia Hashem United Nations U. S The Nile Marriman Sadek Miss Sadek

MacArthur Signs Jap Diet Member Autograph

Tokyo AP Saburo Shikum a, a member of Japan's diet, became the first Japanese to receive General MacArthur's autograph in his office. Shikum a and nine other lawmakers, visiting the United States to study legislative methods, called on MacArthur on Thursday. He flashed an autograph book and asked for a sign. MacArthur smiled and obliged. Envious colleagues plan to seek Truman's autograph if they meet him in Washington.

Tokyo Saburo Shiikuma Japan Diet MacArthur Kyodo Shiikkuma United States Shiikuma Truman Washington

New York Orders Another Dry Day

The water level in New York City reservoirs rises slowly as officials announce a third dry day next Thursday. The move limits baths and nonessential water use, with the latest saving about 31 million gallons.

New York New York City Stephen J. Carney

Ohio Finances In Good Shape Says Director

State Finance Director Herbert D Defenbacher argues Ohio finances are healthier than critics claim. He cites a $2,240,090 positive balance versus budget estimates and six month revenues of $145,805,140 with expenditures of $138,855,236, leaving a net surplus over $2,000,000 after utility tax timing adjustments.

Defenbacher General Revenue Fund

Boy May Enter Dog Business

Oklahoma City AP report describes three-year-old Mike Mason considering a new animal venture after the death of his cocker Pat. The boy, shown crying over Pat in a wire photo, believes a car caused the death and his parents suspect poisoning. Letters offering dogs pour in as Mike weighs future pets.

Oklahoma City Mike Mason Associated Press Pat Mike Claude Mason Mason

Man ruled sane in OSU fraternal killing case

Lima State Hospital psychiatrists ruled 20 year old James D Heer of Euclid legally sane and responsible for the shooting death of Ohio State University fraternity Brother Jack T McKewen of Norwood last fall He is charged with first degree murder in the slaying The sanity report was filed with Common Pleas Judge Myron B Gessaman by Dr R E Bushong Lima Hospital superintendent

Columbus Lima State Hospital James D. Heer Euclid Jack T. McKewen Norwood Ohio State University Heer R. E. Bushong Lima Hospital Common Pleas Myron B. Gessaman

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