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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1960

Page

2

Injured Watchman Sues Railroads for 225536 Damages

Robert L. Carver of Franklin sues New York Central and Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis for 225536.19 for medical costs and lost wages after a Jan 14 1958 accident at Central Avenue crossing left him totally disabled. He alleges failure to provide proper warning lanterns and violation of safety rules by keeping him at the crossing while a passenger train stood stopped. He cites prior complaints about hazardous working conditions.

Butler County Common Pleas Court Robert L. Carver Olive St Franklin New York Central Cleveland Central Avenue Carver

Hit-Skipper Damages Franklin Car in Pennyroyal Road Crash

State patrolmen reported a hit and run struck a 1959 Franklin owned by Herbert Vernon Cooper 28 of 9638 Robert Dr last night on Pennyroyal Road causing heavy damage to the car. Cooper was the owner and occupant of the vehicle.

Franklin Herbert Vernon Cooper Robert Dr Hitskip Auto Pennyroyal Road

Asian Flu Not Listed In Lebanon

Warren County health officials report no Asian flu cases but note possible mixed infections in the area. Dr. Arch D. Harvey warns about infectious hepatitis rising in the county, urges pure water and handwashing, and offers gamma globulin free to protect close contacts. Vaccination may be used for families if deemed necessary.

Lebanon Warren County Health Department Arch D. Harvey Harvey

Requiem High Mass for Estelle Woodruff 74

Estelle Woodruff 74 of 5735 Bramble Ave Cincinnati will receive a Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Margaret of Cortona Church Cincinnati with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery. She died Tuesday at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Mariemont. Surviving are husband George two daughters Betty Ball Middletown and Dorothy Long Milford and two grandchildren. Friends may call at Thomas Funeral Home Cincinnati after 4 p.m. today.

Estelle Woodruff Bramble Ave Cincinnati St. Margaret of Cortona Church St. Joseph Cemetery Thomas Funeral Home Woodruff Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Mariemont George Betty Ball Middletown Dorothy Long Milford

Pasadena clergyman Dr Carruthers dies at 71

Dr. John F. G. Carruthers a Presbyterian clergyman and writer of the United Nations Chaplain program died Wednesday in Pasadena Calif at age 71 after a heart ailment. He was a longtime religious leader and civic figure.

Pasadena Calif John F. G. Carruthers United Nations aing’"Deague Carruthers

Burke touts quarters as best money value in coins

Baltimore report notes Carl C. Burke advises choosing quarters over halves or silver dollars. He calculates 200 pounds of quarters would total 3,657 dollars, versus 3,636 dollars in halves and 2,617 dollars in silver dollars, presenting quarters as the strongest option.

Baltimore Carl C. Burke Burke

Wiley Departure Shifts YMCA Youth Assignments

Ralph Knight announces temporary reassignment of YMCA youth work duties as Jack Wiley leaves to lead East Akron YMCA. Dick Hundley takes direct youth supervision, with Knight coordinating Hi Y clubs and related programs across Monroe Franklin Trenton Oneida Springboro, while B P Allen guides women and girls work and health education efforts.

YMCA Ralph Knight Jack Wiley Middletown High Amanda Knight Monroe Franklin Trenton Oneida Springboro Armco Center B. P. Allen Women and Girls Wives

Empty School Bus Struck By Auto

Four cars were involved in a minor accident on Route 741 south of Springboro as a school bus with no passengers was struck on the left side. Robert E. Guthrie, 38, Lebanon Route 1, was cited for driving left of center while trying to pass. Bus driver William Stubbs, 44, Waynesville, swerved and hit a roadside barrel. Paul Richardson, 36, Springboro, and Letha A. Farmer, Franklin Route 1, were forced off the road. Damage under $200.

Springboro Rt. 741 Robert E. Guthrie Lebanon Rt. 1 William Stubbs Waynesville Paul Richardson Letha A. Farmer Franklin Rt. 1

Springboro Books Sparked Local Furor

Springboro school officials ordered a small batch of pocket books bought for English class reports returned after objections by some parents and a local clergyman. About 10 to 15 titles were purchased. most seniors chose classics and nearly all were returned except two or three.

Springboro Raymond Perez

Robbery Foiled Involving Boy At Bank Vault

In St. Louis two robbers drilled from a dentist office into a bank and took a small boy along. The boy crawled through the hole toward the vault when the alarm rang. Police quickly surrounded the bank and captured all three suspects. The boy had triggered the alarm while approaching the vault.

ST. Louis

Early New Jersey school opened by Quakers and Episcopalians

In 1759 Quakers and Episcopalians in Mount Holly joined to establish New Jersey’s first free education school. The effort united local religious groups to provide schooling without charge.

Mount Holly New Jersey

Buckeye Gets Lebanon Job For Elementary Cafeteria

The Lebanon Board of Education hired Buckeye Paper Products Co. to draft cafeteria equipment specifications for the Alfred Holbrook Elementary School in Urbancrest subdivision. Estimated cost is 10 000 dollars. Board members approved Raymond Arnold and Stanley DeZarn to attend an elementary principals conference in Columbus February 4-6. Several members plan to attend the Southwest Region School Boards Association meeting at Miami University in Oxford January 23.

Lebanon Lebanon, Board of Education Buckeye Paper Products Co Middletown Alfred Holbrook Urbancrest Edward S. Allum Raymond Arnold Stanley DeZarn Prin Cipals Columbus Southwest Region School Boards Assn Miami University Oxford

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