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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1955
Page
2
Thieves burglarized the Ortman-Stew art Transportation Co. barns at 412 Vanderveer St over the weekend, stealing 243 dollars in cash 280 dollars in bus tickets nine cash boxes and punches valued at 90 dollars entry made through a rear door. Police report five other weekend break-ins yielded little.
A large barn on the Barnes farm near Rt 741 and US 42 burned yesterday for two hours. Fire chief James Knott estimated damage at 5000 dollars, with 690 bushels of corn 900 dollars and 3000 bales of straw 1800 dollars destroyed. No livestock or equipment were lost as hundreds of motorists watched.
Charles Henry Burton, 1730 Highland St., retires after 43 years with Cincinnati Gas & Electric. He began Nov 8, 1910, as a stationary engineer for Middletown Electric Co. and helped install the first electric turbines for lights in Middletown on Christmas Day. He ends as a first class electrical maintenance man in the Northern Division. He is a native of Sinking Spring, Ohio, and attended Blanchester schools.
Franklin report: Willie Tackett, 40, was sleeping in a neighbor's driveway around 8:45 Saturday night when driver James Scrivener, 84 Ethel Ave, backed over him. Tackett suffered six broken ribs and pneumonia. condition listed as fair at Middletown Hospital.
An 82 year old man told police he was robbed of $25 and a watch by a youth outside his Grove Street home after visiting John sons Cafe. He said the assailant grabbed him, knocked him down, and took his watch valued at 65 dollars.
Members of the Warren County Bears Club will meet next Saturday at 9 a.m. in Ridgeville four miles north of Lebanon on Route 48 to hunt foxes. Ladies of the Ridgeville Church will serve lunch at noon. No fox hunting occurred last Saturday due to cold weather.
Police arrested Chester Eversole and William Hughes after a break in at the Hamilton YMCA. Three soft drink machines were damaged and looted. Eversole and Hughes face breaking and entering and contributing to the delinquency of minors charges. The three minors were detained for juvenile court authorities.
Mr and Mrs Loren Samuelson of College Corner reported the theft of rings and jewelry valued at 2000 from their home on the Indiana side of College Corner. The burglary occurred upon their return from Cincinnati and left a bedroom ransacked with family heirlooms among the missing items.
Dallas police seek a thief who stole a two-foot-high antique lantern from in front of a home. Detectives describe the item as a distinctive lit lantern likely valued by its owner and urge any witnesses to come forward.
Mc Graw Construction Co estimates favorable weather could wrap concrete work on the Shafer Neibar underpass this week. A company spokesman says only a few tasks remain mainly on the south wing walls and Ohio Bell work should finish soon. The structure will need about a week to settle before city acceptance.
Three persons were seriously injured in two auto crashes on Butler County highways over the weekend. Ralph A. Peters and Harold Cahill were admitted to Mercy Hospital with chest and facial injuries. In a separate Rt 127 collision Mary Hale sustained a fractured collarbone. Paul Wallen was fined for failure to yield.
City officials report a break in at the disposal grounds shanty last night or today. The thief or thieves opened the gate, entered through a window, stole gasoline and oil, and dumped rubbish and hot ashes on the landfill causing a fire. Police investigation continues with potential prosecution.
Earl W. Lambert 32 son of Noah L Lambert of 644 Auburn St serves with the 1st guided Missile Training Detachment at Ft Bliss Texas. Sgt Lambert entered the Army in 1940 and is a veteran of service in Europe and the Far East. William F Carr graduated Dec 18 from the five month Officers Basic Course at the Marine Corps Schools Quantico VA and is a Transylvania College graduate now transferred to Cherry Point NC for duty. Paul D McNiff son of Mr and Mrs W J McNiff Oxford OH is among Marine recruits at San Diego CA to Camp Pendleton for infantry training. Roger F Mapel 25 son of Myrtle Mapel Franklin promoted to sergeant with the 8th Infantry Division at Ft Carlson Colorado. entered the Army in 1948 and is a veteran of service in Germany.
Walter Riley Jr. 25 of 925 Garden St was arrested for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Willie Davis 25 of 1304 Young St was cited for no operator's license at Grove Street and Michigan Avenue. LeRoy Trimble 26 of 1815 Woodlawn Ave was arrested for assault and battery. Kenneth Thornton reports his car 9038LW stolen from 422 Park St late Saturday night. Joe Day reports two hubcaps stolen from his car on Pearl Street. James Denny 52 of 3215 Kavaho St was arrested for driving while intoxicated Saturday night.
Over the weekend patrolmen investigated several minor incidents described as fender-benders. The report notes no serious injuries and attributes the events to typical street traffic mishaps.
Paramount presents Vera Cruz and Race for Life with showings 1 15, 4 00, 7 00 and 9 50 p m on Monday and Tuesday. Strand offers The Command and Bowery to Bagdad with 1 15, 4 05, 7 00 and 9 59 p m showings, plus Bowery to Bagdad at 2 50, 5 45 and 8 40 p m.
William F. Johnston of Armco Steel Corp will open a new series of foreman's training courses at 7 p.m. in the Aeronca conference room on Germantown Road. The five session program, sponsored by Middletown Safety Council and Ohio Division of Safety and Hygiene, runs Jan 24 31 Feb 7 and 14 with planners Elmer Davis William A Oliver John Weber James Fluker and Sherman L Hodges guiding. The first topic is Safety and Economics.
Mrs Frank Hern chairman of the Girl Scout day camp committee said a meeting of her group will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the Girl Scout office in the Civic Association building. Plans for the summer camp sessions at Stoney Brook and Middlemoor will be discussed.
A roof fire at 2200 Hill Ave caused an estimated 75 damage last night due to a defective flue. Firefighters from companies 2 and 3 responded at 9:21 p.m. Contents were undamaged. An earlier fire from a sooty kitchen stove flue at 1806 Fleming Rd caused no injuries or contents loss. The vacant house is owned by Woodrow Reynolds.
Six auto mishaps in Middletown left five people slightly hurt and property damage totaling 2310 dollars since late Saturday police reported. Incidents included two-car, three-car, and single-vehicle crashes with injuries to Flynn Day Back Brate Napier and others.
Delta Chi Sigma members raised 68.01 at the downtown polio booth to bring the total to 1 384 47 to date. The campaign trails last year’s total by 103 96 and asks for mail contributions to the Gaye Doughman fund Middletown's polio poster girl. Rotary Club Alpha Epsilon of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Colored Committee AEIF Ser tomato operate the booth this week Coffee day Friday encourages donations through coffee sales locally.
The Fort Ancient District Roundtable meets at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Waynesville with a 6 45 p.m. start and a share-the-cost dinner after. A E Edwards district commissioner and Alf Hardy district chairman oversee the session.
Ohio Selective Service lists 700 men from several counties for February induction. Butler County will provide 14 men, Montgomery 39, Preble 2, and Warren 4. The youngest registrant could be 20 years 1 month old at induction unless a volunteer or delinquent from prior call.
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