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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1948

Page

2

Cyclist Hurt In Curb Crash In Snow

One person injured as snow blanketed roads and several vehicles damaged. Paul Jeffery, 19, Middletown, treated at Middletown Hospital after his motorcycle skidded into a curb while trying to miss a car. Rosamund Hime, 24, West Elkton, west on Central Ave, U turned at Leibee St as the rider braked. Wilbur Johnson, 25, Elsmere, skidded into a parked car and into a New York Central car on switch tracks. William Weiland, 67, Trenton, pulled from curb and struck Everett Fikenberry, 38, Eaton Route 1. No injuries reported. Details incomplete for Woodside Ave and Yankee Rd crash. Noah Powers, Middletown Route 2, licenseholder.

Paul Jeffery Auburn St Middletown Hospital Rosamund Hime West Elkton Central Ave Leibee Everett Fikenberry Eaton Route 1 Woodside Ave Yankee Rd Noah Powers Middletown

War heroine of France and Cleveland linked by Corrigan family

U S society notes France born woman went to Vichy then London via Portugal and organized Labien Venue to aid refugees and troops. Decorated by French government with Croix de Guerre Legion of Honor and Croix du Combat tant. and received Britain’s King’s Medal. She and husband Corrigan returned to Cleveland in 1925 after his financial regain of Corrigan McKinney. she left Europe earlier and last visited 1920. She died childless, survived by sister Mrs Armstrong Taylor and nephew Duncan Armstrong-Taylor.

France Vichy London Portugal England Corrigans Cleveland Corrigan Dramatic Directors McKinney Price McKinney Europe

Cubs Receive Pack Awards at Ascension Church Meeting

Cub Pack One held a Thursday meeting at the Church of The Ascension with 100 Cubs and parents. Ervin Turvey demonstrated magic tricks, dens entertained, awards were given to Don Davies Mac Maffett Tim Kneiser and others, six new bobcats joined, Wolf badges awarded, and a flag and Pack Standard were presented.

Ervin Turvey Cub Pack Church of the Ascension Turvey Clyde Davies Norman Kreitzer H. E. Lawson Templyn Maffett Clarence Dieterich Max Marstein Chuck Ran Bill Long Bill Walker Wayne Hidy Fred Schatzmann Don Davies Mac Maffett Tim Kneiser Donald Keffer Jack Taylor Billy Cole Peter Kreitzer Kenneth Crawford David Parker Henry Trushell Jay Wright

Keep Autos Off Streets Chief Warns

Chief Hugh A. King urged motorists to keep cars off streets during heavy snow and wind. He stressed windshield wipers defrosters and lights in good condition and the use of tire chains for better traction. Vehicles should not be parked on busy streets to avoid being plowed in and to prevent delays in snow removal.

Hugh A. King King

Suspects Questioned After Middletown Hospital Theft

Detectives probe a break in at Middletown Hospital last night when an intruder entered the diet kitchen and stole a small metal cash box. Grover Crout, hospital special policeman, saw a man crawl from a window and flee behind the hospital across the tennis court, dropping a cap. The amount taken was not determined.

Middletown Hospital Grover Crout

Paper Mill Groups Meet Here Tonight

George W. Knapp of Schenectady New York will speak on Amplidyne Control and Future Development of Electronics in the Paper Industry at the Miami Valley Division meeting of the American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendents Association. Dinner at 6:30 p m in the Manchester Junior Ballroom. Over 50 representatives from Middletown Hamilton Franklin Dayton Circleville Cincinnati Chattanooga Chicago and Cleveland expected per Arthur G. Wilson of Champion Paper & Fiber Company.

George W. Knapp Schenectady N. Y Miami Valley American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendents’ Association Manchester Middletown Hamilton Franklin Dayton Circleville Cincinnati Chattanooga Tenn Chicago Ill

Exile and Invisible Wall Screenings This Weekend

Paramount presents Exile with Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Maria Montez at 1 15, 4 05, 7 05 and 10 15 p m Also Invisible Wall with Don Castle and Virginia Christine at 2 50, 5 50 and 8 50 p m Sunday My Wild Irish Rose with Dennis Morgan and Andrea King at 1 15, 3 15, 5 20, 7 20 and 9 25 p m Strand shows Tarzan and the Huntress with Johnny Weissmuller and Brenda Joyce at 1 40, 5 30, 8 25 and 10 55 p m Also Cheyenne Takes Over with Lash LaRue and Al Fuzzy St John at 4, 7 25 and 10 p m.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Maria Montez Don Castle Virginia Christine Dennis Morgan Andrea King Tarzan and the Huntress Johnny

Shartie Employes Postpone Party

Bad weather forces postponement of the Shartie Employes Credit Union annual party set for this evening from 8 to 12 at the Sportsmen's Club. The event is postponed indefinitely until conditions improve.

Shartie Employes’ Credit Union Sportsmen's Club

Police Briefs report arrests for non support and driving offenses

Edwin Ellis, 55, Newark, was brought back to face a non support charge filed by Helen Ellis after an arrest in Newark. Wesley A. Moore, 36, 291 Carryer Rd., was jailed on charges of no operator license and careless driving while transporting schoolchildren to Hamilton. Granville Combs, 48, Trenton Route 1, arrested by State Patrol on fleeing the scene after a crash into mailboxes, released on $200 bond to appear in court.

Edwin Ellis Newark Helen Ellis Wesley A. Moore Carryer Rd Moore Hamilton Granville Combs Trenton Combs

Optimists Elect Secretary of Club

The Optimist Club held a noon meeting at the Manchester Hotel for a reorganization. Donald Miller was elected secretary and Jack Casper was named the new program chairman.

Optimist Club Manchester Donald Miller Jack Casper

Ex GI Ralph Conkle Killed in Mount Vernon Crash

Ralph Conkle 24 year old Gamber war veteran died from a skull fracture at Mercy Hospital after a crash near midnight in Mount Vernon Ohio. Driver William S Wilson of Gambier and Hazel Wolfe 19, Mount Vernon, suffered minor injuries as reported by the State Highway Patrol. Nebraska hog production in 1944 led the western states totals.

Mount Vernon Ralph Conkle Gambier Mercy Hospital William S. Wilson Hazel Wolfe State Highway Patrol

Catholic Lent and Commandments In Catholic Teaching

The Catholic Church keeps all ten commandments and treats Lent as a time of prayer and penance. It contrasts Catholic and Protestant views on the first and second commandments and notes Ash Wednesday rites, fasting, and the aims of sanctification leading to death. The ad invites readers to contact the Legion of Mary in Middle Town, Ohio.

Irenaeus Tertullian The Legion of Mary, P. O Middletown Ohio

Polio Collections Rise at Oxford Event

At Oxford last night the Middlehamton high school basketball game and a March of Dimes booth raised the polio fund total to 3108.04 dollars. The memory game for Tom Whittlesey brought in 356 dollars and the Kiwanis booth added 235.47 dollars. The Moose Lodge was set to operate the booth today, but rain may stop activities.

Oxford Tom Whittlesey Kiwanis Club Moose Lodge

Editor Named Head of Northwestern Ohio Weekly Press Group

Ernest Harrison named head of the reactivated northwestern Ohio Weekly Press Association at a meeting in Kent. Fred W. Galley of Leetonia Reporter was elected vice president, Vernon Sell of North Canton Sun secretary treasurer, with William Taylor of Kent State University Journalism School as executive secretary. The group, sponsored by Kent State School of Journalism, plans a spring meeting.

Kent, O Ernest Harison Rittman Press Northwestern Ohio Weekly Press Association Fred W. Galley Leetonia Reporter Vernon Sell The North Canton Sun William Taylor Kent States University School of Journalism Kent State School of Journalism

New York Stocks at 11 00 Quotations Key Prices Listed

At 11 00 Greene Brock report lists Allied Stores American Can American Rolling Mill Armco Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Boeing General Electric General Motors International Petroleum and others in active trading. Standouts include Kennecott Copper Panama Pacific and United Aircraft with varied fractions and percentages across many industries.

Greene & Brock Allied Stores Caheeae Stan San Amer Rolling Mill Co Armco_Pfd Seececces Amer, Tel, & Tel Ccccess Anaconda Copper Pevensedsie Baltimore Ohio Continental Covoee Crucible Sean Curtis Wright Curtis Wright Deer & Co Douglas Aircraft Electric Auto P. Lorillard Marshal Field Mead Montgomery Ward Nash Kelvinator Newport Inc New York Central RR Northern Pacific RR Ohio of Packard Pan American Airy Paramount Pennsylvania RR Phelps Dodge Phillips Petroleum Procter & Gamble Pullman Chat Ih Radio Ee ‘Vie Sane Republic Steel Schenley Sinclair Oil Ssesceese Southern Pacific Momenete A Ae Studebaker Texas Corp United Aircraft United Airlines U. S. Hibbert U. S. Stee Westinthonss Flectric White Motors F. W. Woolworth Youngstown Sheet & Tube Zenith Radio

General Told To Stay Away From Congress

Rep. Engel accuses Army budget officer Maj. Gen. George C. Richards of disrespect for Congress and blocks his appearance before the House appropriations subcommittee on Army spending. Engel says the panel can obtain needed information from Richards’s subordinates for the fiscal year starting July 1. He cites officers boasting of “putting things over” on the committee.

Washington Engel R-Mich Army Congress House George C. Richards Appropriations

Boiler failures force heat ration at university

Two of three boilers in the central heating plant failed causing a steam ration. Women students from nearby cities were invited to spend the weekend at home as the campus faced severe cold with subzero readings reported by the Weather Bureau in Columbus and other Ohio cities.

Columbus Weather Bureau Columbus Cleveland Toledo Findlay Dayton Cincinnati Zanesville Youngstown Mansfield

Cold Wave Hammers East as Central States Warm Slipping

The Associated Press reports a deep cold wave spread from the Midwest into the East and South with frigid weekend forecasts. Temperatures plummeted to 33 below in the central states while New England and the Southeast faced further drops. snow and sleet affected Kentucky Alabama Louisiana the Carolinas and Mississippi. Measured lows included -33 in Land O Lakes Wisconsin and -18 in Burlington Vermont. Memphis posted 12 above with Kentucky and Florida Gulf Coast states seeing mild highs yesterday.

Associated Press Midwest North Central New England Texas Kentucky Alabama Louisiana Carolinas Mississippi Hudson Valley New York State Utica N. Y New York City Arctic Midwest Land O’lakes Wis Plains Minnesota Burlington Williamsburg Rockford Ill Memphis Miami Gulf States

Condition Improves Loren Neighbour Hospitalized

Hospital attendants report Loren Neighbour, a prominent merchant, showed improvement after a heart attack at his store last Saturday morning and was taken to Middletown Hospital. Vitamin C is noted to hasten wound healing and boost infection resistance.

Loren Neighbour Middletown Hospital

Don't Forget Birds Plea From The Journal readers

The Journal reports a plea from sportsmen and natural lovers urging public help after heavy overnight snow. Birds struggle to forage as ground food is buried, so residents are asked to spread crumbs to aid them.

Journal

Obituary for Harry Marquardt in Lebanon

Harry Marquardt, 57, of Lebanon, died Thursday at Cambridge hospital. Survived by sisters Velva Dodson of Toledo and Julia Fielding of Sidney. Friends may call at Angels by Funeral Home, Franklin, after 2 p m Sunday. Funeral Monday with Rev E E Caldwell of Church of God officiating. Burial in Waynesville Cemetery.

Lebanon Harry Marquardt Cambridge Hospital Cambridge Velva Dodson Toledo Julia Fielding Sidney Angelsby Franklin E. E. Caldwell Church of God Waynesville Cemetery

Death of Asher D. Garrison in Germantown home

Asher D. Garrison of Germantown Route 1 died at 8 20 p m Friday after long illness and a stroke last Saturday. He lived in the Germantown area for 55 years and is survived by son Benjamin and grandson Daryl of West Carrollton, plus brother Irvin of Salina. Friends may call after 6 p m Saturday at John Arpp funeral home. Burial in German cemetery Monday at 2 30 p m.

Germantown Asher D. Garrison Garrison Benjamin West Carrollton Daryl Irvin Salina John Arpp Monay

Fire Damages Car Owned by D R Lord

A fire caused by defective wiring damaged a car belonging to D. R. Lord at 506 Alameda yesterday. The loss is estimated at $60.

D. R. Lord Alameda

Amishman Gets Jail Sentence In Rape Case

Samuel Hochstettler aged 75, a rural Amish church leader, was sentenced to six months in the Indiana state penal farm after pleading guilty to assault and battery for keeping his 41 year old daughter Lucy chained and raped for a decade for not joining the sect. Three physicians who examined Lucy were to report to Judge Aldo J. Simpson.

Goshen Ind Samuel Hochstettler Indiana State Aldo J. Simpson Hochstettler Lucy

Attorney Elliott Remains in Fair Condition at Middletown

Local attorney C. W. Elliott continues in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after being confined since Sunday for treatment of a heart ailment.

C. W. Elliott Middletown Hospital

Skier Injured on Hill Behind Butler County Home

Lynn Jewett a 16 year old skier from Hamilton suffered head and mouth injuries yesterday when an accident occurred on a hill behind the Butler County Home. She is listed in Mercy Hospital for treatment.

Hamilton Butler County Lynn Jewett Mercy Hospital

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