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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1951
Page
2
Freezing rain blanketed Middletown turning streets into glass and closing nine of thirteen Butler County schools. Many districts delayed openings or canceled buses as icy conditions caused dozens of injuries and one fatality in nearby regions while power lines and trees faced outages.
The Middletown Street Department reported main streets in good condition but sidewalks and side streets hazardous due to ice. Street Superintendent William Shawhan noted streets froze dry and ice loosened as salt and cinders were spread. About 500 tons of salt were used by the state, with rural roads remaining risky.
A fire at Howard Stolle’s farm five miles east of Lebanon on the Oregonian Pike burned three Holstein bulls valued at 14,000 and destroyed a tractor, manure spreader, hay and straw. The blaze caused a 30,000 loss and followed a January 18 bull barn fire on the same property. Fire Chief Clarence Dunham said causes were undetermined and spectators kept away by icy roads.
The death of Charles D. Verbryke 27 was ruled probable death by own action but relatives request further study. Verbryke was shot in his car Wednesday night along a Union Township road. a borrowed automatic pistol was found in the vehicle.
City directs three railroad companies to fix crossings after a survey by City Engineer Pochel, dated January 18 and 26, showing most crossings need repairs. Walks across tracks are in poor condition and unsafe, with patching failing to hold with traffic. Major crossings cited include North Manchester First and Central Aves and Grand Ave.
Monday and Tuesday listings show Operation Pacific at Paramount with showings 1 18, 3 20, 5 30, 7 40 and 9 45 PM. Strand presents Tarzan and the Amazons at 1 15, 3 40, 6 15 and 8 58 PM and Tarzan and the Leonard Woman at 2 30, 4 55, 7 40 and 10 25 PM. Colonial presents Frenchie at 1 15, 4 40, 6 30, 8 15 and 10 PM.
Sales representatives from across the nation attended a Middletown Eversharp conference at the American Legion Home led by Irving Rathman. The meeting centered on the writing division with plant tours and talks by regional managers. Knox Ide and L A Stone of Chicago also attended as top company executives.
Five Middletown men were sent to Cincinnati for physical examinations for enlistment in the U S Marines. Sgt A A Hanger, local recruiting officer, said two of the men are married and one, four pounds underweight, carried bananas in his suitcase.
At Middletown Hospital emergency room nine people were treated for fall injuries yesterday and this morning. Names and ages include Alfonso Capozzi 76, Elizabeth Gartland 70, and Austin Nixon 66 among others, with head and wrist fractures reported as possible. Two local schoolchildren were also hurt on the way to class.
Local efforts across Middletown gathered nearly 1000 dollars for the March of Dimes polio fund. Y Teen members collected 486 dollars on Tag Day, Miss Veda McCray led the drive, and other events included dances by March of Dimes groups, Moose and Eagles, plus a Junior Chamber of Commerce booth raising 216.25. A skating show at Midway Reller Rink tonight at 8 features nearly 100 skaters, with all proceeds to the polio fund.
J Wrolie Mitchell of Draft Board 10 reports no official order changing laws. He notes 865000 college students eligible with postponements, 7% million exempt, and speculates a general draft could target veterans if 18 year olds stay exempt.
Police say a wife Mrs. Puebess Aldridge, 27, was treated at Middle town Hospital after a husband, Edward Aldridge, struck her with an end table during a family argument. She reportedly slashed him across the cheek with a butcher knife before police intervened.
Mittletown safety director Paul Wilson notes the city yesterday reached 200 days without a traffic death, part of a 487 day record set in 1948 49. The city marked twenty consecutive safe days as the new milestone.
Nine people were injured in area crashes as state patrolmen chased and arrested Gardner Gibson 30 of 3 N Main St Franklin on fleeing the scene and reckless driving charges. Gibson allegedly fled after colliding with Wanda Sweeney 54 of Day ton Ohio 123 near German town and abandoned his car before being captured. Separate crash on Pershing Avenue involved Charles A Thomas 41 Glenn White and Cecil Conrad 24 Middletown with multiple injuries to Conrad and family members all treated at Middletown Hospital.
Five persons suffered injuries early yesterday in a three-car collision on Ohio 122 west of a local intersection. Authorities reported minor to moderate injuries with paramedics assisting at the scene and transporting some victims to a nearby hospital.
Cincinnati man John Scheffer 31 had arraignment postponed after a car accident en route to a Lebanon hearing. He faces second degree manslaughter in the death of Ray Leach, 42, deputy sheriff of Scioto County, killed on Route 42 near Waynesville. Bond set at 600.
Virgil Manis aged 21 of Germantown faced charges for driving without a license after a crash near Germantown. He sustained a forehead wound. Passenger Margaret Lawson 16 of Germantown Route 1 suffered a cut knee and rib contusions. both were treated at Middletown Hospital.
The 1.C.C.F. Card Party set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. is not being held because of icy road conditions. The meeting time will be announced at a later date.
An accident at 5 15 p m yesterday at Columbia Ave and N Verity Pkwy involved a car driven by Eugene Ulm 26 of 4205 34th St Cincinnati and a taxi driven by Harold Hansman 27 of 1206 Elmo Pl The damage was estimated at 86 dollars
Arthur W. Atkinson of 544 Haynes St Dayton reported his car was damaged last night when struck by another vehicle that fled the scene. The crash occurred in the 1700 block of Tytus Ave, Dayton police said.
A 76 year old Richmond woman, Mrs Elizabeth Robson, died from injuries after a two vehicle crash on Route 177 near the Butler Preble line. Her daughter Mrs Mary Borchertmeyer was treated for minor bruises. The coroner ruled accidental death from a pelvis fracture and internal hemorrhages.
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