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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1954

Page

9

McMillan to Temple to Kluszewski Nearing Record DP Pace

Reds trio McMillan Temple and Kluszewski spark 110 team double plays to lead the majors with 71 games left. They trail NL mark by 85 to reach 194 set by 1928 and 1931 Cincinnati clubs as Tebbetts notes fewer DP needed if pitchers limit hits and walks.

Cincinnati McMillan Temple Kluszewski Tinker Evers Roy McMillan Johnny Temple Ted Kluszewski Cincinnati Reds New York Philadelphia Athletics

Four Foe For Marciano May Be Seen Wednesday Night

New York report details Rocky Marciano opponents and other boxing bouts. Hurricane Tommy Jackson and Nino Valdes Jr face a 10 round heavyweight clash at Madison Square Garden with CBS telecast. Valdes, 29, brings an eight fight streak. Jackson, 22, has lost only twice in 20 pro fights and weighed 1924 pounds at Friday’s check.

New York Rocky Marciano Madison Square Garden Tommy Jackson Nino Vaides Havana Jackson Valdes CBS Hurricane Jimmy Slade Floyd Patterson Jacques Royer Tiger Jones the Garden Brooklyn Joey Maxim St Nicholas Arena DuMont

Ballenger Takes Stock Feature at Valley Club Race

Nate Ballenger of West Chester won the feature at Valley Stock Car Racing Club edging Dayton rivals Bob Carroll and Bob Sharpe. Grant Wilmot of Middletown finished fourth. Ballenger also won the fast car dash and his qualifying heat ahead of Sharpe. Eight local drivers qualified for the feature. Junior Namaker of Middletown won a heat as Alfred Oliver of Dayton placed second. Floyd Jenkens of Dayton won a heat ahead of Ray Humphries, Howard Gordon, and Bill Payne of Middletown. Dick Becket of Middletown won the consolation race. Middletown Hospital listed Charles Bultin, 24, of Dayton as the lone casualty, treated for scalp and knee abrasions and released.

Nate Ballenger West Chester Valley Stock Car Racing Club Bob Carroll Bob Sharpe Dayton Grant Wilmot Middletown Ballenger Sharpe Junior Nanamaker Alfred Oliver Floyd Jenkens Ray Humphries Howard Gordon Bill Payne Dick Becket Charles Bultin Speedway Bultin

What Day to Fly and How to Use It in Fly Fishing

The guide explains choosing flies by matching yesterday's hatch and the day’s expected hatch. It advises searching brush and trees near the area to find resting flies, selecting similar size and color imitations, and noting that birds may skim the surface to grab emerging flies as hatches develop.

Armco Industrial League blanked Tavernmen in exhibition

Les Pugh pitched superbly to her out the Yankee Tavern softballers 3-0 at East Side Diamonds. Horton Bishop took the loss as Armco's offense tallied in the third, fourth, and fifth against the Tavernmen, with Mittenholzer, Cain, and Fisher driving in runs. Bobby Rock collected two of Tavernmen's six hits.

Les Pugh Yankee Tavern East Side Armco Charlie Fisher

Ted Martin Wins Local Trapshoot

Ted Martin of Middletown captured the WPFB Handicap trap shooting title at the Sportsmen's Club with 97 of 100. Competing shooters from Middletown, Winchester Ky, Maysville Ky, Cincinnati, and other nearby towns posted top scores in handicap, 16 yard, doubles, and overall events. Weisbrodt of Cincinnati swept two events, winning doubles and the overall high score with 241 of 250 while Robert Wood of West Middletown took the 16 yard title with a perfect 100.

Ted Martin Middletown WPFB Sportsmen's Club Roy McGill Ray Pieratt John Happersberger West Middletown J. C. Williams Charles Jones Winchester Ed Ryan Maysville Wallace Baldwin William Childers Ron Weisbrodt Cincinnati Wayne Hill Silverton J. L. Moon Hillsboro Robert H. Burnett Williamsburg Robert Wood George Wagner Dayton Elmer Lucas Peebles Bernie Judd Hamilton Weisbrodt

Harrison Leads Duff's Tavern To 9-8 Victory

Duff's Tavern edged South Lebanon 9-8 in Lebanon as Jasper Harrison paced the locals to their second win in the Miami Valley League second-half play. Harrison and Ellison opened with a quick first inning run, Duff's built a late rally, and Harrison delivered a decisive triple in the eighth to set the margin.

Duff's Tavern South Lebanon Lebanon Jasper Harrison Duff Harrison Jake Ellison Wally Blevins Dick Cope Lebanon Boys Tom Hyde Cope

White Sox edge Indians behind Pierce two hits in opener

Pitching star Billy Pierce limited Cleveland to two hits as Chicago won 4 to 0 in the first game of the doubleheader with Don Mueller contributing at the plate. In the other feature, the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 13 to 7 in game one as the Giants Garrett singled doubled tripled and homered in five at bats.

Billy Pierce Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Don Mueller New York Giants Giants Pittsburgh Pirates

Strasburg coach resigns to take North Canton post

Canton Ohio July 10 Don Martin longtime Strasburg High School basketball coach resigns after six seasons to become head coach at North Canton High School. He succeeds John Ridley who left to take a similar job at Old Fort High School.

Canton Ohio Don Martin Strasburg High School North Canton High School John Ridley Old Fort

Mrs Gertrude Snedaker 74 Obituary in Portsmouth

Funeral services were held for Mrs Gertrude Snedaker 74 of 2609 Shawnee Rd Portsmouth wife of John Snedaker prominent realtor She died Saturday after a sudden illness Surviving are her husband three daughters Mrs Maher Genevieve and Ruth two grandchildren and other relatives Funeral at Dacher and Oswald Funeral Homes with burial at Lebanon Cemetery

Gertrude Snedaker Shawnee Rd Portsmouth Joseph H. Maher Tytus Ave Dacher Funeral Home Snedaker John Snedaker Irons Orchards Presbyterian Church Leblancon Farmers Club War‘ren County Ag Club Farmers Co-op County Fair Board May Leon Tholma Ima Murret Dayton Carrie Hill Lebanon Oswald

Funeral services for Mrs Tate at Union Baptist Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lingfield Tate 67 of 1717 17th Ave will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Union Baptist Church with Rev. R L Robinson officiating. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery. Visitation from 10 a.m. tomorrow until service time. Bailey Funeral Home in charge.

Mary Lingfield Tate 17Th Ave Union Baptist Church R. L. Robinson Woodside Cemetery

Public school district invites bids for Maple Park and Mayfield projects

Sealed proposals from qualified bidders are asked by Mrs. Hazel Mannah, Clerk of the Lemon Lawa School District Board of Education in Monroe Ohio for branch construction heating and ventilating and electric work to install a new steam system at Maple Park and convert the Mayfield coal system to gas. Bid documents available from Grunkemeyer Salleven Isaacs Associates architects 3717 Eastern Ave Cincinnati with deposit required. Bid bonds 100 percent. bids open and may be held 30 days. district reserves right to reject any or all bids. June 21-28 July 6-12 headlines.

Hazel Mannah Board of Education Lemon Lava Monroe Butler County Ohio Monroe High School Maple Park Mayfield Clerk Gruskemeyer Luuven Isaacs & Associates Eastern Avenue Cnnet Dodge American Building Cincinnati On Industries Broadway Cincoinnati Oboe Force Leon Local Hare Hennah

Requiem High Mass for Frances Pohlman Near Mason

Frances Pohlman 65 of near Mason dies. A Requiem High Mass will be sung at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Susanna Catholic Church. Burial follows at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. She died yesterday at the home of her son Oscar near re.

Middletown passes ordinance on blood alcohol prima facie rule

A Middletown Ohio ordinance amends existing rules to set the blood alcohol level that creates a prima facie case for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. The measure, adopted July 7, defines how evidence from blood or other body fluids may establish intoxication for legal proceedings.

Middletown Butler County Ohio The Cy of Olio

Flying Kins Weak From Road Strike

The Flying Finn twins George and Charles Finn nearing three weeks of a jail hunger strike in a California facility are described as in an advanced state of starvation. Their attorney plans to seek bail while Dr. M. R. King reports intermittent mental confusion and bed confinement as the twins receive IV fluids if unconscious. They were convicted in federal court for interfering with a federal officer during a so called citizens' arrest of U S Atty Waters after they seized a surplus transport plane bought from a school district near Bakersfield. The government seized the plane saying it was intended for educational use and not sale for profit. Atty Bernard Cohen said an appeal to the Circuit Court is planned to obtain release on bail.

Los Angeles Flying Finn Twins M. R. King California Terminal Island George Charles Finn King U. S Atty Laughlin Waters Waters Bakersfield

Russia Says Opensly Champions Arabs in Middle East Clash

Assistant Secretary of State Henry A. Byroade testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Soviet Union now openly supports the Arabs in their dispute with Israel to gain control of oil fields. He warns of dangers of losing the Middle East to communism and says U.S. policy is to help Middle Eastern nations maintain independence with evenhanded treatment.

Washington Henry A. Byroade Russia Israel Byroade Senate Foreign Relations Committee Middle East

Draft to bypass France grants West Germany sovereign powers

Negotiations produce a draft plan to bypass France and grant West Germany sovereign powers in the American and British zones. If approved by Dulles and Eden, it would go to Parliament and Congress for summer approval, aiming to empower Germans by August.

France West Germany Germany the Tribune U.S State Dulles Eden Knowland United Nations United States U. N China Congress Peiping Eisenhower U. S Sheen Arthur W. Radford Joint Chiefs of Staff Iron Curtain Reds

Tiny Disc Detects Bacteria Count In Minutes

A compact testing device can reveal dangerous bacterial counts and species within minutes. It replaces older gelatin plate methods that needed four days and bulky glass plate apparatus the size of a desk, enabling about 300 filters in a pocket-size container.

Collier to Assume Command of First Corps Tomorrow

SEOUL Major General John H Collier is set to take over command of the U S 1st Corps tomorrow succeeding Lieutenant General Ben Bryan Jr. Bryan will become superintendent of the U S Military Academy at West Point after the transfer.

Seoul John H Collier U.S Collier Armored Center Ft. Knox Ben Bryan Jr Bryan West Point

Live stock market summary Cincinnati i USDA quotes hogs cattle sheep

Hog values rise with most high within 24.85 to 24.35 for various weight groups and sows up to 18.50. Cattle and calves show steady to higher trends with steers yearlings and heifers at good or better and vealers 12.00 to 17.00. Sheep offerings remain steady with spring lambs 20.00 to 22.00 and feeders 12.00 to 15.00.

Cincinnati i

Cincinnati Produce Prices Update

Cincinnati market report lists egg grades with U S consumer categories and current receipts figures. Poultry fryer and hen prices are shown alongside butter and potato price ranges.

Amsterdam Island City Connected by 300 Bridges

Amsterdam known as the Venice of the North sits on a cluster of islands joined by 300 bridges, shaping its famed canal network and urban layout.

Amsterdam Venice

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