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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1950

Page

2

Health Board Urges Renewed Vigilance For Polio Symptoms

A sixteen year old Hamilton girl died from polio at Mercy Hospital after admission last Friday. Wanda Burchfield daughter of Mrs Berkle Harville of 1625 Peck Ave, is one of three new county cases bringing Butler County total to eight for 1950. The Middletown Board of Health urged doctors to report polio signs promptly and issued notices for upcoming season. National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis guidelines were summarized. The board also discussed requiring annual chest X rays for barbers and cosmetologists, to be adopted at the next meeting.

Hamilton Mercy Hospital Wanda Burchfield Mra. Bercle Harville Peck Ave Middletown Board of Health Butler County Middletown Ohio United States L. C. Neer National Foundation For Board of Health

Camp Hook Scout Session Opens Sunday

Sixty nine Bow Scouts turned out yesterday for the opening of 1980 Bow Scout Camp at Camp Hook. Nearly 200 scouts are expected this year with Paul Parker as Scout executive and Keith Tannehill as provisional Troop leader. Troops enrolled include 13, 54, and 17, sponsored by Gardner Board and Carton Company, First Methodist Church, and Kings Mills Square Club respectively, with leaders O. Br. Walker, Jimm Fay, Dudley Inwood, Alan Vandervert, and Don Burns. Visitors’ day is set for Wednesday.

Camp Hook Paul Parker Keith Tannehill Gardner Board and Carton Company O. BR. Walker Jimm Fay First Methodist Church Dudley Inwood Franklin Rotary Club Alan Vandervert Kings Mills Square Club Don Burns Parker Toav

Abney Pvt Laurel Abney in Tripler Hospital Hawaii

PFC Laurel Abney son of Mr and Mrs Asa Abney West Middletown Route 1 is at Tripler Hospital Hickman Ridge Hawaii Island. He sustained a broken ankle while on duty at the base two weeks ago as reported by his parents yesterday.

Laurel Abney Asa Abney West Middletown Tripler Hospital Hickman Rage Hawaii Island Abney

Lectures At Amanda Church Outline Evening Talks

Ralph Jones a Gideon's International member and Christian Businessmen's Committee International speaker lectures at Amanda Methodist Church at 7 30 p m tonight through Thursday. He charts six years with Washington Bible Institute. Topics include What Time Is It Justification by Faith Take Up Thy Cross and Meet Youth With Truth with Thursday a special youth session.

Ralph Jones Near Amanda Gideon's International Christian Businessmen's Committee Interational Amanda Methodist Church Washington Bible Institute

Mansfield Police Seek Suspect in Slaying of Edgar Benton

In Mansfield police search for a 34 year old suspect in the shooting death of Edgar Benton 28 a Black man found yesterday with a shotgun wound to the chest in an alley.

Mansfield Edgar Benton Benton

At the Movies Paramount and Strand Listings

Paramount shows Annie Get Your Gun with Betty Hutton and Howard Keel at 1 15, 3 20, 5 25, 7 35 and 9 40 p m Monday and Tuesday. Strand runs Sudan with Maria Montes and Jon Hall at 2 50, 5 50 and 8 50 p m and Arabian Nights with Maria Montes and John Hall at 1 15, 4 15, 7 15 and 10 15 p m.

Betty Hutton Howard Keel Sudan Maria Montes Jon Hall John Hall

Funeral services for Lula Wyatt in Middletown

Mrs Lula Wyatt 73 of Middletown dies Saturday at Carr Rest Home. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 p m at I R Baker Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Arthur Rucke son William Trimble two step daughters Mrs George Peck step son Mitchell Wyatt and seven other step children plus two grandchildren. Friends may call after 8 a m today.

I R. Baker Lula Wyatt Middletown Carr Rest Home Arthur Rucke Thetown William Trimble Dayton George Peck Mitchell Wyatt Clearwater Woodside Cemetery

Death Notice for L Edwin Gough Cincinnati Accountant

L Edwin Gough 38 of 1014 Dana Ave Cincinnati died Sunday at 3 p m in Jewish Hospital Cincinnati He was an accountant for King Drug Company and a World War I veteran Survived by siblings Charles Dorothy Thames Robert and others A Requiem High Mass will be at Holy Trinity Church Wednesday 9 am Burial at Soldiers Memorial Plot Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Schramm Funeral Home today 7 to 10 pm Tuesday 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 10 pm

L. Edwin Gough Dana Ave Cincinnati Middletown Jewish Hospital Gough King Drug Company Charles Dorothy Gough Kate Gough McKinley St Holy Trinity Parochial School Middletonians Thames Milwaukee Robert Holy Trinity Church Soldiers Memorial Plot Woodside Cemetery Schramm Funeral

Mrs Lena Elizabeth Williams Dies After Illness in Kentucky

Lena Elizabeth Williams a Greenup County native in Kentucky died Sunday at 7 p.m. at her granddaughter Leona Ashcrafts home in Trenton Route. She had been ill sixteen months. Survived by six other grandchildren and her granddaughter. Services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Christ South Church in Portsmouth Kentucky with burial at Mt Zion Cemetery Pullerton. Funeral arrangements are with McCoy Leffier Funeral Home.

Lena Elizabeth William Greenup County Leona Ashcraft Trenton Willams Church Christ South Portsmouth Mt. Zion Pullerton Nne McCoy-Leffier

Mrs Antoinette Anderson Dies in Germantown

Mrs. Antoinette Anderson of Germantown Route 2 died yesterday after an illness. Survived by spouse and several relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending at a local funeral home.

Germantown Antoinette Anderson

Weekend Accidents Cause Minor Damage Across City

Damage estimated around 350 dollars from several weekend accidents across the city. A collision at Crawford Street and Queen Avenue involved Edward C. Orman and Nicholas Stamper, left-turn impact near 4 pm. Stamper was uninjured. both drivers reported to headquarters later. Additional reports include a rear-end collision on Reynolds Avenue, a hit-and-run near Central Avenue, and a non-injury incident on First Avenue. Police documented multiple drivers reporting to headquarters with varying damage amounts.

Crawford St Queen Ave Edward C. Orman Nicholas Stamper Fiders Dr Stamper Grand Ave Furetd Fom Louis Rows Central Ave Fred G. Kilian Couombia Ave Kilian

Hamilton Andrew W Bruck dies at 63 councilman local leader

Andrew Wil lam Bruck, 63, Hamilton City Councilman for eight years, died Saturday night at his home. He ran a restaurant for 40 years at South Second and Walnut Streets and was active in baseball league management and bowling. Survived by son Andy P. Bruck Jr., four daughters, two sisters, and several relatives. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Colligan Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood.

Hamilton Andrew Willam Bruck Central Ave

Agnes McLain dies at 89 at her home east of here

Mrs. Agnes McLain aged 89 died yesterday at her home east of here. She was survived by her husband Samuel a son Herbert of Hollansburg a grandson and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Funeral Home with Rev William Crick officiating. Burial will follow in Far View Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after p.m. today

Gratis Agnes McLain Here Samuel Herbert Hollansburg Zimmerman William Crick Farview Cemetery

Waynesville Farmer John R. B. Gons Dies at 42

John RB Gons, a leading Waynesville farmer and president of the local agricultural association, died at age 42 after a brief illness. He was active in community service and known for promoting rural development through cooperative efforts. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Waynesville John RB. Gons

Officials To Select Names For Draft Exams Wednesday

Draft officials in Middletown will meet Wednesday evening to pick 64 men for pre induction physicals as Ohio and national calls surge. Wylie Mitchell chairing Draft Board No 10, with Carl Martin and Raymond Brown, will choose 1A eligible names and review classifications. There are 71 men aged 24 25 in the bracket. policy favors older draft packets to meet quotas amid a July 2 start and a 20 000 national induction plan.

Middletown Wylie Mitchell Draft Board No. 10 Mitchell Carl H. Martin Raymond T. Brown State Selective Service Columbus Butler Deounte Ohio

State Group Prepares to Rewrite Ohio Building Code

State committee calls for qualified applicants as Ohio moves to rewrite the building code. Building Commissioner Orville Carson received a letter from Steve Subhajcik, chairman of the state building code panel, signaling start of the process.

Ohio State Committee Orvile Carson Steve Subhajcik

Ohio to write new state building code seeks code writer

A state committee, under the Ohio Program Commission, plans a new building code and has funds to hire a technical staff. Applications for the writer post, based in Columbus for about a year, should include education, code writing experience, and availability. Local officials await state action and continue a separate city code review.

Ohio Program Commission Suhajcik Columbus S. O Lingell Room Ohio Middletown Corson

Waynesville Educator Dies After Six Week Illness

The Waynesville Board of Education member died Sunday at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton from pulmonary thrombosis after a six week illness. He led the Waynesville Masonic Lodge as master. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Waynesville Methodist Church with burial in Miami Cemetery, Corwin. He is survived by wife Esther two daughters Marilyn and Julia at home and sister Mrs. Alice Tomlinson.

Waynesville

Dale Dowrey Receives Renewal of JA Scholarship

Dale Dowrey, winner of the 1949 50 Horace Moses Foundation scholarship for outstanding work in Junior Achievement, today received a year renewal. He attended Middletown Business College last year and plans to continue there this year after five years in JA work.

Dale Dowrey Horace Moses Foundation Dowrey Middletown Business College

Veterans in Dayton Hospital Visit by Sparks Kis

John Sparks and Kash Kis of Middle town Veterans of Foreign Wars Cootie Chapter visited Brown Hospital in Dayton to entertain World War II veterans in Ward No. 2 yesterday. Their outreach highlighted veteran support and hospital morale boosting activities.

John Sparks Kash Kissick Middletown

Notable naval officer Adm Brumby dies at 76 in Virginia

Adm. Frank Hardeman Brumby, 76, retired, revered by Navy men as a top officer, born in Athens, Georgia. Arnold Gabor, 62, baritone with the New York Metropolitan Opera for 18 years, born in Hungary, dies in Los Angeles.

Associated Press Norfolk Frank Hardeman Brumby Navy Athens Los Angeles Arnold Gabor New York Metropolitan Opera Company Hungary

Middletown-Franklin Highway Proposal Gets State Approval

State approves a plan to build a four lane highway from the State Route 25 area to Verity Parkway over abandoned canal lands and former traction right of way. Aimed at eliminating hazardous curves, improving safety, and speeding truck and car traffic, with plans due 1951 and funding considerations for late 1951 or early 1952.

Middletown Franklin Ebendener Canal The Legion Post T. J. Kauer Sam McAdow Poet Ee Gnome McAdow Division 8 State Highway Department Kauer Frank J. Lautche Kaver Keaver Ohio Frankis

Red Cross Orders Change Mail Address for Troop Packages

The City Red Cross directs local offices to drop geographic locations from soldier mail. Packages should be addressed to APO Number care of Postmaster San Francisco. The shift reflects tightening military security amid Pacific troop movements.

City Red Cross Office Red Cross Ihs Lloyd B. Spears APO Army Post Office San Francisco Spears Hawai Alaska Pacific Area

Items for theft insurance should cover valuable portable goods

Make a careful inventory of insurable items for theft. Include valuables easily carried away such as watches, jewelry, clothing, cameras, sports gear, typewriters, and radice. Adequate coverage relies on listing portable, valuable property owners might lose in a burglary.

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