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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1948

Page

2

Commission Chairman Calls State Aid a Political Football

Marvin D. Clark, chairman of the City Commission, said he will have something to say on city finance and state aid at tomorrow’s regular session. He cited the governor’s thumbs down and said vital city issues may be ignored as political footballs for the November election. Clark noted Ohio mayors discussed relief and consolidation with the Ohio League of Municipalities to form the Association of Ohio Cities.

Marvin D. Clark Clark Ohio Lorain Antler Hotel Ohio League of Municipalities Association of Ohio Cities Marion Commission

Teachers Must Impart High Moral Values

The Rev. Hugh Bean Evans told 200 Miami University classroom teachers at a national conference that teachers should impart high moral and spiritual values from subject matter without altering beliefs. He cited literature, science, history, and music as vehicles for values and argued teachers gain rewards beyond money by serving pupils and humanity.

Oxford Hugh Bean Evans Seventh Presbyterian Church Cincinnati Miami University Evans

Hospital Board Holds Routine Meeting Without Key Officials

The Middletown hospital board of trustees met Tuesday night in the absence of E. S. Myers and Dr. J. C. Stratton. The session covered reports and June activity review and was largely routine with only stipulated business conducted.

E. S. Myers Middletown Hospital Board of Trustees J. C. Stratton

Juveniles Held Over Watch Theft Probe

Two 17 year olds were ordered before juvenile authorities Thursday at 9 a.m. in connection with the theft of a watch they reportedly sold for 11 dollars. Police picked up the youths yesterday afternoon, questioned them and turned them over to juvenile authorities.

Car stolen in West Alley theft report

William Eck of West Middleton reports a theft of his car license plate 370 MW from a slot in West Alley yesterday.

William Eck West Middletown West Alley Yesteray

Man Arrested On DUI Charge At Main Street Intersection

Robert Jones aged 28 of 1801 Ob. ron Drive was arrested at Eighteenth Ave and Main St on a charge of physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, police reported.

Robert Jones Ron Eighteenth Ave Main St

Rose treated after eye cut. accuses man of assault

Bowen D. Rose of Elmo Point received treatment at Middletown Hospital for a cut above the eye. He told police he was struck by another man.

Bowen D. Rose Elmo Pt Middletown Hospital Rose

Vehicle damaged on Baltimore Street in early incident

John Domanick of 315 Bell Monte Street reported his car was hit by an unidentified vehicle while parked on Baltimore Street. He estimated left rear fender damage at 50 dollars.

John Domanick Bellmonte St Baltimore St

Car Crash on Manchester Ave In Pine Bluff Reported

Mrs. Leona LeCave of Pine Bluff Arkansas said her car was struck on Manchester Avenue last night by another driver who promised to report the accident to police but did not.

Leona LeCave Pine Bluff Ark Manchester Ave

Dogs Bite Two Youths. Owners Ordered Confined

Two youngsters, Larry Dean eight, of 1005 Fourteenth Ave, and Charles Simmons two, of 1018 Hanover St, were bitten by dogs yesterday. Dean suffered a bite to the right thumb while Simmons was bitten on the right leg and hip. Authorities ordered the animals confined for 14 days.

Larry Dean Fourteenth Ave Charles Simmons Hanover St

Emperor Waltz at the Paramount

At the Paramount, Emperor Waltz starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine shown with showings at 1 15, 3 20, 5 25, 7 30 and 9 30 p m, feature length as listed.

Paramount Bing Crosby Joan Fontaine

Dixie Cruise-In Home Sweet Homicide

Peggy Ann Garver stars with Randolph Scott and Lynn Bari in a noir style film shown at 8:45 and 11:15 p m with a mystery plot and dramatic showdown aboard a seaside cruiser.

Dixie Cruise Peggy Ann Garver Randolph Scott Lynn Bari

Former Business Woman Ethel Boyd Found Hanged

Mrs. Ethel K. Boyd 59 wife of Howard Boyd was found dead by hanging in the basement of their home at 701 Seventh Ave at 7 30 am Coroner Garrett Boone ruled death by her own action noting despondence over ill health She was known for South Broad Street delicates later Beasleys and was a First Methodist Church member The body was taken to Riggs Funeral Home with arrangements incomplete

Ethel K. Boyd Howard Boyd Seventh Ave Boyd Garrett Boone Middletown Harvey Kendle Pearl Kendle Riggs Funeral

South Lebanon Youth Dies Of Injuries

Gardner Gividen, 25, of South Lebanon, died Tuesday at 11 10 p m in Middletown Hospital from injuries suffered Saturday when he lost control of his car on Route 63 east of Monroe He was en route to Armco Central Works Survivors include his widow Teresa two children Joyce and Pearl his parents Esther and Gividen of Cross Plains Ind five sisters Evelyn Back Dayton Polly Lucille Bonnie and Treva of Cross Plains Ind Funeral arrangements incomplete Friends may call at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home after 7 p m Wednesday

Gardner Giiden South Lebanon Middletown Monroe Gividen Armco Central Works Teresa Joyce Pearl Esther Gividen Cross Plains Ind Evelyn Back Dayton Polly Lucille Bonnie Treva Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral

Building Commissioner Issues Permits in Six Days

Building permits totaling about $65 500 were issued in six days by the building commissioner. Four permits covered homes including Delbert Averdick at 505 Kensington and Herbert Land with Louise McBain at 601 Eleventh Ave. Also listed are August Schmidt at 2024 Logan Ave and Ernie Gibbs at 411 Highview Rd for two family and single family brick or frame dwellings. Additional permits were issued for alterations to mercantile and apartment buildings including J Inwood at 12 Main St for a two story storage addition, J W Holman at 200 Webster St for an apartment building alteration, and Dave Finkleman at 2204 Central Ave for mercantile alteration. This is Gillen Crow Pharmacy location.

Sington Herbert Land Louise McBain Eleventh Ave Minnesota Ave August Schmidt Logan Ave Ernie Gibbs Highview Rd J. Inwood Main St J. W. Holman Webster St Dave Finkleman Central Ave Gillen-Crow Pharmacy

Safety Lane Passes 5 000 Mark in Vehicle Checks

Middletown police reported passing 5 081 cars checked at the safety lane with 18 repairs ordered. State patrol joined Hamilton police on Route 4 south of Hamilton stopping 2 357 cars with 229 defects found including brakes, headlights, and no licenses. Officers named include Lt. Merrill Mack and Chief Thomas D. Carmody.

Middletown Thomas D. Carmody Hamilton Dheck Merrill Mack A. O. Smith T. W. Thomas F. E. Raquet B. P. Hughes C. H. Wasnick F. S. van Allen Patrol John Bippus James O'Connor Hamilton Police Department

No Township Concert Tonight

Lemon Township schools summer music supervisor Herman H. Slayman announced there is no band concert this evening due to a misunderstanding. No program was scheduled and the date of the next concert will be announced soon.

Herman H. Slayman Lemon Township Slayman

Four Liquor Permits Issued For This Area

The State Liquor Department announced four new permits in the area. Charles River's of the Silver Star Casino at 1600 Garfield St. received a night club permit, and L. H. Whitt of the Pleasure Inn in Mason also gained a night club permit. Mearle Cavin of Doc's Place on the Middletown Hamilton Pike earned a beer wine and whiskey permit, while George and Margaret Daugherty of the Williamsdale Inn on Route 7 were authorized to sell beer wine and whiskey.

State Liquor Department Charles River's Silver Star Casino Garfield St L. H. Whitt Pleasure Inn Mason Mearle Cavin Doc's Middletown Hamilton Pike George and Margaret Daugherty Williamsdale Inn Williamsdale

Diamondback Terrapins Range Across United States

The article notes that diamondback terrapins inhabit the United States from New England down to the Gulf of Mexico, highlighting their broad coastal distribution.

United States New England Gulf of Mexico

Waynesville Names New School Superintendent

Kenneth Retallick, a 21 year veteran teacher and North Bloomfield native, was appointed by the Warren County Board of Education to lead Waynesville schools this fall. He succeeds R W Braddock who resigned to focus on his insurance business after dividing time between school duties and insurance. Retallick is a Wilmington College graduate with a master's from Columbia, coming from North Bloomfield where he served as superintendent.

Lebanon Waynesville Kenneth Retallick Warren County Warren County Board of Education Retallick R. W. Braddock Wilmington College Columbia North Bloomfield

Street Employee Struck by Truck In Clean-Up Item

John Palmer a Street Department worker was injured when a cake truck struck him at Baltimore Street and Fairmount Avenue while he cleaned a sewer inlet. He was taken to Middletown Hospital and not believed seriously hurt. The driver Clarence Taylor 58 of Dayton fled past a parked city truck.

John Palmer Baltimore St Fairmount Ave Palmer Middletown Hospital George Class Clarence Taylor Dayton Taylor Simpson Hood

First Cousin Once Removed Meaning Clarified

The phrase describes a relative who is the child of your first cousin. This person is one generation younger than your cousin and one generation older than you, placing them as your first cousin once removed.

Moon Widow Amanda Moon Rites Set at Riggs Funeral Home

Pallbearers named for the funeral of Amanda S. Moon widow of William H. Moon. service Thursday at 2 p.m. at Riggs Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Rev. H. H. Jung of St. Paul's Church officiates. Pallbearers: Charles Bishop Jr Even Leaf William Conklin Vernon Moon Charles W. Smith E Harold Hannah. Moon died Tuesday morning at Middletown Hospital after six weeks illness.

Amanda S. Moon William H. Moon Riggs Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery H. H. Jung St. Paul’s Church Charles Bishop, Jr Even Leaf William Conklin Vernon Moon Charles W. Smith E. Harold Hannah

Services for Cas A Short announced in Dayton area

The obituary notes Cas A Short died Monday in Miami Valley Hospital. Services will be at First Church of God on Crawford Street with burial at Woodside Cemetery. Friends may visit tonight at his brother Courtney's home at 1909 Logan Avenue.

Cas A. Short Dayton Miami Valley Hospital Church of God Crawford St Woodside Cemetery Courtney Logan Ave

Seven Mile Woman Dies After Illness at Fort Hamilton

Mrs Donna Merle Gingerich Guiler 23 wife of Eugene Guiler of Seven Mile died at Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton at 5:45 a m Wednesday following a four month illness. A native of Butler County she was reared in Seven Mile and educated there. She married in Oxford June 6 1942. Survivors include her husband her father stepmother two sisters and three brothers. Funeral Friday at 2 p m at residence and 2 30 p m at Seven Mile Methodist Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p m Thursday.

Seven Mile Donna Merle Gingerich Guiler Eugene Guiler Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton Butler County Clarence Gingerich Louise Schraub Oxford Seven Mile Presbyterian Church Christian Guards Pythian Sisters of William Michel Jr Dayton Fred Wendt Trenton Charles Robert Edward Kenneth Gingerich Fundy Seven Mile Methodist Church Wendell Pontius Presbyterian Church Woodside Cemetery

Services for Pfe Charles Stouth at Bethany Cemetery

Services for Pfe Charles Stouth, 24, killed in France in February 1945, will be held Sunday at p.m. at Bethany Cemetery with burial there. He is sure

Lebanon Pfe Charles Stouth France Bethany Cemetery

Legion To Hear Buckeye Boys State Delegates

Middletown youths from Buckeye Boys State report on running city county and state governments tonight at the American Legion meeting. Led by Tom Strait Jr local gubernatorial candidate the delegates will speak and answer questions from legionnaires.

Middletown Buckeye Boys Delaware American Legion Tom Strait, Jr

Three Injured In Accident On Fourteenth Ave And Route 4

Three people sustained minor injuries in a morning collision at Fourteenth Ave and Route 4. C. A. Burnett of 518 Garfield St. suffered chest bruises, while Dorothy Robertson of Trenton and her mother Mrs. Mary Seamon of Trenton were treated and released. Burnett skidded into the other vehicle before the collision.

Fourteenth Ave Route 4 Middletown Hospital C. A. Burnett Garfield St Dorothy Robertson Trenton Mary Seamon Burnett

Democrats Plan City Voter Survey To Boost November Turnout

Butler County Democratic leaders sponsored a voter survey with 125 party workers at the Gas and Electric auditorium. Edward Gardner noted a census and registration check to target unregistered residents and learn political affiliations. District figures Edward Breen Jackson Bosch Richard Wilmer and Gordon Augspurger attended amid ongoing county campaigns.

The Butlerounty Democratic Executive and Central Committees Gas and Electric Auditorium Edward J. Gardner W Hamilton Board of Elections Harry L. Dell Thomas A. Galeese Robert Long Edward Averdick Charles Lukey Edward Breen Dayton Jackson Bosch Richard Wilmer Gordon Augspurger

Crash Victim Critical At Hamilton Hospital

A series of injuries from a Route 4 collision leaves Mrs. Mary Davies in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton as doctors await return to consciousness. Also injured are William Porter and Walter Brown with no charges yet filed as coroner investigates. Miss Irene Brooks, 20, killed, and her parents travel from England for services.

Mary Davies Clyde Davies Fleming Rd Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Irene Brooks Bexley Dr Birmingham England Vera F. Willis Derry Rossfeld McCoy-Leffler Howard S. Brooks William Porter S. Broad St Walter Brown Franklin Garret J. Boone

Obituary Notice for Andrew Strouth Family

Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Strouth six brothers and one sister. The body arrived Tuesday at the Johnson Funeral Home.

Andrew Strouth Johnson Funeral Home

Service for 2d Lt Donald Irons with military rites

Funeral services for 2d Lt Donald Irons age 22 who died in July 1944 in Normandy will be held Friday at 3 p m at the Oswald funeral home. Military rites will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Harold Irons of Sewickley Pa and one sister. The body arrived Wednesday.

Lebanon Donald Irons Normandy Oswald Harold Irons Sewickley

Grace Wiley Noted Reptile Expert and Librarium Curator

Grace Olive Wiley a 55 year old renowned reptile collector herpetologist and entomologist who served twelve years as curator at the Minneapolis library museum is identified in this Associated Press item from Long Beach California.

Long Beach Cal Grace Olive Wiley Minneapolis Library Museum

Broadway Actor Leo Bulgakov Dies at 60

Binghamton news reports Leo Bulgakov, a 60 year old Broadway actor and producer and former Moscow Art Theater member, has died. He was born in Russia.

Binghamton, N.Y Leo Bulgakov The Moscow Art Theater Russia

Detroit Promoter William Monteith Dies at 63

William Scotty Monteith, a veteran boxing promoter and manager in Detroit, died at age 63. Monteith built a long career guiding fighters and organizing bouts across Michigan. He was known for his leadership in local boxing circles and mentorship of younger promoters.

Detroit William (Scotty) Monteith

Mrs Mary Vedder Mother-in-Law of Actor Dennis Morgan

Mrs Mary Vedder aged 70, mother-in-law of film actor Dennis Morgan, was born in Lawrenceburg Indiana.

Hollywood Mary Vedder Dennis Morgan Lawrenceburg Ind

Hersholt Re-Elected to 12th Term as Fund President

Hollywood reports Jean Hersholt was re-elected last night as president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund Association for a 12th term, continuing his leadership of the charity group supporting film industry workers.

Hollywood Jean Hersholt Motion Picture Relief Fund Association

Ointment Claims Fast Relief for Piles

Advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a quick cure for piles with cooling astringent action. Mentions 35¢ box or 60¢ tube, promises relief in minutes and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.

Peterson

Director named for World Youth Fund campaign

Frank O. Koehler of Minneapolis has been named director of the YMCA World Youth Fund campaign, in a bulletin released yesterday.

Koehler Minneapolis, Minn YMCA World Youth Fund

Rennel Concentrate Aids Weight Loss Claims

Mrs Walter Kruse of Toledo writes of losing 32 pounds on Rennel Concentrate and relief from severe colitis. The ad claims hundreds have similar relief and promotes buying 4 ounces of liquid Rennel, mixing with grape juice, and taking two tablespoons daily with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.

Walter Kruse Orchard St Toledo Ohio Ay Rennel Rennel

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Delbert Averdick Ken Castell Drug CO Butler Tile & Flooring CO Mrs Donna Guiler Hamilton Hospital Mercy Hospital Associated Press JERIS Gallaher Drug Store Capital Finance CORP Louis F. Jones Armstrong Quaker Tudor’s NEW York Frank Crigler Bros Vail Street Medical Service Department Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association Johnston Scotch Ralston Paint Store Inc N. Broad ST
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