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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1951

Page

9

Monstrous bite ends Laura Colton’s eerie drive home

Laura Colton, 60, drives home after visiting Mrs. Billings. A glove compartment creature clings to her hand, biting and tearing flesh as she screams for help. Bob Crawford kills the creature with a hatchet, but Laura dies from the attack, while neighbors seek medical aid.

Laura North Main Mrs. Billings Corporation Main Ludlow Road Sam Laura Colton Bob Crawford

Monday meetings of Legion committee and Moose officers

Executive committee of American Legion at 218 Legion Home 7 30 p m. Moose officers meet at 7 p m in their hall. All State Band Rehearsal and Drill at Lincoln School basement 6 45 p m.

American Legion Legion Home Hall Lincoln School Middletown Sertoma Club Manchester North Middletown Fire Association North Middletown Middletown Hospital VFW Mayfield Fire Department Sheffield St 147Th Infantry South Main St FOE

Orchardist James Porter Succumbs by Self Inflicted Shot

AP reports 77 year old orchardist and hybrid seed corn grower James Porter shot himself in his garage at home yesterday. He told his son Thomas he no longer wished to live after losing his hearing and becoming nearly blind.

Willington James Porter Porter Thomas

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Gila Billings Home Bob G. P Lewis Mgr St. Clinton B&w Blue Sunoco Sunoco Three Star Extra NBC Norris Music House U. S William J Miller King Features Sely Civitan Club LeSourdsville Lake Rotary Club Manchester Hotel Orchardist Peiping Central Ave Bourbon Cpt Fashional Distillers Products Corporation New York, N.Y PROOP Kaiser-Frazer Henry J Kaiser Haag Kaiser+Frazer Alee SA L286 Corporation Willow Kaiser Deluna S. Clinton ST
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