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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1949
Page
4
Ohio health chief approves Middletown Water Works plan by Floyd Browne and Associates. Approval hinges on submitting detailed plans for OH Department of Health review before construction begins. Plans include no water treatment or softening provisions despite inquiries.
Ohio counties will receive higher sales tax allocations for 1949 51 as six million more dollars are added. Butler County will get 335 820 annually about 27 985 monthly and Middletown about 5 000 monthly. City officials note this year’s months total 60 000 versus 41 000 last year.
Vital statistics notice lists individuals including Mrs. Charles Canterbury 48 of Pittsburgh Scott Balon 45 of 128 North Broad Street Mrs Hazel Barnhart 42 of Lebanon Walter S. Clevenger 60 of 1074 North Clinton Street Mrs. Louisa Simonton 67 of 125 North Grimes Street and Mrs. Alice Giltrow 62 of Battle Creek Mich.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Howard of 3224 Seneca St celebrate the birth of a boy Saturday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Miller of 2205 Brentwood Ave welcome a boy Saturday. Mr and Mrs John H Perry of 13 Monroe St announce a boy born Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Dobrozi of 216 Bellemonte St welcome a boy born Sunday.
St. In The Hospital Mrs. Howard F. Lawrence of South Main St. surgical. Beverly Richards daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Richards Leibee St medical. Mrs. Dillard Oldfield of Fern wood St medical. Mrs. Fred Wooton of Andrew Bt medical. Mrs. Clara Hill of South Sut phin St medical. Tommie Back son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Back of German town medical. Gerald Eichhorn son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Eichhorn of Iglehart St medical. Kitty Mullins daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mullins of Franklin medical. Mrs. John T. Hupka of Char les St medical. Mrs. Andrew Volarich of Cur tis St medical. Charles Griest of Garfield St surgical. Henry G. Childers of Franklin surgical. Mrs. Elmer Hoffman of Winona Dr medical. Miss Lillian Combs of Middle town Route 1 surgical. Miss Mary Georgeton of Cincinnati medical. Sherman Shepherd son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shepherd of Franklin medical. William Harbaur of Trenton surgical. Ruth Carolyn Wilson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wilson of Franklin medical. Paul Kinzer son of Mr. and Mrs. Colburn Kinzer of Miamisburg medical. DISMISSED Merrill Lewellyn of Charles Mrs. Joe Constiner of Monroe. Mrs. Gentry Lakes of Franklin Chester Carter son of Mr. and
Nine persons suffered injuries in weekend traffic crashes as patrols reported unprecedented highway travel. Victims include two youths in Mercy Hospital Hamilton from Route 127 crash and Thomas Dickensheets with multiple injuries after motorcycle loss of control on Highland Street. Other collisions on Route 4, Route 73, and Route 25 caused fewer serious injuries with occupants treated at Middletown and Miami Valley hospitals.
A pasted OCR style list enumerates residents by name and street, including Mrs. James Carter, Mrs. Raymond Theiss, Harold Farmer, Mrs. Larkin Parman, Mrs. Russell Frees, Orville Gross, William Reuter, Pete Gardner, Mrs. George White, Elmer Piersall, Mrs. Calvin Morrison, Jeffrey Inwood, Mrs. Herbert Huffman, Anthony DePalma, Mrs. Izabeth Gordon, Edwin Sherman, with streets such as Ottawa St Mohawk St Fleming Rd Yankee Rd Ninth Ave Midway St Arlington Ave Hill Ave and others. No events beyond names and addresses.
Frank M. Acton state liquor enforcement chief led a pre-dawn raid on Wade Lodge Mill in Butler County near Venice Ohio. Authorities seized whisky rum beer wine and three slot machines. Miss Morrical and Floyd C Hughes were cited for liquor violations and released on $1500 bonds each. The gambling gear was turned over to County Sheriff Charles Walke.
SHREVEPORT La Texas Eastern Transmission Corp reports a net income of 1,683,116 or 36.6 cents a share for the second quarter of 1949. This compares with 1,202,204 or 26.1 cents per share in 1948 and 1,682,187 or 36.6 cents per share in the first quarter of 1949 for 14,000 stockholders in 48 states.
Monday features The Big Steal with Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer at 2 10 4 10 6 10 8 05 10 05 p m Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart Ingrid Bergman at 1 25 5 8 30 p m and G Men with James Cagney at 3 15 6 45 10 15 p m Also Arson Inc with Robert Lowrey Anne Gwynne at 1 15 3 35 6 9 10 p m and Return of Daniel Boone with Wild Bill Elliot at 2 30 4 55 7 20 10 30 p m Tuesday offerings Johnny Alg ar o George Raft Nina Foch at 1 50 3 50 5 55 8 10 p m plus Return of Daniel Boone repeats and Casablanca shows.
Police reported a minor car crash on Main Street near the Manchester Avenue intersection. Harold Swartzel, 38, of 54 Orchard Street, Dayton, struck Irvin Howard, 35, of Dayton Route 5, from the rear. Dave Myers, 18, of 1214 Young Street, and 1226 Young Street were involved in the incident or nearby. No serious injuries noted.
Walter S Clevenger 60 prominent Middletown sheet metal businessman ended his life by hanging at his residence 107 North Clinton Street found by his wife after mass at Holy Trinity Church. Coroner Thomas Wenzel ruled death by own action. Survived by wife Esther and several siblings. Funeral plans include Holy Trinity Church and Woodside Cemetery.
Mrs Charles Canterbury Ward reports the death of Mrs Charles Canterbury Ward on Sunday. The deceased, 48, mother of Mrs Lewis Yoder of 1411 Jacoby Sr, died Saturday at 6 p.m. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a year and a half illness. She resided in Middletown for two years and is survived by William Kahne of Pittsburgh, sister Mrs Charlene Hill, five grandchildren, and her mother. Services will be held at her mother's Ashland Kentucky home Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Mrs. Alice S. Giltrow, 82, mother of Kenneth Giltrow of Middletown, died at 12 20 PM Sunday at Scarlet Oak Rest Home in Cincinnati where she had lived three years. Survived by son Kenneth, another son Al of Saline, Mich., and a daughter.
125 North Grimes Street resident dies at 9 15 a m in Middletown Hospital. Survived by sons B E Simonton of Watertown New York and Vernon of Miamisburg grandchildren one brother Henry Hess of West Carrollton two sisters Mrs Carrie Palmer of Middletown and Mrs Sophie Riley of Wilmington California Funeral arrangements are with McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hazel Barnhart aged 42 employed at the Warren County Children's Home died after removing a window screen and leaping from a second floor at about 5 a m. Dr H M Williams Warren County Coroner said death caused by a skull fracture and the body is at Eaton Funeral Home in Franklin.
Dora Hardy died at her Lebanon home from a heart attack. Survived by husband Harley and several children. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Oswald Funeral Home with Lebanon Cemetery burial.
New York Rev. Charles L. Pardee aged 85, retired secretary of the House of Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Titusville Pa Eugene W. McNall 75, long time Titusville Herald managing editor. Pickering Ont Louise Richardson Rorke, author and former editor of the Canadian Teacher Magazine.
The Ohio Health Department's mobile laboratory will test water samples along the Great Miami and its tributaries in Middletown for two to three weeks as part of an anti-pollution program. Tests target pollution points from sewer and industrial discharges, with prior use in Hamilton.
The Fresh Air Camp staff held the weekly weighing in ceremony with modest gains. Donald Havens will be honored as king despite a one and a half pound rise over last week, while a girl previously won queen with a four pound gain. Mrs. Stanley Crist notes the champion weight gainer was small yet celebrated.
Armco Steel Corp reports consolidated net earnings for Q2 1949 of 7.70 million dollars after taxes, or 1.92 dollars per common share, down from 8.40 million dollars or 2.09 per share in Q1. The company excludes earnings of foreign subsidiaries other than Canada due to currency remittance issues, affects comparability. The board also declares a common dividend of 62.5 cents per share payable Sept 15, 1949 to holders of record Aug 15, 1914, and a preferred dividend of 1.21 and a half percent on the 4% cumulative convertible preferred stock payable Oct 15, 1949 to holders of record Sept 15, 1949.
Rainbow Inn of Dayton and DeSoto Bass were to play yesterday at Douglas Park but rain cancelled the softball game. Rainbow Inn business manager John Mitchell said the contest will be rescheduled in August. An exhibition between Rainbow Inn and the Veterans of Foreign Wars is set for 4 p.m. Monday at the same park.
A 24 year old youth was beaten by a car owner after the man caught him rifling a car on Manchester Avenue. The assailant fled the scene, according to the reporting resident Harry Gunckle.
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