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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1954
Page
3
Cleveland police search for a man who attacked Eleanor Bonham 45 at her University Settlement office with a paving brick hidden in a paper bag. She was hospitalized with deep head wounds after he requested sending his 6 year old daughter to a summer camp and returned alone to assault her.
YMCA girls will tour the city water works plant on Wednesday and then swim. They should meet in the Y lobby at 9 30 a m with swim suits and consent forms. Written parental permission is required for all participants.
Municipal Judge J T Lamb ordered Byron W Shields 34 S Main St Middletown held for Butler County grand jury on forgery and petit larceny charges over a $31 50 government check Shields pleaded guilty admitted taking the check to a tavern and cashing it forging the name on the endorsement A handwriting comparison showed close resemblance Shields previously held for investigation and for federal authorities also charged with driving while intoxicated several others were fined jailed or suspended for traffic and miscellaneous offenses including Antone George Carl Oliver Coy Brown Harold Reynolds Ruth Reynolds and Reuben Smith Several charges were dismissed or altered by the judge including assault and battery against Ruth Reynolds and obtaining money under false pretenses against Reuben Smith
Guerrillas fired on a palm oil estate tour in Johore 25 miles from Singapore killing W. A. Gibson 42 manager and P. Gregoire 39 an official of the Colonial and Federal Building Society. Three Britons were wounded including Christopher Shawcross brother of former Atty. Gen Sir Hartley Shawcross as police opened fire driving off the attackers.
Miss Harriett A. Elliott of New Castle Pennsylvania drowned when her car went over a high bank at a roadside park on Ohio 7 near Gallipolis. Annie Davis, 29, of Middleport, driving behind Elliott, said she braked suddenly and he struck her rear fender. The vehicle plunged about 25 feet into the river. Davis tried to save her but was unable.
Information gathered by the city council's gambling investigation committee was turned over to the county grand jury. The inquiry focused on pinball machine operations and potential violations.
More than 1500 Ohio National Guard personnel at Camp Perry including 48 Middletown soldiers train to defend the state from air attack. Units operate four battalions with push button fire control and live anti aircraft drills as they near the end of a two week summer encampment under Army supervision.
Cincinnati viewers can hear four hours of commercial free telecasts daily from WCET, Ohio’s first educational TV station. It broadcasts Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Channel 48 UHF. No commercials or fundraising accepted.
The Lions Club names Thursday August 5 as the last summer Ladies Night. The club meets at noon at Le Lourdsville Lake. President Ralph Parmenter says all directors and officers must attend a meeting at the Civic Association on Tuesday August 3 at 8 p.m.
Jonathan Gibson, 27, of 123 Water Street Middletown, was fined 185 dollars and jailed 30 days after an incident involving a police cruiser. He faced charges of fleeing the scene reckless driving license violation and driving the wrong way on a one way street. The court suspended 50 dollars of the fine and prohibited him from driving for a year. Police said he tried to drive off on a one way street after colliding with the cruiser at South Street and Maple Avenue.
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