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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1955

Page

3

Turnpike Blast Claims Hit Elyria Homeowners

About 500 Elyria residents seek up to 200000 dollars in property damage claims from dynamite blasts on the Ohio Turnpike before its October opening. Experts from the National Board of Fire Underwriters will inspect homes near the toll road. Claims range from 100 to 2374 dollars with damages including cracked chimneys and porch floors.

Elyria Ohio Ohio Turnpike Commission Joseph E. Smith Elyria Insurance Assn National Board of Fire Underwriters Overbrook Road Turnpike Commission Smith

Certificate of Compliance for Resolute Insurance Company

The State of Ohio Superintendent of Insurance certifies Resolute Insurance Company is compliant and authorized to transact in this state for the current year. The 1955 financial statement shows assets of 1,000,000. liabilities including reinsurance reserves. net assets. paid-up capital. surplus of 3596,515.46. income of 10,711,871.7. expenditures of 17,053,248.30. signed in Columbus, Supt. of Insurance of Ohio.

State OF Ohio Wore OF Ohio Resolute Insurance Company Bmdence State of Island Columbus Insurance of

Fire Guts Convent Infirmary In Dubuque

Ninety elderly or ill nuns were rescued from Mount Carmel convent infirmary in Dubuque Iowa after a Thursday night fire. An explosion occurred in the attic and the roof collapsed about 45 minutes after the blaze began. most patients were taken to Dubuque hospitals with only minor injuries reported for a few.

Dubuque Iowa Mount Carmel

Town rebuilds in Udall after deadly May tornado

Udall Kansas, once a 600 resident town, begins a new phase with about 100 construction projects under way. The May 25 tornado killed 80 and wounded 200, leveling the community and spurring plans to double its size within a couple of years under local leaders Miramy or Earl Rowe.

Udall Kan Kansas Miramy Earl Rowe Mo Udall

Water supply in ancient Rome outpaced modern system

In Rome, Sen Guido Corbellini argued that ancient Rome received far more water than today. He cited Rome's four major and seven minor aqueducts delivering 3565 gallons per second versus the modern system's 2244 gallons per second amid protests over current supply.

Rome Guido Corbellini

Three Hurt In Lebanon Wreck From Mentor On The Lake

Three people from Mentor on the Lake Ohio were treated at Middletown Hospital after a two car collision on Warren Street Lebanon. Lloyd Cunningham 64 suffered abrasions on the left cheek Michael W Fletcher 60 a painful left leg and George Horen 16 abrasions on the left shoulder and back. All were dismissed after treatment at 3 20 p m.

Mentor On the Lake Ohio Middletown Hospital Warren Street Lebanon Lioyrd Cunningham Michael W. Fletcher George Horen

Obituary of E. Martin longtime Armco employee

Pallbearers for E. Martin 63 of 306 Franklin St veteran Armco Steel Corp employee who died yesterday morning at Middletown Hospital include Paul Cain Arthur Boxwell Joseph Mulligan Arthur Sanderson Edward Dorenbusch and James Healy. Services planned at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Lincoln Lodge 693 F&AM present. Burial at Springgrove Cemetery after rites at Miller Funeral Home Cincinnati. Martin served 27 years with Armco and was Middletown Works traffic manager since 1930.

E. Martin Franklin St Armco Steel Corp Middletown Hospital Paul Cain Arthur Boxwell Joseph Mulligan Arthur Sanderson Edward Dorenbusch James Healy Lincoln Lodge F&am Joseph R. Baker and Sons E.R. Turner Charles H. Miller Hamilton Ave Cincinnati Miller Funeral Home James Duvall E. R. Turner Springgrove Cemetery Martin Armco Middletown Works

Henry Persch Rites Planned for Longtime Camden Resident

Henry Persch 77 of Camden Rt. 1 died at noon yesterday at Carr Rest Home Lebanon where he had been a patient for two years. A Butler County native he farmed most of his life. Surviving son Clinton and brother Albert. Services Monday 10 a.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with two pastors officiating. Burial in Springhill Cemetery. IOOF memorial services 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral home.

Henry Persch Camden Rt. 1 Carr Rest Home Lebanon Butler County Persch Bertha St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Miami Lodge Monroe Clinton Albert Salt Lake City Utah McCoy-Leffler H. C. Grunewald H. H. Jung Springhill Cemetery

Mrs Lulie Helton dies at 82 in Camden Ohio

Mrs Lulie Homan Helton 82 widow of Emsley Helton died at 2 30 p m Wednesday in Mercy Hospital after seven weeks as a patient Born Richmond Indiana January 14 1873 she was a member of First Brethren Church Camden She leaves two sons Jesse Helton College Corner and the Rev Clarence Helton Hamilton a daughter Mrs Zelma Weatherly Eaton 14 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren one brother Charles Homan Middletown and one half brother Lester Homan Washington D C Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Saturday at R C Nein and Sons Funeral Home Camden with Rev Randall Rossman officiating Burial in Fairmount Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Friday.

Camden Lulie Homan Helton College Corner Emsley Helton Mercy Hospital Richmond Ind First Brethren Church Helton Jesse Helton College Carter Clarence Helton Hamilton Zelma Weatherly Eaton Charles Homan Middletown Lester Homan Washington, D.C R.C. Nein and Sons Funeral Home Randall Rossman First Brethern Church Fairmount Cemetery

Roy A. Cox dies. services set in Camden

Roy A. Cox 65 husband of Claire Biles Cox a Camden native died Monday. Services will be at 4 p m tomorrow at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home here. Burial is in Fairmount Cemetery. The Coxes lived in Akron and a stepson Harlan Yost of California survives.

Camden Roy A. Cox Claire Biles Cox R.C. Nein & Sons Fairmount Coxes Akron Harlan Yost California

Notable figures mourned in multiple city obituaries

AP reports deaths of Garrard Winston 73 prominent attorney and former Treasury official born Chicago. Morris Facroix 67 partner at Paine Webber Lynn. Charles W Speith 58 president Louisville Loose Leaf Tobacco Co. Louis E Cohen 75 chairman of Davidsons Des Moines. Thomas J Kennedy 75 former Passaic mayor and judge.

New York Garrard B. Winston The Treasury American Red Cross Roosevelt Hospital Board New York Trade School Chicago Brookline Mass Morris F Facroix Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis Lynn Louisville Charles W Speith Louisville Loose Leaf Tobacco Co Des Moines Louis E. Cohen Davidsons Waterloo Mason City Iowa Passaic Thomas J. Kennedy 2Nd Criminal Judicial District

Police Briefs Include Break-in Attempt And Missing Man

A break in at Polisini Grocery on Crawford Street prompted a check of a restroom window with nothing missing. Police report Benjamin Reed, 38, has been missing since Tuesday at 1 p.m. John Thomas, 26, was arrested on a paternity charge. Ethel Higgins, 32, faced a disorderly conduct charge. Two boys fled after taking two cartons near Albers Super Market at 10:15 p.m.

Polisini’s Crawford St Benjamin Ray Reed Elm St John Thomas Sycamore St Ethel Higgins Hillsboro Rt. 4 Albers Charles St

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William J. Miller King Features Turnpike CASS Charles L. Hodson Central Ave Pittsburgh Alty Ottis Johnson & Son Wallpaper & Paint BurBank St JFREE Armrel Paving Company, Inc Franklin, Ohio Franklin Howard E. Martin Mrs Lulie Helton Associated Press Ati Ae Thrill Nale Jantzen A.B.C Boys’ Shop Ross Salon A. Frontier
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