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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1952

Page

11

AFL 310 Trips Hamilton On Tainted Tallies 3-2

AFL 310 beat Hamilton Blue Devils 3-2 after three unearned runs in the first inning. Ed Stevens hit a two run through the legs of the Hamilton second baseman with the bases loaded. Dewey Nixon earned the win for Lebanon after relief work in the seventh and eighth innings. Jack Hollon had three Lebanon hits including a homer. Kenny Allen doubled for South Lebanon and Caudill struck out 10 for AFL 310. The two teams were tied 2-2 until Lebanon scored twice in the eighth.

AFL Hamilton Blue Devils Lebanon South Lebanon Ed Stevens Hamilton Ronnie Caudill Caudill Dewey Nixon Nixon Ixon Dave Hartsock Jack Hollon Kenny Allen

Qualifier List Jumps To 36 At Wildwood Course

The Wildwood Golf Club Championships qualifiers rose to 36 as 10 more names joined Friday’s draw. Low gross honors went to Bill Wagner with a 72. Notables include Dave McCoy with 72 and Tom Greene at 73, while C R Clark and others tied for blind bogey honors at 78.

Sol Back Bob Bowman Joe Fallanca Sam Ingwerson Frank Post Gene Mack M. Greenwell M.B. Sanderson Chuck Kent Tom Greene Tom Ritter Cliff Sweeney

Ohioan Snaps World Motorcycle Record

In Richmond Virginia an Ohioan set a new world speed record by winning the 10 mile National Motorcycle championship at 65.5 mph. The rider was three seconds faster than Dick Klamfoth from Groveport Ohio who previously held the mark. The previous record was held by Bobby Hill of Columbus Ohio.

Richmond Bobby Hill Columbus Dick Klamfoth Groveport

400 Shooters Expected for Ohio Trapshooting Tourney

More than 400 shooters are expected in Findlay Ohio for the 66th annual Ohio trapshooting tournament taking place Thursday through Sunday.

Findlay, O Ohio

Pin Masters Off To Good Start Names Advance

Milwaukee George Young of Detroit and Don Carter of St. Louis opened the Masters Invitational double elimination bowling tourney with a sensational start Sunday. Young beat Carter 896 to 879 while both teams split four games. Howie erse of Milwaukee beat Ole Hildah of Mi not 876 to 720 as others advanced, with Junie McMahon Ned Day Andy Varipapa Steve Nagy Lee Joug lard and Joe Wilman among those moving to the second round of the winners bracket. First round losers enter the losers bracket until a second defeat. John Krekeler Adam Beller of Detroit set a new 513 time in doubles in the American Bowling Congress tournament but failed to place in the top 10 overall.

Milwaukee George Young Detroit Don Carter St. Louis Young Carter Howie Erse Ole Hildah Minot N. C Junie McMahon Chicago Ned Day West Allis Wis Andy Varipapa Hempstead N. Y Steve Nagy Cleveland Lee Jouglard Joe Wilman John Krekeler Adam Beller

Illini Brones To Clash For Crown

The Milwaukee Brewers, under interim GM Red Smith, swept a doubleheader from Columbus 6-2 and 2-0, breaking a leadership tie with Kansas City. Toledo beat the Blues 2-1. Kansas City pounded Detroit 16-0. Indianapolis defeated St Paul 6-5. Louisville beat Minneapolis 10-3.

Associated Press Milwaukee Brewers Red Smith Charley Grimm Smith Grimm Boston Braves Brews Columbus American Association Kansas City Blues Toledo Milwaukee Blues Kansas City Indianapolis St. Paul Louisville Minneapolis

Middletown All Stars Win 64 in Softball Tilt

Three-hit pitching by Mary Kir led the Middletown All-Stars to a 6-1 victory over White Clover Dairy of Dayton in a Greater Cincinnati Girls' Softball League game in Dayton. The All-Stars scored all runs in the first two innings, then travel to Cincinnati to face Emmett Grains.

Mary Kirby Middletown All-Stars White Clover Dairy Dayton Cincinnati Queen City Loop Emmett Grains Kilgore Shaffer Weiser Rukavina Allman Leviine

Sortsmins Digest Maintenance Advice

Instructions emphasize crank and spool end bearings require daily lubrication. Keep worm gear clean and free of dirt to reduce lash. Use light oil and a minimum of grease. Avoid heavy grease or excessive amounts.

Junior Legion Tryout Tonight At Armco Field

Correction notes error in Sunday News Journal stating 17 and up. Junior Legion rules allow only 17 and under. Junior Legionnaires hold a tryout tonight at Armco Field starting at 5 30.

News-Journal American Legion Junior Legion Junior Legionnaires Armco Field

Durocher mellower in happy marriage

New York report quotes Loraine Day saying Leo Durocher has grown mellower with age but remains essentially the same man. She notes he is nicer now and more considerate, a change tied to his happiness in marriage.

Durocher New York NEA Laraine Day Leo Durocher

High Scoring Illinois High School Game Produces 191 Points

Carrier Mills defeated Galatia 100 to 91 in a regular season boys basketball game. Five players scored 20 points or more, marking one of the highest combined team scores in Illinois high school history.

Centralia, II Ilinois Carrier Mills Galatia

Mangrum Wins Western Open With Record 64 Round

Lloyd Mangrum won the Western Open at Westwood Country Club with a 274 total, six under par, topping Bobby Locke who finished second at 282. Johnny Palmer was 283, with Dick Mayers and Don Finsterwald tied for fourth at 285. Each of Mayers and Finsterwald earned 1100 dollars.

ST. Louis Lloyd Mangrum Chicago Mangrum Westwood Country Club Bobby Locke Johnny Palmer Locke Dick Mayers St. Petersburg Fla Don Finsterwald Athens Ohio University

Baseball season leaders and team rosters for Cleveland

Statistical leaders show Rosen of Cleveland leading multiple categories with a .338 batting average and 30 RBIs. Avila and Simpson also contribute strong totals for Cleveland, with Simpson matching 10 home runs and Avila driving 26 runs. Detroit and Chicago players appear in top lists, along with notable pitching and fielding figures.

Rosen Cleveland Avila Simpson Doby Fox Chicago Priddy Detroit Mullin Delsing St. Louis Minoso Wilson Washington Mele Easter Rizzuto New York Shea Shantz Philadelphia Garcia Gray

Adcock and Sauer Lead In 1948 Baseball Totals

Listing of season stats highlights: Adcock Cincinnati and Sauer Chicago lead in runs batted in and home runs, Maglie New York dominates pitching with 9 0 record and 51 strikeouts. Other leaders include Musial Hodges Kiner Reese Robinson Adams Ennis Ennis.

Adcock Cincinnati Ean — Lockman New York Adams Sauer Chicago Musial St. Louis Thomson Ennis Philadelphia Hodges Brooklyn Kiner Pittsburgh Reese Robinson Maglie

New York Opening Day Draw Fails To Hit Mark

The 1952 Major League season opened with 172 322 fans, down 29 797 from 1951. Postponements in the East, notably the Giants who expected 50 000, affected totals. Detroit led attendance with 43 112 while Boston Braves drew the fewest at 4 694.

New York Giants Detroit Braves Boston

Services Set For Three Victims Of Preble Crash

Memorial Day crash on U S Route 35 in Eaton claimed Hazel Bruns and her 13 year old son Robert along with Lester Isaacs 31 of Farmersville. Funeral services for Bruns and Isaacs scheduled Tuesday with burials at Mound Hill and Sugar Grove Cemeteries. Surviving relatives listed include spouses children parents and siblings. Hospitalized victims listed with injuries and statuses updated.

Eaton Hazel Bruns Robert Church of the Visitation F. J. Vander Haar Mound Hill Cemetery Lester Isaacs Farmersville Mr. Isaacs Church of God Germantown H. L. Murrell Sugar Grove West Alexandria

Mrs Bonnie L Wolf dies after illness in New Miami

Mrs Bonnie L Wolf 37 of 18 Rose Lea New Miami died at 3 a m Sunday at Mt Vernon Hospital after a yearlong illness She was born in Middletown to Charles and Mary Phillips and attended Middletown schools She married Robert E Wolf on June 9 1934 and lived here until 11 years ago Surviving are husband and parents a son Robert Jr four brothers and two sisters Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at David Webb and Sons Funeral Home Hamilton with Rev Ernest Petroff officiating burial in Greenwood Cemetery Visitation after 4 p m Tuesday at the funeral home

Bonnie Lee Wolf Rose Lea New Miami Mt. Vernon Hospital Hamilton Delberta Hill Mabel Willis Middletown David Webb and Sons Ross Ave South D St Ernest Petroff Greenwood Cemetery

Funeral services for Edith E Post 61

Funeral services for Edith E Post 61 of 1510 Penfield Ave will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Rev H H Jung officiating. Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Spanish American War Auxiliary will hold memorial services at 7 30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Post died at 9 50 a.m. Saturday at Middletown Hospital. Visitations will be after noon today at the funeral home.

Edith E. Post Penfield Ave Joseph R. Baker and Sons H. H. Jung Woodside Cemetery Spanish American War Auxiliary

Germantown Woman Maude Rettich Dies After Stroke

Mrs Maude E Rettich 79 died at 825 p m Sunday at 141 North Main Street Germantown after a stroke two months earlier A lifelong Germantown resident she belonged to Emmanuel Lutheran Church active in its organizations and was among the oldest PT A presidents She was widow of Edward Rettich tobacco merchant and commerce department in the Brookville schools Funeral arrangements incomplete at John Arpp Funeral Home

Germantown Maude E. Rettich North Main St Emmanuel Lutheran Church Parent Teacher Association

Germantown Barber Luther Huffer Dies in Dayton Hospital

Luther Huffer 42 of East Market Street Germantown died at 4 30 am today in Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a month of ill health. A longtime barber he owned a Germantown shop and was a member of Germantown E U B Church and Eagles Aerie. He was a former Germantown High School graduate. Surviving are his widow Joanna two daughters Bu Ann and Di Ann both at home three brothers

Germantown Luther Huffer East Market St Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Germantown E.U.B The Aerie of Eagles Bell Germantown High School Joanna Bu Ann di Ann

Eaton Man George Cottingham Dies at 76

George Cottingham 76 lifelong Eaton resident died Saturday at 11 20 a m at his daughter s home East McCabe Street after months of illness Survived by one son four daughters two brothers and two sisters Services set Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Girton Funeral Home with burial in Mound Cemetery

Eaton George Cottingham Arthur Geeting East McCabe St Girton Mound Bill Cemetery

Obituary notices for four local residents

Francis J. Coyle 73 father of orchestra leader Fred Sheik Coyle services at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St Stephen Church. Etta Jones 87 of 1609 Cereal Ave. services at 10 a.m. Tuesday Webb Funeral Home. Hattie M. Jones 84 of 156 Sherman Ave. services at 2 p.m. Monday Webb Funeral Home. Bonnie Lee Wolf 37 of 18 Roselea Ave New Minami services at 2 p.m. Wednesday Webb Funeral Home.

Francis J. Coyle Fred Sheik Coyle St. Stephen Church Etta Jones Cereal Ave Webb Funeral Home Hattie M. Jones Sherman Ave Bonnie Lee Wolf Roselea Ave New Minami

Obituary notices set across cities including Cincinnati and York

Obituaries note deaths from Cincinnati to Kennebunk. Feldie Katz 78 longtime Western Bank & Trust executive vice president dies after a three year illness in Cincinnati. Jack Hiatt 33 former Murray City athletic director dies in Tucson. Alberta Noce 17 fatally injured in a May collision buried in Ashtabula. Thomas Cook 43 Labour MP dies in Dundee. Harry Powell Chapman 63 editor of a Virginia paper. Marjorie Turnbull Ostrichs 63 society leader. Father Basil Odermatt 95 Benedictine monk. Nicholas Meyer 78 founder of a periodical distributor. Alvin Gluck 58 brewer and media executive. Silas Perkins 77 retired coal dealer and AP correspondent.

Cincinnati Feldie Katz Katz Western Bank & Trust Co Gane

Services Set For Girl of Three From Somerville

Funeral services are planned for Rebecca Lee Bolser three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Homer Eugene Bolser of Somerville Route 1 at 2 pm Tuesday at the Inman Funeral Home. The Presbyterian Rev Kenneth Morse will officiate with burial in West Chester Cemetery. The child died after admission to Fort Hamilton Hospital Saturday shortly before 11:30 am. Coroner Dr Garret J Boone said she was accidentally struck behind the right ear by a rifle bullet fired by Vernon Mooney of Hamilton while Mooney hunted on the farm of her grandfather Roy Eiler. Mooney, a family friend, had hunted there before. The accident prompted prayers for the parents and surviving relatives listed among others. Visitation is today at the funeral home.

Somerville Rebecca Lee Bolser Homer Eugene Bolser Inman Kenneth Morse The Presbyterian Church West Chester Fort Hamilton Hospital Garret J. Boone Butler County Vernon Mooney Goodman Ave Hamilton Mooney Roy Eiler Ilford Township Hamilton + Eaton Rd Charles B. Walke Boone George Hoffman Ida Eiler

West Point Cadets Visit WPAFB for Three Days

About 500 cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point arrive at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Ohio for a three day tour. They will tour WADC laboratories and view an aerial demonstration and static display of new USAF planes on Friday afternoon.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Ohio United States Military Academy West Point U.S Army Air Force Wadc Laboratories USAF

Cincinnati Hog and Cattle Market Report Highlights Decline

Hog prices show broad declines with barrows and gilts mostly 25 lower and numbers dropping across weight classes. Cattle slaughter active with good and choice steers and heifers at 32.00 to 34.00 per hundredweight, vealers steady to 34.00, sheep with scarce spring lambs and a weak undertone on unfinished lightweights.

Cincinnati USDA

Cincinnati Produce Prices and Poultry Notes

Cincinnati market notes show egg prices for white and brown eggs and mixed lots, with wholesale grades and current receipts. Poultry data lists fryer categories, hens, roosters, and related weights, plus butter and potato price ranges for wholesale buyers.

Oultrys Lée Fryers Abe Ducas Hennery Mts K Production Association Cincinnati U. S

Locomotive Explodes in Chile Kills Five

A locomotive boiler exploded in the mountains near Santiago killing the engineer the fireman and a woman and her two young daughters in a nearby house. The freight train was traveling between an unspecified location and Santiago when the blast struck. Kruger National Park in South Africa has an estimated 500000 game animals.

Santiago Chile Here Kruger National Park South Africa

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