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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1952
Page
2
The campaign to raise two million dollars to expand Middletown Hospital opens with a kickoff at the Manchester Hotel ballroom tonight at 6 15 PM. Leaders urge three weeks of hard work, capital funding, and diligent meetings to ensure a victory.
Deputy sheriffs report three juveniles in custody over the weekend burglaries in Dixie Heights. They are linked to break-ins at William Long and Robert Long homes on Bryant Street. Loot included cash and firearms recovered from the youths' homes and elsewhere. A Warren Steel office break-in and a Davio Fishing Lake theft were also investigated.
Weather outlook predicts cooler, wetter conditions across the mid continent with clouds and scattered thundershowers in the Middletown area. Highs near 84 degrees are forecast for today with cooler conditions and a cloudy start to Wednesday in portions of Ohio.
Butler County's draft quota for July rises about two thirds from June to 32 inductees as Ohio's Selective Service resumes smoother inductions after a slowdown. June quota ranges 10 to 15 per county, with July figures for Preble 6 Warren 11 andromery 88. February quota was 24M, lowest 558 in June, highest January 4903 Ohio men. Registrants to be 20 unless volunteers. Board 10 has not yet received its July quota.
W W Sebald Armco president says pickets appeared at Armco plants after noon Monday as CIO steelworkers strike following Supreme Court ruling the president’s seizure was illegal. About 10 000 of Armco’s 30 000 employees are idle with shutdowns at Ashland Kentucky Baltimore Maryland and Sheffield Steel subsidiary plants in Houston Kansas City and Sand Springs. AD and MP and six Armco Drainage and Metal Products plants are strike bound while Middletown Hamilton Piqua Zanesville and Butler remain operating. Ohio steel mills face mass idle while Youngstown Warren area braces for the big sleep as coke ovens and blast furnaces are prepared for planned shutdowns.
The Rev W D Brock delivered Middletown Hospital School of Nursing commencement at Roosevelt Junior High School Auditorium urging graduates to widen their circle of knowledge. Rita Maxwell of Huntington Va won two top awards and several other local nurses received diplomas and recognitions. ceremony included music and a reception at Verity Hall.
American Legion Post 218 will mail about 2,257 ballots for the 1952-53 election. Twenty four candidates are vying for ten officers including commander, vice commanders, executive committee, finance officer, and adjutant and chaplain. Ballots go out this week with a June 18 deadline for return and results announced at the post meeting.
John Newkirk 45 of 1327 Sycamore St held for Butler County Grand Jury on burglary and larceny after admitting theft of 80 dollars from Johnny's Coffee Shop on May 28. Other cases include Carl Puckett fined for operating while intoxicated with six month license revocation, Steve Bennett fined for physical control while intoxicated, Henry Clay Moore jailed six months suspended on stay out of Butler County, Merle Lewellyn jailed 30 days for resisting arrest and intoxication, three residents given suspended 10 day sentences for disorderly behavior, and Mary Benton’s assault case dismissed.
The European corn borer first found near Boston 41 years ago and has since moved westward. In 1950 it invaded 17 counties across seven states, marking continued spread of the pest.
A Middletown boy and three friends ran a street carnival that raised 1.37 for the Middletown Chapter of the Cancer Society. They formed a board of directors and donated the entire proceeds to cancer research. The boy handed the coins to Mrs Howard Wilson, a cancer committee member, and was visibly happy. The boy’s mother died of cancer two years earlier.
Downtown merchants plan a noon closing on Wednesday for a 40 minute campaign film shown to promote a hospital effort. Association president Glen Dougherty urged nonmembers to join the move so all downtown workers could participate.
State patrolmen investigated a truck train crash at Oakland Station on Route 25 at 9 40 a m today. Officers said no one was injured. Other details were not avail
A 16 year old Amanda Day of 3115 Mulberry Street narrowly escaped drowning in Dick's Creek on Monday afternoon when another person fell in. A young boy who could not swim grabbed the girl and dragged her underwater several times before relatives helped pull them out. The boy suffered no ill effects. Day was treated at Middletown Hospital emergency room and later by a physician for chest and abdominal pains after the incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m.
Police reported multiple traffic incidents yesterday. Earl Lawther 57 from Earle Hotel was treated at Middletown Hospital for bruises after being struck near Verity Parkway and First Avenue. Myrtle A. Albright 44 of Dayton was driving the car that struck him. A separate incident on Main Street involved a boy who ran into a car and fled. Damages totaled about 200 dollars in the Central Avenue crash involving Dale Russell and others. William Arkill and Russell Egleston sustained minor damages.
An investigating officer was on another detail and had not turned in the report by 1 15 p m, according to patrolmen. The fragment suggests a police activity update without specifying names or location.
Police report an 18 year old Jack Carter towed the car of 17 year old George Spencer when brake failure caused Spencer’s car to hit Carter’s rear. Damages totaled 75 dollars. The collision occurred yesterday at Central Ave and Clinton St.
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced that the Central Store Addition will close from noon tomorrow until late tomorrow night to allow steel placement for the new John Ross Store. Parking will be banned after 11 a.m. to clear the area. A traffic light at Taylor Ave. and Yankee Rd. is now in operation to manage pedestrian flow to Yankee Rd. park and pool.
Court Bailiff Louis Rossi delivered eviction notices to 41 families at Veteran’s Village stating housing must be removed from leased land owned by Armco Steel by September 1. Notices, signed by H. E. Newlin, outlined that leases won’t be renewed and bids for sale of the units require a $100 bond and removal in time.
Tuesday and Wednesday showings include Kon tiki at 1 15 2 55 4 40 6 25 8 10 and 9 50 p m at Paramount Strand features Sub marine Command at 1 15 4 40 and 8 10 p m A Place in the Sun at 2 40 6 10 and 9 40 p m Glazed titles note spans in 12th Century Europe.
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