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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1952

Page

2

Blood Donor Drive Faces Cancellation in Middletown

Middletown’s blood bank teeters toward failure as only half the two day visit can proceed without 168 volunteers registered by noon Monday. The Red Cross donor committee led by Rev. John I Parr warns Thursday’s program may be cancelled, with the final bloodmobile visit not until September. Volunteers can call Ila Hammons at home 24897 or Red Cross office 34648 to register. Vacations blamed for low turnout.

Middletown John I. Parr Red Cross Parr Ila Hammmons Legion

Weather Update Ohio Heat Wave Swells Across State

Citizens faced extreme heat with a 96 degree high at 5 30 pm and 84 by 9 45 am as humidity lingered. The forecast promises cooler air tomorrow with cloud cover and a low of 54 to 60 in parts of Ohio while today’s high near 95 favors southern counties.

Ohio

Former Australian soprano Mrs Long dies in Middletown

Mrs Mable Gibson Long 41 known as a leading soprano in Australia and London before moving to the United States, died at Middletown Hospital after a four day critical period. Survived by husband Paul Long and sister Mrs Jean Peter of Melbourne. Funeral arrangements in Middletown and Thomasville with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Flowers omitted per family request. contributions to Middletown Hospital Guild.

Mable Gibson Long Paul Long Armco Middletown Hospital Australia Dame England American Legion Auditorium Jean Peter Melbourne Sas Centralve Wilson Funeral Home Sidney McCannon Church of Ascension J. C. Green and Sons Thomasville N. C Calvary Cemetery Middletown Hospital Guild

Seventy Students Enroll for Middletown Summer School

Seventy students signed up for a six week Middletown School summer session set to begin with classes from 9 to 11 a.m. daily. Courses include Typing I with W C Neel, American history with Louis J Brown, high school English with Mrs Bess Marie Smucker, junior high English with a teacher to be secured, and junior high arithmetic with Clifford C.

Middletown Peace de Baker Baker W. C. Neel Louis J. Brown Bess Marie Smucker Clifford C

Mrs Violet Bell Scholl dies at 57 in Franklin

Violet Bell Scholl 57 a Miltonville native died at 12 25 p m Friday at her Franklin home after years of illness She lived in Franklin 34 years and was in First Baptist Church choir and Birthday Circle Survived by widower Charles Scholl Jr five daughters two brothers and two sisters 11 grandchildren two great grandchildren Funeral 2 ne Monday at First Baptist Church Rev H S Gessner burial Woodhill Cemetery Visitation Sunday afternoon at Robert Eaton Funeral Home

Franklin Violet Bell Scholl Miltonville Dixie Highway First Baptist Church Charles Scholl, Jr Florence Whiteted Tipp City Mae Herold Miamisburg Dorothy Leis Marie Roberts Winterhaven Fla Janet Bowling David L. Lancaster Margaret Koogler Springfield First Baptist Arch H. S. Gessner Woodhill Cemetery Robert Eaton

Death of Henry F. King at 48 in Franklin Ohio

Henry F. King 48 died at his Route 73 home after a six month illness. He worked as a machinist at Moraine Products Co. Survived by widow Leona two sons John A. Akron Edward W. Franklin two daughters Maegene Reedy Margaret King his parents Edward and Mrs. King of Cuyahoga Falls one sister Mrs. Garnet Cook brothers Carl of Cuyahoga Falls Chester of Marion five grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at Robert Eaton Funeral Home with Rev. E E Caldwell officiating. Burial Woodhill Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm Monday.

Franklin Henry F. King Route 73 Here The Moraine Products Company Leona John A Akron Edward W. King Maegene Reedy Margaret King Edward King Garnet Cook

Obituary notices for church leader artist explorer and philanthropist

By the Associated Press two death notices from Buffalo New York Miss May Mott Smith 73 artist and explorer died Thursday in New York City Rt Rev Cameron J Davis 78 retired bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Western New York died Friday Pittsburgh Lewis P Reese 0 philanthropist industrialist who rose from humble beginnings to wealth died Friday Vermillion South Dakota Dr Donald Slaughter 46 former dean of University of South Dakota medical school who had been committed to a federal narcotics hospital last year died Friday

Associated Press Buffalo, N. Y Cameron J. Davis Episcopal Diocese of Western New York New York May Mott- Smith Pittsburgh Lewis P. Reese Scio, O. Friday Vermillion Donald Slaughter University of South Dakota Medical School

Eastern Star Cancelled Bus Trip and Local Meeting Speaker

All members planning to go to Xenia on June 8 are informed the charter bus is canceled. Hattie B. Alexander will speak at the Lily of the Valley OES meeting Monday at 8 p.m. A public tea is set at 811 Ninth Ave Su from 3 to 6 p.m. Esther Chapter Sister Leona Patterson will lead the service tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church.

Order of Eastern Star Xenia Hattie B. Alexander Royal Grand Matron Ohio State Order of Eastern Star the Lily of the Valley O.E.S Anna Thrower Ninth Ave Esther Chapter Leona Patterson St. Paul's A. M. E Woodlawn Ohio Friendship Baptist Urch Walnut St

Who Owns Middletown Hospital in Campaign Excerpts

Questions and answers outline ownership of Middletown Hospital. Civic Association donors of five dollars or more are voting members of the Middletown Hospital Association with rights to elect Board of Trustees. Current trustees listed include Logan T. Johnston and Harry K. Moore. A second hospital is deemed unnecessary due to cost and duplication concerns. Civic Association funds support the School of Nursing with twelve thousand dollars.

Middletown Hosital Middletown Hospital Civic Association Ree Middletown Hospital Association Board of Trustees Hospital Hospital Board of Trustees Logan T. Johnston Harry K. Moore E. A. Correa Robert Q. Millan H. L. Cheney Don Carey Colin Gardner III L. T. Kenney R. J. Walters

Why not build a local hospital for Middletown

The speaker argues Middletown should not rely on Dayton Hamilton or Cincinnati hospitals. Those facilities are crowded and cannot handle a regular influx of Middletown residents. Citizens claim moral duty not to burden neighboring cities and avoid drawing on their schools and fire departments.

Dayton Hamilton Cincinnati Middletown

Fifteen Motorists Arrested By Patrol In Area Courts

Fifteen adults and a juvenile appeared in area courts after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Officers said no accidents were reported all day yesterday and this morning. Fines ranged from 10 to 20 dollars and costs for offenses including passing over a yellow line, speeding, and driving with an unlicensed operator. A 17-year-old driver’s license was revoked by juvenile authorities for parking in a restricted area.

Thomas Linn Monroe Herschel Compton Allen Park Mich Wallace Pachoud Cincinnati Carl Cooper Corryton Tenn Allen Rouse Louisville Bernard Knopp Dayton Calvin Fox Charlie Craig Squire Lammie Bailey Mary J. Terry Grove St Clinton Miller Harold Figley Franklin Albert Fee Middltown Virginia Walker Webster St James Walker Rex Shockey Rosefork George Whittaker Middletown L. D. Lane Mason

Lemon Township Residents Fined

Walter Boone and Robert Boone of Lemon Township were fined $200 and given six months in Butler County jail with both fine and sentence suspended on assault and battery charges. They must remain on good behavior to avoid penalties. Charles Walter Bowling of Hamilton was found guilty of burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft. Judge Cramer referred the case to the new Department of Probation.

Walter Boone Robert Boone Lemon Township Butler County Common Pleas Fr B. Cramer Charles Walter Bowling Hamilton Cramer Department of Probation

Police Briefs Include Bite by Dog and Missing Money

Police reported 19 month old Jean Engle of 2715 Armco Dr bitten by a dog last night. Six boys were seen swimming in the city pond and were ordered out. About $60 in a tin box reported missing by Mr and Mrs Luksie of 2103 Tytus Ave last seen Wednesday. Two minor accidents investigated with minor damage and no injuries. Walter J Stanton, 49, of 804 Auburn St swerved to miss a car and struck a parked auto owned by Roy Dees of 9 North Sutphin St on North Sutphin St at 10 15 p.m. Dees car $10 damage. Edgar Cole, 39, of 1812 Clarendon Ave backing from a lot in Wall Alley struck a parked vehicle owned by Joseph Massarella of 3431 Burnett Ave Cincinnati. Cole car $5 damage.

Jean Engle Armco Dr Luksie Tytus Ave Walter John Stanton Auburn St Roy Dees North Sutphin St Dees Edgar Cole Clarendon Ave Wall Alley Joseph Massarella Burnett Ave Cincinnati Cole

Movie Showings At The Paramount And Strand

At The Movies listings for Saturday and Sunday show Paramount presenting Atomic City at 1 15 4 15 7 15 and 10 15 p m Something to Live For at 2 40 5 45 and 8 45 p m Sunday Denver and Rio Grande at 1 20 3 20 5 30 7 35 and 9 40 p m Strand showing Road Agent at 2 25 5 40 and 8 55 p m Mickey at 3 35 6 50 and 10 05 p m Sunday Jungle Head Hunters at 1 15 3 35 5 55 8 15 and 10 25 p m Jungle of Chang at 2 25 4 45 7 05 and 9 25 p m

Paramount Denver Rio Grande Mickey Chang

Non-Support Collection Problem To Be Studied By Court Committee

The Butler County Juvenile Court Advisory Committee will study probation in non-support cases after a Hamilton meeting. Mrs. Ruby Wynn reported on the National Probation and Parole Association conference in Chicago. The committee appointed Mrs. Walter Bender and others to work with welfare officials and a bar association committee to seek solutions, with a June 20 meeting planned to discuss parolee rehabilitation.

Butler County Juvenile Court Hamilton Ruby Wynn Probation and Parole Association Chicago William Shank Walter Bender Middletown Gordon Anguspurger L. K. Hackley County Department of Public Welfare Butler County Bar Association Charles Beeler Robert Brown Herbert Randall Bender

Stamps Sought To Fund Hospital Aerial TVs

Butler County Commissioner Reiff leads a campaign to collect old sales tax stamps or cash donations to fund an apartment type aerial at Hughes Memorial Hospital. The device would connect several TV sets for bedridden patients. past efforts provided two sets at Mt. Vernon Tuberculosis Hospital. State law forbids money to buy TVs, so the plan relies on stamps or cash contributions.

Art Reiff Butler County Commissioners Reiff Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton Mt. Vernon Tuberculosis Hospital Butler County Hughes Hospital

Municipal Court Fines and Sentences in Cincinnati

Haywood Aldridge, 29, of 1712 Sycamore St., ordered to pay 6 court costs and 30 days in the Cincinnati Workhouse, suspended on good behavior. Appeared before Judge Alton H. Combs on assault and battery charges filed by Marie Aldridge. Two men, Spurgeon Wells, 45, Route 73, and John South, 26, 4016 Jewell St., fined 20 and costs each for disorderly conduct. Beaulah Wells, 30, Route 73, was discharged, Louise Simpson, 31, 1806 Fleming Rd., forfeited $50 bond for failing to appear on a disorderly charge.

Haywood Aldridge Sycamore St Cincinnati Alton H. Combs Marie Aldridge Spurgeon Wells John South Jewell St Beaulah Wells Louise Simpson Fleming Rd

Guests Of The Town Offer To Rent Eaton Jail During Palomino Show

Eaton village officials propose converting the jail into four sleeping rooms for Palomino Show visitors on June 28 and 29. Robert Barne, rooms chairman, urged locals to host out of town guests while Mayor Lee Campbell Jr provided the jail option as a lighthearted pledge. An estimated 140 rooms are needed for the event week.

Eaton Eaton Jail Robert Barne Lee Campbell, Jr

Also Mentioned on This Page

Woodside Cemetery Leslie Blevins Morehead W. G. Buchanan Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home Kenneth Blevins West Middletown S. Broad ST Howard Sears Jesus Grace Baptist Church Wilbraham and Wil WPFB Violet B. Scholl Colored News Civic Associa School of Nursing Steve Brubaker Middletown Rep Germantown Met W.C. Tyirin & CO Accountants & Auditors Ingalls Cincinnati 2 Howard McAlister Mayfield Baptist Church Landsay McAlister Winton ST. Mayfield Orkin Moss N. Main ST U.S Union Sanitary Service Drudg Park and 2Nd Avenue Central Avenue
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