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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1953
Page
2
A fast moving west wind-driven storm darkened Middleton this morning prompting fear of a tornado. Gibraltar none. The storm brought heavy rain, uprooted trees and slight damage while power and telephone lines faced outages. Schools and churches evacuated and police ordered standby service as residents sought shelter. Nearby Columbus experienced a similar scare.
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Sudden rain cooled the morning from 71 at 6am to 69 by 10 10am while a return to the 80s is forecast amid yesterday’s 97 peak. Tonight may dip to 64 with more 90s and thunder showers possible through today and tonight.
Election of officers for the coming year will be decided at the Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Colony Restaurant. A social hour starts at 6 p.m. Members unable to attend may vote at the Chamber office from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. tomorrow.
Cincinnati detectives race to piece together the case of a Middletown woman beaten to death in a Milner Hotel room. Roy Clinton Turner, 35, of Middletown, is due for arraignment in Cincinnati Police Court on a murder charge. Turner admitted guilt in part and described a troubled past including a recent split with his wife, drinking, and prior abuse claims.
Tempers flare as a heat wave sparks multiple police calls. A husband chased his wife with a sledgehammer while officers guarded the house. A couple “agreed to disagree” and the husband packed his clothes and left. A noisy radio led to eviction and the man sleeping in a car. A trash fire provoked a crowd, and a father and daughter fought. A 2.5 year old stuck sticks up his nose and was treated and released.
A man testified that after drinking wine and beer he blacked out and woke in a hospital with handcuffs. He said he went to General Hospital for treatment of cuts to his feet following an incident involving Miss Smith.
George E. Krug reported hubcaps and a wheel ring stolen from his car valued at ten dollars. Kathy Staton was bitten on the legs by a dog yesterday. Mrs Gordon Pieratt said her two daughters Patricia 15 and Sherrie 13 have been missing from home since 2 p.m. yesterday. Patricia is 5 5 125 pounds blue eyes blond hair yellow blouse and Levi's. Sherrie is 5 feet 0 inches 100 pounds gray eyes dark brown hair green shorts and a light blouse. Missing report filed at 9 30 p.m. yesterday.
Washington report shows House Post Office Committee studying rate hikes across all classes including air mail and regular letter mail as part of Post Office Department discussions.
Sunset and Yankee pools open Friday at 1 p.m. daily hours run 1 to 9 15 p.m. with 2 to 6 Sunday. Admission 10 cents for ages through 15 and 25 cents for 16 and up. Douglas Pool opening delayed to weekend. painting unfinished but pool usable. Sunset manager Ed Malcom leads staff including Ruth Boyer Nancy Roper Marilyn Day and others. Yankee Pool led by Dick Knight with cashiers and guards named.
Two auto incidents reported by police yesterday caused $225 damage in the Verity Parkway and First Avenue collision involving Joe Swope 36 of 2304 Erie Avenue and Albert Winkler 61 of Trenton Route 1 Winkler cited for yellow light violation A bicycle rider John Draxler 38 of 617 Moore Street was hit by Earl Henson 24 of 7 Garfield Street at Central Avenue and Leibee Street causing $25 damage Draxler uninjured.
James Scott of Butler County was paroled from the Ohio Penitentiary for grand larceny. Parole takes effect July 22. Among 69 parolees were three life-term inmates for second degree murder Freeman Caldwell Montgomery County Joe Jones Montgomery County and John Mins Hamilton County. Mins and Jones set for September 2 Caldwell for July 22.
Another registration period for boys aged 10 to 16 to join the Police Athletic League will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Friday. Patrolman Clarence Lawson, chairman of activities, said PAL welcomes youths citywide. Activities include supervised recreation at three parks in summer and trips to Cincinnati Redlegs games. 36 signed up Monday afternoon.
Anna Russell Moore 52 of Banner Elk North Carolina died about 5 a.m. today in Mercy Hospital Hamilton ten days after a May 31 auto crash at Princeton. Her death raises Butler County traffic toll to 26. The crash also killed her mother Mary Moore 75, and injured Calvin C. Walters 30 Gray Kentucky who was released last week. Otis L. Phipps 29 Detroit Michigan faces second degree manslaughter charges filed in Hamilton Municipal Court.
Miss Mary Lord told Middletown Democratic Club members about her talk with Hyman Raskin vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee in Columbus. Raskin praised the club's work and asked about local youth activities. The club elected Frances McComas recording secretary and named Mrs L N Oswald co chairman of hospitality with Frank Dobrozsi. At Eu gene McGraws membership committee suggestion forty new members were accepted.
Franklin Yule Show and Hamilton Jaycees received national Jaycee honors in Minneapolis for festive decorations and public school welfare work respectively, reflecting strong civic volunteer efforts during the Christmas season.
Hadley of The Gardner Board and Carton Company Middletown has been elected first vice president of The American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendents Association. The group meets in Atlanta this week with Hadley a featured speaker. John Ditmyer of Gardner's Middletown Mill also attends.
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