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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1955

Page

2

Train Kills Woman at Germantown Crossing

At Germantown Ohio 72-year-old Carrie S Moses was crushed between a car and a New York Central freight train after stalling on Ohio 123. Her husband 75 suffered head bruises and a cut hand. She died eight hours after the crash at Miami Valley Hospital.

Germantown Here New York Central Carrie S. Moses Miamisburg Rt. 2 Miami Valley Hospital Moses Ohio 123 John G. Moses

New River Levee Project Begins Along Boulevard Route

Construction on the five mile New River levee moves forward with plans to widen the boulevard right of way and lay bituminous surfacing next season. Conservancy district officials and landowners including Aeronca Manufacturing's Lawler attend ceremonies 2,000 feet south of German town Road.

Conservancy District Jones Wade B. O'Brian Alfred Ler Lawler Aeronca Manufacturing Corp E. S. Myers N. J. Lawtker Journal Roy L. Patterson Middletown

Hear Trask At LeSourdsville Stardust Gardens

The second largest crowd in LeSourdsville Lake history heard Clyde Trask and his orchestra Saturday night. The 1150 dancers were topped by 1823 who came to hear Ralph Marterie last season. Four industrial picnics swelled attendance at the lake over the weekend when 36,000 persons attended. Sunday was the big day with 21,000.

LeSourdsville Lake Stardust Gardens Clyde Trask Ralph Marterie

Middletown Police Briefs Report Theft At School

Police say Harry Hill janitor at Middletown High School reported his brown feather billfold containing $10 and papers stolen Saturday from his locker. Mr and Mrs Donald Nicholson of 809 Fourth Ave suffered head cuts in a street fight near their home early yesterday and were treated and released from Middletown Hospital.

Harry Hill Middletown High School Donald Nicholson 4Th Ave Middletown Hos

LA Riders Walk as Bus Workers Meet Over Strike

A pre-dawn meeting led 1600 transit workers in Los Angeles to strike, stranding about 900,000 riders. The AFL Transportation Workers Union rejected delaying the walkout and pressed for a 20 cent hourly raise to reach $2.11 for top operators, while the company offered $2.03 in three steps over two years.

Los Angeles Los Angeles Transit Lines

Turnabout Witness Gets 8 Months In Perjury Case

Marie Natvig, a 61 year old Miami Beach resident, was sentenced by US District Judge Alexander Holtzoff to eight months to two years in prison for three perjury counts. The judge refused a bond pending appeal and Natvig was taken into custody. The case arose from her FBI and Communications Commission testimony about ties to Edward Lamb, a Toledo lawyer, publisher and broadcasting executive.

Washington Marie Natvig Alexander Holtzoff Natvig Miami Beach Edward Lab Toledo Holtzoff Ohio Lamb Communications Commission Lab

Man Injured Then Fined After Wreck

A rear end collision on Germantown Road sent one man to Middletown Hospital with a minor head injury. William McIntosh, 29, was treated and released, then fined $25 and costs for reckless operation and driving without a license after arraignment by Squire Albert Bolling.

Germantown Middletown William McIntosh West Middletown

Middletown Traffic Division Meets Tomorrow in Library

Traffic division members of the Middletown Safety Council will gather at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Civic Association library with Chairman Cecil Runyan presiding.

Middletown Safety Council Civic Association Library Cecil Runyan

At The Movies Showings This Week

Paramount features Son of Sinbad and Mambo with shows at 1 30 4 50 8 15 pm on Monday and Tuesday plus evening times 3 00 6 30 and 9 30. Strand offers Off Limits and War Paint with 1 30 4 40 7 55 pm showings and 3 00 6 20 9 35 pm.

Paramount

Stork Is Interviewed in Dayton Hospital Corridor

Reporter Tony Svet interviewed a pacing father outside Miami Valley Hospital's maternity ward about a newborn son. He hurried to finish his Father’s Day feature with personal touches after a call from Mrs. Svet.

Dayton Ohio Tony Svet Miami Valley Hospital The Journal Herald Svet

Svet Former Telegraph Editor and Wife Kinder Teacher

Svet formerly was telegraph editor for the Middletown Journal. His wife taught kindergarten classes at Jefferson School.

Svet Middletown Journal Jefferson School

Men Suffer Cuts Bruises In Wrestling And Basketball

Two young men were treated at Middletown Hospital after injuries from a wrestling match and a basketball game. Paul Cornele, 18, fell through a window pane and received twelve stitches for lacerations to his right elbow and hand. Paul Burnett, 22, sustained an eight-stitch cut on his right palm during a Sunset Park basketball incident. Robert Winborne, 22, an Armco Steel Corp. employee, was treated for a lacerated right eyelid after hitting slag in a dump car and released at 9:15 p.m.

Middletown Hospital Paul Cornele Woodlawn Ave Paul Burnett Cole Rd Sunset Park Armco Steel Corp Robert Winborne Curtis St Transportation and Labor Department

Butler Court Officials to Attend State Meeting

Five Butler County officials will travel to Denison University Granville for the Ohio Probation and Parole Association four day annual June conference. Attendees include Louis A. Rossi and other leaders from Butler County Juvenile and Common Pleas Courts. Panel discussions dinners and sections on domestic relations adult and juvenile will feature speakers from state and federal agencies each evening.

Butler County Denison University Granville Ohio Probation and Parole Assn Confab OPPA Louis A. Rossi Middletown Henry B. Riley Hamilton Municipal Court William Powers Butler County Common Pleas Court J. F. Seibold Jr Butler County Juvenile Court Helen Deutemeier Max W. Billman Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Cincinnati

Youth Shot By Watchman At Laundry In Fair Condition

A 16 year old youth was shot in the right shoulder and leg by a watchman at the American Sanitary Laundry in Hamilton. The watchman David Adams reports three prowlers in the building near 11 p.m. He fired as they tried to enter the main section. three more shots were fired as they fled. The wounded youth was taken to Mercy Hospital. Police detained two other youths for juvenile authorities.

Hamilton American Sanitary Laundry N. Front Buckeye Sts Mercy Hospital David Adams S. Monument Ave

Polish Woman Claims World Glider Record

London based Warsaw radio reported Polish woman glider pilot Czmielonna set a world record for a two way single seater flight covering 207.70 miles. The previous round trip record stood at 179.80 miles.

London Warsaw Czmielonna

Dayton Girl Injured In Accidents Plague City

A five year old Dayton girl was slightly injured when she ran into a car on Lafayette Avenue near Verity Parkway at 7 20 p m Ramona Poore treated and released at Middletown Hospital suffered a forehead bump and knee abrasions Police identified the driver as Sylvester Patton Dayton Joseph E Blashock Jr 29 2137 Carolina St was charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing into a telephone pole at 8 31 p m at Verity Parkway and Lafayette Avenue Blashock left the scene and was arrested at 1004 Lafayette Ave Sam Herron 24 Trenton Rt 1 was arrested for careless driving after his car skidded into a utility pole at Verity Parkway and 14th Avenue at 9 05 p m Damage estimated at 300 Keathan 64 Greenfield Ind Rt 4 was charged with failure to yield after his car collided with John Pearce 55 1825 Oberon Dr at McKinley Street and Miami Avenue Damage 125 Other minor city accidents occurred at Yankee Road and Pearl Street N Verity Parkway and Columbia Avenue and 400 block Crawford Street

Dayton Lafayette Avenue S. Verity Parkway Middletown Hospital Ramona Poore Martin Poore Wildwood Ave Sylvester Patton Joseph E. Blashock Jr Carolina St Verity Parkway Blashock Lafayette Ave Sam Herron Trenton Rt. 1 14Th Avenue Herron Frank Keathan Greenfield Ind Rt. 4 John Pearce Oberon Dr McKinley Street Miami Avenue Charles Bush Sr Rufus St Samuel Hamlin Franklin Rt Yankee Road Pearl Street Alfred Sorrell State St Joseph Prince Cincinnati N. Verity Parkway Columbia Avenue Bill Little Woodside Ave William Church Yankee Rd Vail Avenue Charles MacMillan Church St Crawford Street

Proud Papa Welcomes Baby Betty Lou on Father's Day

Harold Walters of Franklin earns first Father’s Day title in the area as his wife Dorothy gives birth to a daughter Betty Lou at 6 08 am at Middletown Hospital. The Walters now have three girls to two boys. Walters works as a welder for Armco Steel Corp and calls yesterday memorable.

Harold Walters Franklin Rt. 2 Dorothy Littl Betty Lou Middletown Hospital Walters Papa Walters Armco Steel Corp

Driver Charged In Fatal Crash In Preble County Court

In Preble County Common Pleas Court Saturday, Frank Gibbons, 20, of Dayton, was charged with involuntary manslaughter for a crash on U S 40 near the Indiana border that killed Mrs. Ethel Brown, 48, of Sharon Park, Pa. Gibbons, hospitalized after the crash, is jailed. his wife Betty, 25, was not seriously hurt and remains hospitalized.

Eaton Prebie County

Suit Seeks 25692 From Middletonian

Hillsboro Albert Larsson of Middletown is sued for 25692 for injuries from a traffic collision on Ohio 28 near Greenfield on July 4 1953. Plaintiff W D Crosley near Greenfield says he was driving an eastbound tractor when Larsson's car rear-ended it causing permanent injuries.

Hillsboro Albert Larsson Middletown Ohio Greenfield W. D. Crosley Larsson

Pistol Team Readies For First Match

The 15th annual international revolver combat match in Toledo August 20 and 21 may test Middle town police pistol team. Sgt. Ernest Weaver directs a group of officers trained at the Police Pistol Range for 40 weeks. Patrolmen Alfred Back Paul Frisby and Robert Walton showed promise in an amateur inter city match at Norwood.

Toledo Middletown Ernest Weaver Alfred Back Paul Frisby Robert Walton Weaver Norwood

Swim Course Registration Opens at City Pools

City wide water safety program starts today with sign ups at three pools. Registration continues tomorrow and Wednesday from 10 am to noon, with a $2 fee. Ages seven and up may enroll in beginner to advanced classes for six weeks beginning next Monday, under Ross Kramer who notes class limits at Sunset 40 and Douglas and Yankee pools.

Ross Kramer Douglas Yankee Pools

Nixon To Speak At Civitan Luncheon

Welch B. Nixon of Armco Steel will speak at the Civitan Club luncheon tomorrow, introduced by Al Schwarz. He will discuss Developing Market for Special Purpose Steel as a consumer durable goods specialist from the Market Development Division.

Welch B. Nixon Armco Steel Corp Civitan Club Nixon al Schwarz

Dandelion Head Wine Compared to Champagne

A wine produced from dandelion heads has been compared with champagne for its qualities. The comparison highlights the floral notes and bubbly character associated with traditional sparkling wines.

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Germantown Crossing S. Main Street R. A. Hill Charles B. Stiles Wiliam W. Denham Arthur Sanderson Howard Kramer Dan Rothe Public Service C. A. Boeke Charles Thompson Trask LeSourdsville AFL Transportation Workers Union George Biedenbach Lucille Webb Herman Box van Dyke Mich U. S. 42 Lebanon Box Bernard Blair Lima Blair Norris Music House Stork Bundle Butler Philip Greene U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare John D. Porterfield Ohio Department of Mental Ene and Correction Watchman Charles ST Erle Hanson Papa Middletonian Civitan First National Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Mace
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