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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1955

Page

3

Madison Township approves purchase of 12 ton fire engine

Township trustees approve a 12 ton fire engine for Madison Township fire protection to be housed at Miltonville with 212 horsepower, 800 gallon tank and 600 gpm pump. Funds come from the November tax levy. Plans call for a second unit at Peasttown with a volunteer group organized by a new committee.

Madison Township Improvement Assn Hugh Barnes William H. Cheesman Western Ohio Division State Fire Marshall George Keyser South

Middletown Hospital treats lawn mower injury and cuts

Four year old Sharon Spencer of Miller Road Middletown suffered a severe left ring finger amputation after a lawn mower accident and was treated and discharged. Willy Walton Jr. of Garland Street sustained a slashed right index finger. Charles Poff and Myron Aronoff suffered broken bones and were treated and discharged.

Middletown Sharon Spencer Wilson Spencer Miller Road Middletown Rt. 2 Willy Walton Jr Garfield

College Ordered Admit Negroes

Federal judge Hobart Grooms ruled the University of Alabama cannot refuse enrollment to two Negro women. He enjoined Dean William Adams from denying admittance, marking the first Alabama suit after the Supreme Court ruling that segregation in schools is unconstitutional.

Birmingham Ala.p University of Alabama Hobart Grooms Wiliam Adams Alabama US Supreme Court

Airliners Hit Quarter of U S Intercity Passenger Miles

Airliners account for about 25 percent of passenger miles in U S intercity travel, reflecting their prominent role in long distance transportation.

U.S

Obituaries and Funeral Notices

Obituary items list John A. Palmer 73 of 302 N Broad St who died at 9 35 am at Middletown Hospital after a month illness. Survived by wife Bertha two sons Earl G and Ralph A a daughter Mary Anderson four grandchildren two stepdaughters and four step grandchildren a brother and a sister. Services set for 10 am Saturday at Riggs Funeral Home with Rev Louis R Walter officiating burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 2 5 and 7 9 pm tomorrow.

John A. Palmer N. Broad St Middletown Hospital DuPont Ind City Street Department Bertha Earl G Ypsilanti Mich Ralph A. Palmer Lebanon Mary Anderson North Vernon Evelyn Brown Middletown Mildred Brockman Miamisburg George Oklahoma Mae Moorehead Shelbyville Riggs Funeral Louis R. Walter Woodside Cemetery

James W. Morgan Dies After Stroke in Cincinnati

James W. Morgan aged 51 of 3740 Brotherton Road Oakley died yesterday at Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati after a stroke on June 23. Survived by wife Grace a son James Leesburg Ohio a daughter Lois Jean Jones Columbus five sisters including Mrs Wall two brothers and two grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday at Witt Good & Kelsch Funeral Home 3026 Madison Road with burial in Madisonville Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. tomorrow.

James W. Morgan Brotherton Rd Oakley Arthur Wall Henry Avenue Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati Grace James Leesburg Ohio Lois Jean Jones Columbus Wall Witt- Good & Kelsch Madison Rd Madisonville Cemetery

Death of GerMantown Woman Clara Apgar at 84

Mrs Clara Apgar 84 of West Center Street German town died at Grandview Hospital Dayton at 1 50 p m after hip fracture and heart attack She was daughter of Samuel and Mary Kern widow of Otto Apgar Survived by niece Clara Hakes Dayton and four cousins Services set for Friday 2 p m at John Arpp Funeral Home Rev Berkenstock to officiate Burial in Germantown Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m today

Germantown Clara Apgar W. Center Street Grandview Hospital Dayton Apgar Samuel Mary Silver Kern Otto Apgar Clara Hakes John Arpp Paul Berkenstock Germantown Cemetery

Death of Germantown Native Charlotte Kern at 93

Mrs. Charlotte Kern of Germantown aged 93 died at 2 30 a m yesterday at her home 404 Salem Ave Dayton She lived in Dayton 18 years a Germantown High School 1880 graduate and former teacher member Germantown Lutheran Church Surviving two nieces two grandnephews and a grandniece services 2 p m Friday Brown Dawson Funeral Home for Herbert J Prince 62 418 Henry St

Germantown Charlotte Kern Germantown High School Salem Ave Dayton Kern Germantown Lutheran Church Herbert J. Prince Henry St Brown-Dawson Funeral Home

First National Bank Receives 1954 Annual Report Award

The First National Bank was honored by Financial World for distinguished achievement in its 1954 annual report. The citation noted the report as among the most modern in form from 5,000 reports examined in 1955. Ross Snyder, bank vice president, oversees the annual reports.

First National Bank Financial World Pioneer Investment Weekly Ross Snyder

Government spending growth in the United States 1913 to 1950

The Twentieth Century Fund reports U S expenditure rose from 3.1 billion dollars in 1913 to 69.5 billion in 1950, a more than twenty twofold increase across federal state and local levels.

United States

Notable Obituaries Reported Across Several Cities

Brig Gen Walter N Hill 73 retired Marine Medal of Honor recipient died yesterday in New York. Herman Max Pechstein 73 internationally known painter died yesterday in Berlin. Henry Reed Hayes 77 former Invest ment Bankers Assn president died yesterday in New York. Maltby Stevens 59 president International Silver Co died yesterday in Meriden Conn. William M Steele 83 former managing editor Times-Picayune died yesterday in Houston. Robert …

New York Walter N. Hill Marine Corps Berlin Herman Max Pechstein Henry Reed Hayes Investment Bankers Assn Meriden New Orleans Times-Picayune Nashville Tenn Robert

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