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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1950

Page

2

Local society notes and upcoming meetings reviewed

Mrs H B Rouse and family return from Florida trip visiting Lake Worth Coral Gables Miami and Delray Beach. Several community groups announce meetings including Dorcas Circle and Dorcas events, Women's Association Oak land Presbyterian Church, Regents Women of the Moose, and Daughters of Rebekah initiations with dates in March.

H. B. Rouse Crosscreek Farms Florida Lake Worth Coral Gables Miami Donald Brown Dorcas Women’s Society of Christian Service Calvary Methodist Church Nell Bachelor Central Ave

Safe Loot Stolen From National Biscuit Warehouse

Safe crackers broke into the National Biscuit Company warehouse in southeast Cleveland and escaped with about $2,500 in cash and an unknown amount in checks. The thieves burned the office safe lock and fled as reported.

Cleveland National Biscuit Company

Truman backs inquiry commission to diagnose coal industry illness

President Truman urges Congress to create an inquiry commission to study and treat the coal industry’s economic ills. Senators Murray Humphrey Douglas Morse praise the plan and push for quick passage. In other news a Mason man, Lawrence Apgar Sr., 63, died from carbon monoxide poisoning at his sawmill. His widow Elizabeth and seven children survive. Rome introduced water meters in 100 A.D. to curb waste.

Condress Truman Murray D-Mont Congres Humphrey D-Minn Congress Douglas D-Ill Morse R - Ore Hamshrey Lawrence Apgar, Sr Mason Warren [Eee Frank Batsche Apgar Elizabeth Rome

Local Births and Family Notices Highlight Area Dwellers

Obituaries and birth notices list residents from Mason Stillwater Camden and nearby towns. Entries include Henry Fuhr 80 Mason C Perry Ander Buchanan 69 Stillwater Harriet Gale King 88 Camden Huston Thompson 48 Central Ave Cora Stock 69 Seven Mile and multiple births with parent names and addresses such as Erie Ave Ottawa St Highland St Jefferson Rd Oneka Ave Franklin and Wilbraham Rd scattered across the region.

Henry Fuhr Mason C. Perry Ander Buchanan Stillwater Harriet Gale King Camden T. Huston Thompson Central Ave Cora E. Stock Seven Mile Howard Ditmyer Erie Ave Calvin Cowgill Jefferson Rd Richard Allison Ottawa St Harold Agee Highland St C. Junior Willis Franklin Cecil Walters Oneka Ave Curtis Caskeyef Wilbraham Rd Joseph Schramm Clark St

Marriage Licenses Reported for Hamilton Couples

John F Ehrnschender 38 guard and Linnie Hampton 54 both of Hamilton. Samuel Jones 25 laborer and Louvenia Israel 21 both of Hamilton. Walter Paul Squier 35 pipe fitter 118 South Main St Franklin and Laura Gertrude Staton 30 of 1105 Grove St Middletown.

John F. Ehrnschender Linnie Hampton Hamilton Samuel Jones Louvenia Israel Walter Paul Squier South Main St Franklin Laura Gertrude Staton Grove St Middletown

Hospital list names patients by address and condition

A long OCR readout lists numerous individuals with home addresses and statuses such as medical or surgical. The names include Elizabeth D Schenck, Gendolyn Lunsford, Susan Ledford, Thelma Burkhart, Tom Antonion, Janice Hon, William Powell, Walter Patrick Jr., Agnes Maloney, Clement Amore, Fannie Ratliff, Elsie Caldwell, John Farkas, Phyllis Jean Robinson, Irma Jean McGuire, Mary Prater, Elbert Halderman and others, each tied to a street or route such as South Man Street, Baltimore Street, Sherman Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue, York Avenue, and Excell o Route 1. The list appears to be a hospital or ward roster showing medical and surgical admissions and dismissals under various streets and family names.

Elizabeth Per Charles Lamberton St Thelma Burkhart Millard Burkhart York Ave Tom Antonion Sadie Steard Franklin Bessie Cornett Sherman Ave Robert Byrum Yankee Rad Robert Dail North Sutphin St Jamesiaher First Ave Agnes Maloney Central Ave Clement Amore Bexley Fannie Ratliff South Main Elsie Caldwell North Main Bessie Henry Earnest Henry Excello John Farkas J. D. Farkas Eleventh Ave Mary Sue, Ball Ruby Ball Waite St Phyllis Jean Robinson Dewey Robinson Irma Jean McGuire Bufort McGuire Wilbur Moyer Germanton Mary Prater John Prater Germantown Elbert Halderman Superior

Bloody knife killer runs riot in Brooklyn precinct

A spree killer wounded four people and killed several as he roamed streets near Brooklyn police headquarters. Witnesses described a frenzied attack with a knife, police stunned the suspect, and he was restrained and jailed. Dozens of names and local residents appear in the chaotic aftermath.

Jones Brooklyn Kings County Hospital Joseph Bondolato James Culhane Kenneth Kennedy Kennedy Culhane Annika Dursn Frank St George James Yearns Tores John Gordon Jerome Sullivan

Bulgarian Scout Shipkov Confesses to Alleged Espionage Plot

The Bulgarian official Shipkov, a non Communist employed by the American legation, endured a 32 hour ordeal. He was forced to write a long confession and to agree to act as a policy spy to gain release. His wife and others were drawn into the accusations. Sofia indicted him as leader of a spy net for the Americans.

Red Shipkov Ivan Secoulov U. S. Legation Legation Arest Yoli State Department Sofia

Murders, robberies linked to Daniels and West

Police say the Frazier Pursely crime ring included car thefts tied to Harold R. Ball of Columbus, robberies of the Main Parsons Grill for 180 dollars, a forcible car theft from Francis Kunci of Columbus after an accident, the abduction of Kunci and his companion Mrs Marjorie Braskett of Columbus, and assaults at the Red Star Grill with gun whipping. West was killed by police when Daniels was captured.

John C. West West Daniels Harold R. Ball Columbus Francis Kunci Kunci Marjorie Braskett Red Star Grill

Survivors Sought After C-45 Crashes Into Lake Michigan

Milwaukee AP reports an Air Force C-43 crash over Lake Michigan near Bolling Field bound flight with six aboard. Major Milton Bender found dead in life preserver. five others missing feared lost. Coast Guard cutter Sundrew ferried remains ashore as search continued.

Milwaukee Air Force Lake Michigan Milton Bender Civil Air Patrol Bolling Field Washington, D. C Coast Guard Sundrew Maj John D. Schindler Milwaukee Pilot Fire Department Charles Meyers U. S Ben Moeller Wisconsin Cap Wing Claude 4’Derson O. J. Croughton Fort Bragg N. C

Miners Sign 1951 52 Pact Amid Welfare Fund Talks

Miners return as operators sign a bituminous contract in Washington at the Statler. It runs to June 30, 1952 with 30 days notice after April 1, 1951. Wage as $14.75 daily, 70 cents higher, plus a 30 cent ton levy for welfare, pension at 20 cents, union shop pending court ruling, and changes to the work and memorial clauses. George H. Love calls it stabilizing for the industry. the settlement halts mine seizure bills. Also, Salvation Army youth rally in Hamilton Tuesday features FBI agent talk and a film.

Washington Statler Lewis UMW Welfare Fund George H. Love Congress

Frazier and accomplice pursued after shotgun blast hits police car

Detectives linked Mrs Frazier as driver for the trio at times. Pursely, who escaped from London Prison Farm on December 29, 1949, has a 1934 start on his file. Frazier received a one to 15 year Ohio Penitentiary sentence for burglary in 1945 dating back to 1938 Columbus arrest.

William Doughterty Glade Reeder Frazier Pursely London Nrazier Ohio Columbus

Violent deaths mark weekend report across several counties

Coroner reports Harold Hackney 24 died when his truck overturned near Rio Grande Gallia County. Anna Silver 74 died from injuries after a fall from a second floor window. Gertrude Smith 68 of Toledo suffocated in a house fire. Floyd Livengood 28 and William Holliday 25 killed when Livengood's tractor trailer left highway near Niles. James Stewart 19 of Allikanna died after a dump truck slip crushed him during cleaning. Ira Kammel 58 of Hartville killed when coal truck rolled down a hill near Irondale.

Harold Edwin Hackney Rio Grande Gallia “County Anna Silver Herbert P. Lyle Gertrude Smith Toledo Floyd A. Livengood William N. Holliday Livengood Niles James Stewart Allikanna Steubenville Ira E. Kammel Hartville Canion Irondale Jefferson County

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