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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1951
Page
2
Fire swept the roof of a double frame house at 1331 33 Woodlawn Ave about 10 am causing at least 6500 damage. Police Chief Fishbaugh estimated 5000 to the building and 1500 to contents. Three city units fought the blaze as residents and observers gathered nearby.
Sgt. Robert T. Carrington told a judge that his wife Shirley Jean insisted he call for a date before returning from Camp Cooke on a pass. He complied but was stood up, which the court ruled as cruelty. The divorce was granted yesterday in Inglewood California.
The Defense Department identified 31 additional U S casualties in Korea on List No 246. Two were killed, 15 wounded and 14 reported as missing in action.
Farmers in South America dress horses in trousers to protect them from flies, a method noted for reducing insect bites and discomfort. The practice reflects practical, low cost animal care amid rural farming routines.
Pfc. Oliver ONeill Jr. is recovering in a Tokyo hospital from leg and foot wounds suffered in Korea. He earned the Bronze Star for heroic action on September 20 as a light machine gunner with the First Marine Division during a tank led assault. His mother, Mrs Ida ONeill Tucker of Queen Ave, reported no date for the wounding.
Butler County and surrounding regions are assigned a shared April draft quota of 115 men as announced by Col C W Goble, state Selective Service Chief. Total state quota is 5280 with April inductees limited to birth dates before November 1 1939, lowering the March deadline. Local boards will still conduct pre induction physicals for those born after that date.
Vital Statistics reports two births: Mr and Mrs Taylor Hoskins of South Lebanon welcomed a girl on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Richard Hatton of 124 North Main Street welcomed a boy yesterday.
In The Hospital Harry Thompson of German town Route 1 medical. Mrs. Conley Smith of Trenton John Delaney of Vanderveer Street medical. Mrs. Corbie Wells of South Broad Street medical. Mrs. Daisy Birch of Trenton medical. Mrs. Russell Warrick of Lambertson Street medical. Brenda Siler daughter of Mr and Mrs Jasper Siler of Germantown medical. Debora Roberts daughter of Mr and Mrs William Roberts of Woodlawn Avenue surgical. OUT-OF-TOWN Mrs. Elza Abraham of Auburn Street Dayton Grandview Hospital medical. DISMISSED Mrs. Vern Spears of Franklin Don Selby of West Middletown Mrs. Sanford Henderson of Garfield Street Mrs. William Steward of Franklin James Blaine of Crawford Street James Lewis of Bellomonte Street Cleve Little of Franklin Mrs. Joseph Dalton of Yankee Road South Main Street Mrs. Irene Neiderlander
Judge Oscar Leiser reset the case against Joe Gibson 24 Middletown after the key witness, an eight year old girl, fell ill with mumps. Deputy Richard Schultheiss said Gibson confessed to losing a weekend to drink and could not recall details of alleged misconduct with a five year old girl.
A Baltimore Ohio passenger train struck Leo F Diversi 58 near his Madisonville home in Cincinnati last night. Diversi, a sculptor ornamental designer and retired plastering contractor, was hurled about 60 feet from the tracks.
In Columbus the toll from a rooming house fire climbed to five as police and fire investigators continued examining the cause.
Fire departments from Millville Reily Overpeck and Williamsdale battled a two hour blaze at a vacant house on Darrtown Pike two miles west of Hamilton The two story dwelling owned by florist Edwin Wiredom was under remodeling A fire near 8 p m was spotted by Paul Montigue workmen in the house until about 4 30 Fire origin undetermined upper portion destroyed
Denzil Caskey and Joseph Gibson, both 24, were charged with disorderly conduct after custody at 2 10 p m in the 1900 block of Central Ave. Ray Boxwell reported a rock crashed through his window from a passing car tire. Later, youths on Yankee Rd threw eyes at passing cars near 9 p m. they fled before police arrived.
The Sertoma Club will convene at 6 30 pm on Tuesday March 13 in the Hotel Manchester ballroom. President Tom Baird Jr asks all members to be present.
Judge Fred B. Cramer granted a divorce Friday on a petition filed December 16, 1918, by a Middletown wife whose husband left in 1916 and has never returned. The case, revived after 32 years by the Casper and Casper firm, set a potential county record for duration.
Darius E. Pierce eighteen of Dayton died after a car crash on Germantown Dam Road at 3 30 am He was dead on arrival at St Elizabeth s Hospital in Dayton His companion Donald Mason suffered serious injuries and was taken to the same hospital Mason was employed by St John Transportation Pierce worked at Frigidaire Plant One State Highway Patrol investigated but details were limited
Senior girls in Middle town plan to enroll in two year cooperative certificate programs for women opening in September at UC Colleges of Business Administration and Engineering. The program alternates seven weeks of classes with eight weeks of paid work to provide professional training and support the defense effort.
A U S Air Force search plane sighted the bodies of three of eight men missing since a U S Navy transport crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea off Anzio. Six of the 14 aboard were rescued in life rafts and taken to Malta.
Middletown civil defense deputy director Paul E. Wilson announced a 4 p.m. Thursday meeting at the Civic Association Library to prepare and review the budget. The session aims to align the defense organization’s financial plan with anticipated needs.
Obituary notices for Charles Scott 73 of Columbus with his sister Mrs. Carmody and relatives, including Francis Carmody, City Commission chair, burial at Waverly Cemetery. Brief notices from Sevilla Queipo De Llano slain in Franco era, Guatemala ambassador Goubaud Gabera to US, Boston industrial leader George H. Swift, and Rochester ophthalmic executive J Edgar Bohle.
The labor quarter starts July 1 with a 20 percent curtailment. THREE NPA says it is watching for evidence manufacturers drop lower priced lines to free scarce materials for higher profit models. Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson unveils a new Committee on Defense Transportation and Storage to coordinate rail sea highway and air transport during the emergency, with a chairman to be named next week.
Negotiations for a new contract covering 25 000 CIO United Rubber Workers at 10 Goodyear plants in Cincinnati stalled today as talks reached a deadlock.
Chesapeake AP reports Ted Hall about 27 of Virpie Kentucky was fatally injured in an auto truck collision on U S Route 52 near Chesapeake Airport last night.
The recall session grand jury returned 55 indictments against 37 defendants. Robert Dillard of Cincinnati faces breaking and entering after being trapped by neighbors at Knoll Cafe. Other defendants pleaded guilty to motor vehicle theft and two statutory offenses. Judge Fred B. Cramer will hear more Monday with an aim to clear the docket by March 28. Most charges involve theft. no homicide cases appear.
Police report two crashes near Bexley and Central Avenues. Donald Mason backed from a driveway into Katherine Strickland's parked car causing estimated 68 dollars in damage. Earlier Glenn Warmoth trailing a car struck Rufus Collins when a parked door opened.
Hawaii remains the leading pineapple producing region in the world, supplying a substantial share of the global market. The industry highlights the state’s long standing agricultural prominence and export activity.
Roosevelt Junior High paper receives second place in state honors from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association New York. The awards recognize student newspapers and magazines by school size and publication type with medals for top honors. Hamilton High School also earned a second place for its paper Weekly Review.
Three purses containing cash totaling $83 were stolen yesterday afternoon from the Link Store at 55 South Main St. The theft was reported by Mrs. Joe Blose who said two other clerks had purses taken. Her $40 purse held numerous articles, while Mrs. Bessie Marietta’s $12 purse and Mrs. Ruth Bowling’s $31 purse were also missing.
Con rad C. Stroh former Clerk of Courts was operated on yesterday at Fort Hamilton Hospital Friends said his stay in the hospital would be brief.
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