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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1960

Page

2

Fire devastates Franklin home. mother and two children burned

A 20 year old neighbor, John Bolden, carried three children from the Park Avenue house as flames swept a five room home. Mrs Helen Young and infant Michael suffer burns. Wanda Young, 15 months, also burned. All were treated at Middletown Hospital.

Franklin Hollywood Helen Young Apney Sn Burnng Michael Wanda Young John Bolden Park Ave Bolden The Journal Dren Ed Farmer Howard Harville Middletown Weith

Deaths And Funerals James Vitori Obituary

James Vitori 66 owner of Vitori Grocery Store Middletown died at Middletown Hospital from an apparent heart attack at home. He operated the store 34 years and is survived by wife Mary son Ernest G four daughters a sister and 13 grandchildren. Solemn Requiem High Mass set for St John s Church burial Woodside Cemetery. He died Tuesday in the Dayton VA Hospital. Surviving are wife Grace two sisters and three brothers.

James V. Vitori Vitori Lafayette Avenue Baltimore Middletown Hospital N. Highview Dr Italy Middletown St. John’s Church Holy Name Society of the Church Mary Dayton VA Grace

Edwin S Gambee 82 to be laid to rest in Utica Cemetery

Graveside services for Edwin S. Gambee 82 formerly of Lebanon will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Utica Cemetery. Members of Lebanon Lodge F and AM will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Schlient Moore Funeral Home Dayton.

Lebanon Edwin S. Gambee Epworth Ave Dayton Utica Ohio Lebanon Lodge F&am Schlient & Moore

Mason foreman John J. Herhen dies at 47

John J. Herhen 47 a foreman at the Ford Motor Evendale plant died Thursday at his home 402 Monte Dr Mason of a heart attack. Survived by wife Bernice three sons John Milton George of Chicago and daughters Bernadine Margaret. Services and burial Monday in Chicago local arrangements by Gallimore Funeral Home.

John J. Herhen Mason John J. Herhen Ford Motor

Beechwood resident F Schwartztrauber dies at 72

F Schwartztrauber of Beechwood died at his farm home on Rt 122 aged 72. Survived by wife Stella a daughter Faye Nisbet two sisters Minnie Matilda Eaton a brother Stanley Eaton and one grandchild. Services 2:30 p.m. Monday at residence Rev William Cowfer officiating. Burial Fairmound Cemetery West Elkton. Friends may call tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Zimmerman Funeral Home Gratis.

F. Schwartztrauber Beechwood Frank Schwartztrauber Rt. 122 Stella Faye Nisbet Minnie Matilda Eaton Stanley William Cowfer Fairmound Cemetery West Elkton Zimmerman Funeral Homie, Gratis

Obituary notices for Katherine Jameson Alicevale Nannie Daniels

Mrs Katherine Jameson 87 of 1221 High St. to services 10:30 a.m. Monday Griesmer Grim. Miss Alicevale 364 Cleveland Ave services 0 a.m. Monday Klaus. Mrs Nannie Daniels 75 of 2138 Fairfax Ave Richmond Ky to services Monday.

Katherine Jameson High St Griesmer-Grim Alicevale Cleveland Ave Klaus Nannie Daniels Fairfax Ave Richmond

Man Bound Over To Grand Jury In Support Case

Harold Bauer 32 of Miamisburg was bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury by Municipal Judge J T Riley on Friday for allegedly aiding a minor. Bauer posted 1000 bond and pled innocent. Several others were fined for traffic violations and related offenses with listed addresses. Bonds were forfeited for speeding and driving violations.

Franklin Harold Bauer Miamisburg Warren County J. T. Riley Bauer Leora Hipsher S. Main St Roscoe Holt S. River St Earl Smith N. River St

Local Fraud Case Yields $100 Fine

Ralph Elms 51 of 1506 Baltimore St pleaded guilty to claiming unemployment benefits fraudulently for the week ending Nov 8 and was fined $100 plus costs and ordered to restitute $39 to the state by Municipal Judge J T Lamb.

Ralph Elms Baltimore St J. T. Lamb Elms Earl Weaver State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Weaver BUC Lamb Garnie Neace

Quick Work Douses Fire at Local Plant

An unidentified employee prevented heavy damage at the Sinclair and Valentine Co plant on 2601 Yankee Rd when a 55 gallon drum heated thinner ignited. Acting Chief Eugene Couch said the smokey blaze started in an overheated drum and was extinguished by employees before firemen arrived. no flames were present upon their arrival.

Sinclair & Valentine Co Yankee Rd South Middletown Eugene Couch

Purse Stolen From Grocery Cart At A P Super Market

Mrs. Rachel Waddell reported her black leather purse was taken from a grocery cart at the A P Super Market while she looked at meat. The purse held $35, her driver’s license, car title, keys, and a payroll check for $26 payable to Thurston Strong.

A&p Rachel Waddell Navaho St Aeronca Thurston Strong

Vandalized windshield prompts $65 damage in Camden brief

Police report Melvin Hatton said vandals broke his windshield in the 1900 block of Central Avenue. Damage estimated at $65. Sheriff's deputies arrested William Taylor, 41, Dickey Road, on a warrant for failing to confine a dog.

Melvin Hatton Camden Rt 1 Central Avenue William Taylor Dickey Rd

Fire Damages Shed at 1209 Grove Street

Firefighters report a trash burner caused a shed fire at 1209 Grove Street yesterday. The blaze damaged the shed by about 25 dollars. ownership is listed as Fanny Mack, 1209 Grove Street rear.

Grove St Fanny /Mack

Two Middleton Residents Injured In City Accidents

Two Middleton residents sustained minor injuries in separate city traffic crashes. Charles Kiss, 40, was treated for a scalp laceration after his car struck a parked vehicle on Taylor Avenue at 4:45 p m. Damages totaled 600 dollars. Richard Barker, 4, received an abrasion above his right eye after being struck by a car on Philadelphia Avenue at 1:87 p m. A driver, Jack Sprinkles, 30, was unable to prevent the collision as the boy darted from a private driveway into the path of his eastbound car. An additional minor- damage accident reported elsewhere in the city.

Charles Kiss S. Main St Middletown Hospital Taylor Avenue Kiss James Hixson Taylor Ave Richard Barker Robert Barker Manchester Ave Philadelphia Avenue Jack Sprinkles Barnitz St

Evans Pleads Innocent In Murder Case

James C. Evans, 25, of Hamilton, pleads innocent through attorney Richard Wessel to first degree murder. Judge Warren C. Young orders hold without bond pending trial date. defense seeks early trial. Evans charged with fatal shooting of Alien Noe, 27, of Mason on March 6. apprehended in Florida and returned to Lebanon this week.

Lebanon James C. Evans Hamilton Richard Wessel Warren C. Young Evans Alien Noe Mason Florida

Radio and TV Highlights Tonight

Evening schedule lists mixed programming across stations. Exhb Baseball Milwaukee at Cincinnati 1 25. Dick Clark guests Bobby Darin Freddy Cannon Coasters at 7 30. Perry Mason haunted husband at 7 30. tuna hunt first of two parts at 8. Deputy at 9. World Wide 60 refugees at 9 30. Jack Benny special at 10. UC versus NYU basketball at 10 p.m.

WLWD WCPO Dick Clark Bobby Darin Freddy Cannon The Coasters WHIO WKRC Perry Mason Husband John Gunther Pacific Ocean Wlw-T Clay McCord

Dayton Couple Found Unconscious in Home After Three Days

Police and relatives found 79 year old Charles Reboulet and his 75 year old wife Carolyn in poor condition at St Elizabeths Hospital after apparently lying unconscious for three days. Doctors citedmalnutrition and shock and noted the husband had a stroke likely causing a fall. Their son Howard alerted authorities after spotting the darkened house and toppled newspapers on the porch.

Dayton Ohio Charles I, Rebouflet Carolyn St. Eliza‘ibeth’s Hospital Howard

Omission noted for seventh grade honor roll at Roosevelt Junior High

Betsy Zecher was missing from Roosevelt Junior High seventh grade honor roll list due to an omission error. The school administration will verify and update records to ensure Zecher receives proper recognition.

Betsy Zecher Roosevelt Junior High

Four hour hearing upholds patrolman appeal hearing

Middletown Civil Service Commission weighs Patroleman Coy Hall appeal after an eight day January suspension for insubordination. Hall a veteran and Patrolman of the Year award winner testified about illness and doctor certificates amid city officials arguments on discipline and duty.

Middletown Hall Land

Three hurt in highway accidents last night

Mrs. Jean R. Stepp, 32, of West Middletown, suffered forehead lacerations and chest and knee injuries when her auto left Franklin Trenton Road and hit a fence. On U.S. 25 at Tylersville Road, Nellie B. Delp 31 and passenger Betty Wilson 34 were treated for injuries after a truck tried to pass during a left turn.

Jean R. Stepp Shotton Rd West Middletown Middletown Hospital Franklin-Trenton Stepp U.S. 25 Tylersville Road Cincinnati Nellie B. Delp Maud Charles Kegler

Infant Scalded at Fairfield Home

Rebecca Weddell nine months old, daughter of Mrs. Carol Weddell, suffered first to third degree burns on chest face and right arm from a vaporizer at her grandfather Fred Quimby’s home in Fairfield. Patrolman Raymond Wolf and Sgt. Burton Gabbard escorted her to Mercy Hospital.

Hamilton Rebecca Waddell Carol Weddell Fred Quimby Magic Ave Fairfield Mercy Hospital Raymond Wolf Burton Gabibard Sheriff's Department

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