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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1957

Page

2

Monroe Students Qualify In Science Day At Miami

Two Monroe students join peers from Lebanon Mason Eaton and Miamisburg in Miami University Science Day, the 10th annual Ohio Academy of Science event. Seventy-five entries qualified for the state competition in Columbus on April 19, with students presenting topics from fluoridization to archaeology and ballistics.

Monroe Lebanon Eaton Mason Miamis Miami University Ohio Academy of Science Miami Columbus Sandra Schultis Vannest St Lemon-Monroe David Stubbs Jefferson, Rd Monroe Junior High School

Obituary for Louis Strodtbeck 77 in Illinois

Pallbearers Edwin Streibeck Glenn Pratt Harry Pratt Elmer Schenck William Bierman and Jack D. Meddford named for Louis Strodtbeck who died Friday at 107 McKinley Street. Funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow at Wilson Memorial Home with Rev. Paul D. Bergdall officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the memorial home.

Louis Strodtbeck McKinley St Edwin Streibeck Glenn Pratt Harry Pratt Elmer Schenck William Bierman Jack D. Meddford Mr. Strodtbeck Wilson Memorial Home Paul D. Bergdall Woodside Cemetery Memorial Home

Ferst Rites Set for 87-Year-Old Miami Valley Resident

Mrs. Margaret Bare Ferst 87 lifelong Miami Valley resident died 10 25 a m Saturday at Stull convalescent home in Miamisburg after five years there and three years ill She lived with her son Frank Bare 107 McKinley St since her second husband Otto Ferst died in 1941 Her first husband Ora Bare died in 1910 A native of West Alexandria she belonged to West Elkton United Brethren Church Surviving include 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Services at Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home at 2 am Tuesday Dr E R Turner former pastor of First EUB Church will officiate Burial in West Alexandria Cemetery Friends may call 2 5 and 7 9 p m Monday

Margaret B. Ferst Margaret Bare Ferst Miami Valley Stull Miamisburg West Alexandria West Elkton United Brethren Church Joseph R. Baker & Sons E. R. Turner Tor First Eub

Car Crash Injures Two Children In Local Streets

Mrs. Betty L. Miller was cited for failure to yield as Isaac James 33 of Dayton collided with her car at Reynolds Alley and Verity Parkway. Her son Terry seven had a head cut treated at Middletown Hospital. A second incident near Lylburn Road left Robert Leroy six with bruised legs after his bike entered the path of Ida ONeill yesterday.

Betty L. Miller Jackson Lane Isaac James Dayton Reynolds Alley Verity Parkway Robert Leroy Lylburn Rd Ida O'Neill

Frisco Shaken As Aftershocks Continue In San Francisco

San Francisco felt renewed tremors on Saturday night after Friday's big quake. By 5 p.m. there were 67 aftershocks, mostly minor, with two strong shocks at 2:48 and 4:35 p.m. The 1906 quake memories linger and surveys span from 75 miles northeast to Sacramento and 80 miles south to Hollister. 31 people were injured, none seriously.

San Francisco Yester Y Amento Hollister

Brothers Run Up Thousand Dollar Motel Bill

Two young brothers Ernie and Walter Benoit, ages 13 and 10, ran a $1,000 bill at a Cincinnati suburb motel while with their mother and stepfather. The father, Ernie Davis, agreed to take them to Indiana but offered no payment. Motel manager remains hopeful the Benoits will pay.

Cincinnati Indiana Ernie Benoit Walter Leo Benoit Putnam, Conn Walters Benoits Benoit Ernie Davis F Milan Ind

Two Blazes Reported In Franklin Fire Alarms

Franklin fire crews answered two calls within an hour. A grass fire started by burning trash at Myrtle Brown property near Routes 25 and 73 was extinguished with no damage to the building. Nearby, Robert Priest’s car on Main Street caught fire, blamed on a backfire around the carburetor. damages were estimated at 150 dollars.

Franklin Serrelin Fire Department Howard Harville Myrtle Brown Robert Priest S. Main St 4Th and Main Streets Priest

Eisenhower Macmillan to issue joint communique on talks

White House and British officials say the Eisenhower Macmillan talks were generally satisfactory. Dulles and Selwyn Lloyd refine the communique draft as Ike plans to return Sunday and Macmillan stays to meet with Canadian Prime Minister St Laurent. The plan favors a Sunday publication to maximize publicity and signal renewed alliance strength to the Soviet Union.

White House James C. Hagerty Peter Hope John Foster Dulles Selwyn Lloyd Eisenhower Macmillan Mid- Ocean Club London Bermuda Soviet Union Washington Llouis St. Laurent

70 Year Old Man Collapses After Bus Incident

A 70 year old man William Ellington collapsed in the path of a city bus at Verity Parkway and Central Avenue. He was taken to Middletown Hospital in a state of shock with a cut on his face and possible hand injury. Witnesses include his wife Helen Ellington Phoebe McKensie and H W Goodman. Patrolman Andrew Stephens investigated the scene.

Middletown Hospital William Ellington Broad St Verity Parkway Central Avenue Helen Central Stephens Ellington

Private Plane Crashes Near Bedford After Engine Trouble

A private plane struck a grove of apple trees south of Bedford Indiana on Saturday. The pilot Donald Aitchison 24 Vandalia Ohio escaped unhurt after attempting a farm crash landing as the engine failed.

Bedford Ind Here Donald Aitchison Vandalia Ohio

Union funds questioned in Beck case and probes

The investigation traces seventy thousand dollars moved from West Coast Teamsters treasuries as Beck acknowledges loans of three to four hundred thousand dollars from union funds without interest or collateral. Brewster testifies he knew of no such loans while Reuther calls the use of funds highly improper and a plan to police union affairs is discussed with a nonunion oversight group.

Kennedy Teamsters Union Treasuries Beck Frank W. Brewster McClellan Internal Revenue Service Union Treasuries Brewster Walter Reuther United Auto’ ‘Workers

Madison Township Pre-School Clinic Set for April 15

Pre-school health conferences for Madison Township first grade entrants will be held April 15 from 8 30 to 9 45 a m at West Middletown School. M R Blakley urges parents to bring birth certificates. children must be six by Sept 30. The event, with Butler County Health Department, offers free exams and small pox vaccination on request and registers students for the next year.

Madison Township M. R. Blakley West Middletown Butler County Health Department

Beards Fail To Fool Casablanca Looters

Three Moroccans were caught looting a U.S. Air Force gasoline dump at the Nous seur Air Base. They wore neat Van Dyke beards and claimed they cultivated identical facial hair to confuse police identification.

Casablanca Nousseur Air Base

Silent Paul Carpenter, badly shot, stays mum in hospital

PAINESVILLE Ohio Silent Paul Carpenter 27 is under 24 hour guard at Lake County Memorial Hospital after being shot three times and buried in a shallow grave near the Lake Ashtabula County line. Deputies say he will not speak unless months provide clues to his kidnapers and identity.

Painesville Ohio Paul Carpenter Lake County Memorial Hospital Lake County Carpenter Lake Ashtabula

Winter Storm Strands Buses and Halts Travel Across Plains

A bus from San Francisco to St Louis was snowed in at Oakley Kansas with 15 passengers in care at a local hotel. Gusts up to 80 mph knocked out a store window and signs in Amarillo Texas. Two telephone repairmen missing in eastern Colorado. Two Trinidad men unreported after 90 miles to Kimball to repair service. Heavy snow hit Sublette Kansas with 10 inches, Sidney and Scottsbluff Nebraska saw five inches. Weather Bureau urged travelers to seek shelter as snow moved through Oklahoma Panhandle Western Kansas and western central Nebraska with temperatures in the 20s. Winds to 83 mph caused drifts up to seven feet in New Mexico Texas.

San Francisco St. Louis Oakley Kan Amarillo Tex Cole Roland Hill Trinidad Kim Hill Sublette Sidney Scottsbluff Neb Weather Bureau Oklahoma Panhandle Kansas Nebraska New Mexico Texas

Middletown Man Escapes With Minor Injuries After Guard Rail Collision

Ernest Raymond Owens, 43, of Middletown Route 2, drove west on Route 122 and struck a right side guard rail, then bounced to the left and collided with the opposite rail. He will be charged with reckless driving per the Highway Patrol report.

Middletown Highway Patrol Ernest Raymond Owens Owens

Frigid Washington Temperature Amid Cabinet Turmoil

Washington remains unusually cold as several Cabinet members face scrutiny and controversy. The persistent chill mirrors a political climate under strain with ongoing investigations and public questioning of administration officials.

Break-in at General Chemical Co. Leads to Arrest

A Middletown man, Jesse Van Cleve, 35, of 1135 Lafayette St., was arrested on breaking and entering charges after a 6:10 a.m. theft at General Chemical Co. Detectives recovered 10 pounds of paint 700 pounds of lead and a case of motor oil valued at 159 dollars. Detective Harold Gray made the arrest at 6:52 a.m. at the suspect’s home.

General Chemical Co Richmond St Middletown Harold Gray Chemical Company George Mornhinwig Jesse van Cleve Lafayette St

Etna erupts with heavy smoke from central crater

A tall white plume rose from Mt Etna's central crater in Sicily late Saturday night. The volcano had been quiet since February activity at a separate northeast crater. In Denmark a man bit his dog to stop it stealing chickens, not to seek publicity.

Catinia Sicily Mt. Etna Europe Denmark

Police Briefs: Jack Gossett Arrested for No Operator's License

Jack Gossett twenty two of 113 Sutphin St was arrested yesterday on charges of having no operator's license. He was released to appear in Municipal Court on Thursday.

Jack Gossett Sutphin St

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