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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1948

Page

2

City Industrial Coal Supplies Sufficient For Next Few Weeks

A morning survey shows coal stocks ample for about four weeks at Gardner-Richardson and Sorg Paper, with other firms like American Rolling Mill and Lorillard holding seven to eight weeks. Strike-related curtailments threaten rail shipments and may force truck deliveries if coal does not flow, while Ashland Kentucky reports production impact and waterworks prep to keep operations running with stoker-fired boilers.

Beause Ceri Gardner - Richardson Sorg Paper Company American Rolling Mill Company Ashland, Kyt Aseay Lorillard Eeeee Harding-J Coed Crystal Tissue Comn C. E. Beatty City Waterworks Calameam Rutee

Domestic coal supplies ample despite mine strike

A survey of 13 city coal yards found total stocks exceeding 3,000 tons. Dealers reported varying holdings from 50 to 550 tons with lump, stoker, and small egg coals in differing supplies. Despite lower sales, dealers said no concern over domestic coal length of the strike.

Middletown High School Nurse Essay Contest Announced

An essay contest for Middletown High School girls on Why I Want To Be A Nurse will award weekly prizes of 10 and grand prizes up to 350 dollars. Miss F Evelyn Beck announced details will be available after today’s meeting at a Hamilton hospital. The event is part of efforts by Butler County careers in nursing committee discussed in Hamilton last week with Mrs J B Whitlock and Marvin E Walker attending.

Middletown F. Evelyn Beck Eecode See Nuring Hamilton Butler County J. B. Whitlock Nurses’ School Miss Beck Marvin E. Walker Southwestern District Council The American Hospital Association

Railroad Replies To Council On Dangerous Crossing Issue

The New York Central Railroad replies on the Oxford State Road crossing traffic hazard. C. V. Talley and P. G. Banker report the matter is being referred to a high official. Wilson’s letters are filed with railroad commissioners after two fatal accidents in a 60 day span.

New York Central Oxford State Rd C. V. Talley P. G. Banker Butler County Coneienents Pecon

Loveland Teen Injured in Route 44 Car Crash

Richard Lewis 17 of Loveland Route 1 sustained a fractured hip in a Route 44 automobile accident near Lebanon. He is listed in fair condition at Middletown Hope Hospital, transported by Johnson Ambulance of Lebanon.

Richard Lewis Loveland Route 1 Middletown Hopepital Lewis Wear Lebanon Johnson Ambulance Leb. Shon

New YMCA Snack Bar to Open This Evening

The YMCA announces a snack bar opening tonight at 7 p m with cold sandwiches milk and ice cream drinks. Workmen finish touches on the pastel room as Ralph C Knight says no manager has been named yet.

YMCA Ralph C. Knight Knight

Souvenir Rocket Found By Police

Police find a war souvenir rocket in a home on Gar St turned over by Mrs Ellen Clifford. The dud was added to police equipment but deemed unnecessary for emergencies. One officer joked about rigging it into a lamp at the station.

Ellen Clifford Gar- St

At the Movies Curtain Listings and Timings

Paramount shows Saigon with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake at 1 15 3 25 5 30 7 60 and 8 50 p m Strand features Angles Alley with Lee Gercey and the Bowery Revs at 6 08 and 10 p m Alec Rock Privates with Red Abbott and Lew Costello at 1 15 4 17 7 18 and 9 p m Tots ng with Dana Andrews and Jane Wyatt at 1 15 4 08 10 78 p m Also New Orleans with Dietrich and Bruce Cabot at 3 07 5 58 and 9 1 pom

Angles Alley Lee Gercey The Bowery Revs Alec “Rock

Easter Egg Hunt Pays Off With Golden Prize Win

Ronald Stokley, 12, son of Mr and Mrs French Stokley, found the $5 Golden Egg at the Retail Merchants Association Easter Hunt in Armco Park. The event drew thousands and featured 2,400 eggs, prizes, and park attractions while officials announced a city charter study committee.

Ronald Stokley Golden Prize Charter Study Group French Stokley Meadow Ave Retail Merchants Association Armco Park

Mirester Winner Billy Case Triumphs At Strand Theater

Billy Case age eight from 412 Nort Broad Sit won first place and four wrist watches Saturday in the Middle Mikert er van event. Arnold Creech 17 Springboro and Deiber Barker and His Boys guitar quartet received prizes. Paul Rogers also a singer won a locket.

Billy Case Nort Strand Theater Arnold Creech Springboro Deiber Barker Paul Rogers Aleo

Edwin Hodshire Dies Suddenly at 62 in Middletown

Edwin Paul Hodshire 62, a former resident, died suddenly at TM in a Middletown Hospital after a brief illness. He was visiting his son Delmar Hodshire in Hawthorne Street. Born in Renesseler Indiana, he lived in New Castle most recently and was employed by Shartle Brothers Machine Shop and Chrysler Corp. He belonged to Armco Band and various Masonic bodies. Survived by wife Pearl, two sons Edwin Jr. and Delmar, five grandchildren, two brothers Frank and Henry, and four sisters. Burial at Woodside Cemetery after services at McCoy Leffier Funeral Home and Main and Sons.

Edwin Paul Hodshire Sea Ot Middletown Delmar Hodshire Hawthorne St Renesseler Ind South 17Th Ave New Castle Hodshire Shartle Brothers Machine Shop Armco McCoy-Leffier W. D. Brock Scottish Rite Woodside Cemetery

Pallbearers Named for Mrs. Consetta Ristaneo

Pallbearers Carl Scarpa Dominick Rossi Anthony Milillo Rocco Rossi Adam Mall and Carl Rossi were listed for the funeral of Mrs. Consetta Ristaneo who died in Middletown Hospital. A Requiem High Mass will be sung at 10:20 am Tuesday at Holy Trinity Church. Burial follows at Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at 214 Charles St. Schramm Funeral Home handles arrangements.

Consetta Ristaneo Middletown Hospital Carl Scarpa Dominick Rossi Anthony Milillo Rocco Rossi Adam Mall Carl Rossi Holy Trinity Church Calvary Cemetery Charles St. Schramm Funeral Home

Services for 15 month old John Edward Howard

Funeral arrangements are set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at Crawford Street Church of God for John Edward Howard 15 month old son of Mr and Mrs Warren FE Howard of 2132 Carolina Street who died from burns after hot grease spilled from a stove in Middletown Hospital The Rev R C Caudin will officiate

John Edward Howard Warren FE. Howard Carolina St Middletown Crawford St. Church of God R.C. Caudin

Some City Employes’ Salaries To Be Restudied By Commission

City Commission will review salary raises for certain city employees at Wednesday night’s meeting with action needed by month end as raises take effect April 1. Lower bracket increases up to 15 dollars monthly have prompted protests from clerical staff and department heads, though further action appears unlikely on these adjustments.

Commission

Toddler Hurt Hunting Dog Then Pup Goes Hungry

Edward Wayne Toby Hall, two and a half, is at Middletown Hospital with a concussion after tumbling five steps while chasing his missing Boston terrier Sonny. His parents live at 2316 Hill Ave. Sonny is at large, while doctors plan X rays to assess injuries and a hospital stay of eight or nine days.

Edward Wayne Toby” Hall Middletown Hospital Sonny Edward Hall Hill Ave Middletown

Organization backs Eisenhower group in New Hampshire endorsement

Torrey Stearns director of People for Eisenhower announced that Leonard V. Finder publisher of Manchester New Hampshire endorsed the organization.

NEW York Torrey Stearns People For Eisenhower Leonard V. Finder Manchester N. H

Funeral arrangements announced for Rev Turner helper

Friends will be received at the home of the grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas Howard Woodlawn Ave after 5 p m. The service is officiated by the Rev E R Turner assisting.

E. R. Turner Thomas Howard Woodlawn Ave

Death notice for Effie M. Howard Hamilton

Services for Effie M. Howard 62 will be at 10 a m Tuesday at Kiaus funeral home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery She is survived by her husband Sharp a son a daughter and a brother

Hamilton Effie M. Howard Putheff St Kiaus Funeral Home Greenwood Cemetery Sharp

Edward C Henes 70 Dies at Mt Vernon Sanitarium

Edward C. Henes 70 of 206 Chestnut Street died yesterday at a sanitarium in Mt Vernon Ohio. He worked for Champion Paper and Fiber Co and is survived by two brothers and two sisters. Services are set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at Colligan funeral home with burial in St Stephen Cemetery.

Hamilton Edward C. Henes Chestnut St Mt Vernon Ohio Henes Champion Paper and Fiber Co Colligan Funeral Home St. Stephen Cemetery

Dentist to Attend State Conference at OSU

Dr. H. A. Sebald will attend the Columbus Dental Society meeting at Ohio State College of Dentistry on the campus Tuesday. A 6 p.m. reception in Dean Wendell Postle’s office and a 7 p.m. dinner in Pomerene Hall precede Dr. John Knutson’s talk on Fluorine in the Control of Dental Caries.

H. A. Sebald Columbus Dental Society College of Dentistry Ohio State University Wendell Postle Pomerene Hall John Knutson U. S. Public Health Service Time Magazine

Mink scarf missing from car valued at 200 dollars

Castner Denten reported his wife’s mink scarf valued at 200 dollars lost from his car. He said it fell from the vehicle when the door opened at Fleming Road and Sutphin Street.

Castner Denten Denten Fleming Rd Sutphin St

Dayton man arrested for careless driving

Harold Haney aged 78 of 348 South Patterson Blvd Dayton was arrested early today on a charge of careless driving. He was released on $25 bond to appear in Municipal Court on April 1 officers said.

Harold Haney South Patterson Blvd Dayton

Germantown Pair Charged After Car Collision

Benton Wilmot, 78, was arrested on intoxication charges at the scene after his car hit a taxi driven by William Snell, 23. Frank Upton, 23, was charged with interfering with a police officer as he was present in Wilmot’s vehicle.

Benton Wilmot Fast Center St Germantown Frank Upton Wilmot William Snell Logan Ave Central Ave Verity Pkwy Upton

Arrest of Charles Barr on city ordinance charge

Charles Barr of 2 Vannest Ave Dixie Heights was arrested at Grimes St and Central Ave on a charge of violating a city ordinance by failing to pay a cab fare. He was ordered to appear in Municipal Court today.

Charles Barr Vannest Ave Dixie Heights Grimes St Central Ave

Local teen Robert Welch arrested on assault charge

Police say 16 year old Robert Welch of Lebanon Route 2 was arrested at Central Ave and Broad St on a charge of assault and battery filed by Irene Welch.

Robert Welch Lebanon Route 2 Central Ave Broad St Irene Welch

Ray Jett Arrested on Driving Motor Charge

Ray Jett of 18910 Fleming Road was arrested late Saturday on charges of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated and related offenses, according to police records. Authorities reported field sobriety tests and further investigation was pending.

Ray Jett Fleming Rd

Licence Bureau Extends Hours to March 31

The Bureau of Motor Vehicles will stay open 9 a m to 9 p m on March 31 to assist Middle town auto owners who have not yet bought 1948 tags. Deputy registrar Pauline S. Dredge warns vehicles without 1948 plates cannot be operated after March 31 and estimates several hundred motorists have yet to purchase plates.

Middletown The Bureau of Motor Vehicles Paulines. Dredge

Butler Trials Open Next Week in Common Pleas Court

Hamilton court schedules a recall session of the Butler County Grand Jury with trials including James Hamilton for cutting with intent to kill, Finley Murphy and Donald Siebenauer for burglary and larceny, Wister Lindsay for shooting with intent to kill, James Thienemann and Travis Covey for robbery, Jack Hoskins for second degree manslaughter, Donald South for grand larceny, Charles Benson and Marion Short for assault with intent to rob, and Taylor Riley and Ollie Day for armed robbery in late March and early April.

Hamilton P. P. Boll Butler County Grand Jury Caeeeune Esday James Hamilton Finley Murphy Donald Siebenauer Union Township Jack Hoskins Donald South Charles Benson Marion Short Taylor Riley Ollie Day Lemon Township

Demonstration Planned for Wallace Peace Campaign

A nationwide "enlist for peace" demonstration is scheduled for a month starting tomorrow, organized by the Wallace-for-President Committee to promote a pacifist campaign.

New York National

Vehicle Incident Reported After Intoxicated Driver Detention

Police reported a vehicle incident involving an intoxicated driver in the 1900 block of Avenue. Details remain limited as officers completed preliminary checks and secured the scene.

Ave

Four Injured In Route 25 Collision Near Franklin

State patrol reports four people injured in a Route 25 collision north of Franklin. Robert H. Harrison 47 of Dayton drove out of a side road, hitting H Butterfield 45 of Hamilton. In Harrison’s car were Fanny Harris 37 Franklin, Margaret Peterson 26 Franklin, Ralph White 25 910 Ninth Ave. All were hospitalized. Harrison was charged with failure to yield and to appear before Mayor J T Riley at 4 pm.

Route Franklin Robert H. Harrison Dayton A H. Butterfield Hamilton Butterfield Harrison Fanny Harris Margaret Peterson Ralph White Ninth Ave Middletown Hospital J. T. Riley

Three Sinks Reported Stolen in Local Theft

Ed Palmer reported three kitchen sinks valued at 17 dollars stolen last Friday. He found one sink missing from Cecil Martin at 216 Coopers Alley and later discovered the other two were gone.

Ed Palmer Palmer Cecil Martin Coopers Alley

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TES Watch Service Smith-Corona Office Outfitters Phene Paramount Saigon Alan Ladd Veronics Lake Ronald Dempster Special R. E. Dempster Merchants Group Lester Keeler Roy L. Patterson Chamber of Commerce Keeler Ernest Weaver John Combs Estel Coldiron Highway Patrol Charles Seril Willis Shepherd New York Central Railroad Manchester Rd Salvation Army Charles Rowe Germantown Rd Earl Cleta Veterans Village Ruth Smith Malvern St Herbert Jones Cincinnati Gordon Edward Ralston L. S. Cohn John Mandzak William LaPorte Albert Edmundson Fred J. Schatz Levey Schatzmann Middletown Gas & Electric Service Edwin Hodshire John FE. Howard Lafe X-raya Mrs Effie Howard Edward Henes Butler Butler Cleaners DIAL Malsimore Ee Ulrich Speed Steene O> Ea Faence A
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