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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1953

Page

2

Thefts Solved By Arrest Of Three Youths In Middletown

The Middles town Journal reports arrests of two 15 and 16 year olds for stealing $363 from piggy banks at Dixie Heights and Maple Park, with a third youth being questioned. They admitted taking money from Staton Sorrell and Robert Randall homes and a watch, pennies, and other small items from local sites. A fourth juvenile is in custody for a King Drive-In burglary, with further break-ins under review. The suspects will be sent to Juvenile Court after continued questioning.

Dixie Heights Maple Park Loren Gustin Frank South Staton Sorrell Scott St Sorrell Robert Randall Lowell St Vannest St South Gustin King’s Drive-In Peasttown School Pastime Cafe Armco Park Red Bud Cafe Cottage Inn

Unseasonably Warm Sunday Across the Miami Valley

Warm weekend brings sun and yard work with highs near 87 while Jacksonville hits 95 and Big Piney reports 14. Mon and Tue forecast show clouds and cooler temps with a high around 71. Middletown records a 55 overnight low as pools remain closed and no early swimming rushes occur.

Miami Valley Jacksonville Fila Big Piney Wyo Middletown

Girl 2 Burned In Fall Into Water

Sandra Lee Henry of 1613 Hudson Ave was reported in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a home accident yesterday. She was treated at 1 p.m. for second degree burns on the back and side after falling backward into hot water.

Sandra Lee Henry Hudson Ave Middletown Hostal Yestern The Hopital

Teen attacker strikes Camden driver at Main and F Streets

Hamilton city police investigated an assault on 18 year old Raden of Camden Route 2. He said another motorist struck him with a beer bottle at a traffic light at Main and F Streets, leaving a chin cut with no known motive.

Hamilton Mitchell Raden Camden Main Raden

Injured Man One of Pair Cited in Weekend Wrecks

One man suffered sight injuries and two were arrested after weekend accidents. Harry Turner 24 of 3003 Jefferson Rd treated at Middletown Hospital for severe right hand lacerations and back injury. Turner was driver of a car that overturned on a curve on Ohio 4 seven tenths mile north of Middletown at 10 15 p m Saturday. Turner fined 20 dollars plus costs by Squire Lammie Bailey for driving to the left of center. Sam Cornett 20 of Farmersville Route 1 fined 20 dollars plus costs by Justice J E Jackson for reckless operation after a two car collision on Wilbraham Dr at 5 30 p m yesterday. Cornett’s car struck the rear of Ronald Duhamel 18 of 2824 Wilbraham Dr as Duhamel turned into a private drive.

Harry Turner Jefferson Rd Middletown Turner Ohio Squire Lammie Bailey Sam Cornett Farmersville

Police Find One Of TiVo Stolen Cars

Two cars were reported stolen over the weekend. One was found abandoned in a field on Lamberton Street at 1 51 p.m. The other, a 935 MG, was taken from near a church on Verity Parkway near First Avenue. Police identified owners Charles Updyke and Wesley Banks.

Charles Updyke Lebanon Armco Lamberton Street Wesley Banks Curtis St Banks Verity Parkway First Avenue

Boy Hit By Auto Shows Improvement In Middletown

Middletown Hospital attendants report Gary Earls seven year old son of Rex Earls Middletown Route 1 improved after an auto accident Friday afternoon. He ran into a car and sustained a skull fracture possible internal injuries a broken right arm and multiple cuts. William H Brooks 39 advisor to the Torch Hi Y Club for eight years is listed in fair condition after a heart attack last Wednesday.

Middletown Gary Earls Rex Earls William H. Brooks Stanley Sr Torch H-Y Club

Police Briefs: DUIs and Disorderly Conduct Across Town

Police reports list Samuel Lee Hall 38 of 1318 Walnut St arrested for driving while intoxicated at York Ave and Garfield St. Herbert Fletcher 40 of Bean Hollow arrested for disorderly conduct near Eighth Ave and Lincoln St. Arthur Stringer 25 of 812 Seventeenth Ave and Dave Clark 28 of 227 Forrest Ave charged with disorderly conduct. Bobby Hill 21 of 410 North Mulberry St charged with driving while intoxicated at Sutphin St and Howard Ave. Napoleon Clements 36 of 1333 Grove St arrested for intoxication and disorderly conduct. George Ingram Jr reported theft of a $2 shirt from his car parked behind Central Ave.

Samuel Lee Hall Walnut St York Ave Garfield St Eighth Ave Lincoln St Arthur G. Stringer Seventeenth Ave Dave Clark Forrest Ave Bobby Hill North Mulberry St Lebanon Sutphin St Howard Ave Napoleon Clements Grove St George Ingram, Jr Central Ave

Blood donation drive seeks 30 more donors in Middletown

Red Cross officials report 330 appointments set for the Middletown bloodmobile visit on Wednesday and Thursday with a 280 pint quota. They estimate cancellations will push required signups to over 410 to meet the goal, noting industrial workers have donated far more than retail and professional groups this year.

Middletown Red Cross Charles Fay Lemon Madison Townships L. P. Smith Leo F. Reinartz

Obituary J Matthew Shull 81 longtime farmer and federation leader

J Matthew Shull 81 retired farmer and former Clinton County Farm Bureau Federation president died at his residence 600 Locust St Wilmington. Survived by wife Martha five daughters five sons and a brother. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Fisher Funeral Home Wilmington with burial Sugar Grove Cemetery.

J. Matthew Shull Clinton County Farm Bureau Federation Locust St Wilmington Martha Howard Thrasher Middletown Virginia Gaines Dayton Lucille Wilkins Cincinnati Marie Everett Fort Worth Lavonne Conover Howard Shull Harold Creighton Shull J. W. Shull Liberty Ind Fisher Funeral Home Sugar Grove Cemetery

Infant Deborah Merriweather dies at birth in Hamilton

Deborah Merriweather infant daughter of Fred and Ferrell Lindsay Merriweather of 3700 Canal Rd Hamilton died at Mercy Hospital at 7 58 a m Sunday Graveside services set for 3 p m today at Miltonville Cemetery Rev A M Wilson of Trenton Nazarene Church officiated Wilson Funeral Home directed arrangements

Deborah Merriweather Deborah Lindsay Merriweather Fred and Ferrell Lindsay Merriweather Canal Rd Hamilton Mercy Hospital Sherri Kay Nina Marie Sherman Lindsay Trenton Nick Merriweather Miltonville

Funeral services for Mrs Anna Marie Moore

Mrs Anna Marie Moore of 403 Vanderveer St dies Saturday in Middletown widow of Frank Moore. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev Paul D Bergdall officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Wilson Funeral Home today 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Body will lie in state at the church from noon Tuesday until services.

Anna Marie Moore Vanderveer St Bethlehem Lutheran Church Paul D. Bergdall Woodside

Eby C. Eikenberry Dies at 84 in Camden Ohio

Eby C Eikenberry 84 of 107 South Main Camden died at 2 30 p m Sunday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a year of ill health. A Camden Preble County insurance agent and longtime church and civic leader he was a life member Ohio University trustee and former president of Camden Building and Loan. Surviving are his wife Anna B Phares Eikenberry a son William a foster son Eugene a foster daughter Enola Appleby two sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the residence with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Hamilton. Friends may call 7 to 9 p m Tuesday at the residence. R C Nein and Sons Funeral Home in charge.

Camden Eby C. Eikenberry South Main St Camden and Preble County Mercy Hospital Hamilton Preble County Levi and Rebecca Eikenberry West Alexandria Camden Methodist Church Eikenberry Camden Building and Loan Association First National Bank Ohio University Athens Rotary Club Anna B . Phares William Eugene Enola Appleby Agnes Francis Leila Flory Eaton Whit James Mischeff Greenwood Cemetery Hamton

Funeral services for Franklin Bowman held in Eldorado

Funeral services for Franklin E Bowman aged 78, a retired carpenter, were held at 2 p m today at Wares Chapel south of Eldorado. Burial followed in Price Creek Cemetery. He died Friday at his West Main Street home after an extended illness. Surviving are his wife Nancy.

Gettysburg Franklin E. Bowman Wares Cahpel Eldorado Price Creek Bowman West Main St Nancy

Funeral services for Mrs Priscilla Bradley

Funeral services for 86 year old Mrs Priscilla Bradley are set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of the Nazarene with Rev H C Watson officiating and burial in Woodhill Cemetery. The body lies in state from 1 p.m. to time of services at the church. She died Saturday morning at the home of her daughters Mrs Nettie Back and Mrs Edna Hurst of 600 Park Street. Friends may call at the Robert Eaton Funeral Home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. today.

Franklin Priscilla Bradley Church of the Nazarene H. C. Watson Woodhill Cemetery

Mrs Madge S Sharp former teacher dies at 64

Mrs Madge S Sharp 64 of River St died at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a stroke two weeks earlier. Funeral Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Robert Eaton Funeral Home officiated by Rev John V Edwards. Burial Woodhill Cemetery. Survived by husband S C Sharp two daughters Thanette House Franklin and Madeline Burlington Mission Kansas a brother William R Sharpe Greenfield CO and three grandchildren. Visitation today 2 5 and 7 10 p m at the funeral home.

Franklin Madge S. Sharp River St Robert Eaton John V. Edwards First Presbyterian Church Woodhill Cemetery Sharp Adams County Aledo Wilmington College Miami University Delta Phi Delta United Presbyterian Church Franklin Chapter 535 Order of Eastern Star S. C. Sharp Thanette House Madeline Burlington Mission, Kans William R. Sharpe Greenfield, CO

Funeral services for Raymond Fox in Waynesville

Raymond Fox 22 of Harveysburg died Friday night from injuries after a light truck blew a tire, crossed the road and hit a pole near Xenia. Funeral Tuesday at Stubbs Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin. Surviving mother Rose Irvine Ky and two sisters.

Waynesville Raymond Fox Harveysburg Xenia Stubbs Miami Cemetery Corwin Fox Green Memorial Hospital Rose Irvine

Xavier Prof To Address Rotary Club

Dr. Joseph Link Jr educator writer and diplomat will address the Manchester Hotel Rotary Club noon meeting tomorrow on Korea and Russia issues. Link recently returned from Pusan Korea where he served as public affairs attache then as Xavier University economics chair. He helped with UN Communist truce talks at Panmunjom and with POW camps. Rotary May program committee is led by Hubert Harvey with members including D Rus sell Baker Charles Denny Robert Gibbs Joseph Holman Carl Williamson William Klopp Samuel McDonough Fred Schatzmann and W Vorhis.

Joseph Link Rotary Club Korea Russia Manchester Link Pusan Department of Economics Xavier University Cincinnati Panmunjom Rotary May Hubert Harvey D. Russell Baker Charles Denny Robert A. Gibbs Joseph Holman Carl Williamson William Klopp Samuel McDonough Fred J. Schatzmann W. T. Vorhis

Harveysburg driver among six brothers named in case

Bertha Jones and Miss Rene Fox of Harveysburg are connected to a case involving six brothers from the region. Clarence and Gilbert of Harveysburg, Vernon, Floyd and Luther of Oregonia, and Clonta of Irvine are listed as related. The victim worked as a driver for the Harveysburg Fertilizer Company.

Bertha Jones Rene Fox Harveysburg Clarence Gilbert Vernon Floyd Luther Oregonia Clonta Irvine Harveysburg Fertilizer Company

Obituary notices for five residents across towns

James Butner 52 of 162 North B Street has services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brown Dawson Funeral Home. George V. Jones 84, former Hamilton resident now in Mt. Vernon Ohio, services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home. Mrs Eree May Pierce 212 North East Street Seven Mile, services in Griffithsville West Virginia. Walter Reasch 58 of Okeana Route 1, services 9 a.m. Tuesday at St Aloysius Church Shandon. Mark Thomson 63 of 1028 Vine Street, service 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Proeschel Funeral Home.

James Butner North B St Brown-Dawson Funeral Home George V. Jones Hamilton Mt. Vernon Webb Funeral Home Eree May Pierce North East St Seven Mile Griffithsville W. Va Walter Reasch Okeana St. Aloysius Church Shandon Mark Thomson Vine St Proeschel

Two Hurt As Girl 14 Drives Car Into Wall

A 14 year old girl who police said did not know how to drive crashed a car into the side of Middletown Beer Distributors at 210 State St yesterday at 8 45 p m. Two injured were Lee Henry and Juanita Henry, both 1201 Walnut St. Henry suffered facial cuts. the girl had mouth injuries and missing teeth. Damage to the car was about 300 dollars and to the building about 200. The girl was cited for driving without a license. Homer Conyer was charged with allowing an unlicensed driver and carrying concealed weapons. Four other accidents were reported with no injuries.

Cooper Alley State St Middletown Beer Distributors Homer Conyer Walnut St Lee Henry Juanita Henry Henry Middletown Hospital

Rent controls expire in unincorporated Butler County areas

Rent controls that covered unincorporated Butler County areas expired after a September ruling. Controls remain in effect in Hamilton Seven Mile New Miami and Jacksonburg until July 31. The decontrol order removed federal limits for rents in Cincinnati and parts of Clermont Hamilton and Butler counties.

Butler County Hamilton Seven Mile New Miami Jacksonburg Thomas M. Hynes Cincinnati Clermont Butler William G. Barr Office of Washington Isabel C. Carr Rentschler Hynes Elmer S. Weber Stephen W. Young

Woman Overdose After Theft Report Near Yankee Road

A 28-year-old housewife reported a purse snatching near Yankee Road and Verity Park, valued at 16 cents with papers and a lighter. She later overdosed on pain pills at Middletown Hospital, saying she took them due to family difficulties and was treated and released.

Yankee Road Verity Parkway Middletown Hospital

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Pigey Bank Mercury Charles ST Erle Hanova Tivo Herbert Fletcher Bean Hollow America Central Avenue Middietown Nearty Towne J. M. Shull Ada Powell Anna M. Moore Mayflower Warehouseman Hauselman Park Street Mrs. Madge S. Sharp Xavier Prof Sycamore St Albert Greenwood John Hawkins Germantown Rd Wilbraham Rd Allen Aubrey North Verity Pkwy Homer D. Brate Monroe St Brate Aubrey Welgus Dean King Yankee Rd Walter P. Isaacs Fairmount Ave Isaacs Curetis Fairmount 8. & H. Green Stamps Thrashers Jewelry Store Dial National National Savings Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Armco East Sutphin Park Place
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