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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1957

Page

2

Driver In Fatal Crash Being Held

A Cleveland man Robert B. Wilkerson age 34 is held in Warren County jail for investigation of a fatal crash on Rt 42 that killed Tren ton man Warren Patton 70. Patton and his wife Glenna 38 were riding in a car that was hit head on by Wilkerson who apparently pulled out to pass a truck near Waynesville Airport. Patton died at 5 30 am and Mrs Patton was hospitalized in fair condition with possible skull fracture. Funeral services for Patton will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Wilson Memorial Home with burial in Miltonville Cemetery.

Cleveland Robert B. Wilkerson Warren County Lebanon Rt. 42 Trenton Warren Patton E. 3Rd St Patton Ralph Young Paton Wilkerson Mansfield Patoin Douglas Charles Patton Louisa Adeline Arnett Molly Salyers Salyersville Sorg Paper Co Breathitt County Wilson Memorial Home J.E. Amstutz Miltonville Memorial Home

Wait Sign Violators To Be Cited In Middletown

Police will ticket pedestrians who cross against the wait lights in Middletown downtown at Central Avenue with Broad Street Verity Parkway and Clinton Street. Lt. James Combs says eight seconds elapse after wait lights before traffic moves and officers will cite drivers for red light violations as well.

Middletown James Combs Traffic Bureau Central Avenue Broad Street Verity Parkway Clinton Street Combs

Police Briefs From Yesterday Report Vehicle Theft and Burglary

Robert Setters reported two hub caps and fender skirts stolen from his car on Inland Drive. Mrs Vertner Hatman said $55 vanished from a locked dresser drawer at her 839 9th Ave home. Police investigated youths breaking windows at the new A and P on Clinton Street and 1st Avenue as residents shivered in a cold snap. Officers checked a report of boys swimming in the Gardner plant pond but they left before detection.

Robert Setters Judy Dr Inland Drive Vertner Hatman 9Th Ave A&p Clinton Street 1St Avenue Gardner Plant

Stone Thrown Through Residence Window Reported

Margaret Quinn of 1516 Fleming Road reported to police that a stone was hurled at her home, breaking a window and prompting investigation.

Margaret Quinn Fleming Road

Two-Car Crash Under Investigation on S Main Street

A two car collision Friday night near the city line left Clifford Crump 23 and Don McGaha 41 Town Franklin in crash damage. Crump passenger James Holbrook 23 was treated for head injuries then discharged. Both drivers received laceration care at Middletown Hospital.

S. Main Street Clifford Crump S. Clinton Sr Don Shhulder McGaha Crump

Former Elyria Mayor Asaph R. Jones Dies at 89

Asaph R. Jones 89 former mayor of Elyria Ohio died Friday at his Bradenston Florida home where he also served as mayor.

Elyria Ohio Asaph R. Jones Bradenston Fla

Monolith Dedication by City Officials and Eagles Lodge

City and county officials joined Eagles lodge officers in dedicating a two ton dark granite monolith at the City Building lot bearing the Ten Commandments. The ceremony highlighted the National Youth Guidance project and featured William G. Watson as keynote. Others included Cecil W. Dane as master of ceremonies and Rabbi Henry Roth offering the invocation.

J. C. Schulz Order of Eagles Weith The Eagles Lodge William G. Watson Grand Aerie Lodge Eagles Zanesville Watson America Clark Street Central Avenue Cecil W. Dane Veterans of Foreign Wars Middletown ‘High School Troop 11 Boy Scouts of America Henry Roth Temple Beth Sholem Jerome C. Schulz First United Presbyterian Church

Man on Porch Turned Out to Be Police Officer

At about 3 a.m. Saturday a woman on Sth Avenue phoned police saying a man on her front porch claimed to be a policeman. Ptl. Denver Thomas of Car 8 responded and identified himself, explaining the car on the street had drifted and was crosswise. The woman moved her car after understanding the situation.

Sth Avenue Ptl Denver Thomas Thomas

Two Cars Wrecked On Central Ave Collision

Two vehicles were a total loss after a driver swerved into a parked car on Central Avenue. Billy Watkins 28 of 4715 Central Ave told police he braked when another car pulled out, but struck Walter J. Sauter’s parked car at 12419 Central Ave. Watkins was treated at Middletown Hospital for skull and chest injuries and released after tests for improper operation.

Billy Watkins Central Ave Walter J. Sauter Watkins Middletown Hospital

Drink Leads Man To Jail As Escapee

Cincinnati report says Irvin Gregory alias Kenneth Luther Roberts, an Indiana State Prison escapee, was spotted in an uptown cafe. Detectives identified him through records after four years of staying away from cafes and marriage to a laundry worker. He admitted the lapse and was jailed.

Man Cincinnati Irvin Gregory Indiana Thompson Buchanan James Kiefer Gregory Kenneth Luther Roberts

Phone Rates Near Trenton Take Dip

Ohio Belle Telephone Co. expands minimum rate area beyond Trenton village. J. R. Miller, Middletown commercial manager, announces about 68 eight to four party customers will receive service for less, with notices sent to affected customers and May 6 bills reflecting the local rate cut.

Ohio Belle Telephone Co Trenton Telephone Company Trenton-area J. R. Miller Middletown

Driver Arrested After $800 Crash

Albert Greenwood aged 51 of 1334 Garfield Street crashed into a parked car at 1018 Yankee Road last night, knocking it into a tree. The parked car owned by Kenneth Roberts aged 18 of Trenton Rt. 1 sustained the most damage. Greenwood was charged with driving while intoxicated and without a license. He was uninjured.

Albert Greenwood Garfield St Yankee Road Kenneth Roberts Trenton Rt. 1 Greenwood

Aly Khan Sells Paintings To Fund Racing Stable

Aly Khan plans to sell 50 canvases from his modern art collection on May 23 in Paris to raise money for his racing stable. This move follows his status as the Aga Khan’s eldest son and signals a shift toward supporting his equestrian interests.

Aly Khann Paris Aly Khan Aga Khan Aly

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