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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1962

Page

2

Eight Monroe seniors charged in campus incidents

Monroe High School seniors were arrested in a string of acts aimed at Principal W. E Davis. Six adults face disorderly conduct charges with $19 bonds. two youths are juveniles. Incidents included a cross burned on the Davis lawn, a dummy on the flagpole, school signs, and a bomb threat.

Lemon Monroe High School W. E Davis Gordon Reed Monroe Butler County Clifton Hyde Marvin R. Goff Finley Gordon Jett Fred Nelson Bailey Omaha St Jerry Bailey Minnesota St John W King Andrew St Clinton G. Mize Oxford State Road Davis Marsha George Cobb Hyde

Kidd Hearing Postponed Till Monday

Franklin The hearing of David M. Kidd 20 of Myers Road who faces seven charges in connection with an ax ram page and alleged threat to his estranged wife was moved up to Monday by Judge J T Riley. Kidd was to be arraigned yesterday on charges including assault with a deadly weapon and malicious destruction of property filed by Judy Kidd two sisters Mrs Louis Wyatt and Mrs George B Gentry Mrs Kidd's mother Pearl Gentry and George Gentry owner of an auto damaged in the spree.

Franklin David M. Kidd Myers Road J. T. Riley Riley Kidd Franklin Municipal Court Judy Louis Wyatt George B. Gentry Pearl Gentry George Gentry

Final Phase of Cleanup Readied

The city will shift trash collection next week to areas south of Central Avenue. Sam Boeke said Monday and Tuesday will cover south of Central and east of the New York Central tracks, with Wednesday and Thursday moving south of Central again. Friday will be a general cleanup day for both sections. Residents should place trash between curb and sidewalk and limit bundled branches to six feet.

Central Avenue Public Service Boeke

Ruling To Mean Loss To Fairs

Warren fair officials contend Terhune's decision to deny concession licenses will deprive Warren and Butler fairs of about 3000 dollars in revenue. County fair managers estimate total losses surpass one million dollars nationwide. Corwin Nixon notes contracts are pending. Ohio Showman's Association plans suit to compel licenses. Terhune cites attorney general opinion classifying concession games as gambling due to price chance and prize elements.

Warren Barton Truster Butler County Robert H. Ter Kune Ohio Butler Corwin Nixon Warren County Nixon Blaine Sickles Ohio Showman’s Association Terhune Franklin County Common Pleas Court Atty Mark McElroy

County Approves Water System Plan in Butler County

The Butler County Commission approved a $1,960,000 eastern Union Township waterworks plan to serve about 1,350 users with 31.4 miles of mains, a treatment plant, three wells, two storage tanks, and a booster station financed by mortgage revenue bonds. A public hearing is set for June 12 at 10:30 am at the courthouse. Bids will open July 3, with a minimum user charge of $7 monthly. The crossing of Interstate 78 remains to be resolved with State Highway Department input and two alternative routes considered. The commission plans to meet highway officials in Columbus next week.

Hamilton Union Township Butler County Commission Nelson Clinton Commission State Highway Department

Canal Backed Hit At Hearing in Ashtabula Ohio

At a Friday public hearing in Jefferson High School auditorium about a Lake Erie to Ohio River canal the city of Ashtabula supported the project while Ashtabula County opposed it. About 250 people, a partisan crowd, applauded anti canal testimony before Bert De Melker Pittsburgh District Corps of Engineers chief. The engineers are conducting a $500000 feasibility survey with prior hearings in Youngstown and Pittsburgh.

Jefferson, Ohio Ashtabula US Army Jefferson High School Bert de Melker Pittsburgh District Corps of Engineers Youngetown

Dr Volk dies in auto crash near Media

Dr Constance Volk 88, a veteran physician who partnered to win last year’s All-Womens International Air Race, was killed yesterday in an automobile crash near Media Pennsylvania. Details are sparse as authorities investigate the fatal accident.

Media Constance G Volk

Miners Die in Belgian Coal Mine Collapse

Six miners were killed and two injured in an underground gallery collapse at the Petit Try Coal Mine in Lambusart Belgium yesterday, police announced.

Lambusart Belgium Petit Try

Motorist Charged After Hitting Signs Near Dayton

A Dayton motorist was charged with driving while intoxicated early today after knocking down two signs on Route 4 just south of her. Robert G. Barber, 29, of Dayton, was cited for reckless operation after his car struck a concrete divider. he was stopped at the Bi-Lo Service Station south of Le Sourdsville. Three people in the other car escaped injury in a separate Oxford State Road crash at 1:55 a.m. James Paine, 20, of Fostoria, faced reckless operation charges. Heavy damage occurred in a collision on Route 63 west of Monroe at 5:35 p.m. A Middletown driver, Sandra Barnett, nother car hit the rear of a stopping vehicle driven by Margaret Ann West, 34, of Middletown.

Dayton Rt. 4 Robert G. Barber Bi-Lo le Sourdsville James Paine Sandra Barnett Middletown James E. Dykes South St Mike Blankenship Julia Blankenship S. Vine St West Maddie

Loot Worth 740 Stolen From Church Office

Police say $740 worth of church equipment was stolen from the First Presbyterian Church at 2919 Central Ave after windows were left unlocked. A typewriter and a new electric typewriter valued at $60 and $410, plus a movie projector $540 and two slide projectors $80 and $40, were taken. The office entry occurred through unlocked windows. some items were recovered. The theft is believed to have occurred after midnight yesterday.

First Presbyterian Church Central Ave

New Polaris Sub Readies For Duty

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The nuclear submarine Sam Houston will join six other Polaris firing subs on patrol after test firings. Houston crew fed a Polaris while submerged 580 miles off Cape Canaveral as Thomas Edison prepares for its first Polaris shot. Earlier a Minuteman ICBM from an underground silo achieved a 3400 mile test flight.

Cape Canaveral Fla Sam Houston

Youth 17 Found Guilty of Murder in Columbus

Seventeen year old Delmar Felton of Columbus was found guilty of first degree murder in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. The jury recommended mercy, but the verdict requires a life sentence. The case stems from the Oct 2 robbery slaying of 68 year old Mrs. Bessie Lasky near her Fast-Side cafe. Felton admitted the robbery but said the shooting was accidental.

Columbus Ome Delmar Felton Franklin County Common Pleas Court Merc Bessie Lasky Felton

Death notices and funerals in Middletown list Clara Dohn and others

Mrs Clara Dohn 76 wife of L S Dohn president of Dohn Hardware died at home 3006 Flemming Road after four years of ill health Funeral services set for 1 930 am Monday at Church of the Ascension with Rev Sidney C McCammon officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery Flowers omitted contributions suggested to Church of the Ascension Services and other obituaries follow including Myra Rehlo Mason Olivia Miller Rose Decker Captain James Tewart Elizabeth Davis Brenda Crank and others with burial and service details

Clara FE. Dohn Dohn Dohn Hardware & Paint Co., Inc Flemming Road Edward N Middletown Mary G. Ismourt Sarasota, Fla Mary Root Dunnville Ontario Church of the Ascension Sidney C. McCammon Woodside Cemetery Riggs Mason Myra Reho F. Main St Charles Fiian Gallimore Funeral Home Rose Hill Cemetery Olivia P. Miller Hudson Ave St. Stephen's Church Rose F. Decker Washington Blvd Webb James Tewart Limestone Hamilton Elizabeth Davis Greenwood Ave Griesmer-Grim Brenda Denise Crank Norman Crank Church of God

Stillborn Infant Of Middletown Couple

The infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry F Butler of 2027 South Ave was stillborn at 520 am today at Middletown Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Henry F. Butler South Ave Middletown Hospital

Services for infant Kowzie held in Dayton

Funeral services for James Francis Kowzie five week old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Kowzie were held at Dayton church near 808 Ferndale Avenue. The tiny casket was carried by family members as mourners gathered in the candle lit sanctuary. Pastor spoke of faith and hope in the afterlife as relatives joined a brief ceremony.

James Francis Kowzie Edward Kowzie Ferndale Ave Dayton

Firemen Rescue Girl From Room In Middletown

Firefighters responded to a call at 11 08 a m 1109 Second Ave and freed two year old Kimberly Kay Pickerill locked in an upstairs apartment after the resident locked herself out There was no fire The Pickerill residence is owned by J A Mcintosh of 3192 Milton Road Medical aid also reported for Morris Finkelman 45 found on the ground near his auto at 24M Central Ave He was admitted to Middletown Hospital with he reported blacked out conditions.

Second Ave Kimberly Kay Pickerill Jus Auto Central Ave Middletown Hospital Schramm

U S Firm Buys Old Flying Boats

London AP reports Britain sold three Princess flying boats moth balled after cost to taxpayers over 25 million dollars. American firm Winder Aircraft Corp of Dunnellon Florida buys the 140 ton aircraft for testing nuclear aircraft engines. Purchase price was not announced.

London Britain Winder Aircraft Corp Dunnellon Fla

Daniel Beard Organizes Sons of Dan'l Boone Group

Daniel Beard formed the organization that would become the Boy Scouts of America, creating a youth group focused on outdoor skills and civic service that evolved into a national movement.

Daniel Beard The Sons of Dan'l Boone Boy Scouts of America

Six Pet Owners Fined in Municipal Court Violations

In Municipal Court Judge J. T. Lamb fined six pet owners for leash and licensing violations, with $50 suspended fines and costs for permitting dogs to run loose. Names include Robert Lambert, Philip Dobbas, Catherine Haley, James Murphy, Beauty Jones, and Eugene Thomas received varying penalties. Additional cases covered driving with license issues, battery charges, and a DUI with jail sentence and license suspension for Robert D. Conner.

J. T. Lamb Robert Lambert Victoria Ave Philip Dobbas Regent Drive Webster ‘Clay S. Highview Catherine Haley 18Th Ave James Murphy S. Marshall Road Beauty Jones

Burg Man Killed in Ohio Auto Crash

Phillip J. Ziegler 23 of Miamisburg died at Wayne Hospital after a late Friday night crash on Reed Road north of Versailles. He and others had exited a parked car when a second vehicle struck him after a glancing blow from the rear of the first auto.

Greenville, Ohi Phillip J. Ziegler Miamisburg Wayne Hospital Reed Road Versailles Here Ziegler

Walker Holding Out in Hunger Strike at Hospital

London AP report notes marathon walker Dr Barbara Moore aged 59 was moved from jail to a hospital on Friday night yet she remained steadfast in her vowed hunger strike to death, defying authorities and raising questions about her case and protest tactics.

London Barbara Moore

Boy Runs Into Path Of Car Here

Police investigated five accidents in the past 24 hours including a minor pedestrian injury. Jeff Deaton of Harkie Road suffered back and eye abrasions after being knocked to the pavement by an unidentified auto yesterday at 5 50 p m near the Sohio Service station at Sutphin and Shafer. The driver stopped and the boy was examined at Middletown Hospital after parents' assurance he was okay. Ronald L Stewart of Woodhaven Drive Franklin was cited for failing to yield at a stop sign after a collision on Garfield Street at Philadelphia Avenue yesterday at 10 15 a m Damages were 150 to Stewarts auto and 200 to Arnold Spensels car. Calvin E Harville of Shaker Road Franklin was cited for changing lanes after a mishap with Verna E McCarty on First Avenue and Garfield Street yesterday at 10 25 a m.

Jeff Deaton Harkie Road Sohio Sutphin Shafer Middletown Hospital Ronald L. Stewart Woodhaven Drive Franklin Garfield Street Philadelphia Avenue Stewart Auto Arnold Spensel Highland S&t Calvin FE. Harville Shaker Road Verna E. McCarty Yankee Road First Avenue

Mason Man Is Critical After Auto Crash

Mason man Jack Reel, 39, of Parkview Circle, was listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital after a collision yesterday at Rt 29 and Liberty Fairfield Road. Deputy Ray Freshour investigated the crash, which left Reel with a right leg fracture and possible chest injuries. The truck driver, Roger Palmer, 38, of Southern Hills Boulevard, suffered cuts and possible internal injuries.

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Davis Yard WPFB Journal Rogers Highway Department Canal Belvedere Dr. Volk Rt. 63 Polaris Kings Madison High School James Conorroe Carolyn Egleston Karl Taylor Orchestra Dwight Walter Gilmore Fenwick High School Manchester Motor Inn Sylvia Sweeney Mike Faeta Hawaii Ray Brandhoff Tobias Clara Dohn Senramm, Funeral Home Childrens Hospital Helen Elizabeth Mrs Buzzards Bay, Mass Myra Rehol Familton Clara EF. Dohn Infant Koosie U.S Eugene Thomas Airport Inn Clyde Watson Cooper Alley Louise Watson Robert D. Conner Garden Ave Jack Reed Walker Holding Out Dawson Co Plum State Farm Ed Mynrhier Ty Pawy State Farm Fire BNO Casualty Cowpaay Bem Othee, Agro, Miteott Mason Man Ph. GA P.M. Sundeys Valet Cleaners Main ST
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