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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1953

Page

14

Waynesville Man Killed In Crash Near Lebanon

Charles R. Henderson 41 of Waynesville Route 1 died when his truck loaded with shelled corn overturned on Pekin Road five miles north of Lebanon. Deputy said he was crushed in the cab and death was due to skull fracture. Survivors include his mother Flora Henderson and father Charles Henderson. funeral Monday at Stubbs Funeral Home Waynesville with burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin.

Lebanon Waynesville Ers Exchange George Carrel Ralph Young Henderson Warren County Flora Henderson Charles Henderson Morrow Opal Kinsworthy

Six Plead Guilty Before Court in Butler County

May term grand jury indictments led to six defendants pleading guilty and 24 entering not guilty pleas in arraignments before Common Pleas Judge P P Boll and others. Several defendants from Middletown and townships faced charges of burglary larceny robbery and related offenses. Trials for those not guilty are set to begin Monday per Prosecutor Jackson Bosch.

Butler County Common Pleas P. P. Boll Harold Garrett Brant Parker Jr Jasper Price Edward Hymer Hanover Township William Patterson Bernie Morgan J. B. Branham Lemon Township Kenneth Blevins Middletown Jack Cox Robert Randolph Bennett Clyde Mullins Adam Lee Hall Jack Welch Lonnie Love St. Clair Township Martin D. Park Edward Gillum Anne Neal William Ted DeLong Hamilton van Eberhart Harold Matthews Oliver Williams William Webb Merle Webb Lonnie Williams Eugene Combs A.M. Ballard Jackson Bosch

Court Hears Asphalt Side Of Turnpike

Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments from asphalt interests led by Richard H. Shafer on paving options for the 241 mile turnpike. They urge upholding the Second District Court of Appeals ruling that the Turnpike Commission must reopen bids to Portland cement and asphaltic concrete, not limit to one paying option.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court High Court Richard H. Shafer Ohio Road Improvement Co Asphalt Interests Second District Court of Appeals Ohio Turnpike Commission Portland Cement

Police Briefs Report Several Warrants and a Car Theft

Emily R. Smelser 34 of 206 Franklin St was arrested on a warrant filed by Howard Smelser charging menace and threat. Claude Gibbs 49 of 2409 Ninth Ave Canton was returned from Canton on warrants charging support and embezzlement. Elmer Lykins 32 of Franklin Route 2 was charged with driving without a license. James Conover 45 Winters Hotel New Miami was returned from Butler County jail on a warrant for failure to provide. Rose Stevenson reported three boys ran sacking her car on West Central Avenue. car carburetor taken.

Emily R. Smelser Franklin St Howard Smelser Claude Gibbs Ninth Ave Canton Elmer Lykins Franklin Route 2 First Avenue Main Street James Conover Winters Hotel New Miami Butler County Rose Stevenson West Central Avenue

Obituary of Rev Claude D Black 73 Mount Pleasant WV minister

Rev Claude D Black 73 longtime First Church of God minister at Mount Pleasant West Virginia died at his daughter Mrs Mary Isabelle Wente's Dayton home at 8 35 a m He moved to Dayton April 10 for illness Born in New Weston Darke County Ohio Survived by second wife Martha R Black seven daughters including Mrs Wente and Mrs Pearl Marie Snyder all in Dayton others in West Middletown Middle town Sacramento Calif and an adopted son Sherrill Black of Sweet Home Oregon One son Rev Raymond R Black and a daughter predeceased him First wife Lessie Lee died nine years ago Funeral 2 30 p m Monday Riggs Funeral Home Officiants Rev Eugene R Sterner Dayton First Church of God Rev Thomas J Steenbergen Hamilton Burial Woodside Cemetery Visitation 7 9 p m Saturday and 2 5 and 7 9 p m Sunday

Claude D. Black First Church of God Mount Pleasant W. Va Mary Isabelle Wente Lorenz Ave Dayton New Weston Darke County Martha R. Black Wente Pearl Marie Snyder Clara May McClanahan West Middletown Lillian Sharritt Alma Ramseyer Ruby Porter Middletown Mabel Mattison Sacramento Calif Sherrill Black Sweet Home Ore Raymond R. Black Lessie Lee Riggs Funeral Eugene R. Sterner Dayton First Church of God Thomas J. Steenbergen Hamilton Woodside Cemetery

Fire Station Plans Studied For Cost Cut

City plans revised firehouse layouts after bids exceeded estimates, with $60,000 trimmed. A meeting with architects and engineers is set to review changes as Middletown seeks construction start to improve fire protection and insurance ratings. One new station will serve Company 4 at Jackson Street and Canal Street while Columbia Avenue relocates Number One station.

H. W. Starick Starick Middletown National Board of Fire Underwriters Ohio Inspection Bureau Jackson Street Canal Street Columbia Avenue

James L. Cowgill 72 Dies in Franklin Home

James L Linley Cowgill 72 of Franklin Route 1 died at 10 55 a m Thursday at his home after a year long decline He was born January 3 1881 in Springboro son of the late Thomas and Anna Bowers Cowgill A Crystal Tissue Company employee for 25 years he retired in 1946 and lived in Middletown 47 years Surviving are his wife Leona Mae two sons seven daughters a brother 26 grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral services 2 p m Monday at Wilson Funeral Home Rev Edwin Bobbitt pastor of First Church of Christ will officiate Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Visitation at the funeral home Sunday afternoon and evening.

James Linley Cowgill Manchester Rd Franklin Springboro Mr. Cowgill Thomas and Anna Bowers Cowgill The Crystal Tissue Company Middletown Leona Mae Harry Calvin Cowgill Ruth Tuggle Myrtle Williams Helen Hoffman Cora Pressler Florence Childers Nora Lawson Betty Pennington Guy Cowgill Wilson Funeral Home Edwin Bobbitt First Church of Christ Woodside Cemetery Funeral

Harveysburg Man Francis R Klein Dies At 74

Francis R Klein 74 retired mail clerk formerly Dayton resident died suddenly at 2 40 p m Thursday at his Harveysburg home He was WWI veteran Surviving Minnie his wife two daughters two brothers including Jacob V of Harveysburg four sisters and three grandchildren Funeral 9 30 a m Monday at Stubbs Funeral Home Waynesville Father James Krusling officiating Friends may call after 2 p m Saturday at the funeral home

Francis R. Klein Harveysburg Dayton Minnie Jacob V Stubbs Waynesville James Krusling Miami Cemetery

Gay Six Club sponsors fish fry at Lambert Tea Room

The Gay Six Club sponsors a fish fry at the Lambert Tea Room on Ninth Ave beginning at 9 o'clock tonight. Proceeds support club activities and community engagement.

Gay Six Club Lambert Tea Room Ninth Ave

Prisoners say North Koreans killed fellow inmates on Koje Island

The U.N. Prisoner of War Command reported two North Korean POWs confessed to killing inmates on Koje Island on Tuesday. They claimed the victims ordered them to murder other prisoners. The Rio Grande originates in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains.

Koje Island U.N. Prisoner of War Command Pusan Korea San Juan Mountains Southern Colorado

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