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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1962

Page

2

Cyclist Hurt In Freak Mishap

A 14 year old boy sustained facial abrasions when a newly welded spot on his bicycle broke and he was thrown about 10 feet after striking a drainage ditch at Crawford Street and First Ave. He was admitted to Middletown Hospital by the fire department emergency squad. A 77 year old man, Dale Dennis, was treated for a bruised elbow after walking into the path of a car at Clayton Ave and Charles Street at 6 50 pm. The driver Ruby Nelson said she could not stop in time after the boy crossed Clayton Street.

Middletown Hospital James Cornwell Modre St Crawford Street Dale Dennis Charles Sr Clayton Avenue Charles Street Ruby S. Nelson Crescent Blvd Charles Clayton Dennis Nelson Auto

Big Pooch Delights In Uniforms On Duty

Patrolman Virgil Sorrell answered a call on Woodlawn Avenue finding a friendly German Shepherd on a porch trapping a resident. The dog wanted into the cruiser and later rode to No. 2 fire station where he charmed the crew. Desk sergeant Marvin Amburgey called him a new mascot.

Woodlawn Avenue Sorrell No. 2 Marvin Amburgey

Girl 14 Takes Pills in Apparent Suicide Attempt

A 14 year-old Middletown girl swallowed almost a full bottle of sleeping pills yesterday. Doctors at Middletown Hospital pumped her stomach and admitted her last night. She said her father had been "giving me a rough time" and police reported lack of financial support from him. Her grandmother cares for her. mother lives in Hainois.

Middletown Middletown Hospital Hainois

Infant dies in cars crash near Lima along Ohio 196

A 19 month old girl Merna Raty of Lima died when her mother lost control of a car and struck a culvert on Ohio 196 about ten miles southeast of the city. The child was the daughter of Mrs Marna Jayne Raty.

Lima Ohio Merna Raty Marna Jayne Raty

Three Injury Accidents Hit Franklin Within Hour

Three injury accidents occurred within fifty minutes yesterday morning in Franklin. Debbie Sears, 3, was struck after darting between parked cars into a moving auto driven by Arthur Talmadge of Carlisle. she was treated for forehead and side injuries. Helen Yount, 45, of West Alexandria, lost control on old US 25 near the conservancy levee, collided with a house at 727 North Main Street, and was hospitalized with unspecified injuries. Gary McKella, 13, of Skokiaan Drive, while riding a motorcycle, failed to negotiate a turn onto Virginia Avenue, struck a parked car, and sustained bruises. vehicle damages were listed.

Debbie Ann Sears Main St S. Main Street Arthur Talmadge Carlisle Middletown Hospital Eaton Ambulance Helen Yount West Alexandria Old US Conservancy Main Charles Wise Miamisburg Gary McKella Skokiaan Virginia Avenue Earl Shatford

Fire at Farmers Supply and Jerry’s Restaurant damages

BELLEFONTAINE Ohio AP Fire of unknown origin damaged about 40000 dollars at the Farmers Supply in nearby West Liberty Saturday. Firefighters traced the blaze to the top floor of a three story mill operated by Loren King. An overheated grill caused a fire at Jerry’s Restaurant 1820 Central Ave owned by Mike Hendricks and run by Jerry Merriman with damage to supplies grain and machinery. The blaze started around 2 15 pm.

Bellefontaine Ohio West Liberty Loren King Jerrys Central Ave Mike Hendricks Jerry Merriman

Gillen Crow to Close Central Ave Store and Expand Others

Gillen Crow announces closing of its Central Avenue and Crawford Street drug store due to reduced value from parking shortage and neighborhood shift to business. The 2204 Central Ave location will be enlarged with services moved to Stevens Avenue. other Middletown stores remain at 1906 Tytus Ave Yankee Road Fourth Avenue and 2715 Burbank Ave. Delivery service will aid customers unable to visit stores.

Central Avenue CrawfordStreet Gillen-Crow Middletown F. Central Avenue Crawford Central Stevens Avenue

Safe Pulled From River Near West Middletown Bridge

Two Middletonians spotted an empty safe near the West Middletown bridge yesterday afternoon. Skin divers from the Middletown Rescue Squad attached wires to the partially submerged 200th safe before a wrecker hauled it from the water. Police review missing safe reports. Det. Harold Gray says the safe was not rusty and did not appear to have been in the water long.

West Middletown Middletown Harold Gray

Government runs like nobody's business, chuckle line

A lighthearted quip notes the government’s efficiency as a running joke. It comments on bureaucratic processes with a satirical tone, suggesting ongoing activity and a steady pace despite criticism. The line frames government work as busy and persistent, using humor to critique.

Middletown Realtors Observe National Week

The Middletown Board of Realtors marks National Realtor Week with public education efforts and a noon Wednesday meeting at Manchester Motor Inn. A film What You Should Know Before You Buy Your Home will be shown to inform prospective buyers. The board, founded in 1917, now lists 26 brokers, 75 full-time salesmen, and officers Tony Tenore, John Methven, Ben Kitchen, with Nita Portsmouth as executive secretary.

National Association of Real Estate Boards Herbert S. Boren Middletown NAREB Realtor Association Middletown Board Manchester Motor Inn Realty Board Middletown Board of Realtors The Middletown Real Estate Board Tony Tenore John E. Methven Ben M Kitchen Nita Portsmouth

Obituary for Jerry Brewer Jr. services listed

Funeral services for Jerry Brewer Jr. aged 47 of 2208 Fernwood Street are set for 4 30 p m Sunday at Riggs Funeral Home after a lengthy illness. Graveside rites follow Monday at Madden Cemetery Wolfe County Kentucky. Friends may visit Sunday 2 to 5 p m and 7 to 8 p m at the funeral home.

Jerry Brewer Jr Fernwood St Riggs Brewer Middletown Hospital Madden Cemetery Wolfe County Funeral

Funeral services for Mrs Marie E Goossens

Funeral services are set for 9:30 am Tuesday at St John Berchmans Church Logan Avenue Chicago for Mrs Marie E Goossens 81 who died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Burial will be in St Josephs Cemetery Chicago. She lived with granddaughter Mrs Douglas Keith Franklin Rt 1. Friends may call Monday afternoon or evening at De Vriendt Funeral Home 2708 Northwestern Ave Chicago. Local arrangements by Joseph R Baker & Sons.

Marie E. Goossens Middletown Hospital St. John

Police Briefs Report Local Property Damage and Thefts

Andrew Volarich showed police where his fence and garden were damaged. Officers investigated a break in at Barrs Pony Keg on 4713 Central Ave with entry by a pried window and a field nearby containing a full beer pack. Leonard Hall and Ray Zornes found their daughters missing bicycles but wheels were gone. Tom Baird Jr reported renters moved out, windows broken, wiring stripped, medicine cabinet stolen, damages about 600 dollars. Creed Wiseman said someone tore two magnolia tree limbs from his yard, damage about 20 dollars.

Barrs Pony Central Ave Leonard Hall Hi! Ave Ray Zornes South Ave Tom Baird JR Polce Jacoby Ave Creed Wiseman Aberdeen Drive

Boy Revived After Unconsciousness at Middletown Hospital

A year-old Franklin boy, Freddie Keith of 9004 Madison Road, was rushed to Middletown Hospital unconscious last night. He was taken first to Fire Station No 1 on N Clinton Street, then by Riggs ambulance around 633 p.m. after regaining consciousness he was examined by a physician and released.

Franklin Middletown Hospital Freddie Keith Madison Road No 1 N. Clinton Street Riggs

Capitol Walls Adorned with Seven Ionic Columns

The outer walls of the state Capitol at Frankfort Kentucky feature seven Ionic columns carved from single blocks of stone, highlighting the building's lasting stone craftsmanship.

State Capitol Frankfort

Rabbi Roth Leaves Middletown for Lawrence Mass

Rabbi Harry Roth of Temple Beth Sholom will depart Middletown on August 15 to become rabbi at Temple Emanuel in Lawrence Massachusetts. Since 1955 he has been a civic leader, led the ministers group as first non Christian president, served on city committees, aided urban redevelopment, and worked to welcome other churches to the synagogue drawing over ten thousand participants. He and his wife Barbara live on Barbara Drive with two children Sheila and Myron.

Middletown William Denham Darlene DiPasquale Dayton McDonald’s Harry Roth Temple Beth Sholom Temple Emanuel Lawrence Mass Rabbi Roth Ministerial Association Butler County Mental Health Association Lebanon Correctional Institution Torch Club International B'nai Brith Lodge Friends of Hebrew Culture of Cincinnati Cincinnati Uniondale N.Y Barbara Drive Sheila Middletown High School Myron Yayne Day School

Second Quake Haunts Mexico City and Pacific Coast

An aftershock in eight days struck Mexico City and nearby areas with three deaths. A toppling worker fell from a sway ing building, a driver ran over a man in the street, and another man collapsed from a heart attack on the sidewalk. Roy A. Blay, 51, of Goderich Ontario was among the injured or deceased. Damage was limited in Mexico City but extensive in Acapulco and surrounding coastal towns.

Mexico City Pacific Roy A. Blay Goderich Ont Acapulco Pacific Coast

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