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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1956
Page
3
Butler County grand jury urges officials and groups to back a November bond for a new jail. Report to Judge Cramer calls current facilities a disgrace, cites crowding, sanitation, and segregation issues, and notes need for night deputy coverage.
Hamilton residents treated at Mercy Hospital after a truck rammed a car between an ice cream truck and a bus on U S 127 in Fairfield City. Injured include driver Christian Grammel and wife Evelyn with arm injuries, twin sons Jerry and Gary, and mother in law Mrs Frank Theobald with a bruised leg. The car and bus were stopped when the crash occurred.
The Girl Scout Leaders Assn meets Tuesday at 6 30 p m at Camp Middlemoor. A covered dish dinner and a special surprise are planned while officers are elected. Reservations for the dish must reach the Girl Scout office by Thursday. Candidates include Morningstar Mehl Voorhis Cox Cline Stallsmith Walker Huffman and others.
Middletown Elks Lodge will honor John K. Maurer a former exalted ruler with the John K. Maurer class as nine candidates are initiated Thursday. Maurer has served as lodge trustee district deputy Southwest District activity chairman and state president. A 6:30 p.m. dinner precedes the initiation with past state presidents invited.
Middletown High School senior Anne Foutz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Foutz of 1100 S. Main St., has been awarded a one year freshman scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis Missouri. Holders may apply for continuing upper class awards if warranted by records and need, officials said.
Mrs Ellwood O Jenkins wife of the First Bank Stock Corp board chairman and a director of the League of Catholic Women died yesterday in Minneapolis. Her death ends a long record of community service and leadership.
Visitation for six month old Barbara Lynn Hunter daughter of Mr and Mrs Lenon Hunter will be held at Bailey Funeral Home after 6 pm today. Services are at 1 pm tomorrow at New Era Baptist Church officiated by Rev Joseph Pate. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery.
Paul Wilson 44 of 300 Young St Middletown died at 9 50 a m at Middletown Hospital after long illness He came from Brown County 20 years ago employed by United Wrecking Co member of First Christian Church Survived by three brothers Guy Middletown Clayton Franklin Joseph Xenia and a sister Helen Wilson Cincinnati Arrangements at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home In New Miami Marie Spradling Myers 73 98 Augspurger Ave services 2 p m tomorrow Webb Funeral Home Lynne Ann Staarmann infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Matthew Staarman 1128 Bohacker Ave private services DEATHS ELSEWHERE By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KENNETH A REID 61 former executive director of the Izaak Walton League of America died TONOPAH Nev YOGI YORGESSON real name Harry E Stewart died Sunday KITCHENER Ont William E Ireland 47 VP and director of B F Goodrich of Canada Ltd died yesterday born in Washington Court House Ohio
Cincinnati police planned to check downtown school truancies for leads to the strangulation death of Richard Townson. Investigators questioned 60 youths after a red haired older boy seen with Townson hours before his body was found. Townson’s mother described years of misfortune, including family health and accident ordeals and a long hospital stay for her husband.
Monroe Grange hosts its annual Strawberry Festival at Seven Dolors Church Monroe from 5 to 8 p m with many Grange activities including a white elephant sale and officer elections. A Harvest Queen contestant will represent Monroe Grange at the Farm Bureau picnic.
Hannah Griffith of Middletown Ohio appointed administratrix of Elijah Griffith deceased residents of Butler County Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months. Dated April 28 1956 Probate Judge Donald L Ziegel by assignment. Thomas H Stubbs attorney. May 8 15 22
Warren E Howard of Jones City Motel Fort Lauderdale Florida and Frances L Howard face a divorce petition filed April 27 1956 in Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio case 74552 on grounds of gross neglect of duty. Defendant must answer by June 16 1956 or petition may be granted. Clerk Joseph T Kiep. Deputy Norman G Grevey. Maxwell Finkleman attorney. Also sealed bids due May 24 1956 for furnishing a Police Cruiser to the Village of Springboro Ohio with a 5 percent bid guarantee.
Jack O'Dell author of several religious books will speak at the First Church of God's senior banquet at 7 p.m. Friday at Highview Terrace in Bellbrook. He hosts radio programs and has appeared on TV and radio. The Ambassadors Quartet from Anderson College will perform and Dave Grubbs will be toastmaster. The event is hosted yearly by the church youth group at Crawford Street and Logan Avenue.
Middletown High School senior Janet Martin is named state second-place winner in French II in a national contest by the American Association of Teachers of French. Agnes Fowler of Miami University announced the result. Martin and other top students will receive medals provided by the French government.
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