Men Combine Talents To Aid Polio Victim
Middle towns most prominent polio patient Bob Vanderveer leaves his hospital room for the first time in seven years in a 400 pound rolling chair with a portable iron lung. Don Osborne of Middletown Safety Council organized the effort with Armco East Works engineers including M W Hodgkin and S P Moyer supplying parts and labor. Cushions from Hodgkin and parts from Oregonia Bridge Co and Chartle Brothers Machine Co enabled the device, weighing about a ton with crate. Vanderveer, 30, is rolled to new areas of St Marys Hospital in Rochester Minnesota with his mother present and father as a hospital patient in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Bob Vanderveer
St. Mary’s Hospital
Clarice la Muth
Middletown
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Don Osborne
Armco
Middletown Safety Council
East Works Engineering
M. W. Hodgkin
Vanderveer
Rhoda Vanderveer
R. W
Red) Vanderveer
East Works
Fatal Wreck on Route 177 Leads to Manslaughter Charge
Cecil McMurray, 50, of Columbus, held on a second degree manslaughter charge after a May 9 head on crash on Ohio 177 that killed Mildred Johnson, 46, of Oxford. McMurray faced a Munici pal Court judge, bond set at 1000 dollars, with Stillwaugh family and Ira Lou Moon among those injured. Police said McMurray crossed the center line. Stillwaugh, his mother, aunt, and a passenger were injured. Stillwaugh was en route from Oxford for a Miami University Mother's Day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio
Cecil McMurray
Columbus
Frank Wessel
Mildred Johnson
West High St
Oxford
Harrison School
McMurray
McMurray Auto
George Stillwaugh, Jr
Miami University
Stillwaugh
Bertha Stillwaugh
Elyria
Isabella Stillwaugh
Cleveland Ave
Ira Lou Moon
Dayton St
Memorial Day Speaker to Address Woodside Cemetery
The Rev Francis B Pilliod pastor of St Leo Church Cincinnati will deliver the Memorial Day address at Woodside Cemetery Joe R Cox chairman of the ceremonies committee announced The services include a morning parade from Broad Street and Manchester Avenue to the cemetery Fritz Owings is named parade grand marshal for 1953 committee members include Howard Wilson Cecil Runyan Mrs Wayne Smith and L S Owings Flower chairman Cora Fabing Smith says wreaths will be placed on soldiers graves Saturday and if rain forces a change services may be moved to the Paramount Theater
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis B. Pulliod
St. Leo Church
Cincinnati
Woodside Cemetery
Joe R. Cox
Father Pilliod
Broad Street
Manchester Avenue
Cox
Howard Wilson
Cecil Runyan
Wayne Smith
L. S. Owings
Owings
Cora Fabing-Smith
Paramount Theater
Man Injured on Tytus Avenue Found By Patrol
State patrolmen found Melvin Staton, 51, at 1:35 a.m. on the sidewalk at 3111 Tytus Avenue with facial and forearm bruises and abrasions after an apparent incident not linked to a car crash. Cause of injuries not known. He was treated and dismissed from Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tytus Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Melvin Staton
Tytus Ave
Injunction Halts Fisher Body CIO Union Election
Judge Fred B. Cramer signed a temporary injunction stopping the CIO election at the Fisher Body plant. Plaintiffs Miles Leahigh and G Knappers claim the May 12 primary violated CIO rules, halting all ballots and vote counting pending a further hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Fred B.cramer
CIO 9
Fisher Body
Ete
Miles Leahigh
G. Knappers
Common Pleas
CIO International
Leahigh
June Date Okayed For Sale Of Sewer Bonds In Harlan
City Commission approved June 4 as the sale date for a $3.5 million sewer mortgage revenue bond issue and planned a 4 p.m. special session to award bids. They authorized Armco Steel for sewer installation, approved final payment to Burch Construction, and noted a second $3 million revenue issue to complete financing. Procuring 3.8 acres in Harlan Park between Elwood and Wilmore Sts. for a potential playground was discussed as the preferred site, with efforts to obtain land before other locations. Community members raised sidewalk and debris concerns and a traffic issue, while bids on Gladdell Heights improvements and street work were approved. An ordinance creating a pumping plant engineer trainee was set at $290 monthly, a boxing show for June 23 was approved, and support for a local government fund bill was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Park
City Commission
H. W. Starick
Commission
Armco Steel Corporation
Armco
Burch Construction Company
Ninth Ave
Second Central
Starick
Elwood
Wilmore Sts
Verity Pkwy
Gladdell Heights
G. A. Cooney
Kensington St
Highview Rd
Central Ave
L. A. Waldner
Highview
Grand Aves
Ohio
Gardner Appointee Not Chief Engineer
A new notice corrects yesterday's Journal report naming Delbert C. Meyer chief engineer at Gardner Board and Carton Company. The proper wording states Meyer was appointed to the position of assistant chief engineer with Arthur R. Harvey remaining Gardner's chief engineer and board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert C. Meyer
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Arthur R. Harvey
Gardner
Meyer
Board to Approve 295 Middletown Graduates Tonight
Superintendent Wade E. Miller will urge the Board of Education to graduate 295 Middletown High School seniors on June 4. He plans to have two board members present diplomas at Roosevelt and McKinley Junior High ceremonies, with R. H. Snyder delivering at the high school. The meeting will also discuss bids for home economics kitchens, booster hot water heaters, band uniforms, garage sales, and driveway paving at Barnitz Field. Miller also reports James E. Dull will not accept the swimming coach post, as he remains a Miami University instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade E. Miller
Board of Education
Middletown High School
Miller
Roosevelt and
McKinley
R. H. Snyder
Wilson, Sherman, Jefferson
Roosevelt
Barnitz Field
James E. Dull
Dull
Miami University
Twenty Five Seek Starick City Manager Post
With new applications in days, twenty five men seek the city manager job as H. W. Starick leaves July 15 to become mene of Dayton. Commissioners have interviewed four applicants and plan more interviews soon. No final choice or salary scale yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Starick
Mene
Dayton
Building Sold and Central Church Plans New Home
Central Church of Christ announces plans for a new building at Verity Parkway and Germantown Road to be completed in the coming months. The current church at 1104 First Ave was sold to Charles E. Metzler, with about 175 members seeking more space as seating will rise to 250 300. The move is slated in roughly two months. sale price not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Verity Parkway
Germantown Road
Donald E. Arnold
First Ave
Charles E. Metzler
Arnold
Metzler
Four Drivers Fined Totalling Sixty Five Dollars
Four motorists faced fines totaling 65 dollars and costs in area courts after police stops. Robert Pague of Dayton paid 5 dollars and costs for a truck stop light violation. Richard Harold of South Lebanon paid 35 dollars and costs for speeding. Julius Caéebolt of Morrow paid 15 dollars and costs for speeding. Walker Fields of Germantown paid 10 dollars and costs for an improper passing. A separate note mentions tobacco's value among North Australian aborigines and an illogical line about selling women to Japanese pearl fishers for tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Riley
Franklin
Robert Pague
Dayton
Richard Harold
South Lebanon
Julius Caéebolt
Morrow
Earl Maag
Walker Fields
Germantown
Squire Lammie Bailey
Mild Weather Forecast Favors Pleasant Tomorrow
Mild weather will continue with warmer, cloudy conditions. The forecasted high tomorrow is 77 degrees, five above today. A 49 degree low at 6 am won’t repeat tonight, with a possible 52. Yesterday’s high was 73 at 3 pm and low 57 at 7 am. At 9:45 am today the temperature was 66.
Kramer Installed As New President Of Fenwick Group
Francis Kramer was installed as 1953-54 president of Fenwick Welfare at a covered dish supper in the school cafeteria. Officers include Joseph Mulligan vice president Arthur Dorenbusch treasurer Mrs. Leo Miller secretary and others as directors. Father Julian Otto Krusling announced 12 of Fenwick’s 30 graduates received scholarships and graduation will be June 5 at 8 p.m. in the Manchester Hotel ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kramer
Fenwick Welfare
Joseph Mulligan
Arthur Dorenbusch
Leo Miller
John Brust
J. L. McGuff
Richard Harmount
Julian Otto Krusling
Fenwick
Manchester
At The Movies Paramount and Strand Showings
Paramount presents Desert Legion at 1 35, 3 40, 5 45, 7 45 and 9 50 p.m. Strand shows White Zombie at 1 15, 4 05, 6 45 and 10 p.m. The Mummy plays at 2 40, 5 30 and 8 35 p.m. Friday White Zombie at 1 30, 4 20, 7 10 and 10 p.m. The Mummy at 2 55, 5 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Desert Legion
White Zombie
Steel slab rolled to sheet in about ninety seconds
A slab of steel can be rolled into a finished sheet on a modern continuous hot sheet and strip mill in roughly 90 seconds.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Malory Bell
Robert Lund
Neal Kurfiss
W. M. Hodgkin
Hodgkin
S. P. Moyer
Oregonia Bridge Company
Chartle Brothers Machine Company
Leonard Strauss
Robert Banta
Young St
State St
Banta
James Combs
Firestone
Barton’s Sales & Service
City
Central Church
North Australia
Kramer
Fenwick Group
Sandal
Freeman's
Miss Universe
LY Madison
Jewels
Jewels Sapannon
Fred Stein
Ance
Fifteenth Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!