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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1953

Page

9

Seven Accidents Leave Three Injured and Six Cited

State police investigated seven highway crashes yesterday and Wednesday injuring three people and citing six for various offenses. Details include a one car roll over near Morrow injuring Florence Cummins. a rear collision on Route 42 injuring Manning and Margaret Hess with Woody cited for DUI. two auto crashes on Route 73 near Middletown wounding none seriously with Poe and Ross fined for reckless operation. rear end and passing violations near Middletown. a two car north of Middletown incident. and a backing collision on Rufus Street with Lucien Gross fined for improper backing.

Florence L. Cummins Foster Route 1 Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Madeira Morrow Cummins Route 22 Manning Hess Terrace Park Margaret Hess Hess Elmer Woody Mason Woody Dane N. Poe South River St Franklin J. E. Jackson Ohio 73 Middletown Poe Omer C. Ross Spring Ave Squire Jackson August Schmidt Grand Ave Ross Eugene Conley Arthur Brown Germantown Conley Ohio Walker Fields John J. Jenco Hamilton Jenco Fields Lucien Gross Oxford State Rd Squire Lammie Bailey Rufus Street Gross Robert L. Callahan Rufus St

Butler County Teachers Set For Meeting

Hamilton report states the executive committee of the Butler County Teachers Association will meet Tuesday to finalize plans for an October gathering. Miss Margaret Crane of Fairfield School chairs, with Paul Needles, Harold Wissman, Ruth Slade, and Dorothy Davis on the committee. The group will host Midwest teacher organizations from Middletown and Hamilton. The October meeting is planned for Monroe High School auditorium.

Hamilton Butler County Teachers Association Margaret Crane Fairfield School

Hamilton Memorial Day Parade Marks Observance in City

A 9:30 a.m. Saturday parade will start at S Front and High streets and end at Greenwood Cemetery in Hamilton for Memorial Day services. Howard M. Cole of Lisbon will speak at the GAR lot. The Veterans Memorial Association will supervise veteran grave markers and flags. Oscar Silverberg is parade marshal. formation at 9 a.m. and procession moves through Front, High, 10th, Heaton to the cemetery.

Hamilton S. Front High Sts Greenwood Cemetery Gar Lot Greenwood Howard M. Cole Lisbon Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial Association Oscar Silverberg S. Front St High St 10Th St Heaton St

Driver free on bond after fatal car crash

An 81-year-old Cleveland industrialist, David W. Frackelson, was released on bond after police said his car ran down Medina County welfare director Lula Alderfer, 60, in Wadsworth on Church Street. Alderfer died shortly after at City Hospital. Frackelson, president of Chandler & Price Printing Press Co., was in Akron on business and police planned further questioning.

Akron Cleveland Medina County Lula H. Alderfer Wadsworth City Hospital Church St. Hill David W. Frackelson Chandler & Price Printing Press Co

Williams Assails Kaiser Merger Probe Demand

Senate is urged to investigate the Kaiser Willys auto merger after Sen Williams asserts the government spent several million dollars. He criticizes Kaiser-Frazer’s 62 million purchase of Willys Overland Motors and seeks review of roles by John Snyder and Harry McDonald in the deal.

Washington Williams R-Del Senate Kaiser- Willys Auto William Kaiser-Frazer Willys- Overland Motors John W. Snyder the Treasury Harry A. McDonald Reconstruction Finance Corp

Swiss Confederation Origins Testifies to 1291 Foundation

The text notes that the Swiss confederation, around which Switzerland formed, was established in 1291, marking a foundational point in Swiss history.

Switzerland

Stores Close For Franklin Memorial Day

FRANKLIN The first of two Saturday holidays to be observed this summer will occur Saturday as business will be generally suspended in the community in observance of Memorial Day. Local retail stores including food markets will be closed all day Saturday though many shops stay open Friday evening. Post office Building and Loan and Franklin State Liquor Store closed Saturday. Franklin National Bank maintains its weekend schedule. Drug stores vary with Shawhan open both days while The Good Drug Store Bennett Drugs close Saturday and Sunday. Second Saturday holiday set for Independence Day on July 4.

Franklin Post Office, Building and Loan Franklin's State Liquor Franklin National Bank Shawhan's Good Drug Store Bennett Drugs

Senators Seek FBI Help to Find Frank Coe

Senate Investigations Subcommittee chairman Mundt says Frank Coe, a former IMF official and $20,000-a-year adviser, has become a fugitive after a Soviet backed bid to block currency reevaluation link. Coe resigned after refusing to answer if he is a Communist or involved in Soviet espionage. FBI aid requested to locate him.

Washington Senate FBI Frank Coe Coe International Monetary Fund N. Mundt R-Sd

William Johnson Tops Toastmasters Talk at Gardner venue

William Johnson won with The Story Behind The Relic at the Toastmasters meeting in the Gardner Board and Carton Conference room last evening. The group plans an outdoor session June 25 at Verity Golf Course with wives as guests and refreshments after a brief meeting.

William Johnson Gardner Board and Carton Paul Arnold Mallory Bell Clayton Huber Myron Beck Robert McIntyre Robert McConaughy Robert Mueller Verity Golf Course Philadelphia

Pays To Advertise In New Ulm Rabbit Inquiry

George Proeuss of New Ulm believes advertising pays after receiving an inquiry from the Heapwell United Development Co of Hong Kong about buying rabbits. The only prior advertising he did was in a 1933 national rabbit journal.

New Ulum Minn George Proeuss New Ulm Heapwell United Development Co Hong Kong Preuss National Rabbit Journal

Draft Of Burke For Mayor Hinted In Cleveland

Cleveland Mayor Thomas A. Burke may face a draft for a fifth term despite his claim he is not a candidate. Friends say he remains popular and could be persuaded to run, a notion that unsettles Republicans who have not held the mayoralty since 1941. Burke declined to discuss the possibility. He stated he is not a candidate for re election as mayor. The political chatter centers on whether Burke will break his own stance. Lausche, now governor, defeated Blythin in 1941, and Burke followed Lausche in 1945.

Cleveland Thomas A. Burke Burke Frank J. Lausche Edward Blythin Lausche

Godfrey Expects To Return To TV By Late July

Boston Arthur Godfrey said he expects to resume television and radio by late July or early August after hip surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. He spoke from his hospital bed at his first news conference since the operation and noted improved mobility in his right leg and reduced pain in his left.

Boston Arthur Godfrey Massachusetts General Hospital Godfrey

Connecticut Evanston Found Safest Places

Connecticut and Evanston, Illinois were named grand award winners in the National Traffic Safety Contest. It was the sixth national grand prize for Connecticut and the fourth for Evanston, which reported no traffic deaths in 1952. Forty-five states and 750 cities participated, with divisional honors awarded to nine states and 24 cities.

Chicago Connecticut Evanston National Safety Council

LAW Official Held For Marning Cars In Strike

CINCINNATI: Ray Ross Springfield union leader in the recent strike at GE jet engine plant near Evendale was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of malicious destruction of property. Mayor Clark McGrew acted after Ross pleaded innocent. He was accused of scratching painted surfaces of automobiles as they passed picket lines. Two non striking GE employees filed the charges. one case was dismissed. Ross was released on $500 bond.

Cincinnati Ray Ross Springfield General Electric Co Evendale Clark McGrew Ross CIO Uni Automobile Workers Union McGrew

Youth Admits Killing Woman in Bedroom Shooting

EAST LIVERPOOL Ohio police report a 20 year old factory worker Richard Elliott confessed to fatally shooting Violet Brewer 34 a house wife reading with her husband Orville a carpenter in their bedroom behind a fence at night He said he was angry over her ordering him to stop seeing her step daughter Patricia 14 and over a dispute about a car title He will be charged with murder.

East Liverpool 0.R John Russell Richard Elliott Violet Brewer Orville Russell Patricia

Distel Appeal Studied by Ohio Supreme Court

The Ohio Supreme Court studied Jerome A. Distel's appeal of his Portsmouth officer abuse conviction. The case began at Portsmouth Municipal Court with a Dec. 11, 1950 sentence of three days in jail and a $50 fine. Distel won then lost on appeal through Scioto County Common Pleas, the appellate court, and back to the Supreme Court.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Jerome A. Distel Portsmouth

Six Earthquakes Jolt Ethiopia Harar and Dire Dawa

Six heavy earthquake shocks struck the Ethiopian eastern province of Harar this morning. Great destruction is reported mainly in Harrar and Diredawa where the extent of loss of life is not yet known. Harar lies about 225 miles east of Addis Ababa and has about 40 000 people. Diredawa, with 25 000 residents, is 26 miles northwest of Harar.

Addis Ababa Ethiopia Harar Harrar Diredawa Here

Casualties In Korea Reach 2.3 Million in War Totals

United Nations officials and U.N. and Communist sources report Korea war casualties totaling 2,303,542 for both sides as of April and early May. U.N. losses include 406,542 dead and wounded among U.S. and 15 allied forces. Communist losses estimated at 1,897,000 with 406,000 non battle casualties. Memorial Day figures from Defense show 124,784 U.S. dead or wounded to date.

United Nations N. Y Korea U. N Associated Press U. S ROK South Korea U.N Defense Department

Roll Of Paper Fells Sorg Man

Charles DeBolt 18 of 2116 Fernwood St was admitted to Middletown Hospital after a 200 pound roll of paper fell from a railroad car at Sorg Paper Company striking him on the back. He received emergency treatment at 9 40 a.m.

Charles DeBolt Fernwood St Middletown Hospital Sorg Paper Company DeBolt

Civil Service Seeks 50 For CAA Posts

The Civil Service Commission seeks fifty men by June 30 to fill airway operation specialist vacancies in the Civil Aeronautics Administration in Alaska Hawaii and other Pacific Islands. Pay is 3410 a year plus a 20 or 25 percent cost of living differential. Applicants must have relevant experience or education and be 18 to 45. Information and forms from Paul H Habig at the Post Office.

Civil Aeronautics Administration Alaska Hawaii Pacific Islands Civil Service Commission Paul H. Habig

Health Dept Gives 1200 Dismissal Notices Amid Budget Cuts

The Health, Education and Welfare Department issued dismissal notices to about 1,200 employees due to budget reductions. Public Health Service faces a net 1,000 cut, Food and Drug Administration 100, Office of Education 50, and Miscellaneous 50. Some cuts may be reversed if Senate funds exceed House allocations.

Washington Health, Education and Welfare Department Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration Office of Education Senate House

Veto Looms Over Ohio Jobless Pay Bill

Gov. Lausche signals likely veto as Senate approves a bill raising unemployment benefits to 30 a week with a 120 million distribution for employers. He calls the move imprudent and wrong, arguing the fund mostly comes from inactive or out of business employers and cannot be credited to active employers. Leaders in both parties hedge on House action, with the vote required to override a veto seen as difficult.

Reed Smith Columbus Frank J. Lausche Ohio Senate Lausche Statehouse Charles J. Carney D-Mahoning CIO House William Laxbe Champaign Saxbe House Industry and Labor Committee Robert A. Pollock Stark Bureau of Unemployment Compensation

Attorneys Favor Forced Treatment Of Drug Addicts

A plan for compulsory treatment of narcotics addicts under federal state supervision was formulated by a committee led by Nathaniel L. Goldstein. The proposal envisions initial hospitalization at Lexington Kentucky and Fort Worth Texas, after which states would take over care.

Washington Congress National Association of Attorneys General Nathaniel L. Goldstein New York Lexington Ft. Work Tex

Dynamite Damages Cleveland Night Club

Police probe motive after a second bomb hits Towne Casino on Cleveland's E105th Street. The dynamite blast damaged a nonoccupied room but rattled about 60 patrons in the bar. windows shattered in nearby buildings including Fenway Hall Hotel nearby.

Cleveland Towne Casino 105Th St Fenway Hall

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Marvin L. Blankenship Woodlawn Ave Butler County Hamilton Memorial Day Williams Assairs Kaiser Eix Miami Drifters SO. Broad ST M. Prate Distel Civil Service CAA Bureau of Unemployment Moose Entertainment Moose Club Ben Hockman & His Moose Charles D. High Rodgers Park Place Pleasant Ridge Mrs. High Marcia Joanne The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
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