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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1957

Page

2

City Pools Open Saturday With Updated Staff and Hours

Three city pools begin summer operations this Saturday at 1 p.m. Admission remains 15 cents for children 15 and under and 35 cents for adults. Ross Kramer returns as pool director with Edward Malcolm at Sunset Pool and Jack Wallace at Yankee Pool. Multiple staff cover lifeguards, checkrooms, and cashier roles across Sunset Yankee and Douglas pools. Sunset Pool hours are daily 1 to 9:30 p.m. Yankee and Douglas pools run daily 1 to 9 p.m.

Ross Kramer Taft Sunset Pool Edward Malcom Middletown Jack Wallace Yankee Pool Wallace Jan Knopshield David Cox Russell Taylor Bess Mitchell Harold Kramer Bill Warfield Louis White Douglas Pool Hattie Holmers Charles Stone Clennard Henderson Sunset Yankee Douglas Pools

Injury Incident Narrows Road To Carmel Near Indianapolis

Lew Seidner, 20, Hiram College student and Middletown High School graduate, suffered serious head injuries when his car collided with a truck on U S 31 near Carmel Indiana. He is in Riverview Hospital Noblesville in serious condition with possible loss of an eye. The truck driver John T Schnebelt 30 Indianapolis was arrested for failure to yield right of way.

Indianapolis Lew Seidner Hiram College Earle R. Seidner Central Ave Young Seidner Indianapolis Speedway Riverview Hospital Noblesville Ind Middletown High School Middletown Hospital School of Nursing Indiana U. S. 31 John T. Schnebelt Terry Phillips

Schenck Announces Openings in Academies

Congressman Paul Schenck announces academy appointments for Air Force Naval and Merchant Marine for July 1958 term. Applications due June 10 1957 to Reg Schenck in Washington D C. Candidates must be 17 by July 1 1958 and will take examinations July 15 at Dayton and Hamilton post office buildings. High school records and recommendations required.

Paul Schenck Air Force Naval and Merchant Marine Academy Reg. Schenck New House Washington, D. C Dayton Hamilton

Extra Seats Readied For Levee Confab

City Manager Charles W. Thompson announced plans to seat 120 in the City Building auditorium tonight for a flood protection assessment meeting. Miami Conservancy District officials will run the gathering with City Commission members in attendance after a May 20 protest by North Side property owners over assessments and apportionment. Thompson noted the usual 60 seats will be supplemented with 60 extra chairs.

Plang Charles W. Thompson Miami Conservancy District City Commission Wade B. O'Brian Conservancy District North Side Thompson

Six People Treated At Middletown Hospital

Six people were treated at Middletown Hospital for injuries from accidents. Names include Mrs Farris Rose 60, Ron ald Disher 7, Luther Turner 34, Jerry Hurd 4, Mrs Wilson Blevins 67, and Gerald Kay 8. All were released after treatment.

Middletown Hospital Farris Rose Park St Ronald Disher Homer Disher Lake St Franklin Jerry Hurd James Hurd Roberts Wilson Blevins Catalpa Dr Gerald Kay Joe Kay Curtis St

Crash Victim's Baby Son Dies

The infant son of Mrs. Betty Jones of 1 N Lane St Lebanon died at Middletown Hospital three days after birth. Father Blige Junior Jones was killed in an auto crash three months earlier. Survived by the mother and brother Duane. Burial at Woodside Cemetery with Bailey Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Betty Jones N. Lane St Lebanon Middletown Hospital Blige Jones Duane Woodside Cemetery Bailey Funeral Home

Sheriff’s deputies arrest three Hamilton men at LeSourdsville Lake

Police brief reports Hollie Hawkey Jr. 19 Merlin Parker 19 and Eldon Reece 22 all of Hamilton were arrested last night at LeSourdsville Lake on charges of disorderly conduct.

Sheriff's Hollie Hawkey Jr Mervin Parker Eldon Reece Hamilton LeSourdsville Lake

Juveniles Injure Tree Damage Property at Lafayette Ave

Mrs. Louis Pleska reports juveniles damaged her property at 1715 Lafayette Ave by breaking a limb from a cherry tree and vandalizing the garage area including a garbage can and shingles removed or broken.

Louis Pleska Lafayette Ave

Work Crew To Spur Bulls Run Sewer Job

A third work crew will join the Bulls Run relief sewer project next week under public service director C A Boeke. Contractor Charles F McCurdy will excavate a tunnel under the New York Central tracks at Manchester Avenue aiming to finish the relief sewer by October 19.

Ord Bulls Run C. A. Boeke Public Service Charles F. McCurdy Cincinnati New York Cen Manchester Avenue Boeke Manchester Bronca Manufacturing Corp Lorillard Webster Clark Streets McKinley Street McCurdy

Mother Gives Sons Flag To Franklin In Memorial Day Tribute

A Franklin ceremony at the Municipal Building featured an American Legion salute for the city’s war dead. Mrs. Robert Kaylor presented Mayor C. C. Black with a flag and wreath in memory of her son Robert Bunnel, who died in the Korean War. the flag had rested on his casket.

Franklin American Legion Legion Gerald Kennedy C. C. Black Robert Kaylor Robert Bunnell

Man treated after bottle assault on Garfield Street

Kenneth Wells, 43, of 1204 Prospect Ave, required treatment for a head cut after a bottle was used in an attack in the 900 block of Garfield Street. Police took Wells to Middletown Hospital where he was treated and dismissed. The incident occurred at 2:58 p.m. near Prospect Avenue and Madison Street.

Garfield Street Middletown Hospital Kenneth Wells Prospect Ave Wells Prospect Avenue Madison Street Gordon Nahminan Highland St Alfre Bieller Central Ave Main Street 2Nd Avenue Kenneth Watson Tytus Ave Felix Fuller Garfield St 14Th Avenue S. Verity Parkway Omilee Brandon Baltimore St Baltimore Street Maxine Taylor Trenton

Mishap Victim in Critical Condition After Motorcycle Crash

A 15 year old South Lebanon girl was listed in critical condition at Middletown Hospital after a motorcycle crash on Yankee Road and Girard Avenue. Juanita Richardson sustained multiple fractures. Operator Robert Lee Allebaugh, 16, remained in fair condition with a brain concussion and possible skull fracture.

South Lebanon Yankee Road Girard Avenue Middletown Hospital Juanita Richardson James Richardson Pauline Dr Robert Lee Allebaugh Irvin Allebaugh Circleville Rt. 1

Paris Maintains Year-Round Circus Offerings

Paris hosts two year-round circuses Cirque Medrano and Cirque dHiver operated throughout the year providing continuous circus entertainment for children and families across the city.

Paris

Driver In Train Crash Hospitalized

Mrs. Easter Litsakos escaped a train at the Central Avenue crossing in New York City. She grabbed her daughter Joanna and a neighbor’s child Ann Bishop and fled as the Ohio State Limited struck her car, causing about $400 damage. she remains in Middletown Hospital in shock.

Easter Litsakos Central Avenue Nyc Middletown Hospital Litsako Charles Street

Twin Brothers Questioned In Hamilton Robbery

Sheriff Paul A Pell and deputies return from Knoxville Tenn with Harris Brackett a 30 year old suspect to be questioned in the February 24 1955 robbery of Hamilton florist Elmer Lodder. Brackett twin Darwin also questioned after confessing then recanting a 22 page statement. Bandits tied wife and daughter at 2150 Ross Hanover Rd and looted a small safe and Lodder’s wallet.

Hamilton Paul A. Pell Robert L. Marrs Knoxville Tenn Elmer Ladder Hamilton Florist Harris Brackett Woodsdale Dalton Brackett Darwin 4Th St.Hamilton Lodder Ross-Hanover Rd Hild&i Elaine

Blue Ball Church Names New Minister

The Blue Ball Presbyterian Church welcomes Rev. William Hall Winch as its new pastor. He leads from Lees College Jackson Kentucky and Louisville Seminary training. His family moves into the updated manse amid a June 7 covered dish dinner for the pul pit committee wives.

Blue Ball Presbyterian Church William Hall Winch Mr. Winch Lees College Jackson Florida Park College St. Louis Louisville Seminary Louisville College Versailles Ind Ann Rich Winch David Stephen Samuel

Young Girl Injured In 2 Car Collision

Two cars collided at Grandjane Avenue and Crawford Street injuring a local girl and prompting a Municipal Court citation. Rita Sorrell, 6, was treated for minor head and facial injuries and dismissed from Middletown Hospital after treatment. Police cited Richard Wynn, 90, for failure to yield right of way.

Grandjane James Quinn Avenue Crawford Street Dixie Hwy Rita Sorrell Kenneth Sorrell Poplar St Middletown Hospital Richard Wynn

Skunk Rescue Ends With Police Action

At 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Ralph Francis of 3129 Goldman Ave reported a skunk trapped in a three foot hole dug for a clothes line post. Patrolman Robert Nanamaker shot the animal after rounds failed to capture it, fearing a counter attack as the skunk prepared to spray.

Robert Nanamaker Ralph Francis Goldman Ave Nanamaker Varmit

Installment Buying Promised To Russians

Moscow reports that installment buying, seen as a Western lifestyle, is promised soon for the Russian people. Internal Trade Minister D. V. Pavlov announced the plan, with the ministry overseeing sales of consumer goods at state stores.

Moscow D. V. Pavlov

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