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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1960

Page

2

Woman Injured Slightly In Two Car Crash

Rozella Sue Lykins 23 of 1506 Lafayette Ave sustained a nose cut in a two car collision on Pal Court Yankee Road at 2 35 a m. Her car struck a parked auto owned by Thurman C Muncie 36 of 2208 Yankee Road and was driven by Edward Adams 2 of Ludlow Ky. Police charged Lykins with no operator's license and an assured clear distance violation. Lykins feared her four year old son was injured and took him home. the boy escaped injury. Police noted overall damage approximately $1 300.

Munich Pal Court Yankee Road Rozella Sue Lykins Lafayette Ave Lykins Thurman C. Muncie Yankee Road Srore Muncie Edward Adams Ludlow Mary McGraw Nelbar St Adams Tytus Avenue Merry Parkway McGraw

Lingrei Named Heart Fund Head in Middletown

Elmo Lingrei was named Middletown chairman for the Heart Association by Charles Greig. He will lead the February Heart Fund drive focused on Heart Sunday, with the date to be announced. Lingrei, a 22 year Middletown high coach and longtime health education administrator, is a county auditor candidate.

Elmo Lingrei Middletown The Heart Association Charles Greig Butler County Heart Association Lingre Heart Fund Lingrel

Thefts and vandalism reported across city streets

Police logged thefts from Bargain Outlet Store on Grand Ave and a bicycle from Charles Schell home. Vandalism damaged Ada Weishaar and William DeBord properties. Oscar Martin, 27, arrested for driving while intoxicated on Germantown Road. A resident reported a son struck in the eye at Barnitz Stadium by an unidentified girl. Also mentions wood ducks nesting.

Grand Ave Charles Schell Burton Road Ada Weishaar Crawford St William DeBord Calumet Ave Oscar Martin West Middletown Robert Weathers Logan Ave Barnitz Stadium

Eisenhower Warns of Higher Taxes If Kennedy Wins

President Eisenhower addressed rallies in Pittsburgh and Cleveland urging support for Nixon and Lodge. He warned Democratic plans would bring skyrocket taxes, higher costs, and deficit spending, framing the election as pivotal against communism and for freedom. He praised Nixon's leadership and criticized Kennedy’s platform as costly and dishonest.

Pittsburgh Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Richard M .Nixon Nixon Henry Cabot Lodge United States NBC America Richard Nixon Ambassador Lodge

Recording Star Johnny Horton Dies In Texas Crash

Recording star Johnny Horton, 35, was killed in a two car head on collision on a railroad overpass in Milano Texas. Horton was driving a car with Tilman Franks his manager and Gerald D Tomlinson aboard. All three occupants were residents of Shreveport Louisiana.

Milano Tex Johnny Horton Texas

Ex-Austrian Leader Von Schuschnigg Urges American Vote

Dr Kurt von Schuschnigg, former Austrian chancellor, now a St Louis University law professor and US citizen, urged onlookers to vote in the American presidential race while praising the primary system. He recalled resisting Hitler, warned of Soviet tactics, and praised international law as a tool for peace. He stated the American system allows free political discourse and friendship across differences.

Kurt von Schuschnigg Austria Adolf Hitler von Schuschniggs Hitler Germany von Schuschnigg St Louis University Nixon Kennedy Eisenhower Miami University England Europe Dr. von Schuschnigg Soviet Russia Khrushchev Hiller

Robbery Case Delayed Until Friday in Municipal Court

Preliminary hearings for Dayton residents Benny Harbour alias Benny Harper and Sylvia Clemsons on charges of robbing a Middletown man of 36 dollars were postponed from yesterday until next Friday. The complainant Mathew Harvey reported the incident at the Blythe Williams American Legion Post. Other local sanctions included driving under the influence fines, license violations, and bench warrants, with multiple defendants receiving jail terms or suspended sentences.

Dayton Middletown Benny Harbour Benny Harper Clements Sylvia Clemsons Mathew Harvey Lincoln St Blythe-Williams American Legion Eighth Avenue Ciellon Collins Germantown Road Rance Hunter N. Main St Robert Baker Christel Ave Lamb Baker Butler County Rufus Stacy Hyden Stacy Ohio Alys A. Martin Hamilton Mark R. Moore Bellomonte St Luther Williams Arlington Ave James M. Smith 16Th Ave Paul Ayers

Hawks as pests or partners in farming balance

Though maligned as pests, hawks prey largely on rodents and insects. It is estimated that a single hawk saves farmers about $110 a year in rodent damage.

Infant Centers Graveside Services Held For Stillborn Daughter

Graveside services were held today at Woodside Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Pastel Centers of Trenton Rt 1. Stillborn at Middletown Hospital at 2 18 am yesterday. Surviving are the parents four sisters Mrs Norma Creekbaum Middletown Mrs Janett Evans Trenton and Brenda and Linda at home and three brothers Kenneth and Victor all at home. Arrangements were by Riggs Funeral Home.

Pastel Trenton Rt. 1 Woodside Cemetery Henry Howard Middletown Hospital Norma Creekbaum Middletown Janett Evans Trenton Brenda Linda Kenneth Victor Riggs

Hawkins, former Middletown barber, dies in Dayton hospital

Crover C Hawkins 76 a former Middletown resident died at 1 3 a m today in a Dayton hospital He was a retired barber who spent most of his life in Middletown before moving to Dayton four years ago Surviving are three sons Ray and Morton of Middletown John of Dayton a daughter Mrs Dorothy Davis of Columbus seven grandchildren and a great grandchild Arrangements are incomplete at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Crover C. Hawkins Grover Cleveland Hawkins Middletown Dayton Ray Morton John Dorothy Davis Columbus McCoy + Leffler

Services for Mrs Etta Murray in Peasttown Church of God

Funeral services for Mrs Etta Murray 61 of Peasttown will be held at 10 a m Monday at the Grand Avenue Church of God with Rev Clifford Hutchinson and Henry Howrd officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 2 to 9 p m and at the church Monday after 9 a m. Mrs Murray died Thursday in Cincinnati.

Etta Murray Peasttown Grand Avenue Church

Funeral services for Mrs Eleanora Kinsworthy held in Lebanon

Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 p m at Oswald Broadway Chapel for Mrs Eleanora Kinsworthy 4 1704 Huffman Ave Dayton former Warren County resident who died Thursday of a heart ailment at home Survivors include her husband John two daughters Jean Blevins of Oregonia Rt 1 and Carol Kinsworthy of Dayton two sons Donald and John M of Dayton two sisters Myrtie Daubenmire of Morrow and Ruth Gillman of Lebanon and two brothers Stanley and James Wolf of Cincinnati Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow afternoon and evening

Lebanon Elenora Kinsworthy Huffman Ave Dayton Warren County John Jean Blevins Oregonia Rt. 1 Carol Kinsworthy Donald John M Myrtie Daubenmire Morrow Ruth Gillman

Requiem Mass for Rev. John H. Schriever at St Marys Church

The Rev John H Schriever 74 of Oxford scheduled for a Requiem High Mass at 1030 a m Monday at St Marys Church Clinton Cross. Also listed is 73 916 St Eighth St Hamilton with services at 2 p m Monday Colligan.

John H. Schriever Oxford St. Mary's Church Clinton Cross St. Eighth St Hamilton

Paris Poet Rasissa Mariain Dies at 77

Mrs Rasissa Mariain, 77, noted author and poet linked to a French Catholic philosopher, died yesterday at her Paris home. Her husband, a former French ambassador to the Vatican, is a member of the Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton University.

Paris Rasissa Mari‘ain Vatican Institute of Advanced Studies Princeton University

Screams Rout Young Thief In Cincinnati

A 17 year old Rochester youth armed with a toy gun forced entry into a Cincinnati area home on Bridgetown Road, demanded keys, but fled after screams from the resident. He was nabbed nearby in Cheviot and held for juvenile authorities.

Cincinnati Hhem Cheviot Rochester N. Y Bridgetown Road Violet Bowman

Open House Planned at Dayton VA Center on Veterans Day

Dayton VA Center manager Ray O Bumgarner announced an open house at 4100 West Third Street from 1 30 to 4 p m and 7 8 30 p m on Thursday honoring Veterans Day. Exhibits O Rama in the Recreation Theatre Building will feature 580 displays on hospital care and treatment plus music bowling tours and guided visits to chapels.

VA Center Dayton Ray O. Bumgarner Dayton VA Center West Third Street Bumgarner Ohio

Franklin Men Given Fines

Franklin city court fined two men for reckless operation totaling 25 dollars plus costs. Donald Meddings 28 of 806 North Main Street paid 15 dollars and costs for a one car crash on Route 123. John Harris 23 of 766 Tibball Street paid 10 dollars plus costs after arrest on Second Street. Several others were fined for traffic violations with various sums and no costs where noted.

Franklin J. T. Riley Donald Meddings N. Main St State Rt. 123 John Harris Tibball St Second Street Riley Devert Moody Cincinnati Thomas Tomlin Dayton Courtney Holland Finley St Middletown Charlene Brandenburg Grand Ave Earl Crabtree Donald Hurley Yankee Road Da’lags Carter Lockland Walter Walkenhorst Edward Duff Alan Kir’g Edward Fannin Fairborn Guilford iMehaffey Orville Lewis William Brennen

Rescue Squad Aids Woman In Distress

Mrs Zora Reffitt aged 56 of 1610 Central Ave was reported in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after the Fire Department emergency squad gave her oxygen and transported her there from her home last night Baker's ambulance assisted in the run to the hospital

Zora Reffitt Central Ave Fire Department Middletown Hospital

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