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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1949

Page

9

Elevator Death Sparks Probe Into Door Interlock

In Cincinnati a faulty electric interlock on the H. and S. Pogue elevator door is blamed for the death of Mrs. Lydia Humphreys of Middletown who was crushed Tuesday. Elevator inspector Albin Brune said the interlock failure allowed the car to move while the door was open. Edith Stewart, 23, an elevator operator, is in hospital in hysterics and unable to give a clear account. City officials and store proprietors vow investigations and safety reviews to prevent recurrence.

Cincinnati Lydia Humphreys McKinley St Middletown H. and S. Pogue Company Albin Brune Fred McMinn Brune Yong Yesterda Rollin Everett W. R. Kellogg Humphreys

Polio Leader To Speak Here At Mass Meeting

A national NAACP staff member and former Cincinnati chapter executive speaks at 4 p m Sunday at Phillips Chapel C M E Church. B W Haywood notes Lester Bailey will address the local group with a musical program featuring Leela Williams Effie Hanis Hamel Young Row end Daddick Ollie Smith Gertude Tate Ollie Johnson Ophelia Bramer Miss Charleton Ernest Gregory and the Gospel Five. The public is invited to attend. Mockingbirds can imitate about three dozen birds.

Cincinnati National Association For the Advancement of Colored People B. W. Haywood Lester Bailey Phillips Chapel C.M. E Leela Williams Effie Hanis Hamel Young Rowend Daddick Ollie Smith Gertrude Tate Ollie Johnson Ophelia Bramer Claire Tman Ernest Gregory The Gospel Five Haywood

Cloudy Cold Weather Uptrend With Lingering Snow Flurries

Weather forecast notes a cold trend with low 33 degrees yesterday morning and 34 degrees early today, high near 52. Tonight expected to dip to 25 to 30 degrees with possible snow flurries in the north, and Friday bringing partly cloudy and colder conditions with lake effect snow flurries along Lake Erie.

Lake Erie

Merkle Restaurant Owner William Merkle Sr Dies at 75

William Merkle Sr., 75, who ran Merkle restaurants in railway terminals in Columbus Toledo Chillicothe Indianapolis and Chicago until retiring twenty years ago, died yesterday. Mosquitoes would drink sweetened water over blood if given a choice.

Columbus William Merkle Merkle Toledo Chillicothe Indianapolis Chicago

Fall Fatal in Perry County Jail Cell

AP reports 40 year old farmer Jack Dittoe of near Somerset died from a skull injury after climbing cell bars and falling in Perry County jail. Sheriff Clair Butte said he was jailed for safe-keeping after drinking. The report notes unrelated line about fish tasting with fins.

New Lexington Jack Dittoe Perry County Zanesville Clair Butte Dittoe Somerset

Tired Kidneys Often Bring Sleepless Nights

Chronic kidney issues disrupt sleep and cause pain, eye puffiness, and burning urinary passages. Dean's Pills are claimed to clear toxins by flushing waste from blood, offering relief to sufferers.

Dean

Preble Woman Victim Of Gun Accident

Mrs. John Leinbaugh, 34, of West Alexandria Route 2, is in fair condition at home after a shotgun accident on opening day of hunting season. A relative fired the blast that struck her in the back while they were in a shed on the Lembaugh farm. She was treated by Dr C M Trefinger in Eaton before further care.

Eaton John Leinbaugh West Alexandria

Richmond doctor treats pellet lodged in lung after chest injury

A Richmond Indiana physician reported a pellet passed between ribs and lodged in a lung but not deemed serious. About 25 pellets were said to be lodged in the body. A man named Kinois Ave. was fined 100 dollars for a suspended license offense related to a ceased weapon. Dome faced six months with restrictions for assault and battery cases. Woodrow Collins of Franklin and George P. Dome of 2312 Hill Ave. had their cases dismissed.

Richmond Indiana Kinois Woodrow Collins Franklin George P. Dome Hill Ave Collins

Meadows Held for Grand Jury in Pregnancy Failure Charge

Mack Vernon Meadows, 21, of East Bernsteadt Ky., appeared before Judge Alton H. Combs in Municipal Court and was ordered held for Butler County grand jury on a charge of failure to provide for a pregnant woman. Bond was set at . William Wright, 42, of 3117 N

Mack Vernon Meadows East Bernsteadt Butler County Grand Jury Alton H. Combs

Norwalk Driver Injured in Fremont Traffic Mishap

Kenneth Elden Stutzman aged 38, a Norwalk truck lines driver, was injured in a traffic mishap at Fremont on October 27 and remained in Memorial Hospital yesterday. He is hospitalized with injuries not specified. the incident is under investigation by local authorities.

Norwalk Fremont Kenneth Elden Stutzman Memorial Hospital Yesteray

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