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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1953

Page

14

Tobitt Fred Arthur 71

Fred Arthur Tobitt 71 of 305 South Main Street died at home Tuesday November 17. Friends may visit Wilson Memorial Home Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service Thursday 2 p.m. at the Church of Ascension officiated by Rev. Sidney C. McCammon. Interment Woodside Cemetery. Flowers omitted. Wilson Memorial Home cards of thanks.

Tobitt Fred Arthur Hazel Tobitt S. Main St Wilson Memorial Home Church of Ascension Sidney C. McCammon Woodside Cemetery

Wingmen key in wave of gridiron upsets across teams

New York reports wingmen sparked upset wins for South Carolina Wisconsin Iowa and Army. Clyde Bennett sealed West Virginia defeat with a late interception and solid blocking. Wisconsin ends Ron Laecklin and Norb Esser pressured Illinois star J C Caroline. Iowa wingman Bill Fenton helped halt Paul Giel as Hawkeyes beat Minnesota. Army ends Bob Mischak and Lowell Sisson praised after Cadets toppled Penn 21 14, with ends also starring in Alabama and Tennessee wins.

New York South Carolina Wisconsin Iowa Army Clyde Bennett West Virginia Gamecocks Bennett Ron Laecklin Norb Esser Illini J. C. Caroline Badgers Illinois Locklin Forest Evashevski All America Paul Giel Minnesota Bill Fenton Hawkeyes Fenton Penn Notre Dame Ohio State Michigan California Bob Mischak Lowell Sisson Quakers Alabama Georgia Tech Tennessee Florida

Take Tops Two Billion At Nation's Race Tracks

New York reports Thoroughbred racing set records in 1953 with parimutuel betting surpassing two billion dollars. State and municipal revenue rose to 136.1 million, while attendance reached 28.33 million across 25 states.

New York Uncle Sam

900s No Trick For Boots Runs Up 541 Pins

Boots Alderton tops the week with a 541 series in Baker's Funeral Home of the Women's Recreation League at Broad St Bowl-Mar. The lone bright spot for Baker's came on games of 182 206 153. Other scores include Pat Watts 499 and Pat Hodge 463. Vernon King sparked Turf Cafe to a Moose League win with 624, Art Spruance 611 and Ralph Baker 607 led Bill's Cafe, and Ralph Rupp rolled 590 for Tin in the Armco Maintenance Shop League.

Boots Alderton Middletown Miss Alderton Baker's Funeral Home Women’s Recreation League Broad St. Bowl-Mar Baker Burnett's Pat Watts Martin's Beauty Service Mayer’s Edith Alderson Pat Hodge Dot Rigg Schoenling Duff Kathy Harrison Barbarossa Bonnie DeNeene Vernon King Turf Cafe Yellow Cab Bill Electric Shop Armco Electric Carpenters Ralph Rupp

Electric Melting No 2 Leads In Arm Co Wahoo League

Electric Melting No 2 vaulted into the lead in the Arm co Wahoo League by cleaning four points from Shipping No 1 behind Ralph Snyder's 192 181 202 575. Hot Strip No 2 gained two and a half points from Hot Strip No 1 with Walker posting 201 181 165 552. Shipping No 2 triumphed over East Processing and Coke. Plant defeated Electric Melting 3 1.

Ralph Snyder Hot Strip Walker

Bowlers tally high scores in Armco leagues and MIAC women

In Armco East, Culs beat King Pins, Pin Heads shutout Mediocres, Handicappers beat Has Beens twice, and Grease Balls forfeited to Primers. Cliff Woodruff led Pin Heads with 552 series. MIAC Women at YMCA saw DOT SNETHEN total 483 as Crystal Tissue beat Food Service two games. Armco Girls saw THE JERKS shutout Rolling Pins led by E Kerschbaum 445. Bowlerines led by P Anderson defeated Strikettes. Du Chenin 478 for Strikettes. Five Coils swept Hit & Miss. Stumps beat Strike & Spare twice.

Cliff Woodruff Dot Snethen YMCA Crystal Tissue Food Service S. Goode Armco Inland Container, Gas & Electric Aeronca Mattie Sorrell United Welding Greathouse E. Kerschbaum P. Anderson du Chenin

Trabert Seixas Reach NSW Doubles Final in Sydney

Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert advanced to the doubles final of the New South Wales Tournament after defeating Mervyn Rose and Rex Hartwig 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal.

Sydney America Vic Seixas Tony Trabert New South Wales Mervyn Rose Rex Hartwig

Lemon’s Lifelong Edge Over AL Teams Except Yankees

Bob Lemon of the Cleveland Indians holds a lifetime pitching edge over every American League club except the New York Yankees in a notable career stat reflecting he has dominated most AL teams while facing the Yankees remaining his primary challenge.

Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians New York Yankees

Hoover Pins Down White Espionage Links in IMF Case

Senate hearing details Hoover testimony on the White affair linking Elizabeth Bentley to Soviet espionage, and tracing FBI and White House actions from 1945 to 1946. Brownell criticizes security lapses while Hoover notes wiretap and confidential-source limits on prosecutions and calls for legal wiretap expansion.

Tration Olin Johnston D-Sc Rep. Moulder D-Mo House Un-American Activities Committee Brownell Senate Hoover Truman Elizabeth Bentley FBI Harry H. Vaughan White Vaughan Denma Monetary Fund Vaughan Clark Fred M. Vinson Secretary of the Treasury Vinson U.S International Monetary Fund the Treasury Virginius Frank Coe International Fund John Marshall Butler R-Md Fund

Smoke filled house caused by soot clogged flue at Route 73 home

Firefighters reported a smoke filled house yesterday at Pete Black’s Route 73 residence with no damages. The incident stemmed from a soot packed flue and prompted a department response. No injuries or further details listed.

Franklin Pete Black

Deaths and Funerals Fred A Tobitt Sr

Funeral services for Fred A Tobitt Sr., 71, of 305 South Main Street, who died yesterday at his home, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. The Rev. S C McCammon will officiate with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Pallbearers include William Cressman, George Leighton, Adam Sechrist, Robert Q Millan, Henry Woods, Murray Wilson, A S Robbins and Sabin Robbins. He was a retired Armco Steel Corp. sales consultant and former eastern sales manager, who died at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday after months of ill health. The family will receive friends today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wilson Memorial Home.

Hannah Robert Hannah McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Rev H. H. Jung Staton Charlie Staton Frank Sewards Schraffenbergers Spiegel Trenton Jolly Mothers Club Mayfield School Burbank G&t Christian Service Society of the Church Mayfield Middletown Castell’s Gallaher's N.C Payton Dial Reynolds Consolidated, Inc Central Ave Monroe Lake Arizona Buick RIDE Moraine City AVON E. Dixie Heights Chas Fred A. Tobitt Sr S. Main St Episcopal Church of the Ascension Adam Sechrist Robert Q. Millan Henry Woods Murray Wilson A. S. Robbins Sabin Robins Mr. Tobitt Armco Steel Corp Eastern Sales Wilson Memorial Home

New York Stocks at Noon Quotation List

The noon stock table lists Admiral Radio Allied Stores American Airlines American Can Curtis Wright Electric Auto Lite Emerson Radio Firestone General Electric General Motors Goodyear Great Northern Greyhound Hiram Walker Hudson Motors International T T Kennecott Copper Kroger Loew's Lorillard Montgomery Ward Motorola Nash Kelvinator National Cash Register New York Central Northern Ohio Oil Packard Pan American Paramount Pennsylvania Phelps Dodge Philco Phillips Procter & Gamble Pullman Radio Republic Steel Revere Schenley Servel Sinclair Southern Pacific Sperry Armco Bendix Canadian Pacific Chrysler Consol Fdison Crucible Standard Oil NJ Sunray Tidewater Westinghouse American T T Anaconda Ashland Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Boeing Briggs Budd Champion Cites Service Climax Columbia Commonwealth Cons Vultee Container Continental Baking Crane Standard Oil Ohio Studebaker Texas United Aircraft United Airlines U S Steel White Motors Woolworth Youngstown Sheet Tube Zenith.

Greene & Ladd Admiral Radio Asens Allied Stores American Airlimes American Can Scesseeseeene Curtis Wright Seetereneeseee Curtis Wright Deer & Co Douglas Riot Innosha Electric Auto Lite Emerson Radio Firestone Tire General Electric General Mootora Goodrich Tire Goodyear Tire Great Northern RR Greyhound Bus Line Hiram Walker Esha Crag Hudson Motors Inspir International T. & T. Kennecott Copper Csccsseces Kroger Baking Sscvsessessees Loew's Lorillard Tourgoe Marshall Field Mead Corp National Cash Register Newport Corp New York Central RR Northern —— RR Ohio Oil Packard Motors Pan American Sks Paramount Theater Pennsylvania RR Phelps Anaconda Copper Ashland of Baltimore & Ohio RR Bethlehem Steel Boeing Aircraft

Mrs Winifred Kling Dies in Middletown Hospital

Mrs Winifred B Kling 64 of 2006 Tytus Ave died at 8 17 AM at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since Nov 11 She was a Bethel native Surviving Mo len husband two sons Charles and William two daughters Ruth Baker and Bernice Wilson all of Middletown a sister Mrs Glenn Swing Covington KY and three grandchildren Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Winifred Kling Winifred B. Kling Tytus Ave Middletown Hospital Bethel Molen Taft School Charles William Ruth Baker Bernice Wilson Middletown Glenn Swing Covington McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Mrs Olevia Emrick Emer 71 Dies in West Alexandria

Mrs. Olevia Emrick Emer 71 wife of Dr L R Emerick West Alexandria physician died Tuesday morning at 44 S Dayton St West Alexandria after a one day illness. Native of Pendleton County Ky she was well known in the county Dr Emerick practiced in Eaton before moving his office to West Alexandria Survivors include two sisters Mrs Harry Phillips and Mrs Walter Hart of Dayton Services Thursday Barnes Funeral Home with Bishop Fred L Dennis officiating Burial in Fairview Cemetery West Alexandria Friends may call at the residence after 3 pm Wednesday and at the funeral home Thursday

Eaton Olevia Emerick L. R. Emerick West Alexandria S. Dayton St Pendleton County Emrick Emerick Harry Phillips Walter Hart Dayton Barnes Funeral Home Fred L. Dennis Evangelical United Brethren Church Fairview Cemetery

Dayton Livestock Cincinnati Hogs Cattle Market Report

USDA market summary shows hogs 2,800 with slow demand early bids 10-25 higher for choicest 170-210 lb, sows steady to 25 higher, some loads up to 21.85, bears weak. cattle and calves 800/200 with steady to moderately active trading, steers 23.00-26.50 depending on grade, cows 9.00-11.50, bulls 8.00-12.50, sheep 500 with lambs 16.50-18.00 and utility 10.00-16.00, culls down to 5.00.

Cincinnati USDA Berreeenes Vies

Mrs Emma E Arnold Dies At 64 In Germantown

Mrs Emma E Arnold 64 wife of William A Arnold of 115 E Market St died at 11 52 am Tuesday at home after five years illness. She was a member of St John Evangelical and Reformed Church and Twin Valley Council Daughters of America. Surviving: husband, daughter Eloise Graham Davenport Indiana son Charles Dawes Cleveland sister Florence Ford Mansfield half brother Andy Ankrun Columbus two grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Friday John Arpp Funeral Home Rev Paul Berkenstock officiating burial Germantown Cemetery Visitation after noon Thursday

Emma E. Arnold Germantown William A. Arnold Market St Arnold St. John Evangelical and Reformed Church Twin Valley Council, Daughters of America Eloise Graham Davenport Charles Dawes Cleveland Florence Ford Mansfield Andy Ankrun Columbus John Arpp Paul Berkenstock Funeral

Obituaries and funeral service notices for six individuals

Charlies S. Cornett aged 58 of 23 North Delaware Street has a 2 p.m. Thursday service at Web Funeral Home. Frederick Davis Sr. aged 53 of 2634 Andrew Avenue has a 2 p.m. Wednesday service at Webb Funeral Home. Lula Downie aged 57 of 1045 Dayton Street has a 2 p.m. Thursday service at Klaus Funeral Home. Alice Emily Gordon aged 15 of 918 Sycamore Street has a 9 a.m. Thursday service at St Mary Church. Joseph H. Kirk aged 77 of 626 South Street has a 2 p.m. Thursday service at North Seventh Street Church of Christ.

Charlies S. Cornett N. D. St Web Funeral Frederick Davis Sr Andrew Ave Webb Funeral Home Lula Downie Dayton St Klaus Funeral Home Alice Emily Gordon Sycamore St St. Mary Church Joseph H. Kirk

Poultry and Produce Prices by Grade and Size

Consumer grades list white and brown poultry with percentages for quality, large white 58-59 per cent, medium white 42-46, brown and mixed 44-57, wholesale grades and extras. Poultry items include fryers over 24 lb, heavy hens 20-22, light 17-18, roosters 16, turkeys young hens heavy 39-40, toms 30-31. Butter wholesale 72, potatoes 2.75-4.25.

Dayton Produce Hennery and Butter Prices

Dayton area listings show dressed poultry with colored hens priced around 40 cents per pound and brown hens at 50 cents. Milk production association reports butter at 73 cents per pound. Cincinnati produce listing lists eggs f.o.b. Cincinnati with cases included.

Hennery Milk Production Association Cincinnati F.o.b U.S

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Kling Winifred Molen Kling McCoy-Leffler Memoriam Shepherd Luther Shepherd Mr. W. Oxford HOBBY Northside Hobby Shop Germantown Rd Gene Johnson Rural No.1 Hamilton Bboy Texas Halsey Bach Bros Charles Street Dick Yauch Nelbar Dick Byrd H. & S. Construction Co Miami Paramount Construction Jim Arpenter Riverside Concrete Poasttown Otis Johnson & Sons R. E. Wendt R. R. Stallsmith & Son Bill Stallsmith Sanders Senger Williamson-Ziegler Furnace CO Williamson Rothman Moore Street Ial Lansaw CO Rothman Furniture Shop Moore St Streifthau Service Department Philadelphia St Brentwood Beatty's Electronics Iglehart Picklesimer Radio & TV Longfellow Fitzgerald Radio & TV Repair Goldman Ave Marvin’s Central Ballard Wilbraham Deitz Television Liberty Restaurant Broad Borden North Main Alsco, Inc Bob Fleming Middletown Trailer Sales Eagles Corner E. Mulberry St Lebanon Ohio Deerefield Mfg. CO Mason Ohio Mason Jefferson Ave Middletown Business College S. Broad Nere Son's Grill N. Broad Mercy Hospital 1300 Central Clifton Farms Oneida Monroe Bie Carjax Homestead Inn Pfeiffer Howard Hueshue Gardner Board & Carton Girls Rollettes Operettes Kbs Bourdettes Chick Art Spruance Ralph Baker Women's Boots Alderton Lincoln-Mercury Co Lincoln-Mercury Company Tytus Trabert Seixas Reedy’s Manhattan ST Cus Mrs. Olevia Emerick Dayton Livestock Cincinnati Livestock Journal Jefferson Lodge NO. 90 Schoo _ District Lady’s Green DODDS Verity Robert Kronthier Converse Monument Co Manchester Rd Armco Park Lattimore Annie Baltimore St Kingdom Hall Bailey Funeral Home Rouse Repair Hellcrest St Carlisle
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