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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1957

Page

2

Municipal Government Project Features New York Attorney Visit

Mi ami University's government department will host a week long project December 9 through 14 led by New York attorney Joseph McGoldrick. The program, funded by the Murray Seasongood Good Government Fund, includes talks, informal class sessions, and an assembly speech, with a Thursday dinner for Miami graduates active in Ohio local government.

Oxford Miami University Department of Government Joseph MecGoldrick New York McGoldrick Murray Seasongood Good Government Fund of Cincinnati Martha S. Stern Howard White Government Department Herbert Waltzer Miami Ohio

Deaths And Funerals State Middletown Features

Jerry Ernest Roebuck 66 of 1709 Oxford State Rd died 7 13 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a year long illness. A Certified Parts Co machinist for 12 years he earlier worked as a garage mechanic. Survived by wife Jennie two sons Glen H Annapolis Md and Jerry Lee Middletown two sisters Esta Malley Dayton and Sarah McCutcheon Hollywood Fla and three brothers Earl Middletown Gifford and Oren Dayton.Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Wednesday services were held in Lancaster Pa for Julia Kriling 36 wife of William E Kriling a Middletown native who died at St Joseph Hospital Lancaster after a long illness. She is survived by husband and daughter Charma. Kriling attended St Johns School and was a Middletown High School graduate.

Jerry Roebuck Jerry Ernest Roebuck Oxford State Rd Middletown Hospital The Certified Parts Co Roebuck Jennie Glen H Annapolis Jerry Lee Middletown Esta Malley Dayton Sarah McCutcheon Hollywood Fifa Lancaster Julia Kriling William E. Kriling Kriling St. Joseph Hospital Frank Beres Charma

Local man arrested after violent home disturbance

J. W. Smith, 27, of 1605 Hudson Ave., was arrested at 2:25 a.m. on drunkenness disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges after allegedly trying to stab his father with a butcher knife and assaulting officers at his home. He was treated for a scalp cut at Middletown Hospital before jail.

J. W. Smith Hudson Ave Ptl Howard Watson Paul Frisby Delmas Birch Smith Prtl Birch Middletown

Bazaar cancelled in Maple Park. lawnfete planned

The Maple Park Mothers Club cancels its December bazaar due to ill health of committee members. A lawnfete will be held next spring in place of the bazaar with all donations to be held for the fete.

Maple Park Mothers Club

Colored News Area at Home of Mrs Velma Jones

The Evening Bell Social Club hosts Colored News Area at 4 P M tomorrow at 1403 Garfield Street, with chairmen Mrs Daniel Whitner and Mrs May Higgens. A musical program and monthly communion follow at 7 30 P M tomorrow at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church featuring Mrs Thelma Young Mrs Marcella Matthews Frank Owsley John Owsley and Mrs Eleanor Howard sponsored by the church Men s Day committee.

Evening Bell Social Club Velma Jones Garfield St Daniel Whitner May Higgens Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Thelma Young Marcella Matthews Frank Owsley John Owsley Eleanor Howard Church

Widow Emma J. Snider Dies in Brooklyn

The former Middleton resident Emma J. Snider died in her Brooklyn home on Wednesday night. Her body will be returned for services at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home with viewing from 2 to 5 p m tomorrow, services at 8 30 p m, and private burial Monday at Woodside Cemetery. She was the widow of Harvey Snider and had long been an annual Thanksgiving visitor to Middleton.

Emma J. Snider Brooklyn N. Y Joseph R. Baker & Sons Woodside Cemetery

Whalen Dies At Middletown Hospital After Illness

John F. Whalen 53 of 1024 14th Ave Middletown died at 12 55 am at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since November 18 He had worked at Moorman Sand and Gravel Co and previously ran a hauling business later with Middletown Ice and Coal Co He was a member of St Johns Church and previously with the Eagles Lodge Surviving wife Dora Mae two sisters Rose Grehl Mason and Mary Burns Cincinnati Requiem High Mass at 930 pm Tuesday at St Johns Church burial Woodside Cemetery calls at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home 2 5 and 7 9 pm Monday

Joan F. Whalen 14Th Ave Middletown Middletown Hospital Mr. Whalen Moorman Sand and Gravel Co Middletown Ice Iend Coal Co St. John's Church Eagles Lodge

Notable Figures Mourn Losses Across Arts and Science

A roundup of notable deaths includes composer Korngold, child prodigy and Oscar winner, in Hollywood. Archaeologist Dr Osbert Crawford dies in England, while John Headley, university president, passes near Brookings. AFL-CIO leader John Frey dies in Washington. Hull, inventor of the Hull test cell, dies in Cleveland. Vice Admiral Paul Hendren, veteran commander, dies in Wilmington North Carolina.

Hollywood Eric Wolfgang Korngold Anthony Adverse Robin Hood Brno Moravia Southampton England Osbert Guy Crawford Brookings S.D John W. Headley South Dakota State College Maysville N.D St. Cloud Minn Filley Neb Washington John Philip ‘Frey Afl-Cio Metal Trades Department Mankato Cleveland Richard C. Hull Hull Troy N.Y Wilmington N.C. i Paul Hendren Vera Cruz Phidelphia Chadbourn N.C

Rooster Alibi Clears Drunkard in Memphis Court

Memphis judge dismisses the drunkenness charge against Johnny Johnson after he claims he was chasing his pet rooster outside a downtown hotel. Johnson says the bird was nervous due to Thanksgiving and got loose. The judge calls it the most outlandish alibi and releases him.

Memphis Tenn Beverly Boushe City Court Johnny Johnson Johnson

Auto Overturns On Route 129 Injuring Couple

An 18-year-old wife and her husband were seriously hurt when their car overturned eight times on Route 129 during a high speed run. Mrs. Mary Riley suffered multiple injuries while her husband had a fractured shoulder and lacerations. Sheriff says they were ejected as the vehicle left the curve at speed. Mrs. Riley reported the speedometer read 95 mph before impact.

Hamilton-Scipio Rd Mary Riley Heaton Hamilton Sheriff's Office Riley Mercy Hospital

Mother Walks 387 Miles for Shrine Thanks Longshoreman Son

Mrs Manuela Carreon of Texas City continues a 387 mile trek along the Texas coast to Our Lady of San Juan Mission near the state tip to give thanks for her son’s murder charge dismissal. She started Wednesday from Galveston and covered about 50 miles to Angleton aided by six cents and one orange in food. Her husband, a vegetable salesman, met her near town as reporters offered to buy replacements for worn foam rubber shoes which she declined.

Angleton Tex Manuela Carreon Tno Texas Texas City Galveston Our Lady of San Juan Mission

Juvenile thefts and missing teen reported in city

Police logged four youths ages 8 to 11 caught shoplifting cap pistols at Rose Toyland and J C Penney. The group to be referred to juvenile authorities with parents next Monday. Also two hubcaps and license plates reported stolen from local cars. Mrs Wilma Clements reports her daughter Sylvia, 17, missing from 1333 Grove Street.

Rose Toyland J. C. Penney Co Dixie Gose Sorge O. C. Harris Dayton Sherman Avenue Wilma Clements Grove St Sylvia

Arrests Made After Airport Scene Flee Charge

Officers yesterday arrested Paul Dennis, 40, of 1402 Central Ave, on a charge of fleeing the scene of an accident.

Paul Dennis Central Ave

Child Falls From Bed Injures Head in Middletown

Two year old Jennifer Cope daughter of Mr and Mrs James Cope of 2114 Highland Street fell from her bed at home suffering a forehead wound eight stitches were required she was treated and released from Middletown Hospital emergency room.

Jennifer Cope James Cope Highland St Middletown Hospitals

Hearing set in custody fight over McGuire Sisters’ sons

A Butler County Probate Court hearing today addresses Christine McGuire’s sons Harold Ashcraft Jr. and Asa Ashcraft in John Teeter’s bid to adopt them. Teeter, McGuire’s ex-husband, claims Ashcraft has not supported the boys for two years. Ashcraft says he would support within his means and cites friction with McGuire over support. The 1942 marriage ended in 1950 via Butler County court. Other McGuire sisters are Phyllis and Dorothy.

Butler County Christine McGuire Singing McGuire Sisters Miamisburg Harold Ashcraft J Jr Asa Ashcraft John H. Teeter New York City N. Y Harold Ashcraft N. C St Hamilton Jack Casper Middletown Carl Morgenstern Teeter Mark T. Brown Ashcraft Covington Butler County Common Pleas Court Damon Runyon Fund McGuire Sisters

Calvin Verity's Auto Stolen and Suspect Held

Police arrested a 17 year old Middletown youth driving a 1956 model car stolen from Calvin Verity's garage at 218 South Main Street. Capt. John Fitzgerald apprehended the suspect at 1 15 a m in the 300 block of South Main Street. The youth is held for juvenile authorities.

Middletown Calvin Verity S. Main St John Fitzgerald S. Main Street

Music Masters To Sing Sunday at Union Baptist Church

The Music Masters will present a pre holiday musicale Sunday at 5 30 pm at the Union Baptist Church on 16th Avenue. Featured in the group will be Mrs Hazel Howard Miss Beverly Warfield Miss Barbara Ann Calhoun Louis White and Ferman Watson.

Union Baptist Church 16Th Avenue Hazel Howard Beverly Warfield Barbara Ann Calhoun Louis White Ferman Watson

Driver Cited After Auto Strikes Polo

City police report multiple accidents on Yankee Road and nearby streets. Jim Etter, 23, was cited for careless driving after his northbound car hit Betty Cunningham’s, pushing her vehicle into a telephone pole. damage totaled 450 dollars. Police also cited Walter Childers for changing lanes after a collision near 9 North Main Street. Additional incidents involved a traffic light pole, and several minor damages on Broad Street Manchester Avenue and City Lot 2 with various drivers. No injuries reported.

Middletown Yankee Road Jim Etter West Middletown Walter Childers Columbia Ave George Helton Mohawk St N. Main St Myrtle Giltrow Malvern St Broad Street Manchester Avenue Audrey Webber Union Rd Franklin Shieva Gabbard Robert Bailey Social Row Road Waynesville Robert Nerenberg Fleming Rd S Broad Street

Jacksonburg Road residence looted with costly theft

Abner Miller on Jacksonburg Road West Middletown Rt. 2 reported last night that thieves stole items valued at 129.70 from his empty home. The loot included a portable radio an automatic rifle a pump gun an air rifle and several boxes of shells. Police noted the family was away at the time.

Abner Miller Jacksonburg Rd West Middletown Rt. 2 Sheriff’s Office

Driver training and safety education courses begin in Pennsylvania

The report notes that driver training and safety education courses were first held in 1983 in Pennsylvania, marking an early implementation of structured road safety programs.

Pennsylvania

Rush Hour At Brown's Grocery Triggers False Alarms

In Hopkinsville Kentucky police, fire and ambulance crews rushed to Brown's Grocery after reports of a fight a blaze and a heart attack involving Mrs. Max Brown. All calls proved false alarms as responders arrived within minutes.

Hopkinsville Brown's Max Brown

Two Minor Fires Quelled by Middletown Firefighters

Middletown fire crews answered two small alarms yesterday. Company 2 men at 8 11 p m checked a motor fire at Richard Gough home 104 Bellomonte St caused by a short circuit. Later Companies 1 3 ladder emergency squad responded to General Chemical Co Richmond St Fairfield Ave for a false alarm.

Middletown Richard Gough Bellomonte St Ladder Company General Chemical Co Richmond Street Fairfield Avenue

Ohio Flu Deaths Rise to 104 in State

The number of deaths due to or related to influenza climbed to 104 in Ohio since Asian flu struck the state several months ago, the Ohio Department of Health reported Friday.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Department of Health

Franklinite Injured In Single Vehicle Crash

A Franklin area man James Blackburn age 31 was injured in a one car crash on Maanchester Road east of Union Road and was treated at Middletown Hospital for minor facial injuries before being discharged at 1 30 p m State patrol officers said Blackburn crashed into the fence of Mrs Harold Montgomery on Manchester Road with no further details available.

Maanchester Road Union Road Franklin Area Middletown Hospital James Blackburn Franklinite Harold Montgomery Manchester Road

Damages Sought In Car Accident in Fairfield

Donald Ferguson of Fairfield seeks 328.05 damages for a car crash Aug. 2. He sues H. Myers & Sons Dairy Co. of Lockland, alleging his wife Eva Ferguson’s vehicle was hit by a truck driven by a firm agent on Sandstone and Wabash in Fairfield City.

Donald Ferguson Sandstone Dr Fairfield Common Pleas H. Myers & Sons Dairy Co Lockland Ferguson Eva Frances Ferguson Wabash Dr Fairfield City

Murder Charge In Columbus Bread Knife Slaying

Mrs. Helen L. Fields, 35, was charged with second degree murder in the slaying of her husband Robert, 35, during a domestic quarrel in their Columbus apartment. Police said he was fatally wounded Thursday night.

Columbus Ohio Helen L. Fields Robert

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dr. McGoldrick Mrs Colored News WAMU Ene Rf Aes Emma Snider John F. Whalen Associated Press House’ of Chrome Singer Phyllis Dorothy Rogers Obj Richard W. Rossman Rossman-Shera Aetna Casualty and Surety Company Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Aetna Massachusetts Mutual Ohio State University New York Insurance Institute Dick Rossman State National Life Underwriters Franklin Chamber of Commerce Franklin Rotary Club Franklin Community Fund First Presbyterian Church of Phi Kappa Tau High and Jackson Streets William C. Shera United States Marine Corps Bill Shera Beta Theta Pi Home Office Casualty School Franklin Lions Club Franklin Methodist Church Kentwood Drive Ann Chapman Arnold Bothe Rossman Clay Combs Seven West Second ST. Frankin, Ohio Shadyside
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