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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1952

Page

2

Eight Hurt In Route 123 Crash Near Franklin

Seven teenagers en route to a baseball game and one adult were injured in a Friday collision on Route 123 east of Franklin. David P. Moore 17 and Benjamin F. Jolley 46 drove the two cars, with Moore’s car overturning. Madeline Ruhle 16 and others suffered head injuries, lacerations, and bruises. Ruhle is in fair condition at Middletown Hospital.

Morrow Route Franklin David P. Moore Miamisburg Benjamin F. Jolley Verity Jolley Clark Rd Madeline Ruhle Grady Ruhle Chautauqua Rd Middletown Hospital James Smith Carlisle Keith Davidson Moore Beverly Davis May White Kenneth Fielder Ruhle George Lieber Milwaukee Wis William Mallott Winona Dr Middletown Leiber Malott Mary Malott Sieber Roosevelt Junior High School Hamilton Ohio Bus Line Excello Harold Kindred Shuler Ave Ova Gilbert Ottawa St Julia Humphreys Carole Hensley Mary Richter Larry Vitatoe Julia Irwin Marian Robison Nadine Murphy Jule McKnight J. C. Smith

Twelve Appear Before Franklin Municipal Judge

Five persons were fined and seven bonds forfeited in Franklin Municipal Court Friday before Judge J. T. Riley. City cases included Earl Myers fined 50 dollars for driving without a license and Beverly Covey forfeiting a 15 dollar bond for disorderly conduct. State Patrol cases saw Eugene McKeever fined 25 dollars with 30 day license suspension, Ercel Anders 15 dollars for unsafe vehicle, and Quilly Williams 50 dollars after yield-of-way plea. A no-license case against John S. Childs was dismissed. Bond forfeitures included Matt Hall Jr 15, George Eckhart 15, John Milton Brown 20, Paul Wyrick 20, and Jack South 15.

Franklin J. T. Riley Earl Myers Thirkield Ave Beverly Covey Franklin Route 2 Fred C. Garing Miamisburg Eugene McKeever Waynesville Ercel Anders Quilly Williams Dayton John S. Childs Longfellow St Middletown Riley

Obituary for George Ambrose Weidner 58 Middletown resident

George Ambrose Weidner 58 of 2866 Wilbraham Rd Middletown plasterer died suddenly at Middletown Hospital after feeling ill his death occurred at 12 35 a m He worked for A J Gordon Plastering Company He is survived by wife Florence three sons Charles Robert Eugene all of Middletown four stepdaughters and four stepsons He was a member of the American Medical Association Funeral services 2 p m Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev H H Jung officiating Surviving also include daughter in law Sara Calderwood of Ft Lewis Wash McCoy Leffler in charge of arrangements for services in Frankfort with time to be announced.

George Ambrose Weidner Wilbraham Rd Middletown Hospital A. J. Gordon Plastering Company Weidner Florence Charles Robert Eugene Weidner Middletown Harold Shane North Hollywood Calif Olive Williams Rebecca Cynthia Harry Unger Navy Hugh Unger Air Force Jack Unger Trenton Milton Unger San Francisco Charles Weidner John Marie Miller Eleanor Bordan Michigan McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home H. H. Jung America Medical Association Mary Sara Calderwood Ft. Lewis Wash Frankfort McCoy-Leffler

Obituaries for Arley M. Jackson and Laura Ewing

Arley Martin Jackson, 75, of Frankfort Kentucky, died at 11 55 p.m. Friday at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack at his son's home. Laura Ewing, 77, widow of Harry Ewing and local bakery operator, died at a Hastings Michigan hospital Thursday evening. She was born in Oxford and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Middletown. Surviving are two daughters Treva Boardman and Lucy Bockins, a sister and two brothers, three grandsons and one great grandson. Services for Ewing 3 p.m. Monday at Marshal Smith Funeral Home Oxford with burial in Oxford Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening.

Arley Martin Jackson Frankfort Middletown Hospital Mr. Jackson John Central Ave Laura Ewing Harry Ewing Hastings Mich Oxford George Moss Richmond Ind Clem Andrews Portsmouth Allen Andrews Denver Colo Marshal Smith

Franklin plasterer Howard E. Spamm Sr. dies at 83

Howard E. Spamm Sr., 83, a longtime Franklin plasterer, died Friday at home on South River Street. He leaves four sons Howard Jr Cecil Clifford and Robert two daughters Hazel Smith and Helen Miller a sister Margaret Pyle and 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Anglesby Funeral Home with burial at Woodhill Cemetery. viewing Sunday 2–5 and 7–9 p.m.

Franklin Howard E. Spamm Sr South River St Miamisburg Spamm Howard Jr Cecil San Bernardino Calif Clifford Miami Fla Robert Fairborn Hazel Smith Chicago Helen Miller Margaret Pyle Cincinnati Anglesby Woodhill Cemetery Funeral

Services for Mrs Mary E Decker Held in Camden

Funeral services for Mrs Mary E Decker 75 were held at 2 30 p m Sunday at the R C Nein and Sons Funeral Home with the Camden Presbyterian Church minister Rev Kenneth Morse presiding Burial followed in Fairmont Cemetery She was widow of Samuel Decker who died October 19 1916 Surviving are Marshal Decker of 156 South Main Street two grandchildren and one great grandchild She had been ill two years and suffered a broken hip recently Probate home from 7 to 9 p m today.

Camden Mary E. Decker R. C. Nein and Sons Kenneth Morse Camden Presbyterian Church Fairmont Cemetery Decker Samuel Decker Marshal Decker South Main St

Colonel Jones Named GOP Probate Court Write In Candidate

Lt Col Charles Jones a former probate deputy and current 37th Division duty in Louisiana was chosen by the GOP Executive Committee as the party’s write in candidate for the probate juvenile judge post to be decided November 4. He expects civilian return in 30 to 45 days and is backed by party leaders amid a three candidate field including Democrat Harry Walsh and Vincent Sisson. The vacancy follows Judge Oscar Leiser’s resignation and the ballot will be non partisan.

Charles Jones Camp Polk Jones GOP Martin A. Coyle Carolyn 140Th Field Artillery Ohio State University University of Cincinnati Champion Paper and Fiber Company 37Th Masonic Lodge The American Legion Ohio State Butler County First Methodist Church Hamilton Elizabeth Dibert Jones Wasserman Rd Harry F. Walsh Hamilton Municipal Democratic Executive Committee Vincent A. Sisson Middletown Butler County Bar Association Oscar R. Leiser

Edward G Robinson Replaces Cantor in Bonds for Israel Campaign

Edward G Robinson departs for the East to replace Eddie Cantor in the Bonds for Israel campaign. He will visit Chicago Detroit and Cleveland rallies as Cantor remains hospitalized at Cedars of Lebanon after a heart attack.

Hollywood Edward G. Robinson The East Tonight Eddie Cantor Chicago Detroit Cleveland Cantor Cedars of Lebanon Hospital

Fashion Show Aids Israel Bonds at Pavilion Caprice

The Cincinnati Women’s Committee of Bonds for Israel presents fall and winter Trigere fashions at 1 30 p m Monday at the Pavilion Caprice Netherland Plaza Ilka Chase appears at the tea fashion showing per Mrs Stanley Weinstein Middletown chairman Admission is via purchase of a $100 Israel bond per Mrs Einstein

Cincinnati Women's Committee of Bonds For Israel Trigere Pavilion Caprice Netherland Plaza Ilka Chase Stanley Weinstein Middlestein Middletown Bonds For Einstein

Funeral services for Cambridge man set Monday

Funeral services for a Cambridge man named Fred will be held at 2 p m Monday at the Howard Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery.

Fred Cambridge Howard Funeral Home Riverside Cemetery

Obituary notices for Gertrude Mitchell and Lily Morris

GLEN COVE New York Mrs Gertrude B Mitchell 74 former U S attorney general 1929 1933 born Boston former vice president Women s National Republican Club London Lily Morris 68 British music hall star darling of a gas lit era in London and Newark

Glen Cove N. Y Gertrude B. Mitchell U. S Boston London Lily Morris Newark

Anice Baker 101 Former Lee Slave Passes Away

Mrs. Anice Baker age 101 longtime Arlington Virginia native and former slave of General Robert E. Lee has died. Born in Arlington she witnessed major Civil War era changes and lived to admired age. Her life bridged slavery and Reconstruction through personal memory and community record.

Washington Anice Baker Gen Robert E. Lee Arlington

German novelist Alfred Neumann dies at 57 in Lugano

Alfred Neumann, a German political novelist famed for outspoken anti dictatorship writings, died in Lugano yesterday at age 57. He achieved international renown for his provocative works and moral stance against totalitarian regimes.

Lugano Switzerland Alfred Neumann

Maine Factory Uses 5000 Cords of Wood Annually

A Maine factory consumes 5000 cords of wood each year in producing clothespins, highlighting a sizable biomass need for the operation.

Maine

Boy’s Final Days His Happiest As Cancer Wins

Thirteen year old Bobby Shaw died yesterday at Chelsea Oklahoma two months after doctors predicted he would die. Medical experts told his parents last June he would lapse into a fatal coma within three weeks. His mother kept the news from him. Nationwide publicity brought him hundreds of gifts and many new friends. His prized possession was an autographed baseball from the New York Giants.

Chelsea Okla Bobby Shaw Bobby Earl Shaw New York Giants

Board Rejects C-11 and C-2 Liquor Permit Applications

Ohio Department of Liquor Control refused the C-11 and C-2 permit requests by Earl W. Jarrett of Middletown Route 1. The department ruled Jarrett is not the owner or operator of a retail store as required. Jarrett may appeal to the Board of Liquor Control.

Earl W. Jarrett Middletown Ohio Department of Liquor Control Francis K. Cole Department Cole Jarrett Board of Liquor Control

Police Briefs Fraud Arrests and Missing Wife Report

Roberta Gressle also known as Mrs Roberta Osborne 19 of 1525 Taylor Ave arrested at 5 p m Friday on fraud charges in a warrant sworn by Fred Fahrenholtz Early Saturday George Wells of Liberty Ind reported his wife Sarah 43 missing from their home since Thursday Believed to be in the Middletown area She is five feet tall weighs 130 pounds and was last seen wearing a checked suit

Roberta Gressle Roberta Osborne Taylor Ave Fred Fahrenholtz George Wells Liberty Ind Sarah Middletown

Milk, One of the Oldest Foods Traced to Ancient Cow Milking

The note traces milk as a historic staple with records of cows being milked in 9000 B C, highlighting ancient dairy practices and the long domestication history of cattle.

Four Minor Crashes Reported Friday Police Logs

Four minor traffic accidents were recorded Friday with no injuries or arrests. Sherman Gilbert backed into traffic causing a meter to be damaged on Central Ave. Rosamund Hime rear ended John T. Young on South Broad St. Martha Tilton struck Richard Knox on South Verity Pkwy Yankee Rd. Edward Check and Clarence McAtee collided on Central Ave Sutphin St with $75 and $250 damages respectively.

Sherman Gilbert South Main St McGraw Construction Company Central Ave Rosamund Hime North Broad St South Broad St John T. Young Grove St Broad Young South Verity Pkvy Yankee Rd Martha Jean Tilton Elm St Richard J. Knox Hughes St Tilton Sutphin St Edward Check an _Central Clarence M. McAtee Alameda Check McAtee

Three Youths Hurt In Falls From Moving Autos

Three children were treated after falling from moving vehicles Friday. Charles Mathis Jr. three, Ronald Johnson two, and Sandra Manning three suffered injuries at various downtown and residential locations. James R. Smith III, six, fractured his left arm from a tree fall and was released from Middletown Hospital.

Middletown Hospital Charles Mathis, Jr Charles Mathis Middletown Ronald Johnson George Johnson Franklin Mathis Grand Ave Johnson Sandra Manning James Manning Trenton James R. Smith III James R. Smith Wilmore Dr

Judge Suspends Hauler's Fine

An unlicensed garbage collector, Allie Morgan, Sr., 59, was cited in Municipal Court for hauling trash without a permit. Judge Alton H. Combs fined Morgan $25 plus $6 costs but suspended the entire assessment after Morgan’s Friday court appearance following Thursday’s arrest. The judge has previously disputed the city’s exclusive hauling privilege granted to Sanitary Service Company.

Anothr Alton H. Combs Allie Morgan, Sr Eighteenth Ave Morgan Judge Combs Sanitary Service Company

Finger-Tips Lost In Farm Accident

Otto Combs seventy four? No 54, of West Alexandria Route 2, suffered severe injuries to his left hand when it was caught in a corn picker Friday. He sustained partial amputation of fingers and was admitted to Middletown Hospital at 7 20 p m.

Otto Combs West Alexandria Combs Middletown Hospital

At The Movies Showings This Weekend

Paramount schedules Crippled Creek and The Brigand on Saturday and The Merry Widow on Sunday at The Strand. Strand presents Chain of Circumstances and Hot Lead on Saturday and The Daltons Ride Again and Working Her Way Through College on Sunday.

Daltons

Travis Ball dies suddenly in Cambridge City

Travis Ball 25, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Meredith of Oxford and Franklin alumni, died suddenly at his home in Cambridge City Indiana. Surviving relatives include his parents and other family.

Oxford Travis Ball Paul Meredith Franklin Cambridge City Ind

Slightly Warmer Weather Forecast In Ohio

Light frost was reported in outlying areas. Middletown recorded 38 degrees at 3 am. The weatherman expects Saturday to rise to about 76, up from yesterday's 60. Tonight may fall to 42 in southwestern Ohio. Sunday should be cloudy, windy, and cooler.

Middletown Mercury Ohio

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Greentree Rd Warren County Ike Ihe Ohio Republican Finance Committee P. O Pol. Adv George A. Weidner Arley M. Jackson Grace Baptist Church Harold Henniger WPFB Howard E. Spamm,, Jr Ray Oldfield Marian Daniels Crawford St Columbus Gilbert Paramount Ohio News & Restaurant Ohio Bus Lines Terminal Clinton G Vail Meadowlawn Church OF God Smith Ave Guy Perry Indianapolis John J. Williams First Church OF God R. C. Cundil Twin Creek Bridge Poasttown Road R. C. Caudill Chas. E. Miller Church of the Nazarene Columbia Ave L. P. Rossman David Youtsler North Main ST U.S Cipivilie! Service Union Sanitary Park and 2Nd Avenue Central Avenue
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