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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1957

Page

2

Trapped Family Rescued As Fire Engulfs Home

A Middletown mother Mrs. Burton and her three children were rescued from a smoke filled second floor by Fire Company 3 after a basement fire spread to the two story home. The blaze caused $3 000 damage with no injuries reported. The cause is undetermined and the family dog was unharmed.

Middletown Robert Buston Michigan Ave Darnise Ronald Joan Burton Company 3 William Brice Louis Knezick Ed West Asst Robert Lukens Burston

Bingo Hearing Delayed as Court Seeks Higher Court Ruling

Trials of Maxwell Finkelman and David Dillon for alleged gambling at a K of C bingo game were continued by Municipal Judge J T Lamb. Attorneys filed a declaratory judgment action in Common Pleas Court asking if bingo for charitable aims by a nonprofit is not gambling under Ohio law, with further action to await higher court rulings.

Muunicipal J. T. Lamb Lamb Maxwell Finkleman David F. Dillon Common Pleas ‘Court Joseph Mulligan Fleming Rd Ed ‘Hobbs Ohio Ave K. of C. Hall Mulligan Middletown Knights of Columbus Hobbs Tdea Finkleman and Dillon Common Pleas Court Ohio

Reichelderfer Named Director At O B Bank

Donald E. Reichelderfer comp troller of Armco Steel Corp was elected a director of the Ogiesby Darnitz Bank Trust Co at a special stockholders meeting. R S Weatherwax president announced the appointment and said the bank will issue 4000 additional shares to existing holders as of Nov 1 to match growth and the bank size. The bank notes resources have risen over 50 percent since the 1950 share issue during the banks 100th year.

Donald E. Reichelderfer Armco Steel Corp Ogiesby- Darnitz Bank Trust Co R. S. Weatherwax Reichelderfer Board of Education Weatherwax

Iraqi diplomat Faisal Darmluji to lect ure at Miami University

Iraq diplomat Faisal Darmluji will speak on the Near East situation in a public lecture Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Room 209 Hughes Hall. The lecture is sponsored by Miami University's history department.

Oxford Faisal Darmluji Iraq Hughes Hall Miami University University Department of History

Armco researcher to speak at Dayton Cincinnati ASM dinner

Dr. Alexander L. Feild associate director of Armco Steel Corp. research will address a joint Dayton and Cincinnati ASM dinner at the Manchester Hotel on Wednesday. He will discuss new high strength alloys and the PH157 stainless steel developed in Armco laboratories, highlighting its heat resistance ease of fabrication and cost advantages over titanium alloys. After the talk ASM members will tour Armco's Middletown Works.

Alexander L. Feild Armco Steel Corp Dayton Cincinnati American Society of Mechanical Engneers Manchester Feild Baltimore Armco Middletown ASM

Safety Group Plans Meeting In Middletown

The fire prevention division of the Middletown Safety Council will meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Civic Association library with A Knoll in charge. The home safety division will meet at the same time and place Thursday with Mrs. CA Boeke presiding.

Ces Middletown Safety Council Civic Association Home Safety Division The Safety Council CA. Boeke

Oxford Music Prof Named By Ohio Group

Joseph H. Bein associate professor of music at Miami University and violist with the Oxford String Quartet was elected president of the Ohio Theory and Composition Teachers Assn at its second annual meeting in Columbus Cap ital University. About 49 teachers attended including Dr Eugene Hill John F Hardy and Janet Langdon.

Oxford Joseph H. Bein Miami University School of Fine Arts Oxford String Quartet Ohio Theory and Composition Teachers Assn Capital University Columbus Ohio Eugene Hill John F.hardy Miami Janet Langdon

Youth Shot In Fight At Hamilton Tavern

An 18 year old Hamilton youth was shot in the left elbow and a 21 year old man had head injuries after a bar fight at 4 Knoll Eden Grove Canal. James Willis admitted to Mercy Hospital with a gunshot wound and Woodrow Parman treated for head injuries. Witnesses said several men started the fracas and a pistol discharged. Damage totaled about 100 dollars. Suspects fled in a green and white Ford with Illinois plates.

Hamilton Knoll Eden Grove Canal James Willis Hamilton-Mason Rd Mercy Parman Blevins Illinois

Scout Officers to Attend Regional Council Meeting

Scout Executive Russell Efker and Council President Charles Stutenroth will attend the regional annual meeting for Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky councils. The three day convention opens Thursday in Huntington West Virginia with Dr Arthur A Schuck chief scout executive as featured speaker. Regional officers will be elected.

Russell Efker Mound Builders Area Council Charles Stutenroth Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Huntington W.va Arthur A. Schuck

Rebel Soldier statue back on pedestal at Appomattox

At Appomattox Virginia the marble Confederate soldier statue is restored after a three year absence. Sheriff David T. Robertson spearheaded the revival by public pleas and newspaper appeals. Pieces shattered by Hurricane Hazel in 1954 and souvenir hunters helped drive its return and rededication.

Appomatox David T. Robertson Robertson

Man Held in Fatal Slashing Faces Grand Jury

John G. Oder 37 of Cincinnati charged with second degree murder in the fatal knife slashing of James Crain a Dayton man and former Preble County athlete. Oder held on 10 000 bond as city hotel fray probes continue. Services set for Concord Church Dixon Township Presly County.

Bond Hamilton John G. Oder Cincinnati Ohio Department of Liquor Control Crain Preble County Mercy Hospital Dayton Concord Church Dixon Township Presly County Church Cemetery

Three Youths Bonded After Franklin Break In

Franklin special report states three men tied to a Pulp and Paper Co break in were placed under bonds of $1,000 each until a second preliminary hearing next Friday. Cloyd Pearson Richmond Ky Harold Morris South Avenue and Elvie Lakes Lake Avenue faced grand jury bonds of $1,000 each. They declined to testify requesting time to secure counsel. A 19 year old was bonded $1,000 on an auto consent charge. Gene D. Adams Carlisle clipped a road pole in the Marz Pauliin area. he fled but turned up the next morning. He faced fines for reckless driving and license suspension. Various speeding and improper passing fines and bond forfeitures were also listed.

Franklin J. T. Riley Pulp and Paper Co Cloyd Pearson Richmond Harold Morris South Avenue Elvie Lakes Lake Avenue Robert Dalton Erbey Worley Legal Council Gene D. Adams Carlisle Marz-Pauliin Adams

Car Collision on Yankee Road Injures No One

Police report a crash in the 600 block of Yankee Road at 11 15 a m yesterday involving a car driven by Obed Goode 55 of 912 6th Ave and a panel truck driven by Robert Moore 29 of 3209 Rufus St. Damage totaled 240 dollars. No injuries were reported.

Yankee Road Obed Goode 6Th Ave Robert Moore Rufus St

High Seas Project For Gls Reached

Middletown Red Cross plans the annual High Seas Christmas project with 25 000 gifts from chapters nationwide for service members en route overseas on Christmas Day. The local chapter will buy 100 gifts and donations are due by Oct 30 to the Red Cross office. Volunteers will wrap and mail gifts to seaboard destinations.

Middletown American National Red Cross Lawrence Dugan Red Cross

Slippery Family Escape From Reds

A Czech family led by 43 year old Antonin Liska and his wife Jarmila fled communist rule with two children ages 9 and 5. They boarded an empty oil tank car bound for Austria to seek freedom in America. They carried gas masks and a sack of clothes and food and arrived in Austria after a 36 hour trip, all covered with oil residue.

Vienna America Antonin Liska Jarmila Austria Russia

Two Ohioans Killed In Falmouth Crash

Ph Walter Woodrow Hice forty from Cincinnati and Ruth Curtis of West Union Ohio were killed Monday night when their car veered off a curve on Kentucky 7 and went down an embankment. Two others Harry Ivey and Homer Chambers both of Cincinnati were injured state police said.

Falmouth Walter Woodrow Hice Cincinnati Ruth Curtis West Union Ohio Kentucky 7 Harry Ivey Homer Chambers

Roxy Theater Robbery Stuns Missoula During Ten Commandments

Missoula police hunt an irreverent gunman who robbed the Roxy Theater during a Ten Commandments screening and escaped with about $1,000. The caper disrupted the matinee in Missoula, Montana.

Missoula, Mont Missoula Roxy

Parolee Nabbed After Trenton Standoff at Service Station

Gilbert Perin, 34, of Lebanon, caused a disturbance in Trenton prompting a police cordon. He was grabbed by Ralph Trimble at Wray's Service Station after being laced with a plan to flee. Perin faced parole violation charges and possible return to Ohio authorities.

Trenton Middletown Gilbert Perin Pekin Road Lebanon Pri Ralph Trimble Wray Sutphin Street Wayne Avenue Trimble Joseph Albert Perin Thelma Conover Radabaugh Road Hobart Adams Miltonville Elny Creek Woodsdale Depuies Ohio Penitentiary Cincinnati

PTO Council Eves School Patrol Work

Middletown parents group discusses patroling dangerous intersections near schools after city withdrew women police guards. Dean Girton proposes using trained parent volunteers in high-need areas as cruiser officers remain stretched. Superintendent Cromwell urges support for school tax renewal and outlines PTO help. District finance and volunteer time for teachers also debated.

Middletown Parent-Teacher Organizations Dean A. Girton

Three Oregonia Boys Nabbed After Chase

Three juveniles from Oregonia, ages 14 and 15, were captured after a pursuit in Georgetown. Their wrecked car carried cash, loot from several area stores, plus a blackjack set and a butcher knife. one 14 year old was hospitalized with unknown injuries.

Georgetown Oregonia Brown County Lebanon Rt. 68 Robert Thompson Jess Brown C. G. Stratton Main Brown County Hospital Mt. Crab Sycamore Park New Hope Workman

Miami University Historian Joins Ohio Indiana Studies Panel

Preston B. Albright history instructor at Miami University will sit on a panel about interdisciplinary cooperation in American studies. The Ohio Indiana branch of the American Studies Assn will meet Friday in Cleveland.

Oxford Preston B. Albright Miami University Ohio-Indiana The American Studies Assn Cleveland

Engineers Quit Kaiser Project At Ravenswood West Virginia

About 290 members of Charleston Local 132 of the Operating Engineers Union walked off the Kaiser aluminum project in Ravenswood in a dispute over show up pay. The walkout followed a Parkersburg electrical workers strike over the dismissal of two journeymen electricians by Henry J Kaiser Construction Co, the project contractor.

Ravenswood W. Va Charleston Kaiser Aluminum Parkersburg International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Henry J. Kaiser Construction Co

Butler Bar Opposes Court Relocation in Hamilton

The Butler County Bar Association voted to keep the courthouse and oppose moving the Domestic Relations Court to the Old Post Office. The decision, led by Maxwell Finklemann, calls for a meeting with county commissioners to discuss improvements for the present location. The Domestic Relations Court now sits in the east wing of the first floor, with the Old Post Office slated for remodeling after the new year as elections boards seek to remain nearby.

Hamilton Butler County Bar Assn Bar Association Maxwell Finkleman Middletown Harry Wilks S. 3Rd Ludlow Greg Holbrook Association Board For Elections Election Board

Golden Agers To See Films This Fall and Winter

The Golden Age Club starts a fall and winter film series with screenings on the second Wednesday of each month during the afternoon meeting. Tomorrow’s films are Lifeline, USA and Hardluck Charlie, with Miss Joan Wilson of the city recreation department in charge.

Golden Age Club Lifeline USA Hardluck Charlie Joan Wilson City Recreation Department

Isthmus of Panama's rise and fall linked oceans

Geological history shows the isthmus of Panama alternated between sea level and below, temporarily uniting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans during periods of exposure and flooding.

Panama

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