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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1952
Page
2
Two motorists suffered minor injuries in a Friday evening crash at Manchester Avenue and North Leibee Street. Total damage to the two cars reached 1050, with Mrs. Sam McDonough and Fred Saylor treated and released after emergency care.
Henry Mathis was elected for a third term as president of the Armco Employes Independent Federation after heavy balloting. Named as officers are Ed Winsor as vice president East Works Melzo Gaw Fabricating Charles Wagner Armco Drainage Robert Lehmkuhl secretary treasurer. Trustees for East Works Robert Myers Roy Roman two year terms Harold Walters high. Roscoe Bowman serving second year of two year term. Fabricating trustees James Ingram and Haldred Barnes. East Works Salary Auxiliary vice chairmen Ernie Long Bob Lund and secretary Edna Snider. Additional results to be announced later.
Fire Department reports say overheatings triggered two alarms Friday. At 1206 Baltimore St a furnace at the Hubert Butler residence caused no damage. A fire at Buckeye Paint and Body Shop 104 Manhattan St caused $5 damage to a fan motor. two companies responded at 6 25 p.m.
Franklin police cited two motorists and state patrols cited several others into Franklin Municipal Court before Judge J. T. Riley. Names include John E. Sturgis and Frank Scearce with fines for traffic offenses. other defendants faced penalties for reckless driving, speeding, failing to yield, and driving without a license. Several bonds were forfeited by defendants who failed to appear.
Birth notices include Mr and Mrs Charles Arnett a boy Friday 1627 Garfield St and Mr and Mrs Wembert McIntosh a boy 1805 Lawn Ave hospital cases list surgeries medicals across residents Margaret Niland Clyde Cruse Jr and others with addresses on Central Erie Stanley Franklin Baltimore St and more. dismissals note John Wolfe and Linda Shaw among others from Franklin and South Main areas.
Scenes include a shot through a plate glass window at E J Goldschmidt's home on South Main. A gold wrist watch found on Tytus Avenue was turned in by two girls. William Cornile, 18, of Woodlawn Avenue, jailed for absence without leave from the Army. A 16 year old wife at Middletown Hospital drank iodine after a quarrel with her 20 year old husband and was released after treatment.
Mrs. Rachel Worley, 58, of Lebanon Route 1, stable with hip and back injuries at Grandview Hospital Dayton. Her husband Dellos, 61, also injured after losing control of the car on Route 22 west of Morrow. Both were transported by Vale ambulance of Morrow. A separate Route 4 collision near Route 63 involved Robert Nelson, 20, and Jose Danner, 31, with mainly property damage and no injuries reported.
Isaac Newton Sargent 27 of 1509 Jacoby Ave fined 200 dollars and costs and given 90 days in Butler County jail on adultery charges. Georgia Sargent filed the charge. Sargent married a 17 year old in Perry County Kentucky without divorce. Carroll D. Southard 40 of West Middletown Route 2 fined 100 dollars and costs for DUI after an accident at Reynolds Ave. Bud Denton sentenced to 30 days in Cincinnati Workhouse and costs for destruction of property. Lawrence Gilbreath 26 of 1529 Central Ave fined 50 dollars and costs with suspension if no further violence. Dancy 38 of 207 Curtis St had charges of fleeing the scene dismissed at complainant request. Dancy paid 6 dollars costs.
Harlan Fouch of Brownie's Trailer Court Franklin Route 2 was admitted to Middletown Hospital yesterday for injuries received while working for the New York Central railroad. His condition was reported as good this morning.
Funeral services for B. W. E. Jennens known as Ed Jennens were held in Winter Garden Florida with burial in Beulah Cemetery. He died at his daughter Mrs Ethel Reeves home where he had lived nine and a half years. He lived in Middletown 30 years and was active in First Baptist Church Stiles Bible Class East Chicago Lodge 595 F&AM. He is survived by Mrs Reeves another daughter Mrs Hazel Strauss a son T A Jennens a sister Mrs Elizabeth Harvey a brother G H Jennens eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren. His wife died 11 years ago.
Funeral arrangements are complete for Fred Douglas Reid 58 of 1320 Grove St. Friends may call at Green Funeral Home after 1 p.m. Sunday. The body will be taken at noon Monday to Bethel A M E Church to lie in state until services at 2 p.m. The Rev. D L Davis will officiate and burial will follow at Woodside Cemetery. Reid died at home Thursday after illness since last May.
Mrs Olive Urschel 78 widow of William Urschel died Friday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after several months illness. Born near Dayton she was daughter of Henry and Maria Poffenberger and lived in Bear Creek near New Lebanon and West Elkton. Since 1949 she resided with nephew Lloyd Townsley at 96 South Second Street. She was a member of St Pe...
A 12 member jury awarded Sam Harley of 1703 Vermont St 800 in damages in a negligence suit against Ralph Geisler of 1615 Carroll Ave. The verdict came after two afternoons of testimony and less than a half hour of deliberation.
The obituary notes the death of a local church leader at Ter's Lutheran Church near New Lebanon with four nephews and a niece as survivors. Friends may call at R. C. Nein and Sons Funeral Home tonight from 7 to 9 p.m., body lying in state at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Services led by Rev. Edward Brown at Bear Creek Cemetery.
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