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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1955

Page

2

Dixie Heights Man Killed In Middletown Car Crash

John W. South 29 of 4016 Jewell Ave Middletown died after his 1951 convertible left Ohio Avenue and hit a maple tree at 10 45 p m. He was alone and pronounced dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital. South a Wil an Motor Transit driver and World War II veteran is survived by his wife three children his parents a brother and a sister. Burial planned at Woodside Cemetery services incomplete.

Dixie Ohio Avenue South Wilan Motor Transit Co Philippines Virginia Patricia Ann John David Donald Lee Middletown Floyd South Buford Maude Handy Biloxi McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery

Church Seeks Removal Of Court Order Injunction

Free Pentecostal church in Hamilton seeks removal of a temporary injunction that bars all church services. Elmer C. Sons and Marcella B. Hara say loud shouting and singing create a nuisance and threaten public welfare, while attorneys argue the order unjustly bans all religious worship.

Hamilton Ohio Common Pleas Court Free Pentecostal Elmer C. Sons Marcella B. Hara A Iso Chris Cornett

Mixed-Up Robbery Tale In St Louis Bottling Plant

Civilian clothed policeman mistook two Canada Dry Bottling Co workers for robbers. He forced them to march ahead of him to the station before residents alerted authorities. The arrest collapsed when both parties proved they were employees.

ST. Louis Canada Dry Bottling Co

Funeral services for Carl W Theobald set by Klaus

Carl W Theobald, 68, of 1726 Steenwood Ave is scheduled for funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday conducted by Klaus Funeral Home. The obituary notes the family will receive friends prior to the service and requests memorials to be directed to his preferred charity.

Carl W Theobald Steenwood Ave Klaus

Soroptimist Meetings Set in Middletown

Soroptimist International chartered here Oct. 8 and will meet twice monthly on the second Thursday at 6 p.m. and the fourth Tuesday at noon. President Mrs. Fred Yoder announced the new service club aims to promote service and ethical standards and to advance the status of women. Members report many states have welcomed the Middletown group, and several representatives plan to attend the Midwestern Regional Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Dayton October 21 to 23. Secretary Mrs. H R Jones is making reservations.

Soroptomist International Fred Yoder Service Club For Women Middletown Group International Organization Mary Margaret Mulligan Biltmore Hotel Dayton H. R. Jones

Giant Egg With Two Yolks Crashes After Rolling Away

The Royalty farm's giant egg with a double yolk rolled from a Royalty car on Wednesday and shattered on the ground. The family plans to keep searching for who laid the unusual egg as speculation swirls in The Journal report.

Merit Journal

Human Error Said Biggest Air Problem

Robert Curry, safety administrator for the Civil Aeronautics Administration, told Optimists that human error remains the largest safety issue in flight. He noted airplanes are technically near perfection and that CAA efforts aim to assure safe air travel anywhere at any time. The club also announced Boys' Choir progress and Junior Optimist Club growth with a Christmas tree sale planned. next week Russell Efker will present scouting film to aid forming a new Optimist troop.

Robert Curry Civil Aeronautics Administration Optimists

Rules to avoid an aching back by Dr. Metheny

Dr. Eleanor Metheny of the University of Southern California told Lions Club members that avoiding back pain means avoiding stooping and bending and opting instead to squat, lean, climb, move, give, rest, and avoid jerky actions.

Los Angeles Eleanor Metheny University of Southern California Lions Club

Six Wrecks Reported No Injuries in Middletown

Six traffic mishaps in Middletown yesterday produced only minor damage and no injuries. A car driven by Robert Watts rear ended Philip Brown at Tytus Avenue and Neibar Street at 4 45 p m causing about 80 dollars in damage. Other incidents involved Willie Slaton Louise Kebler Francis Paul Dewey King Alonzo Rucker Russell Kuykendall John Trimble Jr Raymond Ruell and a Reedy Motor Freight truck near various local streets.

Middletown Robert Watts Lind St Philip Brown Elwood St Tytus Avenue Neibar Street Watts Brown Willie Slaton S. Main St Franklin Louise Kebler Grove St Canal-Clinton Francis Paul Rt 1 Dewey King Webster St Alonzo Rucker 9Th Ave Russell Kuykendall Prospect Ave John Trimble Jr Ben Harrison Sr Raymond Ruell Trenton Rt Broad Street Manchester Avenue Reedy Motor Freight Columbus Central Ave

Grand Jury Indicts Driver in Milestone Traffic Fatality

Hamilton Special Gaston Smallwood 27 of 527 Hanover St was held to the grand jury on a second degree manslaughter charge with 2500 bond after the Saturday night crash on Howe Road near Miltonville that killed 29 year old George F Smith. Smallwood was fined 40 and costs for driving without a license.

Hamilton Gaston ‘Smallwood Hanover St George F. Smith Smith Smallwood Howe Road Miltonville Edward Bruck

St Louis Transit Resumes as Strike Ends

Streetcar and bus service returned to normal as negotiators began seeking a settlement to the wage dispute that sparked a four day transit strike. Some buses and streetcars resumed service but last night’s rush hour ran below normal on several lines.

ST. Louis

Inch Of Snow Hits Great Smoky Park

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded more than an inch of snow and sub freezing temperatures in the higher elevations as a heavy snowstorm began yesterday evening. Park officials reported winter conditions sweeping the higher peaks starting at 5 p.m. yesterday. The Detroit River tunnel between Detroit and Windsor is noted as the world is only international tunnel.

Gatlinburg Tenn Great Smoky Mountains National Park Detroit River Detroit Mich Windsor Ont

Graham Drops Divorce Talk

Billy Graham omitted a section on divorce and remarriage from his Toronto sermon at the Canadian National Exhibition Coliseum after speculation about Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend. He cited potential misreading in London and urged attendance by those from broken homes despite heavy rain and a crowd of about 16 000.

Toronto Margaret Peter Townsend Billy Graham Canadian National Exhibition Coliseum London

Police Briefs Report Arrests And Vandalism Incidents

Police last night arrested Earl E. Ferguson age 23 near his home on intoxication disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. He allegedly fought with Patrolman Robert Sloan in the car. Vandals covered windows and the windshield of a parked car at 213 Harrison St with wax and left six slash marks in the convertible. Artie Sandlin age 34 Hamilton was arrested on a failure to provide on a traffic warrant. James Coleman of Sutphin Int. reported his car aerial stolen Thursday.

Earl E. Ferguson 8Th Ave Robert Sloan Harrison St Artie Sandlin Hamilton James Coleman Sutphin Int

The Shoulder Purse Theft Report in Auburn Street

Mrs Karl Selby of 1022 Auburn Street reported the theft of a black shoulder purse containing five dollars and papers.

Karl Selby Auburn St

Woman robbed of $10 outside city, Middletown

A Middletown woman, May Thineman of 1506 Columbia Ave., told police at 11:40 p.m. last night four men robed her outside the city after meeting her at the 1st Avenue Grill. They allegedly offered to take her to another cafe.

Middletown May Thineman Columbia Ave 1St Avenue Grill

Housewife Life Span Hours in Domestic Tasks

A social statistic framing a housewife’s burden cites that in a normal life, a wife washes 1,898,000 dishes and pots, spends two years making beds, ten years on meals, one year nursing illnesses, and a similar period mending hems. The passage emphasizes domestic labor load with figures.

Free Serum For Youth Polio Vaccine Availability

Dr. C T Atkinson announced that free Salk polio vaccine will be available through the local health department for people under 20 who cannot afford it. About 80 percent of production will go to physicians, with 20 percent reserved for public health use for underserved patients and pregnant women. No start date set. some vaccine is already available at local drugstores for private patients.

C. T. Atkinson Ohio State Medical Assn Congress

5 Draw Fines At Franklin: 9 Lose Bond

Franklin Municipal Court judge J T Riley fined several residents for traffic offenses and forfeited bonds. Fonda Fields of Bellbrook paid 50 dollars after a crash on Ohio 73. others fined include J F Espsito Dayton 33 Earl Morgan Middletown 47 Clarence King Georgetown and Woodrow Beegle Franklin 35. Bonds forfeited by Robert Crenshaw Glasgow James Whitman Farrell Kirk Eugene Mallicoat Louis Snell Dorothy Diver and Robert Barrett with various speeding and centerline violations listed.

J. T. Riley Citar Franklin Municipal Court Fonda Fields Bellbrook Ohio 73 Fields Riley J. F. Espsito Dayton Earl Morgan Armco Sr Middletown Clarence King Georgetown Woodrow Beegle E. 4Th St Franklin Robert Crenshaw Glasgow James Whitman Home Ave Farrell Kirk Detroit Eugene Mallicoat Lawlar Heights Louis Snell Park Ave Dorothy Diver Hampton Iddletown Robert Barrett Cincinnati

Middletown man joins American Consulate legal staff in Tokyo

Pfe Barry J Levey assigned to the legal staff of the American Consulate in Tokyo Japan by the Judge Advocate Section at Camp Zama Yokohama He is son of Mr and Mrs Elliott Levey of Euclid Drive wife Sandra and one year old son accompany him in Japan Middleton native a Middletown High School and Ohio State University law school graduate Levey left service in August 1954 and was with Levey and Levy law firm before deployment He has resided in Japan since April 1955.

Pfe Barry J. Levey Tokyo Japan Cam Zama Yokohama Levey Elliott Levey Euclid Dr Sandra Middletonian Middletown High School Ohio State University Law School Levey & Levey

Woman credits home cooked meals for longevity

Gouverneur New York Mrs Melinda Richards aged 100 credits home cooked meals for her longevity She has never had a meal in a hotel or restaurant in her life Her son in law Lewis Cornell comments on her diet and habits

Gouverneur N. Y Melinda Richards Lewis Cornell

Weekend Movie Schedule at Theaters

Paramount presents Chicago Syndicate at 1 35 5 00 8 20 p m The Outlaw at 3 00 6 30 9 45 p m Strand shows House of Bamboo 1 55 6 00 9 40 p m Night Freight 3 40 7 45 p m Colonial screens Left Hand of God 1 45 3 50 7 40 9 35 Dixie Cruise In offers Rob Roy 8 50 p m Tall in the Saddle 7 00 10 15 p m

Paramount Chicago Syndicate Outlaw House of Bamboo Dixie Cruise Rob Roy Tall

Origin of the Orange Wood Manicure Sticks

The text explains that orange sticks used for manicures derive their name from being made of orange wood or citrus wood from the orange family tree.

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Dixie Heights John South Church Melampy R Grace Baptist Church Wilbraham Wilmore Howard Sears Evangelist Douglas Winn Greensboro, North Carolina Christ Kenneth Wells William J. Miller Kine Features. Inc Great Smoky Park Fuller Brush Service Midd HAM Graham P.m Jesus Christ Renton S. School N.Y.P.S Evangelistic Trenton Nazarene Church Lockadsigd Jock
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