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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1949
Page
3
Richard Bryant, 105, the sole survivor of Jacksonboro known as the accursed town on Beaver Creek, has died Friday night. The former enslaved man was the last living link to the once-desolate region.
A historical note recalls Lorenzo Dow, an itinerant preacher who faced scorn in 1830 at Jacksonboro. After mobs drove him away, fires and storms followed, and residents relocated the county seat to Sylvania. The tale mentions Seaborn Goodall aiding Dow, the Goodall home, and lifelong whispers of vengeance.
Mervin E. Sorrell is awaiting a parole hearing after a 1 to 15 year sentence for Burglary and Larceny and Attempted Burglary. He was convicted January 24, 1949 and admitted from Butler County to the Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield. Hearing possible on or after December 1, 1949 per the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission.
The Pennsylvania Railroad posted a deficit of 1.57 million dollars for January through September 1949, reversed from a 20.44 million dollar profit a year earlier. September alone saw a 2.72 million dollar loss as coal strikes and a five day work week raised costs. A spokesman cited reduced output and higher salaries as key factors. The steel strike beginning October 1 had no immediate effect.
EAST LANSING MICH AP Freshman Bill Ba shows off polka dot shorts and green garters while delivering a tongue in cheek speech about press freedom and pants. He earns an A in the Michigan State College class.
Mansfield resident Robert Campbell, inmate No. 47153 at Ohio State Reformatory, seeks parole eligibility on or after December 1, 1949 after serving a one to twenty year sentence for auto stealing. He was convicted January 25, 1949, in Butler County and is among cases reviewed by the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission.
Mrs Elizabeth Horvath, 76, operator of Mertor Nursery for over 20 years, died yesterday at Lakeside Hospital. Her husband is Michael H. Horvath, noted landscape architect and horticulturist. The Mrs M H Horvath rose is well known to rose enthusiasts. A television color system is compatible if it can display a black and white image on a standard set.
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