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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1956
Page
2
Middletown saw 37 inch rain yesterday pushing the monthly total to 2.96 inches between 4 and 5 p m following a Cincinnati deluge that caused damage and sewer lid popping. An outage at WPFB occurred 4 35 to 5 44 p m as a lightning hit a power line.
Police reported two men Cecil Fugate 39 of West Middletown and Ellen Gardner 51 of Middletown cited for driving while intoxicated after separate crashes on Yankee Road Lafayette Avenue and Main Street. Damages to multiple vehicles estimated up to 500 dollars.
Three accidents occurred during heavy night on West Street in Franklin causing about 515 in damage. Claimed drivers Clarina Anderson Ralph J Hammock Alma Stevens and Rey Lee Busse were involved with two cars at the West and Malin intersection sustaining major damage.
A Wesleyan Church co pastor returned from a workshop focused on ethical training for women in the missionary program. Dr. Norman Grubb of the Nongy Crusade spoke, with Rev. from Melbourne, Australia also addressing attendees at the convention.
Five youngsters collected ten dollars thirteen cents in the Main Street area and along Paul Lucas to support the polio drive.
Ohio school authorities report a 99 100 shortage in the high school's activity fund kept in a safe. The fund, including receipts from sports events, appears to be involved in an investigation at Washington Court House.
Florence Powell completed her master’s degree yesterday at Ohio State University. The diploma marks a milestone in Powell’s academic career as she accompanied family and faculty in the ceremony.
The clippings show grain market figures with highs, lows, closes, and percent changes, alongside a Saturday film schedule listing titles like Prefer Blondes and Rear Window with showtimes but some lines are garbled. This reads as a mixed news snippet combining market data and entertainment listings.
Four persons were slightly injured and four cars were damaged in two crashes yesterday. At Yankee Road four miles north of Oxford State Road at 2 pm Patricia Pelfrey stopped to turn left and was struck, receiving a lacerated lower lip and bruises. She and driver were treated and released from Middletown Hospital. Another crash on Rt 177 near sees qn evening involved Charles Ross, 19, of Richmond Indiana, who crossed the center line. James Burns, 23, of Hamilton, sustained head lacerations and body bruises.
A Mansfield mother, 35, was killed when her car failed to navigate a curve on a county road and collided with a tree before burning. Her husband and two children, aged 6 and 10, were critically injured and hospitalized in Mansfield. Deputy Ora Voha credited a unidentified youth who helped pull the victims from the wreck and save lives.
Movie listings for Paramount Strand Colonial show a schedule with Saturday screenings of Seven Men From Now Betellite in the Sky Moby Dick Day of Fury Santigo Rawhide Years Larceny and Sunday showings at various early afternoon and evening times.
Andrea Stallsmith 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs William Stallsmith died at 745 pm yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati after two brain tumor operations since Aug 24 She was active in school First Methodist Church and Sunday School Services at 2 pm Rev Charles Lovell officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery Memorials to Cancer Fund Memorials to be sent via McCoy Leffler Funeral Home arrangements incomplete Lillian Yauger 1012 Hunt Ave services at 2 pm
Services for Mrs Roebuck widow of Minot Roebuck former Lawrence Bay superintendent will run 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m Sunday and Monday at McCoy Leffier Funeral Home. Rev G Walter Weber to officiate with burial in Woodside Cemetery.
A truckload of racing pigeons arrives from the Greater Cleveland Racing Pigeon Club for a mass release planned tomorrow morning. Dave Bailey, a director of the Obie association, will oversee uncrating and releasing the birds, which typically circle several times before taking flight back to Cleveland. Bailey coordinates the biannual event for five clubs in the Cleveland area.
Miss Martha Rutledge of Ohio Avenue Mentor died at 5:50 am today at Middletown Hospital after illness since March 1955. Native of Lemon Township she was a member of the community. Survived by brother William of Middletown and a nephew and two nieces here.
In Roseburg Oregon two FBI agents pursue a California fugitive gang after they allegedly stole a plane and fled westward. The chaotic escape involved multiple time stamps and locations including a California county and several city references.
A child received emergency care at Middletown Hospital for a fractured right wrist after an incident at 612 16th Ave in Little Falls. The youngster was released after treatment.
Tokyo marked the earthquake and fire anniversary that killed about 99 000 in Tokyo and Yokohama. Sirens sounded at 11 33 am as memorial services were held for victims. The notice adds a distant Alaska reference about Ketchikan being 500 miles from the continental United States.
Gov. Frank Lausche signaled possible increases in the gasoline tax and the axle mile tax on heavy trucks to finance new roads in Ohio. He clashed with Cleveland Mayor Anthony Celebrezze over cost sharing for interstate construction while pledging not to close the door on urban wishes.
Optimists announce an all-out effort for an upcoming oratory win and tentative plans to sponsor a Peewee football team this fall. Junior Optimists begin fall meetings this month at VFW Post 7230 headquarters. An inter-club picnic by the Hamilton Noon Optimist Club is set for September. Yesterday’s program featured an Ohio Bell Telephone Co film shown by Robert Barnhart, assistant manager of the Commercial Department, depicting underground cable splicing in New York City.
A Camden woman, Orpha Koons, 63, was injured in a collision between a car and a truck at Maple and Main in Eaton. She suffered a fractured hip and a fractured arm and was taken to Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond.
Carl Hartsook aged 35 was arrested at Broad Street and Central Avenue on a driving while intoxicated charge. Dale Schaffer aged 13 and Diana Howard aged 8 were bitten by a dog yesterday, while police responded to a complaint on Wayne Avenue 2000 block.
Middletown's Police Department will send 3 officers to the Butler County Police Academy for a six week program beginning Sept 11. They will study two hour classes twice weekly on their own time. Eight workers from Armco Steel Corp and one from Aeronca Manufacturing Corp join as industry officers. The levy funds $600 and per capita charges of $25 for industry participants support the academy. Hamilton, Fairfield and Oxford departments also pledge help.
New Delhi reports a fifth blast in nine weeks injuring 29 people. Police suspect outsiders aim to inflame Hindu Muslim tensions and say the attackers seized a light blue auto used to throw the bomb.
A revival starts at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe led by Rev. J. Patterson of Cincinnati. Services are planned to run indefinitely.
In Cincinnati Albert Grimault 83 a locksmith died Friday after falling down a flight of stairs at his workplace. The accident is under investigation and authorities have not released further details.
Senator Mansfield urged renewed exploratory talks among major powers at ambassadorial level to ease the nuclear arms race. He cited the latest Soviet tests and the Geneva talks as taking steps toward peace, warning that halting tests could risk U.S. security while urging responsible governance.
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