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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1952

Page

4

Tax Payments Described As Lively in Three Townships

Deputy Butler County treasurer Carl Wedekind said tax bills for Middle town, Lemon, and Madison townships are being mailed and about 20 000 bills should have reached owners. Bills match prior virus collection amounts. A large stack was returned for incorrect addresses. Contact the City Building tax office on the second floor if bills were not received.

Middletown Lemon Madison Townships Carl Wedekind Butler County Errr Wedekind

Cigaret Ignites Fire At Grant Store Awning

A cigarette flicked into furled awning at W.T. Grant Company store, 1028 Central Ave, caused a 10 dollar blaze at 4:23 p.m. Firemen from Station One extinguished it and investigated. Later a separate incident at 1749 Central Ave involved smoke from waste paper in a ground-floor office stove and a faulty chimney flue.

Cigaret Grant W.T. Grant Company Centra Ave 1749 Central Ave Harlan

Crash Injuries Fatal

Cleveland resident Frances Prantle aged 91 died Wednesday night from injuries after being struck by an automobile on August 22. The incident occurred in Cleveland. authorities report the crash and ensuing deadly injuries.

Cleveland Frances Prantle

Jefferson Campaign Bricks and Ballads Through History

A compact review traces American political campaigning from Jefferson in 1800 to Mc era figures. It notes brutal attacks and distortions, the rise of whistle stop rhetoric, and early cartoons by Thomas Nast shaping public perception. It highlights Bryan’s 1896 miles and speeches, Jackson’s anti abolition of party hostility, and Harrison’s log cabin image as campaign imagery. It also mentions Lincoln Douglas debates and the Bad Lands name from Native and French sources.

Washington Thomas Jefferson White House Jefferson Monticello William Jennings Bryan Dwight E. Eisenhower Adlai E. Stevenson Bryan United States Alexanamilton New England William Cullen Bryant America Andrewackson Tennessee New Orleans Anti - Jackson Expositor Woli Quincy Adams Jackson Adams England Thomas Nast Harper's Weekly William Henry Harrison Harrison Tipanoe Obn Tyler Tippecanoe Tyler Bunker Hill Dayton O. Abraham Lincoln Sen Stephen A. Douglas South Dakota

Births Reported for Franklin and Out of Town

Vital statistics note two Franklin births and one out of town birth. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Wallace of 510 Eaton Street welcomed a girl yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gentry of 602 Elsmere welcomed a girl today. Out of town the Dyke family of 1848 Yankee Road had a boy at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton yesterday.

Elbert Wallace Eaton St Franklin Albert Gentry Elsmere Russell Dyke Yankee Road Miami Valley Hospital Dayton

Intertwined Listings of Military and Civilian Residents

A mosaic of names ages and roles across multiple towns including Xenia Hamilton Muncie Richmond Paris Middletown and Lebanon. Entries feature service members like U S Army U S Air Force U S Marines and civilian occupations such as secretary nurse book keeper x ray technician and student along with ages from 17 to 34 and addresses in Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia.

Joseph W. Ary Xenia Faye Smith Hamilton Burlin C. Webb, Jr U. S. Army Finley St Louise Over Tytus Ve. Soteros Jonson U. S. Air Force Dorothy Maupin McGarvey G. Summers U.S. Marines Camden Genevieve Eileen Williams Carl Williams Muncie Ind Jessiemae McDowell William C. Smith U. S.S. Army Sherman Ave Chardell M. Lubberger Fleming Rd Richmond Billy E. Hollon Paris Phyllis Rose Middletown Robert Franklin Betty Weathersby Ward Taylor Lebanon Lola Turner St Albans W. Va

Roosevelt Barnstormed Across Nation In 1900 Campaign

The text notes Roosevelt stayed near home for a speech in front of his house as Bryan popularized barnstorming. It mentions Roosevelt delivered 670 speeches across 24 states during the 1900 presidential campaign.

Teddy” Roosevelt White House Bryan Teddy

Army Vet Murders Ex-Fiancee in Schoolroom Slaying

Lawrenceville Illinois police detained 25 year old deaf Army veteran Charles Petrach of Gary Indiana after he calmly confessed to shooting his ex fiancé Georgine Lyon a 25 year old librarian at Lawrenceville High School in a classroom. He said the killing stemmed from a blasted romance. Petrach carried a picture of Lyon and an Oscar Wilde quotation in his billfold. He traveled from Vincennes Indiana to the school by taxi and killed Lyon after learning their engagement was over. The body was found by a faculty member after lunch with about 700 students nearby.

Lawrenceville, Ill Garret Burgoone Charles Petrach Gary Ind Georgine Lyon Near Madison Lawrenceville High School Petrach Miss Lyon Sheriff Burgoon Oscar Wilde

Ball State student hitchhiker case tied to suspect Burgoon

Lyon, a Ball State Teachers College student in Muncie Indiana, was picked up by Burgoon soon after the body was found while hitchhiking eastward on U S Highway 50. Harvard University, founded in 1639, is noted as the oldest in the United States.

Lyon Ball State Teachers College Muncie Ind Burgoon U. S. Highway 50 Harvard United States

Polio Cases In Akron Reach New Peak In 1952

Akron officials report 1952 polio admissions rose to 422 at the Children’s Hospital, surpassing the 417 cases treated during the 1947 epidemic. Of the total, 96 cases came from Summit County and 96 from Wayne County.

Akron Akron, O Children’s Hospital Summit County Wayne County

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