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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1951

Page

2

Two Men Injured When Car Leaves Route 4

A car left Route 4 near Thomas Rd midnight injuring driver Leroy Stone 32 and passenger William Hibbard 43. Stone suffered scalp injury and abrasion. Hib bard bruises and cuts. Both taken to Middletown Hospital. Police blamed Stone for crossing yellow line and hitting a fence and pole. Car demolished. mail scattered. Another driver Lennica Souers 37 was fined $10 for failing to yield.

Mpi Thomas Rd Leroy Stone Sherman Ave William Hibbard Hamilton Middletown Baker Ambulance Stone

District Deputy Talks To Pythians

Hubert Wilson district deputy was guest of the LaFayette Lodge Knights of Pythias 37 at the regular meeting. He announced a district meeting for October 10 covering Butler Preble Green and Mentor counties with Evan Owing of Cleveland in attendance. W W Wilkerson was appointed county deputy and will visit all lodges. Arthur Fouts was installed as vice chancellor. Gordon Shockley announced Knight rank to be conferred next Friday followed by an oyster supper.

Hubert Wilson LaFayette Lodge Knights of Pythias Wilson Butler Preble Green Mentor Ohio Evan Owing Cleveland W. W. Wilkerson Arthur Fouts Gordon Shockley

Prosecutor Ready To Enforce New Gambling Nuisance Law

Butler County prosecutor Jackson Bosch said his office will enforce the state gambling nuisance statute. The law, effective Wednesday, allows courts to close places deemed nuisances for gambling for up to one year upon filings by county prosecutors.

Jackson Bosch Butler County

Six Men Enlist in Air Force Training

The Air Force recruiting station at 11 South Canal St. announces six enlistees Harold W. Perry 400 Park Ave Oatley C. Parks 1609 Fleming Rd both Middletown Edgar Manrod Oxford Route 2 Joel Childers Gratis Herbert Hobbs West Alexandria Route 2 and Ray Adams West Middletown Route 1. They were sent to begin recruit training at Samson AFB Lake Geneva New York.

Air Force South Canal St Harold W. Perry Park Ave Oatley C. Parks Fleming Rd Middletown Edgar Manrod Oxford Joel Childers Gratis Herbert Hobbs West Alexandria Ray Adams West Middletown Samson AF Base Lake Geneva New York

Three Butler County Men Among 67 Paroled from Ohio Reformatory

Three Butler County men were among 67 inmates slated for parole at the Ohio reformatory. George J. Young serving a forgery term, William McCroskey for burglary and larceny, Milford S. Mays for forgery. Young to be released November 22, others December 12. Middletown police records show the men are from elsewhere in the county.

Butler County Ohio Reformatory George J. Young William McCroskey Milford S. Mays Young Middletown

Butler County Bar To Resume Meetings

The Butler County Bar Association will resume its monthly luncheon meetings next Monday at noon in the Hamilton YWCA. Common Pleas Judge Fred B Cramer will be the principal speaker, discussing changes in the divorce law adopted by the state legislature.

Butler County Bar Association Hamilton Y.W.C.A William R. Stitsinger Common Pleas Fred B Cramer

At The Movies Paramount Show Times

Sirocco screens at 1 15 3 25 5 35 7 45 and 9 55 p.m. Sunday Jim Thorpe All American plays 1 15 3 15 5 20 7 25 and 9 35 p.m. at Paramount.

Sal Sirocco Jim Thorpe

Roaring City and New Mexico Showtimes This Weekend

Strand schedules Roaring City at 2 00 4 55 7 55 and 10 40 p m and Salt Lake Raiders at 3 20 6 15 and 9 10 p m Saturday. Sunday shows Comin Round The Mountain at 1 30 4 15 7 05 and 9 50 p m and New Mexico at 2 50 5 40 and 8 25 p m.

Roaring City Salt Lake New Mexico

Thefts From Cars Reported On Increase

A wave of thefts from automobiles and vandalism was reported to police last night. Juveniles suspected as several cars were entered or damaged. items stolen include flashlights tools cameras sunglasses purses and cigars.

Local Birth Announcements Add Nine Newborns

Vital statistics list nine births yesterday and today from families including Murphy Hensley Porter Hender son Nolan Goodman Phillips Hensiey Morningstar Miller Hughes. Names and street addresses appear for each family with gender of the child.

Couples Named In Local Marital Licenses

The records list Harry E. Watson 22 laborer and Anna Louise Ross 23 wait ress, both of Hamilton. Clyde Merle Hayes 24 brick layer of 208 Franklin Sr. and Irene Walker 21 sales clerk of 723 Yan kee Rd Middletown. James Ross Taylor 21 laborer and Patricia Ann Grathwohl 17, both of Hamilton. James Curtis Huff 26 machin ist and Marianne Ingram 21 insurance company employe, both of Hamilton. Vernon Davis 37 millwright 25 Vanderveer St and Imogene Ashcraft 27 Armco employe, both of Middletown.

Harry E. Watson Anna Louise Ross Hamilton Clyde Merle Hayes Franklin Sr Irene Walker Yankee Rd Middletown James Ross Taylor Patricia Ann Grathwohl James Curtis Huff Marianne Ingram Insurance Company Vernon Davis Millwright Vanderveer

Hospital admits and discharges list includes many names

In The Hospital Mr. Elmen Wilson of Queen St medical Carl Holschuh of Kensington Alonzo Millin of Charles St medical Les Finkleman of South Sut phin St medical Mrs. Margaret Waugh of South Canal St medical Mrs. Gene Barker of Richmond St surgical Mrs. John Cox Sr of Meadow Ave medical DISMISSED Kermit Hammack of Navahe St Mrs William King of Franklin Bonnie Sue McNabb daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter McNabb of Jefferson Rd John Vilella of Franklin Route 1 James Weir of Marshall Rd Mrs Alex Short of Sherman Ave Artis Lattimore of Baltimore St Mrs Claire Cothran of Greenville SC Mrs William Barr of Baltimore St John Homan of Carlisle Verner Lay of West Middle Mrs Harold Locke of Frank

Elmen Wilson Queen St Carl Holschuh Kensington St Alonzo Millin Charles St Les Finkleman South Sutphin St Margaret Waugh South Canal St Gene Barker Richmond St John Cox, Sr Meadow Ave William King Frankn Bonnie Sue McNabb Walter McNabb Jefferson Rd John Vilella Fraklin James Weir Mrshall Rd Alex Short Sherman Ave Artis Lattimore Baltimore Claire.Cothran Greenville S. C William Barr Baltimore St John Homan Carlisle Verner Lay West Middletown Harold Locke

Hamiltonians Sued In Tax Collection

A tax lien of 2175.76 was filed in Federal Court against John F. K. and Vera Parsons of 2803 Pleasant Ave Hamilton C for income taxes from 1944 through 1947. Thomas A Gallaher collector of internal revenue filed the lien.

Cincinnati John F. K Vera Parsons Pleasant Ave Hamilton Thomas A. Gallaher Internal Revenue

Tax Collection Exceeds Accountability in 1950 Half-Year

Butler County treasurer J W Wendel reported total real estate taxes and assessments for Hamilton Middletown and townships at 2 288 433 33 for the first half of 1950. The figure tops last year’s accountability by 222 280 54, with Hamilton 996 259 81 Middletown 577 803 37 and townships 639 252 07.

Hamilton Middletown J. W. Wendel Butler County Wendel City of City of Hamilton Fairfield Hanover Liberty Milford Mor

Tuberculosis Levy Placed On November Ballot

Butler County commissioners voted Friday to place a .65 mill TB levy on the November ballot to fund care and maintenance at the Eugene H. Hughes Memorial Hospital for contagious diseases in Hamilton. If approved, a contract would pay $9 per day per patient. The five year levy would supersede the existing 25 mill levy used for nine years for TB care and clinics, backed by the Tuberculosis and Health Association.

Butler County Eugene H. Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton

Aeronca Club Plans Armco Plant Tour

The Aeronca Management Club schedules a tour of the Armco Steel Corporation mills for September 27. Thirty two members heard Jerry Nardiello discuss sports impressions and John Lawler outline Aeronca’s past progress and future prospects.

Armco Steel Corporation Aeronca Management Club Jerry Nardiello The Journal John Lawler Aeronca

Lake Dockers Quit AFL to Join UMW Over Strike Fallout

More than 1,000 dock workers from Toledo Lakefront Dock Company and Toledo Lorain and Fairport Dock Company switch from AFL International Longshoremen's Union to UMW District 50. They cite poor support during a four week strike for higher pay last summer as the main reason.

Sandusky

Municipal Court Fines Set For Multiple Offenses

Harold E. Nickell 26 of 204 South Sutphin St. fined 237 dollars and given a three year driving ban for operating a car while intoxicated and disorderly conduct. John J. O Hair 43 of 3808 Rosedale Rd. fined 50 dollars for fraud after a bad check to a taxi driver. Ben Cash Baker 21 of Carlisle fined 6 dollars court costs for failing to report an accident involving a child. Eugene Bowman 44 of 9606 First Ave. given 50 dollar fine suspended for assault and battery after allegedly threatening his wife with a butcher knife. George Hatton 41 of Hawkins Rd. fined 15 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct. Ellis Johnson 27 of 1217 Michigan Ave. charge of disorderly conduct dismissed with 6 dollars court costs. William Back 38 of Camden Route 3 had flee the scene charge dropped and court costs ordered paid. Speckled trout numbers rise in Ontario lakes per the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests.

Harold E. Nickell South Sutphin St Alton H. Combs Nickell Robert Trimble Robert Walton John O'Hair Rosedale Rd Ben Cash Baker Carlisle Eugene Bowman First Ave George Hatton Hawkins Rd Ellis Johnson Michigan Ave William Back Camden

Obituary: C. F. Backus 72 Dies on Vacation in Indiana

C F Backus 72 of Miamisburg Route 2 Upper River Road manager for Kentucky Central Life and Accident Insurance Company died unexpectedly Friday morning in Spring Hill Indiana while on vacation. Native of New Albany Indiana he lived in Dayton Miamisburg area since 1926. Survived by widow Ella two sons Page and Lester a brother Merle and three grandchildren. Services 2 pm Monday at Brough Memorial Funeral Home with Rev E A Lesson officiating. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Gardens Springfield. Visitation 4 to 9 pm Sunday.

Miamisburg C. F. Backus Upper River Road Kentucky Central Life and Accident Insurance Company Spring Hill Ind New Albany Dayton Antioch Temple of the Shrine At Eastern Star Methodist West Carrollton Ella Page Lester Merle Brough E. A. Lesson Glen Haven Memorial Gardens Springfield

Mrs Pearl Hart Hartrum Rites Pending At Eaton

Mrs Pearl W Hartrum Hart rum 68 widow of Clarence L Hartrum died early Friday at her home 330 Hubbel St Eaton after a three year illness Surviving daughters Clara Nobel Tacoma Myrtle Holmes Blanchester and Edith Mor an Eaton son Marion T Hartrum Cambridge four sisters Marie Paregeon Laura Schilling Dayton Mary George Fountain City Ind Myrtle Nease Gettysburg four brothers Charles Thomas Bradford 24 grandchildren and one great grandchild Services pending word from relatives Barnes Funeral Home in charge

Eaton Pearl W. Hartrum Clarence L. Hartrum Hubbel St Clara Nobel Tacoma Wash Myrtle Holmes Blanchester Edith Moran Marion T. Hartrum Cambridge Marie Paregeon Laura Schilling Dayton Mary George Fountain City Ind Myrtle Nease Gettysburg Charles Thomas Bradford Barnes Funeral Home

Mrs Isa Saylor Eaton Dies After Illness

Mrs. Isa Saylor, 48, died Thursday night at 411 West Main St after a lengthy illness. She and twin sister Mrs. Iva Cupp of West Alexandria shared a birthday the day before. Survived by daughters Mrs. Vera Collett of Eaton and Mrs. Weaver of Falls Church and others. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Monday at Barnes Funeral Home with Rev. Ellis Guthrie officiating. Burial in West Alexandria. Friends may call Sunday.

Barnes Funeral Home Ellis Guthrie West Alexandria

James F. Morrow services set in Liberty Indiana

Funeral services for James F. Morrow 79 of Liberty Route 1 will be held at 2 p m Sunday at Miller Funeral Home College Corner with burial in West Point mausoleum Liberty He died at his home Thursday Surviving are his widow Eva a brother Asa of Camden and a sister Mrs Lucy McFall of Hamilton

Oxford James F. Morrow Liberty Ind Miller College Corner West Point Morrow Eva Asa Camden Lucy McFall Hamilton

Multiple Local Crashes Cause Modest Vehicle Damage

Police reported damage totaling 525 from three crashes in the city yesterday near the football stadium and on Lafayette Avenue. Calvin Snowden 22 of 701 Ninth Avenue failed to stop at a sign on Woodside Avenue hitting Pearl Barnes 55 of 804 Fifteenth Avenue. Snowden cited for failure to stop.

Lafayette Ave Woodside Ave Calvin Snowden Ninth Ave Pearl Barnes Fifteenth Ave Snowden Barnes

Elderly Man Hurt In Fall On Columbia Ave

A 94 year old man, Alonzo Millan of Charles St, was reported in good condition after a fall on Columbia Ave yesterday afternoon. He was hospitalized at Middletown Hospital around 3 p.m. by Riggs ambulance. Millan is a well known local resident who walks daily in the Lakeside area.

Columbia Ave Alonzo Millan Charles St Middletown Hospital Riggs

Field and three others lose bail appeal in New York

New Haven AP Frederick Vanderbilt Field, Harvard graduate and railroad heir, and three fellow trustees of the Civil Rights Congress ban fund lost a bid for bail bonds pending appeals. The U S Court of Appeals Second Circuit denied requests to be released from a New York jail where they serve contempt sentences. They refused to turn over records of the Civil Rights Congress fund.

New Haven Conn Frederick Vanderbilt Field New York U. S. Court of Appeals For Second Circuit Field Harvard Angel Fields Dashiell Hammett W. Alpheus Hunton Abner Green Civil Rights Congress Robert G. Thompson Gilbert Green Henry Winston Gus Hall

Revision Of Code Almost Complete

Ohio's six year effort to revise and simplify laws is nearly finished and set for consideration by a special legislative session. Willard D. Campbell, director of the State Bureau of Code Revision, reported progress to Gov. Lausche and the Code Revision Commission, which meets to review the work.

Columbus Ohio Frank J. Lausche Willard D. Campbell Cambridge State Bureau of Code Revision Code Revision Commission Bureau Charles Fogie Marietta Lausche

Glassworkers approve raise avoiding strike in Cleveland

In Cleveland 9,000 workers in 27 hand and blown glass plants won minimum pay boosts of 8 percent and 84 cents an hour. The settlement came after AFL First Glass Workers and the National Association of Manufacturers of Pressed and Blown Glassware agreed, averting a strike threatened for midnight.

Cleveland AFL First Glass Workers National Association of Manufacturers of

Date Set For October Meeting Of Butler County Grand Jury

The October term of the Butler County grand jury will open Monday October 8 with 14 jurors chosen to serve. Bosch said 37 cases have been certified for inquiry for the term and more will be added before session. Recall session in July reviewed over 50 crimes. Jurors include Thomas Allen Middletown Elizabeth Hunt Oxford Thomas J Appleton Hamilton Route 6 and others from Hamilton areas.

Butler County Grand Jury Jackson Bosch Bosch Cime Thomas Allen South Main St Middletown Elizabeth Hunt Oxford Thomas J. Appleton Hamilton Robert Morris Fred Betz Helen Eibel Josephine Breinsing Louis Duemer Otto Pabst Ralph Rinearson Raymond Baker H. C. Dislon Harry Stuher Margaret Cottingin

Fall Weather Persists With Mild Conditions Across Ohio

A mild fall vibe carried into the football opener as cooler nights loom. Weekend highs in Ohio near the upper 70s, with tonight and Sunday cloudy and cool. Lows expected 48 to 55, after yesterday’s high of 82 and low of 52. Daybreak temps were 53, rising to 64 by 9 30.

Ohio

Marine Injured In Auto Crash Near Seven Mile

A 19 year old Marine suffered a skull fracture when his car struck a tree on Route 127 near Seven Mile. James Moore of Hamilton Route 6 also lost several teeth and was reported to have dozed at the wheel. He is on furlough from Camp Pendleton California and is home recovering.

Hamilon Seven Mile James Moore Hamilton Moore Camp Pendleton Calif

Police Briefs Highlight Local Citations and Incidents

Milford Cochran 46 of Huntsville Ky charged with loitering after custody at the B and O freight station. John O Neill 26 of 1716 Sycamore St turned over to New Miami Police on a fugitive warrant. Alfred Larman Gideon Rd charged with disorderly conduct and intoxication after arrest at Broad St and Central Ave. A 16 year old officer was bitten on the left leg and an 8 year old, John Boeing of 1314 Garfield St, bitten on the left chest. Owners of dogs ordered to confine them for the normal observation period.

John O'Neil Sycamore St New Alfred Larman Gideon Rd Broad St Central Ave Paul Hunt John Boeing Garfield St

Monkeys Used in Tea Harvest in Historic China

In historical China, monkeys assisted early tea harvests by picking leaves. This practice showcased human exploitation of animals for agricultural labor and reflected regional tea industry methods of the era.

China

Crash Victims Remain Serious After Route 73 Collision

Two women Patricia Schwing and Elizabeth Durr remain in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a head on crash on Route 73 five miles west of Trenton. A male passenger Robert G. Berry is slightly improved to fair condition. The incident involved cars driven by Schwing of Somerville and Berry of Veteran's Village with injuries also reported for a third casualty who improved.

Middletown Hospital Patricia Schwing Somervike Elizabeth Durr Somerville Robert G. Berry Veteran's Village

William E. Harlan dies at 89 in Ohio area

William E. Harlan, 89, died at 1 p.m. Friday at the Tucker Home north of Harveysburg. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. Services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Stubbs Funeral Home with the Rev. J. P. Thorn officiating.

Waynesville William E. Harlan Tucker Harveysburg Stubbs J. P. Thorn

Burial to be held in Springfield Friends Cemetery

Burial will officiate with burial in Springfield Friends Cemetery near here, concluding services for a local resident.

Springfield Friends Cemetery Here

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