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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1957

Page

2

Schatzmann Dies Ex City Official Attorney and Manager

Fred J. Schatzmann 33 former acting city manager and city attorney died after collapsing on South Main Street. He served Middletown from 1934 to 1940 as city manager and law director and helped expand water works parks airport and street improvements. Surviving are his son Fred Jr two brothers and a sister. private services at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery.

Fred J. Schatzmann Wag Middletown Hospital South Main Street Mr. Schatzmann Middletown Here Walter J. Braun Ohio Supreme Court Schatzmann Russellville Brown County Columbus Cincinnati Chase Law School Rotary Club Moose and Elks Lodges Helen Boyd Schatzmann Lincolln School Fred Jr U. S. Marine Corps the Diego, Calif Paul Marion Bruce Boyd Sarasota Fla Joseph R. Baker & Sons Louis R. Walter Woodside Cemetery Funeral

Slichot Service to Open High Holy Days at Temple Beth Solomon

The annual Slichot Service begins the week of Has hanah at Temple Beth Solomon Saturday evening with a 11 45 p m start after an 11 p m coffee social hosted by the Sisterhood Council led by Mrs Robert Cohen. Rabbi Harry A Roth and Cantor Morris Lipper formerly of Chicago will conduct and Roth will speak on Light and Darkness.

Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood Council Robert Cohen Harry A Roth Morrislipper Chicago Roth

AEIF Names Candidates For Election

Harold J. Walters and Ed Wind sor nominated for president of the Armco Employes Independent Federation in plant elections. Other slates include Robert Lehmkuhl Donnie Justice Everett Meeks as secretary treasurer Robert R. Myers and John Snyder as East Works VP James K. Abbott and Stanley Smith Fab ricating VP Kendrick Combs Joe Klamp Hamilton plant VP Eddie Fisher Dan Caudill Thys DeYoung AD and MP buildings VP James Booth Dale Combs AD MP central division VP Harold Coleman Frank Mann Washington Court House plant VP Kenneth Giltrow Hubert Steele salary auxiliary VP David Bailey Roscoe Bowman Forrest Hale Chalmer Hughes Lester Kincaid Roy Roman trustees East Works Leonard Hausman William Taulbee Fabricating Gene Miles Charles Head ing Hamilton plant trustees.

Harold J. Walters Ed Windsor Armco Employes Independent Federation Armco Steel Corp Robert Lehmkuhl Donnie Justice Everett Meeks Robert R. Myers John Snyder East Works James K. Abbott Stanley Smith Kendrick Combs Joe Klamp Hamilton Plant Eddie Fisher Dan William Taulbee Gene Miles Charles Heading

Daughter Born To Actor Dancer Donald OConnor Family

Santa Monica California actor dancer Donald OConnor and his wife Gloria Noble welcomed a daughter weighing seven pounds ten ounces yesterday.

Santa Monica Calif Donald O'Connor Gloria Noble

Crowell-Collier Plant Sale Sits Under Study

Springfield civic leaders and Chagin Lang Free & Co. discussed selling the Crowell Collier Building. Donnelly Sons Co. Chicago owns the plant after paying about four million dollars last February.

Springfield Ohio Crowell —Collier Chagin, Lang, Free & Co Cleveland Donnelly Sons Co Chicago

Ohioan on junket to Moscow with U S committee group

William Minshall of Ohio will join six other members of the House Government Operations Committee on a mission to Europe. They will arrive October 6 at the U S Embassy and stay five days as tourists after completing committee business.

Moscow William Minshall Ohio House Government Operations Committee U. S Europe

Pipeline Planned From Cleveland to Philadelphia

Laurel Pipe Line Co of Ohio seeks Utilities Commission approval to finance a 450 mile pipeline from Cleveland to Philadelphia. The proposed line would connect major supply points and extend the firm’s regional network pending regulatory consent.

Columbus Ohio Cleveland Philadelphia Laurel Pipe Line Co Ohio Utilities Commission

Obituary: Leona M Anthon 87 Middletown resident

Mrs Leona M Anthon 87 of 1307 Woodlawn Ave Middletown died at Middletown Hospital at 1045 am after six months illness She had lived in Middletown since 1920 served eight years as chaplain of the GAR Auxiliary member of First Methodist Church CES Chapter 367 Surviving daughters Daisy Anthon Cincinnati Irene Gorman Dayton and grand children Great grandchildren and a great great grandchild Services 2 pm Monday Riggs Funeral Home Rev Charles W Lovell Burial Woodside Cemetery Visitation tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm OES memorial services 730 pm tomorrow at the funeral home

Leona M. Anthon Woodlawn Ave Middletown Hospital Anton Middletown GAR First Methodist Church CES Daisy Anthon George Pearcy Cincinnati Irene Gorman Dayton Riggs Funeral Home Charles W. Lovell Woodside Cemetery OES

Homer Howard dies in Columbus hospital

Homer Howard, 41, of 17 Curry ER Rd., died at a Columbus, Ohio hospital. Relatives could not be contacted today and further details are not known at this time.

Homer Howard Curryer Rd Columbus, Ohio Howard

Miss Margaret Cannon Dies in Florida Home

Former Middletown resident Margaret Cannon died yesterday at her Pompano Beach Florida home after living there the past year. She is survived by her sister Mrs Musser and brother Thomas Cannon of Mountain Home Tennessee. Burial will be in East Liverpool with arrangements incomplete at Dawson Funeral Home.

Margaret Cannon Middletown Pompano Beach Fla C. V. Musser St. Mary's Paris Mrs. Musser Thomas Cannon Mountain Home Tenn East Liverpool Dawson Funeral Home There

Mrs Mollie Williams 78 Dies After Long Illness

Mrs Mollie Williams 78 died Thursday night at home after a long illness. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Brethren Church with Rev Ervan Eikenberry and Rev J T Burton officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survived by husband Warren and sister Mrs Myrtle Decker of Middletown. Friends may call Zim mer man Funeral Home tonight 7 to 9 and at church after 1 p.m. Sunday.

Obituary Notices for Leisner and Wirts

Edward M. Leisner aged 55 of 1711 Grand Blvd to a Requiem High Mass at 19 a.m. Monday at St Veronica Church. Mary Hayth Wirts aged 87 of 1815 S Maple Ave services are at Marshall Smith Funeral Home.

Edward M. Leisner Grand Blvd St. Veronica Churan Mary Hayth Wirts S. Maple Ave Marshall-Smith Funeral Home

Notable deaths of wartime figures across three cities

Buffalo veteran William DeKleine 79, longtime Red Cross blood bank organizer and former American Tuberculosis Association president, died. Boston psychiatrist and poet Merrill Moore 54, famed for many sonnets, died. Richmond FBI agent Chapman Fletcher 62, who investigated major crimes including the Dillinger case, died.

Buffalo N.Y. W William DeKleine American Red Cross Blood Bank American Tuberculosis Assn Boston Merrill Moore Columbia Tenn Richmond Chapman Fletcher FBI John Dillinger

Republicans To Meet In Columbus Ohio Tonight

A series of meetings with Ohio Republican leaders opens in Columbus Tuesday night. Attending will be GOP leaders from the Eighth Congressional District including Hancock Hardin Seneca Wyandot Crawford Marion and Vorrow counties led by state Chairman Ray C. Bliss of Akron.

Columbus Ohio Eighth Hancock Hardin Seneca Wyandot Crawford Marion Vorrow Ray C. Bliss Akron

Workman Injured as Cement Bucket Falls on Crane

De ward Nesbitt 21 from Yonges Island South Carolina suffered multiple injuries when a cement laden crane bucket weighing about a ton fell at a cement plant in East Fultonham near Zanesville Ohio. He was buried briefly but freed by coworkers and reported in fair condition at a local hospital.

Zanesville Ohio Deward Nesbitt Yonges Island S. C Nesbitt Wrokeers East Fultonham

Old-Fashioned Days Parade weather tests crowd spirit

Rain soaks central avenue as Grand Marshal Cecil Runyan leads the Old-Fashioned Days parade on a drizzly morning. Floats and open cars brave the downpour while soggy bystanders cheer. merchant committee chair William K. Robinson notes a record turnout despite the weather and forecasts clearing by noon for a successful Merchants Association day.

Cecil Runyan Central Avenue Ares Broad Street Main Street William K. Robinson Merchant's Parade Committee

Princess Grace to Have Second Child in March

Monaco palace informant says Princess Grace of Monaco and Prince Rainier expect a second child in March. The couple wed April 18 1956 and their first child Princess Caroline was born January 23.

Monte Carlo Monaco Grace Grace Kelly Hollywood Philadelphia Palace Prince Rainier Caroline

Robber At Large After Pickering Bank Heist

State Highway Patrol reported the Pickering on Bank robbery suspect still at large in Lancaster Ohio. The young holdup man escaped Friday with 3430 dollars in a stolen car and fled the scene.

Lancaster Ohio State Highway Patrol Pickeringon Bank

Car Skids Burn To Destroyed By Flames At City Intersection

A skidding car driven by Larry S Polisini 16 collided with a tree on Main Street at 16th Avenue and burst into flames after splitting the gas tank. Firefighters from Company 1 doused the blaze. Damages $1095. Gerald Lee Homer 23 failed to stop at Yankee Road Broad Street, skidded into a tree at 310 Yankee. He was cited for driving without a license and stop sign violation.

Larry S. Polisini Coles Rd Main Street 16Th Avenue Company 1 Yankee Road Broad Street Gerald Lee Homer S. Sutphin St Homer Yankee

Permit charge in collision at Clinton and Central

Henry L. Leturgez of 3124 Andrew St. cited for permitting an unlicensed operator to drive after his car driven by 16 year old Mitchell McKenzie collided with another vehicle. The other car owner is Virgil Harps of 3115 Navaho St. The crash at Clinton St. and Central Ave caused $90 damage.

Henry L. Leturgez Andrew St Mitchell McKenzie Virgil Harps Navaho St Clinton Street Central Avenue

Police cite John Barnes for improper pull from curb

John Barnes aged 33 of 934 8th Ave was charged after his vehicle collided with Ernest Wilson a 37 year old of 813 Maple St at 814 9th Ave. Damage totaled 60 dollars according to yesterday's police report.

John Barnes 8Th Ave Barnes Ernest Wilson Maple St 9Th Ave

Accident at Verity Parkway injures Griffen and Barnes

A collision at the Verity Parkway and Central Avenue intersection caused $35 in damage. Harvey Griffen, 54, of 1034 4th Ave Chautauqua, and Barnes, 42, of 1500 Plum St, were involved.

Harvey Griffen 4Th Ave Chautauqua Algin Barnes Plum St Verity Parkway Land Central Avenue

Air Force Sergeant Dies In Baltimore Street Crash

Sgt. Nicholas Ringer 30, formerly of Middletown, died after a two car crash at Calumet Avenue and Baltimore Street in Baltimore. The collision also injured Lloyd Hurley 23 and Larry Rice 25. Ringer was pronounced dead at 2 p.m. Police have not determined the cause. Ringer served nine years in the Air Force and leaves a wife and four children.

Nicholas Ringer Wright Patterson Afb Middletown Hospital Ringer Calumet Avenue Baltimore Street Lloyd D. Hurley E. St. St Franklin Hurley Larry Rice Morgan St Baltimore St Rice Middletown Yankee Rd Air Force Middletown High School New Era Baptist Church

Police Briefs Report DUI and License Violations

George Maki aged 35 of 4510 Central Ave was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge. Herbert Johnson 25 of Dayton was arrested on careless driving and driving without a license charges.

George Maki Central Ave Herbert Johnson Dayton

Arrest of Gerald F. Smith for failure to report accident

Gerald F. Smith aged 22 of 2034 Canal Street Franklin was arrested on a charge of failure to report an accident. The incident involves a reported collision and Smith's alleged omission of reporting duties to authorities. Further details were not disclosed.

Gerald F. Smith Canal St Franklin

Cash Stolen From Capid Dry Cleaners Cash Register

Manager Pearl Kelly says a young man entered Capid Dry Cleaners asked for cleaning. After locating the clothes, Kelly found $26 missing from the cash register and the youth had vanished.

Capid Dry Cleaners Pearl Kelly

Man Stabbed In Quarrel Two Held In Stabbing Incident

Orville Susong, 38, of Franklin, is in serious condition at Middletown Hospital with a stab wound to the abdomen after a street fight last night. Ballard Jackson, 32, of Walnut Street, and Denver T. Susong, 33, of Yankee Road, were arrested for investigation. A third man, David L. Snively, 26, was in the other car. Jackson allegedly pulled a knife during an exchange of jibes as the vehicles stopped on Hanover Street. Jackson also received treatment for a left eye injury at the hospital.

Orville Susong Franklin Middletown Hospital Susong Ballard Jackson Walnut St Denver T. Susong Yankee Rd Jackson Denver Susong David L. Snively Jackson Lane Yankee Road Hanover Street Sniveley

Whitney nuclear test delayed at Nevada site

Weather forces postponement of the Whitney nuclear shot at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada. The detonation now set for 5:30 a.m. tomorrow after today’s delay.

Two More Held In Shooting Of Officer In Lebanon

In Lebanon, two suspects Robert Noe and Arnold Willoughby were arrested in Beira Kentucky after a multi county chase. Samuel Allen was cleared and released. Joe Noe held on separate charges with extradition pending. The shooting injured Assistant Chief Caesar Sparks, whose toe was amputated.

Satterthwaite Samuel Fred Allen South Lebanon Joe Noe Robert Noe Little Miami Caesar Sparks Middleown Hospital

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fred Schatzmann New Middletown Branch New York Tech AEIF Crowell-Collier Ohioan Motorola California Melampy Mrs. Leona Anthon Mollie Williams Butler County Courts Associated Press Ginny Ann Bendel Richard Bendel Winton St Ginny Abigail Princess Grace Centrail Ave Journal Bill Weith Baltimore Eunice Ringer Nicholas Jr Carl Ellen Sue Rosemary Miles Clarence Garfield Jr Solomon Erie Lucy Pearson Elizabeth Reed Frances Young Eunice Lattimore Bailey Funeral Home Lincoln Lodge F.A.M Leslie Denis W. M Ceylon India Central
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