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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
2
A garbled OCR text describes a late night disturbance with mentions of youths, a prank, and a funeral in Lebanon Maine. It references university ties, a person named Willie, and a chaotic sequence of actions and names that are difficult to parse. The fragment hints at a local event affecting residents and institutions but lacks coherent details.
Residents opposed to a Lincoln Field stadium project. Education and athletic boards paused action until October 14 regular meeting. City officials reported complaints about parking, bleacher height, and proximity to homes on Edgewood and Monroe streets. The plan would seat 7200 and require setbacks near the property line, with permits debated by the Board of Appeals.
Total registration at the F Board of Election offices in the Savings and Loan Building reached 16 430 today according to board clerks. Of the total 13 818 are from Middletown and 2 612 from Lemon township. Registered before September 1 were 180 new registrations and 211 transfers. From September 1 to yesterday 425 new registrations and transfers were received from Middletown and 199 from the township. The offices will be open tomorrow Saturday and Monday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday October 4 is the last day to register for the November 2 election. Special registration at township polling places Monday October 4 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. for rural areas to register.
A head-on crash on Route 63 near Lebanon damaged both vehicles but left all occupants unharmed. Drivers Thomas Harris 34 Middletown and Harvey Milligan 56 Harveysburg were uninjured. Passengers Warren Stallworth 26 and Onie Harris 26 rode with Harris. Lucila Milligan 56 rode with Milligan. No charges filed per Sheriff Gerald W. Couden.
Four persons were injured when a car driven by Dillard Lee Litton 22 of 414 Park St failed to negotiate a curve and overturned on the Trenton Franklin Rd about three miles south of Middletown. Litton suffered lip and face cuts and bruises while passengers Delmar Virginia and Junie Litton both of West Middletown sustained bruises and abrasions.
A rain and wind storm hit Kenton Ohio as about a thousand attendees fled to shelter. Three inches of rain fell in an hour, flooding the track and damaging the grandstand canvas and the farm bureau display tent. A radio show was canceled and officials doubted today’s race program could proceed due to a waterlogged track. In a separate note, some Australian earthworms are described as growing ten to twelve feet long.
Owen Roper, 40, of 1239 Garfield Street, bound to Butler County Grand Jury under $500 bond after yesterday’s Municipal Court arraignment before Judge Alto H Combs. Roper charged with intent to kill in stabbing Dupree Hunter with a screwdriver during an incident on Garfield Street.
Herbert Spade won first prize for bringing in 33 new members in the Moose Club campaign. John Bunock earned second prize with 31 new members. Eight membership applications were approved. Grand Lodge announced a 100 all expenses paid trip to San Francisco during the national convention next August for top members. Red Green and his trio from Cincinnati perform Friday, Herb Spade and his orchestra Saturday, with a floor show Sunday. Next meeting is Wednesday evening October 6.
Frances Heifetz, 36, wife of Jascha Heifetz, gave birth last night at Cedars of Lebanon to a six pound boy. Frances Spiegelberg, married to the famed violinist in January 1947, was previously divorced from Florence Vidor. The newborn is the virtuoso’s first child.
J Patch aged 56, assistant editor of agricultural publications at Ohio State University, died yesterday of a heart attack at the Faculty Club. He joined Ohio State in 1936 and previously served ten years on the Public relations staff at Michigan State University.
Fragmentary text shows police presence and taped area with unclear details. Names, places, and precise actions are unreadable, but the snippet implies an incident requiring police response and investigation.
Paving on the West Middletown viaduct except for 8 feet will be finished today to allow traffic on the new bridge by October 19. The $816,000 structure may not be fully completed by that date but will relieve the hazardous old bridge. Construction started in 1947 and the completed viaduct is slated for city acceptance by July 31, 1949.
Police report Lt Donald Howard Middletown unit of National Guard says burglars entered a home at 22 Kenwood Ave ransacking a desk and stealing cash checks totaling about 195 with a lock and hasp forced. Drapes valued 75 were taken from basement. Five pictures described as $5 each missing Minton notes.
Construction engineer Kilburn reported in Middletown that the fire alarm system should be complete in about four weeks despite foreseen difficulties. Four master boxes and standard boxes are in place, with more than 11,000 feet of cable laid to date, and master alert cases located at Middletown Town Hospital, Raymon Company, P. Lorillard, and Sorg Paper Company in the area.
The city approved selling Wright plant water to the Auto-Lite company after disputes with Wright-Patterson officials. About 20,000,000 gallons had been pumped from the Wright plant line by August 15, with total sales expected to exceed 3,000,000 gallons monthly as full operation continues. The sale, favored by the Utilities department, would reduce bills for Cisco and other payers and enrich the city treasury by about 278 dollars. Negotiations also touch the Southwestern Ohio Water Association for a larger supply.
Two men were arrested yesterday on charges related to ignoring a signal at the street crossing on the rail line near Avenue. Herbert Mc Bain, 41, of 625 Wilson Street, and Edward Centers Jr, 23, of Ottawa Street Warrants were prepared by Frank Baird, signalman.
P F Johnson of the local Plan of Unemployment Compensation office urged unemployed physically handicapped to register with the BUC office. He called Middletown employers to contact his office if they are interested in hiring qualified workers. The campaign promotes employment of disabled, veterans, and nonveterans based on ability. About 57 handicapped are registered for work with the local office, including 21 listed in a release.
Tentative appointment of three executive committeemen for the post at large was announced by Howard A. Wilson, commander of the Legion. Named for one year were Cecil Runyan, Josey F. Je, and William W. Bowen. They will be appointed. a sergeant-at-arms will be post judge advocate. Heads of the new committee for 1949 are expected shortly after installation of new officers on October 2. Installation is being held weeks late because of the Navy Convention. William Niblock, retiring officer, will lead the celebration program.
Members of the Maine Chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers met last P 8 for dinner at the Anthony Weyne Hotel in Hamilton. They toured the Fisher Bee Piverton General Motors plant, a vast one million square foot facility described as one of the largest stamping plants in the world. The tour included the plant’s output line for General Motors car bodies, with Edward Brown in charge of arrangements for the event attended by members of the organization.
James Frae, 46, of Wilmington, remained in critical condition at Mercy Hospital after an explosion. The Port Authority reported hospital transfers and a medical status update this morning, with details registered earlier this week and an October notice on file.
Weather forecast predicts rain tonight with scattered showers on Friday and little temperature change. The day opened with a warm high of 80 and a low around 58, rising to 65 by 10 a.m. Residents seek vitamin supplements while stores prepare for damp weather.
At 5 p.m. today balloting for ten posts on the Middletown Civic Association Board of Governors will cease and tallying will begin at 7 p.m. E. Chant, association president, said voting in the industries occurred between September 20 and 25. Downtown ballots were mailed and must be returned by 5 p.m. tonight. More than 75 volunteers from industries, retail, professional and civic groups will tally at about 7 tonight.
Paramount offers Melody Time in technicolor at 1 30 5 and 8 30 p m and Woman in White with Eleanor Parker at 2 50 6 15 and 9 40 p m. Strand features Swiss Miss at 2 45 6 and 10 p m Money Madness at 1 15 4 05 7 20 and 10 30 p m Casbah at 2 35 5 50 and 8 p m Frontier Agent at 1 15 4 15 7 25 and 10 40 p m.
Dixie Cruise-In presents Gangs of New York starring Charles Bickford and Ann Dvorak at 7 and 10 p m. Also showing Gangs of Chicago featuring Lloyd Nolan and Barton MacLane at 8 15 and 11 p m for evening screenings.
Draft Board No 10 members meet at the American Legion Home to select a new chairman and review questionnaires for pre induction physicals on October 14. Thirteen Middletown men are ordered to report to the Army recruiting office in Cincinnati on October 14. six will be chosen for November induction. Over 700 questionnaires returned. oldest registrants on top for the initial quota. All registrants receive selective service numbers for ID.
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