Edith Allen, Mother of Four is County’s 22nd Traffic Victim
“Charges of manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol were filed by police today against Richard Frazier, 24, of Rushtown Rt 1, as a result of a smashup Friday night which tool the life of a 28-year-old widowed mother of four children and hurled a 4-year-old child into the street.” “The victim was Mrs. …
Richard Doyle, D-Day Veteran, Killed As Plane Burns, Falls Into River
Body, Recovered Today, Reveals Fire Swept To Cockpit “Richard T. Doyle, 34, son of the late Billy Doyle, famous major league baseball scout, lost his life about 6 p.m. Wednesday when the plane he was piloting caught fire and plunged into the Ohio River.” “An unidentified witness reported he saw Mr. Doyle in the water …
Murder Attempt Climaxed by Man’s Suicide
Home of City Patrolman Scene Of Knife Play After Lover’s Quarrel “Disappointment in love was blamed by police today for a suicide and attempted murder about 7 p.m. Saturday when Carl Royal, 32 of 913 11th st, died by his own hand and Miss Ruth Downes, 28, of 1215 11th st, suffered serious knife wounds.” …
Martha White Passes Away at Home
“Mrs. Martha Anna White, 79, colored, wife of Charles White passed away at 7 PM Thursday at the home at Dry Run, Portsmouth Rt. 1.” “Born in Macedonia, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailey.” “Mrs. White was a member of the Allen Chapel AME church.” “Surviving in addition …
Ephemera Friday #9: Drummond Implement Company Farmer’s Pocket Ledger from 1947
Today’s Ephemera Friday is a small “Farmer’s Pocket Ledger” that in 1947, it’s 81st annual edition, was available from the Drummond Implement Company in Portsmouth, Ohio. The small notebook features a large quantity of information that would be useful to know for the farmer as well as large selection of John Deere farming implements. This …