Married Norma Faye Stults
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Handwritten--Sat. Dec. 19, 1959- (Alvin Miller died Sun. Dec. 20)
Portland Man Dies In Crash
Alvin Miller, 22, of Route 4, Portland remains in critical condition was a basal skull fracture and other serious injuries, following a car-train crash just southeast of Celina, O., in which Frederick H. Black, 33, of Portland was killed.
The two men were westbound on the St. Anthony Road, between Coldwater and Celina, O., when they were struck by a Nickel Plate railroad freight train at an angle crossing about 5:30 p.m. Friday. The freight train was headed northeast.
Black, owner of the car, was killed instantly.
Miller, the driver, was pinned in the wreckage. Emergency workers removed him.
The diesel engine of the eastbound freight and the westbound car, crashed almost head on. The railroad crew said the car did not slow down as it approached the tracks.
Transferred to Decatur
Miller was first taken to the Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Coldwater, but Dr. C. T. Hinchman, of Geneva, ordered him transferred to the Adams County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Hinchman remained with the patient all night, and was still at the hospital at 10 o'clock this morning.
The 22-year-old man was in "very poor" condition with the left side of his skull crushed in addition to the basal fracture. The left ear had been torn off and the left leg was broken between the hip and knee.
Because of the extremely serious condition of the patient, it was impossible to x-ray the head injuries.
Working Together
Black, an employee of the Sheller Manufacturing Company, Portland, had been laid off temporarily, and he and Miller had been aiding one of Black's brothers, Andy Black, in construction of a house in Celina.
Black's body, taken first to the Desch Funeral; Home, Coldwater, was transferred to the Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.
Black was a veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion in Portland.
Surviving in addition to the brother in Celina are four other brothers, Willard Black of Celina; George Black, near Coldwater; Jesse Black, Cincinnati, and Max Black, Durbin; two sisters, Mrs. Chris Yaney, R. R. 1, Coldwater, and Betty, at home and a grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Black, Piqua.
Friends may call at the Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home in Portland after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the funeral home, the Rev. Frank Miesse of Celina officiating. Burial will be in Green Park Cemetery, Portland, with military rites in charge of the Portland American Legion Post.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum "Jan1958-Dec1960"
Image 22
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
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Handwritten--Sat. Dec. 19, 1959- (Alvin Miller died Sun. Dec. 20)
Portland Man Dies In Crash
Alvin Miller, 22, of Route 4, Portland remains in critical condition was a basal skull fracture and other serious injuries, following a car-train crash just southeast of Celina, O., in which Frederick H. Black, 33, of Portland was killed.
The two men were westbound on the St. Anthony Road, between Coldwater and Celina, O., when they were struck by a Nickel Plate railroad freight train at an angle crossing about 5:30 p.m. Friday. The freight train was headed northeast.
Black, owner of the car, was killed instantly.
Miller, the driver, was pinned in the wreckage. Emergency workers removed him.
The diesel engine of the eastbound freight and the westbound car, crashed almost head on. The railroad crew said the car did not slow down as it approached the tracks.
Transferred to Decatur
Miller was first taken to the Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Coldwater, but Dr. C. T. Hinchman, of Geneva, ordered him transferred to the Adams County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Hinchman remained with the patient all night, and was still at the hospital at 10 o'clock this morning.
The 22-year-old man was in "very poor" condition with the left side of his skull crushed in addition to the basal fracture. The left ear had been torn off and the left leg was broken between the hip and knee.
Because of the extremely serious condition of the patient, it was impossible to x-ray the head injuries.
Working Together
Black, an employee of the Sheller Manufacturing Company, Portland, had been laid off temporarily, and he and Miller had been aiding one of Black's brothers, Andy Black, in construction of a house in Celina.
Black's body, taken first to the Desch Funeral; Home, Coldwater, was transferred to the Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.
Black was a veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion in Portland.
Surviving in addition to the brother in Celina are four other brothers, Willard Black of Celina; George Black, near Coldwater; Jesse Black, Cincinnati, and Max Black, Durbin; two sisters, Mrs. Chris Yaney, R. R. 1, Coldwater, and Betty, at home and a grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Black, Piqua.
Friends may call at the Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home in Portland after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the funeral home, the Rev. Frank Miesse of Celina officiating. Burial will be in Green Park Cemetery, Portland, with military rites in charge of the Portland American Legion Post.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum "Jan1958-Dec1960"
Image 22
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
Married Norma Faye Stults
*
Handwritten--Sat. Dec. 19, 1959- (Alvin Miller died Sun. Dec. 20)
Portland Man Dies In Crash
Alvin Miller, 22, of Route 4, Portland remains in critical condition was a basal skull fracture and other serious injuries, following a car-train crash just southeast of Celina, O., in which Frederick H. Black, 33, of Portland was killed.
The two men were westbound on the St. Anthony Road, between Coldwater and Celina, O., when they were struck by a Nickel Plate railroad freight train at an angle crossing about 5:30 p.m. Friday. The freight train was headed northeast.
Black, owner of the car, was killed instantly.
Miller, the driver, was pinned in the wreckage. Emergency workers removed him.
The diesel engine of the eastbound freight and the westbound car, crashed almost head on. The railroad crew said the car did not slow down as it approached the tracks.
Transferred to Decatur
Miller was first taken to the Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Coldwater, but Dr. C. T. Hinchman, of Geneva, ordered him transferred to the Adams County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Hinchman remained with the patient all night, and was still at the hospital at 10 o'clock this morning.
The 22-year-old man was in "very poor" condition with the left side of his skull crushed in addition to the basal fracture. The left ear had been torn off and the left leg was broken between the hip and knee.
Because of the extremely serious condition of the patient, it was impossible to x-ray the head injuries.
Working Together
Black, an employee of the Sheller Manufacturing Company, Portland, had been laid off temporarily, and he and Miller had been aiding one of Black's brothers, Andy Black, in construction of a house in Celina.
Black's body, taken first to the Desch Funeral; Home, Coldwater, was transferred to the Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.
Black was a veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion in Portland.
Surviving in addition to the brother in Celina are four other brothers, Willard Black of Celina; George Black, near Coldwater; Jesse Black, Cincinnati, and Max Black, Durbin; two sisters, Mrs. Chris Yaney, R. R. 1, Coldwater, and Betty, at home and a grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Black, Piqua.
Friends may call at the Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home in Portland after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the funeral home, the Rev. Frank Miesse of Celina officiating. Burial will be in Green Park Cemetery, Portland, with military rites in charge of the Portland American Legion Post.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum "Jan1958-Dec1960"
Image 22
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
*
Handwritten--Sat. Dec. 19, 1959- (Alvin Miller died Sun. Dec. 20)
Portland Man Dies In Crash
Alvin Miller, 22, of Route 4, Portland remains in critical condition was a basal skull fracture and other serious injuries, following a car-train crash just southeast of Celina, O., in which Frederick H. Black, 33, of Portland was killed.
The two men were westbound on the St. Anthony Road, between Coldwater and Celina, O., when they were struck by a Nickel Plate railroad freight train at an angle crossing about 5:30 p.m. Friday. The freight train was headed northeast.
Black, owner of the car, was killed instantly.
Miller, the driver, was pinned in the wreckage. Emergency workers removed him.
The diesel engine of the eastbound freight and the westbound car, crashed almost head on. The railroad crew said the car did not slow down as it approached the tracks.
Transferred to Decatur
Miller was first taken to the Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Coldwater, but Dr. C. T. Hinchman, of Geneva, ordered him transferred to the Adams County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Hinchman remained with the patient all night, and was still at the hospital at 10 o'clock this morning.
The 22-year-old man was in "very poor" condition with the left side of his skull crushed in addition to the basal fracture. The left ear had been torn off and the left leg was broken between the hip and knee.
Because of the extremely serious condition of the patient, it was impossible to x-ray the head injuries.
Working Together
Black, an employee of the Sheller Manufacturing Company, Portland, had been laid off temporarily, and he and Miller had been aiding one of Black's brothers, Andy Black, in construction of a house in Celina.
Black's body, taken first to the Desch Funeral; Home, Coldwater, was transferred to the Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.
Black was a veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion in Portland.
Surviving in addition to the brother in Celina are four other brothers, Willard Black of Celina; George Black, near Coldwater; Jesse Black, Cincinnati, and Max Black, Durbin; two sisters, Mrs. Chris Yaney, R. R. 1, Coldwater, and Betty, at home and a grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Black, Piqua.
Friends may call at the Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home in Portland after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the funeral home, the Rev. Frank Miesse of Celina officiating. Burial will be in Green Park Cemetery, Portland, with military rites in charge of the Portland American Legion Post.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum "Jan1958-Dec1960"
Image 22
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
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