September 1953  Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio

JOHN E. HILLMAN DIES OF BURNS IN CHEMICAL BLAST
    John (Jack) E. Hillman, 39, of 507 Highview Rd., died at 4 p.m. Friday at Middletown Hospital of burns suffered August 26 in a chemical explosion at the General Chemical Division of the Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation here. The blast occurred on the third floor of the building.
    Mr. Hillman suffered first and second degree burns over his entire body. His condition had been described as critical from the time of the explosion.
    A lifelong resident of Middletown, he is survived by his wife, Bertha Day Hillman; two sons Charles and Richard, and a daughter Patricia Ann, all at home; his parents Mr. and Mrs. James Hillman, and a sister, Mrs. Corrine South, all of Middletown.
    Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m Tuesday at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Monday.