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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1957
Page
2
In Middletown a heavy downpour and tornado scare limited attendance at the city open house and City Commission meeting. About 75 people braved the rain. 30 stayed for the commission. The division of alarms and signals won first prize for its exhibits.
Atlas Plywood Corp. announces Camden plant will close with 15 workers laid off this week and 40 remaining. The factory, once home to 134 employees with a $10,000 weekly payroll, will be sold along with 65,000 square feet of buildings and land at the town’s north edge. Many customers included Frigidaire and General Electric. the loss hits Preble County hard as appliance demand wanes.
A meeting at Lemon Monroe High School is set for 8 p.m. today to discuss a possible post prom party for Lemon Monroe juniors and seniors. Mrs. W H Coppess notes light parent response to mailed letters but a student vote favored the event. Permission to hold the party at the high school has been secured.
Fire units responded at 12 35 p m yesterday to 1516 Lawn Ave city. No fire found and chimney flue self extinguished with no damage.
Judgments totaling 5357.09 are sought in two petitions filed in common pleas court by John Blaylock Jr and 27 Taxi Co of Middletown against White Baking Co of Indianapolis. Blaylock claims Dec 10 1956 injuries from a collision with a truck at Bernice Avenue Roslyn Drive. The cab firm seeks 357.09 for car damages and 5000 for personal injuries.
Balance sheet for the First National Bank of Middletown Ohio as of March 14 1957 shows assets total 43 866 323 71 and deposits 37 414 681 47. J F Mulligan vice president and cashier swears the report true. notary Evey certifies.
Commissioners approve a 55 456 payment to E H Gregory Construction Co for Section B sewer work south of the city and grant a 90 day finish extension to June 1. Delays due to state orders and weather postponed completion. the new sewage treatment plant is slated for completion by September.
Bids for installing lights on two softball diamonds in Goldman Park were rejected at the Park Board request. The board prefers a complete underground wiring system not specified in the city bid.
City commissioners authorize buying a graphotype for sanitation. City Manager Thompson says Stevens Avenue extension near completion and will be surfaced when weather allows. City property north of the new street zones industrial and to be offered for sale later this month, while land south of the street is platted for residential lots.
Ohio employment centers report several permanent farmhand openings on April 1. Locations include Middletown Hamilton and Lebanon with jobs near Monroe Butler County and southern Warren County. Positions range from single men earning 30 to 100 dollars monthly to married farmers with furnished homes and garden plots near Trenton Montgomery and Hamilton.
A. B. Manley of 1102 Ling St. reported two hub caps were stolen from his car.
George May told police vandals deflated air in two tires damaged a rear view mirror and tampered with plugs wiring and license plates on four trucks near the Perfection Cleaners on Tytus Avenue A pick up truck was also pushed into a tree according to the witness The incident occurred yesterday to police.
Police took 34 year old Carl Johnson into custody early today. He lives at 1502 Smith Ave. He was arrested at the intersection of S Verity Parkway and Girard Avenue on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Two Middleton residents were injured when a car left Central Avenue and jumped the sidewalk onto the Charles Street depot lawn at 2 10 a m. The vehicle struck a tree and caused about 700 in damage. Gerald Williams 22 suffered knee and forehead abrasions Vida Hale 20 driver sustained hand abrasions and a bruised left hand. Both were taken to Middletown Hospital.
Commissioner Frank Ludewig reported 74 building permits issued in March with a total valuation of 356,135 dollars, below the prior year and below normal. First quarter totals reached 173 permits worth 1,103,376 dollars, while home starts rose to 47 for the quarter from 35 a year earlier.
The Cincinnati IRS district director urges timely returns as the April 15 deadline looms for individuals filing 1956 federal income tax. Officials expect over 25,000 filings daily and remind filers to prepare records and send payments by check or money order to the Federal Building office.
Butler County new car registrations rose to 763 in March according to Joseph T. Kiep, clerk of courts. Ford led with 233 registrations, Chevrolet 175, Buick 68, Plymouth 67, Pontiac 48, Oldsmobile 39, Dodge 23, Chrysler 18, Cadillac 12, Rambler 11, Lincoln 8, DeSoto 8, Studebaker 5, Imperial 1, and single registrations for Hudson Willys Volkswagen Metropolitan.
Police report John Duncan of West Elkton tried to pass a parked car in the 1300 block of Central Avenue driving west and crossed the center line striking Wayne Hovn esty of 1904 Cherry Street in an eastbound car head on at 9:40 p.m. Total damage listed at 800 dollars.
John Weber, 34, of 313 Aberdeen Dr., stalled his car at the Baltimore and Ohio crossing on Penfield Avenue and was struck by a freight train at noon yesterday. Weber escaped unhurt. Police note no whistle or warning device at the crossing. Conductor Raymond Lancaster, 57, of Hamilton, piloted the train. Estimated car damage is $150.
A series of weather related crashes occurred yesterday on slick streets. Vehicular pairs included Linda Van Dyne and Bryan Pearce at Vail Avenue. Thomas Coyle and Donald Miller on Germantown Road. Jean Ruseber and Ferdinand Willenberg at Central Avenue and Baltimore Street. James Rairdon and Harold Barnhart at Central Avenue and Canal Street. Frederick Armbruster and Charles Gephart with a parked car belonging to Gertrude Barr at Central and Main. Carl Morgan and Howard Haskins at Clark Street and Central. Damages ranged from 50 to 365 dollars. Miller received a citation for no operator s license.
The Oneida School Parent Teacher Organization plans its second minstrel show to be held Saturday April 13 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. The cast will feature PTO members.
The Monroe Elementary Mothers Club will be entertained by fourth graders under Miss Margaret Gordon for an Easter program during the club meeting tonight. The elementary string orchestra will also participate. The Mothers Club meets at 8 p.m. at the school.
More than 400 people are expected at solicitor training today for the Middletown Civic Association youth building project. An afternoon meeting at 2 p.m. will be led by Mrs. EF J Sebald, Women Division chair, with William Verity directing tonight’s 6 p.m. program at the Manchester Hotel. W. W. Sebald and Henry Woods will attend both sessions along with a slide on Civic Association needs presented by Bill Hart.
Middletown police continue the investigation into a rape attempt on a 29 year old local woman in an alley behind the 1300 block of 1st Avenue Monday night. The woman, admitted for shock, is listed in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital. Det Captain Ralph Bauer says certainty of rape is not confirmed. the assailant is described as a young man who dragged her, threatened to kill her and her children, and stole some change.
The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio announces a drive to raise 1,235,000 dollars starting June 14 to fund new buildings. A diocesan convention on April 30 will explain the plan to congregations in 9 percent parishes across 48 northern Ohio counties. Funds stay in the diocese with 700,000 set for 14 missions and a 300,000 allocation for a new diocesan headquarters to replace the current one in Cleveland.
Arnold L. Swisher, 21, of Vienna Ohio and a soldier stationed at Camp Roberts California, died in Paso Robles California from injuries after a car accident Tuesday. He died Wednesday in California.
Across southern Ohio, heavy rains caused flooding fears as two inches fell in central Ohio in 24 hours. The U S Weather Bureau at Port Columbus warned river levels on the Whitewater and Great Miami near Cincinnati could rise with more rain today while Franklin reported the Miami River at 11.4 feet, below danger level.
Texas House approves a constitutional amendment to permit spending state funds to advertise the state’s educational, recreational, industrial and natural advantages in other states. The Senate supports the measure. if reconciled, it goes to voters in November 1958.
Rocky the husky foxhound received 14 pounds of steak as the Chicago Currency Exchange Assn prize for aiding in the capture of burglars. The $1000 award was split into $333 shares for Rocky’s owner Junius Harrell and two policemen who helped in the April 14 burglary case, with Rocky receiving the extra dollar as the first canine award.
Common Pleas Judge Ford Baker Jr. of Cincinnati sentenced Arthur Blue Johnson in Youngstown to 5 to 20 years in the Ohio Penitentiary on a narcotics possession charge. The sentencing occurred Wednesday with the judge noting the defendant's prior record.
Freezing rain and thunderstorms hit most of the state Wednesday night. Akron Canton area measured four inches of snow while Youngstown reported two inches. Warming temperatures turned snow to slush, making travel hazardous in the northeast. Cleveland saw snow and freezing rain giving way to steady rain. Electric power service was disrupted in scattered parts of the Dayton area.
The Rosebud Club will meet tomorrow at 8 30 p m at Mary Lou Benton’s home 707 18th Ave.
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