School Administrators Re-Elected and Salaries Raised
Middletown School System reappointed most administrators including H R Cromwell at 9800 per year C W Young at 10500 and A E Minnich at 7020 while raising superintendent Blackford to 13000. Board adopted a new school photography policy and approved several resignations enrollments and upcoming meetings.
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Middletown
Board of Education
John D. Blackford
H. R. Cromwell
C. W. Young
A. E. Minnich
Man Injured and Arrested After Ohio 4 Collision
A two car crash on Ohio 4 near Excelle Hill left Thomas Haskins of Middletown hospitalized in fair condition with internal and knee injuries. Haskins, 40, was charged with reckless operation after rear ending Glenn Hammersmith, 29, of Cincinnati, who reported back pain. The accident occurred as a construction flagman halted traffic at 11:50 am. both cars suffered considerable damage. Deborah Turney, 18, daughter of Floyd Turney, fell from a moving car yesterday but was released after examination. no injuries were initially apparent.
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Excelle Hill
Ohio
Middletonian
Thomas Haskins
Plymouth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Haskins
Glenn Hammersmith
Cincinnati
Hammersmith
Ohio 4
Deborah Turney
Floyd Turney
Hill Ave
Injury Report Incomplete: Lesh Cogan Suffered Elbow Pain
Lesh Cogan aged 16 daughter of Fd Cogan of 1820 Eldora Drive sustained injury to the right elbow and arm with details truncated in the report.
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Lesh Cogan
Fd Cogan
Eldora Dr
Scouts Plan Minstrel Show by Troop 149
Intermediate Girl Scouts of Troop 149 stage a minstrel show tomorrow night for St. John’s PTA sponsors. Directors Rosemary Schmacker and Vera Gay Bennett lead. performers include Dixie Cramer Elfriede Graf Betty Jo Keathan Pauline Kipus Elizabeth Presta Barbara Rukavina Mary Ann White and Patty Wotan. Carol Reider accompanies. event honors PTA flag presentation and completes minstrel and dance badge requirements.
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St. John’s
PTA
Rosemary Schmacker
Vera Gay Bennett
Dixie Cramer
Elfriede Graf
Betty Jo Keathan
Pauline Kipus
Elizabeth Presta
Barbara Rukavina
Mary Ann White
Patty Wootan
Carol Reider
Paul Franz
Herschel Bennett
Girl Scouts Parley Set By Region 4 Leaders in Cincinnati
Miss Yvonne Wellman executive director of the Middletown Area Girl Scout Council and Council President Mrs William F Johnston will attend a Region 4 council presidents and executive directors meeting in Cincinnati. Region 4 covers Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia. Local delegates will join sessions on The Job of President Importance of Neighborhoods in Our Council Today Securing Adequate Personnel for an Effective Council and The Challenge Ahead. Miss Berenice Hess assistant director of the field department will be the principal speaker at the two day parley at the Sheraton Gibson Hotel.
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Cincinnati
Yvonne Wellman
Middletown Area
Girl Scout Council
William F. Johnston
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Sheraton-Gibson Hotel
Berenice Hess
Smoldering Stick Ignites Tot's Dress
A smoldering stick from a trash fire in a backyard burst into flames, severely burning five year old Phyllis Raney. Her three year old sister tossed the stick at Phyllis, who was in a swing. the dress ignited on contact. The child was rushed to Middletown Hospital with second and third degree burns. condition listed as satisfactory.
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Franklin Area
Phyllis Raney
Joseph Raney
Rt. 123
Phyllis
Garage Fire Damages 1010 Hanover Ave Garage
A fire believed sparked by a bonfire swept a debris and wood filled garage at 1010 Hanover Ave. causing about 400 dollars in losses. Firemen cited 350 dollars to the building and 50 to contents. The one story metal garage owned by Minnie Mosby. Units 1 and 3 responded and the emergency unit was sent at 11 23 p m to aid Loretta Floyd 34 of 13034 Walnut St who was reported to have trouble breathing.
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Hanover Ave
Minnie Mosby
1 Ad 3
Fire Department
Loretta Floyd
Walnut St
Girl Suffers Gashed Cheek In Glass Fall
Two youngsters treated at Middletown Hospital for injuries from accidents. Three year old Mary Ann McGuire daughter of James McGuire Franklin Rt. 1 received a 14 stitch gash in her right cheek after falling on glass. Two year old Thomas Long son of William D. Long 605 Stanley St had a fingertip amputated when his left first finger was caught in a door. Both were released after treatment.
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Middletown Hospital
Mary Ann McGuire
James McGuire
Franklin Rt. 1
Thomas Long
William D. Long
Stanley St
Beckett Named Coach At Piqua Fairfield Hire
Dale E. Beckett, current Piqua Central High School basketball coach, is named head basketball and baseball coach at Fairfield. He will replace Galen McCollum, who resigned, with the appointment effective at the start of the next school term. Beckett led the Miami Valley League team to more wins last season than all Piqua basketball teams did in the prior three seasons.
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Hamilton
Dale E. Beckett
Piqua Central High School
Fairfield
Beckett
Piqua
Galen McCollum
Opposed To Betting by Columbus Methodist Ministers
The Columbus District Methodist Ministers Association urged church members to join a campaign to stop pari mutuel betting at the Franklin County fairgrounds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Methodist Ministers Assn
Franklin County Fairgrounds
At The Movies Showings This Week
The Paramount Strand and Colonial theaters schedule a mix of classic and new releases this Tuesday and Wednesday. Mister Roberts Rebel Without a Cause Summertime Marty Gentlemen s Agreement Naked Street Good Die Young Good Morning Miss Dove We re No Angels Ulysses Mighty Fortress A Star Is Born showings list times and venues.
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Mister Roberts
Marty
Miss Dove
Dixie Cruise
Mighty Fortress
Post 218 Membership Tops Quota
American Legion Post 218 surpassed its membership quota for the second straight year. The drive, chaired by Art Albaugh, brings total membership to 2,106 from an opening quota of 2,105. Albaugh notes the post is the only Ohio unit above 2,000 and expects to exceed last year’s total of 2,143 by June. A May membership committee dinner is planned.
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American Legion Post 218
Drive
Art Albaugh
Post
Albaugh
Legion Post
Ohio
Canton
Wreck in City Leads to Driver Arrest
No injuries reported after a car truck crash at 1st Avenue and Clinton Street last night. Grover Ashley, 62, of Trenton Route 1, was cited for turning from the wrong lane after his pickup collided with an eastbound taxi driven by Dewey Smith, 56, of 2008 Arlington Ave., at 6 40 a.m. Damage totaled 125 dollars.
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1St Avenue
Clinton Street
Grover Ashley
Trenton Rt. 1
Dewey Smith
Arlington Ave
Car Crash on Central Avenue Involves Acree and Juillerat
Police say a 20 year old driver Bobby Acree rear ended Cecil Juillerat 31 at Central Avenue and Garfield Street at 7 54 pm causing about 200 dollars damage Juillerat had stopped to back a car into a space An earlier incident involved Patricia Mae Williams 20 parking near Wayne Avenue and a parked car owned by Robert Trent 28 with about 15 dollars damage
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Bobby Acree
Leibee St
Cecil Juillerat
Catalpa Dr
Central Avenue
Garfield Street
Acree
Juillerat
Patricia Mae Williams
Baltimore St
Robert Trent
Smith Ave
Wayne Avenue
Scout Leaders Plan Meeting in Pokey Griffith District
Members of the Pokey Griffith District Roundtable will meet tomorrow at 7:30 pm to join a program aiding unit leaders in their activities. District commissioner Paul Doughman will lead with Chester Fultz Herb Daniels and Ed Zickgraf directing sessions on camps monthly Cub theme and explorer program planning. Howard Cromwell will discuss The Boys Life, and a screening of The Years Between will close.
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Pokey Griffith District Roundtable
Paul Doughman
Chester Fultz
Herb Daniels
Ed Zickgraf
Fultz
Daniels
Zickgraf
Howard Cromwell
Doughman
Pair Beat Robbed Him Youth Says
Two Negro boys beat and robbed Middletown youth Joe Jewell 17 of about 15 dollars in an alley behind 908 5th Ave. He was taken to Middletown Hospital with scalp and forehead injuries and dismissed after report to Officer Delmas Birch at 8 38 p.m.
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5Th Ave
Middletown
Joe Jewell
Virgie Jewell
Moore St
5Th Avenue
Yankee Road
Middletown Hospital
Ptl
Delmas Birch
Junk Fire Ignores Junkyard Fire Near Woodlawn
Middleton residents watched a large column of black smoke rise from Cohen Brothers Inc at 1723 Woodlawn Ave as old car bodies burned in a may have started fire. A nearby resident notified the fire department and a New York Central freight train was halted as a safety precaution while crews contained the blaze.
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New York Central
Sorg Paper Establishes Scholarship at WMU
The Sorg Paper Co. creates a tuition scholarship for WMU Kalamazoo in paper technology. It covers up to 250 dollars yearly for four years and includes transport. Eligible are children of Sorg employees and long serving staff. Renewal depends on grades and university committee approval. Summer work follows first year.
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Sorg Paper Co
Department of Paper Technology
Western Michigan University of
British Kids Are Ornery Ones Too
A pair of filmy black nylon panties fluttered atop Parliament as London police caught two young pranksters who decided to liven up the city skyline with a cheeky stunt.
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London
Big June Sentenced In Dayton
Curtis "Big June" Williams 31 of 800 18th Ave was sentenced in Montgomery County to two to five years for illegal possession. He faces two narcotics counts in Butler County and awaits sentencing April 17 at 10 a.m. after a Middletown raid and prior conviction for narcotics possession for sale and illegal sale. Paul Prear plans a motion for a new trial.
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Curtis
Big
Williams
18Th Ave
Butler County
Dayton
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
Calvin Crawford
State
Middletown
Montgomery Grand Jury
Hamilton
Middletown Grocer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Paul Prear
Judge Fines Four In Traffic Court in Franklin
Franklin report states Acting Municipal Court Judge Warren Young fined four individuals for traffic violations in a session focused on bond forfeitures. Names include Roy Campbell and William Rider among others, with fines ranging from 5 to 25 dollars plus costs for offenses such as no operator's license reckless operation running a stop sign and a yellow line violation. Additional bond forfeitures list motorists Walter Sudbury Ralph Haley Richard Harris Ray Dayton Tyler Cope Bobby McGuire Clay Hipscher and others with varied penalties.
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Franklin
Warren Young
Roy Campbell
Lake Ave
William Rider
E. Jackson St
Gary Smallwood
Middletown
Charles Housley
S. Canal St
Walter Sudbury
Hamilton
William Metcalf
Ralph Haley
Richard Harris
Dayton
Ray Dayton
Cincinnati
Tyler Cope
West Carrollton
William Hymer
Franklin Rt
Bobby McGuire
Clay Hipscher
Grand jury to review missing Eaton dealer case
The Preble County grand jury will examine missing implement dealer George Martin for possible criminal violations. Three criminal charges totaling over 5,000 dollars exist. prosecutor Everett Fahrenholz expects no new counts but will present further complaints for grand jury consideration. The next session is tentatively set for June 4.
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Fahrenholz
Cadet Brigade To Visit Citadel Cadet Brigade
Salvation Army at the Citadel prepares to host nine Salvation Army Training College cadets next Tuesday April 17. Sr. Maj. Charles M. Johnston notes they will lead special services at the Citadel outposts and the Central Avenue Broad Street corner with further details to follow.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Training College
Charles M. Johnston
Citadel
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Deadline Extended For Trailer Tax in Butler County
Auditor R H Smith announced an extended trailer tax deadline to April 16 because only about 300 of an estimated 1000 trailers have been registered. Taxes, $18, are payable at the Butler County courthouse in Hamilton or the Middletown deputy treasurer's office. Out of state tags workers in Ohio must pay the tax, with a $50 penalty added after April 16.
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R. H. Smith
Smith
Butler County
Hamilton
Middletown City
Ohio
Meet Another Middletown Journal Carrier
Douglas Angel, a 17 year old Fenwick senior, delivers about 213 Middletown Journal customers on Shafer and Franklin Streets with Larry Nichols as substitute. He plans Navy service in July and aims to become an electronics engineer after college, with fishing as a hobby.
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Douglas Angel
William T. Angel
Shaofor Se
Doug
Shafer
Franklin Sts
Larry Nichols
Fenwick Hi
Kenneth
Barbara
Martha
Navy
Fenwick
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