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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1955

Page

2

Middletown Board reshuffles school administration

C W Young becomes assistant to the superintendent in charge of buildings grounds and transportation. New coordinators named Celia Long and Thomas Webb will oversee primary and intermediate and upper elementary grades under Howard Cromwell. Other moves include reappointments of principals and staff while retirements and leaves are approved.

C. W. Young Lemon Township Middletown Celia Long Thomas Webb Iss Long Webb Howard Cromwell Clyde Pierson Vocation Education Elmo Lingrel Webbing Pierson Lingrel Miss Long Monroe

Park Board Postponed Meeting Moves to Next Monday

Park Board members postponed the Middletown Parks meeting after a majority were absent. Parks and Recreation Director Tom Carson reported four of six members could not attend the originally scheduled session last night.

Middletown Park Board Parks and Recreation Tom Carson

Board votes to study special program for mentally retarded

Butler County school leaders move toward a program for mentally retarded men tally children and open Fenwick Field to Fenwick High. Superintendent Blackford to continue investigation after a conference with county officials and area superintendents. Cost per pupil about $100 more. requests for field cost figures and athletic fund audit follow.

Barnitz Field Fenwick High School Board of Education J. D. Blackford Butler County Commissioners Butler County Council For Butler County Department of Public Welfare Butler County Middletown Hamilton Harry Hadley Joseph Woodruff Fenwick Hadley Hugh Butler Blac

Stove Overheats In Fireman's Home In Middletown

Two Middletown fire companies respond to an overheated oil stove at the home of fire captain designate William Brice at 1908 Arlington Ave. Alma Wagner occupies the residence. No fire reported after the 4:55 p.m. call.

Middletown Arlington Ave William Brice Alma Wagner

Six Hurt In Head On Crash On Rt 42 Near Waynesville

A two car collision on U S 42 two percent miles south of Waynesville injured six people yesterday. Billy James 28 of Waynesville suffered severe leg injuries and facial cuts. Four other injured were children Mary James 6 Tommy James 3 Melvin Fry 1 and driver Margaret Fry 34 all treated in a Waynesville doctor's office. Bertha Williams 23 of Cleveland also treated for forehead cuts. Driver of the second car David Steele 26 of Cleveland was fined 40 in Waynesville mayor s court for improper operation. The southbound car was said to have been struck head on by Steele s vehicle while passing a truck over the yellow line. Both cars demolished in the 12 45 p m mishap.

U.S Waynesville Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Billy James Melvin Fry Margaret Fry Bertha Williams Cleveland David Steele Steele

Two Held For Grand Jury In Franklin Case

Two men from Middletown and Parkridge bound over to Warren County grand jury on two counts of breaking and entering after patrolmen stopped their car in Franklin. Bond set at 1500 each. Also bound over Clarence Sims for cutting with intent to kill. Other local penalties issued for Hilltop Tavern incidents and parking meter fines.

Franklin Middletown U. S. Air Force Parkridge Ill Buddy Warren County J. T. Riley John Flinspach Frank Mharbach Illinois Hilltop Tavern Hilltop South End Alfrey Cornett Richard Satterthwait Air Force Chester Folsom Riley Lebanon Clarence Sims Sims Boyd Collins Cecil Bryant Frank Lanter Walter Barker

Milk Aid Reaches Okinawa Children After WWII

After World War II relief agencies shipped dried powdered milk to Okinawa, reaching most children who had never tasted milk before. The distribution marked a significant aid effort in postwar relief and nutrition.

Okinawa

Victory Over Polio Vaccine Drive Reaches Millions

The polio vaccination effort, funded by March of Dimes with about 10 million dollars, aims to inoculate 30 million children this year with a plan to extend to 45 million if two shots replace the three-shot recommendation. Dr. Salk's killed-virus vaccine shows antibodies and safety from extensive testing across laboratories and decades of research led by Dr. Francis.

Francis Dorothy Horstman Yale David Bodian Johns Hopkins University William McD. Hammon University of Pittsburgh Salk

Vaccine rollout outlined with NIH licensing target

The plan calls for NIH approval and licensing with rapid rollout. Vaccinations could begin in some areas within two weeks or by April 18. Six drug firms will produce enough vaccine for up to 30 million complete courses of three shots each. About nine million doses will be provided free by the March of Dimes via the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis for all first and second graders in public, parochial, and private schools nationwide, plus eligible third graders from mass testing. Remaining doses will be sold to private patients through doctors.

National Institutes of Health National Foundation For

Vaccine price roundup and administration fee noted

One firm sells three vaccine shots for 4.20 dollars while others list slightly higher prices. Administering fees by doctors add to the total cost.

Time Unclear How Long. Possible Years with Boosters

The statement hints at a lengthy duration possibly spanning years and mentions the potential need for occasional booster shots to maintain effectiveness.

Landmark steps in polio vaccine history

The text recounts five key milestones: Landsteiner’s 1909 discovery that a virus causes disease, Enders Weller and Robbins’ 1949 finding that polio virus grows in monkey kidney tissue, enabling large scale harvests, a Nobel Prize for this work, and a 1951 determination by a large team that only three poliovirus types cause paralysis, funded by March of Dimes at 1.19 million dollars.

Karl Landsteiner John F. Enders Thomas H Weller Harvard Frederic C. Robbins Western Reserve University

Vaccine progress and polio knowledge gaps noted

Researchers note that killed virus vaccines may improve polio control and that vaccines from living or altered viruses could emerge. The need remains to understand polio transmission and fill gaps in human knowledge about the disease.

Six Auto Crashes Lead to Two Arrests in City

Six city traffic incidents yesterday ended with two motorists in custody and a 7 year old girl injured. Tyler Acker 38 of S Broad Street was jailed for DUI after his car struck a parking sign near Ist Avenue and Curtis Street at 11 50 p m. Helen Hughes 28 of 2206 Baltimore Street was charged with failure to yield after a two car crash at Central Avenue and Crawford Street at 1 20 p m. Sandra L Hughes 7 was treated for a right shoulder contusion as a passenger. An inattentive driver forced a pane l truck into a parked car on Yankee Road at 5 15 p m. Other minor crashes caused under 100 dollars in damage.

Tyler Acker S. Broad Street Ist Avenue Curtis Street Acker Helen Hughes Baltimore St Central Avenue Crawford Street Sandra L. Hughes Middletown Hospital Hughes James Olinger Robert Conley 16Th Ave Cora Blount Garfield St Yankee Rd Howard Jenkins Jr Franklin St Chester Dennis Bexley Dr Clinton Street Ruth Yocum Jean Mayer Arcadia Dr McKnight Dora H. Heflen Shartle St Canal Street

Vaccine priority urged for children and pregnant women

Medical societies call for vaccine access first to children aged 1 through first grade, then to those through fifth grade, with third priority for pregnant women. The army notes polio risk peaks among the most susceptible. No distribution controls announced for the new commercial vaccine.

Fred Barber To Speak At Science Night At Gardner

Fred Barber Middletown plant manager joins Gardner’s William Aiken technical director D C Meyer assistant director of engineering and Charles Winkelman director of industrial engineering for Gardner Board & Carton Co science night. Over 100 students from Middletown Fenwick and Lemon Monroe high schools attend a 6 p m dinner in Gardner cafeteria.

Gardner Board & Carton Co Sophmore Gardner Fred Barber Middletown William Aiken D. C. Meyer Charles Winkelman Fenwick Lemon- Monroe

Vaccine exposure and age linked in adult strategy

A fragment discusses how a vaccine successful in children would likely work in adults and notes adults have less need for it as most people have already been exposed to one or more infections by around age 18.

What Is a Common Stock Explained

A common stock represents ownership in a company including its plants and inventory. Owners share in growth and profits through dividends, while voting rights direct directors who choose management. Seek sound advice, focus on well established firms, avoid get rich quick schemes, and use registered representatives for free guidance.

New York Stock Exchange Exchange

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