Sherman PTO honors longtime teacher Allie Torrance
Mrs Allie Torrance after forty years at Sherman School gathers former students and colleagues for a retirement celebration in the Sherman auditorium. Attendees include former pupils from 1914 to 1954 and retiring principal D.W. Jacot, with a commemorative poem and gifts marking her fifty four years of service in education.
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Stan Meisler
Allie Torrance
Sherman School
Sherman Pto
Kelso
Sherman Auditorium
Tom Sander
Torrance
Sherman Ave
Central School
Sherman
Zanesville
Middletown
Ohio University
Draxler
Allie
Everett Sams
Frank Clark
Two Middletown seniors win Ranch spelling prizes
Phoebe Morgan and Barbara Kerr top the Ranch spelling contest, scoring high on H. H. Lawrence word lists while misspelling a handful of words. Prizes named for Z. W. Ranck will be awarded at the June 2 recognition assembly, with Phoebe earning ten dollars and Barbara five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Morgan
Barbara Kerr
H. H. Lawrence
Middletown High
Hugh Butler
D. R. Baker
Mabel Eldridge
Lawrence
Barbara
Phoebe
Baker
Butler
Eldridge
Z. W. Ranck
Patrolmen Seek Driver In Abandoned Wreck On Grandin Road
State patrolmen searched for the owner of an abandoned smashed car on Grandin Road east of Kings Mills after it left the road yesterday and hit a utility pole and two trees. The driver likely escaped serious injury and may be traced today. In a separate incident Mehlon Driever, 48, of 1316 Ellen Drive, tried to avoid a turning car on Ohio 73 east of Franklin and struck a utility pole minutes later, with the other vehicle driven by Raymond Lee Hall, 33, of 1200 South Main Street.
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Grandlin Road
Kings Mills
Mehlon Driever
Ellen
Civitan Club Agenda Includes Officers and Delegates
Civitan members heard color slides from Tom Kemp on his Lake Victoria trip at the Manchester Hotel. President Everett Sherron appointed a nominating committee with Bill Withey as chairman and J W B Henry and John Fitzgerald as members. Six delegates will attend the Ohio Civitan convention in Dayton. Next Tuesday a joint meeting with the Rotary Club will feature William Saxbe, Republican Senate candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Kemp
Lake Victoria
Africa
Civian Club
Manchester
Everett Sherron
Bill Withey
J. W. B. Henry
John Fitzgerald
Ohio
Civitan
Dayton
Rotary Club
William Saxbe
United States Senate
Board To Approve Teacher Contracts At City High
The Board of Education will discuss approving teacher contracts for the 1954 55 school year at 7 30 tonight at the high school. Most instructors not resigning are expected to be rehired. The board will appoint enumerators to conduct a May school census in Middletown.
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Board of Education
Middletown
Middletown Detectives Attend FBI Police School
Two Middletown detectives Paul Fouts and Roy Crout attended a one day FBI police school at the Dayton YMCA. The session covered federal offenses including theft of interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Paul Fouts
Roy Crout
FBI
Dayton
Six Convict Bound Over In Velte Implement Burglary Case
James A. Davis 22 of Louisville Kentucky was bound over to the Butler County Grand Jury on burglary and larceny charges after police found tools and a safe taken from Velte Implement Co West Middletown. Bond set at 16000. Davis previously served two years for armed robbery. A fourth suspect remains at large. Convicts James Hizer and Elmer Robinson were convicted in Kentucky on burglary tool possession.
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Velte Implement Co
West Middletown
Butler County
Grand Jury
J. T
James A. Davis
Louisville
Davis
R.H. Velte
Stanley Sr
Frank South
Loren Gustin
Michael Road
South
Kentucky
Cons
James Hizer
Elmer Robinson
Kentucky State Penitentiary
FBI Laboratory
Washington, D. C
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount screens Naked Jungle Jesse James vs Daltons Stalag 17 Roman Holiday Thursday list. Strand presents Vice Squad and Steel Lady with scheduled showings Wed and Thu.
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Paramount
Naked Jungle
Strand
Vice Squad
Connecticut and Rhode Island Boast Lowest Infant Mortality Rates
Connecticut and Rhode Island claim the lowest infant mortality rates in the United States, according to new state health data. Officials say improvements in prenatal care, vaccination, and access to healthcare contributed to the decline.
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
United States
Flying Saucers-1954 Windshield Mystery Surfaces in Middletown
Local reports describe black spots and tiny holes on windshields near Middletown affecting multiple cars including Mrs. Neil Dean and Mrs. Sarah French. Police note no official reports and officials caution against mass hysteria while residents suspect normal wear or vandalism.
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Middletown
Neil Dean
Malvern St
Dean
Moorman Sand & Gravel Co
Moorman
Mars
Chamber Seeks Citizens Study Of Development Ordinance
Middletown Chamber asks City Commission to form a citizen committee to study a proposed development regulation impacting realty improvements and bonds before final plat approval. The Real Estate Board questions if the ordinance might hinder growth. Separate action plans call for five emergency sewer outfall ordinances and easements with Sorg Paper, Middletown Hydraulic, Gard ner Board & Carton, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
City Commission
Middletown Real Estate Board
City Planning Commission
Bull's Run
Sorg Paper Co
Middletown Hydraulic Co
Gardner Board & Carton Co
Howard H. Kamer
Fred J. Schatzmann
Jail Suspension for Elza Smith in Assault Case
Elza Smith of 1401 Sycamore Street received a suspended 30 day jail term in Butler County Municipal Court this morning after facing an assault and battery charge.
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Elza Smith
Sycamore St
Butler County
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Rothman
Moore St
Bruce
Uay
Flying Saucers
Sarah French
Rt. 2
Chamber
Hydraulic Company
Coi Sa
JET Family Club Sedan
Doellman
Tweedies
Joyce
Allures
Carmelettes
Doellmann’s
Central Ave
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