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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1952
Page
2
Average tax bills rise about $9 to $10 per half year as school bond levies and city operating fund increases pass voters. Widespread explanations sought at the collection office while $24,000 poured into the till in two days.
Butler County Commissioners awarded two contracts totaling 148 315 89 for resurfacing and repairing 152 37 miles of secondary roads. Don S Cisie won asphalt work 68734 and Walter Follmer won tar work 79581 89. Roads listed span Union Wayne Madison and other townships with numerous mileages.
Patrolman Harold Gray announces the third of six training sessions for school patrolmen, both boys and girls. The 4 p.m. Thursday session at the Civic Association will train fifth graders who will serve during the 1952 53 school year.
Fire officials deem the old P. Lorillard factory at Charles Street and Central Avenue a real fire hazard amid new operations. Orders to Sawyer, Aeronca Manufacturing, and Edgar Warehouse require heat, electrical, and sprinkler updates plus 36 inch aisleways, removal of transform ers, and window bricking. A June 30 compliance date applies.
Old Sol brings Middletonians bright days with vitamin D and lighthearted mood. The thermometer is expected to reach about 80 today after a 52 degree low earlier, with temperatures warming from a 50s dawn to the 70s by mid morning.
An industrial accident at Middletown Hospital left Abraham Fogel with a fingertip amputation after his hand was caught in a printing press. Three children received emergency treatment. Douglas Morgan fractured his right leg from a garage window impact, and Michael Reedy also fractured a leg while wrestling at home. Jimmy Tranter suffered a puncture wound to the left foot from stepping on a mail.
Mr and Mrs John J Edmonson of Waynesville will discuss personal experiences with Communism at the May 8 meeting of the Aeronca Management Club Claus Richter the president announced the dinner meeting starts at 5 30 p m in Aeroncas cafeteria A short business session will follow the talk
Insects ruin between one fifth and one tenth of crops planted nationwide, impacting farmers and agrarian output. Restrictions and protective measures are under discussion as officials seek solutions.
Two 25 year Girl Scout leaders, Mrs Herman Schmidt and Mrs Dorothy Davison, will be feted at a Middletown Council dinner at First Presbyterian Church. The event includes a toastmistress, welcome, story, music, service award presentations, invocation, and group singing, with over 230 leaders expected.
Vital Statistics items list newborns for several households: Floyd Turvey and wife welcomed a girl at 2014 Tytus Ave yesterday. John Ingram and wife at 1606 Hudson St welcomed a girl yesterday. John Rees at Ex cello welcomed a boy today. Walter Vinson and wife at 1302 Walnut St welcomed a girl today. Kenneth Walton and wife at 3107 Mohawk St welcomed a girl today. Dr. James Anderson and wife at Monroe Hamilton Mercy Hospital welcomed a girl yesterday.
Elmer R. Henley 24 and Ra mona J. Jenkins 23 both of Hamilton. William Stewart Curtis Jr 19 and Marilyn Frances Lindsay 18 both of Hamilton. Ismael M. Solis 32 and Mary Ann Saffell 21 both of Hamilton.
A compiled roster lists patients from Waite Street to Franklin and beyond, detailing medical or surgical status for individuals including Jack Cretors, Mrs. Fred Deck, Claudia Tinch, Shara Rose Brandenburg, Brenda Dean, Jackie Lambert, and many others. An out of town note records James Madison Hogg of Woodlawn Avenue undergoing surgery at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
Dismissed notices list Mrs. Herbert Crank of Trenton Route 1 Mrs. Dorothy Crauder of Garfield St James Cook of Eighteenth Ave Hugh Conlon of Bar Hotel Mrs. William Armstrong of Auburn St Steve Downey son of Mr and Mrs Ancil Downey of Omaha St Mrs Frank Ellis of Tytus Ave Mrs Harrell Harrison of Lebanon Mrs Frank Mahone of Seventeenth Ave Charles Steed of Middletown Route 2 David Wootan son of Mr and Mrs Fred Wootan of Middletown Route 3.
An awards dinner will present cash prizes for the Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up poster contest. The event at the Colony Restaurant Thursday features Jaycee president John Weber and Middletown Safety Council secretary. Seventeen prize winners from Middletown schools will receive cash prizes of 5 3 2 dollars for first second third and 1 for honorable mention, with posters displayed in local stores during the campaign.
Jay cee sponsored Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up drives collected 28 loads from Park Place Upper Arlington Alta Vista El Dorado and East Side Farms yesterday. Two day total reaches 50 truckloads after Monday start with 22 loads from Harlan Park and Lakeside. Trucks expand to Highlands Euclid Heights Valley View and Runnymede today with South Highlands and Ward 2 north slated for Thursday.
Candidates for the AFL 310 baseball squad will meet tonight at 8 30 at the Armco Center. Manager Johnny Bryant says all candidates must report to the meeting before tryouts Saturday and Sunday. Tryouts are 5 30 p m Saturday and 10 30 a m Sunday.
Elmer Barker announces the annual Middletown YMCA dinner to be held at 6 15 p m Thursday in the Y gymnasium. Rev Dan L Blickenstaff will give the invocation. Barker will present service awards, the Middletown Boys Choir will sing, and a slide show will accompany Barker s annual report. Harold L Boda will deliver the keynote address on The YMCA a Factor in the World Situation. Benediction by Rev M R DeForrest closes.
Bids for the Pater Lake property in Reily Township were to be opened in Columbus. County officials noted few local bidders, with some nearby landowners possibly interested in small parcels. The state retained mineral rights after purchasing the land to create a fish lake and recreation area, but dam construction errors led to flooding and the project was abandoned.
City Commission plans to consider emergency measures for sidewalk curb and gutter repairs on Central Ave Charles St Crawford and Broad St and part of First Ave with a last week total of 37807 of which 34270 will be assessed to property owners These streets will be resurfaced this year under the street improvement program Other ordinances cover Ken sington St Sherman Ave Eaton Dr and East Central Ave improvements to sidewalks curbs gutters storm sewers grading graveling and street surfacing Also East Central Ave east Grand Ave Highview Rd work and a taxpayer pay clarification measure for city employees Fire equipment purchase postponed for bids review Officials will study bids Monday with recommendations next week
Robert Osborne, owner of Osborne Studio, returned with a blue ribbon from the Professional Photographers Society of Ohio in Columbus. He received an award of merit for his tone print Easter Bonnet featuring Linda Sebastian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sebastian of 4116 Tytus Ave.
About 175 Intermediate Girl Scouts with fathers and some mothers attended a Dad Daughter Dinner at First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening. The eight neighborhood troops from Lincoln Wilson Episcopal and Presbyterian sponsored the event with a covered dish supper followed by a program segment from each troop.
Maine stands as the only state that borders just one other state in the nation. This distinction highlights its geographic isolation from other state borders and reflects its coastal adjacency to New Hampshire.
A 57 year old Price Hill man James Hammerly of 827 Woodlawn Ave was struck by a car on Route 4 half a mile south of Middletown at 1130 PM Tuesday. He suffered severe scalp and right side lacerations and is in fair condition at Middletown Hospital undergoing treatment. James Alvin Tincher 17 of West Middletown drove the car. Hammerly was walking on the wrong side with his back to traffic. No charges have been filed yet.
At The Movies listings for Paramount and Strand show Samson and Delilah at 1 45, 4 15, 6 40 and 9 10 p m on Wednesday and Thursday. Strand offers Cobra Woman at 1 15, 3 40, 6 15 and 9 00 p m and White Savage at 2 25, 5 00, 7 35 and 10 20 p m on those days.
The traffic division of the Middletown Safety Council postponed its 4 p.m. meeting today at the Civic Association until next Wednesday. Howard White, division chairman, announced the change.
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