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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1957

Page

2

Balloting Heavy as Aeronca Union Vote Opens at Three Plants

Thousands of Aeronca workers begin a National Labor Relations Board ordered vote to choose between UAW or no union at three plants in Middletown and Miamisburg. Orville Andrews oversees the tally while police report quiet conditions and vigilance on Germantown Road.

Nlrsinall Andrews Iis George Laverde Cincinnati Aeronca Miamisburg Orville Andrews NLRB Cincin Independent Union UAW Aeronca Employes Committee, Inc Aecronca Independent Union Joseph B. Blackmore Germantown Road

Creditors Press Receiver Named For Amburgy Debts

Kash D. Amburgy, South Lebanon developer, asked for time to reorganize his business. Judge Druffel named J O L Osberger as receiver and blocked a public asset auction next Tuesday. Amburgy lists 2.5 million in assets against 2.16 million in liabilities with 187 creditors.

Cincinnati Kash D. Amburgy Lebanon U. S. District Court John H. Druffel J. O. L. Osberger Fied Public Amburgh Druffel Richard Satterthwaite Warren County Amburgy Ohio

Youthful Auto Swipers Placed On Probation

Two Middletown boys aged 12 and 13 were placed on strict probation by Juvenile Officer J F Seibold and Judge David Black after a complaint they stole two cars. They allegedly took a station wagon from 1500 block of 1st Avenue to Millville then into Indiana, where they were nabbed in Franklin County. Both youths have prior minor records.

Middletown J F. Seibold Daid Black Butler County Millville Indiana Seibold Franklin County Ind Harold W. Jones Insurance Agency 1St Avenue

Tank explosion injures 19 year old in backyard work

A 19 year old, Albert Williams of Middletown Rt 1, was severely burned while cutting gasoline tanks from old cars in his yard. He suffered third degree burns to face chest and arms and was admitted to Middletown Hospital. He was reported in good condition this morning.

Albert Williams Middletown Rt 1 Middletown Hospital Williams

Two Year Old Child Treated After Aspirin Ingestion

A two year old child was brought to the hospital ER yesterday after swallowing nearly 20 aspirin tablets. Michael McCann son of Robert J McCann from West Middletown Rt 1 was treated and released after overdose care.

Michael McCann Robert J. McCann West Middletown

The Cricket Song Made by Wing Rubbing

A description notes that the sound of a cricket is produced by rubbing one wing against the other. The simple mechanical action creates the chirping noise heard in warm evenings.

Park Softball Finals Tonight in Senior League Championship

Sherman and Douglas meet at Gardner Beard and Carton diamonds on Central Avenue for the Senior League final. Sherman holds a 5–0 record after last year’s title defense while Douglas stands 4–1. Game starts at 8 p.m. with earlier midget playoffs at 6 p.m. and junior play-offs following.

Sherman and Douglas Gardner Beard & Carton Diamonds Central Avenue Sherman Douglas Gardner Board & Carton Diamonds

Fire Department Aids Woman at Meadow Ave Address

The emergency squad assisted Clara Baker, 54, at 1703 Meadow Ave yesterday afternoon. She was taken by ambulance to Middletown Hospital in good condition, the second aid call for Mrs. Baker that week. Earlier, a false alarm at 1509 Garfield St. drew crews from Stations 1 and 3 and the emergency squad.

Meadow Ave Clara Baker Baker Middletown Hospital Fremen Garfield St

Government Employee Total Rises by 16,869

Sen Byrd reports a net increase of 16,869 civilian government employees for the year ending June 30. Total civilian employment reaches 2,401,292, up from 2,364,423 a year earlier.

Washington Sen Byrd D-Va

Therapists From City Center to Leave Posts in Middletown

Mr and Mrs Myron Swack therapists at United Cerebral Palsy treatment center on Clinton Street will leave Middletown Aug 12 for Monroe Michigan public schools. They started in 1954 and treated about 60 CP children in Middletown and 65 in Hamilton over three years.

Myron Swack United Cerebral Paley Middletown United Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center Monroe, Mich Swack Clinton Street Harris County Tex Houston Houston Public School System Hamilton Journal Armory

Senate votes on jury trials in civil rights enforcement

The Senate approved a jury trial amendment to a civil rights bill amid debate on voting rights enforcement. Opponents warned of a fatal blow to the measure while supporters argued the change protected the right to trial by jury in criminal contempt cases arising from injunctions.

Sen. Hennings D-Mo Eisenhower Nixon Senate Russell Dixie Clarence Mitchell Washington the National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People Knowland South

Philadelphian Murders Two Kills Self in Suburban Flat

Paul Warwick Jr. grandson of former Philadelphia mayor Charles F Warwick fatally shot his wife Josephine, 35, a former ballet dancer, and her sister Mary McCann, 22, in his Lansdowne, Pennsylvania apartment. He then killed himself, police said. No motive was immediately found. The bodies were discovered late last night.

Philadelphia Fred Roberts Delaware County Paul Warwick Jr Welitede Warwick Charles F Warwick Merlin Miss McCann

Parkview Cafe Night Club Permit Appeal Denied

The Obie Department of Liquor Control refused to re issue a night club DL liquor permit for Parkview Cafe at 2024 Yankee Ad. Applicant Gabor Katona has 39 days to appeal the decision.

Obie Department of Liquor Control Parkview Yankee Gabor Katona Katona

Father walks through glass during delivery at Lynchburg General

Mrs George RK Parnell gave birth to a son at Lynchburg General Hospital. Her husband, in his excitement, walked into a door he mistook for an opening, shattering a plate glass window and cutting his arm. The baby and mother were reported doing fine.

Lynchburg George RK. Parnell Lynchburg General Hospital Papa Pareil Parnell Papa Parnell

Elizabeth Taylor Released From Hospital After Premature Labor

Elizabeth Taylor has been discharged from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center a week after entering for premature labor pains. The actress and wife of producer Mike Todd left the hospital Thursday night as danger subsided, with the baby due in October.

New York Elizabeth Taylor Miss Taylor Mike Todd Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Cemtrality Shares Offered Downtown Middletown

Short note advertises a limited number of shares for Cemtrality in downtown Middletown. Mentions information contact Colt W. Cunningham GA and references The Ohio Bus Line Co.

Middletown THE Ohio Bus Line CO

Suspect Surrenders After Series of Break-ins

Adron Brown 25 surrendered to police at City Building. He faces burglary warrants tied to the Point Drive-In Irene Law son of Wayside Lunch and Robert English of the English Tavern. Others, Dennis Blair 23 and Donald Campbell 27, bound to Butler County Grand Jury July 12 on four burglary and larceny charges.

Robert Tallon Adron Brown Fred Bolton Point Irene Lawson Robert English Dennis Blair Farmers Donald Campbell Maple Dr Franklin Butler County

Ford reports record payroll and staffing for first half 1957

Ford Motor Co says its hourly workers nationwide earned an average 105.30 dollars for a 41.4 hour week in the first six months of 1957, with total employment at 194,672 and payroll at 599,685,328 dollars. Detroit area workers averaged 107.02 for a 41.3 hour week.

Detroit Ford Motor Co United States Ford John S. Bugas Bugas

Hoffa Promotes Giant Union Combine Across Sectors

In San Francisco James R. Hoffa proposes merging truck drivers longshoremen railroad steamship workers and warehousemen into one large transport union within the AFL CIO framework He expects to win the Teamsters presidency next month and carry out the merger plan while Teamsters leaders review the constitution in Miami ahead of the September convention

San Francisco Detroit James R. Hoffa Hoffa Teamsters Dave Beck Einar Mohn Union Miami

First Cavalry Leaves Japan After 12 Years

The Defense Department announced the withdrawal of the 1st Cavalry Division from Japan, fulfilling Eisenhower’s pledge to pull all U. S. ground troops out within a year. The move will end when the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division departs Okinawa, leaving about 17,000 U S personnel in Japan.

Washington Japan Army 1St Cavalry Defense Department Eisenhower U. S 3Rd Marine Division Okinawa Air Force Marine Air Wing

Junior Mardi Gras crowns two youths at park coronation

Goldman Perk youngsters staged a junior Mardi Gras celebration ending with a coronation at the park dance. Queen Eayle Mitchell and King Bob Scott received crowns. Attendants were Cathy Dakin and Dan Oswald, with Barbara Ross and Beth Eggleston supervising.

Goldman Perk Eayle Mitchell Bob Scott Cathy Dakin Dan Oswald Barbara Ross Beth Eggleston

Bike Tags Plentiful in Middletown as Licenses Arrive

Middletown restores bicycle license supply with 1000 licenses delivered. Each of four fire stations receives 125 licenses and residents may obtain them for 25 cents. City Buildings hold 500 licenses in reserve. Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced the update.

Middletown Joseph Blackmore

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