Middletown Board Faces Quick Actions Over District Merger
The Middletown Board of Education must act within 24 hours to approve a district transfer from Lemon Township if county action allows it. If transferred, a two mill operating levy renewal must be filed for November by 4 p.m. tomorrow, with maps of the enlarged district and related filings to Hamilton. Snyder outlines plan to attend county meeting, accept transfer if approved, file maps, and pursue ballot renewal amid a 30 day remonstrance window.
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Middletown Board of Education
Lemon Township
County Board of Education
Middletown
Hamilton
Board of Elections
R. H. Snyder
Snyder
Immunization Clinic Thursday At Oneida School
The last immunization clinic for children in the Lemon Township School District will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Oneida School. Dr. H. A. Moore, county health commissioner, will conduct the immunization for diphtheria and vaccinate for smallpox.
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Lemon Township
Oneida
Butler County Health Department
H. A. Moore
Verdict On Petitions Set Today
A transfer of Lemon Township School District to Middletown School District was to be decided by the County Board of Education at 3 pm in Hamilton. Advocates reported 1,064 valid signatures, while opponents showed 154 withdrawals, leaving 910 valid pro signatures, 38 over the 872 requirement. A delegation from Citizens' Committee and local boards planned to attend.
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Lemon Township
Middletown
County Board of Education
Hamilton
Citizens’ Committee For Consolidation
County
Middletown Board of Elections
Board of Elections
Citizens’ Committee
Man Jailed Five Months On Complaint Of Wife
Thomas Nelson, 37, of College Corner Rt. 1, was sentenced to five months in county jail and fined $200 by Justice of the Peace Co. M. Smith on an assault and battery complaint filed by his wife. An officer's report said Nelson threatened to kill her.
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Eaton
Thomas Nelson
College Corner Rt
Justice of the Peace Co
M. Smith
Pag
Preble County
Man Fined in Assault Case Over Mislisted Address
Arthur Jernigan, 38, of 810 18th Ave, was fined $25 and costs, suspended, in Municipal Court yesterday on an assault and battery charge. His address was incorrectly listed as 810 8th Ave in the previous issue.
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Arthur Jernigan
18Th Ave
8Th Ave
Eddie Philips Begins Enhanced Feeding After Illness
Eddie Philips six-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Ken Philips remains in Middletown Hospital in Room C-1 as doctors adjust his care after a July 8 tonsil operation led to bleeding. He receives nourishment through a nasal tube and blood plasma every eight hours. A paralysis on his left side from cerebral edema has improved and he can move his left foot though he cannot yet swallow or speak.
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Ken Philips
Highview Rd
Eddie
Six Autos Flip In Fatal Chain of Crashes
Seven people were injured as six autos overturned and a truck plowed into a building in tenState Highway Patrol incidents. Frank Ric chey, 58, of Fort Wayne, died? No. Ricchey was taken to Mercy Hospital with lacerations and possible internal injuries after his car struck gas pumps and a parked truck, pushing it into a concrete building on the Trenton Hamilton Road in Overpeck at 9 50 p m. Leslie Roberts, 35, of St Clair, suffered bruises and a badly bruised arm after colliding with a guard rail on Ohio 122. Earl Stewart, 24, of Waynesville, failed to stop at a sign at Routes 122 and 123, causing a second car driven by Edgar Ferguson to roll over and skid. A passenger in the Ferguson car, Baker, 27, of Cincinnati, sustained minor abrasions. Millard E Marshall Jr., 22, of Franklin, fell asleep going into a curve on Franklin Trenton Road, hitting three signs and overturning into a cornfield. Walter McAfee, 39, of Cincinnati, had chrome molding pierce his leg when his car left the road on Ohio 4 north of Hamilton, then overturned into a fence. Denzil Brewer, 34, of Middletown, and passenger Ralph Stevens, 19, were injured when Brewer’s car slid off Ohio 4 and overturned. The crashes occurred yesterday afternoon and evening, with victims treated at Middletown and Mercy hospitals.
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State Highway Patrol
Frank B. Richey
W. Sherwood
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Trenton -Hamilton
Ricchey
Richey
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Leslie Roberts
Iglehart
Ohio 122
Roberts
Middletown Hospital
Earl Stewart
Waynesville
Edgar Ferguson
Carolina St
Ferguson
Baker
Glenn Ave
Franklin - Trenton
Walter McAfee
8Th St
Cincinnati
Ohio 4
McAfee
Denzil Brewer
Middletown
Bike license hours corrected for city residents
Officials say bicycle licenses are available 2 30 to 4 30 p m Tuesday through Friday and 9 to 11 a m Monday at the garage behind the City Building. The Sunday Journal incorrectly listed Tuesday hours as 12 30 to 4 30 p m.
Car driven by John Leonard overturns after passing truck
A vehicle driven by 24 year old John Leonard of Seven Mile overturned after he attempted to pass a dump truck and lost control, injuring him as the car rolled onto its side. Authorities investigated the crash and noted no other injuries or fatalities.
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John Leonard
Leonard
Ran Bet
Polio Strikes Local Child While Vacationing in Los Angeles
Seven year old Gaye Doughman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Doughman of Yankee Road, contracted polio during a Los Angeles visit. Father flew west after learning of illness. The party includes Mrs Elsie Akers and two other children. Pat Bennett also in California. Gaye was a Lincoln School first grader last year.
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Robert Doughman
Gaye Doughman
Los Angeles
Frontier Cafe
Yankee Road
West Coast
Doughman
John
Jennifer
Elsie Akers
Sherman Ave
California
Pat Bennett
Robert Bennett
Franklin
Lincoln School
Car Crash on Rt 48 Injures No One
A northbound collision on Rt 48 yesterday left a car damaged after driver Jack LeFevers age 17 of Lebanon Rt 3 lost control on the wet road and struck a farm fence and a utility pole. No injuries were reported.
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Rt. 48
Jack LeFevers
Lebanon
Collision Near State Patrol Post Delivers Minor Damage
A collision occurred on Ohio 4 at 7 15 p m yesterday in front of the state patrol post. Kenneth Lakes 23 of 1034 Vine St Hamilton drove a truck that rear ended a car driven by Orville Handley 55 of Okeana Rt 1. No injuries and both vehicles sustained minor damage.
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Ohio
Kenneth Lakes
Vine St
Hamilton
Orville Handley
Okeana Rt. 1
Lebanon youth loses control on wet highway
Floyd J. Scott Jr., 18, of 427 N Mechanic Lebanon was driving south on U S 42 when he lost control on a wet road while passing another vehicle. His car struck a culvert and overturned with no injuries reported.
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Floyd J. Scott Jr
Mechanic
Lebanon
U. S. 42
Franklin Mayor veto stalls Route 73 highway plan
Franklin mayor John Shotwell vetoed a 6000 dollar city share for the Franklin Middletown four lane highway project. Council has 10 days to override with a two thirds vote. If no action, the veto stands and state funding may be dropped.
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ED Edmiston Franklin
Middletown
John Shotwell
Shotwell
Franklin City
State Highway Department
Franklin
J. S. Paxton
District 8
Paxton
Highway Department
Clear Creek
Council
Paul Gaynor
Morrow Polio Up To 8 Now
LEBANON Special Anther polio case in Morrow, the second there in two days, pushed Warren County's total for the season up to 13 yesterday. Linda Williams 10 daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Williams was taken to General Hospital Cincinnati for observation and treatment of what was described as a mild case of polio. Eight of Warren County's 13 polio contacts have been from Morrow.
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Lebanon
Morrow
Warren County
Linda Williams
Kenneth Williams
Gneral Hospital
Cincinnati
At The Movies Listings for Paramount and Strand
Paramount shows Living It Up at 3 15 6 30 9 45 p m Yellow Tomahawk at 1 45 5 10 8 30 p m Strand presents Seven Sinners at 1 20 4 45 8 10 p m Jubilee Trail at 2 55 6 20 9 50 p m The Bigamist at 2 45 5 45 8 40 p m Green Glove at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 10 p m on Wednesday.
Magnetic thumbtack applicator with storage feature
A new thumbtack applicator uses a magnetic button to pick up and hold a tack in position. A quick press seats the tack permanently. The tool also removes tacks and deposits them in a storage area.
Patton On Probation For Five Years In Manslaughter Case
Douglas Vernon Patton 20 was placed on five years probation by Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer after being found guilty of first degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Wilbur D. Highley 33 in Trenton. He was ordered to pay funeral expenses and move from Trenton as conditions of probation. Highley of 3511 Tytus Ave was killed May 3 after a dispute on Madison Avenue. Patton, of 1601 Oberon Dr Middletown, claimed self defense.
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Douglas Vernon Patton
Wilbur D. Highley
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Patton
Trenton
Highley
Tytus Ave
Madison Avenue
3Rd Street
3Rd St
Oberon Dr
Middletown
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Monroe Creek
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Miami Conservancy
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Eddie Philips
Millard E. Marshall Jr
Spring St
D. W. Snider
Insurance Agency
Pickwick
Highway Director
Franklin - Middletown
Paramount
Waterbury
Champion Heating
Central
J. L. Purdy
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Dohn Hardware
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