Township Schools Transfer Sets Two-Mill Levy Renewal
Middletown Board of Education approved placing a two mill operating levy renewal on November ballots after transferring Lemon Township schools into the district. County prosecutor says boards can act independently for 30 days to hire staff and pay bills while transfer finalized. A special session approved transfer maps and resolution to county auditor. question arose on township clerk’s signatory authority.
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Middletown
Board of Education
Lemon Township
Board of Elections
Hamilton
Hugh Butler
Butler
Henderson Estes
County Board Approves Release Of Lemon Township Transfer
The Butler County Board of Education unanimously approved the transfer of Lemon Township Local School District to Middletown after a 15 minute meeting at the courthouse. The board counted 910 valid signatures in favor, with remonstrance rights and a 30 day period open for opponents.
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Butler County Board of Education
Lemon Township
Middletown
C. H. Williams
Board of Elections
Ray Wilson
Ernest Meyers
Mary Jo Branch
Meyers
Branch
Wilson
C. E. Ehresman
J. F. Clawson
N. J. Lawler
Joseph Heck
Stock Market Drops Amid Sudden Profit Taking
The market turned down sharply as profit taking swept in late morning trading. Steel shares slipped with Bethlehem and Youngstown Sheet reporting a merge. US Steel, Goodyear, International Harvester, Radio Corp. and others dropped, while Boeing, United Aircraft, General Motors and General Electric held firm as the tape finally steadied.
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New York
Bethlehem
Youngstown
Steel
Goodyear
International Harvester
Radio Corp
Homestake
Union Carbide
General Dynamics
Westinghouse
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Loew's
Boeing
United Aircraft
National Distillers
General Motors
Allied Chemical
General Electric
Armco Purchases Coal Firm Princess Dorothy Co in W Va
Armco Steel Corp acquires the stock of the Princess Dorothy Coal Co owner of the Robin Hood mine in Boone County West Virginia. The Robin Hood mine will be operated by a separate company for the time being with L F Reinartz named president and Andrew O B Hogue to head operations. The mine can produce about 50 000 tons monthly and employs around 300 workers. Armco already operates Montcoal and Nellis mines in the region.
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Armco Steel Corp
Princess Dorothy Coal Co
Boone County
W. Va
W. W. Sebald
Hogue
Princess Dorothy Co
Robin Hood
West Virginia
Montcoal
Nellis
Lions Club to Host Last Ladies Night at LeSourdsville Lake
The Lions Club observes the final Ladies Night of the summer with a 6 30 p m gathering tomorrow at LeSourdsville Lake. Bill Apple leads the program for attendees.
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The
Lions Club
LeSourdsville Lake
Bill Apple
County boards weigh immediate transfer effect and remonstrance risk
The discussion centered on the resolution and Ohio Code wording that transfer takes effect upon filing with the auditor. Officials debated how to separate accounts if remonstrance succeeds and whether Middletown and the township board could enforce a separate system. The township board meets tonight with a long agenda including bill payments and teacher hires.
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Middletown
Township
Charles Reuthe
Boards Reach Parallel Action On Lemon Township School Bills
Lemon Township and Middletown boards agreed to proceed with work while legal questions are settled. If Lemon is invalid, Middletown action suffices. if joint, Middletown adds but remains legal. New superintendent John Blackford urged consulting the state board and deferring payments until legalities are clear.
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Lemon Township
Middltown
Lemon Board
Middletown
John Blackford
State Board of Education
Gideon Road Improvement Financing Up
City Commission will discuss funding for Gideon Road upgrades at 7 45 p m including storm sewers curbs gutters sidewalks and surfacing. City Manager Kra mer will present G A Cooney estimate for Wildwood Subdivision while park board pitches changes to temporary staff list.
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City Commission
Gideon Road
Howard H. Kramer
G. A. Cooney
Wildwood Subdivision
Middletown Park Board
Cyclist Injured in Roadside Bicycle Collision
Robert Carey Dietz, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Dietz of 3807 Vannest Ave., suffered scalp lacerations bruises and abrasions and a deep bruise on his left thigh in a collision at 4 50 p m yesterday. He rode from a Sawyer Road lot into a car driven by James L Havens of 1905 Dix Road. He was treated at Middletown Hospital.
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Robert Carey Dietz
Robert P. Dietz
Vannest Ave
Sawyer Road
James L. Havens
Dix Road
Dietz
Midditown Hospital
McCarthy Arrested After Collision at Union and Manchester
Edward McCarthy Jr aged 22 was arrested yesterday for insufficient brakes after a crash at Union and Manchester roads. He failed to stop at a stop sign and hit a car driven by 29 year old Robert Lee Riley at Franklin Rt. 1. No injuries reported though both vehicles were extensively damaged. McCarthy to be arraigned in Franklin court.
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Edward McCarthy Jr
Union
Manchester
McCarthy
Manchester Rd
Robert Lee Riley
Franklin Rt. 1
Franklin Court
Accident Puts Woman In Hospital In Middletown
Middletown woman Helen Hale aged 27 of 916 6th Ave sustained body bruises and severe pains in a 1:48 am auto accident at 317 North Main Street. Hale was admitted in good condition to Middletown Hospital. Police report her car, traveling south on Main, passed a left turning vehicle near 425 Tytus Ave, lost control and careened into a residence yard. No damage to Hale’s car was noted.
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Middletown
N. Main St
Helen Hale
6Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Hale
Main Street
Tytus Ave
Truck Hits Light Standard in City Street Crash
A tractor-trailer owned by B&L Motor Freight backed over a curb at Bellomonte Street and Elmo Place at 5 45 p m knocking over a light standard. The driver reportedly parked nearby and left the scene. Police say the accident investigation is continuing.
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B&l Motor Freight, Inc
Bellomonte Street
Elmo Place
Four Cookies Please Intravenous Feeding For Eddie Nears End
Eddie Philips a six year old at Middletown Hospital may have his intravenous feeding halted. He has endured four weeks of tube feeding and now shows bright coloring and happiness when fed. Doctors say stopping IV feeding means drawing tubes from his veins. He signs for a chocolate cookie and asks for cookies for himself and the nurses. Mail from around the world continues to arrive as doctors fight a rare blood malady after July operation.
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Eddie
Middletown
Ken B. Philips
Four damage suits filed over Middletown crash deaths and injuries
Four civil suits totaling more than 500000 were filed in common pleas court by Columbus attorneys over an August 5 1952 Elk Creek Road Ohio 122 crash near Middletown. Plaintiffs seek damages for brain injuries and a fatality. county officials are named among defendants. The car was struck by a vehicle driven by Donald T Willis of Gratis.
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Common Pleas
Columbus
Elk Creek Road
Ohio 122
Middletown
Florence E. Hartgers
S. Roys Ave
Frank Hartgers
Mae Davis
E. 2Nd Ave
David T. Davis
Davis
Hartgers
Donald T. Willis
Gratis
Two Escape As Car Slips Off Highway Near LeSourdsville
Two people escaped with minor injuries when a car ran off Ohio 4 near LeSourdsville at about 1 am. Deputy Elmer Grabel said guard rails stopped the vehicle from dropping 25 feet into a creek bed. Driver Glenn Brown 24 and Edna Willoughby 25 suffered minor cuts and bruises. The car owned by Kenneth Kammerdeiner of York Pennsylvania was damaged on the right side. Both declined medical attention.
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Ohio 4
LeSourdsville
Elmer Grabel
Glenn Brown
Fleming Rd
Edna Willoughby
Xenia
Brown
Grabel
Kenneth Kammerdeiner
E. Poplar St
York
Eisenhower Signs Bill Increasing Assistant Secretaries
President Eisenhower signed legislation authorizing two additional assistant secretaries for the Army Navy and Air Force. The move raises each department’s executive staff from two to four assistant secretaries.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Air Force
Lawsuit Names County Officials in Elk Creek Road Crash
Plaintiffs accuse county engineer Jesse Pochard and county commissioners Ben S. Van Gorden Gordon Augspurger and Arthur Reiff along with Don ald T Willis a minor and Theodore Willis of negligence over a missing stop sign at Elk Creek Road and Ohio 122. They allege the Willis auto traveled west on Ohio 122 while the other vehicle came north on Elk Creek Road when the collision happened.
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Jesse Pochard
Ben S. van Gorden
Gordon Augspurger
Arthur Reiff
Donald T. Willis
Gratis
Theodore Willis
Elk Creek Road
Ohio 122
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount screens Living It Up at 3 15 6 30 and 9 45 p m Yellow Tomahawk at 1 45 5 10 and 8 30 p m Strand presents The Bigamist at 2 45 5 45 and 8 40 p m Green Glove at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 10 p m
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Paramount
The
Insurance ad quick quote by John Dobrozsi Jr
An insurance solicitation urges readers to call for an estimate of full protection. The ad provides the name John Dobrozsi Jr and an address line 34696 1743 Central.
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John Dobrozsi, Jr
School Chiefs To Meet Eaton County Leaders
Special report says prebie county superintendents will meet County Superintendent C. R. Coblentz tomorrow at 1 p.m. The announced gathering aims to discuss county school matters and coordination.
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EATON
Prebie County
C. R. Coblentz
Swim Party Planned by Girl Scout Troop 125
Intermediate Girl Scout Troop 125 will hold a swim party at Yankee Pool Saturday at 9 30 a m. Troop leader Mrs T O McDonald says the event will include troop members their parents and friends.
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Yankee Pool
T. O. McDonald
New Floor Care Ends Waxing for Floors
Glaxo provides a semiannual application that replaces waxing and scrubbing. A brush coat seals dirt, dries in an hour, and remains water clear. Advertises savings over wax and lists Streifthau's as the retailer.
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Streifthau
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Robert Nelson
Citizens’ Committee For Consolidation
Glenn Selby
Cochairman
Nelson
Armco
Lion Ladies
DOXOL
S. Main Street
Eddie Philips
Butler County
Wina Genuine Diamond
Diamond Publicity Corporation
Flower St
Los Angeles
California
Kroehler
Rob Ranft
Franklin
Thirkields
Ohio
Central Branch
Central Ave
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank and Trust CO
Middletown, Ohio
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