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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1955

Page

2

School Board Delays Salaries While Budget Exceeds Income

Middletown Board of Education reviewed a preliminary teachers salaries report by Richard Williams and Guerney Cole and adopted a 1956 budget of 3,118,490 with no salary increase. The group aims to compare local pay with similar cities and plans a Feb 1, 1956, final report.

Jody Terney Board of Education Richard Williams Guerney Cole Citizens Committee Ohio State University Research Bureau Middletown John D. Blackford City Ineourance Board Harry Adley Blackford Lemon

Aeronca grants six cent wage hike to 1500 workers

A six cent an hour pay increase was awarded yesterday to about 1,500 Aeronca production workers in Middletown and Miamisburg after negotiations between Aeronca Manufacturing Corp and the Aeronca Independent Union. The union says the rise compares favorably with other aircraft industry rates and follows its certification as the bargaining agent after a 1946 NLRB election.

Aeronca Manufacturing Corp Aeronca Independent Union Middletown Miamisburg Aeronca National Labor Relations Board Rex Potter Don DeFrates Fd Bach James Murphy Jr Elliot Levey Independent Union Enis Marshall Ed Newcomb Elmer Cain Sue Carmody

Youth Hurt Mother Cited After Wreck

A Dayton woman Mabel Jean Lackey 27 was arrested for driving while under the influence after a car carrying her and her 7 year old son overturned in a ditch at Ohio 73 and Manchester Road. The child was treated for a bruised forehead and released from Middletown Hospital.

Dayton Ohio 73 Manchester Road Mabel Jean Lackey Lawrence Middletown Hospital

At The Movies Listings and Showtimes

Paramount shows Sev en Litke Foys at 1 15 4 15 7 15 10 p m Robber s Roost at 2 45 5 43 8 45 p m Strand presents Untamed 3 00 6 25 9 45 The Racer 1 15 4 50 8 15 City of Me 1 15 4 25 7 35 10 30 Carmen Jones 2 25 5 30 8 45 Colonial Dawn at Socorro 2 45 5 45 8 45 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1 15 4 10 7 10 10 p m Dixie Cruise In Broken Lance 8 45 10 45

Litke Foys Carmen Jones Socorro Dixie Cruise Broken Lance

Middletown Board Reaffirms Ban on Sunday School Events

The Middletown board refused a Sunday admission charged event at Middletown High School and reaffirmed its stance while noting any resident may request a hearing. Miss Wilkerson represented the Middletown Civic Symphony Orchestra which had used Sundays for concerts at Middletown High School. The board also denied Carmel Mathis and Chalmer Egelston use of Lemon Monroe High School’s practice field for a tent revival from Aug 9 to Sept 5 due to football practices starting next week.

Russell Coulter Robert Enright Dean Glasgow Dale Ride Wendell Diehl Eunice Stye Nicholas Demetriou Gordon Lindsay Doris Russell Lois Lewis Clara Enright Ruth Johnson Mary Baker Elsie Ellison Beryl Orr Amelia Jamison Ancil Evick Monroe Gertrude Jennings Lemon- Monroe Kindegarten Ruth Kempf Hilda Maier Ruth Parker LaVerne Swisher Martha Taylor Florence Everhart Taft School Ralph Stanton Winton Street Howard Gall Mayfield Amanda Board of Education M. J. Conrad Ohio State University Research Bureau Middletown James Collier Spring Hih Russell van Cleave Barnitz Stadium Joan Kellems Monroe Elementary Ballard Engle Ferdinand Kistner Chester Tomilson Orville Lewis Vestal Patton Lemon-Monroe High School Dewey Miracle Valda Wilkerson Miss Wilkerson Middletown Civic Symphony Orchestra Middletown High School Carmel Mathis Chalmer Egelston Lemon - Monroe High School

Eight Candidates File As Deadline Approaches

The Board of Elections reports eight candidates filing petitions as the filing deadline nears. Harry M Bowlus seeks Madison township trustee, Carl H Sigel Madison township clerk, and Hubert E Moyer Madison Township Board of Education. George A Young Monroe Village clerk, Mark A Monroe grocer also filed, plus Gordon Reed seeks Monroe mayor. Two Trenton Armco workers vie for Madison Township council seats alongside Donald R Bogan and Lester DePew. Deadline for all but Middletown City Commission posts is tomorrow. commission candidates must file by Sept. 9 with 379 signatures.

Teday Board of Elections Office Harry M Bowlus West Middletown Madison Township Carl H. Sigel Monroe Gordon Reed Monroe Council Trenton Armco Steel Corp Donald R. Bogan Lester DePew Middletown City Commission Commission

Park Board OKs Sunset Pool Bath House Plan

Middletown park trustees approved a two-shower bath house layout for Sunset Pool with two toilets and separate locker space. Goetz estimated the concrete block structure at 45000 dollars including plumbing and wiring. The board also deferred final approval on a Doty Park remodel and discussed Gladell Park and Smith Farm developments and a plan to enhance Smith Pond for fishing.

Middletown Park Board Sunset Pool Harold Goetz Goetz Doty Park

75 Year Old Man Cited After Hitting Fire Truck

A collision on Garfield Street between a Middletown Fire Department emergency truck and a 1929 auto led to two hospital visits and the citation of Henry Gowker, 75, for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Fire Capt. Eugene Fishbaugh suffered a twisted back.

Middletown Woodlawn Avenue Garfield Street Middletown Hospital Henry Gowker Curtis St Eugene Fishbaugh Gowker York Ave Baker's Fishbaugh

Age dispute postpones Teasley murder hearing in Middletown

Willie Teasley age to be fixed after birth records from Statham Ga. may adjust age from 17 to 23. If 17, case moves to Juvenile Court. Teasley, jailed without bond, faces one count of first degree murder in the fatal Saturday shooting of Robert Hunter on his porch.

Willie Teasley Garfield St Alton Combs Middletown Toney Ind Statham Easley Teasley Robert Hunter 17Th Ave Roy Crout

Dance Team Winds Up Park Circuit in Indiana Tonight

The Minataree Indiana dance team winds up their park circuit this week with a 8 p.m. performance at Gardner Park. A second show is scheduled Thursday at Barnitz Park. Bill Billett, assistant leader of Troop 13, leads the campfire dances.

Gardner Park Barnitz Park Bill Billett

Local Girl Attending Baton Twirling School

Miss Judy Burgess of West Middletown is attending the 1955 Baton Twirling School at Butler University in Indianapolis. She is a junior at Middletown High School and a major cello? in the program.

Judy Burgess Carl Burgess West Middletown Butler University Indianapolis Burgess Middletown High School

Middletown Post Office to Install New Ballpoint Pens

Hilbert H. Martin, postmaster, announced the Middletown Post Office will receive a shipment of ballpoint pens to replace scratchy writing instruments. About nine pens will be placed in the lobby with placards informing patrons of the change as part of the Post Office Department’s effort to improve public writing facilities.

Middletown Hilbert H. Martin Post Office Department Martin

Plans For National Amusement Parks Conclave At Lake

Final preparations are complete for the National Assn Amusement Parks Pools and Beaches summer meeting to be held tomorrow at LeSourdsville Lake. Don Dazey, park manager and association president, says hosts include Darey and Edgar Streifthau with many owners managers and operators expected. Registrants come from Indiana Illinois New York Pennsylvania Louisiana Massachusetts Georgia Michigan Kentucky California New Hampshire and Ohio.

The National Assn LeSourdsville Lake Don Dazey National Association Darey Edgar Streifthau Indiana Ilinois New York Pennsylvania Louisana Massachusetts Georgia Michigan Kentucky California New Hampshire Ohio

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