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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1958

Page

2

Wildwood district plans reshape Middletown schools for 1958 59

Middletown Board of Education redraws school boundaries affecting Wildwood Spring Hill Wilson Lincoln and Mayfield for the 1958 59 year with temporary assignments to Maple Park Jefferson and Sherman until Wildwood opens. Some students facing transfer will be notified by mail and moves are planned around Wildwood readiness later this year.

Board of Education Middletown Wildwood Spring Hill Wilson Lincoln Mayfield Maple Park Jefferson Sherman Wildwood School Vannest Woodsdale Coles Road Kreiel Boulevard Blue Bail Spring HiLu Coles Reid Heinkel Drive Stolz Drive Marshall Road Moore Road Eisenhower Place Sophia Avenue Whitman Drive Arcadia Drive Tuggle Subdivision Countryside Manchester Meadows Manchester Road Woodsdire Lisa Lane Riverview Spencer Lane Breil ‘Drive Vannest Avenue Riverview Avenue Wilson School Grand Avenue Orchard Street Aberdeen Drive Grand Central Avenue Bertha Drive Lincoln School Inland Drive Sutphin Aberdeen Big Four Shafer Street Mayfield School Stucents South 6 Bresel Boulevard Mayfield Atendance Cromwell Schedge Loi Sherman School Barbara Park Scottdale Whoave Roosevelt Junior High South Highland Howard Cromwell Barbara Fark Hempstead Coal Co Lemon - Monroe Central Edison Garfield McKinley Roosevelt Valley Sheet Metal Works, Inc Jefferson School

School board fills most teaching posts. one first grade vacancy remains

The Board of Education approved nearly all teaching assignments for the next school year, with one first grade vacancy at Oneida School. Resignations included Mrs. Anderson Mrs. Jackson and Don Puthoff. New hires include Miss Chenault Harvill Heskett Saffell and Miss Spencer.

Board of Education Oneida Howard Cromwell Mary Anderson Lemon - Monroe Billy Jackson Taft Don Puthoff Middletown High School Rowena Chenault Mt. Healthy Ohio Avery H. Ha

Three Drivers Are Sentenced in Franklin Court

In Franklin, Municipal Court Judge J. T. Riley fined and jailed three motorists for drunken driving. Carl Bowling, Oliver Clark, and Hargus Read drew three days in jail and $100 plus costs. Hazel Johnson received a suspended sentence of 30 days and $100 and costs plus one year probation for threats. Bond forfeitures of $15 were posted by Vinent De Salvo and James Hannon.

Franklin J. T. Riley Carl Bowling Allan St Oliver Clark S. River St Read Cincinnati Hazel Johnson Garfield St Middletown Myrtle Lainhart Turner Ave Vinenet de Salvo James Hannon Hamilton

Pickets Close Chrysler Plant After Drivers Walkout

Akron Ohio AP The Twinsburg plant of Chrysler Corp shut down Monday as 26 truck drivers on personal grievance walkout refused to cross a picket line.

Akron, Ohio Twinsburg Chrysler Corp

Australian lizard runs on hind legs when in a hurry

The Australian lizard lifts its fore parts and darts away on its hind legs when hurried, a rapid escape behavior observed in its locomotion.

Driver Loses License For Life In DUI Sentences

Two motorists were found guilty of driving while intoxicated by Municipal Judge J. T Lamb. Delbert Riley, 45, received a $500 fine plus costs, 30 days in jail, and a life license suspension. Augustus Wheeler, 54, was fined $200 plus costs, three days in jail, and a one year license suspension.

J.T Lamb Delbert Riely Oberon Dr Riley S. Clinton Street 1St Avenue Augustus Wheeler 10Th Ave Wheeler S. Verity Parkway Yankee Road

Lebanon Woman Wounded In Accidental Shooting

Betty McQuitty, 29, of near Lebanon Ohio 48 is in critical condition at Middletown Hospital after her husband Jerry, 27, fired a dumdum bullet at point blank range during a night mishap. No charges will be filed.

Lebanon Betty McQuitty Middletown Hospital Jerry McQuitty Warren County Richard Satterthwaite Ohio

Golden Age Club Plans Melon Party At Armco Park

The Golden Age Club will hold a watermelon party tomorrow at Armco Park with transportation provided. If weather fails, members meet in the Girl Scout room at 1 p.m. said President Harry Gordon.

The Golden Age Club Armco Park Harry Gordon Civic Association Gordon Girl Scout

Parma Firemen Injured Battling $5,000 Cleveland Suburb Blaze

Two Parma firefighters were hurt while tackling a five thousand dollar house fire Monday night. Frederick Zin, 54, had a heart attack and was listed in fair condition at Deaconess Hospital. Robert A. Jeenek, 29, 건 was treated and released after smoke inhalation.

Cleveland (Ap Parma Frederick Zin Deaconess Hospital Robert A. Jeenek

Last Boat Trip One Too Many Scouts Skip It Get Home Early

A busload of 92 Explorer Scouts and leaders arrived in Middletown ahead of schedule after plans to take a Wisconsin Dells boat trip changed. The six day canoe journey across Wisconsin lakes concluded with a scramble to reach Indian ceremonies, using walking, train, and bus routes. Scouts included Kenneth Brown to Darrell Stutz among others.

Middletown Wisconsin Dells Wis Wisconsin Lakes Boy Scout Region 7 Boulder Junction Wisconsin

Trio Can Thank Weeds After River Rescue

Three Hamilton boys Gordon Van Lieu 14 John Morris 13 and his twin Sherman Morris drifted in the Great Miami River and clung to weeds near the Black Street bridge until Butler County deputies reached them. Sherman reached shore before help arrived and all escaped unharmed though frightened.

Hamilton Miami River Gordon van Lieu N. B St John Morris Main St Sherman Black Street Bridge Butler County Sheriff's

Shoe Store Burglary Nets $292 In The Weekend

A break-in at Da via's Shoe Store on Central Avenue yielded seven pairs of shoes a radio and an adding machine with a total loss of 292 dollars. The crime was reported around 12 30 p m and marked the second theft in three months. Earlier in May a separate burglary produced 161 28 dollars in cash with no arrest.

Davia Central Ave Mayer Dayton

Blanchester Wreck Injures Franklin Couple and Daughter

A Franklin couple and their daughter were injured when their car failed brakes on a curve, struck a guard rail and a bridge abatement at Todds Fork Creek three miles south of Blanchester on Rt 1238. Howard Osborne 69 suffered head and face lacerations, Della A. Osborne 64 forehead and left leg lacerations, and Estes Stadler 44 compound fracture of the left thumb. They were treated and released from Clinton County Memorial Hospital in Wilmington.

Franklin Todds Fork Creek Howard Osborne Oxford Rd Della A. Osborn Estes Stadler Bethany Blanchester Clinton County Memorial Hospital Wilmington

Motor Burns At Coffee Shop Fire Causes Minor Damage

Firefighters responded to an alarm at the Crispié Creme Coffee Shop 1343 Central Ave. The basement fire caused 45 dollars in damage and was traced to an overheated motor. No structural damage occurred. The owner is Harry Finkelman.

Crispié Creme Central Ave Biy Harry Finkelman

Judge Orders Moore County Commissioners for Jury Duty

In Carthage North Carolina Judge W H S Burgwyn in a 98 degree Moore County courtroom ordered the county commissioners to report for jury duty today. He said the room needs air conditioning and that they should suffer the heat and noise with everyone else.

Carthage N. C W. H. S. Burgwyn Moore County

Planning For Fall Tops Agenda

Fall planning will begin in the Pokey Griffith District at a 4 30 p m round table meeting led by District Commissioner Sam Carutbers Cubbers scouters and explorer leaders will receive program notebooks planning sheets district calendars and fall program quarterlies Assisting Carruthers will be Wallace Frager Dudley Inwood and Ed Zickgraf.

Pokey Griffith Sam Carutbers Carruthers Wallace Frager Dudley Inwood Ed Zickgraf

Cat Causes Death Of Local Boy In Cincinnati Street Run

Cincinnati AP reports a passing cat struck and killed seven year old Willa Wackett as he ran into a street near his home on Monday.

Cincinnati Willa Wackett

Costs Rise After Two Car Collision on City Streets

Two motor vehicles collided at Shafer Street and North Avenue injuring three people and damaging a 1949 Dome auto described as a total loss. Hounshell, 97, was cited for traveling the wrong way on a one way street and Dome, 28, for a stop sign violation. Injured were Imogene Dome and two children, with hospital treatment for minor head cuts and bruises. A separate bicycle versus car incident injured Raymond Joslin, 11, and Peggy Lawson, 1513 Lamberton Street, with $145 in car damage. Walton Likens, 57, was cited for backing unsafely into a parked car causing $75 damage.

Shafer Street North Avenue Carl Houashe Franklin Rt. 2 Imogene James Lewellyn Franklin Rt Hounshell Raymond Joslin Crawford St Goldman Avenue Carolina Street Peggy Lawson Lamberton St Walton Likens Hill Ave Donald Nellson Windsor Rd Hill Avenue

Lawson Get Degrees Commissions Back

Two Middletown High basketball stars graduated from Western Kentucky State College Bowling Green Kentucky and received Army commissions Owen D Lawson earned a BA and was named second lieutenant armor in the U S Army Reserve He will report for duty May 16 1959 Back was commissioned a second lieutenant in the regular Army by Lt Col James F Marquis after earning a degree in commercial education and was named a distinguished military student

Middletown High Western Kentucky State Colege Bowling Green Owen D. Lawson Jesse Lawson Tustus Ave U.S. Army Reserve Lawson Paul L. Garrett ROTC Department of the Army Back James F. Marquis Edger Back Crescent Iblvd

Two Million Dollar Charity From Cleveland Industrialist

Treat H. Chapin, 83, longtime board chairman of the National Acme Co., left more than two million dollars for charitable uses in a will filed in Probate Court Monday after his death last Tuesday.

Leveland Cleveland Treat H. Chapin W.1 Chapin National Acme Co

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