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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1958

Page

2

North Middletown Sewer Job Spawns Street A cleanup

City crews began grading and smoothing torn up streets in North Middletown to level avenues and add gravel sidewalks for schoolchildren. In Toledo, Vitelli & Sons faces payment disputed repairs. city insists vitrified sewer pipe used despite contractor backed by concrete pipe advocates.

North Middletown Charles W. Thompson Ohio Webber Texas Toledo H. F. Haljpin Halpin, Inc Tony Vitelli Tony Vitelli & Sons Vitelli Thompson Concrete North Middletown

Doty House to Replace UCP Fund Drive in Middletown

The UCP drive will be replaced by a Doty House campaign in Middletown. Doty House, a locally organized center for handicapped children, will be the drive’s sole beneficiary. A Sept 2 organizational meeting will set up the new corporation and its programs for therapy and classes. More than twenty trustees from the community are named as organizers.

United Cerebral Palsy Fund Doty House of Middletown, Inc Doty House Middletown United Cerebral Palsy Organization Geraldine Himburg New Doty House Corporation Martin Rush Nelbar St Robert D. Barnard Fleming Rd Melvin 4

Texan Wins Majorette Queen Title

Sue Dickerson a 22 year old Texas brunette from El Paso crowned Miss Majorette Queen of America at the national contest in Russell s Point Ohio She defeated entrants from 31 States and Canada earning a five foot trophy She previously held Miss Majorette of Dixie title at Darlington South Carolina May 9 Runner up Joan Lounsbury of St Catharines Ontario and third Lennie DeSanti of Omaha Nebraska rounded out the top positions

Russells Point Ohio Texas Sue Dickerson el Paso Texas Western College Canada Miss Dickerson Dixie Darlington S. C Joan Lounsbury St. Catharines Ont Majorette Ontario Lennie DeSanti Omaha Neb

Thief Steals Mink Coat From Langwald Home

A thief broke into the Detroit residence of Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Langwald while they attended a Detroit Police Field Day Party and took a mink coat valued at $1,000.

Detroit Philip A. Langwald Langwalds

City Mishaps Leave Several Cars Damaged in Three Crashes

Three city auto incidents reported by police include a 16 year old driver Ken Miller skidding into a tree at 1509 Main Street. Arthur Cox owner, damage about 300 dollars. A two car collision at Girard Avenue and Verity Parkway caused 475 dollars in damage to drivers Ralph Nord and Inex Thompson. A parked car struck Carl Wool’s vehicle at 1723 Fleming Road causing 120 dollars in damage.

Ken M. Miller West Middletown Girard Avenue S.verity Parkway Ralph Nord Young St Inex Martin Thompson Dayton John Hosmer W. Lynn Jr Carl Wool Fleming Rd

Nationalist defense repels renewed Quemoy assault gains

Defense spokesmen said Nationalist warships beat back two Communist moves toward Quemoy. Armies clashed with Red gunboats and landing craft, while torpedo boats attacked Nationalist LSTs carrying wounded soldiers. Casualties included 11 civilians dead and 17 wounded as shelling set new bombardment records.

Tanzting The Defense Ministry Quemoy Tungting Peiping Red Air Force

Police Briefs Flag Thefts and Break-ins Across Town

Police investigated the stripping of a 1956 convertible owned by Clyde Gillespie at 3544 Jewell Street with rear wheels, hubcaps, and top slashed. A loot tip led to Velte Co. store items at West Middletown. Tools found near a culvert on Yankee Road. A basement break-in reported at 1705 Webber Avenue. Ralph Nord, 35, of 703 Young Street, arrested for DUI and no license. A street pothole on Texas Avenue drew multiple calls.

Clyde Gillespie Jewell St Carl Johnson Yankee Rd Velte Co West Middletown Yankee Road Oxford State Road Ralph Nord Young St

Faubus Hints Legislature May Block School Integration

Faubus warns the legislature could pass measures to block integrating Central High if the United States enforces mixed classrooms or a court order. He says closing the school may be required to keep peace and cites past violence when nine Negroes entered classes. The NAACP seeks immediate integration, while Justice Whittaker could issue an order before Thursday afternoon.

Central High United States Faubus Eisenhower NAACP Charles Whittaker U.S. Spreme Court Supreme Court Whittaker

Toot No Cure For Toothache

Police turned over a 14 year-old boy to Juvenile Officer J. F. Seibold Jr. after he was picked up in an intoxicated condition on downtown streets at 2 a m Sunday. The youth said a man bought him wine to ease the pain of a toothache. Seibold released him this morning but he still had a toothache.

J. F. Seibold Jr

Safe Rifled At Bakery $3800 Gone

Hamilton police reported nearly $4,500 in cash and loot stolen in a weekend spree including a safe burglary and a strong arm robbery. The Omar Bakery at 1930 Fairgrove Ave suffered the largest haul with two money bags holding $3,800 in cash and checks. A supervisor said the money was in the safe Friday night and the bags were missing Saturday morning. A pass key was suspected as no entry signs appeared. In another incident, Richard Burgess was beaten and robbed of $35 at the Hamilton Plaza Shopping Center. He received facial injuries and two missing teeth. A clothing heist of about $500 occurred from Demphuse Lewis’s car near a blacksmith shop.

Hamilton Omar Fairgrove Ave William Byrd Byrd Richard Burgess Hamilton Plaza Dixie Highway Mercy Hospital Burgess

Four Injured in Warren County Car Crash

Four injured and one in critical condition after two vehicles collided on U S 22 at Columbia Road Warren County. Critical patient Sarah Jean Roark 66 of Mason Rt 1 unconscious in Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Mariemont. Other injured include Jann Roark 76 Francis Zagorec 29 Almeta Zagorec 30 and Randy aged one, treated and released at Lever Clinic Loveland. Roark vehicle pulled into Zagorec car causing the crash.

Almeta Randy Lever Clinic Loveland Roark Zagorec U. S. 22 Columbia Road Patricia Lee Brown Norwood

Middletown Woman Dies In Cincinnati Car Crash

Grace Perry 43 of 109 Manhattan St. died after a collision at Locksand Highway and Paddock Road in Cincinnati. Her daughter-in-law Patricia Bryant 21 and son-in-law Robert Bryant 21 were injured and hospitalized with back and internal injuries. James McCoy 55 of Corbin Ky was charged with running a red light.

Grace Perry Manhattan St Cincinnati Perry Robert Bryant Locksand Highway Paddock Road Bryant Patricia Bryant General Hospital James McCoy Corbin Leckland Highway

Nursing Grad Wins Scholarship for RN Studies

Miss Carolyn Cassidy a Middletown Hospital School for Nursing graduate will enter Jewish Hospital Sept. 7 after winning a Women’s Auxiliary of Jewish Hospital and Medical Center scholarship covering all education expenses renew able yearly. She lives with her mother Mrs. Ethel Simpson at 1333 Fairmount Ave.

Carolyn Cassidy Middletown Hospital School For Nursing Women’s Auxiliary of Jewish Hospital and Medical Center Cassidy Ethel Simpson Fairmount Ave Jewish Hospital Middletown High School

Courthouse Location Understudy Picks Downtown Site

A downtown Hamilton site was named as the preferred location for a new courthouse and county jail. Bounded by Ludlow Street S Front Street and Neilan Boulevard, it is chosen over three other options including the present courthouse and two areas on High Street. The Winkler Ranck Beegly firm with Hair Siege Steed prepared the survey for a citizens executive committee set to present it to the County Commission next Tuesday at 9 30 a.m.

Hamilton Ludlow Street S. Front Street Neilan Winkler, Ranck and Beegly Hair, Siege and Steed Lodge Shipley High Street Butler County Princeton Pike Citizens’ Executive Committee County Commission

Veteran Newsman Clarence Givens Dies in Kentucky

Cincinnati AP reports longtime newsman and advertising executive Clarence Givens 65 dies after a long illness. Services planned next Wednesday in Madisonville Kentucky. Givens was former state editor of the Louisville Courier Journal and more recently a copyreader for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Madisonville Clarence Givens Givens Louisville Courier-Journal The Cincinnati Enquirer General Hospital

Six Drivers Charged With Speeding in Franklin

Police arrested six drivers for speeding Sunday in Franklin. Charged are Delbert Smith 37 of 48 Steda Drive Allen Katlenbach 38 of 32 West Second Street Calvin Wilson 42 of Franklin Route 1 William Owen 45 of Dayton Matthew Green Jr of Dayton and William Collier 22 of Franklin Route 1. All posted bond and were released.

Franklin Delbert Smith Steda Dr Allen Katlenbach W. 2Nd St Calvin Wilson Franklin Rt William Owen Dayton Matthew Green Jr William Collier

Baton Twirl Winners at Armco Jamboree Talent Show

Miss Wilma Blanton won the judges cup in the Armco Girls Agsa Jamboree talent show. Adah Baker was runner up and Jeannie Brown took third in a program benefiting Doty House and Butler County Mental Health. The event at Armco ball diamonds featured performers from Miller Blackhawk Corps and Armco staff.

Wilma Blanton Armco Miss Blanton AIC Miller Blackhawk Dayton Middletown High School Adah Baker Jean

More Hydrant Tests Planned Across City Districts

Fire Chief William Fishbaugh announced hydrant tests in several areas Tuesday through Friday after rust coloring was seen in tap water. Tests began last week and are considered safe to drink but may stain laundry. Residents may call GA 24514 to check streets being tested before washing.

William Fishbaugh 1St Avenue Woodlawn Ave.nue Big Four Rail Miami River Bellomonte Street Alameda Circle Glenmore Drive Kensington Street Grand Avenue Fleming Road

School Board To Eve Bids On Curtains

Bids on new stage curtains for elementary school auditoriums will be discussed at tonight s meeting of the Board of Education at 7 30 p m in the Middletown High School board room. Also on the agenda is a salary adjustment for teachers who completed summer studies and the appointment of a first grade teacher at Oneida School completing teacher assignments for 1958 59.

Board of Education Middletown High School Oneida School

Five Teens Injured In Butler County Auto Crash Powers Into Bank

A car carrying six youths and a driver left the road and struck a bank near the Warren County line at Clearcreek Franklin and Pennyroyal Roads. The 20-year-old driver Daniel Bishop suffered a knee fracture. Pam Foster and four others received facial cuts, lacerations, or bruises and were treated at Miami Valley Hospital and released. No arrests were made.

Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Clearcreek Franklin Pennyroyal Roads Butler County Warren County Daniel Bishop Lebanon Rt. 2 Pam Foster Oregonia Sandy Elliot Oregonia Rt Pauline Neeley James McDaniel

Squad Aids Woman After Stroke Emergency Call

Emergency squad treated Bertha Agee aged 50 at 2201 South Ave after a slight stroke as reported by her doctor to the firemen.

Bertha Agee South Ave

Civic Association planned cabinet meeting at Manchester Hotel

A civic group schedules a noon Wednesday cabinet meeting in the Manchester Hotel. William K. Robinson, general campaign chairman, will preside.

The Civic Association Manchester William K. Robinson

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