Middletown Lemon Township boards weigh consolidation
The Middletown and Lemon Township boards of education meet in Lemon Monroe High School to discuss financing for a consolidated system. A new deadline date may be set tonight as state law requires consolidation in even-numbered years, with transfer of property as a possible alternative. Participants include Armco Steel official D E Reichelderfer, and the boards operate as a fact finding committee chaired by J E Heck.
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Boards of Education
Middletown
Lemon Township
Lemon-Monroe High Sc
Charles J. Reuther
Reuthe
J. E. Heck
Middletown-Lemon Township
Bers
D. E. Reichelderfer
Armco Steel Corp
Citizens’ Committee
Heck
Joseph Woodruff
Woman Remarries Soon After Divorce in Hamilton
Maj orite Cook of 911 N 3rd St Hamilton received a divorce from Melvin Cook in Common Pleas Court Judge Fred es grant. She was awarded custody of their two minor children. The couple applied for a marriage license Monday for a license to remarry Saturday.
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Hamilton
Majorite Cook
N. 3Rd St
Common Pleas
Fredes
Melvin Cook
Marriage License Bureau
Two City Auto Accidents Reported By Police
Damage totaled 75 across two minor city crashes reported by police yesterday. Carl Lanson, 45, failed to notice a westbound car driven by Roy Hardin, 22, colliding at Central Avenue and Leibee Street. Lanson’s car suffered no damage while Hardin’s sustained 35. Mable Mull, 33, backed into Bruce Lawson’s parked car at 5 45 p m on Illinois Avenue causing 25 damage to Mull’s car and 15 to Lawson’s vehicle.
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Carl Lanson
Delaware Ave
Central Avenue
Leibee Street
Roy L. Hardin, Jr
Garfield St
Lansaw
Hardin
Mable Mull
Illinois Ave
Bruce Lawson
Yankee
Mull
Lawson
Theft of $91 From Metal Box at Rose Furniture
William Helsmeir manager of Rose Furniture Co. reported $91 stolen from a metal box in his desk. The theft occurred between 5:30 and 9 p.m. yesterday while the store was open. Police were informed at 9:15 p.m. by Detective Roy Crout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Helsmeir
Rose Furniture Co
Central Ave
Helsmeir
Roy Crout
Nine Monroe students hurt as schoolbus wrecked
Nine Monroe School children were injured, none seriously, when a school bus ran off Todhunter Road near Ohio 4 and hit a culvert. Driver Russell G. Hiteshue, 35, of Joe, had already discharged Lemon-Monroe High School passengers. Twenty-one aboard. Minor cuts and bruises treated by Dr. James Anderson and released. Front end damage extensive.
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Monroe
Todhunter Road
Ohio 4
Russell G. Hiteshue
Joe
Middletown
Mary Nuss
Marilyn White
Linda Franar
James Anderson
Huesshue
Lemon-Monroe High School
State Patrol
GOP Still Mum Over Sextons Running Mate
Butler County Republicans remain in the dark about Sextons running mate as petitions are due for the May primary. Incumbent James R. Sexton of Middletown had filed by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Martin Lingler Jr. of Hamilton said he would not run again. Dems Jack Thomas and Richard Koehler filed for the May primary district seat. Elmer Schenck ran for Butler County commissioner.
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Butler County
James R. Sexton
Middletown
Board of Elections
Martin Lingler Jr
Hamilton
Martin Coyle
Jack Thomas
Richard Koehler
Paul F. Schenck
Congress
Ohio
Dayton
Elmer Schenck
Trenton
Ben van Gorden
Hospital Wing Groundbreaking Marks New Bed Capacity
Ground broken for a new hospital wing adding 110 beds at Middletown Hospital as trustees praise civic donors and self-reliance. Ground cleared for wing by Charles Shook Co. of Dayton, with remodeling to follow. completion projected in two years.
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Charles Shook Co
Dayton
Harry Wallace
Robert Grannis
Corrugated Iron Sheets Made On Commercial Basis
Production of corrugated iron sheets on a commercial basis is a relatively new industry, dating to about a century ago. The development marked the transition from craft to mass manufacture in metal roofing.
Armco Introduces Employee Stock Installment Plan
Armco Steel Corp officials outlined a ten million dollar common stock installment purchase plan for employees. 300,000 treasury shares are authorized for a three year weekly deduction buy program at 35.25 per share, with a 18 month eligibility rule and a five share minimum. Subscriptions may use 30 percent of base pay with two year payoff options and cash certificates. Participation is voluntary and employees may decline with a refund plus accrued interest. Booklets and materials will be mailed to eligible staff after press run.
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Armco Steel Corp
W. W. Sebald
Armco
New York Stock Exchange
Drivers Are Fined By Lebanon Mayor
Nine motorists cited for speeding pleaded guilty before Mayor William Frazer in Lebanon. Each fined $10 and costs. additional defendants include R L Hudget and Katherine L Irvin of Lebanon, G T Sims Cincinnati, C L Short Middletown, W L bs and C W Swope Dayton, R J Van Gruenigen Sandusky, B E McArthur Canfield, M B Jones Louisville. H C Massey Springfield paid $100 and costs and received three days in county jail for drunken driving.
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Lebanon
William Frazer
Ned
R. L. Hudget
Katherine L. Irvin
G. T. Sims
Cincinnati
C. L. Short
Middletown
W. L. Bs
C. W. Swope
Dayton
R. J. van Gruenigen
Sandusky
B. E. McArthur
Canfield
M. B. Jones
Louisville
Fraser
H. C. Massey
Springfield
First Aid Class Here Still Open
The Red Cross first aid instructor's class will start tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in Fire Station No. 1 on Broad Street. Joe Priest, chairman, said about 20 registered last week and Middletonians can still enroll. Sessions run Wednesdays at the fire station for three hours.
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Red Cross
Broad Street
Joe Priest
Priest
At The Movies Listings Update
Paramount shows His Majesty O Keefe at 1 15 4 05 7 05 and 10 05 p m El Alamein at 3 00 6 00 and 9 00 p m Wednesday Trent's Last Case at 1 15 4 00 6 55 and 9 45 p m Sea Around Us at 3 00 5 50 and 8 40 p m Strand Tuesday Powder River at 1 15 4 25 7 20 and 10 20 p m Titanic at 2 35 5 40 and 8 40 p m Wednesday I Was a Male War Bride at 1 30 4 50 and 8 10 p m Call of the Wild at 3 25 6 45 and 10 05 p m
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His
O'Keefe
el Alamein
Trent
Strand
Powder River
BUC Opens 16th Year State Unemployment Benefits Rise
The Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation starts its 16th year of benefit payments to unemployed workers. Middletown office opened to issue January checks. Initial benefits were half the weekly wage up to 15 dollars for 16 weeks. now the maximum is 30 dollars plus dependency allowances. Ohio covered workers surpassed 2 million by June 1953. The fund has grown from 98 million in 1938 to a trust fund of 685 million, with over a billion contributed and nearly half a billion paid in benefits.
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Ohio Bureau of
Middletown
Ohio
Ernest Cornell
BUC
Bureau
Drivers Fined Jailed Grounded By Judge Riley
Franklin special report Judge J T Riley sentenced two men to 200 dollars and costs a three day jail term and a one year license suspension for driving while intoxicated Carl Parsons 31 Norwood and Clyde Wampler 31 Waynesville. Wampler also fined 25 for driving without a license Harold South 31 Franklin fined 50 for reckless operation Everett Bush 35 Elza Dunn 42 Middletown each fined 10 for trespassing Wolney Whitaker 48 Reading 20 for speeding Wolney Elam 20 Middletown 20 for reckless operation Bonds forfeited include Charles James 24 Dayton 50 for speeding Cecil Hatton 19 Dayton 20 for speeding and Rock Nardi 52 Detroit 20 for yellow line violation.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
Carl Parsons
Norwood
Clyde Wampler
Waynesville
Wampler
Harold South
Everett Bush
Elza Dunn
Middletown
Wolney Whitaker
Reading
Wolney Elam
Charles James
Dayton
Cecil Hatton
Rock Nardi
Detroit
Disturbance leading to arrest on Garfield Street
Police report a disorderly conduct arrest for Middletown resident Lofton Reed, 46, after a disturbance at 1504 Garfield St. Reed was taken into custody at his home. Earlier, a hubcap theft was reported from Norman E. Peyton's car at Morgan and Jefferson. Fleming, 26, of Middletown Trailer Park, held on a Montgomery County court order on non support and released to a deputy.
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Norman E. Peyton
Middletown
Lofton Reed
Young &J
Garfield St
Reed
Bob FE
Flemming
Montgomery County
Sheriff's Department
Yesteray
ROKS Seek Right To Imprison GIs
South Korean Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tai predicted that U S personnel in Korea will soon be held responsible to Seoul for off duty incidents. He said negotiations with the United States would begin this month to outline an administrative agreement, similar to one Japan has.
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Seoul
Pyun Yung Tai
U. S
Korea
Pyun
United States
South Korea
Japan
State Treasurer Tracy seeks third term in GOP primary
Columbus Ohio Roger W Tracy state treasurer filed for nomination for a third term in the Republican primary election set for May 4.
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Columbus
Ohio
Roger W. Tracy
Hook Off For Duties In Capitol
Armco chairman Charles R. Hook left for Washington to chair the Defense Department’s Committee on Business Organization as part of the Hoover Commission program. He helped lead a $2,000,000 Middletown Hospital fundraising ground breaking and will appoint staff and open offices in the capital. Joining him are Joseph B. Hall of Kroger Reuben Robertson Jr. of Champion Paper and George H. Mead of Mead Corp.
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Washington
Armco Board
Hook
Charles R. Hook
Armco
D. C
Middletown Hospital
Defense Department
Hoover Commission
Joseph B. Hall
Cincinnati
Kroger Co
Reuben Robertson Jr
Hamilton
Champion Con Paper Co
George H. Mead
Dayton
Mead Corp
Pawnbroker Fined in Watch Case In Dayton
Richard Solgan owner of Richie's Pawn Shop in Dayton was fined 125 dollars and costs for accepting a wristwatch from a 12 year old boy and failing to keep proper records. Detective Fitzgerald testified the watch valued at 71.50 was recovered and redeemed for 4 dollars. Solgan also failed to log the transaction. The watch owner was fined 100 dollars and 25 costs for the watch and records violations. Judge Lamb suspended 75 dollars of the fine on good behavior.
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Richard An
Emerson Ave
Dayton
Richie
Central Ave
John Fitzgerald
Solgan
J. T. Lamb
Middletown
Predicts Coffee Cup Will Shrink
Cleveland restaurant association predicts no price rise for coffee when dining out. Leon E. Kuenning urged the 5,000 delegates at the annual meeting to shrink the coffee cup instead of increasing prices.
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Cleveland
Leon E. Kuenning
Whalebone Whales Feature Enormous Tongues Compared to Toothed
Researchers note that baleen whales possess tongues far larger relative to body size than toothed whales, aiding filter feeding and prey processing. The finding highlights structural adaptations in baleen species and differences in feeding mechanics across the whale group.
Franklin Council Joins State 1954 Highway Proposals
Franklin's city council voted to have the solicitor protest Ohio 73 funding gaps and oppose the state plan to relocate major Ohio 73 construction as part of the 1955 program. Mayor Shotwell announced CG&E gas rate hikes approved by an escalator clause, while council authorized street work, water and sewer surveys, and district meter-readings.
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Franklin Council
Finst State
Lloyd Ritz
State Highway Department
Ohio 73
Franklin
Middletown
John Shotwell
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
East Fifth Street
Sunnybrook Avenue
City
Safety Service
Colin Wight
Barnes, Sunnyfield
Ellison
Ritz
May Or
Twell
Council
Witer Department
Fom
Shotwell
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Cour Phone
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Dohn Hardware
Paramount
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George Kehnle Jr
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