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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1958
Page
2
City Manager Charles W. Thompson prepared a late report to the city commissioners outlining an 8 1/2 percent pay increase totaling about 110000 for 1958 with retroactive pay to Oct 1. The average raise for police and firemen tops about 4 percent and would yield roughly $400 more monthly for a top patrolman.
The Middletown Appeals Review Board approved seven fundraising campaigns totaling 80892 dollars for this year led by a 33892 dollar Red Cross drive to run in March. Other goals include 15000 for polio, 4000 heart, 8000 cancer, 4000 crippled children and adults, 5000 mental health, and 11000 tuberculosis with reports from agency representatives.
Fire department answered at 3 p.m. and remained until 4 20. A kitchen flue fire caused about 1000 dollars damage to the residence occupied by Mr and Mrs Sam Dann and their six children ages 4 to 19. Water contributed to some of the damage.
The teenage division of the Middletown Safety Council called Safety Week a huge success and approved repeating the school program in all three high schools annually. They also discussed the Butler County Safety Conference next month with Gov. C William O Neill to speak on opening night in Hamilton Friday March 3.
St Marys PTO announced at its meeting last night that it will sponsor all scouting activities at St Marys School. The first grade presented a musical program directed by Miss Sennett and Sister Mary Dorothy.
Yesterday police logged hubcaps from Robert Hunstinger at 1010 Jackson Street and two hubcaps from Kernie Boggs in West Middletown. Candy stolen from a Sebald Oil Co. station at 136 Curtis Street. Juveniles allegedly threw a rock breaking a window at Frank Planck's home on Lafayette Avenue.
George W. Bryan will show a documentary at the Kiwanis Club meeting about the Mayflower II. The film covers vessel construction, sailing and weather conditions during the transatlantic voyage.
Butler County health department consolidation faced opposition from City Commission Chairman Francis Carmody. He urged caution after a Butler County Medical Society letter favored merging the county, Hamilton, and Middletown health boards into a single district. Carmody argued city services are already efficient and questioned county operations and funding.
Ohio Bell Telephone Co will spend 640000 in 1958 on dial equipment more cable and outside lines to boost service in Middletown area Franklin Monroe and Trenton. J R Miller says growth is shown by nearly 1500 new telephones last year and a total of over 30600 in service with 120000 daily local calls and 5700 long distance calls.
An overheated furnace motor caused a basement fire at 1208 Lind St occupied by Paul Foran owned by Chester Trent with 25 dollars in damage and no contents loss. Debris fire at Armco Steel East Works caused no damage possibly from electrical sparks. A shed fire at 210 Burton Rd caused by children playing with fire resulted in no damage.
The City Commission directed the Director of Law to prepare a rapid research report on urban renewal costs and area boundaries to expedite federal aid. The action follows a Mayor’s Advisory Committee request and includes designation of an urban renewal area and a public plan hearing.
City Manager John Heintz said uniform meter readers began inspection and repair of Franklin water meters after council approval. The program targets a 60 percent revenue loss from faulty meters and unread meters, with work in progress on one town section at a time.
Two Middlesex youths, ages 17 and 15, were caught in Georgetown Kentucky early today in a stolen car case. The 2006 Grand Ave. car owned by Arthur Hall was recovered in running condition there. Hall reported the theft at 1 a.m. and police were notified by radio at 5:03 a.m.
Eye test results for three year old Roy Eugene Nickell were not yet known as of Monday. The Nickells and Middleton residents raised nearly $3,500 for treatment. A tissue sample was taken to determine if the tumor is benign or cancer at the Eye Institute in New York City.
Middletown receives All-America City recognition tonight at the Manchester Hotel in a ceremony led by Look Magazine and the National Municipal League. Officials including Doris Doland William Carroll and W. W. Sebald will present and speak as 44 local students are honored guests with performances by the Shepherd sisters and local groups.
Mrs. Thomas Hollon 36 of Middletown Route 29 was treated for facial neck and arm burns after a stove exploded in her home. She received care at Middletown Hospital and was released from the emergency ward.
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