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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1955
Page
2
Robert F. McConaughy, a 15 year public health veteran, was named health commissioner of Middletown effective today. He had been acting head since last May after Dr. L. C. Neer’s death and previously led the department’s laboratory.
Middletown, Lemon, and Madison Townships report 6003 residents temporarily lose voting rights after two general elections. Frank Dobrozsi notes 3876 of 16523 Middletown, 1641 of 5248 Lemon, and 546 of 2035 Madison names removed, totaling 23806. Ineligibles can reestablish by re registering at the Board of Elections offices in the Middletown Savings & Loan Association Building, with daily hours.
The Middletown Park Board re elected all three officers with J. McAdow as chairman George Bryan as vice chairman and Mrs E J Sebald as secretary. The board approved bids from Davis and Siehl for playground equipment to be installed in six city parks and planned next steps including park site purchase and budget revision. Carlson reported on school facilities use for recreation and a baby pool filter project while a Feb 28 meeting with the City Commission was set to discuss proposals.
Middletown youth will take part in the underpass dedication on Sunday. David Higham and Joseph Mulligan, selected by school officials, will represent local students in the ceremony after a 1:30 parade from Sunset Park. The program begins at 2:30 with the Middletown High School band and Fenwick and Lemon-Monroe bands joining to play the national anthem.
The youth section features three high school bands a youth float crafted by Mrs Delbert Mann and marching delegations from the School Patrol plus a junior achievement element.
Police yesterday arrested Floyd Napier aged 24 of 1202 1st Ave on an assault and battery warrant. Officers arrested Brackie Little, 21, of 216 State St on Clinton Street and Manchester Avenue on a charge of no operator's license.
About 70 Keuthan Foundry Division employees in Middletown joined a strike called by the AFL Molders and Foundry Workers Union International seeking a six cent per hour raise across 22 Miami Valley plants. The Miami Valley Foundrymen's Association offered four cents. N B Smith warned of a full walkout if no acceptable offer by midnight.
Police arrested a 29 year old woman at a Central Avenue cafe on an intoxication charge. Officers said she and her husband who reported her missing Friday morning were involved in a fight in the cafe.
A kitchen fire at Mrs. Black Collier’s home at 2209 South Ave caused $50 damage. The blaze started when the stove was too close to a wall. Companies 2 and 3 responded at 5:53 p.m. The property is owned by Charles Shockey.
Paramount offers The Silver Chalice at 1:15 4:00 6:50 9:30 p.m. Strand features Tennessee Champ at 1:15 4:45 8:15 p.m. Mogambo at 2:40 6:10 9:30 p.m. Wednesday The Wild North at 1:15 4:40 8:05 p.m. Carbine Williams at 3:00 6:25 9:50 p.m.
A Cincinnati man was injured in a one car crash on Ohio 73 two miles northeast of Middletown at 1 20 a m. Robert Miller 19 treated and dismissed from Middletown Hospital suffered scalp chin and forehead lacerations. Two more accidents injured others on slippery roads yesterday. Clarence Reynolds 61 of Mason was treated at Christ Hospital for an abraised knee and fractured ribs from a two car crash at U S 42 and Ohio 74 at 6 40 p m. James M Collier 32 of Trenton treated for knee abrasions after colliding head on with Joseph P Lovejoy 43 of Trenton on Radabauch Road. A red dump truck driver fled after crashing into a telephone pole and a D L Hamilton metal warehouse at U S 25 Bethany.
City Commission alters its regular weekly session to 2 p.m. tomorrow due to other commitments. The change was announced at last week’s meeting.
Boyd Baker 27 of YMCA faces Municipal Court tomorrow morning on a charge of threatening to shoot a man. Patrolman Edward Lavkins arrested Baker yesterday on Canal Street on a menace and threat warrant. The officer responded to a Central Avenue restaurant call and learned Baker allegedly displayed a German Luger but both men had left.
Richard Gough 46 of 104 Bellemonte Street was cited for failure to yield when turning left after a collision at Central Avenue and Bellemonte Street causing about 300 dollars damage to Lehman Reed’s westbound car. An earlier hits at Woodlawn Avenue and Crawford Street caused 100 dollar damage and another at Young Street and Michigan Avenue caused 120 dollars damage. Gertrude Forrest’s car slid into a power pole on snowy pavement at 12 40 p.m. causing 75 dollars damage.
Thomas Lowe aged 25 of 2224 S Main St was sentenced by Butler County Common Pleas Judge P P Boll to an indeterminate term in the State Reformatory at Mansfield for failure to support his wife and two children. An original second indictment on car conversion was dropped. prior probation checks urged him to find work and start supporting his family.
Winnipeg police hold three men in connection with a Toronto Dominion Bank robbery worth about $30,000. One suspect reportedly carried $10,000 and a revolver when arrested. The trio allegedly broke in through a window and forced two bank employees to open the vault.
Police report that suspects broke into a soft drink machine at Runyan's Service Station on Main Street and Manchester Avenue and stole about $2.50 in nickels. Patrolman Clarence Lawson said the station attendant found the entry Sunday afternoon.
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