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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1960

Page

13

Union Vote Date Set for Miami Cabinet Workers

A representation election tentatively set for March 9 at the Miami Cabinet Division may proceed after an NLRB hearing. The Miami Cabinet Independent Union gained ballot status with 140 signed cards from a 245 employee unit, challenging UAW representation. Voting hours are 7–9 am and 4–4:30 pm with three ballot choices.

Miami Philip Carey Mfg. Co Barry Levy National Labor Relations Board C. B. Gravitt NLRB Cincinnati Miami Cabinet Independent Union Alton Combs Independent Union United Auto Workers Afl-Cio City W. B. Evans Lowell Goerlich UAW

Routine Items on Agenda for City Meeting

City Commissioners meet at 7 45 tonight to tidy up loose ends with no new legislation. They will consider an ordinance for a sanitary sewer on Manchester Road, raising the probationary period for hourly workers, and a water contract with the county for three fringe districts. A county indebtedness certificate is awaited before approval.

Manchester Road

Auto accidents in city leave no injuries reported

Police reported three minor crashes yesterday with no injuries. The most damage, about 120 dollars, occurred at Yankee Road and Centennial Avenue at 11 50 a m involving Delma Campbell turning onto Centennial and Doris Howard driving northbound. Other incidents included Donald Baker and an unknown vehicle at Girard Avenue and S Verity Parkway at 10 30 p m and Howard Moore and Thomas Pence at S Main Street and 15th Avenue at 8 15 p m with 25 and 48 dollars in damage respectively.

Yankee Road Centennial Avenue Delma Campbell Kreiger Road Doris Howard Burton Rd Campbell Track Donald Baker S. Verity Pkvy Girard Avenue S. Verity Parkway Howard Moore 20Th Ave Thomas Pence Lafayette Ave S. Main Street 15Th Avenue

Lovely Elected Aeronca Credit Union President

Raymond Lovely was elected president of the Aeronea Employees Credit Union board. William Schiotter became vice president Eugene Danner treasurer Jerome Chamberlain secretary Mrs Chester Frashier assistant treasurer and manager Paul Moore joined the credit committee with Wilbur Fisher and Kenneth Noeller. Newly elected directors include Jack Linzie George Werkley and Chamberlain. Incumbents include Lovely Schiotter Danner Elmer Cain Miss Betty Jackson and Albert Totten.

Raymond Lovely Aeronea Employes Credit Union William Schiotter Eugene Danner Jerome Chamberlain Chester Frashier Paul Moore Wilbur Fisher Kenneth Noeller Walter Steway William Thomas Billy Buel Jack Linzie George Werkley Chamberlain Lovely Schiotter Danner Elmer Cain Betty Jackson Albert Totten

Missionary Society Meeting Set at Garfield Street Home

The Missionary Society of the Friendship Baptist Church will gather at 7 30 p m tomorrow at the home of the Rev and Mrs Frank Rawls 1629 Garfield St for a church event and community fellowship.

Missionary Society of the Friendship Baptist Church Frank Rawls Garfield St

Applicants Sought For Clerk Exam

The Civil Service Commission will hold a written exam for a finance clerk at 9 30 a m on Saturday March 5 in the City Building auditorium. Salary starts at 134 90 bi weekly rising to 155 after three years. Requirements include high school graduation with bookkeeping courses and one year commercial experience. Applicants must be 19 to 60, US citizens, able to type and keep accurate records. Further information from acting commission secretary William Cottrell in City Building office.

Civil Service Commission United States Commission William Cottrell

Holidays at Miami Confusing at George Washington Birthday

Miami University designates Saturday as George Washington's birthday for students but offices will observe February 22 on November 25 and February 12 on April 1. The memo notes Lincoln and Washington holidays are given to workers on vacations, aided by many secretaries who are wives of students or faculty. No classes Saturday and no business Friday April 1.

Oxford Miami University University Washington

Bad Check Case Dropped Against Virgil Hammond

A charge of issuing a $25 check with insufficient funds against Virgil Hammond was dismissed in Municipal Court on request of the complainant George Clayton Jr. Hammond had been bound to the Butler County grand jury and released on a $509 bond.

Virgil Hammond Manchester Rd George Clayton Jr Hammond Butler County Grand Jury

Cancer Film Event At Knights Meeting

Mrs. Arthur Thomann will present a cancer film at the Knights of Columbus meeting tonight. Elmer Reed the grand knight will announce plans for the six point state program for the balance of the year. The Combo orchestra from Hamilton will provide music for the dance in the Kofe hall Saturday night.

Arthur Thomann Knights of Columbus Elmer Reed Combo” Orchestra Hamilton Kofe Hall

Ohio's First Bus Coach Opens New Cleveland Cincinnati Run

NYC introduces a self powered bus coach on the Cleveland to Cincinnati daily run replacing the former No 321. The bus car requires fewer crew and carries no in flight meals as it connects with the Ohio State Limited at Cincinnati. A day after the change a collision near Fairborn killed three people.

Cleveland Cincinnati Ohio State Limited Journal Weith Ohio New York Central NYC William A. Sprink NYC Ohio Division Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Columbus New York City Lake Erie City Chicago

Middletonian Sentenced In Rape Of 14-Year-Old

Hamilton-Stanley Cain, 24, of 1101 Baltimore St Middletown, found guilty of statutory rape and sentenced to an indeterminate term in the Ohio State Penitentiary in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Cain on parole for assault with intent to rape at time of the incident involving a 14-year-old girl.

Hamilton Stanley Cain Baltimore St Middletown Ohio State Penitentiary Butler County Common Pleas Court P. P. Boli Cain Lima State Hospital

Bus Company Revises Runs Between Oxford and Hamilton

Ohio Bus Line Co announces a new Sunday schedule with four round trips between Oxford and Hamilton and at least one round trip reduced midweek. The changes, effective February 28, adjust departure and arrival times while Cincinnati to Richmond service via Oxford remains unchanged.

Oxford Hamilton Ohio Bus Line Co Cincinnati Richmond Ind

Doan's Pills Offer Sleep Relief From Aches

Nagging backache headache or muscular pains may strike after exertion or stress and Doan's Pills promise pain relief and a soothing effect on bladder irritation. They also act as a mild diuretic to ease nightly disturbances and help achieve a restful sleep.

Dean Doan

Scout Group Sets Meeting in Cincinnati Auditorium

The Pokey Griffith Boy Scout District Committee will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow to discuss plans for spring and summer camping district goals and to analyze the recent Boy Scout Week program. The meeting is at Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co auditorium on MaryEtta Street with Chairman William F Schlottel presiding.

Pokey Griffith Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co MaryEtta Street William F. Schlottel

Steel Orders Slow Down

Steel orders are about 10 percent below a month ago, Iron Age magazine reported. The national metalworking weekly cited deferments cancellations and a general attitude of hesitation as factors in the drop in orders.

New York Iron Age Magazine National Metalworking Weekly

Testimony In Haney Case Begun

First witnesses took the stand in Butler County Common Pleas Court in the suit filed by Thomas R. Haney seeking damages over his wife Laura Haney's 1956 death after a transfusion at Middletown Hospital. The case accuses negligence in cross match procedures before the transfusion. Dr. Robert Williams and Robert Lessard testified about pre transfusion donor tests and post transfusion checks showing incompatibility. Jurors seated include Mary Louise Barnett Susie Sutton Mary C Spadafore Albert E Hall and others with Neil L Hoelle as alternate. Judge Fred B. Cramer presides.

Hamilton Butler County Common Pleas Court Thomas R. Haney Young Sr Middletown Robert Williams Robert Lessard Greenwood Ind Haney Lessard Dr. Williams Mary Louise Barnett Susie Sutton Mary C. Spadafore Albert E. Hall Hubert McIntosh Lawrence Smith Clara Pierson Jesse F. Amburgey Henry Schutte Paul Schelter Bessie Reiff Edward J. Case Neil L. Hoelle Fred B. Cramer

Square dance classes expand as session reaches 20 couples

Square dance instruction enters its third session tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Nelva Center 9 S Canal St. Led by Roy and Velma Stutz the class continues through April 7 with 20 couples enrolled and room for more. Joan Bailey recreation supervisor says instructors will review material so new couples start on equal footing. The course targets freshmen dancers learning basic steps and forms.

Roy Velma Stutz Convete Nelva Center S. Canal St Joan Bailey Department of Parks and Recreation

Franklin man files bankruptcy in Cincinnati court

Oliver Clark, 38, of E Fourth Street Franklin filed a bankruptcy petition Monday in U S District Court Cincinnati listing debts of 3287 dollars and assets of 100 dollars

Oliver Clark E. Fourth Street Franklin U. S. District Court Cincinnati

Safety Lane Plan Revived By Middletown Council

Middletown traffic committee discusses reviving a safety lane at Rt 122 and U S 25 and proposals for compulsory auto inspection. Paul Wilson reports City Manager Charles Thompson supports the plan and Armco Steel engineers prepared building plans for a facility at Middletown Cemetery site with an estimated $11000 to $13000 cost. Fees of 75 cents are proposed to cover first year operations. The auto inspection measure will be forwarded to the executive board and then to the City Commission.

New Rt. 122 U.S. 25 Middletown Middletown Safety Council Paul Wilson Charles Thompson Thompson Wilson Armco Steel Corp Middletown Cemetery Leibee Street First Avenue The Safety Council City Commission

Traffic light request denied at Rt. 122 and U.S. 25 intersection

Bob Hauselman of Division 8 states the Rt. 122 and U.S. 25 site does not merit a signal. An eight hour peak count shows 2,912 vehicles total, averaging 364 per hour, meeting department policy that lights will not be installed with such traffic.

Rt. 122 U.S. 25 Bob Hauselman Division 8 State Highway Department

Civitan Plans Exchange Program With Foreign Students

Civitan Club learns of a plan to host two high school students from abroad next school year and send local students overseas in summer 1961. The national exchange program, begun after World War I, expects 1,525 students to enter the country this summer. A Civitan Board meeting is set for Thursday at William Stephen’s home, 5780 Montgomery Rd.

Howard Cromwell The American Field Service Civitan Club Civitan Board William Stephen Montgomery Rd

Freight Derailment Halts 13-Car B&O Freight

Officials investigated a derailment near Leavittsburg Ohio that tore up nearly 1000 feet of track on a B&O freight from New Castle Pennsylvania to Willard Ohio. No injuries were reported.

Warren, Ohio Leavittsburg New Castle Willard Ohio

Traffic count falls below five hundred an hour

A brief traffic report notes that counts are under 500 vehicles per hour on a specified road segment. Officials say peak flows remain steady while congestion is limited. No accidents or incidents are reported.

Traffic study endorses blinking light at intersection

The count taken by Hauselman shows 600 cars per hour across all four approaches. He would forward a report to Columbus, noting he cannot decide, and the traffic committee urged sending a letter to the highway department requesting a blinker at the intersection.

Hauselman Columbus Highway Department

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