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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1957

Page

3

No Solution To School Headache in Madison Township

Madison Township Improvement Assn heard Oliver Seitzer outline the school funding crisis with state aid fixed at last year’s rate despite enrollment rises and a looming 1959 cut off. Merger talks with Middletown and other districts were noted as possible. County officials urged action on courthouse space, jail conditions, and county waste plans, with a citizens committee proposed to address these issues.

Madison Township Improvement Assn Oliver Seitzer State Foundation Ohio Seitzer Middletown City Madson Township Trenton Peasttown Ross Snyder Couny Snyder Improvement Association Court of Domestic Relations Butler County Commission Smwder

Totem Pole Found On Telegraph Hill Sidewalk

SF police recovered a 1 foot tall totem pole discovered on a Telegraph Hill sidewalk. Patrolman Frank McFarland and three officers loaded the 350 pound pole into a paddy wagon and transported it to the Hall of Justice while the owner is being sought.

San Francisco Telegraph Hill Frank McFarland Hall of Justice

Turkish Army Second Lieutenant Sentenced to Life for Spying

ANKARA Turkey a second lieutenant in the Turkish army reserve was sentenced to life in prison for spying for the Soviet Union.

Ankara Turkey

Tunis quake kills 12 near Souk el Khemis

A strong earthquake near Souk el Khemis, about 100 miles west of Tunis, killed 12 people and injured about 30 others. Paris opened the world’s first institution for blind children in 1784.

Tunis Souk E] Khemis Paris

Gas Leak Blamed For Explosion At City Manhole

A small leak in an old gas main near a manhole at Central Avenue and Sutphin Street caused an explosion injuring two telephone repairmen. William Robinson of Cincinnati Gas & Electric said the leak was found late yesterday and temporary repairs were made while a larger main segment is installed between Harrison and Sutphin streets. The cause of ignition remains undetermined.

Central Avenue Sutphin Street William Robinson Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co Robinson Harrison Sutphin

Pond policies to be set for Smith Pond season

Anyone interested in Smith Pond operations for the 1956 57 fishing season is invited to a 7:30 p.m. meeting tomorrow at the Legion Home. Tom Carlson director of parks and recreations says suggestions and procedures from the meeting will guide pond use policies. Fishing season opens March 1 at Smith Pond.

Smith Pond Legion Home Tom Carlson Parks and Recreations Carlson

Resort Hotel At Hueston Woods Park Is Suggested

Ohio lawmakers consider a 100 room resort hotel at Hueston Woods near Oxford funded by revenue bonds. W W Flickinger backs the site for its proximity to Miami University and students families. Other sites like Cedar Point and Lake Erie parks are also considered for future development.

Hueston Woods Park Columbus Hueston Woods Oxford Ohio Robert F. Groneman Robert F. Beckman Louis J. Schneider Jr Cincinnati Ohio State Park W. W. Flickinger State Park Division Miami University Flickinger Symmes Hall Cedar Point Lake Erie Groneman Beckman

Deaths and funeral services for Mrs Christina Liggens

Mrs Christina Liggens 72 of 418 North Broad Street died early Monday at home. Services set for 1 39 p m Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home Mansfield with burial there. Friends may call Bailey Funeral Home after 6 p m today. She had lived in Mid Airtown since 1948. Survived by husband Albert Allum Lebanon and Carl Stander Reily and Howard Liggens Gold Beach Oregon, two sisters Koy Lughling Hamilton and Harlan White Mt Vernon, and brother Albert Elkins Cleveland. Services for another family member at Johnson Funeral Home tomorrow with burial Hickory Flats Cemetery near Hamilton.

Christina Liggens N. Broad St Jones Funeral Home Mansfield Bailey Funeral Home Hamilton Albert Allum Lebanon Carl Stander Reily Howard Gold Beach Ore Koy Lughling Harlan White Mt. Vernon Albert Elkins Cleveland Johnson Funeral Home Hickory Flats Cemetery

Two-Vehicle Crash on Yankee Road Causes $1050 Damage

A collision in the 1900 block of Yankee Road yesterday caused $1050 total damage with no injuries. George Sargent, 33, cited for insufficient brakes after his southbound car struck a vehicle leaving a private drive driven by Alex Carmasino, 43, in Cincinnati. Carmasino’s car sustained about $700 damage and Sargent’s about $350.

Yankee Road George Sargent Omaha St Alex Carmasino Cincinnati Carmasino Sargent

Lebanon matron Cora Herron dies at 85

Mrs. Cora Herron 85 died yesterday at her daughter Cara Rahm's home on Greentree Road. Surviving are three other daughters including Mrs. Frank Andrews and Mrs. Rahm.

Lebanon Cora Herron Cara Rahm Greentree Road Rahm Frank Andrews

Divorcee Claims Intrusion Mistaken Identity At Home

Mrs. Gwendolyne Kelly, 37, told the court she returned from vacation two days early to find a woman in bed with her husband. The woman said she was mistaken for the maid and ordered bacon and eggs. Kelly is pursuing divorce.

Sydney Australia Gwendolyne Kelly

Labor Peace Forecast for 1957 by Industry Leader

Edward G. Fox president of the Bituminous Coal Operators Assn predicts 1957 will pass without a major strike. Speaking to the Cleveland Engineering Society fuel division he cites an able federal administration and the disappearance of revolutionary left wing unionism as factors supporting peaceful labor relations.

Cleveland W Edward G. Fox Bituminous Fox

Draft Board Closed Friday in Observance of Birthday

The draft board 10 and offices in the Civic Association building and the Red Cross chapter office will be closed all day Friday for George Washington's birthday. Post Office services will be curtailed except for special delivery. Parochial school children will add the day to their weekend vacation.

Draft Board George Washington Civic Association Red Cross Chapter

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