City Commission weighs lease for South School to Catholic Diocese
City commissioners on last night agenda tied a lease of South School to the Catholic Diocese Archdiocese of Cincinnati for use as a high school to a second bond issue for the Shafer-Neibar underpass. Also planned are more meters downtown, annexation letters, replacement of the Peasttown Bridge, Route 4 improvements, and safety work on Wildwood open drainage pits. The lease requires two more readings and runs July 1, 1952 to June 30, 1957 with $6000 in rent paid in 60 installments plus insurance, taxes if removed from exempt list, and city use of the playground as part of a park program. A $500,000 bond issue for the underpass was authorized, alongside a $475,000 issue for police and fire equipment.</S>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl J. Alter
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
South School
Fred J. Schatzmann
Shafer-Neibar
Middletown High Names 31 Seniors to Honor Society
Thirty-one Middletown High School seniors were honored at a tapping ceremony during the regular assembly. The honorees were selected by a teacher board from the upper one third of the class for scholarship leadership character and service. Richard Mather, president of the NHS chapter, presided as 15 percent of the senior class now holds membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Sylvia Alexander
Barbara Arnold
Don Barker
Sally Boxwell
Eddie Brede
Barbara Davies
Donna Dennis
Carol Frey
Donna Frisby
Jim Frisby
Charles Hagedorn
Eddie Hellman
Karla Hunter
Debby Ingwersen
Robert Jewell
Janet Johnston
Shari Kah
Jenny Kendrick
Jeri Kindred
Bill Lane
Mayfield annexation debate and safety upgrades in Middletown
The Middletown board, urged by a letter from Aeronca Manufacturing supporting bridge and road improvements, referred annexation letters from eight Mayfield residents and the Middletown Real Estate Board to Starick. Commissioners asked Starick to aid annexed areas, to study drainage pit safety in Wildwood, and discussed city responsibility for sewer safety until storm sewers connect. They awarded two fire department cars to Ross Motor Company for 1,426 after trade-ins and paid 47.50 to H. C. Nutting for sewer pipe tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfield
Middletown Real Estate Board
Starick
Wildwood
James Bailey
Ellen
Lloyd Miller
Schatzmann
Policemen Seek S65 Monthly Pay Hike And Benefits
Police department wage study committee outlines requests for a $65 monthly salary increase for all personnel. They seek overtime time off or credit for court appearances, a 40 hour work week, full pay after one year for new patrolmen, faster step raises, and a $100 clothing allowance for plain clothes officers. Firemen have pressed for $60 monthly boosts, reduced hours from 72 to 56, and faster pay raises. current top police and fire salaries under the plan total $305 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Early Spring Weather Turns Cold Tonight
The forecast calls for temperatures near 30 degrees tonight as a cold front moves in. Snow is expected in northern Ohio with flurries and colder conditions on Friday. Yesterday saw readings from 27 to 50 degrees and a 38 degree low this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
An Eight Year Old Cyclist Struck On Grove Street
An eight year old boy riding a bicycle was hit by a car in the 1100 block of Grove Street around 5 PM yesterday. He suffered a fractured left ankle and cuts and bruises to the face and head and was treated at Middletown Hospital. The car, driven by Mrs Frances Huehn of 1203 Pine Street, struck the boy and he was thrown onto the front fender. The bicycle was demolished and the car sustained about 15 dollars in damage. Police say the speed was about 20 miles per hour as the boy rode into the car’s path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove St
Earl Kibler
Middletown Hospital
Frances Huehn
Pine St
Rural Numbering Work Is Given To Former Engineer
County Engineer Jesse Pochard named Fred Hammerle, former county engineer, as supervisor of the rural numbering project. Hammerle will map routes including cagesouth and east west lines on Main and High Streets and Prince ton Pike Darrtown Pike. The system may cover over 700 miles of roads and require more than a year to complete with county funds already appropriated. The Hamilton postmaster has lauded the plan to improve mail delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Pochard
Fred Hammerle
Chard
Hammerle
Hanston
Main
High Sts
Princeton Pike
Darrtown Pike
Hamilton
Gardner native takes new role at Robert Gair Company
Former Gardner resident Robert E. Van Rosen resigns from Gardner Board and Carton in Middletown February 1 and is appointed carton development engineer at Robert Gair Company. He reports to the New London Connecticut plant and begins duties Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. van Rosen
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Middletown
Carton
Robert Gair Company
van Rosen
New London, Conn
Soot Fire at 4 Clark Street Causes Smoke in Two Story Building
No damage occurred when soot burned in a chimney filled a two story brick business and residential building with smoke shortly before 5 30 p m Wednesday Firemen were called to 4 Clark St a building owned by Charles Hagins of Central Ave and occupied by Robert Evans The flue fire was extinguished quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark St
Charles Hagins
Central Ave
Robert Evans
Two Middletonians Named To Miami Phi Beta Kappa
Two Middletonians are among 14 juniors and 19 seniors at Miami University named to Phi Beta Kappa. James Young and Robert Johnson join Donald Hubbard Franklin senior and Donald Wiecie Hamilton junior as selections. Young graduates in June and plans to enroll at Colgate Rochester. Johnson, a 1941 Wilmington High School graduate, will graduate February 1953 with dual certification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletonians
Miami University
Phi Beta Kappa
Glenn R. Barr
Miami
James Young
W. E. Young
Penfield Ave
Robert Johnson
North Broad St
Donald Hubbard
Franklin
Donald Wiecie
Hamilton
Young
Colgate-Rochester School of Divinity
Rochester
N.Y
Middletown High
Africo
Johnson
Wilmington High School
Africa
NCR
Dayton
College of Education
Mary Ann Mulford
Middletown
Ernest Evans
Lima
Joel Forte
Personal Tax Ride To Be Here March 10
Mrs. Webster Griest of the Butler County tax office will be in Middletown beginning March 10 to assist persons in filing of the personal tax forms. The deadline for filing is the end of March. Personal tax includes filing on such items as stocks, bonds and business property, Mrs. Griest will be located on the second floor of the City Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Griest
Butler County Tax Office
Middletown
Griest
Alaska Statehood Bill Sent Back by Senate Vote
Washington Ohio Republican senators Robert A Taft and John W Bricker voted Wednesday to send the Alaskan Statehood bill back to committee in a 45 44 approval, reflecting a tight party line division on the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
At The Movies Duplex Listings With Multiple Shows
The Strand and Fort Defiance theaters present Boots Malone at 1 35 4 45 and 8 10 p m Fort Defiance shows 2 30 6 40 and 10 00 p m She Wolf Of London 1 15 3 33 5 55 8 20 10 35 and Wolf Man 12 15 4 35 Snake River para does 1 15 4 00 6 45 9 30 and Challenge To Lassie 2 20 5 05 7 50 10 25 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boots Malone
Fort Defiance
She Wolf
London
Wolf Man
Snake River Paradoes
Middletown Y M C A Aides Change as Clingman Resigns
Richard Clingman resigns as assistant physical director of the Middletown YMCA effective Saturday. Elmer Barker says the board accepted the decision with regret due to personal reasons and housing issues. Bill Wetzel will fill duties alongside director B P Allen, maintaining current department activity levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Barker
Middletown
Ymca Board of Directors
Richard Clingman
Clingman
B. P. Allen
Springfield
Man Bound Over In Knife Case
Eugene Sims age 22 of 1702 Garfield St was ordered held to the Butler County Grand Jury under a 1000 bond by Judge Alton H in Municipal Court yesterday. Sims is charged with cutting with intent to kill in warrants signed by Isaac Guy age 48 of 807 Seventeenth Ave. Charges stem from an altercation at Legion Post 231 last Saturday in which Guy says Sims slashed him about head and face with a knife. Sims was arrested by Patrolman Robert Sloan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Sims
Garfield St
Butler County
Grand Jury
Alton H
Yesteray
Sims
Isaac Guy
Seventeenth Ave
Legion Post
Guy
Robert Sloan
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First Ave
New York Central Railroad
Water
Clinton Sts
Wicorf St
Woodlawn
Grand Ave
Peasttown
Harold Goets
K. W. Starick
Middletown Safety Council
Safety Council
Aeronca Manufacturing Company
Francis Carmody
Smo
Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc
Young St
Dial
Armco Steelox
E! Corporation
Pias di
Pat
Crawford
Calas
HAM
Franks Abe
Honey Grove
Pat's
Oleo
Nestran
Crawford ST
Elbo Macaroni
Nous
White Villa
Turnip Greens
Limas
Wee
Helene Curtis
Gardner
TNDFR
Philip Fess
Picua
Pat Flanagan
Jane Gentvel
Akron
Dorothy Harrie
Oxford
Tesile Tavior Hefner
Mildred Jewett
Portsmouth
Tames Neef
Winifred Wricht
Dorothy Ceteras
Martha Cody
St. Marys
David Davis
Cincinnati
Gloria Kwolski
Cleveland
Robert Perrin
Columbus
Clarence Porter
Shaker Heights
Carol Buckgaber
Robert Siegel
Donald Sobel
Youngstown
Elso S. Barghoorn
Harvard University
Hugh Bradner
University of California Radiation Laboratories
William A. Hammond
Drierite Co
Xenia
Philco
Colorado
Tor
Wetzel
Physical Department
Allen
YMCA
Department
Knight
Pha Ey Otto
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
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