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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1955
Page
2
City officials propose incentives for prepaid garbage collection fees with rates set for minimum, quarterly, semiannual and annual payments. About 300 residents already prepaid, while commercial accounts follow different terms with bids for new equipment planned.
Deputies report a break in at Excello Trailer Court yesterday where thieves stole about 25 dollars in coins from three automatic washers. Three meters were found damaged with 20 dollars in quarters and 10 to 15 dollars in dimes missing, while a fourth meter remains missing. George Cox owns the trailer court. investigators Deputy Frank South and Deputy James Greenfield are on the case.
Deputies report youths with BB guns shot seven hens owned by John Strodtbeck at 4205 Lewis St and wounded a rooster owned by Herman Pohlable at 4207 Lewis St. A stray bullet was also seen near a Riverside Drive home Friday night.
The Woman's Society of Christ ian Service will meet at 1 30 p m tomorrow to roll bandages and sew dresses for the Council of Churches. A tea will be held.
Rumors say Joseph Heckman, former Lemon Township Board of Education president, will be named to the Middletown school board tonight to fill the vacancy created by Ross Snyder’s resignation. If approved, he would join Charles Reuthe as a former township member now on the Middletown board.
Columbus Ohio Frank J Lausche took the oath of office at 12 12 p m today to begin what is described as his first and likely last five term governorship in Ohio history.
A California ham radio operator relayed word from E. Riggs Monfort II an Air Force officer from Middletown Ohio who bailed out over the ocean and survived nine hours in the water with negligible injuries. Monfort communicates to his mother Mrs. W. T. Porter of Louisville Ky and offers to relay messages to Okinawa. Monfort a Middletown and Purdue graduate is grandson of Mrs. A C Sheets of Yankee Road.
Police arrested 36 year old George Bowling of N Broad Street after finding a cocked three cal ber automatic pistol tucked inside his belt at a Central Avenue cafe. One shell was in the chamber. He faced Municipal Court arraignment on concealed weapon and intoxication charges.
A 43 year old Hamilton woman reportedly tried to cut her throat and wrists in a kitchen at a home she was visiting in Middletown. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and discharged after treatment.
Old American of Kansas City advertises hospitalization insurance for people aged 60 to 85. No money due now and policy is sent for free inspection with no obligation. Mail age to Old American Ins Co at 5 W 9th Dept H/34B2 Kansas City Missouri.
Pvt. Robert Spicer completes eight weeks of basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky with the 3rd Armored Division. Floyd Miller serves aboard the heavy cruiser USS Des Moines which returned to Norfolk after a three month Mediterranean cruise. Pfc. Larry E. Sharp visits Tokyo during a week’s leave from Korea with the 501st Transportation Harbor Craft Company.
Middletown Board of Parks and Recreation will meet at 7 p.m. in the director's office at the Legion home, announced by Tom Carlson, director.
The Rev. Cooper Clark and Evangelist Elizabeth Woodward of Hamilton visit Mrs. Bertha Perkins and will participate in services tonight at the D of A Hall in Franklin.
St. John's PTA will screen a film by Henry Miller of his recent Africa trip during tomorrow's meeting at 8 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
The Kiwanis Club collected 283.74 at a Polio Drive booth on Central Avenue and Broad Street, boosting the first week total to 784.40. Charles Reuthe, Butler County Polio Chapter chairman, says Bnai Brith will operate today and firefighters tomorrow.
War ren County Bears' Club conducted a fox drive near Red Lion netting two additional foxes, bringing the two weekend total to four. Ralph Johnson, club president, said a large red fox was sold to Raymond L. Cates of Dayton and the fees plus the usual bounty will go to the Red Lion Church Sunday school class. A final drive is planned from the church at 9 a.m. next Saturday.
Robert Hill urged National Assn. of Letter Carriers members in Hamilton to press for the sorely needed pay raise stalled by a presidential veto. He warned against a reorganization plan that could scrap Congress backed postal protections. Installation of new NASC officers followed in Butler County with Middletown and West Middletown groups named leaders.
Civitan Tom Carlson, director of parks and recreation, will speak at tomorrow's noon meeting of the Civitan Club. The gathering takes place at the Manchester Hotel.
A Middletonian escaped unhurt when his car left U S 25 and overturned about a mile south of Franklin early yesterday. Emma Jean Rose was fined for driving left of center after a two car collision on Ohio 4 at the Peastown Bridge. Alvil W McFarland suffered lip and chin lacerations in a rear end crash on Rt 4 south of Hamilton. Patrolmen reported the incidents and noted minor vehicle damage in several cases.
Police reported two minor city auto incidents yesterday and Saturday night with no injuries. A parked car owned by Robert D Davidson Jr at 1605 Florence St was struck on Central Ave and Grimes St at 11 45 p m causing about 50 dollars damage. James L Wallace of Dearborn Michigan said a trailer axle lock caused his truck to knock over a sign at Charles and Central. no damage reported. The second crash occurred at 7 50 p m with no injuries.
John Kramer of 712 Elwood Street reported two fender skirts worth 25 dollars stolen from his car overnight. A Central Avenue woman said a man came to her door and tried to force entry. police could not locate a suspect.
Wilbur Wilson aged 20 of Box 157 Franklin suffered a bruised right knee in a Cole Road collision last night. Middletown Hospital staff said he was treated in the emergency room at 6:20 p.m. and released. No further information on the mishap was available.
Two Middletown youths fled with a handwritten set of survival rules promising to stay on rivers and in woods. They planned a Florida route, sought a boat theft in Dayton, and included a 13 year old returning home while the other rode south by bus. The pair aimed to return and stay.
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