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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1957

Page

2

McAdow Jr named for West Point appointment in Third District

Schenck selects Sam McAdow Jr of Middletown High and Dayton’s Larry E Smalley as two principal appointees to the U S Military Academy at West Point New York for the term starting next summer. McAdow, senior at Middletown High, holds multiple honors and activities including NHS, National Forensic League, debaters, Thespians, Junior Classical League, lifeguard work and Buckeye Boys State.

Sam McAdow Jr S. J. McAdow S. Main St U.S. Military Academy West Point N.Y Dayton Larry E. Smalley Paul F. Schenck Rdayton Schenck McAdow Middletown High School HIV Council National Forensic League National Thespian Society Sunset Pool Buckeye Boys State Columbus Rep. Schenck Smalley Jan T. Dykman Rich

Car Slides Off Rt 122 Injuring Mother and Son

A mother Mrs. Farnie Gayhart and her son Rudney Gayhart were injured when their car slid off Ohio Route 122 near the Butler Preble line around 6 30 a m. Mrs. Gayhart suffered forehead lacerations and possible skull injury while Rudney had nose cuts and chest and arm pain. They were taken to a hospital by a passing motorist and the car front end was demolished.

Pran Ohio 122 Butler-Preble County Farnie Gayhart Somerville Rt. 1 Rudney Gayhart Puddenbag Road West Middletown Rt. 2 Gayhart

Water Main Breaks Hit City as Cold Snap Bites

City public utilities logged about 30 calls from water customers with meters during the cold spell. The first water main break occurred yesterday on Essence Avenue and Orchard Street. Public service will continue street salting, following a previous salt between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.

Public Service Public Utilities Dan Rothe Essenee Avenue Orcha Street Kothe C. A. Boeke

Reuthe Warns Polio Burns Through Middletown

Charles Reuthe, chair of the Butler County NFIP, told Middletown Kiwanis polio remains a threat with 16 000 cases last year in the U S. He notes polio affects all ages and cites Middletown's mass inoculations as a model with about 75 percent of elementary and 40 percent of high school students vaccinated.

Charles Reuthe Butler County National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Middletown United States Kiwanis Club Reuthe U. S

Armco Safety Group I Debunks Steel Hazards at Middletown

Murray says Safety Group I at Armco Middletown Works proves hazards can be removed. 650 Armco workers attend Hotel Manchester ceremony honoring the group for winning the company-wide safety contest for the third year running with just two lost-time accidents in 1956.

Middletown Works G. D. Tranter Arm Charles Murray Armco Murray Manchester Middletown

Bad Check Case Sent To County After Guilty Plea

Verna English, 27, of Todhunter Road, pled guilty to three counts of passing bad checks in Middletown Municipal Court and was bound over to the county grand jury on $1,000 bond per charge. The case involves checks for $54, $35 and other sums drawn on the First National Bank and marked insufficient funds or no account.

Marysville Middletown Verna English Todhunter Road Roy Crout James Howlerton John Worley Floyd Halsey Halsey’s Men’s Victor Thomas Thomas Sohio Tytus Ave Ion Edna Seth Moore's Central Ave First National Bank’s First National Bank

Meter Switch Is Completed In Main Manchester Lot

Meters in the Main Manchester parking area were changed to 30 minutes for a nickel instead of an hour. Public Service Director C. A. Boeke said all meters would be altered by today. The lot aligns with the new Verity Central lot, while Clinton-Canal rates remain unchanged.

Main-Manchester C. A. Boeke Public Service Verity-Central Clinton-Canal

Third Group Of Refugees To Arrive

The third group of refugees is due in Dayton this afternoon from Campmer. James Agoston of Marshall Road will meet them and escort them to Middletown to stay with Mr and Mrs Gonde. The Fotos family delays and new arrivals increase Middletown’s refugee count to ten.

Miklos Ren Hise Oro Son Dayton Camp Mer James Agoston Marshall Rd Fennty Middletown John Magdalenn Turi Louis Agoston Elmo Pl Nandor Uray Knights Columbus Hall American Citizens Club

Jefferson PTA Hears Travel Talk

Airman A. L. Herry Morgan of Wright Patterson AFB spoke to the Jefferson PTA about his 1953 Holland floods volunteer trip. He described four months in Europe to learn about people and other cultures and noted broad interest in meeting people wherever you go. Morgan has traveled widely and given several talks about his journeys.

A.l Herry Morgan Wright-Patterson Afb Jefferson Pta Morgan Holland America Europe

Siegfried Wins Prize at Toastmasters Meeting

Siegfried won two honors at the Civic Association Toastmasters Club meeting yesterday. His speech was judged best and most improved. Presiding was John Domanick with Jeff Jowett as toastmaster and Robert McConaughey as topicmaster.

Jack Siegfried Toastmasters Club Civic Association John Domanick Jeff Jowett Robert McConaughey

Newark Man Denied New Trial in Slaying Case

Harold FE Shackleford, 32, convicted for the Sept 16 slaying of Miss Mary Dunn, 51, Newark Ohio, was denied a new trial by Common Pleas Court Judge Charles E Hobtsberry. The ruling clears the way for an appeal to the Fifth District Court of Appeals and he remains sentenced to die in the electric chair.

Newark Ohio Harold FE. Shackleford Mary Dunn Common Pleas Court Charles E. Hobtsberry Fifth District Court of Appeals Shackleford

Aged Man Satisfactory After Being Hit By Car

A 95 year old man, John M. Loop of 415 Vanderveer St, was admitted to Middletown Hospital after being struck by an eastbound car on 5th Avenue near Yankee Road during a snowstorm. He had forehead abrasions, skull X rays were taken, and the driver Lee Morris of West Middletown said he stopped after seeing Loop step into the road. No charges were filed.

Middletown Hospital 5Th Avenue Yankee Road John M. Loop Vanderveer St Lee Morris West Middletown

Fire destroys garage. West Elkton blaze leaves family homeless

A morning fire on Greenbush Road east of West Elkton damaged the attached garage and much of the house, forcing Mrs. McKinsey and a child to seek shelter at a neighbor's. Firefighters fought the flames about an hour as the 10 degree cold froze water from hoses. No damage estimate yet.

West Elkton Here Victor McKinsey Greenbush Road Joe Rairden McKinsey Robert Stubbs

Police arrest DUI suspect and theft report downtown

Police yesterday arrested Oliver Fread, 53, of 2216 Fernwood Street, on charges of driving while intoxicated and no operator's license at Moore Street and Woodlawn Avenue. A 1953 model up owned by Guy Riebel, 5194 Fendale Prince ton Road, Hamilton, bearing license 4-5-1982, was stolen from behind the Horseshoe Bar on Main Street at an unspecified time yesterday.

Oliver Fread Fernwood St Guy Riebel Fendale Princeton Rd Hamilton Main St

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