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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
2
City commissioners vote a 125 294 payment to contractors for street sewer and construction work and approve Knothole All Star Games on Smith Farm with July 16 declared Official Knothole Day. They also set donor ticket sales July 9 and 11 and discuss U turn legality and police praise for traffic control.
Walter Sheets a 24 year old ex Marine sergeant and his wife Nancy Ann 22 devised a temporary divorce to meet re enlistment rules then remarrying after Walter returned to service In June a divorce was granted on cruelty grounds and Walter reenlisted July 1 but a Jackson County Ohio judge voided the decree for fraud and Marines officials indicated the four dependent rule does not apply to sergeants Sheets said the plan saved trouble though he faced no sign of legal trouble yet.
A group of out of town guests observes the Community Resources Workshop today and tomorrow at Middletown High School. Attendees include Dr. Albert Ayers educational director of HI! and Knowlton Inc public relations counselors Ernest Kirkwood and Ogden Johnson of Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co and eight Michigan upper peninsula superintendents. They view projects and committee work today and will tour field sites tomorrow as they consider creating similar groups in their communities.
Police last night arrested a Middleton man on a charge of converting a .32-20 police revolver valued at $35 to his own use July 7. William Wheeler 37 of 15801 Sheffield St was taken into custody in a downtown case by Patrolman Wilford Palmer. Lee Morris the complainant alleged the revolver came into Wheeler's possession by bailment from Morris.
A wartime veterans census shows about sixty to sixty-five percent of the remaining World War I participants are living, with aging survivors concentrated in certain states and communities. The figure reflects ongoing attrition from the original 4 million veterans.
Paramount shows Mor from Bitter Ridge and This Island Earth with staggered times. Strand presents New York Confidential Top Banana on Thursday and Buck Privates In the Navy on Friday. Colonial screens Americano Susan Slept Here Gang Busters Five Guns West with varied showings. Dixie Cruise-In runs Shield for Murder and Black Tuesday across Thursday and Friday.
The W. W. Sebald Self-Reliance Award, run by the Middletown Jaycees, draws national attention after Paul F. Schenck notes in a Congressional Record letter that the award ceremony was recorded. The program recognizes local high school seniors showing daily self-reliance and has previously earned a George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation.
More than 100 guests attended Just For The Sntake Of Parents Camp open house last night. The event featured swimming exhibits troop skits and singing followed by talks from Richard Scheid George Harvey and J W Norfolk. Minataree dancers closed the program with an elaborate indoor snake dance using live snakes drawing strong reactions.
Three day camp sessions wrap up Friday as Mrs. Frank Herd reports 345+ girls took part in five days at Camps Middlemoor and Stonybrook. Activities focused on craft and nature with girls “starting from scratch” and cooking outs proving popular. all-camp cook-out planned today. Camp directors Mrs. Herbert Verrall and Miss Margaret Bailey praised for cooperation and hard work.
A 23 year old man, Johnny M Johnson of Franklin, was arrested at 1334 Garfield St by patrolmen Coy Hall and Andrew Stephens on a Juvenile Court warrant charging an offense against a minor. He allegedly took a 15 year old area girl to In ana to marry her. The report also notes a tall man between 36 and 40 who shrinks slightly with age.
Ralph Daly Paul Hume Edward Christman and John Murray of Middletown Council 1610 plan to attend the annual state officers conference in Columbus to review the year’s program. The Ohio Youth Campaign has raised and spent over a million dollars in three years for youth work. A buffet dinner for members and wives is planned for July 20 and the fifth Sunday Communion is set for July 31.
Patrolmen Robert Sloan and Paul Jones investigated a report at 11:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of Garfield Street. A woman said a man staggered past her home after three gunshots, but officers found no evidence or further signs.
Police report a Tuesday collision at Manchester Avenue and Charles Street cause 300 damage to each of two cars. Drivers Charles Taylor and Joseph H. LeMoyne, ages 22 and 38, residents listed, were involved. A separate Germantown Road accident caused 15 damage. no injuries reported by state patrols since yesterday noon.
Larry Cain reported his bicycle bearing license 17766 stolen from Sun set Pool yesterday. Ronald Tibbs, 13, missing from 2701 Wilbraham Rd since June 18, possibly seen in the city. Two motorists arrested for DUI. Theodore Wilcher, 39, Baltimore St., picked up at Baltimore St and Hudson Ave. State patrolman William Harkelwood, 55, Dayton, arrested on Ohio 4 at Excelio.
Three Middletown Junior Achievers have been selected as NAJAC counselors. M G McCall says Pat Viel Peggy Nation and Bill Enz, former NAJAC delegates, were notified of their appointment yesterday by A Sweeny national JA program director. The group includes four other counselors from Barberton Toledo Cincinnati and Columbus.
A woman caller prompted firemen from Companies 2 and 3 to Lysburn Road at 7 03 p m yesterday for an overheated or false alarm incident.
Gardner Board & Carton Co. announced five internal transfers within its industrial and public relations department. Richard L. Siegel cited policy of varied experience as Robert L. Miles moves to supervisor of industrial relations, Richard A. Welch to wage and salary administrator, Richard D. Williams to coordinator of personnel development, John T. Cummings to staff assistant to the VP, and Stephen V. Gardner to assist rotogravure at the Lockland carton plant.
Shirley Byrne, 24, of 2927 Benninchofen Ave, was found guilty in Cincinnati Municipal Court of stealing a bathing suit from Pogue's and shorts from J C Penney. She received three days in the workhouse and a $25 fine plus costs and was fired from her teaching position. Ida Bruner, a store detective, testified about the June 22 incidents and refunds attempts at two other stores.
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