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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1951

Page

2

Young Middletown skaters win novice fours title at Cleveland

Four youths from the Midway Roller Rink led by Gary Houck 13 Maxine Dorn 12 William Sticklen 15 and Frances Becker 12 captured the U S and Canadian novice fours championship at the 1951 American Roller Skating Championships in Cleveland Ohio The win made them the first Ohioans to take a crown in the event Others placing included a Tacoma Washington foursome second and a Brooklyn quartet third They advanced from Canton and Detroit state and regional victories and were moved into the novice division due to age

Midway Cleveland Middletown Gary Houck Maxine Dorn William Sticklen Frances Becker Brooklyn Young Houck Miss Dorn Canton Detroit Bernard Houck Ray Hough Ralph Conrad Pennsville N. J U. S Canada Midway Roller Rink Bill Sticklen Francis Becker

Slow Down Brother wins Middletown safety slogan

Mrs. Joseph K. Weist wins with Slow Down Brother as Safety Week slogan. A $50 savings bond will be given for city wide observance July 23 29. Crosswalk stencils begin by Friday and the Safety Council plans to promote the phrase citywide.

Middletown Joseph K. Weist Waneta St Safety Council Weist Joe Blackmore Ray Young

Gillen Crow Pharmacies Denied C-2 Permit Renewal

The Gillen Crow Pharmacies at 324 Yankee Rd denied renewal of a C-2 liquor permit by the Department of Liquor Cen tre. Walter J. Braun announced the decision in a formal letter.

Gillen-Crow Pharmacies Imcy Yankee Rd Department of Liquor Centre Walter J. Braun

Wheeling Steel Expands Postwar Plans by 24 Million

Wheeling Steel Company announced today it has added 24 million dollars to its postwar expansion. The move speeds up planned plant improvements and capacity increases in Wheeling West Virginia as part of a broader industrial growth program.

Wheeling, W. Va Wheeling Steel Company

Anna Metzler Dies At 81 Beloved Middletown Teacher

Miss Anna E Metzler longtime Middletown High School teacher died at 7 20 am at Shadylawn Rest Home age 81 Ill for eight months unconscious four weeks She retired in 1934 after 43 years of service Born 1879 in Middletown she taught German French and Latin She inspired many yearbooks and led language department Funeral arrangements by Riggs Funeral Home

Anna E. Metzler Yankee Rd Miss Metzler Shadylawn Middletown Anton Mary Benning Metzler Middletown High School Ohio Wesleyan University Wooster Chicago Columbia Ladies Society of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Motion Picture Council

Wheeling plans bolster steel mill capacity to over 100 million

Wheeling president J L New doerfer announced an improvement program raising project costs to more than 100 million. The plan targets completion by end of 1953 and boosts ingot capacity from 516 000 to 1 860 000 net tons and pig iron from 121 500 to 1 800 000 tons with Bessemer and open hearth output rising from 150 000 to 2 010 000 tons.

Wheeling J. L. Newdoerfer

Court ruling clears way for city to buy North School

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 7 to 0 that cities may issue revenue bonds to build off street parking facilities and repay them with fees. Middletown considers acquiring the abandoned North School site for a downtown parking lot or garage, with other locations eyed for future development.

City North School Ohio Supreme Court Middletown Supreme Court H. W. Starick Starick Board of Education

City to add fluoride to water with no taste impact

City Commission approved plans to fluoridate the municipal water supply in the future without changing taste. Details and other city government news appear on Page 9.

Lebanon Pair In Tennessee Auto Crash

Wilson Nicholas a 51 year old Lebanon grocer and village councilman and his wife were seriously injured in a Tennessee traffic accident near Huntsville when their new station wagon hit another vehicle on a curve. Both suffered hip fractures and internal injuries and were taken to St. Marys Hospital in Knoxville. Relatives set out for Knoxville as the couple was on a fishing trip. Scott County Sheriff Frank Butler sustained a broken jaw in a collision with two other cars en route to the scene.

Lebanon Wilson Nicholas Huntsville Tenn St. Mary’s Hospital Knoxville Tennessee Scott County Frank Butler Nicholas

Heat And Rain Loom In Cloudy Weather

Weather outlook calls for continued cloudiness today tonight and Friday with high humidity. Scattered thundershowers possible despite yesterday’s rainfall of .72 inch. Temperatures ranged from 72 at 4 a.m. to a 85 degree forecasted high, with 10 a.m. reading at 74 and rising.

At The Movies Listings for Paramount Strand and Colonial

Paramount shows Bullfighter and the Lady at 1 15 4 10 7 05 and 10 05 p m No Questions Asked at 2 45 5 45 and 8 40 p m Strand presents China Skies at 1 30 4 40 and 7 55 p m Bo me Bardier at 2 55 6 10 and 9 25 p m Colonial screens Half Angel at 2 00 4 09 6 00 8 00 and 10 00 p m

Paramount China Bomebardier Colonial

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Young Midway U.S Safety Week Brother Board of Liquor Control Braun Liquor Board Walter Clark Preble Butler County U.S. Gov't Kentuc OKRA Dobrozsi S Marke Coats Ganther Children’s Dept Vow Central Ave Wheeling Steel Anna Metzler The Riggs Funeral Home Thor Vail Ave Reynolds Ave Curtis St First Ave South Park St Main St Manchester, Clinton, Vail Verity Pkvy City of Columbus
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