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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1956

Page

3

Franklin Council Seeks 3-Mill Levy for November Ballot

Franklin officials move to place a three mill levy on the November ballot to fund operating costs. The plan covers parks and playgrounds 0.3 mills, street department equipment 0.5 mills, street repairs 0.7 mills, street rehabilitation 2.2 mills, and 1.5 mills for a one-year period. A new fire truck purchase at 16 250.14 dollars is proposed if funds pass.

Franklin Gordon Tinch Council Tinch Lloyd E. Ritz

Franklin School Board Proposes Bond Issue and Hires Staff

Franklin OH Special The Franklin board of education voted to place a 390000 bond on the November ballot to fund a new elementary school by 1958. The board named Edwin E Everman administrator assistant. Darwin B Keye high school principal. Edwin A Ewing elementary principal. Eugene Griffith attendance counselor. Margaret Dean head teacher Central Annex. plus ten new teachers.

Franklin Board of Education Edwin E. Everman West Manchester Everman J. Forrest Burns University of Dayton Ohio State University Reily Butler County Darwin B. Keye London Franklin High School Cecil H. Ratcliff Keye Edwin A. Ewing Springfield Central School Central Annex Milo Fealy Kettering Wittenberg College Eugene Griffith Middletown Margaret Dean Lester McHargue Ollie McHargue Carla Miller Anna Mae Adams Anna Mae Stanton James E. Sharp Jerry M. Combs Grace M. Combs Dave Daniel Guilda Roberson Betty Hobson Latitia Rawlings Mary E. Bartlett Dorothy A. Farley Mary J. Stephens Jerry A. Wood Roger Stephens

Obituary Notices for George W. Barr and A. R. Armitage

George W. Barr 85 of 109 McKinley St. Middletown died at Middletown Hospital. He was a lifelong resident, retired grocer, husband of Addie, and father of Ray who died in France in World War II. Services Thursday at 1 to 9 p.m. visitation and funeral Friday at Ralbeh Woodside Cemetery Lebanon. A. R. Armitage longtime Republican Central Committee member and head of Armitage & Son Gravel Co. and Armrel Paving Co. died unexpectedly.

George W. Barr McKinley St Middletown Hospital Jacktown Lebanon Cemetery Armitage Republican Central Committee Armitage & Son Gravel Co Armrel Paving Co Franklin

Funeral services for Donald Allen in Cannes City Ky

Funeral services for Donald Allen aged 16 of Morrow Route 2 will be held tomorrow at p.m. at the Methodist church in Cannes City Ky. Friends may call at the Vale Funeral Home after 2 p.m. today.

Morrow Donald Allen Morrow Rt. 2 Methodist Clan Cannes City Vale Fu

War Ren County GOP Leader Zain Armitage dies. funeral set

Services for Zain Armitage 67 longtime War ren County Republican leader are scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home burial arrangements follow per obituary notice from the family.

Lebanon Zain Armitage Warren County Oswald

Franklin Woman Celia Neff Dies at 85

Celia Frances Neff 85 died at 7 30 a.m. today at daughter Mrs Charles Dunns home 905 Shaker Rd Franklin She was widow of Charles Mitchell Neff who died June 27 Surviving are five daughters Mrs Dunn Mrs Mattie Young both of Franklin Mrs Sarah Parks of Winchester Ky Mrs Bonnie Lou Fallon of West Bend Franklin 40 grandchildren and 64 great grandchildren Services and burial set for 1 p.m. Friday at the Methodist Church in Mize Ky Friends may call at the Dunn residence tomorrow and Thursday afternoons Arrangements by Eaton Funeral Home.

Franklin Celia Frances Neff Charles Dunn Shaker Rd Charles Mitchell Neff Dunn Mattie Young Sarah Parks Winchester Bonnie Lou Fallon West Bend Methodist Mize Eaton Funeral Home

Laura Lynn Wentz Dies. Rites Held Here

Services were held yesterday for Laura Lynn Wentz three day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Wentz of 325 W Deem Street who died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton Burial was in Spring Lawn Cemetery Surviving are a brother Richard and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Miller of Eaton

EATON Laura Lynn Wentz Richard Wentz W. Deem St Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton Spring Lawn Cemetery Richard Frank Miller

Arnold and Atkins Services Noted in Local Churches

Penelope Ruth Arnold four daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard M Arnold of 231 Carmen Ave has services at 10 30 a m tomorrow at First EUB Church. Lloyd Atkins 52 of 501 S Front St has services at 1 p m Thursday at Pilgrim Baptist Church.

Penelope Ruth Aronld Richard M. Arnold Carmen Ave Lloyd Atkins S. Front St Pilgrim Baptist Church

Reserve Co. Dedication Delayed for Taconite Project

The dedication of Reserve Mining Co. taconite processing plant and communities at Babbitt and Silver Bay Minnesota is postponed to September 13 with events in Duluth September 12 and a special train trip to the sites the next day. Armco Steel Corp. and Republic Steel Corp. sponsor the event.

Reserve Mining Co Babbitt and Silver Bay Minn W. M. Kelley Duluth Armco Steel Corp Republic Steel Corp Kelley Babbitt Silver Bay Taconite Company Minnesota

Legion Officers To Be Installed At Post 218 Meeting

Officers of American Legion Post 218 will be installed tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Legion Home. Ed Windsor, Armco AEIF president, will be installed as post commander. New officers include George Hagen J F Seibold Ray Miles executive committee members, Hal Stevens Robert Lubberger Tom Jones S J McAdow L M Taylor Clinton D Boyd Tom Haney, finance officer Charles Palmer, chaplain Rev. William S Comfort and adjutant Ed Portsmouth.

American Legion Legion Ed Windsor Armco Aeif George Hagen J. F. Seibold Ray Miles Hal Stevens Robert Lubberger Tom Jones S. J. McAdow L. M. Taylor Clinton D. Boyd Tom Haney Charles Palmer William S. Comfort Ed Portsmouth

Ballots Out For Safety Unit Vote

Ballots go out listing candidates for 10 posts on the Middletown Safety Council board of control. Ballots due by July 31. incumbent four are completing three years and seek another term.

Board of Control Middletown Safety Council Martin Thomas Thomas Butler County Auto Club Eston C. Riggs Riggs Funeral Home John H. Weber Armco Steel Corp Delbert Mann John H. Murray United Welding Co Victor Thomas Aeronca Manufacturing Corp William Csellak Gardner Beard & Carton Co James Tranter Sorg Paper Co William Shaw Raymond Bag Co Robert Hight Inland Container Richard Miller Ohio Bell Telephone Co Don McKillip Coolidge Corp Robert Lehmkuhl Aeif Union George Staley

Camp Hook Facilities Approved by Scout Leaders

Camp Hook received an approval review from Howard Knepper and Joseph Patte after touring the camp. They rated the camp’s facilities somewhere between satisfactory and excellent and praised the warehouse as probably the best in the region. The Steelex structure was erected in November by volunteers from the Armco Foremen's Club and AEIF Union.

Camp Hook Howard Knepper Joseph Patte George Bundick Armco Foremen's Club Aeif Union Knepper Pattee Bundick Russel Esker Wally Adams Jack Harris

Sad Ending for Great Circus Ends Middleton Era

Middleton residents react as Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey folds after Pittsburgh show ending an era of traveling circuses. Locals recall memories of elephants and parade days and doubt arenas can replace the big canvas tent experience.

Carol Heller Pittsburgh Clyde Beatty King Bros. Circuses Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Ringling Bill McFee Armco McFee Hollywood John Ringling North

Indiana Shift Toward Stevenson Tied to Ballot Length

An Associated Press poll of Indiana’s 26 delegates shows 17 of 33 respondents would switch to Adlai E. Stevenson if the Democratic National Convention requires more than one ballot. Kefauver would hold only two delegates with later ballots, Harriman Symington and undecided votes also feature in the breakdown.

Indianapolis Ind Associated Press Indiana Estes Kefauver Adlai E. Stevenson Stevenson Kefauver Tennessean Averell Harriman New York Stuart Symington Missouri

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