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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1955

Page

2

Woodruff and Reuthe Seek Re-Election to Middletown Board

Board of Education president Joseph Woodruff and member Charles Reuthe announce petitions for four year terms. Petitions due Aug 10. Woodruff has served since 1952 and was president last fall. Reuthe joined the consolidated board last October, replacing a prior member. Both emphasize improving school facilities and long-range policies for 11,000 area students.

Board of Education Joseph Woodruff Charles Reuthe Middletown Woodruff Reuthe Lemon Township Robert Gruver Armco Steel Corp Columbus Butler County Heart Assn Middletown Lions Club Jefferson Lodge F&am RAM Mound Builders Area Council American Institute of Physics Midwest Who Butler County Furnace Co Southwestern Ohio School Boards Assn Butler County National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Middletown Kiwanis Club Fraternal Order of Police Associates

Tipp City Man Seeks State Board of Education Seat

Tipp City businessman and former teacher Robert Studebaker, 44, seeks a spot on Ohio's State Board of Education from Montgomery and Butler counties. He serves on Wayne Township Board of Education and works as Process Equipment Co. sales vice president. He taught at Northridge High and Parker Vocational. He chairs local groups and participates in Boy Scouts and Community Chest work. He is father of three. Nominations by petition due before August 19.

Robert Studebaker Tipp City Montgomery Butler Ker Wayne Township Board of Education Process Equipment Co Northridge High School Parker Vocational Night School Wayne Township Grange Southwest School Board Assn Riverdale Congregational Church Dayton

Butler County Courts Names Plaintiffs and Defendants in Neglect Cases

A list of civil neglect and cruelty cases from Butler County Courts names plaintiffs and defendants across Hamilton Hamilton Middletown and Oxford with addresses. Several cases involve minors and joint spouses or family members alleging neglect and cruelty.

Local Guardians Report Lists Multiple Neglect and Cruelty Claims

A series of neglect and cruelty allegations are filed in Hamilton Middletown and Dayton area addresses. Plaintiffs include Eva Pearl Root Hazel D. Kemplin Myrtle Schneider Robert Schneider Corbett Shout Sue E Jordan Leroy Lyons Loretta Clendenin and Bette Sue Harding. Named defendants include John Kemplin Robert P Schneider Corbett Shout Leroy Lyons and others. Judge Fred Cramer Harding Jr and Judge Fred B. Ghee are noted in association with the cases.

Fred Root Hamilton Eva Pearl Root Wind Cave Hazel D. Kemplin Columbia Ave John Kemplin Middletown Myrtle Schneider Lylburn Rd Robert P. Schneider Hamilton Robert E. Fraley Jr West Middletown Rt. 1 Mary E. Fraley Ethel Shrout Mohawk St Corbett Shout Paul Jordan 9Th Ave Sue E Jordan Dayton Glenna C. Lyons Central Ave Leroy Lyons Yankee Rd Loretta Clendenin Clendenin Dallae Ida Hall I Hall Fred Cramer Harding Jr Bette Sue Harding Fred B. Ghee

Program Planned at Church of Goa Tonight

Mrs Bertha Perkins will lead a program at 7 30 pm today at the Church of Goa 2808 Yankee Rd Participants include the Thompson sisters Mr and Mrs Troy Hall the Lawson girls Mrs Mattie Jackson the Powell family Mr and Mrs John Fryman and Miss Odessa Parsons

Bertha Perkins Church O Goa Yankee Rd Thompson Sisters Troy Hall Lawson Girls Mattie Jackson Powell John Fryman Odessa Parsons

Local Board Sees Third Member End Term This Year

A third board member, Joseph Heck, will complete his term this year and did not respond to comment on potential reelection. Woodruff, of 106 Burton Rd, is married with two daughters, and Reuthe of 2202 Whittier Ave has three children.

Joseph Heck Woodruff Burton Rd Reuthe Whittier Ave

Police arrest Trulan Carroll Jr. on non-support warrant

Police yesterday arrested Trulan Carroll Jr. at his home on a non-support warrant. He resides at 263147 Rufus Street.

Trulan Carroll Jr Rufus St

Charlie Williams Held on Assault Charge

Charlie Williams aged 75 of 315 North Main Street was arrested by officers yesterday on an assault and battery charge.

Charlie Williams N. Main St

Intruders Break Into Trans-American Freight Office

Detectives probed a break-in at Trans-American Freight Lines located at 1303 Vine Ave. intruders ransacked all drawers but left without stolen items. Investigations continued to identify suspects from the yesterday incident.

Trans-American Freight Lines Vine Ave

Purges Predicted In Communist China

The Central Daily News predicted large scale purges in Red China citing the Hu Feng purge and Pan Han-nien Shanghai deputy mayor as indicators of intensified internal CCP strife and growing discontent with the regime.

Formosa Central Daily News Red China Hu Feng Pan Han-nien Shanghai Chinese Communist Party Red

Hamilton Man Treated For Fractured Knee After Tank Fall

William L. King age 52 of 316 Busenbark Road Hamilton was treated yesterday morning at Middletown Hospital for a fractured right knee. A water tank fell from his truck and struck him. He was dismissed after treatment at 10 15 a m.

Hamilton William L.king Busenbark Rd Middletown Hospital

Rural Subdivision Boom Drives Record Deed Transfers

Butler County real estate activity rose in the year ending June 30 led by rural and subdivision home building around Middletown and Hamilton. Deed transfers reached 7,686, up 1,139 from the prior year, with mortgages totaling $66,381,559.10 and cancellations rising to $37,413,008.67.

Butler County Earl R. Hogan Hogan

Civil Service Hearing On Six Firemen Charges

Franklin reports no new developments before the Civil Service Commission hearing on charges against six suspended firemen. The hearing opens at 8 p.m. in the city building with Wells Bridge presiding. Testimony will be under oath as the three member panel weighs neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming to a fireman.

Franklin Civil Service Commission Wells Bridge Commission Safety Service Robert Borden Bridge

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Truck Permit Revocation

The Ohio Supreme Court backed the state utilities commission in revoking permits of firms that repeatedly overload trucks. It also allowed railroads to keep current freight rates through year end. Ohio Transport Inc of Cleveland, hauling steel for American Steel & Wire, will face closure after the ruling.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Supreme Court State Utilities Commission PUCO Ohio Transport, Inc Cleveland American Steel & Wire Co Supreme Court PACO Vernon L. Stouffer Ohio Transport U.S. Supreme Court McDonald Youngstown

George Harvey to Present Show at Scout Camp

George Harvey president of the Mound Builders Area Boy Scout Council will stage a special 7 30 p m show for Explorer Scouts in their last week at Camp Hook He will supplement his magical exhibits with an archery demonstration An afternoon track field meet with coaches Paul Walker Barney Otten and R E Saltmarsh as guests is set for tomorrow This week the fifth of the Boy Scout camping season has been set aside as Explorer Week.

George Harvey Mound Builders Area Boy Scout Council Camp Hook Paul Walker Barney Otten R. E. Saltmarsh

Pastor Ward 83 Dies at Middletown Hospital

The Rev. E. B. Ward, 83, Otterbein Home resident, died at 11:05 a.m. today in Middletown Hospital. He had been admitted July 5.

E. B. Ward Otterbein Middletown Hospital

Cost Accountants Name New Publicity Director

George T. McLaughlin of 4417 Central Ave has been named associate director of publicity for the Middletown area by the Dayton chapter National Assn of Cost Accountants. eight division leaders were chosen to head 80 cost accountant teams for the next year.

George T. McLaughlin Central Ave Middletown Dayton National,Assn. of Cost Accountants Dwight Lane Victor C. King Lewis E. Cummings Earl L. Webb Clarence Clemmons Herb R. Zechar Ver] E. Kinzig Howard L. Neil McLaughin Raymond Bag Co

Nationalists to Send Group to Atom Conference

In Formosa Nationalist China will send seven delegates to the International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy opening in Geneva on August 18.

Taipei Formosa China Geneva

Colegrove Named Top Freshman In State Legislature All Stars

The Ohio Legislature reporters select Ralph Colegrove of Hamilton as one of the 10 top freshmen in the House. Edward H. Dell of Middletown earns honorable mention as an outstanding senator. Cedric Stanley of Warren County and William Tyrell of Preble County also receive recognition. Eight judges tie for fifth.

Butler County Ohio Ralph Colegrove Hamilton Edward H. Dell Middletown Miami Valley Cedric Stanley Warren County William Tyrell Preble County

Lock And Keys Freed From Boy's Stomach

Seven year old James Allmyer swallowed a small lock and two keys from a bubble gum machine. Doctors feared surgery but the object passed, and he was sent home the next day. His mother questioned if he learned a lesson as he resumed play with bubblegum prizes.

James Allmyer James Middletown

Crash Victim Remains In Critical Condition

A Hamilton man aged 26, Paul W. Kreuzman of 1230 Clovernook Drive, injured in a two car crash on U S 27 north of Venice, remains in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. John Turigliatto, 28, and Robert Volz, 37, both of Cincinnati, received minor injuries and were discharged.

Hamilton Venice Mercy Hospital Paul W. Kreuzman Clovernook John Turigliatto Robert Volz Cincinnati U. S. 27

Awning Blaze Causes $10 Damage at Worthmore Clothes Shop

Firefighters report an awning fire started by a cigarette at Worthmore Clothes Shop 1117 Central Ave last night. Company 1 arrived from the alarm at 9 20 p m and estimated damage at ten dollars.

Worthmore Central Ave Company 1

Midshipmen Cruise Sails From Norfolk To Europe

Twenty ships of the Atlantic Fleet left Norfolk on June 6 carrying over 3,000 midshipmen from the Naval Academy and 23 colleges to Europe. The voyage includes training in navigation gunnery and seamanship with a climax in gunnery at Guantanamo Bay. Army Pfc Franklin Little, 24, of Middletown Rt 2, completed Ft. Crockett training including a tactical road march.

John E. Meyers W. Main St Mason New Jersey Norfolk Europe Naval Academy NROTC Guantanamo Bay Cuba Army Franklin Little Jesse Little Middletown Rt. 2 Ft. Crockett Tex 4Th Armored Division Ft. Hood Ft Crockett Little Ft Knox

Ad Director Dies in Columbus After Collapse

Advertising Director Lewis B. Hill of the Columbus Dispatch collapsed and died of a heart attack yesterday after leaving a doctor’s office. He was a longtime journalist and public figure in Columbus Ohio.

Columbus Ohio Lewis B. Hill Columbus Dispatch

Action To Slow Speed On Marshall Road

Middletown Safety Council traffic division moved to slow speeders on Marshall Road linking Manchester and Central avenues. The vote approved several 35 mile per hour and slow signs along the corridor. The group also planned a speed exhibit, endorsed the Lucky Stop Sign project, eliminated a driveway at Doty Park, and asked B and O Railroad officials to install flasher lights at the Peasttown West Middletown Road crossing.

Marshall Road Middletown Safety Council Manchester Central Avenues Cecil Runyan National Safety Council Doty Park B&o Railroad Peasttown- West Middletown Rd. Crossing

Vandals Cause $75 Damages At Gilbert Grocery

Witnesses told police at 11 30 p m last night they heard a noise in front of the Gilbert Grocery 2504 Miami Avenue and saw three boys run west after shooting two holes in a plate glass window causing about 75 dollars in damages.

Gilbert Miami Avenue

Virginia Pastor Elected President of Baptist World Alliance

London dispatch reports Dr. Theodore Adams of the First Baptist Church of Richmond Virginia was chosen to serve a five year term as president of the Baptist World Alliance He succeeds Dr F Townley Lord of Britain The jubilee congress drew more than 3000 delegates from 60 nations to the meeting.

London Theodore Adams First Baptist Church Richmond Baptist World Alliance F. Townley Lord Britain

Mysterious Oil Billionaire Gulbenkian Dies in Portugal

Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian the famed oil magnate and one of the world’s richest men died in Lisbon at age 88 after a kidney ailment. He avoided publicity and had lived quietly in the Aviz hotel since January.

Lisbon Portugal Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian Gulbenkian Aviz

Volunteers Lead Group To Ft Thomas Inductees From Local Draft Board

Volunteers led a group of six men leaving Local Draft Board 10 for induction into the armed forces at Ft Thomas Kentucky. Among signers were Ronald Spurlock and Robert Spurlock Jr along with William Boggess Robert Rhodes Kenneth Feinthal and David DeForest. A brief program at the American Legion Home preceded their departure with coffee and doughnuts provided by the Moose Lodge Ladies Auxiliary.

Armed Forces Ronald Owen Spurlock Hamilton-Middletown PLC Middletown Robert David Spurlock Jr Western Ave Hamilton Ft. Thomas William Ralph Boggess Ohio Ave Monroe Robert Gene Rhodes Fleming Rd Kenneth Kern Feinthal Catalpa Dr David Charles DeForest High St Oxford American Legion Home Ladies’ Auxiliary The Moose Lodge

Middletonian Charged With Robbery And Auto Theft

Lonnie Deaton 21 of 1112 Garfield St. was arrested on warrants for auto theft unarmed robbery and assault and battery after allegedly robbing Robert Beatty 20 and forcing him to drive to Hamilton with two accomplices. Beatty reported Deaton choked him and stole $5 before taking the wheel.

Hamilton Lonnie Deaton Garfield St Dan Pelfrey Paul Judd Louis Janka Deaton Robert Beatty Burton Rd Beatty Garfield Street Calumet Avenue Deaon Central Avenue

Y Boys Tour Post Office in Rubberneckers Visit

Twenty three YMCA Boys' Summer Fun Club members toured the US Post Office guided by D J Dineen with Harry ter Braak supervising and Junior Leaders Rich ard Roof Fred Giltrow St Clair Leavell and Jim Clark assisting. Tomorrow they visit the city water works plant. They will meet in the Y lobby at 1 15 p m.

US Post Office D.J. Dineen Ymca Boys Harry Ter Braak Richard Roof Fred Giltrow St. Clair Leavell Jim Clark City

Driver Cited After Wreck Near Port Union

State patrolmen cited Albert Abt 62 of Loveland Park for failure to yield at a stop sign after a two car collision on Ohio 747 north of Port Union. Injured were Marjorie McCoy 28 and Wilhemina Frisby 39, both passengers in a car driven by Nettie Back 33 which struck the Abt auto. the Abt car overturned. Time of the mishap was about 6 15 a m.

Ohio Port Union Albert Abt Loveland Park Marjorie McCoy Manchester Ave Wilhemina Frisby Burbank St Nettie Back Jefferson Rd Abt Tylersville Road

Armco Supervisors Hold Annual Middletown Picnic

Over 300 Armco men attended the Middletown Works annual supervisors picnic at the Middletown Sportsmens Club. The event gathers supervisors from Middletown and Hamilton plants with retired supervisors and Armco management also invited. A chicken dinner by the Ladies Guild of the Seven Mile Presbyterian Church drew attendees, who also enjoyed trap shooting, horseshoes and other club games.

Armco Middletown Works Middletown Sportsmens Club Middletown Hamilton Ladies Guild Seven Mile Presbyterian Church Armco Steelmakers

Hospital Board, Medical Staff Meet Over Middletown Issues

Hospital executives and medical staff discussed problems and business matters at a joint meeting. The session began at 6 30 p m at LeSourdsville Lake.

Middletown Hospital LeSourdsville Lake

Wanderlust Is Strong Boy Disappears Again

A 12 year old Middletown boy Ronnie Day slipped from an upstairs window at 1404 Garfield St and vanished. He reportedly slept out four days while selling papers for money and was last seen wearing a red cap and overalls. Police were alerted at 1 45 am.

Middletown Ronnie Day Garfield St

Tongay Plans Divorce With 1953 Tragic Death Involved

Russell G Tongay, jailed for manslaughter in the 1953 30 foot diving board death of his daughter Kathy Tongay, files for divorce claiming his wife no longer loves him. Kathy died at age six in Miami Florida after the incident tied to her father. The suit outlines marital breakup amid a high profile case.

Miami Fla Russell G. Tongay Kathy Tongay

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Tipp Butler County Courts Charlies William Saunders Williamsdale Barbara Jean Saunders Juana Hyden Emanuel Hyden Sue Cornett Jasper Cornett Oxford Rt. 2 Lillie Combs Moore St Jimmy Combs Sycamore St Jo Ann Hayes Willie E. Hayes Nellie Bolser James Bolser Shandon Jean Elizabeth Hyden Clayton Hyden Neget Mary Louise Laws Ronald V. Laws James Short Logan Ave Marlene Janet Short Mary Kathryn Yeary Samuel Yeary Vanderveer St Davie Sparks Arthur Sparks Luella Jones William Ray Jones Ave Patricia Ann Birchfield William Arnold Birchfield Ha Mae Johnson Melvin A. Johnson Neg- Evelyn McGuire Bert Edward McGuire Gladye Johnson Jerome Johnson Communist Cost Accountants Colegrove Melampy Marshall Virginia Howard Kramer Middletonian Tongay CAR Wash & L Hypes Bros Service Columbia Family Theatre Charles G John C. Crank Georgia Norvell Evangelists W. T. Crank W. M. Housh Jeweler Od Buildings& Loan
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