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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1956
Page
2
The Middle Town school board set a fall bond issue at 6.5 million dollars with an average levy of 2.39 mills based on the present tax duplicate. State approval from the Department of Education and Tax Bureau is required for final issuance.
Three people were hurt in two separate crashes near Hamilton. Gerald E. Longbrake, 26, was in critical condition at Mercy Hospital after a car on Tyersville Road rolled off the road. Hollie Hawkey, 18, suffered a fractured pelvis as driver of the car. four passengers escaped injury. In a second crash on U S 127 at Shadywood, Lewis Schoonover, 26, sustained skull and chest injuries and was listed in fair condition.
George W. Hilend of Jack Ohio was named traffic safety observer for the southwest region of Safety Conant LLC. Felty, highway safety director, announced the appointment covering 30 counties including Butler Montgomery Preble and Warren. The post was vacant since February 6 when David J Sullivan was killed in a car crash.
Middletown chief Joseph Blackmore elected vice president of the new Butler County police academy at a LeSourdsville Lake meeting. Hamilton chief John Bippus named charter president with Jackson Bosch county prosecutor as secretary and Charles Wessenich Oxford police chief as treasurer. The academy aims to train officers for uniform countywide service, with a Sept week start and two hourly classes daily over three weeks, serving Middletown Hamilton Oxford New Miami Fairfield and Butler County from a central Hamilton location.
Eighte n year old Johnnie Leadbetter of Foster, a girl, pleaded guilty to aiding in the escape of prisoner James E Plummer from Mercy Hospital. Wood, 20, Ertel Road High Point, also indicted, faced three year probation and his role in the escape. Plummer remains at large. blades and wire cutters were brought to him at the hospital. Judge Craner warned the girl that the sentence could be harsher if new information emerges. Wood received probation. Plummer faces armed robbery and sodomy charges with trial dates pending for five others.
Gardner Board & Carton Co announces its annual employee picnic for Aug 13 at Le Sourdsville Lake. Attendees include workers from Middletown and Lockland plus families from Manchester Machine Co and Yoder Engraving Co. Gates prize money totals $100 with contests and fireworks planned. Co chairs Ed Anderson and George Fogle.
Paramount shows Sa fari and Secret of Treasure Mountain with multiple nightly screenings Friday and Saturday. Strand presents World in My Corner and Treasure of Pancho Villa at set times. Colonial screens Dallas and Distant Drums with several showings. Dixie Cruise In features The Swan and Lieutenant Wore Skirts with late night showing.
A private call from the police desk to the jail prompted Sgt. Robert Walton to send Ptl. Delmas Birch to identify the caller. Harold Jones, 49, requested to “check on conditions” at the jail and was arrested on an intoxication charge after the inquiry.
Miss Pat Easterling of 2706 Roosevelt Street earns a certificate of merit from the Wi nona School of Photography at Wi nona Lake Indiana. She was among 100 students in an advanced portrait course taught by professional photographers and technicians.
A preliminary hearing for Elmer Meeks at 2120 Highland Ave on a charge of cutting with intent to kill his foreman at Armco East Works was continued two weeks by Municipal Judge J. T. Lamb. The postponement until Aug 3 follows a prosecution request while James Miller of 18 Curryer Rd, the complainant, can appear in court. Miller, injured in Middletown, was stabbed by Meeks who allegedly refused to leave a job site after a break. Meeks, held on a $5,000 bond, denied prior police record and said he did not know about the stabbing.
FE. W. Doughman of 2032 Carolina St. received a D-1 permit from the Ohio Department of Liquor Control. The permit authorizes sale of 3.2 percent beer for on premise and off premise consumption.
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