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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1954
Page
2
The Cincinnati Foley Construction Co. won the Bulls Run sewer outlet contract for 342 221 dollars, 12.4 percent under the city engineer’s estimate. The project covers two sections west of the Sorg Paper Co. plant and near Main Street and Manchester Avenue, with start timing pending signatures and required diversions.
Commissioners award M. J. Gibbons Co. 2035 dollars for iron pipe and fittings for a new water line to the ball diamond area at Smith Farm. They also authorize emergency notes of 43000 dollars for street grading water mains sewers and other improvements in Douglas Park Subdivision First Addition. Emergency resolutions appointing Richard A. Wilmer and Ed W Barker are approved.
Ohio Department of Health approved plans for a process sewer and interceptor sewer in Cincinnati. The process sewer runs from an outfall on the Miami River opposite Mth Avenue to Armco Steel Corp East Works, carrying treated wastewater from Armco's new 1.25 million dollar water treating system. The interceptor runs from N Main Street and Manchester Avenue toward the proposed Oxford State Road treatment plant. City Manager Howard H. Kramer said bids for the process sewer will be sought in a few days.
The case Ohio v. Chester Wagner an Eaton restaurateur moves up to the state after Wagner is charged by the Department of Agriculture with using a milk dispenser in his eatery in violation of a state law. Wagner's attorneys filed their answering brief in Eaton's Common Pleas Court and Judge John M. Kiracofe will rule. the state may file an answer to Wagner's brief.
Dr and Harold Sherron of 2801 Elmo Place served on the assessing board for four older city projects completed as far back as 1951. Improvements were placed in Eldorado and Wildwood subdivisions Euclid Street Sherman Avenue Eaton Drive and the alley south of Centennial Avenue.
In a recent session the commissioners set the next meeting for 2 p.m. on Wednesday replacing the 7 p.m. slot. Charles W. Thompson received the oath as the new administrative assistant to the city manager.
Local teachers from a Miami University class present findings on integrating industry and education at Middletown High School open house today and tomorrow morning. An Industrial Council dinner follows the event at the Manchester Hotel.
The YMCA directors approve a 145 720 operating budget for 1954 55 for submission to the Civic Association. The rise over last year’s 142 390 stems partly from higher membership revenue. A by law revision report is deferred until September. A new personnel and house committees are proposed. advisory committees are eliminated. A standing personnel committee is appointed led by Elmer Barker with members Butler Wilmer Storer Sebald and Knight to recommend personnel policies.
Review of summer repair work will occupy most of tonight's school board meeting at 8 o'clock in Middletown High School. Members will check plans for remodeling Lincoln School and study contracts of the system's non teaching personnel.
Paramount presents The High and the Mighty with showtimes 1 15, 3 30, 6 30 and 9 15 p.m. Strand shows The Moonlighter at 1 30, 4 15, 7 00 and 9 50 p.m. Cease Fire at 2 50, 5 35 and 8 25 p.m. Friday Over Land Pacific at 1 30, 5 00 and 6 35 p.m. The Thing at 2 50, 6 26 and 10 00 p.m.
An old household cure mercurochrome is used with a rare anti hemophilic globulin to halt Eddie Philips's bleeding after a July tonsillectomy. Doctors report improved condition but critical status remains. Three vials of the anti hemophilic globulin arrived from Lansing Michigan to assist treatment. A Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection complicates healing and antibiotics are limited by the boy's inability to take medicine.
The body of 16 year old Bob Jones of Kings Mills was found by evening searchers in brush below the Kings Mills dam after he disappeared in the flood swollen Little Miami River. Two other youths and two Cincinnati fishermen were rescued from the river as Sheriff Satterthwaite halted the official search at 2 am. The boy lived with his uncle Harold Dees and was taken to a Read ing funeral home. Cries for help by Jones and two companions led to rescues while debris hindered search efforts.
Six auto accidents occurred in the city yesterday leading to two citations. James R. Smith, 72, was charged with driving while intoxicated after his car hit an unknown vehicle on Clinton Street. Joseph M. Rogers, 67, was cited for failure to yield right of way in a collision at Clinton Street and Reynolds Avenue. Louise Abell, Bertha Billman, and others were involved in separate crashes with minor injuries and property damage.
Victor E. Wells Jr 30 of 990 S Main St drove a car struck in the rear by a truck in the 2100 block of Central Avenue at 4 40 p m on wet pavement. The truck, driven by an 11 year old Middletown boy, sustained 100 damage, no injuries reported.
Thomas Strodtbeck, 23, of 210 Shafer Street and Lee Bair, 30, of West Middletown, collided at Manchester Avenue and Grimes Street at 7 15 yesterday. Police said the traffic light was out of order and damage totaled 55 dollars.
James Alexander of 1221 Garfield St reports the gear shift stuck causing his car to jump a curb at Grand Avenue and Waite Street at 10 20 a m yesterday. No damage reported.
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