New School Plan To Share Lead Approved
The Middletown board approved a staff realignment creating a director of curriculum director of personnel and director of buildings grounds and transportation. Cromwell said the plan divides duties without new full time hires and names Tom Webb A. E. Minnich and C. W. Young for the posts with salaries 8500 and 10500 plus travel. The board also signed Cromwell’s three year contract at 13000 annual salary and approved cafeteria price hikes from 24 to 25 cents for elementary and 32 to 35 cents for high school meals. Final 1958 budget of 3255135 was approved after public hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Cromwell
Cromwell
Tom Webb
A. E. Minnich
C. W. Young
Webb
Minnich
Young
Board of Education
Middletown
Hugh Butler
Butler
D. R. Baker
W. F E. Davis
Mildred, Fryer
B. Offic
J. L. Jacobs
Kroger Reports Four-Week Sales Rise to July 13
The Kroger Co. announces sales of 126,236,202 for the four weeks ending July 13, up from 113,586,667 in the same period last year. The report covers ongoing performance in Cincinnati and surrounding markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Kroger Co
Phone sale approved in Scioto County Ohio
The Ohio Utilities Commission grants permission for Minford Telephone Co to purchase Tri-City Telephone Co for 3000 dollars. Tri-City serves subscribers in Scioto County and parts of Jackson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Oe Utilities Commission
Permisson
Minford Telephone Co
Scioto County
Tri-City Telephone Co
Scioto
Jackson Counties
School Board Actions Outline Leaves and Fees
The Middletown board approved a three month leave for Laura Wortman a Central School second grade teacher and set fees and deposits for elementary and secondary school art chemistry physics home economics biology and locker use. They adopted publications for classroom use and rules governing teacher subscriptions. They tabled waterproofing Middletown High School repairs to the smokestack for further study and planned a Saturday session with architect firm McClorey to finalize Quelda School addition plans.
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Cama
Harry C. Andrews
Elkview
W.va
Betty Gerald
Middletown
Joseph J. Heink
Milford
Ohio
Arlene Lennie
James E. Mack
Bloomington
Ind
Laura Wortman
Central School
C. W. Young
Middletown High School
Quelda
McClorey If
McClorey
Thirsty City Hits Water Hard Again
Middletown consumed 9,897,000 gallons of water last Friday pushing toward the all time daily high. Utilities director Dan Kothe said shortages only threatened in the Kensington storage bank area as the tank ran dry Thursday and Friday nights. Purge remained sufficient elsewhere in the city per Water Works superintendent C T Morningstar.
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Middletown
Dan Kothe
Enmounc
Kothe
Kensington
T. Morningstar
Rain Delays Western Girls Tennis Championship Opener
Heavy rain postpones the first matches of the Western Girls Tennis Championship scheduled for 9 a m today. If weather improves, play may start later. opening ceremonies are set for 9 a m tomorrow. City officials Francis Carmody and Roy Patterson greet contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Nein
City Commission
Francis Carmody
Roy L. Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Carmody
Patterson
City Manager Thompson Takes Two-Week Vacation
City Manager Charles W. Thompson on a two-week vacation tour of Missouri and Oklahoma visits Springfield, Jay, and Oklahoma City. He plans to fish at a couple of lakes while away and returns to Middletown on August 12.
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Charles W. Thompson
Missouri
Oklahoma
Thormpson
Springfield
Jay
Oklahoma City
Okla
Thompson
Middletown
Police Briefs Include Multiple Thefts and Vandalism Reports
Officers answered a call at 194 Calumet Ave where Fred Rutledge claimed his billfold and a vodka print were stolen. Joe Lewis reported nails, cord, hose, mortar boxes, wood, and a ware set missing from his home build site. Naomi Deaton and S. E. Whitlesey reported window entry and garage vandalism. Vandals damaged a hydraulic excavator tank. 15 to 17 gallons of gas drained from a rail truck. Other thefts included fender skirts and a clock radio valued at 65 dollars from two addresses.
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Calumet Ave
Fred Rutledge
Joe Lewis
1St Ave
Poppy Drive
Mn Ave
Naomi Deaton
William McKinney
Mohawk St
Jackson Sa
Richard EE. Gray
Arlington Ave
Youth Killed in Medina Crash on US 24
Frederick Wahl aged 17 from Cuyahoga Falls died Monday night in a car truck collision on U S 24 south of Medina. His mother Catherine and grandparents Mr and Mrs Frederick Miller were injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Ohio
Frederick Wahl
Cuyahoga Falls
U.S. 24
Here
Catherine
Frederick Miller
Bedouin Boys Observe Meal Etiquette With Fathers
A cultural note from Arabia details Bedouin youths abstaining from eating in their fathers' presence as a mark of respect.
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Arabia
Miami Men To Get Degrees at Summer Commencement
Miami University alumni and former professor to receive honorary degrees at August 4 ceremony. State Superintendent Edward F. Hall will get a Doctor of Laws and Dr. Clarence E. Carter, former Miami history professor, will receive a Doctor of Humanities. Carter has long served as editor of territorial papers for the State Department and taught at several universities.
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Oxford
Miami University
Edward F. Hall
State Public Instructions Post
Clarence E. Carter
Miami
Holt
Miami Alumni Assny
Springfield
Carter
U. S. Department of State
Ohio State Universiy
Columbia University
Illinois
Texas
Iowa
Harold Edwin
Jane
Servicemen Updates From Naval Training and Cruise
Edward L. Brown Jr. and Walte FR. Palmer are named in naval notices. Brown, son of Mr and Mrs Eackward L. Brown, is in 16 weeks of officer indoctrination and pre flight training at Pensacola Florida. Palmer, son of Mr and Mrs W R Palmer, arrived in San Juan Puerto Rico aboard the guided missile heavy cruiser USS Canberra. More than 3,000 midshipmen from the Naval Academy and ROTC colleges participate in the first summer training cruise.
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Edward L. Brown Jr
Eackward L. Brown
Ardmore Dr
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Walte FR. Palmer
W. R. Palmer
Garfield St
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Canberra
Naval Academy
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps of Colleges and Universities
Pvt Robert Schutter Graduates From Aberdeen Proving Grounds Course
Pvt Robert Schutter son of Mr and Mrs Jack Schutter Foster Road recently graduated from a metalworking course at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland The eight week course trained him to repair metal parts and equipment by forge welding.
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Robert &. Schutter
Jack FE. Schutter
Foster Rt
te @rdnance school
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Schutter
Seaman Apprentice Gilkimes Aboard Newport News in Med
Paul D. Gilkimese, seaman apprentice and son of Mrs. Ethel Gilkinson of Morrow, serves aboard the heavy cruiser Newport News with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Gilkimese
Mirs
Ethel Gilkinson
Morrow
Newport News
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean Sea
Fall Kills Port Clinton Worker At Celotex Plant
A maintenance worker Roy A. Simpson 28 of Port Clinton Ohio died after falling into a conveyor system Monday at the Celotex Corp plant located about a mile east of Port Clinton. The accident occurred during normal operations at the facility. Simpson was employed as a maintenance worker at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Clinton
Ohio
Celotex Corp
Here
Roy A. Simpson
Rt. 3
Argentin a name origin traced to argentuin meaning silver
The article explains that the country's name Argentina derives from the tatan word argentuin which translates to silver. It notes the etymology links to the metal and early Spanish usage in naming the region.
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Argentina
Argentuin
Girls Cause Ruckus in Middletown Detention Jail
Two teenage girls, Ruby 16 and Judy 17, were detained after violent outbursts in the Middletown detention jail. Ruby damaged bed clothing and equipment after pulling a knife fight with her mother. Judy required restraint and hospital placement as staff sought suitable psychiatric care.
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M'Della Olinger
Ruby
Olinger
Judy
Hamilton
Middletown
Local accidents report no injuries in six incidents
Police report six minor crashes yesterday. A car ran off Kunz Avenue at Yankee Road, struck a tree, causing unseen damage. Another car jumped a curb on Yankee Road, hitting a telephone pole with about 200 dollars in damage. A parked car and a hit-and-run vehicle damaged Bob Braun’s car on Charles Street.
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Kunz Avenue
Yankee Road
Doralene May
Hughes St
Yankee Rd
Yankee Red
Bob Braun
Charles St
Braun Auto
Salt Bid Invitations Issued Under Ohio Highways Plan
The Ohio Department of Highways issued salt purchase bids for the 1957 1958 season to combat snow and ice on state roads. Bids open July 29 at Columbus offices for the total seasonal requirement across the 12 divisions. The plan aims for maximum open competition while maintaining monthly deliveries to fit weather needs.
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Ohio Department of Highways
Columbus
Ohio
Gov. O'Neill
Charles M. Noble
Crash Victim Dies in Dayton Auto Collision
Arthur J. Todd aged 33 of Laura Miami County died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital from injuries after his car struck a utility pole on North Main Street just outside Dayton. He had been injured July 14 in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Arthur J. Todd
Laura
Miami County
Good Samaritan Hospital
North Main Street
Restored 1790 Pawtucket Textile Mill Founding site
The first textile mill in America, built in 1790 at Pawtucket Rhode Island, has been restored. The landmark represents early industrial development and is now preserved as a historic site.
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America
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Emergency Room Busy With Injured Children
Five youngsters were treated at Middletown Hospital for injuries from bicycle, ladder, swimming, and falls. Children include Clifford Cassidy 2 hurt from pills, Donna Kay Nolan 16 months with head wound, Stephen Koeller with a fractured wrist, Earl White 15 cut leg, and Pete Schiannamble with back injury. Also treated were McGraw Construction workers and Ernest Dermin with a dislocated shoulder after a scaffold fall.
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Middletown Hospital
Clifford Cassidy
Billy Cassidy
Sheridan Ave
Robert Burnside
Ruth Burnside
Home Ave
Trentom
Donna Kay Nolan
Ruby Nolan
Stephen Koeller
Harold Koeller
Camden Rt. 1
Gerdes Dam
Earl White
Lafayette Ave
Fock
McGraw Construction Co
Pete Schiannamble
Orchard St
Earnest Dermin
Turly Rd
Hamton
D. B. Blevins
Franklin Ret
Marine Officer Faces Stolen Government Funds Probe
LAS VEGAS Nev FBI says Capt George Henry Willers 38 admitted taking 36000 in government funds from the Marine Corps disbursing office at Camp Pendleton Calif He was found with a loaded .45 pistol and told authorities he might have killed himself He claimed to have dipped into funds in July and again yesterday to see if he could make money to cover debts.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Clarke County
FBI
George Henry Willers
Marine Corps’ Js
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Willers
Walt Swindells
San Diego
Ist
Pendleton
Farmers' Share of Income Dips
The Agriculture Department reports the 1956 farm share of national income fell to 6.4 percent, the smallest since 1940 when the farm share was 10.3 percent. Farmers represented 13.2 percent of the population in 1956 compared with 23.1 percent in 1940. Farm population declines while farm income drops faster.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New Oxford Court Seeks Renital Space
County commissioners seek Renital space in Oxford for a new County Court to open next January. The plan envisions replacing the justice of the peace system with a two court set up, using space in the Municipal Building if possible. Mayor Corso said facilities may not support full term sessions, urging hospital board negotiations for downtown property. The court would serve Oxford Milford Hanover Reily and Morgan, with jail space to be rented if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Justice 'S Peace
John Corso
McCullough-Hse Memorial Hospital
Wich
C. H. Wassenich
Gove
Mulford
Hanover
Reily
Morgan
New Scout Troop 88 Wins Camp Craft Honors
Boy Scout troop 88 sponsored by the Aeronca club jeeps the first trip to Camp Hook and earns the Camp er award for outstanding camping ability and troop progress. Twelve boys in the new Moundbuilders Area Council unit won daily inspections on all but one day and claimed the third highest camp skills score of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeroncama Club
Camp Hook
Areca Countil
Dayton Youths Held In Thefts
In Lebanon Special three Dayton youths are being held for investigation in Tebberias and related thefts at Better Laundry Rug Dry Cleaners and the Lebanon Laundry. A total of 390 dollars was taken in two thefts. Richard Frye 21 and Richard Godfrey 24 are held by the Montgomery County sheriff for investigation of seven Dayton area thefts and robberies. Ralph McCamey 20 is in custody of Lebanon police. No charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Dayton
Israel accuses Syria of border troop concentrations
Israel charges Syria with armistice violation and asks the U N mixed armistice commission to probe Syrian troop concentrations along the Israel border. The request follows another inquiry within three days.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Syria
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