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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1957

Page

2

NLRB Election At Aeronca Delayed To Aug 2

An NLRB election at Aeronca Manufacturing Corp. plants in Middletown and Miamisburg was postponed from Aug 1 to Aug 2. The issue is whether the UAW or no union will represent workers, with about 1,250 eligible voters. The delay followed payroll checks and a pay day election plan. The UAW opposed the delay but accepted the Aug 2 date. independent Aeronca Union supporters discuss meeting plans and speakers. A tax penalty notice to the Aeronca Independent Union was disclosed, with amount not listed, for late income tax returns. union officials say no tax filing required for a union without paid staff.

NLRB Middletown Aeronca Manufacturing Corp Cincinnati Rosemary Macke National Labor Relations Board United Auto Workers Afl-Cio Aeronca UAW Aeronca Independent Union Miamisburg Independent Union Macke George Wilkin UAW International Company Robert Agee The ATU Agee Otho Wisman William Woollums AIU Wisman District Director of Internal Revenue UN Jon Wave Alton H. Combs

Man Pleads Guilty To 14 Charges

In Lewes England Dr John Bodkin Adams pleaded guilty to 14 of 16 counts including forgery, false pecuniary interest disclosures, obstruction of a police officer, failing to keep dangerous drugs registers, and fraudulent NHS drug charges. He had previously been acquitted of drugging a widow to benefit her will.

Lewes England John Bodkin Adams Adams Free National Health Service

Man Sues For False Arrest

Earl Kidd of West Middletown filed a $5,000 civil suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court alleging false arrest and imprisonment for 20 hours after a warrant signed by William Rogers accusing Kidd of stealing his gun. The case followed a July 20 arrest and dismissal in Middletown Municipal Court. Kidd seeks damages for earnings loss of $31.68 legal fees and reputational harm.

Hamilton Earl Kidd West Middletown Rt. 1 William Rogers Middletown Rt. 1 Butler County Common Pleas Court Rogers Middletown Kidd

Distillery Official Dies In Cincinnati

Wesley L. Nolting aged 65, Cincinnati representative for American Distilling Co., died Thursday at Christ Hospital. He previously served as a representative for Brown-Forman Distilling Corp. of Louisville and United Distillers Corp.

Cincinnati Wesley L. Nolting American Distilling Co Christ Hospital Brown-Forman Distilling Corp Louisville United Distillers Corp

Board to Discuss School Additions Plans

Special Board of Education meeting to review working drawings for the Oneida School addition and preliminary plans for Taft School addition. Cincinnati firm McClorey & McClorey will join the board at Taft School for the discussion at 8:30 a.m.

Oneida Taft School Board of Education Cincinnati Architectural Firm McClorey & McClorey

Bargains at Thirkield's Men and Boys Dept.

Last week and this week feature Jack Keister’s terrific bargains at Thirkield's in Franklin. Shop early for men's and boys' apparel and dress up the men in your family.

Thirkield's Jack Keister

Industrial Accidents Hurt 2 Men

Two workers injured at Middletown plants suffered finger injuries after caught in rollers. Harry Smith 59 of Montgomery Ohio lost the tip of his left index finger at Franklin Felting Inc and was dismissed after treatment. Hugh Reed 18 of 3108 Illinois Ave treated for multiple finger cuts and a tendon cut at Mokry Tesmer Inc.

Middletown Hospital Harry 0. Smith Montgomery Ohio Franklin Felting, Inc Smith Hugh Reed Illinois Ave Mokry-Tesmer, Inc

Heaviest Middletown Hospital Baby Noted

Mrs Osa Barnette of West Middletown gave birth to her ninth child, a 13 pound boy, at 9:51 p.m. yesterday. Hospital records show a 14 pound infant born in February 1956, the prior record, with Barnette's other children weighing up to 11 pounds 4 ounces at birth.

Osa Barnette West Middletown

Grand Jury Set to Hear 61 Cases Monday

Sixty one cases involving 47 defendants will be considered by the grand jury at 9 30 a m in the Common Pleas Court under Judge P P Boll. The docket includes a second degree manslaughter case against Jerry Lee Harrington 21 of Dayton for the June 10 traffic death of Albert Louis Coward 62 of Sellerburg Ind plus multiple Middlesex and county charges including burglary larceny forgery and bad checks as listed for Middletown Lemon and Madison townships.

Gree Jerry Lee Harrington Dayton Harrington Albert Louis Coward Sellerburg Ind Coward Fairgrove Avenue Middletown Don B. Williams Reuben Thomas Jesse van Cleve James Alvin Clemmons Tandy David Harold Simpson Harold Anders Clarence Thomas Billy Hill Edward Brown Lemon Township Ollie Mason Henry Jr St. Clair Township Nelson Yarmouth Clayton Chandler Madison Township Ray Stevens

Child Council Officers Take Over New Jobs

Officers for 1957 58 were installed at a Hamilton dinner meeting of the Butler County Council for Retarded Children. New president Mrs Leo Limoges presided. vice president Leroy Miller secretary Allene Andrews and treasurer Mrs May Andrews also took office.

Hamilton Butler County Council Leo Limoges Leroy Miller Middletown Allene Andrews May Andrews Louise Shepherd Helen Sall Miller Doris Castator Harold Wire Ann Snodgrass Bertha Tendam Ray Taylor Warren Harding Butler County Welfare Department Child Welfare Board

TTORS Checks Child Project At Le Sourdsville Lake

TTORS checks the child project at a dinner and business session at Le Sourdsville Lake. Mrs Pearl Iron is named to study needs of Middletown Hospital children's ward as a benevolent project. Bake sale planned for September to fund the efforts.

ITOPS PBX LeSourdsville Lake Pearl Iron Middletown Hospital Vera Mullins I Group Iron Elma Williamson Karah Cracraft

Tunisian Cabinet Resigns as Bourguiba Takes Reins

The Tunisian Cabinet quit to empower Habib Bourguiba after the Constituent Assembly ousted Bey Sidei Mohammed Al Amin and proclaimed Tunisia a republic. Bourguiba, now president and former anti French fighter, invites diplomats to the Bey’s palace in a move seen as shaping a Western style democracy.

Tunis Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Bourguiba Libya Algeria Morocco Nasser Mohammed V France Idriss Bourgiba Bey Bardo Carthage Paris Bizerte

City Workers Set Meeting On Pay Raise

Middletown city workers and their spouses will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Firemen s Clubhouse to discuss a pay raise. Ted Huntsbarger says the aim is to straighten out the pay raise issue and form a wives auxiliary to press for higher city wages. City Manager Thompson noted budget gaps make raises impossible now.

Middletown J T Ted) Huntsbarger Huntsbarger Charles W. Thompson City Commission

Fahrenholz Plans Appeal After Manslaughter Conviction

William E. Fahrenholz of Middletown was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a Jan 1 collision that killed Eustace Young of Peebles seven miles north of Hillsboro. He received a $500 fine and six month license suspension and plans a new trial appeal.

Hillsboro William E. Fahrenholz Calumet Ave Middletown Fahrenholz Darrel Hottle Highland Common Pleas Court Eustace Young Peebles Young Yes‘terday

Cattle Disease Red Nose Spreads in Feeding Areas

The American Foundation for Animal Health reports that infectious rhino tracheitis or red nose is increasingly evident in cattle feeding areas. It was once seasonal but now appears year round, especially through January, as dusty feed and poor ventilation raise respiratory infection risks.

American Foundation For Animal Health

AWOL Army Recruit Arrest and Local Juvenile Hit-Skip

Police report Ger ald E. Knapp 18 of South Norwalk Conn was arrested on an AWOL charge from the Army at Fort Lee Virginia. A 16 year old Hamilton boy is detained on juvenile authorities’ order in a hit and run case dated July 18 at Main Street and Lafayette Avenue. The youth is on parole in Michigan for breaking and entering. Thefts included bicycles from Julian Carpenter and Ricky Teasley, about $40 from Frisch's Drive In, and $5.25 from vending boxes at Pleak’s and other service stations on Crawford Street and Woodlawn Avenue.

Gerald E. Knapp South Norwalk Conn Ft. Lee, Va Hamilton Main Street Lafayette Avenue Michigan Julian Carpenter Sherman Ave Ricky Teasley Garfield St Frisch's

Girl Hit By Car Cited In Pedestrian Accident

A 13 year old Middletown girl was slightly injured crossing Logan Avenue at Crawford Street. Violet McQuinn was cited in Municipal Court for failure to yield to a pedestrian. A second taxi collision on Wayne Avenue caused minor injuries to Corrine Crabtree and led to separate fault charges in two other local crashes.

Middletown Crawford Street Logan Avenue Carol Osborne Walter Osborne Crawford St Middletown Hospital Violet McQuinn Clayton St Corrine Crabtree Queen Ave Wayne Avenue Moore Street Emilia Rossi Central Ave Ira Noble West Middletown Helen Converse Manchester Rd Charles Florkey Spencer Sa Columbia Avenue Clinton Street

Chrysler profits show dramatic six month rebound

Detroit Chrysler Corp reports net earnings of 89.74 million for January through June 1957, up from 18.67 million the prior year. This half year equates to 10.28 dollars per share versus 2.14 dollars, underscoring a dramatic automotive comeback.

Detroit Chrysler Corp

Treasure hunters seek Oak Island riches in Nova Scotia

In the last 150 years treasure hunters have spent about 1 million dollars pursuing gold and jewels reputed buried on Oak Island in Mahone Bay Nova Scotia.

Oak Island Mahone Bay Nova Scotia

Man Dies Twice During Heart Operation in Cincinnati

The coroner's office reports 64 year old William Bunyard of Metamora Indiana died twice during a heart surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati. His heart stopped first during massaging for about thirty minutes and restarted, then stopped again after the chest cavity was closed and he was pronounced dead.

Cincinnati William Bunyard Metamora Ind Good Samaritan Hospital Bunyard

Coke Gas Blamed For Smog Action

Gas from coke ovens was cited as the main cause of a chemical smog that discolored the paint on nearly 100 homes in Struthers Ohio. Richard Schaefer of the Ohio Department of Health said hydrogen sulfide gas from local coke ovens was the source of the discoloration.

Youngstown Ohio Struthers State Health Department Richard Schaefer Industrial Hygiene Division Ohio Department of Health

Friendship Baptists to Host Evening Services at Tabernacle

Members of the Friendship Baptist Church will attend guest services at 7 30 pm Sunday at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lincoln Heights Transportation to Lincoln Heights leaves Friendship Baptist Church at 6 45 pm Sunday.

Friendship Baptist Church Tabernacle Baptist Church Lincoln Heights

Fire damages garage at Millard DeHaven home

A cigarette started a fire in the garage of Millard DeHaven at 1600 Lawn Avenue around noon yesterday. Firemen from Companies 1 and 3 responded and the damage was listed as five dollars with three dollars in property loss.

Millard DeHaven Lawn Ave

Newport Naval Training Station First Established in 1883

The first naval training facility in the United States was established at Newport Rhode Island in 1883 marking the start of formal naval instruction in the nation.

United States Newport, R. 1

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