Middletown High Names Valedictorian Tie for 1954
Two Middletown High graduates Shirley Ann Armitage and Rebecca Ann Petrocy share valedictorian honors amid a morning assembly. The class awards total around 60 with cash medals college tuition and books.
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Middletown High
D. R. Baker
Shirley Ann Armitage
Rebecca Ann Petrocy
Miss Armitage
Miss Petrocy
Margaret Petrocy
Onroe St
Cecil Armitage
Marshall
Owen D. Lawson
Charles R. Hook Foundation
Nancy Lee Yocum
Mack Maffett
Lois Culbreath
Betty DeHart
Arthur Draut, Jr
Ruth Howard
Gerry James
Hazel Latimore
Bud Lindsay
Dick McIntire
Charles Mendenhall
Ronnie Nicholas
Bob Norris
Mary Lou Revelos
Mary Jane Spies
Marilyn Witherspoon
Joyce Hackney
Ronnie Loop
Joseph Streeter
Baker
Nancy Edwards
Raymond William Lockhart Charles Frederick Whitehead
Daniel J. Wise
Homemakers’ Circle 8
Scheibert
Charlotte Gaynelle Ferguson
Shirley Jean Craft
Middletown
Margaret D. Klopp
Carol Jean Reynolds
Band Associates
Robert Willis Bell
Carol Ruth West
Joyce Elien Mills
Armco Fabricating _Foreman
Paul J. Fisher
Raymond William Lockhart
B. F. Hurwitz Foundation
Kenneth Russel Blount
Nancy Kirk Berkey
W. Ranck Memorial Foundation
Phoebe Morgan
Barbara Kerr
Office Outfitters
Elaine Gertrude Schlup
W. H. Roehl
Ohio
Arthur William Draut Jr
George M. Verity
Middletown B’nai B'rith Foundation
Winford Earl South
Robert Lee Canady
Middletown B'nai B'rith
Gayle Janet Meyer
Danforth Foundation
Carl Ann Heller
James Arthur Mosier
Middletown Ends 1953 54 Scholarly Era At School Exit
Middletown principals abruptly expelled about 3 500 elementary students at 11 30 a m today and warned them to stay away until September except for a brief call, signaling the end of the 1953 54 scholastic period. The final act comes Friday at 1 p m when students retrieve report cards.
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Middletown
New Meters Installed On Parking Lot
City announces 156 new parking meters at the Clinton Canal municipal lot to be completed today. Police will begin checking them tomorrow. Parking charges set at five cents for four and two-hour and four-hour limits, with 10 floodlights to be installed after resurfacing.
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Clinton Canal
Howard H. Kramer
N'Cit
Boy Bitten by Dog and Burn Accident Reported
Marvin Arnold, 13, son of Lloyd Arnold of 321 Curtis Street, was bitten on the left arm by a dog. Middletown Hospital reported the injury this morning. A boy was sent to a physician for treatment. Vern Buchanan, 16, daughter of Florence Buchanan of 2104 Arlington Avenue, was discharged from the hospital after burns from hot water scalding her legs at home.
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Marvin Arnold
Lloyd Arnold
Curtis St
Olen
Middletown Hospital
Creahaiont
Vern Buchanan
Florence Buchanan
Arlington Ave
School Patrol Awards Presented To Jefferson, Lincoln Students
About 150 patrol students from 12 schools gathered for the Sertoma Club banquet at the Gag Electric auditorium where Jefferson pupil Sammy Bell was named School Patrolboy of the Year for 1951. Lincoln captains Anne Lawson and the unit won top city group honors with a Lincoln plaque and a $25 certificate.
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Middletown
Lincoln School
Roberson’s Sporting Goods
Walter Beatty
Beryl Orr
Anne Lawson
Roger Starkey
Eddie Flisher
Linda Marksberry
Craig Kerkow
Kay Yocum
Maribelle Figley
John Palmer
Peter Schellenbach
Jimmy Lyons
Sylvia Winkelman
Jefferson, Lincoln
Sertoma Club
Gag & Electric
Sammy Bell
Jefferson School
Paul Lawson
Linden Ave
Anne
Patro
Paul Wilson
Martin Thomas
Butler County Automobile Club
Harold Gray
Sertoma
Jefferson
Lincoln
Wilson
Sherman
Taft
Central
Washington
Garfield
Maple Park
St. Mary’s
St. John
Holy Trinity
Sammy
David Armbruster
Commission Considers Extension Of One Way Traffic
City Commission tonight will review an emergency ordinance to extend the one way system to Columbia Avenue and Fleming Road, adding a Columbia eastbound and Fleming westbound route between Clark and Charles Streets and a new light at Columbia and Clark.
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City Commission
Columbia Avenue
Fleming Road
Traffic Bureau
Columbia
Fleming
Clark
Charles Streets
Columbia and
Howard H. Kramer
Not His Fault But Youth Involved In Two Accidents
A 17 year old Middletown youth suffered minor injuries in his second auto crash within five hours. John W. Clark 17 was cut on arm and ear in a two car collision at South Verity Parkway and 18th Avenue at 815 PM. Tim Gough 16 and Samuel Walters 28 were treated for injuries. Walters arrested for careless driving. Earlier Clark crash occurred at Crawford Street and Grand Avenue at 4 PM. Earl Patrick 32 arrested for red light violation. Additional city mishaps reported involving a drum and a truck with modest damages.
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Middletown
John W. Clark
John Clark
Hill Ave
S. Verity Parkway
18Th Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Tim Gough
Richard Gough
Bellomonte St
Clark
Samuel Walters
Middletown Rt. 1
Brown's Run Road
Walters
Clark Boy
Clark Auto
Six Apply For Recreation Post More Expected
Six applications for the newly created post of director of parks and recreation have been received by the city, City Manager Paige H. Kramer disclosed. He said the group is only the beginning of a flood of applications, noting nationwide publicity and a list of 25 qualified names from the National Recreation Association, with more expected from several others.
Local Car Damage In Three-Vehicle Incident
A collision at North Avenue and Charles Street involved Clay Brandenburg, 35, of 2037 Howard Ave, and an unidentified car plus Angelo Laurino, 23, of 2108 Grand Ave, with $25 damage. A separate crash at Central Avenue and Moore Street involved Clarence Tucker, 18, of 1907 Hill Ave, and an auto, causing $15 damage. A third mishap at Broad Street and Sebald Alley featured Robert Benge, 32, of 1206 Elien Dr, and William Robertson, 67, of 121 Water St, with $40 damage.
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Clay Brandenburg
Howard Ave
Angelo Laurino
Grand Ave
North Avenue
Charles Street
Clarence Tucker
Hill Ave
Central Avenue
Moore Street
Robert Benge
Elien
City Pools Open Friday June 11 in Middletown
Middletown announces three public pools Sunset Yankee and Douglas open Friday June 11 with weekday hours 1 to 9 p m and Sunday hours matching weekdays. Swimming classes three times weekly for three weeks starting June 21 lifeguard courses late July. Girl Scouts use pools Fridays for six weeks starting June 25 with 10 cent child admission and 25 cent adult rate.
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Middletown
Ross Kramer
City
Kramer
Douglas
Sunset
Inn Looted, Reward Offered for Information
Thieves broke into the Airport Inn at 1701 Germantown Rd last night, stealing about $558.10 in cash and goods. Owner Sam Blumberg posted a $100 reward for tips leading to arrests or conviction. Deputies say entry was through a window and a door, with loot including $260 cash, nickel rolls, whisky, watches, lighters and other items. The burglary is believed to have occurred between 3:15 and 6:00 a.m.
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Airport Inn
Germantown Rd
Sam Blumberg
Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Blumberg
Jess Dennis
Loren Gustin
Earth's Precession Rooted in Uneven Solar Pull
The wobble of the earth's axis, called precession, arises from an uneven gravitational pull of the sun on the planet. It would not occur if the earth were an exact globe.
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Earth
Germantown collision causes $85 in damage
Peyton Goins, 47, of Germantown Route 1, and Ernest Streifthau were involved at the Germantown Road and Tytus Avenue intersection, resulting in $85 in damage.
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Peyton Goins
Germantown Rf. 1
Ernest Streifthau
Germantown Road
Tytus Avenue
City playgrounds to open June 14 as Knothole Leagues start
Recreation director Steve Goeckler said all 10 city playgrounds will be open June 14 with the Knothole Leagues starting next Monday. Thirty teams will compete, ten in Leagues A B and C, as the program sticks to its weekly theme and further details will be announced later.
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Steve Goeckler
Goeckler
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount schedules Li? with showings at 1 30, 3 30, 6 80 and 9 30 p.m. Strand presents Here Comes the Groom at 1 15, 4 40 and 8 05 p.m. Scarlet Angel screens at 3 15, 6 40 and 10 05 p.m.
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Paramount
Strand
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