Diploma Route Ends and New Learning Path Proposed
Urbana Junior College president Edward Memmett urged Middletown High School's 1954 graduates to pursue continuing education beyond diplomas. He welcomed 346 seniors, noted 10 veterans earning additional diplomas, and urged lifelong learning through meetings, forums, and civic engagement, while the audience applauded and a brief medical interruption occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Meisler
Urbana Junior College
Middletown High School
Edward F. Memmett
Society of the Concerned
R. H. Snyder
Miller Gymnasium
D. R. Baker
Armed Forces
Snyder
Memmott
Memmett
Fenwick High to Hold Second Commencement
Thirty seven Fenwick High seniors will receive diplomas at 8 p m tonight at the Manchester Hotel. Msgr Carl J Ryan will deliver the address as Sandra Achberger and Richard Ristaneo are salu tatorian and valedictorian. Awards honors and diplomas will be conferred along with 18 cash awards and medals for perfect attendance scholastic achievement and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenwick High
Carl J. Ryan
Cincinnati Archdiocese
Manchester Hotel
Sandra Achberger
Richard Ristaneo
Glee Club
Hugh Gingerich
Martha Piede
Marilyn Potter
Ann Murray
J. O. Krusling
J. Alfred Scheh
Youth Injured in Four Auto Crashes in Middletown
A Middletown youth sustained a minor injury after four separate crashes yesterday. The youth, treated and released at Middletown Hospital, had a cut lip from a collision at Verity Parkway and Yankee Road at 7:35 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Verity Parkway
Yankee Road
David M. Cheatham
Cheatham
Harold E. Fitzpatrick
Wayne Ave
Cheatha Auto
Fitzpatrick
Board Members Named Including Vice President Woodruff
The board lists Vice President Joseph Woodruff along with Harry Hadley Jack Christy and Robert Gruver as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Woodruff
Harry Hadley
Jack Christy
Robert Gruver
Middletown and Hamilton raise over quota for Miami Conservancy survey
The Middletown Industrial Council and Hamilton firms exceeded their pledges to fund an engineering survey for a new water conservation subdistrict of the Miami Conservancy District. Dayton officials announced a $200000 total, with Middletown and Hamilton contributing $244?00 and $33310 respectively, while the survey to locate dams on Miami River tributaries starts soon and will take six to nine months. The drive was chaired by Walter Sooy of Gardner Board & Carton Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Industrial Council
Wendesday
Conservancy District
Dayton
Middletown Industries
Hamilton
Loren Minnick
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
Miami Valley
Barton M. Jones
Miami River
Walter Sooy
Gardner Board & Carton Co
Judge Orders Five Drivers To Attend Traffic School
Five motorists received scholarships to four sessions of a new traffic school in Municipal Court yesterday. Milton Gresham was fined for no license and failure to yield, with half of the latter fine suspended for attending traffic school. Véra Egelston and Alfred Maeder faced suspensions or fines with required class attendance for various violations. Dorothy Mader’s fines covered no license and yield violations. Clarence Quiett received 250 dollars, jail time, license suspension, and traffic school, with half the disorderly conduct fine suspended for good behavior. Hubert Egelston lost driving rights for life after another drunken driving charge, with a 300 dollar fine and 10 days in jail. Edison Mole was fined for speeding 70 mph, and Junior Keith forfeited a speeding bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Lamb
Milton Gresham
Garfield St
Véra Egelston
Myers Road
Howard ‘Vance
Illinois Ave
Alfred Maeder
Goldman Ave
Lamb
Dorothy Mae
Clarence Quiett
Wells Road
Hubert W. Egelston
Trenton Rt. 1
Monroe Alumni Set Elections At Dance Tomorrow
Monroe Alumni Association will vote on 15 candidates at tomorrow's annual dance at the Sportsmen's Club starting at 8 p.m. Nominees include Ed Windsor and Margaret Eckert for president. vice president hopefuls are Bob Bunnell Don Gingerich Doug Jones and Bob Stevenson. Secretary candidates are Gerry Deaton Lois Nabergall Betty Shaeffer and treasurer contenders are Nora Trimble Marilyn Frazee Gordon Lindsay and Bill Marts. About 200 to 250 alumni expected. tickets available at door or by reservation. The Quintones and Hamiltones provide music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monroe Alumni Association
Sportsmen's Club
Gene Switzer
Quintones
Hamiltones
Paul Steigerwald
Denton
Lindsay
Switzer
Philippines Eye World Market For Many Fibers
Manilla reports Philippine focus on the world fiber market with ramie as the leading option. Abaca cotton jute and kenaf receive government agronomists' attention while a 1282 acre Davao Min danao plantation grows. Ramie plants reach over 10 feet with strong tensile quality and textile potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Pie Seneree
Davao
Mindanao
Pakistan
Police Briefs: Theft Reported From Room
Don Miller of 1815 Fleming Road reported to police that a brown bill fold containing about four dollars and his driver’s license was stolen from his room. The incident details were provided to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Miller
Fleming Rd
Radio Aerial Torn From Car in Vandalism Incident
Don Fessinger reports someone ripped the radio aerial from his car at 220 Bellomonte Street. He estimates about $10 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Fessinger
Bellomonte St
At The Movies Listings for Friday and Saturday
The Saint s Girl Friday shows at 1 15 3 50 6 30 and 9 10 p m Dangerous Mission plays at 2 25 5 05 7 45 and 10 25 p m Strand presents Jivaro at 1 45 4 55 and 8 10 p m The Forty Niners airs at 3 25 6 40 and 9 50 p m Saturday Jivaro shown at 1 15 4 55 and 8 35 p m The Forty Niners screens at 2 55 6 35 and 10 05 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jivaro
Forty Niners
Fire Station Repairs Awarded to Martin L. Bauer Co
City Manager announces contract for plastering painting and minor repairs at Fire Stations 2 and 3 has been awarded to Martin L Bauer Construction Co at 7246 dollars. This, with new Stations 1 and 4 near completion, finishes the plan set by the Middletown Progress Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin L. Bauer Construction Co
Howard H. Kramer
Kramer
Middletown
Paper Changes Hands In Eaton Bulletin Sale
Emery L. Applegate relinquishes ownership of the Eaton Bulletin to former co owners Mr and Mrs Harry G Johnson. The Bulletin not issued this week will resume publication next week.
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EATON
Emery L. Applegate
Eaton Bulletin
Harry G. Johnson
Johnsons
Bell Ringer In Concert At Church
Wilbur Fish of Columbus brings his unusual instrumentation to Monroe Methodist Church Sunday at 7 30 p m His program features piccolo cowbells vibraharps Swiss handbells and the musical saw One set includes 47 tuned musical glasses claimed as the world’s largest collection The performer has given programs in over 3 000 cities in 42 states and recently appeared at Middletown High School He also uses London cricket bells played by a crank mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Fish
Columbus
Monroe Methodist
William E. Ballinger
Fish
Middletown High School
1000 Pigeons To Be Released In Middletown Sunday
A cloud of 1000 pigeons will be released Sunday morning in Middletown near the city disposal grounds off South Main Street. Dave Bailey of the Queen City and Miami Valley homing pigeon clubs will release them at 7 30 p m. The birds will fly to Cleveland before returning to their home lofts. A second release is tentatively planned for September 12 and September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Cleveland
Greater Cleveland Concourse
Dave Bailey
Queen City
Miami Valley
City
S. Main Street
Bailey
Fireman booked on three charges in off duty incident
SAN FRANCISCO Fireman Wilbur Dunker 41 was booked on hit run driving drunk driving and failure to heed a siren after appearing at a fire during off duty hours He drove over fire lines knocked down a traffic policeman and a fireman A motorcycle officer overtook him 10 blocks away
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Wilbur Dunker
Franklin Child Burned In Franklin Fire Incident
Two and a half year old Granville Turner of 912 Park Ave Franklin was in fairly good condition at Middletown Hospital today after being admitted last night for burns suffered at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Turner
Park Ave
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Burns
Gasoline Cut Triggers Dealer Resentment Over One-Cent Drop
A one cent gasoline price cut at Sohio stations takes effect at midnight with local dealers absorbing 7-10 of a cent. Cecil Runyan leads the Southwestern Ohio Independent Dealers Assn. and says price reductions depend on supplier cuts. He urges a general reduction by Monday and notes about 90 independent dealers are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil of Ohio
Sohio
Cecil Runyan
Southwestern Ohio Independent Gasoline Dealers Assn
Independent Dealers Association
General Hull to Receive Miami Honor In Absentia
General John Edwin Hull will be awarded an honorary degree in absentia at Miami University’s 115th commencement. He cannot attend. the degree will be presented in Tokyo later this month by President Millett. Hull, known as Ed, led American and UN forces in the Far East and is a Miami graduate of 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Hull
Miami
Oxford
John Edwin Hull
United Nations
Far East
Miami University
John D. Millett
Tony
Gen. Hull
Millett
Tokyo
Philippines
Greenfield
Lester Johnson Whitlock
Panama Canal Zone
Henry Wise Hopson
Cincinnati
Southern Ohio
Episcopal Church
George H. Mead
Dayton
Mead Corp., Paper Manufacturers
School of Education
Business
College of Arts and Science
Six Inducted Into Service
Six local men were sent to Cincinnati for induction into the armed forces. The registrants were Ronald Franklin Sprinkles, 1383 Central Ave, John Mason Powers, 1811 Fleming Rd, Robert Rodney Montgomery, 126 Park St, Carlous Edward Smith, Wehr Road, Hamilton, Matt Edward Wilson, 2201 Fernwood St, and James Buster Welborn, Somerville Rt 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Cin- Cincinnati
Armed Forces
Ronald Franklin Sprinkles
Central Ave
John Mason Powers
Fleming Rd
Robert Rodney Montgomery
Park St
Carlous Edward Smith
Wehr Road
Hamilton
Matt Edward Wilson
Fernwood St
James Buster Welborn
Somerville
Rt. 1
McConaughy Tops Club Spez Have Health Debate Honors
McConaughy won best speaker at Gecklers Hearth in an event on Health Departments. Others on stage included Paul Arnold Gordon Tinch and Charles Garrett with Tinch later named most improved. Robert Ridpath presided as toastmaster and a slate of judges and evaluators followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honorg
Robert McConaughy
Gecklers Hearth
Paul Arnold
Gordon Tinch
Charles Garrett
Tinch
Robert Ridpath
George Kalb
Malcom Bruce
Mallory Bell
William Johnson
M. G. McCal
Duncan Dunning
Art Osborn
John Brannon
Howard Holtzclaw
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MHS
Urbana College
Owen Lawson
Jim Jewell
Benny Powell
Jeanne Brandenburg
Shirley Armitage
Becky Petrocy
Memmontt
D. A. Biggs
Church of God
Joe Franklin
Helen Weinberger
Carol West
Eleanor Moon
Hugh Butler
Biggs
Fenwick
Edwards Fields
Ottawa St
Smith Avenue
Andrew Winkfield Jr
Young St
Pennsylvania Railroad
Garfield Street
Brack Hi. Collins
Moorman P
Paul W. Judd Sr
West Middletown Rt. 1
Central Avenue
Dana Street
Bartel
Robbem
Crosby Square
Sam Bartel
Der
Edison Mole
Dayton Rt. .4
Ohio
Junior Keith
Bird
Herd
Dolly Houston
Woody Herman
Stardust Gardens
LeSourdsville Lake
P.m
Bob Ranft
Bauer
Bell Ringer
Convent
Freeman's
Ed” Hull
Gen
Mark Clark
Fopper
P.S
Ross
Our
Rt Nor
Underwood & Unditwood
First National
Nir
Bank OF
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Park Place
Sutphin
Monroe, Ohio
ARMCO
East Gate
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