School Board Weighs Budget Surplus Against New Expenses
Clerk Hugh Butler told the Board of Education of a tentative 1954 budget surplus of 76366 dollars, but new spending may shrink it before the July 15 county audit. President Snyder and Mrs. Wilson foresee adding and trimming about 50000 dollars, with hearings set for July 9. The board also asked for two advisory salary-study groups for teachers and non teaching staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Butler
Board of Education
R. H. Snyder
Tom Wilson
Butler
Citizens’ Committee
Finance Committee
Robert Gruver
Grover
Jack Christy
Snyder
Roosevelt Driveway widening planned for bus safety
The Roosevelt Junior High driveway will be widened to allow buses to unload behind the building to reduce crosswalk crowding at Central Avenue. The board asked Clark Hugh Butler to bid blacktop work and planned a teachers parking lot along the school line. Lt James Combs and Paul Wilson called the current arrangement a safety hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Junior High School
Central Avenue
Paul Wilson
The
Safety Council
James Combs
Traffic Bureau
Clark Hugh Butler
Combs
NAACP to Sponsor June Tea on Sunday
Local NAACP branch will sponsor a June Tea on the lawn of Mrs. Clara Latimore at 704 Seventeenth Ave from 2 to 6 p.m. The event is managed by Mrs. Latimore president Mrs. Sally A. Ferguson secretary and Mrs. Ollie Roberts chairman of affairs of the South Region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAACP
Clara Latimore
Seventeenth Ave
Four New Middletown Fire Station Bids Within Fund Limit
Four bids for general contracting on Middletown’s two new fire stations were received, within the remaining funds of a $475,000 bond issue. Bids exclude plumbing electrical and heating, to be let later, with tabulations to be reviewed by the City Commission next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
R. A. Pochel
Do. A. Boeke
Pochel
Bauer Construction Company
B. D. Morgan Company
Stephen Gross and Son
Antenen Construction Company
Hamilton
Commission
Clinton Street
Columbia Avenue
Broad Street
Tytus Avenue
Jackson Street
E and R Church Reports Growth and Leadership Changes
The Evangelical and Reformed Church reports a communicant membership of 751,956 with a three year budget around 3.75 million dollars for missions and benevolences. Dr. James E. Wagner elected president succeeding Dr. L. W. Goebel as of September. The next triennial meeting will be at Franklin and Marshall College in 1956. The denomination, organized in 1934 by merger, has large concentrations in Pennsylvania and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical and Reformed
H. H. Jung
St. Paul’s
James E. Wagner
Lancaster
L. W. Goebel
Chicago
Jung
E&r Church
Franklin and Marshall College
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Evangelical Synod of North America
Reformed Church
United States
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Debris in Downtown Block Warned by Chief
Stores in the 1000 block of Central Avenue were urged to confine papers and debris inside containers. Chief Joseph Blackmore said complaints of blowing litter from Wall Alley behind shops have been received and arrests will be made if storekeepers do not act to stop it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Blackmore
Central Avenue
Wall Alley
Reds Praise Peace But Plan To Fight
Soviet allied broadcast to South Korean troops claims North Koreans seek peace while suggesting Syngman Rhee aims to fight this day on the Korean Eastern Front. The message frames North Korea as seeking respite but predicts renewed conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Five Nominees Named For School Superintendent Post
Five men will be recommended for the superintendent position by the citizen's committee aiding the school board in replacing retiring Wade E Miller. The five finalists emerged from 37 applicants and range from 38 to 54 years old, with two from northern Ohio, two from the southwest, and one from another state. All are married with children and have published educational articles. three hold doctoral degrees and three have college teaching experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade E. Miller
Joseph Woodruff
Board of Education
Ohio
Woodruff
Four Car Crash Causes Over $1 000 In Damage Here
A four vehicle collision on Baltimore Street and First Avenue at 8 33 p m caused over 1 000 in damage. Clem Reed 75 ran a red light striking Harold Rose 22 whose car hit George Poolitson 60 and a Sulfsted Bakery truck. Reed received a citation for running the red light.
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Baltimore Street
First Avenue
Clem S. Reed
Second Ave
Harold S. Rose
West Liberty
Rose
George T. Poolitson
South Broad St
Reed
Car Damage Reported After Scrape Incident
Mrs. Mary Tobias, 39, of 104 Orchard St reported her car damaged with an estimated loss of 50 dollars yesterday afternoon after she scraped the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Tobias
Orchard St
Joyce Hackney elected to Buckeye Girls' State House
Joyce Hackney of Middletown won a seat in Buckeye Girls' State House of Representatives at Capital University Columbus. Two Middletonians failed to advance past primaries for state offices as Nancy Lee Yocom lost to Linda Lee Wilson who became Girls' State executive head, and Nancy Berkey was defeated by Sylvia Copeland who became attorney general. Sessions close Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Hackney
Middletown
Buckeye Girls
Motorists Yield $190 For Errors
Eight motorists appeared in area courts after state patrol arrests. Lennie White of Hamilton fined $50 and costs with 10 day license suspension for reckless operation and $15 for resisting arrest. Henry Hudson of West Middletown Route 1 fined $20 for reckless operation. David Sublett of Dayton fined $25 for permitting an unlicensed minor to operate a vehicle. Ray Gillespie of Cincinnati fined $15 for speeding. Others fined include Martin Abrams Franklin Route 1 $10, Everett Keith Lockland $15, Robert Weber Dayton $15, Gerald Montgomery Cincinnati $25, all with costs. offenses include stop sign violations and yellow line infractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennie White
Hamilton
Frank Wessell
White
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Henry Hudson
West Middletown
David Sublett
Dayton
Ray Gillespie
Cincinnati
Martin Abrams
Franklin
Squire Lammie Bailey
Yellow Line
Everett Keith
Lockland
Squire J. E. Jackson
Robert Weber
Rex Weaver
Miamisburg
Gerald Montgomery
Hobart Mercer
Maud
Woman Pinned By Wreckage Survives With Fair Condition
Mrs. Ethel Bobbitt of 5100 Liberty Fairfield Rd. escaped serious injury when her car and a second vehicle were crushed by an overturned steel truck at Engle's Corner. She remained pinned about an hour and is in fair condition at Middletown Hospital with shock and abrasions to the right hand knees and hip. Myron J. Homier of Defiance, driver of the truck carrying 50820 pounds of sheet steel, and Harry Miller of Trenton, driver of the other car, were uninjured. Homier was fined 50 dollars and costs for reckless operation by Squire J. E. Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Bobbitt
Liberty - Fairfield Rd
Engle’s Corner
Middletown Hospital
Harry Miller
Miami St
Trenton
Homier
Squire J. E. Jackson
Decreasing Water Supply Hampers Valley Industrial Growth
A Miami Conservancy District hearing heard Prof. C J Velz of the University of Michigan warn that falling water reserves curb local industry. He said the valley is in a tight spot and not advantageous for new plants due to high water use, while noting greater self purification and reduced treatment costs with increased Miami River flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Valley
C. J. Velz
University of Michigan
Velz
Common Pleas Court
Dayton
Welz
Miami
Conservancy District
Piqua
Middletown Skaters Earn Two Medals at Great Lakes Meet
Middletown skaters won two third place finishes at the Great Lakes Roller Skating championship in Dayton. The intermediate fours team of Jimmy Phillibaum, Carolyn Null, Faye Creech and Pete Lloyd earned a bronze, while Bill Sticklen took third in the senior men’s division. The Middletown senior fours team later won the regional championship on Tuesday. Local skaters train at the Midway Skating Rink under Ivan Findlay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Dayton
Jimmy Phillibaum
Carolyn Null
Faye Creech
Pete Lloyd
Bill Sticklen
Gary Houk
Maxine Dorn
Frances Becker
Midway
Ivan Findlay
Correction corrects Franklin Court fine name mix up
A Tuesday Journal report misidentified the fined man in Franklin Municipal Court. The person fined for disorderly conduct is Donald Deck, 25, of Franklin, not Don ald Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Beck
Franklin
Donald Deck
Velz Warns of Recurrent Droughts and River Flow Proposal
Professor Velz notes the valley and central regions suffer severe droughts about every other year, causing widespread riverbank ruptures. He supports a plan to maintain a minimum river flow of 500 feet, likening it to investing in the river’s bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Hamilton
Velz
Middle
Wage Increase Granted to Armco Workers
Hourly employees at Armco Steel Corporation receive an increase of 8 14 cents per hour retroactive to June 11 after negotiations between the Armco Employees Independent Federation and the company. The raise also applies in proportion to salaried staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Steel Corporation
Henry Mathis
Armco Employes Independent Federation
Independent Union
Bids Today On Millville Sewers Projects
Sealed bids were to be received at 10 a.m. today in the Butler County Commissioners office for three contracts in the Queen Acres Sewer District near Millville. The work includes installation of water mains joints and fire hydrants, construction of a 100000 gallon steel storage tank on an 80 foot tower, and concrete footings for the tower and a riser foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office
Butler County Commissioners
Queen Acres
Millville
Navy Seeks 115000 For Hamilton Center Facilities
The Navy asks 115000 to improve Naval Reserve Training Center at Hamilton as part of five similar requests for Ohio installations. The figure appears in hearings by the House Appropriations subcommittee and may be revised when the bill goes to the full House.
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Navy
Naval Reserve Training Center
Hamilton
Ohio
House Committee On Appropriations
House
At The Movies Friday and Saturday Showings
Paramount presents Take Me to Town with showings at 1 30 4 20 7 20 and 10 10 p m Law and Order screens at 3 00 5 50 and 8 50 p m Strand shows Treasure of the Golden Condor at 1 15 4 45 and 8 20 p m Mississippi Gambler plays at 2 55 6 30 and 9 55 p m Saturday Mississippi Gambler at 1 55 5 55 and 10 00 p m Treasure of the Golden Condor at 3 30 and 7 80 p m
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Paramount
Law and Order
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Roosevelt
Thomas 3. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
State Department of Industrial Relations
Miller
Orville Corson
Fred Schatzmann
Howard Jaberg
Electrical Inspection Bureau
Carson
Jaberg
Robert A. Skipton
State Division of Factory and Building Inspection
Alma Johnston
Garfield
H. Thomas Hamlin
Jefferson
Leona No
Bble
Johanna Steinmetz Prey
Park Board
National Recreation Association
B St
Cleveland
Beti
H. W. Starick
Sema
E&r
North Broad St
Clarence B. Wells
Lawn Ave
Charles E. Jones
YMCA
Wells
Manchester Avenue
Sam McIntosh
Mohawk St
Keith Miller
G.W.A. Wilmer
Alameda Circle
South Wall St
John Keith, Jr
Woodside Avenue
Joyce
Miami Conservancy District Court
Broad ST
Sherbett
Borden
Bordens
Armco
Hamilton Center
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