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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1954

Page

2

Key Merger Meeting Sets Tonight For New Petition Drive

Middletown and Lemon Township school merger talks proceed with a plan to circulate petitions. Tonight's session at Lemon Monroe High School aims to set the stage for consolidating a district with existing schools to keep current names. Liberty Township students currently at Lemon Monroe are to be absorbed. a consolidated district plan would bind future boards. A lunch program report was deferred pending discussion with J D Blackford and C W Young.

Lemon Monroe High School Robert Nelson Glenn Selby N. J. Lawler Liberty Township Lemon-Monroe Joseph Woodruff Middletown Board Woodruff C. W. Young R. H. Snyder Middletown J. D. Blackford Young

Merger Talk Seen For Middletown and Lemon Schools

C W Young outlines a proposed consolidation of Middletown and Lemon Township school systems with one office and plate lunches. Budget questions arise about renewing a two mill levy to sustain the merged district. Public meetings and explanations to residents are planned as authorities seek authorizing petitions. Point Barrow climate note adds July daylight and average 39 degrees.

Middletown Lemon Township Middletown High School Kiwanis Club Manchester C. W. Young Township Lawler Snyder Nelson Reichelderfer

Mrs. Bosch Wins Divorce At Hamilton

Etta Mai Bosch wife of the Butler County prosecutor obtained a divorce from Jackson Bosch at Hamilton on her cross petition charging neglect. A separation agreement of May 11 provides Bosch pay Mrs. Bosch ten thousand dollars in monthly installments. The couple married June 22, 1935 in Middletown and have no children.

Etta Mai Bosch Butler County Jackson Bosch Eaton Ave Hamilton Fred B. Cramer Bosch Middletown Turner W. Metcalf Cleveland Ave Albertina

Police Crackdown Targets Teenage Noisy Drivers

Seven young motorists were cited into Traffic Court over the weekend under the city anti-noise ordinance as police intensified efforts to curb loud car noises. Officers reported citations at 18th Avenue and S Verity Parkway, Yankee Road, Marmecester Avenue, and Clinton Street. Police Chief Joseph Blackmore ordered a united effort to cite offenders for anti-noise and reckless driving laws. Lt. James Combs urged motorists to install stock mufflers to reduce noise.

18Th Avenue S. Verity Parkway Yankee Road Marmecester Avenue Clinton Street Joseph Blackmore James Combs Traffic Bureau

Medical Society Picnic Tomorrow

The Butler County Medical Society plans its annual picnic at Thomson Park Hamilton tomorrow. Dr. J A Carter president sent invitations. Activities start 3 p.m. with dinner at 6 30 p.m. Events include baseball badminton shuffleboard and horseshoes organized by Dr. Walter Roehll and Dr. Erich Ringel. A color sound movie program by Champion Paper Fibre Co adds attraction. This is the last meeting until September.

Butler County Medical Society Thomson Park Hamilton J. A. Carter Walter Roehll Middletown Erich Ringel Champion Paper & Fibre Co

East End Residents Back Traffic Survey On Zoning

East End Improvement Assn president Bernard L. Gibbons announced support for a traffic survey of Central Avenue and Highview Road to assess hazards from a proposed neighborhood shopping center at the southeast corner. Residents backing zoning for residences rather than shops want representation on the survey committee, led by Richard Crow of Gillen Crow Pharmacies Inc. The Middletown Commission, which will meet tonight, considers zoning requests for the tract.

Central Avenue Highview Road East End Crow City Commission Traffic Bureau and Safety Council Staement Robert Sant Coles Road Traffic Bureau of Middletown Police Department Middletown Safety Council Middletown Commission

Baptism Under Fire First Day at New Clinton Street Station

Firefighters moved from Broad Street to Clinton Street Station No 1 and, within 16 minutes, fought a barn fire at 805 18th Ave started by children with matches. Company 3 joined, traveling 9.2 miles. No damages beyond the barn valued at 200 dollars. A false alarm at 1128 Lafayette Ave and a spark start at Armco Steel Plant One caused no injuries.

Stan Meisler Clinton Street Middletown Broad Street Leonard Zarner 18Th Ave Company 3 Gerald Horn Charles Hansel Solar Banks Milan Alexander Company 1 Lafayette Ave Armco Steel Corp

Hook Snags Skipper Of Fishing Boat

LIVERPOOL Nova Scotia Warren Levy a 41 year old skipper of the fishing boat Janet Irene was injured when a hook from the winch line snagged his nose during trawl handling. Crew stopped the winch and treated the wound with iodine before Levy ordered work resumed. He remained aboard until the last trawl was hauled in. Hospital said his condition was satisfactory after emergency surgery.

Liverpool N. S Warren Levy Janet Irene Levy

Five Dunkings In Tar Pit Shock Boston Scene

In Boston five people were dunked in a tar pit eight feet across and five feet deep left by a construction gang. Four year old John Sullivan fell in while playing at the brink, his seven year old brother Francis followed. Their mother Geraldine waded in to help, a passerby Herbert Foreman rescued Francis, and Patrolman Louis Spina pulled out John and his mother.

Boston John Sullivan Francis Geraldine Herbert Foreman Louis Spina John

Christmas Tree Industry Size in United States

The Christmas tree industry in the United States is large with about 21 million trees produced annually. Roughly 87 percent come from private forest land, about a million from national forests, and about 100000 acres are devoted solely to Christmas tree cultivation.

United States

Cambodia seeks US protection against Communist aggression

Cambodia has asked the United States for a defense pact to shield its independence from Red China as talks proceed on Vietminh withdrawal. Cambodian officials say Washington faces a Southeast Asia policy test at the Indo China Conference and must decide if the US will draw a regional line or leave Cambodia to act alone.

Geneva Cambodia Indochina United States Washington Southeast Asia China Eisenhower Churchill Chouwen Lai Chou Laos Wartorn Viet Nam

Nip Boats Stalled in Japanese Harbors Over Korea Fear

More than 150 Japanese fishing boats lie idle in southern Japan as the mackerel season peaks, driven by fears of seizure by South Korean patrol boats. Local fishermen report stopped activity and potential losses while authorities monitor tensions and patrol routes.

Tokyo Japan

Route 4 Work Ahead of Schedule

State Route 4 improvements in Butler and Hamilton counties are ahead of schedule with 30 percent of the project complete. Excavations at Acme Drive-In Theater and Mulhauser Road are 95 percent done. culverts in place. headwalls under construction. old pavement removal at 85 percent. underdrains and sewers being installed. Pavement widening to 24 feet for 5.05 miles underway. contract price $472,063.38. General Contractor Don S. Cisle of Hamilton.

Butler County Springfield Township Hamilton County J.S. Paxton Acme Marc Korb Paxton Don §S. Cisle Hamilton

Skaters Win Way To Nationals At Regional Meet

The Midway Roller Rink senior fours from Ohio head to Pontiac Michigan for the regional meet tonight with a bid to the national tournament in Denver this July. Middletown entrants include Susan Boxwell representing Paragon Roller Skating Club of Chautauqua, who was second in junior girls. Sharon Lynn Wells, 6, daughter of Garwood and residing on Ellen Drive, finished third in the diaper division, with prior third in Elyria last May. Norene Hirch of Lima won the diaper division. The Midway senior four features Gary Houck, Marilee Olson, Robert Clary, and Francis Sue Recher, with two other Midway skaters also competing and two more Paragon Club members in regional events.

Ohio Midway Pontiac Mich Denver Middletown Susan Boxwell Douglas Boxwell Oxford Ave Paragon Roller Skating Club Chautauqua Sharon Lynn Wells Garwood Wells Ellen Dr Sharon Elyria Norene Hirch Lima Gary Houck Bernie Houck Marilee Olson Cleveland The Houcks Robert Clary Tobey Clary Dayton Francis Sue Recher George Recher Miamisburg Susan Paragon Club

McCarthy To Help GOP Campaign Across Nation

New York—The chairman of the GOP Congressional Campaign Committee says communism will be an election issue this year and Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy will prove to be an asset to the Republican party. Rep. Richard Simpson of Pennsylvania said we can elect more Republicans if we use McCarthy and he will urge McCarthy to campaign for GOP candidates who seek his help.

New York GOP Congressional Campaign Committee Joseph R. McCarthy R-Wis Republican Party Richard Simpson

At The Movies Paramount and Strand Listings

The Paramount shows Marciano Charles Pictures at 1 15, 3 15, 5 15, 7 25 and 9 30 p m and Men of the Fighting Lady at 1 30, 3 30, 5 30, 7 30 and 10 00 p m Wednesday Personal Affairs at 1 40, 5 00 and 8 20 p m Jubilee Trail at 3 05, 6 25 and 9 50 p m The Strand presents Royal African Rifles at 1 15, 4 10, 7 10 and 10 10 p m Jack Slade at 2 35, 5 30 and 8 30 p m Wednesday World for Ransom at 1 15, 4 10, 7 05 and 9 55 p m Pickup on South Street at 2 40, 5 35 and 8 35 p m.

Marciano-Charles Pictures Royal African Rifles Jack Slade World For South Street

Car Engine Explodes Injuring Man on Vannest Avenue

Taylor Bashaw, 35, of 5017 Coles Rd., suffered second degree burns to the right shoulder when his car engine exploded on Vannest Avenue this morning. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and released after.

Taylor Bashaw Coles Rd Vannest Avenue Middletown Hospital Bashaw

Ack-Ack Display Tonight At Local Armory

Battery A of the 180th AAA Battalion will demonstrate anti aircraft guns and radar in operation tonight from 7 to 9 at the Armory on South Main Street Lt Louis Chamberlain commanding officer says public may view the display The unit will depart for Camp Perry for two weeks training on July 18.

Battery A National Guard 180Th Aaa Battalion S. Main Street Louis Chamberlain Camp Perry

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