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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1959
Page
2
Middletown Kiwanis Club outlines plans for a self sustaining children s zoo supported by the club and run initially by the Middletown Zoological Society. The park board expressed strong support and agreed to survey park properties for suitable sites.
A 33 year old Hamilton man, brother of Hamilton High School basketball coach Marvin McCullum and Fairfield High athletic director Galen McCullum, died in a one car crash on U.S. 27 near Oxford. William Harry McCollum suffered a broken neck and multiple fractures after his car ran off the road, struck a pole, flipped, and stopped upside down. He was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital Hamilton. The death marked the sixth auto fatality in Butler County in 1958. His body lay at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home. Four other injury accidents were reported nearby.
A fire destroyed the home of Robert Lackey and his family west of Millville, leaving five people homeless. Deputies say a defective water tank may have exploded starting the blaze, which firefighters could not stop. Loss estimated at 15,000 to 20,000 with several Urey possessions lost. Adjoining buildings were unharmed. The Lackeys’ children aged 3 to 7 were away at a roller rink when the fire started.
Industrial college leaders and school officials say both English and math are essential for graduates. President Lee Mendenhall told the Parent Teacher Council that many seniors speak English well but struggle with writing and that more emphasis on physics is needed. The remarks summarize a survey conducted by Tom Webb, Middle Town public schools curriculum director, and presented at the meeting.
Garry Collinsworth and Amos Robinson were charged with burglary and later arraigned in Municipal Court for breaking into Edward Willoughby’s home on Oxford State Road during flood evacuations. Items worth 25 dollars were stolen, most recovered, with robbers admitting the break in. Robinson has prior probation and Collinsworth has no prior felony record.
Armco Steel Corp editors news writers and photographers gathered at the Manchester Hotel for the 16th annual Armco Communications Symposium. Representatives from two steel divisions and four subsidiaries attended. Robert Criger opened with a Russia industrial conditions report based on his summer trip. Workshops on better communication techniques followed.
The Ohio Senate passed two measures to return state owned land to Middletown. About three acres from the Smith Farm donated in 197 to an Ohio National Guard Armory site will revert to the city after the armory burned and a new ONG Armory was built on Main Street. A second measure authorizes a deed for a land slip at Central Avenue and Verity Parkway currently part of the Central Verity parking lot, which Middletown now rents at a monthly rate.
The instructor will delay the rapid reading course, one of nine adult hobby classes sponsored by the YMCA. The 10 week course will begin at 7 30 p m next Wednesday instead of today as originally scheduled.
John W. Lafayette and Frank Wolner were named candidates for commander at the VFW Miami Valley Post 3609 nominations. Other nominees included William Melampy and William Rathman, with several officers and trustees also named. The district meeting in Mt. Orab was reported and senior and junior vice commander elections set for the next meeting.
Four registrants of Local Draft Board 10 reported yesterday morning for armed forces physical examinations. Names include Ishmell Holder, Ronald C. Caudill, Lawrence Francis LaBonte, and Kenneth Earl Papp. The board sits on the second floor of the Legion Home at 116 S Main St with office hours 3 a.m. to 4:39 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Middletown Board of Zoning Appeals in this week’s meeting approved Orville Duff’s variance request to build a residence on Wilbraham Road and Winona Drive. Elmer Adams’s plan to use a garage for storage and display was refused. Herbert Netherly’s request to add a unit on a residence and store building in A-1 zone was denied. Bethlehem Lutheran Church parking and N J Lawler relocation and service station were deferred. Nunlist was named chairman Roberts vice chairman Danner secretary. Meetings set for 7 30 p m on the first Monday each month.
Hamilton report says R. H. Smith age 63 of 225 Dick Ave former Butler County auditor now in Mercy Hospital in poor condition after admission yesterday. The Republican had served as auditor for many years and relinquished the post just yesterday as his health worsened from critical to poor.
Pokey Griffith District Explorer cabinet will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. to discuss an activity program and name activity chair men. The film This Is Exploring will be shown. Two representatives from each of 15 posts will attend with advisers Jack Lewis and George Bundick. Darrell Stutz will preside.
Snowy Middletown streets produced a minor collision at 7 45 a m when Lawrence Smith 17 collided with Madeline Crane 713 Forest Ave Franklin after she failed to signal a left turn at N Verity Parkway and N Clinton Street. Damage totaled 160 and police cited Lucille Abernathy for changing lanes and no operator license and Raymond Abernathy for allowing an unlicensed driver.
City detectives investigate the theft of about 409 dollars in brown paper envelopes from an open safe yesterday at Friendly Tavern, 333 Charles St. A man around 90 entered around 11 a.m. and sat near the safe. the report came at 2:55 p.m. Envelopes numbered roughly 15 to 18 contained the money. No cafe patrons recognized the man. He is described as 5 ft 6 in to 5 ft 7 in, with dark hair and a yellowish complexion, wearing dark Ivy League trousers, a white shirt, and a dark jacket.
Nelson C. Marsh, 32, of Ottawa Lake, was killed when his car struck a tree and plunged into a culvert along Whiteford Center Road about a half mile north of the Ohio border.
The Women's Auxiliary of Legion Post 218 meets tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Legion Home to observe Community Service Month. Entertainment will be provided by Girl Scout Mariner Troop 124 and Ship 13 led by Mrs. Garrett Phillipa.
Authorities claim the Adam's apple is the most sensitive area of the human body. The remark highlights the neck region as highly responsive to touch and pressure.
Winston Salem NC AP Robert M Hanes a 68 year old retired industrialist and former president of the American Bankers Association died Tuesday. Hanes served as a director of twelve large diverse firms and was born in Winston Salem.
City commissioners weigh an emergency ordinance to create Middletown Civil Defense Council with a chair and up to 11 members in cooperation with Butler County Civil Defense. They also consider a land swap with the school board for sewer work and a right of way for Breiel Boulevard. The session includes readings on permit and license amendments.
The police log lists thefts including two windshield wipers from Mrs. William Commodore’s car with no address, clothing from Walter Arvin’s vehicle at 906 Central Ave, a pressure cooker ironing board cloth and earrings from Mary Young’s auto at 19 North Main Street, and a .22 caliber revolver from Calvin Perkins at 1237 Garfield Street.
Police arrested George Combs, 19, of 529 Garfield St., in the 100 block of Garfield Street. He faces charges including carrying a concealed loaded revolver, careless driving, fictitious license plates and no operator's license.
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