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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1959

Page

9

Butler County Planning Symposium Eyes 1970 Growth

About 50 Butler Countians are invited to Hamilton March 18 for a planning symposium at the American Legion Hall. Topics include population by 1970, suburban growth, new industries, shopping centers, and whether the Miami Valley becomes one large city. Speakers include Edward Knapp and Richard McGinnis with panels on industrial development and land use. Registration at 3:30 p.m. The event runs 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. with dinner at 6.9.

Butler Butler County Miami Valley Chambers of Commerce Butler County Agricultural Council American Legion Hall Hamilton Edward Knapp Hamilton Planning Commission Champion Paper & Fibre Co Richard McGinnis Ohio Planning Conference Lorain County Regional Planning Commission Donald Steelman Market Research Division Central Trust Co Cincinnati Planning Commission c

Paper Strike Hits 13th Day in Columbus

Negotiations resume in Columbus as a federal mediator notes a slight degree of progress. The Ohio State Journal Dispatch and the Citizen remain unpublished on the 13th day due to a strike by Columbus Web Pressmen's Union Local 15, which seeks higher wages and more overtime pay for Saturday night work.

Columbus, Ohio Columbus Ohio State Journal the Dispatch The Citizen Columbus Web Pressmen's Union

Girl Held In Fatal Shooting

In Columbus Ohio Sylvia Freeland 16 is held by sheriff deputies in the fatal shooting of her former boyfriend Donald Redman 18 of Urbancrest. Redman died at Mt Carmel Hospital from a shotgun chest wound after he allegedly broke into Freeland home. No charges filed yet as investigators continue.

Columbus, Ohio Sylvia Freeland Donald Redman Redman Urbancrest Mt. Carmel Hospital Donald Hall

Marshall Still in Serious Condition at Fort Bragg

Gen George C. Marshall, 78, remained seriously ill at WWack Army Hospital in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He has suffered two strokes since mid January, with his condition unchanged.

FT. Bragg N.C George C. Marshall Woack Army Hospital Marshall

Trusteeship Granted to Two Middletonians in Municipal Court

Viewinia Isble of 1204 Curtis Street and Frank Armstrong of 827 1th Avenue were accepted into trusteeship in Municipal Court yesterday. Isble listed debts totaling 1147.87 to nine creditors while Armstrong listed 1318.76 to twelve creditors.

Mayfield School Principal Star in PTO Play

Mayfield principal Ralph Mull, the first and only leader of Mayfield School, was spotlighted as the star of the annual PTO play held last night in the school auditorium. The production, a live take on This Is Your Life, drew a packed house and traced Mull’s life from school days through his career and marriage. The event featured several local figures as bit players and honored Mull and his family.

Alma Mull Ralph Mull Mayfield School Donald Butts Journal Thomas Wilmington College Ohio State Maple Park Rose Schumann John Bunn Mary Schultheis Ruth Sengers Kathleen Hall Ray Girard Sy Farquer Ada Louise Weishaar George Crout Tom Webb Bert Lawler Mull Thomas Day Waldog Mull

Safety Council Eyes Broadening Vote Rules

The Safety Council board will seek Civic Association input on extending voting to all members to boost awareness and participation. Some fear elections could become popularity contests if non members vote. The council also plans a CO poisoning warning letter to plants and may establish a church division with safety education led by Rev. G. Walter Weber and Capt. H. E. Gall.

Safety Council Board of &Rectors Civic Association Board Tom Venable Safety Council Board Butler County Safety Conference G. Walter Weber First Baptist Church H. E. Gall Fire Department

Sprenz Seen In Indiana As Airport Theft Suspect

Frank L. Sprenz 29, an alleged flying bank robber, was spotted near Lafayette Indiana after inquiring about renting a plane at Aretz Flying Service. FBI and airfield officials say the case mirrors a $25 955 Ohio bank heist and follow a pattern tied to Sprenz, now on the FBI’s top 10 list after escaping a tram jail in Akron.

Lafayette Ind Frank L. Sprenz Aretz Flying Service Edward J. Powers FBI Indianapolis Sprens Sprenz First National Bank and Trust Co Hamilton Ohio Coshocton Pennsylvania Cir Akron

Wise Divorces Otto Preminger

Los Angeles AP reports producer director Otto Preminger’s wife Mary Gardner Preminger won a quiet end to their seven year marriage. Under a property settlement she receives cash and property totaling nearly 250000 dollars. Both dismissed accusations of infidelity. Preminger had named Michael Rennie as the other man. She listed three London models as co respondents.

Los Angeles Otto Preminger Mary Gardner Preminger New York Preminger Michael Rennie London

Length of a cotton fiber ranges in diameter by thousands fold

A cotton fiber length spans a thousand to three thousand times its diameter, indicating extreme elongation relative to thickness in natural fibers.

Idle miners rise as walkout spreads in Harlan County

In Harlan Kentucky 3500 miners idle as unions press a seniority dispute. The Progressive Mine Workers Union leads 400 on strike at Benham while 3100 United Mine Workers demand a $2 daily raise to 24.25. The old contract expired, five mines signed the new pact, and county relief remains high.

Harlan, Ky Harlan County Progressive Mine Workers Union of America Benham United Mine Worklers of America UMW

Whom to Benefit When Man Dies Without Will

In Santa Fe New Mexico Rep Helen Wells urged a bill to give all community property to a surviving widow if a man dies without a will. She urged quick passage and stated there would be no argument. The bill passed unanimously in the House.

Santa FE N.M Helen Wells Torrance County Rose New Mexico

Knights of Pythias Visit Millville and Middletown Hospital

Lafayette Lodge 37 attends Millville Lodge meeting to hear Grand Chancellor Lloyd Hempfield speak. Tomorrow night Lafayette members visit Middletown Hospital nurses. Officers attend a zone meeting in Dayton Friday night.

Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge Millville Lodge Lloyd Hempfield Middletown Hospital Dayton

Couple Revealed as FBI Agents At Red Hearing

Pittsburgh subcommittee of the House Un American Activities probes Communist strategy. Mr and Mrs Hamp L Golden of Pittsburgh disclose they served as undercover FBI agents in the Communist Party for 13 years. Reuben J Harden testifies he carried undercover roles from 1931 to 1954. Golden says the party now operates underground through front groups and targeted labor unions in steel electrical and defense sectors. Witnesses mostly invoke the Fifth Amendment as the panel aims to finish by Thursday.

Pittsburgh House un-American Activities Committee Hamp L. Golden FBI Communist Party Reuben J. Hardin Large Golden H. J Heinz Co U.S Hardin Goldens Harden Edwin E. Willis D - la William M. Tuck D- Va Gordon E. Scherer Ohio

Former Judge Grosshans Dies in East Liverpool

Former Municipal Judge Frank E. Grosshans died of a heart attack on an East Liverpool street Tuesday. He was 91 and had practiced law 68 years and served 16 years as municipal judge.

Tast Liverpool Ohio Frank E. Grosshans Grosshans reirice@ Pyfe

Jane Scott DAR Winner At Monroe

Jane Scott of Lemon Monroe High School won the DAR Good Citizen’s Test high score in the school. State chairman’s report sent from Columbus confirms she led the two senior finalists chosen for scholarship and citizenship criteria. Jane resides at 1611 Dix Rd with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lawson.

W E. Davis Lemon- Monroe High School Jane Scott DAR Good Citizen DAR Good Citizen's Columbus National Dar Ohio Dar Jane Dix Rd Russell Lawson

Zwick Trial Opens Today in Cincinnati Murder Case

Opening statements are set in the first degree murder trial of Lawrence Zwick, 20, linked to the 62 cent robbery killing of Everet Duncan, 52, on Sept 30. Zwick and two teen accomplices, to be tried separately, had a jury seated in Criminal Court Tuesday.

Cincinnati Lawrence Zwick Zwick Everett Duncan

Pic de Nethou Glacier on Pyrenees Peak

Pic de Nethou is described as the highest Pyrenees peak in Spain at about 11,000 feet. The north slope hosts an extensive glacier system noted in the historic account.

Pic de Nethou Pyrenees Mountains Spain

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