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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1951
Page
2
City Commissioners plan to discuss the Eldorado subdivision improvements including sewering and street paving projects. The session will also address paying the Jones and Henry engineering firm $28,800 after Ohio Supreme Court action upholding a lower-court breach of contract verdict.
The Dixie Heights area seeks storm and sanitary sewers with curbs and gutters. Butler County Commissioners ordered tentative sewer plans after a meeting with property owners. Harry Duane will coordinate with Middletown officials to finalize details for Dixie Heights and nearby Maple Park Maple Ridge and Graham subdivisions.
Deputy collector William Doench of internal revenue in Midtown announced tomorrow as the final filing day for 1951 income taxes. The revenue office on the second floor of the post office will open 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. for in person returns, and those unable to reach the office by 5 p.m. may mail their returns by midnight Thursday to avoid penalties. estimated 1951 returns may be filed then with a one quarter payment.
Induction and orientation for Gray Ladies of the Red Cross will be held Thursday with a 10 to 11 morning session at chapel offices and a 2:30 to 4 p m session at Middletown Hospital. Mrs. Frank Sample chairs the effort with E L Hower and F Evelyn Beck leading parts of the program.
Members of the Sportsmen's Club met for their regular monthly session and viewed a colored film on Wolf Hunting. Scout chairmen Bud Keeppel reported scouts clearing ground for a future picnic site and plans for a shelter house. Funds will be raised with Sunday chicken dinners to support a Philmont trip. Conservation chairman Frank Rodgers announced a meeting at Butler County Court House at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on the Pater Lake project. Dance chairman E G Myers noted few reservations for the April 28 dance. Adrian SmallwoodPresiding.
The Industrial Division of the Middletown Safety Council will meet tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Shattle Bros. Machine Co. A plant inspection tour is planned from 3 to 4 p.m. followed by a business meeting, announced Morris Evans, chairman.
The Ohio Board of Liquor Control withheld a thirty day suspension of Le Sourdsville Lake’s D-1 license pending good behavior after the lake was cited for employing a minor. Two Middletown cafes, Lakeside Inn and Parkview Cafe, were ordered to appear in Columbus on March 29 for alleged violations.
Champion Paper and Fibre Company announced a pay rise for more than 7,000 workers in Hamilton Ohio Canton North Carolina Houston Texas and Sandersville Georgia. The increase is about five cents an hour and aligns with the Wage Stabilization Board rules. Salaried staff will receive equivalent increases. The company manager claimed Champion may be the first industry to implement new wage hikes under the board's pattern.
The Middletown Public Library children’s department will show movies on the last Saturday of each month starting in April. This month’s show is March 24 at 1 p.m. A puppet show by Dick and Allen Alexander is planned. Movies are rented from the Middletown Film Library. The projector was donated by the Homemakers Club about two months ago.
Progress reports on local civil defense preparations will be given tomorrow as deputy directors of the Civil Defense Committee meet with City Commissioners and the Industrial Council advisory board. The meeting at 4 p.m. in the Civic Association library will review a proposed budget for operational expenses in civil defense.
Donald Siebenauer of Butler County received parole from the Ohio Penitentiary for burglary and larceny. The Ohio State Pardon and Parole Commission announced the parole, effective June 6.
An Ortman- Stewart bus driven by George A. Cox collided with a westbound car on Logan Avenue at Moore Street. The front of the car and the bus front suffered about $1000 total damage. No injuries reported. icy pavement blamed for a Grand Avenue incident near the Big Four tracks.
Dr. Frank B. Sprague, former Middletown High School graduate, named superintendent of Riverside Osteopathic Hospital in Trenton Michigan by the Detroit Osteopathic Corp. He began practice at Flat Rock after the war, is married with three children, and is a Kirksville School of Osteopathy graduate. He serves on the Detroit area Civilian Defense Council.
Gilbert Williams a 20 year old from Sharpsburg Kentucky narrowly escaped death when his car was demolished by a railroad switch engine at Oakland Station one mile north of Monroe on U S Route 25. He was treated at Middletown Hospital for minor cuts and bruises after driving into the oncoming train driven by engineer Lindsey E Utter a 51 year old Covington Kentucky.
The Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports 312 Middletown residents unemployed one week or more received benefits for the week ending March 10. It also records 38 new claimants applying for unemployment benefits during that week.
Final plans for the annual Junior Achievement banquet will be discussed at tomorrow's board meeting. The meeting is set for noon at the Manchester Hotel. The banquet is scheduled for May 15 at the same venue with Co. W. Beck presiding.
A U. S. Grand Jury in Cincinnati yesterday indicted William W. Brewer and his brother, both of Hamilton, Ohio, on a charge of violating the draft law. The other item notes that nearly one third of nonoccupational accidents are automobile related.
Paramount listing shows Vendetta screening Wednesday and Thursday at 1 55 3 50 5 45 7 40 and 9 30 p m with multiple late evening showings. The program notes current times and venues for the film.
The Strand schedules Sarong Girl on Wednesday and Thursday at 2 35, 4 50, 7 05 and 9 20 pm. Call of the Jungle runs at 1 30, 3 45, 6 00, 8 15 and 10 30 pm. Call Me Mister shows at 1 15, 2 50, 4 30, 6 20, 8 10 and 10 00 pm.
Colder weather blanketed Midlothian and the Miami Valley with more snow possible today. The forecast calls for continued cold through the week with a warm spell not until Saturday. Premature warming may bring rain later tonight and Thursday. a low around 28 is expected tonight.
Middletown Safety Council urged East End residents to sign petitions for sidewalk and road improvements on Central Grand Burton Gideon Highview Kensington and Euclid. Each street has its own petition. signed petitions go to the City Commission, about 30 days for processing, then 30 days for bids. Around 300 children would attend the new Woodrow Wilson grade school in September, prompting safety concerns. City officials noted city cost sharing via general taxes and high assessment costs for homes with wide frontages. The meeting also covered a safety conference, a letter of appreciation, a national contest report, driver education for 9th and 10th graders, and a proposed summer safety dramatization week.
J Wylie Mitchell announces April induction quota of 61 as total physicals rise to 87 with 47 scheduled April 3 and 40 on April 24. Compared to March quota 56 and 25 accepted Army from 38 sent. Birthdate deadline November 1 1930 affects April eligibility.
An open meeting will be held tomorrow night at the Butler County Courthouse in Hamilton to discuss continuing the Pater Lake project or engaging the State Conservation Council in a similar effort. Frank Rogers, chairman of the Butler County Conservation Council, calls the session for 8 p.m.
Little Theatre presents A Murder Has Been Arranged by Emelyn Williams opening tomorrow at 8 15 PM in Roosevelt Junior High School Auditorium. The production runs Friday and Saturday evenings with tickets from cast or at the door. The plot unfolds in an empty theatre with a gray burgundy lighting show by Miss Pat Blizzard and a costume party featuring Scarlett O Hara Cesar Borgia Dante Beat rice John Paul Jones and an early European queen. Directors are Louis Frank and the cast includes Robin Richardson Jean Ann Young Irene Barr Vel Foster Herman Barnes Tom Day Karl Whittington.
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