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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1955
Page
2
Real estate tax bills for the 1954 first half open April 4 in Hamilton Middletown and county area with 72137 bills prepared. Taxpayer addresses must be correct to avoid penalties and payments may be mailed or made at the Hamilton courthouse or Middletown City Building.
Middletown Elks last night voted Kendrick exalted ruler for the coming term. New officers include Paul Foehl leading knight, Dale Smith lecturing knight, John Roche treasurer, Perry Plank secretary, Howard Cohen trustee, Clifford Kins worthy tyler. Three appointments went to Roger Dillman esquire Donald Axford chaplain and Jim Shafer inner guard. About 100 members witnessed seven new initiates including Ed Heran Carl Ristaneo Fred Waters Ted Van Meter Bernard Annenberg Douglas Berrett Arthur Doyle. Victor Wells outgoing ruler addressed the lodge on the past year as a lunch was served.
A Warren County woman sustained minor injuries when her car left the road on Ohio 73 a mile west of Waynesville, struck a bridge. Martha J. Cottermann, 40, Waynesville Route 1, was treated by a Springboro doctor for chin and elbow lacerations, a sprained shoulder and contusions after attempting to avoid a turning vehicle and sliding onto the berm.
In regions facing salt shortages, communities reportedly use blocks of salt as a barter item and medium of exchange, reflecting limited access to traditional currency and the improvisation of local trade networks.
The Jaycees highlighted R C Dowling at a Middletown event while speakers warned of ILO influence and urged vigilance against global labor reforms. Lloyd C Miller chaired Bosses Night with a toast to local leaders and civic figures. Awards were given to William K Robinson and others, including city officials and corporate heads.
Edison Ratliff, 30, of 1112 Malvern St, was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to two women on March 9 in the East End. He faces two indecent exposure charges in Municipal Court next Wednesday morning after a vigilante group helped detain him near a church.
Girl Scout Troop 125 staged an international themed court of awards with a Swiss chalet scene and a replica European hostel. Badges and ranks were awarded by troop leader Mrs. T O McDonald and assistants Mrs. Ed Allen and Mrs. Betty Mears.
The annual Girl Scout cookie sale receives a one week extension after neighborhood chairmen requested more time to sell cookies. The campaign opened March 10 and now ends at the end of next week. Funds support a new swimming pool at the council camp at Stony Brook and previously aided purchasing a 315 acre site near Wayneville.
Hobart Hayes, 57, owner of Hayes Cafe in Hamilton, is acquitted of first degree manslaughter in the Dec 26 shooting of Vinson Lynch, 29, from Homewood. Hayes testified he fired to stop Lynch who lunged with a knife. deputies and the coroner investigated the case.
Ohio Senators George Bender and John Bricker voted against a bill raising cotton and wheat acreage allotments for the year. The measure was defeated in the Senate by 51 to 39.
Several 1954 officers of the Middleton Trades and Labor Council were chosen for second terms after last night’s elections. Charles Harris of the Machinists Union was re-elected president, with Chester Hollenbaugh vice president, Roy Davies recording secretary, Gus Miles corresponding secretary, and Robert Luken treasurer. Newly elected: Les Cremer financial secretary and trustees William Crispin, Bill Moore, Norman Martz. The council’s report on Ohio legislative action noted ongoing workmen’s compensation debates and opposition to private insurance writing the law.
Cleveland attorney William O Walker the Wilberforce University and Oberlin Business School graduate and former Cleveland Urban League president will headline the 47th NAACP annual dinner. The event at Armco Center Lafayette and Minnesota Streets runs from 1 p.m. with Walker's address at 4 p.m. Tickets via NAACP members.
Middletown School Board President Joseph Woodruff told Lions Club members to justify criticisms of teachers and schools. He outlined seven parent types, blamed teachers at times, and urged homework supervision, classroom visits, reading, and smart use of leisure to aid children. He noted report cards often miss true potential and suggested sharing intelligence test results with parents. Woodruff, a senior spectrochemist at Armco Steel, has served on the board four years.
Armco's Hamilton plant completed an accident free year with 1,150,000 man hours logged without a major accident as of 8:30 AM. The record, starting March 25, 1954, set new company standards for both hours worked and days without incidents, with 600 employees on site and the whistle blown at 10 AM to mark the milestone.
William M. Estill of Gideon Road is named to the University of Cincinnati Evening College dean's list. Estill works in the production department of Armco Steel Corp.
Paramount shows Battle Cry at 1:15 and 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 3150. Lone Gun plays at 1:30 4:55 and 8:25 p.m. Friday with Duel In the Jungle at 2:55 6:20 and 9:50 p.m. Saturday Long Gun at 1:15 5:10 and 8:30 p.m. and Duel In the Jungle at 2:35 6:30 and 9:50 p.m.
A 66 year old woman, Elizabeth Hornaday of 103 N Clinton St, was found in bed in a coma after detectives forced entry to her Middletown home. She was admitted to the hospital at 7 30 p m with a possible stroke and described as still serious by attendants. Detectives John Fitzgerald and Roy Crout forced open the back door after neighbors reported her milk and newspaper untouched on the porch. The woman was transported by Riggs ambulance.
A. C. Neff, vice president of Armco Drainage & Metal Products, told an Ohio Society of Professional Engineers luncheon in Cincinnati that taxing investment capital to extinction would kill the source of jobs. He argued labor leaders push for jobs without backing tax plans that affect investment capital.
Five Middletown boys aged nine to 18 were arrested after police nabbed them fleeing the Fairbanks Fibre Box Co. lot on Baltimore Street. Officers Dan Pelfrey and Clarence Bailey recovered 10 cartons of cigarettes and three flashlights, linked to ransacking parked cars. The youths were ordered to appear before juvenile officials Monday.
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