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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1955
Page
2
The murder trial of Arthur Spencer nears a verdict as prosecutors rest their case. Defense witnesses are set to testify, potentially pushing closing arguments to tomorrow morning before Judge Fred B. Cramer decides on deliberations for the 12 jurors.
The Teachers Welfare Committee of the Classroom Teachers Assn will meet the Middle town Board of Education at 4 p.m. tomorrow to discuss possible salary increases. Board clerk Hugh Butler announced. The committee has previously asked for more data on how local salaries compare with other state districts. Superintendent J. D. Blackford said substantial increases would likely need a tax levy. The board showed interest in merit or self improvement pay as part of any raise. Committee members include A. E. Minnich chair, Ronald Steiger, Charles Ewart, Mrs. Dorothy Stitt, Mrs. Agnes Plank, Miss Sue Ware, and Miss Nellie Losh.
Seniors may apply for the elementary teacher education scholarship from the State Department of Education. Butler County receives 10 scholarships worth 500 dollars for the two-year Cadet program. Eligibility requires upper-half class rank, suitable personal and mental qualifications, and financial need to study teaching. Deadline June 10. Local chair Miss Helen J. Hartmann and county committee member Mabel Eldridge page duties.
A cigarette lighter found on a sofa sparked a fire at 312 Vanderveer, damaging living room contents including a sofa and chair. Firemen from Companies 1, 3 and ladder unit contained the blaze by 9:36 a.m., with $200 in building and $200 in contents losses. No injuries, children evacuated.
Police warn motorists in Middletown that by midnight tonight they must display 1955 Ohio license tags or face citations for expired 1954 plates. Cars on streets after midnight with old tags will be cited. parked cars with expired tags risk a $3 ticket. The Auto License Bureau on Central Ave will stay open until 6:30 p.m. for last minute tag purchases.
Firefighters from the South Middletown department contained a kitchen blaze at 3118 Yankee Rd early today. Eleven members led by Wilbur Stoufe arrived at 5 am to find the kitchen “a mass of flames.” The fire damaged kitchen furniture valued at $500. no insurance claim. family of Grant Cornett remains in the building.
Mayfield school eighth graders will choose a king and queen at the Frolic on May 13. A co chaired committee met at 2137 Lambertson Street to plan fifty fifty dancing with an orchestra games a fish pond sandwiches and homemade candy prizes to be registered at local merchants.
Paramount shows Country Girl at 1 15 3 10 5 10 7 15 and 9 20 p.m. Strand presents Prisoner of Zenda at 1 15 4 45 8 15 and How to Marry A Millionaire at 3 00 6 30 9 50 p.m. Friday Rose of Cimarron at 1 30 5 00 8 25 and Beneath the 12 Mile Reef at 2 55 6 20 9 35 p.m.
Mrs. Earl Decker named co chair for Middletown High School 1955 Prom Jubilee planning committee. The May 27 program features Woody Herman Third Herd at 12:45 a.m. after a 9 p.m. junior senior prom and a 2:30 to 5 a.m. Lake Se. Lourdsville motorcade dancing.
Walters A. Weathers 22 of Lockland was arrested for driving while intoxicated after his car backed into a parked vehicle owned by Clarence Parks at 8th Avenue and Yankee Road. Damage to both cars was about $10. Another mishap occurred nearby when M. D. Hackney's car was hit by a Morgan Construction Co. truck causing about $75 damage. No injuries reported.
City commissioners held a 40 minute session approving a lighting upgrade near Clinton Canal parking lot and a $14 500 payment to Floyd G Browne & Associates. They vacated McKinley Street and an alley in Park Place Subdivision and approved pole lines for Gardner Board & Carton Co. They increased swim pool admittance, proclaimed April Industrial Safety Mobilization Month, and granted permits for U Teens cancer drive and two city trucks for the Junior Chamber cleanup April 25 May 7.
Police reported the burglar alarm at the Park Place branch of First Nation Bank rang yesterday morning after opening. Officers found it was an accidental false alarm and no intrusion occurred.
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