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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1954

Page

2

Lakeside Residents Petition For Relief From Soot Shower

Lakeside residents petitioned the City Commission for immediate soot nuisance abatement from New York Central engine emissions. A 200-signature delegation, led by Corbin Lovelace, urged action as the railroad plans to switch to diesel operations. petition referred to the City Manager for investigation.

Lakeside City Commission New York Central Corbin Lovelace Crescent Blvd Francis Carmody

Trash Haul Nearing End in Local Clean Up Drive

Middle town Junior Chamber of Commerce wraps up its annual Clean Up Drive with 190 truckloads collected in the first week and a half. Trucks today served Oakland South Highland Scotsdale Idlewild. tomorrow eight rounds cover Main Street Meadowlawn Plain View. Residents urged to place trash curbside neatly to prevent scattering.

Middletown Oakland South Highland Scotsdale Idlewild Armco Main Street Meadowlawn Plain View Highlands Euclid Heights Valley View Runnymeade Lick Short

Middletown Seeks City Township School Merger Accord

Middletown board sends amended merger proposals to Lemon Township board asking for acceptance or rejection by March 10 1954. The plan includes giving Lemon Township two seats on the enlarged board with two current Middletown members to resign and be replaced by township members.

Middletown Board Lemon Township Middletown Snyder Twe Echon Sinc Citizens’ Committees

Petition Drive Aimed at Shifting Lemon Township to Middletown Schools

Snyder states amendments require Lemon Township residents to circulate petitions and file with Butler County Board of Education by June 1, 1954 to transfer the township school district to Middletown. He notes runchange on township contracts is limited and not meant to cover all agreements.

Snyder Lemon Township Butler County Board of Education Middletown

Lemons Seek Immediate Membership On Enlarged Board

The Lemon Township School Board urged immediate representation on the Middletown district board upon transfer and asked to insert within a reasonable time instead of at once. It proposed to audit records and retain township control until official transfer and to delay certain reports due to year end duties and ongoing building work valued around three million dollars.

Lemon Township Middletown Middletown Board Joseph Heck Onice

Middletown and Lemon Township Hold Merger Discussions

The two boards discuss a proposed merger of school districts. They seek six month plus contracts and major expenditures to be shared with full information exchanged. Sensible conditions would allow either district to abandon the merger if impractical.

Middletown

Senate Nominees Officially Set for State Seats

Senate Clerk Thom as E Bateman tabulates official nominees for Districts 1 2 3 across Hamilton Butler Clermont Brown Montgomery Preble and Dayton areas. Incumbents listed include Deddens Hoffman Dell Wetzel Baker Tyrrell Kessler Welsh while new contenders appear for each district. Sand dunes may migrate over 100 feet yearly.

State Senate Senate Thomas E. Bateman Hamilton County William H. Deddens Fred L. Hoffman Gordon Renner James O. Bradley Thomas J. Cogan Frank E Simpson Butler Warren Clermont Brown Edward H. Dell Middletown Kathryn E. Wetzel Hamilton Montgomery Preble J. E. Baker Phillipsburg William Tyrrell Eaton Cerl D. Kessler Dayton Edward Welsh

Maple Park meeting outlines Lemon Township merger costs

The Lemon Township, Middletown and city boards of education discussed a consolidated district at Maple Park School. Lon Reichelderfer presented projected deficits and tax levy needs through 1957, noting current expenditures exceed income without consolidation and detailing proposed levies to avoid deficits.

Lemon - Township Middletown Reichelderfer Scahoors Citizens’ Committee Lemon Township

Reserve Mining Announces Massive Silver Bay Town Growth

Reserve Mining plans add 300 plus houses in Silver Bay Minn as part of a 160 million taconite project. The complex includes two new towns a processing plant a 47 mile railroad power plant and harbor with a temporary store to serve residents. Babbitt also gains 242 homes this year bringing its total to 371 by November. Elementary schools in Silver Bay and Babbitt proceed on schedule with new street signs and numbering ongoing.

Reserve Mining Co Silver Bay Minn Armen Steel Corp Republic Steel Corps Reserve Minnesota Farlier Babbitt, Minn Babbitt

Wittenberg Plans Tests In Chemistry

The 14th annual Chemistry Contest for Ohio High Schools will be held May 15 on the Wittenberg College campus. Scholarships totaling 450 337.50 225 and 112.50 will go to the top four contestants for their freshman year. The Dayton Rust Proof Co scholarship will cover full tuition and fees for a senior entering college next fall with preference to a high-ranking contestant. Eligibility includes high school seniors eligible for college entrance in September 1954 or juniors eligible in September 1955. Each Class A high school may enter three contestants and Class B two.

Springfield Ohio Wittenberg College John W. Barker Wittenberg Dayton Rust Proof Co

Movie Showings At Paramount And Strand

Paramount presents Mad Magician at 1 15 4 15 7 15 and 10 15 p m Drive a Crooked Road at 2 45 5 45 8 45 p m Strand shows Battle Zone at 1 15 4 05 7 10 and 10 15 Island of Desire at 2 35 5 30 8 35 p m

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Ben M. Kitchen Middletown Real Estate Board Middletown Chamber of Commerce Carmody Kitchen William W. Donham Kramer Donham Waterworks Industrial Supply Co Fred J. Schatzmann Law Common Pleas Sam Dennis Auto Parts Leibee St Schatzmann Dennis Middletown Park L. R. Diefenbach Melvin Kelso Robert Hayden Harlan Park Gladys Drive Florence Street John Arpp Co Reynolds Electric Co 17Th Avenue Minnesota Street North Avenue Baltimore Street Memorial Day Committee Aégr Nop Ave Lemons Aim Heck Town- Sap Maple Park The Lemon Board Reichelderner Dave Arnold Erle Hanson Charles W. Denny Jr Robert Mitzel Floyd Starr Lyman Nein Paramount Beatty’s Iglehart St Trade Mare Aig USA Carl Good Housekeeping
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