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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1954

Page

2

Lemon Township Board Presses Merger Conditions

Lemon Township Board of Education reiterates that proposed transfer of Lemon Local School District to Middletown requires action by the County Board of Education. It defends its May 7 letter accepting proposals and urges completion of petition circulation for final county action. The dispute centers on financial disclosures and board access to contracts prior to transfer.

Lemon Township Board of Education Middletown Board of Education Lemon Local Middletown County Board of Education State of Ohio Ross Snyder Lemon Board Lemon Group Snyder Jackson Bosch Lemon School Demon Local Board of Educon Middletown Board Lemon Local Board of Education Lemon Board of Education

Middletown JA crowns Bill Enz and Maryann Dennis king and queen

Bill Enz the 1953 54 president and Maryann Dennis secretary of Middletown Junior Achievement were named 1954 king and queen at JA’s 14th annual banquet in the Manchester Hotel. About 350 supporters attended as awards, scholarships, and honors were presented, including long service tributes to C. H. Murray and Evelyn G. Day.

Bill Enz Maryann Dennis Manchester Hotel Middletown Miami University Bill Maryann C. H. Murray Ja’s Evelyn G. Day Armco Steel Corp Business and Professional Women's Club Junior Chamber of Commerce Priscilla Crafters Aeronca Manufacturing Corp Middletown Junior Achievement Lemon-Monroe High School Winford Lawson Gene Dennis Donna Goforth Paul Morrow Pat Viel Mike McClure Carol Carr Phyllis Howard Marlene Thomas Wanda Hogg Elizabeth Barnes Doug Adler Phil Price M. G. McCall

U S Lets Japan Take Two Destroyers on Loan

Tokyo and Washington signed an agreement transferring two U S destroyers and two destroyer escorts to Japan on a loan basis aiming to bolster defense cooperation and regional balance of power.

Tokyo Japan United States U.S

Children Playing With Fire Blamed for Barn Blaze

Fire Chief William Fishbaugh said children playing with fire caused a two alarm blaze that destroyed a barn and damaged three homes and three garages on Finley Street and Taylor Avenue. The fire spread to nearby homes, with total losses across multiple properties and vehicles. Firefighters used over 1590 feet of hose as they battled the three hour blaze and also responded to a roof fire at R. E. Weller’s home and a car fire on Ninth Avenue.

William Fishbaugh Finley Street Taylor Avenue Fishbaugh Ralph Hunter Central Avenue John J. Williams Taylor St Williams Meadowlawn Church of God Ray Barnard Taylor Ave Bert Moon Leo Smith Finley St

Mayfield Pastor to Speak at Monday Service

W. E. Budget, pastor of the Mayfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church, will speak Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the D of A Hall. Budget recently returned from a five month speaking tour of the British Isles. Miss Barbara Budget, his daughter, will perform piano and vocal selections. Elder and Mrs. Bert Perkins sponsor the event. a cottage prayer meeting led by Mrs. Perkins will follow next Wednesday at 1 p.m. at 823 Forest Ave., Franklin.

W. E. Budget Mayfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church Wales England D. of A. Hall 4Th Main Streets Franklin Budget United States British Isles Barbara Budget Open Bible School Dayton Elder Bert Perkins Perkins Allan Walters Forest Ave

June Induction Call For Ohio Draft Draftees

Seventy two registrants from the 872 men in June’s induction call in Ohio will be sent by the local draft board on June 3. Eligible volunteers or delinquents may alter the count. Counties listed include Butler Montgomery Preble and Warren with small numbers noted.

Ohio Toay Butler Montgomery Preble Woerren

Parade to proceed around Middletown for King Brothers Circus

Despite city rejection the King Brothers Circus plans a 11 30 a m parade spanning 1 75 miles outside Middletown city limits from Pinta Avenue Buena Vista to S Main Street and back. State Highway Department and Patrol authorize traffic control. parade precedes 2 and 8 pm shows with 16 elephants and other acts.

King Brothers Circus Middletown Lyman Nein North King Brothers S. Main Street Gallaher's Drugs Central Avenue Broad Street

Toastmasters Hear Student Bert Sheard at Club Evening

Bert Sheard a junior at Middletown High School and winner of the Knights of Pythias speech contest spoke on A Good Sport Behind the Wheel at the Toastmasters Club gathering. Other speakers included Robert Mueller Frank Troutvine Jr Steve Gardner and William Long with James Martin as Toastmaster.

Bert Sheard Middletown High School Knights of Pythias Toastmasters Club Sheard Robert Mueller Frank Troutvine Jr Steve Gardner William Long James Martin John Brannon Paul Arnold John Kaufman

Rev Jung Re elected Synod President For Year

The Rev Harold H Jung of St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church was re elected president of the Southwest Ohio synod at its spring meeting in Dayton. He will serve another year as the Rev C K Gebhart of Hamilton was chosen vice president. The convention covers 108 churches and votes today on whether to make the presidency full time starting next year.

Harold H. Jung St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Southwest Ohio Synod Dayton Jung C. K. Gebhart Hamilton Synod

City Catching Up On Delayed Sidewalk Repairs

City Manager Howard Kramer says contractor Don Broughton has begun repairing sidewalks delayed from the 1952 and 1953 programs. Costs average about 60 cents per square foot, with notices already sent and options to pay cash or levy as a special assessment. The 1954 program extends to sidewalk work and await bids at the next City Commission meeting.

Howard Kramer Don Broughton Kramer Broughton Sidewlak City Commission

Yankee Pasha and Great Diamond Robbery at Paramount

At Paramount shows Yankee Pasha at 1 30 4 20 7 10 and 10 00 p.m. Great Diamond Robbery screens at 3 05 6 00 and 8 50 p.m. Strand offers Thunder over the Plains at 1 45 5 10 and 8 30 p.m. Tall in the Saddle plays at 3 20 6 40 and 10 00 p.m. on Friday. Saturday schedules repeat with shifted times: Thunder over the Plains at 1 15 5 05 and 8 25 p.m. Tall in the Saddle at 2 45 6 35 and 9 55 p.m.

Paramount

Deadline Approaches For Personal Property Tax Payment

Deputy county treasurer Carl Wedekind reminded residents that the personal property tax is due tomorrow by noon. A 10 percent penalty applies to bills not paid by then, with the deadline only affecting bills due June 1. The treasurer’s office will be open 8:30 to 4 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 to noon Saturdays.

Carl Wedekind Wedekind

Plans For Concert By Van Buren Junior High Band

The Van Buren Junior High School in Kettering Village will present a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium. Conductor Paul Shartle, a Middletown High graduate, leads a group praised by Joe Franklin as one of the finest bands in the nation. The program includes works by Fillmore Saint-Saens Hanson Darcy Walters Herbert Ponce Hill Bagley O Neill Adams and Romberg with soloists Gary Jordan Floyd Evans Dennis Sakda Jim Johnson Bob Shawhan and Bill Irelan.

van Buren Kettering Village Paul Shartle Middletown High Joe Franklin Fillmore Saint-Saens Hanson Darcy Walters Herbert Ponce Hill Bagley O'Neill Adams Romberg Gary

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