Middletown Students Take Second in State Exams
Two Middletown pupils, Jack McLaughlin of Middletown High and Ronald Agronin of Roosevelt Junior High, each earned second place in plane geometry and general science respectively in the Ohio scholarship exams. Additional area finalists include Charles Revelos, Donald Howard, Peter Carruthers, and others from Roosevelt, Fenwick, and local schools. About 15,000 students statewide competed across twelve exams on May 17. Middletown tests were taken May 2 at Miami University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio
Clyde Hissong
Jack McLaughlin
Middletown High School
Ronald Agronin
Roosevelt Junior High
Ronald
Charles Revelos
Roosevelt
Donald Howard
McKinley
Peter Carruthers
Bert Sheard
Mary Ann Weikel
John Day
Carencay Maker
Marilyn Edwards
Miriam Rautie
Bob Brumfield
Fenwick High School
Carol Enright
Alfreda Klingensmith
Virginia Klingensmith
Esther Batos
David Lively
Hamilton
Alice Guernsey
Lemon-Monroe High School
Jean Gunderman
Seven Mile
Miami University
Jeanette McDonald
Columbus
William Transue
Mount Vernon
John Williams
New Philadelphia
Robin Chaney
Montpelier
David Thomas
Barnesville
Frederick Damaske
French
Richard Salter
Athens
Kendrick enters race for city commission as independent
Britt Kendrick, realtor of 1504 South Main, announces he has picked up petitions to run for one of two City Commission posts this fall. Kendrick, first time candidate, vows independence from any group and says campaign will inform residents of city affairs. He joins Reuben Doty, Arthur Sanderson, William Denham and incumbent Lloyd Miller in seeking petitions due 60 days before the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Britt Kendrick
South Main St
Kendrick
Beattyville
Middletown
Castell
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Frigidaire
Jessie
Jenny
Wooster College
Taft
Middletown High School
Yale University
Elks Lodge
The
Eagles
Middletown Real Estate Board
Commission
Reuben Doty
Arthur Sanderson
William Denham
Lloyd Miller
June Draft Call Sets 21 From Butler County
County draft notices reveal 21 men from Butler County will be drafted this June under Col. C. W. Goble state selection service director. Ohio overall quotas total 1,482 men born before Sept 1, 1933, with last June’s call at 558. Nearby Miami Valley counties list Montgom ery 67 Preble 7 and Warren 11. St Louis nicknamed Mound City for local ancient mounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Col. C. W. Goble
State Selection Service
Ohio
Miami Valley
Montgomery
Preble
Warren
At The Movies Friday and Saturday Showings
Paramount screens Ivanhoe at 1:15 3:15 5:15 7:20 and 9:25 p.m. Strand offers Magnetic Monster at 1:15 4:20 7:25 10:15 p.m. Flight to Mars at 2:50 5:55 9:00 p.m. Friday. On Saturday Flight to Mars at 11:30 5:05 8:40 p.m. Magnetic Monster at 3:00 6:30 10:05 p.m.
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Mars
Patty Viel and Phil Price Crowned JA Banquet King and Queen
More than 400 attended the 13th annual Junior Achievement banquet at the Manchester Hotel where Patty Viel, Beaderettes president, and Phillip Price, Wood-Jacs president, were crowned Achievers queen and king. Price and Viel will receive trips to the National Junior Achievement Conference in Miami University and serve as co chairmen next year. Margaret Jackson was named outstanding president of the year and Loretta Miller received a $100 JA scholarship to Middletown Business College. The event honored many JA volunteers and featured speaker Janice Gehron on JA’s national state, with awards presented by Greta Eschliman and Bob Geis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fleming
Patty Viel
Phillip Price
Manchester
JA Board of Directors
Bob Geis
Peggy Nation
Price
Wood-Jacs Company
Miss Viel
Beaderettes
Miami University
Margaret Jackson
Shattle-Teens Company
Najac
Thrifty Novelty Company
Priscilla Crafters
Thomas Braun
Elmer Gruenloh
Sally Jackson
William Hadley
Addie Hickman
Pansy Jones
Thomas King
Alice Longman
Dolores Root
Paul Cherryholmes
Geraldine Lepisto
Molly Howland
L. J. Rautio
E. E. Grant
Rus Dempster
Chamber of Commerce
Aeronca
Clayton & Lambert
Thrifty Novelty
Elkrafters
Gardnerettes
Junior Enterprisers
Fotocrafters
Wood Products
Shattle
Elkcrafters
Greta Eschliman
Geis
Janice Gehron
National JA
Miss Nation
Achievers Association
Middletown
Journal
Stray Bullet Strikes Window in Lebanon Area
A stray bullet from a .22 rifle pierced a Lebanon Coles Road home window at the Waddell residence causing furrow marks on an inner sill. Deputy Frank South noted no one was hit. Sheriff Walke ordered a crackdown on indiscriminate shootings after a two week earlier wounding near Hamilton. Carl Groh, 30, was paralyzed after being struck while helping remove a disabled tractor.
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D. C. Waddell
Lebanon - Coles
Frank South
Charles B. Walke
Carl Groh
Hamilton
Groh
Municipal Court Fines For Drunken Driving And License Violations
Clarence Mays 39 of 3107 Morgan St was fined 100 dollars and costs for physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated after appearing before Judge Alton H. Combs. Ralph Chaney 25 of 901 Baltimore St was fined 25 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Earl Arthur 32 of 8 Baltimore St was fined 10 dollars and costs for driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mays
Morgan St
Alton H. Combs
Ralph Chaney
Baltimore St
Earl Arthur
Drivers Prefer Street Parking in City Survey
Traffic Bureau survey shows motorists favor street meters over off street lots. Patrolman Delman Whitt reported 50 meters on North Main area with all but three filled at 3 p.m. and 4 124 cars counted from noon to six. Counts detail empty spaces at West Central Ave West First Ave city lots and private lots, with further traffic checks planned on South Main.
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Traffic Bureau
James Combs
Delman Whitt
Middletown Safety Council
Main St
Board of Control
Council
The
Safety Council
Whitt
Manchester
First Ave
North Main St
West Central Ave
West First Ave
Manchester Ave
First National
First and Main
Runyan
Water St
Combs
South Main
Weather forecast outlook with lingering showers
Forecasters say the chilly period ends, but rain remains likely with showers through Saturday and a total rainfall around an inch for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Middletown has already seen 0.69 inches, with 0.19 inches in the past 24 hours. highs rise from the 50s to around 60 today, then warmer tomorrow though not as hot as the 80s predicted for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lonnie Gibson
Miami Conservancy
Cars Go Out Of Control Causes Two Injuries
Two men suffered minor injuries in separate highway accidents. Charles Morgan 45 of Hamilton was treated at Mercy Hospital after his car left Route 127 near Seven Mile and struck a guard rail. Donald Van Skaik 18 of Sharonville received head abrasions and was arrested for reckless operation after a one car crash on U.S. 25 in Maud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Morgan
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Seven Mile
Morgan
Donald van Skaik
Sharonville
U.S 25
Maud
van Skaik
Two 15-year-olds admit 12 break-ins and five car thefts
Two 15-year-olds admitted to breaking into 12 Middletown area homes since last October and stealing five cars. They described stealing cash and cigarettes, leaving an X mark in one home, and abandoning several vehicles in Cincinnati, Indiana, and Dayton before capture. They will appear in Juvenile Court before Judge Harry F. Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
J. F. Seibold, Jr
Harry F. Walsh
Seibold
Wildwood
Burton Rossfeld
Bexley Dr. Sterling
Indiana
E. S. Sherron
Roy Crout
Paul Fouts
Bill Brewer
Dick Schultheiss
Loren Gustin
Frank South
Cincinnati
Bureau of Juvenile Research
Judge Walsh
Dayton
Lions Hear Captain Howard Gall At Lions Luncheon
Captain Howard Gall outlined the fire prevention program at the Lions Club luncheon in the Manchester Hotel. Election of officers is set for next Thursday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Gall
Lions Club
Manchester
Mrs Nellie Schaney Burns From Furnace Fire
Mrs Nellie Schaney aged 50 of 21 Ludlow Street sustained first and second degree burns to hands and arms when a gas furnace at her home erupted in a sheet of fire yesterday. Police reported the incident followed a fire in the furnace area.
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Hamilton
Nellie Schaney
Ludlow St
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Paramount
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Spotlight
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Loretta Miller
Middletown Business Colege
Phoebe Morgan
Elaine Meehan
Bill Enz
Gene Dennis
Charles Ballinger
Marilyn Turner
Paris
Doellmann’s
Central Ave
B. L. Dawson & CO
Miamisburg
Charles St
Tytus Ave
Coolidge Corporation
Bexley Dr
Malvern St
Ellen Dr
Wilbraham Rd
Winona Dr
Lions
South Middletown
Church of God
Oxford State RD
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Park Place
Armco East
Sutphin Park Place
Os Middletown
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