Two Middletown Students Dominate State Tests
Two Middletown students captured top state honors in the district-state scholarship exams held May 5 at 19 campuses. Janet Martin led French II in the state, following last year’s French I win, while James S. Liljestrand topped Algebra I in Division I. Other regional winners included Ralph L. Yauger, chemistry. William J. Mitchell, science. and Adele L. Ibold, Spanish. Local participants took exams at Miami University with about 17,000 statewide.
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Middletown
Janet Martin
Middletown High School
Bruce W. Martin
Alameda Cl
Miss Martin
James
Liljestrand
Roosevelt
Robert S. Liljestrand
Shafer St
Southwestern Ohio
Ralph L. Yauger
Oxford
William J. Mitchell
Troy
Adele L. Ibold
Wyoming
Ohio
Miami University
Dogs Drag Baby's Body Into Yard
Hamilton special report says dogs found carrying parts of a newborn girl in a yard off East River Road Fairfield. The baby was alive at birth but died before discovery, coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone said. Parts were found by Rose Shepherd who saw the dogs dragging remains to her property. A plastic seat cover was located nearby. other body parts were recovered in high weeds near the area. The infant, a full term child, likely died within 24 hours. Death cause undetermined. Body taken to Zettler Funeral Home.
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Hamilton
East River Road
Fairfield
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Rose Shepherd
E. River Rd
Boone
Zettler Funeral Home
Realtor Aided By Fire Emergency Unit
Harry A. Finkelman aged 41 of 1301 Highland St was aided by the Fire Department emergency unit at his real estate office 1400 Central Ave at 5 04 p m yesterday. He was taken to Middletown Hospital by Riggs ambulance after reportedly suffering a nervous attack.
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Harry A. Finkelman
Highland St
Fire Department
Central Ave
Finkelman
Middletown Hospital
Riggs
Man Stabbed To Death In Cafe Fracas
A 31 year old Middletown man Ernest Buchanan Jr. died from a single chest stab wound after a sidewalk fracas near Poor Boy's Cafe on Grove Street and Michigan Avenue. Irene Thomas and Sally Belle Williams were held by police. Thomas admitted stabbing Buchanan and Williams allegedly took the knife and threw it away. Buchanan served in the Navy and worked for Blumberg and Cohen. Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at an unspecified location.
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Middletown
Grove Street
Michigan Avenue
Ernest Buchanan Jr
8Th Ave
Buchanan
Middletown Hospital
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Sally Belle Williams
Lincoln St
Irene Thomas
Baltimore St
Thomas
Sam Moore
Harold Gray
Williams
Garfield Street
Hudson Avenue
Moore
Grey
Ptl
Herbert Fa
Woodside Cemetery
Jordan Hall
Sherman lawnfete set for Friday on school grounds
The Sherman School lawnfete will run from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday with a picnic style dinner on the school grounds. If rain occurs, the dinner will be moved to the school cafeteria, organizer Irving Wise said.
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Sherman School
Irving Wise
Wise
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount shows Naked Sea Miracle In The Rain and They Were So Young Passion fights night schedule at Colonial Fighting Chance Come Next Spring and Dixie Cruise in Moonlight showtimes listed including Ma and Pa Kettle at Home Blue Gardenia screenings across the week.
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Dixie Crouise
Pa Kettle
Honor Group At MHS Taps 12 Juniors
Twelve juniors were tapped into the National Honor Society at Middletown High School during a regu lar assembly this morning. Those selected include Jim Peirce Jim Spindler Dick Henry Bob Reed Mickey Leffler Mike McLaughlin Suzanne Jaques Carol Burns Claire Crowley Betsy Little Eleanor Davidson and Lynne Lawson for scholarship leadership character and service to school church and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Jim Peirce
Jim Spindler
Dick Henry
Bob Reed
Mickey Leffler
Mike McLaughlin
Suzanne Jaques
Carol Burns
Claire Crowley
Betsy Little
Eleanor Davidson
Lynne Lawson
Fire Levels 2-Room Home Near Trenton
A fire early this morning destroyed the two room home of G C Shephard at 320 Oxford State Rd near the Trenton bridge and damaged two nearby houses forcing families to move out. Twenty volunteer firemen battled the blaze for nearly two hours as Chief Wilbur Sroufe reported no determined cause and a rear of George F Smiths home sustained slight damage. Mrs Carrol Neley, 54, was checked at Middletown Hospital after stumbling in the yard but was released.
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South Middletown
G. C. Shephard
Oxford State Rd
Trenton Bridge
Wilbur Sroufe
Shephard
Carrol Neley
Middletown Hospital
Aqua Antics Synchronized Swim Production Friday Night
The YMCA Swan Club presents Aqua Antics a synchronized swim show by sixteen girls at 7 45 p m Friday featuring eight rhythmic numbers to Rodgers and Hart music. Mrs Mary Smith Margerum and Miss Jane Ann Leasure oversee program costumes and lighting admission 50 cents.
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Ymca Swan Club
Rodgers and Hart
Mary Smith Margerum
Jane Ann Leasure
Kindergarten Students Moved To Garfield School
A missing line in yesterday's Board of Education story left Washington School kindergarteners out in the cold next fall. The board reassures parents that there will be two classes ready at Garfield School for the children.
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Board of Education
Washington School
Garfield School
City Eyes New Equipment To Boost City Services
City Manager Charles W. Thompson asks City Commission to consider bids for a street sweeper a sewer rodder machine and a portable trash collector He cites the sewer rodder as a sewer cleaning device and the portable unit as a vacuum cleaner styled tool with manhole catch basin and gutter attachments Also possible PBX operator and playgrounds supervisor appointments await commission confirmation Civil Service certified three names for upcoming posts Subdivision plats Countryside fourth addition Barbara Park re subdivision and Manchester Meadows project headed for approval Commissioners to review city ordinance codification by Walter H Crane Co Also report notes US pneumonia death rate drop from about 55 to 8 per 100 000 since 1935.
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Thompson
Civil Service Commission
Countryside
Barbara Park
Manchester Meadows
Three Injured In Car Crash At 18th Avenue And Main
Three Middleton residents were injured when a southbound car driven by Josephine Hatton struck a park bench and two trees at 18th Avenue and S Main Street at 3:55 p.m. Hatton and child Kenny Hatton were treated for injuries and admitted or released, while David Hatton suffered a painful right arm. Estimated vehicle damage was about 1200 dollars.
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18Th Avenue
S. Main Street
Middletown Hospital
Josephine Hatton
Main St
Kenny Hatton
David Hatton
Main Street
Schramm
Elks Honor Achiever Group and Spring Dance Planned
Elks Crafters the lodges Junior Achievement group will be honored at a dinner Friday night at the Elks Temple. Wayne Hursh Jack Ackerman and all Elks officers and wives attend. Dinner starts 630 p.m. followed by a program. Spring Dance at the temple is set for Saturday semi formal beginning 10 p.m. Stan Clarks Orchestra will play. Reservations available at the lodge or through Charles Combs.
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Elks Crafters
Elks Temple
Wayne Hursh
Jack Ackerman
Elks
Temple
Stan Clark
Charles Combs
Mrs Ratliff Elected Head of Amanda PTO
Mrs Mary Ratliff was named president of the Amanda PTO at a meeting last night. She will be joined by Arnold Hyatt as vice president Jack Trimble as secretary and Ollie Garrett as treasurer. The group voted to sponsor the eighth grade party buy a trampoline for the gym and reported on the lawnfete. Fire department members spoke on their operations.
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Mary Ratliff
The
Amanda Pto
Hubcap stolen from car on 1st Avenue
Jack South of 1928 Highland Street reported to police that a hubcap was stolen from his car parked in the 1900 block of 1st Avenue.
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Jack South
Highland St
1St Avenue
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Elizabeth Gould
Emily Doring
Ronald Agronin
Tom Campbell
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Noel LeMoyne
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Claire Crawley
Mary Ann Weikel
Tom Tenforde
Fenwick High School
Jean Catherine Herr
Richard Joseph Daly
Lemon-Monroe High School
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Algebra
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Swim
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Charles W. Thompson
Walter H. Crane Co
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Edsell Setter
Jefferson Ave
Doty Street
Setter
Orda Sellers
Bernice Edwards
Josephine Edwards
Jefferson
F. Raffel
Sharonville
Rat Kapok
Coast Guard
Dial
Mrs. Ratliff
South Middletown Fire Department
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Our Travel Department
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Central - 2453
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Semetes
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Laie
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