Board names two principals and approves new teacher appointments
The Board of Education appointed Dale Reed from Oneida School as Amanda Junior High principal succeeding Dr William L Ramsey who becomes Rossford superintendent. Stephen Stephens, a sixth grade teacher at Garfield, was elevated to principal with two others to receive unassigned principalships after the term end. New teacher appointments include Shirley Althoff, Charlotte Charles, Kay Frances Dean, Esther Frederick, Clara Kibrige, Gloria Welter, Bertrand Wray, and Marilyn Wiseman. Resignations by Janet Caley Kay McComb Margaret Musgrove Geraldine Himburg were accepted. The board approved Linda McFeeters as secretary for the 1961 Community Resources Workshop and set tuition fees for vocational and non vocational courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Reed
Oneida School
Board of Education
Amanda Junior High
William L. Ramsey
Rossford
Ohio
Dleepuenng Jr
Mmn
Garfield School
Howard Cromwell
Shirley J. Althoff
Sidney
Middletown High
Charlotte Charles
New Lexington
Taft School
Kay Frances Dean
Winchester
Ind
Manchester Junior High
Esther Frederick
Deerfield
Mayfield
Clara Kibrige
Cambridge
Oneida
Gloria J. Welter
South Bend
Manchester
Bertrand Wray
Ft. Recovery
Maple Park
Wedwood
Spring Hill
Marilyn R. Wiseman
South Whitley
Monroe
Janet Caley
Lemon + Monroe High School
Harvey, Ill
Kay McComb
Los Angeles
Calif
Margaret S. Musgrove
Taft
Geraldine Himburg
Himburg
Doty House
Jefferson School
MissLinda McFeeters
Fof
Policy Manual Final OK for Middletown Schools Board
The Middletown Board of Education approved online final policy manual after four years of work with nine chapters on governance, administration, instruction, personnel, pupil services, transportation, and facilities. Supt Cromwell cited consistency, clear authority, and fairness as key benefits. A Miami University review helped shape chapter topics and a volunteer drafting committee issued a preamble affirming a broad educational program for citizenship and college, commercial, and vocational training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Cromwell
Cromwell
Middletown City
Judge Rejects Challenge to Trenton School Board Pregnancy Rule
Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer ruled the Trenton Board of Education acted within authority by requiring pregnant students to withdraw from school. He found the policy not arbitrary or contrary to law, noting the board’s aim to safeguard the student’s health. Linda Idle, a 16 year old, had been barred on Feb 18 but may resume classes before fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton Board of Education
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Trenton High School
Ohio
Linda Idle
Board of Education
Trenton Board
Cramer
Man’s height up 2 inches yet weight rises 4 to 14 pounds
News Views by Art Diver notes Americans grow taller by about two inches since fathers, yet gain four to fourteen pounds due largely to over eating and over sitting at work. A separate item cites a head-on collision involving eight thousand spectators in England as a cautionary example. Middletown Lumber Co promotes its stock of first quality building supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Middletown Lumber Co
Judge notes no punitive aims in student’s absence
The judge said no punitive measures were intended and the evidence shows the girl’s teachers have cooperated with daily assignments since she left school. She continues to maintain her high scholastic average and will receive full credits in all subjects despite away-from-classroom attendance.
Jail Criticized Butler Grand Jury Returns 22 Indictments
The Butler County grand jury returned 29 indictments against 32 defendants at the May term, with seven continued and 15 ignored. It urged jail improvements especially ventilation lighting and fire protection while commending Sheriff James F Hixon. Indictments include burglary larceny false pretenses arson and other counts across Middletown, plus arraignment set for tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Judge Fiehrer’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Arthur J. Fieherer
Grand Jury
Butler County
James F. Hixon
William Phillips
William Neff
Howard Bright
Kenneth Gibbs
Millard Burkhart
Charles Selby
Michael Hudler
Carl Brewer
Floyd Fletcher
Douglas Spurlock
Damage Is 550 In Auto Blaze
A cigarette blamed for a $50 fire in a 1954 model car owned by Geraldine Blake at 1603 Smith Ave near Smith Avenue and Cherry Street at 5 46 a m today, city firemen reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Blake
Smith Ave
Smith Avenue
Cherry Street
Burglars Loot Snack Bar Machines
Butler County sheriff deputies reported burglars forced a rear door at the Snack Bar Restaurant located at 2843 Burbank St. They stole about $100 in change from three amusement machines. About $15 damage was caused to the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank St
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Mower Stolen From Dora Labota’s Garage
Dora Labota of 2307 Oxford State Road reported to Butler County sheriff's deputies that a power mower was stolen from her garage sometime during the past two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Labota
Oxford State Road
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Four Thousand Volt Fatality At Fenwick High Site
Cecil Philpot a 38 year old electrical foreman from Heidrick Kentucky died after a drill boom contacted a 4,000 volt high tension line at the Armco Park site for Fenwick High School. He was pronounced dead at Middletown Hospital at 3 p.m. Fellow worker J B Runyan 26 Barbourville Kentucky testified the boom was operated under the wires several times prior. Fire officials said misjudged wire distance and the ground contour contributed to the contact. Philpot was burned over his body and died en route to the hospital. Cincinnati Gas & Electric crews cut power to free the body. Funeral services are planned in Heidrick with arrangements by McCoy Lefler. He left a wife and several brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Park
New
Fenwick High School
Middletown Hospital
Cecil Philpot
Heidrick
H. C. Nutting Co
Cincinnati
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
J. B. Runyan
Barbourville
Philpot
James Mattson
Mattson
Schramm
Manlchester Road
Carl
Cleanup Cost Put At 2208 Dollars City Campaign
The city spent 2208 dollars and 51 cents in a two week city-wide cleanup campaign. Director C A Boeke said crews collected 236 loads, averaging 26.2 per day, using about six trucks and 12 men daily. Haulage was below last year due to reduced sponsorship by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and weather delays from heavy weekend rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Department
C. A. Boeke
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Boeke
Army Marks Special Week at the Citadel
The Salvation Army observes a week of activities at 116 N. Clinton St with the theme Beating of the Big Bass Drum Isn't a One Man Job in Our Town. Brig Chesley Young thanks citizens for their time and support as services continue at the Citadel and outposts throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Salvation Army Wek
Citadel
N. Clinton St
Salvation Army
Chesley Young
Court Finds Goldfine Okay In Tax Evasion Guilty Pleas
U S District Court in Boston ruled Bernard Goldfine mentally competent and formally accepted his guilty pleas to income tax evasion. The 70 year old industrialist admitted evading nearly 800000 dollars in personal and corporate income taxes across two indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U. S. District Court Today
Bernard Goldfine
Goldfine
Police Briefs Vandalism and Theft Reported in Local Area
VANDALS SHOT a hole in a window at Sedrick McGuire's home at 102 Gideon Road and smashed a window at Creekview School. They sprayed white paint on Ed Short's car at 1138 Lafayette Ave. Police also report JACK OAKS of 4512 Poppy Drive as reporting the theft of two hubcaps from his auto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedrick McGuire
Gideon Road
Creekview
Ed Short
Lafayette Ave
Jack Oaks
Poppy Drive
Boy Scout to Receive Eagle Award at St Marys
Bob White 13 of Boy Scout Troop 47 will receive the Eagle award tonight at a court of honor at St. Marys Church after a 6 30 dinner. An eighth grader at St. Marys School he has 22 badges in under three years and has served as assistant patrol leader senior patrol leader and is patrol leader under Scoutmaster Paul Beier. He attended Camp Hook and five camporees and is the son of Mr and Mrs Bob White of 07 Gladys Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob White
Boy Scout Troop 47
St. Mary’s Church
Bob
St. Mary's School
Paul Beier
Camp Hook
Gladys Drive
Vandal’s foil toss cuts power on S Front Street
Vandal may have survived after tossing a thin roll of aluminum foil onto a 13 900 volt line near S Front Street and Sycamore. Earl Brush said electrocution risk existed for the offender. Crews found foil over a wire at the site and an unopened roll nearby. Electric service was down from 0 10 to 10 45 p m affecting Columbia Lanes and local plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
S. Front Street
Earl Brush
S. Front
Sycamore
Columbia Lanes
Champion Paper & Fibre Co
City Sewage Disposal
South Water Works
Revival Under Way at Free Will Baptist Church
Revival services in progress at the Free Will Baptist Church on Rt. 123 east of Franklin. Visiting evangelist Rev. Clarence Newman of Jeffersonville will speak at 7:30 each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will Baptist Church
Rt. 123
Franklin
Clarence Newman
Jeffersonville
Two Highway Workers Die In Single Day In Ohio
A Preble County resident and state department worker Russell Karn, 57, Gettysburg, was killed on U S 40 while mowing along the highway. Earlier, William T. Elliott, 44, Fairfield, died on Interstate 75 when his tractor mower was bumped and he was thrown. In all, four injured and three cited in the area. Karn’s tractor rollover pinned his chest. Services by Barnes Funeral Home at Eaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preble County
State 3
Department
U.S. 40
Russell Karn
Gettysburg
Karn
William T. Elliott
Fairfield
Sharonville
Barnes Funeral
Eaton
Greentree Road
Thomas M. Gleason
Covington
Robert L. McCoy
Dayton
Gleason
Joseph Leahy
Xenia
Marcus Sharp Jr
Middletown Hospital
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Clemens Shull
Norman Harsh
Stephens
Fredville
Transylvania College
Lexington
Pikeville College
Pikeville
Eastern Kentucky State College
Richmond
Eastern Kentucky State
U.S Army
Saylersville
Reed
Hager
Woodlawn
Amanda
Isom Stephens
Policy
Ul Jed
Middletown
Central Ave
Photography
Osborne Studios
N. Verity
Pkwy
Manchester Ave
Butler Grand
Stanley Hall
Richard Lawson
Jerry Spencer
Manuel Snelling
Bethel Whitt
Vernon Lee Allen
Millard Burkhardt
CIVO
Italy
Godwins
Paramount
Court
Boy Scout
McGee’s Pharmacy
Manchester & Vannest
Lytle
Five Points Road
Floyd Stamper
Lytle- Five Ponts Road
Waynesville
Middletown ‘Hospital
Harry Aronoff
Ellen Drive
N. Sutphin Street
Stevens Avenue
Aronoff
Baker's
Herman Hoskins
Hampton Place
Hoskins
Sutphin Street
Shafer
Kenyon Phillips
N. Marshall Road
Lester Cockerham
Frankusm Rt. 1
Cirik
Rockwynn
Rockwynn Lodge
MOONY
Murray Cameron
Mgr
Ontario
Burks Falls
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