Middletown Coal Shortage Grips City In Crisis
Middletown faces a serious coal shortage as inventories shrink to about 150 tons. J L Glass of the Middletown Ice and Coal Co says normal winter stocks of 5000 to 7000 tons are gone, with 150 tons a day expected to move until April. Schools vary in supply and industry ops warn curtailment if the strike lasts. Ruth Heffner promotes a film on Fresh Air Camp and Rotary Club invites Sen Robert Taft for November 22.
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Middletown
J. L. Glass
Middletown Ice and Coal Company
Industrial Council
Franklin
Wade E. Miller
Glass
Fresh Air Camp
Rotary Club
Sen. Robert Taft
Police report four mishaps on city roads
A hit and run on Route 25 north of Oxford State Road left Clarence Blevins uninjured after his southbound car was side swiped by a vehicle on the wrong side of the road. Nine year old Donald Stalker suffered facial cuts when his bicycle struck Charles Orme's parked delivery truck near Kroger on East Central Avenue. treated and released. At Forrest and Baltimore, John Stalker and Mildred Sallie caused a two-car collision with $350 damage. A rear-end on Garfield Street near Michigan Avenue involved John Mosley Jr. and Kenneth Puterba as traffic flowed. Puterba stopped in line of traffic.
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Oxford State Rd
Clarence Blevins
Brentwood St
Blevins
Donald Stalker
Kenwood Dr
Charles Orme
River Rd
Hamilton
Orme
Kroger
East Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Forrest Ave
Baltimore St
John H. Stalker
Mildred B. Sallie
Lawn Ave
Stalker
John Mosley, Jr
Heffner
Middletown
Jaycee
The
Journal
Walker
Jay Walker
Central Ave
Verity Pkwy
Jay
October Expenditures Down Amid Busy Commission Agenda
City expenditures for October fell to 35719.76 while total receipts reached 102909. The October report notes unpaid bills and monthly costs typically above 40000, with June at 56872. A new commissioner will be sworn in, and a tight agenda follows the Stiles Carmody race outcome. Bids on writer works mortgage revenue bonds were received, Halsey-Stuart Illinois offering low rate. Bonds worth 1.5 million dollars cover 30 years, with average interest around 2.21 percent. Contracts may be delayed pending bond sale approval and further awards, while an elevated tank contract has been let to Chicago Bridge and Iron. Schatzmann reports on Shafer St underpass and street improvements seeking state or federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
Cty Commission
Charles B. Stiles
Clarence Carmody
Halsey-Stuart, Inc
Chicago
Harry Newlin
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
Columbus
Shafer St
Polio Meeting Set In Middletown At Booker Washington
Final plans announce a public polio meeting to hear Charlies R. Bynum, director of interracial relations for the local chapter of the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation. The event tonight at 8:30 in Booker Washington School features Mrs. James Kenner on the group's history, H. J. Morton as program opener, and Martin Thomas to introduce Bynum. Dr. E. W. Washington chairs the local committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies R. Bynum
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Booker Washington School
James Kenner
H. J. Morton
Martin Thomas
Butler County
Bynum
Middletown
American Teachers Association
American Public Health Association
E. W. Washington
Residents Indicted on Theft Charges in Ohio Case
The Franklin County Grand Jury in Columbus indicted Tilgman J. Hartment, 19, and Virgil D. Amyx, 20, on burglary and grand larceny charges. Both were partially blind former students at the Ohio State School for the Blind and are accused of stealing from five former classmates.
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Franklin County
Columbus
Tilgman J. Hartment
Virgil D. Amyx
Middletown
Ohio State School For the Blind
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Showings
Paramount presents Joan of Arc starring Ingrid Bergman and Jose Flover with showtimes 1 15 p m 3 52 6 29 and 9 06 p m Strand screens White Savage starring Maria Montes and Jon Hall at 2 50 5 50 and 8 50 p m Also Cobra Woman with Montes and Hall at 1 15 4 15 7 15 and 10 15 p m Wednesday Vicious Circle starring Conrad Nagel and Lyle Talbot at 1 25 4 50 and 8 10 p m plus Miss Tatlocks Millions with John Lund and Wanda Hendrix at 2 50 6 10 and 9 35 p m
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Paramount
Ingrid Bergman
Jose Fever
Maria Montes
Jon Hall
Conrad Nagel
Lyle Talbot
Miss Tatlock’s
John Lund
Wande Hendrix
Vital Statistics List of Medical and Surgical Cases
Names and residences of individuals noted for medical or surgical status. Included are Robert Minge Franklin medical, Mary Jo Snyder West Middletown surgical, Charles Lay Jr Yankee Rd surgical, Henry Robinson Winton St surgical, Theodore Alex West Middletown medical, Don D. Williams Girard Ave medical, Schultz Meadow s Ave medical, Robert Lanter Logan t surgical, Velma Schweitzer Calumet St surgical, Charles R. Troup Hampton Dr medical, Carl Duane Slusser Frank lin medical, Robert r Ore gonia Ohio medical, plus dismissals Farr Rhodus Rebecca Rhodus Oxford State Road Ben Brock Blue Ball Pike Mrs Harold Kercher Germantown Mrs Fred Brosius Central Ave.
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Robert Minge
Franklin
Mary Jo Snyder
John Snyder
West Middletown
Charles Lay, Jr
Yankee Rd
Henry Robinson
Winton St
Eodore Alex
Don D. Williams
Girard Ave
Schultz
Meadows Ave
Robert Lanter
Logan &T
Velma Schweitzer
Calumet St
Charles R
Farr
Rebecca Rhodus
Earl ‘Rhodus
Oxford State Road
Ben Brock
Blue Ball Pike
Harold Kercher
Germantown
Fred Brosius
Central Ave
Franklin Village Council Approves Canal Street building plan
Village council, on Planning Commission advice, granted permission for Gallen Jaiser to build a business on Canal Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. They ordered Robert Wilson to vacate his Jackson Street garage in 60 days. A potential Allen Street lot sale to M. Smith requires an ordinance and bids. They read a sidewalk repair ordinance, received an Ohio Bus Lines apology, and agreed to cover $70 to move a utility pole near the old aqueduct project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Planning Commission
Gallen Jaiser
Canal St
Fourth
Fifth Aves
Robert Wilson
Jackson St
Warren C. Young
Allen St
M. Smith
Ohio Bus Lines
Three Police Trustees Named for Police Pistol Club
Balloting elected three officers as trustees of the Police Pistol Club. Detectives Joseph Blackmore and Herbert Frazier and Patrolman Dan Pelfrey will serve three year terms. The Fraternal Order of Police will hold a regular meeting at the range tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Pistol Club
Joseph Blackmore
Herbert Frazier
Dan Pelfrey
Order of Police
Spectacular Jaycee safety skit ends downtown jaywalking
Shoppers watched Middletown Jaycees stage a large scale safety show against jaywalking. Patrolmen chased a staged culprit, while Eagle Scout Robert Moore impersonated the menace and later returned to Middletown High School on crutches. Boy Scouts handed out safety literature and directed traffic as a sound truck broadcast messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad St
Central Ave
James Lowe
Don Wallace
Jay Walker
Robert Moore
Middletown High School
Moore
Paul Wil
Lebanon Votes Above Average in Off Year Election
An early check in Lebanon shows turnout above average with voters casting a heavier than usual ballot though no major contests or board positions are at stake. The spirited race for the Board of Education is not driving the turnout.
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Lebanon
Board of Education
Middletown Jaycees Chair Leads Community Safety Drive
Safety program run by the Jaycees under chairman Quentin Hale featured a play-by-play briefing by Son, with committee members Robert Gade, Tom Moon, Charles West and John Hupka assisting.
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Middletown
Quentin Hale
Robert Gade
Tom Moon
Charles West
John Hupka
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