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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1949

Page

2

Interim Commission Chairman To Be Named At Meeting Tonight

City Commission plans to name a chairman after November elections but charter rules delay until new members take office. Contests for council and township offices determine seat winners and tied results pending final certification and possible write ins. Officials expect actions on bonds and water system projects at tonight’s meeting.

Commission Mar Clark Charles B. Stiles A. K. Lewis Harold Goetz Lloyd Miller Secretary of State

Armco East Works marks ten year safety club adds new groups

About 450 Armco employees attended East Works Ten Year Safety Club dinner at the Manchester Hotel with Elmer Barker as toastmaster. New groups in pipe shop and roll turning cold strip mill received certificates and leather folders. Ralph Wright presented certificates. L. F. Reinartz highlighted safety record claiming 995 of 1,000 will avoid accidents next year.

Armco Manchester Elmer Barker Middletown Division East Works Armeco Louis Kiss Oreman Isaac Hall Middletown Ralph Wright Reinartz Virgil Gossett Oscar Zeeke Hamilton Henry Mathis A. B. Patterson Butler, Pennsylvania

Mulligan Named Vice President at First National Bank

J F Mulligan elevated to vice president by the board of directors of the First National Bank. He has 33 years as cashier with the bank and began with American Trust and Savings Bank in 1916. He joined the 1935 merger and became assistant cashier, later cashier of the First American Bank and Trust Company in 1945, renamed First National Bank of Middletown in 1946.

First National Bank James F. Mulligan Mulligan Bank American Trust and Savings Bank First and Merchants National Bank First American Bank and Trust Company First National Bank of Middletown

Eleven Township School Bonds and Levies Pass At Polls

In Butler County rural districts voters approved all eleven school bond issues and tax levies to fund new buildings and operating costs. Key bonds include Fairfield Township 950,000 for two high schools, Lemon 300,000 for an elementary, New Miami 98,500 for six classrooms, Wayne 55,000 for two classrooms and a shop, plus additional levies to cover rising expenses and salaries. Total bond amount 1,403,500 with four bonds approved and seven levies passing. Millville failed. County Superintendent C H Williams praised voters, officials, and local groups for backing essential upgrades amid rising enrollment.

Butler County Fairfield Township Lemon Township New Miami Wayne Township Morgan Township Seven Mile Beay Oxford Ee Ross Township Millville Wayne C. H. Williams

Clark Congratulates Voters on Choices in Middletown

City Comms. ion Chair man Marvin D. Clark said he congratulated the people on their choices and urged support for major public works improvements. He noted the extensive program and hoped it would move forward quickly. After eight years, hefelt relieved and enjoyed serving on the Commission.

Ion Marvin D. Clark Middletown Clark

At the Movies Paramount and Strand Listings

Paramount shows Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc and Shirley Temple in Story of Seabiscuit with Ferrer and Fitzgerald. Strand presents Vicious Circle with Nagel and Talbot and Miss Tatlock’s Millions with Lund and Hendrix. Showings include afternoon and evening times across Wednesday and Thursday.

Joan of of Arc Ingrid Bergman Jose Ferrer Story of Seabiscuit Shirley Temple Barry Fitzgerald Conrad Nagel Lyle Talbot Miss Tatlock John Lund Wande Hendrix

Births Reported for Local Families and Out of Town

Vital statistics note two Franklin couples welcoming girls on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Robert Rockey, Franklin, greet a daughter. Mr and Mrs Forrest Hale, 1604 Woodlawn Ave., also announce a girl. An out of town birth lists Mr and Mrs Robert A Popp of 316 Young St a boy born Tuesday at Grandview Hospital Dayton.

Robert Rockey Franklin Forrest Hale Woodlawn Ave Robert A. Popp Young St Grandview Hospital Dayton

Hospital mentions various patients by name

In The Hospital William Robert Sullivan son of Mr and Mrs Dallard Sullivan of Franklin medical Carl of Delaware I medical Wesley McIntosh of Franklin Thomas David Martin son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Martin of Franklin surgical William S Harris Jr of Miamisburg Route 2 surgical Judy Emrick daughter of Mr and Mrs Emerson Emrick of Germantown surgical John W Lamb of Oregonia Route 1 medical Mrs Anna Schempf of West Middletown Route 1 medical Mrs Alvin Bushhorn of Lowell St surgical Charles J Rigg of Reynolds

William Robert Sullivan Dallard Sullivan Franklin Carl Delaware &I Wesley McIntosh Thomas David Martin Thomas Martin William S. Harris, Jr Miamisburg Judy Emrick Emerson Emrick Germantown John W. Lamb Oregonia Anna Schempf West Middletown Alvin Bushhorn Lowell St Charles J. Rigg Reynolds

Villages in Butler County elect officials by write-ins

Butler County villages report multiple write-in victories. In Monroe, Thomas G. Linn tops as mayor with 120 votes. others include Dale Constiner 77 as clerk and Dorothy Hiteshue 76 as treasurer, plus several trustees. Somerville elects William Roberts mayor 67. Gor dor Inman clerk 50. J. B. Bell treasurer 33. council winners Jesse J. Brannon 74, Charles M. Rumpler 108, Clayton R. Suman 107, with other results for education and local posts. Additional towns, including Trenton and Seven Mile, assign mayoral and council seats to write-ins and preprinted candidates, with vote tallies ranging from 17 to 325 across boards of education and public affairs.

Thomas G. Linn Dale Constiner Dorothy Hiteshue Trustees of Public Affairs Marvin Carpenter L. J. Robinson C. M. Trees John Neu E. R. Hiteshue Peter Harmon C. H. Steward C. F. Warner Dick Miller Miller Robert Augspurger Ed. Fitzwater Frazier George Miller Somerville William Roberts Fo William Howe Garnet Gray Gordor Inman J. B. Bell Jesse J. Brannon Charles M. Rumpler Clayton R. Suman James R. Paul Raymond Buell Richard Brenan George Baker Somerville !Ocal Board of Education Alfred Back Maril Eijer Edith Wates Larry Stretcher Maurice W. Guy, Sr Sam J. Flanagan Thomas H. Bell, Jr Fred H. Douglass Joseph R. Graham A. Johns Ora Burdge Ralph Chamberlain Myron A. Gardner Frederick L. Wendt Monard Woodrey Trenton Board of Education Cecil W. Ash Clarence L. Conarroe Herbert Kelhoffer Willard F. Schenck Abe L. Young O. LeRoy Snively Harry Evans Kenneth P. Millice Arthur F. Baker Robert J. Reiff George Edeley Hobart Wilson Hilbert Rowe Carl Spivey Charles Cortelyn Robert Moyer Mile Board of Education Ralph Beiser Robert A. Hiltbrand Stanley Sloneker Herbert Davish Worley Minor W. H. Dalton Charles E. Landis Earl L. Farmer Eva Murnahan Henry T. Collins George A. Dell John J

Sparse write-in election names Jacksonburg mayor

The Jacksonburg village election drew little interest with all votes cast as write-ins. Twenty-two electors cast ballots for village offices. Robert Edward won the mayoralty with five votes, Leroy Wagner received three, Howard Bishop and Kenneth Neal one each. Six council seats were filled with Kenneth Neal among the named contenders.

Jacksonburg Robert Edward Leroy Wagner Howard Bishop Kenneth Neal

Local Names Listed For Medical Notices On Street Address

A sequence of resident names and partial addresses appears, listing individuals connected to surgical and medical notices. Notable names include John F. Conley Clyde Lawson James Walker Nancy Graham Joseph Demotor James Reese Oscar Monk Geraldine Wages Lillie Smith and others, with street names such as Ave Franklin Elsmere Garfield Union and Route 1.

James Walker Garfield St James Dickerson Central Ave Nancy Graham Frank Joseph Demotor Young St James W. Reese Union Rd Oscar Monk Middletown Richard Wilkerson Yankee Rd Geraldine Wages Orville Wages Ottawa St Lillie Smith Manchester Ave

Write-in Election Totals in College Corner Village

In College Corner the village election was all write-ins with low votes. Top unofficial results show Harley Pulis as mayor with 30 votes Lucille Jackson as clerk 18 votes Velva DeGrief as treasurer 15 votes and several council and public affairs candidates led by Charles Paxton Perry Sayers Dwight Black and Lee DeGrief with 11 to 18 votes each.

College Corner Board of Public Affairs Harley Pulis Lucille Jackson

Multiple Local Races Elect Mayors and Councils

Walter J. Cisle was the lone mayoral nominee in Millville, with Fannie F. Hunter unopposed for clerk and Albert Falkenstein winning treasurer on write ins. Council races had 4 avowed candidates with three winning. Harold Hunter led with 98 votes and others near 97. Oxford elected Edwin E. Morgan mayor and filled council seats as eight candidates competed. A two-mill school levy in Oxford passed 1,433 to 289.

Walter J. Cisle Millville Fannie F. Hunter Albert Falkenstein Harold Hunter Albert Miller Thuriel Nagle George M. Peppingon Robert Service Joe Jenkins Edward Bradford Ralph Johnson, Jr Oxford Edwin E. Morgan R. J. Todd Irene Lindsey

Safety Council appoints two division heads for 1950

The Safety Council Board of Control named John Murray of United Welding Co to head the Industrial Division and George Crout, principal of Sherman School, to lead the School Division for one year. They succeed retiring chairmen James R. Byrum and Walter S. Geckeler. The meeting also covered fire hazard reviews, traffic at key intersections, a youth driver training plan, and a new safety program for young drivers from the Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee. Elmer Barker noted hopes to install the program in the local high school. The council also noted over 50 Oklahoma towns lack town taxes due to municipally owned utility plants.

The Safety Council Board of Control John Murray United Welding Company George Crout Sherman School James R. Byrum Walter S. Geckeler Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee Washington, D. C Elmer Barker

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harry Ernst Harry Boat Lester Kurfiss Ind Immel Ridenour Township Board of Education Clarence Evans Evans Fred Keiser Dennis Bowlinger Ronald Evans John Arpp Armco East Works J. F. Mulligan Boards of ‘Education John Dobrozsi, Jr Central Dial Midddletown Ohio DGRE Paramount Our Christmas Savings Club F Middletown al Armeo Gates Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation C. E. Greathouse & Son, Inc Edgerton Shoes Monroe Oscar Higgins Beryle Widerpool Levi Adams John Brelsford Clinton Cox J. Schooley Harry Conrad Upton Willard Long Lee Schooley Robert Brown Trenton George Fairchild Robert McNair Brandly Clyde Lawson Middletown Sheet Metal & Roofing CO G. M Howe Motor CO Oklahoma Tweedies Joyce Doellmann’s
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