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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1955
Page
11
A historical guide explains the NYSE origins in 1792 as a market for bonds and stocks. It describes floor members matching buyers and sellers, and notes the exchange does not own securities while listing 1 522 stocks and 739 corporate bonds. It urges readers to seek a member firm for advice at no cost and to invest cautiously.
A free booklet explains how to buy or sell stocks, lists cash dividends paid by particular stocks, and describes the new pay as you go Monthly Investment Plan. Requests for a copy can be made by writing, calling, or contacting any NYSE member firm or NYSE Dept. 1-V in New York.
Middleton citizens embraced automatic voting machines amid six polling sites. Voters praised ease and speed, with many saying totals appear on the back, reducing post election counting. Demonstrations and explanations calmed doubts as machines operated smoothly.
James D. Templeton was elected the first Democratic mayor in Lebanon in years, defeating incumbent Republican William Fraser 1069 to 758 amid a 11,572 vote turnout. The $480,000 school bond passed as did other levies in Warren County, with Ed Allum re-elected to the school board and Harold Rosencrans, J. Orville Keever, Robert King, Herschel Hatfield, and William Newton also winning. Harold Whitaker led Warren County for the state school board from the 7th district with 5,921 votes.
Preble County voters approved three school bond issues six school tax levies and four village levies in yesterday's election with 7750 ballots cast. Camden and Gratis approved bonds while Camden faced a mayoral defeat for William Browning and Orville Wood won. Several village council seats filled with elected candidates.
Madison Township voters approved a 202000 bond issue for additions to Peasttown School in yesterday's election by a wide margin 402 to 184. Total township turnout was 1233 with most offices uncontested including trustee Harry M. Bowlus 956 votes clerk Carl Sigel 1 write-in vote and school board candidates Hubert Moyer Clifford Selby and Edsel Peck with 363 422 and 387 votes respectively.
The National Recreation Association released a leaflet urging long range plans for acquiring and developing recreation areas as essential to a city master plan. It warns against uncoordinated development and highlights playgrounds fields and large parks with the cost of delays and poor site choices. The publication is available from NRA 8 West 8th St New York NY.
Nominations announced for the Gardner Board and Carton Independent Union. For president, Willie Cobb and Clayton Myers. vice president, Eddie Payne and John Brugge man. Secretary unopposed, Robert L. Miller. Chief representative candidates include Mill 1, James Gardner, M. Sangster. Mill 2, John Marconi. Manchester Machine Shop, James Stork, William Euler. Carton Plant, Harry Brown, William Amburghy. Miller says membership rejected affiliation with the National Independent Union Council. Ballots mailed December 1.
Seven Mile residents re elected Mayor Coning without opposition yesterday as ten candidates vied for six council seats. Council winners were Gordon Wintersteen 166 Carl Spivey 145 Theodore Seeman 174 George Wirtley 149 Charles Listerman 135 and Herbert Griggsy 130. losers included H C Brill Gilbert Pyles Lawrence Martin and William Gault.
Incumbent J F Clawson of Liberty Township was re elected to the Butler County school board yesterday. He led the four man field with 4779 votes. Dr Charles Gluhm of Talawanda won the other seat with 3791 votes. Opponents included C D Ehresman of Madison Township who was defeated with 2947 votes and James Carroll of Morgan Township who posted no votes.
American Airlines announced it has ordered 30 Boeing 707 jet transports for about 135 million dollars. The jets will cruise at 575 miles per hour and first delivery is planned for March 1959. The carrier will launch the nation's first domestic transcontinental jet service on June 15 1959. The jets will carry 104 to 125 passengers.
Gordon Reed defeated incumbent Thomas Linn 228 to 104 in Monroe village election. George Young won village clerk 170 to 159, with Maye Morrison treasurer 78 write ins. Council seats went to William Lubberger Gordon Carr Jon Brock Forrest Barnes Luther Morison Joe Blose. Paul Shyers finished seventh. John Musgrove re elected to board of public affairs with 266 votes. Schultheiss and Mulligan received 245 and 247.
Mrs Ruth D Mayne of Dayton wins a seat on the newly created State Board of Education carrying 28 884 votes in Montgomery and Butler counties. Neff of Miamisburg trails with 28 288. Hayes Denehy Studebaker also polled in the county totals as Middletown voters weigh candidates. The board takes office Jan 1 and will select a state superintendent and oversee policy planning and evaluation of public schools and adult education.
J Les DuErmit of Aberdeen Drive was elected president after filling the late Dr E T Storer’s vacancy. Mrs John R Wilks becomes vice president, Robert Millan secretary, as plans for a library addition are discussed for next year.
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