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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1950
Page
2
Commissioners passed emergency ordinances approving taxi fare increases and a Parkway resurfacing project with the State of Ohio. The measures set fares in zones, authorize funding of 22,000 for the project, and amend parking hours. Two new appointments to city posts were suggested, with ongoing discussion on staffing.
Residents face volatile conditions as recent highs reached 62 degrees at 4 15 p m with a low of 44 at 1 30 a m yesterday. Today’s 10 a m reading hit 61 with a 55 degree low at 1 30 a m. Last week’s lows averaged 22. Tonight will be cloudy and windy and much colder with Friday partly cloudy and colder signaling a return to winter weather.
Returning from the Ohio welfare conference at the Wallick Hotel in Columbus Mrs Dorothy Spears executive secretary of Middletown Red Cross and Mrs Ira Hammons have information on the organization's part in public welfare due to emergencies arising from military service. Miss Helen Davis and several Family Service Bureau members remain through the conference.
B F Sawyer and Sons Inc Middletown realtors offer property at the northwest corner of Routes 4 and 73 Germantown Rd and Tytus Ave fronting 231 feet on Germantown Rd in a letter to the Commission as an ideal Fire Department station site and to complete a Nelbar St connection with Germantown Rd
Police report two hit and run incidents in Middletown yesterday. Helen Gardner of Germantown Route 2 described a rear ram at First Ave and Curtis St, with license number obtained. Arthur Hackney reported a swerving hit on Baltimore St causing 100 dollars in damages to his car. A third minor collision involved Sherman Gilbert backing a Street Department truck into Glenn Broff’s parked car on Mary-Etta St.
Miriam C. Denton widow of E C Denton is appointed administratrix of his estate valued at 148 500 dollars. Judge Ralph H Carey computed the amount. Denton died November 6 ending a mercantile career with stores in Middletown Hamilton and Springfield. The Denton Company of Cincinnati was once part of the chain. He lived at Kings Mills the last six years.
Theaters show Wyoming Mail with Alexis Smith and Stephen McNally at Paramount. Spirit of Culver at Strand with Jackie Cooper. Spirit of Notre Dame with Lew Ayres. Follow the Boys and Rider of Range at Paramount, Colonial offers Young Lovers and The Torch with showtimes across Thursday and Friday.
LISBON AP A conspiracy to defraud charge against J Lester Huston former Beaver School District clerk was dismissed by Common Pleas Judge Joel H Sharp The charge tied to school funds was filed against Huston and W E Roberts former Columbus County school superintendent Roberts received a venue change and his case had already been dismissed earlier in Carrollton Carroll County court
Fifteen Middle town High School seniors were named to the National Honor Society by principal D. R. Baker. Selection requires ranking in the upper third and high marks in service leadership and character, representing five percent of the class with ten percent to be chosen later.
Sgt. Sam Warmoth, 24, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Warmoth of Oxford State Road, awaits discharge after ten months in the Army and Navy Hospital in Hot Springs Arkansas. A six year veteran, he contracted polio on Okinawa and was sent to the Hot Springs facility. He served in the European and South Pacific theaters, with four years in World War II and two years in his current enlistment.
A brief article notes two hunting incidents on opening day. William Ehrman, 45, of 326 Clark Street, sustained pellet injuries to his neck and cheek after being hit by stray shotgun pellets while in a field near Brown's Run Road. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. Dorothy Dudley, 25, of Camp Dennison, was hospitalized with a .22 caliber bullet in her left hip when a rifle discharged while her husband, Thomas, cleaned it at home.
The Civic Association reports three divisions in its non-member campaign have reached one third of their combined goal minus one thousand three hundred fifty. Higher Income brings total to four hundred fifty one, leaving nine hundred to go. Meetings are set for Industrial Employe Monday Retail and Service Tuesday and Higher Income Wednesday. Tom C. Venable, executive director, spoke to 15 beneficiaries to explain the association’s civic and welfare work.
The YMCA board formed a nominations and election committee to prepare the ballot for the annual election. Chairman Robert S. Hayes with Richard Wilmer and Jack Baltzel plus two members at large Miss Patricia Lenhart and Jerry Huntsbarger will nominate candidates and set the January ballot for about 1,400 voting members.
Reports show membership at 1,900 with healthy finances. The October occupancy rate stands at 94.89 percent, and all departments record brisk activity in both adult and youth programs.
A meeting to explain Regulation X dealing with new construction will be held Tuesday night at 7:30 p m in the Roosevelt Junior High School auditorium. Ross Snyder of First National Bank said Cincinnati Federal Reserve reps will explain it. Attendees include lenders, builders, suppliers, real estate men from Franklin Monroe Seven Mile Hamilton Middletown. A round table will follow led by P J Geers of the Cincinnati Fed.
Whitt Kemplin, 43, of 2605 N Verity Pkwy, employed by McGraw Construction, fell from a steel frame at the Gardner Board and Carton Co project on Charles Street around 5 10 p m yesterday. He suffered a possible skull fracture and was taken by Baker's ambulance to Middletown Hospital, listed in fair condition today.
John Taulbee, 23, of 1015 Hughes Street, injured yesterday in a automobile accident, is reported in fair condition this morning at Middleown Hospital. He suffered possible internal injuries a rib fracture and the loss of several teeth.
John Parker a 69 year old man died at General Hospital from carbon monoxide poisoning after being overcome November 5 with Mrs. Addie Miller 41 who died earlier from the fumes. The incident involved a defective gas heater and occurred in Cincinnati AP report.
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