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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1957

Page

2

Hook Receives 55-Year Armco Service Pin

Armco board chairman Charles R. Hook was presented the 55-year service pin by vice chairman W. W. Sebald at a General Office luncheon. Hook began at Armco in 1902, helping grow from 325 employees to 35,000 worldwide, and remains active in community and national affairs. He is national chairman of National Bible Week and was named to the Ohio Water Survey Committee by Gov. ONeill.

Armco Charles BR. Hook W. W. Sebald Kook Sebald Charlie Hook National Bible Week C. William O'Neill Ohio Water Survey Committee Charles RA. Hook Armco Board

Vehicle collision on Ohio 4 injures two in Hamilton area

A 47 year old Hamilton woman Edna McIntosh suffered a fractured right collarbone and body abrasions when she walked into the side of a northbound car driven by Glen Hill on Ohio 4 near Milliken Road at 11 10 p m. She was taken to Mercy Hospital by Griesmer Grim ambulance. A second man Charles Root 33 of Oxford sustained possible jaw fracture and head injuries after his car skidded on gravel and struck a parked car owned by Howard Burton Root. Root is listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital.

Ohio Milliken Road Mercy Hospital Hamilton Edna McIntosh Greenwood St Glen Hill Ludlow St Griesmer-Grim Charles Root Brown Rd Oxford Brown Road Howard Burton Root

Family Swim at YMCA Set for Saturday Evening

YMCA sponsor announces monthly family swim to run Saturday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Y pool. Members and their immediate families may attend. children must be accompanied by a parent.

B. P. Allen Allen

CP Handicapped Center Set to Open January

Middletown United Cerebral Palsy, Inc. trustees report the Doty Street facility will open around January 1 after furnace work and fixtures. Mrs. Nelson aids decorations for therapy rooms. Miss Oswald seeks volunteers for nursery classes and transport for CP children. nursery runs 9 to 11:30 a.m. weekdays. Robert Barnard plans to attend the UCP Association convention November 1–3 in St. Louis with Marion B. Folsom as featured speaker.

Doty Building Middletown United Cerebral Palsy, Inc Curtis Street Robert Nelson Middletown Art Center Board Dorothy Oswald Armory Oswald Robert Barnard UCP Assn St. Louis District of Columbia Marion B. Folsom U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Board approves NS S free secretarial help for handicap program

The board agreed to accept an offer from the National Secretarial Service to provide free secretarial services for the handicapped program and set monthly meetings for the fourth Tuesday.

National Secretarial Service

Leaves Fire Cause Tied to Halloween Prank

City firefighters responded to two leaf fires last night with no damage. The first blaze occurred at 8 11 p m on S Main Street and 4th Avenue, the second at 8 49 p m in the 2400 block of Superior Avenue where children allegedly used matches in a Halloween prank.

S. Main Street 4Th Avenue Superior Aveuue

City Workers to Study 2-Mill Levy in Middletown Meeting

Middletown city employees and families will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow at the Firefighters Club house to discuss a proposed two mill property levy and a salary raise. City fireman Ted Hantsbarger will explain the levy and attendees will vote by straw poll. The meeting excludes members of the Municipal Employes Independent Union and will address new Ohio real estate tax rules and how they may raise taxes effective January 1.

Middletown City Firefighters J. T Ted) Hantsbarger Middletown Huntsbarger Ohio Ohio Board of Tax Appeals Uced

Window Breakage Report At West Middletown School

Deputy Sheriff Stanley Corey found three window panes broken when checking the West Middletown School around 10 30 p m yesterday.

West Middletown Stanley Corey

City cuts costs and warns on service reductions

The city reports about $100,000 in expenses cut this year with many vacancies and no pay raises since 1956. It says further cuts require reducing services, including parks, playgrounds, and police and fire protection. Other Ohio cities face tax levies. last operating funds tax increase was approved in November 1951, effective 1952.

Substitute Teachers Sought As Absenteeism Holds Steady

Superintendent Howard Cromwell thanked retired and inactive teachers volunteering to return during the flu epidemic. Absences hovered near yesterday’s 37, with six vacancies unfilled by substitutes. Schools reported near normal absentee rates, with 2,362 public-school absentees today, down from 2,590 yesterday.

Howard Cromwell Cromwell Fenwick High School St. John’s Holy Trinity St. Mary's Amanda School Oneida Ees

Two Drivers Cited In City Auto Mishaps

Two people were cited into Municipal Court after a spate of city auto mishaps yesterday. Bryant Heflin 52 Middletown Route 3 was charged with failure to signal and Roscoe Roberts 39 913 9th Ave with passing at an intersection after cars collided at Grand Avenue and Crawford Street at 6 10 p.m. Damage totaled 50 dollars. Other accidents involved Ira Newlin 38 4108 Warren Rd and Willard Starks 30 1630 Lawn Ave at Finley Street and Lawn Avenue 7 50 a.m. 75 dollars. J C Bradley 27 1500 Baltimore St and Bruce Miller 54 Cincinnati at Grove Street and Calumet Avenue 4 20 p.m. 400 dollars. James Tipton 20 14 Arcadia Dr and William Briggs 53 1106 Garfield St and a parked Middletown Lumber Co car 1925 Central Ave in 1900 block of 1st Avenue 6 46 p.m. about 275 dollars.

Bryant Heflin Middletown Rt. 3 Roscoe Roberts 9Th Ave Grand Avenue Crawford Street Ira Newlin Warren Rd Willard Starks Lawn Ave Finley Street Lawn Avenue J. C. Bradley Baltimore St Bruce Miller Cincinnati Grove Street Calumet Avenue James Tipton Arcadia Dr William Briggs Garfield St Middletown Lumber Co Central Ave 1St Avenue

Presidents Who Owned Slaves Historical List

The presidents who owned slaves include George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe Andrew Jackson John Tyler James Polk Zachary Taylor Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S Grant.

U. S Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe Jackson Tyler Polk Taylor Johnson Grant

Halloween Band Show Plans at Barnitz Stadium

The Lemon Monroe High School band with 127 members will perform at 7 p.m. for the Junior Chamber of Commerce Halloween party at Barnitz Stadium. The program includes 10 persons and 17 numbers with a pumpkin formation, haunted house finale, and a witch finale using lighted flares and batons.

Middletown Jaycees

Halloween Parade and Contest Called Off by Legion

Franklin special report says the Halloween Parade and Contest scheduled for tomorrow night is canceled due to illness among organizers. A spokesman for the American Legion Post, sponsor, announced the postponement this morning.

Franklin American Legion Post

Lemon Monroe Halloween Show Promises Parade of Band Elites

Shirley Kay Sandusky a freshman at Lemon Monroe High School will twirl in a gold cup routing as the band forms an outline of Ohio. Drum Major Jim Buck leads the LMH band directed by Paul Morrow. The party opens at 6 30 p m with bonfire lighting and ends with costumes contests and games with door prizes awarded from stadium registrations. Recipients must answer a call by 9 30 p m.

Shirley Kay Sandusky Lemon-Monroe High School State of Ohio Miss Sandusky Jim Buck Paul Morrow Lemon-Monroe

Three Men Accepted for Trusteeship by Judge Lamb

Three Middletown men were accepted into trusteeship yesterday by Municipal Judge J. T. Lamb. Frank Brant Jr. of 3231 Omawa St. owes 641.19 to seven creditors Robert Hutchins Jr. of 3223 Mohawk St. owes 1229.56 to 12 creditors Bernard Novak of 3202 Rufus St. owes 803 to 14 creditors.

Middletown J. T. Lamb Frank Brant Jr Omawa St Robert Hutchins Jr Mohawk St Bernard Novak Rufus St

Judge's Son Admits Bank Burglary in Canton

Emmett D. Graybill Jr. 25, son of a Massillon municipal judge, waived preliminary hearing on a federal bank burglary charge. U S Commissioner J Stewart Ake set bond at 5000 dollars. FBI said he admitted stealing 20000 dollars from the Canton bank where he had worked as a teller for 14 months.

Canton Ohio Emmett D.graybill Jr Massillon U. S J. Stewart Ake FBI Canton Bank

Diamond Gardner Tomorrow Merger of Local Company and Match Firm Approved

Diamond Match Corporation stockholders approved a plan to merge with Gardner Board and Carton Co to form Diamond Gardner Corp. The new company will issue 745,550 Diamond common shares valued over 22 million. Directors will include E T Gardner Jr Colin Gardner III and others from Gardner.

Diamond Match Corporation Gardner Board and Carton Co Middletown Robert G. Fairburn Gardner Diamond Gardner Corp Diamond Gardner Fairburn Edward T. Gardner Jr Colin Gardner III Manger E. T. Gardner E. T. Gardner, Jr Colin Gardner Harold E. Wright Middletown, Ohio Diamond and Diamond Diamond Match

City Budget Hearing Tonight On 1958 Preliminary Plan

City Commission holds 7 30 p m hearing on a 3 905 178 overall 1958 preliminary budget compiled by City Manager Charles W Thompson. General fund nearly 1 784 307. a 172 781 rise from 1957 request. deficit pressures drive proposed two mill tax increase to add about 300 000 for operations. Regular meeting at 7 45 follows with no major agenda items.

Charles W. Thompson Butler County Budget Commission County Budget Commission Budget Commission City Commission

Burglars Take Shotgun From Hamilton Home

A 410 gauge shotgun and shells worth 40 dollars were stolen from Lucy Brock's house at 2112 Tuley Rd in Hamilton. A window on the east side was pried open and the home ransacked while the family was away per deputy Gabbard of the Butler County Sheriff's Department.

Hamilton Lucy Brock Tuley Rd Burton Gabbard Butler County Sheriff's Department Deeputy

Physicians Will Meet For Accidental Poisoning Talk

The Butler County Medical Society will hold its regular meeting tonight in the Driftwood Room. Dr. Herbert Warm announces Dr. Harry JC Shirkey of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital will speak on accidental poisoning in children. Dr. Ralph Leyrer of Hamilton presides and will lead an executive council session before the main meeting. Officers and council members include Dr. Stanley Miller, Dr. John Perkins, Dr. Robert Tennant, Dr. Donald Blizzard, Dr. Walter Reese, and Dr. Neil Millikin.

Butler County Medical Society Driftwood Room Herbert Warm Harry JC. Shirkey Children's Hospital Cincinnati Ralph Leyrer Hamilton Leyrer Society Stanley Miller John Perkins Middletown Robert Tennant Donald Blizzard Walter Reese Neil Millickin

Workman Ernest Lawson Stricken at Wrenn Paper Co.

Ernest Lawson age 50 of 3211 Rufus Street collapsed at work at the Wrenn Paper Co. He was taken to Middletown Hospital in serious condition for observation after illness and fainting at the plant.

Middletown Hospital Ernest Lawson Rufus Lawson Wrenn Paper Co

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Charles R. Hook Rogers General Electric Harry Hadley Pol T.V Nks Sty Gardner Board and Carton Dairypak Incorporated Manchester Machine Co Gardner Container Co Akron Dayton Yoder Engraving Riggs Funeral Home, Inc N. Broad ST Workman Bill Arvin Electric Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc West Mr Ie
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