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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1958

Page

2

Middletown Schools Open Amid Additions and Delays

Middletown public and parochial schools begin classes with more than 12 000 students in session. Fourteen classrooms added at several schools. Wildwood Elementary delayed until Jan. 1 due to rain. Cafeterias open at noon with 30 to 35 cent lunch prices. kindergarten to grade four bus service announced.

Middletown St. John's St. Mary's Oneida Taft Sherman and Jefferson Lincoln School Wildwood

School Guards Start Tomorrow

Six school crossing guards, four with prior experience, begin duty tomorrow as public schools open. A police officer will accompany the two new guards for the first days, per Police Chief Joseph Blackmore. Guards are stationed at Blue Ball School with bus transfers to Monroe Elementary and high school routes unchanged from last year. Morning Blue Ball south of Rt. 122 picks up at 7 30 a.m., north of Rt. 122 at 8 00 a.m.

Fetwick High School Holy Trinity School James F. McNary Holy Trinity Church Roosevelt and McKinley Middletown Middletown High School Joseph Blackmore Iity Blue Ball School Monroe Wearly Blue Ball Rt. 122

Hydranis testing planned in two districts to avoid red water

The Hydranis testing program schedules tests in Company 3 and 4 districts Thursday and Friday to prevent hydrant flushing causing red water. Areas lie east of Yankee Road to the New York Central Railroad and north to Woodlawn Avenue in Company 3, and north of the railroad to Rt. 73 and south of Poe Street to Oxford Avenue in Company 4. Although safe to drink, the discoloration can stain clothes.

Ing Company Yankee Road New York Central Railroad Woodlawn Avenue Company 4 Rt. 73 Poe Street Oxford Avenue

Arrow Delegates Return From National Conference in Kansas

Four Nachenum Lodge members and their adviser George Bundick returned from a four day national Order of the Arrow conference in Lawrence Kansas at the University of Kansas. Delegates Don Horton Sam Jeffery Ralph Shawhan Tom Sant and Bundick participated in training sessions and watched Indian pageants. The next national conference is slated for 1962.

Order of the Arrow Lawrence Kans George Bundick Nachenum Lodge Mound Builders’ Area Council Don Horton Sam Jeffery Ralph Shawhan Tom Sant Bundick University of Kansas

Tiny preemie born at Middletown Hospital

A one-pound eleven ounce girl arrived August twenty second to Clyde and wife at Middletown Hospital. The infant, delivered three months early, is listed in fair condition. The birth is among 221 babies in the hospital’s maternity ward last month. counts by county include Butler 153 Warren 56 Preble 2 Montgomery 9 Hamilton 1.

Middletown Hospital Clyde Robinson Robinson Butler County Warren County Preble County Montgomery County Hamilton County

Schenck Sets Conference Dates Here

Rep. Paul F. Schenck of Ohio's Third District outlines his grassroots conference schedule during the congressional recess. Events include Dayton Post Office on Sept 8 9 from 9 am to 4 pm, plus Middletown Germantown and Oxford with dates Sept 12 17 18. Special appointments not needed.

Paul F. Schenck Dayton Ohio Schenck Middletown Germantown Oxford American Legion

Elder Attends Chicago Institute For Hospital Administrators

James Elder assistant administrator of Middletown Hospital attends the 26th Chicago Basic Institute for hospital administrators at the University of Chicago International House. The two week program runs with lectures seminars and group discussions led by hospital administration authorities. Elder will receive a certificate from Anthony W. Eckert director of Perth Amboy General Hospital at the concluding session on Friday September 12.

James Elder Middletown Hospital Chicago Basic Institute For International House University of Chicago American College of Hospital Administrators Elder Anthony W. Eckert Perth Amboy General Hospital Perth Amboy N. J

20000 Korean Bonuses Unfiled in Ohio

Columbus AP reports 20000 Ohio Korean Conflict veterans must file for bonuses by December 31. Korean Conflict Compensation Fund director C W Goble announced that about 230000 of an estimated 250000 claims have been filed to date.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio C. W. Goble

Middletown Planning Meeting Debates Boulevard Zoning

The Middletown Planning Commission will hear plans for right of way outlines on Breiel Boulevard from Grand to Central and Central to Manchester Road. Rezoning requests include Paul F. Braden’s land north of Central and two S Main Street parcels sought for general business zoning. Public hearings cover a Sawyer Realty Co tract and a west-side lot co owned by Harry Finkelman and associates.

Breiel Boulevard Middletown Planning Commission Grand Central Avenues Central Manchester Road City Engineering Bresel Grand and Central New Middletown Paul F. Braden S. Main Street Main Street Lafayette Avenue Sawyer Realty Co Harry

Men Gardeners Meet Wednesday at Shanty

The Men's Horticultural Society schedules its monthly meeting at 8 p m tomorrow at the Shanty Verity Parkway and Elwood Street. Robert Stewart and Victor Woolan will report as delegates to the national convention in Cleveland. A Q and A period and refreshments follow. All area men are invited. The club now has more than 30 members and was chartered months ago.

Men's Horticultural Society Verity Parkway Elwood Street Robert Stewart Victor Woolan Stewart Men's Garden Clubs of

Braden Land Hearing Set For Tomorrow

Public hearing on Paul F. Braden's request to rezone part of his 82 acre property on Breiel Boulevard will be held by the City Commission at 7 p m tomorrow. The session precedes the regular 7 45 p m meeting as residents oppose business zoning saying it would lower nearby property values.

Paul F. Braden Breiel Boulevard Braden Central Avenue WPFB

Golden Age Club Meet Features Mrs Fisher soloist

Mrs. Fred Fisher, soloist at First Methodist Church, will sing at tomorrow's Golden Age Club meeting. Richard Roof will present motion pictures from the club's recent birthday and anniversary party. The group gathers at 1 30 p.m. in the Girl Scout room of the Civic Association building.

Fred Fisher First Methodist Church Golden Age Club Richard Roof Girl Scout Civic Association

Fisher Body Strike Ends in Hamilton After Walkout

A six day wildcat strike at the Fisher Body plant in Hamilton ended Monday night as United Auto Workers workers returned for the 10 p m shift. The union blamed unauthorized men working certain jobs for the walkout and said workers would resume only after negotiations tonight to resolve grievances.

Hamilton Ohio United Auto Workers General Motors Fisher Body

Middletown Labor Day Mishaps Reported Arrest and Injuries

A Middletown driver was arrested early today for driving while intoxicated after a crash at Central Avenue and Alameda Circle. The mishap damaged two vehicles, with injuries to David Mynheir who was treated at Middletown Hospital after a separate crash on Germantown Road.

Middletown Venice Susong West Middletown Central Ave David Mynheir Rt 1 Germantown Mynheir Middletown Hospital

Logan Long Wage Talks Falter With Missing Mediator

Mediation between Logan-Long Co and United Paperworkers Union failed to form today as Plant Manager M W Ort was not notified and the federal mediator did not appear. Local 102 president Wade Fields and AFL-CIO rep Luther Janney attended. Tuscaloosa plant resumed work after weekend settlement.

Logan - Long Co United Paperworkers Union M W. Ort Wade Fields Local 102 Afl-Cio Cincinnati Luther Janney Logan Orr Tuscaloosa Ala Ort

Bids Open For Miami University Sesquicentennial Chapel

Bids will be opened tomorrow in Columbus for a Miami University chapel to mark the 150th anniversary of the charger grant by the Ohio General Assembly. The all faiths structure sits at Spring Street and Maple Avenue between the Miami University Center and the university hospital with completion hoped during the sesquicentennial year beginning February 17, 1959.

Oxford Miami University Carl E. Benz Columbus Ohio General Assembly Spring Street Maple Avenue Miami University Center University Hospital

Oxford Youth Killed in Motorcycle Car Crash

Peter Christman, 14, of Oxford, died at Mercy Hospital after a car struck him and companion while riding a motorcycle on Contreal Road. John Pulley, also 14, was injured with a fractured leg and listed in serious condition. Deputy reports say Thomas Niswonger, 16, of Oxford, drove west and could not see the bike. The crash remains under investigation.

Butler County Oxford Peter Christman W. Withrow Sr Hamilton Mercy Hospital John Pulley Brown Road McCullough - Hyde Hospital Christman Butler County Sheriff's Deputies Contreal Road Thomas R. Niswonger Oberlin

Franklin City Council Meets Tonight at 7 30 PM

The Franklin city council meets at the city building this evening with no items listed by the city manager. The item about Theodore Roosevelt cites a 1834 double tragedy of the president elect and his family.

Franklin Theodore Roosevelt

Car battery stolen in Franklin driveway theft

Thomas Goins of 323 Cedar Street reported a car battery theft from his vehicle parked in his driveway overnight. The incident was reported to the police today.

Franklin Thomas Goins Cedar St

Six hurt as car overturns into county creek near Hamilton

A car went out of control at Ohio 126 and Wynn Road and overturned into a creek. Six people including four children were treated at Mercy Hospital for cuts bruises and possible back injuries. Driver Henrietta McFarland 25 and passengers Edith Cox 16 Martha Cox 57 and four McFarlands ages 5 4 1 were listed among the injured.

Hamilton Mercy Hospital Ohio 126 Wynn Road Henrietta McFarland Jenkins Rd Okeana Martha Cox Walnut St Harrison Sandra McFarland Ge.vere William S. McFarland Frankie McFarland Martha el Len Boeddeker Edith Cox Butler County Sheriff's Deputies McFarland Sheriff's

Excello Man Injured In 2 Car Crash

Henry H. Fletcher 45 suffered a concussion facial abrasions and possible back injury in a two car crash on Yankee Road. Kenneth Oliver 23 waited to pull onto Yankee Road. Fletcher's car ran off the road struck Oliver car then hit a pole lawn fence and house yard. The 5 35 p m crash is under investigation.

Yankee Road Excello Middletown Hospital Henry H. Fletcher Kenneth Oliver Prospect Ave Fletcher Oliver

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