Change In Plans Announced As Citys Schools Open
Middletown opens for thousands of students with Taft School on Verity Parkway delayed. Sixth and fifth grade classes shift to Young School and South temporarily as Taft finishes. two Madison Township buses transport pupils to South and Young. Regular bus plans limited by residential routes and Wilson School opening.
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Taft
Middletown
Taft School
Verity Pkwy
Board of Education
Old South School
Young School
South
Wade E
Miller
Old South
Madison Township
Madison Township Board of Education
Wilson School
Eee Open Wednesay
Taft School District
McKinley Junior High
McKinley
Minnesota St
Fourteenth Ave
Main St
Sixteenth Ave
Veteran's Village
Fourteenth
Yankee Rd
Michigan Ave
Grove St
Young St
Girard Ave
Yankee
Fourth Ave
Main
Ninth Ave
Curtis St
Parkview and
Enrollments Rise at St John Holy Trinity Schools
St John adds a first four year high school with 61 students while grade levels report 299 enrollments. Holy Trinity registers 302 students in grades two through nine, with first grade set for Wednesday. Countywide total hits 9,178, up 525 from 1950. Trenton down 10 as Madison Township shifts to Middletown High.
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Holy Trinity
St. John
Mary Noel
John Oberlander
Thomas Miriam
Williams
Oxford
Somerville
Miami University
Trenton
Madison Township
Middletown
Lemon Township
Seven Mile
Wayne Township
Holiday Safety Record Praised by Middleton Safety Council
Middleton residents earned praise from Charles E. Stutenroth president of the Safety Council after a holiday weekend with only two minor automotive injuries in the city. The local record compared favorably with a national casual ty list of over 400 traffic deaths and showcased citizen vigilance and cooperation.
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Charles E. Stutenroth
Safety Council
Statenroth
Stutenroth
Ferryman Places Seventh in Ohio Chess Championship
Ferryman of Middleton ranks seventh in the Ohio State Chess Championship held over the weekend in Columbus. Forty two contestants entered the three day event, won by Harold Miller of Toledo a Western Reserve University student. The tournament concluded last night with Miller crowned champion.
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Frank
Ferryman
Middletown
U. S
Columus
Harold Miller
Toledo
Western Reserve University
Miller
Cool Weather to Persist Through the Weekend
A pleasant cool spell continues with sunny intervals and a chance of showers Friday or Saturday. After a brief warmer spell, temperatures dip to the low 50s tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 81 at 2 p.m. and the low was 64.
Basketball mischief at Roosevelt Jr High School
Police were called at 7 22 p m Monday to Roosevelt Junior High where three youths were seen peering into windows trying to attract the janitor to gain entry for practice basketball.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
Quiet Labor Day Traffic Hits Middletown Roads
Middletown spent a quiet Labor Day with four accidents total and no injuries. One arrest occurred as Homer Hounshell, 22, of Tren ton, was charged with physical control while under the influence after his car hit a rear of an auto on Verity Parkway. Other crashes involved Lloyd Barrett dozing into parked cars on South Main, William Robinson rear-ending Albert Wardlow at Central and Grimes, and Adolphus Richards and Frank Clendenin each sustaining $75 damage on Germantown Road and Verity Parkway.
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Middletown
Homer Hounshell
Trenton
Hounshell
John Clark
Hill Ave
Verity Pkvy
Fourteenth Ave
William Robinson
North Broad St
Albert Wardlow
Park St
Central Ave
Grimes St
Adolphus N. Richards
Norwood
Frank Clendenin
Henry St
Germantown Rd
Verity
DeHart Pleads Guilty in Fatal Route 73 Crash
George T. DeHart 29 of Dayton pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter and fleeing the scene before Judge Bolt. He received six months in Butler County Jail and a $500 fine on the manslaughter count, suspended pending $932.39 funeral payment to the victim’s widow at $7.50 weekly. License revoked five years. placed on probation on the second count. The June 6 crash on Route 73 near Trenton killed Wesley Gibson, 57, who was riding a bicycle.
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George T. DeHart
Sycamore Ave
Dayton
Common Pleas
P. P. Bolt
Butler County
DeHart
Wesley M. Gibson
Trenton
Gibson
Beauty Pageant Opens for Miss America Contest
Atlantic City braces for the Miss America pageant as 51 entrants from 44 states five major cities Puerto Rico Hawaii and Canada register yesterday showcasing a diverse field of hopefuls for the title.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Puerto Rico
Hawii
Canada
Excille Truck Driver In Collision At City Limits
Earnest Henry, 41, of Excille, driving a truck, tried to pass Emanuel Nori, 47, of 1300 Michigan Ave, striking the car’s left fender. Damage estimated at $50. Accident occurred at 7:26 p.m. at South Main Street near the city limits, police reported.
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Earnest Henry
Excille
Emanuel Nori
Michigan Ave
South Main St
Slain Woman's Grave Opened in Ohio Case
In Zanesville Ohio Prosecutor Clarke B Barbour authorized reopening of Ruth K Alter’s grave in Roseville. The coffin was reportedly removed and examined while authorities study signs of the April 25 death. George Phillips a Hilltop Insurance salesman is charged with second degree murder on $25000 bond.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County
Clarke B. Barbour
Ruth K. Alter
Roseville
Barbour
Franklin County
Ralph J. Barrett
A Come Sexton
Ohio State Journal
Alter
George Phillips
Hilltop
Achievers Ready To Begin Year
The Civic Association auditorium was being given a final look for a Junior Achievement meeting. Advisors to JA companies will open the fiscal year at 7 p.m. tonight. Executive Director Robert McDade says advisors will become achievers as they learn company organization from the ground up and later relay information to company members.
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Civic Association
Robert McDade
Police Briefs: Two Arrested for DWI
Police said Sam Collins, 51, of 1188 Lincoln Ave was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence after an arrest at 11:35 p.m. yesterday at Broad St and Tytus Ave. Edward Perkins, 26, of Gratis was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence and arrested in the 1400 block of Central Ave early today.
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Sam Collins
Lincoln Ave
Broad St
Tytus Ave
Edward Perkins
Gratis
Perkins
Central Ave
At The Movies PARAMOUNT Listings
Paramount shows That s My Boy at 1 15 3 05 5 20 7 30 and 9 40 p m Tuesday Virginia City at 1 15 4 40 and 8 05 p m also David Crockett Indian Scout at 3 25 6 50 10 20 p m Tuesday Spy Ring at 1 15 3 40 6 20 9 00 p m and I Was A Communist For The FBI at 2 15 4 55 7 30 10 10 p m Wednesday
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Virginia City
David Crockett
FBI
Barbershop Chorus Wins District Contest in Columbus
The Middletown SPEBSQSA chorus captured first place and a large trophy at the Johnny Apple seed District Contest in Oak Park Columbus. Director Jack Round performed farewell, returning from Armco Steel to lead the 17 voices in Keep America Singing and Give Me a Night in June. Other placers were Canton second Toledo third Sharon Pa fourth Buckeye Capital fifth. A noon picnic for 700 plus attendees followed at Labor Day. The group will sing Friday at a Hamilton Cincinnati Lebanon Middletown area meeting at the Mazeski farm near Zoar Route 3.
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Middletown
Oak Park
Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Jack Round
Detroit
Armco Steel
Round
Spebsqsa
America
Canton
Toledo
Sharon, Pa
Buckeye Capital Chapter of
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Lebanon
Majeski
Zoar
Route
Middletown Area Reports Light Accident Toll
Middletown police noted 11 accidents from 6 p m Friday to midnight with one woman sustaining minor injuries. State patrols logged 17 accidents from Saturday morning to midnight, with one fatality and four injuries. Patrol coverage includes Butler County and portions of Montgomery and Preble counties.
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Middletown
Ohio
Butler County
Montgomery
Preble
YMCA Members Enrollment Drive Sets Three Division Meetings
Captains and workers from city Armco East Side and Industrial divisions of the 1951 YMCA Member Enrollment Campaign plan meetings this week. City division led by William Harrison Jr. meets 7 30 p m at the YMCA auditorium and accounts for 110 workers. East Side division meets at East Works 2 30 p m Wednesday. Industrial division led by James Tranter meets Thursday 2 p m in the YMCA directors room.
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YMCA
Jack Baltzell
William Harrison, Jr
Harrison
Armco East Side
East Works
Delbert Mann
Edgard Westfall
James Tranter
Armco
Flag injures passerby as flag on light pole falls
William Clemmons of 130 North Main St reports walking on Central Ave near the City Building when a flag on a light standard fell and struck his right shoulder. He was not injured and returned the flag to City Building.
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Middletown
William Clemmons
North Main St
Central Ave
Clemmons
Postmen Resign and One Advanced at Local Post Office
Hilbert H. Martin, the local postmaster, announced the resignation of two postmen and the advancement of another. Harold W. Whitesell, a regular carrier, resigned last week and will be replaced by Albert E. Mullins, formerly a substitute carrier. Donald W. Miller, a temporary substitute carrier, also resigned last week to join the Army.
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Hilbert H. Martin
Harold W. Whitesell
Albert E. Mullins
Martin
Donald W. Miller
Middletown Drug Stores Featured
Read as a brief item about Castell's Adv located at the Middletown drug stores network, highlighting a regional availability or promotion across all drug stores in the area.
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Midddletown
Castell’s
Adv
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