Schools To Ask Two-Mill Levy In November
Middletown voters will be asked in November to approve a two-mill tax levy to raise teacher salaries. The Board of Education approved the figure 5-0 despite member Joe Woodruff favoring a 24.4 mill levy. Officials say surpluses and added state aid will cover costs over five years.
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Stan Meisler
Middletown
Board of Education
Joe Woodruff
Woodruff
Clyde Yocom
Citizens’ Committee
Robert Gruver
R. H. Synder
Snyder
Grover
Tax levy plan outlines school finance and salaries
Three citizen committees led by D. E. Reichelderfer Gruver and Jack Christy propose a two mill levy yielding about 200 000 annually to cover school finance teacher salaries and non professional staff wages. Board attorney Henderson Estes to draft levy resolution ballot and legal notice. filings due September 15. Some favor combining with a renewal on the November ballot but legality is doubtful per the attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Reichelderfer
Armco Steel Corp
Gruver
Jack Christy
Reichelderfer
Henderson Estes
Board of Elections
Estes
Boy, 9, Falls Through Window at Savings Office
Kenneth Schommer age 9 of 1315 Manchester Ave fell through a plate glass window at the Economy Savings and Loan office at Central Ave and Clinton St at 2 PM yesterday. He suffered a two inch forehead cut and was deemed in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after treatment by a local physician. Riggs ambulance transported him.
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Kenneth Schommer
Manchester Ave
Middletown Hospital
Economy Savings and Loan Office
Central Avenue
Clinton Street
Riggs
Wrong Number Claims False Address for Suspect
Residents of 324 Vanderveer St say Arthur Holderman does not live there and has not resided at the address for more than a year, despite a previous report tying him to the location after a Wednesday arrest on a bigamy charge.
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Vanderveer St
Arthur Holderman
Two Hurt As Auto Smacks into Tree on South Main
Joanne Harner 21 of Fairborn told police she forgot she was driving while searching her purse for glasses and crashed into a tree at 510 South Main Street. Lawrence Hawkins 22 of Maplewood Route 1, a Miami University student, suffered facial and neck cuts as his head hit the windshield. Harner was treated and dismissed. Hawkins remained in fair condition at Middletown Hospital. Ambulance transport reported. vehicle damage estimated at $500.
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South Main Street
Joanne Harner
North Broad St
Fairborn
South Main St
Lawrence Hawkins
Maplewood
Miami University
Miss Harner
Hawkins
Fair‘ly
Middletown Hospital
Wilson
Couple Injured as Car Collision Occurs at City Intersection
Mrs. Denny Taulbee, 45, of 2839 Wilbraham Rd, suffers a head bump in a crash at Central Ave and Verity Pkwy. Driving the Taulbee auto, Denny Taulbee, 46, is unhurt. Jack South, 25, of 1928 Highland St, faces careless driving charges after passing a stopped line on the right and running a traffic light. Vehicle damage totals $400 with $150 to the Taulbees’ auto and $250 to South’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny Taulbee
Wilbraham Rd
Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Jack South
Highland St
South
Car Damage Estimated at $200 After Hit‑And‑Run
Damage estimated at $200 occurred to a parked car owned by Norman G. Hatton 17 of 316 Harlan St about 7 50 p m yesterday. The auto was at Woodlawn Avenue and Crawford Street when struck by another auto. The driver did not stop.
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Norman G. Hatton
Harlan St
Woodlawn Avenue
Crawford Street
Trenton Man Crashes Into Parked Car on Charles Street
Vernon Breitenbecher, 61, pulled from a curb in the 900 block of Charles Street and struck a parked auto owned by Lester Pfieffer, 33, on a Saturday at 12:15 p.m. Both vehicles sustained about $30 in damage according to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Breitenbecher
North Second St
Trenton
Charles Street
Lester A. Pfieffer
Coles Road
Two Drivers Lose License in Municipal Court
Harold Anders aged 25 of 616 Granada Ave and Clifford Collins 26 of 3010 Yankee Rd appeared before Judge Alton H in Municipal Court. Anders was fined 10 dollars and costs for careless driving and 25 dollars plus costs for driving without a license. Collins was fined 25 dollars and costs for careless driving and the license suspended for one month.
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Alton H
Yesteray
Harold Anders
Granada Ave
Clifford Collins
Yankee Rd
Three Downtown Residents Fined for Driving Without Licenses
Floyd Pelfrey 24 of 1306 Jacoby St Shirley Ann Tirey 18 of 331 Charles St and Curtis Barger 24 of 903 Campbell Ave Hamilton were fined $25 plus costs each with half suspended if they obtain licenses within 10 days.
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Floyd Pelfrey
Jacoby St
Shirley Ann Tirey
Charles St
Curtis Barger
Campbell Ave
Hamilton
Hamilton youths fined in license and curb pull cases
Willie Jones 18 of 2117 Alstaet ter Ave was fined 20 and costs for no license and 10 and costs for pulling improperly from the curb. Earl Woolum 32 of 704 Clinton St was fined 50 and costs for speeding. Melton Hatton 27 of 706 Buena Ave was fined 35 and costs for speeding. Hanford Richardson 19 of 1746 Shuler Ave forfeited bonds totaling 35 by failure to
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Willie Jones
Alstaetter Ave
Hamilton
Earl Woolum
Clinton St
Melton Hatton
Buena Ave
Hanford Richardson
Shuler Ave
Pay Raise Offered City Employees Heads for Rejection
City Manager Howard H Kramer faces likely rejection of a 3 percent pay raise offer by the Police Fire and Street departments. About 23 police officers sign in the rejection column while no one accepts. Kramer argues the raise totals about $30 000 annually and matches the city budget and salary plan adopted in May 1951.
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Howard H. Kramer
Police
Fire
Kramer
Offic Bureau
Police Committee Proposes Blanket Patrolmen Pay Raise
Police committee reports a blanket raise would raise patrolmen from 273 to 327.88 dollars monthly, calculating a 9.84 increase. Detective Paul Fouts, Sgt. James Howerton and Patrolman Theodore Thompson frame the move as a cost of living adjustment and note the committee lacked power to approve or reject, citing missing items.
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Paul Fouts
James Howerton
Theodore Thompson
City wages lag 1.28 percent, says Kramer in May 1951 data
Kramer reports May 1951 figures showing workers in five major industries averaging lower wages by about 1.28 percent in the city. He says it is probably fair to say current pay trails, though details are ongoing.
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Kramer
Two Injured In Accidents In Middletown
Two Middletown men were treated and dismissed from Middletown Hospital. Tony Stagmyer, 26, of 1015 Lafayette Ave, lacerated his right elbow on stainless steel at United Welding Co and was treated at 6:10 p.m. John Coleman, 23, of 913 Ninth Ave, had multiple abrasions from a motorcycle crash on Route 12 and was treated at 1:35 a.m. No further details were available.
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Middletown
Tony Stagmyer
Lafayette Ave
United Welding Co
John Coleman
Ninth Ave
Coleman
Man Found Crawling For Teeth After Intoxicated Stumble
Police responded to a report of a man down on a sidewalk at Tytus Avenue and Malvern Street. They found a citizen crawling about trying to locate his false teeth. Officers said he had plenty to drink and sent him home.
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Tytus Avenue
Malvern Street
Finley Discusses Coca Cola History Before Lions Club
James Finley Middletown Coca Cola Bottling Co. manager traced the soft drink's history during a Lions Club talk at the Manchester Hotel last night.
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James Finley
Middletown
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Lions Club
Manchester
Camden man faces multiple charges in speeding case
Robert A. Fisher, 24, of Camden Route 1, appears on charges of speeding and improper muffler. Three charges operating when intoxicated, resisting arrest and destruction of property were dismissed. Several cases were continued.
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Robert A. Fisher
Camden Route 1
City Employes Salary Changes And Hours Reduction
City employees last received a June 1952 raise of 74 percent and an May 1951 average eight percent increase under the Public Administration Service plan. A November vote cut the weekly hours by 16.7 percent, reducing a 72 hour week to 56 hours for five workers, a 22.2 percent drop.
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Public Administration Service of
Chicago
Hamiltonian To Face Trial In Fatal Crash
Mitchell, foreman at Fisher Body plant Hamilton, faces trial in a fatal crash. Highley, co owner of a service station with Vernon, born in Bath County and longtime resident, died in the incident. Survivors include wife Gladys Bach Highley and four children. Funeral held at McCoy Leffler with burial in Woodside Cemetery.
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Hamiltonian
Brown
al Mahatha
Mitchell
Fisher Body Plant
Hamilton
Highley
Central Avenue
Sutphin Street
Vernon
Bath County
Gratis
Gratis High School
First Church of God Here
Gladys Bach Highley
Linda Sue
Ruth
James
McCoy. Leffler Funeral Home
Charles Miller
First Church of God
Woodside Cemetery
Middletown POWs Set for San Francisco Welcome
Pvt. William Roosa, 25, will be met by his hometown and family representatives when his ship arrives in San Francisco. Sgt. Charles Riddell Jr., 21, left Tokyo for the United States with 14 others after repatriation, arrival time not released. Armco official W. A. Kuenzel plans to greet Roosa at Fort Mason and deliver telegrams from relatives and veterans groups.
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William Roosa
Middletown
San Francisco
Charles R. Riddell, Jr
Charles Riddell
Myers Road
Tokyo Army Hospital
United States
W. A. Kuenzel
Armco
Kuenzel
West Coast
Riddell
Fred Roosa
Jefferson Rd
Roosa
Dayton
Vandalia
Stores Close For Labor Day In Middletown
Middletown Retail Merchants Association stores will close all day Monday for Labor Day. They resume at noon Tuesday and stay open to 9 p.m. Usual Wednesday hours apply 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The rest of the week runs 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Middletown Retail Merchants Association
Roy L. Patterson
At The Movies Friday and Saturday Showings
Paramount presents Shane at 1 15 5 25 7 35 and 9 45 p m Friday and Saturday. Strand offers One Girl Confession at 1 15 3 50 6 25 9 15 p m and Problem Girl at 2 25 5 05 7 50 10 30 p m Friday plus One Girl Confession at 2 11 5 25 8 40 p m and Problem Girl at 3 35 6 50 10 05 p m Saturday.
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Paramount
Shane
Three County Towns In Deal To Nab Ticket Evaders
Oxford Police Chief Oscar Decker announces a three city pact with Hamilton and Middletown to prosecute motorists who ignore parking tickets. The arrangement extends a prior Hamilton pact and targets drivers with Hamilton Middletown or Oxford licenses who fail to pay overtime tickets.
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Deal
Oxford
Hamilton
Middletown
Oscar Decker
Decker
Hamilton P
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Citizens’ Group
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Ture
Luda
H. W. Starick
Finley
Lions
Freeman's
Excise
Teven Gorgeous
Freeman
Central
Oon
Frisco
Kunezel
Red Cross
Red Cross and
Legion
VFW
of Foreign Wars
REEDY
Sucher
Reedy’s Foods
SO. Broad ST
America
Sam Bartel
Central Ave
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