Middletown Schools Brace for Higher Enrollment and Pay Study
Middletown public schools open with an estimated 11 619 pupils, 300 more than last year. Ohio State University surveys reviewed by 421 teachers show salary recommendations from 3600 to 4200 for advanced degrees and note local tax and spending contrasts. A 3.75 mill levy is needed to fund the proposed salary schedule and operating costs.
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Middletown
John D. Blackford
Ohio State University
Blackford
School survey cited as guide for bond plan
Superintendent notes differences in philosophy cause disagreements as 6 million dollar bond to be placed on November ballot to replace undesirable facilities and support new construction. He says survey staff agree on needs but lack consensus on allocations. Breakfast for teachers at Bethlehem Lutheran Church preceded meetings with new teachers, principals, and staff across buildings.
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Blackford
Middletown Classroom Teachers Assn
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Amanda Rites Honor Scouts And Brownies
More than 30 Girl Scouts and Brownie Scouts were honored in Amanda neighborhood ceremonies by Troops 167 50 128 and 43. Brownie fly up honors went to Barbara Bartlett Can dis Blankenship Linda Batos Janet Botos Bonita Dalton Sharon Lyle Diana Pentecostal Sharon Wells Karen Wells Wanda Willhoite Rosanne Wade Rita Dietz Sally Bates Rocelyn Ventry Robyn Wallace Kay Honaker Karin Burk Betty Lawson Martha Burgan all of Troop 50 and 167 members received second class awards included Wilma Spicer Joyce Slough Gloria Jean Bryant Sandra Pitts Deanna Burk Marsha Williams Diana Brewer Rita Denniston Phylis Robinson Arlene Hiatt First Class pin Carol Newcomb Lois Fich horn curved bars high awards also senior pins for Arlene Hiatt Judy Page Marilyn O'Hara Sheila Ginter and Becky Traver.
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Amanda
Barbara Bartlett
Candis Blankenship
Linda Batos
Janet Botos
Bonita Dalton
Sharon Lyle
Diana Pentecostal
Sharon Wells
Karen Wells
Wanda Willhoite
Rosanne Wade
Rita Dietz
Sally Bates
Rocelyn Ventry
Robyn Wallace
Kay Honaker
Karin Burk
Betty Lawson
Martha Burgan
Troop 128
Wilma Spicer
Joyce Slough
Gloria Jean Bryant
Sandra Pitts
Deanna Burk
Marsha Williams
Diana Brewer
Rita Denniston
Phylis Robinson
Arlene Hiatt
Carol Newcomb
Lois Fichhorn
Troop 43
Judy Page
Marilyn O'Hara
Sheila Ginter
Becky Traver
West Elkton Man Sues Over Covington Car Deal
Alan Eby of West Elkton asks Kenton County Circuit Court to force Covington couple Parley and Joyce Wilder to sell a 1911 Owen car for 2000 dollars after paying a 200 dollar deposit. Eby, with Ideal Machine Co. ties, aims to add to his antique auto collection including a 1912 Carter and a 1924 Excelsior.
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West Ekton
Alan Eby
Kenton County
Kentucky
Covington
Eby
Ideal Machine Co
Owen
Eldon
University of Cincinnati
Belgium
Lebanon Woman Dies from Home Blast Injuries
Betty Huffman a 29 year old Lebanon resident died at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton from third degree burns after a gas stove exploded in the kitchen of her one story home. The blast damaged walls windows and porch while her three month old daughter slept unharmed. Survivors include husband Sam, sister Mrs. Mary L. White and mother Mrs. Ethel Van Horne.
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Lebanon
Betty Huffman
Cincinnati Ave
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Clarence V. Dunham
Mary L. White
Hyattsville, Ind
Ethel van Horne
Newest women crossing guards start traffic duties near city schools
Three policemen assisted the new recruits on their first day at Verity Parkway Eldora Drive Verity Tytus Avenue and Manchester Shafer Street intersections. Police Chief Joseph Blackmore said a guard will man Verity Eldora for Maple Park children this year. Four veteran guards handle traffic at Garfield Central Tytus Charles Verity Yankee Road and Yankee Garfield School crossings.
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Verity Parkway
Eldora Drive
Verity
Tytus Avenue
Manchester Avenue
Shafer Street
Eldora
Maple Park
Joseph Blackmore
Garfield Street
Central Avenue
Charles Street
Yankee and
Garfield School
School crossing vigilance urged by Chief Blackmore
Chief Blackmore warned drivers to watch for children anywhere in town as schools resume. He urged crossing at traffic guards and noted guards will be on duty at six crossings from 8 to 9, 11 to 1, and 3 to 4 daily, with Jefferson school crossing closed at noon.
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Blackmore
Jefferson School
Butler County Budget Drafts Noted For 1957 Operations
County Commissioners set a tentative 1957 budget of 2 337 849 71 for county operations a drop of 8 109 96 from this year President Gordon Aug Spurger said the amount may shrink further before final approval Readings show expenditures for the year total 2 345 959 67 with 306 720 for tuberculosis hospital and 140 886 for courthouse and jail 76 980 for county home 33 574 for the commissioners office 113 034 for county auditor 15000 for personal property assessment and 161 600 for real estate appraisal. 11000 for new domestic relations court to open Jan 1 and an election for the judge in November.
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Butler County
Gordon Augspurger
State Board of Tax Appeals
Two Miami Valley Workers Slashed While Removing Window
Virgil Clark aged 51 of Dayton and Melvin Brown aged 49, also of Dayton, were injured while removing a plate glass window. Clark required minor surgery for a lacerated right arm, Brown sustained left arm cuts. Both received treatment in Middletown Hospital’s emergency ward and were released.
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Miami Valley Wrecking Co
Virgil Clark
E. 5Th St
Dayton
Melvin Brown
Jones St
Young Cyclist and Another Child Treated for Falls
Also treated for cuts yesterday were Carl Tibbs 14 of 1512 Eaton Ave injured in a fall from his bicycle and Stephen Hornback 2 son of Cletus Hornback of 213 Sha fer St hurt in a fall at home. Both were released after treatment.
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Carl Tibbs
Eaton Ave
Stephen Hornback
Cletus Hornback
Shafer St
Blast at Adams Grocery Damages Building and Injures Six
A Monday blast at Adams Grocery on Queen Avenue Moore Street caused $22,500 in losses including the building stock and apartment contents. Six people were injured and taken to Middletown Hospital. one expectant mother, Mrs. Fanny Page, suffered multiple fractures. Authorities investigate a gas leak outside the structure as the probable cause. The two proprietors could not be reached for an insurance or loss estimate. Local residents aided victims and helped pull children from the wreckage.
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Adams Grocery
Queen Avenue
Moore Street
Leonard Adams
Fanny Page
Queen Ave
Middletown Hospital
Addison Allen
Robert Adams
William Jones
Bernice Risher
Jones
Risher
Owen Cope
Shartle St
Larry Allen
Page
Fishbaugh
Voting Machines To Oxford Township Oxford Oxford Township Vote
Butler County commissioners approve buying Shoup Voting Machine Corp. models at 1673 dollars for Oxford Township precincts after a board recommendation. One member opposes a lower 1543 dollar bid from Automatic Voting Machine Co. The board notes machines are in use there on an experimental basis amid broader county use in Middletown.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Board of Elections
Oxford Township
Shoup Voting Machine Corp
New York City
Arthur Reiff
Automatic Voting Machine Co
Jamestown N. Y
Reiff
Clevelander Named To Parole Board
Governor Lausche announces the appointment of Herschel G. Holland a Cleveland attorney to the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission effective immediately He fills the vacancy caused by the death of Lawrence E Hackenberg Holland 59 will serve until March 1 1959
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Herschel G. Holland
Cleveland
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Lawrence E. Hackenberg
Holland
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount screens Moby Dick at 6 45 and 9 00 p m Wednesday and Thursday Colonial features Swamp Women at 1 15 4 05 7 00 and 10 00 p m Dark Venture at 2 40 5 40 and 8 25 p m Dixie Cruise In presents The Good Die Young at 7 45 p m and The Night of the Hunter at 10 00 p m Wednesday
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Swamp Women
Dixie Cruise
the Hunter
Middletown Debates Rt. 122 Relocation Plan At Meeting
City Commission and Middletown Planning Commission clash over Ohio Department of Highways proposal to move Rt. 122 from Grand Avenue and Blueball Pike to E Central Avenue. Neff opposes. Carmody supports, amid emergency measures and boulevard plans on agenda.
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Ohio Rt. 122
Grand Avenue
Blueball Pike
E. Central Avenue
City Commission
Middletown
U.S. 25
Central Avenue
Francis Carmody
Highway Department
Planning Commission
City Commission Agenda Includes Emergency Legislation
City Commission's session this day carries several emergency measures carried over from last week when only three of five commissioners were present to act. Four of the five commissioners were expected to attend.
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City Commission
Middletown Man Sent to Solitary Over Jail Break Plot
William Ritchie 35 of 3007 Navaho St. was placed in solitary in the Cincinnati Workhouse after confessing with four other inmates to plans for a jail break. A guard found a sawed off bar and the men admitted two months of bar sawing. Leland Stewart 32 of Hamilton William Heflin 26 of Dayton Nelson Leaders 31 of Dayton and Jerry Bryant 20 of Blanchester were also confined for the incident.
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Middletown
Cincinnati
William Ritchie
Navaho St
Butler County Common Pleas Court
George Studt
Studt
Leland Stewart
Hamilton
William Heflin
Nelson Leaders
Dayton
Jerry Bryant
Blanchester
Youth Injured In Cycle Mishap In Beckley
James Osborne son of Mr and Mrs Steve Osborne of Whittier Street was injured last week when he lost control of a motorcycle in Beckley West Virginia He was returning to Norfolk Virginia after a 10 day leave with his parents He was admitted to the Veterans Hospital in Beckley with compound fractures of one arm
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James Osborne
Steve Osborne
Whittier Street
Beckley
W. Va
Norfolk
Veterans Hospital
Immediate Action for Fresh Ice Cream Stains
A guide warns that fresh ice cream stains must be treated promptly to avoid set staining. Do not rub the fabric and avoid hot water as it can set the stain. Dried stains or those with chocolate should be taken to a cleaner.
Two 10-year-olds Injured in City Pedestrian Accidents
Two 10-year-old boys were slightly injured in separate incidents yesterday. Joseph Allen Slusher was cut on the right shoulder after being struck at 1st and Crawford by a car driven by Howard Hickman who had the green light. George Grigsby was cited for no operator's license after a collision at Main Street and 1st Avenue with Wanda Dilyard. Estimated damage was $105.
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Joseph Allen Slusher
Joseph Slusher
1St Avenue
Middletown Hospital
1St and
Crawford St
Howard Hickman
Oxford State Rd
Crawford
Hickman
George Grigsby
2Nd Ave
Wanda P. Dilyard
Hamilton
Main Street
Boy Injured Riding Bicycle Into Parked Car
Kenneth Knott of 720 Auburn St was injured after riding his bicycle into a parked car driven by Mildred Earnhart on Camden Rt 1. The collision occurred in an alley behind 709 Elsmere St. Knott sustained two front teeth knocked out and a stomach cut.
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Kenneth Knott
Auburn St
Mildred Earnhart
Camden Rt. 1
Elsmere St
Mother veers into car injuring others in Rt 73 crash
A mother on Rt 73 veered into a car while her children were in the back seat, causing $210 damage. Rosella Cox, 79 S Main St, sideswiped Belvin J Collins, 24, 315 4th St, Franklin, in the accident near the New York Central overhead cross.
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Rosella Cox
S. Main St
Belvin J. Collins
4Th St
Franklin
New York Central
Car Damage in Alley Crash Involves Grunner and Whitaker
A car owned by Clarence Grunner, 43, at 1801 Oxford State Rd., received $100 damage after being struck by a vehicle driven by Wayne Whitaker, 28, of Cincinnati. Grunner’s car was parked in the alley behind 129 Water St.
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Clarence Grunner
Oxford State Rd
Wayne Whitaker
Cincinnati
Grunner
Water St
City accident report lists drivers and damages
Yesterday two crash incidents occurred at 1st Street and Wall asley and Broad Street. James Rugate, 59, and Paul Banks, 21, caused $135 damage. Marjorie Ann Joerger and Mildred F. Hoez contributed to a $20 damage incident on Broad Street.
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James Rugate
Carolina St
Paul Banks
Lewis St
1St Street
Wallasley
Marjorie Ann Joerger
West Middletown
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Browning
Remington & Winchester
Cal
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Sporting Goods
County
Oxford
Paramount
Worthmore
Commission
Carmody
Rt. 122
Sioners
Miami River
W. Central Avenue
Germantown Road
Charles W Thompson
May Street
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