Middletown School Board Eyeing Bond Plan And Caucus
The Middletown Board of Education set a caucus for next Tuesday to settle final details of a 6% million dollar school building program and a 3.75 mill levy for operations. The board reviewed activity funds balances, approved audits from funds, and accepted several resignations and new hires while noting delays on Monroe Elementary and Spring Hill site work.
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Middletown
Board of Education
Harry Hadley
Ohio State, University Survey of Middletown
Joseph Woodruff
Woodruff
Middletown High
Lemon-Monroe
Anna Laura Fay
Aanie Back
Harriet Kinney
Audrey Shull
Spring Hill
Hilda Maier
Mayfield
Laverne Swisher
Sherman
Ethel Guard
Edison
Mary M. Anderson
Whitehall
Ohio
Mary F. Gaines
Sidney
Jane Pratt
Elry
Ohio School Boards
Assn
Hadley
Civic Association Board of Governors
Wader E. Miller
Young Men's Progressive Club
Lemon + Monroe
Mysterious bumper on cowcatcher cleared in Ohio incident
Hamilton and Butler County authorities solved a morning mystery after a Baltimore and Ohio mail train struck a car bumper on its cowcatcher at a water stop. Ohio license plate tied to Hercules Brewton of Madisonville led investigators to Brewton and two companions who attempted to shove the car off the tracks at Lockland. No injuries reported and the bumper was kept by railroad detective Paul Pell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio Mail
Hamilton
Ohio
Hercules Brewton
Madisonville
Cincinnati
B&o
Paul Pell
Brewton
Mulberry Street
Lockland
Pell
Armrel Low Bid For Carmody Boulevard Construction
City Manager Charles Thompson announced bids for Carmody Boulevard. Armrel Paving of Franklin offered 90000 dollars, with Walter Follmer of Hamilton proposing 60 day completion. Cavitt Construction of Cincinnati listed 300 days. The project aims to complete 2 1 2 miles atop the Miami River levee by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmody Boulevard
Charles Thompson
Armrel Paving Co
Franklin
City Commission
Miami River
Walter Follmer
Hamilton
Cavitt Construction Co
Cincinnati
Follmer
At The Movies Listings For Paramount And Colonial
Paramount shows Thunder Over Arizona at 6 00 and 8 45 p m Lisbon at 7 00 and 9 55 p m Tuesday Lisbon also plays. On Wednesday Burning Hills at 6 20 and 9 50 p m UFO at 2 00 p m Colonial presents Away All Boats at 7 30 p m Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Arizona
Lisbon
Burning Hills
Two Boys Treated For Cuts After Glass Incident
Twelve year old Jerry Ingalls of 37 S Main St was admitted to Middletown Hospital last night with lacerated tendons in his right foot after stepping on glass. He is in satisfactory condition today. Also injured yesterday was Charles West, 10, son of Charles West Sr of 101 N Highview Dr. He was treated for a broken left forearm after a fall from his bicycle.
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Jerry Ingalls
Addie Caylor
S. Main St
Middletown Hospital
Charles West
Charles West Sr
N. Highview Dr
Emergency Unit Assists Woman At Central Ave Incident
Fire Department emergency unit aided Vellette Koch a 24 year old woman who fainted at 1100 Central Ave. She was transported to Middletown Hospital by Baker's ambulance.
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Central Ave
Vellette Koch
West Middletown
Enrollment Hits 11 618 In Middletown Public Schools
Middletown public schools total enrollment reached 11 618 by yesterday afternoon. Superintendent John D. Blackford told the Board of Education that several schools exceeded estimates while others were below, with Spring Hill showing the largest overage and Amanda and Jefferson under by notable margins.
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Middletown
John D. Blackford
Board of Education
Garfield
Monroe Elementary
Maple Park
Spring Hill
Wilson
McKinley
Roosevelt
Amanda
Central
Jefferson
Mayfield
Oneida
Taft
Sherman
Lemon-Monroe
Middletown High
Edison
Lincoln
Telephone Pickets Fail To Materialize In Ohio
An expected walkout at the Middletown Bell Telephone Exchange did not occur as Ohio Bell and the Communications Workers of America continued talks in Cleveland. About 179 non management workers in the state are involved. the old contract for 18,000 Ohio workers expired at midnight with no pickets reported except in Akron where some workers were absent without authorization. Federal mediator T W Robertson led talks in Cleveland but no progress reports were issued. the union deemed the proposed $2.50 to $5 weekly raise insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Bell Telephone Exchange
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Cleveland
Telephone Company
Ohio
Akron
T. W. Robertson
29 Year Middletown Officer Harry Richardson Retires
Ptl. Harry Richardson, 56, retires from the Middletown police force effective Sept. 15 after 29 years of service. Appointed April 2, 1927, Richardson served as a three wheeler officer and worked in plain clothes on liquor cases during Prohibition. He notes a varied career including beat patrols, cruiser duty, jailer duties, and traffic work. He and his wife Rachel reside at 24 N. Grimes St with two sons, Harry Jr. and Edward.
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Ptl
Harry Richardson
Middletown
Richardson
Joseph Blackmore
Ralph Bauer
Blackmore
Rachel
N. Grimes St
Harry Jr
Lake City
Fla
Edward
Highland St
Judge Suspends Fine For Harbored Dog
Municipal Judge J T Lamb suspended a $50 fine and court costs against Daisy Gibson for harboring a vicious dog that bit a neighbor child. The dog, a five year old Spitz, is ordered permanently chained as it is a companion to Gibson's 13 year old muscular dystrophy patient son. The health order was lifted after the dog was deemed normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Lamb
Daisy Gibson
Lafayette Ave
Louise Siler
Middletown Hospital
Health Department
Two City Accidents Cause Minor Damage
Two traffic mishaps yesterday caused about 140 dollars in damage with no injuries. The first crash at 11 10 am involved Forrest Gilliam and Thomas Turvey at South Verity Parkway and 14th Avenue. The second crash at 7 55 pm involved Henry Morgerson and LeRoy Hammell in the city parking lot on Vail Avenue.
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Forrest Gilliam
Dayton
Thomas Turvey
S. Main St
S. Verity Parkway
14Th Avenue
Henry Morgerson
Jackson St
LeRoy W. Hammell
Cotton Run
Vail Avenue
October draft call indorses 995 men from Ohio
An October induction call from Ohio Selective Service lists 995 men nominated for induction today, up from September but below March peak. Butler County reports 10 inductees, Montgomery 35, Preble 2, Warren 9, with the youngest registrant required to be at least 22 by Oct 1 1956 unless volunteering or delinquent from a prior call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Selective Service
Butler County
Montgomery County
Preble
Warren
Milk Spill Slows Ohio 130 Trucker Involved
A dairy truck spilled its entire load of bottled milk on Ohio 130 west of Hamilton after a collision with an eastbound car driven by Billy Arnold. Arnold said he dozed at the wheel and could not avoid the crash. The truck overturned and two other cars were struck.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Ben Rainey
S. Main St
Oxford
Billy Arnold
Connersville
Ind
Butler County
Charles Wright
Arnold
Rainey
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Forts
Peasttown
Hamilton Hospital
Visintine Construction Co
Vietminh
JA Advisers In Training For Duties
Junior Achievement advisers begin training tonight at 7 30 in the Civic Association auditorium for new volunteers. A similar session is planned for tomorrow evening. Training meets continue next Tuesday and Wednesday September 18 19 with bookkeeping advisers meeting September 20. A product clinic will be added to each session with exhibits from advisers. Achievers will join advisers in early week organizational meetings. sponsors support 17 JA companies, one more than last year.
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Civic Association
M. G. McCall
JA Organiza
McCall
Brown votes against adding voter offices in Clark County
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown cast the deciding vote against a proposal to open 15 extra voter registration offices in Clark County. He argued the move was unnecessary and lacked trained staff. His stance matched the other two Republican board members in defeating the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Clark County Board of Elections
Brown
Vandals Struck Construction Cranes in Town
Two vandalism incidents were reported by police. Foley Construction Co. said a window was smashed on a large tractor crane at the tree on 4th Avenue, concrete pipe fragments damaged, four locks broken, and tools damaged. Total damage estimate not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley Construction Co
4Th Avenue
Central Signs Go Unread As Parking Ban Rolls In
Police chief warns signs will be enforced soon after a two day warning period. The central avenue no parking zone runs from Water Street to the New York Central tracks to ease traffic during sewer construction on Manchester Avenue. City officials expect Manchester between Broad and Main to reopen by mid November as work crosses Broad Street.
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Central Avenue
Water Street
New York Central
Joseph B. Blackmore
Bulls Run
Manchester Avenue
Manchester
Central
Main
Broad Streets
Mall-Manchester
Main Street
Wall Street
Charles W. ‘Thompson
Broad and
Main Streets
Broad Street
Middletown youth Jimmy Eschliman holding his own after surgery
Mrs. Ruby Eschliman reports 20 year old Jimmy Eschliman is holding his own after a six hour operation at Dayton VAs Brown Hospital. The Middleton resident underwent a second surgery in 10 days for a severe ulcer following an August admission and more than 30 blood transfusions. Donors from the area answered a YMCA appeal aiding the patient’s recovery.
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Jimmy Eschliman
Middletown
Ruby Eschliman
Dayton Veterans Administration
Brown Hospital
Middletonian
Jimmy
YMCA
Quality Control Group To Meet In Hamilton Sub-Section
The Hamilton Sub-Section of the American Society for Quality Control will hold its fall activities starting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Whirlpool Seeger Corp on East Avenue. Guest speaker is Frank Caplan Jr., superintendent of quality control for Westinghouse Atomic Products Division in Pittsburgh, discussing Process Control in a Job Shop.
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Hamilton
American Society For Quality Control
Whirlpool-Seeger Corp
East Avenue
Frank Caplan Jr
Westinghouse
Atomic Products Division
Pittsburgh
Caplan
Visitors ban at Butler County jail after blades found
A no visitors order was issued at the 108 year old Butler County jail after 17 hacksaw blades were found in cellblocks following a Sunday night disturbance. Judge Fred B. Cramer signed transfers to the Cincinnati Workhouse for three alleged troublemakers including Jerry Withers James Hopkins and Robert Ingram. Sheriff Charles B. Walke said the ban aims to restore order. no injuries were reported and windows were broken during the melee.
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Butler County
Charles B. Walke
Fred B. Cramer
Cincinnati
Jackson Bosch
Cramer
Walke
Jerry Withers
John St
Hamilton
James Hopkins
Azel Ave
Robert Ingram
4Th Ave
Middletown
Bosch
Hotel Burns Leaves Four Sailors Missing in Baytown Blaze
Baytown Texas four sailors remain unaccounted for after the Ashwood Hotel fire swept the two story brick building in the early hours. A fifth man may be missing while 15 other guests were rescued. Fire Chief Art Lintelman suffered a heart attack directing crews. Estimated damage reached 275000 dollars.
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Baytown
Tex
Ashwood
Clara Hoppe
Old Baytown
Art Lintelman
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Monroe
Hamilton County
Armrel
Carmody Blvd
Paramount
Carters
Runyan
Gulf Service
Greater
Gulf Solar
Dee Runyan
Gulf Solar Heat
CEC
Gulf Fuel Oil Service
N. Main
Judge
Dog
M‘coy - Leffler
GenerakHme
Walter N. McCoy
Homer C. Leffler
Broad St
Ist Ave
Eschliman
Burns
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sutphin
Armco East
Monroe, Ohio
Trenton
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