Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Middletown Journal in Middletown, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1955

Page

2

Middletown Braces For Ohio Bell Strike Tomorrow

About 150 Ohio Bell Telephone Co. workers in Middletown face a CIO Communications Workers strike starting at 6 a.m. tomorrow if a new contract isn't reached. The action could affect operators linemen installers and maintenance staff and might extend to other union members statewide.

Middletown Ohio Bell Telephone Co CIO Communications Ohio Thomas S. Mitchell Ohio Bell Mitchell Cincinnati Hamilton Cleveland Columbus Dayton Akron Toledo Youngstown Canton-Massillon Springfield Steubenville Findlay Sandusky Zanesville

Three Franklin youths injured in rear end crash near Butler line

Three Franklin youths suffered injuries when their eastbound car lost control and overturned near the Franklin Trentond line just east of the Butler Warren county boundary at 8 40 p m They were taken to Middletown Hospital by Eaton s ambulance Robert Lee Stickeman 18 Cecile Jenkins 13 and Sue Ellen Bennett 15 of Franklin were treated for a possible shoulder fracture head cut and facial and leg injuries. The Stickeman car was demolished. Marvin Barton 27 of Middletown suffered head and knee injuries in a separate one car crash on Ohio 122 at West Middletown at 3 30 p m He was cited for reckless operation and his car was demolished.

Franklin Franklin- Trentond Butler Warren County Middletown Hospital Eaton's Robert Lee Stickeman Alger Stickeman Shaker Rd Cecile Jenkins Warren Si. Franklin Sue Ellen Bennett Park Ave Stickeman Marvin Barton Main St Ohio 122 West Middletown Barton Squire Albert Bolling

Local VEW Leader Named State Deputy Chief of Staff

Alden Williams commander of Golden Helmet Post 7230 Veterans of Foreign Wars has been named deputy chief of staff of the Department of Ohio. The appointment, announced at the post meeting, followed through Curt Jewell Department of Ohio commander and came with a parallel Fourth District post appointment for Williams. The post plans for the Fourth District gathering here September 24–25 with Golden Helmet Post hosting.

Alden Williams Golden Helmet Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Ohio Williams Curt Jewell Middletown VFW Fourth District Ray Jill Golden Helmet Post

Crash Kills Driver Near Coshocton Ohio

An auto truck crash on U S 36 three miles east of West La Farsi killed Robert S. Boyer 34 of Coshocton. The collision involved Boyer's car and a truck, with the highway patrol reporting the incident last night.

Coshocton Ohio Robert S. Boyer Boyer U. S. 36 West la Farsi State Highway Patrol

Kitchen Fire Causes $200 Damage at Baltimore Street Home

A kitchen blaze of unknown origin caused about $200 damage at 1308 Baltimore St last night Firemen from Companies 1 and 8 responded The fire damaged $175 to the building and $25 to contents Discovered by Charles Mack's six year old son Raymond the blaze began near a stove Alarm recorded at 858 PM.

Charles Mack Baltimore St Mack Raymond

Exams for policemen set Oct 10 Middletown

Pending annexation of the East End and Mayfield prompts city officials to add eight police officers. Civil service exams for the police jobs will be held Oct 10 at 7 p.m. in Middletown High School Room 109.

East End Mayfield Middletown Charles W. Thompson Thompson Middletown High School Civil Service Commission

Go Ahead Given Remodeling Bid For City Hall Project

Middletown City Commission approved a $12 235 bid from B D Morgan Construction Co for remodeling City Hall removing two restrooms and adding offices for the deputy county tax collector. The meeting also backed sewer project estimates totaling 180 354 39 and several other contractor bids including Foley Con Co Bulls Run outfall and Michigan Avenue relief sewer.

B. D. Morgan Construction Co Commission Charles W. Thompson Deputy Foley Con— Co Foley Construction Co Michigan Avenue Walter L. Follmer Construction Co 9Th Avenue Massa Construction Co Shattle, Aeronca and Stevens Avenues L. A. Waldner Construction Co Floyd G. Browne and Associates Middletown Civic Association

Three Named To Study Group On Salaries

Three persons were named as replacements to serve on the citizens committee to study teachers salaries. Delbert Mann Reuben Doty and Harry Phillips are the appointees. Joseph Woodruff Middletown Board of Education president announced the appointments. Harry Hadley board member was chosen to represent the board on the Civic Association Board of Governors.

Citizens Committee Joseph Woodruff Middletown Board of Education Ohio State University Board of Educational Research Delbert Mann Reuben Doty Harry Phillips Middletown Classroom Teachers Assn Woodruff Harry Hadley Board of Education Civic Association Board of Governors

Accidents In City Send 3 To Hospital

Three people suffered minor injuries in four city traffic mishaps reported by police. Goldie Downs and Thomas Gray were treated at Middletown Hospital after a 3:12 p.m. collision at N Sutphin Street and North Avenue involving two cars. Rev. Joan D Nisewonder was driving east in the other car. she was charged with failure to yield right of way. Damages were about 1100 for the Downs car and 600 for the Nisewonder vehicle.

N. Sutphin Street North Avenue Middletown Hospital Goldie Downs Vannest Ave Thomas Gray Joan D. Nisewonder Otterbein Lebanon Nisewonder

DWI Charge Dismissed in Local Case

Municipal Judge J T Lamb yesterday dismissed a driving while intoxicated charge against Kathryn Mulligan of 2001 Fleming Road after the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

J.T. Lamb Kathryn Mulligan Fleming Rd

Mishaps Strike Middletown Youths At School And Park

Yesterday Middletown youngsters faced injuries at school and during park activities. Five treated in the emergency ward include John Richard Parsons six with a fractured arm, Larry Dobbins thirteen with a possible shoulder fracture, Paulette Anders five with a possible shoulder injury, Rodney Jones twelve with a fractured tibia, and John Brown seventy four hit by a bat with a lacerated brow.

Middletown John Richard Parsons John Parsons Trenton Rte Larry Dobbins Harry Dobbins Wilbraham Rd Paulette Anders Jesse Jemison Baltimore St Teeter-Totter Rodney Jones George Jones Young School John Brown Donald Brown West Middletown Rt. 2

City Commission Approves Sewer Project and Roadside Upgrades

The commission passed an ordinance authorizing a contract with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad to place a sewer under B and O tracks at Michigan Avenue. Two assessing ordinances fund sidewalk curb and gutter work for 10201.69 and 3504.37 dollars. An assessing ordinance totals 166648.33 for Central Avenue improvements.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad B&o Michigan Ave Central Avenue

PTA Leader Says Children Should Sell Doughnuts Themselves

Providence Rhode Island reports Harold J Gildea president of the State P T A Congress urged PTA leaders to avoid door to door selling by children and asked them to perform or supervise fund raising themselves to protect the children.

Providence Harold J. Gildea P. T. A. Congress

Bolivia Surprises as Tin Registered Major Importer

Bolivia imports tin cans despite ranking as the world’s third largest tin producer. The contrast highlights domestic processing needs and potential for value addition within the industry.

Bolivia

Youth Sentenced To Mansfield For Beating Robbing Aged Man

Nathaniel E. Warner 1812 Logan Ave and Kenneth Creech 17 Middletown were involved with four others in beating 83 year old James E. Walsh of the Veterans Administration Center Dayton. Warner received an indeterminate Mansfield Reform for robbery with two adults indicted.

Mansfield Middletonian Mansfield Reformatory Dayton Nathaniel E. Warner Logan Ave Montgomery County Frank W. Nicholas Kenneth Creech Middletown Butler County Warner Boys’ Industrial School Charles M. Tetter James E. Walsh Veterans Administration Center Western Avenue Teeter

Million Drivers Log 560 Billion Miles Annually

The Automobile Manufacturers Association reports 61 million registered vehicles and 72 million licensed drivers in the United States, with total annual driving over 560 billion miles, in its 1955 yearbook released today.

Detroit United States Axsn

Also Mentioned on This Page

VEW City Commission Keely Dental Society Francis Carmody Harry Gowker Curtis St Grand Avenue Phyllis Adams Manhattan St Ronald V. Hall Sycamore St Calumet Avenue Sycamore Street Sarah Miller Winton St Goldie Rae Smith Grand Ave Park Place First National Bank DWI Park Shirley Myers Station St Ronnie Sturgill Lacy Sturgill Glenco Myers Staples Construction Co Sturgill PTA Ogluby-Bowitz Bank and Trust Company Seberg Deposit Insurance Corporation Main Central Branch Creech Herschel R. Lykins Columbia Ave Charles Dailey Charles St Grand Nicholas Vradelis Zenith Television Zenith Nove Cineview Sexs Cinebeam Zenith TV Broad ST
Search Courier

Search the Middletown Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Middletown Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication