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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1959

Page

4

Tentative Butler County Budget Sets 1960 Spending

The Butler County Board of Commissioners approved a tentative 1960 budget totaling 4,030,265 with 2,960,745 for the general fund and 1,083,100 for road and bridge. The vote was 2 to 1 with Snyder abstaining and criticism over proposed increases, including 50,000 for real estate reappraisal and 10,110 request for sheriff salaries en route to year end.

Hamilton Butler County Board of Commissioners Gordon Augspurger Arthur Reiff Ross H. Snyder Snyder Thomas Bagley Paul Pell Reiff Augspurger Historical Society Humane Society Registrar of Vital Statistics Board of Elections Court of Appeals Common Pleas Court Cincinnati

Nixon Rockefeller ticket named best by Morton

TRENTON N J AP The Republican national chairman Thruston B Morton says a Nixon and Rockefeller ticket would be the best Republicans could offer in 1960. He notes Nixon and Rockefeller are strong yet predicts no contest for the nomination and that party support could shift quickly with public opinion.

Trenton N.J Nixon Rockefeller Thruston B. Morton U.S Kentucky Richard M. Nixon New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Morton

Fruehauf Workers Reject New Contract

Fruehauf Trailer Co workers at the Avon Lake plant voted to reject the contract offered by the company. Local 925 Allied Industrial Workers of America authorized negotiators to call a strike if no settlement is reached by midnight Thursday.

Lorain, Ohio Fruehauf Trailer Co Avon Lake

Civil Rights Held Primary Citizen Job

Robert G. Storey of Dallas told a civic club that local citizens bear primary responsibility for solving civil rights problems. He served as vice chairman of the federal Civil Rights Commission and defended a recommendation for federal registrars to administer voting qualification tests, stressing local involvement without a carpetbagger image.

Dallas, Tex Federal Civil Rights Commission Commission Washington Robert G. Storey Dallas Civic Club Storey Southern Methodist University School of Law

Line Vote On Machines Is Upheld

The 10th District Court of Appeals ruled the straight-line voting on machines constitutional under the last Legislature. Judges Duffy and Bryant decided against Franklin County Board of Elections and Secretary of State Brown in a case brought by Max Graf, who argued the law violates a 1949 amendment and only affects machine ballots. The provision lets a voter select all of one party's candidates in a single line.

Columbus Ohio 10Th District Court of Appeals John C. Duffy William C. Bryant Franklin’ County Board of Elections Ted W. Brown Max Graf Whitehall

The Big Fisherman opens in Dayton with grand scale

The Big Fisherman debuts Oct 8 at Hunts McCook Theater Dayton after a Miami Valley premiere. Howard Keel stars as Simon Peter with 2,500 in the cast and 73 major sets filmed in Hollywood. The three hour Technicolor Panavision production emphasizes Galilee and Tiberias but features a centered love plot and uneven dialogue.

Hunts McCook Theater Dayton Miami Valley Howard Keel Simon Peter Keel Hollywood

Cop Shows His New Teeth Sparks Chief Move

Cincinnati patrolman Charles L. Gellenbeck may lose his job after showing new dentures to Police Chief Stanley Schrotel. The chief smelled alcohol on his breath and ordered a chemical test. City safety director C. E. Hamilton recommended firing for being under the influence while on duty.

Cop Chief Cincinnati Charles L. Gellenbeck Stanley Schrotecl Schrotel Gellenbeck C. E. Hamilton

Man Dies After Wreck Near Grafton

Deputies on Chamberlain Road near Grafton found 22 year old Joseph Cameron Connor pinned behind the steering wheel of his car after it crashed into a tree. Connor died in a hospital several hours later.

Elyria Ohio Chamberlain Road Grafton Joseph Cameron Connor Connor

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