Middletown Board Seeks Levy for Teacher Salaries
The Middletown Board of Education said the two mill levy to be voted in November is solely to raise salaries for teachers and other school staff. The board cites Middletown’s low pay compared with 32 similar Ohio cities and notes starting teacher pay at 2600 dollars. enrollment is rising and competition for teachers is keen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Board of Education
R. H. Snyder
Snyder
Ohio
Monroe
Mansfield
Piqua
Portsmouth
Springfield
Dayton
Cincinnati
Classroom Teachers’ Association
Citizens
Thomas Wilson
Joe Woodruff
Robert Gruver
Jack Christy
New Pay Plan May Be Ready For Teachers
The Middle town Board of Education may ask Superintendent Earle R. Seidner to submit a new salary schedule for teachers. President R. H. Snyder indicated this in session. The plan hinges on a two mill levy approved in November. Also considered are hiring one new teacher and allowing the band to perform at the Butler County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Earle R. Seidner
Middletown
R. H. Snyder
Seidner
Butler County
Woods Appointed To State Study On Government
A state wide committee to draft plans to restrict centralized government power in Washington will hold its first meeting in Columbus on October 8. Henry L Woods Jr of Middletown joins Armco Steel executives and eight other business leaders, appointed by Norris Ryder of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio. The panel seeks to simplify overlapping federal state and local relationships, especially in taxation, and will submit recommendations to the federal Commission on Intergovernmental Relations led by Clarence E Manion. Manion will speak at Middletown Chamber dinner October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry L. Woods, Jr
Middletown
Columbus
Woods
Armco Steel Corp
Norris Ryder
Chamber of Commerce Executives of
Ohio
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Ryder
Ohio Business Organization
Federal Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Clarence E. Manion
Law School
Notre Dame University
Congress
Dean Manion
The
Golden Agers See Wildlife Movies
Canadian Wildlife, a film, was shown by Richard Hofferbert during the social hour of the Golden Age Club. Mrs Elen Bentley attended. Dennis Spencer is improving after a stroke. The next meeting is September 30 at 1 p.m. at the Civic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hofferbert
Golden Age Club
Girl Scout Room
Civic Association
Elen Bentley
Dennis Spencer
Middletown Hospital
Five To Be Inducted By Selective Service In Middletown
Five men from the Middletown area will be inducted into the armed forces on October 1, according to Selective Service Board 10. On October 12, seven registrants will be sent to Cincinnati for physical examinations, the board announced.
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Middletown
Armed Forces
Selective Service Board 10
Cincinnati
Last Big Group of POWs Arrives
The last large group of repatriated American prisoners of war arrived yesterday aboard the transport Gen. R. L. Howze, ending the Korea war freedom run that brought 3,071 ex POWs home on nine ships. Among the 290 aboard were Air Force officers accused by the Communists of germ warfare, including Col. Walker Mahurin of Ft. Wayne Indiana and Lt. Kenneth Enoch of Youngstown Ohio.
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San Francisco
R. L. Howze
Korea
Air Force
Walker Mahurin
Ft. Wayne
Ind
47Th
The
Reds
Kenneth Enoch
Youngstown
Ohio
Fugitive Arrested in Downtown Cleveland Restaurant
Cleveland police arrested John Norman McCoy 41 a Holmes County jail fugitive in a downtown restaurant yesterday. He fled Millersburg jail while awaiting transfer to Ohio Penitentiary to serve a 120 year forgery sentence.
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Cleveland
Holmes County
John Norman Mce-Coy
Millersburg
Ohio Penitentiary
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount presents The Stranger Wore a Gun in 3D at 1 15 3 30 5 45 8 00 and 10 15 p.m. Strand screens Clipper Wings at 1 15 4 15 7 20 and 10 25 p.m. Ride Vaquero runs at 2 35 5 40 and 8 45 p.m.
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Paramount
Foremen Elect Armco Man as First Vice President
Marion Kershner of 1936 Erie Ave Armco methods engineer yesterday was elected first vice president of the National Association of Foremen at the 30th annual convention in Milwaukee. Edward O Seils was reelected president. William S Differenderfer of Cleveland named secretary treasurer. Middletonian of Armco Fabicating Division and former Fabricating Foremen's Club president Robert Ramedel attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Kershner
Erie Ave
Armco
National Association of Foremen
Milwanee
Kershner
National Association
Edward 0. Seils
North American Aviation Co
Los Angeles
William S. Differenderfer
Cleveland
Driver Escapes In Crash Where Two Died Friday
Calvin Adkins 31 of West Chester Route 1 escaped injury in a crash on Tylersville Road eastbound when his car skidded left and overturned in a ditch near the old concrete watering trough. The earlier fatal accident claimed two men and occurred Friday after Adkins was blinded by a westbound car’s lights entering the hill curve.
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Calvin Adkins
West Chester
Tylersville Road
Adkins
Robeson Receives Stalin Peace Prize in Harlem
Paul Robeson, the sole American honored, received a Stalin peace prize in Harlem ceremonies. Howard Fast presented a bound citation and gold medal, with plans for a $25,000 accompanying prize noted, while the State Department denied his passport for Moscow ceremonies.
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New York
Paul Robeson
Robeson
Moscow
Harlem
Howard Fast
State Department
Serviceman Edgar M. McDonald Graduates Engineer Leaders Course
Pvt. Edgar M. McDonald son of Mr and Mrs Francis McDonald of 343 Dayton Pike Germantown has graduated from the engineer leaders course at the Army Engineer School Ft Belvoir Va A Miami Jacobs business College graduate he was an accountant for Walkers Inc before entering service last February
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Edgar M. McDonald
Francis McDonald
Dayton Pike
Germantown
Army’s
Engineer School
Ft. Belvoir
McDonald
Miami Jacobs Business College
Walkers, Inc
Friend Of Seven Presidents Dies In Ohio
PIQUA Ohio P J John M Gries 76 longtime friend of seven U S presidents and former chief of public construction under President Hoover died yesterday at his home near Piqua He represented the United States at numerous international meetings
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Piqua
Ohio
John M. Gries
U. S
Hoover
Here
United States
City to finish street resurfacing next week
City commissioners hear that the summer street resurfacing program should wrap up by next week with Yankee Road and parts of First Avenue completed. A partial bill of 40 423.38 was approved to W L Fullmer of Hamilton for contracted work as crews proceed on urban road improvements.
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W. L. Fullmer
Hamilton
Yankee Road
First Avenue
Howard H. Kramer
Los Angeles
Ross A. Hill
Cecil Short
Melvin Barker
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
United Cerebral Palsy
Central Avenue
B. D. Morgan
L. A. Waldner
Euclid, Sherman and Eaton
Sabrejet Pilot Denies U N Germ Warfare Claims
1st Lt. Charles Kerr of Lima Ohio said Communist charges that the United Nations used germ warfare in Korea are completely false. He returned with POWs aboard the Gen. R. L. Howze and refused to detail what he knew about alleged confessions by American flyers. Six returning fliers were rushed to Hamilton Air Force Base amid interview bans by the Defense Department.
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San Francisco
Lima
Ohio
U.N
Korea
Charles Kerr
R. L. Howze
Hamilton Air Force Base
Defense Department
Police Briefs Include Drunk Driving and Missing Person
James H. Bush 22 of 1805 Sheridan Ave charged with careless driving after 2:35 am arrest at Clinton St and Central Ave. Calvin W. Fate 49 of Camden Route 1 arrested at Lawn Ave and Yankee Rd for operating a car while intoxicated. Damage at Frey’s Market South Main St from a window broken by a boy near the store. neon sign damaged. Ruth Bennett reports wife Harriet 20 of 814 Eighteenth Ave missing since 8 pm Tuesday, last seen at a theater. David Smith of 1126 Kunz Ave bitten on right leg by a dog while working on Inland Drive. treated at Middletown Hospital.
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James H. Bush
Sheridan Ave
Clinton Street
Central Avenue
Calvin W. Fate
Camden Route 1
Lawn Avenue
Yankee Road
Frey's Market
South Main St
Joe
Ed Bechten
West Seventh Ave
Dale Shockey
Lawn Ave
Rufus Bennett
Harriet
Eighteenth Ave
David Smith
Kunz Ave
Inland Drive
Middletown Hospital
Boys Turn in Billfolds Found in Bushes
Two boys Anthony Root and Bobby Stull found two billfolds yesterday and turned them in. One contained identification for B. A. McGaha of Ft Worth Texas. The other billfold was a woman's with no ID.
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Anthony Root
Bobby Stull
B. A. McGaha
Ft. Worth
Texas
Man Pleads Innocent to First-Degree Murder
Warren Ohio man Thomas Chippy Margo who fled since 1939 pleaded innocent by reason of insanity at arraignment on a first degree murder charge. He is charged with killing Marty Flask of Niles Ohio after being arrested in Boston this year.
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Warren
Ohio
Thomas Chippy Margo
Boston
Niles
Marty Flask
Tragic drowning of 3 year old in Dayton fishpond
Dayton sheriff deputies report that Philip Hess, age three, wandered from his Shiloh home about a mile and drowned in a two foot deep pond. The incident occurred yesterday and is under investigation.
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Dayton
Ohio
Philip Hess
Shiloh
City candidates to speak at October Jaycees meeting
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will host an October meeting where city commission candidates can present views. Jaycee Fred Ruscher says candidates will have time to explain why they ran and their goals if elected, with hopes all contenders attend.
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City Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Ruscher
Jaycee
Commission
Jaycees
Traffic Officers to Shield School Buses in City
The Traffic Bureau will station motorcycle officers to trail school buses during loading and unloading to curb violations by motorists. Lt. James Combs notes heavy complaints from East Grand Avenue and Ellen Drive as buses marked for students are ignored. The plan targets traffic violations with citations to Traffic Court and improves lane guidance at Curtis Street intersections.
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James Combs
Lt. Combs
East Grand Avenue
Ellen Drive
Curtis Street
Girard Avenue
Yankee Road
Ultraviolet Light Keeps Earth Healthy
A limited amount of ultraviolet light is essential to keep the earth healthy. It kills germs, but if very much more penetrated the atmosphere, it would kill about everything else as well.
Registration Ends as 1,335 Dropped From Voter List
Middletown's eligible voters for election day are projected at 16 765 after the board closed registration. Last fall 18 028 were registered. 1 335 were dropped for not voting in two years. County totals show 71 234 unofficial, with 393 new township names and 23 720 on township lists.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Park Board
Two Waitresses Cited For Serving To Minor Girl
Two waitresses face arraignment in Hamilton juvenile court over allegations of serving alcohol to a 15-year-old girl. Pauline Curtis, 28, of Middletown, employed at Carfax Restaurant, and Jane Adams, 25, of Hamilton, employed at Bob's Cafe, were cited. Hash, 22, of Baltimore Street, was arrested on a delinquency contribution charge related to whisky served at Bob's Cafe.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Pauline Curtis
Lylburn Road
Carfax
South Broad Street
Lorena Sheley
Jane Adams
Paoli Ave
Bob's Cafe
Heaven Ave
Robert Brown
William Hash
Baltimore St
First Avenue
Main Street
Dentist Dr Charles A Baum resigns from Hamilton school system
Dr Charles A Baum, longtime Hamilton school system dentist for 14 years, resigns citing demands of his private practice as the reason. He leaves the school role effective immediately.
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Hamilton
Charles A. Baum
Baum
Girl Plays With Matches Causes Fire on North Main Street
A five year old girl playing with matches started a fire in a shed behind 347 North Main Street causing 900 dollars in damage. Fire units led by Chief William Fishbaugh and Assistant Chief James Mattson stopped the blaze within an hour, preventing spread to nearby buildings. The shed and a 343 345 North Main storage shed sustained 800 and 100 dollars in damage respectively. no injuries were reported. The fire began when the girl dropped a match into papers and alerted her mother. The shed’s owner, Mrs Martha Paterson of Chicago, uses the building with Mrs Clara White nearby. properties are owned by H L Dell and by John Mosley and W Hurd.
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North Main Street
William Fishbaugh
James Mattson
North Main
Martha Paterson
Chicago
Clara White
False Alarm Sends Fire Crews on Routine Check
A false alarm triggered three fire units at Edgar's Warehouses on Central Avenue and Grimes Street at 10 18 AM after telephone workers reportedly caused the alert. Earlier, at 853 AM, emergency crews responded to 1317 Sycamore Street where 3 year old Danny Mayhen injured his hand in a wringer and was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment of contusions.
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Edgar’s Warehouses, Inc
Central Avenue
Grimes Street
Fire Department
Sycamore St
Danny Mayhen
Middletown Hospital
Architects Plan Tour of Plant
A tour of the Arkitex Tile Corp. of Brazil Indiana is set as the highlight of Cincinnati chapter of the American Institute of Architects monthly meeting this weekend. Harold Goetz of Middletown plans to accompany the group departing Cincinnati by bus tomorrow morning and returning Saturday noon. The tour is the final session before the state convention in Youngstown the weekend of October 14.
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Arkitex Tile Corp
Brazil
Ind
Cincinnati
American Institute of Architects
Harold Goetz
Middletown
Tentiively
Youngstown
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A. J. Ryan & Son
Central Ave
Dial
Tit OT Seal & Trust Co
Tablishe
UO Em
Federal DE 71H Insurance Corporation
YMCA
Carmody
Smith Farm
Charles Sullivan
Freeman's
Shock
Madison Township
Lemon Township
Corwin Brosius
Butler County Board of Elections
H. L. Dell
John Mosley and
W. Hurd
ADY Sylvia, Inc
Diplonee
Crosley
Lady Sylvia, Inc
Main St
Medb Station
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