Two Arrests In Middletown Bingo Crackdown
Two men were arrested at a bingo game in the K of C Hall 1402 1st Ave for alleged violation of gambling laws. Attys. Maxwell Finkleman and David Dillon posted bond for Joseph Mulligan 47 and Ed Hobbs with hearing set for Oct 9 after a postponement amid legal arguments over whether bingo constitutes a crime without profit guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of C. Hall
1St Ave
Fleming Rd
Ed Hobbs
Joseph B. Blackmore
Ralph Bauer
Roy Crout
Mulligan
Hobbs
Blackmore
Maxwell Finkleman
David Dillon
Mulligan and
Peterson's Ointment Offers Quick Pile Relief
Advertisement claims Peterson's Ointment soothes piles within minutes with a cooling astringent formula. It promises rapid itching relief and 40 years of use, available from druggists for 50 cents or with an applicator tube, and offers a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Child's fall from mailbox injures lip and body
A six year old boy, Charles Wallen, climbed a U S mailbox outside the Middletown Post Office at Main and Manchester and fell when the box toppled. He was rushed to the hospital with a lacerated lip and abrasions after the incident spotted by a passerby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Charles Wallen
Middletown
Main
Manchester
Ohio Bell Studies New Union Offer
Ohio Bell negotiators plan to answer the Communications Workers of America on a new union proposal. A Tuesday session was recessed as the company sought more time to study the offer. Details of the union’s terms and the questions raised by the company were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio Bell [Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Carrie Pounds British Coast Storm Hits Britain
A hurricane named Carrie battered Britain with high waves and heavy property damage. Three people were killed as the storm's tail end moved east from the Atlantic and was forecast to reach southern Britain with winds around 50 miles per hour Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Carrie
Britain
Atlantic
Court ruling splits on charitable bingo in Ohio
The Montgomery County Common Pleas Court ruled that bingo for charitable purposes is not gambling under state law, while officials insist the state statute defines gambling. Lawyers plan to seek temporary injunctions and a declaratory judgment to confirm that charitable bingo is lawful, with possible appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Finkleman
Ohio
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Thompson
Montgomery County
Leity
Order of Eagles
Finkleman and Dillon
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Secretary At Legion Post Gets New Secretary
Miss Joyce Weatherwax will leave her American Legion Post 218 secretary duties after seven years. Mrs Haroldi Lawely of 701 Pinta Ave will replace her. Weatherwax, who joined in 1950, aided Poppy Day youth activity fund and membership drives and served on over 30 committees. Mrs Lovely, Middletown native and 1945 high school graduate, will take the post after eight years as city health department secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce
Boots) Weatherwax
American Legion Post
Jean
Harold i Lawely
Pinta Ave
Miss Weatherwax
Arlington Ave
Dayton
Legion
New Legion
Lovely
Middletown
Middletown High School
iCity Health Department
Civitan Club Hears School Health Talk
Laura Crist and Winfred Duff outlined Middletown school health efforts at the Civitan luncheon at the Manchester Hotel. They described the four school nurses serving about 3 000 children and annual health inspections of buildings and food service. Visitors included Leslie Blough and son Lawrence, H. H. Sands, and Victor Mackall with notes on the Ohio District meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Crist
Winfred Duff
City Health Department
Middletown Civitan Club
Service Club
Manchester Hotel
Crist
Duff
Leslie E. Blough
Marietta
Ohio Civitan Clubs
Blough
Lawrence
H. H. Sands
Athens
Ohio
Columbus
Victor Mackall
Middletown
Saxbe Rules On Principals In Ohio Districts
Ohio Attorney General William Saxbe ruled that a local district board may appoint multiple principals and name one executive head. Other principals have the status of school administrators assigned by the board. The executive head may be employed for 12 months, but longer contracts are invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
William Saxbe
Board of Education
Darke County
Phillip D. Brumbaugh
Saxbe
Seven Cub Scouts Honored At First Church Meeting
Seven Pack 10 Cub Scouts were honored in a First Church of God meeting. H C Hall advanced to Wolf rank while Jimmy Gross Russell Maurice and Dick Chamberlain earned achievement badges. Dale Hocz Wilson Spencer and Richard Combs received Bobcat pins. One hundred fifty scouts and parents attended as Harold Frame led the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of God
H. C. Hall
Wolf Bank
Jimmy Gross
Russell Maurice
Dick Chamberlain
Dale Hocz
Wilson Spencer
Richard Combs
Harold Frame
Voting deadline looms for Middletown election
The Middletown Board of Elections closes voter registration and re registration at 9 tonight after three days of rush to qualify latecomers. The office in Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Building has been crowded each day, with a final rush anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Board of Elections
Middletown
Absentee Ballot Plan Outlined For Local Voters
The board reports Middletown 17 046 registered voters with 3 833 in Lemon Township and 2 386 in Madison Township. Additional residents may qualify today as the League of Women Voters urges applications for disabled and civilian absentee ballots opening Oct 6. Absentee ballots become available after 4 pm Oct 31 and must reach the board by noon Nov 1. An absentee request triggers a mailed ballot and return. early application is urged due to mailing delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lemon Township
Madison Township
League of Women Voters
YMCA Drive Nears Goal As Membership Reaches Halfway Point
The 1957 YMCA membership campaign shows 1127 members enrolled or 52 percent of the 2150 goal. Last year at this stage 897 members were counted toward a 2000 quota. Division totals include City 121 and Armco East Side 532 among others. E C Haselton urged divisions to complete solicitations before next week's final report at First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
William Bergmann
Armco General
Industry
Armco East Side
E. C. Haselton
First Presbyterian Church
Edwin Bobbitt
James Beatty
Roy Stuzz
Candle firework injures two Taft School students
A sixth grade boy ignited a makeshift explosive he called a candle with a cigarette lighter at Taft School. The blast burned his hands and a classmate’s cheek. The device resembled a three to four inch firecracker. The owner was suspended and treated by a physician. the other boy was cared for at school and to be checked by the nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft School
Ross Kramer
Taft
Middletown
Kramer
School Board Candidates Speak On Panel At PTO Meeting
Candidates for the Board of Education spoke last night at the Wilson PTO meeting answering questions from about 140 attendees. Incumbents Jack Christy and Harry Hadley and challengers Mrs. Mary Litch and James Finley outlined views on the 60 million dollar building program funded by the bond issue and the district’s redistricting plans. They discussed material choices, state regulations, and how to maximize tax dollars while preserving quality education, with emphasis on adequate classrooms and equitable student placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Wilson Pto
Jack Christy
Harry Hadley
Mary Liteh
James Finley
Hadley
Christy
Wildwood
Finley
Middletown
Ior
iLitch
Monroe
Litsch
John Larson
Richard Harfst
PTO Council
Ohioana Awards To Honor Three Ohio Authors
Two authors and a classroom teachers representative will receive Ohioana citations on October 26 for distinguished service to Ohio. Edna Maria Hewlings Clark of Columbus, for Ohio Art and Artists, Mary Hubbell Osborn of Columbus for Ohio Composers and Musical Authors, and Anita Ruffing of Bellevue representing the Classroom Teachers of Ohio will be honored at the library association's annual meeting and luncheon. The Ohioana Library statewide group maintains a large collection of Ohio related works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohioana
Martha Kinney Cooper
Ohioana Library Assn
Edna Maria Hewlings Clark
Mary Hubbell Osborn
Anita Ruffing
Clark
Osborn
Ruffing
Bellevue
Library Association
Ohioana Library
Missing Anderson College student Geraldine Murray
Local girl Geraldine Murray 20 of 2832 Shartle St. Anderson Ind. is missing from Anderson College. Police were informed early today. She is described as 5 feet 5 inches, 110 pounds, with dark brown hair and was reportedly seen on campus yesterday. No foul play is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Murray
Shartle St
Anderson College
Anderson
Ind
Recognition Dinner For Girl Scout Daycamp Counselors
A recognition dinner for Girl Scout daycamp counselors is planned for tomorrow at 6 30 p m at Camp Stonybrook. Mrs Norman Marks chairs the daycamp committee with Mrs Kenneth Jones Mrs James Morningstar and Mrs Jack Tinzie in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Stonybrook
Norman Marks
Kenneth Jones
James Morningstar
Jack Tinzie
Fire Department Aids Injured Man at Home Crisis
Russell Daniels age 47 of 2208 Wilbraham Road received aid from the fire department emergency squad on a call to his home last night. He was transported by Riggs ambulance to Middletown Hospital in fair condition today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Daniels
Wilbraham Rd
Fire Department
Middletown Hospital
Riggs
Taft School Joined In City Winter Recreation Plan
Taft School will host winter recreation sessions sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. The program runs Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon, starting this week, under Mrs. Herbert Ilson. Taft replaces Marble Park School, which lost gym access this year.
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Department of Parks and Recreation
L Taft
Joan Wilson
Taft School
Herbert Ilson
Spring Hill School
Earl Manning
Wilson School
T. O
Thieves Reported Active in Middletown Area
Sheriff deputies reported thefts totaling 395 dollars in the Middletown area. Victims include Henry Leturgez who lost fishing equipment and hub caps from his auto, Howard Spensel's 26 inch bicycle, Mrs. Earnest Nickell's billfold and valuables, and Glenn Stokes's lumber from a construction site at Mostiman and Eck roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Henry Leturgez
Andrews St
Howard Spensel
Mohawk St
Oneida
Earnest Nickell
Main St
Amanda
Glenn Stokes
State
Trenton
Mostiman
Eck Roads
Armco Names New Managers for Cuba and Colombia
Armco International Corp. announces Frank Robbins will move from Armco Havana to head Armco Colombiana S A in Barranquilla. He started as a mill laborer in Middletown and rose through production and sales roles, serving as WWII captain, then led Puerto Rican and Havana operations. Replacing Robbins in Havana will be W R Young, a Weslayan graduate and former Grace Line and Armco Colombia executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco International Corp
Cuba
Colombia
A. R. Edwards
Armco Steel
Frank
Robbins
Armco International
Armco Havana
W. R. Young
Young
Armco
Wesleyan University
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
Grace Line
W. R. Grace Co
Cali
Armco Colombiana
Middletown Personnel Group Receives Charter
The Middletown Personnel Association joined the American Society of Personnel Administration after a charter presentation by Dave Dupee. John Kiley and Robert Mann, president and vice president of Middletown, accepted the charter. Bert Walters of the American Society spoke on personnel matters. Walters is industrial relations manager for Clark Equipment Co. in Buchanan, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Personnel Assn
American Society of Personnel Administration
Dave Dupee
Cincinnati Personnel Assn
John Kiley
Robert Mann
Bert Walters
Walters
Clark Equipment Co
Buchanan
Mich
Thefts Reported to City Police
Police brief lists thefts including a bicycle from Gail Woodrome at 1700 Fleming Road and a 17 jewel watch from Bill Ladd at 516 Baltimore Street. Mrs Garnet Williams of 3009 Ben Harrison Street Excello reported last Saturday a billfold with over $60 and papers lost or stolen at Sherwood Drive-In Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Woodrome
Fleming Rd
Bill Ladd
Baltimore St
Garnet Williams
Ben Harrison St
Excello
Sherwood Drive- In
Dayton
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Bingo
Joseph Mulligan
Ohio Ave
Middletown Council 1610
J. T. Lamb
Julius McIntosh
C. William O'Neill
Charles W. Thompson
Ohio Bell Studies
New Union Offer
Carrie Pounds
British Coast
Civitan Club
Cub
Harold
C.D
Arkansas
John L. McClellan
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ing
John Walker
Armco Drainage & Metal Products
William Shera
Franklin
Square Dance
Roberta Shafer
Larry Schnecker Jr
Y's
Dick Hofferbert
PTO
Ohioana Awards
Frigidaire
TA Leila
Central Ave
Son Guc
Central Avenue
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