Prior Products Rebuilding Here Halted Fire-Wrecked Factory
The Middletown plant of Prior Products Tru. destroyed by fire on February 29 is indefinitely deferred according to H. A. Yeats president of the Dallas firm. The announcement signals a potential withdrawal from Middletown and a possible shift of manufacturing to Dallas. Yeats cited insurance loss adjustments and high Dallas building costs, noting plans remain unsettled.
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Middletown
Dallas
Tex
H. A. Yeats
Yeats
Withrawal
Armco Steel Crp
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Products
Atco Ave
Prior Products
R Fae
City Zoning Board of Appeals
Roy L. Patterson
Short Circuit Triggers Minor Neon Sign Fire at The Jug
A short circuit in a neon sign transformer at The Jug on Central Ave started a small fire with no damage. Company 2 responded to the alarm at 9 34 p m. The report notes Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named for Samuel Ellis a Manhattan butcher who owned the island around 1785.
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Jug
Central Ave
Company 2
Ellis
Thieves Break Into Rossi Grocery for Third Time
Police report Angelo Rossi’s Grocery at 1401 Garfield St was entered through a cellar door and barricade for the third break-in in a month. Thieves stole about $9 in stamps and $1 in change plus tools from the garage, with prior thefts including cigarettes T-shirts undershirts shotgun shells and cash. Patrolman Porter investigated at 7 a.m. and noted the garage and store were accessed by force. A separate early-morning break-in at Corner Lunch 1399 Central Ave yielded $50 from the cash register, investigated by Patrolman Amburgey at 6:30 a.m.
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Angelo Rossi
Garfield St
Rossi
Donald Porter
Central Ave
Marvin Amburgey
DWI Charge Filed After 2 Car Wreck In Middletown
A Middletown woman Edith Wendell age 34 was arrested after a two car crash at S Verity Parkway and Lafayette Avenue at 3 15 am no injuries reported she faces driving while intoxicated charges. The other driver John Crasey age 24 reported his car 1613 Sheridan Ave sustained damage totaling 105 dollars. An unknown vehicle fled the scene after a second collision at Tytus Avenue Verity Parkway during a downpour yesterday evening causing about 225 dollars damage to the Mills vehicle.
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Middletown
S. Verity Parkway
Lafayette Avenue
Edith Wendell
Lafayette Ave
Wendell
John Crasey
Sheridan Ave
Tytus Avenue
Verity Parkway
John Mills
Elwood St
Tytus - Verity Parkway
Clark Steed
Mills
Spring Concert Planned At MHS MHS bands unite for evening program
The Middletown High School band and boys glee club join forces for a spring concert at the high school auditorium Friday night at 8. The 35 member glee club will wear new all white coats with bow ties for their first appearance in the outfits. The string section of the orchestra also performs a special number. Director Joe Franklin says the program features popular and classical selections that have proven popular in the past.
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Middletown
Joe Franklin
Second Downpour Causes Only Minor Damage Here
Heavy rain hit Middletown and the Miami Valley for a second time in as many days, with minor damage. Rain totals reached 7 inches at the water works station, raising two day rainfall to 2.6 inches. The Great Miami River rose to 12.5 feet in Middletown by 10 a.m., the highest since last November, while utilities reported little damage and highways mostly clear today after initial closures.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
Water Works
Miami River
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Electric Company
Hospital Accreditation Restored At Middletown Hospital
Middletown Hospital has again earned full accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, joining 3,102 fully accredited and 528 provisionally accredited facilities. The commission, formed by five major health organizations, cited voluntary surveys of facilities and patient care as proof of high standards.
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Middletown Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Chicago
American College of Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Hospital Assn
American Medical Assn
Canadian Medical Assn
Commission
Kenneth Babcock
Gardner JAs To Try For Hook Award
Gardner Enterprisers will represent the Middletown Junior Achievement group in the Charles R. Hook Award competition. The $300 prize honors the outstanding teen-age operated business in Southwestern Ohio. Winners will be announced April 20 at the University of Cincinnati.
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Gardner Enterprisers
Middletown
Charles R. Hook
David Arnold
Ohio
Cincinnati
Dayton
Hamilton
Manchester
Jack Spencer
University of Cincinnati
Charles Kettering
Placques
Cab Fares Due Final Ok Tonight
City commissioners will take final action tonight on a band to raise taxi fares in Middletown. The ordinance proposes a 10 cent rise in the initial meter flip and a 40 cent first half mile. current charges are 30 cents for the first half mile. They will also hear reports from City Manager Charles W Thompson on Orchard Street lighting 15th Avenue surface repairs and Central Avenue sidewalk at Alameda Circle, and review invoices and estimates from contractors.
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Middletown
Charles W. Thompson
Orchard Street
15Th Avenue
Central Avenue
Alameda Circle
Civitan Club Sponsors Troop 18 in Middletown
The Civitan Club won board approval to sponsor Boy Scout Troop 18, formerly with the North Middletown Fire Department. Joe Caldwell is troop master, Elliott Perkins leads the troop committee, with Harold Sherron Vincent V. Mackal and George Sowards assisting. Middletown High School basketball coach Paul Walker spoke on the season and state tournament. funds for the State High School Athletic Association come from tournament receipts. Next week David Wood will speak on Russo American relations.
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North
David Wood
Miami University
Holy Trinity Honors Spring Honor Roll Names Listed
Fifteen seventh and eighth graders at Holy Trinity School appear on the third quarter honor roll. Seventh graders named include Richard Davies Joseph Hornback Joan Martin Robert Mayer Karrie Ron to James Sennet Karen Skinner and Robin Weiss. Eighth graders listed are Michael Day Jean Barach Suzanne Fer ree Henry Kennington Michael Mayer Jane Molloy and Charlotte Murphy.
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Holy Trinity School
Richard Davies
Joseph Hornback
Joan Martin
Robert Mayer
Karrie Ronto
James Sennet
Karen Skinner
Robin Weiss
Michael Day
Jean Barach
Suzanne Ferree
Henry Kennington
Michael Mayer
Jane Molloy
Charlottee Murphy
Mansfield teen dies from crash injuries in Ohio mishap
Daniel Kohout age 17 of Ashland died at Mansfield General Hospital from injuries suffered when the car he rode in overturned Saturday night on Ohio 545, about 54 miles north of Mansfield.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Daniel Kohout
Ashland
Mansfield General Hospital
Man Fined In Kentucky Jailed Here
John David Clem, 27, of 1912 Fleming Rd, who was fined in a Lexington Kentucky court last weekend after allegedly pulling a pistol on a hotel bellhop, is back in jail today. He was arrested at Broad Street and Central Avenue on a Municipal Court bench warrant for failure to pay fines and costs totaling 267 dollars from old drunken driving and intoxication cases. Clem reportedly took about 1800 dollars from his father, Joseph Clem, but returned home Saturday and repaid 1320 dollars. No charges were filed as a result.
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John David Clem
Fleming Rd
Lexington
Broad Street
Central Avenue
Clem
Joseph Clem
Mettler Resigns Water Post Here
Robert J. Mettler has resigned as water service supervisor in the city department of public utilities. City Manager Charles W. Thompson announced the resignation, effective May 1. Mettler joined the department on July 1, 1950.
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Robert J. Mettler
Department of Public Utilities
Charles W. Thompson
Mettler
Ex Addict Testifies In Dope Trial At Hamilton
A former heroin user testified in the Curtis Williams narcotics case at Hamilton. The witness said Harold Walker and Clifford Byrd purchased capsules with $250 given for identification, with Williams indirectly involved. Police, detectives, and federal agents testified as the case progressed including Skinner’s gun possession arrest. Trial dates for other defendants were pending.
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Dayton
Middletown
Williams
Walker
Byrd
T. Skinner
Skinner
Gale
John Fitzgerald
James Howerton
Knights Of Pythias To Confer Degree
The Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37 will confer the rank of knight on J. R. DeBord at tomorrow night’s meeting. A degree staff led by Noah Lambert will officiate at 7 30 p.m. The meeting follows a brief agenda and orderly proceedings.
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J. R. DeBord
Knights of Pythias
Lafayette Lodge
Noah Lambert
Easter Campaign Still Below Goal
Middletown campaign for Easter Seal funds remains $800 short of the $3,700 goal with $2,830.45 raised to date. Donations include $214.45 from a street lily sale last Saturday. The drive ends Tuesday. chairman Richard Miller urged further returns on mailed seats.
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Middletown
Richard Miller
Miller
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount presents The Conqueror with showtimes 1 25, 3 30, 5 35, 7 40 and 9 45 p.m Stran d screens Night of the Hunter at 2 30 5 30 8 30 p.m Paris Follies of 1956 at 1 15 4 15 7 15 10 15 p.m Colonial offers Carousel at 1 45 4 10 6 40 9 00 p.m Dixie Cruise In features Quest for the Lost City at 9 30 p.m Underwater at 7 20 10 40 p.m
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Paramount
Strand
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ED Edmiston
Arthur J. Doyle
Ross A. Phillips
Phillips
Records of
Relia
Financial Credit
Tion
Middletown Journal
Rossi Grocery
MHS
State Highway Patrol
Monroe
Gardner Jas
Civitan Club
Troop 18
Holy Trinity
Kentucky
James
Frank Schwab
J. Paul Prear
U.S
Middletown’s Finest
DRY Cleaners
Union Sanitary
Second Avenue
Broad & Verity Parkway
U.s.-“Middletown
Bantron
Gillen - Crow
Grimes
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