Con Dillon Reelected President of Middletown Merchants
John C. Con Dillon owner of the Fenzel McDonough Co was reelected president of the Middletown Retail Merchants Assn announced by Francis Carmody chair of the tellers committee. Paul Kordenat was elected vice president and an executive committee including Ed Cohn Lawrence Schell William Davidson Merle Leeds Carl Lipton John Mandrak A C Roberson J Howard Smith and L P Smith was named with Carmody on the tellers panel. The new term begins after an April 8 meeting of the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C
Con) Dillon
Fenzel-McDonough Co
Middletown Retail Merchants Assn
Francis Carmody
Tellers Committee
Association
Paul Kordenat
Ed Cohn
Cohn Hardware & Co
Lawrence Schell
J. C. Penney Co. Inc
William Davidson
Davidson's Photo Shop
Merle Leeds
Streifthau’s Inc
Carl Lipton
Max Joffe Furniture Co
John Mandrak
Corner Men's
Aid Of 30 Middletown Men On Lighting Plan
Thirty Middletown businessmen were asked to sign petitions for a new downtown lighting system. Paul Kordenat, chair of the street lighting committee, urged volunteers to attend a 4 p.m. Tuesday meeting at the Manchester Hotel, where petitions will be distributed and campaign strategy outlined. A brochure will be provided to property owners on the nine streets to be lit. If signatures reach 60 percent by May 1, Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. could install fivefold brighter lights by Christmas shopping season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Paul Kordenat
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Constable Saves Life Of Driver In Accident
Constable Ben Neff of Germantown Township was first on the scene of a Saturday auto crash north of Creek Road near Germantown Dam. He staunched severe head wounds on Ronald F E McHaffey 25 of West Alexandria Route 2, whose car veered off Conservance Road. McHaffey suffered internal injuries and a severed ear after being thrown through the windshield at St Elizabeth's in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Neff
Germantown
St. Elizabeth's
Dayton
Neff
Ronald FE
McHaffey
West Alexandria
Conservance Road
Creek Road
Germantown Dam
Wrong Inn Is Listed
Henry Fares, 28, 1324 Baltimore St., admitted to Middletown Hospital Friday with injuries from an assault at the Moon Glow Cafe at Hudson Avenue and Garfield Street, was dismissed yesterday. In yesterday's account in an anti ane ec ee ase at the Rainbow Inn, Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fares
Baltimore St
Middletown Hospital
Hudson Avenue
Garfield Street
Rainbow Inn
Franklin
Thirty burglaries solved in Brooklyn arrests of two youths
Police say a 10 year old boy and a 12 year old girl confessed to thirty Brooklyn burglaries over two months, netting about $1000. They kept the silver to buy candy and movie tickets, discarding the paper money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Woman Hurt Seriously in Lafayette and Verity Crash
Police report a two vehicle crash at Lafayette Avenue and Verity Park Way injuring three people. Driver James G. Davis 23 faced a careless operation citation after running a red light and colliding with Mrs. Sadie J. Thomas 34. Thomas suffered a back injury and facial and limb abrasions and was hospitalized. Davis had hand abrasions and two passengers were treated and dismissed. A third passenger Donald Lykins 17 was uninjured. Kenneth Creech 18 and Jerry Palmer 16 received minor injuries. Estimated vehicle damage 900 dollars to the Thomas car. Davis car demolished after going over an embankment.
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Lafayette Avenue
Verity Parkway
James G. Davis
Bundy
Central Ave
Sadie J. Thomas
Garfield St
Middletown Hospital
Davis
Kenneth Creech
Mohawk St
Donald Lykins
Park St
Verity
Thomas
Lafayette
Middletown Speech Students Tie for Second in Columbus
Middletown’s speech department took second place at a Columbus competition with 16 schools. Cleveland Euclid claimed first. Cast members included David Ballard Pat Wireman Jim Adams David Danner Elizabeth Gould with backstage crew Robert Colliver Barry Hobard Jim Wikoff and makeup by Margaret Ann Ruth. Directed by Miss Florence Powell. Sandy Wesco won first in girl radio announcers. Danner placed second for boys. Judy Toward earned an excellent plus in poetry reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parma
Cleveland
Euclid
David Ballard
Pat Wireman
Jim Adams
David Danner
Elizabeth Gould
Robert Colliver
Barry Hobard
Jim Wikoff
Margaret Ann Ruth
Florence Powell
Sandy Wesco
Danner
Judy Toward
Four Awarded $900000 In Injury Suit
Four Chicago men were awarded 900000 total by a Circuit Court jury against B. F. Goodrich Co. and Aeroquit Corp. Frank Thomas Francisco Soto Antonio Santiago each received 250000 and Joseph Pepitone 150000 for burns suffered June 9 1954 when hydraulic oil sprayed from a burst hose at Universal Farm Clamp Co. in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago i
Chicago
B. F. Goodrich Co
Akron
Ohio
Aeroquit Corp
Frank Thomas
Francisco Soto
Antonio Santiago
Joseph Pepitone
Goodrich
Universal Farm Clamp Co
Driver Cited After Alley Crash Near Gallagher’s Drug Store
Eugene Drake, 18, of Morrow Route 2, was cited for failure to yield right of way after a collision on South Broad Street near Gallagher's Drug Store. Drake's vehicle struck Willis Hatfield, 40, of 707 Granada Ave, causing $120 in damages to Hatfield's car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Drake
Morrow Rt. 2
South Broad
Drake
Gallagher
Willis Hatfield
Granada Ave
S Hatfield
Boy Killed After Dare With Shotgun Misfire
In Lancaster Ohio a 13 year old boy died after a 12 year old dared him to pull the trigger of a shotgun loaded with rock salt. The weapon owner, the father of the 12 year old, is a glass worker at Anchor Hocking Co. The shooter was released to his parents as police investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Ohio
Edgar Bloom
West Side
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Everett Brown
Bloom
Donald
Brown
Anchor Hocking Co
West School
Fire Department
Never Hit Em A Second Time
Liberal Kansas police Captain Robert Morrissey was issuing a ticket after a two car collision when a third car crashed into a vehicle, prompting a recklessness citation. A fourth car appeared with frosted glass and Morrissey issued a ticket for driving with obscured vision.
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Liberal, Kan, W
Robert Morrissey
Coljon
Morrissey
Local Student In Finals For Student Council
Middletown High School junior Steve Geckeler lost the president race to William E. Bicker of Mayfield as the Ohio Association of Student Councils concluded its two day Oxford conference. Jim Spindler retired as state treasurer and Zella Mae Gentry of Middletown attended among 450 delegates. Guest Dr. Harry C. McKown led discussions on leadership while Talawanda High and Miami University hosted. new officers include Judy Null, Bonnie Clausing, and William Disbro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Geckeler
Middletown High School
Ohio Assn
Oxford
Geckeler
William E. Bicker
Mayfield
Cleveland
MHS
Jim Spindler
Zella Mae Gentry
Middletown High
John Akerman
Talawanda High School
Miami University
Tomorow
Harry C. McKown
School Activities Magazine
Judy Null
Fairborn
Bonnie Clausing
Toledo Whitner
William Disbro
Cuyahoga Falls
At The Movies This Sunday Listings by Theater
Paramount shows Lust for Life and Paris Does Strange Things with three showings each. Strand presents Task Force and Fighting 69th at three and two times. Colonial screens Rock Pretty Baby and 4 Girls in Town with multiple showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Paris
Colonial
New Training For Deputies Set In June
Sheriff Paul A Pell announced that training sessions for deputies and Fairfield City police will resume in June at the Hamilton YMCA. Evening classes run four Mondays in June with FBI agents leading topics from note taking and court testimony to federal jurisdiction and safety of firearms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Pell
Hamilton
Pell
Fairfield City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ralph Ramp ‘Ton
FBI
Eugene Youngs
Vernon Goertz
James H. Thompson
Obituary for Genevieve Moore of Indianapolis
Genevieve Moore longtime resident of Middletown died Friday night in Coleman Hospital Indianapolis while visiting her daughter Mrs Diane M Dyar She was Miami University graduate and attended Otterbein College Survived by husband Ralph Z Moore daughter Mrs Natalie M Babbitt and another daughter Mrs Diane M Dyar two grandchildren Mrs Moore belonged to Daughters of the American Revolution American Association of University Women and Episcopal Church Funeral at Shiley Brothers Funeral Home Indianapolis with cremation Memorials to American Cancer Society requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Moore
Middletown
Indianapolis
Diane M. Dyar
Coleman Hospital
Moore
Miami University
Otterbein College
Ralph Z. Moore
International Labor Organization of the United Nations
Bangkok
Thailand
Natalie M. Babbitt
New Haven
Conn
Daughters of the American Revolution
The
American Assn. of University Women
Episcopal Church
Shiley Brothers Funeral Home
Bbe
American Cancer Society
Final Notices To Drivers Owing Tickets
The Police Traffic Bureau sends second and final notices to delinquent traffic ticket payers with 48 hours to pay or face arrest on a traffic warrant. Police Chief Joseph Blackmore said those who ignore this notice after a prior one will trigger a warrant. A served warrant requires $5 court costs plus the ticket amount. some tickets go back to Jan 1 1956 and have been owed for over a month. Notices are mailed by driver name and address rather than license plate numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Traffic Bureau
Joseph Blackmore
Jlicense
Police Briefs Reported Vehicle Damage Theft and Vandalism
Mrs Helen Calvin of 2100 Queen Ave said a heavy object was dropped on her convertible last night tearing a large hole in the top. Arnold Taylor of 3005 Ottawa St reported a stolen truck tire and wheel valued at 45 dollars. Four rear windows were broken at Union Sanitary Laundry at Park St and 2nd Ave per the manager's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Calvin
Queen Ave
Arnold Taylor
Ottawa St
Union Sanitary Laundry
Park Street
2Nd Avenue
Injuries Cause Fatality for Cincinnati Man Julius Budke
Julius Budke, 85, of Cincinnati, died Saturday night at General Hospital from injuries suffered last Monday when struck by a car. The report also notes that some blue whale specimens exceed 100 feet in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
General Hospital
Julius Budke
Warren County Exhibits Picked At Franklin For Science Finals
Franklin hosts the second annual Science Awards Competition finals with 16 Warren County exhibits chosen from over 125 entrants. Franklin and Lebanon each send five exhibits, Mason three, Springboro two, and Carlisle one, with winners advancing to a finals event to vie for $5,460 in prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Franklin
Lemon-Monroe High School
Franklin and Lebanon
Mason
Springboro Area
Carlisle
Warren
Clinton
Fayette
Butler
J. Forrest Burns
Franklin Schools
Fire Destroys Bethany Cabin
A $600 fire destroyed a tourist cabin owned by Carl Gabbard in Bethany about 5 a.m. Saturday. John Winkler escaped unharmed. Fire Chief Frank Maus said an overheated oil stove likely caused the blaze. The cabin stood on U S 25 at Bethany's southern edge. Firefighters saved three other cabins. Gabbard runs a Bethany garage. Winkler works as a mechanic there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gabbard
Bethany
John Winkler
Frank Maus
Liberty Township
Maus
U. S. 25
Gabbard
Winkler
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Con Dillon
Columbus
Shop Vradelis
S. Broad ST
Columbia
Goldflies Music
Biology
Ronald Fogle
Sara Hanson
Carlisle High
William Morey
Lake Ave
Franklin High
Vines
Tom Walker
Mason High
Bill Busser
Charles Byers
Lakes Ave
Ralph Bryant
Linwood Rd
Windele White
Allan Timberlake
Anthony Wayne
Joyce Ann Drake
Oakwood
Lebanon
Byron Steinbrugge
James F. Litfin
Nancy Drake
Lebanon High
Marilyn Young
Gary Betz
Clearcreek
Schoo Auditorium
Fred Byers
John Voight
Glenn Kesler
Martin Kinder
Franklin High Junior
Future Teachers of America
Pat McCandless
Presiident
U.S
U.S. GA
Grand Ave
Gideon Road
Central Avenue
West Central Avenue
Broad
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