39 Ways For Improving City's Fire Protection Urged By Underwriters
A National Board of Fire Underwriters report listing 39 recommendations to boost Middletown fire protection was released today by City Manager H. W. Starick. It notes manpower and fire prevention ordinances as major gaps, urges an extra engine company near Lakeside, staff increases to keep five men per high value unit, a training building, building code modernization, mandatory sprinkler systems in basements, and better protection for defective buildings. Water system updates include valve and hydrant conditioning and mapping. Additional tips cover annual pumper rest, replacement programs, more fire alarm boxes, and pole banding for boxes.
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Middletown
National Board of Fire Underwriters
H. W. Starick
Lakeside
Tytus Ave
Elwood St
Break-ins report at American Trust Building offices
Police investigated thefts in three offices of the American Trust Building at 1007 Central Ave. $142 was taken from a Truck Drivers Union cash drawer after a forced door and pried file cabinet. Trades and Labor Council and Wilburn White insurance offices were ransacked with no other thefts. Additional losses include tools from Angelo Marra Construction on Verity Pkwy valued at 35 and a tire tube stolen from Marvin Griffin’s car trunk. A bicycle, license 12-198, was reported stolen from Wylie Jones’s home.
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American Trust
Central Ave
Truck Drivers Union
Trades and Labor Council
Wilburn White
Roy Crout
Herbert Frazier
Paul Fouts
Robert Trimble
Angelo Marra Construction Company
Verity Pkwy
Marvin Griffin
First Ave
Wylie Jones
Brentwood St
Expanded Swim Award Night at the Y
The YMCA musical department schedules Expanded Recognition Night this Saturday led by Bill Wetzel. Awards will honor boys and girls in progressive swim classes and winners of the All-Around Athlete contest with trophies medals and ribbons. A demonstration by the 14 Flying Fish will close. Parents and friends are invited. the program starts at 7 30 p.m.
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YMC
Bill Wetzel
Wetzel
Battle Of Apache Pass and Other Films At Theaters
Movie listings show Paramount presenting Battle Of Apache Pass at 3:50 5:50 7:45 9:45 and 7:50 p.m. showings Tuesday, plus Man Bait and For Men Only with multiple daily times. Strand screens The Spoilers Wake Of The Red Witch and Return Of Frank James Jesse James with varied first showtimes Wednesday. Colonial shows The Green Glove across day parts and Hy-Bid-N-Take with Dixie Cruise-In offers Up In Arms They Got Me Covered timed around evening slots.
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Apache Pass
Strand
Colonial
Up In
Lamination Ad for Preserving Personal Items
Save Valuable Pictures and Documents with new lamination process. Protect weddings births newspaper clippings social security cards army discharge wallet pictures passes membership cards. Call 3-1035 Beverly Studio.
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Beverly Studio
Salaries Set For Two New County Posts
The Butler County Probation Department lists annual salaries for two new officers. Chief probation officer William M. Powers begins April 15 at 4140 dollars yearly plus 35 dollars monthly for travel. Miss Dolores Planck adds 430 dollars yearly as stenographer. Other department members include bailiffs William Brown and L T Davidson.
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Butler County Probation Department
William M. Powers
Dolores Planck
William Brown
L. T. Davidson
Common Pleas Court
Steel Freez Order Not Yet Received Here
An Armco Steel official said no word has come that a government freeze on civilian steel shipments is banned. The NPA order targets steel warehouses and retailers to conserve finished steel for defense, but does not affect shipments already in transit or to mills, according to a Washington AP release.
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Armco Steel Corporation
Armco
Associated
Washington
National Production Administration
NPA
Patrol Quizzes 13 Year Old In Indiana Car Theft Case
Bay State officers questioned a 13 year old boy picked up today after driving a car believed stolen in Indiana. He was stopped on a highway near Hamilton and brought to the Middleton post for questioning. He was alone in the car, police reported.
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Indiana
Hamilton
Middletown Post
Bell Telephone Workers Picket Middletown Exchange
Local 4317 of CWA-CIO reports a second day of picketing at the Middletown Ohio Bell exchange with about 8 percent of staff union members. Donohue in Cleveland leads the bargaining committee as talks continue over wage demands and proposed raises. Police cooperate to maintain order while emergency crews may be mobilized. long distance calls proceed despite the strike in Cleveland.
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Middletown Exchange
Ohio Bell
Bill Hunt
Cwa-Cio
Exchange
Don Donohue
Cleveland
Donohue
Hunt
Bell Company
Cio-Communication Workers of American
Western Electric Union
Stores Stay Open On Wednesday In Easter Week
Middle town merchants extend hours to stay open 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m all Wednesday, continuing the annual pre Easter custom.
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Middletown
State Checks On Building Activity Here
Ohio building officials will closely monitor local building activity. Building Commissioner Orville Carson and acting chief Robert Skipton discussed monthly reports to track trends in construction and industry. Forms will be completed each month starting in April for statewide indexing.
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Ohio
Orville Carson
Robert A. Skipton
Division of
Carson
U. S. Department of Labor
Skipton
33 Men Report To Cincinnati For Physicals
Middletown men and nearby locals reported to Cincinnati for physical examination. Names include James Fay James Greene Donald Blevins Robert Jones Gene Patton William Wilson William Oliver Henry RogersJohn Phillipe Glene Whitaker William Windsor Earl Johnston Jerome Smith Otis Murray Ronald Jones Joseph Knapp Bob Wallace Edgar Chaney Jr Robert Manning James Margerum Willard Mullens Sam Turner Frank Lakeman Robert Wollyang Garrett Donovan Marion Petry Charles Dunaway Fred Sloneker James Hayes John Schmitt Julius Litton Mentz Turner Robert Hall. Orders sent to 14 men to report for induction on May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Cincinnati
Wylie J. Mitchell
Draft Board
James Fay
James Greene
Donald Blevins
Robert Jones
Gene Patton
William Wilson
William Oliver
Henry Rogers
John Phillipe
Glene Whitaker
William Windsor
Earl Johnon
Jerome Smith
Otis Murray
Ronald Jones
Joseph Knapp
Bob Wallace
Edgar Chaney, Jr
Robert Manning
James Margerum
Willard Mullens
Sam Turner
Frank Lakeman
Robert Wollyang
Garrett Donovan
Marion Petry
Charles Dunaway
Fred Sloneker
James Hayes
John Schmitt
Julius Litton
Mentz Turner
Robert Hall
Mitchell
Two Accidents Reported Here
Two accidents were investigated yesterday in the city. No one was injured and damage was slight. At 11 16 p m at Verity Parkway and Canal Street Carl Long 30 of 2134 Brentwood Street and Harold Patrick 20 of 1125 Lafayette Avenue were involved. Patrick mis judged distance and turned into Long s car. A second collision at Central Avenue and Main Street involved Pearl Anspach 27 of Trenton Route 1 and Christiana Whitaker 54 of 1805 Carolina Street as Anspach tried a turn.
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Verity Pkwy
Canal St
Carl Long
Brentwood St
Harold J. Patrick
Lafayette Ave
Patrick
Long
Central Ave
Main St
Pearl M. Anspach
Trenton
Christiana Whitaker
Carolina St
Paducah Humorist to Speak at Dinner Launching Hospital Drive
Col Jack Major, Paducah native and famed humorist, will speak at a Manchester Hotel dinner marking the official launch of Middletown Hospital’s 2 million building fund. Co chairs Charles R Hook and E T Gardner lead the campaign to inform leaders about Middletown growth and the new hospital addition.
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Paducah
Hospital
Jack Major
Middletown Hospital
Manchester
Major
Irvin S. Cobb
Rice Institute
Houston
Tex
Isham Jones
Columbia
Brunswick Records
Kentucky
John Nance Garner
Roosevelt
Australia
New Zealand
Union Oil of
California
Texas Oil
U. S. Army
Special Service Department
Pacific
Charles R. Hook
Armco
E. T. Gardner
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Fund Campaign
Middletown
Paxton Road Quiz Highlight At Legion Tonight
Two Middletown High School seniors Bob Wells and Taft Kendrick will join a YMCA Career Day session in the Springfield Y to explore youth work as a career, while J S Paxton of the State Highway Division 8 will discuss a four lane highway to Franklin and a Poasttown bridge at an 8 p m Legion Post 218 meeting.
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Paxton
Legion
Middletown High School
Bob Wells
Taft Kendrick
Yrouth
Ohio
YMCA
Springfield “Y
Harry Ter Braak
Ter Braak
Ter Brank
J. S. Paxton
State Highway Division 8
Legion Post 218
Community Service Committee
Franklin
Poasttown
Ed Schmid
Middletown
The
Safety Council
Chamber of Commerce
Schmid
Bus Passing Cost Him 25 Dollars in Court
Robert Lapinsky of Cincinnati, 24, was fined 25 dollars and costs in Franklin municipal court for passing a school bus. Other patrol cases included Paul Hammons, Floyd Geer, Robert Hatton, Harold Merritt, John Newton, John Bloomer, and George Hollon with fines or bonds ranging from 10 to 30 dollars. There will be no court on Good Friday. new cases hear next Monday.
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Franklin
Robert Lapinsky
Cincinnati
Franklin Municipal Court
J. T Riley
Paul Hammons
Covington Ky
Floyd Geer
Columbus
Robert J. Hatton
Tytus Ave
Middletown
Harold Merritt
Carryer Rd
John Newton
Miamisburg
John Bloomer
George Hollon
Forest Ave
Riley
Worker Injures Eye at Aeronca Plant
Robert South, 18, of 1928 Highland St was treated at 8 30 p m yesterday at Middletown hospital after being struck in the eye by a piece of aluminum while on duty at Aeronca Manufacturing Company.
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Robert South
Highland St
Middletown Spital
Aeronca Manufacturing Company
Franklin School Heating System to be Converted
Franklin Board of Education authorized Supt. J Forrest Burns to instruct Lima architects McLaughlin and Kyle to prepare specifications for converting part of the East School from hot air to steam heat. The board also approved selling obsolete damaged musical instruments to fund new band equipment. Burns announced a citywide enumeration of all children birth to 18, with Mrs Collett and Mrs Brown conducting in west and east areas respectively. enumeration to begin this month.
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Franklin
Board of Education
Supt. J. Forrest Burns
McLaughlin
Kyle
Lima
Carl Eisenmenger
Burns
D. M. Collett
Main St
Louella Brown
Main
Collett
Brown
Breakfast Draws City Leaders at First Presbyterian
Nearly 300 attend the communion breakfast at First Presbyterian Church with city commissioners and most department heads present. The event drew a large turnout of local officials this morning.
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First Presbyterian Church
Six Homeless After Blaze At Franklin
FRANKLIN The six member family of Mr and Mrs Charles Howard of Cedar St Hollywood Addition is homeless after a fire Monday afternoon. The frame home was leveled shortly after noon as flames were out of control when the fire department arrived. The blaze likely started in a clothes closet. All six family members are under six years old and now live with Mrs Howards parents. Police aid in clothing collection with appeals from the Salvation Club and the Baptist Church.
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Franklin
Charles Howard
Cedar St
Hollywood
Carl Morgan
Morgan
Howard
Y Camp Program Will Be Discussed
Murray Jacobs, chairman of the CA camp committee, announced today a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Y to plan boys and girls summer camping programs. Topics include possible camping dates, costs, food problems and camping programs at Camp Hook, Boy Scout Camp run by Middletown YMCA.
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Murray Jacobs
Middletown
Camp Hook
Victim Still Unconscious Girl Taken To Cincinnati
A 16 year old girl Mary Juanita Stepp remained unconscious after a head injury from a two car collision on Stubbtown Pike south of Lebanon. Her father Clarence F. Stepp died in the crash. Norma Stepp 5 suffered a broken arm and facial cuts. James Bergholt 14 and George William Middleton 17 also injured. Middleton remained hospitalized with head injuries while Bergholt was discharged. The incident occurred at 8 10 p m Sunday.
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Mary Juanita Stepp
South Lebanon
Middletown Hospital
Good Samaritan
James Bergholt
Morrow
Middletown
Bergholt
George William Middleton
Lebanon
Stepp
Middleton
Spring Weather Mix With Brief Wintry Flare
The forecast mixes spring and winter notes with tonight and Wednesday expected to be fair and cool then warmer on Thursday. Increasing clouds and evening showers are forecast for Wednesday with a low near 40 degrees. Monday saw a 30 to 53 degree day, while today's six thirty a.m. low was 30.
Board of Review Set for Explorer Scouts
Charles DeFrates troop committee chairman announced a board of review at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the American Legion Home. All Explorer Scouts of Post 6 sponsored by the American Legion are asked to meet at 7 p.m. at the Legion home.
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Charles DeFrates
American Legion
The
Legion
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