Silent Sam Moore Quietly Earns Police Respect at Middletown
Assistant Middletown police chief Sam Moore known as Silent Sam is revered for his restraint and reliability. A Berea Ky native, Moore joined the force in 1936 after early work at Armco Steel and the street department. He served two years in the U.S. Army Military Police from 1943 to 1945 at Ft. Custer and Newport News.
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Sam
Sam Moore
Middletown
Moore
Berea
Armco Steel Corp
U.S. Army Military Police
Ft. Custer
Mich
Newport News
Urban Land Institute Panel Studies Middletown Growth Path
Six top policy executives from the Urban Land Institute visit Middletown to assess the area's industrial potential. They’ll deliver an authoritative report Friday after a week of site scrutiny, with a final written summary to ULI members and a public briefing gepland.
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Middletown
Urban Land Institute
Washington, D. C
Industrial Council
Robert Boley
ULI
Earl D. Hollinshead
Pittsburgh
Trenton
Monroe
Association
Chamber of Commerce
Urban Lands Institute
United States
Canada
The
ALL
Manchester Motor Inn
John T. Anderson
Chamber
Manchester
Charles W. Thompson
Walter Newman
Dan Rothe
Ross Snyder
Butler County Commissioners
William Verity
Richard Slagle
William K. Robinson
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Joseph Unger
State Highway
C. C. Brackney
Anderson
John D. Edgington
Armco Steel Corp
Herbert Boren
Veteran police officer Moore rises through ranks to sergeant
Moore, aged 52, promoted to sergeant on May 16 1949 then detective May 2 1951 and assistant chief Jan 1 1953. He recalls a house call where a shotgun wielding drunk trapped with two children faced a six man squad shielded by Chief Hugh King and Assistant Chief Tom Carmody who secured the room and the suspect surrendered. He notes 25 years in police work, prefers fair treatment, works 3 to 11 pm, and acts as acting chief in Chief Blackmore's absence. He lives with wife Audrey at 2106 Erie St and has daughter Pamela 18. He is taking a municipal fire administration course and stresses ongoing study as essential to policing especially when children are involved in tragedies.
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Moore
Hugh King
Tom Carmody
Easter Egg Hunt At Armco Park With Pony Rides
The Downtown Retail Division sponsors the Easter Sunday egg hunt at Armco Park starting 1 30 p m. Highlights include free pony rides and two golden eggs worth 5 and 2 50 for preschool youngsters. Jack Combs is patrolman of the year and will oversee the jumbo egg. Local merchants, Sorrells Market and others provide ponies and tickets on request. Police and state troopers help manage crowds while Red Cross first aid and Salvation Army egg duties ensure safety.
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Middletown Area
Jack Combs
Middletown
Bunny Hollow
G. E. Todd
Sears-Roebuck
Egg Hunt
Stanley Sorrell
Sorrell
William Kolodzik
Larry White
E. P. Goffos
State Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Alex Bunton
The
Salvation Army
Retired cashier photographs wildlife then faces danger
Patty Mummert profiles Marie Augspurger, a former Cincinnati Gas & Electric cashier who captures bears, elk, and a charging buffalo on camera at Yellowstone. Her passion for wildlife photography grew from long field trips and inspired a 1948 Yellowstone book.
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Yellowstone National Park
Key In Car Invitation To Steal It
City police warn Middleton residents against leaving keys in ignition with a spike in auto thefts. Lt James Combs notes cars can be started without a key if the ignition is left unlocked. In 1962 forty two cars stolen, with forty one recovered. four thieves arrested including three adults and fifteen juveniles. March thefts hit four, a record high. Police Chief Joseph Blackmore cites seasonal rash patterns and joyriding as factors.
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Jack Crocker
Joseph Blackmore
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By Frank Morgan
James Combs
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
John W. Galbreath Co
Hollinshead
Lehigh University
U. S. Steel Corp
Fairless Works
U. S. Steel
Morrisville
George W. Cox
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
LaSalle Extension University
Wichita University
University of Southern California
Institute of Business Economics
Texas
Andrew R. Evans
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Carnegie Tech
University of Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
Lawrence H. Lang
Cleve
First National Bank of Boston
Glenn McHugh
Park
Housing & Home Finance Agency
Wilkes Barre
Ford S. Worthy Jr
York Industrial Center, Inc
Raleigh
N. C
Worth
University of North Carolina
York Industrial Center
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Charlotte
Earl Hollinshead
George Cox Railroad Official
Andrew Evans
Ford Worthy JR. Industrial Center
Laurence Lang Real Estate
Audrey
Erie St
Pamela
Miami University
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Miss Augspurger
Patty Mummert
Marie Augspurger
Greentree Road
Calamity Jane
Sitting Bull
West Point
Red Cloud
Harvard
Sacajawea
Lewis and Clark
Ft. Laramie
June
Gen. Custer
the Little Big Horn
Custer
West
Yellowstone
Ohio
Gen. Custer Red Cloud
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