Armco's Middletown Caps Greatest Expansion With New Furnace
Armco Steel's Middletown Division dedicated a new $40 million blast furnace and coke ovens, the largest expansion in the plant's history. The facility, built on Jefferson Road off Yankee Road, began operation after November 1950 and is expected to employ about 500 workers. Local dignitaries and Armco officials attended the ceremony, with press coverage on WHIO and WLW News in Review.
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Middletown
Armco Steelporation
Ohio
Armco
Yankee Road
Hamilton Works
East Works
Hamilton
Tranter
New Electric Rates Hunted
City commissioners were scheduled to meet this afternoon with George Kuehnle northern division manager of Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company to discuss new rates coming up soon. Gas rates reportedly will remain about the same while electric rates may go up. Commissioners are meeting at the invitation of gas company officials and may discuss several other pending matters.
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George Kuehnle
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Auto Plunge At Germantown Dam Oddly Unoccupied
State patrolmen, aided by Constable Ben Neff, investigated a stolen auto that plunged 500 feet from Germantown Dam into Twin Creek. No driver found, no blood seen in wreckage, suggesting it was unoccupied. Guardrail damage and debris, including a plank through the windshield, were noted near Conservancy Road. Disturbed questions remain about clothing found and possible drag operations.
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Twin Creek
Germantown Dam
Ben Neff
Germantown
Conservancy Rd
Weekend wreck victims recover. two discharged from hospital
Six people were injured in two separate weekend accidents near Madison and Franklin. Eva Gwinn and Maude Stearns, both of Madison, were discharged from Middletown Hospital after wearing injuries from a Saturday collision on Germantown Road Verity Parkway. Martin A. Allen Jr. of 1809 Woodlawn Ave improved from fair to good after a Sunday crash on Central Avenue. Bertha Lipscomb of 1332 Fairmount Ave remained in satisfactory condition with a right leg injury from a Sunday multi car sequence west of town. Two Ohio 73 south of Franklin victims, James A. Ramey of Dayton and Charles R. Gullett of Miamisburg, stayed unchanged with skull fracture and deep lacerations respectively.
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Middletown Hospital
Eva Gwinn
Maude Stearns
Madison
Ind
Germantown Road
Verity Parkway
Stearns
Gwinn
Martin A. Allen, Jr
Woodlawn Ave
Central Ave
Fair
Bertha Lipscomb
Fairmount Ave
Here
Ohio
Franklin
James A. Ramey
Dayton
Charles R. Gullett
Miamisburg
Ramey
Gullett
17 Year Old Missing May Be Carrying Gun
A 17 year old Middletown youth, believed mentally unsound and highly nervous, was reported missing from his home by his father late last night. Police said they were told the boy might be armed and dangerous. The youth served nine months in Lancaster on an auto theft charge and when apprehended the last time was carrying a pistol. He left home late last night, the father said.
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Middletown
Lancaster
Murder Case Delayed in Delaware Court
Common Pleas Judge O W Whitney postponed the arraignment of Robert R Robinson 25 of Columbus charged with death by own action pact killing Chelsea Joyce Halley 17 of Columbus Robinson asked for court appointed counsel claiming he is financially unable to hire one himself.
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Delaware
Common Pleas
O. W. Whitney
Robert R. Robinson
Columbus
Chelsea Joyce Halley
Robinson
Warmer Weather Forecast With Showers Across Regions
The forecast calls for cloudy to partly sunny skies with warmth rising from today to tomorrow. Showers are expected through Wednesday as Ohio enjoys sun and the Miami Valley notes a 55/40 today then 62 tomorrow. Daily readings peaked at 47 yesterday with a 30 low this morning.
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Miami Valley
Ohio
Driver Finds Car Damaged In Weekend Accidents
Traffic Bureau reports two accidents yesterday and a delayed one from Saturday. No injuries or arrests. Hoyt L. Armstrong, 39, reported $250 damage to his car found Sunday night. location uncertain but possibly Saturday near his home. William H. Harper, 45, reported $50 damage after backing out and being struck by Mrs. Dean Phillips, with no damage to Phillips’s car. Charles B. Tuttle, 45, reported $50 damage after his car stopped in traffic was struck by Archie C. Phelps, with no damage to Phelps’s car.
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Hoyt L. Armstrong
North
Clinton St
Armstrong
William H. Harper
Euclid St
Harper
Dean Phillips
South Main St
Charles B. Tuttle
Moore St
Tuttle
Archie C. Phelps
Indiana
Phelps
Dunaway Taken To County Jail
Morris Dunaway, 38, of 1828 Woodlawn Ave, was moved to Butler County jail for treatment of a mental condition. Detectives Fitzgerald and Crout transferred him from Middletown Hospital and filed probate papers for hospital physicians. He previously attempted suicide three times by hanging, gas jets, and jumping from a bridge, and had just returned from Franklin where two death by own action attempts occurred.
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Morris Dunaway
Woodlawn Ave
Butler County
John Fitzgerald
Roy Crout
Dunaway
Middletown Hospital
Franklin
Senate confirms two Ike nominations for interior aid
The Senate approved President Eisenhower's picks, confirming Fix Edgar Wormser of New York as assistant secretary of the interior and Stanley N. Barnes of California as an assistant attorney general, expanding the administration's legal and administrative team.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Edgar Wormser
New York
Interior
Stanley N. Barnes
California
Lake Tonnage Rises for Iron Ore Freight on Great Lakes
Lake freighters hauled 1,484,819 tons of iron ore last week, topping the prior year by 650,280 tons. The Lake Superior Iron Ore Association reports season total at 2,624,388 tons, up 1,609,024 tons from last year at this time.
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Cleveland
Lake Superior Iron Ore Association
Ed Sullivan to visit Middletown on Wednesday
TV host Ed Sullivan makes a fast one day tour through Cincinnati Hamilton Middletown and Dayton arriving at the Middletown Lincoln Mercury showrooms 2714 Tytus Ave at about 10 am Wednesday He will receive the city key from Francis Carmody and a police escort is planned for the five car caravan Bryan Philips says fans are expected to greet him before he proceeds to Dayton and then returns to New York by plane tomorrow night.
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Ed Sullivan
Middletown
Sullivan
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Lincoln - Mercury
Tytus Ave
Francis Carmody
Bryan
Ken Philips
Bryan Philips
New York
Local servicemen begin base training at Lackland Fort Belvoir
William Riggs 20 son of Mr and Mrs Eston Riggs 121 North Broad St and George Wilson 19 son of Mr and Mrs Sylvester Shetter 16 Kenwood Dr complete basic indoctrination at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas Preparing for Air Force technical training and assignments in specialized work Pvt Bernard Gumm son of Mrs Rachel Colwell 1511 Jacoby Ave now at Engineer Replacement Training Center Fort Belvoir Virginia undergoing 16 weeks of basic training to qualify for Corps of Engineers Sfc Basil M Coyle wife Virginia Sardinia Route 2 now in Southern Germany with the 1st Infantry Division undergoing field training as part of NATO Army
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William Riggs
Eston Riggs
North Broad St
George Wilson
Sylvester Shetter
Kenwood Dr
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Bernard Gumm
Rachel Colwell
Jacoby Ave
Engineer Replacement Training Center
Fort Belvoir
Corps of Engineers
Sfc
Basil M. Coyle
Virginia
Sardinia
Germany
1St Infantry Division
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Coyle
18Th Infantry Regiment
Martin L. Coyle
Water St
Lebanon
Auto Lite
Lockland
Army
Board lifts ban on married women teachers in Portsmouth
The board of education reverses a 12 year policy ban allowing married women to be hired as teachers in Portsmouth. Many local teachers have left classrooms for jobs at the Pike County atomic energy plant now under construction.
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Portsmouth
Board of Education
Pike County
Twelve Youth Winners Named in B&PW Music Finals
Twelve high school instrument alists and vocalists earned finals spots in the Young Artists Series by the Business and Professional Women’s Club. Final judges will select one instrumental and one vocal winner, each receiving a $50 award for further study, with finals on April 20 and 27 over WPFB.
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Business and Professional Women's Club
WPFB
Robert Bell
W. R. Bell
Middletown High School
Emil Schmachtenberg
Cincinnati
Carolyn Cribbs
Vance Cribbs
Middletown High
C.J. Hughes
Ann Frazier
Edwin Frazier
Lemon - Monroe
Hughes Marilyn Ge
Robert Ramsdell
Phyllis Howard
George C. Howard
Monroe
Ramsdell
Louise Hall
Arthur Hall
Middletown
Donna Goforth
Helen Goforth
Paul Bell
Becky Roof
William Roof
Carlisle
Franklin
Trenton
B&pw Club
Secretaries May Surprise For Bosses Night Dinner
The Middletown chapter of the National Secretaries Association plans its first annual Bosses Night Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Manchester Hotel. The program remains secret aside from an address by Leesburg editor Mack Sauer. Master of ceremonies is Johnny Reznor. Lenore Emrich and Evelyn G. Day will attend as state president and chapter education chair. Reverend Louis R. Walter will give the invocation. About 40 active members and their bosses are expected.
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Middletown
National Secretaries’ Association
Manchester Hotel
Leesburg
Mack Sauer
Johnny Reznor
WPFB
Lenore Emrich
Columbus
NSA
Evelyn G. Day
Louis R. Walter
First Methodist Church
Secretaries’ Association
Dena Eliopoulos
Police recover lost billfold near Paramount Theater
Patrolman Shirley Withrow reported at 7:55 a.m. today he found a billfold in front of the Paramount theater. Sgt. Joe Albert said papers were inside but no money. He and Patrolman Paul Judd planned to confirm if any cash had been involved.
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Shirley Withrow
Paramount Theater
Paul Judd
Joe Albert
Judd
Police Group to Meet Officers in Xenia Tonight
Ohio and Indiana police officers will meet in Xenia tonight with Captain Ralph Bauer and Detective Roy Crout attending. The group aims to promote better cooperation between departments and provide for an exchange of information.
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Ohio
Indiana
Xenia
Ralph Bauer
Roy Crout
Stirizol Feminine Comfort Offer Ad
Promotional copy touts Stirizol for feminine comfort and soothing relief from irritation. Claims dainty, comfortable feel and healing action with usage instructions and a money back promise if dissatisfied. Includes questionable contact and stock statements and sample offer.
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William McLean
Charles Fisher
James Hogan
W. W. Sebald
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F. H. Fanning
Henry Mathis
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Jefferson Road
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Charles R. Taylor
Vance Russello Mid
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Supply
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Electronica
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Yankee Rd
Marvin’‘S
Chambers Electronic Supply Co., Inc
B&pw Music
Jackie Turner
Jack Turner
Carlisle High
Ramsell
RUG Cleaners
Wilson St
Cbs-Tv
Arthur Godfrey
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Walter N
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