Lorillard Closing Ends Middletown Tobacco Era
Lorillard's Middletown plant closes after 70 years of operation with a history rooted in the Polar Bear and Ripple brands. Plant origins trace to 1880 with Paul Sorg, expanding through multiple owners until Lorillard's 1912 consolidation. Peak employment reached 1,500 in 1926 with 10 million pounds of tobacco processed annually.
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Carl Miller
P. Lorillard Company
Middletown
Lorillard Company
American Tobacco Company
American
Louisville
Lorillard
Loribard
Big Steel Chief Attacks U S Price Formula as Unfair
Irving S. Olds of United States Steel condemns the 85 percent profits rule for price increases as arbitrary and potentially harmful to defense production. He notes his firm’s first quarter 1951 net income slightly below 1950, with record sales and higher taxes and costs, yielding a 5.9 percent return on sales.
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NEW York
Irving S. Olds
United States Steel Corporation
Eric Johnston
Olds
U. S. Steel
Cess
Cities Can Form Own Sick Leave Program
Columbus AP State law grants most public employees 15 days sick leave with pay. Atty. Gen. C William ONeill ruled that cities and villages can set up any sick leave program desired. Home rule gives municipalities all powers of self government. Towns may create their own programs by ordinance or charter. Exceptions apply to police and firemen who remain state employees. They may receive more than 15 days but not less.
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Columbus
Atty
William O'Neill
O'Neill
Lima
Supreme Court
Ohio Shriners Elect New Ohio Shrine Leader
Cincinnati AP report says Tole dean Edward F. Schmidt is elected president of the Ohio Shrine Association at the 30th annual convention. New vice presidents named include Ralph Bower of Akron Albert E. Craig of Dayton Arthur Hopcraft of Cleveland and Walter Kropp of Columbus.
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Cincinnati
Toledean
Edward F. Schmidt
Ohio Shrine Association
Ohio Shriners
Ralph ©. Bower
Akron
Albert E. Craig
Dayton
Arthur G. Hopcraft
Cleveland
Walter C. Kropp
Columbus
Katherine Roudebush Renamed As Head Of Classroom Teachers
Middletown Classroom Teachers' Association reelected Katherine Roudebush Roosevelt Junior High School to lead for 1951 52 term. New officers include Ray Standafer vice president Ethel Reno recording secretary Ruth Irwin corresponding secretary and Harry Phillips treasurer. Elections were by school ballots counted by central committee with Lillian Long chair Mildred Winkelman Edith Sigg Agnes Plank and Ray Standafer on the elections panel. The group marks ten years in Middletown and expects a general meeting May 19 with Dr Shuter scheduled to speak.
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Middletown Classroom Teachers’ Association
Katherine Roudebush
Roosevelt
Miss Roudebush
Ray Standafer
Ethel Reno
Ruth Irwin
Harry Phillips
Lillian Long
Mildred Winkelman
Edith Sigg
Agnes Plank
Middletown
CTA
Shuter
Ohio GOP Studies Reapportionment
In Columbus the Republican State Central and Executive Committee formed a subcommittee to study plans for Ohio’s congressional district redrawing. Fred J. Nethers chairs the group with John D. Marshall Katharine Kennedy Brown Marian Blair and Robert L. Evans as members. The panel will review plans before the Legislature and those from others, with no position taken yet.
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Columbus
Republican State Central and Executive Committee
Ohio
Ray C. Bliss
Fred J. Nethers
Zanesville
John D. Marshall
Cleveland
Katharine Kennedy Brown
Dayton
Marian Blair
Warren
Robert L. Evans
Findlay
Nethers
Whips Baby Given 90 Days In Columbus Workhouse
Floyd Goff, 23, of New Comerstown, was sent to the Columbus workhouse for 90 days after a juvenile court trial on whipping his 14 month old daughter. He said he beat the child to stop her crying.
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Whips Baby
Philadelphia
Floyd Goff
Newcomerstown
Columbus
Goff
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Bob Wise
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