Armco Earnings Jump in First Quarter 1955
Armco Steel reports 1955 first quarter earnings of 12,689,123 and 2.41 per share on 5,267,236 shares, up from 9,137,226 and 1.75 in 1954. Net sales reached 154,774,000 with 8.2 percent profit per sales dollar. Dividend declared 45 cents per share with a two for one stock split, payable June 8. Record date May 6. split distributed mid June.
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Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Charles Hook
Hook
Ashland
Armco Board of Directors
Mystery vehicle slices city telephone lines on Tytus Avenue
Officials hunt a mysterious vehicle believed to be a crane that tore into a main feeder on Tytus Avenue. The incident caused a power outage for CG&E customers in North Middletown for about ninety minutes and left roughly 100 Ohio Bell telephone customers without service until late afternoon. Authorities have not identified the culprit.
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Tytus Avenue
William Robinson
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Cg&e
Cg&e Electric
Middletown
Building Code Nears City Enactment
City Manager Howard Kramer said the proposed building code moved closer to enactment after a Friday committee meeting with Kra mer and Law Director Tilmon Ellison. The panel reported most provisions from standard codes are settled and can be adopted by reference, with only a few local changes needed. members include Russell E. Barnard Carl Martin J Howard Stalker Charles Bendel and Inspector Frank Ludewig.
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Howard Kramer
Kramer
Tilmon Ellison
Russell E. Barnard
Carl Martin
J. Howard Stalker
Charles Bendel
Frank Ludewig
Central PTO Plans Election Tomorrow
Election of 1955 56 officers is slated for tomorrow night at 7 30 p m at Central School. The Central School PTO meeting will decide the new officers for the upcoming term.
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Central School Pto
Stab Victim In Good Condition At Mercy Hospital
John Thornton, 45, of 64 Pershing Ave was reported in good condition at Mercy Hospital after a stab wound to the head believed caused by a quarrel at his home. Police say an icepick entered just below the left eye about five inches deep. the handle came off and the barb remained in place. His wife is being held for questioning.
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Hamilton
John Thornton
Pershing Ave
Mercy Hospital
Thornton
Train Wreck Causes Mass Derailment Near Dallas
Forty seven cars of an eighty six car Frisco Lines freight train derailed near Dallas yesterday. Smashed cars were strewn over a mile of track. No one was injured. The train was en route from Kansas City to Fort Worth.
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Dallas
Frisco Lines
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Brothers Charged In Knifing On Garfield Street
Willie W. Sims and John T. Sims were arrested after a Saturday night street fight near Moon Glow Cafe. Willie faces cutting with intent to kill while John is charged with disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon. Preston Barnes and Lewis Wilson required stitches for head face and leg injuries.
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Garfield Street
Willie W. Sims
Baltimore St
John T. Sims
Willie Sims
8Th Ave
Howard Watson
John Sims
Dan Pelfrey
Del
Moon Glow Cafe
Garfield St
York Avenue
Wilson
Gray
Barnes
Carlson to Address Wilson PTO Meeting
Middletown Park and Recreation Director Tom Carlson will speak at the Wilson School PTO meeting at 7 30 tomorrow night at the school. His topic is the city's park program. A business meeting on the coming school lawnfete and officer elections is on the agenda.
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Middletown
Potter elected president of Archdiocesan Catholic Youth
William Potter, former Middletown CYC president, was elected president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Youth at the third plenary session of the archdiocesan convention held at the Manchester Hotel. Patricia Ballard, Barbara Smith, and James Schmid were named vice president, secretary, and treasurer respectively. Bishop Issenmann addressed 180 delegates from 19 southwestern Ohio counties at the banquet.
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Bill Potter
Middletown
Cincinnati
William Potter
Middletown Cyc
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Youth
Patricia Ballard
Cathedral
Barbara Smith
Dayton
James Schmid
St. Frances de Salles
Archdiocesan
Manchester
Earl L. Whalen
Ohio
Clarence J. Issenmann
Issenmann
Hobart Hopper Named VEW Chief For Miami Valley Post 3809
Hobart Hopper was installed as post commander of Miami Valley Post 3809 VFW for the coming year in ceremonies led by John W. Lafayette. Hopper succeeds Ed Gillum and joined by an extensive slate including Louis Warmoth senior vice commander and Sam Warmoth Jr junior vice commander. The event also announced an array of officers and committees, with Hopper and Lafayette receiving national aide-de-camp citations for signing or reinstating 50 or more members.
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Hobart Hopper
Miami Valley
Vfw
John W. Lafayette
Hopper
Ed Gillum
Louis Warmoth
Sam Warmoth Jr
William Melampy
William Rathman
Don Oldfield
Strates Demostenes
Robert Shields
John Cea
Charles Wells
Charles Elam
Oldfield
Steve Tom
Glenn South
Robert Tewell
Kash Kissick
Henry Warmoth S
Ralph Warmoth
Rathman
Demostenes
Wayne Smith
Frank Walner
Earl Shea
Odlfield
Poppy Sales
Youth Movement
Robert Armbruster
Ray Ramsey
William Lafayette
John Sparks
Melampy
Henry Blankenship
Sentinel
Lafayette
Nail Hits Eye prompts surgery for Middletown youth
An 11 year-old Middletown boy was injured when a nail flew up and struck his eye. He was initially treated at Middletown Hospital and sent to St Elizabeth's Hospital in Dayton for surgery.
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Middletown
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Dayton
Samuel Daniels
Irene Daniels
Belvedere St
Middletown Hospital
Dayton Hospital
Young Musicians Win State Honors at Otterbein College
Lemon Monroe High School earned two excellent ratings Saturday at the Ohio Music Education Association state competition at Otterbein College. The band directed by Paul Morrow and the mixed chorus under Paul Bell each performed three selections and both received top marks.
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Lemon + Monroe High School
Ohio Music Education Assn
Otterbein College
Paul Morrow
Paul Bell
Charges Dropped In Baltimore Street Arrest Case
Four counts against Roy J. Cornwell and two patrolmen were dismissed by Judge J. T. Lamb after the complainants requested. The prior disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assault charges stemmed from an April 2 arrest at 1108 Baltimore St where Cornwell and officers Murphy and Wolgamot were injured. A prior jury foreman noted a 11 to 1 tilt toward acquittal on Cornwell’s disorderly conduct charge.
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Baltimore St
J. T. Lamb
Roy J. Cornwell
Donald Murphy
Eugene Wolgamot
Murphy
Cornwell
Wolgamot
Injured Driver Improves After Ohio 471 Crash
Lucian Powell, 26, of Hamilton, admitted to Middletown Hospital with possible internal injuries after an auto accident on Ohio 471 near Springboro. A car driven by Allen Walter, 22, Hamilton, struck a stopped car driven by James Lyman, 41, Lebanon, injuring Lyman and another occupant, Maurine Lyman, 36, also of Lebanon, who sustained knee bruises. Powell’s status was reported as improved.
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Lucian Powell
7Th St
Hamilton
Middletown
Ohio
Springboro
Allen Walter
James Lyman
Lebanon Rt
Maurine Lyman
Two Men Injured When Car Hits Tree
Two Franklin area men were injured slightly at 1 25 a m when the car driven by Frank Tussey left Penny royal Road and crashed into a tree. Mitchell Tussey 24 and Frank Tussey 28 were treated and released at Maryland town Hospital for facial lacerations and contusions.
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Franklin Area
Pennyroyal Road
Mddletown Hospital
Mitchell Tussey
Franklin Rt. 2
Frank Tussey
Four Arrested After Weekend City Crashes
Four persons faced six charges after weekend crashes in the city with no injuries. Elza Shoemaker, 43, was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to yield after a collision with Gerald Fleming, 16, at Yankee Road and Hanover Avenue. William Rutledge, 54, was charged with driving while under the influence after hitting a parked car on Main Street at Central Avenue. Franklin Short, 34, and Helen Short, 24, faced charges related to a Saturday collision at Central Avenue and Sutphin Street, with damages listed. Additional minor accidents involving several other drivers were noted with various damages.
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Elza Shoemaker
Hanover Ave
Gerald Fleming
15Th Ave
Yankee Road
Hanover Avenue
Shoemaker
William Rutledge
Norwood
Paul Wells
Hughes St
N. Main Street
Central Avenue
Rutledge
Main Street
N. Broad Street
Franklin Short
Anderson
Ind
Helen Short
Sutphin Street
Jerre Kozee
Wilbraham Rd
Short
Shelby Kash
Carolina St
Don Majors
Plymouth St
Grand Avenue
Highland Street
Dortha Goforth
Richardson Dr
Chris Tatro
Monroe St
T-Ellen
Oliver Smith
Young St
Lilian Gordon
7Th Ave
N. Rond St
Agnes Bauer
Central Ave
Monroe Street
Georgian To Tell Rotary Of Work On Education
Kendall Weisiger of Atlanta will address the Middletown Rotary Club at the luncheon about his 10 year personal international education program. Since retiring in 1945 from Southern Bell he has brought 245 students from 51 countries to Georgia campuses and helped organize multiple Georgia Rotary groups. He founded the Rotary Educational Foundation of Atlanta 33 years ago and has chaired it since.
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Kendall Weisiger
Atlanta
Middletown Rotary Club
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Weisiger
Georgia
Atlanta Rotary Club
Rotary Educational Foundation of
Colorful tickets issued for 1955 JA banquet
The Junior Achievement office released a bright set of tickets for the May 11 banquet at the Manchester Hotel. Green and yellow passes grant free admission to members and advisers, while pink tickets will be sold to others who wish to attend.
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Manchester
At The Movies Showings Across Paramount and Strand Theatres
Paramount presents Barefoot Contessa at 1 30 5 20 and 9 20 p m West of Zanzibar at 4 00 and 7 50 p m Strand showcases Carolina Cannonball at 1 30 4 00 6 30 and 9 00 p m High Society at 2 50 2 20 7 50 and 10 20 p m.
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Paramount
Barefoot Contessa
Zanzibar
Carolina Cannonball
High S&sciety
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Mystery Vehicle
J. R. Miller
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
PTO
Bob Evans
Texas
Stevice
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
CYC
James Paulus
Ann Livingston
New York
VEW
Just
Harold W. Jones
Insurance Agency
Savings & Loan
Dial 2
J. A. McIntosh
Alton H. Combs
Donald Revelle
Mull’s Cafe
911 Crawford
Rotary
Jack Christy & Sons
Main ST. Tin the Heart OF
First National
Monroe News
Ruth
Passin
Thurson
Monroe
Federal Deposi Insurance Corporation
Park Place
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