Crowded U S 25 Opens Amid Weekend Thieves Hit Stations
Thieves targeted five service stations with cash and machine takeovers over the weekend, including $113.18 from Thomas' Standard Oil on 512 N. Sutphin St and small sums from Phillips 66 and others. Several offices were damaged by break-ins as new U S 25 interchange traffic began. Authorities reported no arrests as motorists queued for the new six-lane road amid ongoing work.
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Thomas’ Standard Oi
N. Sutphin St
Phillips 66
Sebald
Cid
Curtis St
Sandard
Phillips
Jefferson Road
Highland Street
Buckeye Paper Products Co
Atco Ave
Rt. 122
Middletown
Dayton
Crosley Field
Post 9
Rts
Joseph Unger
Division 8
Farmers Waiting for Rain in Middletown Area
Middletown area farmers study weather reports and scan the sky hoping for rain. Leo M. Smith warns the crop depends on moisture as cornstalks grow tall but ears fail to mature. Morningstar reports seven months rainfall 20.07 inches, far below last year’s 27.94, with August drying patterns already evident.
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Leo M. Smith
Middletown
C. T. Morningstar
Morningstar
FAA approves extra funds for Middletown airport upgrades
The FAA will provide 48153 to Middletown as the city’s share of a near 300000 airport improvement project. Officials say drainage and lighting changes, plus runway lengthening to 4100 4200 feet, will support a feeder airport able to handle commercial aircraft.
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Charles W. Thompson
FAA
Weekend Peaceful at Middletown Hospital
Middletown hospital reported its quietest weekend in months with only one fracture and no serious lacerations. A seven year old boy Alan Strain of South Lebanon fell at home and fractured his left elbow early last night. Ted Mole, 52, of Lebanon Route 1, received five stitches for a lacerated right index finger from barbed wire at home yesterday afternoon.
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Middletown
South Lebanon
Alan Strain
George Strain
Ted Mole
Lebanon Rt. 1
Mercy Hospital Nurses Pass Exam
Three Mercy Hospital Hamilton School of Nursing graduates passed the Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration Examination last month in Columbus. Newly registered nurses are Mary E. Cronin Joyce A. Doerr and Lois A. Rebold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
School of Nursing
Professional Board of Nursing Education and
Columbus
Mary E. Cronin
Joyce A. Doerr
Lois A. Rebold
Youth Enlists in Air Force Recruiter's Announcement
Allen Babcock, a United States Air Force recruiter, announces that John S. Wilhight of 1310 Young St has enlisted for basic training. Wilhight, a Middletown High School graduate who played sports, heads to Lackland AFB after swearing in at Fort Thomas Kentucky for five weeks of initial training with the mechanical field aptitude. Greece independence note appears in error and is not part of the enlistment fact.
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Allen Babcock
Air Force
John S. Wilhight
Young St
United States Air Force
Wilhight
Middletown High School
Willight
Ft. Thomas
San Antonio
Texas
Lackland Air Force Base
Sorg Buys Groff Paper Co in Minnesota
The Sorg Paper Co announces acquisition of Groff Paper Co of St. Paul Minnesota to expand integration of base papers and conversions. Groff, over 40 years old, makes facial tissue products and household towels and will join Sorg’s growth and earnings plan. Net sales rose 5.7 percent in the first half of 1960 to 10.37 million with earnings up 57.5 percent to 529,618. dividends were 30 cents cash per share. The president notes a backlog supports operations amid softer industry demand.
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D. G. Driscoll
Sorg Paper Co
Sorg
Groff Paper Co
St. Paul
Minn
Driscoll
Groff Co
Groff
Motorist Falls Asleep Causes Central Ave Crash
A 24 year old man Billy Lee Palmer fell asleep at the wheel and sideswiped a parked car at 1341 Central Ave causing 750 dollars damage. The other vehicle owner Ronald E. McGuire suffered left side damage. Palmer’s license was expired and he was cited. A second crash involved James Prater charged with drunken driving after colliding with William Bowling’s car while intoxicated. A third collision near Kunz Avenue and Yankee Road left Harold Gaddis’s vehicle damaged after a left turn and collision with Alberry Killburn Jr.
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Central Avenue
Central
Billy Lee Palmer
Broad St
Ronald E. McGuire
Monroe
McGuire
Palmer
James Prater
Baltimore St
William R. Bowling
Ottawa St
Woodlawn Avenue
Prater
Bowling
Kunz Avenue
Yankee Road
Harold B. Gaddis
South Ave
Michigan Avenue
Alberry Killburn Jr
Vanderveer
Miami University to Run Teacher Intern Program With Ford Grant
Ford Foundation grants totaling 249000 support Miami University’s teacher intern project in Cincinnati and Dayton. Homemakers and women graduates may become certified teachers with a master’s for two year leaders via a two year paid internship and classroom experience starting in September. UC also receives 161000 for a three year program to train teachers for two year colleges and advanced elementary and intermediate courses.
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Oxford
Miami University
Ford Foundation
Cincinnati
Dayton
Miami
University of Cincinnati
Cincinati
Joseph M. McDaniel, Jr
Bogner
Dayton School Board
Wendell Pierce
Norwood
Passenger planes cut Seattle to Honolulu flight time
The new service reduces the Seattle to Honolulu air journey to five hours and thirty minutes, offering faster travel between the West Coast hub and Hawaii.
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Jey
Seattle
Honolulu
48 Scouters Return From National Jamboree
Forty eight Scouts and four leaders from the Mound Builders Area Council returned home after attending the fifth National Boy Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs. Nine Midgetown members were met by parents for vacation travel, and one Scout remained in Ft. Carson Army Hospital with mumps. Over 55,000 scouts from several countries attended the event which opened July 22 and ended July 28 with a visit from President Eisenhower.
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Mound Builders Area Council
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mid-getown
Ft. Carson Army Hospital
Charles A. West Jr
N. Highview Rd
Eisenhower
Reservations Called For In Bar Picnic
Butler County Bar Association members urged to return reservations for the annual picnic at Thomson Park Darrtown Pike. The event starts at 1 30 p m and features a softball game between the Lawyer All Stars and the Legal Eagles.
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Hamilton
Butler County Bar Assn
Clem Pater Jr
Thomson Park
Darrtown Pike
Lawyer All-Stars
Legal Eagles
MU Prof To Work In Nigeria
Dr. Philip Bordinat associate professor of English at Miami University will serve two years as chairman of the English department at the University of Nigeria Nsukka opening in October near Nigeria’s planned independence date. He may have his wife teach in the dependents’ school. The Bordinat family sails from Quebec September 9 to England then Nigeria. Bordinat joined Miami seven years ago after Dartmouth work. He is a Hillsdale College graduate of 1919 and earned a 1952 PhD from Birmingham England.
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Oxford
Miami University
Africa
Philip Bordinat
Miami
University of Nigeria At
Nsukka
Univerity
Nigeria
Bordinat
Sahara
New England
Sylvania
Quebec
England
Dartmouth College
Toledo
Hillsdale College
Wayne University
Detroit
University of Birmingham
English University
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Paul F. Schenck
Ohio
Thompson
John Howard
State Farm
Mivteere
Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Ihinois
Greece
Great Britain
Minnesota
Logan Ave
Oakland
Tattershall
Journal Photos
Weith
Eke Ti Ceca
Jos Funero
C. Neale Bogner
L. Warren Nelson
School of Education
Alvin Eurich
Eurich
Baker Funeral Home
Jos
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