July Job Placements Down At Middletown Office
The Middletown Ohio State Employment Service reports July placements fell. 2% of workers found positions with 88 placed in farm day work. Unemployment claims dropped sharply versus 1958, averaging 903 per week January to June and 609 per week in July. Job orders show strong local demand for machinists engineers draftsmen and sales staff plus tomato pickers for adults 25 and over.
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Middletown
Ohio State Employment Service
P. F. Johnson
Johnson
OSES
Lebanon
N. Clinton St
New Firm Wins Miami Dorm Contract for Center Hall
Oxford special report notes Fy X Minigan Inc of Dayton as the low bidder for the general contract at Center Hall women’s residence unit, with a bid of 675,900. The project, part of an $8.025 million housing expansion financed by federal loans, will add housing for 160 and dining for 270. Other low bids bring total to 955,618.19. Center Hall is the centerpiece of an H-shaped women’s residence quad, with future work planned on Denison Hall dining and a new Women’s Hall No 8.
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Oxford
Miami University
Minigan, Inc
Dayton
Center Hall
Miami
Frank Messer & Sons
Cincinnati
Knowlton Construction
Bellefontaine
Car Conradt & Sons, Inc
Hamilton
Vaughn Building Co
Mini
Dennison Hall
Earth Age Backed by Some Scientists at Three Billion Years
Some scientists estimate the Earth is at least three billion years old, indicating long geological history. The claim reflects debates over planetary formation timelines and evidence from rocks and isotopic dating. Further research may refine the estimate and its implications for early Earth conditions.
Fast Repaving Job Is Under Way Here
The city launches a major resurfacing project, the largest since 1954, on 16 streets under a $108,000 contract awarded to Armiel Paving Co. Officials doubt the five miles can be finished in a month, noting typical projects cover 3 to 4 miles in about two months.
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Armiel Paving Co
Oxford State Road
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Policeman Returns to Seat as Council Hires Fourth Officer
Mayor Herry Stretcher sits in the council chair for the first time since his heart attack, while the council approves hiring a fourth part time police officer on a 90 day probation amid concerns over workload. The measure passes as a compromise. Budget talks follow with 1959 and 1960 expenditure figures. Water and street repairs are addressed, with a bond urged for Crane Wood Drive work and Armrel contract oversight. New village engineer T J Houston reviews street drainage and sump issues on Home Avenue.
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Bill Trenton
Herry Stretcher
Council
Aftan
A Anlit
Centa
Herbert Kelhoffer
Donald Bogan
Butler County Highways Maintenance Department
Cranewood Drive
Herb Boren
Armies Paving Co
Boren
Armrel
T. J. Houston
Home Avenue
New Lakota High School Opens as Liberty Union Enrolls 2100
Liberty and Union districts start classes on September 9 with Lakota High School on Tylersville Road serving grades 9 through 12. About 500 students join Lakota, 600 attend Liberty, and 1000 go to Union. Superintendent D. Russell Lee notes 76 teachers, cafeteria meals, separate bus routes, and varied daily schedules. Cornerstone laying for Lakota at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, with dedication planned for November 8.
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Liberty-Union
D. Russell Lee
New Lakota
New Schoo
Tylersville Road
Lee
Liberty School
Union School
West Chester
Liberty and Union
Lakota High School
Lakota
New Police Ambulance Is Sought
Trenton police seek private pledges to fund a new station wagon for police and first aid use. Police Chief Hobart Adams and Sgt. Carl Ennis urged council to support the plan after six emergency calls this week. Adams cited a diabetic insulin overdose case and said the wagon would be stocked with first aid gear and funded by donations with no money collected yet.
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Trenton
Hobart Adams
Carl Ennis
Council
Adams
Middletown
Hamilton
Harry Stretcher
Loot Smail In Burglaries At Middletown Bodies Hall
Two break ins reported yesterday netted thieves a small amount of loot. A window entry at the Middletown Lincoln Mercury Body Shop on N Verity Parkway yielded $3.70 from a soft drink machine. At the Middletown Trades and Labor Hall 815 S Main St thieves took a package of cigarettes after entering a back door and ransacking offices.
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Middletown
Lincoln - Mercury
N. Verity Parkway
Crippled Camp Signup Still On
Applications are still being taken for the crippled children's camp to be held August 16 to 22 at Camp Campbell Gard. Interested parties may contact the Butler County Society for Crippled Children at 405 Rentschler Building in Hamilton or call TW-3-8431.
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Camp Campbell Gard
Butler County Society For Crippled Children
Rentschler Bldg
Hamilton
River Health Warning For Skiers In Middletown
City health commissioner Robert McConaughy warned the Great Miami River is unsafe for swimming or water skiing. He cited typhoid and intestinal disease risks from River use near the Boat house in North Middletown and urged immunization for skiers. He noted efforts to clean the stream via the Ohio Water Pollution Board but timing is uncertain.
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Great Miami
Robert McConaughy
McConaughy
Middletown
Ohio Water Pollution Board
Columbus
Truck Flips on Route 725 Spills Diesel in Camden
CAMDEN Special A truck driver received treatment for a severely cut leg and abrasions after his semi trailer loaded with diesel overturned near a utility pole along Route 725 as a detour from U S 127. About 2000 gallons spilled but did not ignite. Damage estimated at 20000.
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Camden
Here
Joseph W. Kiser
S. Belmont Ave
Springfield
Hamilton Mercy Hospital
U. S. 127
Kiser
Camden Fire Department
Sheriff's Department
Trash Fire Destroys Mentz Addition Home in Franklin
Fire from an external trash pile at the home of Vernon and Mrs Glenn 89 Ethel Drive Franklin Mentz Addition sparked an interior blaze. The couple were out at a movie when the fire started at 9:45 p.m. No damage estimate yet. Fire Chief Edgar Farmer led the investigation.
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Franklin
Mentz
Edgar Farmer
Vernon Glenn
Ethel
Thefts Reported to Police Briefs
Theft reports include a 1954 model car bearing license 1610MZ from Howard Cohen of 609 Florence St on N Main St and some women's slips from Central Store. Vandalism involved breaking the radio antenna of John Clark at 2109 Hill Ave and slingshot damage to Denny Lumber Co windows. Two boys aged 8 and 13 were ordered before juvenile authorities.
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Howard Cohen
Florence St
N. Main Street
John Clark
Hill Ave
Denny Lumber Co
Bottle Cap Thief Sent To Mansfield Reformatory
Arthur Freeman Jr., 23, of Middletown, was sent to Mansfield Reformatory after pleading guilty to stealing two prize winning bottle caps from Middletown Coca Cola Bottling Co during a contest. He also took 344.86 dollars and admitted to other burglaries in Butler and Warren counties. Freeman tried a second break in but fled as police approached. a juvenile lookout was captured.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Mansfield Reformatory
P. P. Boll
Butler County
Freeman
Kelhoffer Also Running for City Council
Herbert Kelhoffer, incumbent Trenton councilman, is running for another term. He was omitted yesterday from the Journal list of candidates who submitted petitions to the Board of Elections.
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Herbert Kelhoffer
Trenton
Council
Journal
Board of Elections
Short Circuit Blamed For Fire At Bar 28
A short circuit in wiring sparked a minor fire in the air conditioning unit at Bar 28 on S Broad St early today. Firefighters from Companies 1 and 2 and the ladder unit responded after the cafe manager found smoke shortly after closing. They pulled the fuse and damaged wiring and a switch in the two story building owned by Frank Dobrozsi.
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Bar 28
S. Broad St
Wes
Frank Dobrozsi
Two Drivers Cited In City Crashes
Two motorists were charged with traffic violations after city crashes, with no injuries. Raymond Linchcome, 33, was cited for following too closely after a two car collision at Manchester Avenue and Wall Street causing $200 damage. William Schafer, 54, 1606 Park Drive, was turning onto Wall Street when hit by Linchcome’s westbound car amid slick streets after a tank truck flushed the road. Richard Weidner, 17, 1916 Highland Street, faced juvenile charges of No operator's license and backing when unsafe after a truck he drove collided with Ethel Simpson's car at 1333 Fairmount Avenue in the Curtis Street block, totaling $90 damage. Another crash on Central Avenue involved Barry Blakney, 24, and Jack Guinn, 25, with $20 damage in the 3800 block.
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Raymond Linchcome
West Middletown
Schafer
Richard Weidner
Highland St
Ethel Simpson
Fairmount Ave
Curtis Street
Barry Blakney
Central Ave
Jack Guinn
Burton Rd
Central Avenue
Flutist to headline Sunset Park concert tonight
Marlee Jaques, a young flutist, returns for an encore at tonight's Sunset Park concert. She opens with a solo piece Fantasy for Flute, while the junior band performs a 7 pm set of classic tunes. The senior group follows at 7:30 with 24 numbers including In The Mood and Missouri Waltz.
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Marlee Jaques
Koncert
Sunset Park
Merry Makers
Rip van Winkle
Gigi
Gloria
15 000 Seen For Plug Derby
Hamilton spectacle forecasts 15 900 attendees for the 10th annual Plug Horse Derby at Butler County fair grounds. 48 plug horses compete in multiple races beginning at 2 p.m. A 11 a.m. downtown parade led by TV star The Cisco Kid opens the day with demonstrations and visits planned by Duncan Renaldo. Proceeds go to the Butler County Society for Crippled Children. Sertoma Club sponsors.
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Hamilton
Robert H. Davis
Davis
Butler County
Butler County Fair Grounds
the Cisco Kid
Cisco
Mike Nadeo
Duncan Renaldo
Hamilton Sertoma Club
Butler County Society For Crippled Children
Former Pastor Orville A. Canada To Speak At Adventist Service
The Rev. Orville A. Canada, a former pastor of the Seventh day Adventist Church, will speak at the 9 20 a m worship service Saturday Sabbath school begins at 10 30 a m A district meeting is scheduled for 7 p m Saturday with Rev Canada again as speaker per Pastor Ben F Mowry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville A. Canada
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Mr Canada
Ben F. Mowry
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Davies
Sherman Avenue
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Lafayette Avenue
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Grand Avenue
Garfield
Baltimore
Girard Avenue
Verity Parkway
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2Nd Avenue
Verity Golf Club
Reynolds Avenue
Curtis
Canal
Philadelphia Avenue
Grimes
1St
Sherom Manchester
Fleming
Columbia
Clark
Charles
Fleming Road
Catalpa Drive
Verity
Tytus
Stevens Avenue
Richardson
Aberdeen
Elmo Place
L Vale
New High School
Texas
Vermont
John Dobrozsi
Mansfield
Pta Abe
Kelhoffer
The
Ohio Bell
Adventist Services
Philadelphia Ave
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