Two New Fire Station Projects On Schedule
City officials report two new fire stations are advancing with basement and foundation work. The Number One station at Clinton Street and Columbia Avenue is built by M. L. Bauer Construction for 825,594 with footers poured and walls to follow. The Number Four station at Jackson Street and TitUS Avenue is by B. D. Morgan for 866,242 with foundation walls to be poured this week. Both target spring completion next year. A separate upgrades program installs orange traffic signals downtown by Wagner Smith, slated for November 1 completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kramer
William Fishbaugh
C. A Boeke
Dan Kothe
Mueller, Hair and Hetterick
Clinton Street
Columbia Avenue
M. L. Bauer Construction Company
Jackson Street
Ti Tus Avenue
B. D. Morgan
Wagner-Smith Company
Light City Commission session outlines bids and developments
A light session for the City Commission is planned with routine items. Planned actions include potential awards for improvements to Brooks Carmody and Hillman Park subdivisions and Grand Avenue. Bids on a new pickup truck for city crews are on the agenda. First Avenue widening bids await rights of way decisions. Final approval of three new subdivisions is scheduled along with legislation to certify sidewalk curb and gutter assessments in Ward I for tax bill placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks, Carmody
Hillman Park
Grand Avenue
First Avenue
Ward I
Judge Alton Combs Returns to Municipal Court
Judge Alton H. Combs returns to the municipal bench after an illness at Dayton Hospital. He had been absent for several weeks with Harold G. Dance serving as acting judge during the recuperation period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Stee
Theunicipal Court
Judge Combs
Dayton
Harold G. Dance
Several Thefts Highlight Police Investigation
Police report multiple thefts dated yesterday with items stolen from businesses and homes. Wrenna Co. office lost a calculator and drying felt worth 5 dollars, Shafer Parkway Motors reported a maroon car missing with no license tags, and Mrs Calvin Skinner said a raft valued at 30 dollars disappeared from her pool. Lawn items and a boy's bicycle without front wheel brakes were taken from 226 Bello monte St. and 3314 Central Ave.
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Monroe
Wrenna Co
Is Shafer
Parkway Motors
Calvin Skinner
Central Ave
Mnoe
Glen Lane
Bellomonte St
Weith Loser Too but Grapplers Still Win
Journal photographer Bill Weith reported at Armco Field last night that competitors were losing more on points. A journalist noted two wallets stolen from a grappler after a ride. A car in the school lot was broken into with a single key used to unlock and relock the doors.
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Bill Weith
Journal
Armco Field
Bern
Weith
Ten Freight Cars Derail in Rendville Yard
Ten cars of a New York Central freight train derailed in Rendville yard. A wreck train upset while clearing debris. No injuries reported. Probasco said the derailed cars were south of Columbus toward Hobson Meigs County and no estimate for clearance time.
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Athens
Ohio
New York Central
Rendville Preey County
L. W. Probasco
Columbus
Hobson
Meigs County
Probasco
McAdow Named to Legion Convention Rules Panel
Sam McAdow past commander of American Legion Post 218 will represent Ohio on the rules and order of business committee at the 35th national Legion convention in St Louis August 31 to September 3 Ed Portsmouth post adj announced. McAdow and Robert Barnard were chosen June 14 to represent southwestern Ohio with Patrick Dinan and J R Cox as alternates.
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Sam McAdow
American Legion
Ohio
Rules and Order of Business
National Legion
St. Louis
Ed Portsmouth
Post -Aan
McAdow
Robert Barnard
Patrick Dinan
J. R. Cox
Polish Pilot On Tour With American Ace
A second Polish jet pilot who escaped to the United States is touring U.S. air bases in the company of Col. Francis S. Gabreski, the leading American air ace. The visit follows his escape and reflects U.S. war effort ties with exiled Polish airmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pf —A
U.S
Francis S. Gabreski
Car break in on Parkview Avenue reported
Gill Shepherd of Middletown Route 3 reported his car on Parkview Avenue near Armco Field had an air vent broken and a door forced. A lady's purse was ransacked but nothing missing. Car damage estimated at $10, police said.
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Gill Shepherd
Middletown
Route 3
Parkview Avenue
Armco Field
Sycamore Street
Woodrow Hamilton
Granada Ave
Clifton Farris
Sycamore St
Hamilton
Torches Stolen on Grand Avenue Construction Route
Police responded to a Grand Avenue call where residents said several boys took torches from ongoing construction areas. Street Department replaced the torches.
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Grand Avenue
Euclid
Kensington
Local Garage Burglary Reported Missing Tools
Mrs. Anna Ross reports her garage at 1921 South Ave entered yesterday. A rake a coal shovel two axes and some lumber are missing according to the police report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Ross
South Ave
Police Briefs Include DUI Arrest and Attic Squirrel Complaint
Milton Harris, 25, of 4340 Middletown Pike was arrested at 1 a.m. in the 1300 block of Central Avenue on driving while intoxicated and license violations. Three companions faced intoxication charges. A resident reported a squirrel in her attic on First Avenue. officers advised arranging removal. Three officers aided a locked out housewife. one entered through a basement window to help.
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Milton Harris
Middletown Pike
Central Avenue
First Avenue
Local man reports missing billfold with $20
Bill Updike of 322 Clark Street reports the loss of a billfold containing twenty dollars yesterday. An article notes Arabs of East Africa anoint themselves with lion fat to gain courage per Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Updike
Clark St
East Africa
Encyclopedia Britannica
Howe Is Elected Safety Council President
L. W. Bill Howe, general manager of Howe Motor Co., was elected president of the Middletown Safety Council at a Board of Control meeting. He will take office in October, succeeding Don C. Osborne. Other officers include John Weber, Howard Harrison, Mrs. E. J. Sebald, and Robert Millan, with several board members reelected or added. The group commended city projects and praised local clubs and the Police Department for the Opti-Derby event.
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L. W
Bill) Howe
Howe Motor Co
Middletown Safety Council
Board of Control
Don C. Osborne
Howe
John Weber
Armco Steel Corp
Howard Harrison
Crystal Tissue Co
E. J. Sebald
Robert Millan
Oglesby + Barnitz Bank
Harry Hadley
Martin Thomas
Arthur Hauselman
C. M. Allen
Hugh Harvey
Dudley Inwood
Jack Linzie
Delbert Mann
Eston Riggs
Allen
Hadley
Harvey
Mann
Thomas
Osborne
F. W. Chew
G. W. Breiel
James Combs
Paul E. Wilson
James R. Byrum
Weber
Wildwood Crossing
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
North Verity Parkway
Dial Radio Club
Optimist Club
Police Department
Six Month Profit At Sorg Paper Soars To 177 225
Sorg Paper Co reports six month 1953 profit of 177 225 43 dollars, about 12 times higher than the 1952 first half results of 14 383 31 dollars. President D G Driscoll cites improved industry conditions as the cause, noting a year ago the sector faced a downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Paper Co
D. G. Driscoll
Sorg
Driscoll
William Hilz Wins Ohio University Freshman Scholarship
June Middletown High School graduate William Hilz received a full tuition freshman scholarship from Ohio University announced by university president John C. Baker. Hilz, son of Francis W. and Mrs. Hilz, will study radio and announcing in the fall after leading roles in MHS productions and involvement in National Thespians Society National Honor Society and National Forensic League. The Knowlton Construction Co of Bellefontaine sponsored the award.
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William Hilz
Middletown
Ohio University
John C. Baker
Hilz
Francis W. Hilz
Second Ave
MHS
Harvey
National Thespians Society
National Honor Society
National Forensic League
Columbus
Knowlton Construction Co
Bellefontaine
Bike Rider Skids Into Fence on Sora Lane
A bicycle rider identified as Philip Adams suffered arm abrasions after skidding into a fence on Sora Lane at 7 20 p m yesterday Pleas Turner 42 of 624 Sora Lane said he was backing out of his garage when boys on bicycles approached from the south Adams braked to miss a car and skidded into a fence. Damage to the fence and other incidents were reported with various figures and involved motorists Woodrow Hamilton and Barbara Ligett among others.
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Sora Lane
Philip Adams
Pleas Turner
Sora la
Adams
Dulles Questions Soviet H-Bomb Claim Skeptically
Secretary of State Dulles expressed skepticism about Soviet Premier Malenkov's claim that Russia has mastered hydrogen bomb production. He noted the United States has no independent evidence of a Soviet hydrogen bomb and detected no explosion within the USSR before or after Malenkov's remarks.
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Washington
Dulles
Malenkov
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Two Die When Car Hits Parked Truck in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio two men died and two others were critically injured when a car struck a parked scrap steel truck. Victims Fred W. Liff 33 Orient and Franklin L. Harris 31 Mount Sterling died. Driver Alva Gene Liff 30 Mount Sterling and Gella Toops 39 Columbus were listed as critically injured.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fred W. Liff
Orient
Franklin L. Harris
Rt. 3
Mount Sterling
Harris
Alva Gene Liff
Gella Toops
Howdy Doody Kicks Off Lake's Automobile Show
Howdy Doody and his gang visit LeSourdsville Lake for a two show kickoff to the Miami Valley Automobile Show running through August 30. The event features new 1953 car models, local dealers displays, and a parade before the August 29 finals.
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Howdy Doody
Lake
LeSourdsville Lake
Howdy
Don Carey
Middletown
Hamilton
Midway
Clarabell
Zippy and
Chimp
Louisiana Lee and
the Lovely Princess
Wlw-D
Wlw-T
Buffalo Vic
Buffalo Bob Smith
Roadeo Tests Skills For National Truck Competition
The Roadeo on August 28 and 29 will assess contestants on safety courtesy efficiency first aid and vehicle handling. Winners advance to the National Truck Roadeo September 15-19 in Minneapolis after meeting a 12 month perfect driving record. Clarence Williams president of the Ohio Trucking Association sponsors the event and has named Richard Boose head of the Roadeo committee. Winners in the district roadoes...
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Ralph Bartunek
Standard Oil
Ohio
John McClory
Dan Mahoney
Hamilton
Haeckl's Express, Inc
Minneapolis
Clarence Williams
Ohio Trucking Association
Roadee
Richard Boose
Norwalk
Portsmouth Protests Rent Control Closing
Emerson T. Pence Portsmouth CIO Council secretary treasurer protested closing of the Portsmouth rent control office in messages to President Eisenhower and other federal officials. He urged the office stay open as rent controls extend to next April in the four county Portsmouth Chillicothe defense area.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Emerson T. Pence
Portsmouth Cio Council
Eisenhower
Pence
Portsmouth-Chillicothe
WTAM Names New Manager for WTAM and WNBK
The National Broadcasting Co. announced Lloyd E. Yoder 50 of Salem Ohio will become general manager of WTAM and WNBK in Cleveland. Yoder currently leads KNBC in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
National Broadcasting Co
Lloyd E. Yoder
Salem
Ohio
WTAM
WNBK
Cleveland
Yoder
KNBC
Sisters of Mercy Buy Site for 350-Bed Hospital
The Sisters of Mercy of Cincinnati yesterday purchased a 34 acre site for a new 350 bed hospital. Part of the property lies in the Evendale suburb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Sisters of Mercy of Cincinnati
Evendale
Driver narrowly escapes as truck overturns with steel load
A Middletown truck driver, John South, 27, escaped death when his tractor-trailer carrying about 20 tons of bar steel overturned at Routes 129 and 27 in Millville. He was hospitalized with head and back injuries as passersby freed him from the cab. Traffic halted until wreckers cleared the scene.
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Middletown
Millville
John South
Jewell St
Mercy Hospital
A. Mahabad A. N. Peters
U.S. 27
Hamilton
South
Middletown Names New City Manager Aiming For Improvement
City manager Howard Kramer addressed the Civitan Club saying he seeks a better than average performance and broad improvement across Middletown's government. He called for collective action, prudent use of funds, and charter aligned leadership with public support and employee cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New City
Howard Kramer
Civitan Club
Middletown
Kramer
Welcome
Lemon Township Unit To Discuss Bond Issue
The Lemon township citizens committee will meet at 8 30 tonight at Mayfield School to discuss the school bond issue and the consolidation of township and Middletown school districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon Township
Mayfield School
Township
Middletown
Ex-Agent Speaks to Rotary on FBI Undercover Work
Mrs Martha Edmiston Aeronca Manufacturing public relations director spoke at the Manchester Hotel Rotary luncheon about her past as an undercover FBI agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Edmiston
Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation
FBI
Yesoe
Manchester
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Tytus Avenue
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Box 416
Barbara Ligett
West Middletown
Ralph G. Bartunek
Joan Post
Tive Home Buyer
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American Building & Loan
Meo
John Dobrozsi, Jr
East End
Nuns Bay
John Fitzgerald
Everett Sherron
al Schwarz
Charles Foote
Dayton Civitan Club
Rotary
Lazarow
Rogers
Jewelers
Goodwill Industries
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