Armco Donates Land for School and Park Use
Armco plans a land gift to Middletown for educational and recreational purposes. The school and Park Boards would receive about 3.3 and 4.2 acres respectively on Wildwoog Road adjacent to Armco Park. J D Sawyer of Sawyer Realty relayed approval of the cooperative donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Park Board
Armco
Wildwoog Road
Armco Park
School Board
Park Board
Sebald
TJ Am
City Prepares Study On Local Telephone Rates
City officials will have Director of Law Tilman Ellison study the legal aspects of local phone rates before action. Mayor Thompson said the study, likely with Ohio Bell officials, precedes a request to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to review rates in newly annexed areas like Marshall Road and Wildwood. Ohio Bell cited different governing rules than gas and electric, with a 60 to 90 day timeline to resolve the rate issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilman Ellison
Charlies W. Thompson
Ellison
Ohio Bell
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Thompson
Marshall Road
PACO
J. R. Miller
Ohio Bell Commercial
Telephone Company
Gas and Electric Company
Wildwood
Miller
Merchants Seek Items to Reclaim Good Old Days
Middletown merchants plan three days of entertainment starting Sept 30 to revive a nostalgic era. The public relations committee led by L. P. Smith outlines poster campaigns, downtown signs, and broadcast coverage with top acts and other events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Smith
A. G. Gordes
Middletons
C. L. Greathouse Jr
Lawrence Schell
Dick Ismourt
N. F. van Tilburg
Merle Leeds
Middletown Retail Merchants
Ssn
Chamber of Commerce
Children Net S31 For Polio Benefit Fete
Two young co chairs of a lawn fete for cerebral palsy will turn over 31.60 to the fund today. Barbara Adams and Carol Osborne led the event held at the Adams home, assisted by siblings and friends. Carol Poplin provided entertainment and refreshments were served. Howard Haskins, president of the Cerebral Palsy Board, thanked supporters and donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Adams
Clarence Adams
North Avenue
Carol Osborne
Otto Osborne
Crawford Street
Adams
Joan Osborne
Carol
Carol Hounshell
Sandra Manns
Clarence Manns
Church Street
Carol Poplin
Howard Haskins
Cerebral Palsy Board
Weather Pioneer Dies Of Illness
Dallas obituary for Dr. Joseph L. Cline veteran Weather Bureau pioneer and hero of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. He forecast the storm and sent the last message alerting the outside world and directing rescue efforts after the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Joseph L. Cline
Weather Bureau
Galveston
Cline
Bus Rolls Over No One Injured
A chartered bus carrying 29 Boy Scouts from Abilene Texas overturned yesterday and slid down an embankment into the Pecos River near Terrerro. It rolled over 14 times and landed with wheels in the air in a shallow inlet. State policeman Jim Clayton said neither the scouts nor the accompanying adults were injured. I could not even manage a scratched nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe, N. M
Abilene
Tex
Pecos River
Terrerro
Jim Clayton
Hearts of Stone barbecue and church events announced
The Hearts of Stone Club sponsors a barbecue at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Charcy Massey’s home 905 8th Ave. Evangelist Mildred Clements speaks at Apostolic Faith Church 7:45 p.m. Friday. Public prayer led by Elder Rudsoph Pringle at 1016 Hanover Ave. Saturday afternoon. Church of God on 11th Ave and Lincoln St attends Yankee Road Church of God service 7:30 p.m. Saturday with Rev William Reynolds as guest speaker.
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Hearts of Stone Club
Charcy Massey
8Th Ave
Mildred Clements
Cleveland
Apostolic Faith Church
Rudsoph Pringle
Hanover Ve
Church of God
11Th Avenue
Lincoln Street
Yankee Road Church of God
William Reynolds
Fire Damages Middletown Home Before Vacation Start
Neighbors spotted smoke at 4108 Jewell St early this morning as Brown and family left for a Kentucky vacation. Firefighters confined the blaze to a utility closet, likely caused by a defective flue near a hot water heater, with damage estimated at about 700 dollars. Brown was en route back to Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Kentucky
Jewell St
North Middletown
Bill Long
Middletown
Army Pvt Sponsel joins 575th Medical Ambulance in Germany
Army Pvt Donald V. Sponsel and his wife Ada and parents Mr and Mrs Eugene Sponsel of Middletown Rt 3 announce his recent arrival in Germany. He serves as a medical aidman with the 575th Medical Ambulance Company after enlisting in March 1955 and completing basic at Ft Sam Houston. A 1946 Monroe High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Donald V. Sponsel
Ada
Eugene Sponsel
Middletown Rt. 3
Germany
575Th Medical Ambulance Company
Sponsel
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Monroe High School
Traffic Contest Winners Named
Five daily prize winners announced in the Lucky Stop Sign traffic safety contest by Patrolman Delman Whitt. Winners include Mrs. William Commodore Aug 5 at 8th Avenue and Lincoln Street and Clem Faulkner Aug 8 at 9th Avenue and S Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delman Whitt
William J. Commodore
18Th Ave
8Th Avenue
Lincoln Street
Clem R. Faulkner
9Th Ave
9Th Avenue
S. Main Street
Jack Begley
Florence St
Stanley Street
Grand Avenue
Harold Lovely
Pinta Ave
Goldman Avenue
Highland Street
Donald Hunt
Kenee Dr
Doty Street
Manchester Avenue
Order Of The Arrow Planning Nominations Session
Officer nominations will be made in a Sunday meeting of the Order of the Arrow. Bob Kelly lodge chief will oversee the session at 2 30 p m in the Civic Association auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Arrow
Bob Kelly
Civic Association
Proclamation Declares August 13 19 Recreation Week
Francis Carmody, chair of the City Commission, proclaims August 13 to 19 as Recreation Week to promote community recreation. The Department of Parks and Recreation, led by Tom Carlson, will plan events, starting with a city-wide swim meet at Douglas and Sunset pools tomorrow to kick off activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Carmody
Carmody
Department of Parks and Recreation
Tom Carlson
Douglas and
Sunset Pools
Scout Bound For Jamboree Honored By Local Troop
An outing at Springboro School honored Tom Walker of Pennyroyal Road ahead of his departure for the World Jamboree in Toronto. Walker represents Troop 50, sponsored by the Springboro Lions Club which donated 50 dollars. A court of honor with Scoutmaster Charles Logan awarded a 2nd class badge to Jon Kindall and life saving and cooking merit badges to Tommy Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Walker
Pennyroyal Road
Springboro School
Young Walker
Toronto
Canada
Springboro Lions Club
Charles Logan
Jon Kindall
Clarence Suppington
Russell Efker
Mound Builders Area Council
Richard Scheid
Boys Life
Car Thieves Active Again
Police report three thefts from vehicles this week totaling 159. Mark Neal of 207 Curtis Sr. said his car radio, rear floor mat, and four rubber mats worth 118 were taken between midnight Wednesday and 8 am yesterday. Mrs. John Clark of 2019 Hills Ave. reported a spare tire and wheel and rims from her car worth 35. Louise Kibler of 1107 Grove St. said a hubcap worth 6 was stolen Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Neal
Curtis Sr
John Clark
Hills Ave
Louise Kibler
Grove St
Two 14 Year Olds Admit Beer Theft
Two 14 year old boys confessed to stealing two cases of beer and a case of wine from a Middle town Beer Distributors Co. truck on Saturday night. They also admitted involvement in the assault and robbery of Charles Agee at Smith Farm the following day, during which Agee was held at knife point, disrobed, and forced to drink wine. Some loot was recovered and complaints were expected to be filed in Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Beer Distributors Co
J. F. Seibold Jr
Charles Agee
Plum Ave
Smith Farm
Agee
Seibold
Injured Fugitive Charged With Deaths Of 5 Ohioans
Seymour Ind. A 16 year old Kentucky fugitive, critically injured in Schneck Memorial hospital, faces charges of reckless homicide and involuntary manslaughter in the highway deaths of five Ohioans. Prosecutor James L. Laupus filed charges against Larry Howard of Louisville and against Howard and Glenn E Fletcher 16 Knox Indiana with vehicle taking. The victims were Delores Gerhman 23 and her relatives Susan Yehrman 19 months old Olive Grubb 41 William W. Gerhman 32 and Robert M. Gannon 38. The group was en route to California when a stolen car hit theirs on U S 50. Howard had escaped from the Kentucky State Village at Greendale and previously lived in Knox.
23 Year Old Man Knifed In Fracas At Cafe
Claude Horn, 23, of 3210 Illinois Ave, was knifed across the back in a fracas at the Golden Elk Cafe on Yankee Rd. He was admitted to Middletown Hospital in satisfactory condition and underwent surgery after arrival at 9 45 p.m. Three other men were involved, no suspects are in custody, and the knife used has not been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Horn
Illinois Ave
Middletown Hospital
Yankee Road
Horn
Golden Elk Cafe
Yankee Rd
Man Killed in Tyler County Two-Car Crash
James Howard Shelton age 29 died in a two car collision on a farm road seven miles west of Tyler. Neighbor Burnice Ray Meek 27 was injured while returning from Shelton's house after driving Shelton's brother home when the cars collided on a curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler, Tex
James Howard Shelton
Tyler
Burnice Ray Meek
Meek
Shelton
Hit-Skip Wreck Reported Here In Middletown
Two minor traffic mishaps reported to Middletown police last night. Jack Osborne, 33, Hamilton, said his car was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene on Balti more Street at 8 20 p m causing 75 dollars damage. The second crash involved Cecil Murray, 16, 337 Oxford State Rd and Richard L Toller, 16 Gratis on Tytus Ave near Hughes St at 11 45 p m with 20 dollars damage.
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Middletown
Jack Osborne
Hamilton
Baltimore Street
Calumet Avenue
Osborne
Cecil Murray
Oxford State Rd
Richard L Toller
Richard L Toller, 16 Gratis
Tytus Avenue
Hughes Street
Mrs Bertha Perkins to conduct jail services
Mrs Bertha Perkins plans monthly cheer up services at the Butler County jail in Hamilton starting this Sunday at 2 p.m. The event aims to uplift inmates through faith and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Perkins
Butler County
Hamilton
At The Movies Showings This Weekend
Paramount offers Tall Man Riding at 1 30 4 15 7 10 and 10 p.m. Las Vegas Shake down at 2 55 5 45 and 8 p.m. Strand presents White Feather at 2 55 6 20 9 45 and Lord of the Jungle at 1 30 4 55 8 20. Colonial runs Run For Cover at 3 00 6 30 10 10 and Sabrina at 1 15 4 30 8 15. Dixie Cruise In shows Lucky Me at 8 15 11 45 and The System at 10 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Las Vegas
Family driven from home by invading army of bugs
Kenneth W. Troutman fled his Cumberland Maryland residence after a rain brought thousands of dark insects from the ground. He moved his family to a neighbor’s home as police could not identify or remove the bugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Kenneth W. Troutman
Troutman
Church Convention Opens Sunday in Shiloh Tabernacle
The Northeastern and Southwestern Ohio District Holiness Tabernacle convention starts Sunday at Shiloh Holiness Tabernacle on Garfield Street. Bishop H K Kilgore will preside with 11 a.m. service led by the Rev W T Kilgore. A dinner follows before the afternoon service featuring the Rev Albert Clement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe
Shiloh
Arco Uses Atomic Power for One Hour of Local Supply
In Arco Idaho the town the first in the nation to obtain all its electricity from an experimental nuclear plant for one hour on July 17 Utah Power and Light cut off its lines and the reactor station supplied power instead Mayor Ralph M Ellison called the switch a notable honor noting that residents could not detect any difference in lighting during the run The town with a population around 1200 to 1500 relies on nearby workers and livestock farms with crops of potatoes and small grains and construction at the atomic plant affects population levels
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arco
Idaho
Ralph M. Ellison
Atomic Energy Commission
Utah Power and Light Co
Ellison
Firemen Battle Two Small Blazes in City Homes
A first floor bedroom fire caused by careless matches at Nathan Thomas home 1329 Grove St caused about 25 dollars damage. Firefighters from Companies 1 and 3 answered at 4:34 p.m. A second alarm at 5:35 p.m. reported a torch toppled barricade fires at Lafayette Ave and S Verity Pkwy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Thomas
Grove St
Companies 1
Propety
Angelo Ross
Company 3
Lafayette Avenue
S. Verity Parkway
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B. F Sawyer and Sons, Inc
Sawyer
J.D. Sawyer
Colored News
Order of the Arrow Planning
Seymour
Ind
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Jantzen
Central Ave
Filson’s
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