Middletown Sees Upturn Amid Hiring Push and Growth
Middletown engineers an optimistic rebound as Armco recalls 350 workers and plans to hire more, while Aeronca and Gardner divisions report rising demand. Local firms anticipate stronger August and September sales and a possible fourth quarter gain, with a 441 rise in employment May to July and a statewide Hire Now drive to fill vacancies.
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Federal Reserve Board
Arthur C. Dietz
C. I. T. Financial Corp
Schiff's to Open First Middletown Shopping Center Store
Schiff's Shoe will open at noon Friday as the first business in the new Middletown Shopping Center on Grand Avenue. The center is not yet finished and expected to complete around Oct 1, delayed from Sept 1 by heavy rain. Manager Harold Smith aims to meet back to school demand with 12,000 pairs shipped last week, with Noah Parson assisting in stocking and pricing.
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Middletown
Iete
Aleady
Armco
den S Holstein
R. D. Ismourt
Cohn Hardware
Grand Central
Ohio State
Middleown
OSES
Schiffs Shoe
Grand Avenue
Harold Smith
Schiff's
Sch
Smith
Manger
Noah Parson
Friay
More Coffee Prices Cut Across Major Brands
New York AP reports another wave of price reductions by large roasters and retailers. General Foods cut wholesale prices up to four cents per pound effective Monday. Maxwell House, Yuban, Bliss, and Sanka saw cuts from two to four cents. Trade sources estimate about six cents per pound at wholesale with retail markups of 91 to 93 cents per pound. Lower green bean prices due to harvests reportedly push the cuts.
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New York
General Foods Corp
Maxwell House
Bliss Brand
Sanka
Schiff's outlet opens with promotions and staff news
Free gts will be given with Schiff's shoe purchases all day Friday, the manager said. Store hours will be noon to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays. Smith, promoted to Middletown district sales manager, will assume duties next week. He has lived in Middletown 11 years at 11565 Carolina St. with his wife and two children and has worked with Schiff's for nearly 14 years.
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Cauaren
Schiff's
Smith
Middletown
Carolina St
Schiff
Baldwin Piano Co opens Middletown branch store
The Baldwin Piano Co of Cincinnati opens a new Middletown outlet at 1912 Tytus Ave with formal opening planned in early September. The shop will stock 1954 pianos and organs once redecorating is finished. it is the 13th Baldwin store, with manager Gary Hemphill and Larry Magnus assisting in organ sales.
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Baldwin Piano Co
Cincinnati
Middletown
Tytus Ave
Gary Hemphill
Hamhill
Badwin
Hamphill
Local Equitable Winners Chosen for Summer Conference
The Equitable Life Assurance Society named local winners Hobert L. Wallace Robert Nickell Robert Hall and Walter Farquis for the summer conference at French Lick Springs Indiana. Wallace and Farquis earned special underwriting awards during July in celebration of the society 99th anniversary under District Manager Ronald E Lane.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
French Lick Springs
French Lick
Ind
Hobert L. Wallace
Robert Nickell
Robert Hall
Walter Farquis
Wallace
Farquis
Ronald E. Lane
Local Man Named To Discussion Panel
Rowan Crawford of Armco Steel Corp has been named to a discussion panel for the Midwest College Placement Association annual conference at French Lick Indiana from September 7 to 10. The keynote on What Now Emerging Problems in College Recruitment and Placement will be delivered by Robert C Turner professor of business economics at Indiana University Bloomington. The association aims to improve college placement effectiveness and foster cooperation among midwest colleges, business, government and education recruiters.
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Rowan Crawford
Armco Steel Corp
Midwest College Placement Assn
French Lick
Indiana
Robert C. Turner
Indiana University
Bloomington
Assn
Lightning Strikes Copper Coil Near Man in Independence
Glen Bright, dismantling a metal washing machine as a thunderstorm neared in Independence, was struck by lightning near a coil of copper wire but escaped injury. He was dazed yet unhurt.
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Independence, Mo
Glen Bright
Bright
Charles Coburn Wins Small Fee in Taxi Collision Case
Los Angeles AP reports actor Charles Coburn, 81, received 56.87 dollars as damages from a taxi collision that damaged his limousine during a personal appearance. The award came from Municipal Court and marks likely the smallest fee of Coburns long career.
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Los Angeles
Charles Coburn
Coburn
Boston man elected national commander of Disabler American Veterans
David B. Williams a 39 year old resident of Boston was chosen as national commander of the Disabler American Veterans at the close of the group's 39th annual convention held in Louisville Kentucky AP reports the election occurred Friday.
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New Dav
Louisville, Ky
David B. Williams
Boston
Disabler American Veterans
Auction of antiques and modern pieces held August 20 1958
Antique and modern furniture glass china quilts and tools will be sold at 11 o clock on August 20 1958 at 815 Montgomery Road on 3 C Highway 44 miles west of Seven Gables gun collection included with other items.
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Montgomery Rd
Seven Gables
U S Steel recalls workers as plants resume operation
U S Steel Corp. says several hundred furloughed employees will be recalled and two open hearth furnaces will resume operation in Youngstown this week due to higher orders. Finishing mills in McDonald, Trumbull County, will also reopen. Youngstown Sheet & Tube will close Briar Hill works for two weeks for facilities work.
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Youngstown, Ohio
U. S. Steel Corp
McDonald
Trumbull County
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Briar Hill
American Ship Building reports 572995 net loss for year
Cleveland Ohio AP American Ship Building Co reports a net loss of 572995 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1958. The prior year shows a loss of 6 525. A stockholders letter cites Navy contract losses and a recession reducing winter repair and reconstruction work as causes.
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Cleveland (Ap
American Sap Building Co
Inflation Signs Show Government Tight Money Tilt
Government signals stop inflation with a discount rate rise the first since the recession. The San Francisco Fed moved rates from 1 to 2 percent, sparking a New York stock market decline while signaling a shift toward tighter policy.
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Walter Breede JR
New York
Federal Reserve
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve Board
San Francisco
Ohio Tax Receipts Decline Across State and Counties
State Treasurer Roger W. Tracey reports week ending Aug 2 tax receipts at 3,942,356, down 477,889 and 11.06 percent from a year ago. Butler, Preble, Montgomery and Warren counties show similarly lower figures, with five week totals under last year and a shortfall in the year’s forecast.
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Ohio
Roger W. Tracey
Butler County
Preble
Montgomery
Warren
Waterfront property the best long term investment Babson says
Babson Park Massachusetts financier Roger Babson urges focusing on waterfront land for long term wealth. He contrasts stock market risks with rising waterfront values, cites limited supply and growing demand from cities, and notes water sport and boating trends.
Air Guards Learn Job At Alpena Invasion Training
The federal government will spend over a half million dollars to bring about 2,000 Ohio Air National Guard volunteers to Alpena Michigan for a two week training period ending August 30. They will train as a combat ready flying unit with interception duties and close air support including bomb and strafing runs. Aerial gunnery will occur at high altitudes above Lake Huron with ranges in Michigan and Indiana.
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Alpena
Mich
Michigan
Gray
Ling
Indiana
Atterbury
Ohio Air Guard
Air Force
Air Guard
Lake Huron
Pluto distance to Earth stated as three billion seventy million miles
The article notes Pluto lies about three billion seventy million miles from Earth. This factual distance figure appears as a simple geometric reference in the astronomy section.
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Pluto
Earth
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Holstein
C. R. Hook
Miami
Pollip Carey
W. B. Evans
Lockland
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Richard L. Siegel
William K. Robinson
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Robinson
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Aeroca Manufacturing Corp
Congress
United States
J. &. Hartford
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J. Howard Smith
John Ross
Ben Bender
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Retail Merchants Assn
Francis Carmody
Charles Thompson
Thoas C. Venable
Civic Association
Helen Davis
William Howe
Howe Motors
Ed Windsor
Armco Employes Independent Federation
Gus Miles
The
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Louis Walter
First Methodist Church
Sylvester Huser
St. Mary's Church
James M. Allen
P. F. Johnson
William W. Wicks
Diamond Gardner Corp
Paul Kordenat
Sherwin - Williams Co
Carmody
Ohio Employment Service
Carmen Dy Sald
Ladd
Manchester
Stock Exchange
Fair Lady
United Nations
N.B.C
Rockefeller Center
Radio City Music Hall
Latin Quarter
New York Central
N. Y. C. Depot
Schiff's Is Ready
Piano Firm
S. S. Christy
Brown & Paul
Aucts
U.S. Steel
A. J. Ryan and Son
Central Ave
du Pont
Tracy
Roger Babson
Babson Park
Mass
New York City
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Hartford Railroad
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford Motor Company
Outboard Marine
Babson Institue
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ZOP
Wily
Me Tey
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U. S. Royal Tires
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