City approves First Avenue widening and emergency truck grant
The B D Morgan Company won the First Avenue widening bid at 24 790 77 dollars to widen nine and a half feet on the south side. City Commissioners also accepted a disaster truck from the Federal Civilian Defense Administration with Armco and local volunteers ready to operate it. Additional actions included street bills totaling about 50 000 dollars and a parade approval for veterans group activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
Garfield Street
B. D. Morgan Company
Federal Civilian Defense Administration
Francis Carmody
Box 45
Fire Department
Carmody
Walter Follmer
L. A. Waldner
Highview Rd
Grand Ave
G. A. Cooney
Gladell Heights
Martin L. Bauer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fred Ruscher
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Jaycees
Lamb Set To File Petitions For Middletown Judge
J T Lamb attorney plans to file petitions today as candidate for Middletown municipal judge to be chosen in November. He filed after obtaining about 1000 signatures from August 5 to meet the 544 required. the deadline is September 3. Lamb, 33, Navy veteran and Middletown native, is with Lamb and Ellison and seeks his first public office.
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J. T. Lamb
Middletown
Lamb
Alton H. Combs
Vincent A. Sisson
Middletown High School
University of Michigan
Lamb and Ellison Law Firm
Poinciana Rd
NAACP Plans Sunday Service at Mt Zion Church
Meetings of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People resume this Sunday with public vesper services at 4 30 p m at Mt Zion Baptist Church Donald Jones of Cincinnati supervisor of membership will discuss a membership campaign starting in September Dr E W Washington is president and Mrs Esther Lewis heads the Middletown chapter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Donald Jones
Cincinnati
NAACP
E. W. Washington
Esther Lewis
Middletown
Police Briefs Reported Thefts And A Dog Bite
Mabel Boyer of 37 North Main St reported her purse and about $10 missing from a West Central Avenue bar yesterday. Two bicycles were stolen from Sunset Park. Fred T. Yoder of 35 South Broad St said a bicycle license 16-269 was taken around 3 p.m. James Weidner of 1916 Highland St reported a cycle theft license 14. Willy Joe Robinson, 2, of 125 Water St was bitten on the left side of the face by a dog yesterday. The Health Department is conducting a routine check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Boyer
North Main St
West Central Avenue
Sunset Park
Fred T. Yoder
South Broad St
James Weidner
Highland St
Willy Joe Robinson
Water St
AWOL Charge for Wilgus Riley Arrested by Military Authorities
Police said Wilgus Riley, 19, of German town Route 1 was arrested yesterday by military authorities on a charge of being AWOL from the armed forces.
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Wilgus Riley
Germantown
Paul Hawkins Charged With Careless Driving in Warrant
Paul Hawkins aged 38 of 304 Park Street was charged with careless driving in connection with a warrant. He was released to appear in court today.
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Paul Hawkins
Park St
Ancient Egyptians painted foe on sandals for daily scorn
Ancient Egyptian practice saw enemies painted on sandal soles to allow daily humiliation as wearers stepped on them, a ritual display of contempt and conquest.
Armco tax fear over annexation miscalc sparks debate
A local flare over Armco's annexation taxes centers on a $50 000 misprint that ballooned to $450 000 and possibly $500 000 in annual taxes. Officials say unknown factors prevent projection. auditors suggest rates may vary from about $2.50 to $3 per thousand. An editor’s arithmetic error sparked criticism and a lesson on basic math.
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Armco
Legion seeks VA admission for TB veterans
American Legion Post 218 passed a resolution urging the Veterans Administration to admit Korean veterans with tuberculosis within three years of discharge. Currently they wait for VA boards to decide if infection occurred during service. Local reps Sam McAdow and Robert Barnard to attend the national convention in St. Louis.
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American Legion Post
Veterans Administration
Middletown Post
National Legion Convention
St. Louis
Sam McAdow
Robert Barnard
Ohio
Patrick Dinan
J. R. Cox
The
Truck Trailer Hits Cyclist with Unhurt Boy
Three minor city accidents were reported yesterday. A nine year old, son of John Klamo, was knocked from his bicycle when a trailer struck him as Homer Spruance made a left onto Fourteenth Avenue. the boy escaped injury. A parked car on Eighteenth Avenue sustained $75 damage after a collision with Albert Greenwood’s car at Michigan Avenue and Grove Street. George Hall, turning from Verity Parkway to Lafayette Avenue, collided with a truck driven by John Daniel. $50 damage estimated.
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John Klamo
Kunz Ave
Homer C. Spruance
Woodside Ave
Spruance
Fourteenth Avenue
Fourteenth
Reather Holyfield
Eighteenth Ave
Albert Greenwood
Walnut St
Michigan Avenue
Grove Street
George M. Hall
Highland St
Verity Parkway
Lafayette Avenue
John W. Daniel
Montgomery Avenue
Cincinnati
Serviceman John H Fitzgerald Returns From Korea
Sergeant John H Fitzgerald, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Fitzgerald and husband of Peggy Lou Lyons, arrives home Wednesday from Korea after a year with the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing stationed at Kimpo and Seoul. He will report to Westover Field Massachusetts after a 40 day leave, with his wife planning to accompany him. He has six years in the Air Force and earlier trained at Lackland AFB.
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John H. Fitzgerald
Ernest Fitzgerald
Peggy Lou Lyons
Highland St
Korea
Fitzgerald
Kimpo
Seoul
4Th
Air Force
Westover Field
Mass
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Tex
Far East
Lowrey Afb
Denver
Colo
At The Movies Showings Thursday and Friday
Paramount screens Never Let Me Go at 1 15, 4 05, 7 05 and 10 05 p.m. and Code Two at 2 50, 5 50 and 8 50 p.m. Strand presents Se quoia at 1 15, 4 40 and 8 15 p.m. Trader Horn shows at 2 25, 6 00 and 9 30 p.m.
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Paramount
Trader Horn
Nobody on First as WPFB and Middletown Journal Plan Park Game
A late summer game at Gardner ball park pits WPFB radio staff against Middletown Journal staff. Managers threaten big scores while lineup details remain unsettled. Journal editor Nardiello touts grandpa Charlie Root as oldest pitcher in town. Reznor unavailable. City officials will umpire. game open to the public with special invites to volunteers and masseurs.
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Gardner Ball Park
Wpfb Radio Station
Middletown Journal
Jerry Nardiello
Journal
Charlie Root
Nardiello
Root
Fomer Chicago Cubs
Charlie
Bernarr McFadden
Rolund Les Theodore
Transportation Set For Demos Picnic at Sportsmen's Park
Cars and a bus will be available for Democrats attending the Butler County Democratic Organization picnic at Sportsmen's Park Route 129 on August 30. Activities start at 11 a.m. with lunch and a baseball game between Hamilton and Middletown groups. Frank Kartavich chairs the Middletown picnic committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Sportsmen’s Park
Joe McDermott
Middletown
Democratic Club
Hamilton
Frank Kartavich
Quiet Down Car Mufflers Warning From Chief
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced steps against noisy mufflers amid complaints. He will consult City Manager Howard Kramer and Judge Alton H. Combs on drafting an ordinance to ban the mufflers and cited offenders under ordinance 2540 section 882. The defective muffler remains illegal and can be cited. Mount Everest was named for Sir George Everest who fixed its position in 1871.
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Joseph Blackmore
Howard Kramer
Alton H. Combs
Judge Combs
Blackmore
Sir George Everest
Worker Dies in Armco Sewer Manhole
Moses Ware 31 a father of four died after entering a 10 foot sewer manhole near Armco Steel coke plant without a mask. Companions pulled him out at 1:15 p.m. first aid failed. Ware, a transit department employee with Armco since 1942, is survived by a wife and four children. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Moses Ware
Armco Steel Corp
Ware
Calumet Ave
Harrison Watts
Floyd Looney
Armco
Transportation and Labor Department
Camella
Moses, Jr
Robert
Marilyn
Juanita
Judge Jennings
Atlanta
Cora Hopkins
Athens
Middletown
Bailey Funeral Home
Sullivan and Corbett Fight for Gloves’ First Use in 1892
John L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett dueled 21 rounds on September 7, 1892, marking the first time big gloves were used in a boxing bout. The historic match highlighted evolving rules and fighting gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
James J. Corbett
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Fred J. Schatzmann
Sam Redding
Redding
Eldorado
Doebler Bros
East Central Avenue
Kramer
Common Pleas
Schatzmann
Orville Carson
Middletown Development and Supply Company
Wildwood Subdivision
Naacp Service
Corona
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main ST
Central Branch
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank & Trust Co
Td Corporation
Legion
Dan Humphreys
Humphreys
Johnny Reznor
Reznor
Tilmon Ellison
Joe Blackmore
Mello
Borden
Borden’s
Watts
Looney
Central Ave
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