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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1957
Page
27
A 1950s aerial view shows the No 2 Open Hearth Building near Jefferson Road with nearby hot and cold strip mills and annealing, part of a large expansion begun in 1955 and due for completion in 1958. The photo notes the East Works development south of Jefferson Road and marks the first such image since then.
Armco Steel Corp Middletown Works, the largest Armco plant, enters a multi million dollar expansion to lift rolling capacity by about 25 to 30 percent. The plan adds bigger ingots and rolls, more efficient processing, and raises the investment to 50 million dollars over three years, increasing per employee value from 16000 to about 22000 by completion in 1958.
In this first of five articles the Armco Steel Corp expands as demand for steel grows. Concrete pours, steel frames rise, and Middletown’s industrial skyline changes while few locals grasp what the expansion involves.
Principals A. E. Roper and L. J. Ragland announce a fall orientation for seventh graders entering Roosevelt and McKinley junior high schools. Students report 1 p.m. Tuesday September 3 to receive class schedules and tour the school day to ease transition. Roosevelt expects 331 new students, McKinley 222.
Middletown Camera Club members are asked to bring up to five photos from a recent field trip to Armco Steel Corp to the monthly meeting at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at the YMCA. They should also bring pictures for the Photography Society of America circuit and any new submissions. Any male photography fan in the Middletown area is welcome.
In Middletown Mrs. Herbert Wilson, a church counselor in her 30s, mentors "problem children" at a park. Her approach combines love, spiritual guidance, and constructive activities, leading teens to attend church, shed delinquent labels, and advocate for a city youth center to offer safe after hours recreation.
A Georgia Department of Public Health survey finds one in seven power mower injuries leads to permanent disability. From 737 accidents involving 794 injured people in under two years, direct mower contact caused 553 injuries and thrown objects 241. Rotary mowers caused over nine-tenths of incidents, likely due to higher usage.
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