Holiday Time Off Varies With Need in Middletown Area
Holiday schedules vary by employer in the Middletown area with Armco Steel Corp. posting no Christmas holiday for production staff while offices and many workers get partial or full time off. Public library closes early Dec 24 and 31. The Journal will not publish on Christmas Day but resumes New Year’s Day. downtown stores set late hours Christmas Eve and near-normal hours after.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Gardner
Diamond National
THE
Journal
Society
Police Briefs Highlight Local Petty Theft and Juvenile Arrests
Police report two boys sold flowers to BILL CLUXTON at Millies Cafe then ran off with change from a ten-dollar bill yesterday at 5 p.m. Burglars entered Mrs. Ezekiel Barnett's Grove Street home, taking a flashlight and $7 after forcing a basement window. Juvenile officers released two local teens to parents after arrest linked to November 10 theft of a radio from L. J. Sullivan's car at the American Legion.
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Bill Cluxton
E. Second St
Franklin
Clinton St
Ezekiel Barnett
Grove St
L. J. Sullivan
Sullivan
American Legion
Intruders Break Into Doman Beverage Company Site
Detectives say intruders entered the Doman Beverage Company on Curtis Street and Woodlawn Avenue Saturday morning but nothing of value was taken. A second report notes someone stole Christmas lights from ROSCO RONTO’s yard on Sherman Avenue, with fence damage cited.
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Doman Beverage Company
Curtis Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Rosco Ronto
Sherman Ave
Charles Robinson Reports Theft of 1957 Sedan
Charles Robinson of 1711 First Ave reported to police the theft of his 1957 sedan parked at his home Saturday.
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Charles Robinson
First Ave
Vandals damage Mrs Beltz Treadway’s car at furniture lot
Mrs Beltz Treadway of 3114 Mohawk Street reported Saturday morning that wires on her station wagon were cut and the distributor cap removed while parked at the rear of Charles Furniture Company, police said.
prowlers pry rear door at home on manchester avenue
Mrs Ruth Day of 1801 Manchester Ave reports repeated prowler activity around her residence. She showed officers a pried screen from a rear door and noted this is the third incident in recent weeks.
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Ruth Day
Manchester Ave
Jane Wyatt Finds New Fan in Old TV Show Father Knows Best
Jane Wyatt, long removed from Margaret Anderson, now enjoys reruns of Father Knows Best and plans to appear on Going My Way. She is active with the National Foundation, serving on its Los Angeles board and leading the Mother's March campaign.
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New York
Robert Young
Jane Wyatt
Miss Wyatt
ABC
Margaret Anderson
Wyatt
Los Angeles
The
National Foundation
Sonic device pinpoints leaks in gas mains
CHICAGO AP reports a new device from the Institute of Gas Technology uses a constant sonic signal in gas pipes to detect underground leaks. Sound in the gas stream escapes at leaks and travels to surface transducers, enabling rapid localization and reducing costly borehole surveys.
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Chicago
The
Institute of Gas Technology
Dances Come and Go in Hungary Says Magyar Itjusag
Budapest AP reports the Communist youth journal Magyar Itjusag says the twist, banned in the Madison dance, is not banned in Hungary. The note reflects differing cultural restrictions as dances travel.
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Budapest
Hungary
Magyar Itjusag
Eve Ponder Loses Eye in Separate Manchester Crash
A 50 year old Oneida woman, Ellen B Ponder, lost her right eye after a crash at Manchester Avenue and Wall Alley when she swerved to avoid Otto Kruse’s car, struck a tree, and was hospitalized in serious condition. Kruse cited for failure to yield. her husband injured but listed as fair. A second crash at Central Avenue and Clinton Street involved William Edwards cited for following too closely. minor injuries and property damage reported.
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Ellen B. Ponder
Omaha St
Middletown Hospital
Manchester Avenue
Wall Alley
Manchester
William J. Edwards
Monroe St
Central Avenue
Clinton Street
Edwards
Harlan Combess
Hampton Drive
Combess
Central
Pasenger
Francis Combess
Tdwards Auto
Jeanette Little
Harold Ave. Franklin
First Avenue
Baltimore Street
Joe Slusher
Mossman Road
Slusher
Baltimore
Franklin
Flue Blamed For Fire At Robinson Home
A defective furnace flue caused minor damage at Lucille Robinson s home 1504 Calumet Ave yesterday afternoon at 3 36 p m. Firemen cleared the trouble in a few minutes and about 25 dollars in damages were reported.
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Lucille Robinson
Calumet Ave
Christmas Community Sing set for Sunset Park
The town prepares a 4 p.m. Christmas Community Sing at Sunset Park with Elktones led by Tom Haney, organ by Charles Reeder, Santa and reindeer, two lighted trees and a Nativity Scene. If cold or snow flurries threaten, the event may move to Middletown High School auditorium.
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Sunset Park
Middletown High School
Tom Haney
Elks Lodge
The
Elktones
Charles Reeder
Santa
Christ In Christmas Committee
St. Larry White
Middletown
Retail Merchants Division
Middletown Area
West Middletown to become rural post office station
The West Middletown post office will convert to a rural station effective after Jan 1, with service moved to Robert Velte hardware on Route 12. House-to-house deliveries will be from Middletown Post Office. Postmaster Clara Chaney and longtime clerk Margaret Faries will remain employed. rural carriers David McLoughlin and A E Marts will handle deliveries.
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West Middletown
Middletown
Mort Taylor
Clara Chaney
Middletown - Eaton Road
Washington
Robert Velte
Route 12
Trenton- Franklin Road
Chaney
David McLoughlin
A. E. Marts
Obituary for Mrs. Sarah E. Isaacs of Germantown
Mrs. Sarah E. Isaacs aged 74 of Farmersville Rt 1 died of a heart attack and was pronounced dead on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. Survived by husband William, daughter Minnie Knights of Germantown, six sons Far I New Lebanon Harley Dayton Forest Farmersville Paul Campo Calif, brother Jack Bailey Dayton, six sisters, 19 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 p m Wednesday at John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev. Stanley Hoelle and Rev. Steve Faulkner. burial in Germantown Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Germantown
Sarah E. Isaacs
Farmersville Rt 1
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton
William
Minnie Knights
Far
New Lebanon
Harley
Forest of Farmersville
Paul
Campo
Calif
Jack Bailey
Mary E. Estes
Loveland
Hannah Emerick
Phoenix
Ariz
Cynthia Baker
California
Arlie Garwood
Lewisburg
Laura Armstrong
Mae ‘Miller
John Arpp
Stanley Hoelle
Steve Faulkner
Germantown Cemetery
King Knows Best How To Quiet Baby
At St. John’s School in El Dorado Kansas a live baby played Jesus in a Christmas pageant and cried. One king rendered aid by offering a milk bottle which calmed the infant and the tableau continued without further disturbance.
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King
Baby
EL Dorado
Kan
St. John's School
Jesus
Yule Trees Seized in Mexico City Forest Crackdown
AP reports authorities seized thousands of Christmas trees cut from Mexican forests. The law bans sale of any trees not imported, aiming to protect dwindling woodlands.
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Mexico City
Ree
Fire Loss 10 Million at Manila Waterfront Warehouse
A waterfront Manila warehouse housing textiles rubber and American tobacco burned on Saturday. Estimated losses reached up to 10 million dollars, with firefighters battling the blaze through the day.
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Manila
Kentucky's name stems from native terms meaning wilderness
Fragments describe how tribes named Kentucky: Delaware and Shawnee called it Kattawa meaning the great wilderness while Iroquois used Kentake the hunting ground Wyandotes named Kah tentateh the fair land of tomorrow and Chickasaws termed it Kentateh the dark and blood ground.
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Frankfurt
Kentucky
Kattawa
Hamilton County candidates file expenses in Friday reports
Friday filings show total receipts of 31,592.57 and expenditures of 28,056.51 for county and state races, bringing overall receipts to 144,190.78 and expenditures to 144,507.94. Notable filings include Powell for Representative and Isaacs for Sheriff committees, with varied receipts and outlays. Butler County Republican Executive Committee reports 15,917.06 receipts and 10,537.31 expenditures.
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Hamilton
Fiiday
Board of Elections
J. Earl Gray
Robert W. Smith
Walter E. Powell
Richard N. Koehler
Gordon H. Augspurger
Bearl A. Joyce
Donald Bacon
Butler
Jaycees Drive
Powell
Isaacs
Joyce
Levey
Bacon - For - Commissioner
Briley - For - Senate
Butler County
Republican Executive Committee
John R. Moser
Ray Tilton
Ped Levey
Russell Isaacs
Edward H. Dell
Alton H. Combs
Campaign committees report receipts and expenditures
A list of campaign committees shows receipts and expenditures totals. Notable figures include Jones-for-State Senator with 6462.67 both, Butler county Democratic Campaign Committee with 5311.02 receipts and 6462.67 expenditures, and Comic s for Judge with 1127.60 for both. Republican Candidates Campaign Committee lists 120 receipts and 119 expenditures with a $1 balance.
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Jones — For - State Senator
Butler County Democratic Campaign Committee
Harry B. Gre
RK. S. Weatherwax Jr
Madison Township
Jenice Murray
Republican
Charles H. Jones
Paris Bans Feeding Birds in Public Areas
Paris police issue a decree prohibiting feeding birds on streets and in parks as part of a campaign to reduce pigeons and sparrows in the city.
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Paris
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