New Year festivities vary in cost across Middletown
Middletown residents face a range of New Year’s Eve prices from 3.0 to 15 per couple at local clubs plus 7 to 10.50 per couple for other parties. Special showings at theaters and cafes offer entertainment. safety warnings urge using transportation and avoiding firing live ammunition.
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Brown's Run Country Club
Forest Hills
Manchester
Elk, Lodge
Jack Carr
K of C
American Legion
Post 218
Middletown Sportsmen's Club
Ing
Adn
City Considers 1959 Pay Hikes and Benefit Shifts
City Manager Charles W. Thompson proposed a 3 percent across the board salary raise for 1959 and a plan for the city to cover 75 percent of Blue Cross Blue Shield benefits. The commission planned three emergency ordinances, including funding changes, a bookkeeping machine purchase, and licensing refuse collectors. They previously boosted garbage fees to 21 dollars annually and urged landfill rate changes amid a protest from Mrs. Robert C. Evans.
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Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Robert C. Evans
Garvase
Middletown Underwater Salvage Team Plans Icebreaker
Joe Mangus organized a group called the Middletown Underwater Salvage Team with Charles Thier as secretary and members Mike Stamper Jim Stephens Al McIntosh and Mangus. They will hold an icebreaker christening at Moorman Sand and Gravel Co pit at 2 pm tomorrow and offer salvage or rescue services in the Middletown area via the Fire Department emergency squad.
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Joe Mangus
Middletown
Charles Thier
Mike Stamper
Jim Stephens
al McIntosh
Mangus
Moorman
Fire Department
Seventh Burglary Charge Filed Against Youth
An 18 year old James Beffitt was served with a seventh burglary warrant in city jail. The latest charge relates to a Oct 26 break in at Maple Park School where the safe was attempted but no money taken. Principal John Bunn filed the charge. Beffitt faces prior six burglary counts. Bond set at 2500 dollars on each charge.
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James Reftitt
Central Ave
Maple Park
John Bunn
Beffitt
Butler County Grand Jury
Bunnell’s
Tytus Ave
Avalon Gulf Service
Verity Pkwy
Mayfield School
Spring Hill School
Northway Inn
Tytus Avenue
Doebler Bros. Inc
J.T. Lamb
Café Loses Permit For Seven Day Suspension
The Ohio Board of Liquor Control orders a seven day license suspension for Dipsy Doodle Cafe at 2000 Yankee Rd. The D-5 permit held by owner Mary Boyd is suspended after a municipal court conviction for Sunday sale of intoxicating liquor.
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Ohio Board of Liquor Control
Yankee Rd
Columbus
Mary Boyd
City to clear title on armory site and land strip
Commissioners plan to clear title to city owned lands, including the former armory site on the Smith Farm and a 10 foot strip at the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Verity Parkway, where the state holds a cloud on the title.
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Smith Farm
Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Empty Rifle Kills Two Teens in Ohio Incident
In Ashland Ohio Howard Gaddis 17 died after a .22 rifle bullet struck his neck Gary Newsom er 17 fired the gun thinking it was empty. Witness Jean Daugherty 18 saw the event. A homemade rocket exploded injuring David Preis 13 as he carried it from a neighbor’s garage.
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Ashland
Ohio
Howard Gaddis
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gary Newcomer
Newcomer
Jean Daugherty
David Preis
Desert plants praised as hardy greasewood and cacti
The article notes greasewood and cacti as the desert’s most hardy plants, highlighting their resilience and prominence in arid environments.
Bridge project to start July at Trenton over Great Miami River
The 50 foot wide bridge across the Great Miami River at Trenton is planned to begin July 1 according to a letter to Butler County commissioners from E J Salsinger a state planning engineer. The plan includes a 600 foot bridge and widening Rt 73 from Trenton to Middletown to four lanes extending 1 73 miles to the Ohio Rt 4 interchange. Field work is complete and the project may start in the next biennium beginning July 1 with work among first tasks.
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Hamilton
Great Miami River
Trenton
Butler County
E. J. Salsinger
State Highway Department
Middletown
Total Loss Car in Garfield and Philadelphia Crash
A two car collision at Garfield Street and Philadelphia Avenue caused heavy damage but no injuries. Charles Adams, 33, Middletown Route 3, was charged with failure to yield at a stop sign after his westbound car struck a southbound vehicle driven by Harry Goble, 19, overturning the Goble car.
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Garfield Street
Philadelphia Avenue
Charles Adams
Middletown Rt. 3
Adams
Harry Goble
Mary Ella St
Goble
Missing on Red Info Club Told of Russia Language Gap
Civitan Club heard Miami University student Bill Garvin describe how limited translation hampers U.S. understanding of Russia. He noted 22,000 Russian translators vs 300 in the U.S. and cited a 1957 satellite report delayed by translation. Garvin discussed Russian education and entrance exams for government colleges.
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Russia
Bill Garvin
Civitani Club
Manchester
Garvin
Miami University
State Department
Batista Heir Parental Flight Sparks New York Welcome
Two of Batista's sons Carl Manuel and Roberto Francisco, aged about 10 and 12, flew to New York for New Year celebrations with eight older Cubans. They were met by New York detectives after a port entry near Manzanil lo and Castroite heckling. Cuban officials said the boys would return to Havana soon with Batista's wife and remaining children staying behind.
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Manzanillo
Havana
United States
New York
Batista
Carlos Manuel
Roberto Francisco
Fossil Oysters Found in Rio Grande Valley
Fossil oysters measuring 30 inches in diameter were discovered along the Rio Grande valley, indicating a notable paleontological find. The discovery highlights ancient marine life in the region and may prompt further excavation and study by researchers.
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Rio Grande Valley
Atlas satellite sends New Year greetings to armed services
Brig. Gen. Eric H. F. Svensson of Ft. Stewart recorded a 130 word voice and Teletype New Year message sent to the Atlas satellite. The message was stored for reception by three other tracking stations and could be erased and retransmitted. Ft. Stewart trackers received the message back three times before Atlas moved out of range.
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Hinesville
Eric H. F. Svensson
Ft. Stewart
Train Runs Over Auto. Five Die Near Lincoln
Five people die after a car is ground to bits when struck by a Burlington freight train. The collision occurred Tuesday night 30 miles from Lincoln near Friend, Nebraska. Victims named are Barbara Keller Karen Wideman Phillip Silva John C Warren and Sylvester Ivory, all from the Lincoln area.
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Lincoln, Neb
Burlington
Friend
Neb
Lincoln
Barbara Keller
Karen Wideman
Phillip Silva
John C. Warren
Sylvester Ivory
Not So Certain Escapee Returns Uniform Note
James Sims aged 27 who fled Pentonville Prison on December 22 sent back his uniform with a note to the jail governor saying he does not think he will need them in the new year.
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London
James Sims
Pentonville
Discarded Tree Pick Up Set For Monday Tuesday
Discarded Christmas trees will be picked up Monday and Tuesday by park and street department trucks. Tom Carlson director of parks and recreation announced hours. The trees will be burned at Goldman Park during the Epiphany program at 7 pm Tuesday.
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Tom Carlson
Parks and Recreation
Goldman Park
C.N. Flanigan
Bethel Ame
Francis Carmody
Cab Driver Robbed as Car Stolen Near Seven Mile
Hamilton report says Red Top Cab driver Carl Arvin was robbed of $15 by two youths on Fear Not Mills Road near Armco Park after picking up a rider at the cab stand. The stolen car was later found undamaged on Fear Not Mills Road near New Miami.
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Seven Mile
Arvin
Rt. 127
Mills Road
Armco Park
Harry McDaniels
Sheriff's Department
New Miami
Fear Not Mills Road
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Assault Case
A Butler County Common Pleas Court jury deliberated 16 minutes before finding Roy H. Johnson of 111 Liebee St. Middletown guilty of assault on a minor under 16. Johnson, 30, to be examined at Lima State Hospital before sentencing, had previously faced molestation charges involving two girls ages seven and eight last July 13 at Sunset Park. He had prior convictions for breaking and entering.
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Butler County
Johnson
Blue Law Case Against Rink's Bargain City Advances
Hamilton Ohio. The hearing for Coleman Ullner owner of Rink's Bargain City on alleged Sunday blue law violations continued in Municipal Court before Judge Frank F. Wessel. Ullner, 39, of Cincinnati was arrested Saturday on warrants charging opening a building for business and making workers on Sunday. The judge denied a jury trial, citing misdemeanor status and lack of second offense wording, and scheduled the case to be heard January 9 with an acting judge appointed.
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Hamilton
Rink
Ohio
Frank F. Wessel
Coleman Ullner
Cincinnati
Austin Simpson
Wessel
Ulmer
CD Training Program Set for Auxiliary Police in Butler County
In Hamilton special report Sheri Paul A Pell notes an on the job training program for the Butler County Civil Defense Corps auxiliary police. Civil Defense director Larry Hoyser says the basic aim is to maintain order during disasters and aid other emergency agencies. A new training course will begin after January 1 and interested persons should contact the Civil Defense office in the Hamilton courthouse.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Civil Defense Corps
Sheri Paul A. Pell
Civil Defense
Larry Hoyser
Auxiliary Police
Hoyser
Civil Defense Office
Police Briefs Report Property Destruction Warrants
Police arrested Donie Stout 24, Navaho Street, and Millard Lykins 22, Yankee Road, on warrants charging destruction of property. Leroy Childs 41 12 Central Avenue was booked for disorderly conduct. A pocketbook with $25, keys, and a billfold vanished from Elizabeth Wells at the Dipsy Doodle Cafe on Yankee Road Friday night but was later returned with contents intact. The Journal notes the purse was taken from May Boyd, cafe owner.
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Donie Stout
Navaho St
Millard Lykins
Yankee Rd
Leroy Childs
Central Ave
Elizabeth Wells
Prospect St
May Boyd
Stove Blamed for Debris Fire at Cohen Bros Scrap Yard
A faulty salamander caused a debris fire at Cohen Bros Inc scrap yard 1722 Woodlawn Ave. no damage. Fire crews from Companies 1 and 3 responded at 12 28 PM. Earlier, EMS aided Earl Warfield 32 of 1400 Michigan Ave at 2501 N Verity Pkwy and he was taken to Middletown Hospital by Baker Ambulance.
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Cohen Bros. Inc
Woodlawn Ave
Fire Department
N. Verity Pkvy
Earl Warfield
Michigan Ave
Middletown Hospital
Baker Ambulance
Diamonds From Rocks Spell Hard Mining Reality
A mining tale notes that twenty million pounds of rock must be processed to yield one pound of diamonds highlighting the extreme scale of diamond extraction and the harsh labor involved.
Malcom Elected Middletown Red Cross Chapter Head
D H Malcom, Armco Metal Products manager, unanimously became the Middletown Red Cross chairman replacing Gardner Walser, who did not seek re election after guiding growth from a city chapter to a 70 000 population service with about 40 volunteers. Malcom has long Red Cross ties and will preside at the Jan 20 executive session.
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Middletown
Nine
Vcs Walulert
Gardner
Lemon
Madison Townships
Clearcreek
Franklin
National Red Cross
Red Cross
Malcom Wags
Malcom
Oto
Iowa
Armco Steel Corp
National Metal Building Manufacturers Assn
Grand Ave
Ames Gardner
D. H. Malcom
Journal
Early Newsroom Deadlines For New Year’s Day Issue
The Journal will publish before noon on New Year’s Day with early deadlines. Sports copy due 8 30 a m Society at 9 30 a m and other news and obituaries by 10 30 a m.
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Journal
Butler County Court Dockets Include Multiple Neglect and Cruelty Cases
The Butler County Courts list cases involving individuals such as Reuben Pelfrey Jr. from Ada Pelfrey and Mildred J. Vicroy from Richard Vicroy of Oxford, plus Myrtle Wells, Olin Lee Denney, and Clare H. Wilson in matters of neglect and cruelty. Judge David Black oversees.
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Reuben Pelfrey Jr
West Middletown
Ada Pelfrey
Taylor Ave
Mildred J. Vicroy
Crawford St
Richard Vicroy
Oxford
Myrtle Wells
Richardson Dr
Eugene Wells
Olin Lee Denney
Hamilton
James Morris Denney
Clare H. Wilson
John A. Wilson
David Black
Old Ship of Zion Pageant At Union Baptist Church
The Union Baptist Church presents a pageant titled Old Ship of Zion on Thursday at 7 p.m. Mrs Roscoe Roberts leads the program and oversees the event.
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The
Union Baptist Church
Roscoe Roberts
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