Marchers Open All-America Week in Frigid Middletown Parade
Middletown celebrated All-America City Week with a four mile parade and flag raising despite snow flurries and strong winds. 7 000 to 8 000 residents gathered on Main Street to witness the ceremony led by Middletown High School Band and Parade Commanders. The All-America City Flag was raised by Army Recruiting Service personnel as local bands and school groups received flag replicas for district schools.
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Middletown
Main Street
City Building
Middletown High School
Cecil Runyan
J. B. Strickland
Marshall N. J. Lawler
Knight Goodman
Donald G. Driscoll
General All-America City Committee
City Commission
Francis Carmody
Driscoll
Manchester Hotel
U.S. Army
Edward J. Smith
Cincinnati
James H. Gamble
Roy S. Gray
Dayton
Lemon - Monroe
R. L. Robinson
Union Baptist Church
Harry A. Roth
Igh
Fenwick Hig School
Roosevelt and Kinley
Middletown Civic Association
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Junior Achievement
YMCA
Veterans Service Center
Salvation Army
Family Service Bureau
Fresh Air Camp
Middletown Hospital
Bureau of Public Health
Middletown Safety Council
American Legion
VFW
American Red Cross
American Citizens Club
Middletown Real Estate Board
Optimist Club
Hoy S. Gray
Lemon-Monroe High School
Journal
Weith
Heintz Sends First Agenda To Council
Franklin special report: City Manager John H Heintz sent his first agenda since taking office two weeks ago. The plan includes scheduled business and a recess to receive visitors, with a reconvened session to discuss new requests. Items: lease for a dump with New York Central Railroad, meter readers for water meters, and asking Red Cross to include Franklin in Middletown area.
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Franklin
John H. Heintz
Heintz
New York Central Railroad
Red Cross
Middletown
YMCA Sets January Swim Test Records Across Classes
Fifty five YMCA youths passed swim tests in January establishing new first month records for minnows fish flying fish and sharks. Don Hardesty notes continued strength of water safety training and urges parental support to reach 1958 aquatic goals.
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YMCA
Don Hardesty
Hardesty
Minnows
Pam Kramer
Marilyn Douglas
Linda Hughes
Barbara Johnson
Beth Banzhaf
Mollie Trimble
Sharon Lubberger
Cynthia Slough
Janet Ewing
Betty Taylor
Charlotte Burton
Blanche Bunnell
Wilda Woods
Addie Florence
Ona Rusche
John Clark
Jim Halsey
Richard Edwards
Jerry Miller
Bill House
Ricky Thompson
Dan Hefiy
Chuck Terhune
Mike Martin
Walter Mischley
Melvin Justice
John M. Johnson
Flying Fish
Cheryl Huntsburger
Sharks
Jessie Johnson
Dorothy Nelson
Ten Girl Scouts Earn Awards in Court of Honor
Ten girls from Intermediate Scout Troop 20 received awards at a court of honor ceremony led by Mrs. Garwood Barr and Mrs. Clifford Morning sitar. Second class awards went to Tonya Barr Judy Conkright Gloria Polahable Cheryl Praete Andrea Pieratt Phyllis Manious Carolyn Smith Margaret Tyra and Carol Amburgy. Melinda Ross received her tenderfoot pin. The barbecue's origins trace to the South and was common in Virginia before 1700.
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Garwood Barr
Clifford Morningsitar
Tonya Barr
Judy Conkright
Gloria Polahable
Cheryl Praete
Andrea Pieratt
Phyllis Manious
Carolyn Smith
Margaret Tyra
Carol Amburgy
Melinda Ross
All-America City Banquet Tickets Sold in Middletown
Seventy five hundred tickets have been sold for the All-America City celebration banquet at the Manchester Hotel at 6 30 p m Wednesday. One thousand more will be available to the public at the Middletown Chamber of Commerce office in the hotel. Ohio commerce director William Carroll will read a governor proclamation honoring Middletown for being named one of 11 All-America cities by Look Magazine and the National Municipal League attended by guests Charles Taft Murray Seasongood and Mrs Albert Cash, Cincinnati trustees of the league.
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Manchester Hotel
Middletown
Look Magazine
National Municipal League
Charles Taft
Murray Seasongood
Albert Cash
Cincinnati
Pearls Club Meets at Alma Williams Home
The String of Pearls Club will gather at Mrs. Alma Williams residence 1102 Madison Street at 8:30 p.m. today.
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String of Pearls Club
Alma Williams
Madison St
Armco Names Higdon and Olt to Vice Presidential Posts
Armco Steel Corp. announced two new vice presidents. W. C. Higdon becomes vice president in charge of planning development, succeeding Fanning. T. F. Olt is elected vice president for research. W. F. Tuttle becomes director of engineering for the company. J. B. Whitlock is named chief engineer of the Armco Division.
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Armco Steel Corp
R. L. Gray
Armco
W. C. Higdon
Huston
Sheffield
F. Fanning
T. F. Olt
W. F. Tuttle
C. Leonard Lloyd Jr
Houston
Fanning
Ashland Works
Vanderveer St
Higdon
Sheffield Division
Kansas City
Kansas State College
Housa
Middletown
Olt
University of Cincinnati
Euclid St
Tuttle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Navy
S. Main St
Middletown youths win spots in 1958 Model Legislature
Middletown High School senior Steve Geckler won the gubernatorial nomination at a preparatory conference for the 1958 Model Legislature held at the University of Cincinnati. Other Middletown victors included Dennis Black and Russ Galloway for Senate and several for House seats with delegates and alternates named.
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Middletown
Steve Geckler
Southwestern Ohio
University of Cincinnati
Geckler
inColumbus
YMCA
Middletown High School
Middletown Safety Council
Dennis Black
Senate
Russ Galloway
Fred Sanders
Don Stalker
House of Representative
Ruth Baird
Jerald Peach
Russell Day
Duane Neal
Dick Kilburn
Dick Isroff
Press
Franklin Flames Destroy House On Pennyroyal Hill
A fire destroyed an unoccupied frame house on Pennyroyal Hill in Franklin causing an estimated 4500 dollars in damage. Owner Mrs. Fred Klaber reported the blaze after hearing her house was on fire. firefighters arrived after the structure was already ruined.
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Franklin
Pennyroyal Hill
Fred Klaber
Shooting search continues for two men in Norwood case
Deputy Sheriff George Carrel was wounded by gunfire on Erwin Road near Lebanon early Saturday. Investigators identified two Norwood men from photos and a liquor stamp found at the scene but could not locate them. Carrel, treated for minor arm wounds, was released from Miami Valley hospital Saturday night.
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Erwin Road
Here
George Houck In Accident Involves Family Injuries
George Houck and his wife Luella were injured when their car struck a utility pole on Route 161 in Champaign County. Their son Ronnie 17 and daughter Judy 9 suffered minor injuries. Luella Houck is in serious condition at Mercy Hospital Urbana. Houck is an educator and athletic administrator at Troy schools with prior coaching stints in Middletown Springboro Wilmington and Wilmington.
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George Houck
Rt. 161
Champaign County
Luella Houck
Mercy Hospital
Urbana
Ronnie
Troy High School
Judy
Houck
Troy Public Schools
Mechanicsburg
Middletown
Springboro
Wilmington
Troy
Bandit Steals For His Kids At Vail Oil Station
A masked bandit with a blue steel revolver demanded cash from the Vail Oil Co. station on Erie Boulevard at 10 30 last night claiming he had hungry kids. Attendant John Blevins watched him flee as police rushed to the scene after the alarm.
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Hamilton
Vail Oil Co
S. Erie Blvd
John Blevins
Ludlow Sr
Blevins
Class of 1920 Plans Reunion at Manchester Hotel
Mary Strodtbeck chairs the MHS class of 1920 reunion with a May 31 dinner and entertainment at the Manchester Hotel and a June 1 informal gathering. She seeks information on Helen Murrell and Grace Bevis and requests communications sent to 110 Monroe St.
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Mary Strodtbeck
MHS
Manchester Hotel
Miss Strodtbeck
Helen Murrell
Grace Bevis
Monroe St
Pastor R C Caudill to Speak at Civitan Meeting
The Rev. R. C. Caudill of Crawford Street Church of God will address the Civitan Club at its noon gathering tomorrow. Program Chairman Dale Dowrey says the speaker will discuss the All-America City.
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R. C. Caudill
Crawford Street
Slippery streets cause multivehicle injuries in city
Police report 11 people injured in city accidents since Saturday night with total damage of 3605 dollars and four citations. A two car crash at Shafer Street and Manchester Avenue injured seven. Robert Clark 47 admitted in satisfactory condition with nose and left leg injuries. several others treated and dismissed. A separate 1300 block Central Avenue collision caused four more slight injuries. damage 265 dollars. A third wreck in front of 2312 Sutphin Street injured Harold Finkelman’s vehicle owner and led to a DUI arrest for Damon Sullivan with damage 1200 dollars.
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Shafer Street
Manchester Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Robert Clark
Central Ave
Clark
Crystalbelle
Central Avenue
Harold Gainey
Damon Sullivan
Red Bud Dr
Harold Finkelman
S. Sutphin St
Sullivan
Soviet Talks Tie Space Control to Nuclear Arms Deal
Moscow informs President Eisenhower it will discuss outer space control as part of a broader package including abolition of nuclear weapons and reduction of armed forces.
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Moscow
Eisenhower
Outer Space
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Carolina St
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Claude Hensley
Oneka Ave
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