Local man held in $820000 machine part theft
Middletown police hold a 29 year old man for questioning in a scheme where brass and other machine parts from Shartle Brothers were sold as junk in Dayton. Parts weighing up to 600 700 pounds were involved with thefts over six months. Officials estimate $3000 $4000 in parts found at a Dayton junk yard and note metal cost 1 per pound while junk buyers paid 20 cents per pound.
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Middletown
Daytona
Shartle Brothers Machine Division
Black Claws Or Co
Eugene Wolgamot
Dayton
H. W. Martin
Shartle Brothers
Adam Bridge
Cincinnati
MHS Students Top County Tests Reach Top 10
County wide general scholarship test results place four Middletown High School students in the top ten. Ronald Agronin earned third, Robert Brumfield fifth, with Mary Ann Weikel and William Walter tied for a spot. Honorable mention went to Ppiscing in the upper 25 percent. Other Middletown names listed include David Bessel Janet Martin Michael Scham John Day James McClain and more. Lemon Monroe and Fenwick students also highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
C. Hi. Williams
Ronald Agronin
Robert Brumfield
Mary Ann Weikel
William Walter
David Bessel
Janet Martin
Michael Scham
John Day
James
Ahepa To Honor Leaders At Banquet Here Sunday
Ten past presidents of the Middletown Hamilton Chapter 209 of the Order of Ahepa will be honored with awards at a past presidents banquet at 6 30 p m Sunday at the Manchester Hotel National Ahepa president Stephen S Scopas of New York City will present pins and citations and address the group Also to speak are Carl V Weygandt chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and Mrs Tula Zotaley grand president of the Daughters of Penelope The Middletown Hamilton Ahepa Chapter founded in 1928 aims to foster Greek American relations and its May Festival remains a notable event in the organization.
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Middletown- Hamilton
Order of Ahepa
Manchester Hotel
Ahepa
Stephen S. Scopas
New York City
Scopas
Chris D. Pape
George T. Poolitsan
Paul Mathews
George C. Lambesis
Vasilios P. Karras
Peter Laras
Gus Valen
George J. Cavalaris
Gus J. Lazares
Albert Jones
St. John’s University School of Law
New York Order of Ahepa
Paul of
Greece
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Tula Zotaley
Minneapolis
Minn
The
Daughters of Penelope
Zoe Cavalaris
Charlotte
D of
Middletown - Hamilton
Poolitsan
Middletown
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Peter G. Giovas
Josie Chase
Ohio
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramout Strand Colonial Dixie present a slate of thrillers and westerns with showings across Thursday and Friday. Night of the Hunter Land of Fury Carnival Story Chief Crazy Horse Apache Ambush Naked Amazons Fury in Paradise Last of the Desperadoes There’s Always Tomorrow This Is My Love Passion schedule varies by theater and time.
Bedrooms Heavily Damaged By Fire
A fire last night at 338 Oxford State Road caused heavy damage to two bedrooms in a cottage belonging to Mr and Mrs Tony Welch. About 20 South Middletown firefighters fought the blaze reported at 8 p m. Damage was estimated at 2000. The occupants were away when discovered. Firemen were on scene 90 minutes.
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Oxford State Road
Tony Welch
South Middletown
Wilbur Stoufe
NOMA Members Tour Fisher Body Plant
About 60 Area NOMA members and guests toured the Fisher Body Plant in Hamilton replacing their monthly meeting. They viewed the fabricating operation producing auto bodies for Chevrolet Buick Pontiac Oldsmobile and Cadillac, including plant and main offices, and heard the facility was among the world’s largest and most modern. The group had dinner in the company cafeteria before the tour.
No Damage From Fire At Central Church Construction
Firefighters from Companies 1 and 4 with the ladder unit contained a small blaze in a basement at the Central Church of Christ under construction at Germantown Road and N Verity Parkway. No injuries or major damage reported after an alarm at 6 25 p m.
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Central Church of Christ
Germantown Road
N. Verity Parkway
Prom Jubilee Leaders Named At Midtown High School
City Commission Story notes the 1956 Midtown High School Prom Jubilee organizers naming Eliott Levy as senior adult chairman and Mrs. Carl Burgess as junior adult chairman Betsy Little was elected junior student chairman and Bill Walker senior student chairman A 1952 to present jubilee activity report was shown with prom movies and a student poll showing 997 percent in favor of the event Additional chairmen will be announced later.
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Eliott Levy
Carl Burgess
Betsy Little
Bill Walker
Stan Kenton
Aoeee Walker
Tuttle Honored by City for Planning Service
William F. Tuttle chief engineer of Armco Steel Corp was honored by Middletown city commissioners for five years on the planning commission. A resolution praised his faithful constructive service to the city and Paul Kordenat was appointed to succeed him.
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William F. Tuttle
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Planning Commission
Allison C. Neff
John E. Burdsall
Francis Carmody
William §. Helton
Kordenat
Warren G. Printz
Charles W. Thompson
Police Briefs Jumpstart Camden Theft Reported
J E Howerton of Camden Route 1 reported the theft of a 1950 model auto with license 5146MR from S Main Street last night Patrolman John Combs recovered a stolen car in the 1309 block of Carolina Street owned by Warner Davis of 842 S River Street Franklin stolen Sunday from behind the 1000 block of Central Avenue A break in at the First Church of God Crawford Street netted nothing thieves entered through a window an office door was broken open Carl Higgins of 1218 Baltimore Street reported a headlight theft yesterday
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J. E. Howerton
Camden Rt. 1
S. Main Street
John Combs
Carolina Street
Warner Davis
S. River St
Franklin
Central Avenue
First Church of God
Crawford Street
Carl Higgins
Baltimore St
Three men bound to grand jury in dope case
Three defendants Curtis Williams James Skinner and Harold Walker were bound to the grand jury under 25000 bonds after a four hour Municipal Court hearing. Police seized 106 heroin capsules a hypodermic needle and $1500 at Williams home.
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Butler County
Municipal Cour
Curtis ‘Big June’ Willams
18Th Ave
James Skinner
Dayton
Harold Walker
Middletown
Williams
Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
J. Paul Prear
John Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Walker Knight
Dayton Police
Howerton
Printing Union Wins Election At Pollock Corp
The Printing & Pressmen's Union AFL-CIO won bargaining rights at Pollock Paper Corp Middletown plant extending representation from printing and press to machine shop and warehouse. NLRB tally: 83 of 86 eligible employees voted, all for the union. no opposition. Election conducted by Eugene Curtis of the Cincinnati NLRB office.
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Afl-Cio
Middletown
Pollock Paper Corp
NLRB
Eugene Curtis
Field
Cincinnati
National Labor Relations Board
Girl Scout Troop 149 Names Leaders at Meeting
Officers and patrol leaders were selected in a recent meeting of Girl Scout Troop 149 announced by Leader Mrs Paul Franz and Assistant Leader Mrs Herschel Bennett. Carol Reid became scribe Barbara Bukovina treasurer patrol leaders Patricia Thier Dixie Cramer assistant Pauline Kipus Dharma Fisher and Juliette Low representative Betty Jo Keuthan.
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Paul Franz
Herschel Bennett
Carol Reid
Barbara Bukovina
Patricia Thier
Dixie Cramer
Pauline Kipus
Dharma Fisher
Juliette Low
Betty Jo Keuthan
Judge Dismisses Charge Against Irene Duncan in Theft Case
Municipal Judge J T Lamb dismissed a charge of receiving stolen property against Irene Duncan 35 of 815 4th Ave due to insufficient evidence. The alleged $780 theft from Ta Ho Tavern involved her 17 year old son who allegedly handed the money to his mother and then her husband Duncan snatched it. Det Harold Gray testified the mother shrugged and said I didnt know it. Duncan awaits grand jury action on three burglary and larceny counts. The boy is on probation from the Boys Industrial School for breaking and entering. In separate action David Sorrell 37 of 1723 Ej eming Rd was ordered to serve 30 days in county jail for disorderly conduct plus 78 days on old cases. A menace and threat charge against Sorrell was dismissed.
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J. T. Lamb
Irene Duncan
4Th Ave
Harold Gray
Duncan
Boys’ Industrial School
Services Led By Hutchinson At Friendship Baptist
Rev Clifford Hutchinson and his Grand Avenue Church of God group will lead services tomorrow for Friendship Baptist Church per club president Mrs Ariena Johnson. The meeting will begin at 7 30 p m.
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Clifford Hutchinson
Grand Avenue
Escapee From Hamilton Jail Is Sentenced
John R. Wolff 21 of Hamilton received five years in the South Carolina penitentiary at Columbia after being convicted in Sumter for house breaking and grand larceny. He escaped Butler County Jail on Jan 13 with James L Taylor and Leonard Hamilton. Jackson Bosch, Butler County prosecutor, said a hold was placed on Wolff by Sumter authorities and Indiana also issued a hold. Wolff is not eligible for parole but could be released after five years for good behavior. He had used the name James Thomas Williams during the arrest.
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John R. Wolff
Hamilton
Butler County
South Carolina
Columbia
Wolff
Sumter
S. C
James Thomas Williams
Jackson Bosch
Indiana
Bosch
James L Taylor
Cincinnati
Leonard Hamilton
Louis Fritz Taylor
Ohio
Underwriters Meet at Colony Restaurant Tomorrow
Members of the Middletown Association of Life Underwriters will gather at noon tomorrow at the Colony Restaurant for a program on radio transcriptions. Joseph H. LeMoyne and Dan Humphryes of WPFB sales staff will lead the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Assn. of Life
Colony
Joseph H. LeMoyne
Dan Humphryes
WPFB
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MHS
Paramount
NOMA
U.S
Minute-Maid
Central Ave
Monthau
City Commission
Tuttle
Trip
Prear
Mitted
James Howerton
J. A. McIntosh
Williams Home
Walker
Council
Skinner
Wiliams
Williams House
Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Printing Union
Pollock Corp
Harold's Outlet
Central
Strand Theatre
Dial
Chertorams
David Sorrell
Ejeming Rd
Sorrell
Iscapee
Gillen Crow Drug Stores
Sebald Oil CO
Curtis ST
Spebsqsa
Acronca Management Club
Seite
H.P. Motor
Lufkin
Piri Ae
Sander
Oho
Disston
Industro
Flowan Lowe
Jig
Ole
General Merchandise
Grimes
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