Doughman and Stutenroth Win Silver Beaver Honors
The Mound Builders' area Boy Scout Council awarded the Silver Beaver to president Charles Stutenroth and district vice chairman Paul W. Doughman for long, devoted service. Stutenroth, council president since 1955, led notable growth. Doughman, a Crystal Tissue Co. employee for 25 years, was active in organizing Post 9 and Pack 9 and serves as district vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Salenworf
Rea
Boy Scout Council
Charles Stutenroth
Pokey Griffith
Paul W. Doughman
Boy Scouts of America
Doughman
Crystal Tissue Co
W. H. Harrison
Crystal
Excello
Statenroth
South Middletown
Clarence Brown States Nancy Smith Brown Not Related
Rep. Clarence J. Brown of Ohio says the Nancy Smith Brown employed in his office is not related to him. He notes his last name is common and filed a statement with the disbursing office at the start of this session asserting no relation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Nancy Smith Brown
Brown
House
Cromwell and Webb Outline Talented-Student Program
Supt Howard Cromwell and Tom Webb Middletown curriculum director outlined a local program for academically talented students at a Wil son School PTO meeting. Cromwell defined such students as those deviating from normal development needing special instruction and services. Webb described work in Edison School Doty House and an accelerated science program to be introduced next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Cromwell
Tom Webb
Middletown
Wilson School
PTO Cromwell
Webb
Edison School
Doty House
Chess Through the Ages and Its Core Aim
Chess is among the oldest known games. The objective is to capture the opponent's king, forcing checkmate or resignation. The game emphasizes strategic planning, piece mobility, and positional play across diverse eras and cultures.
Annexation Hearing Sought for Monroe Industrial Land
County commissioners set April 28 for a public hearing on annexing 266 acres east of Monroe to the village. Petitioners include Monroe attorney William Hendrickson for 263 acres and Miami Valley Industrial Park Inc. for 3 acres containing the village well field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrickson
Barry Levey
Middletown
Hendrickson
Monroe Corporation
Warren-Buller
Ohio 63
Organization
Miami Valley Industrial Park, Inc
Monroe
John C. Dillon
William K. Robinson
Two-Car Crash Causes $225 Damage on Tytus Avenue
A rear-end collision on Tytus Avenue caused about $225 in damage with no injuries. William Erb, 32, struck Harold Lewis, 24, who was turning with a signal on. Erb said he tried to miss the other car but got too close and glanced in his rear view mirror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tytus Avenue
William Erb
Charles St
Harold Lewis
Fleming Rd
Lewis
Erb
Fifty More Warrants Issued To Clear Ticket Backlog
Lt. James Combs announces fifty additional warrants issued to city police to pursue unpaid traffic tickets. Officers begin serving this afternoon to reclaim about 500 remaining delinquents, with arrested individuals jailed at police headquarters and required to pay the owed amounts plus a five dollar court cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Combs
Combs
Battleships and 38 ships slated for scrap by navy
The Navy announced 520000 tons of combat vessels including five battleships and 38 other outmoded ships will be sold for scrap steel. Equipment salvage could reach about 3082000 dollars with total scrap value near 27194000 dollars. ships include Tennesse Maryland California Colorado and West Virginia along with heavy cruisers Chester Louisville Augusta New Orleans Portland Minneapolis Tuscaloosa San Francisco and Wichita.
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Washington
U.S
Navy
Tennesse
Maryland
California
Colorado
West Virginia
Chester
Louisville
Augusta
New Orleans
Portland
Minneapolis
Tuscaloosa
San Francisco
Wichita
Hamiltonian To Head Farm Bureau Assn
James M. Lewis of Hamilton was elected president of the Farm Bureau Co operative Assn at its annual Columbus meeting. He succeeds W. N. Woods of Maumee who served ten years as head. Lewis, a dairy farmer, has been vice president since 1955. Carl Rufener of Suffield was elected vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
James M. Lewis
Hamilton
Farm Bureau Cooperative Assn
W. N. Woods
Maumee
Lewis
Carl Rufener
Suffield
Rufener
Portage
Columbiana
Mahoning
Stark Counties
Electric car comeback outlined by CG&E engineer
A. G. Decatur of CG&E spoke at the Civitan Club during Engineers Week at the Manchester Hotel. He warned of a shortage of trained engineers for years and urged enthusiastic students to pursue innovative processes in engineering as 270,000 entrants from 1956 begin their careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Decatur
Civitan Club
Manchester
Decatur
Cg&e
Diamond Jubilee Knox Knights of Pythias Meet
Henry W Naegle led the Knights of Pythias lodge in observing its diamond jubilee with C W Bates Bruce Eby E R Heisel of Cincinnati grand chancellor of Ohio and William Dern as principal speakers. Lincoln Lodge F and AM marked its fifteenth anniversary at a Masonic Temple program with past masters joining in the ritual led by C Emery Gray the worshipful master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Naegle
Knights of Pythias
C. W. Bates
Bruce Eby
E. R. Heisel
Cincinnati
Ohio
William Dern
Lincoln Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
O. G. Crawford
Gideon Palmer
J. C. Weamer
G. A. Ralston
W. A. Worman
W. M. Huntsinger
C. C. Clark
Merlin Schrock
Ralph Hunter
H. W. Goetz
Vance Cribbs
Elmo Lingrel
James Wikoff
C. Emery Gray
Doggone Crime Targeted by Mansfield Police
Police searched for a purse snatcher described as a light tan pug-nosed short-furred tailless boxer dog after it leaped on renda Fredericks near her home and snatched her purse. The dog fled leaving coat and purse behind while police conducted a dragnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Ohio
Renda Fredericks
Auto Tags Go On Sale Here Monday
Ohio license plates for 1959 with red lettering on white will go on sale Monday morning. Reservations for the same numbers as last year may be placed before the general sale. Letters MA through MK and MW through MZ are available. Certificates of title and registration or a stamp showing registration are needed before reservations or sales. The license bureau at 1836 Central Ave. is open 9 to 5:30 weekdays and 9 to 4 Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Henderson Estes
Central Ave
Fire damages 1957 car on Fairmount Avenue
A blaze in the front seat of a 1957 model car owned by Art Frasik at 1300 block Fairmount Avenue caused about 40 dollars in damage. Firemen from Company 1 responded at 2 25 p.m blaming hot sparks from welding. An overheated oil stove fire at Delores Manning 119 Manhattan Street caused no damage. Emergency squad ventilated Walter Gary home at 1309 Yankee Road after carbon tetrachloride fumes. no injuries reported.
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Fairmount Avenue
Art Frasik
S. Verity Pkwy
Company 1
Delores Manning
Manhattan St
Walter Gary
Yankee Rd
Fire crews find gas leak in water heater at Curtis Street
Firefighters responded to a 7 16 p m call at 330 Curtis Street and found a gas leak in a hot water tank with no damage reported.
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Curtis St
American tenor Frank Eckhart dies during Antwerp Tosca performance
Polish born New Yorker Frank Eckhart, an American tenor, collapsed after completing the main aria during La Tosca at the Antwerp Royal Opera and died of coronary thrombosis, doctors reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Belgium
Frank Eckhart
Antwerp Royal Opera
Eckhart
Printz and Helton Submit Resignations From Planning Commission
City Commission to consider resignations of Warren G Printz and William S Helton from the Middletown Planning Commission veterans of 13 and 12 years respectively cite lack of time and out of town business as reasons Printz plans to resign due to increasing duties Helton will miss June through September meetings as out of town duties loom New nine member board expected with seven appointments by the City Commission plus two ex officio members Dr William Owens and John Burdsall likely to join The commission to hold first reading on street banner permits and second reading on Breiel Boulevard plan timing unclear
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
City Planning Commission
Warren G Printz
Planning Commission
William S. Helton
Planning Board
Printz
Middletown
Francis Carmody
John Burdsall
Carmody
Charles W. Thompson
Burdsal
William Owens
Brelel Boulevard
Grand Avenue
Verity Parkway
Public Hearing on Lafayette Ave Zoning Change
Tonight the planning commission previews a zoning change at Lafayette Avenue and S Main Street from R2 residence to B2 general business with a recommendation for B1 A to permit an area shopping center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Avenue
S. Main Street
Planning Commission
Car Misses Curve Rolls Into Yard
Henderson 36, of 704 Malvern St., admitted to Middletown Hospital for observation after losing control of his car. The vehicle left the road onto Carl Holloman’s lawn at 2 40 am. A second crash involved a 1 ton truck driven by Joseph G. Wheatley 26 of Louisville Ky who ran off US 25 to avoid a stalled truck and was unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins . Henderson
Malvern St
Middletown Hospital
Henderson
Carl Holloman
Grand Ave
Joseph G. Wheatley
Louisville
US 25
Yankee Road
Wheatley
Ladies Night Planned By Toastmasters Club
Robert McIntyre will be toast master for the dinner meeting at the Ranch Inn tomorrow at 7 pm. Members are invited to bring wives and guests to the annual Ladies Night program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McIntyre
Toastmasters Club
Ranch Inn
Trusteeship Granted to Three Middletown Men
In a Municipal Court civil session yesterday three Middletown men were admitted to trusteeship. Verlon Reynolds of 1306 Reynolds Ave listed debts totaling 1202.19 owed to 29 creditors, Floyd Boley of 1504 Columbia Ave had 991.75 in debt to 11 creditors, and Gilbert Planck of 433 Yankee Rd shown 594.47 owed to seven creditors.
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Middletown
Verlon Reynolds
Reynolds Ave
Floyd Boley
Columbia Ave
Gilbert Planck
Yankee Rd
Troop 8 Sets Theme For Meeting At Armco Center
Boy Scout Troop 8 will hold a meeting at 7 p m in the Armco Center with the program What About Scouting as the theme. All boys 11 years old and older are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Center
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Middletown Safety Council
Middletown Industrial Council
Ymca Board
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Ralph Gray
Armco Steel Corp
Delbert R. Hanks
Miami Valley Council
Dayton
Pacific
America
United Effort
James Norfolk
Cincinati
Gray
George Harvey
den Mois
Helen Doughman
Rah Brown
Mabel Poe
Marilyn Long
Kunet — Gordes Bowles
L. Fovert Stevens
M. E
C. Ray.Gallmore
D . Frank Baiscie
Willem In Cilbert Jr
James Kimble
Gardner Townsley
Wil.au. J. Saunders Sr
William J Stundes Jr
R. C Dewing
Chares Hook
Charles Statenroth
Mound Builder’s Area Council
Lalendorf
Astores
Shop Getz
Jewelers
Cromwell, Webb
Hamiltonian
Farm Bureau Assn
Cc&e
School Patrol
Sertoma
School Boy Patrol
Sertoma Club
Helton
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