Fabricating Plants Win Iron Man Safety Award
Armco Middletown plants 1 and 2 were cited as the company's safest major plants in 1957 with only one lost-time accident in nearly two million manhours. Plant 2 had no accidents since operations began, and Plant 1 was accident-free for 12 months. The Iron Man trophy, a bronze statue, will be presented to Fabricating.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Robert Gruver
Gruver
America
Armco
Charles Stutenroth
Grover
Statenroth
Iron Man
Fabricating
Zanesville
Piqua
Scouts Aid Two Hour Hunt For Missing Lebanon Man
Lebanon Scouts joined a two hour search south of town for Lawrence Beltz 75 missing since Monday evening The Warren County sheriff s office and others aided the effort Beltz last seen about 530 p m Monday along Cook Road near the Foley farm Beltz was employed there before retirement He had walked three miles from South Lebanon Pike to the farm He was described as 5 8 150 pounds with brown hair and no glasses He wore a brown hat a dark gabardine coat and a green shirt with trousers of unknown color
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Lebanon
Here
Lawrence Beltz
Warren County Sheriff's Office
Stanley Burnside
Cincinnati Ave
Beltz
Cook Road
Foley
South Lebanon Pike
Knights of Pythias to confer page rank at Lafay ette Lodge 37
The Knights of Pythias Lafay ette Lodge 37 will confer the rank of page on two candidates at Castle Hall tonight. Noah Lambert will lead the degree team.
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Knights of Pythias
Lafayette Lodge 37
Castle Hall
Noah Lambert
Flames Level Preble Barn in Dixon Township Fire
A two story bank barn on Roy Brandley’s farm near the Indiana Ohio line in Dixon Township was leveled by a blaze. Loss estimated at 16 000 to 18 000 dollars as a heat lamp used to thaw a frozen pipe is blamed for starting the fire. Two tractors were saved after crew responded, while debris and machinery were destroyed.
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EATON
Roy Brandley
Dixon Township
Elbert Druey
Brandley
Eaton Fire Department
One Accident In 24 Hours Shifts Traffic Citations
Lee Carter, 61, of 1707 Sheridan Ave., cited for failure to yield after his westbound car hit Beecham Richardson, 22, of 205 Baltimore St., at Sherman and Stanley. Beecham’s passenger Alice Richardson, 62, of 2004 Queen Ave., suffered head back and right hand pains. Damage totaled 500 dollars.
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Lee Carter
Sheridan Ave
Beecham Richardson
Baltimore St
Sherman Avenue
Stanley Street
Alice Richardson
Queen Ave
Richardson
Two Men Charged In Metal Theft At Calumet Avenue
John Willis aged 27 of 1301 Walnut Street and Robert Patterson aged 34 of 1408 Sycamore Street were charged with burglary and larceny in the Christmas Day break into Blumberg and Cohen Inc on Calumet Avenue. Copper and lead taken valued at 230 dollars. Warrants served at the scrap yard. Willis held on a Municipal Court bench warrant for failure to pay. Patterson jailed. Charges filed by Robert Cohen.
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Blumberg & Cohen, Inc
Calumet Avenue
John Willis
Walnut St
Robert Patterson
Sycamore St
Robert Cohen
Willis
March of Dimes Drive Opens In 1958 Polio Campaign
The 1958 March of Dimes campaign opens with theme Survival is Not so. Led by Gene Goecke and John Fitzgerald in Middletown, with county head Charles Reuthe and Ray Garrett, the drive runs through the month. The polio booth starts tomorrow with a three day week schedule and volunteer groups from Ahepa Civitan B nai B rith and many clubs manning shifts. Special promotions include Blue Crutch Peanut and Coffee days. The Mothers March ends January 30.
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National Foundation For
Ray Garrett
Champion Paper & Fibre Co
Hamilton
Reuthe
United States
Order of Ahepa
Civitan Club
B'nai
B'rith
VFW
Knights of Pythias
Rainbow Girls
Optimist Club
Elks Lodge
Y-Teens
AFIF
Kiwanis Club
Sertoma Club
Lions Club
Jaycees
Drivers Keep Clean New Year Record Across Two Counties
In Butler and Warren counties no injury accidents were reported to the state patrol during New Year period. Two minor crashes occurred with slight damage on Yankee Road near Middletown and a second on Morrow Road near Waynesville involving drivers Violet McGill Raymond Metz Daniel Woodward Ernest Riley Kendrick with moderate damage reported.
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Butler
Warren
Yankee Road
Middletown
Violet McGill
Carolina St
Raymond Metz
Rt.1
Daniel Woodward
Columbia Ave
Morrow Road
Rt. 42
Waynesville
Ernest Riley
E. Mulberry St
Lebanon
Kendrick
Four Held in Franklin Grocery Break-In
A 19 year old youth and three juveniles were arrested after a break in at Johnson's Grocery on Chamberlain Road near Franklin. Charles E. Gillie 19 of 804 Lake Ave charged with breaking and entering in a Warren County jail warrant. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday in municipal court.
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Franklin
Johnson's Grocery
Chamberlain Road
Charles E. Gillie
Lake Ave
Warren County
James Johnson
Ralph Palmer
Gillie
Johnson
Ohio highways slippery in several areas
An advisory from the Ohio Department of Highways says many roads are slippery in spots north and east of a line through Bryan Napoleon Tiffin Bucyrus Coshocton Cambridge and St. Clairsville. Other areas around Newark Circleville Mount Gilead Delaware Xenia Lebanon Wilmington and Urbana also report slick conditions. All other highways are normal.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Dept. of Highways
Bryan
Napoleon
Tiffin
Bucyrus
Coshocton
Cambridge
St.Clairsville
Newark
Circleville
Mount Gilead
Delaware
Xenia
Lebanon
Wilmington
Urbana
Gardner men hit anniversary marks at Diamond Gardner Corp
Two Middletown men marked long service with the Gardner Division for the Diamond Gardner Corp Henry Alford of 816 5th Ave is a 35 year veteran and an instruments engineer Howard Bell Sr of 5000 Blue Ball Rd is a 30 year employee at Gardner’s paperboard mill on Central Avenue.
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Middletown
Gardner
Diamond Gardner Corp
Henry Alford
5Th Ave
Howard Bell Sr
Blue Ball
Central Avenue
Missing Boy Found In Miami Beach Florida
Richard John Galante fourteen son of Dominick and Mrs Galante of 1723 Lamberton Street is located in Miami Beach Florida after missing from home for three weeks. He left after a quarrel with another boy at Monroe School which both attend.
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Richard John Galante
Dominick Galante
Lamberton St
Miami Beach
Fla
Monroe School
Green-Tailed Glow Reported Over Middletown Sky
A large green glowing object with a long fiery tail was seen above Middletown shortly after 1:20 a.m. observers include Alan Gerhard of Cincinnati Gas & Electric and police reports from Captain John Fitzgerald and Officer Virgil Sorrell. The Wright Air Development Center said the twin flaming tails result from Pratt & Whitney J-75 engines on the XB-52 test craft and are not a meteor comet or satellite.
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Wright Air Development Center
Middletown
Alan Gerhard
Cincinnati Gas& Electric Co
John Fitzgerald
Ptl
Virgil Sorrell
Clayton Street
Gerhard
West Middletown Hill
Delmas Birch
Earl ‘Smith
E. Central Avenue
WADC
Knifed Boy Doing Okay After Street Incident
A 16 year old, Leroy Gibbs Jr of 3910 Omaha St, was treated at Middletown Hospital after a knifing near his home Tuesday afternoon. Relatives say two youths argued over a stolen dog. one drew a knife, another threw a second knife, injuring Gibbs above the heart and piercing a lung. The teens were slated to appear before juvenile authorities that afternoon.
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Leroy Gibbs Jr
Omaha St
Middletown Hospital
The
Journal
Gibbs
Rosebud Club Meeting Hosts and Society Travel
The Rosebud Club will meet at Mrs. Effie Griffin's home 866 6th Ave tomorrow at 8 30 p m with Mrs Beatrice Williams as hostess. Mr and Mrs Chester H Baker and daughter Rowena drove to Louisville Kentucky on New Year s Day to dine with Mr and Mrs Robert L Buckner who had been Christmas guests with the Bakers.
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Rosebud Club
Effie Griffin
6Th Ave
Beatrice Williams
Chester H. Baker
Rowena
Louisville, Ky
Robert L. Buckner
Bakers
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