Thousands See Burning Of Greens Ceremony
Thousands gathered around Goldman Park as more than 3600 Christmas trees were set ablaze in Middletown during the Epiphany ceremony. Francis Carmody lauded city departments and recreation officials, with Boys Choir and Rev Earl Dale explaining the event's religious meaning while Capt Howard Gail lit the bonfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldman Park
Francis Carmody
Dletown Park Board
Tom Carlson
City of
Middletown
Carmody
Fire Prevention Bureau
Walter Davis
Earl Dale
Howard Gail
Dell Sexton Assigned To Committees In General Assembly
Sen Edward H Dell of Middletown is named to code revision insurance and judicial agdegiate government panels. Rep James R Sexton of Middletown draws the House Rules Committee and enrollment and industry and labor panels. Rep Ralph H Colegrove Jr of Hamilton begins on elections and federal relations highways and welfare committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Mist General Assembly
Edward H. Dell
Middletown
James R. Sexton
Ralph H. Colegrove Jr
Hamilton Republican
Scout Order Set To Meet Lodge Chief Bob Kelly
Scout Order announces meeting of the Order of the Arrow Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Members will gather at Camp Hook to hear Lodge Chief Bob Kelly outline agenda and goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kelly
Order of the Artor
Mears
Camp Hook
Driver Fined and Jailed in DWI Case
Fierd Hartzog, 46, of 122 Shafer St., was fined 200 plus costs, sentenced to three days in city jail and given a one year suspension of his driver's license for driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court. He also faced a separate charge for leaving the scene of an accident at Central Ave and Monroe St on Dec 16, which was dismissed on prosecution’s recommendation. Police arrested Hartzog near Central Ave and Eigewood St a half hour after the mishap. his car sideswiped a parked vehicle and he did not stop. His license suspension was limited to travel to and from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fierd Hartzog
Shafer St
Central Avenue
Monroe Street
Hartzog
Eigewood Street
Rescue after nine hours adrift near Okinawa
E Riggs Monfort II, a 24 year old former Middletown resident and Purdue graduate, was rescued by a Japanese freighter after bailing out of his F86D Sabrejet nine hours earlier on a night training mission. A rescue plane guided the freighter to his rubber life raft. Monfort, son of Mrs. W. T. Porter of Louisville, Ky, and grandson of local residents, was reported uninjured. He had been stationed on Okinawa since December and had visited Middletown over Thanksgiving.
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Okinawa
E. Riggs Monfort II
W. T. Porter
Louisville
Betty Sebald
Middletown
Young Monfort
Lincoln School
Roosevelt Junior
Middletown High School
Purdue University
A. C. Sheets
Yankee Road
John Winger
Stanley Street
Alder Sebald
East Central Avenue
Associated Press
Monfort
Robert C. Barlow
Tacoma
Wash
Air Force
Fire destroys truck on Rt 4 south of Middletown
A fire last night destroyed a truck tractor and damaged a trailer front on Rt 4 three miles south of Middletown. Monroe Fire Department saved the trailer and roofing materials. Bearrbeart Hennes of East Lake Ohio 33 was northbound when the blaze began in the tractor. The cause is undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 4
Middletown
Monroe Fire Department
Bearrbeart Hennes
East Lake
Ohio
Monroe
Thompson Talk Is Rated Best at Local Toastmasters
Toastmasters at Geckler's Hearth last night selected Bob Sutton as best critic, Bob Stamper as most improved speaker, and Charlie Thompson as best speaker. Myron Beck served as toastmaster with Gordon Trent acting as topic master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Sutton
Bob Stamper
Charlie Thompson
Geckler
Thompson
Myron Beck
Gordon Trnth
Sam Redding
Bob McIntire
Frank Troutvine
Steve Gardner
Stamper
Mac Bruce
Jim Balliet
Walter Gard
Paul Arnold
Howard Hill
Sutton
Driver Violations To Bring Arrests Warned By Police
Lt. James Combs of the Traffic Bureau says motorists in downtown Middletown cause congestion by double parking and blocking drives. He orders all traffic officers to issue citations for such violations to ease traffic flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
James Combs
Traffic Bureau
Car Crash Injures Two Franklin Men Near Carlisle
Two Franklin men were taken to Middletown Hospital after their car crashed into a tree near Carlisle. Calvin Howard, 30, of Bridge St Franklin, suffered lacerations to the forehead and nose and an abrasion to the left knee. The driver Harry Holdham, 64, of Lake Ave Franklin, had a painful chest but no serious injuries. State patrolmen investigated the accident.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Carlisle
Calvin Howard
Bridge St. Franklin
Harry Holdham
Lake Ave
Foremen's Club Hosts Wives at Annual Night
About 120 foremen and their wives attended the Armco Fabricating Foremen's Club annual ladies night in the Rose Room of the Manchester Hotel. Charles Taylor, club president, was master of ceremonies after dinner. C. E. Stutenroth outlined plant operations and past year activities and introduced main speaker R. L. Gray, Armco executive vice president.
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Armco
Rose Room
Manchester
Charles Taylor
C. E. Stutenroth
R. L. Gray
Optimists Set Program For Charter Party
The Evening Optimist Club with noon-day Optimists plan a charter party Saturday Jan 15 at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Hotel Dr Walter A Reiling past president of Optimist International will be guest speaker Ted Reeder president of the noon-day club will be toast master Francis Carmody chairman of the City Commission will welcome the new club to the city Committee members from the noon-day group include Joe Blackmore Layton Goodman Ted Reeder and Louis Rossi The evening club welcomed John R Angiolini as a new member last night
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Optimist Club
Manchester
Walter A. Reiling
Optimist International
Ted Reeder
Francis Carmody
City Commission
Joe Blackmore
Layton Goodman
Louis Rossi
John R. Angiolini
Wire Theft Reported In Cincinnati Area
Homer Haddix road foreman for Day and Zimmer man engineering subcontractors for Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co reports theft of 200 pounds of wire worth 100 dollars and 346 feet of copper weld guy wire valued at 50 dollars from Excel lo yesterday police notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Haddix
Yankee Rd
Day & Zimmerman
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Excello
Square Dancing at YMCA Opens New Year
The first square dance of the year will be at the YMCA tomorrow night with Ned Brady of Lawrenceburg Indiana calling. A beginners' instruction runs 8 to 8 30 pm, followed by regular dancing on the second and fourth Saturdays each month.
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YMCA
Ned Brady
Lawrenceburg
Ind
At The Movies Friday and Saturday Showings
Paramount shows Three Hours to Kill at 1 15 4 15 7 20 10 pm Down Three Dark Streets at 2 45 5 50 9 00 pm Strand shows Target Earth at 1 30 4 25 7 25 10 20 pm Fort Osage at 3 05 6 05 9 00 pm Fort Osage at 2 00 5 25 8 40 pm Target Earth at 3 2 6 45 10 10 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Target Earth
Fort Osage
Fire Captain’s Suspension Voided by Civil Service Commission
The Middletown Civil Service Commission voided Capt. Charles Ingram’s 15 day suspension from the Fire Department after an appeal hearing. The panel found insufficient evidence to sustain the suspension for hose cleaning and debris removal at Station 4, noting personal animosity between Capt. Gehm and Ingram and that the reasons for the order were unclear. The city may reimburse lost pay. no appeal exists for suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ingram
Fire Department
Middletown Civil Service Commission
Ingram
Ernest Gehm
Station 4
Ben Kitchen
Joseph Baker
Marcus Marshall
Gehm
William Fishbaugh
Commission
Howard Kramer
Public Safety
Capt
Scout Merger Vote Set Tuesday For Local Councils
The Mound Builders Boy Scout Council faces a merger vote with the Fort Hamilton Council at a special meeting Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the Cincinnati Gas and Electric auditorium at Clayton and Mary Etta Streets. If approved, the merger would unite more than 3 400 Scouts in Butler and Warren counties.
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Mound Builders Boy Scout Council
Fort Hamilton
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Clayton and
Mary Etta Streets
George
Harvey
Butler
Warren
Auto Sales Wade Sport In December
December 1954 marked Butler County’s peak month for new car registrations, totaling 564. Chevrolet led with 151 registrations, Ford close behind at 150, Buick third with 56, followed by Oldsmobile 38 Plymouth 31 Pontiac 30 Mercury 28 and others. Low Packard Willys and Hudson figures reflected depleted 1954 stocks ahead of new model announcements.
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Butler County
Joseph T. Kiep
Chevrolet
Ford
Kiep
Buick
Oldsmobile
Plymouth
Pontiac
Mercury
Dodge
Chrysler
Nash
Studebaker
Cadillac
Lincoln
DeSoto
Packard
Willys
Hudson
Woman Burned by Grease Spill at Home
Mrs. Lewis Yoder aged 36 of 1411 Jacoby Ave received first and second degree burns after spilling frying grease on both legs at home. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and later dismissed. Gerald K. Craft, 24, of 2217 Winton St, was treated for a cut above the right eye suffered during YMCA basketball and also dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Yoder
Jacoby Ave
Middletown Hospital
Gerald K. Craft
Winton St
YMCA
Craft
Yoder
State highways report second straight accident free day
The state patrol reported no accidents on state roads for a second consecutive day in Butler and Warren counties.
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Butler
Warren
State Patrol
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Larry Kalmus
Peter Kalmus
Lopane Ave
Bill Weith
Dell
Sexton
Ae i
Aed Ae
Yew Jewelers and Opticians
Central Ave
Britton Road
Thompson Talk
Combs
Foremen’s Club
Capital Finance Corp
Wade Sport
DRY Cleaning
Aluminum
Blumberg & Cohen, Inc
Thorn Metal Windows
Girard Ave
Verity
Dial
Philco
May-Stern
Som
Ae Morni
Pedwin
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