Clark Becomes City Commission Fifth Seat Tax Advisor
Virgil T. Clark certified public accountant named to fill the unexpired term of Charles B. Stiles. The unanimous vote re-elected Francis Carmody as chairman and William Denham as vice chairman. Clark heads Clark & Heldman and has practiced in Middletown since 1939, with ties to local finance and professional groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil T. Clark
Charles B. Stiles
Francis Carmody
William Denham
Clark
Clark & Heldman
Certified Public Accountants
Savings & Loan Building
Lexington
Franklin
Middletown High School
University of Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry F. Newlin
Douglas Helsel
Stiles
Sorg Paper Co
Florida
City Commission
George Class
Patrol Post Notes Acknowledges Safer Driving Week
State Patrol Post 9 reports a lull in wrecks in Butler and Warren counties. By 11 am no accidents were logged, aiming for a third straight accident free day this week after a weekend of higher injuries and a Tuesday snowfall with six minor incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Warren
Post
State Patrol
Fire crews contained three minor blazes in Middletown
Firemen from Companies 1 2 and 3 plus the emergency squad answered four incidents in 24 hours. A truck backed over a burning paper bonfire at 2220 S Main St igniting the vehicle causing about 150 dollars in damage. A chimney fire at 1408 and 1410 Manchester Ave caused by furnace flames was contained under the hood. A garbage and debris fire at 2316 S Sutphin St produced no damage. An ambulance aided Mrs. Mary Mulligan at 1810 Fleming Rd after she fainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
William Lawson
S. Main St
Company 3
Manchester Ave
Jesse Byrd
John Kiniyalocts
S. Sutphin St
Fleming Rd
Mary Mulligan
Middletown Hospital
Schramm
PTO Sets Date For Ham Supper At School
The Spring Hill PTO met and announced a ham supper for January 25 at the school. Dean A Girton of the Middletown Safety Council outlined home dangers. A barbershop quartet directed by Robert Mucha performed, and attendance prizes were awarded to Thelma Lawson’s kindergarten and Mrs. Williams’s third grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill Pto
Ways and Means
James Hardwicke
Dean A.girton
Middletown Safety Council
Robert Mucha
Thelma Lawson
Williams
Three Car Crash on 1st Avenue Leads to Citations
A three car collision on 1st Avenue near Broad Street at 4:20 yesterday caused $175 in damage and left a Middletown area woman with a neck injury who declined medical help. Robin Richardson 43 was cited for a rear end collision after Ellwood Taylor 32 failed to stop. Gebhart 38 and Estridge 36 were also involved in a separate stop sign violation case with Fitzwater 52 later in the day. A separate late evening crash at 58 S Main St involved Richard Smith 24 with another unknown vehicle, totaling $15 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1St
Broad Street
Middletown Area
Robin Richardson
Thomas Road
West Middletown
Ellwood Taylor
Bainbridge
Rt. 2
Richardson
Harry Gebhart
Crawford St
Gebhart and Richardson
Edward Fitzwater
Granada Ave
Charles Estridge
16Th Ave
S. Verity Parkway
14Th
S. Main St
Richard Smith
Trenton Rt. 1
Brittle Benth Beth Hit Again Leg This Time
A five year old Beth Ann Case of 4403 Central Ave slipped on the Sunset skating rink and broke her leg in two places. This is her third serious injury after prior breaks to an arm and elbow. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and reported doing fairly well at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Ann Case
Paul Case
Central Ave
Beth Ann
Middletown Hospital
Ohio Drunk Driving Sentences Fail To Deter
An Ohio report notes the three day jail minimum for drunk driving effective Oct 21 1953 but municipal courts often withheld mandatory enforcement. Convictions rose from 8258 in 1952 to 13186 in the first 11 months of 1957 as rural areas shifted to municipal courts. Cleveland averaged 10 days in the workhouse per offender Akron 10 days plus 100 fine and six month license suspension Cincinnati sent 526 drivers to the work house in the first 11 months of 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Ohio
Courts of Record
Justices of the Peace
Cleveland
Akron
Cincinnati
Miami to Recognize Long-Time Staffers at Century Club Dinner
Ninety-two Miami University staff and faculty will receive Quarter-Century Club pins for 2,826 total years of service at a January 15 dinner in the University Center. Notables include Marie Marshall with 46 years and Edwin L. Garver with 42 years, among a 30.7 year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miami University
Miami University Center
John D. Millett
Marie Marshall
Edwin L. Garver
Miami Field
Garver
Miami
Daniel Garver
Lincoln
Charles Garver
Ralph Lighter
Louis Lighter
William H. Shideler
Hiram College
John Hay Whitney
False Alarm Fire Reported By Two Residents
In Franklin two residents caused a false alarm at Just Another False Alarm on Two South Avenue. One burned old car tires in a backyard while the other observed smoke from the yard and called the fire department. Firefighters logged another false alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
South Avenue
Area Musicians In Miami Band
Four area students join 30 new members in the Miami University symphonic band. J Earl Jones Phyllis Hilbert Eunice Abner and Joshua Fisher are named. The 75 piece group directed by A D Lekvold opens the 1958 season Feb 16 in Benton Auditorium with a campus concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami University Symphonic
J. Earl Jones
Middletown Rt
Phyllis J. Hilbert
Eaton Rt
Eunice J. Abner
Main Sr
Germantown
Joshua C. Fisher
Lebanon Rt
A. D. Lekvold
Miami University
Benton Auditorium
Central Ohio
Local Realtor Receiver Award at 1958 Middletown Meeting
Harry A. Finkelman, former Middletown Real Estate Board president, received the Omega Tau Rho medallion at the 1958 first meeting in Columbus for the Institute of National Farm Brokers and was named vice chair of the 1958 convention committee. The Star Banner was awarded to J. B. Strick for a 10 percent membership gain. Tony Tenore was named vice chairman of the state association hospitality committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Finkelman
Middletown Real Estate Board
Omega Tau Rho
Columbus
Institute of National Farm ‘Brokers
Middletown
J. B. Strickand
Tony Tenore
State Association
Western College Gets Big Gift
A $100 000 challenge gift to Western College for Women, from Mrs. Alexander Thomson and her son Lewis Clark Thomson, was matched by other contributions. The total raised, as of year end, reached $102 477.80, with gifts counted toward the match due by January 1. Mrs. Thomson is a former Western president and Thomson serves on the college board of trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Western College For Women
Edwin H. Griffith
Alexander Thomson
Lewis Clark Thomson
Western
Thomsons
Thomson
Western and
Champion Paper & Fibre Co
Hamilton
Insurance talk set by Middletown Life Underwriters group
James Farrer of Cincinnati will address the Middletown Association of Life Underwriters at their regular meeting tomorrow at the Colony. He will discuss the general trend of insurance and agents responsibilities. Farrer is general agent for the Cincinnati branch of the Connecticut Life Insurance Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
James Farrer
Middletown Assn
Life
Colony
Farrer
Connecticcut Lifie Insurance Co
Community club meetings list for Thursday and Friday
Local organizations announce Thursday evening gatherings including Soroptimist Club at 6 30 p m Colony Trenton Lions Club Blythe Williams American Legion Auxiliary Armco Employes Independent Federation Executive Committee AEIF office Communication Workers of America 1800 Central Ave Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37 Castle Hall Sherman PTO Toastmasters Civic Association Alpha Council 326 Jr OUAM 19 N Broad St Loyal Order of Moose Middletown Lodge 956 29 S Main St BPOE Middletown Lodge 257 Ellis Temple National Assn of Letter Carriers Middletown Branch 188 AFL Hall Alcoholics Anonymous 8 30 p m Friday Life Underwriters and Manchester Optimist Club at noon Manchester Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Employes Independent Federation
AEIF
Office
Communication Workers of America
Central Ave
Knights of Pythias
Lafayette ‘Lodge
Castle Hall
Sherman Pto
Sherman School
Toastmasters Club
Civic Association
Alpha Council
Jr. Ouam
N. Broad St
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
Middletown Lodge
S. Main St
Middletown
Ellis Temple National Assn. of
AFL Hall
Alcoholics Anonymous
Science Group Plans Meeting In Franklin
The Warren County Science Award Contest committee will meet tonight at the Anthony Wayne school to map arrangements for the competition. High school students from Hamilton Clinton Butler and Warren counties may enter. county exhibits will compete and a grand winner will be chosen. Sponsors include Armco DiamondGardner Cincinnati Milling Machine and other supporters with Thomas Foley of Armco as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Warren County
Anthony Wayne
Hamilton
Clinton
Butler
Warren
Armco
Diamond Gardner
Cincinnati Milling Machine
Thomas Foley
Warren County Committee
J. Forrest Burns
Pythians Plan Joint Meeting Across Three Counties
Lafayette Lodge 37 Knights of Pythias will host 11 lodges from Warren Preble and Butler counties at Castle Hall Saturday. Joint installation of officers for Pythian sisters and all three counties to follow. Esquire rank to be conferred tonight on two candidates under Master of Work Noal Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Warren
Preble
Butler
Castle Hall
Pythian Sisters
Esquire
Noal Lambert
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Martin Miller
Donald M. Gose
Carmody
Charles Timmons
Aberdeen Dr
Timmons
Los Angeles
New York
Charles W. Thompson
Walter L. Follmer Construction Co
Burton
Gideon Roads
B. D. Morgan Construction Co
City
McCurdy Construction Co
Bulls
Post 218
The
American Legion
iTaxi Inc
Chester Kincaid
Diamond Gardner Rp
Ernest Hardware CO
G-E Light Bulb Headquarters
General GD Electric
Johnson G
Ernest
Hardware
Charles ST
PTO
1St Avenue
Beth
Tippler
Dr. Millett
Hugh C. Nichols
Batavia
Western College
Soroprimist Club
Trenton Lions Club
Blythe-Williams American Legion Auxiliary
Life Underwriters
Colony Optimist Club
Manchester
Pythians
Sam Bartel
Maric Sole
Young Fashion Shoes
Buster Browns
Roblee
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