Second Group of Refugees Arrives Today
Five more Hungarian refugees were due to arrive from Camp Kilmer this afternoon at the West Middletown B v4 station. Nandor Uray his wife and three children were to be met by Red Cross volunteers Boe and Frank Dobrozsi president of Middletown Citizens. The group’s sponsorship, housing and welcome arrangements were coordinated by the Red Cross and the Citizens Club. The Urays are related to Mrs Louis Agoston Sr of 2404 Elmo Pl. Earlier this week Mrs Agoston welcomed two other Hungarian relatives John and Magdalena Turi. They were the first refugees to arrive in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Kilmer
Nandor Uray
West Middletown
Red Cross Palns
Boe
Frank Dobrozsi
of Middletown
Gtizens
Chea
Spa
Red Cross
Dobrozsi
Citizens’ Club
Louis Agoston Sr
Elmo Pl
Agoston
John
Magdalena Turi
Middletown
Two Minor Middletown Auto Accidents Reported
Police reported two minor city auto mishaps near Ellen Drive and Verity Parkway. In the first incident James Lantan, 54, backed into James Warner, 25, causing $85 in damage. In the second collision Robert Hamilton, 43, lost brakes and struck a parked car owned by Raymond Sorrell, 31, causing $75 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
James Lantan
Webster St
James Warner
Andrews St
Ellen Drive
Robert Hamilton
Franklin Rt. 1
Raymond Sorrell
State St
Verity Parkway
Yankee Road
Two Young Daughters Hospitalized After Fire Incident
Mrs. Roy Jenkins of Excello visits Middletown Hospital to find her three year old Eva Lou with first and second degree burns on arms and legs and her 18 month old Bonnie hospitalized after Bonnie drank furniture polish. Eva Lou is reported satisfactory while Bonnie is good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jenkins
Excello
Middletown Hospital
Bonnie
Friends’ Home
Eva Lou
County Road Repair Cost Over Million During '56
County Engineer Jesse Pochard reported to county commissioners that 1956 expenditures for Butler County highways reached 1,003,077.19 dollars, 35,706.68 more than 1955 due to wage increases higher equipment rental and material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Jesse Pochard
Pochard
Firemen Aid Man and Baby at Main Street Building
Fire Department emergency squad answered two calls to the Commercial Building at 63 S Main St last night and early today. A 1 month old, Melva Waldron, daughter of Opal Waldron, was taken by car to Middletown Hospital in fairly good condition after convulsions on the third floor at 2 52 a.m. Earlier, at 8 25 p.m., firefighters aided Glen Gomin, 32, in an apartment in the same building. he was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Main St
Melva Waldron
Opal Waldron
Fairmount Ave
Middletown Hospital
Glen Gomin
Middletown Sees 1956 Industrial Payroll Hit Record
Middletown's 32 industrial firms boosted their payroll to 97,014,312 dollars in 1956, up 23 percent from 1955. Retail sales reached 63,604,375 with bank debits averaging 56,996,580 monthly, and total employment rose to 14,763 as construction and other business indicators posted all time highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Io the Journal
Shome
Break in at A P Supermarket in Franklin
A break in at the A P Supermarket was found Wednesday night with a pay envelope containing 29.87 and store keys missing. Police Chief Frank Harbach noted no other items were taken, the entry gained through a window, and the discovery occurred noon yesterday by the manager Delbert Bentley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
A&p
Frank Harbach
Delbert Bentley
Harbach
Much Better Report On Bohman Today At Hospital
William Bohman Middletown Hospital administrator showed marked improvement after an auto accident that left him with a chest jaw and right leg fracture and multiple cuts. Acting administrator Walter A Mischley said Bohman called his wife yesterday and complained about restraints, a sign of progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bohman
Middletown Hospital
Walter A. Mischley
Bohman
Mischley
Middletown Barbers Association Sets Standard Prices
The Middletown Barbers Assn formerly organized after an AFL union fold, started in February 1956 with Chester Byrd as president. Six shops and about 20 barbers belong. They established a standard $1.50 haircut price and aim to agree on service hours and prices, clarifying they are not behind the recent 25-cent price hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Barbers Assn
Chester Byrd
E. Central Avenue
Byrd
AFL
Top Scorers Named In Monroe Current Events Test
Monroe High School named its top scorers in the annual current events examination. W E Davis principal Dick Neely and Jerry Giles tied for first with 98 percent. Susan Phillips was second at 92 percent, while Eddie Blevins and Danny Pasley each scored 78 percent. The test, given every January, aims to spark interest in past year events through social studies, readings, and student reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon-Monroe High School
W. E. Davis
Dick Neely
Jerry Giles
Susan Phillips
Eddie Blevins
Danny Pasley
Davis
YMCA Board Voters Elect Two New Directors
YMCA announced that two new directors were elected and four reelected to the YMCA board yesterday. New members are Ross A. Kramer Taft School principal and Dr Betty B Owens local physician. Reelected were Louis J Brown Harry Holiday Jr Jack Linzie and Harold Sebald all serving three years. They planned to meet with 12 other directors to name six directors at large for one year and to reorganize committees at the monthly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Ralph Knight
Ross A. Kramer
Taft
Betty B. Owens
Louis J. Brown
Armco Steel Corp
Harry Holiday Jr
Jack Linzie
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Harold ©. Sebald
Gardner Board & Carton Co
Meter Switch To Be Made Next Week
City Manager Charles W. Thompson announced that meters in the Main Manchester parking lot will switch to a 30 minute per nickel rate next Tuesday and Wednesday. The two hour meters will need four nickels for a full period, and the three hour meters six nickels. The Clinton Canal lot will keep five cents per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main-Manchester
Charles W. Thompson
Manchester
Verity
Clinton Canal
Thompson
Church Plans Anniversary Observance
The Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe at 1200 Garfield St plans a 17th anniversary observance this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. B. T. Neely of the Holiness Church of Cincinnati officiating. A full week of services follows nightly at 7:30 through Jan 20, featuring ministers from multiple holiness churches and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe
Garfield St
B. T. Neely
Holiness Church of Cincinnati
A. ‘Burger
United Holiness ‘Eet of
Hamilton
Willie Bankston
Cullen
Newport
James Burress
Church of God
Lockland
Bookie Davis
Richmond
Ind
H. Kilgore
Mt. Olive Holiness Church
Cincinnati
Charles Sperling
Springfield
Preble Crash Kills Man and Cuts Power to Six Towns
Herbert Redman, 36, of Eaton, was killed when his car skidded on U S 35 east of town, hit a power pole and fence, then overturned. The crash halted electric service in Eaton and six nearby towns for about an hour. Fire alarm failed, minor house fire prompted a response, and Redman’s body was taken to Barnes Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Preble County
Herbert Redman
Aukerman St
U.S. 35
Here
Prebley County
West Alexandria
Camden
Somerville
Farmersville
Gratis
Crown
Dayton
Eaton Town Hall
Redman
Barnes Funeral Home
Police Briefs Highlight Local Theft and Juvenile Pickups
David Armbruster reported his billfold with $4 and his driver’s license stolen from his locker at Holy Trinity School gym. Three Middletown boys who ran away from home were picked up at Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Luellia Guthrie and Carl Guthrie of Bean Hollow were fined $10 and costs for drunk and disorderly conduct after a fight at Scottie’s Cafe in Excello, convicted by Squire Lammie Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Armbruster
Grand Ave
Holy Trinity’ School
Middletown
Dry Ridge
Luellia Guthrie
Carl Guthrie
Bean Hollow
Floyd Cave
Taylor i Ave
Squire Lammie Bailey
iConstable
Otis Cole
Excello
Disinfectant Sends Girl To Hospital
Four year old Sandy Gibson daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Gibson of 603 Auburn St was admitted to Middletown Hospital after swallowing disinfectant at home. Also admitted yesterday was Orville Lee Price 23 of 116 N Sutphin St with a left hip injury from a truck accident in satisfactory condition today. Treated yesterday and released were William Hollon 8 of 1015 Lafayette Ave who cut his hand on glass at Garfield School Michael Chasteen 4 of 209 Home Ave Trenton who fell on ice breaking his right wrist and Odene King 34 of 3007 Finley St who fell off a truck injuring his left knee and leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Gibson
Jesse Gibson
Auburn St
Middletown Hospital
Orville Lee Price
N. Sutphin St
Price
William Hollon
William
Lafayette Ave
Garfield School
Michael Chasteen
Ralph Chasteen
Home Ave
Trenton
Odene King
Finley St
Dan Selby Promoted Sergeant at Kemper Military School
Cadet Sgt. Dan Selby son of Mr and Mrs C Runyan of 2801 Central is promoted from corporal to sergeant in the SROTC battalion at Kemper Military School Boonville per Lt Col W B Riddick Jr professor of military science. He serves as a platoon guide in Company A.
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Dan Selby
C. Runyan
Central Ces
Ant
SROTC
Kemper Military School
Boonville
W. 8.Riddick Jr
Sgt. Selby
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Mother
Crescentville Road
Riverside Drive
Polchard
Man
Baby
Pat T
Lassie Shop
Chamber
Roy L. Patterson
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Tors
Rosen
Suny
Association of Barbers
Monroe
Kemper
THE
Gardner Board and Carton CO
Middletown, Ohio
Gardner
Sam Bartel
Robbe”’ Shoes
Buster Brown
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