Fire Damaged Sorg VII Set To Restart Feb 15
The Sorg Paper Co. plans to restart its Sorg VII paper machine on February 15 after fire damage in December. Vice president Carl H. Eisenmenger says the total insurance loss is 600000 and the plant remains fully insured. The fire hit during a $6.2 million expansion, mostly in the dryer section, and the restart aims to boost output by about 40 percent with lightweight publication papers as a main product.
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Sorg Paper Co
Carl H. Eisenmenger
Middletown Public Library to Lower Ceiling in Remodeling
The Middletown Public Library will lower the main reading room ceiling as the first step in a four month remodeling plan that adds shelving, furniture, and storage above the reading room. Books are being moved to temporary storage while the community meeting room serves as the reading room. Architect is Harold Goetz Sr. and contractor is Frank Whitman & Son.
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Middletown Public
Arthur M. Wolman
Wolman
Harold Goetz Sr
Frank Whitman & Son
Jones
Boy Scout 14 Leads 3 Children To Safety
Middletown firemen credit 14 year old Boy Scout Daniel Leach of Troop 16 with guiding three children from Mrs. Bonnie Hon to safety as she battled a house fire at 2201 Hawthorne Street. lint near the floor furnace sparked the blaze. no damage reported to Clyde Baker’s home.
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Boy Scout
Bonnie Hon
Hawthorne St
Milan Alexander
Daniel Leach
Boy Scout Troop
Journal
Dan
Clyde Baker
Dubois St
Carlisle
Leach
Tony Hon
Susan
Donna
Leadh
Hawthorne Street
Juveniles Found Novel Way To Strip New Cars
Seven youths in Morrow devised an audacious plan to strip new cars from a slow-moving freight train then hoard loot along back roads. Five boarded, four jumped the train, and the group recovered parts up to Columbus before officers intervened. The railroad declined to prosecute.
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Richard Kemp
Warren County
Morrow
Oregonia
Columbus
Town
Kemp
Seven Hurt In Area Accidents In Middletown Area
Middletown police Butler County sheriff deputies and the Ohio State Patrol investigated eight accidents yesterday and early today in which seven persons were injured all injuries were minor in nature.
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Middletown
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Ohio State Patrol
Damage at Middlemoor Girl Scout Camp Lodge Window
Cecil C. Ingram caretaker reports someone opened a lodge window and tore a telephone from the wall at Middlemoor Girl Scout Camp on Thomas Road northwest of Middletown. Damages estimated at 50 dollars.
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Cecil C. Ingram
Middlemoor
Thomas Road
Middletown
Six Ordered To Leave Butler County In Judge’s Ruling
Judge J. T. Lamb of Butler County municipal court ordered six locals to depart the county or face jail. Others faced penalties for driving while intoxicated and disorderly conduct with suspended sentences tied to remaining outside the jurisdiction. Names include Edward Lamb and Cledus Lamb of Corwin and John Murray of Lebanon. additional defendants from Warren County faced related charges.
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J. T. Lamb
Butler County
Edward Lamb
Cledus David Lamb
Corwin
John Murray
Lebanon
Warren County
Albert Lee Tiano
Cincinnati
William Courtney Dennis
Holly Ave
Robert Edward Jones
Bellomonte St
George Siegrist
Franklin St
Robert C. Lawwill
Kenec Drive
theft of $1005 from bank night deposit box at Nelbar Branch
Police investigated the Friday morning theft of $1005 from a dark brown bank night deposit bag at Barnitz Bank Nelbar Branch 2400 N Verity Parkway. Don Darbyshire proprietor of McDonald's Drive-In said manager Randy Church delivered the bag at 1230 a.m. and it disappeared. bank staff suggested the box could behave like a mailbox if the bag failed to drop the chute though a key would be required for access. The cash totaled singles fives tens twenties and a one dollar coin.
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Nelbar
Barnitz Bank
Verity Parkway
Don Darbyshire
Een
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Matthews and Mrs Hawley
Mrs Jean Ann Matthews aged 38 of 807 Malvern Street died at 11 15 am yesterday at Fort Hamilton Hospital where she had been a patient since January 2 She leaves two sons Larry and Bruce a daughter Cynthia her parents Mr and Mrs Helen Duane and Mr Harry Duane Sr a brother Harry Duane III and a grandmother Edna Long Services will be at 2 pm Tuesday at Riggs Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Mrs Iona Hawley 82 of 215 Mary Ellen Street South Lebanon dies Thursday at Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati Services will be held 11 am Monday at Oswald Funeral Home Burial will be in South Lebanon Cemetery She leaves daughter Mrs Josephine Doughman two sons William White and Thomas Hawley 12 grandchildren 30 great grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren.
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Jean Ann Matthews
Malvern St
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Hamilton
Middletown
Larry
Bruce
Cynthia
Helen Duane
New York City
Harry Duane
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Harry Duane III
Hollywood
Lebanon
Iona Hawley
Mary Ellen St
South Lebanon
Oswald
Hawley
Deaconess Hospital
Cincinnati
Josephine Doughman
William White
Mason
Thomas Hawley
Services for Everett Niblick 58 Brother of Middletown Woman
Everett Niblick aged 58 died Thursday in Chicago after a three year illness. He was a World War II veteran and a printer for Hicks & Co in Chicago. Survivors include his wife Beulah three sons Ralph of Baltimore Wilbur and Everett Jr of Cincinnati a daughter Mrs Dorothy Newhouse of Cincinnati and two brothers Louis of Pontiac. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev R H Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery.
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Everett Niblick
Hallie Shibley
Middletown
McCoy-Leffler
R. H. Thomas
Woodside Cemetery
Niblick
Chicago
Hicks & Co
Beulah
Ralph
Baltimore
Wilbur
Everett Jr
Cincinnati
Dorothy Newhouse
Louis
Pontiac
Services for Mrs Louie Waters Held in Miamisburg
Mrs. Louie Waters 90 of Miamisburg mother of Mrs Pauline Riley of Franklin will be buried at Hill Grove. Funeral home hours are 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. She died Thursday in Middletown Hospital and is survived by son Thurman of Ft. Pierce Fla five grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
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Louie Waters
Miamisburg
Pauline Riley
Franklin
Brough
Hill Grove Cemetery
F Funeral
Scouts Gather At Camp Hook For Weekend Plan
Members of Boy Scout Troop 111 arrived at Camp Hook for a weekend retreat. Scoutmaster Kenneth Dunn and assistants Dan Leach and John Meyers accompanied the 23 boys. The troop is sponsored by Jefferson School PTA.
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Boy Scout
Camp Hook
Kenneth Dunn
Dan Leach
John Meyers
Jefferson School
PTA
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Umuania
Russia
Catholic Relief Services
Washington
Paris
Fulton Lewis Jr
Middletown Firemen
James Chestnut
Morrowland
Warren Countians
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