Middletown Shopping Center gains new owners and name
Arthur Rabkin and John Breil announce the remodeling and resumption of the Grand Central Center project now renamed Middletown Shopping Center. Rabkin heads Cincinnati investors who purchased the equity and will oversee construction with Breil supervising. About 200 workers to be employed. three-building complex planning 100000 square feet now, with a third building likely adding over 50000 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ot Center
Breiel Soulevard Grand Avenue
Carnet
Arthur Rabkin
Cincinnati
John S. Breil
Grand Central Center, Inc
Rabkin
Brell
Cincinnati Construcion
Dene Shopping Center
Middletown Shopping Center
Manuel D. Mayerson
J. Robert Wasserman
Cincnnati
Frank Schwab
Hamilton
Philip A. Cohen
Cohen, Baron, Drulfel and Hogan
Albers Super Markets, Inc
Grey Drug Co
Lowe Bros. Paint Stores
Sehill
Breil
Committee Studies City Heating Code
A six person heating code study committee met at the City Building to discuss licensing heating contractors and safety feature requirements. They identified enforcement issues to refer to the Board of Building Standards and Appeals or city administration. Commissioner Frank M. Ludewig highlighted potential resolutions for his office. Other members include Russell Barnard Fred Ziegler Capt Howard Gall Robert Taylor and Charles Chalfin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Building Standards and Appeals
Frank M. Ludewig
Russell Barnard
Fred Ziegler
Capt
Howard Gall
Robert Taylor
Charles Chalfin
Bakery Official Dies in Crisfield and Seaford
CRISFIELD Md January Sunday Walker K Rice 54 president Star Baking Co Inc of Crisfield and Seaford Del died at home of heart attack He was a Middletown Ohio native and worked 19 years with Continental Baking Co before moving here in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisfield, Md
Walker K. Rice
Star Baking Co., Inc
Crisfield and Seaford
Del
Middletown
Ohio
Continental Baking Co
Michigan
Piqua Armco Boss Townsend to Lead Tubing Plant
L E Townsend, longtime Armco executive and Piqua Quarries manager, will become manager of Armco’s Piqua Tubing Plant in March while remaining in charge of the quarries. He succeeds William Stahly, retiring after 37 years in tubing and maintenance, who joined from Jackson Tubing Co. in 1940. Townsend, a University of Michigan civil engineer, started with Piqua Quarries in 1927 and rose to superintendent in 1930 before becoming quarry manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Townsend
Armeo Steel Corp
Piqua
Cc. G. Davies
Armeo
Townsend
William Stahly
Armco
Stahly
Jackson Tubing Co
Garwood
N. J
University of Michigan
Piqua Quarries, Inc
City Youth Rally Set For Jan 26 At St Pauls Church
A city wide youth rally sponsored by the Middletown Youth Council of Churches is set for January 26 at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church Registration begins at 4 p.m. Clair Wagner of Dayton will speak on Lord Help Our Unbelief Buzz groups and a light dinner wrap up the event at 5 30 p.m The rally starts a week of youth activities in local churches ending with Youth Sunday services in participating churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Three Man Fight Broken Up at George's Restaurant
Franklin police arrested Homer Chastine and Ron Honshell both of 224 Sycamore Street and James Lanter of Hamilton after a late yesterday brawl at George's Restaurant 455 South Main Street. Lanter posted a $30 bond and was released. A waitress said a crack in a plate glass window occurred during the tussle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
George's Restaurant
S. Main St
Homer Chastine
Ron Honshell
Sycamore Sr
James Lanter
Hamilton
Lanter
A Watress
Firemen Give Kids Big Show
Franklin special report describes School Bus 2 on Beal Road near Rt 123 where a heated emergency brake caused smoke. Celia Webb drove the bus. Franklin firefighters arrived and extinguished the minor blaze. The bus was sent to the garage and students continued to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Celia Webb
S. Main St
Beal Road
Rt. 123
Shepherd Sisters Set to Appears at Cincinnati Garden Show
Middletown's Shepherd Sisters join Everly Brothers and Jim Reeves for a one night show at Cincinnati Garden on January 23. The group just wrapped a New York Paramount engagement and Midwest tour and will then stay two weeks with their parents at 4404 Coles Rd. Mercury Records has issued two new recordings after their hit Alone The Best Thing There Is Is Love and Getting Ready For Freddy.
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Middletown
Shepherd Sisters
Cincinnati Garden
Everly Brothers
Jimmy Rodgers
Shepherds
Paramount Theater
New York
Midwest
the Garden
S. D. Shepherd
4404
Coles Rd
Mercury Records
Freddy
Scout Daycamp Dates Set for Summer Sessions
Dates for the Gis Scout daycamp committee approved sessions at Middlemoor and Stonybrook from June 9 to 19 and June 23 to July 3. A poster contest themed Live With Nature at Daycamp invites council troops to submit entries by March 28, per daycamp chairman Mrs. Jack Linzie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gis
Middlemoor
Stonybrook
Jack Linzie
Y Series Opens With Egypt Film
World traveler Wil lis Butler launches YMCA travel and adventure series at Roosevelt Junior High auditorium Thursday at 8 p.m. He will narrate a color film titled The New Egypt covering ancient, modern, and future Egypt. Tickets available at the door or YMCA lobby. full series pricing listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Butler
YMCA
Roosevelt Junior High
Butler
Egypt
Colorado River
John M. Goddard
America
Sanderson
Navy
Vanguard
Dad Charged In Shooting Of Daughter
A 59 year old man Frank Weaver was charged with shooting his 24 year old daughter Cora Lee Weaver in Middletown. He was held on cash bond after being arrested following the incident that left her paralyzed from the hips down. Police say Weaver claimed the gun discharged accidentally during an argument over a missing comb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Weaver
Louis P
Weaver
Ed Poling
Paul Fouts
Cora Lee Weaver
Middletown Hospital
Parking Ban Aims to Improve Yankee Road Traffic
Signs on the south side of Yankee Road between Curtis Street and S Verity Parkway restrict parking from 6 to 9 am and 3 to 6 pm. Lt James Combs of the Traffic Bureau said the immediate restriction aims to improve traffic flow on the busy street during peak periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Road
Curtis Street
S. Verity Parkway
James' S
Combs
Ford To Close Down Outmoded Factory
Ford Motor Co will close its Buffalo New York assembly plant on February 14. about 1300 workers will be offered jobs in Lorain Ohio where Ford has opened a larger plant. The Buffalo facility is described as outmoded by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Buffalo
N. Y
Ford] Motor Co
Lorain
Ohio
All-America City Queen Selection Sparks City Interest
City officials react to a telegram from the All-America City Queen Committee of Omaha inviting Middletown to send an All-America City Queen to join 10 others at a March 4 recognition in Omaha's new civic auditorium with dignitaries from New York and Hollywood. A publicity committee meeting was held to discuss details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Omaha
City Commission
Francis Carmody
New York
Hollywood
Flagman's Lantern Hit By Can Driver Is Cited
A Middleton youth Gary Abner, 18, was cited for failure to stop for a flagman after his eastbound car struck a lantern held by flagman Robert Carver at Ith Central Avenue crossing. Carver, 41, reported a sore left arm. no treatment. The incident occurred 7:45 am as a southbound train neared. Abner stated he did not know he hit anything. Police noted minimal car damage.
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Central Avenue
Ith
New York Central Railroad
Gary Abner
Lafayette Ave
Robert Carver
Olive St
Franklin
Abner
Carver
Carver Auto
Doty Street
Central
Manchester Avenues
Mary Ellen White
Philadelphia Avenue
Garfield Street
George Harper
Turner So
John Huntsbarger
Pershing Ave
Swanger
Pair Beaten In Robbery At Lewisburg
Eaton special report details two masked men robbing a grocery service station on U S 40 east of Lewisburg. Paul Mincks and his wife Doralyn were beaten with a spring while two children watched. The pair stole $83 from the cash register and $100 from Mincks, then fled north on Little Road. Mincks fired a revolver toward the getaway men but likely did not hit them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mincks
Paul Jr
Linda
Irib
Little
Bob
Two-Car Collision Causes $125 In Damage
Franklin special report states Barbara Harrell and Porter Brewer were in a crash last night near Main Street. Harrell claimed she failed to see Brewer’s car. damages listed as $25 to Harrell’s vehicle and $100 to Brewer’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Barbara Harirell
S. River St
Porter Brewser
Waite St
Middletown
Harrell
Sth Street
Main
Brewer
O&B Officer Off For Chicago Credit Meet
Douglas Lewis vice president of the Oglesby Barnitz Bank and Trust Co will attend a national conference of bank credit executives in Chicago at the Conrad Hilton Hotel for three days Thursday through Saturday. The American Bankers Association sponsors the gathering where bankers will discuss business conditions and economic prospects for 1958 and their impact on lending policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Lewis
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank & Trust Co
Chicago
American Bankers Assn
Conrad Hilton
Policies on Breiel Blvd Adopted by Middletown Plan Board
Middletown Planning Commission approved policies for land fronting Breiel Boulevard. The boulevard now under construction will be a land service thoroughfare rather than a limited access street. Dwellings facing the street should be set back at least 50 feet and lots at least 100 feet wide to reduce curb cuts on the new six lane divided thoroughfare. Five plats were approved including a Barbara ark addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breiel Boulevard
Middletown Planning Commission
Barbara Ark
Kiwanis Club to Screen TV Film Thursday
The Kiwanis Club will show a television film at its upcoming meeting. Program chairman Loren Beatty will oversee the event and coordinate the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Loren Beatty
Board studies Mayfield School expansion and boundaries
The Board of Education engaged McClorey & McClorey to survey Mayfield School for five new classrooms and new toilet facilities on each floor. Proposals aim to relieve crowding, consider sending Wilson area students to Mayfield, and discuss boundary shifts with Sherman. Plans may include a junior high on Manchester Road and possible Creekview elementary.
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Board of Education
Lastight
McClorey & McClorey
Cincinnati
Mayfield School
Thomas McClorey
Wilson School
Barbara Park
Mayfield
Howard Cromwell
Sherman
Cromwell
Manchester Road
Manchester
Amanda
Creekview
School Board Adopts Edits and Calendar for 1958 59
The board accepted minor plat alterations for Jefferson and Central schools auditoriums and granted Rotary Club use of Wade E Miller gym on Feb 8 for a Har lem Globe Trotters game. President Woodruff urged future bond to cover event accidents. Obsolete furniture to be sold or auctioned. Calendar set for 181 school days, two more than current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson and
Central Schools
Rotary Club
Wade E. Miller
Harlem Globe Trotters
Joseph Woodruff
American S and L Officers Named
Harry K. Moore and Wilfred D. Vorhis were re elected directors of the American Savings and Loan Assn for a three year term at the annual meeting of shareholders held Monday evening. Other directors are J L Glass R S Weatherwax Vance E Cribbs Don Carey and A James Moorman. At the organization meeting the following were re elected as officers J L Glass president W D Vorhis vice president A James Moorman executive vice president and M P Schrock treasurer. Walter R Bender was named legal counsel and Ben M Kitchen J assistant counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Moore
Wilfred D. Vorhis
American Savings & Loan Assn
J. L. Glass
R.S. Weatherwax
Vance E. Cribbs
Don Carey
A. James Moorman
W. D. Vorhis
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Cincinnatian
Butler County
Manuel Garlikov
Dave Finkelman
Johnny
McCoy-Leffler’s
M'Coy- Leffler
Walter N. McCoy
Homer D. Leffler
Firemen
Cincy Garden
Flagman
Quincy Ingram
Buena Ave
Lloyd Douglas
S. Vienna
S. Main Street
Gerald Young
S. Sutphin Sr
Louis MacGregor
Webster Street
Trinity Place
Lewisburg
O&b
Chicago Credit Meet
Central Ave
Sheaffer
Breiel Blvd
Eye Mayfield
William Theodore
Theodore
E. C. Barr
Banrd
Getz
Sherman School
Samme
Nassau
Lovely Island
The
Bahamas
Cincinnati-Nassau
First National Bank
North Main Street
S&l
Sanitone
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