YMCA Banquet Frames Living Philosophy Of America
About 200 leaders gathered at First Presbyterian Church for the YMCA 1954 annual dinner. Noel Michell lauded the YMCA as the living philosophy of America and noted its work with the man on the road. Pins and certificates honored seven and five year volunteers, while a long range planning committee was formed to shape future services and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Harry Holiday
William E. Storer
Journal
Blevins
First Presbyterian Church
Noel Michell
Ohio-West Virginia Area Council
America
Lewis Brown
Jack Baltzell
George B. Harvey
Ralph Knight
Baltzell
Harvey
Melvin J. Kelso
W. E. Storer
Donald Osborne
Robert S Gruver
Jack Linzie
Richard L Siegel
Richard A. Wilmer
Middletown Spebsqsa Chorus
Bud Apking
Paul Bergdall
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Edwin Bobbitt
First Christian Church
Fleeing Scene Costs Driver S200 In Fines
A Trenton man Cecil W. Ash Jr. aged 20 of 106 Ohio Ave. was fined 200 dollars and costs for fleeing the scene of a two car accident at 50 S Main St Saturday night and received a one year license suspension. Several others were fined in Traffic Court with small sums and traffic school requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
S. Main St
J. T. Lamb
Cecil W. Ash Jr
Ohio Ave
Ash
Freda L. Lawson
Park St
Franklin
Robert C. Balger
Germantown Rd
Donald Halsey
Hamilton
Joseph Carr
Woodlawn Ave
Robert Williams
Webster St
George Charles
Richard Robinson
Columbia Ave
Robinson
Firemen Contain Car Fire With Minor Damage
City firefighters answered a blaze yesterday at Germantown Road and Tytus Avenue in a 1949 two door car owned by Fireman Robert Perry of 1313 Fairmount Ave. Responding at 7 16 p m they quickly extinguished the fire caused by a short circuit in a cigarette lighter cord. The fire caused no damage beyond the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown Road
Tytus Avenue
Company 4
Robert Perry
Fairmount Ave
At The Movies Showings This Weekend
Paramount screens Human Jungle with showings at 1 30 4 20 and 8 20 p m Bob Matias Story plays 3 00 6 00 and 9 00 p m Strand features Kentucky Moonshine at 1 30 5 00 and 8 25 p m Adventures of Robinson Crusoe at 3 05 6 30 and 10 00 p m Saturday Kentucky Moonshine repeats at 1 15 5 10 and 8 30 p m with Adventures of Robinson Crusoe at 2 50 6 40 and 10 00 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Bob Matias
Kentucky
Robinson Cruso
Robinson Crusoe
Man Jailed For DWI After Ramming Auto
A local motorist, Glenn Risner, 48, was arrested for driving while intoxicated after his car knocked a parked vehicle into a tree at 1910 Queen St. He said his car slid on ice and jumped the curb before crashing. Estimated damages were $200 to Risner’s car and $150 to the other vehicle.
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Queen St
Glenn Risner
Fernwood St
Risner
Queen
Charles Henshul
Richard W. Moore
S. Main St
Elma Rae Spicer
Madison St
Trenton
Botth
S. Main Street
4Th Avenue
Spicer
Best Speaker Named At Toastmasters Club Event
Art Osbourne named best speaker at the Toastmasters Club dinner at Geckler's Hearth. Speakers included Charles Garrett and Malory Bell with a round table on the national debt. Garrett earned most improved speaker while Belliet won best critic.
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Gordon Tinch
Toastmasters Club
Geckler
Bob McIntire
Frank Troutvine
Sam Redding
Art Osbourne
Charles Garrett
Malory Bell
Fireman's Auto Blaze Traced to Torch Work
Five calls kept Middletown firemen on the go but total damage was only 50 dollars. A tractor-trailer owned by Harvey Truck Co. caught fire when a blow torch thawed wheel dollys at Lockland. Robert Chrisman towed the Cleveland-bound vehicle to Fire Station 1 for extinguishing at 11 11 p m. Separate fires included an overheated stove at Oscar Herring’s home and steam mistaken for smoke at 1303 Garfield Street. Fire crews also checked a smoke filled basement caused by a plugged flue being cleaned.
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Middletown
Harvey Truck Co
Franklin
Robert Chrisman
Franklin Rt. 2
Lockland
Oscar Herring
Young St
Garfield St
2Nd Ave
Escapees Nabbed: Fleming County Jail Break Suspects Moved
Russell T. Fox, 26, surrendered at a relatives home in Flemingsburg after police earlier nabbed him at 3013 Ottawa St. Det. Cap. Ralph Bauer and Det. Herbert Frazier arrested Fox on a fugitive warrant and he is back with Fleming County deputies. Fellow escapee Ernest Herman Fannin, 26, arrested at 1112 Garfield St., was asleep when seized and also returned to Kentucky authorities. The three men allegedly escaped by digging through a wall from the Fleming County jail last weekend. Fox and Fannin had been sentenced to one year for peat larceny. The third escapee awaited a grand jury on auto theft charges.
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Fleming County
Flemingsburg
Ralph Bauer
Herbert Frazier
Russell T. Fox
Ottawa St
Cap
Bauer
Fox
Garfield St
Frank South
James Greenfield
Otis Cole
Ed Gordon
Fannin
Kentucky
Middletown
Earl Rankin
Maysville
Police Seek Doe Poisoner s In Wildwood
The Humane Association and police report a deliberate poisoning of dogs in Wildwood. Two dogs died yesterday and autopsies, likely confirming strychnine, are planned to identify the poison and aid prosecutions. Officials warn the toxin endangers children and dogs and vow to stop future incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Humane Assn
Wildwood
Marvin Heltman
Association
Middletown
Ohio Ministers End Convention in Columbus Ohio
The 36th annual Ohio pastors convention closed with a call for an Ohio Day of Prayer next Sunday. Delegates elected Dr. Robert W. Fay of Trinity Episcopal Church Columbus as chairman of the convention department, succeeding Dr. J Otis Young of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Pastors
Robert W. Fay
Trinity Episcopal Church
Ohio Council of Churches
J. Otis Young
Second Victim Dies In Columbus Car Crash
Columbus man James Williams twenty eight died in hospital early today becoming the second victim of a two car collision that occurred yesterday Sergeant Porter Battles thirty from Lockbourne AFB also died in base hospital after being injured in the same crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
James Wiliams
Porter Battles
Lockbourne Afb
Elkrafter Junior Achievement Names Officers
New officers were named yesterday for the Elkrafter Junior Achievement company. Dianne Ashcraft is president, Pat Watson vice president, Terry De Freese treasurer, Judy Mize secretary, Bob Mynheer salesman, Bob Hall production manager, and Lynda Curry personnel manager. Their term expires in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkrafter Junior Achievement Company
Dianne Ashcraft
Pat Watson
Terry de Freese
Judy Mize
Bob Mynheer
Bob Hall
Lynda Curry
Reed Named President At Crystal Waxing Co
Reed Stanley H. Reed was re elected president of Crystal Waxing Co a Crystal Tissue Co subsidiary during the annual Board meeting. E E Grant was re elected vice president and treasurer and George B Tyler was re elected secretary. Directors re elected were L J Long and R S Weatherwax Sr.
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Stanley H. Reed
Crystal Waxing Co
The
Crystal Tissue Co
Yeterday
Waxing Company
E. E. Grant
George B. Tyler
L. J.long
R. S. Weatherwax Sr
Weather Could Delay Shafer-Neibar Underpass Opening
City officials warn that severe cold and poor weather may push back the Shafer-Neibar underpass opening planned for February 13. City Manager How ard H. Kramer cites weather as a key factor and says postponement remains possible but not definite, depending on conditions and contractor needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafer-Neibar
McGraw Construction Co
Howard H. Kramer
One Thousand Dollars to Buy Highway Land in Butch County
The Ohio Department of Highways plans rapid land purchases for Ohio Route 4 in Butch County. A county tally shows only 1000 will be needed before June 30 to secure rights of way, with a proposed eight million extra statewide appropriation plus 30 million already allotted. Engineer J S Paxton expects acquisitions between Middletown and Hamilton or south of Hamilton.
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Ohio Department of Highways
Butch
Ohio Rt. 4
Columbus
J. S. Paxton
Division 8
State Highway Department
Middletown
Hamilton
Police Briefs Officers arrest Pittman on non-support warrant
Police report Frank J. Pittman, 44, at large, was arrested on a warrant charging non support. Martha Cundiff of 1509 Penfield Ave. said her son John, 17, has been missing since Monday, 5 ft 11 in tall, 140 pounds with brown hair and eyes, last seen in blue jeans and a plaid jacket. Manford F. White of 2009 Carolina St. recovered his missing auto at 3:58 p.m. yesterday on Yankee Road after it was stolen at 9 a.m.
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Frank J. Pittman
Martha Cundiff
Penfield Ave
John
Manford F. White
Carolina St
Yankee Road
Crash Proves Fatal In Ohio Auto Crash
George Lanter aged 59 of near Bethel was killed when his car struck the rear of a truck on U S 52 near the Augusta Ferry landing in Georgetown Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Ohio
George Lanter
Bethel
U.S. 52
Augusta Ferry Landing
Hamilton Mothers March Sets Polio Fund Record
Hamilton Mothers March for Polio raised 8645.50 for the county polio fund. County chair Charles Reuthe of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis said Hamilton exceeded its $8000 goal by about 650. Middletown area mothers plan a similar march tonight and residents are asked to light porchlights to welcome neighborhood workers.
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Hamilton
Charles Reuthe
National Foundation For
Middletown
Lions Get Lowdown On Referees
Chuck Weimer of Middletown, a veteran official, spoke to Lions Club members about basketball and football officiating. He outlined the exam requirements to qualify and noted that many qualified officials struggle for assignments. Only 188 of 2700 Ohio officials belong to the Basketball Officials Assn. He credited his “calling ’em as he sees ’em” approach and said he has refereed three to four games weekly during seasons. Jack Hose introduced the speaker.
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Chuck Weimer
Middletown
Lions Club
Weimer
Whistle Tooters
Ohio
Jack Hose
Frigid Temperatures Chill Auto Mishaps Near Middletown
Five auto mishaps in the "fender-bender" class were investigated yesterday by state patrolmen of Post 9 south of Middletown. The minor accidents occurred on area highways and were described as in fair condition despite cold and snowy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Newspapers Earn Honors at Osman C Hooper Show
Ohio weekly papers swept awards at the Osman C Hooper Newspaper Show held yesterday in Columbus during the Ohio Newspaper Association meeting. Eaton Register-Herald topped its class for general excellence and won sports. Oxford Press led in advertising and took makeup and community service honors. The Western Star Lebanon earned women’s news and original columns recognition, with the Register-Herald placing second in news coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osman C. Hooper
Columbus
Ohio
Assn
Eaton Register-Herald
Oxford Press
Register-Herald
Western Star
Lebanon
The
Tragedy at London Crossing Kills Oscar Ward
London Ohio report states 43 year old Oscar Ward of Rt 2 London was killed when his car was struck by a freight train at a crossing. Investigation by local authorities underway to determine fault and whether safety signals were functioning.
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London
Ohio
Oscar Ward
Rt. 2
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