Don Dazey Receives Eagles Civic Service Award
Don Dazey longtime Lions Club leader and Middletown Hospital trustee received the Eagle Lodge Civic Service Award at the Lions Club Ladies Night dinner at LeSourdville Lake. The event honored long serving members with attendance pins and installed new officers led by Gordon Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Dazey
Lions Club
Eagle Lodge
LeSourdsville Lake
Darey
Middletown Hospital
Salvation Army Board
Direc
Ieemeee
Donald Darey
Eagles
Elza Abraham
Journal
Weith
Gardner Bid Ruled Out For Fairbanks Purchase
Ohio Boxboard Co. of Aitman Ohio won control of the Fairbanks Fiber Box Co. of Middletown after a higher bid surpassed Gardner Board & Carton. Judge Rodney A. Love reopened bidding upon receipt of a late letter. the Ohio firm emerged as highest bidder at the second hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Fairbanks
Fairbanks Fiber Box Co
Middletown
Ohio Boxboard Co
Aitman
Ohio
Gardner Board & Carton Co
Colin Gardner
Gardner Board & Carton
Montgomery County Court
Dayton
Rodney A. Love
Ohio Boxboard
Love
Millett to Speak on College Administration at Michigan
Miami University President John D. Millett will travel to Ann Arbor Michigan to address the Institute on College Administration at the University of Michigan. He will discuss administrative theory as it applies to colleges and research in administration of education programs over a two day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
John D. Millett
Miami University
Ann Arbor
Mich
Institute
University of Michigan
University
Millett
Harvard University
Michigan
Nashville
Institute of Higher Education
Board of Education of
The
Methodist Church
Newcomer's Toastmaster Talk Produces Best Speaker Winner
A newcomer to the Toastmasters Club won best speaker last night. Dave Pottinger defeated Woody Swope and Charles Thompson, who was named most improved speaker. Critics included Sam Redding Art Osborne and Duncan Dunning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toastmasters Club
Dave Pottinger
Woody Swope
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Sam Redding
Art Osborne
Duncan Dunning
Osborne
Local Women to Attend Sabina Mission School
Ten local women from Dayton Wilmington and Cincinnati districts join 190 others for the Methodist Sabina Summer School of Missions and Christian Service at Camp Sabina July 10 to 15. Mrs Charles Bailey 602 The Ramada leads as dean. outstanding national faculty and World Missionaries participate in a week of clinics workshops and studies. Middletown attendees include Mrs Millard Bechtel Mrs B D Morgan Mrs Charles Knopshield Mrs Jon Brock Mrs Frank Swift Mrs Ray Young Mrs B A Roof and Mrs W K Monroe. Excello reps include Mrs Harry Osborne and Mrs Florence McCoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wilmington
Cincinnati
Methodist Sabina Summer School of Missions and Christian Service
Camp Sabina
Charles Bailey
The
Rameda
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Woman's Society
Ohio
Middletown
Millard Bechtel
B.D. Morgan
Charles Knopshield
Jon Brock
Frank Swift
Ray Young
B. A. Roof
W. K. Monroe
Harry Osborne
Florence McCoy
Excello
Lightning Ignites Trio of City Fires Injuring Woman
Three fires sparked by a thunderstorm caused 25 in damages and sent Mrs. Omer Townsend to Middletown Hospital for shock. Lightning struck her outdoor switch while she cooked, with $10 in home damage. Additional blazes occurred at John Hopkins home and on WPFB property with minor or no damage.
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Middletown Hospital
Omer Townsend
Columbia Ave
John Hopkins
Central Ave
WPFB
E. Central Avenue
Company 2
Butler County Eyes Memorial Auditorium Feasibility
A Butler County committee formed to study a proposed Memorial Auditorium elected Morris Van Gordon as chair, Len Brice as vice chair, and Glen Douglas as secretary. Three subcommittees will assess uses locations and financing with a final report due in about six months to county groups and chambers of commerce.
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Butler
Ed Morris van Gordon
Liberty Township
Len Brice
Hamilton
Glen Douglas
Oxford
van Gordon
Butler County Memorial Auditorium
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber F
Hamilton Chamber
Ryan Hall
C. D. Ehresmann
Walter Taylor
Dwight Harris
John A. Davis
Scott Fin
Thieves Hit Apartments on Tytus Avenue
Three break ins on Tytus Avenue yielded a total of 50 cents from a small bank in one unit. A back door was unlocked and a Canadian quarter was taken. other apartments were broken into with varying outcomes. Detectives investigated multiple scenes and reported no further losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tytus Avenue
Herbert Frazier
Martha Duerr
Tytus Ave
Mary Ann Hollon
Elizabeth Jenkins
James Howerton
Roy Crout
Jenkins
Harold Gray
Louis Janka
Donut Theft Mystery At Local Bakeries
Police investigate daily disappearance of a dozen doughnuts from three bakeries. Pastries vanish at 5 30 a m near Clark Street and Fleming Road Crawford Street and South Avenue and Central Avenue and McKinley Street, reported Eddie Decker of the Miami Maid Sales Co.
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Clark Street
Fleming Road
Crawford Street
South Avenue
Central Avenue
McKinley Street
Eddie Decker
Miami Maid Sales Co
Farmer Named Franklin Fire Chief Candidate
Franklin Civil Service Commission certified Edgar Farmer for appointment as fire chief by Mayor John Shotwell after exams for the two eligible firefighters, Farmer and Captain Bill Sturgis Jr. The new chief will take over after Chief Carl Morgan's term ends in August. Farmer has served as assistant chief for three years and joined the department in 1938. The commission also certified Harry L. Kleather for a vacant fireman post.
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Franklin
Franklin Civil Service Commission
Edgar Farmer
John Shotwell
Farmer
Bill Sturgis Jr
Shotwell
Carl Morgan
J. Farmer
Boys Still Lead Births At Hospital
Middle town Hospital reports births by county and month. In May boys led girls 106 to 89, with 159 total last month versus 182 in June 1954. Six month total at the hospital is 1,012, down from 1,035 a year earlier.
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Middletown Hospital
Butler County
Middletown
West Middletown
Excello
Trenton
Somerville
Hamilton
Warren County
Montgomery County
Preble
Hamilton Counties
Franklin Man Attacked And Robbed In Dayton Incident
Roy Campbell of Franklin was found unconscious on Dayton's west side after being beaten and robbed. Three Dayton men 25 244 Dunbar Ave 1046 Hughes P and 32 594 W fifth were held on suspicion of robbery. Campbell is in fair condition at St Elizabeth Hospital with head injuries.
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Roy Campbell
Franklin
Dayton
West Side
Campbell
Dunbar Ave
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Willie Jones
Mose Henderson
Hughes P
Sam Sullivan
Hollywood
Mt Zion Missionary Sale At Mrs Mayweather Home
A rummage and bake sale for Mt. Zion Baptist Missionary Society will be held tomorrow at Mrs. John Mayweather’s home 1501 Baltimore St. The sale begins at 8 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Zion Baptist Missionary Society
John Mayweather
Baltimore St
Trenton Youth and Trucker Hurt in Two Crashes
Two crashes in the Middletown area left a Trenton youth and a truck driver injured. Kenneth Shepherd 13 of Trenton Rt. 1 was hurt when the car he rode in failed to pass another vehicle and crashed into an embankment near Miltonville and Ohio 122. He was listed in fair condition with possible back and pelvic injuries. William Woollsley 23 of Trenton Rt. 1 was fined for reckless driving after his car left the road. Ballard Boldis Jr. of Fairborn sustained back abrasions and knee bruises when his truck skidded on U.S. 42 near Lebanon and crashed through a guardrail down a bank.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Elk Creek Road
Kenneth Shepherd
Roy Shepherd
Trenton Rt. 1
Shepherd
William Woolsley
Woolsley
Shepherd Boy
Miltonville
Ohio 122
Squire Lammie Bailey
Ballard Boldis Jr
Fairborn
U.S. 42
Lebanon
Boldis
Middletown to Hold Semiannual Sales Tax Collections
Middletown will conduct semiannual sales tax collections July 25 to 29 on the second floor of City Building from 9 am to 4 pm and 9 am to noon July 30. Hamilton collections occur Mondays starting July 25. The next return is due July 31 for the Jan 1 to Jun 30 period. penalties apply for late filing. Charles Jones assists vendors in completing returns and all remittances go to the state treasurer in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hamilton
Charles Jones
Jones
Columbus
Sister Is Missing In Darrtown Case
Sheriff deputies received a report from Fred Stubbs of 121 N Grimes St that his sister Mrs Lucille Smith of Darrtown is missing from her home. She is 26, five feet five inches tall, weighs 115 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Deputies
Fred Stubbs
N. Grimes St
Lucille Smith
Darrtown
63 Years of Service Honored at Harding-Jones Picnic
Miss Annie McLaughlin of Excello will receive a necklace and earring set for 63 years of service with Harding-Jones Paper Co. She began in 1892 and now works as a paper counter. The first annual picnic at LeSourdsville Lake includes T.D. Jones and C.M. Jones presenting the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie. McLaughlin
Excello
Harding-Jones Paper Co
LeSourdsville Lake
McLaughlin
T.D. Jones
C.M. Jones
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Charles Harmon
Lawrence Johnson
Ray Miles
Edward Mormon
M.H. Rohrkempre
Sam Tutt
William Thomson
Herman Bohne
Clarence Crout
Robert Barnard
Martin Bauer
Joseph Blose
James Elder
James Findlay
Robert Gade
Ernie Graff
Roy Granger
Jack Hose
Harold Leichty
William Long
Eugene Mack
Melvin Miller
Warren Pence
Adrian Smallwood
Eugene Smith
Homer Weikel
Howard Wilson
Paul Wilson
Ralph Parmenter
Gordon Bennett
Lions District
Russell Stabler
Douglas McCabe
Dale Meece
Lion Tamer
Arthur Lennie
James Rossman
Lions
Three Notes
Franklin and
Freeman's
Miami
Malcom Bruce
Charles Garrett
Robert Stamper
Howard Hill
Bert Sheard
T. C. Benseler
South Broad
OF Osteopathic Medicine
Eyes Dream of Memorial Auditorium
Tytus
Franklin Man
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Trucker
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