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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1956

Page

2

Virginia Ink Firm Plans Middletown Plant Growth

A Virginia based ink maker, subsidiary of Southern Printing Ink Corp., announces a Middletown plant on an eight acre Yankee Road tract between Oneida School and the B&O spur. The facility will start at 4,000 square feet with 20 workers, serving paper converting markets in the Midwest.

Middletown Southern Ink Corp Ohio Virginia Company Middletown Chamber of Commercce F. G. Wall Richmond Erle A. Hanson Chamber William K. Robinson Virginia Southern Printing Ink Corp Yankee Road Armco A. L. Hodges J. L. Farmer W. W. Dunn Howze Haskell Pew Walt Brandenburg & Switzer Wall Midwest Miami Valley

Kroehler Furnishings Promised as Best Buy at Ranft's

Advertises Kroehler fine home furnishings highlighting beauty comfort and lasting construction with the famous name and claims best buy status at Ranft's offering lower prices.

Kroehler Ranft's

Theft Thwarted At Dry Cleaners Capital Dry Cleaning incident

A man posing as a customer attempted to steal the cash box at Capital Dry Cleaning Co. 1719 Central Ave. around 9 am. He fled when a clerk, Maurine Nemcic, became suspicious and returned to the front of the store. No cash box was taken.

Capital Dry Cleaning Co Central Ave Maurine Nemcic

Weighty West Indies green turtle reaches six hundred pounds

The green turtle of the West Indies can weigh as much as 600 pounds and yields soup and turtle steaks.

West Indies

School Board Awaits Key Reports on Finances and Buildings

Middletown Ohio reports that the School Board will not receive two key studies in time for tonight’s 7:30 meeting. Ohio State University will finish the Middletown school buildings report and a citizen committee will complete teachers salaries analysis.

Middletown Ohio State University Board of Education John D. Blackford Blackford Opere Monroe Middletown High School

Full Week Set At Gardner Park Event Series

Gardner Park hosts a week of activities including a carnival with a magician show, concessions, prizes, and evening movie at 8 30 p m. A park dance runs tomorrow night and dance lessons precede it. Baseball games feature Sunset, Maple Park and Wilson teams across the week.

Gardner Park Carniva Miam Maple Park Wilson

Tax Writeoff On Armco Job OK'd

Government said rapid tax writeoffs were approved in late June for 60 new or expanded facilities estimated at 116.5 million dollars. Among the larger projects was 13.74 million dollars for Armco Corp to build a steel shed plant at Butler Pennsylvania. Armco's reporters office is in Middletown Ohio.

Washington W Armco Corp Butler Armco Rters Middletown Ohio

End Marine Training for Two Oxford Men

Two Oxford men completed six month Marine training, announced by Capt. Hansford E. Hoskins. Area resident W. Hurley and Pfc. Robert B. Webber completed aboard at Paris Island South Carolina and Camp LeJeune North Carolina.

Oxford Hansford E. Hoskins Tistone Co U. S Ane W. Hurley State Line Rd Robert B. Webber Indian Creek Rd Parris Island 3. C Camp Lejeune N. C

Covington Visitors From Dayton and Los Angeles

Carlisle Mrs. Doris Purnell and children from Dayton visited in Covington with the Lewis Moore family. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beckett and son Roger and Mrs. Beckett's brother Billy Andres from Los Angeles joined friends for a recent Sunday gathering. King Saud of Saudi Arabia is praised for elegance on wheels with a U S trailer built luxury foot mobile palace for distant subjects.

Doris Purnell Dayton Lewis Moore Paul Beckett Roger Beckett Billy Andres Los Angeles Covington King Saud Saudi Arabia U. S

Car Carrying Injured Boy To Hospital Wrecked

A car carrying three year old Verlin Martin to Middletown Hospital was involved in a crash at Verity Parkway and Girard Avenue. The boy suffered a leg cut needing eight stitches but was not hospitalized. Driver Walter Martin Jr. fled the scene. Hubert Steele was arrested for fleeing after backing into a parked car.

Middletown Hospital Verity Parkway Girard Avenue Verlin Martin Omaha St Walter Martin Jr Hubert Steele Winona Dr Curtis Street Steele Joe Pike Jr Arlington Ohio

Smith Mill Fire Causes No Damage at Sorg Paper Co

Fire at the Smith Mill of Sorg Paper Co started by sparks from a hot bearing but caused no damage. City firemen responded with Companies 1, 4 and the unit, arriving at 1 14 a.m.

Sorg Paper Co

Fire crews respond to tarpaulin blaze on Cherry Street

Firemen of Company 3 checked a tarpaulin fire of unknown origin in the 1800 block of Cherry Street after a 10 20 p m call Saturday.

Company 3 Cherry Street

Bartender Cited For Sunday Sale At Pat's Bar

A 21 year old Middletown bartender Wilburn Setters was arrested at Pat's Bar 900 W Central Ave for a state liquor law violation involving Sunday sales. State agents and Det. Douglas Barrett took Setters into custody at 3 15 p.m. The six percent beer case led to release on a 200 dollar bond for Municipal Court at 1 30 p.m.

Middletown Pat's Central Ave Douglas Barrett Wilburn Letters

Movie Showings At Paramount Strand Colonial And Dixie

A list of film showtimes for Monday and Tuesday across Paramount Strand Colonial Dixie Cruise In theaters. Titles include Leath er Saint Bhowani Junction Walk a Crooked Mile Country Girl Grapes of Wrath Tobacco Road She Wolf Doctor at Sea Price of Fear Creature Walks Among Us with listed times.

Paramount Bhowani Junction Colonial Tobacco Road

Eaton To Buy 100 New Meters For Town

Eaton village council approved the purchase of 100 new meters to be manually operated and supplied by the Micrometer firm. The move aims to update town infrastructure and improve measurement accuracy starting this year.

Eaton

Balance Sheet of Ohio Bank as of July 6 1956

J. F. Mulligan vice president and cashier swears the bank statement is true. The document shows assets including cash balances 9,285,493.58 and United States government obligations, loans and discounts, bank premises, and other assets totaling 25,210,918.47. Liabilities and capital accounts list capital stock 1,100,000.00, surplus and undivided profits, and pledged assets totaling 8,698,231.53. Sworn before a notary in Butler County Ohio. signatures of directors R S Grover R O Brosius Calvin Verity.

United States Federal Reserve Bank J. F. Mulligan

County Jail Inmate Beaten Near Death

Kenneth Lyttle an 18 year old inmate at the Butler County jail is in critical condition at Mercy Hospital with a ruptured liver after being beaten and stomped by fellow prisoners. Authorities seek names of involved inmates as Sheriff Walke notes prior jail violence and transfer plans for extra deputies.

Kenneth Lyttle Shank Rd Hamilton Butler County Mercy Hospital Sheriff's Department Lyttle Charles Walke Walke James Edward Plummer Foster Rt. 1 Plummer Sheriff's Fund Fred B. Cramer Common Pleas Court Tranfer Cincinnati

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Virginia Ink Firm Patterson J. D. Sawyer B. F. Sawyer & Son, Inc Walter R. Bender Hanson Com Pathe Virchal Beingirginia Company Robinson Franklin John Dobrozsi, JR First Our First National Bank First National Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sutphin Armco East Gate Obie Trenton Carlisle van Cleve Oma Eugene Turner Mohawk Sr Water Street William Hayes Hill Ave Grand Avenue Harold Leichty Bryant St Atco Avenue Smith Mill First National Bank OF Middletown Eeeeer R. S. Grover R. O. Brosius Calvin Verity State of Elliott D. Levey British Railways U.S Middletown’s Finest Wikin, Sanitary Second Ave Broad Verity Plevy
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