Franklin Fire Chief Picked as New Leader Faces Resignations
Seven members of the Franklin Fire Department submitted resignations over Ed Farmer's upcoming Aug 1 appointment as chief, with six remaining to form an eight-person nucleus. Resignations cited lack of confidence in Farmer's leadership, while one member later withdrew. Mayor and others pledged the department's equipment and standards would be preserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Carl Morgan
Ed Farmer
Farmer
William Sturgis
Clarence Bell
Ben Morgan
Melvin Wilson
Donad Light
Chris Dwinell
Robert Myerly
Franklin Fire Department
Morgan
John Shotwell
Light
Congregational Christian Church
Franklin Ministerial Assn
Bell
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Sewer Bid Acceptable by Middletown Judge Rules
Judge Fred B. Cramer ruled in Common Pleas Court that the Miller Thompson Construction Co bid for a disposal plant is acceptable after a declared "mathematical error" in 16 of 115 items. The city will save about $33,000 if accepted, with total bid $1,203,034.35 versus next low bid $1,236,000. City officials and the consulting engineer discussed sewage treatment matters.
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Middletown
Miller-Thompson Construction Co
Fred B. Cramer
Common Pleas Court
Cramer
Tax Payer Tax Workers Strike Rumbles in Tokyo
Taxation workers in Tokyo staged a sit down strike today demanding summer bonuses and pay raises. They refused overtime while income tax notices were being mailed, drawing cheers from taxpayers.
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Tokyo
Franklin Man In Right Place At Right Time
William Deck of 329 Deardoff Road Franklin was picking up his wife Cynthia and their newborn son when he fell ill. He was taken to Middletown Hospital where doctors found a ruptured appendix requiring surgery. His wife and baby were sent home by ambulance.
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William Deck
Deardoff Rd
Franklin
Deck
Middletown Hospital
Cynthia
Nine Wrecks Leave Over Two Thousand in Damages
Nine city traffic mishaps since yesterday noon caused damage totaling 2050 dollars, injured one person, and led to three drivers being cited. A tractor trailer hit a pole on 18th Avenue at 3 15 a.m.. the truck owner is Liquid Carbonic Corp Urbana.
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18Th Avenue
S. Verity Parkway
Liquid Carbonic Corp
Urbana
Simon Baker
Urbana Rt. 4
Richard Minge
Tytus Ave
Ray Sorrell
Central Ave
N. Verity Parkway
Walter Clark
Curtis St
Benjamin Emrick
Camden Rt
N. Broad St
Donald Cox
Manchester Rd
Eddie Halsey
August St
Highland Street
Superior Avenue
Penelope Richards
Yankee Rd
S.main St
Stump Heads Home from Bangkok Conference
Admiral Felix P. Stump commander of the Pacific Fleet flew to Washington within 36 hours of returning from a Southeast Asia Defense Treaty conference in Bangkok.
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Pearl Harbor
Felix P. Stump
Washington
Bangkok
Two Men Charged In Robbery Case Bound To Grand Jury
Two Middleton men William Cornele and Robert Helton were ordered held for the grand jury on robbery and related charges after pleading not guilty. Each faces $10 000 bonds and the girl victim testified she was forced into a car at gunpoint on S Main Street and assaulted at Smith Farm.
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S. Main Street
9Th
10Th Avenues
Smith Farm
Hamilton
Dolls Fined and Sentenced by Municipal Judge Lamb
Three motorists charged with driving while under the influence were fined $200 and costs each and sentenced to three days in the city jail by Municipal Judge J T Lamb. Earls Parsons and Silmon also received one year license suspensions. Goldie Painter was fined for careless driving and ordered to traffic school. Additional defendants faced fines for offenses including failure to yield, no license, and disorderly conduct with some fines suspended. Several charges were dismissed or reduced.
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J. T. Lamb
Lamb
John Parsons
Wayne-Madison Road
Ernest Earls
Germantown Rt. 2
Tom Silmon
Hamilton
Earls
Miltonville
Goldie Painter
Highland St
Grand Avenue
James Bonner
Dayton
Winford Guthrie
Hamilton Rt. 1
Kenneth Witt
Sheffield St
Donald Hatton
Harlan St
Joseph Gebhardt
Lorg P
Parley Aims To End Builders Strike In Two Country
Union and employer representatives met to settle wage and hour disputes as a two countrywide strike by the Laborers and Hod Carriers Union enters its second day. Local 534 members halted work and voted to strike while Armco Steel’s East Works expansion faces disruption.
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Laborers & Hod Carriers Union
AFL
Middletown
Hamilton
Warren County
East Works
Armco Steel Corp
Marion Davidson
Armco
McGraw Construction Co
Driver Leaps From Flaming Auto Near Pennyroyal Hill
Sidney Creech of Miami Shores escaped injury when his car burst into flames on Pennyroyal Hill. He jumped from the fireball as it rolled toward an embankment. Franklin Fire Department battled the blaze and blamed the fire on a short circuit. The interior was ruined and nearby trees were scorched.
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Franklin
Pennyroyal Hill
Franklin Fire Department
Sidney Creech
Miami Shores
At The Movies Listings and Marriages Drop in 1954
The page lists film showtimes for Paramount Strand and Colonial theaters Tuesday and Wednesday, including The Marauders The Prodigal Spychasers Egg and I Naked Alibi Phffft Gangbusters Five Guns West Dixie Cruise In Come Back Little Sheba Not Wanted. Also notes marriages in the United States falling from a 1946 record to 1,484,000 in 1954.
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Paramount
Marauders
Strand Tueday
Egg and I
Dixie Cruise
Little Sheba
United Staes
Polio Shots Postponed to Fall in Middletown Plan
The state health department postponed the second round of free Salk polio vaccines for first and second graders to fall. Middletown will integrate the program if possible, but details on timing and location remain unclear. Health officials note low local cases this year and a rising seasonal peak next month.
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State Health Department
Middletown
State Department
National Foundation For
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JIM Mills Journal
Howard Kramer
Dan Rothe
Public Utilities
Marion
Floyd G. Browne & Associates
Kramer
Cappel’s
N. Main St
Loraine Walker
Garfield St
Minnesota Street
Frank Rawls
Lillian Wells
Elwood St
Carlos Cahoon
14Th Ave
1St Avenue
Ova McClain
Lebanon Ri
Jesse Tuggle
Wicorf Street
Charles Ocifield
Waneta St
Darrell Rath
Central Avenue
Garfield Street
Stump
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Walter N
IPR
Hagit Ave
Order OF the Golden Rule
Cornele
Helton
Herbert Frazier
Frazier
Gertrude Yarmouth
State St
Eddie Lawson
Glenn Gomin
Crawford St
James Combs
Sycamore St
Zulu Moore
18Th Ave
Parley
Bates Shop, Inc
Charm
Botes
Old Colony Pride
Bates
Bate’s Shop Inc
Robert McConaughy
Vance Russello Middletown Dist
O&b
Central Branch
The
Oglessy-Barnitz Bank and Trust Co
Middletown, Chio
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