Armco marks 75 years with celebration at Dotys Grove
William Verity, Armco chairman, capped a 75th anniversary celebration in Dayton as about 2,000 people gathered along Curtis Street and the Armco International Building lawns. He hailed Armco’s growth from a 1900 small beginning and praised the company’s workers as its heritage. The event featured the Armco Band and a pledge to a promising future.
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Doty’s Grove
William Verity
Curtis Street
Armco International
Curtis
Forest Avenue
George M. Verity
General Office
Armco
Doty’s Woods
Beginning Company
Central Works
Armco Band Celebrates 75th with Sousa Style Concert
The Armco Band's outdoor celebration featured 33 musicians under Carl Ashworth performing Twenties style pieces including Stars and Stripes Forever. Guests included Middletown residents, former band members, Prof. Paul Erwin, and Armco executives as a ceremonial cornerstone box was sealed for the new Armco International Building.
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Armco
John Philip Sousa
Stars and Stripes
Concensus
Carl Ashworth
King Cotton
Ohio
Bogey March
March of Steelmen
Ashworth
Sam
Middletown
Lin Mendenhall
Harold “Shorty
Norris
Paul Erwin
University of Cincinnati
Frank Simon
Armco's growth celebrated with Middletown ribbon cutting
A three story International Building opening in Middletown featured Armco executives William Verity D C Boone William Rose and others. Governor James Rhodes and U S Senator Robert Taft joined officials to praise Armco for driving state and city growth and jobs.
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Flags of Nations
Armco
William Verity
Holiday
D. C. Boone
Armco Enterprises
Joe Holton
Robert Edwards
Armco International
William Rose
G. Walter Weber
First Baptist Church
U.S
Robert Taft
Ohio
James Rhodes
Rhodes
Middletown
Welfare reforms urged as Burns retires after 49 years
Ruth Burns voices need for welfare system reforms as she retires this week after 49 years in the county welfare office. Dan Sewell’s fuller report appears on page 12. Kay Lewitt helps delinquent girls with chaotic situations, discussed by Journal correspondent Nancy Vorhis on page 21. Also, the U.S. aims to adopt the metric system by winter’s first snow, per advocates. see page 43.
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Dan Sewell
Kay Lewitt
Journal
Nancy Vorhis
Kay
United States
Ford would lift oil price limits in bill plan
President Ford announced a bill to remove price controls on domestic oil with safeguards to avoid a sudden gasoline price rise while encouraging increased domestic oil production. He spoke during a three day trip to Illinois and Michigan and warned prices could still go up.
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Chicago
Congress
Illinois
Michigan
Federal Energy Administration
U.S
Weather and oil talk blend in early forecast
Mild weather continues through Monday with a high near 80 and overnight low in the mid 50s. Showers or thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and evening. A separate note cites Ford proposing decontrol of domestic oil and Congress action to prevent price hikes as foreign oil remains a vulnerability.
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Reichelderfer
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Dudley Inwood
W.S. Harlan
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