City Plans Major Grade Crossing Repairs Citywide
City Manager Howard Kramer announced a large grade crossing repair program within city limits. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will repair seven crossings within a year, with coordination from NYC representatives and Public Service Director IC A Boeke. The project targets crossings on Woodlawn Grand Calumet York Michigan and Lafayette Avenues and Yankee Road including removing two unused tracks at North Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kramer
Kramer
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
IC. A. Boeke
Public Service
New York Central Railroad Rela
L. A. Champ
Springfield
Supintendent
NYC
North Avenue
Woodlawn
Grand
Calumet
York
Michigan
LaFayette Avenues
Yankee Road
Boeke
Lafayette
J. F Dunseth
Hamilton
George Wood
Toastmasters Induct Area Lieutenant Governor MelIntire
Robert MelIntire of the Toastmasters Club will be sworn in next Thursday as area lieutenant governor. The club will meet in the United Brethren Church on Baltimore Avenue and Philadelphia Street, with the new location starting next week. Local Dayton speakers tied for best speaker of the week were Larry Brown and Frank Focke. Howard Hill and Charles Garrett of Middletown were cited as most improved and speaker respectively. Middletown members Malcolm Bruce William Long and Charles Thompson joined critics with Elmer Horvath of Dayton named best critic. John Brannon served as toast master. Robert Bruce was general critic and Sam Redding evaluator.
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Robert MelIntire
The
Toastmasters Club
Accord
Ing
United Brethern Church
Baltimore Avenue
Philadelphia Street
Locaion
Dayton
Larry Brown
Frank Focke
Howard Hill
Middletown Club
Charles Garrett
Middletown
Malcolm Bruce
William Long
Charles Thompson
Elmer Horvath
Toastmasters International
Horwath
John Brannon
Robert Bruce
Sam Redding
Postal Worker At Morrow Held For Embezzlement
Cincinnati James Robert Taylor 36 assistant postmaster at Morrow was arrested on embezzling 300 dollars from C O D packages. He appeared before U S Commissioner Graham Haunt Jr and waived examination. Bond set at 1000 dollars for a later hearing. Taylor is married with two children.
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Morrow
Cincinnati
James Robert Taylor
Taylor
Graham Haunt Jr
U. S
Cult of the Cobra and Revenge double feature
At The Movies listings show Paramount screening Cult of the Cobra at 1 15 4 10 7 15 and 10 pm and Revenge of the Creature at 2 45 5 45 and 8 45 pm. Strand lines list Prince Valiant and They Rode West with showtimes across Friday and Saturday.
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Prince Valiant
Police Briefs Report Arrests and Thefts
Police last night arrested Aaron Combs on a Middletown bench warrant for failure to pay a fine and on a Franklin charge of defrauding a cab driver of 10 dollars. Paul Willis reported his wrist watch stolen from a bench while he played basketball at Sunset Park. Lewis Bates reported his 149 model auto with license 929MW stolen from behind a store on North Main Street.
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Aaron Combs
Garfield St
Middletown
Franklin
Paul Willis
Manchester Ave
Sunset Park
Lewis Bates
Judy Dr
N. Main Street
Four long solar eclipses marked the 20th century
Records show only four total solar eclipses lasting longer than seven minutes in the 1900s. Each event drew observers worldwide to witness extended totality, highlighting rare celestial alignments and precise orbital dynamics.
Salvation Army Kiddie Day Picnic Signups End Soon
The Salvation Army reports 315 children registered for the annual Kiddie Day picnic with a 4 30 p m Monday deadline. Youths board a train from the B O freight station at 9 30 a m Tuesday for LeSourdsville Lake, enjoying games free rides food and entertainment supervised by D W Jacot with chaperones from fire and police departments. Mrs Kenneth Coburn leads registration at the Citadel basement aided by the Women's Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
McCoy
B&o
LeSourdsville Lake
D. W. Jacot
Kenneth Coburn
Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary
Salvation Army Citadel
St. Regis Buys Pollock Paper Stock
St. Regis Paper Co of New York completed the purchase of all Pollock Paper Corp common stock in Dallas Texas. Pollock employs about 1500 across nine plants and seven warehouses with Middletown plant manager James T Hardwick. 1954 sales near 33 million dollars.
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St. Regis
St. Regis Paper Co
New York
Pollock Paper Corp
Allas
Pollock
Lawrence S. Pollock
Leslie L. Jacobs
Ben Lacy
Henry S Jacobus
James T. Hardwick
Middletown
Columbus
Dallas
Houston
Tex
Atlanta
Legion Plans District Meet In Middletown
Middletown Post 218 hosts 82 posts from six counties for a district parley at 10 a.m. in the Legion Home. About 250 delegates are expected with 14 Middletown legionnaires present. Final reports and election items fill the agenda, including convention delegates and district officers.
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Middletown
American Legion
Legion
Sam McAdow
Francis Carmody
Robert Barnard
Wendell Thompson
Harry Oberhelman
Herman W. Wolf
National Defense
Herb E. Michaels
Joseph T. Carney
Peter Outtcalt
Drivers Unhurt In Only Wreck In City Thursday
A two car collision at Yankee Road and Belvidere Avenue caused $165 in damage yesterday. Dorothy H. Mills, 1024 Kunz Ave, drove into a parked auto owned by Mable Fry, Franklin Rt 1, at 4 39 p m. Mills said she pressed the gas instead of the brakes after turning from Yankee Road onto Belvidere Avenue.
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Yankee Road
Belvidere Avenue
Dorothy H. Mills
Kunz Ave
Mable Fry
Franklin Rt 1
Resident Jailed Over $250 Check Bounce
Melvin L. Hall of 2104 Queen Ave was charged in Franklin Municipal Court with issuing a worthless check for 250 dollars. The check drawn on First National Bank of Middletown, led to Hall’s arrest at his home by Sgt. Ed Poling and Deputy George Carrel. He was released on bond from Warren County Jail in Lebanon.
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Melvin L. Hall
Queen Ave
Franklin
Hall
John Smith
First National Bank of
Middletown
Ed Poling
Warren County
George Carrel
Lebanon
Calvary Baptist To Hold Tent Revival Services
Calvary Baptist schedules a week long tent revival near Grand Avenue on Jackson Lane starting Sunday. The Great Miami Valley Assn of Southern Baptists sponsors with Rev Darty Stone as evangelist and Ray Conner as musical director. A Youth Team will run a visitation program and host a Vacation Bible School June 20 to 24 for four to 16 year olds. Rev Robert H Mizell invites all to attend.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Grand Avenue
Jackson Lane
Great Miami Valley Assn. of
Southern Baptists
Darty Stone
Southern Ohio
Ray Conner
Westside Baptist Church
Hamilton
Southern Baptist College
Robert H. Mizell
Gary Klouman Named 1955 56 Jaycees President
Gary Klouman of 609 16th Ave was named president for 1955 56 of the Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce after last night's balloting. Lawrence Davis was elected first vice president Thomas Moon second vice president Thomas Day secretary Robert Gloeckler treasurer and Charles Hattery Harold Osborne and Victor Wells named directors. The nominating committee was headed by Paul Deger and the new officers were installed by Knight Goodman. Rowan Crawford the outgoing president received a past president pin from Deger. The Mars Venus color note appears as a separate remark in the same text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Klouman
16Th Ave
Middletown
Paper Workers Nominate Aaron Fields for Local 112 Leadership
Aaron Fields is nominated without opposition for president of Local 112 United Paperworkers of America CIO. Other officers named include Jack Stoops, Noah Wise, Price Fletcher, Leroy Theodore, John Eichorn, Carl Snowden, and Clifford Williams. Election set for June 19 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Nelva Center.
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United Paperworkers of America
CIO
Neva Center
Aaron Fields
Fields
Upa-Cio
Detroit
Jack Stoops
Noah Wise
Price Fletcher
Leroy Theodore
John Eichorn
Carl Snowden
Paul Back
Sam Richardson
Clifford Williams
Brooks Wright
Tay
Lor Howard
Lester Wallace
Howard McGlothen
Clay Lansdale
Betse Dennis
Jamie Isabel
Taylor Howard
Dave Alexander
Jake Lansdale
Arthur Glover
James Lewis
George Pergram
Nelva Center
No Luck At All Hit, Then Jailed
Woodrow Covey, 39, of Peasttown Rt 1, was arrested for intoxication after being struck by a taxi while crossing S Main Street. He was treated for forehead lacerations at Middletown Hospital. The taxi was driven by Elbert D. Carpenter, 31, of 17 E 2nd Lt. Covey admitted the accident was all his fault.
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Franklin
Woodrow Covey
Peasttown Rt 1
S. Main Street
Covey
Middletown
Elbert D. Carpenter
Logan Long Co
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Gene Young
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Somerville
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Ohio Ave
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S. Verity Parkway
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