Armco and AEIF Reach 25 Cents Hour Pay Increase Pact
Armco Steel and the Armco Employes Independent Federation reached a contract retroactive to April 1 boosting hourly wages by about 25 cents and improving holidays, shift differentials, and bonuses. The two year pact covers about 1,600 workers with potential June reopeners and requires Wage Stabilization Board approval.
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AEIF
Armco Steel Corporation
Armco Employes Independent Federation
Armco
Henry Mathis
Albansa
Ana
Mindietown
Wage Stabilization Board
Hamton
Zanesville
Mathis
Steel Industry
CIO Steelworkers
National Union
WSB
Middletown Armco Pants Shutdown Not Yet Ordered
A fragment indicates Middletown Armco may face a shutdown decision but no formal order has been issued. Officials, workers, and local leaders seek clarity as the plant remains in operation amid uncertainty.
Sunset Pool to Open Tomorrow in City Push
Sunset pool will open at 1 pm tomorrow city pool manager Hoss Kramer announced. Filling began at 1 am after cleanup and staff work. Water may be low at opening but opening will proceed. City manager H W Starick said Pressure Concrete Company of Chicago which did partial repairs caused the delay and will return first week of September to complete work. Yankee Pool opened last Friday and Douglas earlier this week as record crowds swarmed pools during the hot spell.
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Sunset Pool
Hoss Kramer
Kramer
H. W. Starick
Pressure Concrete Company
Chicago
Yankee Pool
Douglas
Seibold Returns From Ohio Probation Meeting
J. F. Seibold Jr juvenile officer returned from a three day Ohio Probation and Parole Association meeting at Capitol University Columbus Gov Lausche spoke at the Wednesday noon session Four Juvenile Court workers from Hamilton attended sessions to learn relevant work topics.
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J. F. Seibold, Jr
Ohio Probation and Parole Association
Capitol University
Columbus
Frank Lausche
Penal Institution
Seibold
Hamilton
Grasshopper musician plays fiddle with wing cover bow
A grasshopper creates sound by using its wing cover as a fiddle and its leg as a bow. If a leg is lost in infancy, it is replaced at the next molt, keeping the instrument able to function as it grows.
Independent union proves value in local contract
The speaker notes the agreement shows the benefits of an independent union, with local members bargaining in good faith and preserving pay and strong working conditions. Armco plants in Ashland Kentucky and Baltimore closed by a nationwide CIO Steel Workers strike, while sites at Butler Pennsylvania Hamilton Ohio Zanesville Ohio and Piqua Ohio run with independent union representation.
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Mathis
Armco
Ashland
Baltimore
CIO
Butler
Hamilton
Zanesville
Piqua
Will Hospital Drive End Tonight in Middletown Campaign
Campaign workers wait for a 6 15 tonight report meeting at the Manchester Hotel Ballroom to decide if the $2,000,000 goal is reached. Total to date is $1,546,201 with $453,799 remaining, and several divisions still short of their quotas despite recent planning sessions.
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Middletown Hospital
Manchester
Rey
Seison Pike Neues
Summer Solstice Signals Heat Rise and Storms Ahead
Summer officially arrives at 6 13 a m as heat builds with a high near 92 yesterday and 55 60 degree night. Partly cloudy skies today give way to scattered thundershowers tomorrow while eastern cities endure storms with winds up to 70 mph. Cadillac Michigan records a cool 36 as the nation swelters.
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New York
Cadillac
Mich
Police Briefs Highlight Youths and Local Theft
An 11 year old was arrested for careless driving and ordered to appear before juvenile authorities. Wallace Childs, 37, of West Middletown Route 1, was arrested on a warrant for malicious destruction of property amounting to 85 dollars. James Trammell, 22, of 1504 Baltimore St, faced a statutory offense warrant, released on 1000 dollar bond for municipal court next Wednesday. Robert Staton reported the theft of bicycle license 14983 from Yankee Rd swimming pool yesterday.
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Wallace Childs
West Middletown
First Ave
Canal St
O. H. King
The
Utilities Construction Company
Childs
James Trammell
Baltimore St
Robert Staton
Waneta St
Yankee Rd. i
Six New Westinghouse Lights to Shine Over Main Manchester Lot
Six of the nation’s most modern color corrected street lamps will illuminate the Main Manchester parking area. The 20,000 lumen lamps, mounted on 30 foot mono-tube poles from Westinghouse, will turn on simultaneously with city street lights under CG&E Northern Division manager George Kuehnle. The city selected orange poles and lamp locations after study by City Manager H. W. Starick. Temporary ballasts will be replaced with emblem-like units when available.
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Manchester
Westinghouse
George Kuehnle
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Northern Division
Kuehnle
Cg&e
H. W. Starick
Middletown
West Middletown
Treasure Island Loot Found Modern Pirates Still Hunted
Butler County deputies rounded up three teenagers who stole a rowboat from LeSourdsville Lake and hid loot on a river island in the Great Miami River. Loot included cameras blankets and picnic items taken from tables. Deputies are still seeking the stolen boat.
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Treasure Island
Butler County
Great
Miami River
LeSourdsville Lake
Post 218 To Send 23 To Area Legion Convention Sunday
American Legion Post 218 will dispatch 23 delegates to the Guth Brothers Post in Lockland Sunday for the District Four Legion convention. Delegates include Sam McAdow and Edward Portsmouth among 88 groups from five counties Butler Hamilton Warren Clinton and Clermont. The program covers district officer elections and delegates to the national convention in New York August 24 to 28 and a drum and bugle corps contest for state convention bids in Columbus August 8 to 10.
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American Legion Post
Guth Brothers
Lockland
Edward Portsmouth
Middletown
Sam McAdow
Butler
Hamilton
Warren
Clinton
Clermont
New York
Columbus
E. A. Lampe
J. D. Sawyer
Tom Haney
Bob Barnard
Walter Pawelkoski
Roger Dillman
Cecil Runyan
Bill Kent
Pat Dinan
Jerry Huntsbarger
Marvin Blankenship
Ross
Ray Miles
Harold Goetz
F. H. Gillespie
K. B. Strickland
Ray Skinner
Don Brown, Jr
Carl Frye
Joe Cox
Auto Nicks Pedestrian in City Collision
Joe Love, 27, of 1318 Walnut St. suffered a chin cut after stepping into the path of Robert Russell’s auto at 11:40 p.m. He was treated and released from Middletown Hospital. Russell, 52, of 818 Ninth Ave., said Love walked from between parked cars and was knocked down. Russell transported Love to the hospital. Marietta Drury, 23, of 1615 Pershing Ave., reported she was driving east on Grand Ave. yesterday when she watched the vehicle strike the rear of her car at the pennant crossing.
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Joe Love
Walnut St
Robert Russell
Ninth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Love
Russell
Marietta Drury
Pershing Ave
Grand Ave
Valvend
Ahe Auto
Crystal Workers Receive Bonus for Mid Year Wages
Empl oy ees of the Crystal Tissue and the Crystal Waxing companies were paid a customary five percent extra compensation on wages earned for the first 50 months of this year. L J Long, vice president, says the paper industry faced a market recession in the first half, but the extra earnings help workers with vacations and mid year expenses.
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Crystal
L. J. Long
Butler County Democrats to Discuss August Picnic Plans
The Butler County Democratic organization will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at Democratic headquarters 110 South Second St Hamilton to plan the annual picnic scheduled for sometime in August.
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Butler County Democratic Organization
Democratic
South Second St
Hamilton
Kin Kong and Cyclone Fury Showtimes Listed
At The Movies schedules Kin Kong at Paramount Friday and Saturday with showings at 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 and 9 30 p m Strand offers Cyclone Fury and Whispering Smith vs Scotland Yard with multiple nightly starts on Friday and Saturday including early matinees and late-night screenings.
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Paramount
Kin Kong
Strand
Whispering Smith
Scotland Yard
Front-First Chief Orders In Auto Lot
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore said today that improper use of the Manchester Main parking lot must stop. Backing into spaces will not be allowed and cars should pull in front toward the meter. Warnings will be issued for now, with sterner measures if ignored. There is ample space in all lanes for backing from the spaces.
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Manchester Main
Joseph Blackmore
Middletown Girls Place in Cincinnati Baton Contest
Coralie Weikel and Jean Snider from Middletown won second and third in the baton twirling contest held in Cincinnati on Saturday. Wilma Blanton finished third in the junior division. Medals were presented in Cincinnati Garden on Wednesday evening by Mary Hartline of Super Circus fame.
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Coralie Weikel
Jean Snider
Middletown
Cincinnati
Wilma Blanton
Cincinnati Garden
Mary Hartline
Super Circus Fame
Loose Dogs To Be Seized Warns Health Chief
Dr. L. C. Neer health commissioner warned dogs running loose will be picked up. Two wardens collected about 20 dogs yesterday as the tenth rabies case in the area was reported. A Beagle hound died from furious rabies after remaining ill for about three weeks.
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L. C. Neer
Neer
Dr. Neer
Herman Howard
Glenn Ave
Health Department
Auto Theft Report For Dwight Kirk Car
Dwight Kirk of 1700 Brentwood St reported his car stolen from the 1300 block of Central Ave at 10 p.m. yesterday. The vehicle license plate is 430 MF, police said.
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Dwight Kirk
Brentwood St
Central Ave
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N. Clinton St
Blumberg & Cohen, Inc
Thorn Metal Windows
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Verity
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Direct Factory
Robert Konthier
Dodds Monument CO
Woodside Cemetery
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