Coal Bins Hit By Fire At Middletown Ice and Coal Co
A two alarm blaze at Middletown Ice and Coal Co on Curtis Street damaged five coal bins holding 4000 tons of coal valued at 50000 and caused about 75000 in damage. Workmen welding a beam sparked the fire which was brought under control around 11 am with nearby streets closed. The plant built in 1914 has suffered prior fire in 1958 causing about 20000 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Ice and Coal Co
Curtis St
Clarence True
Fatal Crash Prompted $150000 Judgment Demand
Nei A. Scholer of Columbiana seeks 150000 in damages after a November 1959 tractor trailer collision near Point Pleasant West Virginia killed Jean Montcrief and her two year old daughter Mary Linda. The suit cites injuries to Scholer and other family members from the wreck on Rt 17. The Montcrief auto crossed the center line, colliding with Scholer’s north bound truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nei A. Scholer
Columbiana Rt. 1
D & T Trucking Co
West Virginia
Raphael D. Montcrief
John St
Trenton
S. Main St
Middletown
Montcrief
Jean
Mary Linda
Monterief
Scholer
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Lexington
Labor Surplus Areas Awarded Five Contracts
Secretary Udall announced five contracts for electric transmission line materials to be produced in labor surplus areas. The 23 kilovolt Garrison Jamestown line project in North Dakota will receive three contracts moved forward from September to bolster local employment. Recipients include H K Porter Co Delta Star Electric Lisbon Ohio with 27024 dollars for 3230 suspension clamps 62 double strain yoke sets 12 single strain tension sets and 3230 y ball devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Garrison- Jamestown
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri River Basin
North Dakota
H. K. Porter Co., Inc
Delta Star Electric Division
Lisbon
Ohio
Peanuts dominate global production with India China leading
Nigeria also grows peanuts and uses them in staples like peanut soup and flour, highlighting regional variations in peanut utilization alongside India and China as the largest producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
China
Nigeria
First Summer Concert Readied at Sunset Park
The first park band concert of the season will be held in Sunset Park Friday at 7 p.m. Harold G. Koerber begins his sixth year as director and is an elementary grade instrumental music teacher in Middletown public Schools. The city parks department runs the event. About 300 students from public and parochial schools have registered. Junior band meets Mondays and Wednesdays. senior band meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at Lincoln school gym.
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Sunset Park
Harold G. Koerber
Koerber
Middletown
Department of Parks and Recreation
Lincoln School
Union Water System Approved for Union Township
Butler County commissioners approved eastern Union Township water Works plans at an estimated cost of 1.65 million dollars. The project includes mains, a treatment plant and storage facilities to serve about 1,150 homes and two schools, with 947 residential contracts already signed and more expected. The minimum charge is about seven dollars a month for 4,000 gallons, and construction is expected to take one year after final approvals and contract award.
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Hamilton
Union Township
Butler County
Nelson Clinton
Clinton
Cost of the system to be financed by mortgage revenue bonds
The plan states the system’s cost would be funded through the issuance of mortgage revenue bonds. This approach ties the project financing to secured debt backed by future revenue streams.
Carlisle Girl State Winner Patty Sample Captures Multiple Titles
Patty Sample 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sample of Carlisle, won first place in the girls senior division at the Ohio State roller skating championships in Toledo. It marks her third consecutive first in that division. She also claimed the intermediate pairs championship with partner Doug Probst of Dayton. The tournament began last Saturday and runs through tomorrow.
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Patty Sample
iMr
Edward Sample
Carlisle
Toledo
Miss Sample
Doug Probst
Dayton
Discovery Is His Hamilton Youth Gains A Skeleton
John Politz a 13 year old Hamilton resident found a human skeleton near Smith Pond. He brought bones to Middletown and Hamilton for examination by Dr J Garret Boone coroner Butler County who said the skeleton is about a century old. The remains lay on their side with knees drawn up and are largely complete with ribs and some bones missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Politz
Politz
Thomas Politz
Smith Pond
Middletown
Hamilton
J. Garret Boone
Butler County
Dr. Boone
New Election To Determine Union's Role
In Cleveland a second election will decide which union represents 1000 workers at Galerie Co. The NLRB regional director withheld details after confirming the measure. An June 6 vote had 460 to 440 favoring IAM, ending 28 years of Teamsters representation, prompting Teamsters protests.
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Cleveland
the Galerie, Co
Teamsters Union
John J. Felice
International Association of Machinists
Phillip Fusco
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
IAM
Teamsters
Sertomans Hear Seat Belt Film At Denver Meeting
Sertoma Club members Greenham and Don Heffron and their wives joined fellow delegates in Denver for the Sertoma International convention. Club Manager Jake Seibold showed a film highlighting the benefits of wearing auto seat belts during his remarks.
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Safety Council
Jake Seibold
Sertoma Club
Greenham
Don Heffron
Denver
Sertoma International
Largest Fourth of July Fireworks Display in Middletown
Steelmark Week closes with a July 4 program at Barnitz Stadium featuring the biggest fireworks display and prizes. Winners earn Steelmark awards funded by local merchants, and the top prize offers a choice among eight 1961 autos. Floats from the Saturday parade will be judged, with Dan Humphreys as MC and music by the summer park band.
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Steelmark
Barnitz Sta
Jaycee
Dan Humphreys
Evenng
Summer Park Band
Shirley Sandusky
Dale Dowrey
Junior Chamber
Logan Johnston
Armco Steel Corn
James Blevins
Armco Employes Independent Federation
Largest fireworks display to grace Broad Street week
Fireworks at about 9 p.m. will mark the annual celebration with five displays planned along Broad Street between Central and Manchester. Spectacle includes Yogi Bear and BoBo, Niagara Falls, a buffalo, an American flag, and a giant Steelmark. Broad Street will be closed to traffic to accommodate the free entertainment. The Armco Steelmobile and a walkthrough galvanized steel section are among the featured pieces.
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Steelmark
Broad Street
Central
Manchester
Armco
246 Signed For Annual SA Picnic
Two hundred forty six children signed up for the Salvation Army kiddies picnic during the first two days of registration. Registration continues for ages eight to fourteen at the Citadel tomorrow and Friday from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4, with Miltonville and Rolling Mill Park outposts holding registration tomorrow 1 to 4. The annual picnic is June 29 at LeSourdsville Lake. Buses depart the Citadel at 9:30 a.m. and return at 3:30 p.m. Co chairs are Fire Captain Howard Gall and Sam Moore assisted police chief. supervision by off duty firemen and policemen.
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Salvation Army
Citadel
N. Clinton St
Miltonville
Rolling Mill Park
LeSourdsville Lake
Howard Gall
Sam Moore
Burg Graf Grocery Store Looted of Cash
Police reported approximately 400 dollars in cash stolen from the Leo F Burggraf grocery store at 908 Park Ave. Entry was gained by a screen door break and the theft was not discovered until the store opened for business.
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Franklin
Leo F. Burg Graf
Park Ave
Ivy Baker Priest Weds Old Friend in Beverly Hills
Ivy Baker Priest former U S treasurer and real estate broker Sid ney W Stevens wed in Beverly Hills in a 10 day honeymoon trip to Honolulu. The couple, friends for 10 years, married Tuesday at a Beverly Hills hotel in a ceremony conducted by Superior Court Judge McIntyre Faries. Stevens 58, previously widowed, Priest 55 widow of Roy Priest of Arlington Virginia.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Ivy Baker Priest
United States
Sidney W. Stevens
Honolulu
Superior Court
McIntyre Faries
Stevens
Roy Priest
Arlington
Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief
An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as fast relief for piles with cooling soothing formula. It claims thousands have benefited for 40 years and offers a money back guarantee with price details of 60 cents for a box and 85 cents for an applicator tube.
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Peterson
Water project gains final approval for Blue Ball area
Warren County Commissioners approve the Middletown supply plan for the Blue Ball area with a total cost estimated at 200000 to 250000 and a target completion 130 days after award. Financing is set as one third against benefiting properties, tax evaluation and front footage with an average annual property cost about 1.50 per month based on 2500 gallons.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Middletown
Warren County Water District
Pre Wilve vponTeu Wuig
Iwi
C. A. Boeke
Commission
Cecil Linkous
Boeke
Manchester Road
County
Blue Ball
Butler County
Blue Ball Church
Peck, Shaffer and Willams
Cincinnati
County commissioners yield to Culbertson request
County commissioners granted a request by W. E. Culbertson of 5064 Blue Ball Pike for a specified strip of property, ending a dispute over access and land use. The move affects local zoning and potential development plans in the area.
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W. E. Culbertson
Blue Ball Pike
Job Of The Day Statistical Clerks two male
Compile regular and special reports for management use using bookkeeping and accounting records. Requires two years of college with strong math background. Applicants 21 to 30 years old. Employment in a large industrial plant. Apply Ohio State Employment Service 18 N Clinton St.
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Ohio State Employment Service
N. Clinton St
Germantown Girl Elected Governor at Buckeye Girls State
Germantown high school junior Sally Althoff daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Althoff of Germantown was elected governor of Buckeye Girls State at Columbus. She is Nationalist party candidate sponsored by the Germantown American Legion Auxiliary and will be sworn in tonight by Chief Justice Carl V Weygandt. Other area girls elected to offices include Carol Ann Coburn Donna Lee Mize Carolyn J Ellison Judy Leisure and Marianne Drury as various state city and school board posts for the simulated government on the Capital University campus Columbus through Saturday.
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Sally Althoff
Eugene Althoff
N. Cherry Street
Germantown
Buckeye Girls’ State
Columbus
Miss Althoff
Nationalist Party
Germantown High School
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Michael V. di Salle
Carol Ann Coburn
Poinciana Road
Federalist Party
Donna Lee Mize
Oxford State Road
Clarkity
Carolyn J. Ellison
Highview Road
Storer City
Judy Leisure
Camden Rt. 2
Hobart City
Marianne Drury
Franklin
Cary City
Capital University
U S Industry Warned To Improve Production Efficiency
Walter J Campbell, editor of Steel’s the metalworking magazine, warned Southern Ohio metalworkers that the United States risks losing a large market share without aggressive production efficiency efforts. He urged modern depreciation policies, a world marketing concept, and labor collaboration to boost exports and curb imports.
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U.S
Cincinnati
Ohio
Armda
Kentucky
Indiana
Walter J. Campbell
Steel
the Metalworking Magazine
Campbell
U. S
Rural Electrification loan granted to Coshocton Co op
The Rural Electrification Administration announced a $244000 loan to Coshocton Electric Cooperative of Coshocton Ohio. The loan was awarded Tuesday to support electrical service in the area.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Tuscara
Coshocton Electric Cooperative
Coshocton
Ohio
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Dium
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charles W. Beck Jr
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Air Force
OAK Leaf Club
Miss Brown
Sun
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Union Sanitary
Old Ohio
Blue Ball Water Association
Fred Stein
Charlies Baskett
Jack Linzie
Robert Weatherby
William A. Pritchett
Sally Althorp
Firestone
Pirstas
Girard Ave
Verity Parkway
Liberal Parking Lot
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