Read Fine Print Directory Ads Cause Phone Company Confusion
Ohio Bell warns customers about a Dayton firm selling a new business directory not affiliated with Yellow Pages. The publisher mails solicitations asking for advance payment, but insists the directory is separate and added charges appear on the regular phone bill. Local officials note repeated customer calls and urge reading the fine print to avoid misreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Telephone Company
The
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Directory Advertising Listing CO
M. Mein
J. R. Miller
Middie
Ohio Bell
Roy L. Patterson
Middletown
Youth Aims for YMCA Career Through Education and Experience
Bob Leundy, a Middletown native and 1956 high school alumnus, is pursuing a bachelor’s in physical education at Springfield College while working summers at the Middletown YMCA. He plans to become a YMCA instructor after graduation in June 1960, combining teaching and mentorship for children. The piece also notes his eight years with the Middletown YMCA and four years of employment training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bob) Leundy
Central Ave
Leundy
Middletown
Leandy
Bob
Don Hardesty
YMCA
Springfield College
Springfield
Mass
U.S
Armco Names Rohde as Los Angeles Salesman
Walter W. Rohde, an Armco Steel specialist in stainless steel hardening grades, is reassigned to Armco's Los Angeles office as a salesman. Former Development Engineering staffer will promote heat resistant stainless steels for air, scrap, and missile applications. Johns Hopkins graduate, three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Rohde
Armco Steel Corporation
Armco
Los Angeles
WB. Quail
Rohde
Baltimore
U. S
Rhode
Johns Hopkins University
Ohio Tax Picture Gloomy Despite Local Improvements
State treasurer Roger W. Tracy reports the week ending June 7 1958 saw selective sales tax receipts of 3 520 609 reflecting a 747 603 or 17 51 percent drop from the prior year. Butler and Warren counties rose while Montgomery and Preble declined with cumulative yearly losses totaling 10 062 284 or 4 63 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Roger W. Tracy
Butler
Warren
Tracy
Middletown 1957 Retail Sales Drop From 1956
Middletown's 1957 retail sales totaled 66.194 million dollars, down from 70.595 million in 1956, a decrease of 4.4 million. The city ranked 21st in Ohio for effective buying income per family at 6994 dollars, with Bowling Green leading at 9992.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Sales Management Magazine
U. S
Ohio
Bowling Green
Lebanon
Strike Ties Up Pleasure Boat
The S. S. Aquarama, running Detroit to Cleveland on Lake Erie, was tied up due to a labor dispute. Fourteen Detroit passengers were sent back by bus and air. General Manager William Proctor said no strike exists and sailing will resume after Detroit talks between Michigan-Ohio Navigation lawyers and Seamen's International Union representatives are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
S. S. Aquarama
Detroit
Lake Erie
William Proctor
Proctor
Aquarama
Michigan - Ohio Navigation
Seamen’s International Union
Real Estate Transfers Across Middletown and Surrounding Areas
A compiled list shows numerous transfers involving Middletown, Union, Liberty and nearby locales. Transactions include parcels like lot 9260 and 5122 with prices from 0.55 to 13.75, plus multiple parcels across Greenridge Meadows and Richard Acres with varied sums and several no tax notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Patrick
Grace Patrick
Floyd Dunn
Warren, Rupp
Barbara Park Realty Co
John James
J. E. Lewis Builders Inc
Martin Ourada
Arnold Skinner
J. FE. Lewis Builders Inc
Grace Kuelenberg
Donald Highley
Jean Arnold
Donald Douglas
William Ballinger
Thomas Baron
Union
Carrie Hughes
Robert Hyde
Reily
Ruth Turner
John Turner
Liberty
William Backs
Frank Beatty
Oza Farmer
Nieta Shumard
Thomas Strinko
John County ‘Bachus
Greenridge Meadows
George Coomer
Hirman Smith
Richard Acres
Earl Renner
West Side
Snowholm Tracts
Lloyd Miller
T. Sendzimir
Cascade Lakes
Russell Cornelius
Midd
Fed
Rose Lawn
Skyview Acres Inc
Ebb Gibbs
Citizens Bldg. & Loan
Daman Park
Stuart Fitton Et al
Brandon Millikin
Oxford
Helen Littlejohn
First Nati. Bnk
Freight Meet Planned in Indianapolis for Ohio Valley Board
Several hundred freight shippers and receivers from five Ohio Valley states will attend the 126th regular meeting of the Ohio Valley Transportation Advisory Board in Indianapolis. The two day conference at the Sherman Lincoln Hotel features a luncheon by Eugene K. Pulliam, publisher of the Indianapolis Star and News, on the topic Freedom is Our Business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Ohio Valley
Ohio Valley Transportation Advisory Board
IR S. Thomas
Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
O l
Sheraton-Lincoln
Eugene K. Pulliam
Indianapolis Star and News
Brown New Leader of Training Group
W. Perry Brown, coordinator of Gardner Division Diamond Gardner Corp., was elected president of the Cincinnati Chapter of American Society of Training Directors for 1958 1959. Brown, previously vice president, resides at 112 Arnold Dr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Perry Brown
Gardner
Diamond Gardner Corp
Cincinnati
American Society of Training Directors
Brown
Arnold Dr
McNamara Faces Labor Roles Amid Senate Rift
In the Senate labor reform clash, Pat McNamara of Michigan is billed as labor’s foe yet rejects that label. A former Detroit pipefitter boss, he resists a spokesman image while backing unions on some issues, clashing with hewing party leaders and resisting tighter labor laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Pat McNamara
Senate
Washington
Michigan
Robert Do.novack
Washington W
Organized Labor
D-Mich
Detroit
Labor
McNamara
Homer Ferguson
Pipefitters
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
Walter Reuther
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John L. McClellan
Johnson
Rackets Committee
Iit
Rackers Committee
McClellan
Five planets visible without a telescope
The planets Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn can be seen unaided in the night sky, offering astronomy enthusiasts a rare naked eye view of the solar system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Babson Warns of Brash War Threats and Economic Tactics
Roger Babson warns a brash war could trigger World War III in the Middle East or South America, with Russia using economic warfare and propaganda. He urges diversifying investments, building reserves, Civil Defense readiness, and maintaining sound ethics and education as protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Middle East
Nasser
Nan
Egypt
Russia
United States
Great Britain
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ED Edmiston
Yellow Page
Tion
Dayton Better Business Bureau
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
John Moody
Pittsburgh
Department of Labor and Commerce
Steel Facts
Mutual
GPP
NES Ladd
Ladd
Manchester
New York Stock Exchange
W. W. Rohde
S Tri
Strike
Addie Prichard
Bethany Methodist Church Inc
Bethany
Elsie Hull
Ida Rodefer
Howard Wikoff
Magdalene Wikoff
Barbara Park Really Co
Ned Trent
Willie Howard
Ella Chapman
Robert Stuttz
Elizabeth Stultz
Elizabeth Quinn
Robert Keays
Mattie Howard
Monroe Howard
Edward Youtsler
Cyares McGee
Donald George
Oxford Natl. Bnk
Russell Sandlin
West Side Fed
Hanover
Freeman Bailey
Robert Seams
Streit’s
Fosh Brate
Miami
Provident Lav. Bnk
Robert Bustle
June Sav & Loan
Wildwood Acres
William Reed
Ruby Reed
Somerville
Itax
Builer Realty Co
Clifford ,Maddox, Et al
Lemon
Tony
Business Men’s Hall
Montgomery
Tony Gerhardt
Robert Shurte
Jos. Paul
Roger Babson
Babson Park
Eisenhower
Central West
rTitizens Building Loan and Savings Association
Om Yous Investment
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