Armco Recalls 61 More Workers At Middletown Plants
Armco officials announced further recalls at Middletown Works and Armco Fabricating Plants 1 and 2. Don Holstein and Charles Statenroth cited 200 men recalled recently, about 18 percent of furloughed staff, to complete construction programs and cover vacations. An open hearth furnace addition on March 12 could trigger more recalls.
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Armco
Middletown
Don S. Holstein
Charles FE. Statenroth
Holstein
Two Boys Hurt Slightly In Accidents
A boy aged eight, John A. Holdbrook, and six year old Donnie Price suffered minor injuries in separate incidents. Holdbrook was struck by a car driven by Mary Morgan at Baltimore Street and Girard Avenue after running in front of the vehicle. Price bruised his right side when he fell from his bicycle at McKinley Street and Manchester Avenue while riding on the sidewalk. Police said Morgan stopped for a stop sign and then continued southward. Witnesses noted a car stopping to avoid the boy. Three additional minor accidents were also investigated.
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John A. Holdbrook
Curtis St
Mary Morgan
Meadow Ave
Baltimore Street
Girard Avenue
Baltimore
Donnie Price
Christel Ave
McKinley Street
Manchester Avenue
Miller Gym Chosen For Science Fair at Middletown HS
North Butler County science awards committee led by Enis Netherly tentatively scheduled the science fair for April 15 and 16 in Wade E Miller gym at Middletown High School. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Middletown school system, elementary to senior high students participate. Eighty five judges have been named with exhibitor registration opening at 9 am April 15 via Curtis Street entrance.
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North
Butler County Science Awards Committee
Enis Netherly
Wade E. Miller
Middletown High School
Chamber of Commerce
Middletown School System
Miller Gymnasium
Curtis Street
Switzerland Visit Closes Y Series at Roosevelt
Kenneth Richter brings his film Switzerland to Roosevelt Junior High for the final YMCA Travel and Adventure Series event. The 90 minute color show features a Lake Geneva cruise, a town’s 2000th birthday parade, medieval castles, mountain passes, Swiss industry, and Richter’s personal narration starting at 7 30 p m. Tickets available at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Richter
Switzerland
Roosevelt Junior High Screen
Richter
Lake Geneva
North Middletown Area Unveils Drainage Plan Amid Flood Recall
City officials reveal a plan to curb floods in North Middletown through seven drainage basins labeled A through G with 42 inch trunk sewers. The project, designed by Vogt Ivers Seaman and Associates, spans 10 to 15 years with phased construction and an estimated total cost of 1.5 million dollars.
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North
Middletown
Charlies W Thompson
Lisa Lane-Dix Road
Vogt, Ivers, Seaman and
Corporation Line
Manchester Road
Armco Park
Ohio 73
Retention Basin
February Weather Just Average
February weather remains near normal with 422 inches of rain and snow for the period, nearly double February 1960's 2.63 inches. Middletown observer C T Morningstar notes little long term difference when compared with prior years, citing 3.65 inches in February 1956 as typical for a decade. Five clear days were reported last month, and the first two months of this year show 5.49 inches versus 4.9 inches in 1960.
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C. T. Morningstar
Middletown
Weather Observer
Morningstar
Police Briefs On Locker Theft At YMCA
Police reported thefts from YMCA lockers last night. Suspects took a billfold and $1 from Jim Keeton. a ring valued at 27 dollars from Tory Gregory. a watch valued at 57 dollars plus an Air Force ring and $7 from Jim Hoffer. a lighter and case and $1 from John Ingram.
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Don Hardesty
YMCA
Jim Keeton
Winton St
Tory Gregory
Columbia Ave
Air Force
Jim Hoffer
N. Clinton St
John Insram
Allen Reed West
Middletown
Thefts Reported Include Religious Statue and Household Items
Police logged several thefts including a statue of the Blessed Virgin from Don Bir singer’s backyard at 2223 Whittier St. Approximately 20 gallons of gas disappeared from a truck at Middletown Beer Distributors, 402 Clark St. In a separate incident, two quilts two bed spreads two sheets and a blanket were taken from beds in a home rear of 2012 Linden Ave.
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Don Birsinger
Whittier St
Middletown Beer Distributors
Clark St
Linden Ave
Trusteeship of Local 836 Tied to Hoffa Fracas
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters placed Local 836 under trusteeship describing it as a family quarrel. Melvin Bishop said the local would be run by the international until autonomy can be restored. All officers resigned and payroll staff removed. new elections will follow resolution of issues. About 500 Teamsters in Warren and Butler counties served by the local.
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Local 836
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Melvin Bishop
Birmingham
Ala
Bishop
the International
Les Hudson
Hudson
Joint Council
Warren ‘County
Butler County
Indictments Arrow Toward Middletown Shooting Case
Rosie Cornelius and 17 other defendants face a range of charges after a Butler County grand jury returned 22 indictments in a one day session. Cornelius is charged with shooting to kill and shooting to wound in a Dec. 17 Middletown apartment incident that wounded three men including her husband. An additional manslaughter indictment was brought against Elmer Potter for the Sept. 27 truck car crash that killed Kenneth Walling. Other Middletown defendants include Margaret Fischesser charged with larceny and Stanley Stander with false use of a certificate of title. Several cases were continued and one abandoned.
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Hamilton
Rosie Cornelius
Hudson Ave
Middletown
Butler County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Margaret Fischesser
Stanley Stander
Elmer Potter
Morning Sun Road
Oxford
Kenneth W. Walling
Cincinnati
Walling
Pleasant Ridge
Mercy Hospital
U.S. 127
Potter
Loretta
Jerry Spencer
Richard Lawson
Manuel Snelling
James Maggard
Study of Alleys Promised by City Manager
City residents who use alleys to reach garages may see relief as City Manager Charles W. Thompson promised an administrative study of alley conditions aimed at a renovation program. Commission Chairman William Donham cited impassable alleys in bad weather and urged budgeting to improve them. Thompson noted grading gaps undercut drainage and accelerate deterioration.
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Charles W. Thompson
Commission
William Donham
Donham
Thompson
Commissioners reject fishing fee change at Smith Pond
Commissioners again refused to approve an ordinance to amend fishing fees at Smith Pond after Park Board recommended eliminating the family season pass in favor of individual passes at the same $10 rate. The fishing season began yesterday with temporary permits issued pending commission action. The meeting postponed again for further study requested by Commissioner Calvin Lloyd who was absent.
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Smith Pond
Martin Miller
Park Board
Calvin Lloyd
Lloyd
Legal Snag Cleared In Watershed Plan
Hamilton Butler and Warren County commissioners moved to petition the Miami Conservancy to establish a Dick's Creek Little Muddy Watershed as a sub district under the Ohio Conservation District Act. Federal aid viability was clarified by a letter from state conservationist Raymond Brown, allowing the 68 square mile project to proceed with an estimated $1.2 million federal and $147,000 local share.
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Hamilton
Butler
Warren County
Conservancy Court
Dick’s Creek
Little Muddy Conservancy
Miami Conservancy
Little Muddy
Butler-Warren
Ohio Conservation District
Marvin Stahl
Lebanon
Raymond Brown
US Comptroller-General
Ohio
Brown
Stahl
District Soil ‘Conservation Service
Stah
Firemen lauded for halting blaze at Sorg mansion
A letter from Sol Finkelman president of Commercial Realty Co. lauds the firemen for their heroic efforts in quelling the Sorg mansion fire Monday, noting the discretionary decisions by the planning commission and praising the responders.
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Ments
Planning Commission
Sol Finkelman
Commercial Realty Co
Sorg
Liljestrand Granted UC Scholarship
Richard Liljestrand a Middletown High senior has been awarded the University of Cincinnati president's scholarship ranking second in a class of 395. He receives seven dollar award restricted to students planning to attend UC and is active with Middle Manor board alternate to Student Council Optimist staff and National Honor Society. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert S Liljestrand of 315 Shaffer Street.
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Richard Liljestrand
Middletown High School
University of Cincinnati
Andrew Roper
Liljestrand
Middle Manor Board
Optimist
National Honor Society
Robert S. Liljestrand
Shafer Street
Lands in United States total about 413 million acres
The public lands of the United States amount to roughly 413 million acres in total.
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The
United States
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Armco P
Hester
Dix
Journal Photo—Danner
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Magee’s Supermarket
Vannest Ad
Manchester RD
CEC, Baker
Hoffa
Disnep Saladine Acton
International
William Presser
Cleveland
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Ralph E. Lewis
E. Fifth St
Franklin
Firman R. Schirm
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Board of Zoning Appeals
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Pati Walker
National Retail
Central
Philadelphia
Ohio Bell
Center Ave
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