Middletown Church Council Elects Johnson President
Middletown area residents gathered as P F Johnson longtime local and Oberlin graduate was named president of the Middletown Area Council of Churches succeeding Dr Gaar Davis. Other officers named include Rev Robert McNamara and Mrs Henry Yount with a large executive committee and new chairmen. Dr David B Sageser gave the dinner speech urging world unity and neighborly relation noting how local life ties to global events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F
Prof) Johnson
Middletown
Middletown Area
Church of the Ascension
Robert McNamara
Kent Moorehead
Christ Methodist
James van Atta
First Christian
James Holloman
United Missionary Baptist Church
Frank Robinson
Plesant Ridge Eub
William Robinson
Oliver Smith
New Era Baptist
David B. Sageser
Clifton Methodist Church
Cincinnati
The
Cincinnati Council of Churches
Cuba
Council
Shanghai's Populous Rise Amid Trade Decline
China’s Shanghai with 6,900,000 residents remains the most populous city in Communist China though its role as a world trade hub has waned. The once-busy waterfront, crowded with merchant ships, now sits unusually quiet and still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Special squad to check Rt. 73
The Ohio Highway Patrol deploys a tactical squad on Rt. 73 from Oxford to Rt. 177 to curb weekend crashes tied to student traffic to Miami University. Sgt. D E Trovato says one extra trooper will rotate at Post 9 during peak weekends while weekday coverage remains local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Highway Patrol
Rt. 73
D. E. Trovato
Post 9
Oxford
Rt. 177
Sgt. Trovato
Miami University
Reactivation To Be Studied by Dormant Youth Council
A meeting of the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council, dormant since 1964 after Ralph Knight's death, will convene Wednesday at 7 p.m. to decide whether to reactivate and address youth problems, with past committees including Interviews with youth parents and youth services led by Rev. Ray Farrow and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council
Ralph Knight
YMCA
J. H. Waxweiler
Ray Farrow
Don Bolton
Jack Cummings
Tilmon Ellison
Knight
Mary Lord
Car Sales Dip in Butler County February Totals
February car registrations in Butler County fell to 641, the lowest in five months, with Chevrolet leading at 146 and Ford at 122. Pontiac slid to 83 while Oldsmobile held 62. Buick 57. Rambler and Volkswagen 28 each. Mercury rose to 25. Dodge 18. Cadillac, Plymouth, and others filled the trailing spots. New truck sales were 43, down from 82 in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Joseph T. Kiep
Ing
Buick
Rambler
Volkswagen
Mercury
Dodge
Cadillac
Plymouth
Chrysler
Ambassador
Opel
Renault
Triumph
Simca
Marlin
Jeep
Lincoln
Fiat
Chevrolet
Ford
International
Igmc
Man Bound To Jury In Burglary
Harold G. Banks, 26, of 900 S. Main St., was bound over to the Butler County grand jury on a burglary charge in municipal court. Bond set at 2500 dollars. He allegedly broke a Humble Oil Station window, stole money, and attempted to pry a safe and candy machine with a tire tool after a 2:15 a.m. break‑in on Ninth Avenue and S. Main Street.
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Butler County Grand Jury
Harold G. Banks
S. Main St
Humble Oil
Ninth Avenue
S. Main Street
Banks
Kaiser Worker Injured After 16-Foot Scaffold Fall
Ambrose Roten, 57, of Lebanon, fell 16 feet from a scaffold at Armco Steel Corp. in the hot strip mill area while employed by Kaiser Engineering. He suffered a possible head injury and was admitted to Middletown Hospital in fairly good condition.
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Kaiser Engineering
Armco Steel Corp
Mil
Ambrose Roten
Crestview Drive
Lebanon
Middletown Hospital
Dinner Honors Holstein Wright at Middletown Works Retirement
About 800 attendees at the Manchester Motor Inn paid tribute to Don Holstein manager and Ralph Wright assistant manager at Middletown Works as they retire after combined 93 years with Armco.Armco president William Verity praised their contributions and noted Middletown’s role as a key steel supplier and its projected Project 600 facilities.
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Manchester Motor Inn
Don Holstein
Middletown Works
Ralph Wright
Holstein
Wright
Armco
Armco Employes Independent Federation, Inc
Ralph McKenzie
AEIF
Middletown
McKenzie
Morehhan
William Verity
I-75 About Two-Thirds Completed
Columbus Ohio AP reports forty four miles of Interstate 75 remain to open linking Cincinnati Dayton and Toledo along 212 miles. Masheter says 20 miles under construction cost 81.594 million dollars with eleven more miles to traffic by end 1966 and nine miles in 1967. Remaining 24 miles contracts to be set by end 1967 costing over 52.4 million dollars.
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Columbus, Ohio
P.E. Masheter
Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Masheter
Department
Middletown Works presents engraved shovels to new leaders
Don Osborne the new manager and Dick Leichty the new assistant manager presented engraved shovels from ARMCO ENGRAVED to Holstein and Wright. Harry Holiday, general superintendent, served as master of ceremonies at the Middletown Works event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMCO
Holstein and Wright
Don Osborne
Middleown
Dick Leichty
Harry Holiday
Middletown Works
Carlisle mother and son escape injury in train collision
A Carlisle mother Mrs Marjorie Peast aged 28 and her 2 year old son Scott were unhurt after their car struck a slow moving New York Central Railroad diesel at the Union Road crossing. The auto was dragged 56 feet and slid down a bank before stopping. Train operator R L Talbert 61 reported the engine slowed to under the 35 mph limit. The car sustained extensive damage while the locomotive also suffered some damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Marjorie Peast
Maple St
Union Road
Beve Wyatt
Wyatt
Pups Need Foster Dam To Save Six Orphans
A mother dog died after cesarean birth leaving six newborn puppies in danger. Mrs. Ellis Short of 6711 Germantown Road seeks a female dog that has lost or is weaning her own puppies to foster. Call 423 9026.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Short
Germantown Road
Indian Usage Workshop Director Named Dr Harold Vayhinger
Dr Harold Vayhinger named director of the 1966 Middletown Community Resources Workshop for teachers. The 27 day college course offers six semester hours at Miami University with graduate or undergraduate level. About twenty Middletown teachers have registered for the annual workshop co sponsored by Middletown Industrial Canal and Miami University. The director has prior workshop experience at University of Pittsburgh and Michigan State University and holds degrees from Cincinnati and Columbia University. The program includes visits to local industries and sessions with labor leaders in June and July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Vayhinger
Middletown
Dale Constiner
Vayhinger
Miami University
Middletown Industrial Canall
Middlestown School
Wayhinger
University of Pittsburgh
Michigan State University
University of Cincinnati
Columbia University
Trenton High
iWest Essex
North Caldwell
N. J
Board of Education
Lois Lewis
Thomas Webb
Germantown Names Adams Postmaster After Senate Confirmation
John R. Adams, 49, of Germantown Rt. 2, was confirmed by the U S Senate as Germantown postmaster. Adams has 20 years in the postal service, 17 as rural carrier, and has acted as postmaster since January 1. He is a Germantown High School graduate, married to Mollie Habig, with a daughter at the University of Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
John R. Adams
United States Senate
Adams
Mollie Habig
Middlestown
University of Kentucky
Army Signal Corps
Dayton Power and Light Co
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