Red Cross Drive Surpasses 70 Percent of Goal in City
The 1957 Red Cross Fund drive has cleared 70 percent, with $21,688 raised of $30,737. Officials expect completion of solicitation tomorrow and final tallies next Tuesday. Middletown leaders project a strong finish, praising outlying area efforts led by Oliver B. Seitter. Industrial division reports 83 percent of its $21,500 quota with several companies achieving 100 percent or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Fund
James Purvis
Purvis
Middletown
Oliver B. Seitter
J. Richard Miller
Crystal Tissue Co
Harding-Jones Paper Co
Sorg Paper Co
Wrenn Paper Co
Barkelew Electric Manufacturing Co
Keuthan Foundry
Black Clawson
Denny Receives Honorary Jaycee Award in Middletown
George E. Denny, president of Denny Lumber Co., named honorary lifetime member of the Middletown Junior Chamber after a Bosses Night dinner. He was cited for long time community service including roles with the Home Guard, YMCA, Rotary, Legion, hospital board, and veteran causes. The event featured Fritz Howell and honored past recipients as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Denny
Denny Lumber Co
Florida
Middletown
Denny
Ohio American Legion
Junior Chamber
Wells
Middletown Home Guard
Ac Dent
Civic Aation Board of Governors
YMCA
Rotary Club
Legion Post 218
Ohio Department
National Legion Executive Committee
Veterans Service
Middletown Hospital
Ohio
Tito
Ir Association
Salvation Army
Camp Hook
Fresh Air ‘Camp
Fritz Howell
Ohio Associated Press
Paul Walker
Middletown Middies
Howell
Lawrence Davis
Roger Thompson
Roy L. Patterson
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Lawrence Krusling
St. Peter Claver Church
Fenwick High School
Trouba-Four
Raymond Schrock
George
George Denny
Probation Granted in Manslaughter Case
John Jones, 37, of 605 Wittman Sr., given five years probation by Judge Fred B. Cramer after pleading guilty to first degree manslaughter in the Jan. 25 shooting of 49 year old Mrs. Alice Harding at 608 Wittman St. He will serve 30 days in county jail before probation begins, and pay 1045 for funeral and related expenses. A revolver and shotgun were confiscated. He claimed intoxication and accidental discharge. Harding was struck in the abdomen. The judge allowed probation with a warning to avoid places selling intoxicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
John [. Jones
Wittman Sr
Fred B. Cramer
Alice ‘Harding
Wittman St
Jones Minst
Harding
Jones
Cramer
Hit-Skip Auto Blamed In Crash
A hit-skip motorist bumped a northbound car in the 2200 block of South Main Street at 10 05 p m yesterday causing a collision as the driver swerved to pass No injuries were reported The hit-skip vehicle left the scene after hitting Harlan Spencer 32 of 207 Curtis Street whose car sustained about 80 in damage Another incident on Verity Parkway and Central Avenue involved Loren Roberson 61 and Doris Figley with total damage around 5
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S. Main Street
Harlan Spencer
Curtis St
Spencer
Loren Roberson
Franklin Rt. 1
Doris Figley
Franklin Rt. 2
Verity Parkway
Central Aveue
Grass Fires Tie Up Firemen All Day
Sparks from rubbish burners set grass ablaze behind 2908 Wilbraham Rd causing a shed fire with $650 total damage. Firemen also responded to a washer motor fire at 605 Richardson Dr causing $25 in damage and to a grass fire near Vannest Ave with no damage. An ambulance move at 1334 Garsfield St involved Mrs. Mattie Mae Greenwood.
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Wilbraham Rd
Wilbraham
Thomas Duff
Russell Leach
Charles Jenkins
Richardson Dr
Company 4
Vannest Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Edgar Harden
Riverview Ave
Company
Garsfield St
Aci
Mattie Mae Greenwood
Middletown Hospital
Bailey
2Nd Avenue
Broad Street
Galen Crozier
Yankee Rd
Strong Winds Wreck Awning At Bar
Police answered a 12 05 a m call to the Horseshoe Bar at 26 S Main St finding strong winds had blown a metal awning loose. It shattered a large plate glass window and tore the awning from the building front.
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Horseshoe Bar
S. Main St
States Lines Dont Stop Car Thief
Oxford police report a southbound car thief avoided crossing state lines, recovering Russell Griffiths car in Cincinnati after crossing into Kentucky. He is believed to have stolen another car at West Unity near Michigan, abandoned it at Van Wert, then took Griffiths car again in Oxford. No damage reported. gas ran low and personal effects remained.
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Oxford
Russell Griffith
Cincinnati
Kentucky
C. H. Wassenich
West Unity
Michigan State Line
van Wert
Griffith’s
Ohio
Armco Drainage names two new vice presidents
Armco Drainage and Metal Products Inc. announced by S. R. Ives a pair of new vice presidents Alvin J. Mistler and Delbert J. Stoker. Mistler will manage the Midwestern division based in Topeka Kansas and Stoker will run the North Pacific division from Portland Oregon. Charles R. Hook resigned from the Armco Drainage board and will be replaced by E. A. Correa who serves as Armco Steel secretary and general counsel and was previously Armco Drainage secretary.
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Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc
S. R. Ives
Armco Drainage
Armco Steel Corp
Alvin J. Mistler
Delbert J. Stoker
Mistler
Topeka
Kan
Stoker
North Pacific
Portland
Ore
Ives
Charles R. Hook
Armco
Hook
Armco Drainage Board
E. A. Correa
Armco Steel
Intruders Take TV Set Radio in Two Break-ins
Deputy Sheriff reports two Pe Be Miami area break-ins. A portable TV valued at 75 and a table model radio worth 40 were stolen from Ortolf's Tasty Freeze on U. S. 127 near New Miami, with a front window pane broken. In the second break-in intruders damaged a large plate glass window and a door at New Miami school. nothing was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Miami
Bearl Joyce
Ortolf
U. S. 127
New Miami
Ralph Kerney
Stanley Corey
Hospital To Receive Ford Grant In Middletown 46 200
Middletown Hospital will receive the second $46 200 installment of a 92 400 Ford Foundation grant to remodel and extend community hospital services. Final payments totaling 98 315 went to 3 300 private hospitals nationwide, including area facilities like Good Samaritan and Mercy hospitals in Ohio.
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Middletown
Ford Foundation
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Dayton
College Hill
Good Samaritan
Miami Valley
andSt. Elizabeth
Hamilton
Eugene H. Hughes Memorial
Fort Hamilton
Mercy
Ohio
Foundation
National Fund For Medical Education
Stolen car found burned near Franklin
An abandoned stolen 1953 four door sedan owned by Kelly Smith of Dayton was located burned on Morningstar Road near Franklin. Police say arson was used to cover fingerprints. No suspects are in custody.
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Franklin
Kelly Smith
Brooklyn St
Dayton
Camp Hook
Mound Builders ‘Area
Postman Injured on Job in Middletown
Postman Robert Puthoff, 31, of 1417 Columbia Ave, was injured yesterday while delivering mail for the Middletown Post Office. He received treatment at Middletown Hospital and was fitted with a walking cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Puthoff
Columbia Ave
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Six Month Sentence in River Death Case
Arthur C. Barnes of Middletown was sentenced to six months in Warren County Jail after pleading guilty to first degree manslaughter in the death of Esther Pearl Quinn. The body was found in the Great Miami River near Franklin last October 24. Autopsy indicated she was alive and unconscious when placed in the water following a head injury.
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Lebanon
Arthur C. Barnes
Minnesota St
Middletown
Warren County
Common Pleas
Warren C. Young
Barnes
Esther Pearl Quinn
18Th Ave
Great
Franklin
Quinn
Franklin Traffic Plan Confab Between Chamber and Council
Franklin Ohio special report outlines a three member Chamber of Commerce committee meeting with City Council on a proposed one way street ordinance for River and Main streets. The panel includes President William Smith and members Carl Minnich and James Rossman who led a downtown business survey showing near universal opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Charles M. Noble
Ohio
Noble
Franklin
April draft call issued for 726 men nationwide
Selective Service headquarters announced an April draft quota of 726 men with 10 from Butler County. The March call totaled 831 men. The youngest possible inductee must be 22 on or before April 1 unless volunteering or delinquent. Inductions include 37 from Montgomery County, 2 from Preble County, and 3 from Warren County.
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Selective Service
Butler County
Montgomery County
Preble County
Warren County
Man Is Allergic To Silver Coins
Lincoln Air Base sergeant Kenneth W. Stevens suffered eight years with dry cracked fingertips. A specialist found the cause allergies to silver money, ending jingling coins in his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Kenneth W. Stevens
Lincoln Air Base
Air Force
Stevens
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Red Cross
City
Jaycees
Davidson
Photo Shop
Central Ave
LAD and Lassie Shop
States
Veeps
Ad&mp
Ford Grant
Postman
Confab
House of Chrome
First National Bank
Banks—Saver
Sutphin
Trenton
Monroe
Coe Tt
Ries
Crawford ST
Ashworth Coal
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