Armco Sees Bright 1957 Outlook After 1956 Steel Surge
Armco Steel Corp reports a record 1956 with steel output enough to circle the world 19 times and gains in ingot capacity. The company plans a $50 million expansion and notes rising costs pressure while seeking efficiency. earnings hit a company high of $65.6 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Armco International Corp
United States
Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc
Armco Drainage
Robbery Charge Placed in Grill Assault Case
Ronald Long, 39, of 2013 Erie Ave., faces robbery charges after allegedly attacking Mackey's Grill owner Frank J. Mackey with a beer bottle and stealing about $50 yesterday. Mackey received three stitches for a head wound at Middletown Hospital. Police say Long was identified by the victim and arrested within 15 minutes at Charles Street and Fleming Road. Long has a prior record including burglary and embezzlement. past offenses include a 90 day sentence for a robbery at Theda's Restaurant and a fine with suspended sentence.
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Ronald Long
Erie Ave
Frank J. Mackey
Mackey
Middletown Hospital
Long
Mansfield Reformatory
Ohio State Penitentary
Inch
S. Main Street
Theda
Central Avenue
Ohio to Build Cincinnati to Conneaut Superhighway
Columbus reports the state will start a Cincinnati to Conneaut superhighway this summer. Ohio Highway Chief Charles M. Noble says consulting engineers will prepare initial construction plans between May 15 and May 31.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Conneaut
Ohio
Charles M. Noble
Noble
Tax filing enters final week with Saturday deadline
Deputy county auditor Catherine Greist warns this is the last week for personal tax payments without penalty. Taxpayers can get help at the Middletown county treasurer's office in the City Building basement, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday and until noon Saturday.
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Catherine Greist
Middletown
Speedy Trains Win Y Race At YMCA Contest
Forty locomotives vied in the YMCA model railroader event with Ricky Hughes’ Lionel engine and John Letts’ American Flyer topping two divisions. Lionel finished 36 seconds for 70 feet while Flyer clocked 35.5 seconds. Runners up were Woods and Beckett in Lionel, Birch and Clendenin in Flyer. Prizes ranged from 3 to 1 dollars in merchandise from Dearth's Hobby Shop. Jack Wylie supervised the event.
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YMCA
Ricky ‘Hughes
Lionel
John
Jack Wylie
Speesetany
Bouncing Bullet Wounds Hamilton Man In Freak Accident
Fred Davis, 47, of 2255 Beninghofen Ave., was treated at Mercy Hospital after a rifle scope test at William Meadows home caused a bullet to ricochet from a concrete block. The slug hit his left arm and then his knee.
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Hamilton
Fred Davis
Beninghofen Ave
Mercy Hospital
William Meadows
Stillwell Gecket Rd
Autos Dominant Share Of U S Gasoline Use At 89 Percent
Autos account for about 89 percent of America's total gasoline consumption highlighting the dominant role of motor vehicles in fuel use. The figure underscores transportation demand and energy policy implications.
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America
K of P Plans to Present Flags to City Commission
Lafayette Lodge 37 Knights of Pythias will give an American flag and an Ohio flag to the Middletown City Commission at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday during an open house. Flags will be pre sented by J F Winkelman lodge trustee for the commission s new meeting quarters in the remodeled City Building auditorium. Two candidates will be conferred the rank of page during Thursday s lodge meeting.
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Lafayette Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Middletown
J. F. Winkelman
Commission
Middletown Board Plans to Name New Teachers Tonight
The Middletown Board of Education will appoint several new teachers at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. today. The agenda includes reports from teacher committees on school building needs and other routine personnel matters. The meeting is at Middletown High School.
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Middletown Board of Education
Middletown High School
prowler call at Don Vitori home ends with no arrest
Police answered a prowler report at 2420 Grand Ave where a baby sitter said two men looked in the window. they had vanished by arrival. Howard Barnett 24 of 1500 Garsfield St was arrested at Moon Glow Cafe on assault charges and released on 300 bond for Municipal Court. Seven garbage can lids found at Winona and Eldora were released to owner Mrs Fider Johnson after a theft complaint by her.
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Don Vitori
Grand Ave
Howard Barnett
Garsfield St
Garfield St
Winona and
Eldora Drives
Fider Johnson
Winona Dr
Roger Combs
Cincinnati
Manchester Road
Combs
Carl FE. Russell
Curtis St
Joyce Forkner
Elmo PI
Donald Skeen
Hendrick
Bellomonte Street
Central Avenue
Kite Tests Stalled by Calm Winds at Smith Park
City kite tournament drew weak winds leaving many contestants grounded. Winners include Fred Schlotter of 225 Franklin St with firsts in altitude and messenger races and second in reeling-in, Merle Milton of 514 Lincoln St taking first in reeling-in and second in messenger, Barbara Weller with second in altitude and third in reeling-in. Judges were Mrs. Don Walke Charles Carr and Miss Joan Wilson. Sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
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Smith Park
Fred Schlotter
Franklin St
Merle Milton
Lincoln St
Barbara Weller
Don Walke
Charles Carr
Joan Wilson
The
Department of Parks and Recreation
New Scout Units Planned Under Joint Organization
Ed Brown announces a new joint organization plan to form Cub and Scout units. The first of three meetings is set for Monday April 1 at 7 30 p m in the First Presbyterian Church with about 10 organizations expected. Robert Sutton will outline the training phase during the session. The program aims to add five scout units and two cub units to the 46 current units in the Mound Builders area Council.
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Ed Brown
Pokey Griffith
First Presbyterian Church
Brown
Robert Sutton
Mound Builders Area Council
Scouts Parley Moves to Dayton in October
Girl Scouts area senior planning conference shifts venue to Dayton from Greenville. Middletown Area Council handles publicity with local leaders Carole Higgins Sally Mason Mrs Alfred Ecklard and Mrs William Mason attending. Hostesses remain Greenville Scouts. planning session April 27 at Middletown Civic Association clubroom.
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Girl Scouts’ Area
Dayton
Greenville
Troy
Middletown Area
Carole Higgins
Sally Mason
Alfred Ecklard
William Mason
Middletown Civic Association
Gray To Speak To Engineers At Spring Conference
R L Gray president of Armco Steel Corp will address an informal stag dinner during the Assn of Iron and Steel Engineers annual spring conference at the Netherland Hilton Cincinnati The Armco group will attend the 40th conference of two key committees of the AI MME in Pittsburgh April 8 to 10. R Taylor Middletown supervising metallurgist Armco research labs will lead discussions on operating metallurgy K P Campbell Ashfield Division Houston and P G Sammett Ashland Ky will preside at two other sessions.
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Armco Steel Corp
Assn. of Iron and Steel Engineers
Netherland Hilton Hotel
Cincinnati
Armco
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc
Pittsburgh
Co. R. Taylor
Middletown
Armcon Research Laboratories
K. P. Campbell
Asheffield
Houston Land
P. G. Sammett
Ashland
Eclipses of the Sun Occur Yearly and Sometimes Fivefold
The sun eclipses happen when the moon's shadow reaches Earth. This phenomenon may occur as many as five times in one year, though at least two solar eclipses occur annually.
Court Bill Hearing Set On Local Court Jurisdiction
A bill to extend Middletown Municipal Court jurisdiction faces a 10 a.m. Wednesday hearing before the Ohio House Judiciary Committee in Columbus. Rep. James Sexton sponsors the measure, which would assign five northern townships to the local court and place the rest under Hamilton Municipal Court. The Ohio Municipal League supports it to curb delays by justices of the peace in referring major misdemeanors to the Butler County land jury, with patrols and law officials backing the shift. Director of Law Tilmon Ellison plans to attend, while justices of the peace are expected to oppose.
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Middletown
Judiciary Committee
Ohio House of Representatives
Columbus
Ohio
James Sexton
Hamilton Municipal Court
Ohio Municipal League
Butler County
Justices of the Peace
League
State
Highway Patrol
Justice of the Peace
Grand
Tilmon Ellison
Two Injured In Darrtown Crash On Rt 177
Cincinnati residents Clifford Walker 45 and Mary Whittle 22 were treated for injuries after Walker lost control on Rt 177 at Darrtown striking five mailboxes and a telephone pole. Dollie Rieger 23 escaped harm. Oscar Hunsicker 14 of Middletown was hospitalized with head wounds after a motorcycle crash on Yankee Road. passenger Gary Roberts 21 was unhurt.
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Cincinnati
Mercy Hospital
Darrtown
Rt. 177
Clifford Walker
Mary Whittle
Walker
Dollie Rieger
Oscar Hunsicker
Middletown Rt
Middletown
Yankee Road
Hunsicker
Todhunter
Gary Roberts
St Bo Rts
Fire razes top floors of Embassy Apartments in Cleveland
Fire destroyed four top-floor suites at the Embassy Apartments Sunday, displacing about 200 residents of the four-story building. Firemen estimated $100,000 in damage. two occupants were trapped but rescued, and no injuries were reported.
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Cleveland
Middletown Basketball Week Sparks Lucasville Naming Debate
City officials clash over renaming Middletown in a seven day period during the Middletown Championship Basketball Week. Jer ry Lucas shines with 46 points in the semifinal and 28 in the final as Middies reach Columbus. Officials joke about "Maybe Lucasville" and "Jerry Lucasville" but postal rules and a Lucasville Journal bid derail any change.
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Middies
Jerry Lucas
Middletown
Lucas
Columbus
Hamilton City Boost For Middletown Middies
City Manager Charles W Thompson received best wishes from Hamilton officials on Saturday via a letter from Hamilton city manager E Hialmar Persson. The message praised Middies six wins and urged pursuit of a seventh blessing Middletown coach Walker and the community.
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Hamilton
Charles W. Thompson
E. Hialmar Persson
Walker
Middletown
Park Issue On Agenda For Tonight
The Highview park issue may be decided tonight at 7 30 as Middletown Park Board meets in the Legion Home park department office. Items include softball lighting Smith Park toilets and a city day camp project carried over from last week with McAdow presiding.
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Highview Park
Middletown Park
Park Department
The
Legion Home
Smith Park
S. J. McAdow
Hamilton Man Hurt In Mishap On Tylersville Road
Estil Edwards, 23, of 364 S. 11th St., suffered two left leg fractures when his car struck a mailbox at 4391 Tylersville Rd and overturned on Tylersville Road. He was listed in satisfactory condition at Mercy Hospital.
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Hamilton
Estil Edwards
S. 11Th St
Tylersville Road
Sheriff's
Tylersville Rd
Edwards
Mercy
Shrine Directors of North America Open 39th Session
More than 1,000 Shriners from across the United States Canada Hawaii and Mexico gather in Columbus Ohio for the Shrine Directors of North America annual four day session with registration and a dinner for officers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Shriners
United States
Canada
Hawaii
Mexico
Shrine Directors of
North America
Two Drivers Cited in Rash Weekend Accidents
Multiple weekend crashes lead to two cited drivers. HelEn Powers 4204 Grand Ave charged for failure to yield at 1st Ave and Broad St after turning into northbound traffic. Raymond Miller 24 1415 Oxford State Rd reported 90 dollars damage. Powers car 250 dollars.
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Helen Powers
Grand Ave
1St Avenue
Broad Street
Raymond Miller
Oxford State Rd
Cleveland Man Honored by Miami Beta Gamma Sigma
Ernest M. Knapp of Cleveland, president of Ferro Machine & Foundry, was made an honorary member of Miami University s Beta Gamma Sigma chapter. A 1932 Miami graduate, he joined Ferro in 1933, became treasurer in 1946 and president in 1950, and has held multiple civic and educational posts including the Foundry Educational Foundation and St. Alexis Hospital.
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Oxford
Ernest M. Knapp
Cleveland
Ferro Machine & Foundry, Inc
Miami University
Beta Gamma Sigma
Society For Schools of Business
Knapr
Miami
Ferro
Foundry Educational Foundation
St. Alexis Hospital
Junior Achievement Clubs of
Gray Iron Founders Society
Office of Price Administration
National Production Administration
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