Big Night at MHS Prom Jubilee Tonight
Six hundred fifty juniors and seniors at Middle Town High School attend the third annual Prom Jubilee. The event runs from 9 p.m. at Miller Gym with a king and queen chosen by student ballots. Afterward a police escorted motorcade to LeSourdsville Lake, a premiere at the Paramount Theater, then rides and breakfast conclude the night. The Gary Memorial Medal for iron and steel industry leadership was awarded in New York to Charles R. Hook of Armco Steel, with remarks by Benjamin F. Fairless and past recipients noted.
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Middletown High School
Bib
Tucker
Miller Gymnasium
LeSourdsville Lake
Paramount Theater
Heber Jones
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
YMCA
Paramount
LeSourdsville
Woody Hershan
Gary
Iron and Steel
New York City
Charles R. Hook
Armco Steel Corp
Hook
America Iron and Steel Institute
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corp
Institute
Fairless
Elbert H. Gary
Iron and Steel Institute
John B. Tytus
Armco
Tom M. Girdler
Republic Steel Corp
E. T. Weir
National Steel Corp
Tokyo Tremors Prompt Minor Jolt Across KYO Honshu
A series of slight earthquakes struck Tokyo and parts of northern Honshu on Thursday night and today with no damage reported. Local authorities monitored for aftershocks and advised residents to remain calm.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Legion Post Sells Poppies for Annual Poppy Day Fund
The Middletown American Legion Post 218 launches its 36th annual poppy day sale with poppies made at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home. Proceeds stay local for veterans rehabilitation, child welfare, youth activities and community services. Local organizers include Mrs. Cecil Runyan, Mrs. Edward Portsmouth and others. Y Teens join tomorrow for street sales.
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Flandersfield
Ernie M. Rains
Rains
Publiity
Middletown
American Legion
Tonians
Legion Post
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home
Legion
Ohio
National Legion
Post 218
Cecil Runyan
Edward Portsmouth
Sam McAdow
E. M. Rains
Russell Stevens Jr
Roger Dillman
J. B . Strickland
James Buchanan
Walter Spindler
Howard Wilson
Man Cited By Patrol For Mishap
State patrolmen investigated two rear end collisions and a one car mishap with minor damage. Robert Carroll was fined 10 dollars for failure to stop within the assured clear distance after his car hit Charles Heilman’s auto. A Tipp City youth failed to see another car and struck Paul Long as he slowed to turn home. Carl Woeber crashed into a guard rail after sleeping at the wheel. No injuries were reported.
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Post 9
Robert Carroll
Dayton
Squire Albert Bolling
Madison Township
Carroll
Charles Heilman
Ellen Dr
Ohio
Middletown
David Brademeyer
Tipp City
Judge Finds Cab Driver Guilty of DWI
Municipal Judge J. T. Lamb convicted Middletown taxi driver Edward Shoemaker 30 of driving while intoxicated after a two car crash at 1st Avenue and Verity Parkway yesterday at 11 57 a m. Shoemaker was fined 200 plus costs and sentenced to three days in jail with a one year driving license suspension. He was ordered to stay out of Middletown alcohol selling venues. The 27 Taxi Co cab failed to stop for a red light and was struck by an eastbound car driven by Duane Corn 39. Damages totaled about 1100 with 700 to Corn and 400 to the taxi.
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J. T. Lamb
Middletown
1St Avenue
Verity Parkway
Edward Shoemaker
Cleveland St
Lamb
Shoemaker
27 Taxi Co
Duane Corn
Curtis St
Corn Auto
Johnston Joins JA Board. Johnston Replaces Morrow
M. G. McCall announced new board member William F. Johnston, of Milton Road, at the Junior Achievement monthly meeting at the Mnchester Hotel. Johnston, Armco Steel trainer in Middletown, is known for barnyard economics talks. Officers elected: David Arnold president, Robert McDade vice president, Evelyn G. Day secretary.
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Junior Achievement Board of
J.A
M. G. McCall
William F. Johnston
Milton Rd
W. M. Morrow
Mnchester Hotel
Johnston
Armco Steel
Middletown Works
David Arnold
Robert McDade
Evelyn G. Day
Roosevelt Junior High Orator staff wins medalist award
Ninth grade staff of the Orator, Roosevelt Junior High's school paper, held a dinner at the school cafeteria to celebrate the Columbia Scholastic Press Association medalist award. Names of staff and editors were announced with guest speaker Miss Mabel Eldridge. The event closed with a sing.
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Roosevelt
Columbia Scholastic Press Assn
U.S
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Canada
Phillippines
Newfoundland
India
Barbara Coffman
Jinnie Beattie
Elizabeth Gould
Steve Geckeler
Sarah Smith
Rosalie Maffett
Dennis Block
Janice Lowe
Jinie Beattie
Tom Kerr
Judy Abernethy
Danny Ward
Janice Schulz
Mabel Eldridge
Middletown High School
Middletonian
MHS
C.D. Craft
Judge Probation for Two Middletown Boys Over Railroad Bar Plot
Acting Juvenile Judge Fred B. Cramer placed two eight year old Middletown boys on probation after they stacked hundreds of anchor bars on a New York Central mainline near Jefferson and Oxford. The boys faced no harsher penalty due to their ages and were ordered never to be out without a parent. FBI involvement noted. a slow freight avoided disaster. Darlene Hughes, 32, was kept on probation for neglect of her three boys. Richard Byrd, 51, was fined $500 and six months in the workhouse for contributing to the delinquency of minors, suspended on good behavior.
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Boys’ Industrial School
Fred B. Cramer
Middletown Area
New York Central Railroad
Cramer
Hamilton
F. Seibold Jr
Middletown
Perry Neil
Jefferson
Oxford
FBI
Darlene Hughes
Auburn St
Bation
Richard Byrd
Fleming Rd
Byrd
Butler County Welfare Department
Memorial Services Planned by 1OOF Members
1OOF members set memorial services for 6 30 p m today with Ralph Knight YMCA general secretary as speaker. Second degree initiation was conferred on Robert J Renck who will receive the next degree next Thursday. Oddfellows to meet at 9 30 a m Monday to join Memorial Day parade at their hall.
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Ralph Knight
YMCA
Oddfellows
Akron man gets 30 days for larceny tied to heroin trade
Milton E. Weller of Akron was sentenced to 30 days in Butler County jail after pleading guilty to petit larceny for stealing a $50 table model radio from Vradelis Bros., Inc. A companion allegedly distracted staff as the theft occurred. The radio was recovered at Parrot Restaurant rear and turned to police.
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Akron
Butler County
Milton E. Weller
Vradelis Bros., Inc
S. Broad St
Weller
Pete Vradelis
Vradelis
James Howerton
Herbert Frazier
Parrot
Central Ave
Alfred Turner
Auburn St
Railway Express
Ohio
Weiler Testifies on Long-term Heroin Use and Prior Arrests
Detective Howerton testified Weiler had used heroin since 1951 and had not used for five weeks since a jol. Police noted Weiler admitted prior arrests in Akron on two dope addiction charges.
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Howerton
Weiler
Jol
Akron
Divorce suits filed in Butler County Courts
Edna Allen of 1605 Sheridan Avenue sues Bernard Allen for neglect. Kenneth Edward Ekes of Hamilton sues Lena Mae Ekes at an unknown address for neglect. Elizabeth Harbaum of Somerville Route 1 sues August Harbaum on neglect.
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Edna Allen
Minor
Sheridan Ave
Bernard Allen
Kenneth Edward Ekes
Hamilton
Lena Mae Ekes
Elizabeth Harbaum
Somerville
Rt. 1
August Harbaum
Main Street
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Miss America
Dolly Madison
Senator
Freeman's
Carl Woeber
Springfield
U.S. 43
Lebanon
Charles St
Erle Hanson
Udall
Kan
Judge
Converse Monuments
Armco Park
Manchester Road
Butler County Courts
Reedy
Journal
Crisco
Merrit Reedy’s Foods
South Broad
Pel
Ross’ Fine
Ross
Broad St
Ross Motors Inc
Ross Motors, Inc
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