Black Clawson executive Homer D Martindale retires after 56 years
Homer D Martindale, longtime Black Clawson Co. chairman, retires after 56 years with the firm. Karl F Landegger to succeed him as chairman. Martindale, a Middletown native, held key posts since 1899 and contributed to civic groups including the Civic Association and Middletown Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer D. Martindale
Black-Clawson Co
Martindale
Cliff R. Crawford
Black-Clawson
Karl F. Landegger
Parsons and Whittemore, Inc
New York
London
Middletown
Shartle Brothers Machine Co
Charles W. Shartle
Shartle
Black Clawson
Hamilton
Shartle’s
Board
City
Civic Association Board of Governors
Chamber of Commerce
Middletown Industrial Council
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ymca Board of Directors
Central Ave
James
Shantle
Four-count Absentee Ballots Hire in Buchanan County
County Clerk Floyd Inman announces four temporary workers to count four Buchanan County absentee ballots from Tuesday's special election for a state public school issue. Workers paid five dollars each, with the statute requiring two Democrats and two Republicans to perform the count.
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ST. Joseph
Floyd Inman
Buchanan County
Middletown Woman Arrested After Blocking Court Bailiff
Mrs. Mary Rollins of 2108 Grand Ave was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after reportedly interfering with Bailiff William Daly during an attachment attempt in a civil case arising from a prior accident. Police described she created a disturbance near her home and had to be restrained. she is free on bond awaiting court hearing.
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Middletown
Mary Rollins
Grand Ave
William Daly
Rollins
Daly
Robert Walton
Coy Hall
Jack Combs
Baliff Daly
Louig Rossi
Driver Arrested After Hitting Auto on Yankee Road
A Middleton man was arrested after a two car collision on Yankee Road in front of 1104. Wright, 25, of 1400 Woodlawn Ave., told police his steering wheel slipped, causing the crash that damaged both cars and left a pedestrian with a cut lip. Wright was treated at Middleton Hospital and released.
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Middletonian
Yankee Rd
Donald Wright
Woodlawn Ave
Carl Mitchell
Wright
Middletown Hospital
Curtis Street
Yankee Road
Old-Fashioned Bargain Days Praised by City Officials
City commissioners credited the Old Fashioned Bargain Days event with success and thanked Dick Ismourt and WN F Van Tilburg of the Middletown Retail Merchants Assn. Merle Leeds, president, said active participation made it possible. The board voted to send compliments and discussed keeping sidewalk benches bolted down after reports of loose benches and a request to add padding.
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City
Dick Ismourt
WN. F. van Tilburg
Middletown Retail Merchants Assn
Merle Leeds
Merchants Association
City Commissioners
Charles B. Stiles
Stiles
William W. Donaham
Germantown Road
Lewis Wins Will Suit Defeats Contested Heir Claims
A verdict favors Milburn Lewis of 1403 E Oxford State Rd as heir under a second will of his mother the late Mrs Mary Lewis after a hearing before Judge Fred B Cramer. The will was challenged by Mrs Iva Craycraft of 4102 Warren Rd among seven children named in the first will.
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Milburn Lewis
Oxford State Rd
Mary Lewis
Fred B. Cramer
Iva Craycraft
Warren Rd
Agate Rock Hardness Compared To Steel
A fine grained quartz rock called agate is described as harder than steel yet more brittle than metal. The statement highlights agate's extreme hardness in contrast with its fragility.
Texas Love Goes Wrong at Venice Pavilion
Texas Love 26 was bound over to the grand jury under 500 bond on breaking and entering after being found rifling two pinball machines inside Venice Pavilion. Gordon Ramsey seized him until deputies arrived as a basement window remained open.
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Hamilton
Texas
Love
Maple Ave
Grand Jury
Elmer Sons
Hanover Township
Venice Pavilion
Gordon Ramsey
Andy Gunther
KC Knights Set Week Of Activities With Rallies And Dances
Knights of Columbus outline a busy week with a Sunday breakfast after 6:30 am mass at St. John cafeteria and a Holy Name Rally at Barnitz Field at 3 pm. On Wednesday October 12 Columbus Day dinner and dance at the Manchester Hotel features Michael Di Salle former Toledo mayor and price administrator. dancing 9 pm to 1 am with reservations due by Sunday.
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Knights of Columbus
St. John
Knights
Barnitz Field
Manchester Hotel
Michael di Salle
Toledo
Federal
Ralph Daly
Howard Heads Spring Hill PTO
The Spring Hill PTO opened with officer elections for the school year. John Howard elected president with Paul Montgomery as vice president and Mrs. Glenn Tullis as secretary and Mrs. Ernest Charles as treasurer. Various committee chairs were named and a constitution will be presented at the next meeting November 9.
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Spring Hill Pto
John Howard
Paul Montgomery
Glenn Tullis
Ernest Charles
Frank C. Duvall
Leonard Rothe
John Hardin
Victor V. Mackall
Howard Helton
Norman V. Korn
Tullis
Sid Medley
Howard
Montgomery
MBAC Board to Welcome New President at Session
Newly elected president Charles Stutenroth will assume duties tonight at a special MBAC executive board session. The meeting to discuss plans for the coming year opens at 7 30 p m in the Sorg Paper Co office.
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Charles Stutenroth
Mound Builders Area Council
Sorg Paper Co
At The Movies Listings for Paramount Strand Colonial Dixie
The schedule shows multiple films across theaters with showtimes Thursday and Friday. Wichita Pearl of the South Pacific Black Shield of Falsworth Betrayed Women Dambusters Dawn at Socorro Love Me or Leave Me Beau Brummell Johnny Stool Pidgeon Kiss the Blood Off My Hands Combat Squad Battle Taxi with specific 1:15 to 10:15 p.m. slots.
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Paramount
Wichita
Pearl of the
Beau Brummell
Johnny Stool Pidgeon
Dixie Cruise
Combat Squad
Civic Association training backs 60 volunteers for drive
More than 60 Civic Association volunteers attended a training session at Gardner Board and Carton Co. led by C W Denny Jr and Jim Purvis. A slide show and skits shown by Charles Hattery Harold Calvin and Toastmaster members taught personal contact and selling techniques for the non member canvass starting next Wednesday with a $14 000 goal and a follow up session at the Manchester Hotel ballroom.
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Civic Association
Gardner Board & Carton Co
Charles Hattery
Armco Steel Corp
Harold Calvin
WPFB
The
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Fresh Air Camp
Public Health Nursing Bureau
Family Service Bureau
Junior Achievement
Salvation Army
Toastmaster Club
Robert McConaughy
Myron Beck
Paul Arnold
Sorg Paper Co
Betty Schlotterbeck
Helen Marshall
Wade E. Miller
Manchester
Paul Galeese
Sight saving program described to Middletown social workers
Mrs Norma Kinney visual aid instructor at Taft School explained her special sight saving program to 27 members of the Middletown Social Workers Club in the Colonial Room of the Manchester Hotel. Kinney said 14 pupils with impaired vision merit individual attention and typing focus to help them fit with regular students and avoid delinquency. Robert Truck vice chairman presided.
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Norma Kinney
Taft School
Middletown Social Workers Club
Colonial
Manchester Hotel
Kinney
Car Scrapes Stone at 18 West Fourth Street
Jack R. Ernst of Hamilton reported $40 damage to his car yesterday after it scraped a stepping stone in front of 18 W. 4th St as he pulled from the curb. Police reported the incident.
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Raymond Osborne
Station St
Broad Street
Tytus Avenue
Osborne
Everett Henry
Trenton Rt. 1
Lowell Roman
Ohio Street
Trenton
S. Verity Parkway
Ora Sparks
Baltimore St
Franklin
Jack R. Ernst
Hamilton
W. 4Th St
Ernst
Fenwick Welfare Assn Appoints Committees and Officers
The Fenwick Welfare Association opened its 1955-56 year with committee appointments led by Mrs. Frank Pohlman and Mrs. John Hackett on Ways and Means and Mrs. Frank A Daly on Programs. Officers named are John Farkas president, Glenn Kraft vice president, Mrs. John Domanick secretary, and Al Homan treasurer. The Rev. Julian Krusling welcomed members and reported school improvements and an increase in the library to 1,000 books as enrollment rose from 237 to 289.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenwick Welfare Assn
Frank Pohlman
John Hackett
Frank A. Daly
Raymond Kelly
John Farkas
Glenn Kraft
John Domanick
al Homan
Treas
Urer
Mildred Burney
Stanley List
Julian Krusling
Fenwick
Monroe
Lebanon
Krusling
Middletown Woman Aims for Second Suicide Attempt
A 39 year old Middletown woman attempted death by her own action last night by drinking disinfectant, police said. Officers were called to Middletown Hospital at 9 51 p m after she had previously attempted suicide four months ago by overdosing on sleeping pills.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Xavier enrolls record 3434 students in 124 years
Xavier University in Cincinnati reports a historic total of 3,434 students. Undergraduates numbered 1,502 and 670 graduates with 1,262 in downtown evening sessions, surpassing the 1948 high of 3,300.
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Cincinnati
Xavier University
Xavier
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