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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1960
Page
13
Armco Steel Corp president Logan T Johnston announced a national effort to redesign residential construction. Carl Koch and Associates will design a two story garden type apartment focus on steel use to cut costs and boost durability and convenience.
Middletown Plaza marks its second anniversary with a 1961 auto show Thursday through Saturday featuring new models from local dealers. A radio broadcast Thursday 7:30 to 8 p.m. will include the Middletown High School band football team coach and cheerleaders in a pep rally. Participating dealers include Beck-Talbert Pontiac and Vauxhall Hughes Motor Co DeSoto Plymouth Valiant Wilmer Motors Rambler Metropolitan Howe Motor Co Chevrolet Corvette Corvair Renault Hilgeford-Rowe Imperial Chrysler Dodge Dart Lancer Heber Jones Cadil lac Oldsmobile F-85 Middletown Lincoln-Mercury Lin coin Continental Mercury Comet English Ford Willys Jeep Ross Motors Ford Falcon Thunderbird Guyler Buick Buick Opel. Many plaza stores will offer anniversary values in fall and winter merchandise.
The First National Bank opened its Trenton branch at 125 State St in a remodeled 80 year old residence. About 1,400 guests attended the ribbon ceremony led by Board Chairman Calvin Verity and Mayor Harry Stretcher. The two story building houses banking quarters on the first floor and two community rooms on the second, with new services including a night depository and safety deposit vault.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ordered a rural and unincorporated area rate cutback for Cincinnati Gas & Electric. After hearings the commission trimmed CG&E’s requested increase from 11.25 percent to a 4.5 percent rise, citing the depreciation and tax assumptions and expert testimony by Dr. Robert Eisner of Northwestern University.
Pearle L Whitehead of Cincinnati will speak at the Civitan Club Ladies Night at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Commercial Building on S Main Street. Whitehead, deputy regional Boy Scout executive, has long served Dayton and Cincinnati. The event kicks off the fruit cake fund drive supporting scholarships at Verity Hall, Troop 18, and Doty House, with guests from Hamilton, Fairfield, Mason, and three partner groups.
Butler County residents may vote absentee from now until November 3. Richard B. Wilkerson, county elections clerk, directs applicants to Middletown's Federal Savings & Loan building to obtain and return ballots by the deadline. Mail applications must be notarized and ballots sealed by November 4. Ill or disabled individuals may vote absentee, and armed services members who are 21 by election day have an additional deadline.
Three Middletown area youths are among 237 participants in Miami University's new Honors Program a voluntary plan for carefully screened students of high ability. Participants include Ronald Lawrence Ellen Jeanne Plummer and Sue Ann Heistand. The program attracts 6 percent of the freshman class and aims to accelerate study skipping elementary courses and enabling advanced level work.
A Franklin truck driver Clarence W. Atkinson aged 29 was killed when his sheet steel loaded trailer overturned on Ohio Route 128 south of Ross in heavy fog. He died of head and chest injuries. No witness. Lonnie McIntosh saw the overturned rig and alerted deputies. The body went to Mercy Hospital morgue in Hamilton, the truck owned by Robert Atkinson and leased to Arbet Trucking out of Franklin. Services planned in Stanton Kentucky. He left a wife and two children. This marked the 28th death in Butler County for the year to date.
Franklin reports ex convict on parole from Lebanon Prison Farm faces three charges after a stolen car incident Friday night. Robert B. Oney, 46, of 108 Pine St., is charged with auto theft drunk driving and no operator's license. He was arrested Saturday noon after the car stolen from Paul Tutt 28 Railroad Ave. was spotted by a relative. Combs said he watched the car pass he detained Oney at Sixth and Main then police filed the remaining charges.
Upper Arlington neighborhood saw pre Halloween vandalism with several ornamental street lights taken down or damaged. Acting City Manager Je Cottrell Jr. said lamps on 10 foot stands were affected and noted the area averages about two lights removed per month over the past year.
A 66 year old woman, Letta Cretors of 120 Park St., was hospitalized with a broken left wrist and injuries after being struck by a car at First Avenue and Verity Parkway. Driver James T Sandidge, 26, of 600 W Sixth Ave., cited for failure to yield. Witnesses said the incident occurred as pedestrians cross with a traffic light near Clinton Street and Reynolds Avenue. Several minor accidents were also reported, including a parked car rolling into another vehicle on Batsey Drive and minor collisions in the Country Kitchen lot.
Diamond National Corp announces a new molded pulp egg carton plant for Middletown to be completed by spring 1962 serving the Midwestern market. The project will add unknown local employment and may occupy the former Manchester Machine Co. site. Calvin Loyd of the Gardner Division praises Middletown’s long shared growth with Diamond National.
The semi annual Girl Scout Council meeting will be held Tuesday at 11 30 a m at the Firemen s Club with Dr Betty Owens as speaker presenting slides from her trip to Russia and Germany District 1 under Mrs Steve McCue will host the covered dish dinner An opening and closing flag ceremony will also take place.
Lemon Monroe band boosters plan their second meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 in the Lemon Monroe band room Mrs Fen ton Hall president announced Paul Morrow band director will show films of second and third football games and halftime shows The Board of Education member Mrs Mary Litsch will speak on the 3 8 mill tax levy.
A DeMolay meeting is scheduled for 7 30 p m tomorrow at the Commercial Building on 5S Main Street. Members are urged to attend to discuss group plans and activities.
Middletown Hospital treated five area residents over the weekend for injuries. Edward Penny, 45, 2900 Armco Drive, received six stitches after a work accident puncture wound to the right hand. Darrell Brown, 2, Somerville Rt. 1, got five stitches from a dog knockdown causing facial lacerations. Sandra Kay Johnson, 5, West Middletown Box 7379, fractured her right arm in a fall from a horse. James Hollon, 14, 103 Willard Ave, Miamisburg, received seven stitches for football lacerations. Richard Washuk, 8, Dayton, had a four-stitch puncture wound under the left arm from a fall against a fence.
Spectacular replicas on the Oxford campus showcased a Rip Van Winkle float by Delta Delta Delta and Alpha Epsilon Phi to win the float prize. Delta Upsilon captured the fraternity house display prize with a joust Ike Ivanhoe scene while Kappa Kappa Gamma Theta Upsilon and Alpha Chi Omega Signa Kappa placed second and third in floats. Other category winners included Reid Hall and Symmes Hall in residence halls and Cullen Printing Co leading uptown business displays.
Patrolman James Lowe, age 46, retires from the Middletown Police Department after 22 years of service. Chief Joseph Blackmore announced Lowe will become local representative of Delano Granite Works Inc. in Delano, Minnesota. Lowe joined September 15, 1939, and held roles including sailer and cruiser duty. he resides at 917 Nelbar Street. His brother John Lowe is also a patrolman on the force.
Acting superintendent Robert Wearly outlines a 7 30 p m session featuring routine personnel actions including promotions resignations and bus driver salary changes The Jacobs Report will be reviewed to address non certificated staff in the school system later in the agenda
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