West Middletown Reforms to Seek Water Service Plan
West Middletown residents reorganized the West Middletown Improvement League seeking water and street lighting upgrades. The group aims to secure Middletown water via owner-funded line installations and booster equipment, with county funds unavailable for financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Middletonians
League
West Middletown
Middletown
Gordon Augspurger
Butler County Commissioners
County Commission
Harold Knopshield
Glenn Gephart
Alva Taylor
Clarence Strassburger
Middletown Fire Department September Loss and Activities
Middletown reports 4080 fire loss for September from 17 alarms. Causes include careless smoking and food on stoves. Department answered 10 calls, treated heart attacks gas asphyxiation and asthma. Inspections covered schools hospitals and service stations. Training ran with pump ladder and hose work. One new hire replaced Grover South. City Commission authorized a 165 smoke ejector purchased in 1950 for six months. it saved a life and halted smoke damage in two store fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Grover South
William Fishbaugh
Local births listed for Carlisle and nearby towns
Vital statistics report multiple newborns with delivery dates yesterday and today. Floyd Norvell Carlisle welcomed a boy. Ellis Johnson 1209 Michigan Ave had a girl yesterday. Harold Hawker Xenia Route 4 had a girl yesterday. Ray Norman South Lebanon welcomed a boy yesterday. Robert E. Greer Lebanon welcomed a boy yesterday. Arnold Caldwell 4222 Vannest St had a boy today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Norvell
Carlisle
Ellis Johnson
Michigan Ave
Harold Hawker
Xenia
Marriage Licenses Issued In Middletown Area
Paul J Florence 20 drill press operator Middletown Route 2 weds Phyllis J Mull 18 clerk 302 Shafer St Middletown Frank P Thullen 29 Armco employee 309 South Main St Middletown weds Doris Anne Scheibert 22 Trenton Earl VanHorn Thompson Jr 22 engineer Middletown Rd and Marian Lenore Grevey 23 of Hamilton Lawrence Brown 21 contracting engineer Detroit weds Emma Theresa Lenear 18 of 804 Seventeenth Ave Middletown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Florence
Middletown
Phyllis J. Mull
Shafer St
Frank P. Thullen
Armco Employe
South Main St
Doris Anne Scheibert
Trenton
Earl VanHorn Thompson, Jr
Middletown Rd
Marian Lenore Grevey
Hamilton
Lawrence Brown
Detroit
Emma Theresa Lenear
Seventeenth Ave
Hospital births and surgical cases listed in local notices
A dense list from Vanderveer to Veterans Village records patients with medical or surgical statuses. Names include William Brown Joseph Slimak Mrs Chester Hatfield Mrs Lillian Roberts Frank Storey Cecil Forney Harry Margerum Jess Tibbs Virginia Fannin Doris Phelps Ronnie Gerhard Douglas Pitts Harold Spencer Linda Ashcraft and others with dismissals noted for several residents and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Vanderveer St
Joseph Slimak
Yankee Rd
Chester Hatfield
Plum St
Lillian Roberts
Franklin
Herman Pohlable
Lewis St
Frank Storey
Seventeenth Ave
Cecil Forney
Lylburn
Harry J. Margerum
Manchester Rd
Jess Tibbs
Park St
Janis Schaeffer
Ben Schaeffer
Germantown
Virginia Fannin
John Fannin
Ottawa St
Doris Phelps
William Phelps
Ronnie Gerhard
Carlton Gerhard
Douglas Pitts
Ernest Pitts
South Ave
Harold Spencer
Troy Spencer
Mohawk St
Linda Ashcraft
Lyman Ashcraft
Sixteenth Ave
Surgical
C. L. Congleton
Woodlawn Ave
Virginia Cretors
Park
Destination Murder and Pretty Baby at Paramount
At Paramount Friday and Saturday double features present Destination Murder starring Joyce McKenzie and Stanley Clements with showings at 2 5 20 and 6 50 p.m. Pretty Baby stars Dennis Morgan and Betsy Drake with 3 10 6 40 and 10 p.m. showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce McKenzie
Stanley Clements
Dennis Morgan
Betsy Drake
Memphis
Roy Acuff
Allan Land
Foreign Legion
Abbott and Costello
Marlon Brando
Teresa Wright
First Local Dentist Called To Active Military Duty
Dr. John H. Harkrader of Middletown will be inducted October 30 into the 4th Army 402nd ASU at Camp Chaffee Arkansas after a reserve physical exam. A World War II veteran and former Administration Medical Corps member he established his Middletown practice in 1946 at the First National Bank building. He resides with his family at 114 Aberdeen Drive and will leave his wife and infant daughter in Middle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
John H. Harkrader
4Th Army
402Nd
ASU
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Harkrader
Administration Medical Corps
First National Bank
Aberdeen Dr
Middletown Man Among Two Escapees From Workhouse
A Middletown man and a Cincinnati trustee escaped a workhouse last night by climbing a 20 foot wall. C. T. Schuck said both men were assigned to yard tasks when they scaled the wall. Identified escapees are Earl Barnett, 22, Middletown, sentenced September 11 for non support, with five months remaining, and Harry Carter, 39, Cincinnati, sentenced June 5 on false pretense and conversion, also with five months remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Cincinnati
C. T. Schuck
Earl Barnett
Harry Carter
Hamilton Councilmen To Set Manager Filing Deadline Soon
Hamilton officials plan to set a filing deadline for the City Manager post at the next Council meeting. Mayor William Beckett said no applications had arrived by October 2, attributing the delay to late publication of vacancy notice by the National City Manager's Association. A screening committee of Mayor Beckett, John Benninghofen, and Arthur Wilson will review applicants, with Charles Schwalm serving as interim director of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Wiliam Beckett
Council
Beckett
National City Manager’s Association
Mark C. Thomas
Charles Schwalm
Howard
Hack) Wilson
Wilson
Middletown
John Benninghofen
Arthur Wilson
Hack” Wilson
Rotary District Governor Receives Engraved Clock
Roy L. Patterson secretary of the Middletown Chamber of Commerce and District Governor for Rotary in southwestern Ohio was presented a handsome clock by members of the Dayton Rotary Club after addressing a Dayton gathering. The clock bore a gold name plate reading to Roy L. Patterson District Governor from the Dayton Rotary Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Patterson
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Dayton Rotary
Dayton
Dayton Club
Dayton Rotary Club
Public Health Nurses Make 1 200 Visits
Middle town Bureau of Public Health Nursing released a September activity report detailing 1200 visits. School hygiene accounted for over 200 visits, with other notable figures including 9 tuberculosis field visits and 684 miscellaneous services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Bureau of Public Health
Bureau
Crippled Children’s Service
Hamilton
Middletown Chapter Names Cancer Society Executive Body
The Middletown chapter of the American Cancer Society announced its executive committee members including Dr. John Bauer Ben Bender Mrs Walter Bender Robert Brosius Bennett Chapple Sr Fred Danford J W Deininger Frank Dobrozsi Dr Robert Dunn Dr Mabel Gardner William Gardner E J Goldschmidt Jr Mrs Erle A Hanson Don Holstein D W Jacob Logan Johnston Calvin Lloyd Wade Miller Dr William Owens Roy Patterson Dr Walter Reese Dave Regan A E Roper Harold Sebald Mrs Sylvester Shetter Dr Kenneth Smith L P Smith Charles Stiles Mrs Howard Wilson H L Woods Jr and Mrs Fred Yoder. Goldschmidt was elected chapter president succeeding Smith. The chapter operates an information center and clinic at Middletown Hospital and funds national cancer research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
American Cancer Society
John Bauer
Ben Bender
Walter Bender
Robert O. Brosius
Bennett Chapple, Sr
Fred Danford
J. W. Deininger
Frank Dobrozsi
Robert Dunn
Mabel Gardner
William Gardner
E. J. Goldschmidt, Jr
Erle A. Hanson
Don Holstein
D. W. Jacot
Logan Johnston
Calvin Lloyd
Wade Miller
William Owens
Roy Patterson
Walter Reese
Dave Regan
A. E. Roper
Harold Sebald
Sylvester Shetter
Kenneth Smith
L. P. Smith
Charles Stiles
Howard Wilson
H. L. Woods, Jr
Fred Yoder
Goldschmidt
Smith
Middletown Hospital
Hamilton Strike Talks Continue As Union Rejects Offer
The Lima-Hamilton strike by Local 995 CIO United Auto Workers continues with about 1600 workers, after mass union meeting rejected the latest company settlement. A Cincinnati conciliation session lasted five hours with no deal, negotiations reportedly near. The union seeks an eight cent retroactive raise to May 15 plus other benefits, citing wage gaps with General Motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Lima-Hamilton Corporation
Cincinnati
James McNamara
James Benley
General Motors
Hunger Motive In Break-Ins Leads To Youth Suspects
Two youths in custody claim hunger drove a break in at George Thornton 1310 Sycamore St. where four pork chops and three eggs were eaten. Detectives say the pair also linked to a break in at the Johnson Restaurant with $25 stolen. The 18 year old faces breaking and entering. the 14 year old to be referred to juvenile authorities. One boy was arrested by Patrolman Sloan and Bernice Webb. the other at an elementary school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thornton
Sycamore St
John Fitzgerald
Paul Fouts
Johnson Restaurant
Robert Sloan
Bernice Webb
Fitzgerald and Fouts
Lions Club hears Presbyterian pastor in Middletown
The Middletown Lions Club heard Rev. Richard E. Moore pastor of Oakland Presbyterian Church explain the work of the Middletown Council of Churches at a noon meeting yesterday. Keister served as program chairman and introduced the speaker, who urged church attendance during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Council of Churches
Middletown Lions Club
Richard E. Moore
Oakland Presbyterian Church
A. C. Keister
Eversharp Honors Veteran Employees
Arthur Johnson of Bexle and Springer of Franklin, long serving Eversharp staff, received commemorative watches this morning as plant manager R Hoag presented them. Two large cakes with congratulatory lettering were shared, and each employee received a pastry piece. Johnson has 30 years with the firm while Springer has 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Johnson
Bexle
Pa Springer
Franklin
Plant Forman
Eversharp Company
Co. R. Hoag
Johnson
Springer
Cows Milked Faster by Machine Than by Hand
A herd of cows can be milked by machine in one-third to one half the time required for milking by hand, indicating significant efficiency gains in automated milking.
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G. Seelbreed
Elmer Weikel
Strassburger
George Sticklen
Ge Sacree
Crosley
America
ACME
Central Ave
Gary Duff
James Duff
Taylor Ave
Robert Franklin
Goldman Ave
John Gerber, Jr
Clifford Hill
Crescent Blvd
Frank Kuhnle
William Martin
Lawn Ave
Frank Neal
Fleming
Bruce Rosselot
Max Rosselot
Midway Ee
Dorsey Stamper
Grand Ave
Lee Wallace
Harrison Wallace
Veterans Village
Paramount
Sylvania
Vradel
Broad ST
Cancer Society
Lions Club
Presbyterian
Eles
Herb Spade
His
Good Housekeeping
Ken’s Shoes
Eversharp
Gabardines
OUR
Children’s Dept. Fashion
Coats
Filson’s
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