Whitlock retires as Armco chief engineer after 45 years
John B. Whitlock retires as Armco Division chief engineer, ending a 45 year career begun in 1916. Ward Browning Jr. succeeds him as assistant chief engineer. Whitlock, a Miami University and Ohio State alumnus, held posts from Columbus Iron and Steel to Zanesville and Middletown plants, serving as works engineer and later chief engineer. He has long been active with Miami University, including chairing the Board of Trustees and leading building committee work. Browning, a Cornell electrical engineer, joined Armco in 1941 and rose through maintenance and engineering roles to become assistant chief engineer of the Armco Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitlock
Ohio State University
Ohio
Miami University
McGee Ave
Armco
Columbus Iron and Steel Works
Zanesville Works
Zanesville
Middletown
First Presbyterian Church
Mound Builders’ Council
Boy Scouts of America
Browning
Kensington St
Cornell University
Ashland, Ky
Butler, Pa
Loss High In City Accidents
Damage totaled over $2,000 in eight city accidents over the weekend with no serious injuries. Juvenile Janet K. Ellis was cited for driving left of center after her car struck William Rich Jr. on Carmody Boulevard and Germantown Road. she suffered scraped knees. Rich’s car sustained $400 damage and Ellis’s $250. Larry Zimmerman, 16, collided with a fence and a pole on Baltimore Street at Forest Avenue, ending against a cement wall. no injuries and $400 damage to his car. Leonard J. Denniston was charged for failing to yield after his auto collided with Robert Kennedy’s at an alley behind 1800 block of Columbia Avenue. Kennedy’s car $175 damage, Denniston $150. B. D. Morgan was cited for unsafe passing after hitting Mary Evans on Main Street at Eighth Avenue. minor damage. James Reed was cited for passing on the right after striking Lois Rittenberry on Rosedale Road. minor damages to both cars. Howard J. Barlow was cited for driving
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Janet K. Ellis
14Th Ave
William Rich Jr
Baltimore St
Carmody Boulevard
Germantown Road
Larry Zimmerman
Baltimore Street
Forest Avenue
Leonard J. Denniston
Flemming Road
Robert Kennedy
Ninth Ave
Columbia Avenue
Kennedy
Dennington
B. D. Morgan
Bellomonte St
Mary H. Evans
Seventh Ave
Main Street
Eighth Avenue
James Reed
Kenwood Drive
Lois J. Rittenberry
Forest Glen Drive
Rosedale Road
Howard J. Barlow
Hudgon Ave
Water mains under Middletown canal repaired after break
A subcontractor damaged water lines under Middletown's hydraulic canal causing a split in one main and a crack in another. Divers aided repairs, a two foot canal drawdown was needed, and a new 12 inch section replaced the damaged pipe while downtown water service was restored via hydrant tap.
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Middletown
Dan Kothe
Public Utilities
Trict
Joe Mangus
Middletown Sand & Gravel Co
Kothe
Sorg Paper Co
Wrenn Paper Co
Four injured in Warren County crash spree report
Four persons were injured in two separate crashes around Lebanon and Middletown. Henry C. Pharp of Xenia lost control on Stubbs Mill Road and spun several hundred feet. Judy Hammann, 15, suffered eye cuts. Angelo Deaton, 22, was treated after a collision on Oxford State Road. Ruby Boecker, 34, was bruised in a three car wreck on Route 122 near Route 123. State patrols noted 12 arrests since Saturday night with nine for driving violations and 3% warnings.
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Stubbs Mill
Lebanon
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Henry C. Pharp
Xenia
Judy Hammann
Loveland
Middletown Hospital
Angelo Deaton
Rufus St
Oxford State Road
Deaton
Ruby F. Boecker
Piqua
Rt. 122
Rt. 123
Ray Stevens
Germantown
Chesleigh E. Conover
LeSordsville
West Chester
Conover
Boecker
Miami University Homecoming Week Activities Highlight Parade and Dance
Oxford students prepare for homecoming with a 2 p.m. football game against Miami of Ohio, a Friday evening parade bonfire and pep rally, decorated fraternities and sororities, a 12 30 p.m. High Street homecoming parade, alumni coffee hour, and a double Saturday dance featuring Buddy Morrow and the Bellstones. A Homecoming King and Queen will be elected by campus vote and announced at halftime.
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Oxford—Miami University
Miami-Ohio University
High Street
University Center
Buddy Morrow
Withrow Court
Bellstones
Waynesville Opens Sewage Plant Bids
Waynesville board opened seven bids for the sewage treatment plant at the levee near the Little Miami River. Dayton firm Encrete Inc. appeared low with bids around 96 000 dollars, but no award will be made until the November 6 meeting. About 33 000 dollars from the federal government and 20 000 dollars in village funds are allocated for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
Dayton
Encrete, Inc
Board of Public Affairs
Little Miami River
Troop 99 Scouts Earn First and Second Class Badges
Scouts of Troop 99 spent the weekend at Camp Hook working on rope rashing trail hiking nature trailing and campfire ceremonies. Thirteen boys under leaders Vernon DeBord Ed Bliss Jerry Helsinger and Jones Wallace earned their first or second class badges to be presented at a troop court of awards later. Sponsor for the troop is the South Middletown Fire Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 99
Camp Hook
Vernon DeBord
Ed Bliss
Jerry Helsinger
Jones Wallace
South Middletown
Eight boys drown in Pangasinan river boat disaster
Eight high school youths died when a motorized canoe carrying 28 youths across a Pangasinan Province river failed and capsized in Lingayen Gulf. The incident occurred Saturday as the craft drifted into the South China Sea, authorities said.
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Manila
Pangasinan Province
Lingayen Gulf
South China Sea
Auto crash on Verity Parkway injures two drivers
A two-vehicle crash on Verity Parkway at an overhead bridge left both drivers with minor damages. Robert K Mer, 38, of Dayton, was driving one car when the collision occurred. Randal M Brewer, 18, of 1302 Girard Ave, said he lost control after a tie rod broke, his car veered off the road, crossed a ditch and climbed the hill. About 200 dollars in damages resulted to Brewers auto.
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Robert K. Merrow
Dayton
Randal M. Brewer
Girard Ave
Verity Parkway
Brewer
Man beaten in alley robbery near Douglas Park
Vernon Corwin, 25, of 1315 Oxford State Road, was found beaten early Sunday in an alley by Douglas Park off 18th Avenue and taken to Middletown Hospital. He said three men offered a ride from Yankee Road Tavern, attacked him in the alley, robbed him of 26 dollars, and car keys. His car was later recovered abandoned in front of 1315 Young Street with keys in the ignition.
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Vernon Corwin
Oxford State Road
Douglas Park
18Th Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Yankee Road
Young St
UN Topic For Meeting Sunday in Middletown
Hanover College professor Dr. Leonard J. Kramer will address the Middletown Chapter of the Cincinnati Council on World Affairs at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1515 Girard Ave administrative building. He discusses The United Nations and Our Revolutionary World, with public invitation.
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Leonard J. Kramer
Hanover College
Hanover
Ind
Middletown
Cincinnati Council On World Affairs
United Nations
Girard Ave
E. J. Sebald
Milton Road
G. W. Breiel
S. Main St
A. R. Edwards
S. Main
Kramer
Elmhurst College
Ilinois
Yale Divinity School
Yale University Graduate School
New England
WLW
Robert E. Boni
Wilshire
Erlind H. Thorsteinson
Euclid St
P. F. Johnson
Elmo Place
Irene Dineen
Malvern St
Hixon Names New Deputies
Butler County Sheriff James F. Hixon appoints two new deputies, William Palmer and Cecil Webb, to fill vacancies from resignations of Sergeants Richard Metcalfe and William Patrick. Palmer, 37, formerly Middletown police patrolman, served 1952 to 1958. Webb, 31, previously with Mounted Patrol and Hamilton area agencies, assumes duties today.
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Hamilton
William Palmer
Lafayette Ave
Middletown
Butler County
James F. Hixon
Palmer
Cecil Webb
Hamilton-Mason Road
Richard Metcalfe
William Patrick
Webb
Butler County Sheriff's Mounted Patrol
Nobel Prizes Founded by Alfred Nobel’s Will
The Nobel prizes were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist and inventor of dynamite.
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Alfred Nobel
Bankers Best Dressed in Britain 1961 Poll
London AP reports the Clothing Manufacturers Association poll ranks bankers as Britain's best dressed men of 1961. Politicians lawyers and actors follow in the top positions.
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London
The
Clothing Manufacturers Association
Britain
Water extension planned for West Middletown area
A public meeting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, hosted by the Grange, will discuss extending city water to West Middletown. Martin Littmann will outline the tentative proposal with Butler County, and City Manager Charles W. Thompson said the city would fund a 12 inch main to city limits with district funding beyond that.
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West Middletown
Elk Creek Ae Oear
Charles W. Thompson
County Commission
Nelson Watson
Crawfordsylle, Ind
Main
Miami
Miami Conservancy District
Nine Youths in Dayton Auto Seized. Gun Confiscated
Resident reports a shooting at Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Street. Police found a car loaded with nine youths from Dayton and seized a .22 caliber blank firing gun. All denied ownership. Police arrested three Middletown juveniles after a hit-skip crash in a stolen car. One boy released to parents. two sent to Hamilton Detention Center.
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Ninth Avenue
Lincoln Street
Dayton
Middletown
Hamilton
Amos Robinson Arrested for DWI and DUI Suspension
Amos Robinson of Middle Town Route 3 was arrested at Central Avenue and Grimes Street and charged with driving while intoxicated and driving under suspension.
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Amos Robinson
Middletown Rt. 3
Central Avenue
Grimes Street
Auto stolen from Grand Ave and Gideon Rd last night
Floyd Kirby at 1131 S River St Franklin reported a 194 model auto stolen from Grand Avenue and Gideon Road last night.
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Floyd Kirby
S. River St
Franklin
Grand Avenue
Gideon Road
Bicycle theft report for Calvin Conover
Calvin Conover of 725 Nh Ave reports a bicycle stolen from his home valued at 57 dollars. Police were notified and are investigating the incident.
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Calvin Conover
Nh Ave
Eight Middletown Residents Win Trophies at Dayton Custom Auto Show
Over the weekend the Dayton Custom Auto Show crowned eight Middletown participants with trophies. Dave Combs won first in post-war pickup for a 1957 Ford Ranchero and second in semi custom hardtop for a 1960 Ford Starliner. Countryside Body Shop’s Joe and Vaughn Patrick took first in pre-war pickup with a 1927 Ford and were named best in individual display. Other first-place winners include Patricia Viel for a 199 Ford semi-custom coupe, Andy Sabo for a 1953 Oldsmobile semi-custom sedan, Tim Gamble for a 1959 MGA sports car, and John Esselman for a 1935 Chevrolet radical convertible. Alex Slamka earned a second place in special interest with a 1939 four-door Ford convertible.
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Middletown
Dayton
Patricia Viel
Burton Road
Ford
Andy Sabo
McKinley St
Oldsmobile
Tim Gamble
Moorman Road
MGA
John Esselman
Yankee Road
Chevrolet
Alex Slamka
Inland Drive
Franklin Man Charged After Auto Collision on Anderson Street
Franklin police charged Wallace G. Jones 47 of Harkie Road Middletown Route 3 with failing to yield after his auto struck Cleo M. Raney 33 of 708 Rondel Road on Anderson Street in front of W Sixth Street yesterday. Jones vehicle sustained 150 dollars in damages. Raney’s damages were not listed.
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Franklin — Wallace G. Jones
Harkie Road
Middletown
Anderson Street
W. Sixth Street
Jones Auto
Cleo M.raney
Rondel Road
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John B. Whitlock
Armco Steel Corp
C. G. Davies
Toaay
Ward B. Browning Jr
Ward Browning JR
Valley
Yankee Rd
Miami Conservancy Dis
Warren
Troop 99 Scouts
Leonard Kramer
Hixon
Jos
IOME
Joe F. Wetzel
John F. Mandzak
James A. Beatty
American Legion Post
Mandzak
Beatty
Journal
Weith
Madison
Thompson
Coun
Florida
Charlotte Story
Manchester
Joe Lewis
West Shell and General Development Corporation
West Shell, Inc
Port Charlotte
City Telephone
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