Fire Chiefs Reunite for Middletown Fire Department Retrospective
Four former Middletown fire chiefs Reed Fishbaugh Hansel and Mattson gathered in Clinton Street to recall 73 years of service totaling 153 years. They described training shifts, notable blazes including the 1920s Brodsky fire, and old customs like a dog named Mustard and the Weejie nickname for Reed.
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U.S
Mattson
Reed
Fishbaugh
Hansel
Middletown
Elmer F. Reed
William F. Fishbaugh
Mustard
Weejie
Station 2
Crawford Street
Stolen Check Case Heads to Grand Jury in Franklin
Franklin Municipal Court results include Ralph Kirk bound over to the Warren County grand jury on four check charges tied to stolen Kinser Body Shop drafts. Several motorists were fined for speeding driving without licenses and DWI cases, with multiple suspensions and jail time.
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Franklin
Franklin Municipal Court
Ralph Kirk
Second Avenue
Chautauqua
Warren County Grand Jury
John B. Tracy
Kinser
Philadelphia Ave
Middletown
1St National Bank of
Berttie Coldiron
Kristine
Fires Ignite Tragedy at 1940 Paper Mill on Columbia
Historical account recalls the Lorg Oglesby Smith paper mill blaze on Columbia Avenue in 1940 where two people died. A Dayton firefighter and a Middletown city employee lost life aiding at the scene, while the entire Middletown Division of Fire were treated at Middletown Hospital. Chief Reed collapsed in the aftermath.
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Lorg-Oglesby-Smith
Columbia Avenue
Dayton
Middletown
Play Tryouts Tomorrow for Campus Community Players
The Campus Community Players announce tryouts for A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum at Dave Finkelman Auditorium on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. The production runs December 9 10 and 11 with an 18 person cast and welcomes community members of all ages. The group seeks volunteers for scenery construction makeup costumes lighting production promoting tickets ushering publicity and program roles at the same tryout sessions.
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Dave Finkelman
Last great naval clash at Lepanto in 1572
The article notes Lepanto off Greece as the scene of a major naval battle in 1572 between Ottoman Turkish forces and Christian powers, signaling a defining confrontation in early modern naval history.
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Lepanto
Greece
Woman Collapses At Scene Of Fire In Central Ave Restaurant
A woman collapsed at the scene of a $1500 fire at a Central Avenue restaurant. Maxine Rose, 28, of Manchester Avenue, employed at Park Place Restaurant, was treated at Middletown Hospital after evacuation by fire department. Firemen fought the blaze for about an hour, confined to the kitchen, with $1000 in structural and $500 in content damage. Overheated grease on a kitchen stove listed as cause.
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Central Avenue
Maxine Rose
Manchester Avenue
Park Place
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Mick Jagger Becomes Father of Six Pound Girl
London AP Mick Jagger announced from Paris that Bianca Jagger gave birth to a 6 pound girl. The couple married on May 12 and Jagger called the child rather lovely.
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London
The
Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger
Paris
Bianca
Freshman School Organizes Olympians Club and Festival
The Middletown Freshman High forms Olympians with officers Quentin Reeder Napoleon Cements Betty Petrocy and Robert Stoutenborough. A Festival at Barnitz Stadium Oct 30 features Titans versus Trojans and supports PE equipment. Open house Nov 1. play A Web for Murder on Nov 12 directed by Mrs. Mondabaugh.
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Olympians
Middletown
Thebes
Crete
Rhodes
Sparta
Ithaca
Athens
Carthage
Sicily
Troy
Corinth
Barnitz Stadium
Delphi
L Quentin Reeder
Napoleon Cements
Betty Petrocy
Robert Stoutenborough
Titans
Trojans
Cochairmen
Joseph Ihle
Jerry Curtis
James Mondabaugh
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Fire Chiefs
Wisconsin
Charles F. Hansel
James L. Mattson
Montgomery Ward
N. Main Street
Middletown Journal
Journal
Frank B. Pauly
Richard Gross
L.C. Anderson
Alex Fuller
Arthur Ruppert
Ian Armco Steel Corp
Grand Jury
Frank Elam
Cincinnati
Samuel Watkins, Jr
Alamo Court
Carlisle
Clifford Frederick
Fairborn
Coy Jackson
Charles Colwell
Sixth St
CP Non Wienig Lubricati
Gulf
Ben Ligon
Gulf Service
N. Main
Manchester
Wilson
What
Gibson
Martin
Fender
Norris Music
Cues Cmeuel
Bankamericard
Sam Bartel
Roger ‘Craft
Poppy Drive
Cgé& E
Jagger
Union Sanitary
Ped Chenen
Park St
2Nd Ave
Studio Theater
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Peasttown
Mobile Home Court
Trenton Shopping Center
Cartisie
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
Mary E. Kelly
Pinta Ave
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