City workers promised raises if levy passes in Middletown
Middletown commissioners pledged wage increases for 290 full time city employees as soon as possible this year if the two mill charter amendment passes on Nov 5. They set aside at least 40000 for pay raises and improved benefits and cited police patrolmen starting at 3804 to 4580 annual pay and other department scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Carmody
William Denham
Martin B. Miller
Arthur Sanderson
Charles Stiles
Middletown
Charles W. Thompson
Nuclear weapons aid and U S Britain cooperation expand
The article argues that U S military striking power is obsolete and allied faith in U S defense wanes. It notes a plan to deploy modern Western weapons to reassure allies of nuclear defense and urges President Eisenhower to pursue closer collaboration with Britain by amending atomic energy laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Britain
United States
Eisenhower
Congress
Fire Damage Is Slight to Home on Grove Street
A minor blaze caused smoke damage inside Mrs. Mellissa Napier's residence at 1305 Grove St. Firemen from Companies 1 and 3 plus the emergency squad responded at 6:05 p.m. and ruled the fire started from a pan on the stove. A false alarm later sent units to the Shuttle Division of the Black Clawson Co. at 605 Clark St. due to a street alarm pulled by boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellissa Napier
Grove St
Black Clawson Co
Clark St
Roller Haven Skating Club Inc Receives Charter
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown issued a nonprofit charter to Roller Haven Skating Club Inc with principal office in Middletown. Trustees named are Carl J. Hovel Elsie Hovel and Vernon Adams Kathryn Adams with addresses on Central Avenue. Maxwell H. Stamper assisted in filing the articles of incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted W. Brown
Roller Haven Skating Club Inc
Middletown
Carl J. Hovel
Elsie Hovel
Central Avenue
Vernon Adams
Kathryn Adams
Maxwell H. Stamper
Insects Have Strange Ears Insects Have Strange Ears
In a Mississippi State College item readers learn that katydids have ears on their front elbows and grasshoppers on the sides of their stomachs behind the hind legs. The Ammophila wasp uses a pebble as a tool to tamp dirt.
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State College, Miss
Ross E. Hutchings
Mississippi State College
Conversion charge hearing scheduled for James Hudgel
James Hudgel 24 of South Lebanon faces an auto conversion charge in Springboro. The hearing date is not yet set. Hudgel was arrested by Warren County sheriff's deputies and is jailed in Lebanon on a warrant filed in 1956.
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James Hudgel
South
Lebanon
Springboro
Fred Mayne
Hudgel
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Warren County
Timmons Fire Hall Opens with Community Praise
Mayor Leo Del Villane told council that the new fire hall was well received at inauguration ceremonies and a group of children asked him to thank the chief for the doughnuts.
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Timmins, Ont
Leo del Villane
Wild Violets Bloom Amid Freezing Quiet
On Lopane Avenue Harold Root hands his wife a bouquet of wild violets found in a near freezing afternoon. She remarks there is more there as the cool day hints at spring.
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Lopane Avenue
Harold Root
Lopane Ave
Modernistic Painting Wins Halloween Window Contest
Judy Jackson of Fenwick High School won $25 for a modernistic large cat painting in the Jaycees Halloween window painting contest. Nancy Kesselring of Roosevelt placed second with a pumpkin and scarecrow scene earning $10. Judy Davis of Fenwick took third with a cit-pumpkin window piece earning $5. Several honorable mentions were noted despite cold wet weather.
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Judy Jackson
Fenwick High School
Roosevelt
Nancy Kesselring
Montgomery Ward
Judy Davis
Fenwick
Elame News
8 Main Street
Jaycees
Robert Francis
Elfriede Graf
Pat Ferree
Julie Murray
Judi Royalty
Carrol Peterson
Six Traffic Mishaps In City Limits Reported
Six traffic mishaps in Middletown on damp streets with light snow and rain injured one person. Delora Fugate was discharged after knee contusions from a two car crash at S Main Street and 2nd Avenue.
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Middletown
Delora Fugate
Pierson Road
Trenton
Dletown Hospital
S. Main Street
2Nd Avenue
McClure Ralston
Franklin Rt. 1
Franklinite Injured in One Car Crash on Ohio 503
Claude Rowell of Gratis is hospitalized with fractured ribs after a one car collision on wet pavement on Ohio 503 between Gratis and West Elkton. Deputies from Preble County Sheriff investigated the crash. he was taken to Middletown Hospital by Gratis EMS at 5 20 p m.
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Franklin
Middletown
Ohio
Gratis
West Elkton
Claude Rowell
1St St
Zimmerman
Preble County
Police Briefs Report Thefts And Windows Vandalism
Mrs James Powell of Coloma Michigan visiting here reported her purse was stolen in the 1000 block of Central Avenue with $20 cash and papers. Three window breakages were reported with damages around $100 to a Clayton Street building, a Somerville car window on N Broad Street, and a drive in bank window on Nelbar Street.
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Gerald Davis
S. Main St
Ethel Simpson
Fairmount Ave
S. Broad Street
Girard Avenue
Frank Joy
N. Broad St
Charles Atkinson
Goldman Ave
George McElfresh
Moore St
John Hagan
Inland Dr
Central Avenue
McElfresh Auto
Bertie Cantrell
Navaho St
Lloyd Jones
Lafayette Ave
Pearl Street
Taylor Avenue
Mich
Floyd Turner
15Th Ave
Clayton St
Glen Hounshell
Somerville
N. Broad Street
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank & Trust Co
Nelbar Street
Injuries Slight In Oxford Crash
Two cars collided yesterday on U S 27 a mile south of Oxford injuring Alfred Rice and involving Edward Stallo. Rice suffered forehead cuts and a right knee injury and planned to see his doctor. Both cars had minor damage and state patrols investigated the mishap along with two other accidents on slick highways.
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U.S. 27
Oxford
Alfred Rice
Law Road
Edward Stallo
Cincinnati
Rt. 4
Middletown
Hamilton
Night intruder repeats threat and is subdued by watchman
In Norfolk Virginia a ninth floor intruder in the Medical Arts Building warned night watchman Cornelius B Russell he would kill him if police were notified The intruder returned the following night lunged with a knife and was subdued by Russell’s night stick
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Norfolk
Medical Arts
Cornelius B. Russell
Russell
Russel
Pollice
Canton Flame Finally Fades
In Baltimore the "Star of Canton" flame atop a 225 foot refinery tower is being extinguished marking the end of fuel production at the Canton plant after decades of burning beside the refinery.
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Baltimore
Canton
Middletown Students Take 2nd and 3rd in Ohio Contest
Middletown High students placed second and third yesterday in a practice tournament for the Prince of Peace oratorical contest at Oakwood High School in Dayton. Helen Lowry won second and Patricia Wireman third as seven schools competed in the combined Ohio Speech League and National Forensic League event with 24 Middletown participants guided by debate coach Richard Nadelin.
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Middletown High
Prince of Peace
Oakwood High School
Dayton
Helen Lowry
Patricia Wireman
Richard Nadelin
Extra Chuckle Dog Warmth and Bite Irony
The saying elevates the dog as humankind’s noblest animal while joking that the noble dog becomes a hot dog. It notes a paradox where affection meets danger as the dog can feed the hand that bites it.
Real Estate Brokers Gain National Institute Membership
Thomas W. Baird Sr and Joe Lewis of Middletown have been accepted as members of the National Institute of Farm Brokers, joining a body under the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The inspection emphasizes ethics in buying, selling, managing, and appraising agricultural property. John A. Domanick, methods engineering supervisor for Aeronca Manufacturing, attended the 34th annual National Management Association meeting as an NMA director in Pittsburgh.
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Thomas W. Baird Sr
Joe Lewis
Middletown
National Institute of Farm Brokers
J. Vernon Grott
Institute
National Assn. of Real Estate Boards
Assaiat
Pittsburgh
John A. Domanick
Bellomonte St
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Domanick
NMA
Harvard C. Waken Is Elected Ohio CPA Member
Harvard C. Waken of Aeronca Manufacturing Corp 2805 Grand Ave is elected a member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants with offices at 79 E State St Columbus This marks a professional affiliation for the executive and ties to the Columbus organization.
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Harvard C. Waken
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Grand Ave
Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants
E. State St
Columbus
Mandarin Tones Shape Meaning In Chinese Speech
The Mandarin language uses four tones to distinguish meanings of syllables. It features no verb conjugation articles or tense distinctions, leading to a compact, context driven grammar.
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China
Prison escaped inmates captured after watermelon patch sleep
Wesley Stanford Emerson and Curtis Rogers Jr. prisoners serving robbery sentences escaped Ramsey Prison Farm in Rosharon Texas. They were recaptured two nights later in a watermelon patch after raiding a path in the field and falling asleep while eating.
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Rosharon
Tex
Wesley Stanford Emerson
Curtis Rogers, Jr
Ramsey
Snow Fell Briefly Then Melted in Mild Weather
The report notes a light snowfall yesterday that did not accumulate as flakes melted before reaching the ground. The snow persisted Saturday night but was only visible under streetlights and warm temperatures are expected to continue with no snow forecast for today or tomorrow.
Funeral services for Edward L. Gomia held Tuesday
Edward L. Gomia of 910 Lafayette Ave died early Saturday at home aged 59. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Henry Howard officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Calling hours Monday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Edward L. Gomia
Lafayette Ave
McCoy- Leffler
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
Prieads
NATO Maneuvers Next Week Upset Syrians
Syria voiced concern over a NATO plan for three days of maneuvers along the Turkish coast from October 31 to November 2. The Syria-Turkey border tension rose as Syrian officials cited possible military action and noted 100000 Turkish troops near the border amid reported border clashes with Israel.
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Damascus
Syria
NATO
United States
Britain
Turkey
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Izmir
U.S
Canberra
NATO Command
Malta
Royal Air Force
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Jleibina
Government Information Office
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