Nine Sorg employees treated after chlorine gas leak
Nine Sorg Paper Co. workers were hospitalized at Middletown Hospital after inhaling chlorine fumes from a leaking tank at the plant near the Smith Mill. Firemen extinguished the gas, with nine employees treated and dismissed. A car fire at 121 N Main St caused $20 damage from a short circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Paper Co
Middletown Hospital
Bertie Elam
Charles St
Thomas Phillips
Jewell Ave
James Habig
Reynolds Ave
H. W. Harden
West Middletown
Charles Meadows
Ottawa St
Arnold Hampton
Roslyn
Bert Nichols
Germantown
Zollie Francis
Franklin
W. J. Spencer
6Th Ave
Asst
James Mattison
Vic Anvil
Smith Mill
Frank South
N. Main St
Yankee Road
Girard Avenue
Broad Street
Children's Art Classes To Be Opened
Art activities for fourth graders to junior high start Saturday at the Middletown Art Center in the Legion building basement. The two hour session from 9 30 to 11 30 a m will be directed by two Miami University art department graduate students. Fee is 50 cents per class. Children should report to the Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Art Center
Legion Building
Miami University
City seeks 1958 budget of 4 540 743 from county board
City commissioners vote to request a 1958 budget of 4 540 743 covering all city funds. The general fund asks for 1 784 780, up 480 908 from 1957. City faces an anticipated 105 000 operating deficit while receipts for the year ending December 31 are estimated at 1 330 399.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Budget Commission
Crue
Charles W. Thompson
Freeway Hearing Friday on Cincinnati to Dayton Route
State highway department to hold a public hearing Friday at 9 am at the American Legion Home 116 Main St on routing the US 25 freeway between Cincinnati and Dayton. G D Ackerman leads the session with L B Gamble and highway staff. Legion to host 500 plus attendees.
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State Highway Department
American Legion Home
Main St
Cincinnati
Dayton
G. D. Ackerman
Division 8
Highway Department
L. B. Gamble
Columbus
Ackerman
the Legion
CROP Gets S842 From Collection
Harold Kesselring of the Middletown Youth Council reports a city wide collection by Junior and Senior High youths raised 842.52 for CROP. Ten churches participated and about 125 youths helped to fund clothing and food for needy children worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kesselring
Middletown
Springboro Schools Close as Flu Absenteeism Surges
Springboro pupils were sent home for the second time this week as classes were canceled due to a flu epidemic. Warren County health commissioner Dr Arch Harvey ordered the closure after absenteeism hit 35 percent of enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springboro
Don Bolton
Arch Harvey
Warren County
Harvey
Union rejects meeting on tax levy at election
The Middletown Municipal Employees Independent Union says it will not hold a membership meeting to discuss the two mill property tax levy and salary raise issue on the general election ballot. President Theodore Thompson notes voting is individual and the union will not influence members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
U. S
Thompson
MMEIU
Purple flame produced by lithium salt sprinkled on fire
A note explains that sprinkling lithium salts on a fire can produce a purple flame. It highlights the color change resulting from lithium compounds' emission spectrum.
Bar Association backs two candidates for county judgeships
The Middletown Bar Association endorsed William R. Hendrickson and Fred R. Woodruff as eminently qualified for the new county judgeships in the upcoming election. It also supported Judge Fred B. Cramer for the additional U S District Court judgeship pending. The group favored relocating the Butler County Courthouse to the north Hamilton site near the County Home and discussed a 2 mill city charter tax levy at a City Commission meeting led by Francis Carmody. Judge Cramer led a seminar on a recent state Supreme Court domestic relations decision.
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Middletown Bar Alsa
William R. Hendrickson
Monroe
Fred R. Woodruff
Oxford
Fred B. Cramer
U. S. District Court
Southern District of
Ohio
Butler County
Hamilton
Francis Carmody
Middletown
Cramer
State Supreme Court
No Income Tax Seen If Levy Passes Tuesday Says Driscoll
Driscoll says a 2 mill charter amendment on the ballot next Tuesday would relieve Middletown’s financial emergency by boosting operating revenue. The City Commission backs the Financial Advisory Committee findings and warns the city may need higher income if the measure fails.
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Driscoll
Donald Driscoll
Better Middletown Committee
Francis Carmody
Charles Stiles
Martin B. Miller
Arthur Sanderson
William Denham
Middletown
City Commission
Financial Advisory Committee
Hamiltonian Is Killed At Kettering
A two car crash on Ohio 148 near Kettering, Ohio killed Ralph Reed 43 of Hamilton. Luther McNabb 26 of Hamilton and Forrest Jones 47 of Le Noir City Tennessee were injured and hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Police say Reed's car apparently lost control.
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Dayton
Ohio
Kettering
Ralph Reed
Hamilton
Luther McNabb
Reed
Forrest Jones
Lenoir City
Tenn
McNabb
Jones
Miami Valley Hospital
Somerville Man Killed One Day Before Retirement
Somerville resident David B. Reed 68 died when his car left Route 25 near Sharonville, struck two trees, and rammed a second tree in a yard. He was a Ford Motor Co. employee for 35 years and was to be honored at retirement events. Survived by wife Ruby and one son. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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David B. Reed
Somerville
West Chester
Reed
Sharonville
John Strauss
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Garret J. Boone
Butts County
Ford Motor Co
Butler County
Ruby
Inman Funeral Home
Local Thefts Reported Across City and Warrant Arrest
Police briefs list bicycle theft from Norman Fleming at 1324 Fairmount Ave and wire gate stolen from Mrs. William Best at 1607 Talor Ave. A car with license 66442MR was stolen from Randoloph Mason at 1339 Cental Ave West Liberty Ky. Frank Rothwell, 38, Mt Sterling Ky, was arrested on a local court warrant for defrauding a trailer rental service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Fleming
Fairmount Ave
William Best
Talor Ave
Randloph Mason
Cental Ave
West Liberty
Frank Rothwell
Mt. Sterlling
Rev Dr Oscar Olson Elected to Methodist Board
In Nashville Tennessee the Rev Dr Oscar Thomas Olson of Cleveland was elected to the 45 member Board of Publications of the Methodist Church on Wednesday to succeed Rev Dr J Otis Young of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Nashville
Tenn
Oscar Thomas Olson
Cleveland
The
Methodist Church Wednesday
J. Otis Young
Chicago
Injuries Fatal In Auto Crash Near Zanesville
Charles FE Derry about 50 of South Zanesville died in Bethesda Hospital from injuries suffered when struck by an auto on U S 22 near the South Zanesville corporation line. He was injured Wednesday night.
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Middletown
Roger Reffitt
Gideon Rd
Franklin
Shartz
Reffitt
Gus Hatton
Taylor Ave
Hatton
J. T. Lamb
Evlyn George
Omaha St
Omaha St., Reported To Sheriff's
Oxford State Road
Morgan Street
Louis Davis
Zanesville
Ohio
Charles FE
Derry
Bethesda Hospital
U.S. 22
South Zanesville Corporation
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Pol, Adv
Miami Valley
Evandale
Moraine City
Mei Wow
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Central Ave
Queen Street
Alameda
Woodlawn Ave
Seven Mile School
Montgomery Ward
N. Main
China
Larchmont
Plymouth
Desoto
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