Aeronca Plans Expansion Into Miamisburg Facilities
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp announced leasing a manufacturing building and several warehouses in Miamisburg to expand operations. About 200 jobs will be created in the Miamisburg area starting around January 1, with possible transfers from Middletown plants. Master Vibrator will discontinue Miamisburg operations and focus on Dayton plant production.
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Miamisburg
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
John Lawler
Middletown
Red Cross Seeks Instructors for First Aid Program
The Red Cross seeks former first aid instructors whose cards have expired. A refresher course on new bleeding control and artificial respiration, plus a course for new instructors, is planned. Currently only two to three instructors handle classes, with rising demand. A meeting is scheduled for September 16 and monthly gatherings will resume. The mobile unit, active at state events, will likely be used at the Butler County Fair. Interested parties should contact the Red Cross.
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The
Red Cross
Agnes Fay
Red Cross Center
Joe Priest
Butler County
$600 Theft From Blumberg Cohen Safe
A break-in at Blumberg-Cohen, 1215 Girard Ave, yielded about $600 from a safe. The door was pried open after the safe was broken off and a window was broken to gain entry. Janitor found the theft at 7:26 am with Patrolmen Don Wallace and Melvin Barker initial responders.
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Blumberg - Cohen
Girard Ave
Ralph Bauer
Bauer
Don Wallace
Melvin Barker
Middletown plant to relocate operations to Miamisburg site
Aeronca plans move 30 000 feet of manufacturing and 15 000 feet of storage space at a former Middletown plant site in Miamisburg located at Fourth and Richards streets. Eight acres, ample parking and a New York Central siding are nearby. Most workers will come from the Miamisburg area with no overall job losses expected. about 80 Master Vibrator Co. workers may be affected by related contracts.
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Miamisburg
Fourth and Richards Streets
Lawler
New York Central Railroad
Middletown
Aeronca
Aeronca Expands in Miamisburg with New Layout and Lease
Aeronca has expanded into the former P Lorillard building, growing to about 1700 employees and leasing five acres of city property near the airport. The firm, once a light-plane maker, now produces components for major aircraft firms and will concentrate Miamisburg operations on existing orders plus a backlog. The Dayton land is leased from Howard Heller and features a concrete floor for heavy machinery installation.
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Aeronca
P. Lorillard
Miamisburg
Howard Heller
Dayton
Membership Tea Planned by Women Voters
The League of Women Voters will hold its annual membership tea on September 24 at the Girls' Club. The event was announced at an executive board meeting at Mrs. Cecil Kindred's home with plans for voter information on the November 3 election. Mrs. Robert Richardson outlined voters service efforts and Mrs. Robert Holly discussed monthly unit meetings.
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League of Women Voters
Girls’ Club
Cecil Kindred
Robert Richardson
Voters Service
Robert Holly
Heat climbs past 100 as Middletown endures August scorch
The article notes a June start at 71 degrees rising to 84 by midmorning and reports Armco East Side main gate mercury at 103 yesterday. It recalls a record 108 two years ago and a hot August pattern with scarce rain and an attainable forecast of fair but continued heat.
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Armco
Middletown
Cincinnati
POW Hamilton Finds Middletown Too Loud After Korea
Pfc. Roland A. Hamilton, Middletown's first returned prisoner of war, says Middletown is not as quiet as North Korea Prison Camp No 1. He slept little since arriving at Dayton airport, disturbed by traffic trains and nephews playing in his apartment. He notes different storefronts and people as he strolls the city.
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Middletown
Roland A. Hamilton
Woodlawn Ave
Dayton
Chautauqua
Korea
Hamilton
Prisoner Hamilton Faces Adjustment After Communist Detention
After 28 months in Communist custody, Hamilton confronts readjustment challenges. He recalls old friends now scattered in marriage, law enforcement, and business, and shares memories from school and military peers. He jokes about his cure, but struggles with appetite and recovery.
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Hamilton
Orea
Soldier captured by Reds after two days on front lines
The Soldier was taken prisoner by Chinese forces in April 1951 after two days in action north of Seoul during their spring offensive. His squad, isolated as other units withdrew, was surrounded and captured while attempting to reach UN territory. He was released on August 10.
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Reds
Seoul
Hamilton
Two Local Men Enlist in Four-Year Air Force Service
Two men from the Middletown area enlisted in the Air Force for four years. MSgt. Al Walters, the local recruiting officer, announced the enlistments of Lewis O. Slocum of 704 Seventeenth Ave and Jerry L. Richorn of West Middletown Route 2, who were sent to Sampson Air Force Base in New York. Walters noted three more openings will be available to local men in September.
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Middletown
Air Force
Msgt
al Walters
Lewis O. Slocum
Seventeenth Ave
Jerry L. Richorn
West Middletown
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Walters
Second POW Reaches U S On Saturday
Middletown reports its second former prisoner of war will arrive in San Francisco Saturday aboard the U S Navy Transport Marine Adder. Pvt William Roosa, 25, captured April 1951 and released August 18, is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Roosa of 3008 Jefferson Rd. His parents have been notified. Charles Riddell Jr, Sgt Charles Riddell, Jr is due home within two weeks after capture November 2 1950 and release August 24 1953. Cpl Perry Osborne Jr has sailed from Korea and is expected home in 10 days. Osborne was captured April 24 1951 and released August 20 1953.
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William Roosa
Middletown
San Francisco
U. S. Navy
Marine Adder
Fred Roosa
Jefferson Rd
Charles Riddell
Myers Road
Charles Riddell, Jr
Riddell
Perry Osborne
Lebanon
Route 2
Cpl
Korea
Osborne
Local Driver Sentenced for Operating a Car While Intoxicated
Jake Cates of Hamilton received a $200 fine and costs, 10 days in county jail, and a one year license revocation after a Saturday night crash where his car struck a parked vehicle and caught fire. Two Cincinnati men rescued him from the burning vehicle.
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Alton H. Combs
Jake Cates
Pater Ave
Hamilton
Cates
Cincinnati
Man Charged With DWI Receives Fines and Suspension
Charles Byrd, 28, of 3507 Scott Street, charged with operating a car while intoxicated, was fined $200 plus costs, received a six month license suspension, and a three day jail sentence. Byrd was arrested early Sunday by state patrolmen.
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Charles Byrd
Scott St
Byrd
Downing Faces Six Month Suspension For DWI Charge
Ova R. Downing, 27, of 4114 Jewell Street, charged with operating a car while intoxicated, was suspended for six months and given a three day sentence. A detainer has been placed against Downing by the sheriff's office.
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Ova R. Downing
Jewell St
Downing
Sheriff's Office
Florence Flack Case Sees Suspended Fines and Jail
Fines totaling 900 dollars and ten months in jail were suspended for Florence Flack age 50 of 617 West Ninth Ave after she was arrested for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Judge Combs ruled suspensions hinge on good behavior. any future arrest revokes them.
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Florence Flack
West
Ninth Ave
Combs
Vagrant Stanley Kicok Fined and Spared Jail
Stanley Kicok age 58 was fined 100 dollars plus costs and given 30 days for vagrancy. All penalties suspended on condition he leaves the city.
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Stanley Kicok
Williams fined for careless driving in local court
Everett Williams aged 23 of 1505 Lawn Avenue paid a 25 dollar fine plus costs for careless driving. Curtis Williams Jr aged 29 of 707 Seventeenth Avenue was fined 25 dollars plus costs on a similar charge but suspended.
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Everett Williams
Lawn Ave
Curtis Williams, Jr
Seventeenth Ave
Local court fines for multiple defendants in conduct cases
Albert Lackley Kenneth Beltz and others were fined $10 and costs for disorderly conduct or intoxication. James DeBord and Roy Nickell also faced penalties with Nickell’s gun and shells confiscated. Jack Puckett’s disorderly conduct charge was dismissed and Ollie Henry’s charge for drinking from a flask in an auto was dropped.
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Albert Lackley
Columbia Ave
William Day
Cleveland St
James M. DeBord
Central Ave
Roy Nickell
Cherry St
Nickell
Kenneth Beltz
Excello
Jack Puckett
Malvern St
Ollie Henry
Hamilton
Minor Damage In Two Car Collision On U S 25
At 12 03 a m a two car crash on U S 25 about a mile north of Franklin caused moderate damage with no injuries. Frederick Noyes 69 Middletown Route 1 rear ended Donald Hammock 20 Franklin Route 2 while Hammock car was stopped to turn into a private drive. No charges were filed.
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U.S. 25
Franklin
Frederick Noyes
Middletown
Donald Hammock
Noyes
Kindergarten Registration Planned in Middletown
Superintendent Earle R. Leidner announced a new plan to register Middletown’s 600 five year olds for kindergarten this September. Registrations are split by last name initials with specific times on September 8 and 9, and new residents may register at designated kindergarten locations. Birth certificates must be presented at registration.
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Earle R. Leidner
Middletown
Seidner
Leidner
Ohio Begins Three Year Driver License Renewal
Motorists showed little rush to renew as the Middletown Auto License Bureau opened. By 11 a.m. only two had renewed, while ten callers inquired about expiration dates. Officials urged checking dates and noted current staff should handle demand. renewal requires the old license and one dollar. Office hours remain 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
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Ohio
Middletown
Ter
Bureau
Turner receives life term for killing in Cincinnati case
Roy C. Turner 36 of Martin Kentucky was found guilty of second degree murder in the beating death of Betty Smith Fredericks 23 of Emporium Pennsylvania. He was sentenced to life in the Ohio Penitentiary after being ordered from Middletown following a disorderly conduct charge. Autopsy showed the victim was an expectant mother.
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Roy C. Turner
Martin, Ky
Middletown
Ohio
Turner
Betty Smith Fredericks
Emporium
George E. Kearns
Cincinnati
South Broad Street
Milner
Alton Combs
Fredericks
Tot Dies, Parents Injured In Mount Vernon Crash
A 3-year-old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Virgil B Street of Mount Vernon, was killed when the car hit a tree on Wayne Street near Logan Ohio. The parents and another son Kermit were admitted to Hocking Valley Hospital with injuries. The father has a fractured knee and the mother both legs fractured.
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Logan
Ohio
Wayne Street
Virgil B. Street
Mount Vernon
Here
Kermit
Hocking Valley Hospital
Police Briefs Arrest of Henry Martin on DUI Charge
Henry Martin, 27, of 1025 Columbia Ave, was arrested yesterday on Meadow Avenue for driving under the influence and physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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Henry Martin
Columbia Ave
Meaduow Avenue
Attempted break-ins investigated at two city homes
Police investigated an attempted break-in at Mrs. Camilla Ware's home 1506 Calumet Ave rear at 1 03 a.m. A torn window screen was noted. Earlier at 2 p m yesterday officers spoke with Thomas Mulligan of 2001 Erie Ave who showed a cut storm door screen and an entry attempt on a window.
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Camilla Ware
Calumet Ave
Thomas Mulligan
Erie Ave
Man Arrested on Warrant for Menace Threat
Glen Lane age 28 of 1890 Glenn Ave was arrested on a warrant charging menace and threat filed by Dharma McFar lane of 808 Ninth Ave. Lane allegedly threatened her young son with a gun.
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Glen Lane
Glenn Ave
Dharma McFarlane
Ninth Ave
MceFarlane
Lane
Damage to new construction on Sherman Avenue
Plasterer Bert O. Black reports damage to a new building at 3001 Sherman Ave. Youths scraped plaster from walls and left initials. Estimated damage set at 25 dollars.
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Sherman Ave
Bert O. Black
Three children bitten by dogs in Moore Street area
Marie Dineen aged 2 of Moore Street was bitten on the left wrist, Jimmy Malott 11 of Tytus Avenue was bitten on the right arm and back requiring stitches, and Jack from Malvern Street was reported bitten as police noted.
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Marie Dineen
Moore Street
Jimmy Malott
Tytus Ave
Jack
Malvern St
At The Movies Showings This Week
PARAMOUNT screens Shane Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 15 3 15 5 25 7 35 and 9 45 p.m. STRAND features The Big Frame Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 30 4 00 6 30 and 9 00 p.m. The Last Posse shows at 2 45 5 15 7 45 and 10 15 p.m.
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Paramount
Shane
Strand
Big Frame
Posse
New Jelly like Formula Knocks Baked Grease Off Ovens
ITS is a new oven cleaner that restores surfaces to grease free newness without scraping. The product is brushed on left to stand then wiped with water. It is sold at The Central Store Nation Department for $1 including a plastic brush. ITS is non flammable and performs spectacularly.
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Nation
Adv
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