Ohio Bell workers in Middletown win wage hike pact
Ohio Bell and the Communication Workers of America signed a statewide contract in Cleveland boosting wages for about 18,000 non management workers. Middletown exchange top craftsman pay rises to 109 weekly and operators to 66.50, with some Ohio cities gaining up to eight dollars a week. The agreement costs the company roughly 5.78 million more than the old contract and includes better sick benefits and overtime.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Middletown Exchange
Ohio Bell
Communication Workers of America
Cleveland
The
Telephone Company
New
Middletown
Ohio
Iere
Ithe
Bids Placed on Carmody Boulevard and Wildwood Sewer
City commissioners heard bids for Carmody Boulevard and the Wildwood relief sewer. Haddad Construction Co. of Columbus submitted the low sewer bid at 132000 dollars and work is slated to start immediately with completion expected well before June 1957. Carmody Boulevard bids covered 2⅞ miles along the Miami River levee from Wharf Avenue to Germantown Road.
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Carmody Boulevard
Wildwood
Charles W. Thompson
Haddad Construction Co
Columbus
Thompson
Miami River
Wharf Avenue
Central Avenue
Germantown Road
Jewell Street
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank& Trust Co
James Myers
Man Charged With Robbery In Local Hold Up
Charles H. Wilcher, 43, of 1241 Sycamore St., is in police custody on a charge of robbing George McCormick, 1414 Sycamore St., of a 3.25 dollar check and 30 to 40 cents in change at Hudson and Michigan Avenues. McCormick identified Wilcher as one of two men who jumped him and stole his billfold. Wilcher was arrested by Ptl Howard Watson on Garfield Street. McCormick recovered his glasses and billfold, and reported theft of bus tickets. About 83 percent of present U S coal output moves to market by rail.
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Charles H. Wilcher
Sycamore St
Hudson and
Michigan Avenues
Ctim
George McCormick
Wilcher
Ptl
Howard Watson
Garfield Street
McCormick
Eunice Perkins to Lead Evening Services at Enterprise Baptist Church
Miss Eunice Perkins will lead services at 7 30 p m today at Enterprise Baptist Church on Seneca Street. A fish fry starts at 3 p m Friday at Tried Stone Baptist Church and runs through the evening. Tent services on Greenbush Road West Middletown begin tonight at 7 30 led by Elder Maton Pring. Perkins will present songs and instrumental music with services continuing through the week.
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Tried, Stone Baptist Church
Greenbush Road
West Middletown
Elder Maton
Pring
Two-Headed Meters Cause Parking Confusion
Police report complaints at Verity Parkway and Canal Street as drivers place coins in the wrong meter head. Chief Joseph Blackmore says tickets follow violations since officers cannot tell which meter is active, urging motorists to deposit coins in the stall’s designated head.
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Verity Parkway
Canal Street
Joseph Blackmore
Two Young Students Hurt At Lincoln And South Schools
Stephen Harbaugh 11 son of John Harbaugh 614 Highland Ave. injured at Lincoln School when he fell during recess and broke his left wrist. Gary Zimmerman 8 son of Robert Zimmerman 605 River St. Franklin broke his right forearm in a fall from bars at South School. Both boys were treated and released from Middle town Hospital.
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Middletown Hospital
Stephen Harbaugh
John Harbaugh
Highland Ave
Lincoln School
Gary Lee Zimmerman
Robert Zimmerman
River St
Franklin
South School
Tot Hit By Car Near Home Dies in Driveway Accident
A two year old girl Karen Sue Dalton of Fairview near Miami Valley Chautauqua died after being backed over by a neighbor’s car in a driveway. Warren County Deputy Sheriff said Clay Creech apparently failed to see the child. Services set for Friday at Cedar Springs Baptist Church Thornhill Tennessee.
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Fairview
Miami Valley Chautauqua
Middletown Hospital
Karen Sue Dalton
Woodrow Dalton
Dalton Ave
Warren County
George Carrell
Clay Creech
Creech
Steve
Stanley
Sylvia
Jepp Singleton
Rutledge
Tenn
Cedar Springs Baptist Church
Thornhill
Robert Eaton Funeral Home
Franklin
Repeaters On Central Get Tickets
Police Chief Joseph Black announced that repeat violators of the Central Avenue parking ban will receive citations after warnings. Officers have issued initial warnings and will switch to regular tickets as beat and traffic units enforce the rule from Water Street to the New York Central tracks.
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Central Aveue
Joseph Blackmore
Central Avenue
Water Street
New York Central
Manchester Avenue
First Report Scheduled In Y Drive For YMCA Members
YMCA campaign workers plan tomorrow’s first report session for a 1956 drive to recruit 2,000 members. General Chairman Robert Ridpath will preside at a 6 15 p.m. dinner at the Church of Ascension. Reports come from Jack Cummings Dr John Harkrader Bill Saunders and Bill Schuck.
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YMCA
Robert Ridpath
Church of Ascension
Jack Cummings
John Harkrader
Bill Saunders
Armco General
Bill Schuck
Armco East Side
Keith Geckeler
Peggy Brooks
Bob Laundy
Joe Atkinson
Jack Linzie
Drive
Louise Rossman
Franklin
Vets Plan Meeting At Paramount And Colonial Theaters
At The Movies review notes World War I veterans and their auxiliary will hold a state convention Sept 30 at VFW Post 3009. A dance opens the meeting with film showings including Burning Hills UFO and other titles across Paramount and Colonial venues.
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Paramount
Burning Hills
Colonial
VFW
Dixie Cruise
New Pop Won't Pass Cigars to Celebrate Birth
Stan Fultz, senior quarterback for Lemon Monroe High, became a father when his wife gave birth to a son Monday at Middletown Hospital. Coach Bob Saltmarsh prohibits cigar passing among Monroe players as they prepare for Friday's opener with Oxford Talawanda.
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Stan Fultz
Fultz
Lemon
Monroe High
Hornet
Middletown Hospital
Bob Saltmarsh
Monroe
Oxford Talawanda
Adult Night High School Enrollment Opens in Middletown
Registration for adult night high school classes will run 7 to 9 p.m. next Tuesday in Room 109 at Middletown High School. Courses include English American history American government algebra and plane geometry. Classes begin Sept 25 meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays in two time blocks.
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Middletown High School
Middletown
H. R. Cromwell
Cromwell
Police Briefs: Disorderly, Assault Warrants Led to Arrests
Officers last night arrested Susie Moore for disorderly conduct and Willa Cowgill for assault and battery. Meritt Lenear faces an assault charge. Phillip Reichter, 17, is reported missing by Edward Forkner. A 199 model car was stolen from Arthur Frasik and a hubcap theft occurred for LeRoy Mills. Orphus Gross, a material witness in a Perry County murder trial, was returned to Kentucky officials. A spare tire and jack were stolen from J. C. McNiece’s car after 11 p.m. Monday.
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Willa Cowgill
Reynolds Ave
Edward Forkner
S. Sutphin St
Phillip Reichter
Orphus Gross
Oxford State Rd
Perry County
Butler County
Kentucky
J. C. McNiece
Yankee Rd
Stamm family circus spirals into confusion in Franklin
Howard Edward Stamm, a plaster contractor and Boy Scout leader, faces rumors after a neighbor is arrested for DWI. His relatives and pets fill the scene as a pup breaks a leg and a teen suffers a poison ivy bout while the family plans a camping trip with Scout Troop 14 at Camp Hook.
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Camp
Hook
Navy Chief Mokry Improves After Anchorage Heart Attack
Middletown serviceman Joe Mokry, a U S Navy chief and Middletown High School graduate active in the American Legion band, is reported improving steadily after a heart attack in Anchorage. He has been at Elmdroff AFB Hospital in Kodiak, Alaska since early in the month.
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Middletown
Joe Mokry
Red Cross
Mokry
U.S. Navy
Elmdroff Afb
Kodiak
Alaska
Middletown High School
American Legion Band
Navy
Achorage
Dan Mokry
Central Ave
Keever Youth Kept Alive Amid War Strife
A Middletown airman stationed in England remains in serious condition after a brain blood vessel rupture at the base of the brain. Emergency steps were arranged to fly his mother, Mrs Earl Keever of 700 14th Ave, to his bedside through the Red Cross and Air Force officials. She has visited since arriving in Hertfordshire last Friday.
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Keever
Seryal
Middletown
Red Cross
England
Earl Keever
14Th Ave
Air Force
Hertfordshire
Wiring Blamed For Small Fire At Victory Restaurant
Franklin fire crews responded to a 9 30 a m alarm at the Victory Restaurant on N Main Street. Defective wiring caused a small blaze, which was extinguished quickly with minor damage reported.
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Franklin
Victory
N. Main Street
Franklin Fire Department
Youth Die After Car Leaves Road In Lancaster
An 18 year old passenger Roy Albert Leffler of Carroll died when a car left a gravel road five miles north of Lancaster and overturned. Driver John M. Fisher aged 19 was injured. State Highway Patrol reported the y.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Here
State Highway Patrol
Roy Albert Leffler
Carroll
John M. Fisher
Ipatro
Republicans Invite Democrats to Butler County Campaign School
Butler County Republicans invite Democratic election workers and officials to a campaign school at Middletown Roosevelt Junior High School. The event runs 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. with Republican speakers including Sen. Andrew Schoeppel and Gov. candidate C. William O'Neill. A box supper precedes the final session.
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Butler County
Middletown Roosevelt Junior High
Martin A. Coyle
GOP
Coyle
Ted W. Brown
Andrew F. Schoepple
Kansas
Republican National Senatorial Campaign Committee
Sen
Schoeppel
William O'Neill
George H. Bender
Robert Hacker
Hamilton
Robert Hayden
Middletown
Republican Central
Peterson's Ointment promises quick eczema itch relief
An old advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a simple fast relief for eczema itching and irritated skin. It claims itching subsides quickly, skin looks better, and offers a money back guarantee with a 50 cent price at all druggists.
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Peterson
Adv
Ranft's Sale Emphasizes Low Prices on Krochler Furniture
Tickled pink shoppers can save on Krochler living and bedroom sets at Ranft's due to low overhead. The ad invites readers to visit soon and compare prices on nationally advertised home furnishings in stock.
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Ranft’s
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U. S
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Riggs Funeral Home
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General Electric
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TYTUS
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Susie Moore
Arthur Frasik
LeRoy Mills
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Stollen
Merritt Lenear
Lincoln St
Stamm
Howard J. Stamm
Howard E. Stamm
Howard Edward Stamm
W. 7Th St
Howard Edward &Tamm
Gary Zimmerman
Stamm Ili
Howard Edward Stamm III
Young Howard Edward
Anchorage
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