Bids to be taken September 28 on new parking lot
Middletown plans a second municipally operated parking lot on Clinton Canal Street. Bids due September 28 cover site work for a 160 car lot, excluding meter installation, with usable completion this fall and final work by next spring. Lease payments total 8 550 to Barnitz Fund, option to buy at cost.
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Middletown
Howard Kramer
Kramer
Clinton Canal Street
Barnitz Fund
Chamber of Commerce
N.J. Lawler
Earle A. Hanson
Canal and
Curtis Streets
Main
Manchester
Barnitz Trust Fund
Three Men Charged In Eng lish Tavern Break-In
Three men were arrested in connection with a break-in at the English Tavern on Warren Road and Blue Ball Pike. Letcher Holland age 48 of Middletown and William Day age 31 remain at large and will be arraigned before Squire Lammie Bailey. Thomas Muir age 39 of Middletown Route 1 faces intoxication charges. A photograph led to the arrests, and a bucket containing cigarettes wine and food was recovered after Day was followed. All have prior records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Road
B've Ball Pike
Lammie Bailey
Loren Gustin
Frank South
Letcher Holland
Middletown
William Day
Thomas Muir
Gustin
Mull
Holland
Paul Fouts
South
State Reformatory
LaGrange
Day
County polio case count reaches 38 in Ohio
Ohio polio figures show 1,327 cases statewide as of September 5 with Butler County totaling 38. The 38th case is two year old Paul Edward Welsh of Hamilton, admitted to Mercy Hospital. county ranking places Hamilton second after Cuyahoga in statewide infections.
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Hitler County
Ohio
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Paul Edward, Welsh
Mre
Luther Welsh
Allstater Ave
Cuyahoga County
Butler County
Hamilton County
Lucas
Franklin
Montgomery
Suit
Miami
Charles J. Reuthe
Buller County
Nat'nal Foundation For
Kelly Named Arrow Chief in Nachenum Lodge
Bob Kelly was elected chief of the Nachenum Lodge of the Order of the Arrow within the Mound Builders Area Boy Scout Council, succeeding Bill Hill. New officers include Allen Karchner vice chief and Bob Caldwell secretary, with Eddie Zickgraf Jr treasurer and Bob Yoder historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kelly
Nachenum
Loveland
Foster
West Middletown
Mason
Camp Hook
Earl McVey
Middletonian Youth Faces Theft Ring Charges in Ohio
A Middletown youth, Robert South, 19, is slated for arraignment in Dayton Municipal Court along with two others, Robert Plumber and Benny Taylor, both 20, amid a Montgomery County theft ring probe now numbering 37 suspected members. Breach Howard Stamper, 19, faces future charges in Warren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Montgomery County
Dayton
Robert South
Neal F. Zimmers
Robert Plumber
Benny Taylor
Miamisburg
Breach Howard Stamper
Warren County
First Grade Addition At Wilson School
Earle R. Leidner announces Mrs. Ralph Kah will teach the new first grade class at Wilson School. A large enrollment forces Principal George Court to split the grade into three sections, with Kah teaching the extra class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kah
Wlson School
Earle R. Leidner
George Court
Movie Schedule at Paramount and Strand Theatres
The listings show Paramount and Strand theatres presenting a mix of films. Paramount shows Sweethearts on Parade Island in the Sky War of the Worlds Shoot Straight with multiple showtimes Tuesday and Wednesday. Strand offers Outcast of the Islands Cuptost in Malaya Blue Canadian Rockies and Sky Commando across the same days with several screenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand
Islands
Heating firms overwhelmed as cold snap prompts furnace requests
Middletown residents frantic for heat flood contractors after autumn chill arrives. Gas and oil users request emergency lightings while firms warn of delays as supply strains and weather shifts strain resources. CG&E had urged preseason checks but temp rose little.
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Toronto Journal
Middletown
Hook Molloy Plan Trip To South America
Armco chairman Charles R. Hook and Armco International VP John Molloy will depart September 21 for a business tour of South America visiting Armco plants and offices in Peru Chile Uruguay Brazil and Argentina. Mrs Hook and Mrs Molloy accompany their husbands and Irene Dineen will join as fifth member of the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Hook
Armco Steel Corp
John Molloy
Armco International Corp
South America
Armco
Peru
Chile
Uruguay
Brazil
Argentina
Hook
Molloy
Irene Dineen
Tax Revision On Armco Plat Delayed By County Board
The Armco plant evaluation in Lemon Township is delayed about a month as the County Board of Tax Revision postpones action. Deputy county auditor Gordon Smith says the meeting will be set for mid next month after notice three weeks prior. Total plant value is about 20 million with land 15.5 million, real estate 4.83584 million, and personal property 14.97231 million, reflecting a Supreme Court ruling that steel fabrication equipment is taxed as personal property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Tax Revision
Armco
Lemon Township
Gordon Smith
State Supreme Court
Driver Disappears After Truck Cuts Phone Service
A runaway truck from Superior Trucking Co. of Birmingham toppled two telephone poles and cut service to Waynesville Harveysburg and Corwin. The driver, believed to be from Birmingham, boarded a southbound bus in Lebanon after the incident. The truck was impounded in Waynesville until claimed, with repairs underway to restore normal service by noon.
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Lebanon
Waynesville
Harveysburg
Corwin
Richard Lawrence
Birmingham
Ala
Warren County
Street Work Nearing Finish As Leaf Haul Concludes
City street department nears completion of fourteen miles of seal coating. Weather delays yesterday sent trucks to clear early falling leaves, aiding street sweepers. Crews still seal coat South Highlands and Eldorado, while First Ave widening progresses with curb work east of Garfield to the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard H. Kramer
Kramer
Kreamer
South Highlands
Eldorado
First Avenue
Garfield Street
Sherwood Plans Three Talks On Communism Battle
Roger Sherwood founder of the Protect America League announces three speaking engagements in the next two weeks. He will address the Indianapolis Sheet Metal Contractors chapter in Indiana Thursday, a Kiwanis clubs dinner in Cincinnati September 23, and a Knights of Columbus breakfast in Jeffersonville September 27. The PAL fall season opening is expected later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Sherwood
Middletown
Protect America League
Sherwood
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indiana Sheet Metal Contractors
Knights of Columbus
Jeffersonville
Cincinnati
PAL
District Scouts Plan Fall Round Table Meeting
The Pokey Griffith district of the Mound Builders Area Boy Scout Council will hold a 7:30 p m round table tomorrow in the Girl Scout clubroom Civic Association Building. District commissioners led by Earl Klein will conduct the meeting in conjunction with the round table.
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Pokey Griffith
Mound Builders Area
Boy Scout Council
Girl Scout
Civic Association
Earl Klein
Round Table
Ex-POWs On Program At Legion Home
Two Middletown ex POWs will speak at Ameri can Legion Post 218 monthly meeting in the Legion home. Pfc. Roland A. Hamilton and Sgt. Charles Riddell Jr. discuss prison camp experiences. Pvt. William Roosa cannot attend. Riddell spent 33 months as a prisoner. Hamilton and Roosa were interned 28 months. Hamilton returned August 30. Riddell September 7 aboard the same flight as Roosa. Riddell’s first Middletown talk is scheduled for Wednesday. No ceremonies planned for the post meeting. special Armistice Day program expected for se prisoners.
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Middletown
American Legion Post 218
Legion Home
Roland A. Hamilton
Woodlawn Ave
Charles Riddell, Jr
Myers Rd
William Roosa
Jefferson Rd
Riddell
Hamilton
Roosa
Lions Club
Civitan Club
Legion
Kindness May Pay But Not This Time
A man named Harry Richardson from Chris tel Avenue tried to move his car at 5:23 a.m to avoid waking neighbors. They called the police. Patrolmen Virgil Sorrell and Paul Frisby arrived and noted the scene as a young man pushing a car out of the driveway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Richardson
Christel Avenue
Harry
Virgil Sorrell
Paul Frisby
Millers Leave Middletown for Indiana Pastorate
The Rev. Charles E. Miller resigns as associate minister at First Church of God Crawford Street effective October 11 and will move with his wife to Mooresville Church of God in Indiana. Both natives of Indiana, they came to Middletown in 1951 and plan academic work at Butler University.
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Charles E. Miller
First Church of God
Crawford Street
Miller
Church of God
Mooresville
Ind
Indianapolis
Indiana
Butler University
Middletown
Dads' Draft in Middletown Still Unset
J Wiley Mitchell, chairman of the local selective service board, says no definite date for drafting fathers and prospective fathers. Regulations require notice of fatherhood by August 24 for induction eligibility. men who sent statements are in 3-A dependency deferment and remain liable to be drafted until age 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wiley Mitchell
Selective Service Board
Selective Service
Mitchell
Termite Control Ad From The Denny Lumber Co
An arid house termite remedy ad touts ARAB U-DO-IT a chiordane base treatment that kills termites in the ground around homes. It claims 19.95 for a gallon concentrate yielding 100 gallons enough for a five room house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny Lumber Company
Middletown
Ohio
Planning Board Approves Three New Plats Near Middletown
Planning Board tentatively approves three plats for new subdivisions near Middletown. Arnold Skinner and Vernal Gross plats on Coles Road total 30 lots, and Harry Finkelman’s Skyview Acres addition on Mossman and Eck Roads covers 15 large lots in West Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
City Planning Commission
Arnold Skinner
Vernal Gross
Coles Road
Skyview Acres
Harry Finkelman
Mossman and
Eck Roads
West Middletown
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Arrow
Middletonian
Wilson School
Paramount
COEF
we2Gency Ambulance Service
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
George J. Kuehnle
Cg&e
L. W. Schreckengast
Ohio Central Telephone Co
Wall Street Journal
Studebaker
Priecemay
Forvice To
Detroit
Wall
Charles ST
McConn Motors
Middletown, Ohio
Millers
Charles Miller
J. L. Purdy
Dohn
Ass’n
Central Ave
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