City’s first skyscraper rises amid early skyline
In 1908 the structure stood as the city’s first skyscraper, with 47 stories, while the Woolworth Building soon rose taller to the right. Workmen at the top, one using a cutting torch, mark the ascent.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1967
Page
7
In 1908 the structure stood as the city’s first skyscraper, with 47 stories, while the Woolworth Building soon rose taller to the right. Workmen at the top, one using a cutting torch, mark the ascent.
Goodman said the committee will plan the kickoff meeting with all Civic members invited. He noted the event will focus on campaign neutrality and that only individuals not connected to campaigns will be solicited during the annual process.
The Rev Kent D Moorehead of Christ Methodist Church said in a talk at the American Legion's Kessler Auditorium that success is both revered and misused. He noted that nothing fails like success and urged caution in how the term is applied.
Kettering Memorial Hospital announces Herbert Brendel will speak at 11 a.m. worship tomorrow at the local Seventh Day Adventist Church with Sabbath school at 9:30 a.m. Rev. Moorehead, at a American War Mothers dinner for Middletown Lions Club members, warned that success can lead to consumerism and ad driven life.
The speaker argues that vast economic gains mask a loss of purpose and warns that victory in Vietnam may deepen suffering. He cites Reinhold Niebuhr on victors and vanquished and urges reflection on violence and meaning beyond material wealth.
Civic Association public relations for the new member canvass is divided into two committees. Knight Goodman names Edward Anderson as kick Welkin means the sky committee chair and Mrs. Robert Kemplin chairs cabinet meetings. Anderson’s team includes Mrs. Carl Wetzel Mrs. Maurice Rohrkemper Mac Tobias Paul Faries and Mrs. William Svarda. Cabinet meetings occur during the campaign and Kemplin's group runs the programs. The banquet is set for Oct 3 at the Manchester Motor Inn with over 700 volunteers expected.
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