Manchester Machine Co plans new plant on 137 acre tract
Manchester Machine Co, a Gardner subsidiary, announced plans to buy 137 acres near Monroe on Long Street Garver Road opposite Monroe Lumber Co for a new manufacturing plant. The firm, already producing on W Central Avenue, would expand capacity, add jobs, and invest about two million dollars in construction with modern tooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
James D. Boyd
Manchester Machine Co
Manchester Company
Long Street
Garver Road
Monroe Lumber Co
Joseph Riley
Boyd
Manchester
W. Central Avenue
Gardner Board & Carton Co
Gardner
Bevis
Manchester Machine
Enterprise Machine Shop
Middletown Federal
Four Hamilton men seized in county break-ins and thefts
Hamilton authorities report the arrest of four men for five rural break-ins and the theft of 18 soft drink machines. James Floyd Shockey, 20, faces five breaking and entering counts plus 18 petit larceny charges. Hensley, Johnson, and Murphy are charged with related break-ins and larcenies. All are due in Municipal Court at 9:30 p.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
James Floyd Shockey
Stillwell- Beckett Rd
Butler County
Willie Hensley
Hanover Street
Richard Johnson
Central Ave
Douglas Murphy
Grand Blvd
A. N. Peters
al Mahatha
Sheriff's Office
Ben Fox
Harold Carpenter
Shockey
Rainbow Garden
Millville
Rely Inn
Reily Township School
Rt. 4
Old
Oxford Road
Hensley
Johnson
Reily
Murphy
Reily Inn
Municipal Court
YMCA Workers Meet To Hear Growth And Needs
YMCA campaign workers gather for a progress report at 6 15 PM at First Presbyterian Church. Harry Holiday, YMCA board president, outlines growth and future needs. General Drive Chairman Robert Ridpath presides as the drive shows 23 percent completion toward a 2000 member goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
First Presbyterian Church
Harry Holiday
Ymca Board of Directors
Holiday
Robert Ridpath
Youll Sleep Better On Beautyrest Mattresses
An advertisement touts Simmons Beautyrest mattresses with new coil construction for even support and reduced hardness. It promises restful sleep and refreshed awakenings, inviting customers to visit and compare prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
Two Drivers Charged In Middletown Mishaps
Two drivers were cited in municipal court after Middletown accidents. William Tickel and Carrie Ray faced charges for following too closely and failing to yield at stop signs amid several late day crashes. Damages totaled $605 across incidents.
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Middletown
William Tickel
Ben Harrison St
Excello
George Miles
Dayton
N. Verity Parkway
Panama Avenue
Carrie Ray
Kenwood Dr
Hugh Jordan Jr
Eldora Dr
Lafayette Avenue
S. Verity Parkway
Charles Frasher
Texas Ave
Sol Dizazea
Yankee Road
4Th Avenue
James Stewart
Hill Ave
William Rowland
Carolina St
Central Avenue
S. Sutphin Street
Police Briefs: Missing Boy Found in Kentucky
James C. Lockard, 14, of 1502 Smith Ave., reported missing since Sept. 4, was located in Jackson, Kentucky, police said yesterday. Walter Ivins, manager of the state liquor store, reported a hubcap stolen from his car parked behind the store last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Lockard
Smith Ave
Jackson
Walter Ivins
Gardner Board & Carton Co. Safety Record Stands After Accident
Miss Rosalee Methven suffered a broken nose in a locker accident at Gardner Middletown Division. It is the first lost-time incident since March 21, 1956, but the firm reports an all time safety record with 1,158,910 accident free man hours and a 0.7 per million rate versus about 10 in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Board & Carton Co
Rosalee Methven
Fleming Rd
Gardner
Middletown
Whhich
Manchester Machine Co
Miss Methven
Squirrel hunting accident injures two youths near Centerville
Clyde Beckett Jr. of Franklin and James Burnt of Franklin were hurt in separate hunting incidents. Beckett, 20, hospitalized with shotgun pellets to head and hands after an accidental discharge during a squirrel hunt near Centerville. He remained under observation for hand injuries after a six hour operation. Burnt received a shoulder wound on the Luther Welch farm in Oregonia during a hunt with Harlan Jackson. Burnt was taken to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. condition not serious.
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Middletown Hospital
Clyde Beckett Jr
Franklin Rt. 2
Centerville
Lebanon
James Burnt
Franklin
Luther, Welch
Oregonia
Harlan Jackson
East Ave
Hamilton
Jackson
Richard Satterthwaite
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Fires Damage Two Cars in Middletown Downtown
Two parked cars were damaged in separate fires last night in Middletown downtown. A 1948 auto owned by Patrolman Jack Combs at 2200 Wilbraham Road behind 10 South Broad Street suffered about 250 dollars in damage, likely from a short circuit or a cigarette. A second blaze on Manchester Avenue, owned by John Lawson at 4219 Central Avenue, caused around 200 dollars in damage. Additional alarms were reported on 6th Avenue and Main Street and Catalpa Drive for unrelated calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ptl
Jack Combs
Wilbraham Rd
S. Broad St
Company
Company 1
Manchester Avenue
John Lawson
Central Ave
Burns Prove Fatal in Cincinnati Home Incident
Mrs Delores Davis aged 23 died at General Hospital from burns suffered at her Cincinnati home on September 8 and died last night. Police investigate cause and circumstances as the case is reviewed by hospital authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Delores Davis
General Hospital
Five Men Fined for Firing Gun in City
Five men who said they were target shooting at cans in the Miami River faced suspended 25 dollar fines for discharging firearms inside city limits. Listed defendants include Ollie Lige Cliff Fuller Alvin Burg Dock Dodson John Greenwood and Vernon Banks. Banks also paid fines for lacking a driver's license. The judge ordered confiscation of the gun and suspended further appearances in court. Other cases included DUI fines and separate charges, with various suspensions and restitution orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami River
Ollie Lige
Louis Pl
Cliff Fuller
18Th Ave
Alvin Burg
Sycamore St
Dock Dodson
N. Main St
Franklin
John Greenwood
Vernon Banks
Young St
J. T. Lamb
Banks
Fuller
Hame
Lamb
Fire Hits Franklin Apartments
A blaze swept two apartments at 19 E and St in Franklin destroying household effects for one family and damaging another. Damages estimated at 5000 to 9000 dollars. Patsy Black alerted neighbors and 15 year olds Fay Creech and Patsy Black helped raise the alarm. Mrs Workman and her two children were displaced and later sheltered by relatives as neighbors collected clothing and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
E. and St
Howard Harville
Donna Workman
Patsy Black
Patsy
Hiram Black
Fay Creech
Sandra Kay
Frankie
Middletown
Weldon Workman
Shartz
JA Adviser Training Begins Today
The second part of a Junior Achievement adviser training starts at 7:30 p.m. today and tomorrow, with all advisers in one of the sessions. The initial meeting last week targeted new advisers, and a bookkeeping advisers session Thursday at 7:30 p.m. will wrap up the program in the Civic Association auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. McCall
McCall
Civic Association
Dinner Planned After Jackson Concert Oct 7
Additional arrangements have been made for the Oct 7 appearance of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, sponsor Reuben Doty says. The Young Men's Progressive Club will host a 3:30 p.m. Wade E Miller gym concert followed by a 6 p.m. testimonial dinner at the Manchester Hotel. Reservations through Oliver Smith for Gary Williams. Tickets at Jordan Hall Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahalia Jackson
Reuben ‘Doty
Young Men's Progressive Club
Miss Jackson
Wade E. Miller
Manchester
Oliver Smith
Gary Williams
Jordan Hall
Chapple to Head Bond Issue Drive for County Jail
Chapple, head of DeWitt Chapple Middletown automobile agency, was named Middletown representative of a county group to promote a $750000 bond issue in November for new county jail facilities. Tyson Berley of Hamilton will head city activities, with Donald Marsh and Mrs Glen Evans in rural areas. Jackson Bosch urged the project as the ballot’s most important. Edges of the county and Middletown and Hamilton helped organize the meeting. groups included the Middletown Minist erial Assn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt Chapple
Middletown
Tyson Berley
Hamilton
Donald Marsh
Glen Evans
Citizens’ Committee
Jackson Bosch
Middletown Ministerial Assn
New Yorker Speaks At Dinner Tonight
Cecil Merrifield of New York, president of Econometric Institute Inc., will speak at a 6 30 p m dinner in the Manchester Hotel. Sponsored by Oglesby Barnitz Bank & Trust Co Merrifield will present his appraisal of general business conditions to local businessmen guests of the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Merrifield
New York
Econometric Institute Inc
Manchester
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank & Trust Co
Merrifield
Clement's Talk Here Confirmed at Jackson Day Dinner
Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee will headline the 1956 Jackson Day dinner in Butler County on Oct. 30. Frank Dobrozsi and Jackson Bosch, co chairs, announced after a meeting at the Manchester Hotel. Committees were named with Middletown and Hamilton members handling tickets decorations and program. County Democratic leaders and candidates will serve on the general committee with more appointments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Butler County
Frank Dobrozsi
Jackson Bosch
Manchester Hotel
Dobrozsi
Middletown
Harry Grevey
Hamilton
Tom Galeese
Britt Kendrick
Clarence Carmody
Kelly Haddi
Franklin Council UK's Big Budget
Franklin Council last night adopted a 1957 budget of 267,788 dollars with anticipated general fund expenditures of 107,562 dollars and a predicted year end deficit of 3,615 dollars. The plan includes street, water, sewer, electric, and pension funds as well as notes for curb and gutter construction and disposal ground fees. The council also approved three emergency ordinances and prepared a fourth, including rezoning on 1st Street, and discussed a traffic signal at the Rt. 25 and Ohio 73 intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Edmiston Franklin
Paul Gaynor
Warren County
Gaynor
1St Street
Main Street
Paul Smith
Smith
Charles Black
John Judge
7Th Street
Judge
U.S. Rt. 25
Ohio 73
Paul Duncan Sentenced To State Pen
Paul Duncan, 29, of 2405 Sherman Ave, was found guilty of sodomy and sentenced to an indefinite term in the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge Fred B. Cramer in Butler County Common Pleas Court. He faced the charge of immoral acts against Kenneth Little, 18, of 3695 Shank Rd, Hamilton, while a prisoner in the Butler County Jail. Duncan had been tried with two others. one was previously sentenced, another is at large after escaping Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Farmer
West Middletown
East End
Richard King
Waite St
Lamb
King
W. A. Courtney
Dorothy Davis
Queen Ave
Hobart
Paul Duncan
Sherman Ave
Ohio
Fred B. Cramer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Duncan
Kenneth Little
Shank Rd
Hamilton
Butler County
Middletonian
Lima State Hospital
James Skinner
Dayton
James Edward Plummer
Foster Rt. 1
Mercy Hospital
City Commission Meets Today for Routine Matters
The City Commission opened a brief afternoon session at 2 p.m. to review two resolutions carried over from last week. One honors Patrolman Harry Richardson, retiring after 29 years. The other permits commercial banks to deal in revenue bonds alongside general obligation bonds, while City Manager Charles Thompson was to report on placing a safety officer at the 1st Avenue and Baltimore Street intersection to protect schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Richardson
Charles Thompson
1St Avenue
Baltimore Street
At The Movies Showtimes For Paramount Strand
Paramount screens Foreign Intrigue at 6 25 and 9 45 p m Dakota Incident at 8 p m Stran ds Red Sundown at 6 15 and 8 50 Fighting Trouble at 7 45 and 10 20 p m Kiss of Death at 6 00 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at 6 30 and 9 50 p m Tuesday and Wednesday
Franklin Man Charged In Boro Fatal
Clarence Callahan 41 of Franklin Rt. 2 was arrested on a second degree manslaughter warrant in a fatal Sept 8 crash on Ohio 741 north of Springboro that killed 14 year old Ronald Cox. Callahan, severely injured, was at Miami Valley Hospital with two passengers treated for injuries. Police say he lost control while following a left turning vehicle into Waldrow Park.
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Clarence Callahan
Franklin Rt. 2
Ohio
Springboro
Callahan
Ronald Cox
Miamisburg
Rt. 2
Dayton Post
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
State Patrol
James Brenton
Garland Brenton
Dayton-Oxford Rd
Cox
Waldrow Park
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Bob Ranft
McCoy-Leffier
M‘coy - Leffier
Walter W. McCoy
Homer D. Leffler
Broad St
1St Ave
6Th Avenue
S. Main Street
Catalpa Dr
Joe Wilder
Franklin Apartments
New Orleans
Delta
St. Louis Cathedral
T National Bank
Central Garden
American Society of Travel Agents
Chapple
New Yorker
Clement
Franklin Council UK
Council
Joe Grib
Ble
Gribble
Commission
Toledo
Detroit
Middetown
Deshler Limabelle Fontainge Monroe
Lew Coach Peres
Federe! Tex
New York Central
Lece
Baltimore & Ohio
Paramount
Franklin Man
Boro
Aote
Trenton Lumber Co
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