Eisenhower to Visit Middletown by Whistle Stop Train
About 2 000 to 5 000 Middletonians are expected at 8 45 Tuesday morning when Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives by special train from Cincinnati. Ohio political figures will accompany but not speak during the Middletown stop. The event includes a welcome crowd roped off near the observation car and local police traffic control.
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York Central
Cincinnati
Queen City
Dean Phillips
North Ave. Crossing
Manchester Ave
North Ave
Ike
Aress
Charles St
Central
Columbia
Grimes
Sutphin
Doty
James Combs
Arthur Graf, Jr
Seven Mile
Butler County Gop Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Charles P. Taft
GOP
John W. Bricker
Paul F. Schenck
Middletown
Schenck
Eisenhower Wade Miller
Miller
Taft makes swift Middletown tour on Sunday
Republican candidate Charles P Taft Jr visited Middletown for a brief city tour and two church talks. He joined a breakfast with fried chicken hosted by Allan Morgan Jr and met local leaders including City Commissioner Lloyd Miller and the Young Republican Club planning events for the November campaign.
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Charles P. Taft
Ohio
Middletown
Butler County Fair
Taft
Allan Morgan
Jdr
Eighteenth Ave
Vsletown Young Republicaoub
Morgan
Allan Morgan, Sr
Lloyd Miller
Louis Smith
Walter Houston
Cincinnat
Marjore
Allie
Union Baptist Church
Bethel A.M.E
Young Republican Club
Silver Leaf
Eighth Ave
Fire costs $150 at Armco plant
Damage estimated at $150 to a one story Armco East Side plant annealing building after a blaze sparked by an overheated tar pot. Firemen arrived shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday. contents were undamaged. Employees tried to fight the fire before the department arrived.
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Armco East
B And L Class Hosts Party for 235 Longview Patients
Members of the B and L Class of United Presbyterian Church hosted a Saturday party for 235 patients at Longview Hospital. The event, in its fourth year, was sponsored by the Longview Social Service League with Mrs. Hubert Arthur as chairperson and assistance from eight board members and several volunteers.
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United Presbyterian Church
Longview Hospital
Longview Social Service League
Hubert Arthur
Howard Haskins
Bruce Royston
Dorothy
Gladys Radabaugh
Clarence McDonald
Robert Melamphy
Two Dairymen Die In Eaton Car Train Crash
In Eaton a car struck a moving locomotive at the Fast Main St crossing killing Robert A. Harper 39 and William A. Graer 45 both dairymen. Passenger James A. Richardson 32 from Greensboro is hospitalized with fractures. The three men were seen leaving Greensboro for Chicago for the National Dairy show.
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Auto
Main St
Eaton
James A Richardson
Greenboro
N.C
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Ind
Richardson
Hagan Dairy Supply Company
Harper
Eaton Depot
Granham
Greensboro
Chicago
Chillicothe
Chil
Prebley County
City files suit against garbage haulers over disposal fees
City Sanitary Service Company faces a Common Pleas Court suit for 9000 dollars representing charges for disposal ground use since January 1 under its contract. City officials say monthly 1000 payments were due and efforts to collect failed. The service firm argues the city violated exclusive rights by permitting private haulers, costing 2400 dollars early this year.
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City Sanitary Service Company
Fred J. Schatzmann
Law
Schatzman
Maxwell Finkelmann
Safety Dramatization Week Starts In Middletown
A week long effort led by the Middletown Safety Council aims to show through dramatization that accidents stem from human error and can be prevented. Projects include safety banners on meters and displays of equipment, with a traffic mishap map and a billboard listing local fatal incidents. Don Osborne chairs the organizing committee.
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Middletown Safety Council
Middletown
Don Osborne
Fire Injuries Send Six to Middletown Hospital
Six people were treated at Middletown Hospital emergency room for accident injuries after falls and a gasoline explosion. Sheridan Duncil Jr. 10 suffered second and third degree burns from torches. Lizzie Hollon 60 fractured a leg in a hole. Mary Shoup 7 fractured left wrist. Jerry Jordan 7 fractured left arm. Eva Joe Young 13 fractured left arm. Audrey Piersol 17 knee injury from a fall. All were treated and released or admitted as noted.
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Middletown
Sheridan Duncil, Jr
Lylburn Rd
Lizzie Hollon
Yankee Rd
Audrey Piersol
Vanderveer St
Baker's Ambulance
Autumn Arrives Tonight With Cooling Temperatures
Autumn is arriving at 9 24 p m with highs near 72 degrees and mornings in the 50s. The day opened at 49 degrees and reached 71 at 2 p m with a 53 degree low recorded at 7 a m.
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Mercey
Slee Eesay
Rent Control Mail Surges at City Building Meeting
Morning mail shows 53 citizens sent communications on rent control with 13 opposing extension and 22 in favor. Unofficial tally suggests near 50 50 overall though totals not yet counted. Letters postcards petitions indicate organization on both sides ahead of Wednesday night commission meeting.
Papers Probe Expense Fund For Adlai
Chicago newspapers report inquiries into handling of campaign funds for Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson. The Daily News says aides kept a list of over 1,000 firms solicited for campaign and expense funds. The Tribune notes money raised for his governorship is now used for his presidential campaign.
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Chicago
Today
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago Daily News
Adlai
Gov. Stevenson
Chicago Tribune
Stevenson
Minor damages in two city accidents
Two minor accidents were reported yesterday. Jack Cohen, 52, of 309 Highview Rd, caused $50 damage after rear ending by Ben H of Tytus Ave. John M. Peast, 67, of Franklin Route 2, backed into a bed auto owned by James Gardner at 1821 Woodlawn Ave causing $10 damage.
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Jack Cohen
Highview Rd
Ben H
Tytus Ave
Cohen
John M. Peast
Franklin
Woodlawn Ave
James Gardner
Records Tumble As Vote Registration Nears End
Butler County and Middletown reach record voter totals with 61 000 plus registrations expected to 63 000 by Wednesday deadline. Middletown stands at 16 375 with 18 000 predicted, amid efforts by political groups and the Junior Chamber to boost turnout. A registration booth and multiple branch offices will operate to aid voters before the 9 p.m. closing time.
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Butler County
Middletown
Corwin Brosius
Brosius
Aid of Elections Office
Hamilton
Mose Kahn
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Elections
Fairgrounds
Federal Savings and Loan
Injured Woman In Crash After Car Hits Tree And Pole
Mrs. Virginia Augspurger, 36, of Franklin Route 1, is in poor condition at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after her car struck a tree, tore up roots, then hit a utility pole. She suffered fractures to both legs, right hip and ankle, with extensive cuts and shock. Deputies and mechanics freed her from the wreck on the Trenton Road near Busenbark.
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Virginia Augspurger
Franklin
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton Bence
Augspurger
Trenton
Busenbark
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Ted Millice
Paula
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Weith
Norris Music House
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Dry Fork
Harper Brothers Airy
William A. Graer
Mt. Ulla
Harry Newlin
Newlin
Erle Hanson
Mary Shoup
Maxwell St
Howard Shoup
Jerry Jordan
Margaret Jordan
Eva Joe Young
Madison Young
Grand Ave
South Broad St
Fall
Paris
Lemon Township
Town
Samuel Blumberg
R. M. Steinmetz
Lovely Brothers Furniture Store
Monroe Town Hall
Federal Building
Wm. Ross
Ailor
Middletow
Lobby Depository
National Bank OF Middletown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Sutphin Park Place
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