City Commission Restudies W Central Avenue Overpass Plan
City commissioners authorize a citizen committee to pursue a 10 year old promise by Ohio to widen W Central Avenue and build an overpass over the Baltimore & Ohio tracks. Chairman Carmody cites state share and outlines a three stage plan, with land rights and a Miami River bridge already completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Ohio
W. Central Avenue
Francis Carmody
Carmody
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Commission
Central Avenue
Miami River
William W. Denham
Martin B. Miller
Arthur Sanderson
Middletown
Thompson
Ohio Municipal League
Firemen Called On 3 Minor Fires
Three minor fires yesterday caused total $5 damage. Firefighters from Company 1 stopped a short circuit blaze under a 1949 auto owned by Ernest Paul at Clinton Street and 1st Avenue. Additional shorts affected Mrs. Sears home and a trash blaze outside Virgil Higgins residence, with units 1 3 and ladder responding.
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1St Avenue
Clinton Street
Company
Ernest Paul
Lebanon Rt. 1
Frank Sears
Girard Ave
Virgil Higgins
Malvern St
Fuse Fails Burglars At Monticello Market
Monticello Kentucky burglars used an electric drill to bore a safe hole at a supermarket. A fuse blew after drawing too much power, causing them to flee with 25 dollars from the cash register and leave the drill behind.
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Monticello
Middletown Cancer Fund Sets 88000 Quota Plan
The Middletown Chapter of the American Cancer Society outlines an 88000 fundraising quota for the month. Forty percent funds research and fellowships, ten percent goes to the state for educational outreach, and four thousand will support Middletown Hospital cancer equipment and an education program. One thousand supports Public Health Nursing Bureau needs, and 400 covers annual drive and admin costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
American Cancer Society
Driscoll
Public Health Nursing Bureau
Fund Drive Quotas Approved by Middletown Board
Three organizations won fund drive quotas from the Middletown Board of Appeals led by L. T. Kenney. American Cancer Society received 8000 dollars with Robert Driscoll and Dr D P Wagoner as reps. Butler County Mental Hygiene group got 5000 dollars with Eunice Ham merle George McCandless Helen Davis as reps. Muscular Dystrophy Assn earned 2200 dollars via Miss Veda McCray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Butler County Mental Hygiene Group
Eunice Hammerle
George McCandless
Hamilton
Helen Davis
Veda McCray
Assa
Six City Crashes Total $610 In Damage
Six city traffic accidents accumulated $610 in damage yesterday and early today. One driver was cited into court and a pedestrian was slightly injured. Babe Conner 47 of Lebanon was charged after a school bus collision on Manchester Avenue at Clinton Street. Pedestrian Thelma Doty 55 was injured near Main Street and First Avenue but declined medical help. Other crashes involved Cecil Berryhill Oscar Clark Roy Overholt Burgan Settle Frank Combs Rob ert Kincaid James George and taxi drivers at several intersections with modest damages.
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Babe Conner
Stokes and
Mound Streets
Lebanon
Manchester Avenue
Clinton Street
Donner
Joseph Miller
Tytus Ave
Thelma Doty
8Th Ave
1St Avenue
S. Main Street
Mildred Oakley
Renee Dr
Cecil Berryhill
Fletcher, Ohio
Oscar Clark
Germantown Rd
Verity Parkway
Central
Roy Overholt
Dayton
Burgan Settle
Hamilton
Frank Combs
Fleming Rd
Robert Kincaid
West Middletown Rt. 2
James George
Crawford St
Gerald Davis
Illinois Ave
Crawford Street
Central Avenue
Mob Routed Near Home Of Negroes
A crowd of about 300 whites and youths demonstrated near the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rouse in northwest Detroit after they moved into an all white area. Stones shattered two windows but no injuries were reported as 52 officers dispersed the mob and patrols continued.
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Detroit
J. W. Rouse
Rouses
Albert E. Cobo
Cooley High School
Builders Group Disclaims Ties With Directory
Home Builders Assn of Butler County says no connection with the Middles town Builders and Contractors Manual or Directory now being prepared in the county. It warns advertisers to contact Hugh Cook at 26391 for identification clearance.
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The
Home Builders Assn
Butler County
Middletown Builders and Contractors
Hugh Cook
Amanda PTO lawnfete committee announced for May 11
Amanda PTO lawnfete committee members are named for the event at the school on May 11. Included are Mr and Mrs Jack Trimble William Ramsey the school principal Mrs Marguerite Ratliff PTO president and Mrs Ella Frazier and Orville Bowker teachers Publicity is by Mrs Kenneth Page and Zebin Wood. The event features attractions such as ice cream homemade cakes and pies games and a fish pond.
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Amanda Pto
Jack Trimble
William Ramsey
Marguerite Ratliff
Ella Frazier
Orville Bowker
Kenneth Page
Zebin Wood
Butler County New Car Registrations Show Strong March
March auto sales in Butler County remained robust with 740 new cars, the highest monthly total this year. Ford led with 179 registrations, followed by Chevrolet with 164 and Buick with 85, while trucks added 63 registrations including 22 for Chevrolet.
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Butler County
Joseph T. Kiep
Kiep
Ford
Chevrolet
Buick
Mercury
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Plymouth
Dodge
Nash
Studebaker
DeSoto
Chrysler
Lincoln
Cadillac
Packard
Clipper
Thieves Steal Hubcaps From Several Local Cars
Police report multiple hubcap thefts across Middletown involving four cars at Powers Auto Sales and two more on Clinton Street. Victims include Irvin Fisher, Richard Newman, and Florence McLean, with additional minor losses such as a cigarette purse and a fender skirt observed at various local sites.
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Middletown
Wade Powers Sr
Powers Auto Sales
Verity Pkwy
Irvin Fisher
Lincoln-Mercury
N. Clinton Street
Vail Avenue
Richard Newman
Auburn St
Roger South
Main St
Main-Manchester
Florence McLean
the Meadows
Yankee Rd
Mt. Etna Eruption Spews Lava Along Sicilian Coast
Volcanologists warn Mt. Etna eruption could grow worst in years as lava jets reach 500 feet high along 40 miles of coast from Catania to Taormina. No immediate danger to nearby villages, but new craters may open downslope. a fresh mouth appeared 1,000 feet lower on the southeast flank after a powerful explosion near midnight.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Ema
Taormina
University of
Safe Driving Trophy Presented to Hamilton Students
Two Middletown High School students and a local official presented Hamilton High School with the Safe Driving Road to trophy at an assembly. Hamilton earned the award for a safe driving record to and from the Middletown Hamilton basketball game on February 10.
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Middletown High School
Hamilton High School
Hamilton Fang
Jimmie Spindler
Middletown High School Student Safety Council
Hamilton
Paul Wilson
Middletown Safety Council
Russell Hicks
Hamilton Safety Council
Kathy Bush
Cincinnati Garden
Middletown
Boxcars Overturn Block Enginehouse in Bellefontaine Yard
Five derailed boxcars overturned in the New York Central yards blocking the enginehouse area in Bellefontaine. No injuries were reported and crews expected to clear tracks by morning. Damage to cars estimated in the thousands of dollars.
At The Movies Showtimes Across The Paramount Strands
The listing announces cinema schedules for Thursday and Friday with films at Paramount Strand Colonial and Dixie Cruise In. Paramount shows The Conqueror Night of the Hunter Paris Follies of 1956 The Spoilers Hidden Guns across various late and early slots. Colonial offers Carousel. Dixie Cruise In screens Fingerman and Seven Angry Men with evening performances.
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Paramount
Strand
Guilty On 2 Counts Big June's Appeal Expected Friday
Curtis Williams known as Big June of Middletown was found guilty yesterday on two narcotics charges and faces long sentences. An appeal for a new trial is expected to be filed tomorrow with Common Pleas Judge P. P. Boll delaying sentence pending the appeal. Williams was found guilty of possession of narcotics for sale and illegal sale of narcotics. a third charge of possession under his control was dismissed. Several co-defendants were arrested in a Feb. 12 raid. trial dates were set for Harold Walker and others. Testimony included a lab expert and detectives detailing heroin capsules and powdered money used to buy drugs.
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Curtis
Big June) Williams
Middletown
Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
Williams
18Th Ave
Dayton
Walker
Boll
Skinner
Byrd
John Fitzgerald
Joe Martine
London Crime Lab
Russell Weaver
James Howerton
J. Paul Preart
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West Middletown
Charles W. Thomp
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Municipal League
City Commission
Lloyd Reffitt
North Ave
Earl R. Smith Jr
Washington St
Square & Marra
N. Main Street
Walter L. Follmer
Michigan Avenue
Harold W. Goetz
Sunset Pool Bathouse
Walter H. Crane Co
United Kingdom
United States
Highview Road
Miller Auto
Kenny Hughes
Builders Group
Amanda Lawnfete
Butler
Harold H. Walker
Clifford Byrd
James T. Skinner
Oglesby-Barnisz
Bank
Bales
W. T
Clarence
May Sterns
Moore
Harry
Reedy's Foods
Luther, Lennie
Don
Reedy’s
the Worthmore
Halsey’s Mens Store
Floyd
Peck
Oglaly-Bamit, Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Main
Central Branch
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