Commissioners Review Downtown Middletown Redevelopment Concept
City commissioners examined a scale model of a planned downtown redevelopment led by Community Development Director R. Paul Christiansen. The concept centers on a civic center near N Broad Street and Columbia Avenue with a multi story city building and a police and courts complex. A downtown auditorium canal museum and cultural facilities were discussed but outlined as potentially unfeasible if costs rise. The plan aligns with the 1963 master plan and would seek federal urban renewal funds if endorsed by the community improvement committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Paul Christiansen
Crivic Center
N. Broad Street
Columbia Avenue
N. Verity Parkway
Christiansen
Civic Center
Civic Association
Joechester
Commission
Tornado strikes Tampa dorm as Minter family learns news
Ray Minter recalls a beautiful morning turning urgent after reports a tornado hit Tampa. His daughter Barbara, 18, a freshman at the University of South Florida, survived in a dorm with four windows blown out as winds toppled cars nearby. Barbara expects to return home April 21 to attend Miami University in Oxford.
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Ray Minter
Gage Drive
Vannest Ave
Ohio
Indiana
Florida
Minter
Tampa
Bar
Bara
University of South Florida At
Barbara
Middletown High School
Miami University
Oxford
Basin G plan advances amid crossings complaint and votes
City Commission moved toward Basin G the storm water retention basin for North Middletown with four of five members present. The measure failed to pass as an emergency due to absence of Commissioner Mary Lord. Residents west of the New York Central railroad challenged assessments while others defended the project saying later savings and smaller pipes are possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bohman
Basin G
Jacot Park
North Middletown
William Denham
Mary Lord
Florida
Commission
Dean Clifton
Clarence Clifton
Lowell St
New York Central
James Curry
Denham
Joe Lewis
Weikel to Head Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee
Homer Weikel, former Garfield Elementary principal and Madison Board of Education member, will lead the re activated Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee. City Commission appointed him last night to resume the dormant work begun after Ralph Knight’s 1963 death, with prior support from Miami University professors. The panel will complete an intensive youth habits study and finalize its findings. The commission also discussed park access, finances for a paved walkway at Jacot Park, and related fence requirements, with a decision to table the matter for further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Weikel
Garfield Elementary
Madison Board of Education
City Commission
Commission
William Denham
Ralph Knight
Miami University
Donham
Denham
Kothe
Iity
Lewis
Holly Drive
Holly
Virgil Clark
Holiday Closure Dates for Middletown Schools
Middletown public schools close Friday and Monday for Easter. Catholic schools close Thursday Friday and Monday. Classes resume Tuesday morning. Middletown YMCA closes all day Friday to allow staff to attend Good Friday services.
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Middletown
Middletown Ymca
Festival Chairman Appointed For Fenwick Festival
Robert White of the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce is named festival chairman for Fenwick Festival to be held June 11 and 12 at Fenwick High School. Additional committee chairs include Joe Schramm booth chair, Bud Hample grand prize chair, Herman Griffith and John Timmers special events, Ray Witte communications, and Jerry Brown public relations. Ticket sales begin April 15 with a steak dinner on June 11 and a beef or turkey dinner on June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert White
Middletown Area
Sanatorium Defined as Guarded Institution for Disease Care
A sanatorium is described as an institution that guards and protects patients from disease, providing shelter and medical care to aid recovery and health restoration.
Verity urges full support as Red Cross drive extended
Armco Steel Corp. president C William Verity appeals to Industrial Council members to keep the Red Cross drive from failing. Wiley, campaign chairman, announces extension to indefinite. only 28 000 of 42 688 raised. divisions lag with retail at seven percent. personal services 76 percent. transportation 44. non profit 57. professional 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. William Verity
Armco Steel Corp
Industrial Council
Red Cross
Fom Wiley
Wiley
Armco
Cincinnati
Viet Nam
Verity
Schuchart Attends Last Franklin Council Meeting
Franklin City Manager William Schuchart, resigning to become Matawan township manager, will stay through April 13. The council received 12 manager applications, with interviews to begin soon, and Schuchart was honored with a commemorative watch at a dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sennet
Franklin
William Schuchart
Schuchart
Matawan
N. J
Gerald Miller
Miller
Carl Morgan
City weighs action over blocked railroad crossings downtown
The commission read a report from Police Chief Howerton noting no serious jams on Manchester Road since a resident complained two weeks earlier. Members debated private citizen charges, with Lewis offering to press, while Denham urged cautious steps to secure railroad cooperation for overpasses. The panel ordered a study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Kothe
James Howerton
Manchester Road
Charles Palmer
Nelson Road
Lewis
Central Avenue
Clark
Denham
Bar Receives 14 Day Liquor License Suspension
FRANKLIN The Silver Bar at 9680 N. Dixie Highway received a 14 day liquor license suspension for selling liquor after hours on August 14 1965. The suspension runs from noon April 18 to May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Dixie Highway
Jail Terms Suspended By Riley
Three Franklin motorists received suspended jail terms in Municipal Court before Judge J. T. Riley. Edward Hillard and Earl Best drew six month suspensions. William H. Thompson got a three month term. Hillard faced a $200 fine plus costs, with $175 suspended and three years probation. Best faced a $300 fine and six month license suspension, with $200 suspended and one year probation. Howard’s auto theft case resulted in fines suspended if damage is repaired. Alan Bone had driving privileges suspended six months and paid $25 plus costs for reckless operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
J. T. Riley
Edward Hillard
S. Main St
Earl Best
Forest Ave
William H. Thompson
Shaker Road
Hillard
Riley
Best
Howard
Alan Bone
Union Road
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Dan Rothe
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John Halderman
Boylston St
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Fred Cummings
Queen Ave
Monroe
Yankee Road
Planning Commission
Fenwick
Armbruster Florist, Inc
Grand Ave
Festival
Cassidy
Dayton
Meeker & Meeker
Carr
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Crawford St
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Mary Carter
America
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