Middletown adopts emergency one way traffic plan
City Commission, after a brief briefing by City Law Director Fred J. Schatmann, enacts an emergency ordinance validating a one way traffic system on 1st Avenue Manchester and Main Street with a later change in West Alley to one way north and removal of parking on Sutphin Street. The move follows a period of educational enforcement and cites notickets under the system since Feb 21.
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City Commission
Middletown
Fred J. Schatmann
Schatzmann
Today
1St Avenue
Manchester Avenue
Main Street
Trenton
Police Traffic Bureau
West Alley
Central
1St Avenues
Sutphin Street
Manchester
Central Avenues
McKinley Street
Shafer-Nelbar
William Denham
Commission
Kramer
Donham
Meadow Avenue
Arlington Knolls Subdivision
Smith Farm
Meeting preview at Middletown schools board
Acting superintendent Hugh Butler will present a brief agenda at 7:30 PM in Middletown. He promised the board will pay the bills, but said he has plans for nothing else.
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Board of Education
Middletown High School
Hugh Butler
Butler
At The Movies Showings This Week With Several Titles
Paramount theatre features Sas katchewan at 1 15, 4 05, 7 00 and 9 50 p m Highway Dragnet shows at 2 50, 5 45 and 8 35 p m Strand presents Joe Louis Story at 1 15, 4 10, 7 10 and 10 05 p m Flight to Tangier plays at 2 45, 5 40 and 8 35 p m Friday Wings of the Hawk at 1 15, 4 40 and 8 15 p m Island in the Sky at 2 35, 6 10 and 9 35 p m
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Paramount
Saskatchewan
Highway Dragnet
Joe Louis
Tangier
Woman Injures Hand In Bottle Cut At Home
Charlotte Ronte 28 of 2338 Hill Ave was treated yesterday at Middletown Hospital for a tendon laceration on her hand after she cut it on a soft drink bottle. She was reported in good condition this morning.
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Charlotte Ronte
Hill Ave
Middletown Hospital
City approves contract amendments and insurance endorsements
The city approved an amendment to general specifications reducing the percentage retained on contracts. The agenda noted $9,816 by Walton & Voorheis and acknowledged L. A. Wadner Construction Co. Also received a letter from the family of the late Earle Leidner and endorsements of insurance policies covering the Yellow Cab Co. along with continuation certificates of bonds for special policemen.
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L. A. Wadner Construction Co
Walton & Voorheis
Earle Leidner
Yellow Cab Co
Bandit Steals $40 In Middletown Gas Station Hold-Up
A Middletown gas station was robbed of about $40 by an unmasked gunman who forced attendant Bill Burnett into a restroom and demanded the safe keys. The suspect, described as about 32, 5 feet 8 inches, 175 pounds with a dark beard shadow and brown hair, fled on foot after rifling drawers and taking the money changer. Police said the case was turned over to detectives and provided Burnett’s prior July robbery outside the same station.
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Armco Steel Corp
A. O. Fritzche
Armco Research Department
Armco
Harvey Weinstein
Willie Wise
Phil Price
Wanda van Cleve
Janice Montgomery
Dan Noland
Middletown
Bill Burnett
Wilbraham Rd
Sohio Station
Tytus Ave
Burnett
Walter Chilton
Illinois Ave
Chilton
Newport trio linked to West Chester tavern hold up
Police nabbed three youths in Newport for a traffic violation revealing concealed weapons. Reed's Tavern bartender identified two of them as the robbers who took 169.39 dollars Tuesday night, with a third man driving the getaway car. Arraignment set. possible relocation to Butler County for theft charges.
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Newport
West Chester
Llington Neal
Frederick
Scott St
Covington
Raymond Hensley
Butler County Sheriff's Office
Jake Doughman
Doughman
William Redd
Elmer Grabel
William Cook
Butler County
First National Bank of
Morrow
Reed Tavern
Trio Bound Over For Grand Jury In Safe Robbery
In Hamilton three men were bound over to the grand jury on $2,500 bond each after waiving preliminary hearing in Municipal Court. John L Crawford Venice James Ues ford 28 New London Pike and Benjamin Burton 30 of 82 Williams Ave are accused of attempting to steal a 1,400 pound safe found abandoned on a dolly outside Firestone Service Store 350 High St police say Crawford implicated the others following his arrest in the area.
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Hamilton
Orison
John L. Crawford
Venice
James Uesford
New London Pike
Benjamin Burton
Williams Ave
Firestone Service
High St
John Crawford
Bank Robbers Flee With 5261 In Cash In Vault Scenario
Bank personnel hid as two robbers fled with 5261 and a rifle at a tavern hold-up. Three suspects were later captured in Newport carrying .38 calibre revolvers. No money was recovered from either robbery.
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Newport
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