New Street Names Proposed for City Roads
City commissioners approved renaming Stevens Avenue to University Boulevard to reflect a Miami University branch campus in Armco Park and South Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue. Changes likely take effect Jan 1 to allow correct labeling on engineering drawings.
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Stevens Avenue
University Boulevard
South Avenue
Roosevelt Avenue
Miami University
Armco Park
Manchester Road
Stevens
Miami Boulevard
Roosevelt
Commission
William Denham
Pedestrian Struck On Grand Avenue Injures Middletown Woman
Mrs Helen Johnson 40 of 706 Orchard Street suffered head and wrist lacerations and knee abrasions after being hit by Larry Dobbins 23 while crossing Grand Avenue in the crosswalk at 12 15 p m. Johnson was knocked 26 feet from impact and Dobbins was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian.
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Ana Vercenary Deel
Helen Johnson
Orchard St
Ars. Johnson
Dobbins
Grand Avenue
Johnson
Police Briefs Report Backyard Incinerator Theft and Car Vandalism
Mrs. Dewey Dennis of 1819 Flemming Road said an incinerator was stolen from her back yard yesterday. Elmer Johnson of 1107 Grove Street reported a rock shattered his car windshield causing 60 dollars damage. Tom Lafayette of 918 Midway Street showed a broken windshield likely from a hammer on Friday night. Brana Back of 913 Malvern reported the theft of two tires and three rims valued at 80 dollars from his garage.
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Dewey Dennis
Flemming Road
Elmer Johnson
Grove St
Tom Lafayette
Midway St
Brana Back
Malvern
Piqua Boy Killed Crossing Busy Street
Six year old Howie Neves died after being struck by a car while crossing a busy street on Friday en route home from kite flying in Piqua Ohio AP report notes the accident and identifies the victim.
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Piqua, Ohio
Howie Neves
Pre-Child Classes For Parents Set
A five week series to prepare for childhood begins Tuesday at the Civic Association building. Mrs. Marlene Naudin leads the program with Miss Marilyn Zech assisting. Classes run 7 30 to 9 00 p m each Tuesday open to all prospective parents free of charge. Pre-registration not required contact numbers 423 6507 or 423 3977.
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Civic Association
Marlene Naudin
Naudin
Marilyn Zech
Middletown Hospital
Public Health Service
Bureau of Public Health Nursing
Scout-O-Rama closes with top honors to three units
Best of shows awards at Scout-O-Rama drew about 10 000 to the National Guard Armory for the Mound Builders Area Council. Pack 6 Middletown won Cub Scout green thumb exhibit. Troop 55 Chautauqua won Boy Scout Indian lore display. Explorer Post 26 Middletown won ancient African art.
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National Guard
Middletown
Chautauque
Mound Builders Area Council
Pack 6
Troop 55
Explorer Post 26
Floyd Bryant Dies, Ex Army General and Defense Official
Floyd Bryant, 70, a retired Army general and an assistant secretary of defense under Eisenhower, died Friday likely of a heart attack. He lived in Burlingame, California, and was a vice president of Standard Oil of California from 1942 to 1955.
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San Francisco
Floyd Bryant
Defense
Eisenhower
Bryant
Burlingame
Calif
Standard Oil of California
Musicians Earn Superior Ratings at State Finals
Middletown and Lemon Monroe high schools sent soloists and ensembles to Dayton Fairview High School for the state music finals. Superior ratings went to Middletown clarinetists Steve Tutt and Norman Nichols, the Tutt Dudley Pantel clarinet trio, the Paula Noblet Sara Jones Elaine Neel Paulette Campbell Carol Burdsall Diana Jamison Helen Stevens Kaye Jones Billie Newcomb triple trio, accompanist Judy Wagoner, Lemon Monroe Rita Coleman and Mary Lou Spencer, and the Monroe trumpet trio Clifford Green Greg Gray Mike Allen.
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Middletown
Lemon-Monroe
Dayton Fairview High School
Steve Tutt
Norman Nichols
Tutt
Jay Dudley
Gus Pantel
Paula Noblet
Sara Jones
Elaine Neel
Paulette Campbell
Carol Burdsall
Diana Jamison
Helen Stevens
Kaye Jones
Billie Newcomb
Judy Wagon
Excellent and Very Good Ratings for Middletown Music Groups
Excellent ratings went to Middletown Dudley and Rothe with multiple brass and woodwind soloists and the brass sextet. Also recognized were Lemon Monroe Chapman and a clarinet trio quintet. Very good ratings honored Middletown Bass Andy Granger and pianist Susan McIntosh with instructors Stiehl Weinberger at MHS and Tom Buchanan with Paul Bell at Monroe.
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Middletown
Jay Dudley
Emmett Rothe
Jan Keuthan
Ken Amburger
Dan Bremer
Helen Stevens
Brass
Dave McClanahan
Henry Klaasen
Todd Coddington
Kenny Amburgey
Lemon Monroe
Charles Chapman
Carol Morgan
Eloise Coomer
Larry McFeeters
Fran Lubberger
Andy Granger
Susan McIntosh
Roosevelt Junior High
William Stiehl
Helen Weinberger
MHS
Tom Buchanan
Paul Bell
Monroe
Carlisle Man Held To Jury In Municipal Court
A 28 year old Carlisle man was held over to the Warren County grand jury in municipal court on six charges of insufficient funds. Judge J T Riley set a $500 bond for Carl Hon Jr. Other actions included 11 speeders fined $217.50 and Gable Rogers of Carlisle guilty of driving while revoked with a $25 fine and six month license suspension. Bond forfeitures: James Whitman of Camden for disorderly conduct $20 and Randall Perkins of Dayton for no lights $20.
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Franklin
Warren County Grand Jury
Municiipal
J. T. Riley
Carl ‘Hon Jr
Carlisle
Gable Rogers
James Whitman
Camden
Randall Perkins
Dayton
Trees Prove More Lethal Than Snakes in Central America
In Central America, rainfall loosens trees causing fatal falls far more often than bites from snakes, highlighting weather related hazards as a major regional danger.
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Central America
Mrs Lulu Dillon 84 dies after short illness in Dayton
Lulu Dillon 84 longtime resident of Darrtown and Somerville died Friday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton after a short illness. Survived by husband Lonzo and three sons, a daughter, sisters, ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services Monday 2 p.m. Gratis Church of the Brethren. Burial Fairview Cemetery Gratis. Visitation Sunday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Zimermann Gratis. Church after 1 p.m. Monday.
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Somerville
Lulu Dillon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton
Lonzo
Marshall
Camden Rt. 1
Lloyd
College Corner
Clyde
Trotwood
Irene Oehler
Germantown
Jennie Dillon
West Alexandria
Hannah Rust
Eaton
Lessie Brown
Runella Brubaker
Gratis Church
Mrs Martha Walker 66 Died. funeral in Lebanon
Mrs Martha S Walker, 66, died Friday at Cochran Rest Home. Services set for Monday at 2 p m at Oswald Memorial Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation today and this evening. Survived by four daughters Mrs Charles Osborne Lebanon Mrs Katheryn Benton Fairborn Mrs Thelma Conover Carlisle Mrs Barbara Luebke Wisconsin two sons Russell Detroit Earl Dayton a sister Mrs Louise Conger Springboro a brother Clarence Smith Cincinnati and 20 grandchildren.
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Lebanon
Martha S. Walker
Cochran Rest Home
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Walker
Charles Osborne
Katheryn Benton
Fairborn
Thelma Conover
Carlisle
Barbara Luebke
Wisconsin
Russell
Detroit
Earl
Dayton
Tivoli closes to beat groups after teen concert riot
In Copenhagen the Tivoli Gardens shut its gates to beat groups after a teen crowd wrecked the Tivoli concert hall during a Kinks and Honeycombs show. Director Henning Spenger inspected wreckage and canceled two concerts scheduled for the following night.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli
The
Kinks
Honeycombs
Henning Spenger
Two Hurt After Fall From Truck Tail Gate
Two men sustained minor injuries when they fell from a truck tail gate at Kenwood Drive and Sheldon Road. Orland Harkrader, 64, and Paul Scotti, 29, reported riding on the tail gate when a chain broke and they toppled onto the street. Both were treated at Middletown Hospital for head lacerations.
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Kenwood Drive
Sheldon Road
Orland Harkrader
Kensington
Paul Scotti
Elman Drive
Middletown Hospital
Eskimos Use Kayaks as Canoes
A kayak is described as a type of canoe used by the Eskimos. The statement notes that this watercraft is part of Inuit culture and is designed for use on Arctic waters.
Sixteen Nominated for Butler County Auto Club Board
Ray M. Taylor announces sixteen nominees for ten board seats at the Butler County Automobile Club. Ten incumbents seek re-election to two-year terms: Baden, Boli, Brown, Eaton, Gillespie, Toman, Urmston, Warndorf, Wheeler, Zellner. Six challengers include Newkirk, Hamilton, Myers, Dome, Bartels, McLeod, Dolibois. Ballots mailed later this month. ballot deadline May 15. Results expected the following week.
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Butler County Automobile Club
Ray M. Taylor
Paul Baden
Tom Boli
Floyd Brown
John Eaton
Mark Gillespie
S. C. Toman
M. David Urmston
Ed Warndorf
John Wheeler
Earl Zellner
Stanton
Bud) Newkirk
Hamilton
Frank Myers
Middletown
John Dome
Oxford
Edwin J. Bartels
Fairfield
Patrick W. McLeod
John Dolibois
Taylor
Car Fire Causes $100 Damage at City Intersection
A car fire at Sophie Avenue and Heinkle Road caused about $100 damage yesterday at 4 06 p m. The blaze started under the hood from a wiring short in a car owned by Guy Duff of 4600 Central Ave. Firemen aided Vivian Jackson 44 of 828 Ninth Ave who was injured at 2 13 p m and taken to Middletown Hospital.
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Sophie Avenue
Heinkle Road
Guy Duff
Central Ave
Vivian Jackson
Ninth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Tri-County
Archbishop Sir James Duhig Dies in Brisbane at 93
Roman Catholic Archbishop Sir James Duhig died in Brisbane after a long illness. He was 93. The Australian prelate led the church for decades and was a prominent figure in Brisbane. He served as archbishop and guided Catholic communities through much of the 20th century.
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Brisbane
Australia
James Duhig
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