City Plans Extension of Sutphin and Lorillard Land Sale
City commissioners discussed extending Sutphin Street east of Shafer Street to link with Stevens Avenue as a six lane divided thoroughfare and to divvy the Lorillard property north of Elmo Place for residential and industrial use. Bids hoped by July 1, land valued higher than purchase. zoning changes requested for Main Street adjacent to Armory. final Mulloy Subdivision plat approved. city taxicab fare hike kept immediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafer Street
Lorillard
Elmo Place
Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Sutphin
Stevens Avenue
New Street
Francis Carmody
Shafer-Nelbar
Sutphin Street
William W. Denham
George M. Hancock
Middletown
S. Main Street
National Guard Armory
Hanocke
Tilman Ellison
Mulloy
Dixie Heights
Antenen Construction Co
Sunset Pool
H. W. Miller
Barney Massa Construction Co
9Th Avenue
Foley Construction Co
Floyd G. Browne
Safety Weeks Best Slogan Is Worth $25
Paul Galeese announces a $25 savings bond prize for the best Safety Week slogan in 1956. Submissions must be six words or fewer printed on a postcard and mailed to Middletown Safety Council by May 15. Open to all except council officers. judging based on postmark, with last year winner Jeannine Marteneck noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Galeese
Galeese
Middletown
Jeannine Marteneck
Baltimore Street
Galgese
Woman Arrested After Accident In Dayton
A Dayton woman Clara Rockey was charged with following too closely after her car rear ended a truck driven by Carlos Geoghegan at Gar field Street and 1st Avenue. No one injured. Rockey cited for Municipal Court. A separate incident involved James King backing into a parked Madison Township school bus at Girard Avenue and Young Street causing about $10 damage.
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Dayton
Garfield Street
1St Avenue
Clara Rockey
Carlos Geoghegan
Madison Township
James King
Sth
Girard Avenue
Young Street
Servicemen Ballots Available For May 8 Primary
Absentee ballots for armed forces are available at the Board of Elections office with daily hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Saturday noon. Ballots must be mailed back by noon on May 8. Absentee and disabled voter ballots also available and due by 4 p.m. on May 3. Voters who turn 21 before May 6 may vote in the May 8 primary except on questions and issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Elections
Girl Scout Executives Attend Berea Leaders Meeting
Miss Yvonne Wellman executive director of the Middletown Area Girl Scout Council and Miss Margaret Bailey local field director attend the semi annual meeting of the Assny of Girl Scout Professional Scouters in Berea Kentucky. Delegates from Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia gather for discussions and idea exchange. The session ends Saturday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assny of Girl Scout Professional Scouters
Berea
Yvonne Wellman
Middletown Area
Girl Scout Council
Margaret Bailey
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Fish Supper Planned by Salvation Army Ladies League
A fish supper is scheduled for 5 30 p m tomorrow at the Salvation Army Citadel Corps 106 N Clinton St. The Ladies Home League sponsors the event to raise funds for the world missionary drive with Mrs Ruth Goforth as secretary and Mrs Sr Maj Charlies Johnston overseeing arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Citadel Corps
N. Clinton St
Ladies Home League
World Missionary Fund
Ruth Goforth
League
Maj
Charlies Johnston
Corps
Car Stolen In Kentucky Recovered On Smith Farm
Six prisoners who escaped from the Harlan County Jail allegedly used a stolen auto. A 1952 two door coupe with 1955 Kentucky plates was found on Smith Farm near Moorman pond at 9 30 p m and impounded after a registration check confirmed it had been stolen from Clay County. State police reported the six escapees, all not from Ohio, attacked turnkey James Campbell with improvised weapons and fled in a car. another vehicle theft in Manchester, Clay County, was linked to the escape. Authorities continue to pursue all suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan County
Harlan
Smith Farm
Ptl
Delmas Birch
Moorman Pond
Kentucky
Middletown
Clay County
James Campbell
Manchester
Ohio
Six defendants placed on probation in Common Pleas Court
Six defendants were given five years probation in Common Pleas Court Judge P P Boll on Wednesday. One defendant received an indeterminate term in the Ohio Reformatory Mansfield. another failed to appear and a case was deferred. Kerry Hartbarger 19 of Mayfield and James Patton 42 Hamilton faced separate charges with mixed outcomes including restitution and suspended terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Court of Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
Kerry Hartbarger
Gideon Rd
Triple B
Mayfield
Reformatory
James Patton
Hamilton
Butler County
Barney Buchanan
Patton
Buchanan
Helen Bowker
Dayton
Pillsbury Mills
Ohio Reformatory For Women
Marysville
Jack Moore
Navaho St
Gillen-Crow
Yankee Rd
Monty Lakes
St. Clair Market
Nollner Gulf Service Station
Maurice Henry
Stddietown
Florida
Henry
Floyd Southworth
Middletown
Purdue Students Tour Armco Middletown Works
Forty two Purdue metallurgical engineering students will tour Armco Middletown works today. They will visit Armco research laboratories meet key operating personnel and lunch in the general office. Director of research T F Olt reviewed Armco research activities. This plant tour is an annual Purdue activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue Metallurgical Engineering
Armco
Middletown
T. F. Olt
Purdue
At The Movies Weekday Showtimes Listed By Theater
Paramount shows Sum mertime at 1 20 4 50 and 8 20 p m Marty at 3 05 6 35 and 10 00 p m Strand presents Good Die Young at 1 15 4 40 and 8 00 p m Good Morning Miss Dove at 2 50 6 20 and 9 40 p m Colonial offers We're No Angels at 2 55 6 30 and 10 15 p m Ulysses at 1 15 4 50 and 8 30 p m Friday Man Who Never Was at 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 35 and 9 35 p m Dixie Cruise In shows My Favorite Spy at 7 20 and 11 00 p m Tropic Zone at 9 25 p m
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Paramount
Marty
Miss Dove
Ulysses
Man
Dixie Cruise
Over 50 Attend Scouters Meeting
More than 50 scouters and guests attended the Pokey Griffith District Roundtable at Monroe Methodist Church. Paul Doughman led as district commissioner with discussion groups steered by Herb Daniels Chester Fultz and Ed Zickgraft. Howard Cromwell urged leaders to subscribe to Boys Life as a valuable asset. The next roundtable is set for May 9 at Franklin Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Methodist Church
Paul Doughman
Herb Daniels
Franklin
Chester Fultz
Ed Zickgraft
Middletown
Howard Cromwell
Boys’ Life
Franklin Methodist Church
Scare Clears School Evacuation At Cleveland East High
Cleveland East High School evacuated 1400 pupils after an anonymous letter warned of two bombs set to explode at noon. Police cleared the building, no blasts occurred, and investigations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland East High School
Lack Of Evidence Clears Trainman In Crossing Case
New York Central Railroad freight conductor Harry Ritgers of Loveland faced a state law charge for blocking crossings in heavy traffic on March 14. Municipal Judge J T Lamb dismissed the case, citing lack of conveyed evidence of passenger or vehicle inconvenience and that essential facts were not in the record. Police Lt. James Combs led the complaint. defense argued the charge failed on evidence grounds. Ritgers was represented by Fred Reister. Julius A. McIntosh prosecuted for the city.
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J. T. Lamb
New York Central Railroad
Harry Ritgers
Loveland Rt. 2
Ritgers
1St
Central
Manchester
North Avenues
Ist
Manchester Avenue
North Avenue
James Combs
Lamb
Rutgers
Fred Reister
Hamilton
Julius A. McIntosh
Lawyer Seeks New Trial For Big June
Curtis Williams known as Big June seeks a new trial after his conviction in Common Pleas Court for narcotics possession for sale and sale of narcotics. The motion cites improper admission of evidence and a failed directed verdict, with Judge Boll to rule before sentencing Tuesday. Williams was arrested in a February raid on 18th Avenue and earlier sentenced to two to five years in Montgomery County for an illegal possession charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Big June) Williams
18Th Ave
J. Paul Prear
Williams
Common Pleas Court
P. P. Boli
Boll
Tueday
Montgomery County
Two-Car Crash on Main Street Causes $350 Damage
Franklin reports a two car collision on Main Street near Logan-Long Co. at 9:45 pm. John Hinkle, 33, of Middletown, rear-ended William Rider, 37, of Jackson Street, who had been stopped to turn left. total damage estimated at $350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Main Street
Logan-Long& Co
John Hinkle
1St Ave
Middletown
William R. Rider
E. Jackson St
Amanda PTO Advances New Constitution at Meeting
The Amanda PTO approved a new constitution at last night’s meeting. Principal William Ramsey reported completion of the Room Mothers’ project to build shelves in each classroom and invited parents to help install them. A shelf fund surplus will support a tram poline for the gym, with the rest raised via a school variety show on April 25. The upcoming school lawn fete was noted for next month. Attendance prizes went to Orville Barker and Ella Youtsler. A vocal music program led by John O’Rourke was presented, followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Pto
William Ramsey
PTO
Orville Bowker
Ella Youtsler
John O'Rourke
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Carmody
Law Ellison
Ellis Johnson
S. Clinton St
Ellison
Johnson
Robert Surface
Springboro
Springboro Rd
Franklin Rt. 2
Journal
Blevins
Girl Scout
Leaders’ Meeting
Common Pleas
Clyde Mullins
Livingstone, Ky
Mobile
Irene Spencer
Robert Witt
Scouters Meeting
Scare Clears School
Betty Braun
Braun
Braun's
P.O
Chicago
Braun’s
Braunschweiger
Big June
the Greater Cincinnati Boxer Club, Inc
Reading Road
Asman Avenue
Cincinnati
Central Ave
Highview Rd
Trimble
Baltimore
Trimble’s
Chuck Roast
Decker Southern
Spaghette
BOC
Veal Beef
Farm Crest
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