Commissioners Seek Crowd for Water Plan Hearing
City commissioners split on routes for needed water system upgrades aimed at eliminating dry weather pressure in the East End. A Monday 8 p.m. public hearing will explore a $6.5 million plan by Black & Veatch versus a more conservative approach favored by Virgil Clark and James Curry. Ed Farmer from B and V will attend, detailing a long range program including a treatment plant, two new towers, piping, pumps, and repairs to aged mains.
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Back & Veatch
Kansas City
Virgil Clark
James Curry
Black & Veatch
Ed Farmer
B&w
Metal Spill at Armco Damages Plant
Faulty controls blamed for a hot metal ladle spill at Armco No 1 Owen Hearth. A portion of contents dumped on an overhead tressel causing about 500 dollars in damage. City firemen arrived at 7 08 p m to extinguish a blaze as graphite powder entered firefighter Lear Wallace during the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
Owen Hearth
Lear Wallace
MHS Musicians Win In State Contest At Fairview
Middletown High School musicians won honors at the State solo and ensemble contest held at Fairview High School in Dayton. Superior ratings were earned by Steve Tutt for a clarinet solo, Carol Burdsall for a soprano solo and the clarinet trio of Dave Bell, Tutt, and Jay Dudley. Excellent ratings went to Tody Coddington for a trombone solo, Dale Dudley for a snare drum solo, and the brass quartet Chick Lane, Steve Cox, Henry Klaasen, and Coddington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Fairview High School
Dayton
Steve Tutt
Carol Burdsall
Dave Bell
Tutt
Jay Dudley
Tody Coddington
Dale Dudley
Chick Lane
Steve Cox
Henry Klaasen
Coddington
South Lebanon Driver Hurt In Rt 48 Rt 2 Collision
South Lebanon resident Ray Lee Adkins 32 suffered head injuries and facial lacerations when his car reportedly struck another vehicle at the Rt 48 Rt 2 intersection yesterday at 615 PM Elaine Swartz 17 and Alan Frankel also injured. State patrol said Adkins failed to yield and pulled from a stop sign on Rt 48 causing the crash, all taken to Memorial Hospital Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ray Lee Adkins
Mary Ellen St
South
Rt. 48
Rt. 2
Elaine Swartz
Amberly
Alan Frankel
Cincinnati
Memorial Hospital
Adkins
Rt 48
Frankel
Rt 22
Deaths And Funerals In Middletown Area
Infant Bennington stillborn at Middletown Hospital amid incomplete arrangements at McCoy Leifler Funeral Home. Frank Frentzel 92 retired farmer died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after 23 days hospitalization. Survived by brothers Edward and John, lifelong Middletown resident, member of Seven Dolors Church and Eagles Lodge. Funeral rites include Eagles service, Rosary, high mass at Seven Dolors, burial at Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Richard Bennington
Sherman Ave
Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Leifler Funeral Home
Frank Frentzel
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Frentzel
Edward C. Frentzel
Greentree Road
John and
Magdalene Wagner
Middletown
Seven Delors Church
Monroe
Eagles Lodge
Edward
John
Cincinnati
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Seven Dolors Church
Lawrence Jackle
Calvary Cemetery
Threatening Case Bound Over To Grand Jury
Amos Grigsby 42 of 1324 Fairmount Ave was bound over to the Butler County grand jury on two counts for threatening his wife with a gun on April 8 in Middletown. Bond set at 2500 on each charge. Avery Colliver 64 of Flemingsburg Ky was sentenced to 30 days in Butler County jail for loitering after being found sleeping at the Duds & Suds laundromat with no funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Grigsby
Fairmount Ave
Butler County
Middletown
Grigsby
Delores Grigsby
JT. Lamb
Avery Colliver
Flemingsburg
Colliver
Duds & Suds
Driver Cited In Wreck Here
Gerald L. Tinch 20 of Trenton was cited for backing when unsafe after a two car crash on Verity Parkway at Manchester Avenue. Police said Tinch struck a Snyder vehicle from Harrison causing $100 damage to Snyder’s car. Tinch’s car had no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald L. Tinch
Sycamore St
Trenton
Verity Parkway
Manchester Avenue
Tinch
Charles M. Snyder
Harrison Damage
Snyder
Lodge Nominated In Mock Ohio Convention
Delegates from 530 central Ohio high schools nominated Henry Cabot Lodge for president at a mock Republican National Convention held at Capital University. Lodge led on the second ballot with 431 votes, close to his first-ballot momentum, while William Scranton trailed, and Barry Goldwater, Nelson Rockefeller, and Margaret Chase Smith followed. Ohio Rep Taft Jr. criticized Johnson’s administration, urging policy clarity and principled action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Henry Cabot Lodge
Capital University
Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
New Hampshire
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Robert Taft Jr
Johnson
Taft
Congress
Mrs Lula McCarty Gross dies after long illness
Mrs Lula Josephine Gross 58 of 4811 Miller Road died at home yesterday morning after a year long illness. Born in Powell County Kentucky she had lived in Middletown since 1918. Survivors include husband James two sons Harry and Earl McCarty both of Franklin a daughter Kathleen Brown of Monroe a brother Paul Gravett of Franklin four sisters Julia Brown Liza Deck Edith Newmen Lena Dishman and five grandchildren. Funeral services 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Frank Soards officiating burial in Woodside Cemetery visitation Monday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Josephine Gross
Miller Road
Powell County
James
Harry McCarty
Earl McCarty
Franklin
Kathleen Brown
Monroe
Paul Gravett
Julia Brown
Liza Deck
Edith Newmen
Middletown
Lena Dishman
Somerville
McCoy- Leffler
Frank Soards
Woodside
Funeral
Graveside rites for infant Stacy Lee Little held at Woodside
Graveside services were conducted at Woodside Cemetery for Stacy Lee Little the infant daughter of Dale Breck Little and his wife. Survivors include the parents two sisters a brother and grandparents. Arrangements were handled by the Riggs Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodside Cemetery
Stacy Lee Little
Dale Breck Little
Sandy Lane
Franklin
Jennifer Lynn
Lisa Karen
Dale Breck
Randolph Mockbee
Middletown
J. Breck Little
Riggs Funeral Home
Mrs Elizabeth Lloyd Rites Set At Woodside Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Lloyd of 201 N Sutphin Sr will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Woodside Memorial Chapel with Rev C E Wintringham of First Methodist Church presiding Burial will follow in the Woodside family lot Surviving are one son Fred C Lloyd a daughter Mrs Alice Lawler five grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren Funeral arrangements by Joseph R Beker & Sons Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lloyd
N. Sutphin Sr
Woodside Memorial Chapel
C. E. Wintringham
First Methodist Church
Woodside
The
Joseph R. Beker & Sons Funeral Home
Workman Hurt In Scaffold Fall At Church Construction
Lynn Boulter a 44 year old Dayton man fell from a scaffold at the new Latter Day Saints Church on Central Ave. He suffered scalp lacerations and was treated at Middletown Hospital after being removed by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Boulter
Dayton
Middletown Hospital
Boulter
New Latter Day Saints
Central Ave
Teen-Ager Elected State FB of A Leader in Ohio
Alison a 17 year old junior at Liberty Union High School was elected Saturday as state president of the Future Homemakers of America. She lives in Baltimore Ohio and will lead the organization in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Glee Alison
Liberty Union High School
Future Homemakers of America
Miss Alison
Baltimore
Ohio
Church Suit Seeks To Bar Quartet From Services
Three trustees of Franklin's Church of Christ filed a Common Pleas suit to prevent four former members from interrupting religious services. Vandever and Taylor, lay preachers, lead the action with a 1¢ temporary restraining order sought. Named defendants include Jimmie Howard Herb Horseman Marcus Palmer and Clarence Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Franklin
Church of Christ
Eston Vandever
August Ave
Middletown
Lee Taylor
Franklin - Lebanon Road
Robert Holloway
N. River St
Vandever
Taylor
Jimmie Howard
West Ave
Monroe
Herb Horseman
Waynesvalle
Marcus Palmer
Franks - Lebanon Road
Clarence Arnold
Hamilton
Mueller Brass Names New Controller Ballantyne
Mueller Brass Co. promotes Thomas P. Ballantyne from assistant controller to controller. Fred L. Riggin Jr. announced the appointment succeeding C. W. Telling, divisional controller for the Middletown Tube Division. Ballantyne, a 1950 University of Denver graduate, has held executive posts with Arthur Andersen & Co. and American LaFrance among others since 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Ballantyce
Mueller Brass Co
Fred L. Riggin, Jr
Identa
C. W. Telling
New Middletown
Ballantyne
University of Denver
Arthur Andersen & Co
Elgin National Watch Co
American LaFrance
Sterling Precision Corp
American Automotive Corp
Miami
Police Briefs: Arrests for permits theft and shoplifting
Police arrested John Woodfin 33 of 1706 Garfield St at 12 05 p m yesterday on hauling trash without a permit and released him on 50 bond for Municipal Court Monday. A 19 model auto stolen from L D Conley was recovered by state patrol on Thomas Road yesterday afternoon. Two juvenile girls ages 16 and 14 were arrested for shoplifting at Alber s Supermarket on Clinton Street. Francis Blount of Top Value Stamp 1428 Central Ave reported a beer bottle thrown and a front window broken Friday night. value unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Woodfin
Garfield St
L. D. Conley
State Patrol
Thomas Road
Alber’s
Clinton Street
Francis Blount
Top Value
Central Ave
Vandal shoots out headlights on West Middletown car
Briah Brasher of 532 Vine Street West Middletown reported vandalism Friday night on Park Street. A BB gun shattered both headlights causing an estimated $4 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briah Brasher
Vine St
West Middletown
Park Street
Middletown Debates Water Rates and Plans for Expansion
City commissioners clash over how to fund and rate the water system. Clark and Curry push across-the-board rate doubling and pay-as-you-go upgrades while B&W and the administration favor future planning, fair-share charges, and larger investments to meet industrial demand.
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Clark and
B&w
Administration
Curry
Clark
B&v
City Hearing Seeks Chart of System Improvements Since 1950
The official called for charts detailing all system improvements since 1950 and invited department heads to attend. Directors of finance and public service and the water works superintendent were among those asked to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance and Public Service
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MHS
Fairview
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Gov
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Maine
Mrs
Lula Gross
Workman
Mueller Brass
Clark, Curry RA
Ohio Municipal League
William Denham
Donald Gose
Mary Lord
Dodds Monuments
Robert Konthier
Mgr
Admiriral TV
Rolmmline
Parmas
Ainice
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