Two Zoning Changes Favored by City Commission
The Middletown City Commission backs two major changes to the proposed zoning map. Southeast Central Avenue and Highview Road area would stay residential, discarding plans for a neighborhood shopping center. Downtown Wall Street to Clinton Street area remains general business, despite Segoe's multi unit residence recommendation.
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Ladislade Segoe
Central Avenue
Highview Road
Kard Crow
Gil Jen-Crow Pharmacies
Crow
City Commission
Middletown Planning Com
Wall Street
Clinton Street
Columbia Avenue
Manchester Avenue
Segoe
Planning Commission
Middletown
Youth Day Proclaimed by National BPOE Support Sought
Middletown Elks Lodge Youth Day chair Paul Foehl says letters were sent to all church pastors asking them to designate Sunday May 1 as parent youth church day as part of the proclamation. The National Youth Day proclamation was issued by William Jerrick grand ruler of the National BPOE.
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National Bpoe
U.S
Middletown
Paul Foehl
Middletown Elks Lodge
Foehl
Community of Tomorrow
William Jerrick
BPOE
Cyclist Treated After Car Crash in Franklin
Franklin special report: cyclist Robert Leonard Jr. of 1792 Mentz Rd. sustained multiple abrasions and contusions after colliding with a left turning auto driven by Cecil Cates of Morrow at the 6th and Main streets intersection. He was treated at Middletown Hospital.
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Franklin
Middletown
Robert, Leonard Jr
Mentz Rd
Cecil Cates
Morrow
6Th
Main Streets
Hi Y Dance at YMCA for High School Students
A Hi Y dance is set for 9 15 Friday night at the YMCA. The record dance is open to high school students with Mr and Mrs William M Tucker as sponsors.
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YMCA
William M. Tucker
Public Hearing Planned for City Building in June
A public hearing is expected to be held early in June in the City Building. The exact date remains to be set and a formal notice will follow.
Orchard Street relief sewer contract awarded to K H Gregory Co
City commissioners awarded the Orchard Street relief sewer contract to K H Gregory Co of Xenia for 6305 dollars, 1339 under the engineer's estimate, to be finished in 30 days. They approved multiple sewer and infrastructure payments and confirmed a probationary appointment. Catholic Youth Organization Days set for April 24 25 and American Legion Poppy Day for May 27 28. Plats approved for Kettmans Subdivision Lemon Township and South View Subdivision Thomas Road Madison Township.
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Orchard Street
K. H. Gregory Co
Xenia
Burch Construction Co
Foley Construction Co
Bulls Run
Kettman’s
Lemon Township
South View
Thomas Road
Madison Township
Science Night draws 150 students from three area high schools
More than 150 students from Middletown Fenwick and Lemon Monroe high schools attended Gardner Board and Carton Co s first Science Night at the plant. Officials presented how science fuels modern industry and career prospects with demonstrations models and talks guiding educational backgrounds for engineering and supervisory roles. The event featured tours dinner and a message that industry faces a tech talent shortage best addressed by early student engagement with future opportunities.
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Middletown
Fenwick
Lemon-Monroe
Gardner Board and Carton Co
Gardner
D.C. Meyer
Fred Barber
Charles Winkelman
William Aiken
Al Williams Installed As Post Commander At VFW Ceremony
Alden Williams a World War I and II veteran and long time VFW member was installed as post commander of VFW Golden Helmet Post 7230. He succeeds Douglas Barrett and was joined by Cyprian Klame William Walker Henry Bohne Jr Adelbert Hartman William Goodman Edward Hobbs Rich ar Hagen George Pierce and Henry Bohne Jr as officers and trustees.
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Alden Williams
VFW
Williams
Cooties
Douglas Barrett
Cyprian Klame
William Walker
Henry Bohne Jr
Adelbert Hartman
William Goodman
Edward Hobbs
Richar Hagen
George Pierce
Klamo
Pierce
Goodman
Firemen Add Second Resuscitator to Middletown Force
Middletown firemen received a new standard utility resuscitator this week. City officials approved a bid of 255 dollars from J H Emerson Co of Cambridge Massachusetts after opening bids April 17 from three other firms. The older resuscitator remains in the assistant fire chief’s car to meet a second emergency during another run.
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Middletown
N. Clinton Street
J. H. Emerson Co
Cambridge
Mass
Division of Fire
Bicycle license theft and DUI arrest report
Police say David Lee Taylor of 1332 Fairmount Ave reported his bicycle bearing license 15 499 stolen from the 100 block of North Broad Street yesterday. State patrolmen arrested 40 year old Robert H Shrader of Cincinnati on Ohio 4 south of Middletown for driving while under the influence.
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David Lee Taylor
Fairmount Ave
N. Broad Street
Robert H. Shrader
Cincinnati
Ohio
Middletown
Car recovered after report of theft in Aberdeen
Police said authorities in Aberdeen Ohio recovered a car reported stolen Monday night by Mason E Hornbeck of 217 N Sutphin St The vehicle was taken from behind his home according to Hornbeck and police records
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Aberdeen
Ohio
Mason E. Hornbeck
N. Sutphin St
Hornbeck
Fails Held After Late Serenade Disturbance in Middletown
Two Middletown men faced arrests after disturbances yesterday. Lee E. Fails, 44, was fined for intoxication and disorderly conduct and held again for porch serenading on Baltimore Street. Gilbert McClain, 40, of Cleveland Street, was arrested at home for intoxication resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after officers said he resisted.
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Middletown
Lee E. Fails
Garfield
Gilbert McClain
Cleveland St
Robert Trimble
Herbert Fawley
Cain
Correct Time Back On The Job At Western Union Office
After a March 22 windstorm shattered its window the Western Union telegraph office on N Main Street restored its famed correct time clock with new innards. Manager J K Morgan notes the clock is synchronized hourly from Washington Naval Observatory and that three other clocks in the office reduce the need to check the window.
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Western Union
N. Main Street
Telegraph
J. K. Morgan
Morgan
Naval Observatory
Washington, D.C
Urbana Flight Scheduled Sunday Breakfast Flight
The Middletown Aviation Club Inc will fly from Middletown airport at 8 a.m. Sunday for the first breakfast expedition of the year. Eight or nine planes will carry club members and wives with Glen Gibbs in charge of arrangements. Dale Converse, president, notes eight or nine similar flights planned this year.
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Urbana
Middletown Aviatios Club, Inc
Middletown
Glen Gibbs
Dale Converse
Five Year Old Sandra Cooper Fractures Arm
Five year old Sandra Cooper fractured her left arm yesterday after a fall on the front doorstep of her home. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Byron Cooper of 1012 Jackson St. She was treated at Middletown Hospital at 7 p.m. and dismissed.
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Sandra Cooper
Byron Cooper
Jackson St
Middletown Hospital
First villages formed in ancient Iraq around 7000 years ago
Scientists believe early settlements began in what is now Iraq about seven thousand years ago. The finding suggests a long arc of urban development in Mesopotamia and marks a key point in the emergence of village life.
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Iraq
Two Middletown Men Enter Trusteeship After Court Hearings
The Municipal Court placed Richard Gifford of 1911 South Ave and Elmer Piersall of 22 N. Clinton St into trusteeship after hearings this week. Gifford lists $1,246.09 in debts to 10 creditors while Piersall owes $1,008.96 to six creditors.
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Middletown
Richard Gifford
South Ave
Elmer Piersall
N. Clinton St
Gifford
Piersall
Truck Car Collision On Clark Street Causes $250 Damage
A dump truck driven by John S Keagy and a car driven by Geromis Bradley collided at Clark Street and Columbia Avenue at 7 08 am. All damage was to the Bradley vehicle. No injuries were reported from this mishap or four other minor accidents yesterday totaling 200 dollars in damage.
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Clark Street
Columbia Avenue
Gardner Board & Carton Co
John S Keagy
Germantown Rd
Geromis Bradley
Sycamore St
Bradley
Two Accused of Racing on Verity Parkway
Police nabbed Grover C. Frisby and William C. Cunningham after near head on collision with a city cruiser while police pursued two motorists racing along Verity Parkway at about 3 am. Frisby, 27, of Paintsville Kentucky, and Cunningham, 20, YMCA, were charged with careless driving.
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Verity Parkway
Grover C. Frisby
Paintsville
William C. Cunningham
YMCA
Coy Hall
Delmas Birch
Frisby
Cunningham
Broad Street
1St Avenue
Girard Avenue
Parkway
Suspect Hangs Self in Butler County Jail
Kenneth Hartman aged 20 of Harvard Street was found dead in his Butler County jail cell after authorities say he faced molestation charges in Preble County. Deputies report the death occurred when he hanged himself with a belt looped over a bar.
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Hamilton
Kenneth Hartman
Harvard Sr
Preble
Butler County
Hartman
Preble County
At The Movies Listings for Paramount and Strand
Paramount shows Many Rivers to Cross at 3 10 6 30 and 9 40 p.m. Crest of the Wave at 1 40 5 00 and 8 20 p.m. Strand offers On the Waterfront at 1 30 5 35 and 9 45 p.m. The Caine Mutiny plays at 3 20 and 7 30. Friday Bounty Hunter at 1 15 4 10 7 20 and 10 15 p.m. Gog screens at 2 50 5 50 and 8 55 p.m.
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Paramount
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Miles
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Jesse Schultz
Woodlawn Ave
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