Cloverleaf Interchange Planned Near Blue Ball
Ohio highway officials outline a plan for the U S 25 freeway through Middletown area with a new dual dual four lane interchange east of Blue Ball. The project includes a four lane Grand Avenue widening and a new four lane bridge near Breiel Boulevard. Construction could start by 1959 with costs estimated around 70 million dollars.
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Middletown
Ohio Department of Highways
Ohio
Highway Department
Grand Avenue
Breiel Boulevard
Breiel
Blueall
Central Avenue
State Highway Department
Miami River
Rt. 122
West Middletown
Dayton
Toledo
Old Records Face Removal In Hamilton County
Hamilton County commissioners named a six man commission to study disposing of old courthouse records stored in the basement. Members include Gordon Augspurger Judge P P Boll R H Smith Joseph Kiep Earl Hogan and Robert Marrs. Some records must be moved or eliminated to free space for a new telephone system.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Gordon Augspurger
County Cohor
P. P. Boll
Common Pas
R. H. Smith
Joseph Kiep
Earl Hogan
Robert Marrs
Ben S. VanGordon
Second Baptist Church Easter Program and Service
The Sunday School Easter program of the Second Baptist Church will be at 9 15 a m Sunday with B W Haywood the superintendent in charge The church service follows at 10 45 a m headed by the same leadership and congregation members follow the program with attention to the Easter observance.
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The
Second Baptist Church
B. W. Haywood
Cycle Car Collision In Middletown Injures Two
Two Middletown residents were injured when a motorcycle collided with a 1934 car at Central Avenue and Marshall Road. Troy Fullen, 51, sustained fractures and abrasions. Stevie Butler, 25, suffered facial cuts and knee lacerations but was dismissed. Police cited driver Jon Niblick, 16, for failure to yield. Damage totaled about 200 dollars. A second crash involved a city bus and another auto at Central Avenue and Crawford Street, causing 120 dollars in damage.
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Middletown Area
Central Avenue
Marshall Road
Middletown Hospital
Troy Fullen
Miller's Trailer Court
Stevie Butler
Jon Niblick
10Th Ave
Young Niblick
Niblick
Middletown
Calvert Heslin
S. Main St
Roger Reffitt
Gideon Rd
Crawford Street
Franklin County Teen Missing Since Monday Evening
A 15 year old Franklin boy Ronald Mc Monigle has been reported missing since Monday evening. Chief Deputy Ralph Palmer said the sheriff was notified yesterday when his mother Bessie Short of Oneida signed a complaint. He is described as six feet tall, 145 pounds with blue eyes and crew cut brown hair. He was last seen at 5 p.m. Monday at Carlisle school wearing a light coat and dark slacks.
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Franklin
Ronald McMonigle
Ralph Palmer
Warren County
Trial Set May 20 For Rock N Roll Slayer
Cincinnati police report Ed win F. Smith, 38, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of his wife Mary Jean Smith, 26. Judge Ford Bader set May 20 as the trial date after Smith reportedly admitted killing her over her rock n roll lifestyle and neglect of the children.
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Cincinnati
Edwin F. Smith
Mary Jean
Criminal Court
Ford Bader
Smith
Post Office Here Back To Normal
Midlletown Post Office resumes normal service pending Washington word. Postmaster L Morton Taylor reports Postmaster General Summerfield has rescinded most cutbacks after approving an extra 41 million dollars for operating costs. Window hours are 8:30 to 5 weekdays and 8:30 to 12:30 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Downtown deliveries drop to two daily on weekdays and one on Saturdays.
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Washington
Middletown
L. Morton Taylor
Arthur Summerfield
Taylor
Growth of City Credit Union Noted
Louis A Rossi president of Middletown City Employes Federal Credit Union notes rapid growth of the three month old group with 200 members out of 300 potential. The board reports assets around 12000 and a maximum loan of 1000 per member. A quarterly bulletin will track progress and a new committeeman succeeds James Howerton.
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Louis A. Rossi
New Middletown City
Janet Davis
Douglas Barrett
James Howerton
Butler County
Ohio Credit Union League
Credit Union
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Maggetta Street
Walter Rowan
Oil Information Committee
Shuttle Employes Credit Union
Rossi
Corpse Runs From Posse in Oxford Bridge Prank
Four hikers discovered a motionless man near a covered bridge north of Oxford. Neighbors and parents gathered to view the apparent body until R Fred Woodruff halted the scene and the man rose and left without comment.
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Oxford
Mark Twain
R. Fred Woodruff
County Mental Health Drive Promoted by Civitan Club
Civitan Club members heard about the upcoming Mental Health Drive in Middletown and Butler County during a lunch meeting at the Manchester Hotel. Delta Chi Sigma Sorority members outlined the campaign and showed welfare films. The drive opens April 28 to raise funds for the Lower Miami Valley Guidance Center in Hamilton, with Middletown aiming for 5000 dollars and a downtown collection booth slated for April 29 through the drive week.
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Civitan Club
Middletown
Butler County
Chicagoan Hurt In Auto Mishap
A Chicago man, Frank Delano, 39, was slightly injured in a one car crash on Jackson Lane north of Oxford State Road at 1 a.m. He drove to Middletown Hospital for treatment of head, hand and leg cuts and was discharged. Delano reportedly failed to negotiate a sharp curve and the car veered into a guy wire. he was alone in the vehicle.
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Chicago
Jackson Lane
Oxford State Road
Frank Delano
Middletown Hospital
Delano
Middletown Police Lt James Combs marks 20 years in traffic bureau
Accidents and a 20 year police milestone frame a Middletown traffic chief's memory. Lt. James Combs recalls a 20 year anniversary while recounting a two car crash on S Verity Parkway at Clinton Street and his own injury in 1945 chasing a speeding car on Verity Parkway. He leads the new Traffic Bureau, has training from Northwestern and Ohio State institutes, and values enforcement to curb accidents.
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S. Verity Parkway
Clinton Street
James Combs
Combs
Middletown
Lt. Combs
N. Verity Parkway
Middletown Hospital
Fic Bureau
Northwestern University
Inland Container Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Navy
Teresa
Tee's
Yankee Rd
Centennial Ave
Margie Combs
Three Miami Frats Fined for Waste Violations in Oxford
Sigma Nu Delta Upsilon and Sigma Alpha Epsilon faced $25 fines with costs and a conditional suspension from Mayor John J. Corso over poor waste handling. The new collection scale raised fraternity rates since April 1, reflecting officials' concerns about cleanliness and potential penalties if no improvement by next Tuesday occurs.
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Oxford
Miami University
Sigma Nu
Delta Upsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
John J. Corso
Boys Plan Trip To Airport To View TWA Constellation
YMCA boys visit Dayton Municipal Airport Friday to see a giant TWA super constellation. They depart the YMCA at 11 30 a m on a chartered bus, with Jack Wiley and Dick Roof accompanying. Registration ends at 6 p m tomorrow. Transportation costs one dollar.
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YMCA
Dayton
Jack Wiley
Dick Roof
Wiley
Firemen Put Out Basement Fire at James Bare Home
Fire units answered a 9:48 p.m. call to 215 Mc Kinley St. James Bare residence. Company 2 extinguished a basement fire causing $50 damage. Investigators said an overheated thermostat on an oil furnace ignited fuel oil vapors near the oil pump and furnace motor after an explosion in the basement.
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James Bare
McKinley St
Company 2
Dix Or Woodsdale Street Identity Sparks City Debate
Middletown City Commission weighs whether the annexed street should be named Woodsdale or Dix Road. Residents split as deeds favor Woodsdale while the city directory lists Dix. City Manager Charles W. Thompson will report tonight amid a broader budget fund allocation and bids for water works supplies.
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Woodsdale Road
Dix Road
Charles W. Thompson
Woodsdale
Dix
Lemon Township
Thompson
City Commission
Middletown
County Budget Commission
Shooting Victim in Middletown Hospitalized in Poor Condition
Louis Good, 67, of 838 9th Ave, remained in poor condition at Middletown Hospital after police say he accidentally shot himself at home Sunday. Officers learned the bullet from a .22 caliber rifle entered his neck and traveled into his mouth during an incident described as him fooling with a gun.
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Louis Good
9Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Good
Hubcap thefts report three residents named
Police brief lists thefts of hubcaps from Jake Rose of 1137 Lafayette Ave two caps Beecham Richardson of 205 Baltimore St four caps and Roscoe Elam Jr of 2131 Wayne Ave two caps reported yesterday and today.
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Jake Rose
Lafayette Ave
Beecham Richardson
Baltimore St
Roscoe Elam Jr
Wayne Ave
Police report on bad check at Colin Hardware Co
Police yesterday received a complaint about a $65 bad check passed on Colin Hardware and Paint Co at 20 North Broad Street. The incident involves the local merchant and preliminary details were collected for a potential investigation.
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Colin Hardware & Paint Co
N. Broad St
Independence Hall Replica Planned at Mooseheart
A replica of Philadelphia's Independence Hall will be built this spring at Mooseheart near Aurora Illinois. Walter Ketz superintendent said the project will be financed by two hundred thousand dollars in voluntary contributions from members of 200 Moose lodges and 166 auxiliaries in Pennsylvania.
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Aurora
Ill
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Mooseheart
Loyal Order of Moose
Walter Ketz
Moose
Pennsylvania
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Blue Ball
ED Edmiston
Miami Boulevard
Monroe
Union Road
Gideon Road
Columbus
Charles M. Noble
Colored News
Rogers
ABOVE
Soridel
Central Ave
Franklin Boy Eeees
City Credit Union
Crawford ST
Posse
Traf
S&s
Dix Or
Manches
North Middletown
Anditer
Riverview Drive
First National Bank
Banks—Saver
Central
Sutphin
Armco East Gate
Trenton
Lawrence Welk
Stow
WPFB
Lewis Drugs
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