Name Change Debate Splits Dix Woodsdale Road Residents
Dix Road and Woodsdale Road name dispute prompts residents to seek a petition for a public hearing. Of 32 property owners, eight favor Woodsdale while 24 prefer Dix Road as City Commission weighs maps and local sentiment. The panel also hears a budget distribution report and discusses a plumbing board controversy involving Melvin Ashcraft.
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Dix Road
Woodsdale Road
Tilmon Ellison
City Commission
Middletown
Ellison
Tax Bills Coming Soon in Middletown County
Tax bills for the last half of 1956 have been sent from the county auditor to the county treasurer. Auditor R. H. Smith announced totals of 2 569 605 in current real estate taxes 57 378 in delinquent taxes and 9 846 in delinquent special assessments for Middletown.
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R. H. Smith
Smith
Middletown
City awards contracts and approves sewer project payment
Commissioners awarded contracts for 215 water works items. They ordered a $50 810 payment to Charles F McCurdy for Bulls Run Sewer work now 23 percent complete. They granted the Butler County Crippled Children's Assn. use of the downtown booth Saturday.
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City Water Works
Charles F. McCurdy
Bulls Run
Butlier County
New Ideas Seen Aiding High Living Standard
At Miami University a conference on Modern Management the Next Five Years heard five speakers urge new ideas and efficient procedures to boost business contribution to a high US living standard. Attendees included 300 representatives from Miami Valley firms. sponsors were the university and management groups in Cincinnati and Hamilton.
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Oxford
United States
Miami University
Miami Valley
Cincinnati
The
Society For the Advancement of Management
Hamilton
Middletown
Paul McCracken
Eisenhower
Walter R. Mahler
New York
Miami
Josh D. Millett
James H. Lorie
University of ‘Chicago School of Business Administration
Eugene J. Benge
Asheville
N. C
McCracken
America
Evening Club and lodge meetings listed across town
Meetings include Evening Optimist Club at 6 15 p m Colony Restaurant Blythe Williams American Legion Auxiliary 7 p m post headquarters Orioles Nest 227 730 p m Middletown Hamilton Pike Lafayette Lodge 37 Knights of Pythias 730 p m Castle Hall National Guard Company D 147th Infantry Regiment 730 p m Armory Alpha Council 326 Jr OUAM 730 p m 19 N Broad St Toastmasters Civic Association State Patrol Auxiliary 8 p m Legion Middletown Lodge 956 IOOF 8 p m 29 S Main St Moose Lodge 8 p m hall Tried Stone Masonic Lodge 83 8 p m AFL Hall 9526 Volunteer Air Reserve Squadron 8 p m Legion Alcoholics Anonymous 830 p m
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Colony
Blythe-Williams American Legion Auxiliary
Orioles Nest
Middletown-Hamilton Pike
Lafayette Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hail
National Guard
147Th Infantry Regiment
Armory
Alpha Council 326
Jr. Ouam
N. Broad St
Toastmasters Club
Civic Association
State Patrol Auxiliary
Legion
Middletown Lodge
IOOF
S. Main St
Moose Lodge
Hall
Stone Masonic Lodge
AFL
Volunteer Air Reserve Squadron
Alcoholics Anonymous
New Miami business college to drive research and relations
Mahler predicts business will align its drive for results with helping people meet needs and improve relations within firms. Millett notes a Miami Valley trend toward closer business college ties due to demand for pure research and skilled staff, aided by a $2,000,000 School of Business Administration building planned this year.
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Mahler
Millett
Miami Valley
Miami
School of Business
Business grads must adapt to new ideas says Lorie and Benge
Lorie argues that business will need men with a frame of reference to cope with ideas and language use, while Benge notes electronic computers narrow judgment and provide precise considerations, pointing to broader adoption by smaller firms in coming years.
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Lorie
Benge
Bows and Arrows Stolen From Perragua Club
The Perragua Club on Dimmick Road near U S 42 reported the theft of bows and arrows valued at 100 from a stockroom. Club proprietor Harold Snider of 1904 Hunter Road Reading notified sheriff's deputies.
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Hamilton
Perragua Club
Dimmick Road
U.S. 42
Sheriff's Deputies
Harold Snider
Hunter Rd
Reading
Vandalism on Ohio Bus Line Bus in Oneida
Police report vandalism at Omaha Street and Oneka Avenue in Oneida. A rock shattered a bus windshield around 7 p.m. yesterday. Deputy Sheriff James Davis was told by driver Phil Irvin of Overpeck about the incident possibly involving juveniles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Bus Line Co
Omaha Street
Oneka Avenue
Oneida
James Davis
Phil Irvin
Detectives Probe Bad Check At Billett's Grocery
Detectives received a complaint from Dale Billett of Billett's Grocery 900 Yankee Rd about a bad check for 88.34 dollars written at the store Saturday.
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Dale Billett
Billett’s Grocery
Yankee Rd
Missing Boy Jeff Rupp Found in Ashland Ky
Mrs. Thomas Rupp reports her son Jeff Rupp missing from 1216 Ellen Drive since Monday and found safe in Ashland Kentucky. Local authorities notified and family reunites with relief.
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Thomas Rupp
Ellen Dr
Jeff
Ashland
Two Drivers Cited After City Mishaps
Thomas Moore, 31, and John Lewis Jr., 30, were cited in Municipal Court on traffic charges. Moore failed to yield at a traffic light causing a two car collision on Germantown Road near Aeronca parking lot at 4 21 p m. Damage totaled 325 dollars.
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Thomas Moore
N. Verity Pkvy
Germantown
Aeronca
Moore
John Lewis Jr
Wells Rd
Teen cited after crash at Main and 8th
Police cited Darrell Wright 19 of 3219 Mohawk Street for an assured clear distance violation after his car struck a truck driven by William Hale 56 at the southbound intersection of S Main Street and 8th Avenue yesterday at 1 11 p.m. Hale stopped to prepare a left turn and both vehicles sustained 380 dollars in damage.
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Darrell Wright
Mohawk St
William Hale
Hamilton
S. Main Street
8Th Avenue
Hale
City Auto Accidents At Multiple Intersections
Yesterday there were several city automobile collisions. A 6:50 p.m. crash at N Verity Parkway and Tytus Avenue involved Ronald Pratt and Ralph Branson and a parked Don Garrison vehicle causing 100 dollars in damage. At Central Avenue and Garfield Street a 5:15 p.m. collision between Buford Norman and Charles Bair Jr. caused 20 dollars damage. A 8 p.m. crash at Central Avenue and Clinton Street involved Phillip Gerber and Bill Eisele with 15 dollars damage.
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Ronald Pratt
Mabelle Dr
Ralph Branson
Bellefontaine
Don Garrison
11Th Ave
N. Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Buford Norman
Mohawk St
Charles Bair Jr
Fairmount Ave
Central Avenue
Garfield Street
Phillip Gerber
Pershing Ave
Bill Eisele
Manchester Rd
Clinton Street
Dentists Attend OSU Dentistry Assembly
Four Middletown dentists join the 13th annual Post-College Assembly at Ohio State University College of Dentistry on campus. Sessions run from yesterday into today with papers and clinics on oral surgery periodontics and prosthodontics by OSU faculty. Guest presenters include Dr S D Tulman from Illinois and Dr Brian E D Cooke from Guys Hospital London England.
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Middletown
Ohio State University College of Dentistry
C. G. Barton
S. F. Maurer
Rae ‘Meece
H. A. Sebald
OSU
5. D. Tulman
University of Illinois College of Dentistry
Brian E. D. Cooke
Guys Hospital Department of Dental Medicine
London
England
Easter Vesper Planned at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Dr Eugen Hill organist and the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church choir plan an Easter Vesper program of organ and choral music this Sunday at 8 p.m. Hill teaches in Miami University's music faculty and the choir includes several Miami music majors. The program features works by Buxtehude Bach Dupre Liszt Alain and others.
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Oxford
Eugen Hill
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Hill
Miami University
Miami
Buxte
Thude
Bach
Dupre
Liszt
Fuge
Alain
Climat
Army Engineers Seek Bids On 2 Projects
Huntington District Corps of Engineers calls for bids on two military projects in Ohio. Sharonville depot work includes heavy load test tracks and fencing. Springfield Municipal Airport project covers a 49 by 63 foot rocket storage checkout and assembly building for the Ohio Air National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Sharonville
Ohio
Springfield
Huntington District Corps of Engineers
General Services
Ohio Air National Guard
Shooting Victim Louis Good Improves After Self Inflicted Wound
Louis Good a 67 year old resident of 838th Avenue was shot in the neck by a .22 caliber rifle at his home on Sunday. Middletown Hospital reported his condition improved from poor to fair today as officers confirmed the incident was self inflicted.
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Louis Good
Woo Polite
Fair
Middletown Hospital
Easter Services Planned at Tried Stone Baptist Church
Good Friday services are scheduled for 7 30 p m at Tried Stone Baptist Church with Rev Herbert Hart delivering the sermon. The Junior Usher Board will host a breakfast at the church starting at 6 a m Saturday.
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Tried Stone Baptist Church
Herbert Hart
Steubenville Holds Man Wanted Here
Steubenville police report detaining a man sought by Middletown authorities on a bad check charge. The suspect, using Roy Miller as an alias, reportedly claimed to be Bobby Waites of Toledo. A $62.15 check dated March 2 at Harold's Outlet Store triggered the case, with funds denied by Third National Bank Dayton.
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Middletown
Ohio
Steubenville
Roy Miller
Bobby Waites
Toledo
John Doe
Harold
Central Ave
Third National Bank & Trust Co
Dayton
West Side Television and Appliance Co
Columbus
Waites
Xenia
Hamilton
Break-In Reported at Mindlin Scrapyard Franklin
Franklin police investigated a break-in at the Mindlin scrapyard at Canal Street, reported at 7:45 AM. Minor items worth about 20 dollars were missing. entry appeared forced through a window in the office, which sits inside a high fenced yard.
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Franklin
Mindlin
Canal Streets
Sandee Mindlin
Sutonin St
Middletown
Truancy crackdown urged by Middletown officials
Middletown school officials label truancy a serious offense and outline a joint procedure with juvenile officers to handle cases. Butler County Domestic Relations Court chief John Bookman urges early absenteeism checks by schools and parents, with possible court summons. Judge David Black recently ruled on a 15-year-old missing 92 days this year and 72 days last year, suspending Boys Industrial School with attendance conditions.
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Middletown
John Bookman
Butler County Domestic Relations Court
Bookman
Common Pleas Court
David Black
Black
Boys Industrial School
Purse Taken In Home Break-In On Elwood Street
A purse with a billfold papers and about 8 dollars was stolen from Mrs. Margaret Caldwell of 1019 Elwood Street in a break-in last night. An intruder reportedly entered through an east window and fled after Mrs. Caldwell screamed. Police listed Miss Robin Caldwell’s purse as also taken.
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Margaret Caldwell
Elwood St
Last two suspects in $9,000 Sealtest Dairy robbery sent to pen
In Butler County Common Pleas Court Judge Fred B. Cramer labeled the crime vicious and sentenced Gene Mischke and Curtis Allen, both Covington, Ky., to indeterminate terms for armed robbery. Allan drew a single charge and the trio faces 10 to 25 year penalties. Dallman identified Mischke as the gunman.
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Hamilton
Fred B. Cramer
Ohio
Butler County
Allen
Mischke
Harold Dallman
Seal Test Office
Cramer
Robert Marrs
Future Said Brighter For Older Workers
Detroit industrial relations vice president Edward L. Cushman of American Motors Corp. told the National Committee on the Aging that the job outlook for the elderly is improving. He cited a good economy and a growing need to fill jobs over the next 15 years as reasons for favorable opportunities for older workers.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
Edward L. Cushman
National Committee On the Aging
National Social Welfare Assembly
United States
Three Lebanon Men Injured In Rt 129 Crash
In a two car collision on Rt 129 near Maud Hughes Road three Lebanon area men were treated at Mercy Hospital. Robert Jackson 25 Cincinnati Ave Lebanon sustained knee cuts and facial bruises John R Begley 34 Pauline Dr South Lebanon suffered right leg injuries and forehead cuts Luther Cook 43 75 W Broadway South Lebanon had eye cuts All were dismissed after treatment Deputy Sheriff Clarence Blevs said Jackson was driving east and apparently fell asleep prior to impact.
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Hamilton
Lebanon Area
Rt. 129
Maud Hughes Road
Mercy Hospital
Robert Jackson
Cincinnati Ave
Lebanon
John R. Begley
Pauline Dr
South Lebanon
Begley
Luther Cook
W. Broadway
Clarence Blevsins
Jackson
Begley Auto
Fire damages Middletown school bus battery short circuit
A bus fire on Heinkel Road at Central Avenue caused by a short circuit under the hood of a Middletown school bus resulted in little to no damage. Firefighters from Company 2 arrived at 3:30 p.m. to a still alarm.
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Middletown
Heinkel Road
Central Avenue
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Charles B. Stiles
Butler Corporation
Charles W. Thompson
County Budget Commission
Francis Carmody
Carmody
Ashcraft
William E. Moore
United Assn
Journeymen & Appprentice Plumbers
Melvin Ashcraft
Board of Plumbers Examiners
Armco Steel Corp
Thompson
Optimist Club
Manchester Hotel
Freeman
Mets
Chi Ae
Speers
Freeman's Jewelry
Clayton Wooldridge
9Th Ave
David
Army Engineers
Colored News
Ronald McMonigle
Ray McMonigle
Bessie Short
Carlisle
Florida
McMonigle
RCA Victor
Big
Tory Service
Shop Vradelis
Broad St
RCA Victor Westcott
Pos Oe
Ouarlams Aa
Charles
Central
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