Red Cross drive in Middletown lags but surpasses some quotas
The Middletown Area Red Cross drive, chaired by Tom Wiley, reports $32,334.20 raised toward a $42,688 goal, with several divisions well behind target. Armco Steel Corp. leads with $17,104 toward $16,230, while personal services and special gifts exceed their quotas. donations can be mailed to the Middletown Area Chapter.
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Tom Wiley
Middletown Area
Red Cross
Armco Steel Corp
The
American Red Cross
Wiley
Two Sunday Fires Raise Arson Suspicions In Ohio Towns
Monroe and Madison Township fire officials investigated two Sunday blazes, a barn on Union Road owned by Andrew and Charles Johnson and a Madison Township home at 7810 West Alexandria Road, for possible arson. Fire damaged the house, killing pigs and straw. the barn fire destroyed livestock and much of the structure with help from Franklin firefighters.
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Monroe
Madison Township
Cecil Phillips
Alexandria Road
Meredith Nelson
Madison Township Fire Department
Nelson
Earl Hiteshue
Monroe Fire Department
Andrew
Charles Johnson
Union Road
Hiteshue
First car to roll off Lordstown assembly line April 28
Warren Ohio AP report says the first passenger car built at the Chevrolet and Fisher Body plant in Lordstown will roll off the line April 28. The plant currently employs about 1,200 with about 5,700 more expected soon.
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Warren
Ohio
Chevrolet and Fisher
Lordstown
General Motors Corp
Vocalist Joins Rotary Revue Cast For April Show
Marion Spelman the Cincinnati singer is added to the Rotary Club Revue set for April 28 at Wade E Miller Gym. She appears on WLWT programs and joins the Four Saints with Randy Brown as master of ceremonies. Tickets are $2 at outlets in Middletown Franklin Trenton or from Rotary members.
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Marion Spelman
Cincinnati
Rotary Club
Wade E. Miller
Miss Spelman
Bob Braun
WLWT
Four Saints
Randy Brown
Middletown
Franklin
Trenton
Colburn Named Carlisle Basketball Coach
Carlisle High School appoints Robert Colburn 54 to head basketball for 1966-67 after board unity on move. Colburn, ex-principal amid controversy, returns to coaching. Kenneth Emerick shifts from coach to assistant role following a 3-17 season.
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Carlisle
Robert Colburn
Carlisle High
Colburn
Kenneth Emerick
Emerick
Brannaman
Mother of Five Faces New Child Neglect Charge
Erma Boyd 37 of 1603 Manchester Ave and her late husband were previously convicted on similar charges. Police planned to file a second neglect charge as the 9 to 1% year old children were found in a deteriorated home with two men sleeping in one room and an 18 year old in another. Health officials noted cleanup efforts but conditions remained poor and complaints persisted.
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Middletown
Erma Boyd
Manchester Ave
Boyd
Mark
David Black
Health Department
Miamisburg
Franklin
Reading Delayed On Basin Plan and Bids Opened
City Commission delayed action on Basin G and zoning changes while naming Waldner Construction Co. as low bidder for the 1966 sidewalk curb and gutter program at 22 062.05. They also approved two zone changes and designated Sigma Beta Sorority Day and Arbor Day.
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Basin G
Virgil Clark
Pinehurst
N.C
Joe Lewis
Middletown High School
S.main Street
Second Avenue
Jefferson Road
Planning Commission
Dean Clifton
Lowell St
New York Central
Dana Kothe
Waldner Construction Co
Middletown
City weighs cost of moving power lines for Breiel project
City Commissioners questioned an $84,000 charge by Cincinnati Gas & Electric to relocate 66,000 volt lines needed for a summer start on Breisel from Roosevelt Avenue to Rosedale Road. CG&E says six months’ notice required. city may save $10,000 by placing lines in the new right of way.
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Breiel Boulevard
Dan W. Kothe
Commission
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Roosevelt Avenue
Rosedale Road
Kothe
Cg&e Os
Pollution Study Panel Named In Ohio Legislature
Rep. David D. Albritton was named chairman of a Legislative Study Committee to examine air and water pollution in Ohio. Sen. Theodore M. Gray announced that two senators and nine representatives would conduct the study for the 1967 Legislature.
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Columbus
Ohio
David D. Albritton
Montgomery
Theodore M. Gray
Miami
Legislative Service Commission
Motorist Receives 90 Day Jail Term in Franklin Court
A 20 year old Franklin man Ralph E Rook of 2900 Upper Springboro Road was sentenced to 90 days in jail by Judge J T Riley for driving while under suspension. He also faces speeding and failure to comply charges. Catherine Elson 24 of 155 Catalpa Drive Springboro had license suspended six months and was fined $25 with $15 suspended. Timothy Tinch 18 of 504 Anderson St was fined $10 for assault and battery. Clarence Talbert 70 of Hamilton was fined $20 for improper passing.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
Ralph E. Rook
Upper
Springboro Road
Catherine Elson
Catalpa Drive
Springboro
Timothy Tinch
Anderson St
Clarence Talbert
Hamilton
Ohio Seeks $621 682 For Billboard Controls
Columbus Ohio AP The largest single request under the billboard control provision of Federal Highway Beautification Act is Ohio's 621 682 claim for outdoor advertising control on Interstates 71 75 and 90 presented by Highway Director P E Masheter Masheter said the amount reflects what the state is entitled to for controlling outdoor advertising along these interstates.
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Columbus
Ohio
P. E. Masheter
Masheter
Franklin Reads Retirement Bill with 65 Age Requirement
Franklin council gave first reading to an ordinance setting a compulsory retirement age of 65 for city employees with a possible two year extension at the manager’s option. Final action is set for May 2. Wilbur Carpenter, 75, the city’s oldest employee, resigned after decades with the police and street departments. The council also weighs placing a new city building on the ballot and whether to fund the nearby Warren County Airport project.
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Franklin
Gerald Miller
Miller
William Schuchart
Wilbur Carpenter
Carpenter
Police Department
Iity
Paul S. Kennedy
Warren County Airport Authority
Kennedy
Lane
Lebanon
Poasttown zoning change opposed at county hearing
Butler County Rural Zoning Commission tabled a request by Lottie Barnes to reclassify 34 acres east of Route 4 from residential to light industrial. Petition with 16 objectors was presented by Alice Gilbert. A decision date was not set, with a similar hearing scheduled for Middlestown developer Joe Lewis next Monday.
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Hamilton
Poasttown
Butler County Rural Zoning Commission
Lottie Barnes
Rt. 4
Francis Rosebud
Alice Gilbert
Trenton - Franklin Road
Gilbert
Commission
Middlestown
Joe Lewis
Industry backs 7.49 mill Middletown school levy
The Industrial Council of the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce endorsed the 7.49 mill school operating levy to be voted on May 3. The council represents almost all industry in Middletown and approved funds to promote passage of the levy.
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Industrial Council Division
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
The
Industrial Council
Middletown
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