Commission Okays Bond Plan for $55,000 Street Improve in Wildwood
City commissioners approved issuing $55,000 in bonds to grade and widen streets in the Wildwood subdivision. The plan carries up to ten-year maturity, with further improvements to be addressed next week, including Burton Road. A petition from residents met the 60 percent requirement, at 74 percent. Gas rate cuts announced by Cincinnati Gas and Electric take effect May 24, reducing by 2.5 cents per thousand cubic feet. an escalation clause may continue adjustments. Middletown may revise building code. commissioner Goetz favors state-code revision and asks for study and a report. Liability insurance for two cab companies was boosted to $25,000 and $50,000.
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Wildwood
City Mission
Walter C. Beckford
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Middletown
Harold Goetz
77 And
Myers Bros
New Board Chairman Named at Black-Clawson Crawford Also President
H. D. Martindale, longtime shuttle manager and president of The Black-Clawson Company, is elevated to chairman of the board. C. R. Crawford is named president, bringing decades of drafting, engineering, and management experience from the Shartle Brothers Division. The Hamilton based firm traces roots to 1892 with Shartle.
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H. D. Martindale New Board
Black-Clawson
Crawford
H. D. Martindale
Black-Clawson Company
C. R. Crawford
Shartle Brothers
Shartle
Hamilton
Martindale
Middletown
Shartle Company
Charles W. Shartle
Black- Clawson Company
Black Clawson Company
Shattle Brothers Division
27 Loads Of Debris Added In Clean Up Week
Debris collection continued during the first three days of Clean-Up Week in Middletown as 27 truck loads were removed from homes. The Middletown Service Company City and Armco Steel Corporation have logged 68 loads for the week with curbside pickups repeated next week. Don McKillop said crews will remove anything placed at the curb in containers. Friday route covers Yankee Rd Central Ave city limits and Jefferson Rd area.
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Middletown
Middletown Service Company
City
Armco Steel Corporation
Don McKillop
Chamber of Commerce
Yankee Rd
Central Ave
City Limits
Jefferson Rd
Movie Schedules at Paramount Strand Colontal
This week's listings show Paramount presenting Target Unknown at 2:40 5:40 8:40 p.m. I Was A Communist For The FBI plays 1:15 4:15 7:15 10:15 p.m. Strand shows The Milkman at 2:15 4:40 7:25 10:10 p.m. Great Plane Robbery runs 1:15 3:40 6:15 8:55 p.m. Friday Father s Wild Game screens 2:40 5:15 7:50 10:25 p.m. Border Treasure at 1:30 4:05 6:40 9:15 p.m. Colontal offers Bitter Rice 1:35 3:35 8:35 7:38 9:35 p.m.
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FBI
Cleveland man funds transfer aids American Day placard stunt
The board approved a routine funds transfer. A Cleveland man’s request for Middletown wooden nickels reached Chairman Francis Carmody and was referred to Starick to supply the I Am An American Day committee. The committee sponsored the square wooden placards used as nickels for the promotion.
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Cleveland
Middletown
Francis Carmody
Starick
Ex Monroe athlete among four injured in Sabina crash
An 18 year old former Monroe High School athlete Gene Fultz and three Wilmington College students were injured when their car collided with a truck at a Sabina street intersection. Ralph Blackburn 19 Hamilton suffered a fractured skull and was listed in extremely poor condition. George Anderson 19 Dayton James Stewart 20 Madeira also injured with fractures and cuts. All occupants were taken to Fayette Memorial Hospital in Washington DC for treatment.
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Monroe High School
Sabina
Gene Fultz
Alex Fultz
Oxford State Rd
Excello
Wilmington College
Fultz
Monroe
Homer Fultz
Ralph Blackburn
Hamilton
Charles Wolfe
Columbus
Blackburn
George Anderson
Dayton
James Stewart
Madeira
Wolfe
Fayette Memorial Hospital
Washington, D. C
Three-C
New Curbs Set On Steel Use In Building
Washington AP Drastic new curbs on steel use for building apartments and factories are planned. National Production Administrator Manly Fleischmann says existing construction restrictions will extend to require a government permit for projects needing a big take of steel. Amusement and recreational projects are banned.
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Washington
Manly Fleischmann
NPA
Floods Ease In Midwest River Runoff Threat Recedes
Flood conditions along the upper Mississippi River eased today though danger of further overflows remained due to heavy rains. Water levels stayed high in towns across Iowa Illinois and Missouri while dikes held. About 7 500 people were evacuated from homes and around 15 industrial plants shut down in Muscatine Iowa.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Ilinois
Muscatine
Reefer Ring Smashed in Cincinnati Breakup
Federal narcotic agents and police busted a Cincinnati reefer ring detaining three youths and a father. One boy named 10 Hughes High School students who allegedly received marijuana cigarettes. Detained for questioning were Webster Turner Sr. 45 a painter and alleged owner, Webster Turner Jr. 19 Jack Kelley 18 and a 17 year old.
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Cincinnati
Hughes High School
Don Taylor
Webster Turner
Webster
Ohio House Would Make Ballot Fraud Felony
The Ohio House passed a bill to make ballot tampering a felony by 106 to 3 vote. Representative Richard H. Woods filed the measure, carrying a $1000 fine and five years in prison as the maximum penalty, up from $1000 and one year. The bill moves to the Senate.
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Columbus
Ohio House of
Richard H. Woods
Cuyahoga
Senate
Crown of Catherine I reportedly adorned with stones
Britannica states Catherine I’s crown holds 2564 precious stones with the largest a ruby as big as a pigeon's egg.
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Catherine I of
Russia
Cyclopedia Britannica
Bees Maintain Hive Temperature Around Fifty-Seven Degrees
Honey bees regulate the hive temperature to about 57 degrees Fahrenheit, helping guard the colony against external cold snaps. Scientists note this thermal control supports brood development and energy efficiency during winter.
Two Children Hit By Cars in Middletown
Two youngsters were treated at Middletown Hospital yesterday after being injured when struck by automobiles. Marilyn Kay Jacobs, four, daughter of Mr and Mrs Murray Jacobs of 505 Garfield St, treated for cuts and bruises and released. Wayne Center, six, son of Mr and Mrs Martin Center of South Lebanon, reported in fair condition with a skull fracture after being struck by a car driven by Lois Williams of 1928 Highland St. Police noted minor accidents with damage to parked cars and a city truck fender.
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Middletown Hospital
Marilyn Kay Jacobs
Murray Jacobs
Garfield St
Lois Williams
Highland St
Betty Lou Corwin
Franklin Route 1
Stanley Armitage
Wilbraham Rd
Manchester Ave
Wall St
Chester Manning
Hudson St
Manning
Lamneck St
Wayne Center
Martin Center
South Lebanon
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Long St
Butler County
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Bank Ave
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Peck Ave
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Turkey
Franks
Brown
Thermas L' Asst
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Sie
NEW
Ballard Biscuits
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Robert Salyers
Ross Ave
Henry Brody
Melampy
Arvice
Salesbury Steak and Fish
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