Ohio Route 73 Opens With 35 MPH Limit Amid Ongoing Work
After a one day delay the new Ohio Route 73 highway opened from Middletown to the New York Central overpass and from the overpass to Franklin with four open lanes. A 35 mph limit remains in force through the city area and for safety reasons as berms, medians, and seeding continue. Two north lanes will be completed in a few weeks, with work extending to the Butler Warren County line.
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Ohio Rt. 73
Ohio Department of Highways
Middletown
New York Central
Franklin
Ee Way
Mabelle Drive
Verity Parkway
Main Street
Blackmore
Butler- Warren County
Service Members News Spreads From Korea to Camp Perry
Samuel Baker of Eaton recats 32d Regiment with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea, stationed at Fort Riley with the 1st Infantry Division 16th Regiment. Pvt Petitjean is set to travel to Camp Perry next month to support national rifle and matches efforts.
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Samuel €. Baker
Marie B. Baker
Eaton
Dam Ients
Seioa
7Th Infantry Division
32D
Korea
1St Infantry Division
Ft. Riley
Kan
Petitjean
Camp Perry
Police Briefs Report Multiple Arrests In Wake County
State patrolmen arrested Ellis Taulbee, 48, 3222 Omaha St., on a DUI charge. Russell Adkins, 24, 3062 Yankee Rd., held on an embezzlement warrant for $243 from last June. Officers responded to 702 Elwood St. regarding a frightened child. A separate report: a seven year old girl said a man exposed himself to her on Young Street. Flossie Harris, 512 Cooper Alley, reported a stolen baby stroller worth $20. Taylor Dunn, 21, 629 Auburn St., on an assault and battery warrant. Samuel Garner, 26, 9044 Sth Ave., arrested on assault and battery. Jenn Dillon, 2506 Wildweed Rd., reported two hub caps stolen from a car on N Main Street lot. Charles Harper, 48, 12052 Forer St., Excelle, arrested on a warrant charging intoxication, menace and threats toward his wife Cecilia.
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Charles Harper
Forrer St., Excelle
Cecilia Harper
Two Middletown Women Charged After City Wrecks
Two Middletown women were cited in municipal court after a pair of city auto incidents. Lucy Brewer, 1296 Garfield St., faced an assured clear distance violation when her westbound car collided with a parked vehicle on Fairmount Ave. Catherine Leagye, 119 Marshall Rd., was charged with backing after backing from a driveway onto Catalpa Drive struck a Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. auto. Police cited minor injuries and noted multiple other fender benders with two-vehicle crashes on Central Avenue and Germantown Road.
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Middletown
Lucy Brewer
Garfield St
Fairmount Avenue
Catherine Leagye
Marshall Rd
Tytus Ave
Catalpa Drive
Cincinnati Gas & Eelctric Co
Sytee
Iiac
Andrew Sap
Middletoee
Central Avenue
McKnight Drive
Tom Frydell
Piqua
Earl Lehman
Calumet Ave
Germantown Road
At The Movies At Paramount And Other Theaters
Local listings show Paramount presenting FE Duchin Story at 1 15 4 00 and 9 30 p m Thursday and Friday Strands schedule includes Alexander the Great Uranium Boom and Star of India World Without End matches Colonial theater offerings Stranger at My Door Zanzabuku My Tiger Red Sundown Dixie Cruise In features Harder They Fall Second Greatest Sex with showtimes across Thursday and Friday
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FE Duchin
Star of India
Government Seeks More Engineers for U S Posts
The Civil Service Commission announced an engineering examination for U S positions at salaries up to 7570 dollars a year. Openings include naval ordnance plant and other installations in the Louisville area. Apply via Mrs Leora Price at Middletown Post Office before further notice.
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United States Civil Service Commission
U. Positi 2
Naval Ordnance Plant
District Corps of Corps
Det
Louisville
Leora Price
Civil Service Information Representative
Middletown
Registration Rush Planned with Late Hours in Butler County
Butler County Board of Elections to stay open late at Middletown and Hamilton offices on Sept 7 10 14 17 21 24 25 26 to accommodate late registrations for the November 6 general election. Deadline for registration is Sept 26 at 9 p.m. Eligible voters include those 21 before the election and newcomers and name changes. Temporary township offices will operate with dates to be announced including Lemon Township on Sept 1 and Madison Township Sept 20.
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Butler County
Gray
Fairfield Cup
Lemon Township
Trenton City
Madison Township
Snyder enters race for Butler County commissioners
Ross H. Snyder executive vice president of First National Bank and former Middletown School Board president will join Martin A. Lingler Jr. on the Butler County Commission ticket replacing Charles I. Jones who shifts to the state legislatureJones will be joined by James R Sexton in the fall bid Ralph Colegrove plans to withdraw from the race Snyder cites lack of northern county representation and public urging as reasons for running
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Butler County
Ross H. Snyder
First National Bank
Middletown
Comintmissions
Dts
Snyder
Charles
Jones
Main St
Hamilton
County Commission
Ralph Colegrove
Colegrove
Can
Will Commission
Martin A. Lingler, Jr
Linden Ave
Ohio State
Cincinnati
of Ohio National Guard
Camp B
Oad Field Artillery
James R. ‘Sexton
Elecjtions
Putler County
Births Up At Hospital During July
Middletown Hospital recorded 199 births in July, 10 more than June but 31 fewer than July 1955’s 220. Of the total 101 boys, 88 were girls. Among Middletown mothers 75 births were male. West Middletown Excello and Trenton residents added two boys to the county total of 80. Montgomery reported four boys and five girls, Preble two births with one girl, and a girl was born to a woman from Lee County Kentucky.
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Middletown Hospital
Middletown
West Middletown
Excello
Trenton
Butler County
Montgomery
Preble
Lee County
Saturday Still Bath Day They've Got You Pegged At City's Water Works
Middletown residents began regular bath and washday routines around 1950 with Saturday afternoons growing in popularity. Pumps delivered over 1.16 billion gallons, while rainfall and new meters affected use. July rainfall of 4.20 inches saw 191 million gallons. 98 degree heat pushed pumpage to 74 million in a day, then fell as people were away or programs aired. Morningstar notes 1925 totals, 1950 six months, and rising city population. fire safety keeps pumps ready and monitored.
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Middletown
City Water Works
Morningstar
Gardner workers to get pay hike across divisions
Colin Gardner announced a general wage rise for August adding about two cents an hour for hourly paid staff in Lockland and Middletown divisions. The annual cost will be around 100000 dollars, plus a separate four percent cost of living increase begun in 1950. The living cost index recently reached 116.2, with Manchester Machine of Middletown also included as Gardner subsidiary workers.
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Colin Gardof
Lockland
Middletown
Gardner
Manchester
July Building Permits Dip Notably in City
Building permit valuation for July reached 454 974 dollars with 73 permits issued. This contrasts with a prior four months averaging over a million dollars monthly. Total seven month valuation stood at 5 432 375 dollars versus 6 609 609 a year earlier. Large commercial permit went to Ranch Inn Inc for a Clinton Street one story building.
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Ludewig
Ranch Inn, Inc
Clinton Street
Ludewig Save
Liquor Chief Gets New Ride
William J. Lee was appointed assistant director of the state liquor control. He had led the permit division and succeeds Columbus Municipal Judge Alan E. Schwarzwalder. An attorney, Lee joined the department in 1951 as permit chief.
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Columbus
Ohio
William J. Lee
Statement of Liquor Control
Lee
Alan E. Schwarzwalder
Ground Breaking For Union Building Set
Ground breaking ceremonies for a new 125000 union hall to be erected on Symmes Road opposite the Fisher Body Plant by Local 233 UAW-CIO will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Thomas Rose building committee chairman and Hamilton Fairfield and Butler county industry representatives and union officers invited to participate.
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Hamilton
Ln Symmes Road
Fisher Body
Uaw-Cio
Thomas Rose
Fairfield
Butler
Rose
Ranfi's Promises Best Brands For Less In Town
A one floor store in a small town declares it sells the best known brands for lower prices. Shoppers are invited to visit, compare prices, and see if the claim holds true at Ranfi's.
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Ranfi's
New Jobless Claims In Ohio Take Dip
Ohio reports a dip in new unemployment claims for the week ending July 28 with 7,573 claimants, down from 9,414 the prior period. Continuing claims rose by 947 to 49,619 as shown by the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Man hit with beer bottle at Golden Elk Cafe
Charles Osborne, 24, of Baltimore Street, was struck in the mouth by a beer bottle last night at the Golden Elk Cafe on Yankee Road. He remains in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after lip cuts, admitted to emergency around 12:45 a.m. Local police are investigating the incident.
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Charles Osborne
Baltimore St
Golden Elk Cafe
Yankee Rd
Middletown
Osborne
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Ellis Taulbee
Omaha St
Russell Adkins
Arzell Fores
Adkins
Elwood St
George Bowman
Young Street
Flossie Harris
Cooper Alley
Taylor Dunn
Auburn $T
Samuel Garner
Sth Ave
Jenn C. Dillon
Wildweed Rd
N. Main Street
Freeland Barnett
Fairmount Ave
At the Movies
Paramount
Middletown Board of Elections
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan
Jone
Wie
Champion, Paper
City
BY Jody Terney
Frank M. Ludewig
Liquor Chief
Bob Ranft
Ll Franklin
Eerel
America
Toa Aaa
Central Ave
Rela Ladies
Tae
Bulova
Elgin
Gruen
Att G Aarti
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