City Commission Discusses Urban Renewal and Zoning Change
City commissioners met to hear a report on an urban renewal planning contract with William-Leman and Associates and to consider Edison Booth’s petition to rezone 1706 Eldora Dr from R-1 to R-2, which was recommended for denial. A city manager report on special police officers and bids for street resurfacing were also on the agenda.
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City
Willian - Leman and Associates
City Planning Commission
Edison Booth
Eldora Dr
Charles Thompson
Four Injured in Butler County Highway Crashes
Four people were injured in two separate Butler County accidents reported by state patrol. In Middletown Charles W. Barton 37 sustained a right wrist fracture when Neal F Divitt 44 Riverside Ill drove out of control on Ohio 122 and struck a guard rail. In Somerville at U S 127 and Depot Street George C Hoel 64 Ronald Hoel 11 and Virginia Hoel 4 were treated for injuries after Robert C Selby 18 failed to yield right of way and collided with Hoel's truck. Selby is cited and will appear August 13 in Oxford.
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Middletown
Camden
Butler County
Charles W. Barton
Sherman Ave
Ohio 122
Neal F Divitt
Barlow
Rai
Divitt
Riverside
U. S. 127
Depot Street
Somerville
George C. Hoel
Ronald Hoel
Virginia Hoel
Camden Rt. 3
E. Vine St
Oxford
Hoel
Selby
Fred Woodward
Lawyers Picnic Next Tuesday at Elks Country Club
The Butler County Bar Association hosts its annual picnic next Tuesday starting at noon at the Elks Country Club on the Ham ion Middletown Pike. Picnic chairman Jackson Bosch says golf in the afternoon and a dinner round out the day. Middletown lawyers may buy tickets from David Dillon.
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Butler County Bar Assn
Elks Country Club
Hamion-Middletown Pike
Jackson Bosch
Middletown
David Dillon
Coffee Break Theft Costs Station Operator $80
Ben Foreman operator of the Comet Service Station at S Main Street and Oxford State Road saw about $80 in cash stolen yesterday morning when a thief entered the station while he was next door drinking coffee and carried off an adding machine cash register containing the money, Butler County deputies reported.
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Ben Foreman
Comet
S. Main Street
Oxford State Road
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Foreman
County Road Closes for Expressway Work
Hamilton Masion Road from U S 25 east to the Butler Warren County line closed today for an indefinite period. County engineer Jess Pochard announced the closure to allow work on the new Dayton Cincinnati expressway.
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Hamilton - Mason
U. S. 25
Butler
Warren County
Jess Pochard
Dayton - Cincinnati
Three Middletown boys held over Camp Hook canoe theft
Three youths aged 16 and 17 were detained by juvenile authorities after stealing two canoes from Camp Hook near the Miami River in Warren County. One canoe was recovered, one overturned in swift currents, and the trio were rescued after about 45 minutes. Two had prior juvenile records.
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Middletown
Miami River
Camp Hook
Warren County
Lebanon
Juke Seibold
Franklin Firemen Are Called Twice
Franklin volunteers and regulars responded to two calls Monday evening. At 8 p.m. a false alarm drew twelve volunteers to Murray Marshall's home on Forrest Avenue. A prank call will cost the city for each firefighter, plus equipment depreciation. The 10:40 p.m. emergency to Charles Wright's home on Beech Drive required a doctor. Hineline judged Wright was not in immediate danger.
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Franklin
Murray Marshall
Forrest Ave
Charles Wright
Beech Dr
Charles Hineline
Wright
Monroe Graduate Wins Black Clawson Pulp Scholarship
Luther Denson Bruce Jr of 1404 Winona Drive, a Lemon Monroe High School June graduate, receives the Black Clawson Co scholarship to Western Michigan University Pulp and Paper School. The $500 annual award for four years goes to a child of a Black Clawson employee. Bruce is an honor student with perfect attendance and has Boy's State participation plus letters in football basketball and golf.
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Luther Denson Bruce Jr
Winona Dr
Lemon-Monroe High School
Black Clawson Co
Western Michigan University
Clawson
Luther Bruce Sr
S Keuthan Foundry
Lake's Octopus Becomes Starfish After Ride Arm Breaks
The LeSourdsville Lake amusement ride named Octopus will be renamed Starfish following an arm break on a right-armed sweep ride. No injuries. four riders fell onto grass as the arm cracked. Rich ard Lacher of Cincinnati reported soreness and opted for Good Samaritan Hospital. The arm cannot be replaced before Labor Day, and the ride will be dismantled for the season.
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LeSourdsville Lake
Lake
Cincinnati
Middletown
Hamilton
Seattle
Labor Day
Bowles Founder of White Council Convicted in Texas
Bryant W. Bowles, 38, founder of the National Assn for the Advancement of White People, is sentenced to life in prison after a district court jury convicted him of a serious case with malice in the fatal confrontation involving his brother-in-law James Harvey, 35. Harvey allegedly slapped Bowles’ wife during a family argument the day before his death on May 4 near Loeb, Texas.
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White Council
Springboro Schools Head Resigns After 13 Years
Alva R. Emory, Springboro superintendent for 13 years, resigned effective August 1. The board accepted the notice and will seek a successor as applications are invited from Warren County schools chief Raymon Hatfield. Emorys wife Mary and daughter Jane Nolan have recent teaching ties in the district.
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Springboro
Alva R. Emory
Board of Education
Emory
Raymon Hatfield
Warren County
Clearcreek
Mary
Jane Nolan
Kettering
Jarrett to End 41-Year Armco Career
Jerome J. Jarrett will retire after 41 years with Armco Drainage & Metal Products. Fay A. Kennedy will succeed as chief accountant. Kennedy joined Armco Drainage in 1950 and holds degrees from the University of Denver and University of Houston.
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Fay A. Kennedy
Jerome J. Jarrett
Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc
Jarrett
Armco
S.R. Ives
Armco Drainage
Kennedy
Houston
University of Denver
University of Houston
Topeka
Kan
L1th Ave
Imfeld and Hendrickson File for County Judge Seats
Two incumbents seek county judge posts in the November election. Ciem F. Imfeld Jr., Hamilton attorney, and William Hendrickson, Fairfield County Court District judge, filed petitions by 4 pm today as J Earl Gray noted. Incumbent R Fred Woodruff will not seek re election. terms begin January 1959.
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J. Earl Gray
Butler County Board of Elections
Ciem F. Imfeld Jr
Millville
Hamilton
William Hendrickson
Monroe
Fairfield County
Gray
R. Fred Woodruff
Oxford
Woodruff
Boy Refuses Bible Readings in Delaware School Case
Ellery F. Schempp 18 testifies in federal court that he read the Koran at his desk to preserve religious freedom while his high school mandated Bible recitations. His parents sue, arguing the state law violates the U.S. Constitution.
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Philadelphia
Ellery F. Schempp
Schempp
Court Watchdogs Seek Reforms For Teamsters
Court appointed monitors demand widespread reforms in the Teamsters Union, delaying plans for a February election. They seek uniform by laws, unified membership standards, amendments to the international constitution, and release from trusteeship of locals, with oversight until reforms are enacted.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
U.S
F. Dickinson
Martin F. O'Donoghue
Godfrey Sonmidi
International
O'Donoghue
Letts
Nathan Cayton
Municipal Court of Appeals
O Donoghue
Schmidt
L. N. D. Wells
Cayion
Condition Of McGraw Remains Critical After Crane Accident
John M. Metz McGraw vice president of McGraw Construction Co stays in critical condition after a severe spinal injury from a crane boom accident July 23 at the Quaker State Metal Co. Lancaster plant. He is semi conscious at General Hospital in Lancaster and resides in Waynesville.
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John M
Metz) McGraw
McGraw Construction Co
McGraw
Lancaster
Quaker State Metal Co
Waynesville
General Hospital
Theft reports include multiple local incidents
The police received thefts at several locations including a pellet gun and a transistor radio from Mrs. D. H. Malcom of 3910 Grand Ave, $51 from Ray's Beauty Parlor at 1612 Central Ave, a bicycle at 2102 Baltimore St, Carroll Bellow's bill fold with about $10 and papers at 3203 Grand Ave, and an undetermined amount from a sot drink machine at Oaks Service Station at Grand Ave and Gideon Rd.
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D. H. Malcom
Grand Ave
Ray
Central Ave
Baltimore St
Carroll Bellow
Oaks
Grand Avenue
Gideon Road
Harvery Steingraber Dies in Warrensville Heights Crash
Harvey Steingraber, 56, of Shaker Heights suburb, was killed Tuesday when his car struck the rear of a pickup halted at a traffic signal in Warrensville Heights.
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Cleveland (Ap
Harvey Steingraber
Shaker Heights
Warrensville Heights
Hold Up, Young Fella Have Gun Will Travel On Stolen Bicycles
In Middletown a 13 year old was stopped at 6 16 p m riding a stolen bike with a loaded .38 revolver stolen from Stanley Poffenbarger. He abandoned one bike and kept another before being caught. The youth with a juvenile record is held in city jail pending further arrangements.
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Middletown
Ptl
John Combs
West Middletown
Sanley Poffenbarger
Jake Seibold
City Oil
Driver Cited After Crash on Clinton and Columbia
Police report two cars collided at Clinton Street and Columbia Avenue causing about 525 dollars in damage and one driver to be cited in Municipal Court. Elmer Weihrauch, 63, was charged with failure to yield at a stop sign after stopping and entering the intersection. Clyde Davis, 62, was eastbound and not at fault.
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Clinton Street
Columbia Avenue
Elmer Waihrauch
Wilbraham Rd
Weihrauch
Clyde Davis
Ardmore Dr
Car and Truck Crash Damages Tallied at $25
A collision at 2nd Avenue and S Main Street involved Speedy Leach a 36 year old from 1016 Jackson Street and Luther Hodges age 50 of 118 Roselea Avenue New Miami. Damage was reported at $25.
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Speedy Leach
Jackson St
Luther Hodges
Roselea Ave
New Miami
2Nd Avenue
Main Street
Robber Wins Fight Over Bag of Cash
In Cleveland on Tuesday a robber struggled with Mrs. Winifred Stein 44 for a canvas bag holding 6120 in Metropolitan Life Insurance receipts. The robber fled in a car after dropping 500 in cash and 7900 in checks. a companion drove the getaway vehicle.
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Cleveland
Winifred Stein
Metrpolitan Life Insurance Co
Registration Books Open for 1 November Election
The Board of Elections extends voter registration for the November 1 election. Office hours are 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm daily, with Saturday closing at noon. Registration ends September 24. Eligible are first time voters, naturalized citizens, those turning 21 by election day, address changes before Sept 24, and women changing names by marriage.
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Board of Elections
Frank Dob Iorsi
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S. Main St
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Seibold
Franklin Firemen
Luther Bruce JR
Monroe Grad
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Raees
Rogers Modern Optical Department
Springboro Schools
Imfeld and Hendrickson
Imfeld
Hamiltons
City of
Imfeld & Imfeld
Rentschler
Hendrickson
Lemons Township
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First National Bank
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Lovie Oath
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