City Commission to consider two mill tax for budget gap
At 7 45 p m the city commission will discuss an emergency charter amendment to allow a two mill property tax levy in the November election. The levy could raise about 295 000 to cover anticipated operating deficits after November 15. If not approved salaries may be suspended. The panel also moves toward third reading on zoning for North Middletown and reviews Shafer Street traffic and a vacant Woodlawn Avenue house.
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Ciy
Charles W.thompson
Aft
Middletown
C. A
Sam) Boeke
Thompson
Shafer Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Woman Held In Stabbing Of Husband In Dayton
Ruby Turner, 32, is in custody as authorities probe the death of her husband Leather Turner, 41, who died from abdominal knife wounds after an argument near a Miamisburg cafe. The couple gave varying accounts, including the husband stabbing himself and later alleged contradictions about drinking with another woman. The sheriff’s office holds Turner in the county jail.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ruby Turner
Leather
Miamisburg
Russell K. Piauhl
Local Sailor Aboard Sub In Collision
Middletown Navy fire controlman William Harold Duff was aboard the submarine Cobbler when it collided yesterday with the Tusk 100 miles south of Groton Connecticut. Duff phoned his mother to say not to worry as the Navy reported only slight damage to the submarines.
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Middletown
William Harold Duff
U. S&s Navy
Atlantic
Groton
Conn
Duff
Pearl Duff
Jewell St
Fire Department Aids Bernard Coyle Home Rescue
Bernard Coyle age 3 of 1354 Manchester Ave was aided by the Fire Department's emergency squad on an early call to his home. Firemen from Company 2 responded at noon to a fire alarm at Goldman Park near the Pennsylvania Railroad. no damage occurred and Mayfield firemen extinguished the blaze.
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Bernard Coyle
Manchester Ave
Goldman Park
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mayfield
Irish Memorial Dynamited During World War I Remembrance
A damaged report notes an explosion near a World War I memorial honoring service members with the British army. The blast damaged nearby streets and buildings in the neighborhood, causing limited injuries and disruption to local life.
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Trideensn
Crossey Brown
McCall Named One Year Coach At New Willoughby North
McCall switches post into state tournament semifinals last season and signs a one year contract to coach basketball at New Willoughby North High School.
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Willoughby North Iligh Schoo
City Employes Wives Form Auxiliary for Pay Raise
The Middletown City Employes Ladies Auxiliary is formed by 70 wives and aims to seek a city pay raise. Officers include Mrs. Katherine McCue president and Mrs. Betty Peck vice president. secretary treasurer is Mrs. James Van Cleve. An executive board with department representation will be appointed and a constitution drafted. The group plans to attend the August 14 City Commission meeting to ask questions and learn more.
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City Commission
Middletown City
Katherine McCue
Betty Peck
James van Cleve
Auxiliary
Ten Elected To Middletown Safety Council Board
Six members were reelected and four new members join the Middletown Safety Council board of control for three year terms. New to the board are Dave Regan Don Dillon the Rev Walter Weber and James Finfos. Wade Miller announced Safety Week plans and the council approved attendance at the Greater Cleveland Safety Conference. The board noted a rise in home accidents at Middletown Hospital and four traffic fatalities to date.
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Middletown Safety Council Board of Control
Elmer Barker
Armee Steel Corp
Paul Galeese
Manchester Hotel
Wylie Mitchell
Armee
Walter Geckeler
Sherman School
Wade Miller
Safety Week
Dean Girton
Safety Council
Greater Cleveland
Middletown Hospital
Girton
Eisenhower backs long term aid while veto threat looms
President Eisenhower urged support for long term foreign aid and mutual security program funding while signaling a likely veto if the Senate alters the bill. He defended his approach as necessary for freedom and prosperity and warned against political tactics that threaten judiciary independence. Senate leaders planned a vote as debate continued on civil rights and a jury trial amendment.
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Senate House
United States
Jossmaente
Bone
Eisenhower
Administration
Senate
Capitol Hil
Sen
Lynyder Obnaonex
Home Fire Destroys Hamilton Residence Injures Nearby
A City View Heights family escaped as a fire at 1390 Grandview Ave. damaged Robert and Maggie Marcum’s home and a neighbor’s garage. Six fire departments worked as flames started at 8 30 a m in Ed Freeman’s garage. Damages about 6000 dollars. Neighbors say three year old Rickey Roland discovered the fire and alerted his mother.
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Hamilton
City View Heights
Robert Marcum
Grandview Ave
Maggie
Sheryl
Paul A. Pell
Ed Freeman
Marcum
Marcums
John H. Adkins
City Traffic Mishaps Leave One Injured, High Damage
One man sustained minor injuries after his car collided with a station wagon near Lafayette Avenue and St Main Street at 12 15 pm. Charles Reuthe, 45, of 2202 Whittier Street, was involved in the crash which caused about 900 dollars in damage. Four additional city accidents raised total damage to 285 dollars.
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Charles Reuthe
Whittier St
Lafayette Avenue
St. Main Street
Child struck by car after leaving bus on Route 122
A ten year old Middletown girl, Donna Jean Henson of 4503 Grand Ave, was slightly injured when she ran from in front of a bus into a moving car on Route 122 east of Middletown. She was treated at Middletown Hospital for injuries to her shoulder and legs. The driver and circumstances were under police review.
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Middletown
Rt. 122
Donna Jean Henson
Grand Ave
Middletown Hospital
Hensen
Pat
Hilton
Washington
Federal
Fairfield Names New Principal McHatton Succeeds Reynolds
L McHatton 41 named principal of Fairfield High School to replace Custer B Reynolds who resigned last month. McHatton has been a teacher and administrator at Woodlawn and Newtown and led a University of Cincinnati counseling and placement department for eight years.
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Hamilton
L. McHatton
Fairfield
Custer B. Reynolds
McHatton
Woodlawn
Newtown
University of Cincinnati
Azel Short Quits As Deputy Sheriff
Azel Short resigns from his post as deputy sheriff. The 1986 Har. S57 report notes Short will pursue private business ventures after leaving his crane operator role at General Ma.
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Azel Short
Cliton” Hyde
Sheriff Pell
Hyde Merly
General Ma
Orthodox leaders forecast united English speaking church
Metropolitan Antony Bashir of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America predicts all eastern Orthodox churches in the United States will unite into a single English speaking church within ten years. He spoke at the opening of his churchs 12th convention in Cleveland on Tuesday.
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Union of Orthodox Churches
Cleveland
Ohio
Antony Bashir
North America
O Neill to Break Ground for Armory and Fairgrounds
William O'Neill will break ground for a $900,000 National Guard armory in Sandusky Ohio this Saturday and dedicate Erie County's new fair grounds.
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O Neill
Sandusky
Sandusky, Ohio
William O'Neill
National Guard
Erie County
Oil Tanker Carrying Crude Ready for Refining
A tanker with 100,000 yen capacity carries H million gallons of crude oil. When refined into gasoline, this would fill about Pa tanks of 782,000 autos.
Middletown Old Fashioned Days Looms For Sept
The Middletown Old Fashioned Days festival is set for September 20 through 23. Merchants and the Assn plan a large, community event with a committee meeting and publicity huddle in the Chamber of Commerce, aiming to outdo the 1955 success.
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Middletown
The
Assn
Chamber of Commerce Office
Soya Grass Topic For Men's Gardening Club
The Greater Middletown Horticultural Society meets tonight with Soya Grass as the topic. The men’s group gathers at 7 p.m. at the Wootan Nursery on Manchester Road east of U S 2. All men interested in gardens and plants are welcome.
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Greater Middletown
Seventh set of twins born to Mrs. Big Crow in Pine Ridge
Mrs. Marcella Big Crow, 43, has given birth to the seventh set of twins since 1943 at the Indian Hospital. The latest twins weigh 6 pounds 12 ounces and 7 pounds 7 ounces, born nine minutes apart, to farmhand James Hig Crow. Fourteen children total with three previous deaths in the family.
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Pine Ridge
S.D
Marcella Big Crow
Indian Hospital
James Hig Crow
Big Crow
Mansfield Tire reports 1956 first half sales and earnings
Mansfield Tire and Rubber Co announces first half sales of 90 105? and mid year sales of 31 593 710 for 1956. Net earnings declined from 701 450 in 1955 to 624 232 this year said President James H Hoffman.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Mansield Tire and Rubber Co
James H. Hoffman
Akron tire firm to hold stock split vote
General Tire and Rubber Co. stockholders in Akron Ohio will vote on September 5 on a proposal to split the company’s 22 million shares. The measure aims to adjust share structure and capitalization.
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Akron
Ohio
General Tire & Rubber Co
Eleven French Students Arrive For Stay In Middletown
A group of 11 French students arrived in Middletown for a four week stay as part of the Experiment in International Living They will live with local host families and participate in exchanges and tours City officials welcomed them with a ceremony at the City Building and presented keys to the city The group led by Antony Delorme Schapirol includes engineering nursing and law students from Paris Lyon and other areas with plans for gatherings and activities set.
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Antony Delorme-Schapiroff
Middletown
Francis Carmody
Journal
Heller
France
Roichester
N. Y
Rochester
Antony Delorme Schapirol
Paris
Patrick de Guillebon
Jacques Lardillat
Cristianne Roux de Bezieux
Evelyne Dobos
University of Lyon
Michael Ullman
Chri Campion
Serat
Ecoles Des Hautes Eudes Commercial
Anne-Marie Jus
University of Paris
Robert Ohana
Morocco
Florence Prades
Reformatory Disturbance Quelled in Mansfield
Fifteen highway patrolmen remained on duty at Mansfield Reformatory after inmates staged a brief demonstration in the furniture shop Tuesday over prison food. Superintendent Arthur L Glattke said inmates yelled but were quickly quieted with no injuries or damage. Operations paused briefly and were resumed, with patrols kept on standby to prevent further disturbances.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Pues
Arthur L Glattke
Giat
Jona
Rotarians Hear Talk On Aeronca
Col Edward Fickett director Manu Aean renice ad address Rotary Club. Slides shown of aircraft parts manufactured by the firm.
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Aeronca
Edward Fickett
Manu Aean Renice
Explorers Map Cumberland Trek Amid Scout Preview
Scouts from the Mound Builders Area Council preview a planned Cumberland Trek set for August 12 to 19. Crew leader Terry DeFrees presided, with Ed Zickgraf in charge and assistants John Fay Jack Trimble and Ed Bliss aiding the expedition.
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Terry DeFrees
Sidone
Mound Builders Area Council
Ed Zickgraf
Jomm Fay
Jack Trimible
Ed Bliss
1803 Lafayette land grant gesture noted by Congress Eagles
In 1803 the US Congress allegedly granted Lafayette 11 590 acres in Louisiane as a reward for services to the American Revolution. The text reflects a garbled historic remark about nests halls lightbulbs and fish plugs, with unclear references to honors or locations.
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Us&s. Congress
Lafayette
Hamilton Annexation Approved by Butler County Officials
The annexation of Brookwood subdivision to Hamilton was approved yesterday by Butler County Commissioners. The 103 Macre tract lies west of the city and includes sections 8, 12, and 13. A one day waiting period precedes city council action to complete the annexation proceedings by accepting the acreage.
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Hamilton
Brookwood
Butler County
Ciy
Fire Risk Rates Grow Eight Percent Nationwide Rise
The Ohio Inspection Bureau ordered about an eight per cent hike in term insurance rates affecting policies longer than one year. The Middletown Board of Property Insurance Agents announced the increase covering fire windstorm vandalism and extended coverage. The two year policy premium rises to 1.85 times the one year rate. three to 2.70. four to 3.55. five to 4.40.
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Ohio Inspection Bureau
Middletown Board of Property Insurance
OIB
Inspection Board
Insurance premium hike on frame dwelling policy noted
A three year policy for a $15 000 frame dwelling rose from $97.50 to $103.50, an $7.00 increase. Local insurers attributed the rise to orders by the OIB due to higher losses and said premiums must be held in an unearned premium reserve until earned.
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OIB
Ex-State Senator Arch Barrett Dies in Dayton
Arch M. Barrett 76, former Ohio state senator from 1954, died at his Dayton home Tuesday. He served as a Dayton Municipal Court bailiff for 10 years before retiring in 1953 and had earlier been a deputy registrar.
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Dayton
Ohio
Arch M. Barrett
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Dixie Highway
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Sheldon Rd
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Bellemonte St
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N. Main
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