City considers ordinance on special police permits after 128 issued
City commissioners debate control of special police officer permits with 128 authorized, 92 to industrial and hospital officers and 28 to auxiliaries. An ordinance modeled on Dayton Cincinnati would regulate permits and authority. Also approved sewer and building payments and set hearings on zoning and urban renewal plans.
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Gantheimer
William H. Lyons
Dayton
Lyons
Gansheimer
Francis Carmody
Cincinnati
City Manager seeks emergency bill for sidewalk project
City Manager Charles W. Thompson asked for emergency legislation to allow the city to hire a contractor for the 1858 sidewalk, curb, and gutter repair program. He said advertising for bids drew no responses as firms are tied up with summer work. The commission granted the request and legislation is expected next.
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Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Y Pool to Close Two Weeks for Repairs
The YMCA pool will close for two weeks starting Monday for cleaning and repairs. Don Hardesty, Y physical department director, said swimming classes will be discontinued and only limited use for showers and locker facilities will be available to adults.
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YMCA
Don Hardesty
Firemen Assume Hydrant Testing Duties Citywide
City officials say the Division of Fire will inspect and test all city fire hydrants a task formerly done by the Division of Water Distribution. City Manager Charles Thompson notes the shift reduces Water Distribution workload while preserving major water line and hydrant repairs with the department.
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Charles Thompson
Thompson
Armco Girls Plan Jamboree at East Side Ball Diamonds
Armco Girls Association announces the annual Jamboree for August 23 at Armco East Side ball diamonds. The dunking machine returns with two new participants. attractions include a talent show games and food. Proceeds go to Doty House and the Butler County Mental Health Association.
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Armco
Leonard Ible
East Side Ball Diamonds
Armco Girls’ Assn
Doty House
Middletown
Butler County Mental Health Assn. Jamboree
Orville Wells
Teenager breaks arm in camp track meet accident
Batavia teenager Tommy Raper of 148 S 3rd St. broke his right forearm while jumping during a track meet at the Salvation Army camp near Ft. Ancient. He is in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital.
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Camp A
Batavia
Salvation Army
Camp Swaneky
Ft. Ancient
Tommy Raper
3Rd St
Middletown Hospital
Fire Hydrant Testing Proposal Aims to Boost City Safety
Thompson cites Cincinnati Dayton and Hamilton as models for hydrant inspection by fire departments. The Division of Fire would gain effectiveness as crews learn the water system and hydrant operation. Kremen began the reorganized program yesterday inspecting Central Avenue hydrants.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Hamilton
Thompson
Kremen
Central Avenue
Order
Middletown Fire Dept to Inspect Hydrants Citywide
Firemen from Middletown’s four stations will inspect the city’s 600 to 800 hydrants at least once or twice yearly. Tests ensure valves operate, hydrants hold water, pressure is adequate, and rust or breaks are found. No fire equipment will be removed from service and responders can reach alarms during hydrant testing.
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Middletown
Thompson
Mdio
Division of Fire
Firemen Lose Hose Section After Storm Run
Monroe Fire Department seeks a 10 foot hard suction hose section lost Saturday evening during a storm. The hose with a coupling on each end disappeared after a curve on Rt. 63 near Lebanon State Farm. Chief Earl Hiteshue asks for information on its whereabouts.
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Monroe
Earl Hiteshue
Rt. 63
Lebanon State Farm
Hiteshue
Five year old Michele Gross leaves hospital after burns
Michele Gross 5 returns home from Middletown Hospital after 83 percent body burn in an explosion that killed her mother. She can hop on her right leg, left leg stiff, may improve with therapy. she lives with father Raymond Gross in West Middletown and several siblings.
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Michele Gross
Middletown Hospital
Michele
Raymond Gross
West Middletown
Joseph Gross
Self
Michelé
Jimmy
Mary
Candy
Dayton Woman Injured When Car Hits Bridge Abutment
A Dayton woman, Grace E. Spoerlein, 60, is in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after her car left Franklin Trenton Road north of Trenton, struck a concrete bridge abutment, and was pinned for more than 15 minutes. Two Muncie men were hospitalized in Hamilton in satisfactory condition.
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Butler County
Dayton
Middletown
Muncie, Ind
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Grace E. Spoerlein
Rugby Rd
Franklin-Trenton Road
Trenton
Car Crash Near Carrtown Injures Three Men
William Elliott 33 of 1517 Sterling Drive and Carl Lucas 235 of 1930 Waldemer Avenue were returning from a Cincinnati ball game when their car went out of control on a curve five miles north of Carrtown on Ohio 177 at 12 30 am today. Mercy Hospital attendants said Elliott was admitted for shock and observation and Lucas for a fractured right leg. Officers said the car overturned and struck a tree after Elliott lost control. The men were driving north just south of the Preble Butler County line when the mishap occurred.
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Muncle
William Ellett
Sterling Dr
Carl Lucas
Waldemer Ave
Cincinnati
Carrtown
Ohio 177
Mercy Hospital
Niot
Lucas
Elliott
Muncie
Te Prebdle
Butler County
Police Nab Wanted Man In Franklin
Franklin special report. John Chasteen age 40 of Franklin was arrested early Wednesday on kidnapping auto theft armed robbery and parole violation charges dating to December 6. He allegedly abducted two Monroe youths at gunpoint in Monroeto GermanTown where the pair were robbed and dumped. Partner Raymond Beeler was sentenced to 120 years in the Ohio State Penitentiary on April 25. Chasteen identified by the victims Thomas Adams Jr and David Wilson of Monroe. He was found sleeping in his car on Forrest Avenue Hollywood by Franklin patrolmen.
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Franklin
John Chasteen
Franklin Rt. 1
J. T. Riley
Chasteen
Monroe
Raymond Beeler
Ohio State Penitentiary
Thomas Adams Jr
David Wilson
Forrest Avenue
Hollywood
Franklin Firemen Respond to Repeated False Alarms
Franklin firefighters were dispatched twice for false alarms. On Tuesday night they investigated a controlled bonfire at 4768 Dixie Highway, misidentified as a house fire. Earlier, at 738 Forest Avenue, volunteers responded to another reported blaze.
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Franklin
Frankli
Jonn Satchell
Dixie Hwy
Charles Hineline
Forrest Ave
Girl, 16, Drowns in Licking River Near Zanesville
Kay Haiter, 16, of Blue Rock Ki 1, drowned in the Licking River about two miles west of Zanesville on Wednesday. The body was not immediately recovered. She had been swimming with a friend, sheriff's deputies said.
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Zanesville, Ohio
Kay Haiter
Blue Rock
Ki. 1
Licking River
Here
Sheriff's Deputies
Pilot light blast injures Franklin man
Everett Blackford 47 at 84 Harold Ave Franklin was burned when a gas furnace pilot light exploded after he changed bricks. He drove to Middletown Hospital with burns to his face neck chest abdomen and back and told his wife to inform his employer he would be absent. He works as a warehouseman for Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co.
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Gas and Electric Companies
Everett Blackford
Harold Ave
Franklin
Blackford
Middletown Hospital
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Let Us Spray Mosquitoes Pose City Nuisance
City officials heard a complaint from Commissioner Virgil Clark about mosquitoes and stagnant water near Orchard Drive south of Grand Avenue. City Manager Charlies W. Thompson said rains increased breeding grounds and suggested spraying, but the board referred the weed-cutting to the manager. Earlier, commissioners identified a large excavated pond near Ohio 73 as a mosquito source.
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Virgil Clark
Orchard Drive
Grand Avenue
Clark
Charlies W. Thompson
Ohio 73
Break-in at Sam Dennis Auto Parts Netted Small Gear Theft
Police report a break-in at Sam Dennis Auto Parts Co on Leibee Street. Thieves took an auto gear valued at 7.50 dollars after entering through an office door.
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Sam Dennis Auto Parts Co
Leibee St
Police arrest George Hancock for DUI charge
Police arrested 43 year old George Hancock of 15 Alameda and McKinley Street on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol in an early today operation.
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George Hancock
Alameda and
McKinley Street
Driver Cited On 2 Charges In Accident
A local motorist was cited in Municipal Court on two charges after a two car collision at Central Avenue and Sutphin Street at 2:55 p m yesterday. Theodore Witt 52 of 2023 Howard Ave faced charges of changing lanes and no operator's license after his car and a vehicle driven by Robert Flagel 19 of 2414 Queen Ave collided causing $50 damage.
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Industes
Middletown Hospital
Gerald Gantheimer
Inperior Ave
Central Avenue
Sutphin Street
Theodore Witt
Howard Ave
Witt
Robert Flagel
Queen Ave
Traffic collisions reported in multiple city incidents
Yesterday several mishaps occurred on city streets. A truck driven by William Lehman and a car owned by Thomas Kennedy collided on N Broad Street with about 95 dollars in damage. A station wagon driven by Anna Eliopoulos and a car driven by Raymond Allen collided at Manchester Avenue and Mulberry Alley causing about 40 dollars in damage. Trucks driven by Albert Carson and Gilbert Robinson collided at N Verity Parkway and Germantown Road with about 50 dollars in damage.
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William Lehman
Fairborn
Thomas Kennedy
N. Broad St
N. Broad Street
Anna Eliopoulos
Ronald Dr
Raymond Allen
Manchester Ave
Manchester Avenue
Mulberry Ailey
Albert Carson
S. Fort Mitchell
Gilbert Robinson
S. Verity Pkvy
N. Verity Parkway
Germantown Road
Newspaper Size Compare Elevates U S News Content
A study notes the average U S newspaper content would fill about 204 pages in a 6 by 9 inch book, illustrating the vast scope of print journalism versus book length.
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U. S
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