Detroit Firm Withdraws Low Bid On City Sewer Plant Project
The Miller-Thompson Co. of Detroit declines to start work on Detroit's sewage treatment plant as the Aug. 15 permit deadline looms. City officials had defended the bid at 1,203,034 dollars though a clerical error was noted. The court later upheld bid validity and the firm cites ongoing litigation as reason to back out.
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Miller-Thompson Co
Detroit
Miami River
Miller-Thompson
Peaker Construction Co
Cincinnati
Thompson
Health Department
City Commission
The
Hook
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Aeronca
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
New York
Civil Aronautics Administration
Paul Wells
Hughes St
Howard Kramer
Speeders Cited as Radar Unit Targets Local Streets
Fifty nine motorists face charges in a Traffic Court session after radar checks on Stanley N Sutphin Highland streets and E Central Avenue. Police report many complaints about speeding on these routes with 20 cited between 4 and 6 pm on Highland Street.
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Stanley
N. Sutphin
Highland Streets
E. Central Avenue
James Combs
Highland Street
Grand
Selden Avenues
Lt. Combs
Paul Judd
Stanley, N. Sutphin
Arrests Linked to Intoxication and Resistance
Patrolmen detained Adrian Reffitt, 27, of Sabina, on South Verity Parkway for intoxication and resisting arrest after a scuffle during the arrest attempt. Separately, thieves stole a brown suitcase and navy blanket from a Gary Indiana man’s truck at the Miami Terminal.
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Adrian Reffitt
Sabina
S. Verity Parkway
Reffitt
Louis Hamerich
Gary
Ind
Miami Terminal
Local thefts and arrests reported in city notices
John Piecraft reported a boy’s bicycle stolen from Sunset Pool. Warren Elam said his baseball glove was taken from his yard. Bechtel and Hester were arrested on careless driving charges at Sutphin Street and Central Avenue. Lucille Jones reported a lost billfold with $119. Kilgore faced charges of failing to register a vehicle, fictitious tags, and speeding. Carroll Deardoff charged with failure to provide. Wheels and tires were stolen from a 1950 car near Central Avenue, valued at $45.
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Joseph Bechtel
7Th Ave
Thomas Hester
Harrison St
Sutphin Street
Central Avenue
Charles W. Kilgore
Florence St
Highland Street
Selden Avenue
Traffic Crash Injures Youth In City Collision
A six year old boy, Timmy Keister, was treated for a fractured left arm after a bicycle car collision at Tytus Avenue and Wilmore Drive at 12 45 p m. He rode into a car driven by Charles Benton. Earlier, two cars collided at Crawford Street and 1st Avenue with total damage of 30 dollars.
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Nolice
Timmy Keister
Bobby Lee Keister
Wilmore Dr
Tytus Avenue
Wilmore Drive
Middletown
Charles Benton
Warren Rd
Robert E. Berry
Fleming Rd
Frank Combs
Crawford Street
1St Avenue
Woman Stricken at Home Near 1603 Columbia
Mary Brophy 72 of 1603 Columbia Ave. was in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after an illness at home last night. Fire department emergency unit aided her at 10:53 p.m. She was transported by Riggs ambulance.
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Mary Brophy
Columbia Ave
Middletown Hospital
Riggs
Petitions Filed for School Posts as Filing Deadline Hits
Candidates rushed petitions to the Board of Elections in Hamilton as the filing deadline neared for November ballots. Dr. William S. Owens sought a Middletown Board of Education seat, with several Monroe and Trenton hopefuls also filing for local posts. More than 120 petitions had been turned in, with over half in the last two days.
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Board of Elections Office
William S. Owens
Middletown
Hamilton Road
Monroe Board of Public Affairs
Orlan C. Gingrich
State St
Trenton
Trenton Board of Public Affairs
Armco Steel Corp
Trenton Council
Carl W. Chamberlain
Douglas St
Zack Taylor Jr
Taylor St
Ronald Thompson
Gene Adams
Board of Elections
G. H. Gerke
William F. Smith
Dan Butt
Franklin
Board of Education
J. R. Kinder
Three Juveniles and Man Charged in Knife Point Robbery
Charles E. Perry, 19, of 109 Manhattan St., was charged with robbery in a warrant after Agee, a 22-year-old from Middletown, was robbed at Smith Farm. Three juveniles, aged 14 and 16, face delinquency charges for alleged knife point assault and robbery. Detectives arrested Perry Monday. Agee, who was uninjured, says knives were involved though two juveniles deny it.
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Charles E. Perry
Manhattan St
Middletown
Smith Farm
Perry
Charles Agee
Plum Ave
Agee
Paul Fouts
Harold Gray
Rossman Files For Mayor Of Franklin
Franklin special report notes five city offices will be uncontested as only one petition filed per post deadline. James Rossman leads as former mayor, with others filing for city auditor city treasurer city solicitor and council president. Contested council seats include Thacker Clark Parker Kennedy Gebhart and others as petitions arrive.
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Franklin
James Rossman
Warren County Board of Elections
Pat Gaynor
Ivy Merritt
Lloyd E. Ritz
John Hoffer
Ivan Thacker
Edward Clark
John Parker
Floyd Gebhart
Pau $. Kennedy
Council
Thacker
Ohio Jobless Claims Rise as Weekly Totals Climb
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports 7,535 new claims for the week ending August 6, up from 6,310 the prior week. Continuing claims fall to 34,531 for the week ending August 6 from 35,430 the prior week and 37,953 for the week ending July 23.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Three Convicts Still At Large Near Ky Prison
LA GRANGE Ky three escaped convicts remain at large after two were recaptured three miles from La Grange Reformatory. The group fled Monday by sawing bars and cutting a fence. Captured were Lurton Pepper 21 Dover Tennessee and Robert T Webb 26 Xenia Ohio. Still free are George E Carroll 24 Louisville Ernest Fannin 26 Louisa Ky and Edward Stebbins 26 Sanger California.
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LA Grange
la Grange Reformatory
Lurton Pepper
Dover
Tenn
Robert T. Webb
Xenia Ohio
George E. Carroll
Louisville
Ernest Fannin
Louisa
Edward Stebbins
Sanger
Calif
Ex-Wife Sees Adlai Stevenson Hamlets His Plans
Ellen Borden Stevenson says Adlai E. Stevenson has never been able to decide on his political future. She states she does not know if he will run again in the next year. Stevenson, 1952 Democratic nominee, has not announced plans.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ellen Borden Stevenson
Stevenson
Margaret Truman Sails for Six Week European Tour
Margaret Truman arrives in Le Havre aboard the United States for a six week tour of Europe. She will join Guri Lie, daughter of Trygve Lie, and the pair will tour central Europe.
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Margaret
France
LE Havre
Margaret Truman
United States
Europe
Guri Lie
U.N
Trygve Lie
Paramount and Strand Theaters Show Schedules
Paramount schedules Seven Little Foys Robbers Roost and Tall Man Riding Las Vegas Shakedown show times. Strand presents City of Shadows Carmen Jones with runs. Colonial Run for Cover Sabina showings. Dixie Cruise In screens Broken Lance entries with listed times.
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Paramount
Las Vegas
Carmen Jones
Sabina
DIXIF
Broken Lance
Firemen Stung Saving Honey From Tree Bee Nest
In Dallas two firefighters were stung while removing a bee comb from a tree as Lt. E. L. Reuck recounted the incident. A worker cut a limb near the comb, the limb broke, and the honey spilled while cleanup looked like dousing a fire hose.
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Dallas
Tex
E. L. Reuck
Break-in at Chup's Cafe Steals Cash and Goods
About $150 in cash was taken from two pinball machines and a jukebox during a break-in at Chup's Cafe 1916 Yankee Rd Sunday night. Detectives report additional thefts of $41 from a cigarette machine, two cases of whisky, a box of cigars, and a table model radio. Entry was gained via a bathroom window on the north side.
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Yankee Rd
Some Don'ts for Pimples Advertisement
Don’t scratch or squeeze pimples to avoid infection. Peterson’s Ointment offers fast relief from itching pimples and skin irritations, helping skin look and feel better. One application delights or money back. All druggists 50c.
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Peterson
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ED Edmiston
Albert Thompson
Tilmon Ellison
Common Pleas Court
Ellison
Penker
Fred B. Cramer
Charles W. Thompson
Miller Thompson
2Nd Avenue
McManus and McCarthy Co
Forest Hills Country Club
Company 1
Ohio Department of Health
Wells
Delux
Central Ave
Bob Bales
John Piecraft
Clarendon Ave
Sunset Pool
Warren Elam
Forest Ave
Yeterday
Lucille Jones
Queen Ave
Central Store
Carroll Deardoff
Biegler Road
William Brumfield
Monroe
Joseph P. Blose
Jon B. Brock
Hamilton-Lebanon Road
John R. Musgrove
Rossman
Thmore
Hart
Schaffner & Marx
Adlai
Chup’s
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