Three-Wheeled Mailsters Adopted by Middletown Post Office
The Middletown Post Office received eight three Wheeled Mailsters to speed up suburban mail delivery and cut costs. Sup t of Mails Gene Layer says the vehicles are part of modernization and will replace walking routes in outlying areas. Mailsters will carry parcels and letters with a nine horsepower engine and three speed transmission. Drivers will train in the next two weeks before use. The concept has seen earlier use in Oxford and Hamilton.
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Dave Williams
Eshleman Motor Co
Baltymore
Middletown
Journal
Weith
Supt. of
Gene Layer
Layer
Oxford
Hamilton
Franklin Proposes New Water Rate for County District
Franklin City Engineer John Judge pressed Warren County Commissioners for a new water rate structure as part of a proposed Warren County water district. Aimed at in town and out of town users, the plan asks for a minimum guarantee and continued contract as pipes and water works are laid. No decision was reached amid competing proposals from nearby Middle town. about 600 users signed a petition. The district would cover Blue Ball Red Lion and areas south of Franklin on US 25.
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Lebanon
Franklin
John Judge
Warren County
Warren County Water District
Judge
John Heintz
Heintz
Middletown
Blue Ball
Red Lion
U. S. 25
Non-Licensed Electrician Pleads Guilty in Middletown
Hamilton man William Adams 42 of 2131 Middletown Pike pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to working as an electrician without a Middletown journeyman license. Judge J T Lamb suspended the $50 fine and costs on condition he not reappear in court after his arrest at the Parkway Motel construction site on N Verity Parkway yesterday.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Parkway
N. Verity Parkway
J. T. Lamb
William Adams
Middletown Pike
Adams
Patients Feted At MD Picnic
The Butler County Muscular Dystrophy chapter held its annual picnic at Thompson Park near Hamilton on yesterday. About 100 attendees including patients families and officers enjoyed a gymnastic show by the Hamilton Flip Twisters and a magic act by George Harvey of Middletown after supper.
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Butler County
Thompson Park
Hamplton
George Harvey
Middletown
Thefts Reported Including Hubcaps and Bicycle
Two hubcaps were stolen from the car of James McCloud of 2102 Wayne Ave. A bicycle was stolen from James D Varga, address not listed. The incidents were reported to police.
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James McCloud
Wayne Ave
James D’varga
That Fat Worm Does Have a Name
The unidentified worm found by Mr and Mrs Richard Cooper Beechwood case closed A local teacher Mrs W E Marshall 320 Central Ave believes the creature is a hickory devil found in hickory and walnut trees and turning into a regal moth A Camp Hook staffer Ray Ashton 8716 Sawyer Rd calls it a hickory horn devil and says it becomes a walnut moth with a four to five inch wingspan Several were found at Camp Hook in walnut and hickory trees.
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Richard Cooper
Beechwood
W. E. Marshall
Central Ave
Marshall
Camp Hook
Franklin rabbit credits firemen for timely rescue
An unnamed Franklin resident, a rabbit living at 1115 Thirfield Ave, recounts a backyard scare where fire began after visiting children with matches. Firemen arrived in time, preventing greater harm to the rabbit and its cage mates under keeper John Hurst’s supervision.
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Franklin
Thirfield Ave
John Hurst
Thirkield Ave
Augspurger Accepts Superintendent Post in Mohawk District
R E Augspurger, Yellow Springs Schools superintendent for five years and former Franklin leader, will become Mohawk School District superintendent in Wayandotte County near Upper Sandusky. He takes the post Saturday. Mrs. Augspurger will teach English at Upper Sandusky Junior High. Replaced here by J Forrest Burns.
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Franklin
R. E. Augspurger
Yellow Springs
Mohawk
Wayandotte County
Upper Sandusky
Augspurger
Xenia Central Junior High
Man Receives 41 Stitches After Razor Wound
Ronald Good, 20, of 922 6th Ave, treated at Middletown Hospital after a right face cut. Wounds required 41 stitches, including above the eye and lip. He told police his wife inflicted the injuries in a disturbance involving another woman.
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Ronald Good
6Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Good
Car Fires Cause Minor Damage Across City
A car fire in the 1700 block of Grand Avenue caused about 400 dollars in damage and involved owner Marvin Cole of 1721 Fleming Road. Another auto fire at Broad Street and Central Avenue did 25 dollars of damage to Bill Back of Springboro’s vehicle. Fire crews also checked a fluorescent lighting blaze at 801 1st Avenue and investigated a false alarm at Central Avenue and Crawford Street. Emergency crews aided Charles Nolan, 45, of 2804 Wilbraham Road, on a medical run to Middletown Hospital. Nolan, a suspected heart victim, was taken by Schramm Ambulance.
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Grand Avenue
Marvin Cole
Fleming Rd
Broad Street
Central Avenue
Bill Back
Springboro
1St Ave
Crawford Street
Charles Nolan
Wilbraham Rd
Nolan
Middletown Hospital
Schramm Ambulance
$53 Is Taken In Burglary
Butler County sheriff's deputies report a break in at a service station on Hamilton Middletown Road owned by C. D. Davison. Burglars unlocked the door to enter and took $53 in change. loot also included $35 from a cigarette machine and $15 from a pinball machine plus $3 in pennies from a cash register.
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Hamilton
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Hamilton Middletown Rd
C. D. Davison
Burton P. Gabbard
Stolen Car Recovered by Deputy Patrol on Thomas Road
Patrol deputies found a stolen auto on Thomas Road north of Peasttown yesterday. The vehicle was slightly damaged and had been reported stolen Monday from Robert Fine of 519 Alameda, Dayton.
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Thomas Road
Peasttown
Robert Fine
Alameda
Central Plaza plan moves to city commission approval
Local business leaders push a four week trial of a pedestrian mall on Central Avenue from Main to Verity Parkway. From Sept 17 to Oct 15 the two blocks will close to traffic with 90 minute parking on Broad Street and a landscaped plaza featuring a fountain playground and bandstand. If successful merchants push for a permanent downtown mall with city support.
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City Commission
City Hall
Central Avenue
Betwen Main Street
Verity Parkway
Central Plaza
Colony
Chamber of Commerce
Plaza
Central and
Broad
Wall Street
Broad Street
ED Doon
Commission approval sets stage for post Labor Day plaza work
The approval clears two blocks of Central Avenue to start converting the street into a landscaped shopping plaza after Labor Day. Officials anticipate a formal opening on Sept. 17 with a closing date of Oct. 15 signaling the plaza’s permanent launch.
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Commission
Central Avenue
Boat Left Unattended At Miami River Park Found
Police said a boat with a 25 horsepower motor abandoned for days at Miami River Park in Middletown is owned by W. Dougherty of Hamilton. The vessel named Shirley and its motor and trailer were located at the park after being left unlocked by the owner who planned to retrieve it soon.
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Miami River Park
Hamilton
W. Dougherty
Middletown
North End
Shirley
Two Drivers Cited In City Accidents
Two motorists were charged with traffic violations after city accidents yesterday with no injuries. Miriam Bennett aged 1613 Gage Drive was cited for a stop sign violation after a collision at Sherman Avenue and Florence Street at 4 45 p m Virginia Reese 303 The Alameda was cited for a stop sign violation after her station wagon collided with Reeses car. Franklin Cassidy 25 924 Beech Street was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign following a collision at 14th Avenue and S Verity Parkway at 10 05 p m. Damage estimated at 30 and 10 respectively. Minor incidents included collisions involving Florence Minch and a street light on Central Avenue a crash between Donna Metzcar and a parked truck and a crash between Carol Krause and Estill Lawson.
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Miriam Bennett
Gage Dr
Virginia Reese
Alameda
Sherman Avenue
Florence Street
Franklin Cassidy
Beech St
Frieda Strassburger
Curtis St
14Th Avenue
S. Verity Parkway
Florence Minch
S. Dixie Hwy
Franklin
Central Avenue
Donna Metzcar
Jewell Ave
George Jewell
Texas Ave
Jewell Avenue
Carol Krause
New Miami
Estill Lawson
Trenton
Gee Avenue
S. Broad
Suits Seek $10,000 Each Over Inn Attack
Two men filed separate $10,000 suits in Butler County Common Pleas Court claiming injuries from an attack at the Valley Vue Inn in New Miami on July 20. Plaintiffs Boyd McNabb and Stewart Taggart say they were assaulted by inn operators Thomas J. Richardson and Wendel Richardson as they left the cafe around 2 a.m. McNabb alleges a head and body beating and a surface abdominal wound from a .38 revolver. Taggart reports injuries after the incident. details not listed.
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Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Valley Vu Inn
S. Riverside Dr
New Miami
Thomas J. Richardson
Wendel Richardson
Boyd McNabb
Augspurger Avenue
Stewart Taggart
Hamilton- Eaton Rd
Schuck to Head YMCA Enrollment Campaign
William M. Schuck 605 The Alameda will chair this year’s YMCA enrollment drive starting Sept 8. He will be aided by Kenneth H. Klein as campaign associate. The effort aims for 2 100 new memberships with 600 volunteers from six divisions including Armco Middletown Plant and Franklin area joining for the first time under local Y jurisdiction.
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William M. Schuck
Alameda
Armco Steel Corp
Kenneth H. Klein
Diamond Gardner Corp
Armco Middletown Plant
Armco General
City
Industrial
Franklin
Schuck
Allen
Town and Country I
The
Dayton Ymca
City Hears Flood Control Plan For Downtown Plaza
City commissioners review slides detailing the Central Plaza project and consider financing for flood control measures in North Middletown. A first reading on a weed-cutting ordinance is planned, and Thompson and the Safety Council propose a permanent city traffic engineer to tackle rising traffic and accidents.
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Central Plaza
Middletown
Thompson
Safety Council
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Richard Slagle
Hauselman
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William Schuck
Charles W. Thompson
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