Completion Of Int. 71 Move Affects Middletown Travel
Interstate 71 completion moved up to 1964, shortening travel to Columbus and Cincinnati. The 76 mile segment from south of Columbus to south of Kings Mills includes thirteen interchanges with routes 48 123 Wilmington Road 73 and U S 35. A Fields Ertel Road interchange is under consideration.
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Highway Department
Dayton By-Pass
Columbus
Middletown
Wilmington
Lebanon
Cincinnati
near-Wilmington
Ohio 42
Rt. 42
Rt. 73
Waynesville
Kings Mills
Ohio
Fields- Ertel Road
Warren- Hamilton County
Miss Armco Beauty Contest Parade Planned Friday Night
Twenty five Miss Armco contestants will parade Friday night led by Lemon Monroe High School band members. The route starts at Armco East Works at 7 p.m. and goes through downtown Middletown to Middletown Shopping Plaza. The jamboree continues Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. at Armco East Works ball diamond with floats costumes antique cars clowns and the American Legion 40 and 8 Train.
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Armco
Lemon-Monroe High School
Armco East
Crawford Street
Central Avenue
Main Street
Main
First Avenue
First
Central
Breiel Boulevard
Breiel
Middletown Shopping Plaza
Middletown
American Legion
Armco East Works Ball Diamond
Big Crowd Jams New Store Here
Middletown opens Fashion Fair at Wild wood Center on Stevens Avenue with an estimated 800 to 1,000 shoppers at peak. The crowd filled parking for 500 cars, and baskets ran short after a 9 a.m. opening, prompting a temporary borrow from Marsh supermarket. City officials and Fashion Fair executives attended the ribbon cutting.
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Middletown
Fashion Fair
Wildwood Center
Stevens Avenue
Marsh
Department Chain
Pickets Form Outside Cincinnati Store Under Court Order
Pickets for Local 1099 AFL-CIO stood along the sidewalk in front of the fashion shop as directed by Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer in an injunction action by the company and Stevens Realty Co. The store spans 50 000 square feet and was built in 55 working days by McGraw Construction. Fashion Fair Inc now operates 12 stores across Ohio Indiana and Kentucky.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Cigarette Fire Damages Small Trash Blaze Cited
Firemen reported no damage from a small trash fire blamed on a cigarette beneath a loading ramp at the Diamond National Coldred Packing Division on Carmody Boulevard yesterday at 6 22 pm. A later false alarm sent firefighters to Fairmount Avenue and Curtis Street at 8 44 pm.
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Diamond National Coldred Packaging Division
Carmody Boulevard
Fairmount Avenue
Curtis Street
LBJ to Speak at Ohio Democratic State Convention
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson will headline the Ohio Democratic state convention in Columbus on September 21 and 22, lending support to the campaign efforts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lyndon B. Johnson
Commission Rejects Two Lane Bridge Plan in Trenton
Butler County Commissioners filed a formal protest against converting the proposed Trenton Bridge to a two lane span. They noted public hearings assumed a four lane design and stated they were never in favor of a two lane bridge. They asked state highway director E S Preston to approve the original four lane plan.
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Hamilton
Trenton
Butler County
Iney
Highway Department
Division 8
Jseph M. Unger
E. S. Preston
Unger
Ohio 73
Miami
Waynesville Old Bridge to Be Replaced in Warren County
Warren County Commissioners authorize replacement of the historic millrace bridge west of Waynesville. The new 25000 dollar bridge by Horne and Jones of Lebanon and Champion Bridge Co will be wider and align with Old Route 73 between Waynesville and Corwin. Bids planned for asphalt treatment of about 10 miles of roads under the county program.
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Lebanon
Waynesville
Warren County
Horne & Jones
Champion Bridge Co
Rt. 73
Corwin
Warren Roads
Carlisle
Meadowdale
J. E. Lewis
Middletown Realtor
Robinson Vail Road
Wiltshire Heights
Franklin
KP to Award Free Fair Trip to Members
A prize of a free trip to the World's Fair in Seattle Washington will be awarded to a member of Lafayette Lodge No 37 Knights of Pythias at the lodge meeting at 1044 Central Avenue at 8 tomorrow night Irving Wise will show slides from his visit to the fair
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Seattle
Wash
Lafayette Lodge No. 37
Knights of Pythias
Central Avenue
Irving Wise
Wounding of Paralyzed Farmer Near Camden Investigated
Albert Ross a 71 year old retired farmer was shot in a first floor bedroom near Camden. Six pellets lodged in his paralyzed right shoulder as deputies investigate a likely targeted attack tied to his son Edgar who had earlier confronted two fishermen on the property.
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Camden
Here
Albert Ross
Ross
Miranda McQueen
Edgar
McQueen
Ft. Hamilton
Hamilton
Sheriff's Deputies
Judging at 112th Butler County Fair Opens
Judging of 113 4 H steers began at the 112th annual Butler County fair in Hamilton. Highlights include a 6:30 p.m. premium beef sale tomorrow, a 10 a.m. tractor rodeo, 12:30 p.m. grand parade, afternoon harness racing, and a 7:30 p.m. rodeo. The fair closes tomorrow night with a repeat rodeo Friday at 7:30 p.m. Special tonight is an all girl auto thrill show at 7:30. Winners named include Dale Shaw and Carl McCormick in tractor-pulling categories and various 4-H club style revue winners such as Wilma Webb and Beverly Kennel for Complete costume and Easy-To-Make cotton dress respectively. Marilyn Webb was named outstanding demonstrator.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Dale Shaw
Robinson Road
Carl McCormick
Port Union Road
Grange
Hanover
Collinsville
Wayne Township
Diana Fautz
St. Clair Township
Carol Schaeffer
Wayne
Donna Alford
Milford Township
Carol Briener
Fairfield
Linda Doppleb
Union Township
Barbara Hammel
Milford
Realtor Board Inducts Woman Into Associate Members
The Middletown Board of Realtors inducted Ruth Keller of Harry A Finkelman Inc as an associate member and approved two more associates Erle Hanson of the Dave Finkelman office and Norma Jean Houdeshell with Charles Hurst Realtors Ted Repper Middletown attorney spoke on Eminent Domain at the morning meeting.
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Middletown
Lebanon Boy Hurt In Accident
A 10 year old Lebanon boy was injured in an accident on Rt 123 north of Rt 122 yesterday at 6 45 p m. William Hornsby 62 of Franklin was turning left when Carl Brown 16 of Lebanon stopped to yield. Brown then moved on as Hornsby began the turn causing Brown to crash into a fence and injuring Barry Brown a passenger. Hornsby was cited for changing lanes without caution.
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Lebanon
Rt. 123
Rt. 122
William Hornsby
Virginia Ave
Franklin
Carl Joseph Brown
Lebanon Rt. 3
Hornsby
Brown
Herbert Hoffman
Kingston Ave
Middletown
Barry Brown
Officer to Seek Courteous Drivers During Safety Week
Patrolman Paul Faries named Courtesy Patrolman for the annual Safety Week. He will patrol city streets Monday through Saturday with a white shirt and helmet, awarding three drivers daily for acts of courtesy. Daily prizes include two theater tickets and an orchid for the most outstanding act.
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Paul Faries
James Combs
Local Safety Council
Faries
Armbruster Florists
Warren County May Reopen High Street Purchase Talks
Lebanon Warren County Commission will reconsider buying the old Clarence Banker house on High Street after a judge voided the prior $30,000 contract. The suit by Glenn Irwin alleged the price was high and negotiations improper, noting no vote or funds certification. Linkous indicated new talks could aim for a lower price and new county office space use.
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Lebanon
Warren County Commission
Cecil Linkous
Common Pleas Court
High Street
Glenn Irwin
Foster
Scott Ray Jr
Linkous
Prowlers Reported Near USA Creekbaum’s Residence
Police brief states USA Creekbaum at 4014 Wannes Ave found a gas can and hose near his car at 12 30 am and reported two men prowling in the neighborhood.
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USA Creekbaum
Wannes. Ave
Theft of two hubcaps from car on Baltimore Street
Ralph Faeta of 223 Baltimore Street reported the theft this morning of two hubcaps valued at 16 dollars from his parked car in front of his home.
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Ralph Faeta
Baltimore St
Two Cars Broken Into at Lorg Place. Wing Damaged
C. J. Davis of 907 Lorg Place reported two of his cars were broken into last night. Nothing was missing but a wing was damaged in both vehicles.
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C. J. Davis
Lorg Place
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City Commission
William Donham
Kingsize
Donham
Robert Hayes
Charles W. Thompson
William Cottrell
Fred Loewenheim
Fashion Fair, Inc
Herbert Bill
Journal
Carr
Preble
Anne Hillbrand
St. Clair
Joyce Holmes
Susan Stout
Jenny Reiner
Cathy Weber
Judy Angst
Sue Schul
Janet Schantz
Reily Township
Donna Paulin
Maxine Buhl
Reily
Marilyn Webb
Fairfield Township
Realtor Board
Warren
Clarence Banker House
Rocker
N. Verity
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