Ohio Bell Seeks Wide Extension Of City Rate Service
Ohio Bell Telephone Co proposes to extend base rate service to rural areas around Middletown and West Middletown including Lee Land Heights and Countryside. The plan, presented by R F Lynch, aims for Dec 15 as a target start but requires Public Utilities Commission approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Bell
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Middletown
West
R. F. Lyndh
Springfield
Charles W. Thompson
Lynch
Telephone Company
Lee Land Heights
Spring Hill Park
Countryside
Armco Park
Wildwood
Thorn Hill
Eldorado
East Side Farms
Runnymede
Dixie Heights
Hawthorne Street
West Middletown
Thompson
Marshall Road
Curryer Plains
Tullis Heights
Middletown Ranch Homes
WPFB
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
City Commission Considers Final Kramer Action
City commissioners schedule an administrative session to vote on a final resolution discharging City Manager Howard H. Kramer following a suspension that began July 20. They will also tabulate bids for the 1955 T-35 street resurfacing program and consider emergency legislation for Hillman Park and Carmody subdivision special assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard H. Kramer
Kramer
Hillman Park
Carmody
Floor Heater Ignites Fire Damages $5,000 House
A gas floor heater started a blaze at 2452 Wilbraham Rd owned by Avery Woodward. North Middletown Fire Department, led by Fire Chief Bill Long, battled the flames for 90 minutes with eleven volunteers. Damage estimated at $5,000, most furnishings lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Woodward
Wilbraham Rd
North Middletown
Woman Plans To Deed Child In South Carolina Matter
GREENWOOD S C The clerk of court s office received a deed signed by a woman to grant bargain sell and release her minor child The deed dated 1951 was recorded The practice of deeding children remains legal but is relatively rare in South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood, S.C
South Carolina
Youth Killed in Cincinnati Car Crash on U S 52
A 20 year old Paul L Jones of Indianapolis died when his car left U S 52 and struck a tree in the southwest county area. Three other Indianapolis youths Billy Piercy Delbert Rednour and David Collins all 17 were injured and in fair condition. Rednour said the car was traveling about 70 miles per hour when it crashed.
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Cincinnati
Paul L. Jones
Indianapolis
U.S. 52
Billy Piercy
Delbert Rednour
David Collins
Rednour
Polio Strikes Three From One Family in Cincinnati Area
Reverend Arthur Gordon 30 of Williamsburg Clermont County is in critical condition at General Hospital with polio. His son Jack 6 is seriously ill. Daughter Joyce 23 months is in good condition at Children’s Convalescent Home. Health department notes this is the first triple case this year in the area.
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Cincinnatio
Arthur Gordon
Williamsburg
Clermont County
General Hospital
Jack
Joyce
Cincinnati Health
Tokyo children struck by sleeping sickness toll rises
Tokyo health officials report Encephalitis B spreading rapidly in the city with 88 children dead and 216 million people living in Africa cited in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Metropolitan Health Service
Africa
Middletown Sewer Permit Extended into Miami River
Middletown's permit to discharge sewage into the Miami River has been extended to Rec. 15. City Manager Charles W. Thompson announced that Ohio Water Pollution Control Board official G. A. Hall notified the renewal yesterday. Extension based on progress in the sewer construction program after a bid for the sewage treatment plant was blocked by litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Miami River
Acing
Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
G. A. Hal
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Columbus
Hall
Ice Tests At High Altitude By Air Force
The Air Force conducts daily icing tests by spraying water from a Boeing tanker to form ice on a test plane 300 feet behind, enabling year round experiments at 13 degrees above zero, saving time and money by avoiding reliance on favorable weather.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Research and Development Command
Boeing
Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Ohio
Pink Elephant Prank Triggers East Side Safari
A caller reports seeing a kangaroo on Northeast 234d and police dispatchers scramble East Side units led by Julian Frazier. The pursuit ends when the “kangaroo” is revealed as a stuffed prank prop planted by a prankster in Lincoln Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
C.D. Scott
Julian Frazier
Lincoln Park
Frazier
Tomato Pickers Needed In Area For Five Weeks
P F Johnson of the Middletown Ohio State Employment Service says twenty five men women and children over 16 are needed immediately as tomato pickers for the next five weeks. They may earn 8 to 15 dollars a day depending on production. Applications open tomorrow at the employment center 1207 Vail Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.F. Johnson
Middletown
Ohio State Employment Service
Johnson
Vail Ave
Okay To Bottle Hitler's Head Okay To Bottle Hitler's Head
A Munich district court ruled it legal to sell miniatures of Hitler's head as bottle corks. The shop owner was acquitted of propaganda charges linked to symbols of an outlawed organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Hitler
Nazi Party
Beverly Hills Heiress Says She Married Porter Washington
Beverly Hills social figure Lucy Estelle Doheny known as Dicky Dell says she wed Porter Washington a Reno Nevada dog handler last Thursday She is divorced from attorney W Van Cott Niven with three children from that marriage The claim adds a new chapter to the Doheny family’s long listed connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Lucy Estelle
Dicky Dell) Doheny
E. L. Doheny
Porter Washington
Pools Close Earlier as Summer Winds Down
Pools in the city will close earlier for the season as cooler evenings reduce crowds. Yankee pool ends daily operations Sept. 2 while Sunset and Douglas shut Sept. 6. Douglas saw no swimmers and Sunset 14 or 15 swimmers last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Swim Pools
Ross Kramer
Kramer
Yankee
Sunset
Douglas
Lebanon Boys Hurt When Train Hits Car Near Bethany-Mason
Two Lebanon youths sustained minor injuries when a Pennsylvania Railroad diesel struck their car at a Bethany-Mason Road crossing. Driver Carl Hirschbach, 19, and passenger Verden Dewitt, 18, were treated for facial lacerations. the car received considerable damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Bethany-Mason Road
Carl Hirschbach
Lebanon Rt. 1
Verden Dewitt
Lebanon Rt. 2
Young Girl Breaks Wrists In Park Swing Accident
Nine year old Carol Young daughter of Madison Young of 920 Malvern St broke six wrists yesterday after tumbling from a swing at Gardner Park. She was admitted to Middletown Hospital in good condition. Six other accidents occurred yesterday two industrial accidents sent workers to the emergency ward. Ol en Lewis and Frank Hollon of Armco Steel were injured at work while Luther Pruit another Armco employee fractured a hand. Four year old Anthony Combs collided with his sister's bicycle losing teeth. Bill Apking sustained a fractured arm but was released after treatment. Robert Keays treated for a dog bite on his left leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Young
Madison Young
Malvern St
Gardner Park
Middletown Hospital
Armco Steel Corp
Olen Lewis
1St Ave
Frank Hollon
Oxford State Rd
Lewis
West
Hollon
Luther Pruit
Harrison St
McGraw Construction
Armco
Anthony Combs
Trenton
Green Combs
Bill Apking
Monroe
Charles J. Apking
Coles
Robert Keays
Jefferson Rd
Keays
Casper Returns From Law Meet In Cleveland
Jack A. Casper of Casper & Casper attorneys returned from a week long convention of the National Association of Claimants and Compensation Attorneys in Cleveland. He was announced by the Ohio Bar Association as a third year member of the association's workers compensation committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack A. Casper
Middletown
Casper &Casper
National Assn. of
Cleveland
Ohio Bar Assa
Casper
Association
Workman’s Compensation
Eugene Mack Elected to National Accounting Society
Eugene Mack of 153 Orchard Street Middletown, a certified public accountant, has been elected a member of the American Institute of Accountants, the national professional society of CPAs. Mack operates an independent public accounting practice in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Mack
Orchard St. Middletown
Certified Public Accountant
American Institute of Accountants
National Professional Society of
Cpas
Mack
Eight-Year-Old Becomes Fourth Polio Victim in County
A fourth polio case was reported in Butler County with eight-year-old Billie Don Turner admitted to Mercy Hospital. Doyle Whitt aged 18 in Preble County and Brenda Beckett aged 12 in Camden also sickened. Warren County recorded a second polio case, Patricia Ballew, age 12 from Loveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Mercy Hospital
Billie Don Turner
Louis Turner
2Nd St
Hamilton
Doyle Whitt
Carl Whitt
Lewisburg
Preble County
Brenda Beckett
Raymond Beckett
Camden Rt. 2
Warren County
Patricia Ballew
Loveland Rt. 1
Detachment Sought for Fairfield Area to Join Hamilton
Butler County Commissioners accepted a petition to detach 340 acres from Fairfield Village and annex to Hamilton. Filed by John C. Hicks and signed by 84.2 percent of area voters, with a public hearing set for Oct. 25. The tract borders the Hammond subdivision and South Hamilton limits.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Fairfield Village
John C. Hicks Ang
Thomas Feltz
Hammond Subdivision
Hamilton Corporation
Drowsy Toad Trapped By Tree
SAN ANGELO Texas a horned toad was found alive near a mesquite tree in Charlies Holster s back yard after a tree root grew around one leg trapping it Another toad kept it company The tale echoes the legend of Old Rip said to be sealed in the Eastland County courthouse cornerstone living on in local lore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Charlies Holster
Old Rip
Eastland County
Rip
Emblems Ready For Lifesaving Awards at Sunset Pool
Red Cross senior life saving training graduates may pick up emblems at the Sunset Pool box office. Pool director Ross Kramer announced eligibility includes Nancy Adams, Pete Balzer, Karen Draut, Becky Frisby, Steve Geckeler Jr., Dick Hall, Faith Hidy, St. Clair Leavell, Lois Roper, Tom Rose, Steve Spring, Don Stalker, Judy Tieman and Frank Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Sunset Pool
Ross Kramer
Nancy Adams
Pete Balzer
Karen Draut
Becky Frisby
Steve Geckeler Jr
Dick Hall
Faith Hidy
St. Clair Leavell
Lois Roper
Tom Rose
Steve Spring
Don Stalker
Judy Tieman
Frank Byrd
Woman Killed In Auto Crash Near Granville Ohio
In Newark Ohio Miss Isabel Stasel 62 of Rt 6 Newark died after her car collided on Ohio 661 north of Granville with a car driven by John J Bora Euclid. Miss Fern Mann 57 Newark secretary to Sen Thomas E Martin was seriously injured and treated at Newark Hospital. Bora, manager of Raven Rock Golf Course in Portsmouth, sustained lacerations and was later discharged.
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Newark
Ohio
Isabel Stasel
Rt. 6
John J. Bora
Euclid
Granville
Fern Mann
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa
Stasel
Bora
Raven Rock
Portsmouth
Two Die In Ottawa Ohio Car Crash
Sheriff reports a two car collision near the intersection of Ohio 113 and 109 north of Ottawa resulting in the deaths of W. F. Benninghoff 73 of Ada route 2 and Richard Helmke 28 of West Hope.
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Ottawa
Ohio
W. F. Benninghoff
Rt. 2
Ada
Richard Helmke
West Hope
Ohio 113
Here
Arnold Potts
At The Movies and Dixie Cruise In Show Schedules
Paramount shows Francis in the Navy at 1 15 4 15 7 15 10 00 p.m. Bullet For Joey at 2 45 5 45 8 45 p.m. Strand screens Son of Paleface 1 30 4 45 8 05 p.m. Denver and Rio Grande 3 15 6 30 9 50 p.m. Colontal So This Is Paris at 1 15 4 45 8 15 p.m. Far Country 2 50 6 20 9 45 p.m. Dixie Cruise In features Girl Next Door 10 00 p.m. Desert Rats 8 00 11 30 p.m.
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Francis
Navy
Joey
Denver
Rio Grande
Paris
Dixie Cruise
Harold Agee enters race for city commission in November
Harold Lee Agee 1503 Highland St announces he is definitely in the city commission race. Petitions circulate for required signatures as Sam Redding weighs candidacy. Agee, born 1926 Middletown, Navy veteran and civic organizer, is the fourth to announce alongside Francis Carmody Charles B Stiles and Martin Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lee Agee
Highland St
Agee
Samuel Redding
Lafayette Ave
Rotary Club
Disabled American Veterans
Post 218
The
American Legion
Fraternal Order of Police Associates
IOOF
Lincoln Lodge
F&am
First Presbyterian Church
Francis Carmody
Charles B. Stiles
Martin Miller
Bossy Shows Who's Boss
Bessie the cow injured a man, 38 year old Owsley Crowe, in West Middletown. Crowe received treatment for a lacerated upper lip at Middletown Hospital emergency ward. Bessie remained unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owsley Crowe
Streebe Road
West Middletown Rt. 2
Bessie
Crowe
Middletown
Kids Polio Carnival Nets 6.08 For Middletown Fund
Children in the 2400 block of Central Avenue held a polio carnival that earned 6.08 dollars for Middletown polio fund. Cap-John Fitzgerald reported tw ay. The event occurred at 2419 Avenue according to the polio chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Middletown
Cap
John Fitzgerald
Ave
Three Year Old Minor Injury After Vehicle Hit
A three year old Middletown boy escaped serious injury after dashing into Yankee Road at Smith Avenue. Clyde Gibbs driver of Franklin Rt. 2, was traveling about 39 mph when the child ran into the street, his auto skidding 60 feet before stopping. Police reported minor scrapes on the right side and legs. In a separate crash at S Main Street and 14th Avenue, Byron Veidt’s auto left side collided with Wendell Hatton’s while Hatton waited to turn, causing about 150 dollars in damage to each vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Yankee Road
Smith Avenue
Clyde Gibbs
Franklin Rt. 2
Gibbs
Dan Pence
Yankee Rd
Byron Veidt
West Middletown
Hughes Case Dismissed by Municipal Court Judge
Judge J T Lamb dismissed Monday's case against Dale Hughes 32 of 1910 Logan Ave for failure to provide. Earlier report stated he was bound over to the Butler County Grand Jury under a 1500 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Hughes
Logan Ave
Butler County
J. T. Lamb
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City
Commission
Sanstone
Charles St. Ph
Erle Hanson
Scuper
Deer Creek
Wranglers
Harold's Outlet Store
Dicky Dell
National Society
Rogers
Combi Optical
Fairfield
Paramount
Bob Ranft
Bob
Franklin
Harold L. Agee
John Carroll University
U. S. Navy
Pacific
York Supply Co
S. Main Street
14Th Avenue
Hughes
Penney
Central Ave
Verity Parkway
Mr. Schell
Ady
Ki Oost
SWP
China
Sherwin Williams
Prang
Sherwin-Williams
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