Full Study Indicated Of Alternate Sewer Financing
City commissioners heard attorney Maxwell Finkleman advocate a cheaper faster alternate sewer financing plan via 15 year special assessment bonds. City Manager H W Starick said a three to six week study with bond counsel Squire Sanders Dempsey will examine legality and details, following a Thursday conference with Browne.
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Maxwell Finkleman
H. W. Starick
Finkleman
Starick
Squire, Sanders
Dempsey
Floyd G. Browne
Mattson and Gray to Get Fire and Police Promotions
Top exam performers will be certified for promotion by the City Commission. Captain James L. Mattson of the Fire Department ranked first for an additional assistant chief post, while Patrolman Harold F. Gray led the list for the police sergeant job.
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Fire
James L. Mattson
Woodlawn Ave
Harold F. Gray
Queen Ave
H. W. Starick
Middletown
Mattson
Fire Department
Gray
Police Department
Fraternal Order of Police
Police Pension Board
Spring Weather Surprises Robins In December Outlook
Cloudy skies and unseasonably warm temperatures forecast for southwestern Ohio with highs near 60 today and 45 tonight. Robins arrive as residents note earlier sightings and report gifts found in the family closet amid a lighthearted spring mood.
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Ohio
Charlotte Dell
North
Sutphin St
Crash Victim Still In Hospital Near Franklin
Middletown hospital attendants report Herbert Parker twenty four of Franklin remains in fair condition after a Friday night auto crash on Route 25 at Penny Foyal Road just north of Franklin. William Full eighty five of Dayton was treated and discharged from the hospital yesterday. The accident occurred at 11 p m Friday.
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Middletown Hospital
Herbert Parker
Franklin
Fair
William Full
Dayton
Yesteray
Penny Foyal Rd
Wreck Hurls Mother and Son From Car
Two Middletown residents, Mr and Mrs Howard Green and sons Eddie and Dallas, were slightly injured when their car skidded on ice near Du Bois Pa. It struck a snow measuring pole and a concrete culvert, throwing Mrs Green and Dallas from the vehicle. The car was destroyed. the family continued home after treatment. Eddie later shot a six point buck on the trip.
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Middletown
St. Mary
Howard Green
Eddie
Dallas
Auburn St
du Bois
Green
Maple Hospital
Greens
Five vehicle mishaps injure one in morning crashes
A woman, Mrs. Gobel Blevins, 48, suffered lip cuts and limb bruises after a 8:30 a.m. collision at Fairmount Ave and Young. Her car hit another auto driven by Daniel Karshner, 19, as the latter skidded 42 feet. Blevins was taken to Mid-Hospital. Damages totaled about 1,000 across five incidents since Saturday night including a parked-car collision on Tytus Ave and a drunk-driving charge against Roosevelt Bass, 33, of Minnesota Ave, with damages about 750 to the Carmody vehicle. Additional incidents involved George Laipply, 28, cited for drunk driving after a Crawford St crash, and a Garden Ave Elm St collision causing 300 in damage. A Clinton St parked-car hit-and-run caused about 10 in damage. police continued investigation.
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Gobel Blevins
Florence Ave
Fairmount Ave
Gilbert Lafayette
Oxford State Rd
Karshner
Roosevelt Bass
Minnesota Ave
John Carmody
Tytus Ave
Bass
George Laipply
Crawford St
Central Ave
Laipply
Clark Hurst
Whitaker St
New Miami
Hurst
Garden Ave
Elm St
Garnet Stamper
Louise Clark McBain
Minnsota Ave
McBain
Garden
Stamper
Elm
At The Movies Showings At Paramount And Strand
Paramount shows Hurricane Smith at 1 40 5 00 and 8 15 p m Blazing Forest at 3 10 6 30 and 9 45 p m Strand screens Kid Monk Barons at 1 15 4 15 7 10 and 10 10 p m Toughest Man in Arizona at 2 35 5 40 and 8 40 p m Lady of Burlesque at 1 30 4 45 and 8 00 p m Naughty Widow at 3 00 6 20 and 9 35 p m for Monday and Tuesday.
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Paramount
Strand
Arizona
Four Fires Do Little Damage in December for Middletown
Four small fires Sunday and Monday caused minimal harm, bringing December’s Middletown total to six. A wood scraps pile atop a coal bin at Ada Drake’s home caused $50 damage to the kitchen floor. Additional fires at Linden’s Sales and Service garage and Armco East Works produced no damage. A grass fire on Marie Aldridge’s lawn was blamed on a discarded cigarette.
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Middletown
Sycamore St
Ada Drake
Linden
North Verity Pkwy
Station Three
Aerial Company
Armco East Works
Marie Aldridge
Box 45 Elects Lloyd Ritz Chief at Reorganization
Lloyd Ritz was elected chief of Box 45 at the unit’s annual reorganization meeting Sunday. Joseph Duerr and Eston Riggs were named first and second assistant chiefs. Other officers include Oscar Day secretary treasurer Carl Rossfeld public relations chairman Jack Christy publicity chairman and Ney Sommers communications officer. The Christmas party for Box 45 members and their wives was set for December 20 at the Gas and Electric Company building on Mary Etta Street. Ritz said the group would arrange for favors for children when Santa comes to town on December 21.
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Lloyd” Ritz
Box 45
Joseph Duerr
Eston Riggs
Oscar Day
Carl Rossfeld
Jack Christy
Ney Sommers
Gas and Electric Company
Mary Etta St
Ritz
Car Taken From Lot Reported With Fender Damage
Louis Schaffer of Parkway Motors reported a car taken from the lot late Saturday was later returned with a damaged fender estimated at 50 dollars. Keys from several other cars on the lot were removed.
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Louis Schaffer
Park Dr
Parkway Motors
Dagwood Star Cancels Dayton High Show Tonight
Arthur Lake known as Dagwood will not perform at the Midletown High School auditorium in Dayton. The Rec Club, sponsor, provided no reason for the cancellation and gave no alternative plans.
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Arthur Lake
Dagwood
Middletown High School
Rec” Club of
Dayton
Marine 35th Middletonian To Be Wounded
Sgt. Robert Harold Pierce, 27, son of Mr and Mrs Euclid J Pierce of 2212 Highland St, was wounded in Korea on November 24 while serving with the First Marine Division. He sustained wounds in both legs and the right hand and is believed to be in a Navy hospital in Japan. Pierce reenlisted in 1951 after serving 1943–46, and previously worked for Armco. He is the 35th Middletonian wounded in action in Korea.
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Robert Harold Pierce
Euclid J. Pierce
Highland St
Korea
Marine Corps
Pierce
Wth
Marine Division
Navy
Japan
Marines
Cincinnati
Parris Island
S. C
Lemon- Monroe
Amanda
Armco
Middletonian
Calendars for 1953 go to Mound Builders Scouts
The Mound Builders Area Council Boy Scouts receives 1500 calendars for 1953 from Oglesby-Barnitz Bank and Trust. Rockwell illustrated full color calendars will be distributed to scouts leaders sponsors and public places. Council committees meet tonight and two district meetings are scheduled this week in Lebanon and Carlisle.
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Mound Builders Area Council of Boy Scouts
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank and Trust Company
Norman Rockwell
Commissioners
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Explorer Scouts
Council
Ft. Ancient
A.E. Edwards
Lebanon
al Hardy
Miami
James Gross
Carlisle
Gross
Hospital Hymn Service Visits 93 Patients in Longview
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Brooks Elder and Mrs. Bert Perkins and daughter Eunice led a special service at Longview Hospital Saturday afternoon, presenting hymns and spirituals for 93 patients. Refreshments followed, and interested visitors may contact Mrs. Perkins to arrange hospital visits.
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S. M. Brooks
Bert Perkins
Eunice
Longview Hospital
Radar Cop On Job Now Permit Here
Radar equipment added to the Traffic Bureau starts operation today after FCC permit arrival. City manager H. W. Starick says Lt. James Combs and officers will begin systematic checks of zones with past speeding reports. The radar beam records speed and signals a nearby officer to stop violators.
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Federal Communications Commission
H. W. Starick
James Combs
Cities Back 18 Point Plan For Assembly
Middletown City Manager H. W. Starick reported at the Ohio Municipal League meeting in Cincinnati that an 18 point legislative program aims to aid cities financially. The plan centers on financing, sales tax distribution, highway aid, and pension fund millage, with cities pushing for higher local government funds and a state role in urban development.
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Middletown
Ohio Municipal League
Cincinnati
H. W. Starick
Starick
Ohio
JA Peoria Parley Called Off So Trip’s Cancelled
The Junior Achievement Mid Winter Conference planned for Peoria IL December 29 30 and 31 has been cancelled per Verne Phillips JA director. Middletown JA director M G McCall cited various reasons for the cancellation. Tickets for the January 2 Middletown teen dance at the Manchester Hotel are being printed and will go on sale in area schools. Burt Farber pianist and his dance orchestra will perform.
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JA Peoria
Trip
Peoria
Ill
Verne Phillips
M. G. McCall
Middletown JA
Phillips
Middletown
Middletown Area
Manchester Hotel
Burt Farber
Dozen Suspects Questioned in Mary Ann Fildes Case
Hamilton investigators press ahead in the Fildes death probe as nearly a dozen people are questioned. Key witnesses include Ruth Rose and Emily Hubbard and bartender Paul Buttery. The 17 year old Hamilton High senior died after a hit to the head on Thanksgiving night. An inquest remains open while leads are checked. authorities consider murder possible though no verdict issued. The state mobile crime lab may be asked to assist.
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Sheriff’s
Hamilton
Hamilton High
Ruth Rose
Emily Hubbard
Silver Rail
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Bessinger Rd
Mercy Hospital
Charles Walke
State Mobile Crime Laboratory
Morris Abbott
Reily Township
Traffic Toll In County Up To 31 For 752
Butler County reports 31 traffic fatalities so far in 1952, near last year’s pace. The latest victim is George W. Sasser, 54, of 264 North Third Street, Hamilton, crushed when his overturned car on U S Route 27 left the road and struck a ditch then a telephone pole. His wife Lulu, 46, injured. Sasser, a tool and die maker, was pronounced dead at Hamilton Hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at Klaus Funeral Home.
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Butler County
George W. Sasser
North Third St
Hamilton
Kirchling Rd
Lulu
Sasser
Wrong Turn Injures Four In Wreck At Route 63 Intersection
Four persons were injured in a two car crash yesterday at Route 63 and 25 when Ronald A. Hart 20 Middletown Route 1 left in front of Marguerite Downing 31 Cincinnati. Hart lacerated head Downing two lacerations head and knees Eleanor Downing 35 forehead laceration and John Downing 70 bruised leg. Hart arrested fined $15 and costs by Mayor Thomas Linn Monroe.
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Ronald A. Hart
Middletown
Marguerite Downing
Cincinnati
Hart
Downing
Eileen Downing
John Downing
James Anderson
Monroe
Thomas Linn
Girl Scout Board To Study Report In Middletown
The Middletown Girl Scout Council board of directors will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Civic Association to study the annual report to national headquarters. Reports from the Cleveland regional conference will be reviewed, and a date for the January semiannual meeting of the council is to be set.
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The
Civic Association
Robert L. Davidson
Middletown
Juvenile Court Staff Set Meeting At Hamilton YMCA
Judge Harry F. Walsh heads the Hamilton juvenile office staff of eight with one in Middletown. The Juvenile Court staff will meet tomorrow evening at the Hamilton YMCA to discuss policies and hold a general get acquainted session.
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Hamilton Ymca
Harry F. Walsh
Hamilton
Middletown
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Robins
Clinton St
Edsel Setters
Hughes St
Lloyd Ritz
Lot
Harry Benadum
Mgr
City Loan” & Savings Co
Sgt
Robert Pierce
Longview
Norcross
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main ST
Siva
Mary Ann Fildes
Girl Scout Board
Santa Claus
Erchan
Mie
Mrs. Smith
Stavice
United States
Ceneda
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
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