Franklin Council Grants Free Parking and Fluoridation Move
Franklin's last regular meeting before a switch to a council manager system in 1958 addressed Lar El subdivision street issues, a plan to fluoridate the water, and free parking in December. Council agreed to a potential suit against Armrel if needed, heard insistence for another LeRoy meeting, and approved a six day free parking window funded by local merchants. The body also backed fluoride research and allowed Franklin Radio Cab Co to suspend service from 1 to 6 am by discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Linn Franklin
Franklin
C. C. Black
Lar el
Arthur Horwitz
Franklin City
Collins Wight
John Race
Armrel Paving Co
Wight
R. E. LeRoy
Armrel
Ritz
Clark
Mac
LeRoy
Charles Anglesby
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
William Good
Anglesby
Black
Chamber of Commerce
Council
Paul Kennedy
Franklin Radio Cab Co
Health Board Again Backs Fluoridation in Middletown
The Middletown Board of Health reaffirmed support for fluoridation of the city water and sent the proposal back to the City Commission. Health Commissioner Robert McConaughy noted annual recommendations since 1951 and cited AMA endorsement following a new survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Sundy
The
Medical Association
U.S
Public Health Service
Kettle Funds Slightly Behind Last Year
Salvation Army kettle efforts show a $297.10 shortfall from last year with $2,321.24 in donations so far. Mail appeal returns rise to $278.31, helping offset the deficit while the Lions Club prepares to man kettles Friday from 11 am to 1 pm with Don Carey as project chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Maj
Charlies Johnston
Maj. Johnston
Lions Club
Don Carey
Lions
Driver Poor After Truck Car Collision Near Millville
Indiana man Robert Lee Ray 33 was pinned under his overturned car after a collision with a truck on U. S. 27 near Millville. Ray, from Indianapolis, suffered chest and internal injuries and a knee wound. he remained in poor condition at Mercy Hospital. The truck, owned by Wright Surplus Sales Co. of Cincinnati and driven by Samuel H. Moore 28 of Cincinnati, was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Indiana
Mercy Hospital
Robert Lee Ray
U. S. 27
Millville
Ray
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Samuel H. Moore
Cincinnati
Moore
Wright Surplus Sales Co
Gas Explosion Reported at Crawford Street Home
Firefighters found no blaze after being called at 2 22 p m to 906 Crawford St. They learned of a gas explosion in the furnace. The home owned by Thomas McCarty is occupied by George Haddix with no damage reported.
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Crawford St
Thomas McCarty
George Haddix
Franklin’s Final City Council Meeting Ends
Council adjourns after mutual compliments as Mayor Black jokes I’ll get even. Special meeting set for Dec 30 to make year ahead appropriations.
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Franklin
Tools Recovered After School Break-In
Tools valued at 260 dollars stolen from Union Township School at West Chester were recovered last night. Two boys aged 16 and 17 were referred to juvenile authorities. Items recovered include an electric drill chain hoist two wrench sets and a cutter set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Union Township
West Chester
Sheriff's Deputies
Golden Agers Plan December Birthday Party
The Golden Age Club will celebrate December birthdays and anniversaries with a party and Christmas program. Club president Harry Gordon says the event is open to residents over 60 and friends at 1 30 p m at the Civic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Golden Age Club
Harry Gordon
Civic Association
Radio Station Sold in Lexington for 225000
WLEX in Lexington is sold to Roy B. White of Chagrin Falls Ohio and Earl L. Boyles vice president general manager announced Monday. The sale of the station assets for 225000 is subject to approval by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Lexington
WLEX
Roy B. White
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Earl L. Boyles
Federal Communications Commission
Industrial Group Elects Co-Chairman
James Martindale chief engineer of Shattle Bros division of Black Clawson Co elected co chairman of the Middletown Industrial Council to share the post with William Robinson of Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. Con Mers was elected vice president. Leo Reinartz and Roy Patterson reelected to treasurer and secretary roles. New officers take office January 1 for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Martindale
Shattle Bros
Black Clawson Co
Ralph Wright
Middletown
Roy Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Driver Hurt In Smash Up On Manchester Road
Harold Yazell, 28, of Franklin Route 1, was slightly injured in a one car crash on Manchester Road just east of Middletown. He was treated at Middletown Hospital for forehead and scalp cuts and released. State patrolmen report he lost control on wet pavement, struck a culvert, blew a tire, and the car was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Yazell
Franklin Rt. 1
Manchester Road
Middletown
Yazell
Communist World Backs Indonesia in Its Struggle
Pravda reports the Communist world stands solidly behind Indonesia against the Dutch. The party newspaper notes imperialist powers denounce Indonesia while framing the Indonesian affair as its own. It credits Asia Africa and the Communist camp with backing Indonesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pravda
Indonesia
Communist Party
Asia
Africa
Two Drivers Arrested In City Crashes
Three motorists faced traffic charges after city crashes yesterday with no injuries. William Johnson 39 of Earle Hotel was arrested on Yankee Road for fleeing the scene after his car struck a Burton's Service Station gas pump and then left the scene at 11 30 a m. Ernest Wilson 38 of Maple Street was charged with driving while intoxicated after his westbound panel truck collided with Dr Ezra Washington 62 of Ninth Avenue in the 900 block of 6th Avenue at 8 08 p m. Harrison Manns 65 of West Middletown was cited for passing an intersection after his car collided with Florence Cargill at Yankee Road and 9th Avenue at 2 50 p m. An emergency brake failed on Betty Bryant's parked auto at 7 35 p m causing it to roll into Bradson Guinn's truck on Burton Street with $825 damage.
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William Johnson
Earle Hotel
Yankee Road
Burton's Service
Sta Ition
Central Ave
Johnson
1St Avenue
Burton's Station
Ernest Wilson
Maple St
Ezra Washington
9Th Ave
6Th Avenue
Harrison Manns
West Middletown Rt. 2
Florence Cargill
9Th Avenue
Betty Bryant
Brentwood St
Bradson Guinn
Burton St
Break-ins Hit Middletown Businesses and Church
Thieves burglarized Bow's Restaurant at 1200 First Ave stealing nickel cash and change plus undetermined cash from a pinball box. At Avalon Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Verity Pkwy a wooden organ bank netted unknown money as a separate break-in through a rear window. Wilmer Motor Co. on Manchester Ave was entered by breaking a west door glass but nothing was taken. reports filed by officers and merchants.
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Middletown
Bow’s
1St Ave
Melvin Barker
Paul Fouts
Ernest Weaver
James Miller
Douglas Barkett
Charles Osborne
Wilmer Motor Co
Manchester Ave
al Carr
Coy Hall
Panama seeks larger share of canal revenues
Panama's Deputy Foreign Minister Ernesto Castillero argues Panama does not get its fair share of Panama Canal revenues and calls for a 50 percent increase. He notes the canal sits on Panamanian territory and that Panama granted the US rights for maintenance security and protection. The 1955 treaty raised US rent from $430 000 to $1 930 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Ernesto Castillero
Panama Canal
Castillero
United States
School tax rate up to five mills approved by board
The Board of Education in special session adopted a total five mill tax for the bond retirement fund, adding 2.94 mills from last year. A 15.89 mill rate for the school general fund was set, slightly lower than last year, based on the 1957 tax duplicate. New taxes, based on the 1957 duplicate, appear on 1958 bills. Funds include 1,859,130 to reduce bonded indebtedness and 1,880,000 for the general fund. A 9,153 addendum covers a new foundation at Taft School with pilings due to a seven-foot cinder bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
County Budget Commission
Taft School
Mary Oglesby Park
Sherman School
Harold Goetz Jr
Middletown
Jhut
Hearing Set On Plans For Sewers In North Middletown
A public hearing will be held at the City Commission meeting at 5 30 p m on plans for the North Middletown sanitary sewerage system. The plans are on file in the Division of Engineering for inspection by interested persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Middletown
City Commission
Division of Engineering
Checks Recovered After Mason Safe Burglary
Warren County Sheriff reports most checks stolen in the Mason office burglary have been recovered after the safe was found near West Chester. The missing check totals 337 dollars to Eldon Zuercher, manager of the county bureau. Officials say burglars pried open a cash register and a soft drink machine, then rolled the safe through the front door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Mason
Warren County Farm Bureau
West Chester
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Eldon Zuercher
County Bureau
2Nd St
Zuercher
Air Force Seeks Miss Americas Recruiting Women
Capt. Frederick R. Chew announced that young women who are high school graduates between 18 and 34 and qualify may enlist. He said the jet Air Force offers travel, pay, promotions, and top technical training, with details at the local recruiter in Middletown’s American Legion home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick R. Chew
Air Force
Cincinnati
Chew
Jet Air Force
American Legion
Middletown
Dividend Upgraded at IU S Shoe in Norwood
Directors of IU S Shoe Corp in Norwood, near Cincinnati, raised the quarterly stock dividend from 25 to 30 cents and authorized a special year end dividend of 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
IU. S. Shoe Corp
Norwood
UD Gets 2nd Esso Grant
The Freso Education Foundation in New York gave the University of Dayton its second grant in two months. Mason C. Benner announced the $5,000 contribution to fund the campus science building. The earlier $2,500 grant from October was unrestricted. Esso plans a $1.5 million distribution over three years to support science and engineering education at 84 private colleges and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freso Education Foundation
New York
University of Dayton
Mason C. Benner
U.D
Benner
United States
Esso
Principal head coverings in ancient Rome and Greece
The main head dress for Roman and Greek women was the sveil, with a linen or wool hood added for protection in cold or wet weather.
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Adieu
Ivan Tracker
American Medical and Dental Associations
Floyd Gebhart
Kettle
Irving
Central Avenue
Golden Agers Planning Party
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
McCoy - Leffler
Walter N. McCoy
D. Lepfler
St. Letine
Heomal
Industrial Group
Avalon Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Verity Pkny
Poice
Canal
Morehhan
New York Central Railroad
Oneida School
L. A. Sprunk
NYC
Springfield
Lwith
Joseph Woodruff
House of Chrome
Olympia Portable
Random House Books For
Hyde Park
Prince Gardner
Galina
Worthmore
Hart-Schaffner & Marx
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