Rail Crossing Lighting On Commission Agenda
City Commission meeting at 7 30 p m will discuss installing an experimental crossing on Curtis Street near the Armco plant and lighting at NYC crossings pending company approval. Also on the agenda are sewer plan hearings, zoning changes on Verity Parkway, a fluoridation request from the Board of Health, and a city water fluoridation push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W Thompson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Curtis Street
Armco
Thompson
W. A. Sprunk
New York Central
Nyc
North Middletown
Verity Parkway
Germantown Road
Winona Drive
Board of Health
Driver Hurt As Car Hits Utility Pole
Ronald Caudill 23 of Middletown injured when his car crashed into a utility pole on Manchester Road. He was treated and dismissed from Middletown Hospital with cuts and a head bump. Police noted the 1954 model car was a total loss after skidding on wet pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Middletonian
Manchester Road
Middletown
Ronald Caudill
Lamberton Sr
Caudill
George Brecht
Manchester Rd
Police Briefs From Local Areas
Police reports note a stable record at First Christian Church on 1914 1st Ave two hubcaps from Robert Flavin 2117 Central Ave a set of fender skirts from a Middletown Auto Sales car 700 Verity Pkwy vandalism on an aerial from Eddie Merchant 621 Louis Pl and a missing black leather billfold with $15 and Navy leave papers from Frank Plumbe 1818 Logan Ave all reported yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
1St Ave
Robert Flavin
Central Ave
Middletown Auto Sales
Verity
Frank Plumbe
Logan Ave
Navy
Explorer Venture Canoe Trip Deadline Extended
The Explorer Scout canoe trip schedule for this summer has a new registration deadline of January 1. A $5 deposit is due at the council office by then, with total trip cost around $65 for August 3 to 10. Surplus funds will be refunded after the trip, and fund raising will help offset expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bundick
Bundick
Island Rock Indian Reservation
America
White Sand Lake
Boulder
Wis
Explorer
Ed Zickgraf
Viser
Fred Hollon
Juke Box Change Stolen in Local Break-In
Franklin police report a break-in at 455 S Main St between 12 30 and 5 am. A burglar pried a steel bar from the rear window to enter and stole two juke box wall boxes containing an undetermined amount of cash.
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Franklin
S. Main St
Rolling Car Bumps Into CGE Employees In Franklin
Two CG and E Electric workers in Franklin suffered injuries when a driverless car rolled forward into them during a neighborhood outage job at Pennyroyal Hill. Carlos Smith and G W Smith, treated and released, faced bruises and knee injuries. Gerald Ruth, Fibre ware Co sawman, received multiple lacerations on his fingers needing fourteen stitches.
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Cincinnati
Ga; & Electric
Franklin
Carol Smith
Columbia Ave
G. W. Smith
Cherroke Dr
Loveland
Pennyroyal Hill
Cg&e
Carolos Smith
Carlos Smith
Middletown Hospital
Ruth
The
Fibreware Co
Acreage Off but Harvest Sets Record
The 1957 final production report shows a harvest tying a 1948 and 1956 record, with the smallest acreage since 1919. Surpluses grow as markets face potential price changes and stronger production controls for 1958. Feed grains and forage crops dominate, signaling larger hogs, poultry, and milk outputs next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Doctor's Wife Killed in Akron Car Crash
Mrs. Sara Whiteside, 57, wife of Dr. George H. Whiteside Jr., was killed Tuesday night when the automobile she rode in hit a utility pole on West Market Street in Akron. The driver, Mrs. Jessie P. Casper, 56, of Cuyahoga Falls, was injured and listed in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Sara Whiteside
George H. Whiteside Jr
West Market St
Jessie P. Casper
Cuyahoga Falls
School revenues miscalc lowers millage impact
A board report corrected a tax revenue miscalculation. The 15.89 mill rate for the general fund was set to produce 2.734 million dollars instead of 1.88 million, based on a 1957 tax duplicate of 172 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Hugh Butler
New Municipal Services Building Dedicated in City
The city’s new Municipal Services Building on Smith Farm will be formally dedicated at 2 30 p m and is expected to be ready after the new year. It consolidates streets sanitation water distribution park maintenance and signals and alarms and replaces the city garage on N Verity Parkway. A new bridge over the Hydraulic Canal provides access and connects to Rathman Park. Total cost was 296 000 and officials say buying supplies in quantity will save about 1 500 yearly on gas terms. Open house and public inspection are planned for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Farm
N. Verity Parkway
Rathman Park
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Reds Compete For Cash Prizes In Soviet Lenin Awards
The Soviet Union announced new cash incentives for inventors and production experts to spur scientific advances. Izvestia lists Lenin award candidates for 1958 with gold medals and cash prizes up to 50 000 rubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscowp
Soviet Union
Izvestia
Dennison to Seek Second Term in Ohio 1st District
Rep. David S. Dennison, a Warren attorney, announces his candidacy for re election to a second term as congressman from Ohio 1st District. Dennison, 39, represents Warren in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison
Warren
Ohio
David S. Dennison
Needed A Tree But Not Those In Garage
Mrs. John Graf found 15 Christmas trees in her Columbus garage Tuesday night. She turned them over to police and then bought a tree for her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
John Graf
Bids Come In Well Below Estimate for Center Project
Apparent low bids for a centralized food preparation and service unit at Orient State Institute near Columbus total $704,695 for general contracting plumbing heating and electrical work, $103,469 under the $808,164 state estimate. Apparent bidders are Kent Brothers Co Dotter Inc Troned Air Inc and Electric Power Equipment Co all based in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Orient
State Institute
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Department
Kent Brothers Co
Dotter, Inc
Troned Air, Inc
And
Electric Power Equipment Co
Franklin Christmas Spirit Free Parking Initiative
Franklin merchants and the Chamber of Commerce cover $285 in parking meter revenue for five shopping days. City officials approved the plan, and free parking starts today through Christmas with a two hour limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Linn Franklin
Franklin
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Charles Anglesby
Charles C. Black
Anglesby
Daytonian Guilty in Break-In Case
William C. Puckett 26 of Dayton was found guilty by a Warren County jury of one count of breaking and entering in a September break-in at Eyler's Department Store Springboro. He faces sentencing after a four hour deliberation. He awaits trial on a second breaking and entering count for a September break-in at Fedder's Feed and Supply Franklin.
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Lebanon
William C. Puckett
Dayton
Warren County
Puckett
Eyler’s
Springboro
Fedder's Feed and
Franklin
Police mum on suspects in church break in
Det Captain Ralph Bauer said he knows nothing about reports that police questioned a suspect in recent burglaries. Police arrested Middletown men for investigation. Thieves stole 161 dollars plus an undetermined amount from a pinball machine and cash from a church bank. Break in also occurred at Wilmer Motors with no loss reported.
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Ralph Bauer
Enly
Middletown
Investige
Avalon Cumberland Presbyterian Church
N. Verity Pkny
Bow’s
1St Ave
Wilmer Motors
Manchester Ave
Inmate Escapes Lebanon Honor Camp Near Ohio Town
A 32 year old inmate serving life for a 17 year old murder walked away from the Lebanon Honor Camp between 5 30 and 6 am authorities said. He is Wade Richardson of Montgomery County and is linked to the killing of Everett DeWeese a West Carrollton tavern owner. Richardson and three brothers were convicted in the holdup slaying. Police statewide were alerted to locate him.
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Lebanon
Ohio
Here
Wade Richardson
Montgomery County
Richardson
Hiram
Thomas
Gentry
Everett DeWeese
Oxford Meter Reaction Mixed
Oxford residents react to free downtown parking via covered meters reading Season's Greetings. Some motorists oppose the gift citing about 300 dollars in annual revenue lost could fund street lighting improvements. Merchants welcome the plan and police report stalls not blocked all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Thieves Stock Up For Yale
Burglars entered a Warren County grocery in Ridgeville north of Lebanon and stole an 18 pound ham eight olives eight pickles 150 cans of beer 25 cigarette cartons 10 pounds of coffee 30 in cash shotgun shells and more. Wilbur Cleaver owner reported the loss to Chief Deputy Ralph Palmer after discovering it at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County
Wilbur Cleaver
Ridgeville
Ralph Palmer
Fire department aids convulsing child at home
Emergency squad responds to a call at 11 17 p m aiding four year old Moss Bundren of 828 Aeronca Street. Police transport to the hospital after the emergency scene. Fire crews dispatched to the residence to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss Bundren
Aeronca St
Strike Halts St. Paul Two Newspapers
St Pauls Pioneer Press and Dispatch halt publication as mailing room and typographical workers go on strike after wage dispute and cross line refusals. About 900 employees idled, with union leaders citing 15 cent hourly increases and added labor demands. Northwest Publications Inc. owned both papers.
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ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Pioneer Press
Dispatch
News Department
American Newspaper Guild
Jerome J. Bilder
Pineer Press
Minnesota
Northwest Publications Ne
First Baby Gets New Gold Ring in Oxford 1958
The first baby born at McCullough Hyden Memorial Hospital in 1958 will receive a tiny gold ring crafted by Dr A M Ramsey a local dentist. Ramsey has made similar rings for his family and presented the piece to the hospital this week. If the first Oxford area birth is to a local couple it will also receive gifts from local merchants as in past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
A. M. Ramsey
Ramsey
Debtor Enters Trusteeship in Municipal Court
Morris Bentley of Hanking Road was placed in trusteeship yesterday in Municipal Court after listing debts totaling $1 182 44 owed to 12 creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Bentley
Hanking Road
Crash Victim Dies in Head On Collision
Frederick Siehl a 21 year old Cincinnati man died from injuries after his car collided head on with a tractor trailer. The truck driver Robert Guill 43 was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Frederick Siehl
Robert Guill
Car strike kills Orrville man in Barberton crosswalk
Akron police report Harold D. Shreve, 63, of Orrville, was struck and killed while crossing a Barberton street Tuesday night. The driver remained at the scene as investigators began their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Harold D. Shreve
Orrville
Barberton
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