New Electric Rates Seen As Boon For Average Householder
Middletown residents face lower bills as Cincinnati Gas and Electric proposes new rates. George J. Kuehnle Jr says about 90 percent of 8,500 residential customers will see reductions up to 10 percent. Minimum users may pay 25 cents to $1 more monthly. 82 percent of commercial customers gain up to 4 percent. Indications point to a city commission vote tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Miller
George J. Kuehnle, Jr
Middletown
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
H. W. Starick
Kuehnle
Starick
Five Auto Mishaps Total $1 300 in Damages
Police report five separate accidents causing more than 1300 in property damage. No injuries. Encounters involved Franklin Route 1 resident John Sebald and others on Grand Ave Elwood St Tytus Ave Shuttle lot and Charles St Central Ave. Citations issued for license issues and DUI.
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John Thomas Sebald
Franklin Route 1
Don Holstein
Alameda Circle
Sebald
Holstein
Charles St
Central Ave
John Kurtz
Camden
Howard K. Parson
Garfield St
Parsons
Car crash damages truck tied to local resident
George Mounte, 25, of 626 Waite Street told police a car crashed into his steel truck on Grand Avenue last night. The wrecked car’s license was issued to Mervin Maloney, 2220 South Main Street, police said. Another event followed.
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Jackie Lantis
Canbrie Court
Dayton
Lantis
Jack Oaks
Elwood St
Tytus Ave
Oaks
George Mounte
Waite St
Grand Ave
Mervin Maloney
S. Main St
Home Decoration Contest Judging Tonight in Middletown
Middletown hosts a Christmas home decoration judging tour starting at 6 p.m. with over 20 homes entered. First prize $20, second $10, three third prizes $5 each. originality and lighting at stake. Judges include Norman Kerr, Miss Susan Breiel, Jerome Inwood, and Delbert Mann. chaired by Rowan Crawford of the Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Rowan Crawford
Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce
Crawford
Norman Kerr
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Susan Breiel
Journal Society
Jerome Inwood
Retail Merchants Association
Delbert Mann
Middletown Junior Chamber l of Commerce
Weather Damage To Streets Estimated At Near 3000
Middletown street repairs will cost about 3000, says William Shawhan, superintendent. Nine snow emergencies since Thanksgiving taxed crews. patching uses winterized bituminous mix with chlorides to melt ice. Sealing miles of street last year reduced damage on older roads, though brick and concrete suffered more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
William Shawhan
Middletown Street Department
Shawhan
34 Are Sworn In Here As Air Force Recruits
Middletown and vicinity sent off 34 young men to the Air Force this morning the largest group ever enlisted at one time for a city of this size in the Cincinnati district. Major Walter E. Flagg administered the oath at the Nelva Center auditorium on S Canal St. Recruits leave by bus for Cincinnati then Lackland AFB to aboard tomorrow morning. About 50 friends attended. 25 were from Middletown. The group includes 34 names from Middletown and nearby towns.
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Walter E. Flagg
Army and Air Force
Cincinnati
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Middletown
Journal
Bill Weith
Air Force
Ohio
Kentucky
Nelva Center
S. Canal St
Francis Carmody
Middletown City Commission
Joseph Blackmore
Luther L. Gregory
George Stoker
Tex
Franklin
Eaton
Lebanon
Germantown
Excello
West Middletown
Joseph Amatulli
Grand Ave
Glenn Allen
Crescent Blvd
Willie James Barnes
Ninth Ave
Francis Edward Bieller, Jr
First Ave
Mitchell Burns, Jr
Lincoln St
Stanley Cohen
Central Ave
Donald Eugene Cole
N. Maple St
Eaton James Ray Collier
Winton St
Willie James Cox
Seventeenth Ave
Willis Linwood Cox
Leibee St
Angelo Anthony Donisi
Clayton St
Lawrence Phillip Duff
Burbank St
Earl Eugene Ferguson
Eighth Ave
William Donald Forney
Hill Ave
Thomas Clinton Giles, Jr
Garfield St
Municipal Court Fines For DUI and Related Offenses
Three persons were fined 100 dollars and costs for physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Forest Gall Eugene Rice and Norma Kendell appeared before Judge Alton H. Combs. Other defendants faced smaller penalties for disorderly conduct and driver’s license violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Forest Gall
Somerville Route 1
South Main St
Eugene Rice
Woodlawn Ave
Richmond St
Norma Kendell
Dayton
East Central Ave
Rotary Resolution Lauds Sebald Gift
Middletown Rotary Club unanimously approved sending a letter of appreciation to Mr and Mrs W W Sebald for a generous 50000 dollar trust fund to aid sick and needy children. Members also viewed a film on wild animal hunting in Africa.
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Middletown
Greece and Turkey push coal plan to exploit lignite deposits
Greece and Turkey push plans to exploit lignite deposits as energy aims in the region accelerate. Officials discuss joint or parallel projects to expand electrical power supply using domestic lignite resources amid regional energy concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Turkey
Fuses Pop Across Cincinnati Gas and Electric Circuits
A weather driven power disruption darkened parts of Middletown's south and southeast for up to an hour. High winds and falling temperatures caused uneven circuit expansion. Swinging primary wires on the feeder triggered fuses at the nearest transformer, affecting Mayfield districts briefly before service was restored by 8 40 p.m. Linemen responded at 5 44 p.m. and power was intermittently restored while repairs continued. Middletown Hospital reported no impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Middletown
George J. Kuehnle
Kuehnle
Crawford St
Logan Ave
Mayfield
Middletown Hospital
More Parties For Children Set Tonight
A belated Christmas party for youngsters from Sunday school groups in Rolling Mill Park and The Haven will be held tonight at 7 30 p.m. at the Citadel. Another Christmas party for Miltonville area children will occur at Salvation Army rooms. These two affairs involve several hundred youngsters. Lions Club kettle drive totals $745 82. volunteers manned the kettle last Friday from 11 30 a.m. to 11 30 p.m. They aimed to raise $1700.
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Rolling Mill Park
Haven
Citadel
Kenneth Sharp
Salvation Army
Miltonville
Salvation Army Rooms
Sharp
Lions’ Club
Lions
Blue Baby's Condition Good After Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s
Mary Jeanne Beebe infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Beebe of 2028 Carolina St underwent surgery late this morning at Cincinnati Children's Hospital for a blue baby condition. Hospital officials said the baby's condition was good though final reports would take days. Five operations have been performed on blue babies at Children's Hospital with all proving successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jeanne Beebe
Richard Beebe
Carolina St
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Local residents named in street listings
Salley of Eaton Route 3, Doug las Eugene Sechrist of West Middletown Route 1, Richard Waits of 753 Tibball St., Franklin David Lee West of 1011 Sec ond Ave., Bobbie Houston White of 3104 Omaha St., and James Kenneth Yost of 1531 Central Ave.
Red Cross Polio TB Fund Drives Approved
Three fund campaigns totaling over 50000 were approved by the Review Board of Appeals meeting at the Middletown Civic Association. Butler County Red Cross Polio TB groups received budgets of 23982 18000 and 10000 respectively. The polio drive starts January 15 the TB seal sale occurs in December. E T Gardner Jr chairs the board with diverse representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Review Board of Appeals
Middletown Civic Association
Butler County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Middletown Red Cross Committee
Butler County TB Association
Red Cross
Robert Millan
Charles Reuthe
TB Group
J. L. Glass
Middletown
E. T. Gardner, Jr
Commission To Hear Ordinance Readings At Parley Tonight
City officials will consider first reading on a proposed new ordinance and a second reading on an amendment tonight. The proposed rule, by Orville Corson, would regulate marquise and awning construction and set permit fees. The plumbing amendment would clarify apprentice plumber status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
H. W. Starick
Orville Corson
Board of Building Standards and Appeals
Starick
At the Movies Weekly Showings Listed
Paramount screens King Salmon's Mines with showings at 1 25 3 30 5 30 7 35 and 9 40. Strand presents Daughter of Rosie O Grady at 1 30 4 45 and 8. Peggy at 3 20 6 40 and 9 55. Colonial offers Two Weeks with Love at 1 58 3 58 7 58 and 9 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
King Salmon’s Mines
Strand
Rosie O’grady
Peggy
Colonial
Thursday Deadline On Personal Property Taxes
Butler County Treasurer John Wendel warned today that Thursday is the deadline for paying 1950 personal property taxes. Payments may be made in person at the courthouse in Hamilton or by mail to the Middletown City Building branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
John Wendel
Hamilton
Middletown
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Parkview Dr
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S. Sutphin St
Francis G. Kramer
Clark St
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Nathan Riddle
Schramm
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Lopane Ave
John Pendleton Miller
North Ave
David Myers, Jr
Young St
Robert Eugene Neal
Malvern St
William Jay
Jack Marvin Greathouse
Tenth Ave
James Richard Gregg
Russell Edwin Hoover
Jerry DeWitt Kalbaugh
Grove St
Harold Bertram King
John David Kirby
Third St
George Ray Knapp
Sherman Ave
Charles Elroy Kamepshield
East St
William Lloyd Lowman
Walter J. Cassidy
E. State St
Trenton
Clinton S
Marion G. Pendergrass
Baltimore St
William Nixon
Cooper's Alley
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