Fifty Years of Middle Town Girl Scouts Mark Milestones
Lynn Danner reports Middletown Girl Scouts prepare for 50th anniversary activities including a senior round-up at Button Bay Vermont in June and an area senior conference in Columbus in February. Last year saw 4 216 day campers 2 316 established campers and 2 401 troop campers plus a Finnish Girl Guide exchange visit. 23 intermediate scouts earned the curved bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Button Bay
Middletown Area
Columbus
United States
Stonybrook
Animal Shelter Improves Facilities in 1961
Miami Valley Humane Association headquarters on Tren ton Franklin Road added soundproofing for the front office a new sewer system and better insulation during 1961. By December 1 the shelter had cared for 4930 dogs 1204 puppies and 1767 cats and kittens. County humane calls totaled 148 with overall calls at 2940. Four dog wardens logged 63509 miles and 5400 dog licenses were issued from an estimated 19000 in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Valley Humane Association
Trenton-Franklin Road
Humane
Middletown School District predicts crowded 1962 enrollment
The Middletown City School District expects 13,418 students in 23 schools by fall 1962, a net rise of 608 from 12,810 in 1961, with Middletown High and Lemon Monroe High facing increased demand. Monroe growth may accelerate after a new sewage plant completion, triggering facility crowding and the need for 60 percent more teachers (23 positions).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown City
Howard R. Cromwell
Cromwell
Middletown High School
Lemon-Monroe High School
Monroe
Robert Wearly
Blue Ball
A. E. Minnich
Minnich
Thomas F. Webb
Board of Education
Manchester Junior High
Creek View
MHS
Lemon
Monroe High
Ohio
Northwest Territory
Garbage Streets Are Next in City’s 1961 Summary
City officials list 10 major 1961 events including income tax hike, universal garbage collection, street and airport improvements, urban renewal in Garfield, public housing, water extension, Grand Avenue widening, and master plan revisions. Tax rise boosted receipts to 850000 in 1962 with funds split for capital and pay as you go projects. Voters reaffirmed leadership with reelection of Donham and Gose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Central Business District
Charles W. Thompson
Stevens Avenue
Columbia Avenue
Carmody Boulevard
Grand Avenue
County And City This Year Road Deaths Took Holiday
County and city traffic fatalities for 1961 are detailed, noting 34 county deaths so far this year and historical highs and lows since 1928. Individual city victims listed include Forrest Grabeck, Homer Allen, and Clifford Jarrell, with multiple fatal crashes on Interstate 75 and on area roads. Interstate fatalities include eight deaths from two crashes, including a Covington family and several Middletown area victims.
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John Fleming
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Butter County
Hamilton
Middletown
Forrest J Grabeck
Excello Trailer Court
S. Main Street
Cincinnati-Dayton
West Chester
Louis Carr
Jacqueline
Gary
Mary
Covington
Nona
Gregory
Jan Lainhart
Ohio 63
Jonathan Ingram
Allen Road
Thomas Road
Robert Mullins
Oneka Ave
Peasttown Heights
Terri Jo McIntosh
Mohawk St
Vickie King
Oxford-Middletown Road
Ohio
Middletown Park Board Hails New HQ Dedication Plans
Middletown Park Board led by President Rowan Crawford outlines plans for three new parks including land near Spring Hill School and a February dedication of the department’s $40,000 Gold man Park headquarters. 1961 highlights include Joe Lewis’s five year Park Board appointment and a 639 acre Marshall Road area park tract.
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Spring Hill
Middletown Park Board
Rowan Crawford
Department of Parks and Recreation
Goldman Park
Joe Lewis
Park Board
Marshall Road
Heinke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lorenzo Rakestraw
Middletown Hospital
Collis Rakestraw
18Th Ave
Girl Scouts
By Lynn Danner
Gregory Roebuck
Glenn Roebuck
Fairmount Ave
Eileen Sturgill
Chautauqua
New York Central
Chautauqua Road Cross
Ing
Carlisle
Mary Sturgill
Eileen
Warren County
U. S. Housing & Home Fiorance Agency
HHFA
Metopolitan Housing Authority
William Donham
Donald Gose
Civil Defense
Donham
West Middletown
Jacksonburg
Walter Newman
Clifford Jarrell
Elwood St
Central Avenue
Clinton Street
Crawford
Tion
Steelmark
Wanda Gabbard
James Blevins
AEIF
Linda Daniel
Logan T. Johnston
Armco Steel Corp
Glenda Rupe
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