230 Signatures Oppose Warren County Annexation
Two Middletown area residents filed petitions with Warren County commissioners showing 230 signatures against annexation to Middletown. The area east of Middletown city limits, west of I 75 and north of Monroe, contains about 1 000 acres and 450 freeholders. Petitions argue to stay under Warren County jurisdiction, citing preserved water service and lower fire rates.
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Manchester Road
Monroe Corporation
Warren County
Baxter
Theountry
Middletown
Warren
Annexation Drive Expands Beyond City Limits
Interest in annexation is growing east and south of the city as residents outside the city seek to join the movement. Chamber of Commerce officials say inquiries have surged since petitions began, with calls from West Middletown, Peastown, South Middletown, Trenton, and Monroe. The annexation committee provides information but asks residents to lead efforts and recruit petition passers. A South Middletown neighborhood group met last night to plan future expansion, with local residents Sam Collins, G Combs, and Warner Elam present.
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Chamber of Commerce
West Middletown
Peasttown
South Middletown
Trenton
Monroe
Chamber
Sam Collins
Oxford- State Road
G. Combs
Andrew St
Warner Elam
Cleveland Attorney Resigns To Dodge Charges
Cleveland attorney Charles M. Goodwin forfeits his license to avoid charges of unprofessional conduct. The Ohio Supreme Court accepted his resignation and barred him from practicing in any form. The specific charges were not disclosed.
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Columbus, Ohio
Cleveland
Charles M. Goodwin
Cleveland Bar Association
Ohio Supreme Court
Driver Cited In Accident In Columbus
A Columbus man was cited into Municipal Court after a collision at Central Avenue and Main Street involving a turning truck driven by Louis Walden and a station wagon driven by Caroline Osborne. Walden, 29, was charged with changing lanes when unsafe. the 4:25 p.m. crash did not injure anyone. Police also investigated a minor accident yesterday.
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Columbus
Central Avenue
Main Street
Louis E. Walden
Walden
Caroline Osborne
Mossman Road
West Middletown
Safety Records In Spotlight Tonight
Middletown Industry will be honored at the annual industrial awards banquet tonight at the Manchester Motor Inn Rose Room. The Middletown Safety Council and the Industrial Commission of Ohio sponsor the event with 133 reservations. Dr Carl Byers will speak on Prescription for Happy Living. Banquet speakers include Toastmaster Richard D Hinshaw and Wallace T Adams who will present awards. Also announced are plans for the 17th annual Butler County regional safety conference to be held March 6 at the Elks Club in Hamilton.
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Middletown
Manchester Motor Inn
Middletown Safety Council
The
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Jake Seibold
Manchester
Richard D. Hinshaw
Armco Steel Corp
Wallace T. Adams
Board of
Safety Council
James Curry
Butler County
Daniel Rengers
Pillsbury Co
Hamilton
Elks Club
Ham
VEW Post Elects New Commander
Paul F Miller was elected commander of Miami Valley Post 3809 Veterans of Foreign Wars at the annual election and installation held at post headquarters on S Dixie Highway. Miller, longtime Armco Steel employee since 1945, has served in multiple post roles and twice as national aide de camp. Other officers elected include Orman Elam Kay Hall Sam Warmoth Jr Hobart Hopper Strates Demosienes William Raithman Robert Armbruster George Pierce Emerson Wood Louis Warmoth James Stork Glenn Warmoth Ernest Bratcher William Cisco. The post will meet monthly on the second Tuesday. Hopper served as installing officer. Charley Elam retired as commander.
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Paul F. Miller
Miami Valley
Veterans of Foreign Wars
S. Dixie Highway
Miller
Burton Road
Armco Steel Corp
VFW
Orman Elam
Kay Hall
Sam Warmoth Jr
Hobart Hopper
Strates H. Demosienes
William Raithman
Robert Armbruster
George Pierce
Emerson Wood
Louis Warmoth
James Stork
Glenn Warmoth
Ernest Bratcher
William Cisco
John Sparks Jr
Hopper
Charley Elam
Plan Board backs annexation of Asbury tract in Fairfield
Hamilton Butler County Planning Commission last night recommended annexation of the 1.4 acre Asbury tract in Fairfield Township to Hamilton be approved by Butler County Commissioners. Final action rests with the commissioners who set March 20 at 2 p.m. for a public hearing in Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer’s courtroom.
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Hamilton
Butler County Planning Commission
Asbury
Fairfield Township
Butler County
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Twin Creek flood talks prompt county legal review
Twin Creek residents met with Warren County Commissioners seeking immediate flood relief ahead of spring rains. County Prosecutor Kolb to rule on ditch law options while officials study engineering fixes. Conservancy District says funding not available. Residents plan a 7 p.m. meeting with Miami Conservancy tonight to hear all facts and decide.
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Lebanon
Twin Creek
Warren County
Miami Conservancy
Stanley Kolb
Kolb
L. F. Wertz
Max L. Mitchell
Miami
Commissioners
Miami River
Commission Meeting Pushed Back to Friday for HHFA Housing Talks
City commissioners delayed their regular session to 4 p.m. Friday as Hayes Lloyd and Thompson attend a Chicago meeting with HHFA housing officials. The group, including Newman and a Middletown Board of Realtors representative, aims to confirm private rental unit compliance for Garfield Urban Renewal relocatees.
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Robert Hayes
Calvin Lloyd
Charles W. Thompson
Hayes
Walter Newman
Middletown Board of Realtors
Chicago
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Garfield
HHFA
Linda Darnell Sues Spouse For Split
Actress Linda Darnell filed for separate maintenance in Santa Monica alleging cruelty and humiliation by her airline pilot husband Merle Roy Robertson. The couple, ages 39 and 4, separated earlier that day per counsel.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Linda Darnell
Miss Darnell
Merle Roy Robertson
Robertson
Treatment for Michelle Goes to Shriners Hospital Again
Eight year old Michelle Gross who burned over 86 percent of her body in an August 12 1956 explosion in West Middletown has been admitted for exploratory exams and treatment at Shriners Hospital Lexington Kentucky for the second time. Her mother Mrs Fred Gross died months after the blast and her grandmother Mrs James Hines reports the girl can walk and will receive continued care with her siblings at home.
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Michelle Gross
West Middletown
Shriners’ Hospital
Lexington
Fred Gross
Michelle
James Hines
Shriners
Lexington Institution
Hines
Lebanon Council Backs Highway Plan
Lebanon council backed city manager Charles Guard in negotiations with the state highway department on highway Route 42 extensions through Lebanon. Officials noted two cost shares, about five percent each, totaling roughly $34,000, and argued the project could spur business and industry growth after the public hearing was delayed for city input.
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Lebanon
Rt. 42
Drake Road
Genmown
Council
Heater Cited as Cause of Armco Blaze at Oxford State Road
A heater, used to prevent freezing of water and liquid chlorine, is named as the likely source of a fire at Armco Steel Corp on Oxford State Road. Fire crews battled chlorine gas for 12 hours, keeping the gas contained as a safety valve melted. No injuries were reported.
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Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Oxford State Road
South Middletown
City Firemen Make 2 Runs
Five city fire units rushed to the Interstate Folding Box Co plant at 300 S Verity Parkway for an accidental alarm. A lift truck struck a post triggering the system. no fire found. An assistant chief and crews from Companies 1 3 the ladder unit and emergency squad responded. A backfire caused a $50 underhood fire in a 1954 car owned by Ruth Johnson at 1215 Baltimore St.
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Interstate Folding Box Co
S. Verity Parkway
Jadder
Ruth Johnson
Baltimore St
University To Honor Bank Proxy
Russel S. Weatherwax Sr. president of Barnitz Bank will receive the 1962 Distinguished Citizens Award from Ohio Wesleyan University at Charter Day on March 19 in Delaware. The award honors leaders in administration church business and community service. Weatherwax has 42 years with Barnitz Bank and 20 as president. past president of the Ohio Bankers Association and longtime civic and church treasurer.
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Russel S. Weatherwax
Barnitz Bank
Ohio Wesleyan University
Weatherwax
Delaware
Universit
Ohio Bankers Association
U. S. Savings
Ohio
American Bankers Association
Middletown
Amphibians Glide Between Forests in Africa and Asia
Frogs with fixed membranes between their toes glide between trees in parts of Africa and Southern Asia. The rare amphibians deploy their toe membranes to act like parachutes and can jump as far as fifty feet.
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Africa
Asia
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Fenwick Fund
Cyril White
Fenwick
James Guyler
John F. Schumacher
Schumacher
Knights of Columbus
Guyler
Fenwick High School
Weith
Rt. 122
Daugherty
Carl Byers
Parma
VEW
Paul Miller
Elam
Plan Board UK
By Frank Morgan
Richard Shepherd
Martz-Paullin Road
Mitchell
Conservancy
Bray
Mike Hamlin
Wertz
Striker Road
Deerfield
Nelson Watson
Bertsch Chevrolet
Frank Miller
Mason
Marcus Baker
South Lebanon
Ken Garrison
Commission
Lebanon Council
City Firemen
University
Russell Weatherwax Special
Sucher
Wieners
Bologna
PEPSI
Shaddoch
Germantown RD
Central Ave
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