Traffic Blocks Must Go From Curb to Property
Trenton council plans to move eight foot sandwich-board signs from curbside at four village service stations near the Miami Avenue State Street intersection. Leaders threaten an ordinance if operators do not comply. Street repairs on Brensford Avenue and gravel spreading are ordered as safeguards. Subdivision work by Middle town Development & Supply Co. proceeds with 80 lots, $88,000 posted, Walter Follmer hired. Municipal brick pricing set at 74 per thousand. An emergency ordinance raises Village Inspector Ted Houston's pay to 75 monthly.
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Trenton
Miami Avenue
State Street
Don Bogan
Ray Collinsworth
Brensford Avenue
Brelsford
Middletown Development & Supply Co
North Trenton Plains
Walter Follmer
Hamilton
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Council
Ted Houston
Overdose Attempt Leads to Hospital Help at Middletown
Police responded to Middletown Hospital last night to locate a 36-year-old local woman who attempted a death by own action after taking medication. She was found at the hospital driveway and transported inside. Thefts reported include two tires from Kelley & Starkey Gulf Station, a spare tire and wheel from Rita Robinsons car, and a lawn mower plus two bicycle fenders from 3210 Illinois Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Kelley & Starkey
Ditch Victim Is Uncovered In Middletown Fall
Roosevelt Abshear a 55 year old construction worker from 24 W Fifth St was found buried up to his neck in a ditch near 1031 E Second during a storm sewer project. He was rushed to Middletown Hospital in good condition after three men freed him in about 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Roosevelt Abshear
Fifth St
Read Kom Excavating Co
Laynecrest
Forgery Operation Felt Here
Vandalia police arrested Robert Gorman Hayes 26 Kettering for printing and forging some 218 checks totaling about 9000 to 10000 dollars. Checks cashed in Ohio and Indiana include amounts 38.67 and 38.75 at stations on Tytus Avenue N Verity Parkway and 42 North Main Street. Hayes used multiple names including John C Garfield John E Ellis and John C Blair, and officers seized a printing press and equipment in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
Sohio Station
Tytus Avenue
N. Verity Parkway
Gulf Station
N. Main
Vandalia
Myers
Robert Gorman Hayles
Kettering
Hayles
John C. Garfield
John E. Ellis
John C. Blair
Hayes
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Springfield
Columbus
Cleveland
Dayton
Man Dies Darting Through Ditch Dirt Collapse Heroic Rescue
Korn Said Abshear was buried in a ditch when dirt caved in and began to crumble. He and Bernie Novak pulled at the dirt with bare hands to free Abshear. An ambulance transported him to the hospital after the near-fatal collapse, leaving a tire flat at arrival. Neighbor Treadway works for Pollock Paper Co. in Middletown.
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Korn
Abshear
The
Pollock Paper Co
Middletown
Eye Sense Surpasses Film In Detecting Heat and Light
A statement notes that human vision is more than 100 times keener than photographic film or devices that detect heat and light, highlighting the eye's superior sensitivity.
Pirates Loot Recovered As Teens Tied To Thefts
Deputies recovered a 12 foot aluminum boat valued at 250 dollars in Bean Hollow, tied to three Middletown youths aged 14 and 13. They were also linked to two stolen canoes found on the Great Miami River north of New Miami and to thefts from Hamilton YMCA Camp Campbell Gard and nearby summer cottages. The youths, alleged to have stolen the boat January 22 from Carl Martin near Middletown, await hearings on the connected cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bean Hollow
Middletown
Great Miami
New Miami
Hamilton
Campbell Gard
Clifton Hyde
Darrell Collins
Carl Martin
Miami Gets Federal Loan for Women Housing Project
Miami University in Oxford Ohio received a 1 05 million federal loan from the Community Facilities Administration to fund housing for 192 women students and dining facilities for 290 students. The project aims to expand campus housing capacity and improve dining services on campus.
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Washington (Ap
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Community Facilities Administration
Volunteer Leaders Honored At Middletown YMCA Dinner
Middletown YMCA honored youths and volunteers at the annual dinner at First Presbyterian Church. Jack E. Baltzell Jr. led remarks on Christian community values and youth engagement. Dozens were commended for long service. endowment funds reached 14444.50 dollars. George Williams College training plans announced for three youths.
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Middletown
Jack E. Baltzell Jr
The
YMCA
Group Tackles Old Warren Jail
Warren County Common Pleas Judge Warren Young condemned juvenile detention facilities as illegal and immoral at a study committee meeting. The 14 person advisory group, formed to study jail needs and report to the building committee, will determine jail size and location and seek improved facilities for juveniles.
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Lebanon
Warren County Grand Jury
Marivin Young
Warren Commissioners
Common Pleas, Juvenile and Probate Court
Jand Children’s Home
Fire at 145 Clinton St Under Investigation for Undetermined Cause
Firefighters from multiple companies responded to a second floor apartment fire at 145 Clinton Street. The blaze in a utility room caused about 110 in damage and was discovered by a neighbor. The building is owned by Commercial Realty Co and houses the Ohio Bus Terminal among others. The Emergency squad also aided Harry Applegate at 1417 Grove Street, later taken to Middletown Hospital.
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Clinton St
Commercial Realty Co
Ohio Bus Terminal
Grove St
Harry Applegate
Applegate
Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Leffler Ambulance
Robinson Held To Grand Jury In Cincinnati
Cincinnati AP report says Frank Robinson the 25 year old National League slugging champion of 1960 was held to the grand jury on a concealed weapons charge. He was arrested last week after allegedly drawing a pistol at a restaurant following an alleged threat by cook Arthur Messer and was released on a $1,000 bond.
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Cincinnati
Frank Robinson
Robinson
Arthur Messer
John W. Keefe
William Geoghegan
Robbie
William Webb
Howard Simpson
Man Treated For Fracture In Home Incident
Samie Gross aged 34 of 718 Elwood Street was treated at Middletown Hospital yesterday for a fractured right toe and injuries to the fourth and fifth toes after stubbing his toe on a doorway. The Catawada Indian reservation in South Carolina spans about 3 400 acres.
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Middletown Hospital
Samie Gross
Elwood Sr
Catawada Indian Reservation
South Carolina
Motorcycle Officer Injured In Accident
Police report a motorcycle officer, Robert Tallon, 32, injured in a collision at Ty tus Avenue and Clark Street. He suffered a bruised left leg and was treated after the 7 25 p m crash and reported off duty. Deborah Priest, 1747 Tytus Ave, driving a westbound car, caused the collision when the light changed and Tallon’s motorcycle struck her vehicle. Damages totaled 70 dollars. Fire department squad assisted and Tallon was taken to Mid dletown Hospital by firemen.
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Robert Tallon
West
Middletown
Clark Street
Eddie Daniels
Hamilton
Jack Carter
Sycamore St
Richard Johnson
Sycamore Street
Calumet Avenue
Daniels
Calumet
Sycamore
Heart Fund Drive to Run By Mail in 1961
The 1961 Heart Fund Drive will be conducted by mail in Butler County. Dr. Peter Ammentorp, president of the Butler County Heart Association, announced the change to favor convenience over door to door solicitation. The drive ends on Heart Sunday in February with contributions mailed out next week. New officers include Dr. Ammentorp as President, Dr. Robert Rappers as President-elect, Dr. Gregory Gressel as Vice President, Harold Agee as Secretary, Vaden Fitton as Treasurer, and Joseph Mislovic as Board Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Ammentorp
Middletown
Butler County Heart Association
Butler County
Ammentorp
Presdent
Robert Rappers
Hamilton
Gregory Gressel
Harold Agee
Vaden Fitton
Joseph Mislovic
Jerry Hammond
Thhe
John Bauer
David Regan
Mary Strodbeck
Marion Swisher
Gilbert Wagoner
Robert M Barrett
Don Cisley Sr
Joseph Fairbanks
Arnold Gross
Aul Ivins
Carl Mueller
Ralph E. Pagano
William Hawley
H. A. Moore
Paul Schumacher
Oxiford
Plans Set For Middletown Schools Career Day
Plans are completed for a Career Day program on April 7 for eighth grade students in Middletown public schools. Co sponsors are the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Education. Supt Howard Cromwell chose the date to fit the vocational guidance program. Jaycee committee head Thomas Tuttle, with Floyd Bender and Charles Beck, will provide vocational questionnaires. Richard Grund acts as adviser to the committee.
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Middletown Public Schools
Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Board of Education
Supt
Howard Cromwell
Thomas Tuttle
Jaycee
Tuttle
Floyd Bender
Charles Beck
Richard Grund
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Lindon Treadway
Treadway
Harold
Red) Korn
Robert C. Myers
Second National Bank of Columbus
Miami
Nares
Yala
Paul Sullivan
W. E. Storer
Melvin
Kelso
Baltzell
L. J. Brown
B. P. Allen
Verna Anthony
Dick Hundley
Don Hardesty
Hi-Y
Linda Shackelford
Tri-Hi-Y
Lemon - Monroe High School
Dixie Worrell
Franklin High
Mickey Burroughs
Franklin Hi-Y
Ray Cox
Lemon‘Monroe Hi-Y
Bob Will
Son
Star Hi-Y
Middletown High
Odes Hensley
Lynn Leavell
Lemon - Monroe High
Dick West
Barbara Leffler
George Manning
George Wilson
Sphinx Hi-Y
Hensley
Baltzelli
Manning
George Williams College
Chicago
Ymca Endowment Committee
A. R. Edwards
Ralph C. Knight
Ymca.” Baltzell Announced That Knight Tas
University of Oklahoma Extension Study Center
NEW Philco TV
Radio & Television Servivice
Old Warren
Cecil Linkous
Robert South
James Obrig
Obrig
Byron Kennard
Tthe
Central Ave
Fire Department
Tallon
Edgar Stokley
Fourth Ave
Rodney Johnson
Flemming
Clinton Street
Central Avenue
Perl
Whitehouse
New England
Crawford
Logan
State
Ona
Middletown Lumber Co
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