City Commission debates public or private housing plan
Middletown leaders wrestle the public vs private housing issue as the City Commission weighs relocation for about 100 Garfield area families. Realtors urge a market solution with possible remodeling and escrow rents while public housing advocates push HHFA standards and guaranteed rents.
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Middletown Board of Realtors
Garfield Neighborhood Association
Garfield
City Commission
Boren
Baird
HHFA
Three Women Hurt In Rt. 122 Weekend Crash
Three women were injured in a two car collision at Ohio 122 and old Rt. 25 yesterday afternoon. Mildred Steele 57 New Lexington Rt. 1 had fractured ribs and was admitted to Middletown Hospital. Wilma Marstall 20 Franklin Rt. 1 suffered forehead cuts. Elizabeth Marstall 51 Franklin Rt. 1 was discharged after ankle injuries and knee abrasions. Burrell Steele 59 New Lexington Rt. 1 faced a charge for failure to yield as his east bound car hit a west bound vehicle driven by Wilma Marstall. Damages were about 500 to the Steele car and 709 to the Marstall auto.
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Ohio 122
Old Rt
Middletown Hospital
Mildred Steele
New Lexington Rtt
Elizabeth
McCoy-Leffler
Steele
Farstall
Auto Hits Pole Injuring Driver in Middletown
Lee Price 27 of 216 Baltimore St suffered facial cuts and possible chest injuries in a one car crash on Grand Avenue. His vehicle crossed the center line and hit a utility pole in the 2800 block causing 100 damage to the car and 200 to the pole. Walter Sloan 211 Film St charged with an insured clear distance violation after swerving to avoid a car crowding him. his station wagon hit a parked auto owned by William Denny 611 Young St. The Grand Avenue crash caused 000 damage. Frank King 2 of 1717 Glenn Ave charged with changing lanes when unsafe after his car collided with David Holman 19 of Todhunter Road at Manchester Avenue and Broad Street. damage estimated at 175.
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Lee Price
Baltimore St
Middletown Hospital
Grand Avenue
Price
Walter Sloan
Film St
William Denny
Young St
Frank King
Glenn Ave
David Holman
Todhunter Road
Manchester Avenue
Broad Seat
Win Honors In Baton Meet
Four Middletown area girls earned honors in a baton twirling meet held Saturday at the armory. Donna Marie Armstrong 8 of 1912 Sheffield Street took second in the 8 year old intermediate group. Judy Harris 2513 Roosevelt Avenue won third in the 14 and over intermediate group. Shaun Birch 2619 Elmo Place was third and Lou Ann Evans 401 Gideon Road fourth in the advanced class for 8 year olds. The USTA event was sponsored by the Dayton Blackhawks.
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Middletown Area
Donna Marie Armstrong
Sheffield St
Judy Harris
Roosevelt Ave
Shaun Birch
Elmo Place
Lou Ann Evans
Gideon Road
USTA
Dayton Blackhawks
Man Dies In Crash Near Groveport
Benj amin Roth Crabbe, 21, of Bexley suburb, died early Saturday when his car left the road and struck a tree and utility pole on a street in Groveport, Columbus area.
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Columbus, Ohio
Benjamin Roth Crabbe
Bexley
Groveport
Police Briefs Report Break Ins and Arrests
Police reports detail break ins at Frederick Negsier home and Milton's Donut Shop with cash losses undetermined. Vandalism included car window damage, living room window, garage windows, and damaged door glass. Two Middletown men were arrested on fan support charges. Names: William C. Jenin and Martin F. Tier. Locations include Stanley Street, Milton's Donut Shop, Main Street, Sutphin Street, First Avenue, Yankee Road, and Armco lot.
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Frederick Negsier
Stanley St
Milton
Charles St
Vandall
Albert Seliers
S. Main St
William Wilson
S. Sutphin St
First Ave
Mth Ave
Middletown
William C. Jenin
Vannest Ave
Martin F. Tier
Winona Drive
Officers recover car stolen from Steve Nemckc in Germantown area
Police recovered a vehicle stolen from Steve Nemckc of 2313 Central Ave at Germantown Road and N Verity Parkway early yesterday. Investigators credit quick response and location tracking for the recovery and continued efforts to identify suspects.
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Steve Nemckc
Central Ave
Germantown Road
N. Verity Parkway
Togo President to Visit Kennedy in March
The White House says Sylvanus E. Olympio, president of Togo, will visit the United States for two days in Washington beginning March 20 as the guest of President Kennedy, then proceed to New York City for three days.
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Washington
White House
Sylvanus E. Olympio
Republic of
Togo
Kennedy
United States
Andrew T. Hatcher
Olympio
New York City
Middletown High Debate Team Reaches State Finals
Middletown High's debate squad qualified for the state finals in Columbus March 16 17 after a district tournament at Dayton Chaminade High School. The team went five and one with debaters Bob Davidson Tim Walker as affirmative and Bill Havan man Don Lennie as negative. Sixteen schools competed and five Middletown entries reached the championship round with several students placing in oral interpretation and extemp events. Mrs John Akerman forensics director accompanied the group as Middletown Hich heads to the Western Ohio Division district tourney at Bexley High School this Friday and Saturday.
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Middletown High
Columbus
Dayton
Terry Lawrence
Marcia Letts
Glenda Morgan
MHS
Carol Banzhaf
Betty Bigelow
Keith Geckeler
Connie Stubbs
Judy Widener
Bill McDowell
Brian Berman
John Akerman
Middletown Hich
Western Ohio
Bexley High School
Muto Cruiser Crash Claims Three Lives Near Williamstown
Three people died and six were injured in a Friday night crash involving a passenger car and a Kentucky state police cruiser on US 25, one mile south of Williams town. Victims include Janice K. Dils 25 of Dry Ridge and Rhonda Hull 2 of Williamstown, and Gladys Eibeck 30 of Williamstown.
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Williamstown
Here
Janice K. Dils
Dry Ridge
Rhonda Hull
Gladys E. Eibeck
Eibeck
Hull
Mr Wilson to appear in nine more Dennis shows
Character actor Joseph S. Kearns, 55, who died Saturday, will appear on the next nine Dennis the Menace television episodes already filmed. CBS says a new character will be introduced as Mr Wilson’s brother Gale Gordon to take over as Dennis’s straight man. Kearns had been with the show three years and was a noted musician with a large Hollywood organ at home.
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Hollywood
Joseph S. Kearns
Dennis the Menace
CBS
Mr. Wilson
Gale Gordon
Dennis
Kearns
GM Workers Pay Near Top in 1961 Earnings
General Motors reported 1961 average weekly earnings for U S hourly workers at 121.22 dollars, the second highest in history, with a 134.02 dollar quarter and 3.15 dollar hourly pay, above the BLS manufacturing average.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United States
General Motors
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S& Manufacturing
Obituary of Agnes Francis of Camden in Preble County
Agnes Francis widow of William Francis died Saturday at Logsdon Rest Home Hamilton after ten days as a patient in McCullough Hyde Hospital Oxford born February 23 1877 in Preble County daughter of Levi and Rebecca Eikenberry. Survived by two daughters Evangeline Sohingen Hamilton Rebecca Bower Eaton a son Richard E Francis Sharonville three siblings five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at her Camden area residence Ohio 725 with ministers Tirre Foster. Burial Mound Hill Eaton. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday. Arrangements by R C Nein Sons Funeral Home.
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Camden
Agnes Francis
Camden Rt
Preble County
William Francis
Logsdon
Hamilton
Francis
McCullough-Hyde Hospital
Oxford
Levi
Rebecca Eby Eikenberry
Ohio
Christian A. Tirre
Robert K. Foster
Mound Hill Cemetery
Eaton
R. C. Nein & Sons Funeral Home
Farmer Held After Slaying On Ohio Farm
Samuel Calhoun, 54, was killed by two shotgun blasts to the head on a Toronto area farm. William Anderson, 54, whose yard the shooting occurred in, was being held for questioning after sheriff George Huscroft said Anderson admitted shooting Calhoun.
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Ohio
Steubenville
Samuel Calhoun
Toronto
William Anderson
George Huscroft
Anderson
Calhoun
Armco voting unit cleared for election by NLRB ruling
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that more than 5,700 Armco Middletown Works employees will vote in a bargaining election within 30 days. The AEIF had opposed USW expansion, but the board upheld voting rights for all production and maintenance staff across Middletown and New Miami plants.
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National Labor Relations Board
Washington
Middletown Works
Armco Steel Corp
Milton Wells
Armco
Nurb
United Steelworkers of America
Afl-Cio
Cincinnati
NLRB
AEIF
USW
Labor Board
Wells
Fabricating Division
Middletown
New Miami
Food Service
United Steelworkers
Brothers Susceptible To Cave-Ins
In Cincinnati AP report, Vincent Kaue, 21, was buried to his shoulders by a 10 foot sewer ditch cave-in at Mack. Rescue workers used oxygen as they dug for over two hours. His brother Joseph Kaue, 25, was trapped in a similar cave-in the prior Tuesday and freed in about 15 minutes.
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Cincinnati
Kaue
Vincent Kaue
Mack
Mack Life Squad
Knue
Joseph Kaue
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