Oxford Man Chosen as Planning Director for Middletown
City Manager Charles W. Thompson plans to seek City Commission approval to appoint James L. Cox of Oxford as part time Middletown planning director. Cox, 57, is studying for a master’s in city planning at Miami University and has prior planning experience in Cincinnati and Florida. He will work Mondays Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays mornings for 300 dollars monthly. The commission also holds a public hearing on zoning for a 63 acre annexed tract including the Grand Central Shopping Center with a plan for mercantile zoning and nonconforming use. Municipal and county officials file related annexation and zoning actions, with emergency measures tied to Lemon Township and R-1 zoning upon annexation.
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Charles W. Thompson
City Commission
James L. Cox
Oxford
Middletown
Thompson
Cox
Florida
University of Miami
University of North Carolina
Grand Central
Dletown
Hood
Among Communications
Henderson Estes
H. E
J. A. Nunn
William Crout Jr
Wilbra
Hamed
Fisher Avenue
Crout
Butler
Lemon Township
Court Sends White Case To Grand Jury
Raymond L. White 33 of Middletown bound over to Butler County grand jury on $20,000 bond for kidnapping and two armed robbery counts linked to the $9,000 Sealtest Dairy robbery. White pleads innocent. co-defendant Frank Sumpter also faces charges and arraignment pending. Dairy manager's wife held hostage during the incident.
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Hamilton
Raymond L. White
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown
Butler County
Grand Jury
Frank F. Wessel
White
Sealtest
Front St
Frank Sumpter
Newport
FBI
Sumpter
Harold F. Dallman
Young People’s Society Service at Apostolic Faith Church
A Young People’s Society service is set for 7:30 p.m. today at Apostolic Faith Church on Oxford State Road. Miss Eunice Perkins is listed as a participant.
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Young People’s Society
Apostolic Faith’ Church
Oxford State Road
Eunice Perkins
Oxford-Middletown Bus Service To Be Dropped
The Ohio Bus Lines Co will discontinue daily service between Oxford Middletown and Oxford Dayton with the March 9 stop. Oxford Middletown and Oxford Dayton routes began in 1943 1947 with Oxford Coach Lines and Ohio Bus Lines. Remaining Oxford to Dayton runs Saturday at 12 15 pm and Sunday service to Oxford from Dayton at 6 35 pm and 7 10 pm via Middletown.
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Ohio Bus Lines Co
Oxford
Middletown
Dayton
Oxford Coach Lines
Ohio Bus Lines
Oxford-Dayton
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Five Lebanon men injured in Mason crash on US 42
Early today a collision on US 42 north of Mason involved a station wagon and a tractor trailer. Injured were Russell Brackney Merrill Steunk Paul Pagnard Jule Graf and another Lebanon resident Morgan. All were taken to Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. The truck carried empty propane tanks and was moving away from a truck stop when the crash occurred. Brackney’s 1953 model was described as a total loss. State patrol continues the investigation.
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U. S. 42
Mason
Mercy Hospital
Hamion
Russell Brackney
West St. Lebanon
Merrill Steunk
Lebanon
Paul Pagnard
Park Ave
Jule Graf
Lebanon Rt
Silver Street
Morgan
Brackney
Mason Life Squad
Franklin Board Eyes Renewal of School Fire Insurance
At a Franklin Board of Education meeting the renewal of fire insurance for seven city schools dominated the agenda. The policy, valued near $2,000,000, covers four local firms Meeker and Meeker Rossman and Shera Lloyd Ritz Sr. and the William Taylor Agencies. Also approved hiring Leonard Patterson as extra building custodian and authorized a $30,000 10 day loan from Franklin National Bank to cover payroll pending state funds.
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Franklin
Franklin Board of Education
Meeker & Meeker
Rossman & Shera
Lloyd Ritz Sr
William Taylor
Leonard Patterson
Franklin National Bank
Ohio
Sinclair Lewis Becomes First American Nobel Prize in Literature
The writer Sinclair Lewis achieved a historic milestone as the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature, marking a landmark moment in U.S. literary recognition.
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Sinclair Lewis
Brotherhood event for peace and freedom
A two week program titled Brotherhood February 17 to 24 promotes peace and freedom. Sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, it invites broader community participation and reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
National Conference OF Christians and Jews
Brotherhood Week expresses shared belonging in Middletown
The Middletown community uses Brotherhood Week to highlight the need for inclusion across race and faith through park programs, bowling leagues, Knothole baseball, and intracity softball. It argues belonging and shared participation sustain democracy and the city’s identity as the Basketball Capital of Ohio.
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Brotherhood
Middletown
Ohio
German Township approves zoning measure by slim margin
German Township voters pass a county prepared zoning plan by 53 to 10 with 36 not voting. Precinct A and B approve 28 to 4 and 31 to 5 respectively while Precinct B rejects 27 to ?. Only about 119 of 003 eligible voters cast ballots. The plan creates residential districts with lots from 4 900 to 7 500 square feet and designates 1 912 acres residential, 176 commercial, 180 industrial, and 1 392 conservation. The largest industrial tract sits along Butreet Carlisle Pike and Eckhardt Road. Only recreation or agricultural use allowed in conservation lands. no permanent buildings due to flood risk.
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Germantown
German Township
Montgomery County
German
Butler
Washington
A. E. Suro
County Plan Direc
Buttreet
Carlisle Pike
Eckhardt Road
Suro
Lansaw Art On Display at Lansaw Real Estate Offices
Paul Lansaw son of C L and Mrs Lansaw hosts Experiments In Color a formal exhibition of paintings and sketches from a six month Mexico sojourn at 1012 1st Ave through Feb 28. The Middletonian's works span contemporary oil pieces with a program pamphlet outlining impressions of the country and its people. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Paul Lansaw
C. L. Lansaw
Marshall Rd
Lansaw
1St Ave
Middletonian
Mexico
Lanson
Guilt Admitted By 2 Youths In Indiana Burglary
Two of three Middletown youths arrested for burglarizing a Benner service station near Boston Indiana pleaded guilty at Wayne Circuit Court in Richmond. Brown J. Smith 18 received a one to ten year sentence in the Indiana Reformatory while Willis Howard 22 faced a lighter sentence for youth and lack of prior felonies. Arnold Lee Haddix 15 was transferred to juvenile court after authorities corrected his age.
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Middletown
Indiana
Wayne
Richmond
Ind
G. H. Hoelscher
Brown J. Smith
Glen Ave
Indiana Reformatory
Smith
Willis Howard
Morgan St
Benner
Boston
Arnold Lee Haddix
Crawford St
Juvenile Court
Haddix
St Marys Receives New Flag At School Ceremony
A flag raising occurred at St Marys School when American Legion Post 218 presented a new American flag. Joseph Cox represented the Legion as past commander. Boy Scout Troop 7 formed the honor guard and Fenwick High School students David Beck and Charles Day acted as buglers. The flagpole stands on E Central Avenue.
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St. Mary's School
American Legion Post
Joseph Cox
Legion
Boy Scout Troop ‘7
David Beck
Charles Day Fenwick High School
Protection sought after cabbie dodges bullets in Middletown shooting
In Middletown, Samuel Broughton 58 of 933 8th Ave was jailed on shooting with intent to wound after a gunfight at 90 block 8th Avenue last night. His brother-in-law Joan McKelvin 25 also at 933 8th Ave was admitted in satisfactory condition with bullet wounds to left arm and right leg. Yellow Cab driver John Duncan 37 fled the scene after the taxi was struck by gunfire and tire punctured. McKelvin later obtained a shooting with intent to wound warrant against Broughton and the arrest occurred around 8 p.m. Duncan described a chaotic escape as his fare fled and his tire was damaged during the incident.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
8Th Avenue
Samuel Broughton
8Th Ave
Broughton
Joan McKelvin
Ath Ave
McKelvin
John Duncan
West Elkton
Duncan
15Th Avenue
S. Main Street
Walter Dewar Jr
Cincinnati
Asst
Sam Moore
Coy Hall
Clarence Bailey
Clarence DeHart
Bauer Firm's Safety Record Earns National Honor
The Martin L. Bauer Construction Co. has won a 10 year safety award for best record in the U.S. building industry covering 1946 to 1956. J A Higgins Cincinnati chapter manager notified Bauer and the award will be presented March 12 at the Associated General Contractors convention in Washington D C.
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Martin L. Bauer Construction Co
United States
Associated General Contractors of America
Statler Hotel
Washington, D. C
Bauer
J. A. Higgins
Cincinnati
Bauer Firm
Bauer Company
Manslaughter Trial Resumes in Butler Court
Harold Rearick, 38, of 105 N 2nd St, stands trial for second degree manslaughter in a collision that killed Oscar Webb, 54, of Middletown. The accident occurred at Ohio 73 and Cotton Run Road last Sept 29. Webb died Oct 5. State patrol linked Rearick to failing to stop.
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Hamilton
Harold Rearick
N. 2Nd St
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Fred B. Cramer
Rearick
Oscar Webb
9Th Ave
Ohio
Cotton Run Road
Webb
Mercy Hospital
Grass Fire Quelled on Central Avenue by Firemen
Firefighters contained a grass and weeds blaze in the 4009 block of Central Avenue yesterday. The cause and origin remain unknown but no damage or injuries were reported.
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Orien Inn
Central Avenue
Driscoll Heads Pulp Consumers Group in NYC Vote
Donald G. Driscoll president of Sorg Paper Co. was elected president of the Assn. of Pulp Consumers Inc at the Ameri can Pulp & Paper Assn annual convention in New York. He leads Middletown Chamber of Commerce and has long served Middletown Civic Association, with roles on its board and executive committees.
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Donald G Driscoll
Sorg Paper Co
Assn
Pulp Consumers, Inc
New York
American Pulp & Paper Assn
Driscoll
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Middletown Civic Associaion
The
Chamber
Civic Association
PTO Votes To Buy New Music Books
The Amanda PTO approved purchasing 30 new music books for the school and contributed to the seventh and eighth grade Valentine party during a monthly meeting at the school. Principal William Ramsey outlined upcoming dates including a basketball tournament, a variety show, spring festival, open house, May activities, and eighth grade graduation. Entertainment featured fourth and first grades performing plays songs and skits.
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Amanda Pto
William Ramsey
Amanda
Ella Frazier
Anna Flannery
Marilyn Cassacy
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Armco
Trenton
Monroe
St Mary’s
E. Central Avenue
House of Chrome
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PTO
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