Spindler Ties for Second in State Scholarship Test
James Walter Spindler of Middletown High School tied for second in Ohio with 249 points in the General Scholarship Test taken by 16,759 seniors statewide. David Stewart Wiley of Troy led with 234 points. Judie Jacobs led Ohio girls with 234.
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James Walter Spindler
W. H. Spindler
Ardmore Dr
Ohio
Middletown
Emmett Brown Keeler
Fairborne
George Carrol Nieman
Tipp City
David Stewart Wiley
Troy
Judie Jacobs
South Fuelid
State Department of Education
Zoning Delay For Grand Central Shopping Center Debated
City commissioners deferred a decision on Grand Central Shopping Center zoning at Bresel Boulevard and Grand Avenue after a public hearing. Frank Schwab urged B-1 zoning with modifications, citing a $1 million-plus project and 230 initial jobs, while fearing B-2 or B-3 would invite undesirable use.
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Grand Central
Bresel Boulevard
Grand Avenue
Frank Schwab
Hamilton
Grand Central Center Inc
John S. Brell
Middletown
Arnold Skinner
Schwab
Skinner
City to remove metered spots and bus stop on Central Ave
City Manager Charles W. Thompson announced that two metered parking spaces and a bus stop in front of the City Building on Central Avenue will be eliminated. City commissioners supported the move citing traffic bottlenecks from buses and parked cars. the bus stop will be shifted east toward Clark Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Charles W. Thompson
William W. Denham
Denham
Thompson
Clark Street
City Truck Blamed For Mishap In Front Of Home
A sanitation truck struck a corner post and part of a wall at Mrs. Chris Strohman’s home on Kunz Avenue causing about 50 dollars in damage. Police identified the driver as unidentified.
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Chris Strohman
Kunz Ave
Two Men Wounded in Fracas at Homestead Inn
Police said two local men were badly cut with a broken beer bottle at the Homestead Inn on Crawford Street last night. Robert Blevins, 42, and Delmas Kinser, 28, were admitted to Middletown Hospital in satisfactory and fair condition, respectively. A third man was involved. Officers received the report at 8:50 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead Inn
Crawford St
Middletown Hospital
Robert Blevins
Arlington Ave
Delmas Kinser
Yankee Road
Blevins
Hinser
OSES Office Closed Friday for Washington's Birthday
The Middletown office of the Ohio State Employment Service will be closed Friday for Washington's Birthday. Unemployment claimants who did not report today may report Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, according to Manager P. F. Johnson.
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Middletown
Ohio State Employment
Washington
P. F. Johnson
Johnson
City Council approves Hamilton electric rate hike
Hamilton city council approved a rate increase for the municipal electric plant to offset operating costs. Acting city manager Hjalmar Persson said the rise, the first since June 1950, would cost the average household about 28 cents monthly. Consultants cited coal cost climbs from 6.77 to 7.96 per ton in 1955 with expectations to 8.70 this spring.
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Hamilton
Hjalmar’Persson
Middletown Chamber Plans Annual Membership Drive
The Middletown Chamber of Commerce will begin its annual membership drive on Wednesday. Roy L. Patterson, the manager, announced the event which starts with a breakfast meeting of the all member committee led by Tom Baird Jr. and supervised by William T. Snider, a board member.
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Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Roy L. Patterson
Patterson
al l
Tom Baird Jr
William T. Snider
No Damage Reported In Four Middletown Fires
Four minor blazes were extinguished by Middletown firemen yesterday with no damage. Grass fires drew crews to the 1100 block of Lafayette Avenue 4805 Central Avenue and the south end of Baltimore Street. A kitchen fire at 1710 York Avenue caused by paper and insulation in the stove was reported at 6 09 p m.
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Middletown
Lafayette Avenue
Central Ave
Baltimore Street
Edwin Palmer
York Ave
Nominations For Merchant Marine Academy From 3rd District
Rep. Paul F. Schenck named Middletown High School senior Jonathan Hoffman and Dayton resident Charles Klass Jr. as district nominees to the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. Fourteen students statewide will be chosen by exams. graduates receive a bachelor of science degree and are commissioned as ensigns after service.
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Paul F. Schenck
Middletonian
Dayton
Merchant Marine Academy
Middletown
Jon
Middletown High School
First Presbyterian Church
Howard H. Hoffman
Kensington St
Charles T. Klass Jr
Haynes St
Maritime Commission
Kings Point
N. Y
Maritime Administration
Merchant Marine
Navy
Gremlins Cause Brief Power Interruption in CG&E Area
Ornery gremlins disrupted Cincinnati Gas & Electric lines yesterday near Vertiv Parkway and Central Avenue. A 25 minute outage affected the J. C. Penney vault feeding 23 establishments while a scheduled 2 pm cut proceeded. crews isolated the faulty cable and rerouted power from another feeder.
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Ornery Gremlins
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Vertiv Parkway
Central Avenue
William G. Robinson
Amorthern
Cg&e
Mercantile
Gremlins
Trenton
J. C. Penney
Penney
Robinson
Wrenn Paper Co
Interstate Folding Box
Continental Can
Armco Steel
Hamilton High School Site Acquired on Eaton Road
The Hamilton board of education announced acquisition of land on Eaton Road near Mark for Taft High School. A 10 acre tract near Brookwood north of Stahlheber Road was optioned for a new elementary school. A third elementary school will adjoin George Washington Junior High in Lindenwald, funded by a $6.48 million bond approved in November.
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Hamilton
Harold Howard
Board ‘of Education
Taft High
Eaton Road
Mark Avenue
School Board
Simon Bender
Hamilton-Richmond Rd
Brookwood
Stahlheber Road
Hamilton-Richmond Road
George Freid
George Washington Junior High School
Lindenwald
Jury Dismissed In Hamilton Manslaughter Trial
A hung jury in Butler County Common Pleas Court failed to reach a verdict in the trial of Harold Rearick 38 of Hamilton charged with second degree manslaughter over a September auto collision at Ohio 73 and Cotton Run Road that fatally injured Oscar Webb 54 of Middletown. State patrol indicated Rearick did not stop at a stop sign.
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Hamilton
Harold Rearick
N. 2Nd St
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Oscar Webb
9Th Ave
Middletown
Ohio 73
Cotton Run Road
Rearick
Grand Jury Meets In Recall Session
Hamilton special grand jury convened to complete questioning in recall session to consider 55 cases and is expected to report to Common Pleas Court Judge Fred B. Cramer on Tuesday.
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Hamilton
Buller County
Common Pleas Court
Fred B. Cramer
Man Pleads Guilty In Petit Larceny Case
Lee Edward Fails, 44, of 1217 Garfield St, was fined 25 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 10 days in Butler County Jail by Squire Lammie Bailey for taking a 35 dollar wrist watch from Amanda resident Mrs. Pearl Turner. He admitted stealing the watch after returning for a coat and sold it for three dollars to a woman on Walnut Street. Deputy Sheriff James Davis and investigator Jess Dennis traced the watch to a locker at Armco Steel Corp where it was recovered. Fails has a lengthy prior police record.
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Lee Edward Fails
Garfield St
Butler County
Squire Lam Mie Bailey
Amanda
Fails
James Davis
Jess Dennis
Pearl Turner
Forrer St
Two Middletownans Injured In Riverside Drive Crash
William Reece 26 of 11 Canal Street and John Hell 37 of 1808 Central Avenue were injured when Reece lost control of his northbound car on Riverside Drive south of Trenton at 1 30 this morning and the vehicle overturned. Reece was cited for driving left of center by Mayor Harry Stretcher's court.
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Reece
Harry Stretcher
Trenton
50 Attend CP Panel Meeting
More than 50 nurses, medical men and laymen heard a cerebral palsy panel discuss causes, treatment and rehabilitation yesterday at Verity Hall. The session, part of in service nursing meetings by Hamilton and Middletown hospitals and public wealth groups, was moderated by Laura Crist.
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Verity Hall
Hamilton
Maddietown
Public Wealth
Laura Crist
Middletown Bureau of Public Health Nursing
Anthony Kokenakis
Janice Swack
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James Spindler
Spindler
Ohio University
Ohio Assn
MHS
Annntor
Junior Classical League
Citizens Club
National and Society
Buckey Boys State
Middletown High
Lana Lemon
Terry Lyon
Krigér
Bil Morey
Franklin High School
Margorie
Ann Hatfield and
Thomas Garrye Hatsell
Lebanon High School
James L. Cox
Oxford
Cox
Miami University
Cincinnati
Florida
North Carolina
Commission
Francis Carmody
Howe Road
Municipal
B. D. Morgan & Co
Carmody
Morgan
United Cerebral Palsy Fund
Curtis St
City Commission
Henderson Estes
H. F
J. A. Nanamaker
Avalon
North Middletown
Planning Commission
David F Gerber
Manchester Road
Lemon Township
rd-State Road
H. W. Miller
Ithe
Jacqueline Bryant
Glencoe Ave
Kenneth Jones
Florence St
Robert Vanderveer
Aberdeen Dr
Main Street
Earl Flint
Princeton Ave
Sidney Medley
Brell Dr
Glen Williams
Elwood St
Tytus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Edward Brate
Oxford State Rd
John Noble
McKinley St
1St Avenue
Crawford Street
Brate
Othr
OSES
Merchant Marine School
Hoffman
Joffe’s
Blonde
Maple
Ebony
Joffe's
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