Thompson Looks To Urban Renewal In 1961 Plans
City Manager Charles W. Thompson says urban renewal last year holds future city significance and expects 1961 development to clear slums. In 1960 the city received a 1 million dollar federal grant and 20 thousand dollars for master plan revision. The Housing and Home Finance Agency renewed the program and a housing code was adopted to curb future bad housing. A long range capital improvement plan and priority schedule are being drafted to spur industry and job opportunities.
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Charles W. Thompson
Housing and Home Finance Agency
City Commission
Thompson
City Master Plan Outlines 1960 Progress Highlights
Thompson lists ten key 1960 achievements including building permit fee hikes for park funds, a $150000 airport grant, five miles of major street resurfacing, right‑of‑way acquisitions, water contracts with surrounding authorities, expanded municipal training, New York Central rail corridor purchase, a red water study with new treatment and wells, Second Avenue loop, and sewer projects in South Highlands and North Middletown. He forecasts highway expansions and storm drainage studies to follow.
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Thompson
Butler
Warren County
New York Central
Miami Avenue
Manhattan Street
Shafer Street
North Avenue
Manchester
North
First
Central Avenue
Second Avenue
South Highlands
Upper Arlington
North Middletown
Rosedale Road
Marshall Road
Holly Avenue
Ohio 122
Columbia Avenue
Carmody Boulevard
Grand Avenue
Town
Stevens Avenue
Lerg Place
Manchester Road
Sunset Street
Roosevelt Avenue
Orchard
Carolina Streets
East End
Clifton Farms
Blue Ball
Tough 1960 Highway Plan Faces 1961 Demands
The State Highway Department Division 8 faces a tough year as it builds on 1960 progress. Officials outline 26 bridge replacements costing about 1.1 million dollars and over 120 miles of primary construction or resurfacing totaling roughly 64.85 million. Major early projects include two four lane U.S. 52 upgrades in Hamilton County and a 1.05 mile U.S. 50 Sixth Street viaduct in Cincinnati costing 7.4 million.
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State Highway Department
Division 8
Cincinnati
Alexander-Bellbrook Road
Village of
Moraine
Mill Creek
Dayton
Middletown
Hamilton County
Sixth Street
Butler County
Ohio 129
Millville
U.S. 42
Butler-Warren County
Ohio 123
Warren County
Morrow
U.S
Venice
LeSourdsville
Trenton Bridge
Middletown crime report shows rising larcenies and fewer homicides
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore notes recession contributed to higher larcenies and burglaries in 1960 11 month period. Total larcenies 217 breakins up from 159 year earlier and property thefts over 50 dollars rise to 173 from 144. Auto thefts fall to 89 as juvenile gangs break up. Homicides total seven in 1960 down from 11 in 1959 with 6 traffic deaths and one fatal shooting among criminal cases.
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Joseph Blackmore
Blackmore
Middletown
Sonal
Nelbar Verity Parkway
Felton Almond
Garfield St
Common Pleas
George Agee
Garfield Street
Almond
Jack Crocker
Barnitz Stadium
New Parkway
N. Verity Parkway
St John’s School PTO Sets Card Party and Fete Dates
Mrs. Howard Oilmyer announces St John’s School PTO annual events. The card party is set for February 1 and the fete for May 5, to be held in the church basement at 2213 Fire Avenue.
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Howard Oilmyer
Fire Ave
PTO
St. John's School
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Kennedy
Journal Photo
Weith
Nixon
Journal
Sommers
By Fritz Lalendorf
Bill Veith
Middletown Fresh Air Camp
Santa Claus
North Pole
Divison
Ohio
City
Bowman's
Nelbar S
PTO Party
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