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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1957
Page
2
City commissioners voted to raise the Main Manchester lot charge to 10 cents an hour to align with the Verity Central lot and boost the parking meter fund. City Manager Charles W. Thompson said the move avoids delaying the change to spare motorists inconvenience.
City officials discussed converting funds from parking meters to finance new off street facilities and database upgrades. The plan includes changing timing devices on Main Manchester meters, expanding meter revenue as a potential self sustaining income stream, and adding seven to eight site options for parking. The Verity Central lot was noted as a strong performer with 10 cent hourly rates. current income on Main Manchester is about 150 dollars monthly and could double with higher rates. The city has 10 thousand dollars in the meter fund and faces 53 thousand dollars in notes due before 1958 for the Clinton Canal lot. Downtown spaces total 1390 across three lots, with calls for three to four more lots.
Armco Steel Corp Middletown Works announced a new milestone as daily whistle blew at 9 am marking over one million safe man-hours without a lost time accident. G D Tranter praised workers and noted potential to exceed the March 1953 all time record of 3,868,634 safe man-hours.
Hamilton special report says armed robbery charges were filed yesterday against three of five suspects captured after the Langdon's Cafe heist at 630 Central Ave. Jerry Johnson, 24, and two juveniles aged 16 and 17 face charges for a robbery that netted 143.39.
Thieves pried into the Middletown Trades Labor Council Building at 815 S. Main St and stole 60 cents from a drawer. Detectives said the one story building was entered through a rear door, with four or five cabinets disturbed. The incident occurred early this morning.
Middletown launches a polio drive with general chairs John Fitzgerald Gene Goeke and Charlie Reuthe announcing the opening. A collection will be held tomorrow night at the Middletown Hamilton game in the Cincinnati Garden with a booth at Central Avenue and Broad Street on Saturday and Monday to accept contributions. Blue Crutch Day is Saturday with every contributor receiving a pin. Special events will be run by Middletown High School Student Council led by Sam McAdow Jr.
State Sen Edward H Dell of Middletown a Democrat was appointed by outgoing Gov Lausche to the Ohio liquor board. Dell has served 19 years as municipal judge here and will fill the vacancy caused by Frank M Krebs resignation. He serves until Feb 4 1957 and recently lost his bid for re election to William Beckett.
Fire department crews battled a $1,050 blaze at the Andrew Green home 1415 Garfield St caused by a faulty chimney. They also aided Elizabeth Reese 55 of 1508 Woodlawn Ave who suffered chest pains and were called to a tar fire on a sewer pipe. Minor runs and a frozen auto were reported as well.
The Golden Age Club postponed its January officer election announced at the Civic Association meeting. Club president Harry Gordon noted the group must elect a full board.
A Middletown airman was cited in Municipal Court after reportedly losing control of a southbound car that crashed into a light post on Oh S Verity Parkway near 18th Avenue at 10 15 p m Elberton Brewer 19 of 300 Clark Street was the driver Police noted prior damage claims including a car backing into a fence along an alley near Baltimore Street returning a damaged fence in a prior incident
A Middletown detective reports hubcap thefts targeting several residents. Det Harold Gray’s car at 2009 Queen Ave lost two hubcaps between midnight and 6 am Tuesday, with other victims including Jerry Fleming at 121 Grimes St and John Wells on Queen Ave. Lucy Hall also reported four hubcaps stolen about a week earlier.
Middletown parks department faced leaks at the Sunset Park tennis courts converted into an outdoor ice arena. Tom Carlson says sub-freezing weather aided ice formation but tar joints leaked allowing water to run beneath the berm. Maintenance re sealed joints and restart the process as warmer weather threatens progress.
A Middletown construction worker, David Hudson, 22, of 110 Shafer Street, was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a heavy pole he helped set up fell and struck his right leg on an Ohio Bell Telephone Co. project. Ohio Bell officials said a full accident report will follow.
Dr. Clyde Williams announces the appointment of Dr. B D Thomas as Battelle Memorial Institute director in Columbus Ohio. Dr. Thomas, with the institute since 198, will lead U S and European research operations succeeding Dr. Williams.
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