Heavy Snowfall Spares City as Snow Hits Surrounding Areas
Middleton experienced no snow while neighboring towns received up to five inches. Warren County saw two to three inches spreading toward Blueball and Franklin. Monroe and Hamilton had little to no snow. Roads remained slick in Warren County. Cincinnati area reported about five inches. Weather forecasts called for fair skies tonight, colder with a low around 22, and increasing clouds with possible snow flurries tomorrow reaching 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Blueball
Franklin
Monroe
Butler
Hamilton
Middletown
U. S. 42
Xenia
Cincinnati
Highway Department
C. A. Bocke
Public Service
Bocke
Texas
Ohio
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
City Aims at Advance Payments for New Garbage Service
City Manager Howard H. Kram reports about 600 customers paid in advance by noon as the sanitation division opens a payment desk in City Building. A queue of 12 to 20 formed this morning while rates are discounted before a new due date is set. Minimum residential 40 gallon weekly service costs 4 dollars for the first quarter 7.75 for six months and 15 dollars for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard H. Kram
Tony
Division of Sanitation
Kramer
Hugh Butler
Aise
Lund
Butler
Middletown
Bnai Brith Polio Booth Raises Record Funds Downtown
Bnai Brith posted the largest polio drive collection to date at the downtown booth with 318.49, lifting the seven day total to 970.34 and placing the drive 166.09 ahead of last year. The American Legion will run the booth at Broad Street and Central Avenue, with the Colored Committee’s day to follow. Coffee Day on Jan 21 invites donations of coffee money to the Polio Drive, and other events include Tag Day and a Delta Chi Sigma dance at the Manchester Hotel on Jan 29.
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American Legion
Broad Steel
Central Avenue
Colored Committee
Middletown
Charles Reuthe
Butler County Committee
Delta Chi Sigma
Manchester Hotel
Heck Named To Middletown School Board In Unanimous Vote
Former Lemon Township Board of Education president Joseph Heck was named to the Middletown school board, replacing Ross Snyder who resigned December 30. The appointment followed a late meeting after a prior caucus and reflects a gentleman’s agreement between districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon Township
Middletown
Heck
Charles Reuthe
Robert Gruver
Joseph Woodruff
Harry Hadley
Jack Christy
Sportsmanship Week promotes better behavior at Middletown Hamilton game
Middletown High students kick off Sportsmanship Week aiming to curb booing at the Middletown Hamilton basketball game set for Friday at Cincinnati Garden. Committee members Marilyn Bunn Cynthia Howard and Yvonne Lykins coordinate assemblies and posters with plans for a pep rally and in-store notices to back the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown High School
Jean Peeves
Middletown Hamton
Garden
Crash injures driver in Middletown area
Bruce Wilhoit, 28, of West Middleton Rt. 2, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition after his auto failed to stop at a stop sign on Wayne Madison Road and overturned near Ohio 73 west of Trenton. The vehicle was a total loss. Wilhoit initially left hospital with no injuries, then returned with chest pain and fever.
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Middletown
Mae
Conditcro
Suto
Bruce Wilhoit
West Middletown Rt. 2
Wilhoit
Wayne- Madison
Trenton
McCoy-Leffier
Paper worker sustains 28 stitches from hand injury
Carl Moberly, 42, of 2909 Wilbraham Rd, required twenty eight stitches after catching his right hand between two rolls of a re winding. He received care at Middletown Hospital and was dismissed. Two infants suffered burns at home and were treated at the same hospital and dismissed.
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Sorg
Carl Moberly
Wilbraham Rd
Middletown Hospital
Terry Edward Collins
Estal Collins
Glenn Ave
Gregory Allen Brown
Radar Brown
Roslyn Dr
Smoke-filled home on Main Street prompts quick fire crew response
Firefighters from Companies 1 and 4 plus the ladder unit and emergency truck were dispatched at 7:19 am to the Elgin Marshall residence at 327 North Main Street. They found a home full of smoke caused by a defective oil stove with no fire and no damage. The house is owned by Elizabeth Ritter.
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Elgin Marshall
N. Main St
Elizabeth Ritter
Two City Crashes Leave No Injuries in Morning and Evening
Police reported two separate city crashes. Frank Egelston and Jack Cooper, both westbound, collided at 800 block of West Central Avenue at 7 19 AM, causing $100 in damage. neither driver was hurt. A second crash at Tytus Avenue and Enoch Drive involved John Van Ostrand and an unidentified car, resulting in a city limit sign damage and minor vehicle damage at about 5 50 PM yesterday.
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Frank Egelston
Columbia Ave
Jack Cooper
Tytus Avenue
Enoch Drive
John van Ostrand
Whittier St
van Ostrand
Deadline Near On YMCA Board Ballots
Tomorrow is the deadline to cast ballots for six YMCA board of directors. Nominees include Brookes D. Billman Rev Ed win Bobbitt Vance E Cribbs James O Finley Robert S Gru ver Robert S Hayes L R Tony Kendall Robert Konthier Dr W E Storer Richard A Wilmer Mrs Owen Albaugh and Miss Pat Gade. Votes accepted until 6 p m tomorrow.
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Ymca Board of Directors
Brookes D. Billman
Edwin Bobbitt
Vance E. Cribbs
James O. Finley
Robert S. Gruver
Robert S. Hayes
L. R
Tony) Kendall
Robert Konthier
W. E. Storer
Richard A. Wilmer
Owen Albaugh
Pat Gade
Monument Building to Close In Hamilton for Repairs
Butler County officials announce the Monument Building in Hamilton will close for the rest of the week for electrical repairs. Work includes rewiring and replacing several light switches.
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Thomas Feltz
Butler County Board of Commissioners
Monument
Hamilton
Butler County approves 1955 budget totaling 2 748 000
The Butler County Board of Commissioners prepared a 1955 budget totaling 2 748 000 with 1 848 000 for general funds and 900 000 for roads and bridges. The plan increases the previous year by 398 000 amid higher office costs, including 13 500 for recorder re indexing, 15 000 for rural zoning, and 128 175 22 for courthouse and jail with 32 474 86 for construction. The budget contemplates juvenile detention facilities behind the jail and provides no rural garbage levy. County Clerk Thomas Feltz said current funds could support a 10 monthly raise for full time employees.
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Board of
Butler County Commissioners
Recorder’s Office
Thomas Feltz
Sea Water Freezes At Lower Temperature Than Fresh Water
A slight yet steady difference exists as sea water freezes about two degrees Celsius below the freezing point of fresh water. This reflects salt content lowering the freezing point and shifting sea ice formation in cold seas.
Gardner plants toast safety feat with roast beef dinner
More than a thousand Gardner Board and Carton Co and Manchester Machine Co employees heard they beat an equal number of Gardner workers in Lockland in a 1954 company wide safety contest. Middletown and Lockland plants logged low accident rates with 4 and 8 lost time incidents respectively across about 2 million hours. The Folding Paper Box Assn awarded Gardner carton plants in Middletown and Lockland for surpassing one million hours without lost time accidents.
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Gardner Board & Carton Co
Manchester Machine Co
Gardner
Lockland
Middletown
Manchester
Carton
New Traffic Changes On Tap On Central
Downtown traffic and pedestrian safety improvements begin on Central Avenue at Clark and Curtis Streets. Crews stripe lanes remove Clark crosswalk, add signals at Curtis, and block six parking spaces to create two-way traffic. A stop sign controls southbound Clark Street traffic.
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James Combs
Central Avenue
Clark and
Curtis Streets
Curtis
Central
Curtis Street
Waener-7
Dayton
Lt. Combs
Curtis and
Baltimore and Central
Clark Street
Totus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Wagner-Smith
Brief Franklin Court Docket Fines Register Violations
In Franklin, two men were fined for failure to register their automobiles and one for forfeiting a bond in a left of center violation. Roy Hall paid 10 dollars plus costs for not registering and lacking a driver’s license. Franklin Modlin was fined 25 dollars with 24 suspended for failing to register. Francis Moffitt forfeited a 30 dollar bond.
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Franklin
Roy Hall
Franklin Modlin
Francis Moffitt
Miamisburg
At The Movies Showtimes Tuesday and Wednesday
Paramount presents A Star Is Born with shows at 1 15 p m 4 00 6 50 and 9 30 p m Strand shows Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend at 1 15 3 55 6 20 and 9 00 p m Khyber Patrol at 2 40 5 10 7 50 and 10 20 p m Tuesday Witness to Murder at 1 15 4 15 7 20 and 10 15 p m Golden Mask at 2 40 5 45 and 8 45 p m Wednesday
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Paramount
Bashful Bend
Police arrest Tal Barnett on menace and threat warrant
Officers arrested 19 year old Tal Barnett of 1401 Sycamore St at 1209 Sycamore St on a warrant charging menace and threat. Earlier, John Kramer reported thefts from his car at 710 Elwood St including two fender skirts valued around $25, with a second earlier theft of a pair of fender skirts.
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Talmadge Barnett
Sycamore St
Elwood St
John Kramer
Kramer
Police arrest Agatha Richardson on disorderly conduct warrant
Police took 29 year old Agatha Richardson of 900 W Central Ave into custody at the City Building on a warrant charging disorderly conduct.
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Agatha Richardson
Central Ave
Air Condenses to Liquid Near 235 Degrees Below Zero
A historical note explains air turning to liquid at roughly 235 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. The statement emphasizes extreme cryogenic temperatures and the concept of liquefaction under such conditions.
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By Bill Mansfield
City Planning Commission
Blackford
Corporation
Wildwood
Mildred Schwing
Alice E. Scheibert
Lemon- Monroe High School
Lemonaa
West 45Th Street
New York
N.Y
The
Advertising Council
the Order
Rogers
Our Service
Homer Coe
CBS
Columbia
Beattys
Jess
Electronic Shop
Iglehart
Anne Martin
Bayonne
N. J
Joseph Sparcello
Our Lady of the Assumption Church
DRY Cleaning
First National Bank
McCarthy Motors
Liberace
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Park Place
Sutphin
Armco East
Monroe Branch
Monroe, Ohio
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