City Payroll Delayed as Commissioners Consider Budget Tonight
City Manager Charles W. Thompson says pay checks for about 200 city workers may arrive late after the Commission delayed an appropriation ordinance at last week’s meeting. A tabulation of bulk purchases, including gasoline for the new municipal service center on the Smith Fort, shows potential annual savings of about $2,000 with lower bids this year.
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City Commission
Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Smith Fort
County approves 1958 budget totaling 3 449 591 dollars
Butler County commissioners set a 1958 general fund of 2 116 000 dollars, a 997 471 dollar road and bridge allotment, 31 200 for dog and kennel, and 324 920 for health. Total reflects 1957 figures plus a ten dollar monthly raise and payroll adjustments.
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Butler
General
Kent suspect shot while fleeing police in Cincinnati
Police seek to identify Albert Amburgey 28 in connection with an unsolved Kent murder. Amburgey was wounded by city detectives during a chase in Cincinnati and is hospitalized with three bullet wounds. Columbus police requested his arrest to question him about burglaries at Ohio State University fraternity houses.
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Cincinnati
Kent
Ohio
Kent State University
Albert Amburgey
General Hospital
Amburgey
Aburgey
Columbus
Ohio State University
Zanuck Bride Honeymooning in Mexico
Richard Zanuck 23 and his bride Lili Gentle 17 were married yesterday at First Methodist Church. They are honeymooning in Mexico. Gentle is described as a Southern beauty from Birmingham Alabama.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Richard Zanuck
Darryl Zanuck
Mexico
Lili Gentle
First Methodist Church
Miss Gentle
Birmingham
Ala
Middletown Realty Board installs new officers
Newly elected Middletown Real Estate Board officers and directors were installed at the Manchester Hotel. Thomas W. Baird Sr. begins his fourth term as president, with Joe Lewis as vice president, Tony Tenore secretary treasurer, and directors Harry A. Finkelman J. D. Sawyer and J. B. Strickland. West Shell Jr. of Cincinnati officiated, Tilmon Ellison spoke, and a humorous 1958 forecast was offered.
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Middletown Real Estate Board
Manchester
Thomas W. Baird Sr
Joe Lewis
Tony Tenore
Harry A. Finkelman
J. D. Sawyer
J. B. Strickland
Baird
the Word
West Shell Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio Assn
Sawyer
Shell
Tilmon Ellison
G. Walter Weber
First Baptist Church
District Scout Problems To Get Airing Thursday
Pokey Griffith district representatives will review 1957 operations and 1958 plans tomorrow at 7 30 p m in Diamond Gardner auditorium. District Chairman William F Schlotter notes a 13 percent membership rise and eight unit gain last year with at least 40 prospective units awaiting start up. The meeting will address how to supply needed guidance from scouting personnel. Troop 13 under Scout master C B Walker will conduct opening and closing ceremonies.
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C. B. Walker
Middletown Safety Week Discussed at Council Meeting
The Middletown Safety Council board of control discussed Safety Week co sponsored by the teen division and high school councils. Participants include students from Middletown Fenwick and Monroeville schools. Director Dean Girton outlined plans for the Butler County Safety Conference set for March 34 in Hamilton. A board of education notice named Mrs. Mary Litsch as liaison officer. President Wylie Mitchell said a Boy Scout representative will attend next month to discuss the 1958 Safety Good Turn project.
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Middletown Safety Council
Board of Control
Middletown
Fenwick
Monroeigh
Dean Girton
Butler County
Hamilton
Board of Education
Mary Litsch
Wylie Mitchell
Local thefts and a missing person update
Police reported the theft of a 1951 model car from William Carpenter 1401 Bernice St. found abandoned behind Mayfield School. Victims Andy Banks 1243 Sycamore St Stanley Caldwell 307 Lylburn Rd and Robert Ware 1101 Young St reported hubcaps and a bicycle stolen. Marion Paynter 15 of 119 Moore St has been located in Louisville Ky.
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William Carpenter
Bernice St
Mayfield School
Jess Dennis
Butler County
Andy Banks
Sycamore St
Stanley Caldwell
Lylburn Rd
Robert Ware
Young St
Marion Paynter
Moore St
Louisville
Six Year Old Robert Marcum Ready For Shoulder Surgery
Six year old Robert Marcum son of William Marcum of 1900 Oxford State Rd is scheduled for surgery today at Middletown Hospital after injuring his left shoulder in a fall at home last night.
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Robert Marcum
William Marcum
Oxford State Rd
Middletown Hospital
450 Invited To Help In City Salute
Middletown plans to honor its All-America City title with a celebration committee inviting about 450 residents to join. General Chairman Donald Driscoll named four vice chairmen and noted nine working committees will organize events.
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Donald Driscoll
Middletown
Driscoll
National Municipal League
Look Magazine
Francis Carmody
Richard Wilmer
Middletown Civic Association
Joseph Woodruff
Armco
Hugh Wright
Car Leaves Scene After Hitting Girl
Franklin special report recounts 11 year old Donna Gillen struck at River Street and 2nd Street in Franklin by a brown 1957 Cadillac sedan that fled the scene. The girl, crossing with a green light, was taken to Dr. Orville Layman’s office after the incident at about 8 30 this morning.
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Franklin
River Street
2Nd Street
Donna Gillen
Richard Gillen
Maple Ave
Orville Layman
YMCA Schedules Museum Trips For Boys And Girls
YMCA expeditions set for Saturday with boys departing the Y at 9 30 a m for the Museum of Natural History in Dayton and girls at 9 a m for the Taft Museum in Cincinnati. Each trip costs a dollar and is supervised by Jack Wiley. Registration available at the youth department desk.
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YMCA
Museum of Natural History
Dayton
Jack Wiley
Taft Museum
Cincinnati
Taft Home
New Supper Club Opens Thursday at Middletown Pike
A formal opening is planned for the Big 4 Supper Club at 4261 Middletown Hamilton Pike. Tommy Wills orchestra will play for the opening and weekend dancing with an entertainment unit to follow. The club will stay open until 2 30 a m serving breakfast noon luncheons and evening dinners. The site occupies the former Club Miami location.
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Middletown
Hamilton Pike
Tommy Wills Orchestra
Miami
Amanda PTO Meeting Highlights And Student Group Plans
At the Amanda PTO meeting principal William Ramsey announced duties by the student council safety patrol and junior deputy sheriffs. The groups bought classroom items and voted to sponsor eighth graders on a Cincinnati boat trip. Mrs Muriel Woodward's third grade won the attendance prize.
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Amanda Pto
William Ramsey
Safety Patrol
Cincinnati
Muriel Woodward
Two Burglaries Reported To Satterthwaite
Two burglaries reported to Sheriff Richard Satterthwaite netted about $1,000 in cash and merchandise. Spaeth Cleaners on Main Street lost $400 in cash including 200 silver dollars. the break-in was detected at 5:30 a.m. by a company driver. Lynch's Service Station on Waynesville reported $500 in tires, accessories and cigarettes and $74 in cash. break-in detected at 7:30 a.m.
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Lebanon
Richard Satterthwaite
Warren County
Junior
Spaeth Cleaners
Ain Street
Jay Lynch
Lynch
Waynesville
YMCA Members Elect Two New Directors
Four hundred fifty four YMCA voters chose two new directors and four directors to the board. Newcomers are William Verity and Mrs Norval Diver. Returning directors include Rev Edwin Bobbitt Dr W E Storer James Q O Finley and Dr John H W Harkrader.
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YMCA
Ralph Knight
William Verity
Armco Steel Corp
Norval Diver
Hamilton-Middletown Road
Edwin Bobbitt
First Christian Church
W. E. Storer
James QO. Finley
Coca- Cola Bot
Robbery at Lewisburg Store Ends With Gunfire
Victims Paul Mincks and his wife Doralyn were robbed at 8 30 p m as two youths masked with wine handkerchiefs demanded cash. A .22 pistol was fired as the bandits fled in a car. About 78 9 dollars from the register and 105 from Mincks wallet were taken. A Lewisburg physician treated Mrs Mincks for wounds.
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Paul Mineks
Doralyn
Lewisburg
Brandane
Mick
Minck
Waynesville
Mincks
Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge to confer ranks
KP to confer degrees at Castle Hall tomorrow with two candidates. All degree staff members required to attend the meeting.
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Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37
Castle Hall
Local Firms Low Bidders On Prison
B D Morgan & Co Middletown submitted the apparent low bid of 569 530 for general construction on a water and sewage plant for the Southern Ohio Reformatory near Lebanon. The project is funded by a 7.6 million state appropriation for the first two phases of a 1 500 man facility. Morgan also led with 7 093 for plumbing while Robert Gray & Sons Middletown bid 15 035 for electrical and Hartman Piping Dayton 4 065 for heating.
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Columbus
B. D. Morgan & Co
Middletown
Southern Ohio Reformatory
Lebanon
Morgan Company
Robert Gray & Sons
Hartman Piping Co
Dayton
Jail Escapee Caught Again
Hamilton special report: Paul Johnson 34 of 506 S 7th St was hospitalized at Mercy Hospital Oct 22 for pneumonia after an escape from confinement. He was recaptured near London Kentucky and returned to Hamilton to face charges of breaking out plus burglary and larceny indictments.
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Hamilton
Paul
Johnson
S. 7Th St
Butler County
Mercy Hospital
Kentucky
London
Jess Dennis
Mortgage Burning Ceremony At SA Citadel
A mortgage burning ceremony will mark the Salvation Army Advisory Board meeting at the Manchester Hotel. Brigadier William E. Chamberlain will conduct as the divisional commander. Guests include Civic Association officials and Women’s Auxiliary members with officer installations and a Christmas effort report. Luncheon courtesy of St. Maj. and Mrs. Charles Johnston.
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Salvation Army Advisory Board
Manchester
William E. Chamberlain
Salvation Army
Citadel
Civic Association
Women's Auxiliary
Charles Johnston
Ceramics Class Still Open at Art Center
Mrs. Robert Nelson announced a few openings remain for the basic ceramics course at the Art Center. Peter Dahoda from Miami University will teach ten sessions every Monday from 2 to 4 40 p m starting next Monday. Members may join without advance registration for a 10 dollar fee.
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Robert Nelson
Art Center
Peter Dahoda
Miami University
Trusteeship granted in Municipal Court for George Blount
George Blount of 113 Trenton Place Trenton was accepted into trusteeship yesterday in Municipal Court after listing debts totaling 1318.07 owed to 24 creditors. The action follows a court filing detailing the financial liabilities and the trustee appointment.
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George Blount
Trenton Pil
Trenton
Moonlets form solid rings around planet Fore
A report describes the planet Fore as having solid ring components termed moonlets. The finding notes the ring structures appear discrete rather than a continuous band around the planet.
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car
A 55 year old man was struck on Girard Avenue near Verity Parkway and listed in fair condition with a fractured hip a skull fracture and facial cuts. The driver William Wirtley 25 was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian.
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Girard Avenue
S. Verity Parkway
Frank King
Yankee Rd
William Wirtley
Main St
Hamilton
King
Wirtley
Verity Parkway
Slick Roads Trigger Morning Rush Of Accidents
Snow and rain in Middletown caused slippery roads with five traffic accidents since midnight. State Patrol Post 9 reported no details on the incidents as of 11 a.m. Snow-covered stretches remained and highway crews worked through the night to clear major routes.
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Middletown
Achiever Dance Saturday Night
Junior Achivers sponsor a dance Saturday from 7 30 to 11 30 p m at the Cincinnati Gas and Electric auditorium on Etta Street. Dick Stone Carolyn Butts Nancy Davis Donna Shrout Linda Fitzwater Ernie Whitesell Stevie Averdick in charge of arrangements.
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Junior Achivers
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Auditorium
Etta Street
Dick Stone
Carolyn Butts
Nancy Davis
Donna Shrout
Linda Fitzwater
Ernie Whitesell
Stevie Averdick
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McKinley St
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Kunz Avenue
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Forest Glen Dr
Generosa Capozzi
Brentwood St
Brentwood Street
Goldman Avenue
Sam Hudson
Wilmore Dr
Highview Road
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Howard Ave
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