City Auto Check Report Readied for Middletown
City Manager Charles W. Thompson prepared a feasibility report on a motor vehicle inspection program after a three week request from Commissioner Miller. The Middletown Commission met at 1 p.m. to hear bids on plumbing supplies and consider emergency ordinances, though only three members could attend. Carmody and Miller informed clerk Doris Kronborg they could not attend.
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Charles W. Thompson
Middletown
Thompson
Martin B. Miller
Althout
Francis Carmody
Miller
Doris Kronborg
Middletown Girl Admits False Fire Alarms by Phone
A 16 year old Middletown girl confessed to phoning in two false fire alarms on May 31 and June 1 after being dared by friends. Capt. Howard Gall said he warned her and released her. investigation continues into a third false alarm at 2305 Miami Ave where no one was home and no fire existed.
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Middletown
Howard Gall
Fire Prevention Bureau
Gall
Franklin
Gail
Miami Ave
Young Driver Cited After $450 Mishap
A 16 year old Middletown youth was charged with careless driving after a two car crash on N Main Street caused about 450 dollars in damage. Warren Elam 122 Igleham St was cited for a left turn from Manchester Avenue onto N Main Street striking a parked car owned by Emma Cahill 1608 Florence St and knocking it onto the curb and a parking meter. A separate City accident at N Main Street and Columbia Avenue involved a truck driven by William Hubbard 51 Hamilton and a car driven by Kathryn Ingram 138 N Main St with total damage about 350 dollars.
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Middletown
N. Main Street
Warren Elam
Igleham St
Manchest Avenue
Elam
Emma Cahill
Florence St
William Hubbard
Hamilton
Kathryn Ingram
N. Main St
Columbia Avenue
Crash Victim Satisfactory
Mrs. Virginia Hurt 29 of Franklin was hospitalized in Middletown after a two car crash Monday on U S 25 at Rt 73. She suffered possible left shoulder and rib injuries and died later from the injuries. The other driver Mrs Myrtle Brown 43 of Dixie Highway was treated for a possible left elbow injury and released. Franklin police said Brown swerved to miss a motor bike while attempting to pass it.
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Virginia Hurt
N. River St
Franklin
Middletown
Hurt
Myrtle Brown
Dixie Hwy
Brown
Middletown Enforces Burning Hours Under Rubbish Ordinance
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore warned that anyone burning rubbish outside the 7 am to 7 pm window or failing to meet safety rules is subject to a misdemeanor with a maximum $50 fine. The ordinance requires incineration in a suitable container, a safe distance from buildings, constant supervision, and burning only non odorous materials.
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Middletown
Joseph Blackmore
Blackmore
Norwalk Woman Named Middletown Girl Scout Director
Mrs Betty Widman of Norwalk Ohio is appointed field director in the Middletown Area Girl Scout Council to replace Margaret Bailey who resigned. The Ohio University graduate and former Norwalk art supervisor brings local business and Girl Scout experience to the post.
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Betty Widman
Norwalk
Ohio
Middletown
Girl Scout Council
Lef
Margaret Bailey
Wade Ex
Widman
Ohio University
Car Blaze Hits 1951 Vehicle on Elwood Road
Firemen answered a call at Elwood and Clayton streets last night and found a blaze in a 1951 car owned by Waldo Griffin of Dayton. Officials blamed an overheated engine. the fire caused no damage.
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Elwood
Clayton Streets
Waldo Griffin
Dayton
Middletown Auto Dealership Franchises Announced
Two new Middletown car franchises were announced with Guyler Buick taking the Buick dealership and Middletown Lincoln-Mercury securing the Edsel franchise. The Opel dealership also moves to Guyler Buick, while remaining Lincoln-Mercury lines expand.
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Middletown
James J. Guyler
Guyler Buick
General Motors Corp
Lincoln - Mercury
Tyrus Avenue
Ken Phillips
Guyler
Man Injured Slightly In Road Crash
John Carl Lemmons 63 of Carrtown was treated and released at Fort Hamilton Hospital after a single vehicle collision with Fred Guiler 39 on Ohio 177 near Old Oxford Road. State patrol had no details. Two other Ohio 177 crashes reported nearby involved Nicholas Hardy 18 and John West 26 and Eddie Daniels 20 with Charlene Lunsford 18.
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John Carl Lemmons
East St
Carrtown
Fred Guiler
Ford
Ohio 130
Old Oxford Road
Lemmons
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Ohio 177
Carrtonal Pike
Sheriff's
Nicholas Hardy
Campbell Ave
Hamilton
Stahlneber Road
John A. West
N. Elm St
Oxford
Eddie Daniels
Burnet S
Charlene Lunsford
Camden Rt. 2
Daniels
Lunsford
Knights of Pythias to confer esquire rank Thursday
At Lafayette Lodge 37 a Thursday meeting will confer the esquire rank on candidates with Noah Lambert directing the ceremony. Separately the American Foundation for the Blind has created a new division to sustain community services for the blind.
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The
American Foundation For the Blind
New Lane Markings Enforce Left Turns at Curtis
City installs left turn only markings at Central Avenue Curtis Street intersection to align with new walk and wait signals. Westbound through traffic must use the right lane while center lane carries left turns with green light. Mushroom bus tons aid traffic steering onto Curtis Street. American Foundation for the Blind awarded 20 scholarships in the past year.
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Central Avenue
Curtis Intersection
Joseph Blackmore
Curtis Street
Blackmore
Indians On 4th Program At Stadium
The Minnittarree Indian group sponsored by Diaman ner Corp will perform in costumes made by themselves at Barnitz Stadium. Gates open 6:30 p.m. with entertainment at 8 p.m. A 9 p.m. fireworks display will close the event. A security committee led by Harland Grund will oversee the explosives after last year’s fireworks theft.
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Diaman Ner Corp
Barnitz Stadium
Paul Bishop
Harland Grund
Two Women Injured in Car Truck Collision on Highland Street
Two women sustained minor injuries in a crash on Highland Street near Leffler yesterday at about 8 30 p m A car driven by Mrs Bertha Knox reportedly was struck by a backing truck driven by Phillip Speer 52 of Rushville Ind The deputies investigated and no damage estimate was released Skid marked car incidents caused minor damage to another south bound auto driven by Gladys Klamo 3112 Keays Ave at Jefferson Road Well Road intersection at 11 p m yesterday with minor damage and no injuries
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Highland Street
Leffler
Son Road
Yester
Middletown Hospital
Jewel Gomia
Sheffield
Bertha Knox
Dayton
Knox
Phillip Speer
Rushville
Ind
Sheriff's Deputies
Donald E. Maxwell
Franklin
Gladys Klamo
Keays Ave
Jefferson Road
Well ‘Road
Maxwell
Klamo
Teen Chooses Not to Jump Falls After Drought
In Nikko Japan Toshi yuki Fukushima 18 of Osaka climbed the 330 foot Kegon Falls and contemplated suicide as the falls ran dry He told police the sight startled him and led to his decision not to jump amid Japan's worst drought in 52 years
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Nikko
Japan
Toshiyuki Fukushima
Osaka
Toshiyuki
Missing 16 year old Sandra McFillen in Lafayette area
Police report Sandra Lee McFillen 16 of 1126 Lafayette Ave has been missing since Monday. The search notes she is 5 ft 5 in, 123 lb with brown eyes and auburn hair. Overnight thefts include gasoline from Aeronca Manufacturing, a checkbook and a wallet from Terry Webster, and a bicycle from Lloyd Little. Two Middletown boys, both 14, were arrested in connection with car theft from Paul Gulinski and an Army pistol theft respectively.
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Sandra Lee McFillen
Lafayete Ave
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Terry Webster
Brentwood St
Lloyd Little
Buena Ave
Middletown
Paul Gulinski
N. Broad St
Reverend Felton Friffith to Speak at Area Church
The Rev. Felton Friffith of Alabama will be the guest speaker at the Church of God on 11th Avenue and Lincoln Street this Friday at 7 30 p m says pastor Rev. William Reynolds. The article notes there are about 190 species of holly, the Christmas shrub.
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Felton Friffith
Alabama
11Th Avenue
Lincoln Street
Church of God
William Reynolds
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Crawford & Logan
Verity Parkway
Journal
Weith
Buick
Edsel
First National Bank of Middletown
Oglesby Barnitz Bank & Trust Co
Indians
Colored News
Ric
Vvn
Rogers Shoots the
Rogers
Brownie
Royal Portable Typewriters
Tans’ Gruen
Central Ave
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