Overpass plan near West Middletown eyed at 700000
A proposed B and O overpass above tracks at West Middletown and widening of Central Avenue are estimated at about 700000 with federal aid likely. Gamble and Paxton outlined costs and the plan phases while a city wide committee forms to push the project with local and state officials.
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Baltimore & Ohio
West Middletown
Central Avenue
L. B. Gamble
State Highway Division
Community Service Committee of the American
Gamble
Central
J. S. Paxton
James Sexton
Sam McAdow
Cityoe
Franklin-Trenton
High Department Way
Ohio Highway Improvement Fund
W. Central Avenue
City Commission
Francis Carmody
Carmody
Franklin- Trenton
No Paper Tomorrow Observes Fourth of July Holiday
Middletown Journal will not publish tomorrow July 4 as the paper observes the Fourth of July with staff taking time off. The note explains this annual observance and mentions Christmas Day as another holiday when publication pauses.
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Middletown Journal
Week's Best Driver Hampers Traffic at Clinton Street Lot
A Middletown driver who allowed cars into a private parking lot on Clinton Street and Vail Avenue during heavy traffic was named outstanding driver of the week. Arnold Ferguson, an officer, noted the day improved traffic flow. the Vail Avenue area has been hazardous due to congestion and parking activity.
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Middletown
Clinton Street
Vail Avenue
Amboy Lodge
Knights of Oen Eer Sloan
Arnold Ferguson
Ite
Loot Theft Totals $265 Across Two Incidents
Middletown deputies report two thefts totaling 265 dollars. Thomas Hoskins says a box of tools valued at 200 dollars, socket wrenches at 25 dollars, and a swing at 25 dollars were taken from his home while away. Eva Davis reports a 15 dollar automobile grille removed from a 1954 Pontiac. The first U S Census in 1790 listed 3 929 214 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Mae Sheriff's Deputies
Thomas Hoskins
Plymouth St
Mayfield
Loren Gustin
James Davis
Eva Davis
Oxford State Ro
Middletown
Richard Schultheiss
Jaycees Fourth of July Program Attracts 15,000 Expected
More than 15,000 people are anticipated at Barnitz Stadium for the Junior Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July events. Gates open at 7, concerts start at 7:30, and fireworks begin at 9. Vic Wells will present the Good Government Award, with services by the American Legion band and local officials leading the pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnitz Stadium
Warren Man Shot Sunday Improves at Local Hospital
A Warren County man, Ben Spencer, 30, improved to fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a Sunday shooting. Luther Robertson, 44, Dayton, is jailed without bond on charges of shooting with intent to kill and carrying a concealed weapon. arraignment slated next week as details remain scarce.
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Warren County
Middletown Hospital
Ben Spencer
Lower Springboro Road
Spencer Me
Luther Robertson
Dayton
Spencer
Sheriff's Office
Local Pastor Delivers Speech at Ohio Adventists Conference
Pastor John E. Davidson of Middletown Seventh Day Adventist Church spoke at Ohio Adventists Bible Conference on Mount Vernon Academy campus. He urged finding time for God as more than 5,000 attended weekend services during the ten day camp meeting, set to close July 8.
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John E. Davidson
Middletown
Pepiot Named Humane Officer for Humane Association
Earl H. Pepiot has assumed duties as humane officer for the Humane Assn of Miami Valley succeeding Melvin Hellman James Boyd, association president, announced. Pepiot, 43, comes from Darke County with six years as warden and humane officer, has twice served as secretary treasurer of the Ohio Dog Warden’s Assn, and is chair of its legislative committee. He is a World War II veteran planning to live in Trenton with his wife and two children.
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Earl H. Pepiot
The
Humane Assn
Maimi Valley
Melvin Hellman
James Boyd
Pepiot
Darke County
Ohio Dog Warden's Assn
Trenton
The River Changes and More Films at Local Theaters
Local listings show Paramount screening The River Changes at 1 15 4 50 and 8 25 p m Meet Me in Las Vegas at 2 45 6 20 and 9 55 p m On Wednesday Great Locomotive Chase appears at 1 15 3 25 5 30 7 45 and 9 55 p m At Strand The Outlaw plays 2 40 6 00 and 9 30 p m Pearl of the South Pacific at 1 15 4 45 and 8 15 p m Traveling Saleswoman 1 15 4 00 and 8 10 p m Reap the Wild Wind 2 40 6 10 and 9 30 p m Colonial shows Pinocchio 1 15 4 00 7 00 and 10 00 p m Tarzan and the She Devil 2 50 5 50 8 50 p m Dixie Cruise-In lists Top Gun at 8 30 and 12 15 p m Love Is a Many Splendored Thing at 10 25 p m.
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Las Vegas
Dixie Cruise
Water main break leaves 2,000 residents without water
A 10 inch main on Henry Avenue and Catalpa Drive burst at 8 10 a m cutting water to about 2 000 families in North Middletown and idling four plants Raymond Bag Corp Aerunca Inland Container Corp and Coolidge Corp about 2 800 workers sheltered in Wildwood Dixie Heights Avalon Countryside Maple Park Rose Lawn areas restored by 10 a m but some blocks remained dry until noon officials warned water pressure may be low in parts of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Middletown
Henry Avenue
Catalpa Drive
Lakeside
Germantown Road
Aerunca Manufacturing Crop
Raymond Bag Corp
Inland Container Corp
Coolidge Corp
Wildwood
Dixie Heights
Avalon
Countryside
Maple Park
Rose Lawn
Gardner Park
Dan Roth
Public Utilities
Chief Warns on Firecrackers in Middleton Fourth
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore cautions Middleton residents that illegal firework shooting will not be tolerated. Those caught with firecrackers face state law charges. juveniles cited to Juvenile Court. sellers to minors face city ordinance prosecution. Extra officers will direct traffic at the Barnitz Stadium display with parking bans near the stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Blackmore
Blackmore
Middletown
Barnitz Stadium
Division of Streets
Traffic Bureau
Theft report names multiple local vehicles and items
Betty Davis reports sunglasses stolen from her car at 1341 Central Ave. Lee Clark reports a hubcap stolen from his car on June 30 at Germantown Rt. 1. John Woodward reports a bicycle stolen from Sunset Park. Bill Mac Jr. reports a saw worth 75 dollars stolen after a call at 3901 Grand Ave.
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Betty Davis
Central Ave
Lee Clark
Germantown
John Woodward
Columbia Ave
Sunset Park
Grand Ave
Bill Mac, Jr
Middletown thefts and arrests reported today
A stolen car reported from Curtis Street was recovered at 7 10 am in the Municipal Parking Lot on Canal Street by Patrolman Delmas Birch. Four Middletown youths ages 14 to 16 were arrested for stealing gas from a car on Aeronca Street and released to parents for juvenile authorities. George Duncan aged 47 of 815 Fourth Avenue was arrested on assault and battery and property destruction charges.
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Joseph Baker
Curtis Street
Canal Street
Ptl
Delmas Birch
Middletown
Aeronca Street
Jerry Brown
Stevens Ave
George Duncan
4Th Ave
Charles Cornett Reports Car Theft on W Central Avenue
Charles Cornett of the YMCA reported that his car was stolen from a spot on West Central Avenue Sunday night. Local police organized an investigation and searched nearby areas for the missing vehicle.
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Charles Cornett
YMCA
W. Central Avenue
Bolt Strikes Transformer At Armco Lab Sparks Fire
A lightning bolt hit a transformer at Armco Steel Corp Laboratory 707 Curtis St causing a burn out and a small wooden fence to catch fire. Firefighters responded to the 1 41 a.m. alarm and contained the blaze.
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Armco Steel Corp. Laboratory
Curtis St
Mars Completes Orbit in 687 Days
Mars takes 687 days to orbit the sun, marking a full solar revolution for the planet. The duration is the standard orbital period used in astronomy and planetary science.
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Mars
New Residents In Middletown Learn Vote Precinct
Middletown officials inform residents of a 2600 acre annexed area about their new voting precincts. Voters will receive mail notices showing where to vote in November. The election office at the Federal Building is open 9 to 5 weekdays and 9 to noon Saturdays for registration and address changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Frank Dobrozsi
Community club and veterans meetings schedule
Tuesday events include United Spanish War Veterans at 2 p m Legion Sertoma Club at 6 30 p m Manchester Hotel uth Middletown Fire Department 6 30 p m 1108 Forrer St Mayfield Fire Department 7 30 p m Sheffield Street Fire House Lemon Township Board of Trustees 7 30 p m township hall Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion 7 45 p m Armory Sportsmen s Club trustees 8 p m Club FOE 8 p m hall Thursday Kiwanis Club noon Manchester Hotel Evening mist Club 6 15 p m Colony Restaurant Lions Club 6 30 p m LeSourdville Lake Blythe Williams American Legion Auxiliary 7 p m headquarters 1OOF 7 30 p m 28 S Main St Alpha Council 326 Jr QUAM 7 30 p m 19 N Broad St Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37 7 30 p m Castle Hall Moose Lodge 8 p m hall Alcoholics Anonymous 8 30 p m
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United Spanish War Veterans
Legion
Sertoma Club
Manchester
Uth Middletown Fire Department
Forrer St
Mayfield Fire Department
Sheffield Street
Lemon Township Board of Trustees
Township Hall
Armory
Sportsmen’ S Club
Trustees
FOE
Hall
Kiwanis Club
Manchester Hotel
Evening Mist Club
Colony
Lions Club
LeSourdsville Lake
Blythe - Williams American Legion Auxiliary
1OOF
S. Main St
Alpha Council 326
Castle Hall
Moose Lodge
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ike Asks Senate OK On Taylor for Postmaster
Acting postmaster Morton Taylor 39 of 4303 Wilwood Rd was nominated by President Eisenhower for the postmaster role here. He took the post after Hilbert H. Martin resigned last October. Taylor spent 15 years with the Post Office and served two years in the Marine Corps in World War II. He is a Middletown High School graduate, married to Martha Van Horn, with a son Russell, 15.
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Morton Taylor
Wilwood Rd
Eisenhower
Senate
Taylor
Hilbert H. Martin
Deece Railway Transportation Ice
Middletown High School
Martha van Horn
City's New Lie Detector Arrives For Police Use
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced the city’s new lie detector, a $1200 unit, will be operated by Sgt. James Miller after a six week polygraph course by Associated Research in Chicago. The device aims to aid crime detection and reduce trips to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification in London.
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Joseph Blackmore
James Miller
Associated Research, Inc
Chicago
Blackmore
Charles W. Thompson
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
London
Three Hurt In Crash Near Hamilton
Three Hamilton residents were injured in a one car crash on the Reily Millville Road at 4 10 p m Admitted to Fort Hamilton Hospital were Ralph a e 23 driver who sustained multiple abrasions body cuts and possible chest injuries Judith Ertel 12 with possible rib injury Donna Blankenship 15 treated for a right arm injury State police said Blanken ship driving northeast failed to make a curve went off the left side of the road and struck a tree and a warning sign
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Hamilton
Reily-Millville
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Ralph Ae
Judith Ertel
Donna Blankenship
Sspelea
Blankenship
Car Stolen From Franklin Home
Franklin police report a 1949 car stolen from in front of 230 East 2nd Street last night. Owner Franklin Vance says the vehicle bears license LI and had no keys in the car.
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Franklin
Franklin Vance
E. 2Nd St
Vance
Golden Age Club Meets Thursday at Civic Association
The Golden Age Club will meet Thursday from 1 30 to 2 15 p m with Mrs Lucille Paine, arts and crafts supervisor for the city playgrounds, guiding an instruction period. The gathering shifts from the usual Wednesday hour and will include games and refreshments after the craft session.
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Lucille Paine
Golden Agers
Civic Association
Franklin Council Sets July 16 Vote on Master Plan
Franklin council heard a master plan outline with city share of about 2 500 awaiting legislation. Chamber of Commerce backs roughly 7 000 toward a 10 000 project. Matthews of Ladislas Segoe & Associates urged planning to guide road, parking, schools and parks.
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Franklin Council
Franklin
Charles W. Matthews
Ladislas Segoe & Associates
Cincinnati
Beex
Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd &. Ritz
Paul Gaynor
Mathews
Matthews
Carl Minnick
Chamber
Milton Anderson
Frank Aparna
Seven million farm dwellings in the United States
The statistic notes roughly seven million farm dwellings across the United States. It frames rural housing as a large housing stock component and implies nationwide agricultural living patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hours Shortened At NYC Window
The New York Central Rail road ticket office will be open only from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. tomorrow because of a partial holiday. Only the chief clerk will be on duty. Those needing reservations or tickets should use the open hours. others boarding trains outside these hours must buy tickets from the conductor.
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New York Central Railroad
Four Injury Incidents From Everyday Objects Reported
A giant fish hook caused a back injury to 10 year old Kenneth Hatfield of 1120 Canal St Franklin. Francis Fuller 28 was bitten in the right leg while delivering mail. Ray Wallace 15 suffered a cut on his right thumb from an electric saw at Rays Market. Stanley Allen 12 struck his head on a leg at Dick Creek requiring ten stitches. All were treated and released from Middletown Hospital emergency ward.
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Kenneth Lee Hatfield
Canal St
Franklin
Francis Fuller
Vandeveer St
Ray's Market
Ray Wallace
Grand Ave
Stanley Allen
Navaho St
Dick's Creek
Middletown Hospital
Tired Man Misses Court With Heavy Tire Load
Franklin special report says Middletown driver Loren Taylor aged 30 failed to appear in Municipal Court after hauling 58 tires as an insecure load. Bond of 15 dollars forfeited. Other cases saw Wendell Patrick bound over on a paternity charge and multiple fines for reckless operation and driving. Bond forfeitures listed for several individuals from Dayton Chena Ky Franklin and Middletown.
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Franklin
Middletown
Yestern
Loren Taylor
J. T. Riley
Wendell Patrick
Crawford Sr
David Metcalf
Clinton Bray Sr
Destruct
Jim Clay
William o_o
Dayton
Donald
Chena
Jack Wonks
Franklin Rr
Chester Roberson
Woman Burned by Gas Stove Explosion in Hamilton
A Hamilton woman, 63 year old Minnie Grinstead, was treated for first and second degree burns at Mercy Hospital after a gas stove exploded while she attempted to light it at the Highway Inn on U S 27 north of Camden where she works as a cook.
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Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Minnie Grinstead
Highway Inn
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Rt. 122
R. N. Richardson
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Lampe
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E. M. Rains
American Legion
Peter Kalmus
Brown
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Martin Littman
Richardson
Madison Township Improvement Assn
J. R. Bowman
Armco Employes Independent Federation
Warren Printz
Middletown Planning Commission
DRY Cleaning
Butler
Gibby
Smokery & News Stand
U. S
Highview
Jaycees
Industrial Council
Retail Merchants Assn
Red Cross
Fire Department
Division of Police
Dick Monroe
Bob Stoutenborough
Chas Brewer
Bob Lubberger
Jerry Steding
Jim Chapple
Paul Martin
Warren Man
Ohio
At the Movies
Paramount
Bolt
Riggs Funeral Home
North Broad
Middletown, Ohio
Ike
City
Golden Age Club
Mac’s Construction Co
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Collins Wight
Ritz
Franklin Parks
4Th Street
Planning and Zoning Commission
Montreal
Ottawa
Cape Trinty
Montmorency Falls
St. Lawrence
Gell Our Travel Department
National Bank Martian
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Yrevel
Nyc
Music House
McCoy-Leffler
M‘coy - Leffler
Walter N. McCoy
Homer D. Leffler
Broad St
First Ave
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