Traffic Crossing Report Aims At City Commission Meeting
City commissioners meet at 2 p m to hear a traffic problem report on the New York Central Railroad crossing on Central Avenue. Chairman Francis Carmody urged an underpass as the complete solution and discussed one way traffic on Grimes and Charles streets to ease bottlenecks. The agenda also includes a salary survey of 300 city workers, a safety banner request for the Main Manchester lot, and various administrative items with no legislative action listed.
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New York Central
Commission
Francis Carmody
Central Avenue
Carmody
Charles W. Thompson
Grimes and
Charles Streets
Grimes- Central
Middletown
Thompson
Iity
Miami Valley
Park Board and Firemen's Pension Fund
School Board to Approve Plans for Eight-Room Addition
The Board of Education is to vote today on preliminary plans for an eight room addition to Oneida School. Cincinnati firm McClory & McClory designs the wing and will meet at 4 p.m. in Oneida. Approval will start basic drawings with bids possible in about 60 days.
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Board of Education
Oneida
McClory & McClory
Cincinnati
Middletown
McGuffeyites Meet at Miami University
In Oxford Ohio delegates from Federated McGuffey Societies gather at Miami University for the national meeting. The event features an old fashioned spelldown and recitation contests from the McGuffey readers and discussions of their educational impact.
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Oxford
Ohio
McGuffey
Miami University
William Holmes McGuffey
Federated
McGuffey Societies
California
Toddler Drowns After Fall in Unfinished Cesspool
An 18 month old boy in Columbus fell from home and drowned Tuesday night in an unfinished cesspool behind his house about three miles south of Reynolds. Randy Arnold was the child’s name, and authorities believe he wandered from the residence before the fall.
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Columbus
Ohio
Intruder Breaks Into Aldridge Home. No Loss Reported
Police answer call from 1413 Sycamore St at 6 18 am to a basement entrance found at 4 am. Homeowner Howard Aldridge chased intruder, broke glass door and cut his arm. Thefts reported include bicycles from Jeff Casper and Ronald Maupin, a social security check, a $150 cash billfold, a purse with money and papers, a toolbox from McGregory Construction truck, four hubcaps from Mrs John Warner, and a hubcap from Joseph Carpenter.
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Pri
Clarence DeHart
Lloyd Reffitt
Howard Aldridge
Sycamore St
Aldridge
Jeff Casper
The
Alameda
Ronald Maupin
Highland St
Lenna Heslin
S. Main St
H. H. Sahrock
Yankee Rd
Irene Ashcraft
Wonder Bar
McGregory Construction Co
Manhattan St
John Warner
Glenmore Dr
Joseph Carpenter
Baltimore St
Missing 17 Year-Old Boy Bobby Pence Reported
Police seek help locating Bobby Pence 17 of 1112 Garfield St missing since Monday afternoon. He is 5 feet 6 inches tall weighs 135 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
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Bobby Pence
Garfield St
Strike Called by Cleveland Office Workers Local 49
Cleveland office workers union Local 49 declares a strike amid stalled contract talks with Addressograph Multigraph Corp. The union demands an 11 cent hourly wage hike for about 600 employees. The company offers 5 percent with increases from 7 to 16 percent.
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Cleveland
Addressograph-Multigraph Corp
August Graduation Deadline Extended at Miami University
Dr. D. W. Smyser announces extended deadline for August graduation applications to July 6 at Miami University registrar’s office. Teaching certificate candidates must obtain and submit their forms by July 6 and July 8 respectively, with a $1 state fee.
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Oxford
Miami University
D. W. Smyser
Miami Offices Close for Independence Day Observance
Miami University announces closure of administrative offices and summer classes on Thursday in observance of the Fourth of July. Residence halls remain open for students on campus during the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miami University
Prisoner Vanishes After Truck Transfer Mixup
Sal veneous Eugene Laws 29 of Graham, an honor prisoner at the county prison farm, was to transfer a truck from Farm 1 to Farm 2. He later called from Danville Virginia to say the truck was there, but Laws who had 16 days left to serve has not been seen since.
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Greensboro
N.C
Eugene Laws
Graham
Danville
Laws
Assaulters Sentenced for Attack on Nurse in Columbus
Noah Bryan and Mark Wylie both 17 were sentenced to a year in Mansfield Reformatory for the deliberate assault on University Hospital nurse Mar ylon Sherer. Juvenile Court referee said the youths showed no remorse.
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Columbus
Ohio
Noah Bryan
Mark Wylie
Mansfield Reformatory
University Hospital
Marylon Sherer
Paroled Man Arrested In Celina Case
Celina police nabbed 24 year old Robert Lee Lacey of Middletown five days after parole for auto theft and burglary. He was identified as the armed robbery suspect at the Mercelina Hotel in Celina, the holdup yielding $34. Lacey, paroled from Butler County in 1953, has a long local police record.
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Robert Lee Lacey
Mansfield Reformatory
Celina
Middletonian
Mercelina
Lacey
Butler County
Dr Moore Quits Post As Health Commissioner
Dr H A Moore of Oxford resigns from Butler County Board of Health after 16 years on the board and 14 years as health commissioner. His action, accepted by the board, takes effect August 1 as he focuses on Oxford medical obligations. He also chairs the McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital board and serves on Mercy and Ft Hamilton hospital staffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Board of Health
H. A.moore
Oxford
Moore
de. Moore
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
Mercy
Ft. Hamilton Hospital
Reopening Set For Woodlawn Crossing
The Woodlawn Avenue crossing of the New York Central Railroad will reopen to traffic this evening. Crews installed new ballast ties backing planks and asphalt for the roadway and sidewalk by the east track. Similar work is planned for the west track within a month. Jefferson Road crossing work begins early next week.
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Woodlawn Avenue
New York Central Railroad
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Boeke
Jefferson Road
Gem Swallower Not Guilty In Diamond Incident
Milani Attilla Milani, 22, swallowed a diamond she believed was fake after a jeweler valued it at 250 dollars. The gem was recovered, she spent days in hospital, and was acquitted in court with the judge ruling the swallowing accidental.
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Milani
Waitrese Attilla Milani
Horticultural Club Will Meet Tonight
The Middletown Horticultural Society meets at 8 p m today at the Wootan Nursery on ce Road east of U S A quiz type Dr 19 with questions and answers on plants and soya grass will be held. Meetings are open to area men interested in shrubs and plants.
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Middletown Horticultural Society
Wootan Nursery
U. S
Charges Filed In Break-In Case In Middletown
Parolee Donald Campbell 27 of Franklin and Denvis Blair 23 of Kentucky were charged with burglary and larceny in a spree of break-ins across Middletown area. Loot included tires a revolver tools and whisky with total value around 250 dollars. Police linked them to burglaries at Parker Service Station M M Market Point Drive In English Tavern Wayside Inn Sports Bowl and more. Blair claimed she slept in the car during the break-ins.
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Middletown, Area
Donald Campbell
Maple St
Franklin
Raymond Parker
Parker
Ohio 4
Keister Road
Peasttown
Campbell
Denvis Blair
Farmers
Point Drive
Tytus Ave
Grand Avenue
Warren Road
Wayside Inn
N. Verity Parkway
S. Main St
M. & M. Market
Point Drive- In
Harold Gray
James Davis
W. Morton Hawkins
Davis
al Carr
Sports Bowl
Blair
Carr
Sheridan Avenue
Coal Shortage Blamed on Gals at Work in Bulgaria
Bulgarian press laments female coal miners as the cause of a coal shortage. Articles accuse women of bringing liquor and candy into pits, lying down on the job, and even holding a makeshift ladies club meeting in the coal shaft.
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Vienna
Bulgaria
Suburbs Back Plan for Conneaut Freeway Route
Several southwest Cleveland suburbs approved a resolution urging the Conneaut to Cincinnati Freeway pass just east of Medina and north to Strongsville, proposing a route west of the State Highway Department plan for commercial benefits.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Medina
Strongsville
State Highway Department
Iron ore shipments rise from upper lakes ports
Ore shipments from upper lakes ports totaled 13,598,367 tons in June, up from 12,939,316 tons a year earlier, according to the Lake Superior Iron Ore Association. The gain exceeds a half million tons, reflecting increased activity in Lake Superior routes.
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Cleveland
Upper Lakes
Lake Superior
Car Plunges Over Dam Near Vandalia
Mrs. Alma E. Williams of Buffalo New York a 53 year old woman died Tuesday night when her car plunged over Taylorsville Dam on U S 40 just east of Vandalia Ohio the vehicle did not fall into the water.
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Dayton
Ohio
Alma E. Williams
Buffalo
N. Y
Taylorsville Dam
U. S. 40
Vandalia
Measles Epidemic Strikes Yugoslavia
BELGRADE reports a measles epidemic with over 43,000 cases this year, vastly exceeding last year’s 10,000. The Federal Health Office released the figures indicating a sharp surge in infections across the country.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Federal Health Office
Woman Falls Die At Son's Home In Columbus
A 75 year old Russian immigrant, Mrs Glikeria Timosyev, was found at the foot of a basement stair in her son's Columbus home and died from injuries. Police attributed the death to a fall. An autopsy was ordered by Franklin County coroner Dr Robert A Evans.
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Columbus
Ohio
Glikeria Timosyev
Robert A. Evans
Franklin County
Ohio Soldier Drowns Building Pontoon Bridge
Corporal William L. Meyer of Toledo Ohio and an Army Reservist drowned Tuesday while his company built a pontoon bridge over Lake Desisler at Camp Breckinridge Ky Witnesses said Meyer fell from the bridge and disappeared while swimming back to safety.
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Camp Breckenridge
William L. Meyer
Toledo, Ohio
Lake Desisler
Meyer
Milton Road Lawn Mower Race Captures Local Rivalry
The Journal reports a first annual Milton Road Lawn Mower Race set for noon Thursday at Santa Fe and Milton. entrants must be 5 to 65, use stock mower types, and race with no gears. Potential entrants include Dare Devil Wright and Hurricane Leopard among others, all members of the rotary club.
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Milton Road
Santa Fe
Milton Roads
Wasis
Dare Devil Wright
Hot ‘Rod Moore
Speed Wilmer
Cannon ‘Ball Weatherwax
Hurricane Leipard
Beck
Phil Cade
Rotary Club
Three-Car Collision Led to Driver Citable at Municipal Court
A $675 three-vehicle crash in the 1800 block of First Avenue Tuesday injured no one seriously and resulted in one driver facing an assur ed clear distance violation in Municipal Court. Thrashley Collins, 41, was cited. Marjorie Walker suffered a possible neck injury but refused medical attention.
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1St Avenue
Thrashley Collins
Logan l Ave
Marjorie Walker
Ellen Idr
Collins
Walker
Eugene Smith
Franklin
Rt. 1
Explorer Scouts Award Recipients Recognized in Court Ceremony
Explorer Post 2 honors six members including Ken Campbell with Star, bronze and gold explorer awards and many merit badges. Lowell Franz earns bronze and emergency awards with multiple ratings. Brian Lennie receives gold and emergency awards with ten merit badges and a rating. Tom Maxwell and Joe Newlin win bronze and emergency awards with several merit badges. Drew Selvar earns gold and emergency awards with eight merit badges and a rating. Post adviser L. Robert Stevens leads the group sponsored by the Church of the Ascension.
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Explorer Post 2
Ken Campbell
Lowell Franz
Brian Lennie
Gold Ward
Ratling
Tom Maxwell
Joe Newlin
Drew Selvar
Post 2
L. Robert Stevens
The
Church of the Ascension
SAC to Arm with Snark Guided Missiles
Washington reports the Strategic Air Command will be armed with Snark jet powered missiles able to deliver nuclear warheads across oceans. Northrop Aircraft, Inc received a 73 million dollar contract for quantity production.
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Washington
Strategic Air Command
America
Air Force
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Jury Convicts Swope of Kidnapping in Ohio Trial
In Ashland Ohio a jury after a two day trial convicted Willard Swope 23 of Sullivan of kidnapping Eva Robin 17 of Nova. The judge Hugh Culbertson scheduled sentencing after reviewing Swope's record. he faces the possibility of a life term.
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Ashland
Ohio
Willard Swope
Sullivan
Hugh Culbertson
Swope
Eva Robin
Wey
Nova
Jaycees Set Fourth of July Show At Barnitz Stadium
The Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce expects about 15 000 attendees for the July Fourth program at Barnitz Stadium with gates opening at 6 30 p m The event features fireworks at 9 p m a color guard The Star Spangled Banner and a Good Government Award presentation plus band music a Hamiton High tumbling team a National Guard weapons display and AA Battery demonstrations Admission is free with food stands available The program marks the 171st Jaycees Fourth of July celebration sponsored by local Jaycee leaders and organizers
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Barnitz Stadium
Middletown
Jaycees
National Guard
Earl Mendenhall
Townsley
147Th Infantry
Hamietton High School
Dick Montague
Jim Chapple
Dick Grund
Harold Calvin
Walter O'Keefe
Hugh DeVries
Howard Hill
Bob Wallace
Mike Palbus
Rowan Crawford
Three Middletown Boys Held in Vehicle Theft
Three youths, two 13 year olds and a 15 year old, were arrested in Middletown after stealing a station wagon owned by Mrs. Helen Eichener and abandoning it on Manchester Road. Two were caught at N Verity Parkway and Access 1 at 11 30 a m, a third at his home at 12 50 p m. The 15 year old was the vehicle driver. One 13 year old has a prior record. others are first offenders. Juvenile authorities will handle the case with local agencies assisting.
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Middletown
Manchester Road
Ptl
Marvin Amburgey
Donald Murphy
N. Verity Parkway
Access 1
Helen Eichener
N. Verity
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Cesspool
Miami
Jewelers Opticians
Accoy W
Woodlawn
Horticultural Club
Galt, Ont
Ernest Smith
Long Insurance
Agency
IMS Central
Jcut
William Rogers
Middletown Rt. 1
Charles Chalfin
Kenwood Dr
Highland Street
John Strayer
Germantown
Richard Stoker
Germantown Road
Opal Duff
Richardson Dr
Edith Daly
14Th Ave
Explorer
Chamber of Commerce
James Townsley
First National Bank
First National
Banks—Saver
Central
Sutphin
MAIN
Armco
Trenton
Monroe
Lawrence Welk
Ivory
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