Woodruff Award Highlighted Middletown Fourth of July
About 15 000 attended the Barnitz stadium Fourth of July celebration in Middletown. Joseph L. Woodruff received the Jaycees award for local government service, with Victor Wells Jr. presenting a scroll. The event featured a 30 minute fireworks show and a concert by the Legion Band. Traffic control and crowd management were by Middletown police, with one juvenile incident involving dropping firecrackers. no injuries reported.
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Barnitz Stadium
Victor E. Wells Jr
Jaycee
Woodruff
Wells
Lemon Township
Middletown
Legion Band
Earl Mendenhall
Recording Industries
American Federation of Musicians
Youn
D. W. Jacot
Joseph Blackmore
New Area's Garbage Collection Readied by Private Contractor
North Middletown readies private curbside pickup as Dan Kothe announces termination of current service by week’s end. The newly annexed area will join the city sanitation division with a scheduled truck run tomorrow and Saturday. Prepaid subscription rates listed: $4 for three months, $7.75 for six months, $15 annually.
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Middletown
Dan Kothe
Public Utilities
Kothe
Division of Sanitation
North Everghen Bok
Local Girl Reports On Roundup Night At Big Arena
An on scene account of the 1956 roundup in Greenfield features about 6 000 girls gathered on a hillside singing and cheering. Campfire torches symbolize ten groups with a visit planned to the Ford Museum and other sites. Tomorrow includes Avenue of Flags with gaily raised banners from all states and organizations. Middletown participants include Mary Ellyn Kropf Carol Hanson Carol Kruse Susan Logan Sara Hanson Robin Velte Sidne Whitehead Joe Radenheimer and Noralie Felton.
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Seations
U. S
Girl Scout
Girl Guide
Middletown Area
Mary Ellyn Kropf
Carol Hanson
Carol Kruse
Susan Logan
Sara Hanson
Robin Velte
Sidne Whitehead J Ae Radenheimer
Noralie ‘Elton
Firework complaints rise in Middletown Fourth of July
Middletown police reported ten fireworks complaints yesterday as officers responded to a normal Fourth of July scene. The chief described the incidents as scattered but manageable with no fires reported.
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Middletown
Ane Re
No Accidents Here On 4th
No traffic accidents were reported in Middletown yesterday. One mishap occurred in the morning on Weee cars driven by Iak Crowe age 50 at 2001 Carolina Street. A sideswipe involved the Crowe vehicle. Other city mishaps listed include several two car incidents with damages cited in dollars.
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Middletown
Iak Crowe
Carolina St
Avenue
Jones
Crowe
Pg Oon
Eng
Ray M
Middletown Rt. 1
Oedeal Street
Columbia Avenue
Helen Gebhart
Tytus Ave
Leibee Street
Philadelphia Avenue
Richard Chamberlain
Waneta St
Jefferson Road
Armco
Outing Set Monday At Center Park
The Armco Colored Assn annual outing will be held Monday at Armco Center Park starting 2 p.m. President Segasta Wilson announced. The event includes refreshments games free rides swimming fireworks display and dancing. Selma McKeller is general chairman. All colored employees of Armco's Middletown and Hamilton plants may attend funded by Armco Steel Corp. The AEIF will sponsor the 9 p.m. fireworks show. Refreshments free for those not ill or on vacation. free swim tickets available from James Allen or assistant. Bus transport will be provided for Hamilton employees.
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Armco Colored Assn
Armco Center Park
Segasta Wilson
Selma McKeller
Armco
Middletown
Hamilton
Armco Steel Corp
AEIF
James Allen
Average adult human heart weighs about half a pound
The average heart of an adult human weighs slightly over 0.5 pounds. This fact highlights heart size and mass as part of basic human anatomy.
Local crackdowns as suspects face multiple charges and thefts
Police arrested Joe Browmer on no operator license and concealed weapon charges. Donald Fiessinger reported hubcap theft from his car. John Pearce reported a stolen car battery. Estill Diver was arrested on a bad check charge tied to a May 8 incident. Pete Donohue of Foley Construction reported a $3000 compressor stolen Monday night from 14th Avenue and S Main Street.
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Joe Browmer
18Th Ave
John Pearce
Oberon Dr
Sorg
Estill Diver
Cincinnati
George Marshall
Diver
Pete Donohue
Foley Construction Co
14Th Avenue
S. Main Street
Theft Reported of Boy's Bicycle from Home
Sutphin reports a boy's bicycle was stolen from his residence. The incident involves Gary Lee Stacy and a $517 value, with details pending further investigation.
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Gary Lee Stacy
Cleveland Smith Arrested On Careless Driving Charge
Police officers arrested Cleveland Smith age 33 at the intersection of Baltimore Street and Michigan Avenue on a careless driving charge.
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Cleveland Smith
8Th Ave
Baltimore Street
Michigan Avenue
Area Fourth of July crashes injure eleven people
Eleven people were hurt in two traffic crashes outside Middletown on the Fourth of July. Gloria Hobbs, 11, suffered a fractured hip and ribs with clavicle injuries and was listed in poor condition. Others from Hamilton and Dayton were treated with head injuries, fractures, and abrasions. one driver was cited for reckless operation.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Tylersville
Ohio
Gloria Hobbs
Mercy Ae
Mercy Hospital
Ellen Williams
Billie Jo Ae
Joseph Boatright
Janice Boatright
Mildred Jackson
George Michael Joad Solliens
George Jackson
Ross
Lightning Strikes City Laundry Causing Fire Damage
A bolt of lightning caused a fire at the ity Family Laundry on Logan Ave. The blaze damaged the building owned by Roy Hobson for about 100 and contents for 10 dollars. Firefighters from Companies 2 and 3 responded at 4:42 a.m. The same storm seemed to strike the New York Central Railroad freight office on Columbia Ave, loosening bricks into the street.
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Ity Family
Logan Ave
Roy Hobson
Companies 2
New York Central Railroad
Columbia Avenue
Sunset Pool Fourth of July Swim Attendance Drops
Wet weather kept swimmers away at Sunset Pool lowering attendance to 629 for the holiday. Director Ross Kramer noted last year’s July Fourth crowd was 1,911, while the record day this year was June 24 with 2,215 swimmers. Attendance at nearby Yankee and Douglas pools was not reported.
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Sunset Pool
Ross Kramer
Bath
Cauie An
Yankee and
Douglas
Brake Distance At 60 Miles An Hour
In the split second a driver moves from accelerator to brake a car at 60 mph travels 66 feet. It would cover another 94 feet before stopping only if the brakes are perfect.
Opposition to Ohio 122 relocation voiced at city meeting
City commissioners opened with a protest from Bernard L. Gibbons president of the East End Improvement Assn accusing the proposed shift of Ohio 122 to E Central Avenue and Coles Road of increasing traffic and overloading Central Street. Gibbons noted traffic has risen threefold since street improvements and claimed the pavement cannot handle heavy freight.
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Ohio 122
Sutphin Street
Grand Avenue
E. Central Avenue
City Commission
Bernard L. Gibbons
Highview Rd
East End
Blue Ball
Rt. 122
Central Avenue
Butler
Warren
Gibbons
East Middletown
E. Central
E. Grand Avenue
Shipworm Destroys Marine Piles Causing Huge Costs
A small mollusk called the shipworm damages wood foundations used in harbors and ships, mining through piles and timbers with its rasping shell, leading to millions of dollars in yearly losses.
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Joseph L. Woodruff
Middletown of Education
New Area
Center Park
Trimble
Baltimore
Middletonians
Donald Fiessinger
Bellomonte St
Yesteray
Central Ave
Crawford St
Robbins - Myers
L. B. Gamble
Highway Department
E. Central and
Coles Road
U. S. 25
Cincinnati Ayton
Charles W. Thompson
Bulls Run
Sam Bartel
Clania Spectacular
Buster Brown
Childrens Shoes
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