Middletown Faces Two-Mill Levy Renewal Debate Amid Merger Doubts
Middletown officials weigh the need for renewing a two-mill operating levy if consolidation with Lemon Township schools does not proceed. A preliminary Middletown budget of 1,927,640 prompted concerns that without merger the levy renewal might be unnecessary, while merger could allow renewal without extra taxes. The budget projections, reviewed by the Citizens’ Committee for Consolidation, reflect potential deficits of about 174,000 next year if the levy is not renewed. A budget hearing is set for Tuesday evening at Middletown High School.
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Middletown
Lemon Township
Middletown Hitch School
Joseph Woodruff
Middetown Board
Reichederfer
Woodruff
Lebanon Farm Fugitive Returns to Jail
Oliver J. Irwin, 31, a fugitive from the Lebanon prison farm, was captured Sunday in a stolen car and sent to London prison farm yesterday. He faces additional charges in Allen County. Middletown police handed him over to the Lebanon prison farm superintendent. Irwin had been committed in 1948 for armed robbery in Allen County with a 10 to 25 year sentence.
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Oliver J. Irwin
Lebanon
London
John T. Hover
Central Ave
Irwin
Middletown
W. O. Westfall
Alien County
Allen County
Lebanon Farm
Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Hover
Central Avenue
Canal Street
Civitan Club Plans Installation Tonight at Colony
Civitan Club will hold its annual officers installation at 7 p.m. at the Colony restaurant. A meeting note in yesterday's Journal mislisted Monday night, and the speaker affirmed the accuracy of Reichelderfer's financial report amid merger discussions and a two-mill levy renewal.
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Civitan Club
Toninh
Colony
Precinct Chairmen Seek 872 Signatures for Township Merger
Precinct chairmen from most precincts report 689 of 910 contacted voters signed or declined as they push for 872 signatures by next Monday night at Lemon Monroe. Cochairs Nelson and Selby note 872 equals 35 percent of 1584 township voters in 1953, the threshold set by the county Board of Education for township merger.
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Reichelderfer
Theitizens’ Committee For Consolids
mon-Monroe Schoo
Wirship
Middletown
Robert Nelson
Glenn Selby
Cochairmen
Lemon-Monroe
County Board of Education
Middetown
Nelson
Board of Elections
Artery hardening seen as treatable disease not just age
Scientists now view hardening of the arteries as a disease that is treatable and potentially curable rather than an inevitable disability of old age. The shift reflects advances in understanding and medical options that offer hope for improved vascular health.
Dive For Pint Ends In Jail
Roy Haddix, 49, Germantown Route 1, was sentenced to 10 days in Butler County jail on an intoxication charge after a bet led him to dive into the Miami River. He claimed someone would pay if he won, then asked to be arrested when the other man refused. Patrolman Clarence Bailey took him into custody after Haddix surfaced soaked.
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Butler County
Roy Lee Hadtdix
Germantown
Haddix
Clarence Bailey
Woman Guilty In Child Neglect Case At Franklin
Dorene Hayes was found guilty by Judge J. T. Riley of child neglect in Franklin. A month jail sentence with all but seven days suspended plus a suspended $10 fine and costs for intoxication were imposed. Rutherford Hayes was found not guilty on the neglect charge. Other defendants faced suspended sentences, fines, and jail terms for assault, disorderly conduct, intoxication, and related violations.
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Franklin
Dorene Hayes
J. T. Riley
Jude Riley
Rutherford Hayes
Miller's Trailer Court
Riley
Donald Bowles
Bowles
Elmer Smith
Dayton
Leroy Cautcher
Arle Lawson
Carlisle
Marion H. Masters
Springboro
Police Briefs Report Theft and Break-In Incident
Police noted that Boyd Smith reported a tire and spare wheel valued at 50 dollars stolen from his car after it was towed to a local lot following a south city accident. An attempted break in at 1913 Manchester Ave. was reported with hinges pried from a cellar window. no missing items were reported.
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Boyd Smith
Clayton St
Manchester Ave
Battery power drops in cold weather to 30 percent
At 20 degrees Fahrenheit the energy available from an automobile battery falls to about 30 percent of the energy available at 40 degrees. This highlights how cold reduces battery capacity and starting performance in vehicles.
Top Steel Firm Men Here To Discuss Plant Safety
Ten representatives from six leading steel companies arrive in Middletown for a two day safety conference hosted by Armco. C. M. Allen chairs with C R Rich as Armco liaison. The group tours Middletown Works then meets at the Manchester Hotel to review safety problems and exchange data on accidents and prevention. The program traces to 1926 as a steel industry effort to reduce accidents and improve practices.
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Miami University Community Workshop
Aeronca
Middletown
Miamisburg
Mary Adams
Central School
Esther Bell
Sherman
Bertis Capehart
Robert Diets
Top Steel Firm
Bethelem Steel
Inland
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
U. S. Steel
Ones
Laughlin and Republic
Armco
Ty Exchange
Armeco
C. M. Allen
C.R. Rich
Middletown Works
Manchester Hotel
R. G. Adair
O. E. Clark
D. S. Holstein
Ralph J. Wright
Middletown Works Safety Department
Exchange Group
Allen
Alten
National Safety Council
Draft Exams for 29 Registrants Sent to Cincinnati
Ten local registrants were sent to Cincinnati for armed forces physicals. Names listed include Fredrick W Finney, George P Dome, Charles G Fraley, John A Hurston, Henry W McIntosh, Louis M Driever, Carl Miller, Donald D Poffenbarger, Ralph Burh Jr, Robert L Ward, John W Downey, Donald R Long, Leon Taylor, James D Craigz, Francia A Howe, Robert A Staton Jr, Robert Barnett, Charles H Howard, Raymond R Haven, Lester N Niederman, Ted W Sullivan, W T Allen, Carl V Seals, Roger D Stewart, Robert L Gordon, Paul F Bauke, Thomas F Cassidy, Donald E Lake, Keith B Miller.
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Selective Service Board 10
Cincinnati
Armed Forces
Fredrick Wayne Finney
S. Sutphin St
George Phillip Dome
Hill Ave
Charles Garvin Fraley
John Alfred Hurston
Baltimore St
Henry Winton McIntosh
West Middletown
Louis Milton Driever
Carl Miller
Donald Duane Poffenbarger
Clarendon Ave
Ralph Raymond Burh Jr
Sheridan Ave
Robert Leroy Ward
John Willis Downey
Central Ave
Donald Ralph Long
Leon Taylor
Sycamore St
James David Craigz
Gideon
Francia A. Howe
West Midn
Robert Amos Staton Jr
Robert Barnett
Excelle
Charles Harrison Howard
Somerville
Itt
Raymond Robert Haven
Main St
Hamilton
Lester Earl Niederman
Hamilton - Scipio Pikce
Ted Wayne Sullivan
Stillwell - Beckett Rd
W.T. Alien
Joe Ave
New Miami
Carl Verlin Seals
Okeana
Roger Dean Stewart
Lebanon
Robert Larry Gordon
Monroe
Paul Frank Bauke
Trenton
Thomas Frances Cassidy
E. State St
Donald Edward Lake
Oxford
Keith B. Miller
Pershing Ave
At The Movies Showings Summary For Paramount And Strand
Paramount offers Hell Below Zero Massacre Canyon The Living Desert Stormy with multiple daily showtimes Tuesday and Wednesday. Strand screens Untamed Heiress Bowery Boys Meet Monsters Casanova s Biz Night and Diamond Queen across several early and late slots.
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Massacre Canyon
Kiwanians To Attend 3-Division Meeting
Middletown Kiwanis Club members will attend a picnic for the Third Fourth and Fifth divisions at LeSourdsville Lake tomorrow evening. Admission is free to club members. At the regular noon meeting Thursday in the Manchester Hotel James G. Carter of Dayton will speak on How is Your Control. L P Smith is program chairman.
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Middletown
Screening on Park Job Nears End
Screening of 38 applicants for a new recreational director post may finish by the weekend. Middletown Park Board chairman Sam McAdow said only one local application has been received and urged local men to file. The board also notes Smith Farm road paving is complete with a 20-foot blacktop surface and a new traffic light at the Smith Farm entrance timed with Clark Street signals. A permanent fence for the ball diamonds will be erected and 100 spiral-welded posts are being ordered for fencing.
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Sam McAdow
Middletown
Fytus Avenue
Verity Parkway
Clark Street
Smith Farm Park
Area Highway Crashes Put Two On Trial
Squire Lummie Bailey heard William J. Murphy 75 of Box 133 Monroe on a charge of failing to yield right of way after Murphy pulled from a driveway on Rt 129 into a westbound car driven by Eugene Picknell 22 of Middletown. Minor damage reported to both vehicles.
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Squire Lummie Bailey
William J. Murphy
Box 133
Monroe
Charles Turch
Coraddale Rt. 1
Lebanon
Murphy
Rt. 129
Hughes Station
Eugene Picknell
Middletown Rt. 1
Picknell
Middletown Safety Council Asked To Study Central Highview
Middletown Planning Commission last night asked the Safety Council to study traffic at the Central Avenue and Highview Road intersection. Richard Crow of Gillen-Crow Pharmacies Inc represented owners seeking neighborhood business zoning for the tract, opposed by local residents led by R. T. Sant. A letter ordering the study was prepared today.
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Middletown Planning Commission
Middletown Safety Council
Central Avenue
Highview Road
Richard Crow
Gillen-Crow Pharmacies, Inc
R. T. Sant
Central Ave
Planning Commission
Sant
Safety Council
Grass Fire and EMS Calls Near Woodlawn Avenue Yard
Firemen responded to a grass fire in the Pennsylvania Railroad yard behind the 1300 block of Woodlawn Avenue. The blaze was caused by a cigarette or locomotive sparks. Firemen also handled a false alarm on Fleming Road Ardmore Drive and an emergency call at 711 Mary Etta Street where a resuscitation was performed on Lawrence G. Howard for 12 minutes. Howard, distressed by breathing issues, was thought to suffer from malnutrition.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Woodlawn Avenue
Fleming Road
Ardmore Drive
Mary Etta St
Lawrence G. Howard
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