City Revises Financing Plan for Sewer Improvements
City commissioners will consider legislation tonight to revise financing for the sewer improvement program. City Manager Starick says the plan couples mortgage revenue bonds with general obligation bonds, funded by sewer charges, to avoid increasing rates while meeting state requirements and flooding concerns at Bull's Run and Tytus Avenue.
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Francis Carmody
Carmody
Bull's Run
Tytus Avenue
H. W. Starick
Starick
E. P. Liska
Braun and Bosworth
Toledo
Moody Investor Service
Squire, Sanders and Dempsey
Legal Bond Council
Braun - Bosworth
Postmaster Denies Talk He'll Resign
Hilbert H. Martin today denied reports that he planned to submit his resignation as Middletown postmaster. He has contemplated retirement in the reasonable future but has made no decision on a date. Martin joined the postal service in 1911, became postmaster in September 1945, succeeding Roy Newlin.
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Hilbert H. Martin
Middletown
Martin
Postal Service
Roy Newlin
Injured Boy Luther Shrout Falls From Window
Luther Buddy Shrout three, son of Mr and Mrs Elzie Shrout of 1219 Reynolds Ave, fell from a second story window Monday while playing in a living room. X rays showed brain concussion and skull fracture. he was described as improved by Middletown Hospital attendants. He landed on the sidewalk after slipping through a screen.
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Middletown Hospital
Luther
Buddy" Shrout
Elzie Shrout
Reynolds Ave
Water use remains steady and bond market improves
Early collection shows water use not dropping and charge receipts align with estimates. Starick notes bond sales strengthen the market, enabling a favorable bid on July 29. Meetings with financial leaders discussed financing options, while Carmody cited last fall hearings that delayed the sale and urged timely Citizen's Committee input. He warned the state will tighten orders for disposal plants citing a report about blast furnaces needing dumping permits.
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Starick
Carmody
Starick Takes Office In Dayton Cites Middletown Opportunities
Starick sworn in as Dayton city manager while former Middletown boss resigns. At a dinner he urged continued citizen oversight and spoke of great opportunities ahead for Dayton. A separate crash at Manchester Avenue stalled a car on the Big Four tracks injuring none and causing $1,000 damage to the train’s cowcatcher.
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Starick
Dayton
Middletown
Manchester Avenue
Big Four
Ruth Elizabeth Dressler
West Silver St
Lebanon
C. Helton
Sharonville
Evelyn Lucas
Tom Beedle
Liver Street
Beedle
Middletown Hospital
Herbert W. Starick
C. A. Boeke
Howard Kramer
Kramer
Traverse City
Mich
Ity
Manchester Hotel
N. J. Lawler
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Rip van Winkle
Eagle Official Remains In Poor Health At Mercy Hospital
Cecil Butts 50 of 2303 Erie Ave. lay in Mercy Hospital Hamilton in poor condition after collapsing Sunday from a heart attack following a speech at the Hamilton Eagles Lodge Hall. He is district vice president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Cecil Butts
Erie Ave
Hamilton Eagles Lodge
Order of Eagles
Police Briefs on Two DUI Arrests and Stolen Wire Find
Robert H. McCuthcheon a 39 year old of 1630 Home St Dayton was arrested at 430 am today at Tytus Ave near the city limits for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated A roll of copper wire was found concealed in weeds behind the 1700 block of Fleming Road with insulation partially burned Officers said the wire was owned by Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company Vernon Martin 42 of Gratis was arrested at 728 pm yesterday at Verity Parkway and Clinton Street on a charge of operating a car when intoxicated
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Robert H. McCuthcheon
Home St
Dayton
Tytus Avenue
Fleming Road
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Vernon Martin
Gratis
Verity Parkway
Clinton Street
City Workers Send Off For Engineer Russell Stabler
City building workers planned farewell parties on a production line basis as Russell Stabler, assistant city engineer, resigns to start his own business. He returned to work this morning, stating it was his last day, after weeks of part-time duties due to heavy department workload. A desk lamp and cocktail set were presented, with a playful claim they could be reclaimed if he reports for work tomorrow.
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Russell Stabler
Stabler
Orville Corson
Middletonian Twirls Horseshoes To Victory
Ralph Lackey of Middletown defeated Paul Focht of Dayton in a 25 point horse shoe pitching exhibition for Middletown Sports men's Club members. Lackey held multiple National Ohio championships from 1946 to 1951 and won the 1949 Ohio Fair Open contest, while Focht had won the Ohio Fair Open in 1950 and 1952. Club officials announced more outdoor programs at future meetings.
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Ralph Lackey
Middletown
Paul Focht
Dayton
Middletown Sportsmen's Club
Lackey
Focht
Local business group honors Staricks with gifts and toast
In a community event, Starick received an outboard motor as a gift and was given another gift for Mrs. Starick by E. E. Grant, president of Crystal Tissue Company. R. L. Siegel, director for Gardner Board and Carton Company, acted as toastmaster, emphasizing the value of money for improvements.
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Dayton
E. E. Grant
H. W. Starick
Starick
Hugh Wright
Industrial Council
N. J. Lawler
R. L. Siegel
Gardner Board
Mayfield and Dixie Heights Seek Annexation Aid to City
Mayfield and Dixie Heights residents join four communities asking for maps and petitions to annex into Middletown. Letters from Mayfield signer Marion Scott and Dixie Heights signer C F Myers urge zoning, fire and police protection benefits. City Commission meeting tonight will consider annexation aids, fire station contracts, coal bids and park land purchases.
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Mayfield
Dixie Heights
Avalon
Roselawn
City Commission
North
Middletown
Middletown Commission
Armco Steel Corporation
Daman Park
Gladell Heights
Pup Exhibit A in Court Cruelty Charge
Norman Gibbs 26 of 2213 Woodlawn Ave faced a municipal court judge for cruelty to an animal after tossing a puppy from a car. The dog later adopted by Patrolman Clarence Bailey and nicknamed Scooter, was presented as Exhibit A. The judge fined Gibbs plus costs and ordered confiscation to the Police Pension Fund. Patrolman Bailey’s family had grown fond of the pup, which was four to five weeks old and had a minor back leg injury diagnosed as recoverable.
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Norman Gibbs
Woodlawn Ave
Clarence Bailey
Scooter
Bailey
Jack Combs
Tillman Ellison
Wayne and
Sherman Avenue
Gibbs
Sherman School
Dance
Police Pension Fund
Patricia Ann
Michael
Combs in Hospital for Leg Operation
Judge Alton H. Combs of Municipal Court will undergo a leg operation at Middletown Hospital tomorrow. Harold G. Dance will serve as acting judge during his absence. Combs may be confined to hospital for two weeks after the operation. His leg injury dates to his World War II Navy service overseas hospital treatment.
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Alton H. Combs
Municipal Court
Middletown Hospital
Harold G. Dance
Combs
Blackmore Warns Youngsters Who Deface Sidewalks
Police chief Joseph Blackmore warns that vandalism of new Clark Street sidewalks may lead to juvenile court for offenders and fines for parents. Public service director C A Boeke notes numerous complaints as sections were replaced after gouges and wet-mark vandalism appeared. Officers told to curb petty offenses and parents to supervise youths after work hours.
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Joseph Blackmore
Tony
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Clark Street
Chief Blackmore
Four Middletown Men to Return From Korea on Brewster
Four Middletown area soldiers are due to land today in San Francisco aboard the army transport Gen. A. W. Brewster alongside 1,828 Korean veterans. The group from the local area includes Cpl. Ray H. Gray Lebanon Route 2 Sq. William R. Jordan 1945 Tuely Rd Hamilton 1st Lt. Donald E. Kenney Briggsdale Franklin and Sgt. Gerald E. Rhodes Elmore Route 1 Franklin.
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Middletown
San Francisco
A. W. Brewster
Ray H. Gray
Lebanon
William R. Jordan
Tuely Rd
Hamilton
Donald E. Kenney
Briggsdale
Franklin
Gerald E. Rhoda
Elmore
Woman shot on Fairmount Avenue listed in fair condition
A 50 year old Fairmount Avenue woman was wounded on the left side below the heart by a self inflicted bullet Monday and listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital. The gun, a .32 caliber revolver, was found on the floor below her bed, Detective Paul Fouts said.
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Fairmount Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Paul Fouts
Tent Collapse Injures Fifty At Frankfurt Circus
A strong gust toppled a large canvas tent in Frankfurt injuring about fifty spectators among a crowd of two thousand at a circus event last night. Emergency crews assisted as medical teams treated the injured and cleared the area.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Middletonians Hurt in Two Industrial Mishaps
Four Middleton residents were treated at Middletown Hospital after mishaps yesterday. Truman Rhodes, 26, of 4115 Van nest St., suffered a left hand laceration while using a scraper at the Raymond Bay Company. James Reed, 23, of Middletown Trailer Park, sprained his left wrist lifting steel at Warren Steel. Jimmy Adams, 13, son of O. P. Adams, 1015 Jackson St., received emergency care for a puncture wound in his left arm at home. Nellie Frodge, 49, of 2405 Manchester Ave., fractured her right wrist after a fall at McAlpin Company where she works.
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Jimmy Adams
O. P. Adams
Jackson St
Nellie Frodge
Manchester Ave
McAlpin Company
At The Movies showings at Paramount and Strand
Paramount schedules Battle Circus Jeopardy Mighty Joe Young and Tele of Dead across Wed and Thu with multiple evening showings. Strand presents Luxury Girls and Caribbean on Wednesday with several nighttime screenings.
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Paramount
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