Chalfin Enters Race for Board of Education Seat
Charles H. Chalfin announced his candidacy for the Board of Education this fall, joining four others seeking three seats. Donald E. Reichelderfer said he will not run again, citing business pressures, ending his four year term on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Chalfin
Kenwood Dr
Board of Education
Donald E. Reichelderfer
Chalfin
Joseph Woodruff
Arthur M. Lennie
Edward Barker
William Owens
Reichelderfer
Armco Steel Corp
Patrolman McFeeters Rushed Back to Middletown Hospital
Leonard McFeeters 49 a downtown motorcycle officer was readmitted with chest pains after a barbed wire incident at his home on Rt 122 near West Middletown. Doctors reported his condition unchanged and planned two to three days of observation to check for heart damage.
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Leonard McFeeters
Middletown
Rt. 122
West Middletown
McFeeters
Man Hurt In Fatal Crash Goes Home
David Reels a 21 year old Tennesseean, among three seriously injured in a U S 2 collision near Franklin on June 27, was discharged from Middletown Hospital after extensive treatment. The crash killed Kathleen Reels, eight month old Cindy, and Susie Parker, and left L B Reels Vera Reels and Elath Marcum with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Reels
Middletown Hospital
Franklin
County Asks Water Petitions Check on Area Opposition
Hamilton County commissioners pressed for verification of petitioners in Madison and Wayne townships opposing a water district. They discussed signatures from 600 residents, with officials noting residents outside the district may have signed to protest assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Madison
Wayne Townships
Levey
Gordon Augspurger
Butler County Commission
Snyder
Vernon Martin
Middletownton Road
John Fischer
Peck, Shaffer & Williams
Fischer
Robert J. Brink
Charlies A. Hinsch Co
Cincinnati
City awards largest paving job in five years
City Commissioners planned to award a five mile T 35 surfacing program covering 14 streets. Armrel Paving Co. submitted the low bid of about 108000 dollars. The state highway department will fund a large portion of the Verity Parkway levy between Tytus Avenue and Germantown Road.
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Barbara Park
Charles W. Thompson
Armrel Paving Co., Inc
Oxford State Road
N. Verity Parkway
Baltimore and Garfield Streets
2Nd Avenue
Aberdeen Drive
Fleming Road
Lafayette Avenue
Columbia Avenue
Grimes Street
Philadephia Avenue
Reynolds, Highview Road
Girard Avenue
Thompson
State Highway Department
Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Germantown Road
Woman Recalls Claim of Car Stop Attack Attempt
A Baltimore Street woman told police that a man waved her down on 8th Avenue near Lincoln Street. He forced her to move over, drove her to West Middletown, and allegedly tried to attack her before she fought him off. She returned home about 5 a.m. and described the suspect.
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Baltimore Street
8Th Avenue
Lincoln Street
West Middletown
Down
Police announce sergeant exam for patrolmen
A competitive examination to promote an additional sergeant will be held among the city's patrolmen. The traffic department has a vacancy for a sergeant. Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced the exams set for August 19 and 20.
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Joseph Blackmore
Dispute Over Water District Financing and Boundaries
Nelson Watson Jr. of Crawfords ville cautioned that revenue bonds alone have no market and the district limits remain unclear. Arnold Boxwell of Madison Township Improvement Assn urged using objections to map service areas, while Augspurger said financing must be settled by property owners and not rely solely on revenue bonds.
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Augspurger
Poasttown
Nelson Watson Jr
Crawfordsville
Ind
Arnold Boxwell
Madison Township Improvement Assn
County Commission
Middletown Traffic Safety Rated Only Fair by Expert
Norman Olman of the National Safety Council told Middletown Rotarians the 1958 traffic safety program met 60 percent of recommended measures, behind 67 percent in 1957. He praised school safety education but urged driver training expansion and stronger enforcement plus upgraded signals and court handling to cut accidents. The year’s accident costs totaled about two million dollars.
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Norman Olman
National Safety Council
Rotary Club
Manchester Hotel
Olman
Middletown
Osman
City Marks A Year Since Record Rainfall In Middletown
A year ago Middletown logged a record 3.63 inches of rain in a single day. July’s rainfall to date is about one third of that, with a dry spell endangering crops while other regions receive excess rain. Weather observer C T Morningstar notes the Miami River is low enough to wade and canals run normally, as July's wet pattern shifts.
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West Middletown
Poasttown
West Middletown Bridge
Journal
Thomas
Middletown
C. T. Morningstar
Miami
Morningstar
Camp Chapel Dedication Tonight at Camp Hook
Troop 18 of the Boy Scouts and the Civitan Club sponsor a 6 p.m. covered dish dinner at Camp Hook before a 7 15 p.m. dedication of the Edward H. Hammon Memorial Chapel. Notables include Rev. Robert W. Ward and Rev. Robert J. Mannin, Judge Fred E. Cramer, Charles F. E. Stutenroth, Ronald Brisker, and W. T. Adams. Certificates of appreciation will be given to volunteers from several unions and Armco groups. The ceremony is open to the public. if rain, it will shift to tomorrow night.
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Boy Scouts of
Troop 18
Civitan Club
Camp Hook
Edward H. Hammon
Robert W. Ward
First Presbyterian Church
Robert J. Mannin
St. Peter Claver Church
Common Pleas
Fred E. Cramer
Charles FE. Stutenroth
Mound Builders’ Council
Ronald Brisker
W. T. Adams
Inn Owner Bound Over On 2 Charges In Butler County
Austin Tester 58 of Trenton faces grand jury after a Municipal Court hearing on intoxication and carrying concealed weapons. A state agent testified Tester was seen with a loaded gun and deputies found a loaded pistol and an unsafe shotgun at the Red Bud Inn. Bond set at 1000 and 1500 respectively.
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Butler County Grand Jury
Wea
Austin Tester
Trenton Rt. 1
Tester
Red Bud Inn
Ohio 122
Here
Stanley Corey
William Charles
Boy Drowns In Great Miami River Near Hamilton
A nine year old boy, Robert Dean Day, drowned in the Great Miami River near the Conservancy Dam after diving for a tin can. Deputies and four teen rescuers pulled the body from 10 foot water 15 feet from shore, pronounced dead by Dr. Garret Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Great Miami River
Conservancy Dam
Robert Dean Day
Oscar Day
4Th St
Hamilton Gravel Co
Ward Street
Paul Pell
Richard Metcalfe
James Powell
Arnold McGuire
Parkamo Ave
Gary Maupin
Glenn Maupin
Allistatter Ave
Neal Garrett
Tuley Rd
Garret J. Boone
Drowning Toll Rises in County With Fourth This Year
In London Kentucky, a boy who could not swim drowned, with funeral services set for London. He is survived by his parents and two sisters, and would have started fourth grade this fall. The year reports four drownings in the county, three within a few hundred yards of each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
London
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Middletown High School
University of Cincinnati
Boy Scout Troop 19
Order of DeMolay
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Heaing Board of Examiners
Lincoln Lodge 693
F&am
Armco Employes Independent Federation
AEIF
Tim
Kent
Roosevelt Junior High
Don Reichelderfer
Press of Business
Charles Chalfin
Elath Marcum
Patricia
ED Edmiston
Ross H. Snyder
Barry Level
Madison Township
Big Miami
Troop 88
Explorer Post 7
Middletown Trades & Labor Council
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers’ Union
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Carpenters and Joiners’ Union
Construction and General Laborers’ Union
Armco Independent Employes Federation
Armco Fabricating Foremen's Club
Paul Bell
Russelll Efker
Council
David Lawson
Manchester Rd
W. Smith
Hudson Ave
Bill Too High
Alonsi
Cincinnati Food Service
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Newport
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