Downtown begins $2.3 million climate mall project start
Workmen removed traffic lights at Manchester Verity and First Verity as Verity between Manchester and First closes to through traffic. Parking meters in Canal Street lot move to Verity with 28 spaces near Penney's 21 near Central Store and 46 past Dillman's Market all metered. Demolition of 11 buildings begins including Ortman Stewart Transportation Co. bus station. Federal funds of $2.92 million extend downtown action program by 10 months with completion planned by February. Construction taps sewer lines at Manchester Verity and Wall Alley then lays sewer along Verity Canal with Verity Parkway kept metered until mall completion.
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Manchester Avenue
Verity Parkway
First Avenue
Verity
Manchester
First
Canal Street
Central
Penney’s
Dillman’s
Broad
Clinton Streets
Ortman- Stewart Transportation Co
Broadway News
White
Broad Street
Main
Wall Alley
Verity and Canal
Clark
Air conditioners fly as summer heat hits city
With temperatures rising Cincinnati gas and electric reports a new daily kilowatt peak at 2 to 3 pm reaching 2,243,200 kilowatts and 44,806,900 kilowatt hours while local merchants rush to meet demand. stores report dwindling supplies though some shipments arrive today.
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Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Fire's Cause Remains Undetermined at Franklin Wood
Fire destroyed the Franklin Wood Products Co. in Germantown on Clark Street. Officials say investigators list the cause as undetermined but suspect faulty wiring. Conduits and wiring from the buildings were sent to a Dayton lab for testing. damage estimate released yet.
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Germantown
Franklin Wood Products Co
Dayton
Clark Street
Sorg Paper Co Reports First-Half 1972 Pre-Tax Loss Shrinking
The Sorg Paper Co. posts a 1972 first-half pre-tax loss of 266000, down 707000 from 1971. Second quarter loss 222000 on 7670000 in sales. total 1972 sales 14833000 versus 13362000 in 1971. D.G. Driscoll named president in addition to chairman, succeeding C. William Marion.
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Sorg Paper Co
Sorg
Driscoll
C. William Marion
Sunday Sales Petitions Circulate in Middletown Precincts
Petitions to place Sunday liquor sales on the November ballot are circulating in two east Middletown precincts. Lou Pierce of Lou's Bar says about 300 signatures have been gathered with 700 more needed by the August 9 deadline to meet a 532-signature requirement. The drive, run door to door, targets precincts 3CD and 3CD in the University Boulevard Ardmore Drive area and the Central Avenue Goldman Avenue area where last November two precincts approved Sunday sales, now allowed in eight places from 1 pm to midnight.
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East Middletown
Lou Pierce
Lou’s
Central Ave
Pierce
University Boulevard
Ardmore
Central Avenue
Goldman Avenue
Summer Job Surrounded by Female Tax Office Staff
Randy Robillard 20 a junior accounting major at Ohio University works part time this summer at the city treasurer s office as the first man in an all female tax and auditor staff at the City Annex on Central Avenue He recalls initial shyness turning to familiarity as he handles bills and chats with coworkers about families and everyday life amid the 11 women in the office
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City Annex
Central Avenue
Randy Robillard
Ohio University
Treasurer’s Office
Robillard
Farewell PROMISES show draws near thousand at auditorium
PROMISES led by Charles Taylor packed the Dave Finkelman Auditorium as the cast bid farewell before a two week musical mission to Japan. Paul Bell praised director Clement Burton for leveraging each talent, noting hours of work behind seemingly easy performances.
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Dave Finkelman
Japan
Charles Taylor
Paul Bell
Lemon-Monroe High School
Pro-Musica
The
I Church of the Ascension
Clement Burton
Promises
Baby Clinic Receives $100000 Support for Middletown Clinic
A total of $10000 has been received from the state of Ohio for the Middletown Area Maternal and Child Care Clinic, the well baby clinic in Verity Hall opposite Middletown Hospital. Walter H. Mischley said Butler County will support the clinic by the share of patients living outside Middletown, and noted no word yet from Warren County.
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State of
Ohio
Middletown Area
Well Baby
Verity Hall
Middletown Hospital
Walter H. Mischley
Butler County
Middletown
Tongue Twisted Church Usher Delivers Odd Sermon
A church usher mispronounces lines in a tongue twister style remark causing amusement. The quip jokes about mending and sewing to another sheet, with playful misheard phrases.
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Padam
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Fred Sennet
Journal
Manchester Ave
Civlemans
CANAL
New North Park
YMCA
Schirmer
Montgomery Ward
Reed-Klopp
Cohn's ‘Hardware
Sears Roebuck
General Electric
Hills Department Store
Ayr-Way
Fedders Supply Co
Franklin
Ponderosa
U.S
D.G. Driscoll
Randy
Sheckler
First United Methodist Church
Christian Church
Taylor
Bell
Baby Clinic
Warren County
Mischley
ATRA
Woodlawn & Crawford Quality Corner
Tom
Tom Jones
Jones -Grimes
Crype Harrison
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