Better Schools Committee opens downtown survey booth
Members of the Better Schools Committee will staff a survey center during the Downtown Merchants Festival to collect questions about Middletown City School District. The booth at Broad Street and Central Avenue will run 9 am–9 pm Thursday and Friday and 9 am–4 pm Saturday with survey sheets for questions and ratings.
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Better Schools Committee
Middletown City
Broad Street
Central Avenue
Middletown
Bob McDade
Foreclosure Filed Against Middletown Lincoln Mercury Co
First National Bank of Middletown sues Kenyon B Philips and Reva I Philips and five others for 64003.64 plus interest. Middletown Lincoln Mercury faced foreclosure on a Dec 23 1965 note secured by multiple lots. The firm has been out of business since mid June and may reopen under new management soon per Ford district official.
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Middletown
Lincoln-Mercury Co
First National Bank of Middletown
Butler
County Common Pleas Court
Kenyon B. Philips
Reva I. Philips
Manchester Road
Middletown Lincoln-Mercury
Dollar Federal
Middletown Federal
Fire blamed on child playing with matches in Franklin
A child playing with matches started a fire in a mattress at M A Tutt’s home on Skokiaan Drive Franklin yesterday at 9 p m. Firemen reported mattress damage valued at 50 dollars.
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Franklin
M.A. Tutt
Skokiaan Drive
City commission debates naming of principals in firms dealing with city
Mary Lord urges listing chief shareholders and officers to curb gossip as the city faces big zoning decisions. Law Director Ellison says private companies cannot be forced to reveal owners but city officials with interests could be listed. No ordinance yet. Committees to study further.
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Mary Lord
XYZ Corp
Miss Lord
Planning Commission
East End
Law
Tilmon Ellison
Ellison
Joe Lewis
James Curry
Lewis
Franklin Water Main Extension Explained For Gardner Paper
City council clarifies who pays for a 12 inch water main serving Gardner Paper. Only tapping properties will be assessed, not all owners along E Second Street. Gardner will cover half the unit cost. if no taps occur the full 14 300 is paid. City to cover 2280 difference between pipe sizes for future growth and reimburse later taps.
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Franklin
Gardner Paper Products Co
John Griffin
E Second Street
Rt. 73
Gardner
Saxbe Invites Regional Leaders for Talk Tomorrow
Ohio Attorney General William B. Saxbe, seeking reelection, invites area business and industry representatives to a luncheon tomorrow at the Manchester Motor Inn in Middletown. He plans to discuss police pay and training reforms and education on con men activities, meeting with other officeholders and Republican officials alongside labor union reps.
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Ohio
William B. Saxbe
Manchester Motor Inn
Saxbe
Police Break Up Floating Crap Game On City Porch
Police cruising at Young and Michigan observed 10 to 12 youths on the porch of an old warehouse at 1 30 a m. The crowd fled when approached and officers confiscated a candle two pennies and a set of dice from the scene.
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Young
Michigan
City Seeks Quick Garfield Tract Purchase For Industry
City officials push to buy the last privately owned parcel in the Garfield urban renewal area to secure a new industry. Blumberg & Cohen Scrap Yard remains in dispute over land exchange and cleanup requirements, with negotiations ongoing and legal action possible. Residents of Clifton Farms are not automatically included in the East End sewer project, with tap-in fees for connecting to the trunk line and petitions needed for streets without the line.
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Garfield
Blumberg & Cohen Scrap Yard
Try
Lng
City Commission
Last Flight
Commission
Blumberg &Cohen
Blumberg & Cohen
Dan Rothe
Clifton Farms
East End
Clifton
Basin G Gets Go Ahead Again For Basin G
City Commission approves Basin G construction for the second time in four months. West of the New York Central tracks will not pay. the city covers 44 570 of 120 570 total cost. East side residents pay the rest. extension of University Boulevard through Armco Park requires approval.
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Basin G
New York Central
Middletown
William Denham
Virgil Clark
Mary Lord
Clark
First Assessment Board
Miss Lord
University Boulevard
Armco Park
Work Set at Busy Corner Here
Traffic at Shafer Street and University Boulevard will be interrupted for three days starting tomorrow for a water line installation. Motorists on Shafer and Nebar cannot go straight. right turns from Nebar to University and from Shafer to University are allowed. University traffic can pass with limited turns. Hours are 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m.
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Shafer Street
University Boulevard
Shafer
Nebar
Nelbar
University
Labor drives for vote in Providence Rhode Island
The Rhode Island AFL-CIO has launched a campaign to register every member to vote, aiming to boost turnout in upcoming elections. Organizers emphasize broad participation and civic engagement across unions in the state capital.
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Providence, R.I
Rhode Island Afl-Cio
Local agency promotes home and renters protection deals
The ad from a local experienced agency invites customers to secure home and furniture protection and liability coverage at low cost. It urges prospective buyers or renewers to see Tom for details on purchasing a home or renewing insurance.
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Tom
City approves multiple public works notes and payments
The commission issued 14000 in notes for sidewalk curb and gutter repair and 3877 for Easton Avenue water line. It approved 5787 for the city share of Melody Heights street improvements and 26000 to Cincinnati Gas and Electric for lowering a gas line along Breie Boulevard. Roadway bids are expected to be let this fall.
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Easton Avenue
Melody Heights Street
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Central Avenue
Rosedale Road
Work To Begin On Boro Water Lines
Work on the New Springboro water lines planned to start August 1 at Chautauqua amid resident protests on Pennyroyal Road. County officials say the road easements allow the project. over half the needed contracts are in place. Culbertson expects completion early next year.
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Boro
Pennyroyal Road
Chautauqua
Pennyroyal
Springboro
Paul Culbert
Board of Public Affairs
Bevis Named County Engineer to Succeed Pochard
Robert F Bevis of Ross Township was appointed county engineer to fill the unexpired term of Jesse Pochard who died last week. The appointment was made at an emergency Hamilton meeting led by Democratic chairman Theodore Repper Jr Bevis, a Butler County native and UC civil engineering graduate, has worked with the state highways and served as deputy county engineer. He plans to run for the office this fall.
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Robert F. Bevis
Ross Township
Jesse Pochard
Bevis
Pochard
Democratic Central Committee
Theodore Repper Jr
Hamilton
Repper
Bob Bevis
Butler County
Hamilton High School
University of Cincinnati
State Department of Highways
Fred Hammerle
Ohio Department of Highways
Division 8
Middletown
Wade Mill Road
Venice
Anne Uehling
Morris, Min
John R. Bevis
Quonset Point
R. 1
Woman Hurt In City Accident On Barnitz Avenue
A Barnitz Avenue woman was injured last night in a two car crash at North Verity Parkway and Clinton Street. Four drivers were cited and $2310 damage reported after seven accidents were investigated by police. Mrs. Fannie M. Lucas 61 treated for head cuts at Middletown Hospital after her car collided with Robert C. Cook 31. Lucas was turning left onto Clinton Street at 735 p m and entered Cook s path, police said.
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Barnitz Avenue
North Verity Parkway
Clinton Street
Fannie M. Lucas
Barnitz Ave
Middletown Hospital
Robert C. Cook
Moore Drive
Franklin
Kiwanis To Hear Lloyd And Wilmer In Middletown talk
Calvin Lloyd president of MADE and Richard A. Wilmer president of Middletown Growth Inc will discuss Made in Middletown at a Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday noon at Manchester Motor Inn Ross Crim is program chairman The Kiwanis Fifth Division Council meeting includes a Ladies Night in Miami Fla and a Havana fair with a wedding palace feature at Congress Inn and Monroe club hosting socialist weddings.
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Calvin Lloyd
MADE
Richard A. Wilmer
Middletown Growth, Inc
Middletown
Kiwanis Club
Manchester Motor
Ross Crim
Kiwanis
Miami
Fla
Havana
Congress Inn
Mon
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Walburg
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First Avenue
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Nadine Kirkpatrick
Culbertson
Robert Brevis
Carroll Sue Stewart
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Linda
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James Roberts
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