City to Sell $4 Million Sewer Revenue Bonds Tonight
City commissioners plan to approve the largest bond issue in history, a $4 million sewer revenue sale to fund a major portion of the $8 million sewer improvement program and treatment plant. Proposals were opened at noon in the Engineering Department and bids will be considered tonight alongside plans for two new parks and parkway access, subdivision work, and parking improvements.
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Miami
Ohio
Ohio Department of Health
Truck Traffic Problems For Discussion Tonight
Residents protest a plan to route additional trucks through the unincorporated area, citing Route 25 overload. The proposal by Sam Redding would divert trucks around Middletown via Route 25 to Oxford State Road and back to Route 73 and Route 4. Other items include a petition to curb noise on Crawford Street and Grand Avenue and calls to study the issue with Sutphin Street residents inviting Redding to speak.
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Blue Ball
Ashland Howard
Franklin
Howard
Commission
Sam Redding
Middletown
Oxford State Road
Route 73
Route 4
Crawford Street
Grand Avenue
Bertha Rolfe
Lafayette Ave
Sutphin Street
Redding
Congress Approves 150 Million Drought Relief Bill
Congress completed action on a bill providing 150 million dollars for emergency drought relief in affected states. The House accepted minor Senate amendments and sent the measure to President Eisenhower for signature.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Three Accidents Reported In City With No Injuries
Police said three accidents occurred yesterday with no injuries. At 2:15 p.m. at First Ave and Main St Dewey Smith and Thomas Smith collided as both waited for a turn. Damages estimated at 50 dollars. At 2:27 p.m. on Central Ave and Monroe St Mear Fullerton struck a parked sign and a car driven by Michael Hoover causing 40 dollars in damage. At 4:20 p.m. on South Verity Parkway and Girard Ave Robert Evans ran a red light and collided with Lawrence Brewer. Evans was cited.
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First Avenue
Main Street
Dewey Smith
Malvern St
Thomas Smith
Garfield St
Mear T. Fullerton
Dayton
Central Avenue
Monroe Street
Michael Hoover
Linden Ave
Robert J. Evans
South River St
Franklin
Man Held Here Goes To FBI
William Lawrence Osborne 21 of 1525 Taylor Ave a service member was ordered turned over to federal authorities after a forgery charge was dismissed in Municipal Court. Detective Crout and Patrolman Fawley arrested him in the 1300 block of Central Avenue following a bad $20 clothing purchase check.
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William Lawrence Osborne
Taylor Ave
Armed Services
FBI
Osborne
Harold Dance
Floyd Halsey
Roy Crout
Herbert Fawley
Central Avenue
Thirty Christian clergymen beaten after alleged anti Red leaflet plot
Wah Kiu Yat Po reports that in Szewai China 30 Christian clergymen were arrested on charges of guiding a plane that dropped anti Red leaflets. The clergymen were tried and beaten, then released.
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Hong Kong
China
Szewai
Wah Kiu Yat Po
New Wildwood Crossing to Open After Ribbon Cutting
A ribbon cutting Monday at 11 a.m. will officially open the improved Wildwood crossing with signal lights. City manager changes and railroad representatives will attend as the project, begun earlier this month, progresses on schedule to fix long standing traffic hazards.
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Wildwood Crossing
C. A. Boeke
Commission
Francis Carmody
Boeke
Howard Kramer
New York Central Railroad
Employee Loses Four Fingers In Job Mishap
Buford Goad a 58 year old machine tender at Wrenn Paper Company lost four fingers on his right hand when his hand was caught in a roll and dragged into a calendar stack while freeing jammed paper. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and listed in satisfactory condition.
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Middletonian
Wrenn Paper Company
Buford Goad
Monroe St
Middletown Hospital
Goad
Schenck and McCulloch Leave Bethesda Hospital
Paul F. Schenck of Dayton and representative William McCulloch of Piqua were released from Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. Schenck recovering from an emergency appendectomy and urged to limit activity for a week. McCulloch treated for a virus infection and also discharged yesterday.
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Paul F. Schenck
Dayton
Congress
Ohio
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Maryland
Schenck
Washington
William McCulloch
Piqua
Bethesda
At The Movies Paramount And Strand Showings
Paramount screens Small Town Girl at 1 15 4 10 7 05 and 10 00 p m Slight Case of Larceny at 2 55 5 50 and 8 50 p m Strand shows Mutiny at 1 25 p m on Wednesday night and continues with films across the schedule.
Township Magistrate Faces Grand Jury Over Fund Shortage
Hobart L. Mercer Butler County magistrate and Union Township justice of the peace faces Grand Jury recall on charges of embezzling 2398 dollars in public funds. State Auditor Rhodes found Mercer collected 5769.90 in fines from 1947 to 1953 but paid 3371.99, with 2512.54 total recovery including 114.54 interest. Bond of 1000.00 covers shortage. no arrest now.
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Hobart L. Mercer
Butler County
Jackson Bosch
Mercer
Union Township
James A. Rhodes
Examiner
Bosch
Hamilton
Rhodes
Isaac R. Cramer
Uhrichsville
Peace Justice
Mill Township
Tuscarawas County
Cramer
Conservation Department
Vandalism Targets New Fire House Site in Columbia and Clinton Area
Police reported vandalism at the construction site for the Number One Station by Bauer Construction on Columbia Avenue and Clinton Street. Items were tossed into the basement causing damage. Mrs. Carl Gebhart of 1909 Titus Ave reported the theft of gilded cushions and a blanket from her porch early today.
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Bauer Construction Company
Columbia Avenue
Clinton Street
Carl Gebhart
Tytus Ave
Evening Showtimes for Cleopatra Confidence Girl and The Stooge
The schedule lists Cleopatra showings at 2:55, 6:20 and 9:45 p.m. on Thursday and Confidence Girl showings at 1:40, 5:05 and 8:30 p.m. Also The Stooge screenings run 3:10, 6:35 and 10:00 p.m.
YoungShoplifter Caught In Store
A 12 year old boy was ordered before juvenile authorities after being found in Grant's Store with articles he had taken. The manager reported the theft at 2 15 pm and the items were returned. Police said the youth also had merchandise from the G C Murphy Store.
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Grant
G. C. Murphy
Minister Says Charges Untrue in Franklin Healing Suit
Dr. P T Collett leader of Colletts Healing Mission in Franklin calls allegations by Gladys Eversole untrue and says R T Collett is a distant cousin from Ashland Ky. Eversoles suit seeks 1086 plus costs claiming a boy suffered a compound fracture after being treated for a broken arm. Collett says 50 witnesses signed a document denying the accusation and notes he may file a damages suit against Franklin officials.
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Franklin
P. T. Collett
Chillicothe
Ashland
R. T. Collett
Gladys Eversole
Shartz
Collett
Logan
Journal
Dr. Collett
Evangelistic
Logan - Long
Lebanon
Warren County
Madison Ave
Dayton
Green St
Cincinnati
Earl Ivie
Brother Ivie
Shubert
Eversole
Logan - Long Company
Driver Gets Jail Term and Fine in DUI Case
Charles W. Thiel, 27, of 1829 Courtland St. Norwood, fined $200 and costs and had driving privileges revoked for six months. He received a three day jail term and will serve Sundays after his car struck the rear of Mrs. Jessie Forbes’s auto on South Main Street. Mrs. Forbes, 79, was treated and released from Middletown Hospital. Thiel appeared before acting Judge Harold G. Dance. Ohio law now mandates a three day sentence for this offense.
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Charles W. Thiel
Courtland St
Norwood
Thiel
Harold G. Dance
South Main Street
Jessie Forbes
Yankee Rd
Ohio
Lebanon Man Attacked at Rathman Park Stolen Cash
A 45 year old Lebanon resident said two men stomped him and took 17 dollars early today at Rathman Park. Jenning Ryan of Hotel Forty-Seven Lebanon was treated for a chin cut and chest injuries at Middletown Hospital and released. Police were called to Manchester Avenue after the 3 30 a m incident.
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Theodore Thom
Jenning Ryan
Forty-Seven
Lebanon
Middletown Hospital
Thompson
Manchester Avenue
Ryan
Rathman Park
Everest Height Increase Reportedly Adds Inches to Summit
Mount Everest is said to have grown by more than 600 feet beyond the established official altitude of 29,002 feet. The new summit measurement is reported as 29,610 feet above sea level according to multiple precise instruments.
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Everest
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