City saves on sewer financing bonds bid yields big gain
City commissioners praised a saving of 439000 from selling 4.5 million in mortgage revenue bonds at 3.34 percent, instead of 3.838 percent on 3 million. The deal with Glove, Forgan and Company of New York produced five bids. 152 firms were contacted and 87 of the largest bid.
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Glove
Forgan and Company of New York
E. P. Liska
Commission
Citizen Advisors
Liska
Braun- Bosworth
Toledo
United States
Glore, Forgan and Company
Morning blast rattles Cincinnati area. Ford plant blast suspected
A loud blast at 9 am shook Hamilton and Middletown with observers likening it to thunder. Officials traced possible cause to a Ford Motor Company automatic transmission plant blast in Red Bank Road, injuring two workers who were hospitalized. Police and utility reports found no gas or electric fault, while jet activity was also considered. Journal-News staff noted local noise did not originate there as construction air hammers roared nearby.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton
Middletown
State Patrol
Trenton
LeSourdsville
Todhunter Road
Route 25
Journal-News
Lindenwald
West Side
Forrest Barnhart
Lebanon Gas Company
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
Cg&e
Ford Motor Company
Redbank Road
Butler County
Ford
the Journal
First Avenue
Schools Share in First Half 1952 Real Estate Taxes
Butler County auditor R. H. Smith announced the first half 1952 real estate tax distribution. Schools including Hamilton and Middletown received totals of 1 711 406.57 with Hamilton City School District at 725 084.41 and Middletown at 419 587.47. City shares included Hamilton 286 627.51 and Middletown 292 753.65. Other townships and villages received smaller allocations and state and county funds totaled 393 121.99. The report lists allocations to many townships and municipalities, plus state veterans bonuses and health and tuberculosis funds.
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R. H. Smith
Butler County
Hamilton
Middletown
Hamilton City
Hanover Township
Liberty Township
Madison Township
Milford Township
Morgan Township
Oxford Township
Reily
Ross Township
Union Township
Wayne Township
College Corner
New Miami
Seven Mile
Somerville
Trenton
Blue Ball
Colerain
Crescentville
Mason
Runyan
Stewart
West Elkton
Warren County
City of
Police Pension Fund
General Fund
Conservancy
Jacksonburg
Water Bill Notice Explains Sewer Charge Plan
Middletown residents will receive double postcards ahead of the next water bills detailing the sewer service charge effective March 16 1953. The cards include a map of planned sewer improvements and a letter to “Dear Sewer User” from Your City Government outlining reasons for the charge and how revenue bonds will fund the program.
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Marwood F. Rupp
Middletown
Ohio State Board of Health
Ohio
Citizens’ Committee
Middletown City Commission approves traffic changes and projects
Commissioners restrict parking to the south side of Woodlawn Ave from Garfield to Wicoff St and declare North Avenue one way west from Charles to Grimes. They authorize notes and bonds totaling 218 500 for Brooks Carmody and Hillman Park improvements and accept bids for work starting soon. Joseph Delaney joins the Electrical Examining Board replacing John Rice, and a sewage discharge permit until August 2 1954 is granted pending interceptor sewer and treatment plant plans. A show by the Middletown Boxing Association is approved for August 11.
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Woodlawn Ave
Garfield
Wicoff St
North Avenue
Charles
Grimes
Brooks, Carmody
Hillman Park
Boeke
Electrical Examining Board
Joseph Delaney
Kensington Street
John Rice
Miami
Ohio
Water Pollution Board
Ohio Department of Health
F. G. Browne
Middletown Boxing Association
Sutphin Residents Air Truck Problem
About a dozen residents met at 120 South Sutphin St to discuss heavy truck traffic on South Sutphin. Sam Redding, heating contractor and City Commission candidate, proposed rerouting trucks around Middletown and offered to contact Armco about gate moves and a possible road onto Oxford State Road. Residents will meet again next week to continue the discussion.
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Crawford Street
Grand Avenue
Bertha Rolfe
Lafayette Ave
Lafayette Avenue
Ashland Howard
Franklin
Sam Redding
Joe Spencer
Blue Ball
Lloyd Miller
Spencer
Carmody
South Sutphin Street
Peter Rettig
South Sutphin St
City Commission
Middletown
Redding
Armco
Oxford State Road
Six Area POWs in Korea Get Red Cross Aid
Red Cross to supply 50 word radiograms for six Middletown area POW sons once released by Communists. Free US calls, toiletries, writing gear, reading material and cigarets to be provided. Harriman reports Red Cross staff to aid repatriates in hospitals and on ships. photos to be rushed to papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Middletown
Korea
Ila Hammons
United States
Reds
Pvt
Roland A. Hamilton
Altha Hamilton
Harriman
ABC
Pony In Custody After Lincoln School Yard Sighting
Police found a pony tied in the Lincoln School yard at 1:49 a.m. Officers Sgt. Ed Poling and patrolmen Clarence Lawson and Jack Combs kept the animal under guard and searched for the owner. No claim was made by 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Poling
Clarence Lawson
Jack Combs
Lincoln School
Poling
At The Movies Showings For Paramount And Strand
Paramount presents Small Town Girl with showings at 1 15 4 10 7 05 and 10 10 p m and Slight Case of Larceny at 2 55 5 50 and 8 50 p m Strand offers Confidence Girl at 1 40 5 05 and 8 30 p m and The Stooge at 3 10 6 35 and 10 p m for Thursday and Friday.
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Paramount Thurday
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By Elsa Simpson
Francis Carmody
Daman Park
Glades Lights
Ogden and David Realty Compa
Nies
Dave Finkelman
H. O. Finkelman
Et al
Gladell Heights
Grand and
Sherman Aves
C. A. Boeke
Harlan Park
Wilbraham Rodad
Aeronc
Parkers
Aeronca
Auer E
Tat
Eam Lia
Benrus Choice
Bulova
Central Ave
Fairfield Township
Lemon Township
Millville
Monroe
Oxford
State of Ohio
Conservancy District
Fairfield
Hanover
Liberty
Milford
St. Clair Township
Sutphin
Gene Fay
TIRE
U.S. Royal Tires
Verity Parkway
Rubber Maid
Ernest Hardware CO
Ironing Board
Harvey
Sunbeam
General Electric
Westinghouse
Charles ST
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