School Board OKs bids and admin space conversion plan
The Board of Education approved bid specifications for driveways and grading at four schools and authorized accepting bids with possible rejection. It also discussed converting a recently purchased synagogue into office space for administrators, with cost estimates around 13 000 dollars and multiple staff salary considerations.
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Board of Education
Monroe High
Monroe Elementary
Oneida
Spring Hill
Hugh Butler
Cunarintond
LDS Dvaiy
Eppevycu
John D. Blackford
Harold Figiey
Middletown High School
Blackford
Rear End Collision In Franklin Trenton Area Causes Minor Damage
State patrol report says a rear end collision on the Franklin Trenton Road 12 miles south of West Middletown caused minor damage. Lawrence Trent 25 of 3106 Illinois Ave collided with Charles Myers 22 of West Middletown Rt 1 as Myers turned left.
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Lawrence Trent
Illinois Ave
Charles Myers
West Middletown
Public schools cost U.S. eight to nine billion yearly
United States spending on public education totals between eight and nine billion dollars annually for construction and operation.
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United States
Do Pension Funds and Insurers Own Common Stocks
Yes many insurance companies and pension funds own common stocks today. Institutions of all types hold about one fourth of NYSE listed stocks with a market value near $40 billion. Some university endowments have more than half their investments in common stocks.
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N.Y. Stock Exchange
The
Stock Exchange
the Exchange
Lemon Township board approves staff changes and field use
The board names Susan Fouts and Hazel Hannah as assistants to the clerk and Martha Laricchiuta as payroll clerk to consolidate school records. It offers Barnitz Field to Fenwick High School for athletic events at 15 dollars plus lighting costs with rules, and for Sunday games Lincoln School field with bleachers dismantled after use. The board opposes a C-2 liquor permit near Washington School, resisting new permits within 500 feet of a school.
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Susan Fouts
Hazel Hannah
Lemon Township
Martha Laricchiuta
Barnitz Field
Fenwick High School
Fenwick
Lincoln School
State Liquor Board
Donald W. Jackson
17Th Ave
Washi Schoolington
Hearing Tonight On Zoning Law
The public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance starts at 7 45 p m in the City Building. City Manager Howard Kra mer says a public address system will be set for speakers and provisions of the ordinance. Proceedings will be broadcast on WPFB starting at 8 p m.
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Howard Kramer
WPFB
Bible School Draws 1251 First Day
A bumper crop of 1251 young students attended Middletown's Daily Vacation Bible School on opening day. Officials report 400 more children enrolled than last year with ten schools and 181 staff on hand. Jefferson School enrollment moved to First Presbyterian or First Christian. a bus runs 9 am along a defined route. Two films, The Golden Rule and Lets Share With Others, are planned for tomorrow.
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Middletown
Jefferson School
First Presbyterian Church
First Christian Church
Charlie Street
1St Avenue
Central Avenue
Sixteen Take Patrolman Exam At Middletown High
Sixteen of the 19 applicants took the Civil Service Commission patrolman examination at Middletown High School last night. Louis Brown, commission secretary, said the written tests and oral interviews were completed in two and a half hours. He noted that on June 17 the Commission will establish an eligibility list from which two current vacancies and future openings will be filled.
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Civil Service Commission
Middletown High School
Louis Brown
Commission
City Auto Mishaps Total $35 in Damages
Police report two city crashes yesterday causing $35 in damage. Chester Brandenburg age 45 of 1910 Grand Ave. unknown driver collided at Charles Street and Columbia Avenue at 5 05 p m. Willie Agee age 26 of 2024 Wayne Ave collided with a parked car owned by Charles Roos ter age 20 of 2109 Wilbraham Rd at 1110 Yankee Rd at 11 37 p m.
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Chester Brandenburg
Grand Ave
Charles Street
Columbia Avenue
Willie Agee
Wayne Ave
Charles Rooster
Wilbraham Rd
Yankee Rd
Girl Wins Scholarship to Miami University
Cincinnati Priscilla Chase an 18 year old Hughes High School senior wins the Ohio Newspaper Women's Assn 250 scholarship announced yesterday. She plans to enter Miami University in the fall.
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Cincinnati
Priscilla Chase
Hughes High School
Ohio
Women's Assn
Miss Chase
Miami University
Marble Color Causes Brown and Yellow Tints
Brown and yellow colors in marble usually result from oxide of iron in the stone.
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Marble
Miami University Commencement Highlights Europe Aid Call
Metropolitan Museum of Art director Francis H. Taylor urged graduates to aid Europe in fatigue and cynicism as 74 graduates received U S Air Force Reserve commissions. ROTC cadets and Marines also commissioned. honors to Lloyd Brumley, James Hagins, Robert Malcom, Patricia Topper.
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Europe
Francis H. Taylor
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Miami University
Taylor
Manding
Air Materiel Command
Wright Patterson Field
U. S. Air Force Reserve
Peter
Richard B. Levin
Miami
Taylor Receives Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
Taylor was presented an honorary degree of doctor of laws. Other honorary degrees went to Dr Seth.
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Taylor
Laws
Seth
Mistake Leads to Cadging Arrest in Middleton
Randy Helton, 39, of 2304 Brentwood St, was arrested at Central Avenue and Main Street for intoxication and cadging after allegedly asking an off duty Patrolman Donald Porter for money. Patrolman Robert Tallon made the intoxication arrest. Porter filed the cadging charge.
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Central Avenue
Main Street
Randy Helton
Brentwood St
Helton
Donald Porter
Robert Tallon
Porter
Life Expectancy Gains Narrow for Seniors in U S
The statement notes that while life expectancy at birth rose from 47 to 68 years since 1901, the increase for Americans aged over 64 has only gained about two years, highlighting slower progress for older adults.
Gas thefts damage church construction sites on McKnight Drive
Officials of the F. H. McGraw Construction Co. report gas stolen from trucks and extensive damage to fresh cement with an office broken open at church projects on McKnight Drive and Janice Ann Chippendale. A 3 year old was bitten by a dog on Young Street. Police also report Robert Higgins arrested on a non-support warrant at City Building. Harold Miller reports hubcaps and fender skirts stolen from his car. Norman Adkins reports hubcaps stolen from his parked car.
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Wilford Lawson
Oxford State Rd
Butler County
Lawson
Kentucky
Lamb
F. H. McGraw Construction Co
McKnight Drive
Grand Avenue
Janice Ann Chippendale
Young St
Robert Higgins
YMCA
Harold Miller
South Avenue
Norman Adkins
Catalpa Dr
Arrest of Amos Gross on auto destruction warrant
Amos Gross aged 22 of 1808 Central Ave was arrested yesterday on a warrant charging destruction of a 1954 model auto filed by Paul Perdue on Oxford State Road. The car involved is owned by William Norvell.
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Amos Gross
Central Ave
Paul Perdue
Oxford State Road
William Norvell
Gas Wash Cleans Street After Truck Gas Leak
Firemen from Company 1 were dispatched at 7 13 p m to Manchester Avenue and Clinton Street to wash leaking gasoline from the street. The spill originated from a truck at the intersection.
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Company 1
Manchester Avenue
Clinton Street
Paper Worker In Fair Condition After Crushing Injury
Norman Gibbs 28 of 918 Beech St employed by Raymond Bay Co. sustained crushing injuries to both legs when pinned beneath a large roll of paper during unloading. He was rescued after about 20 minutes and taken by Baker's Ambulance to Middletown Hospital at 1 15 PM. Doctors found no broken bones.
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Middletown Hospital
Norman Gibbs
Beech St
Gibbs
Raymond Bay Co
Baker
Delinquency Institute Planned For November
Butler County Hygiene Association plans a November juvenile delinquency institute. A Hamilton United Appeals survey praised the Miami Valley Guidance Center clinic, prompting five carried recommendations including nonprofit incorporation and added staff. Middletown porchlight drive raised 2565 dollars toward 5000 goal. Delta Chi Sigma Sorority and campaign manager Harry Holiday praised. Allen Roudebush urged seeking Senate Finance support as Ohio has 21 clinics for 88 counties.
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Butler County
Hygiene Assn
Hamilton United Appeals
Miami Valley Guidance Center
Association For Butler Countians
Norman Trisler
Middletown
Delta Chi Sigma Sorority
Harry Holiday
Allen T. Roudebush
Rotary E
Ohio
Ohio Senate Finance Committee
Star Back, One Stall Out Mystery Solved
The missing Lucky Stop Sign contest star atop a stop sign on Crawford Street and South Avenue was reported solved by a passing motorist to Chairman Delman Whitt. A second star, removed weeks ago from the stop sign at Wicorf Street and South Avenue, has not yet been recovered.
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Wicorf Street
South Avenue
Delman Whitt
Whit
Crawford Street
Tobacco Growing Rare on U S Farmland
A U S Department report notes that tobacco occupies less than one percent of all U S cropland, reflecting a small share of national acreage despite its historical prominence in agriculture.
Barn Burns Near Monroe Repeats Destroyed Twice
The Monroe barn burned on May 4 with losses over 15000 including 80 tons of hominy. A prior 43 year old structure burned Sept 8 1853 with losses up to 40000 due to spontaneous combustion. The newer barn had just been remodeled and was rebuilt again after yesterday’s fire.
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Bake
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N. D. Carmichael
Columbia Heights, Minn
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McCurry Ave
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County Line Road
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York Avenue
Solomon Foster
Sycamore St
Looney
McCurry Avenue
Sycamore Street
Balen
Ty‘us Ave
Conyer
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Foster
Rex Lawson
Raymond Jr
Andrew Stephens
Robert Hale
Morgan St
William Flagg
Garfield St
Judge Lamb
Alabama
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William Lackey
Gerald Farmer
Brown’s Run Road
Herschel Lykins
Columbia Ave
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Trenton Rt
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Williard Knight
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Harvard Glee Club
John W. Cronin
U. S. Publi Health Service
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Order OF the Golden Rule
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Lylburn Rd
Linnie Hoppe
West Elkton, Ohio
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Burke St
Trenton
F. Montgomery
Anna Serra
Cleveland
R. Russel
William Denham
Sutphia
Ralph Ashton
Ross St
F. E. Montgomery
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St. Franklin
Chalmers Brewer
R. R
Barbara Jean Wendt
Hampton Place
Pat Murphy
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