Sebald Park Named In Middletown After W W Sebald
Middletown officials formally christened the 540 acre Elk Creek site as Sebald Park after an emergency ordinance. A $100,000 Sebald gift will fund planning and development while honoring W W Sebald and his late father C Ed Sebald. The commission also approved housing the dog wardens in city farms with reduced rent, and rejected using land for a dog pound.
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Middletown
Elk Creek Park
Sebald
Madison Township
W. W. Sebald
Weber W. Sebald
C. Ed. Sebald
Planned development readings advance with two hearings
The Middletown Board of Realtors backed public hearings before both the planning commission and city commission for planned development cases. City Commissioner Virgil Clark conceded to endorse the measure, which requires six weeks notice and two more readings before it becomes law, enabling larger apartment projects as special exceptions without changing zoning.
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Middletown Board of Realtors
City Commission
Er Virgil Clark
Planning Commission
Sol A. Finkelman
Real Estate Board
Clark
Power Shovel II Damaged At Moorman Sand Site
Extensive damage to a power shovel at the Moorman Sand and Gravel Co on Germantown Road is under investigation by sheriff's deputies. Investigators believe a .22 caliber rifle caused some damage with the engine struck by at least one shot. Windows were broken and all gauges damaged.
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Moorman Sand and Gravel Co
Germantown Road
Trial Run For Bus Is Lonely
City officials report a one month trial of the Ortman Stewart bus serving S Marshall Road Ayershire Acres carried only one adult passenger. A high school run left at 9 20 a m and 3 21 pm. officials doubt regular service is feasible without greater demand.
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S. Marshall Road
Ayershire Acres
Dan Rothe
Ortman- Stewart
Police Briefs Report Local Incidents And Suspect Arrest
Clem Vonderhyde 83 was treated at Middletown Hospital after a fall at 12 15 p m yesterday. Willie Bright reported a home break in over the last two days with $5 and a .25 caliber pistol stolen from 1105 Grove Street. Zella Newkirk 57 was arrested on a warrant for carrying a concealed weapon after allegedly pulling a 32 caliber revolver from her dress pocket at 2 30 p m yesterday at 1914 Woodlawn Avenue.
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Clem) Vonderhyde
S. Main St
Middletown Hospital
Willie Bright
Grove St
Zella Newkirk
Fernwood St
Ellis Hall
Woodlawn Ave
Cress
Franklin councilmen check complaint at teen discotheque
Franklin councilmen Sam Dunn and William Powell spent hours at the Palace teen discotheque to gauge noise and vandalism following a neighbor complaint. Dunn found nothing wrong inside while owner Roy Holiday noted outside issues and declining attendance amid efforts to enforce rules and safety.
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Franklin — Franklin
Sam Dunn
Watusi
Dunn
William Powell
Betzler
Roy Holiday
Armco Steel Corp
Holiday
Nearing Hiring of New City Manager and Building Ballot
Acting City Manager Gerald Miller says one of two final candidates will be informed this week with a decision expected by Wednesday. Council aims to place a redesigned city building on the November ballot after cutting costs by 50 to 75 thousand dollars, keeping the project essentially the same. The $488,000 building has previously been rejected, and the council must decide by July 18.
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Miller
Dumford Re elected OTA Treasurer for Fourth Term
Charles E. Dumford of Dumford Trucking Co in Middletown was re chosen treasurer of the Ohio Trucking Association for a fourth consecutive term. Don E. Blancett of White Transportation Co in West Lafayette was also re elected OTA president.
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Charles E. Dumford
Dumford Trucking, I Co
Middletown
Ohio, Trucking Association
Ohio
Don E. Blancett
White Transportation Co
West Lafayette
OTA
Counterfeit Twenty Reported At Drag Strip Site
A new counterfeit twenty surfaced Sunday at the Tri-State Drag Strip near Hamilton. Sheriff’s office notes the bill carried serial D70711563B with a small 247 in the lower right. Don Loose, drag strip owner, reported it after noting the bill felt off. It’s the first in Butler County in about three months.
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Hamilton
Sheriff's Office
Tri - State
Don Loose
Butler County
Wandering Youths Are Sent Home
Three youths ages 14 15 and 16 were found walking along Oxford State Road near Amanda School about 3 30 a m by Deputy Ray Stewart who directed them to return to Excelle homes He later checked the school but found no sign of a break in.
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Oxford State Road
Amanda School
Ray Stewart
Excelle
Stewart
Twins Make Up About One Percent of U.S. Births
A historical note states that roughly one per cent of babies born in the United States are twins, indicating twin births are relatively uncommon but steady.
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The
United States
Middletown Campus Trustees Luncheon Visit Planned
The Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Friday luncheon for Miami University trustees and campus leaders at the Harvey-Gardner Library. Logan T. Johnston will give the welcome, and City Commission Chairman William Denham will present each trustee with a key to Middletown. The Stanley Street Stompers, renamed the Middletown Campus Howls, will perform. An inspection tour of the new campus and projects, including Armco Steel’s Project 600, is on the agenda if time allows.
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Middletown Area
Nelson
Stanley Street Stompers
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Basin G split near New York Central line divides city report
City commissioners weighed a revised assessment board report on Basin G with a 2 to 1 split favoring division along the New York Central railroad. Some residents west of the tracks oppose paying for any part of the basin while engineers say the district’s shared improvements benefit the whole area.
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Basin G
Second Assessment Equalization Board
Threeman Board
New York Central Railroad
First Assessment Board
North Middletown
Armco Park
N. Verity Parkway
James Saunders
John Halderman
Halderman
Saunders
Vandals Break Into Maud House After Party
Martha Gabbard of 7931 Third St Maud reported to the sheriff yesterday that her home was broken into Sunday night. Deputies found no items missing and noted the house had been used for a party with blankets books and cushions scattered about.
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Hamilton
Martha Gabbard
Third St
Maud
Training For Park Program Set In Middletown
Middletown will open 19 playgrounds on June 15 with 45 summer supervisors in training from June 13. Ralph Connor notes 9 percent are women and calls for a man and a woman per area. Programs extend to Spring Hill Marble Park Sherman Lincoln and Creekview schools and Wildwood area. Sparky the Fire Dog returns to lead fire prevention activities and a Sparky contest with pictures and plaster molds will offer prizes.
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Middletown
Ralph Connor
Connor
Park Department
Spring Hill
Marple Park
Sherman
Lincoln
Land Creekview
Wildwood
Sparky
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Sebald Park
William Sebald Realty Co
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Main St
Jack Tracy
Ohio Attorney General
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