City to Seek State Opinion on Ordinance Legality
Middletown officials will ask the Ohio attorney general for an opinion on the legality of a proposed subdivision ordinance extending planning commission powers into a three mile zone. The move follows a challenge by Fred Schatzmann and ongoing public debate. The council also accepted Fire Station No. 1 and approved purchasing 18 acres east of the city for a new park, with negotiations for five more acres in Bachman subdivision.
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Middletown
Ohio Attorney General
City Commission
Howard Kramer
City Planning Commission
Middletown Real Estate Board
Planning Commission
William Denham
Denham
Commission
Francis Camnody
Carmody
Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
Kramer
Clinton Street
Columbia Avenue
John Brell
Brell
Coles Road
Ohio
C. B Stiles
Engineering
Bachman
Brel
Three Middletown Pools Open Friday for 1954 Season
Middletown’s Yan kee, Douglas and Sunset municipal pools will open Friday at 1 p.m. as a coordinated start for the 1954 season. Admission matches last year, with extended Sunday hours, and the City Commission authorized hiring extra staff for pool operations.
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Middletown
Ross Kramer
Yankee
Douglas
Sunset
Middletown Park Board
Overcrowding At Lincoln To Be Studied
Middletown Board of Education meets at 7 30 tonight at Middletown High School to study Lincoln School crowding as next fall will require two more classes than rooms. Park Board requests Lincoln and Central School grounds for summer recreation. routine annual matter. One new teacher appointment also on agenda.
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Middletown Board of Education
Middletown High School
Lincoln School
Hugh Butler
Lincoln
Park Board
Central Schools
Butler
Christmas tree cakes decorate Hungarian brides wag
Brides of Bujak Hungary ice and decorate large wag cakes like Christmas trees with popcorn paper chains blossoms and sticks. The cake stands in a window for passersby to admire and months later is fed to the chickens.
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Bujak
Hungary
Commissioners award multiple bids for city improvements
The commission awarded $28,175 to L. A. Waldner Construction Co. for Gladys Drive and Florence Street upgrades as the lowest of three bids. McGraw Construction Co. received $13,045 for part of Lakeside sewer as the low bid among five. In a legislative session, two emergency ordinances funded Aeronca and Shuttle streets and Stevens Avenue improvements, and authorized Ralph Woolpert Co. to provide engineering services on the Gideon Road project.
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Gladys Drive
Florence Street
L. A. Waldner Construction Co
McGraw Construction Co
Lakeside
Aeronca
Stevens Avenue
Ralph Woolpert Co
Gideon Road
Middletown Business College to Grant 21 Certificates Tonight
Twenty one students will graduate at Middletown Business College tonight during a 6 30 p m commencement banquet at the Manchester Hotel. Speaker Glenn Ellison, Middletown High School football coach, will address with remarks on Setting the Lights. Diplomas will be awarded by principal Templyn P Maffett. Graduates come from beginning accounting stenography secretarial work junior accounting and higher accounting and business administration.
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Middletown Business College
Manchester Hotel
Glenn Ellison
Middletown High
Templyn P. Maffett
Business College
Summer Class Registration Opens Friday at High School
Registration for summer school starts at 10 a.m. Friday at the high school per Principal D. R. Baker. A $12 fee covers weekday classes 9 to 11 a.m. from Monday to July 23, with one credit for completing a full-year subject repeated. Typing credit depends on progress speed and accuracy. other classes may be added if enrollment allows. Courses include American history English for grades 7-12 mathematics for grades 7-8 and possibly 9 and typing.
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D. R. Baker
Baker
Move Under Way To Revive Merger Of Two School Systems
A push to revive plans for consolidating Middletown and Lemon Township school districts began with a two hour meeting at Middletown High School. N J Lawler was named permanent chairman as board members and residents debated benefits, timing and potential objections, with a 30 day petition window noted and another open session planned for Monday at Middletown High School.
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Middletown
Lemon Township
N. J. Lawler
Middletown High School
Hugh Wright
C. H. Murray
Lawler
Joe Heck
Murray
Armco
Wright
Heck
Charles Reuthe
Wilbur Flory
Eugene Switzer
Robert Matson
Woodruff
R. H. Snyder
Jack Christy
Harry Hadley
Robert Gruver
Thomas Stubbs
Don Reichelderfer
Robert Nelson
George Cox
Floyd Starr
E. E. Grant
Robert Mitzel
Charles Gorman
William Stanton
C. W. Young
Hugh Butler
Youth Hurt Seriously In Crash At Poasttown
In Poasttown near Middletown an 18 year old, Dale Brandenburg of 1330 Fairmount Ave, sustained multiple pelvis and back fractures and a dislocated right leg after being thrown from a skidding convertible in a Route 4 crash at Franklin Trenton Road. Driver Thomas Hopkins, 17, was uninjured. Gary Byrd, 16, was examined and released. Hopkins faced juvenile court action.
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Middletown
Franklin - Trenton
Poasttown
Dale Brandenburg
Fairmount Ave
Fair
Middletown Hospital
Thomas Hopkins
Crawford St
State Patrol
Brandenburg
Gary Byrd
Charlies Byrd
Rufus St
Byrd
Hopkins
Young Hopkins
Pinocchio Gypsy Colt at The Paramount and Strand lineup
At The Movies listings show Pinocchio and Gypsy Colt at Paramount with showtimes 1 15, 4 00, 7 00 and 9 45 p.m. Gypsy Colt runs 2 45, 5 45 and 8 45 p.m. Also Strand presents The Quiet Man 1 30, 5 15 and 9 05 p.m. Lady from Louisiana 3 40 and 7 30 p.m. Friday shows Woman of North Country 1 45, 5 05 and 8 20 p.m. Invaders from Mars plays 3 25, 6 45 and 10 00 p.m.
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Paramount
Louisiana
Mars
Middletown Youth Arrested on AWOL Charge
A police brief reports an 11-year-old Middletown youth was arrested at Queen Avenue and Stanley Street on an AWOL charge after reportedly running away from Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Thelma Quinlan of 335 Charles Street said a window fan was stolen from her garage.
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Middletown
Queen Avenue
Stanley Street
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Thelma Quinlan
Charles St
Frisco Harbor Named Largest Land-locked Harbor
Frisco Harbor is described as the largest land-locked harbor in the world. San Francisco, California is noted for its hilly terrain and its location on a narrow peninsula bounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay.
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Frisco Harbor
San Francisco
Calif
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco Bay
Stolen bicycle report and recovered car near West Middletown bridge
Frank Woollum of 1100 Garfield St reports his boys' bicycle stolen from the West Middletown bridge. Police released a stolen car found on Sherman Avenue to its owner, Whitt Motor Co. Inc., of Richmond, Ky.
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Frank Woollum
Garfield St
West Middletown
Sherman Avenue
The
Whitt Motor Co.,Inc
Richmond, Ky
JA Report Deadline Is Tuesday
Middletown Junior Achievement firms must file annual reports by next Tuesday at the Civic Association building. Director M G McCall noted eight of 15 firms have submitted reports, with copies mailed to stock holders. The best Middletown report goes to Detroit for regional judging, and a Bankers Assn prize offers an expense-free trip to the national JA conference in August at Miami University. Dividends are not sent until reports are filed.
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Middletown
Civic Association
M. G. McCall
McCall
Detroit
Middletown Bankers Assn
Doan's Pills Advertises Kidney Relief
Backache and loss of pep are linked to slowing kidney function. Doctors stress kidney health and Doan's Pills claim relief by flushing waste from kidney tubes and filters. Used by millions for over 60 years, the ad urges readers to get Doan's Pills today.
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Doan
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