Move To New No 1 Fire Station Expected About June 21
Two heavy June downpours boosted rainfall to 2.88 inches for the month, surpassing May. In two hours after 2 a.m. Lonnie Gibson logged 1.24 inches, more than June 1’s 1.02 inches. Little damage overall. 67 phone lines cut by branches, no damage at Cincinnati Gas & Electric. City official notes flooded intersections and basements, with some residents bailing out interiors early morning.
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Lonnie Gibson
Miami Conservancy
Hugh Harvey
Middletown
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Butler
Lincoln School
Lincoln
Roosevelt Junior High School
Fire Department to shift men to new No 1 station this June
Chief William Fishbaugh said the move could occur during the week of June 21 as Station 1 is readied for full time use. If Station 4 is approved next week, 12 new firemen and three captains will be appointed July 1 with training lasting about 30 days.
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Fire Department
No. 1
William Fishbaugh
No. 4
City Commission
Station 1
Gamewell Co
Charles Hansel
School Board Sees Hazard in New Shopping Center Plan
Middletown Board of Education advised the City Planning Commission of a potential hazard to students from the proposed arcade shopping center at Central Avenue and Highview Road. A letter urged planners to consider safety as driveways may cross sidewalks, impacting routes to Wilson and St. Mary’s schools.
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Middletown Board of Education
City Planning Commission
Highview Road
Central Avenue
Lincoln School
R. T. Sant
Coles Rd
Sant
Wilson
St. Mary's Schools
Planning Commission
Harry Hadley
City Commission
Safety Council
Hugh Butler
Building Commission
Butler
Patsy Logan
Mildred Fryer
Jane Wilkinson
Roosevelt
Carlisle
Lincoln
Central School
Park Board
Germantown Farmer Robbed Tied To Chair By Two Thugs
Herbert A. Shank a 73 year old Germantown retiree and former Montgomery County commissioner was robbed of 12 dollars and a one carat diamond ring after two young men burst in about 2 30 PM. They tied him to a rocking chair used his necktie muffler and rag and threatened to shoot while lighting matches to check for hidden cash. They escaped in a late model red hotir car.
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Germantown
Herbert A. Shank
Montgomery County
Route 4
Manning Road
Shank
Sheriff's
Hartop Auto
Middletown High Latin students Journey to National Convention
A group of Middletown High School students accompanied by Miss Veda McCray and Mrs. Eunice Slye depart Cincinnati by bus for a trip to the National Latin Convention in San Antonio. The group will visit Houston and New Orleans, arrive in San Antonio at midnight Saturday, and return June 20. Delegates include Louis Christy Don Murphy Bill Forster Leslie Slye Margie Downs and Susan Kraft.
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Houston
New Orleans
Middletown High School
Veda McCray
San Antonio
Miss McCray
MHS
Cinnati
Louis Christy
Don Murphy
Bill Forster
Leslie Slye
Margie Downs
Susan Kraft
Eunice Slye
Local Youths Arrested in Toledo Stolen Car Case
Two Middletown officers head to Toledo to retrieve four Mid dletown youths captured by Michigan state police in Erie Michigan. The suspects, three aged 14 and one 16, stole a car owned by I A Casper of Euclid Street from N Main Street between 3 and 6 pm Wednesday and are held at the Child Study Research home in Toledo. All have prior juvenile records.
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Toledo
Middletown
Michigan State
E. S. Sherron
Butler County
Robert Nunamaker
Middletown Police
Erie Mich
I. A. Casper
Euclid St
N. Main Street
Child Study Research Home
New Cincinnati Dayton Fire Training Plan Sets Tower Practice
Chief Fishbaugh outlines a joint training program with Cincinnati and Dayton departments. Thirty new recruits will train at No 4 training tower using its four story mock structure to learn ladders hose lines and victim rescue. After August 1 the department expands to 12 companies with one new man per company to ensure full readiness.
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Hansel
Cincinnati
Dayton
No. 4
Fishbaugh
Three Middletown Pools Open for Season at 1 P.M.
Middletown opens three municipal pools with 1 p.m. starts and full staffing.Douglas and Yankee hold 550000 gallons each while Sunset stores 1300000 gallons. Admission is 10 cents under 16 and 25 cents for others. Hours run 1 to 9 p.m. weekdays and Sundays, 1 to 9:30 p.m. at Sunset.
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Yankee
Douglas
Douglas and Yankee
First Heat Prostration Listed Here
The Fire Department emergency squad aided its first apparent heat prostration victim of the season. Arthur Caldwell, 54, of 1705 York St., was treated at Mercy Hospital after showing chest pain, rapid pulse, and pale complexion. Temperatures near 99 in the Middletown area accompanied the incident.
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Fire Department
Arthur Caldwell
York St
Jerry Horn
Caldwell
McCoy-Leffler
Hamilton
John Kalick
Whittaker Ave
Williamsdale
Mercy Hospital
Middletown
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Jewelers
Central Ave
En fSe
Ee Ulli
Texas
Pierce
RCA
Middletown Municipal
Ross Kramer
Middletown Park Board
Kramer
Dan Ko
Direcor
Public Utilities
Elite Ice Cream Company
Allures
Doellmann
Centil
ABC
First National
Bank OF
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Park Place
Sutphin
Monroe
Armco East Gate
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