Old Landmark Razed for City Parking Lot Project
Thompson Valley Wrecking Co began razing the two story landmark at 1135 37 E Central Ave. City Manager Charles Wypson said demolition should finish by today with bidding next Monday for grading and parking meters pending. The triangular lot will extend from Central Ave to Vail Street and from Verity Parkway to Canal Street, vacated between Vail and Central, to create 48 off street stalls. The city leased the site from Mrs. Lillian Sebald and plans to dress the area with mowers making an attractive space.
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E. Central Ave
Isc
Charles Wypson
Thams Valley Wrecking Co
Bfore
Thompson
Central Avenue
Vail Street
Verity Parkway
Canal Street
Vail
Central
Lillian Sebald
Bible School Draws 1350 In First Week
Thirteen hundred fifty children completed the first week of Daily Vacation Bible School in Middletown. Miss Minadacot directs activities at ten locations with crafts, diagrams, peep shows of life in Bible times, maps of Palestine, and scrolls. Classes continue June 15 and feature Bible stories verses songs and the traveling film Traveling Sam tied to the CROP offering project.
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Middletown Council
Tming
Minadacot
Callies
Palestine
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Two Middletonians Injured in Butler County Wrecks
Two Middleton residents suffered minor injuries in separate area accidents last night. John Amos, 28, of 913 Garden Ave, received a possible right ankle injury when his car struck a tree in Trenton and was treated at Middletown Hospital. Mrs John Litsakos, 38, of 217 Park St, endured lip and facial injuries when her car hit a telephone pole in Hamilton. she was treated at the hospital.
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Butler County
Middletown Hospital
John Amos
Garden Ave
Trenton
John Litsakos
Park St
Hamilton
Swim program opens June 18 in Middletown
Registrations for the city wide water safety program open June 18 and run through Friday at the city swim pools. Ross Kramer, director of pools, said beginner and intermediate classes are taken by the cashier at Douglas and Yankee pools during swim hours. Sunset registrations for all levels are 10 am to noon. Registration is $2 at all pools. The six week program is sponsored by the Middletown Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Red Cross water safety group.
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Ross Kramer
Douglas and
Yankee Pools
Middletown
Improper advances charged by woman case details
A 50 year old Middletown woman told police a man solicited a trip to Hamilton and they ended up near Peastown where he made improper advances and stole her watch and billfold. She said the man approached her on 8th Avenue.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Peasttown
8Th Avenue
Grand Jury Recalled for June 25 in County
Jackson Bosch prosecuting attorney announced the June 25 grand jury date at 9 a.m. Fred Bb. Cramer will preside. Fifty cases certified for action with up to ten more planned. Among them a second degree manslaughter charge in a Middletown fatal stabbing and five men charged with raping a Lebanon woman.
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Jackson Bosch
Fred Bb. Cramer
Boach
Middletown
Hamilton
Lebanon
13 Year Old Enrolled At Baton Twirling Institute
A 13 year old Middletown girl Shirley Kaye Sandusky represents Ohio at the fourth Dixie National Baton Twirling Institute at the University of Mississippi. About 350 competitors nationwide attend the five day event sanctioned by the National Baton Twirling Association. Under NBTA supervision the staff includes Alta Burg and other top champions. The final day crowns NBTA Dixie National champions in three divisions with medals for runners up.
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Middletown
Shirley Kaye Sandusky
Ohio
Dixie National
Bicycle licenses must be placed on rear fender only
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced that all bicycle licenses must be affixed to the rear fender and that every bicycle must have a fender. The earlier note stating licenses could be on the seat back was in error.
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Joseph Blackmore
Heat Booming Business At City Pools Sunset Debut Draws Big Crowds
Sunset Pool opened with 984 swimmers in four hours as Ross Kramer notes a strong weekend, with 1 464 on Sunday. The $73 000 bath house "went well" despite minor turnstile mixups. Yankee and Douglas pools also drew large crowds with 547 and 280 swimmers respectively.
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Sunset Pool
Ross Kramer
Pools
Sunset
Kramer
Yankee
Douglas
Douglas Pool
Four motorists arrested after city accidents in near calm day
Four drivers faced traffic charges after six city crashes yesterday and Saturday. Manuel Howard 49 was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a two car collision at Calumet and Madison at 3:30 p.m. Damage totaled 65 dollars. A second driver A D Chapman 35 was cited for crossing into the wrong lane after a wreck on Lafayette Avenue at 3:51 p.m. Damage 275 dollars. Clayton Birmwell 25 was charged with backing unsafely after a crash on Jacoby Avenue and Baltimore Street. damage 50 dollars. Marty Back 31 was charged with following too closely after a collision at Highland and Stanley Streets. damage 85 dollars. A hit-and-run at Kensington Street and Central Avenue knocked Mary Dinus’s car into a yard. damage 20 dollars. Other city crashes involved Warne Hidy 17 and an unknown car. damage 10 dollars. A parked auto belonging to Benjamin Portogalla and an unknown car at Ellen and Bexley Drives had 80 dollars damage.
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Manuel Howard
Sycamore St
Calumet Avenue
Madison Street
Howard
Grove Street
Calumet
Earl
Joe St
New Miami
Lafayette Avenue
Chapman
Leonard Morris Jr
Forrest Ave
Marty
Finley St
Ruth Mills
Fort Wayne
Ind
Highland
Stanley Streets
Kensington Street
Central Avenue
Mary Dinus
Young St
W. E. Marshall
Central Ave
Dinus
Warne Hidy
Fleming Rd
S. Verity Parkway
Girard Avenue
Benjamin Portogalla
Bankin Alley County
Ellen and Bexley
Resident Fires At Prowler Warned Of Danger By Police
A Middletown man fired four shots at a prowler behind his home with a borrowed shotgun. Police warned that prowling is a misdemeanor and shooters risk prosecution if life or property is not in immediate danger. Officers searched the Richardson Drive area but found no injuries. The prowler, described as a young short white man, was seen near a fence behind the house. This was the second prowler report at the same address that night.
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Middletown
Ohio
Richardson Drive
Forrest McLaughlin
Richardson Dr
Recount in Butler County Off by Official Order
The recount of 50 precincts in Butler County including 14 in Middletown was officially cancelled today by defeated attorney general candidate Harry T. Marshall of Cleveland. He halted the recount after a partial check showed only 15 extra votes from 29 Summit County precincts, and he notified Earl Gray of the Butler County Board of Elections.
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Butler County
Middletown
Harry T. Marshall
Cleveland
Marshall
Earl Gray
Scout Leaders Finish Program at Harmon Park Campout
Ten troop leaders from Mound Builders Area Council completed their scoutmasters training after a campout at Harmon Park in Lebanon. Participants included leaders from Lebanon Troop 31 Maineville Troop 36 Kings Mills Troop 17 Lebanon Explorer Troop 42 Franklin Troop 14 and Loveland Park Post 45. Directing the outing was Charles Mertes of Maineville with assistance from Bill Burton and Scout Executive Russell Efker.
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Mound Builders Area Council
Harmon Park
Lebanon
Bill Mart
Irvin Neibert
Melville Rodda
Art Weinheimar
Maineville
R. E. Buergermeier
Bill Wilson
Jim Lundy
Kings Mills
John Stegemoller
Loveland Park
Charles Mertes
Bill Burton
Russell Efker
Bicycle thefts and vandalism reported in local police briefs
Stanley Maleski of 215 Baltimore St reports his child’s bicycle stolen from the garage Saturday night and a wheel taken from a cycle. A neighbor misses parts from her daughter’s bicycle. A boy is ordered to appear before juvenile authorities. Two Garfield St women report vandalism by juveniles, including pulled up plants, tires let air out of a car, and four tires slashed with a damaged tail light.
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Stanley Maleski
Baltimore St
Garfield Street
Parked Car Gutted By Fire At Centennial Address
A parked 1949 model car owned by John Slamka at 1000 Centennial Ave was gutted by fire causing $300 damage. Heat from a short circuit under the dashboard shattered windows. Firemen from Company 3 responded after a passerby notified owner at 1:20 a.m. and emergency unit went at 1:47 a.m. yesterday. Earlier, at Yankee Tavern, Wanda Reniger, 5, of 817 S Main St, had a hand removed from a cigarette machine by police.
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John Slamka
Centennial Ave
Company 3
Centennial Avenue
Yankee Tavern
Yankee Rd
Wanda Louise Reniger
S. Main St
Local residents face charges and property damage reports
Officers arrest Ollie Lige, 27, 1900 Minnesota Street on an assault and battery warrant. Tom Ratliff, 1018 Elwood Street, reports theft of two hubcaps from his car yesterday. Ralph Jones, 204 Garfield Street, reports $32 damage to his parked car Saturday night.
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Ollie Lige
Minnesota St
Tom Ratliff
Elwood St
Ralph Jones
Garfield St
Ranft's Store Proclaims Low Overhead and Value
A small family shop boasts minimal overhead run by a single proprietor. The ad emphasizes low prices with the slogan We Sell the Best for LESS and claims no fancy fixtures or extra staff.
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Ranft's
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount screens Man Who Knew Too Much at 1 30 5 30 and 9 30 Slightly Scarlet at 3 45 and 7 45 Strand presents Shack Out On 101 at 3 25 6 45 and 10 0 p m Rio Grande at 1 30 4 50 and 8 10 p m Colonial shows Hot Blood at 1 15 3 55 7 00 and 10 00 p m Over Exposed at 2 35 5 40 and 8 40 p m
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Shack
Rio Grande
Executrix Appointed in Stamper Estate Case No Fetate
Ethel Stamper of Middletown Ohio appointed Executrix of Marvin Stamper estate in Butler County. Creditors must file claims within four months. Dated May 22, 1956. Probate Judge Harry F. Walsh. Attorney Donald M. Gose. June 11 18 25.
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Marvin Stamper
Ethel Stamper
Middletown
Ohio
Butler County
Harry F. Walsh
Said
Donald M. Gose
Child Dies Under Truck Near Here
A four year old girl named Donna Fay Richardson died instantly when a milk truck ran over her near the Maris Paullin Road in Twin Valley Subdivision. The truck was reportedly driven by her father Wayne Richardson. The body was taken to Eaton Funeral Home in Franklin.
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Donna Fay
Wayne Richardson
Twin Valley
Richardson
Maris-Paullin Road
Eaton Funeral Home
Franklin
Middletown Jaycees Qualify for Civic Award
Hugh McKenna announces Middletown Jaycees qualified for the National Civic Service Award Certificate. The local chapter earned recognition for projects in Junior Golf, Junior Tennis, Christmas Activities, Teen Age Road-eo, Jaycee Week and other service programs. Jaycee President Gary Klouman received a separate certificate for delivering the required projects. Through Operation Civic Service, the Jaycees are seen as young men doing civic service.
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Hugh McKenna
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Middletown Jaycees
Middletown Jaycee
Gary Klouman
Jaycees
Two Major Street Improvements Planned in July
City Manager Charles W. Thompson announced two major street projects to begin next month. Carmody Boulevard on the east Miami River levee will be 2 1/2 miles with two wide lanes, and a new multi lane Stevens Avenue connector from Sutphin Street to Stevens’ western end. Bids for Carmody begin June 23 with opening July 10 or 17. Stevens bids likely same period. Also planned is resurfacing 4 1/2 miles of downtown streets including Main Street segments and Nelbar, Tytus, Yankee Road, and Kunz corridors. Construction on Lorillard property clears by June 22 and lumber from razed warehouses will be used for guard rails and posts.
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Charles W. Thompson
Miami River
Sutphin Street
Stevens Avenue
Thompson
Stevens
Sutphin
Shafer-Nelbar
W. Central Avenue
Germantown Road
Peasttown Bridge
Main Street
Manchester
1St Avenue
2Nd
8Th Avenues
Nelbar
Clark Streets
Tytus
Atco
Verity Parkway
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
South
Curtis Street
Yankee
Kunz Avenue
Kunz
Woodlawn
Curtis
Wicoff Streets
Park Board Meeting Delayed To Next Monday
Middletown Park Board postpones tonight s session to next Monday to introduce and orient new staff member Miss Joan Wilson as supervisor of playgrounds and community centers. Wilson, a Pennsylvania University graduate, resumes duties with the Park Department by week s end per director Tom Carlson who announced May 14 approval of the position.
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Middletown
Joan Wilson
Wilson
Park Department
Tom Carlson
Parks and Recreation
Miss Wilson
Pennsylvania University
Middletown Board of Education Sets Routine Meeting
A routine Middletown Board of Education session is scheduled for 7 30 p m at Middletown High School. The agenda includes teacher retirements resignations and assignments plus driver education instructor salaries and repairs to school buildings.
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Middletown Board of Education
Middletown High School
Pennsylvania trailer park installs baby watching TV channel
A Pennsylvan ia house trailer park has set up a baby watching TV channel at the playground area letting mothers monitor children from their mobile homes without leaving residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Man Hurt in Monroe Auto Crash Remains Critical
Ervin Trigger, 74, of Cincinnati, remained in critical condition at Middletown Hospital after being struck by a car on US 25 in Monroe Friday. He suffered possible fractures to ribs pelvis and right arm along with body injuries.
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Middletown Hospital
Ervin Trigger
Cincinnati
Monroe
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Ranft
Bob Ey
Paramount
The
Middletown Dry Cleaners Ass‘n
One-Hour Cleaners
Perfection Cleaners
Tattershall Cleaners
Arrow Dry Cleaners
Bandbox Dry Cleaners
Butler Dry Cleaners
Gough-Lamb Cleaners
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