Middletown River Recovers As Flood Crest Recedes
The Miami River dropped about eight feet from its crest Sunday and hovered near ten feet. Evacuated families along Oxford State Road between Engie’s Corner and Trenton return home as Engle’s Corner road is reopened to traffic. Morningstar notes the flood raised groundwater in Smith Farm wells but not to prior flood levels.
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Middletown
Miami
C. T. Morningstar
Oxford State Road
Ohio 73
Engie’s Corner
Trenton
Engle’s Corner
State Highway Patrol
Toarks
Smith Farm
63 Hours Pass By No Deaths
A death did not occur in Middletown for 63 hours over the weekend. Walker Combs, 79, died at 4 10 a m Saturday at his residence on Yankee Road. The next death was a stillborn infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Cel tus Hornbach at Middletown Hospital yesterday at 7 30 p m. Hospital officials noted the long gap in deaths is highly unusual for a town of its size.
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Walker Combs
Yankee Rd
Middletown
Cletus Hornbach
Shafer St
Middletown Hospital
Eastern Star
Naomi Davis
View Organization
Sisters of Master Masons
Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Auburn R. Morris
State Axle Mile Tax Receipts Exceed Last Year
In Ohio, June collections await reporting but May haul shows axle mile tax收入 at 12,543,441 for 11 months ending May 31. This is 2,074,121 higher than last year’s 10,469,320, due to stricter enforcement and Supreme Court rulings upholding the tax. The levy applies to trucks with more than two axles to fund highway improvements.
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Columbus
Roger W. Tracy
Tracy
Ohio Supreme Court
Rabbi Attends Camp Program Across Pi Chi Sessions
The Jewish Chautauqua Society will send teacher counselors to Camp Pi Chi. Rabbi Harry Roth of Temple Beth Sholom Middletown will teach at Chardon June 22 to 24. Rabbi Robert Bergman of Temple Beth Israel Sharon Pa will join June 30 to July 5 for the second Pi Chi session. The society is sponsored by the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods to promote Jewish education.
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Jewish Chautauqua Society
Pilgrim Christian Church of Ohio
Harry Roth
Temple Beth Sholom
Middletown
Pi-Chi
Chardon
Robert Bergman
Temple Beth Israel
Sharon
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods
Police Briefs Report Thefts and a Menace Charge
Yesterday police logged thefts including a toolbox with tools from Hal Combs 2520 N Verity Pkwy valued at 150 a bicycle from Davis Schaeffer 1610 Carolina St and two hubcaps from Jim Mills car parked in the Main Manchester lot An incident on E Central Ave involved a man acting disorderly before two young girls Police arrested Grace Miller 32 1406 Caumet Ave on a menace and threat charge.
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Hal Combs
N. Verity Pkwy
Davis Schaeffer
Carolina St
Jim Mills
Canal St
Franklin
Main & Manchester
Grace Miller
Caumet Ave
Hydrogen Bomb Advances to Usable Weapon Status
The hydrogen bomb moved from experimental stage to a usable weapon capable of destroying a metropolitan city, marking a critical shift in strategic military capability.
Body of 19 Year-Old Drowns After Boat Capsize
The body of Joan Robert Loman 19 was found in the Great Miami River near Bendix Hydraulic dam by his uncle from Sommerville. He and two companions were overturned last Thursday morning. one companion Melvin Johnson 21 of Trenton Rt.1 survived. The body was identified by bracelet and clothing and taken to Brown-Dawson Funeral Home in Hamilton with arrangements pending.
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Hamilton
Joan Robert
Bobby) Loman
Miami
Robert Nr
Sommerville
Bendix
Bobby
Lemmons
William Herrman
Denny Burns
Augspurger Road
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Loman
Wien
Miami River
Melvin Johnson
Trenton Rt. 1
David Haag
Augspurger Rd
Woodsdale
Charles C. Loman
Augsburger Rd
Brown-Dawson
Mischief by Middletown Boy Floods Hopper Home
A 13-year-old visitor caused damage at Dennis The Menace level at the Hopper residence. He sprayed a babysitter and a child with a hose, flooded two rooms, broke in, tracked dirt inside, and knocked a Hopper child down, prompting a juvenile case referral.
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Joe Hopper
Brel! Dr
Hopper
Middletown
Hungarian Revolt Leaders Up to Soviet Crackdown
The piece recalls Nagy's two terms as premier and his liberalizing stance before Khrushchev ousted Imre Nagy. it notes Major General Maleter and his troops joining the revolt, his disappearance after a Soviet meeting, and the Nov 4-22 sequence with Nagy as a refugee and subsequent arrest after leaving the Yugoslav embassy.
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Nagy
Malenkov
Nikita Khruschev
Maleter
Budapest
Hungary
Canada
New York
Golden Agers Ready Picnic
Transportation is arranged for tomorrow by the Golden Age Club. President Harry Gordon said members will depart the Civic Assn building at 1 p.m. for Bunny Hollow in Armco Park. Each person brings a covered dish and drinkware. Miss Joan Wilson of Parks and Recreation will oversee games.
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Harry Gordon
Golden Age Club
Golden Agers
Civic Assn
Gordon
Bunny Hollow
Armco Park
Joan Wilson
Department of Parks and Recreation
Texan Sent To Jury In Assault Case
Crawford Burton 37 of Dallas bound over to Warren County Grand Jury on $1000 bond for shooting with intent to kill or maim after Franklin Police arrested him June 2 for shooting at his wife at a N Main Street service station. Other fines totaled 10 to 100 dollars for various offenses.
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Franklin
Crawford Burton
Dallas
Tex
Warren County Grand Jury
Burton
N. Main Street
Woodrow Griffith
Miamisburg
Griffith
Edward Napier
Sycamore St
William Geiger
Franklin Rt. 2
Kathleen Clark
Stanley
Local Boys Attend Camp Kern Sessions
Five Middletown youths A K Chaflin Andrew Granger Jack Kenner Jan Keuthan and Vivian Washington will join Camp Kern YMCA Dayton summer programs. Camp periods run June 23 July 7 July 21 and August 4 with activities including sleep-outs cook-outs Cowan Lake trips Fort Ancient exploration and crafts and sports training.
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Camp Kern
Dayton
YMICA
Middletown
A. K. Chaflin
Andrew Granger
Jack Kenner
Jan Keuthan
Vivian Washington
YMCA
Cowan Lake
Fort Ancient
Indianapolis Couple Wins Big Again on Do You Trust Your Wife
Mr. and Mrs. Junita Baughton of Indianapolis added $2,000 to their TV winnings on the quiz show Do You Trust Your Wife. The pair, daughter of Harvey and Mrs. Robinson of 316 Garfield St, previously won a Europe trip on Big Pay-Off last fall with a fur coat and cosmetics for Mrs. Baughton.
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Junita Baughton
Indianapolis
Baughton
Harvey Robinson
Garfield St
Europe
Franklin Council approves wage raise for 15 municipal workers
Franklin City Council passed an ordinance boosting salaries for more than 15 municipal employees including city manager, police chief, lieutenant, sergeants, patrolmen, fire chief, assistant chief, full time and probationary firemen. The body also heard a critic accuse the city of mismanaging Main Street traffic during repaving, calling it a Black Friday for local merchants. Council members defended actions, discussed street and utility projects, and approved administrative changes and bids.
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Franklin
Council
Main Street
Allen Betzler
Betzler
Betrier
Paul Smith
Charles
Germantown Tries Bond Issue for Streets Are Quashed
Germantown village council rejected a proposed street bond issue citing poor economic conditions. Mayor Donald Moyer opposed asking residents to fund street repairs and said action would be rushed to make fall ballots. The council agreed to drop the idea for one to two years and focus on curb and surface improvements on Kemp Avenue and Comstock Road.
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Germantown
Donald Moyer
Tto
Wolpert Engineering Co
Dayton
Kemp Avenue
Comstock Road
Wolpert
Kemp and Comstock
Ist Swim For Teeners Set At Middletown Pools
Middletown schedules five teen swims with 25 cent admission for ages 13 to 19. At Sunset pool the event starts at 9 30 p m and at Douglas pool at 9 p m local official Ross Kramer said lifeguards will be on duty. Remaining swims occur at Sunset and Douglas pools on June 25 July 9 16 and 23 at the same times.
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Middletown
Ross Kramer
Douglas
Ross
Sunset
Douglas Pools
Miami Offers Flying Course At Great Lakes Aviation Workshop
The Great Lakes Regional Aviation Workshop opens June 23 at Miami University in Oxford. Teachers from several states attend, with support from the Civil Air Patrol and commercial air agencies, to learn about applying aviation to geography history economics and related subjects in schools.
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Oxford
Great Lakes
Miami University
Civil Air Patrol
U. S. Air Force
Torch toppled in street. no damage reported
Firefighters were dispatched to the 4500 block of Poppy Drive at 11 p.m. yesterday after a torch was toppled in the street. The fire was extinguished before arrival and caused no damage.
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Poppy Drive
Incorporation Filed for Vic and Paul’s Inc in Middle Town
Victor F. Cornet L Paul Smith and Jack A Casper signed the articles of incorporation filed with Secretary of State Ted W Brown. Casper Caspers firm Casper & Casper filed the papers.
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Vic and Paul's, Inc
Middletown
Ted W. Brown
Victor F. Cornet
L. Paul Smith
Jack A. Casper
Casper & Casper
Man Faces Charges In Delinquency Case
A 60 year old Montgomery County man Leonard Tarvin faces two charges of contributing to juvenile delinquency for alleged relations with a 15 year old Lebanon girl and a 14 year old Middletown girl. Tarvin, jailed in Montgomery County, will be arraigned in Juvenile Court and Domestic Relations Court. hearing dates are not set.
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Montgomery County
Leonard Tarvin
Alexandersville
Bellbrook Rd
West Carrolton
Butler County
Tarvin
Lebanon
Middletown
Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
Open House Set At Middlemoor Woods Camp
Middletown Area Council Girl Scouts announce an open house at Middlemoor Woods day camp from 10 a m to 2 p m tomorrow. Camp director Mrs George Mehl says the public is invited and Girl Scouts will guide guests on tours of the camp.
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Middletown Area
Middlemoor Woods
George Mehl
Mehl
Thrown Bat Injures Local Boy at Park
A 14 year old boy Ronnie Siebert was struck by a thrown baseball bat at Yankee Road Park around 3 0 p m while playing ball. He was in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital with a fractured nose and cuts.
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Yankee Road Park
Middletown Hospital
Ronnie Siebert
Sonior
Anderson Siebert
Glenn Ave
Head Of Ticket Sales Transferred At Oxford
Robert M. Donbar, previously in charge of athletic ticket sales at Miami University, has been transferred to a new post as assistant reg ist ar general to learn registrar procedures. His successor in ticket sales is not yet named.
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Oxford
Robert M. Donbar
Miami University
Regitlar
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