Middletown Commission Defers Zoning and Plat Approvals
City commissioners paused action on two items after reviewing zoning for the North Middletown area and the final plat for Barbara Park. Drainage concerns prompted a study before approving the Barbara Park plat while zoning requests from property owners and business developers drew opposition and petitions.
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North
Middletown
Barbara Park
Francis Carmody
Carmody
North Middletown
I. A. Casper
Alon Tytus Avenue
Lowell Street
Ohio Avenue
Planning Commission
Casper
Effie Meahl
Herbert Netherly
Edwin Schiller
Leland Lynch
Vannest Avenue
Manchester Road
William Buckingham
Manchester Rd
Realtors View Film On Listing Principles Adopted
The Middletown Real Estate Board showed a film on the multiple selling service at a luncheon. Produced by the United Northwestern Realty Assn in Detroit, the film traced the service from its 1920 Detroit origin when three brokers pooled listings. The Detroit association now includes 150 brokers and 850 salesmen. The long program delayed action on new standard commission rates.
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Middletown Real Estate Board
United Northwestern Realty Assn
Detroit
Mich
Detroit Association
Realty Board
Standard Commission
Two Fires Reported in City Yesterday
City firefighters extinguished two blazes with no damage. At 2:16 p.m. a rubbish fire behind 608 Catalpa Drive likely started by a cigarette in a garage, owned by James Richmond, was put out by Company 1 and four firemen. Later, at 10:05 p.m., a trash fire in the backyard at 308 North Broad Street was also extinguished by Company 1.
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Catalpa Dr
James Richmond
Company
N. Broad St
Miami Band Concerts Planned For Sunday
Three of the sixteenth annual Miami University high school music workshop concerts are set for Sunday at Upham Hall plaza and Benton auditorium if rain. The 65 piece orchestra will be led by Jaroslav Holesovasky with the Dayton Philharmonic connection. Francis J. Menichetti will conduct the 120 piece band and J. R. Gillman will direct the 90 voice chorus.
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Oxford
Miami University High School
Upham Hall
Benton Auditorium
Jaroslav Holesovasky
Imaster
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Fairmont High School
Kettering
Francis J. Menichetti
Archbold Schools
J. R. Gillman
Akron Public Schools
A. D. Lekvold
Ibands
Miami
Egypt Rejects Gulf Blockade Threat Amid Submarine Purchase
JERUSALEM reports Israel warned Egypt against using three Soviet submarines to block the Gulf of Aqaba and threaten Eilat. Egypt confirmed the submarines join its fleet in Egyptian waters, amid regional protests over Arab territorial claims and UN forces in the area. Peaceful navigation through the gulf is asserted to continue.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Soviet Union
Eilat
U.N
Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Rosebud Club Meeting Set At Mary Lou Benton Home
The Rosebud Club will meet at 8 30 p m tomorrow at the home of Mrs Mary Lou Benton 707 18th Ave Mrs Stella Washington will host the gathering.
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Rosebud Club
Mary Lou Benton
18Th Ave
Stella Washington
Hoffa Seeks Continuance in Bribery Trial
Hoffa and co defendant Fischbach sought at the U S Court of Appeals for a one week delay in the bribery conspiracy case. They argued Hoffa lacked adequate counsel as Edward Bennett Williams was tied to another case. Jury selection could push into next week if trial proceeds.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Midwest Teamsters
U.s.court of Appeals
Hoffa
U.S. District Court
Hyman I. Fischbach
Miami
New York
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Edward Bennett Williams
Daniel B. Maher
Fischbach
Williams
New Strength To City Assured In Open House
Armco Drainage and Metal Products and its parent Armco Steel opened a new 3 1/2 acre AD&MP plant in Middletown employing 110 with a 40000 dollar monthly payroll. The facility showcases a wide span building concept and aims to grow employment and sales in coming years.
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Middletown
Armco Drainage & Metal Products Inc
Armco Steel Corp
Ad&mp
Taannabian Giannt
R. L. Gray
Armco
Stuart R. Ives
Steel Buildings Division
Ad& MP
Ives
Gray
Middletown Works
Glenn Thompson
Charles R. Hook
Armco Board
W. W. Sebald
A. H. Hutton
Steel Buildings
AD &Mp
Francis Carmody
Jeanette Street
Spring Exit Ladylike In The End
Spring began an exit today as storms floods and heat clear from the Rockies to the Atlantic. The Associated Press notes only a few isolated thundershowers remain as the pattern shifts and cooling extends eastward.
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Rockies
Atlantic
Middletown Sees Warmed Weather With Clear Skies Ahead
Temperatures rise from a 60 degree early low to 65 by morning and climb to 85 by mid afternoon. The forecaster predicts smoother warmth today and tomorrow with bright sun and clear skies.
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Middletown
Heat Wave Dies Bloodied by Storms Across Eastern States
A searing heat wave and ensuing storms killed at least 242 people since Saturday with 214 blamed on heat. Electrical storms along the eastern Seaboard followed a clash of cool and humid air. Near Ft. Bragg North Carolina lightning struck a bivouac area killing two National Guardsmen and injuring others as fierce winds raked New England including Portland Maine with a 76 mph gust.
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Seaboard
Ft. Bragg
N.C
New England
Portland
Maine
Wasn't His Day for Harold Wynn in Dallas
Harold Wynn, 30, describes a rough day in Dallas as he slips into a mud puddle near his car and tangles with a steel window ripping his shirt. While driving home a bus strikes his car, a second bus clips it, and a third bus bumps it, totaling $700 in damages and partial insurance coverage. He was two hours late to dinner with his mother in law.
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Wynn
Four Ohio Highway Mechanics Suspended for Fights and Falsifications
Four Ohio Department of Highways mechanics in Middletown were suspended. Acting Highway Director George Thormyer notified the State Civil Service Commission. Thormyer and Kelly Morris received 30 day suspensions effective July 9. Leroy Layne got a 15 day suspension effective July 16 for fighting. Nickel and Schultheiss were suspended 15 days each for falsifying reports.
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Ohio Department of High Way
Middletown
George Thormyer
State Civil Service Commisson
Thormyer
Kelly Morris
Leroy Layne
Forrest L. Nickel
John M. Schultheiss
Arthur Albaugh Elected Legion Post 218 Commander
Arthur A Albaugh longtime Legionnaire and owner of Albaugh & Son Auctioneers becomes commander of American Legion Post 218 succeeding Ed Windsor. He has held multiple posts including membership chairman and vice commander and received the 1955 Sickle Award.
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Arthur A. Albaugh
American Legion
218
Ed Windsor
Albaugh
Vern Albaugh & Son
Legion Post
Sickle
United Cerebral Palsy Organization
Middletown
Jefferson Lodge 90
Chapter 87
Miami Valley Scottish Rite
Miami University
University of Cincinnati
McKinley St
Tom Haney
The
Beckett Heating and Sheet Metal Co
Methodists Urge End To Nuclear Tests And Draft
A Northeast Ohio Methodist Conference session approved a resolution calling for universal abolition of peacetime conscription and an end to thermonuclear weapon testing. The report urged action through the United Nations and invited 48 Central Jurisdiction Negro churches in Ohio to join Ohio or Northeast Ohio conferences. Simpson Methodist Church of Steubenville has begun affiliating with Northeast Ohio.
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Lakeside
Ohio
Northeast Ohio Methodist Conference
United States
United Nations
Northeast Ohio
Simpson Methodist Church
Steubenville
Fire destroys house on Oxford State Road. roof collapses
A blaze on Oxford State Road near Trenton gutted a seven room concrete block house owned by Sam Collins. Fire Chief Wilbur Stoufe estimated losses at 15 000 to 18 000 after more than two hours of fighting. The Collins family was away on vacation. cause under investigation. Sixteen firefighters pumped water from a nearby pond. only four walls remained.
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Oxford State Road
Trenton
Wilbur Stoufe
South Middletown
Sev
Sam Collins
Florida
Stoufe
Collins
Middletown Man Arrested in Tire Theft Case
Deputy sheriffs arrested Adrian Blankenship at his home on a domestic relations court warrant charging him with contributing to the delinquency of minors and tire theft. Investigators say two 16 year olds and a 17 year old stole two tires from a car at Lindsay Son Paint Body Shop and that Blankenship allegedly bought drinks for the youths and paid $5 for a tire.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Middletown
Adrian Blankenship
Ottawa St
Blankenship
Lindsay & Son Paint & Body Shop
Philadelphia Ave
Cars colliding at Central Avenue injures none
A two car collision yesterday near Central Avenue and Verity Park Way caused $35 in damage. No injuries were reported. The drivers were Clarence Keeley, 51, of Trenton Route 1, and James Stokes, 26, of Franklin.
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Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Clarence Keeley
Trenton Rt. 1
James Stokes
Franklin
Nineteen Vets Sentenced For GI Bill Fraud in Cincinnati
Nineteen veterans from the Butler Hamilton School of Business in Hamilton received six months suspended jail terms in U S District Court Cincinnati for fraudulent monthly school reports to obtain GI Bill funds. The same sentence mirrored Monday for 77 others. total 109 GI claimants involved. Thirteen yet to be tried. all have pleaded guilty. remaining sentence contingent on restitution to VA for funds illegally obtained.
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Butler- Hamilton School of Business
Hamilton
U. S. District Court
Cincinnati
John H. Druffel
Veterans Administration
Refugee Help Asked Churches
New York churches are urged to expand pastoral care for refugees and immigrants newly settled in communities. Rev Mr Bengt Hoffman of the Lutheran World Federation warns churches could lose thousands of communicants if welcoming programs are not developed.
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New York
U.S
Bengt Hoffman
Geneva
Switzerland
Department of World Service
Lutheran World Federation
Police Briefs Claim Stolen Car Recovered and Fraud Arrests
A 1952 model car stolen from Garrett Johnson on S Main Street was recovered by Dayton police. Ivan Boggs was arrested on a warrant for insufficient funds tied to a $430.80 check drawn on Germantown’s First National Bank. Other thefts included a bicycle, a child’s steel table and chairs, four car wheels and hub caps. Wayne Amburgey was arrested for a $400 NSF check. Congress in 1866 set the American inch at four mil-lionths longer than the British inch.
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Garrett Johnson
Elsmere St
S. Main Street
Dayton
Ivan Boggs
Lisa la
First National Bank of
Germantown
Harold Hodge
Boggs
Donald Mathis
Young St
Nancy Knorr
1St Ave
Middletown
Lincoln- Mercury Co
Tytus Ave
Wayne Amburgey
South
Lebanon
Lebanon Citizens National Bank
Ib. L
Congress
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Grand Avenue
Mayfield
Harry A. Finkelman
Arthur Sanderson
Austin Smith
Coles Road
Germantown Road
Yankee Road
Charles J. Reuthe
Arthur Stubbs
Henry Sr
Taft Simmer
Haddad Construction Co
Columbus
Wildwood
Floyd G. Browne
Three Brothers
Central Ave
East End
Kgypt
Colored News
Norman Walker
Gwin Suite
LAD and Lassie Shop
Associated Press
Dallas
Harold Wynn
Arthur Albaugh
Harold Agee
Howe Motor Co
Joe Baker Jr
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Ray Melampy
Roscoe Bowman
J. B. Strickland
George Hagen
William S. Comfort
Charles Palmer
Portsmouth
Department
Art Albaugh
Cecil Runyan
Ed Portsmouth
F. H. Gillespie
Marvin Blankenship
Roger Dillman
Robert Barnard
Sam McAdow
J. D. Sawyer
Robert Forester
William Rathman
James Hinton
Don Dilman
Wilbur Egelston
Walter Paweixoski
L. Mort Taylor
Jim Welsh
Gordon Hileman
Pat Dinan
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RCA
Philco
Broad St
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