Middletown Considers Tax Hike to Fund City Upgrades
A citizen Progress Committee urges raising the city income tax to one half percent from January 1962 and transferring funds to support a long list of capital projects and a sanitary sewer program. The plan aims to avert past delates and strengthen finances while keeping garbage collection as a user charge.
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Middletown
Progress Committee
City Commission
William Denham
Committee of 22
Public Improvement Fund
Sanitary Sewer Revenue Fund
Capital Improvement Fund
Civic Center
Miami River
Hook Field
Grand Avenue
Othe Street
Middletown Readies Steelmark Week With Ribbon Cutting
Middletown kicks off Steelmark Week with a 11 15 a m ribbon cutting led by Wanda Gabbard Miss Steelmark of 1961. The city plans parades open houses contests prizes and a large fireworks finale through July 4 with many local groups participating.
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William K. Robinson
Steelmark
Middletown Area
Steelmen
American Federation of Musicians
Civic Association
Middletown Art Center
American Legion
Broad Street
Manchester Avenue
Armco
Wanda Gabbard
Manchester
Central
Middletown
Model Plane Club To Elect New Officers
The Middle town Aero-Modelers meet at 4 p.m. at the Smith Farm flying circles to elect new officers who will take office Sept. 1. They will discuss a July multiple-event contest and a Middletown Airport air show in September, plus trophies for May rat-racing winners.
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Middletown
Ohio Gas Tax Revenue Dips Despite More Vehicles
Ohio state figures show total gas tax and motor vehicle license funds to counties and towns at 117.29 million for the year ending June 30, down 114 thousand from last year. Gasoline tax allotments declined 1.7 million while license tag money rose about 1.6 million as distributions were finalized.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Job Of The Day Merchandising and Display Man
Advertisement for a merchandising and display man aged 25 to 35 with a high school diploma. Requires experience. Apply through Ohio State Employment Service at 18 N Clinton St.
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Ohio State Employment Service
N. Clinton St
Youth, 16, Nabbed In Knifing Here
City police arrested a 16 year old Middletown boy after a Sunset Park dance fight. A second youth, Charles O Connor of 1205 Ellen Drive, sustained a minor right hand wound with no need for medical care. The suspect was taken to the Butler County Juvenile Detention Home.
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Middletown
Sunset Park
Charles O'Conner
Ellen Drive
O'Conner
Butler County
Loudonville Girl Wins Beauty Title
Shirley Ann Koch a 21 year old brunette from Loudonville was selected Miss Ohio Dairy Princess at Columbus Ohio. She beat 46 other entrants from 54 of Ohio’s 88 counties. Her parents Mr and Mrs William Koch own a 225 acre dairy farm near Loudonville.
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Columbus, Ohio
Shirley Ann Koch
Loudonville
Koch
American Airlines
Ohio
William Koch
Bowling Green State U President resigns after campus unrest
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, president for 10 years at Bowling Green State University, resigns effective Sept. 1 and seeks a one year leave of absence with permission to return in 1962. Acting president named, new provost created, and a nonacademic advisory panel formed to review campus relations and faculty governance.
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Bowling Green, Ohio
Ralph W. McDonald
Bowling Green State Unversity
McDonald
Bowling Green
Ralph Harshman
Sherman Stanage
Stanage
Albn W. Bachman
Bowling Green Attroney
McDonald's
Bachman
Paul F. Leedy
Kenneth H. McFall
Police Briefs: Local thefts and vandalism reported
Thefts were reported from multiple residents including Paul Bailey 2502 Minnesota St and Jim Barker 2014 Spencer Lane. Losses included a purse with 5, a Betty Simmons bag and cosmetics, a billfold with 25, a Stella Bowling license, two headlight lenses from Col lin Henderson, and a distributor cap from Everett Myers. Vandalism noted as holes dug at Forest Hills Country Club golf course with flags removed.
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Paul Bailey
Minnesota St
Jim Barker
Spencer Lane
Betty Simmons
Fulton Lane
Stella Bowling
15Th Ave
Collin Henderson
Auburn St
Everett Myers
Sherman Ave
Boy Injured In Hit-Skip Accident On Main Street
A Middletown youth, Michael Davies, age 15, sustained minor cuts to his right leg and chest when his bicycle was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in the 300 block of S Main Street yesterday. Police report the southbound car failed to stop at 3:45 pm.
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Middletown
S. Main Street
Michael Davies
S. Main St
Dwight Sutton
Kensington St
Shafer Street
North Avenue
Angela Hidy
Flemming Road
Sutton Auto
Peace Corps Group to Begin Training in El Paso
A cohort of about 38 young Americans will train at Texas Western College in El Paso starting Monday before being sent to Tanganyika. The group, inspired by President Kennedy, will study Swahili and assist projects to boost Tanganyika’s economy while Rutgers hosts a parallel training for service in Colombia. Bresee of Orange, Virginia, notes rapport-building through shared meals.
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EL Paso
Tex
Kennedy
Harris P. Bresee Jr
Tanganyika
Africa
Bresee
Orange
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
Columbia
Peace Corps
Texas Western College
University of Texas
Texas Western
Texas
Twirler Wins Firsts In Burg Meet
A Germantown girl won two first places in a baton contest held yesterday in Miamisburg for the benefit of Sharon Kaye's Kayd ettes who plan a trip this year to the national contest in Texas. Terri Lee Selby took first in the 10 through 13 championship class and first in the 10 through 13 strutting. Other winners from Middletown included Donna Marie Armstrong second in seven and under LuAnn Evans fifth in seven and under and Ronda Sue Napier fifth in advanced.
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Germantown
Miamisburg
Sharon Kaye
Texas
Terri Lee Selby
Middletown
Donna Marie Armstrong
LuAnn Evans
Ronda Sue Napier
Kennedy Takes Weekend Rest at Glen Ora Estate
President Kennedy flew to his Glen Ora estate in Middleburg Virginia for a weekend of recuperation. His family accompanied him. Reporters noted he used crutches at times but appeared not to rely on them when starting from the helicopter landing point.
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Middleburg
Kennedy
Glen Ora
Janet Travell
White House
Virginia Hunt Country
Five Scout Leaders Attend State Explorer Conference
Five explorer scouts and a scout executive join 800 attendees at the Region Four Explorer delegates conference. The event runs today through Wednesday at the Ohio State Fair grounds Columbus at the Youth Center. Sponsored by Armco Steel Corp and Armco Association, the delegates include Kenneth Mahon Richard Profitt John Clark Michael Hiatt Tony Cook and Forrest E. Martin from the Mound Builders' Area Council. The conference is part of a nationwide effort to train young men in understanding America's national purpose.
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Ohio State Fairgrounds
Columbus
Kenneth Mahon
Richard Profitt
Armco Steel Corp
John Clark
Michael Hiatt
South Middletown
America
Japan’s New Ten Year Plan Aims to Double Living Standards
The program targets a 100 percent rise in living standards for workers and farmers within ten years. Government officials frame the goal as boosting wages, prices stability, and social benefits while expanding rural and industrial development through policy reforms.
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Japan
Obituary of Harry Ver non Barlett
Funeral services for Harry Ver non Barlett, 77, of 2213 Tytus Ave will be held Tuesday in San Diego California. He died at Middletown Hospital Saturday morning. A Butler County native he was a Navy civilian employee. He resided with his daughter Betty Pettit in San Bernardino before moving to live with his sister-in-law Mrs Dave Barrett at the time of death. He is survived by two grandchildren. Burial is in Glenn Abbey Memorial Park San Diego. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home handles local arrangements.
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Harry Vernon Barlett
Tytus Ave
San Diego
Calif
Barlett
Middletown Hospital
Butler County
Navy
Betty Pettit
San Bernardino
Dave Barrett
Glenn Abbey Memorial Park
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Quartet At 2 Churches Here
The King's Men Quartet of the Gulf Coast Bible College will present a gospel music program Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the Grand Avenue Church of God. The group appears tonight at 7 30 at the Crawford Street Church for God.
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King’s Men
Gulf Coast Bible College
Grand Avenue Church
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