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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1962
Page
9
City officials urge residents to report unlicensed door to door solicitors to police. Administrative assistant William Cottrell explains permits require a pink card signed by City Commission Clerk Lillian Shumate. Call police immediately if a solicitor lacks a permit for prompt action.
Public Safety Director Floyd Mann ordered seat belts installed on Alabama Highway Patrol cars citing life saving benefits. He added the move may encourage more motorists to buckle up.
Building permit valuations for January and February 1962 run ahead of last year with 70 permits totaling 390 918 dollars. February 1962 had 38 permits valued at 228 663 dollars and January 32 permits valued at 162 255 dollars. Armco General Office addition, 40 000 dollars, was the largest early project. March projections anticipate a substantial rise if three projects begin. Potential starts include a 290 000 post office on Verity Parkway, a new medical arts building on Breiel Boulevard, and a Calvary Methodist Church on Marshall Road.
Middletown City Commissioners and hundreds of Ohioans congratulated Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. in a telegram to New Concord. The commission extended heartfelt congratulations on his historic achievement and wished continued success in space endeavors. The message was signed by William W Donham, chairman.
The Trenton village council approved a 1962 appropriations ordinance totaling 152 560.47, about 70 395 less than last year due to 1961 items such as the municipal building and fire truck costs. The 1962 budget increases include a full time building and labor supervisor and funds for water, roads, and bonds. Robert Ramsdell of the Trenton Jaycees sought support for civic improvement. mayor Stretcher pledged cooperation. Four building permits were issued in February totaling 208.00. The council also approved 2522.54 in bills and repaired the road grader hydraulic system while delaying a new engine decision.
Trenton village crews will pick up limbs and debris from the recent ice storm Monday and Tuesday. Inspector-labor supervisor Lavornis Little asks that limbs be cut into pieces not over 10 feet and placed by the street.
An ammonia fine on an ice machine caused a morning incident at the Middletown Coca Cola Bottling Co plant at 110 S Verity Park Way. Ten employees were driven from the building, no one was overcome, the plant manager James Finley said ventilation was underway and repairs expected by tomorrow. The Fire Department emergency squad responded around 11 am with no damage reported.
Officials of the Iron Workers Union asked 150 members to return to work at Inland Steel Products Co in Blue Ash. The walkout began after contract expiration but a union spokesman said the strike was not authorized and negotiations continued.
Five people were treated at Middletown Hospital after a five car collision at Verity Parkway and Girard Avenue. Injured were Mrs. Carl Combs, Courtney Short, Shirley Short, Kathy Short, and Lane. Lane was charged with failure to yield. The crash sequence started when Lane turned left into Combs path, leading to a chain of impacts including a stoppped car and a parked vehicle. Ambulances transported the injured. other minor accidents were investigated.
Springboro council authorized a contract with Bennett Drugs on Main Street to collect village water and sewer bills replacing Wells Drugs. Richard Chenault begins as auxiliary police, replacing Stanley Hirschback, paid 1 dollar yearly for protection. Annexation ordinance reading targets two five acre plots west of the village along Rt. 73.
The Butler County auditor's branch office in the city building will assist with personal property tax returns. Open 8:30 am to 4 pm weekdays and 8:30 am to noon Saturdays through the April 30 deadline. Filers should bring forms. forms mailed Feb 1. Requires individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations with business property and residents owning intangible property as of Jan 1, 1962.
Mrs John F Kennedy returns to Washington after a week in Florida aboard the family plane with Caroline and John Jr The First Lady plans a trip next Friday to India and Pakistan departing from Palm Beach
Herbert Boren, president of the Middletown Board of Realtors, calls a city housing survey misleading. He argues the city must complete a full survey before reporting results and notes 193 private rental properties could be used under urban renewal Garfield area plans. He pledges cooperation to locate missed properties and previews a board advertisement and WPFB interview.
The six month period ending February 28 brought 11.19 inches of rain at Miami International Airport, the driest since 1939. Normal is 25.18 inches, with the previous low 13.66 inches in 1951-1952.
Florida tax collectors report a strong February as the 3 percent sales levy yields 15.5 million dollars, up 1.2 million or 9.04 percent from a year earlier. Comptroller Ray Green notes the tourist season appears late but is in full swing, boosting revenue.
The Miami Cabinet Division of Philip Carey Manufacturing rejects NLRB trial examiner findings to reinstate 102 strikers with back pay and plans an appeal to the NLRB in Washington. W. B. Evans says the company disagrees on bargaining in good faith and back pay for specific strikers. case could last more than a year.
An airliner with 18 passengers and crew circled Cox Municipal Airport for an hour and 20 minutes due to a faulty warning indicator. Captain George Dettenmayer of Washington DC kept the Convair in the air to burn fuel as a precaution before a trouble landing. The plane landed without incident.
The department's drillmas attends the 34th annual Fire Department Instructors Conference in Memphis. The international fire service gathering highlights new fire prevention and firefighting methods. Outdoor demonstrations include an underwater rescue of a victim from a submerged auto.
Temont described how Gaye Michele Bryner touched an exposed wire lead from a television set and was electrocuted in her Lorain home on Thursday.
Samuel Moultry 28 of 1330 Sycamore St was sentenced to a year in Cincinnati Workhouse in Butler County Domestic Relations Court for probation violation on non support of four children. Judge Black revoked probation after a not guilty plea. Others with suspended sentences include Merle Dan 605 Garfield St and Martin F Tier 1909 Winona Dr. Orville Lee Price 27 of Mr Mary Etta St pleaded not guilty and his case was continued 60 days.
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