One Way Streets Proposed To Ease Middletown Traffic
Middletown Police Chief Joseph Blackmore argued one way streets are not a sole fix for downtown traffic. He urged prohibiting parking on Central Ave from Clinton St to the bridge and on Main St from Manchester to First Aves with a 96-car Old North school lot to be metered as overflow. He cited merchant opposition and noted a statewide drive for engineering, education, and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Joseph Jackmore
Middletown Association of Fire and Casualty
Blackmore
Central Ave
Clinton St
Main St
Manchester
First Aves
Manchester Ave
United States
Jackmore
Cerebral Palsy Unit Here Goal Of Call Tonight
A meeting is planned tonight to organize parents and friends of cerebral palsy patients. Mrs Victory J Warken of Columbus executive director of United Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio will speak at 7 pm at 228 Garfield St to form a local unit. The Ohio group joins a national effort to ease and cure the crippling disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory J. Warken
Columbus
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio, Inc
Howard Haskins
Garfield St
Ohio
Hawaii Students To Address Lions
Two Hawaiian natives now attending Miami University speak at the Middletown Lions Club meeting. Miss Daisy Ishibashi will describe Tourist Paradise and Miss Patricia Cabral will discuss Early Hawaii. Both will support Hawaii statehood in the program coordinated by Joe Jose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
Miami University
Middletown Lions Club
Joe Jose
Daisy Ishibashi
Patricia Cabral
Hawaii
Blose
Liberalized WAF entry rules announced by recruiter
Local recruiter Sgt Luther Gregory announced that women may join the WAF if they score as high as a high school graduate on the GED. Previously a diploma was required. March 7 interviews will be held with a WAC and WAF representative at the local recruiting office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAF
Air Force
Luther Gregory
WAC
Home Restaurant Undergoes Remodeling at 21 North Main
The Home Restaurant at 21 North Main St operated by Mrs. Minta Elam is undergoing remodeling with new floor coverings and other improvements. A Middletown Health Department permit supports ongoing business, and authorities say no closing order has been issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main St
Minta Elam
Middletown Board of Health
Health Department
Board of Health
Paramount and Strand Showings Include Classics and New Features
The listings confirm Paramount showing Retreat, Hell at 3:30 pm today with multiple later showings and Daughter of Rosie O Grady at 10:30 pm. Strand presents Captain Blood at 1:35 5:00 and 8:15 pm with Purple Heart Diary at 7:75 and 6:45 and 10:00 nam. Wednesday includes She London and Wolf Man with times across the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Hell
Rosie O'Grady
Onc
Captain Blood
London
Auto Sticker Rush Slows In License Bureau
After a busy opening rush, license bureau activity dropped and remains light. Workers blame fewer motorists and new windshield stickers, which speed up processing. About 250 to 300 auto truck licenses issued locally versus nearly 1,000 in Hamilton. Last year’s cards and titles required. duplicates available from the State Bureau. Deadline for new stickers is April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Columbus
Man Arrested By Patrol Gets $200 Fine Ten Days In Jail
New Miami resident Charles Hoskins 51 was fined 200 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in the Cincinnati Workhouse with five years driving rights suspension after drunken driving arrest by state patrols in Hamilton Municipal Court before Judge Harry Walsh. Three other motorists were fined in Trenton Mayor Harry Stretcher's court for reckless or related offenses including Angress Kenney 30 Middle town Route 1 fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving after a Route 73 incident. Charlie Osterman 30 Cincinnati fined 10 dollars for passing a yellow line. Robert Jackson 909 Garden Ave fined 10 dollars for fictitious license. Melvin Nease 21 Franklin fined 10 dollars for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Miami
Charles Hoskins
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Harry Walsh
Hoskins
Trenton
Harry Stretcher
Angress Kenney
Middletown
Charlies Osterman
Robert Jackson
Garden Ave
Melvin Nease
Franklin
Franklin Schoolman To Study Weed For Additional Buildings
Franklin’s Board of Education approved an immediate population enumeration of all children in the district birth to 18 to project future school needs. Supt. J Forrest Burns will conduct the count in addition to the spring pupil census for ages 6 to 18. The board also dropped track from Franklin High School as a spring sport after only nine boys showed interest and shifted focus to baseball. They accepted a termite inspection report on five local buildings and authorized 24 hour janitor service at the high school to curb recent break ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Board of Education
J. Forrest Burns
Franklin High School
Servicemen Sailors and Guardsmen Sent for Korea Duty
Navy Reserve Dental Corps Captain Ted B. Martin sails from San Diego February 27 to join Marines in Korea after Marine replacement group duty aboard Pendleton. Pfc Gilbert Egleston departs Wright-Patterson for Camp Kilmer New Jersey to European Command. Alan Stevens heads to Navy Training Bainbridge Maryland. Cpl Agnes Wilson from Sampson Air Force Base remains on leave with relatives in Geneva New York area. Pfc Eddie Hatfield completes eight week boat training at Marine Depot San Diego and will report to Camp Pendleton. Cpl William E Ingram earns letter of commendation and Purple Heart with First Marine Division at Camp Lejeune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted B. Martin
San Diego
Korea
Navy Reserve Dental Corps
Marine Dental Department
Camp Pendleton
Ore
Martin
Gilbert Egleston
Wright-Patterson Afb
Dayton
Camp Kilmer
N. J
European Command
Melvin Rogers
Highland St
Wilson
Air Force
Coolidge Corporation
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Tex
Sampson
Eddie Hatfield
Marine Depot
Calif
Stella Hatfield
West Middletown
Chester L. Hatfield
Malvern St
William E. Ingram
Joe P. Ingram
Tytus Ave
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Ingram
Sixth Marines
Middletown Girl Scout Program Unit Plans Summer Activities
The Middletown Council of Girl Scouts program committee meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 805 Stanley St. to discuss summer activities excluding Day Camp and Troop Camp. Mrs Norval Diver, chairwoman, notes plans for all council activities during vacation months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Robbers Steal Pig Lead Bars From Local Warehouse
Allen County Sheriff Ray Dailey reports a weekend theft at the National Can Recycling Co. warehouse. Nine 106 pound bars of pig lead valued at 159 dollars were carried by the robbers to a waiting truck, with the clue that the robbers were strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Ray Dailey
Allen County
National Can Retinning Co
Three Minor City Accidents Reported Last Night
Three minor accidents were reported with damage to cars but no injuries. Damages totaled about $225 at Verity Parkway and Germantown Road when Gertrude Ratliff collided with Robert Brown who said his view was blocked by a truck. A second crash at Michigan Avenue and Yankee Road involved Clarence Hunter with slight damage. An unidentified driver struck Walter Stricklein’s car on Central Avenue and Clark Street then followed and struck again at Verity Parkway and First Avenue. Stricklein said the other driver appeared intoxicated and talked back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verity Pkwy
Germantown Rd
Gertrude Ratliff
Crawford St
Robert L. Brown
Winona Dr
Brown
Carl Hardeman
Grove St
Clarence Lee Hunter
Garfield St
Michigan Ave
Yankee Rd
Hunter
Walter L. Stricklien
West Middletown
Central Ave
Clark St
First Ave
Former Hamiltonian Joins OPS Staff as Regional Chief
George Johnston Jr. has been named OPS regional chief in Cleveland for industrial materials and manufactured goods. A former Champion Paper and Fibre Co. assistant mill manager in Hamilton Ohio, he previously worked as an executive at Dairypak Inc. He succeeds A. J. Guthrie, new regional director of the U S Salary Stabilization Board for Ohio and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
George Johnston Jr
OPS
Champion Paper and Fibre Co
Hamilton
Johnston
Dairypak, Inc
A. J. Guthrie
U. S. Salary Stabilization Board
Ohio
Kentucky
Church Sends Heifer As Dead Boy Gift
The Church of the Brethren sent a $300 Holstein heifer to Europe as a gift from the late 17 year old Paul W. Fundderburg a Clark County farm boy who died of influenza before raising a heifer for the church relief program. His schoolmates neighbors and friends gave $256 and his parents added $44 from Pauls savings to buy the animal in his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Carlisle
Church of the Brethren
Europe
Paul W. Funderburg
Clark County
Paul
Toe
Glen Funderburg
Below Freezing Weather Ahead Snow Predicted
A Middletown Ohio forecast warns of a sharp temperature drop to below freezing with mostly cloudy skies and high winds. Snow flurries are expected, with lows in the 20s tonight and colder conditions Wednesday. rain to snow likely this afternoon locally, with Lake Erie snow confined to that region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio
Lake Erie
Dun and Bradstreet Official To Talk With Achievers
Charles W. Ridge of Dun and Bradstreet Cincinnati will speak at the Achievers Association meeting in Middle town Junior Achievement. He will present the film Credit Man's Confidence in Man explaining commercial credit in American business. Tex I Craft, JA’s only company with a D&B rating, will attend. The session begins 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Civic Association and includes a final report on the January 12 Manchester Hotel dance and tours for spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Ridge
Cincinnati
Dun and Bradstreet
Achievers’ Association
Middletown Junior Achievement, Inc
Ridge
Civic Association
Tex I-Craft Company
United States
Armco Girls Association
Manchester
JA Board Parley Set for Wednesday Luncheon
L. J. Rautio chairs the Junior Achievement board luncheon at the Manchester Hotel Wednesday noon. Directors will hear the retirement report of Rob ert McDade plus the half year audit results. Joseph Francomano and M. G. McCall will join as JA leaders overseeing expansion and the 18 local companies next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Rautio
Junior Achievement Rd of
Manchester
Robert McDade
Presen
Joseph Francomano
Junior Achievement, Inc
M.G. McCall
Middletown JA
Three men fined for operating cars while intoxicated
Municipal Court fined three men a total of 618 dollars after drinking and driving charges before Judge Alton H. Combs. Owen Andrews 50 of Troy faced 200 dollars and costs with one year driving suspension. Richard Crane 37 of Dayton got 200 dollars and costs and three years suspension. Lennox Williams 46 of Dayton received 200 dollars and costs with six months suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Owen Andrews
Fountain St
Troy
Richard L. Crane
South Summit St
Dayton
Lennox Williams
South Main St
Crane
Andrews
Williams
State Patrol
Jacoby Ave
Baltimore St
Middletown to Recondition 1200 Water Valves Over Year
A 1,200 valve reconditioning program in the Middletown Water Works system was announced by W H Shawhan director of public utilities. A three man crew led by Robert Mettler will work over about 18 months to inspect, repair and map valve locations while some valves may cause temporary water discoloration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
B.wyh
W H ‘Shawhan
Public Utilities
Shawhan
Robert Mettler
Roy Fitzgerald Named President of Franklin Council
Franklin's city council undergoes two changes as Roy Fitzgerald is named president and William F. Smith is elected to fill the vacancy. Fitzgerald, a former village council member, resigns to take the post after Creighton Burns steps down for health reasons. Smith, a roofing contractor, becomes council member. Ken Larick is named president pro tempore. The body also approves a storm sewer project final payment and extension of a water line to the golf course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
New
Roy Fitzgerald
William F. Smith
Creighton Burns
James Rossman
Fitzgerald
Old Village
Burns
Rossman
Smith
Ken Larick
Jesse Hollingsworth
Council
Larick
John Hoffer
Frank Matson
Robert Ward
John Parker
John Tewell
Pany
Alexander
Ward
Hoffer
Matson, Parker and
Tewell
Second
Main Sts
Christine Gabbard
Amber Lantern
Franklin Golf Course
Two Pay Two Forfeit Fines
Franklin municipal court yesterday fined two drivers and foreited bonds from two others for failing to appear. Kenneth Whitman 22 of Franklin was fined 100 dollars and costs for physical control of an auto while intoxicated. Garland Dennis 21 of Franklin was fined 25 dollars for insufficient brakes. Howard Woodrow 33 of Lebanon Route 1 forfeited a 125 dollar bond on a charge of physical control while intoxicated. Bernard Davis 35 of Detroit forfeited a 10 dollar bond for driving left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Kenneth Whitman
J. T. Riley
Garland Dennis
Howard Woodrow
Lebanon
Bernard Davis
Detroit
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Merchans
Schools and Safety Bureaus
Bureau
Kenney
Route 73
James O'Neal
Squire Lummie Bailey
Franklin Schoolman
Alan G. Stevens
Navy Training Center
Bainbridge, Md
Stevens
Middletown High School
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Myron Stevens
Shirley Case Stevens
Miamisburg
Cpl
Agnes J. Wilson
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva, M. Ya
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main ST
Girl Scout Council
Wiltshire
Streifthau’s
Hamiltonian
Church
Heifer
Dun-Bradstreet
Charles Castleman
Eighteenth Ave
Butler County Grand Jury
Velma
Everett Frazee
Monroe
South Ave
Bruce Lawson
Eva Lawson
Dr Mae
Charles ST
Frie Hanson
Franklin Council
Smith New
5. C. Alexander
Harper Com
Tommy Wills
Badao Street
Sewice
Moedea, Depont Burance Corporation
Oglesby-Barmul Bank Trust Iddletown
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