Rain and flood disrupt city with high water and outages
Rain totaling 2.17 inches by 8 am raised the monthly rainfall to 5.64 inches. River stages rose slowly from a low of 36.3 feet in January, with flood damage seen at Central Avenue, Breiel Boulevard, and two state roads blocked by high water. Ohio Bell reports about 600 trouble calls as cold snaps and thaw damage cables, causing scattered outages and repair times around three hours.
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C. T. Morningstar
Central Avenue
Breiel Boulevard
Bull's Run
Santa Fe Road
Sheldon Road
Hamilton
Trenton
Butler County
Cincinnati
Dayton
Monroe
Ohio Bell
W. J. Williamson
Onio Bell
Madison Township water rate changes spark misunderstanding
The Madison Township Improvement Association disputes a Sunday article claiming a $27 quarterly minimum. the piece overlooks an $11 quarterly assessment that will appear on tax bills. For water and bond costs, residents face $8.60 quarterly for 1000 cubic feet, versus $4.50 in Middletown under the revised plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison and
Wayne Township
Middletown
Scholarships Offered at Miami University for Summer Theses
Five 300 scholarships available for graduates at Miami University to support thesis work during summer 1964. Recipients must be in a degree program requiring a thesis and enrolled in the Miami Graduate School. Applications due March 21 with notifications by March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami University
H. Bunker Wright
Miami Graduate School
Oxford
Miami
Dayton
Hamilton
Middletown
Norwood
Piqua
Dean Wright
Plumber Fined for Assault on Local Teacher
Paul Everitt, a Lebanon plumbing contractor, was fined 100 dollars and given a suspended 9 day sentence after breaking into the Enfield apartment at 513 W Silver St and assaulting high school teacher Donald Edington. Everitt said temper led to the incident and admitted error after Edington refused entry to a student for impudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Enfield
W. Silver St
Donald Edington
Paul Everitt
Edington
X-Ray Schedule Is Changed For Middletown Clinic
The Butler County Tuberculosis and Health Association announces a new schedule for 70 mm chest X rays in Middletown. X rays will be on the first and third Wednesday each month from 2 to 5 p.m. at Middletown Hospital chest clinic. Donald L. Wright, TB Association director, confirms the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Butler County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Association
Donald L. Wright
TB Association
Three Middletown Twirlers Win United States Baton Title
Dayton Belmont High School hosts a USBA contest sponsored by Dayton Panhellenic Association. Middletown winners include Lu Ann Evans 10 in Intermediates first, Donna Marie Armstrong 10 advanced second, Rhonda Sue Napier seven in the preteen division second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Belmont High School
Dayton
Dayton Panhellenic Association
Lu Ann Evans
Donna Marie Armstrong
Ami
Rhonda Sue Napier
Miami University enrolls 11980 students this semester
Total enrollment reaches 11980 with 8155 at Oxford and 3625 in five Academic Centers and extension classes. Off campus enrollment stands at 3.6 percent, with 462 graduate students and 170 full time. Off campus centers list Dayton Middletown Hamilton Norwood Piqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miami University
Kenneth H. Bogard
Dayton
Middletown
Hamilton
Norwood
Piqua
Area Glenn Leaders Named for Democratic Senate Bid
Former Montgomery County Prosecutor Mattias H. Heck of Dayton is named to coordinate financial support in Butler and Montgomery counties for La Col. John H. Glenn's nomination. James A. Bell announces the lineup with regional leaders Kimble in several counties and Feigert covering a broad central and western set of counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Mattias H. Heck
Dayton
Butler
Montgomery
John H. Glenn
Ohio
James A. Bell
Ohio Supreme Court
Glenn - For- Senate
Lawrence M. Kimble
Portsmouth
Warren
Logan
Union
Champaign
Madison
Clark
Greene, Pickaway
Clinton
Fayele
Ross
Highland
Pike
Scioto
Adams
Brown
Martin Feigert
van Wert
Preble
Putnam
Paulding
Defiance
Henry
Fulton
Wood
Ottawa
Williams, Allen, Mercer Auglaize, Shelby, Darke and
Miami Counties
Thompson to leave Middletown city manager post tonight
Charles W. Thompson will make his final appearance as Middletown city manager in a City Commission session at 8 p.m. He leaves after eight years, with Dan W. Kothe acting city manager until a successor is chosen. Thompson will take Springfield Missouri manager post within a week. March 31 is an unofficial application deadline.
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Charles W. Thompson
Middletown
Germantown
Wilbraham
Manchester Road
Fenwick High School
Manchester Junior High School
Thompson
Springfield
Public Utilities
Dan W. Kothe
Area Musicians Rated In Contest At Oxford
District 12 competition at Miami University yields many I and II ratings for soloists and ensembles from Middletown Lemon Monroe Lakota and Roosevelt junior high and high schools. Notable names include Judy Wagoner Emmett Rothe Jan Keuthan and Pat Rogers among others as state contest qualifiers with I A marks.
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Oxford
Miami University
Middletown High LI
Jan Keuthan
Dave Wittman
Mike Lawson
Mike Rontoff
Peg Curtner
Jean Nardin
Judy Wagoner
Emmett Rothe
Charles Yoho
Ken Amburgy
David McClanshan
Dick Harkney
Janet Robinson
Joy Dutley
Linda Whitehead
Pat Rogers
Rodney Kidd
Steve Tutt
Todd Coddington
Janice Wearly
Mike Palmer
Jan Keathan
Cliff Stearns
Three Cited In City Traffic Accidents
Police investigated nine accidents Sunday but cited only three drivers for violations. Juanita Powers, 36, was charged with improper lane change after a Germantown Road collision. John Sexton, 71, faced a yield violation after a North Avenue crash. Linda Lawwill, 22, was cited for following too closely in a Shafer Street incident. Total damages varied from 230 to 800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Powers
Jewell Ave
Germantown Road
Wilbraham Road
Avery Woodard
Wilbraham
John N. Sexton
Breier Blvd
North Avenue
Monroe Street
Lawrence J. Hayes
Sawyer Road
Linda L. Lawwill
Shafer St
Ray Bailey
Shafer Street
Girl Caught Shoplifting At Fashion Fair Store
A year old girl was picked up outside the Fashion Fair Saturday after a clerk said she took a 65 cent necklace and fled. Police questioned her. she admitted the theft and was released to her mother. The case was referred to juvenile authorities amid a rash of shoplifting at Fashion Fair.
Legion Elks Eagles to Host Bunny Hop Benefit Dance
Committeemen from the American Legion and Elks and Eagles Lodges meet at 710 Orchard St to plan a Bunny Hop on March 21 at the Legion Hall 116 Main St. Proceeds aid the Butler County Association of Crippled Children and Adults. Tickets from sponsors. door prizes donated by Middletown Merchants. Easter Seal drive runs March 15 31 with a $4,000 goal.
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American Legion and Elks and Eagles Lodges
Robert Green
Orchard St
The
Legion Hall
Main St
Butler County Association of Crippled Children and Adults
Green
John Mandrak
Legion
Roger Hughes
A. J. Mayer
Eagles
Harold Agee
la Hammons
Agree
Association of Crippled Children and Adults
Don Bacon
Middletown Merchants Association
Middletown
Ernest Hammons
County parks revamped. new bridge and trails open
Warming late winter enables Butler County Park District crews to complete projects ahead of schedule. Indian Creek Park gains a new foot bridge and 20 acres of hiking space. Gov. Bebb Park sees road blacktopping and 20 new picnic tables. Miami Erie Canal area construction faces moisture delays but aims for summer access with a towpath trail and parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Bebb
Morgan
Middletown
Hamilton
Canal Road
Hamilton Community Foundation
Headgates Road
Miami Erie Canal
Butler County
Miami River
Four Mile
First Grade Shift Discussion Reaches Board
Supt Howard Cromwell will report to the Board of Education at 7 tonight in the administration building on a survey of home locations and school areas tied to next fall’s plan to move Catholic first graders to the public schools. Archdiocese officials announce a September 1944 end to first grade in Catholic schools to save space and spread classroom use. The report also covers the 10 year parent teacher conference program and its expansion this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Cromwell
Board of Education
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
MacArthur Shows Continued Postoperative Progress
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur made satisfactory progress after surgery at Walter Reed Army Hospital. A spokesman said the operation last Friday removed his gall bladder and gallstones as part of his treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Entertainer Named For Bond Drive In Middletown
Entertainer Lewis Norman, who has performed at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in New York, will be featured at the State of Israel anniversary dinner March 18. The event, at the Anthony Wayne Hotel, is hosted by Middletown and Hamilton Bnai Brith lodges to support an Israel Bond drive aiming for $30,000 in sales. Bruce Cramer, campaign chairman, notes the drive began in 1951 and marks its Bar Mitzvah this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Norman
New York City
Carnegie Hall
Town Hall
U.S
Canada
State of Israel
Middletown
Hamilton
Bnai Brith
Anthony Wayne Hotel
Hamilton Norman
Yiddish Art Theater
Show Business
Bill m
Bruce Cramer
Chaiman
Fragmentary Whale Products Supplying Local Shops
Readable lines note whale parts used in diverse goods including cold cream vitamins detergents margarine machine oil pet food glycerine and glue. The list implies broad use of whale byproducts in everyday consumer items.
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Morningstar
Williamson
Madison Township
Ing
Madison Township Improvement Association
Miami U
Lebanon
Charlie
Charlie Hurst
Dial
Middletown, Ohio
N. Main St
Miami University Theatre
Walter Janewick
John Lea
West Milton
Malcolm Johnson
Calaban
Stephano
Drunken Butler
Trinculo
Ear V. Thesken
Glenn
Emmett Rovthe
Elaine Neel
Phyllis Davidson
Diana Hudson
Helen Stevens
Betty Tutt
Diana Jamison
Lynn Bennett
Debbie Starkey
Elizabeth Zarns
Elaine Darnis
Betty Marshall
Lynne Withey
Beverly Selby
Lemon - Monroe High
Trudy Snyder
Linda Price
Peggy House
Clifford Green
David Line
Rick Mays
Ken Profitt
Rogery Mowery
Mike Allen
Greg Gray
Bill McKeever
Roy Miller
April Pearce
Elaine Wells
Floyd Starr
Dave Pearce
H. Laura Cox
Rita Coleman
Paula Taylor
I, Boys Actet
Richard Leroy
Barry Hinkle
Bill Doebler
Rick Housh
Ken Greene
Larry Berry
Steve Gibson
Charles Chapman
Lakota
Frank Moses
Judy Henn
David Williams
Hayden, Stone
NEW York Stock Exchange
Legion, Elks, Eagles
Bond
Susan Lowe
Parkway
the Parkway
North
Verity Parkway
Route 73
Route 4
Susan
Susan May
N. Verity
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