Miami River Levee Plan Seeks Court Approval for One Mile Dike Road
Dayton officials review a 1 mile dike on the east bank of the Miami River to support a riverside boulevard extending toward German Town and connect with Ohio 73. The plan, approved by the Miami Conservancy District board, seeks Conservancy Court consent next month with shared costs from the district city and landowners.
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Levee Road
East Bank of
Miami
Conservancy District
Miami River
Riverside
W. Central Avenue
German
Noaa
Middletown
Middletown-Franklin
Ohio
Barton M. Jones
Dayton
Miami Conservancy District
Jones
City Commission
Francis Carmody
Howard H. Kramer
Tiistian Ellison
Law
Miami Conservancy Court
Conservancy Court
Carmody
Germantown
City Commission Set to Finish Unfinished Business Tonight
City Commission plans a regular meeting to finalize two ordinances. One would vacate part of McKinley Street and an alley portion in Park Place Sub division, requiring general deeds from a railroad. The other sets new admission rates for city swimming pools.
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City Commission
McKinley Street
Park Place Subdivision
Tral Railroad
Floyd Bishop Unopposed for FOE Lodge Election
Floyd Bishop runs unopposed for president in the Middletown Fraternal Order of Eagles lodge elections to be held next Tuesday at the Eagles Hall. Other nominees for June 1 openings include Robert E. Brown, Harley Dennis, Robert A. Long, Paul Swope, Thomas Davidson, Arnold Wehr, Roy Wells, and Edward W. Hall. A slate of fifteen delegates for the Ohio State Eagles Convention in Cincinnati June 16 to 19 features Bishop and two dozen others including Brown, Dennis, Hall, Swope, and Wells.
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Middletown
Order of Eagles
Eagles Hall
Robert E. Brown
Harley Dennis
Robert A. Long
Paul Swope
Thomas Davidson
Arnold Wehr
Roy Wells
Edward W. Hall
Ohio State Eagles
Cincinnati
Hargus Barker
Floyd Bishop
Jerry Brancenburg
Thomas Facta
Eddie Gordon
Jesse Holbrook
Verner Roy Lay
Russell Pressier
Arthur Sanderson
David C. Schiering
Feasibility urged for boulevard along river levee
Jones told city officials that completing the project before winter could allow road surfacing in 1956 and that the boulevard would enable constant maintenance of the road and levee by the city. The levee’s exact location would follow the river’s east bank for maximum flood protection. Kramer noted road costs would not raise flood protection assessments.
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Jones
Conservancy District
Kramer
Navy opens four ratings to high school grads
Chief Engineman Walter S. Farmer, Navy recruiter, lists electronics field seaman recruit high school hospital recruit high school air recruit and high school seaman recruit as open to qualified graduates who complete basic training. Applicants must present original diplomas and have no prior active military service.
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Navy
Walter S. Farmer
Farmer
Norman
Okla
St Marys Civics Club Tours Aeronca Plant and Airport
The St Marys Catholic Civics Club took 27 sixth to eighth graders on a tour of Aeronca Manufacturing Corp plant and Middletown airport. Guides from Aeronca accompanied the groups and praised the well behaved students.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Civics Club
Middletown
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Tenty
Aeronca
Martha Edmiston
Bsiyugt
Deis
Civics Club
Bus Nudges Car in City Mishap
An Oxford bus driven by Jay F. Gilley struck the rear of a standing car driven by Donald Armstrong at Yankee Road and 8S. Verity Parkway. The crash occurred at 3 20 p m yesterday and the total damage was listed as 20 dollars.
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Oxford
Jay F. Gilley
High St
Donald Armstrong
G St
Hamilton
Yankee Road
Verity Parkway
Trash Fire Checked At City Yard Fire crews respond
Firemen from Company 3 responded to an alarm at 7 10 yesterday to check a trash fire in a yard at 1726 Woodlawn Ave. No damage occurred. The property is owned by City Service Oil Co.
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Company 3
Woodlawn Ave
City Service Oil Co
No charges yet in Franklin fatal traffic death
Franklin police report no charges filed over the death of eight year old Patricia Ann Gritton who was struck in a crosswalk near Central School. Joyce Skinner 28 drove the car. the incident occurred as Patricia waited for her father after a Brownie Scout meeting.
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Franklin
Patricia Ann Gritton
Patricia
Robert Gritton
Meadowview Ave
Joyce Skinner
E. 3Rd St
Central School
C. E. Chamberlain
Charles Salley Jr
S. Main Street
Mental Patient Batter Officer In Brief Melee
A Middletown police officer was slightly injured last night while restraining a mental patient on Garfield Street. Patrolman Donald Murphy took a head blow after the woman seized his night stick. others aided at the scene. The woman is held in shackles at Middletown Hospital.
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Middletown
Donald Murphy
Cecil Short
Paul Frisby
Ralph Trimble
Paul Fouts
Sam Moore
Garfield Street
Middletown Hospital
First Witnesses Called In Murder Trial
The murder trial of Arthur Spencer opens in Butler County Common Pleas Court with first witnesses testifying. The state seeks to prove premeditation in the slaying of his wife Imogene, while the defense argues mental irresponsibility and intoxication.
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Arthur Spencer
Glenn Ave
Rolling Mill Park
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Tria
Spencer
Imogene
Herbert Walsh
Garret J. Boone
Barbara Sparks
Rogers, Ky
Eugene Sparks
Rogers
Marley Stokes
Water St
Careless Driver Given Suspension of License in Court
Jack Watkins, 33, of 3102 Rufus St., was fined 50 dollars and costs and received a one year suspension of his driver's license on a careless driving charge in Municipal Court. The charge was reduced from driving while intoxicated. Watkins was arrested by state patrolmen on Ohio 4 at Excello on March 13. J. T. Lamb dismissed a charge of cutting with intent to wound against James Phillips, 22, of 1302 Walnut St., at the complainant's request, stemming from an incident at Johnson's Cafe on Grove Street and Michigan Avenue.
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Jack Watkins
Rufus St
Watkins
Ohio
Excello
J. T. Lamb
James Phillips
Walnut
Robert Perkins
Johnson's
Grove Street
Michigan Avenue
Blue Lustre Cleaning Formula for Rugs and Upholstery
Regular cleaning preserves bright colors and protects furnishings. The quick acting foam cleans wall to wall carpet Oriental rugs and upholstery without soaking or leaving gummy residue. Easy to use and inexpensive from John Ross Store.
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John Ross
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Pree
B. L. Dawson & CO
Norcross
Office Outfitters
HS Grads
St. Mary’s
Emia Cae Tee
Washington
Dwight Harris
Ohio Farm Bureau
James Lewis
Paul F. Schenck
Harris
Lewis
Farm Bureau
Skinner
East End
Down Payment
N. Clinton ST
Clarence Ayres
Boone
High Ridge
Stokes
Armco Steel Corp
Harry Wilks
Ine
Jewelers
Central Ave
Cetessy-Basaitz Bank and Trust
Central Branch
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