Seven Acre Wildwood Tract Named First Choice For School Park Site
In a special meeting the Board of Education and Park and Recreation Board named a seven-acre tract in Wildwood as the first choice for a joint school park site. The property next to Armco Steel corrosion field faces Wildwood Road and is under option to J. D. Sawyer. Final decision awaits viewing by both groups and fair market value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Park and Recreation Board
Wildwood
Armco Steel Corp
Wildwood Road
J. D. Sawyer
Sawyer
Armco Park
Park Board
Tom Carlson
Parks and Recreation
Late Saturday polio vaccine make up for absentees
Make up session for registered youngsters who missed their Salk shot last week is set for Saturday from 9 to 9 30 a m at the Civic Association health office. Only those who signed up originally can be accepted due to limited serum supply. Dr Charles Buchert and nurses Anna Latra Fay and Mildred Schwing will administer the shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Crist
Public Health Nursing
Charles Buchert
Anna Latra Fay
Mildred Schwing
Civic Association
Crist
Old two color traffic lights replaced with three color signals
City manager Howard Kramer announced the last of the old red and green signals are being eliminated. New three color signals replace the two color setup at 14th Avenue Verity Parkway and other intersections. A rebuilt controller and new cable accompany the updates, with one signal at Central Avenue and Ardmore Drive to be active next Monday.
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Howard Kramer
Kramer
14Th Avenue
Verity Parkway
Woodlawn Avenue
Garfield
Baltimore Streets
Central Avenue
Ardmore Drive
Tytus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Tytus
Jackson Street
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Franklin Police Arrest Man In Stolen Car
Franklin police arrested Fred L. Brandenburg, 24, of Miamisburg Route 3, after recovering a car reported stolen from Miamisburg. He tried to drive away an hour after police began watching the vehicle parked in front of the South End Restaurant on S. Dixie Highway. He was released to Miamisburg Police Department this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Fred L. Brancenburg
Miamisburg
Rt. 3
Brandenburg
Restauant
S. Dixie Highway
At The Movies PARAMOUNT Schedule
Tuesday and Wednesday Long Grey Line showing at 1 15 4 00 6 45 and 9 45 p.m. at the Paramount theater.
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Paramount
Franklin man fined for driving under revocation
James Sexton, 34, of 130 North Main Street Franklin, was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 10 weeks in jail suspended for life in 1954 by Judge in Municipal Court for driving under revocation. His license had been suspended after a prior conviction for permitting an intoxicated person to drive.
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Franklin
James Sexton
N. Main St
Sexton
J. T. Lamb
Middletown
Buford Webb
Earl Best
Clem Tytus
Dayton
William Roberts
Ray Fenton
Bernard McGovern
Second Retirement Gerke Quits Franklin Safety Service Post
Franklin Safety Service Director George Gerke resigns effective June 1 after serving since September 1953. He cites a desire to reduce workload and notes his prior retirement in 1940 as school superintendent. Mayor John Shotwell has not named a successor. the part time post pays 2000 dollars.
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Franklin
Sophs Lead Fenwick Honor Roll in Home Stretch
Fenwick high school students near the end of term show the sophomores atop the honor roll with 43.3 percent representation, followed by freshmen 38.7, juniors 36.7, and seniors 32.5. Top scholars include Catherine Herr and Earl Enright with high averages, and the list of first and second honors spans seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenwick
Catherine Herr
Earl Enright
John Dorenbusch
Mark Daley
Janet Blashock
Nateon Clements
Eleanor Daley
Gleen Davis
Carol Enright
Daniel Fedders
Marilyn Fiessinger
Alfreda Klingensmith
Joseph Mulligan
Carolyn Murphy
Louise Cassidy
Ruth Ann Fedders
Martha Garrison
Ann Marie Heggs
Anthony Huber
Ellen Kenney
Alice Smith
Susan Stabler
Joan Yauch
Jane Dorenbusch
Mary Jo Fenders
Heb Hineline
Kay Kenney
Phyllis Lawson
Nancy Murphy
Elaine Noeller
William Russell
Rita Marie Steele
David Uleman
Thomas Uleman
Kathryn Waczula
William Wroda
Robert Zuehlke
Martha Angel
Michael Burney
Margie Connelly
Hubert Derivan
Linda Ditmyer
YMCA Tea Elevates Junior Tri-Hi-Y Officers
Sixty seven mothers, Junior Tri-Hi-Y daughters and leaders attended the YMCA mother-daughter tea. Installations for next year's Junior Tri-Hi-Y officers were held with Robin Velte as president Ruth Ellen Phillips as vice president Martha O'Neil as secretary and Linda Woodruff as treasurer.
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YMCA
Robin Velte
Ruth Ellen Phillips
Martha O'Neil
Linda Woodruff
Mary DeJerus
DeJerus
Maurice Carruthers
Norman Trisler
County Tax Totals for 1954 Announced by Auditor
Butler County 1954 real and public utility property taxes and assessments totaled 7,668,816.69 with delinquencies at 305,888.49. Deliberations break out 707,214.06 county taxes and 180,524.38 township taxes, while school boards levy 4,876,355.51 for all school purposes. Hamilton city taxes 638,725.34 and Middletown 591,305.51. Special assessments total 237,556.50. Land and real estate inside and outside municipalities valued at 69,080,580 and 183,669,090 respectively. Hamilton real estate 97,526,730. Middletown 73,649,510. Public utilities outside cities 15,212,400. inside 11,569,040. Hamilton utility value 4,343,000 plus Middletown 4,877,150. Tax rates vary by district. Hamilton 29.84 per 100. Middletown 24.86 per 100.
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Butler County
R. H. Smith
Smith
Columbus
Boards of Education
City of
Hamilton
Middletown
Middetown
Hamilton Coeration
Vehicles Back Into Trouble on Coles Road
A backing car driven by Mildred Skinner aged 58 and a backing truck driven by Harold Duff aged 34 collided on Coles Road east of Middletown. Minor damage to the panel truck owned by Thompson's Radio Television Service. The 4 p.m. crash caused no injuries.
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Coles Road
Middletown
Mildred Skinner
Middletown Rt. 2
Harold Duff
McKinley St
Thompson
Tytus
Two Drivers Cited After Near Collisions in City
Yesterday three rear end crashes occurred in the city with no injuries. Troy Spicer 33 of 209 Ohio St. struck a stopped car driven by Josephine Marconi 27 of 621 Cleveland St. at Yankee Road and Centennial Avenue with 125 damage. Walter Kelly 64 of Franklin Rt. 2 hit a stopped car driven by Cynthia Deck 33 of 329 Dear doff St. Franklin at N Clinton Street and Verity Parkway causing 75 damage. Phyllis Brooks 27 of 3703 Manchester Rd. and Audrey Kash 47 of 3216 Illinois Ave. collided at Tytus and Malvern Streets with 300 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy B. Spicer
Ohio St
Trenton
Josephine Marconi
Cleveland St
Yankee Road
Centennial Avenue
Walter W. Kely
Franklin Rt. 2
Cynthia Deck
Deardoff St
Franklin
Kelly
N. Clinton Street
Verity Parkway
Phyllis Brooks
Manchester Rd
Audrey Kash
Illinois Ave
Tytus Avenue
Malvern Street
Hobson's Choice Origin Linked to Doorstep Horse Hire
The term Hobson's choice stems from Thomas Hobson who rented horses and forced customers to take the horse nearest the door. This meant the horse at the door was the first offered and available option.
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Hobson
Thomas Hobson
Hobs
Strike Ends At Hamilton With 10 Cent Wage Increase
A 300 member AFL carpenters strike in Hamilton ended as workers accepted a one year contract raising wages by ten cents to 2.75 dollars per hour. The stoppage began yesterday and ended today after the agreement.
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Hamilton
AFL
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Division of Buildings, Grounds and Transportation
Young
At Liberty Mortgage
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Our Liberty
Ohio
Berens
United States
U.S
Rock of Ages
Converse Monuments
Manchester Road
DIAL
the Order
Wren
Coe HH Funeral
AOA
Sewice
Hone
Gerke
Franklin Safety Service Post
Sophs
Ruth Ann Dobrozsi
Sally Dumford
Marilyn Frey
Be Aoeett
Mary Hogan
Raymond Bayler
Sara List
Marlene Linott
Susan Sullivan
Rebecca Yarber
Esther Batos
James Kramer
Ann Murray
Joseph Christman
Joseph Clements
James Deger
Judith Fink
Tim Kraft
Gaeleen Neary
Jack Poplin
Marilyn Sennet
Phoebe Sullivan
Charles Thier
Barbara Beiser
Barbara Cooke
Kay Domanick
Jo Ann Denisi
Joseph Hatton
Anthony Krizan
Nancy Mulligan
Oxford
Monroe
Tappan
Streifthau’s
Pontiac
Finneville
McCarthy Motor Sales
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