City Hopes To Limit Boulevard Curb Cuts
City Commission weighs adding a two foot wide concrete divider in University Boulevard to separate turning traffic from through lanes. If approved, the strip would limit curb cuts to reduce traffic snarls on the six lane arterial. Officials stress cost and planning approvals alongside ongoing construction in Garfield and Yankee Industrial Park areas.
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Jim
Bohman Journal
City Commission
Dan W. Kothe
New University Boulevard
Garfield
Kothe
Joe Lewis
Virgil Clark
Planning Commission
Yankee
F Fair
Bobbie Brooks opens dress plant in Hook Drive complex
Officials reported a large open house turnout at the Hook Drive dress plant in Hook Field Industrial Park. Plant manager Teak Hoabiner noted roughly 1000 visitors toured from 12:30 PM to about 5:30 PM, with city officials Middletown Chamber officers and MADE Inc. executives present.
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Bobbie Brooks Co
Hook Drive
Hook Field
Middletown Area
Made, Inc
Chamber Corporation
Bobbie Brooks
Girl, 3, in satisfactory condition after bicycle accident
Tammy Cain, 3, of 37 Pleasant Street Lebanon, was listed in satisfactory condition this morning after a bicycle spoke injury. She was treated at a local hospital and was reported stable by her doctor.
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Tammy Cain
Harwitz House to Be Razed by Arts in Middletown
W B Quail president of Arts in Middletown announces the historic Harwitz House will be razed after a damaging fire. The cleared site is planned for a new AIM building with enhanced parking and road access per the Middletown master plan. Quail also noted a budget of 5000 for 1967-68 and updated a health issue with his toe.
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Harwitz
Arts In Middletown
AIM
W. B. Quail
Quail
Middletown
Fenwick Festival Sets 25000 Goal for School Fund
Committeemen finalized plans for the Fenwick School festival to be held on June 10 and 11 on school grounds. General chairman Ray Witte and honorary chair Rev Bruening said the aim is 25000, up from 22100 last year, to cut mortgage, buy an outside storage building, and support salaries to approach public school rates. Funds will also replace desks requiring refurbishment.
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Ray Witte
Bruening
Tenenes
Fenwick
Girl 7 Wins Middletown Fishing Derby at Smith Pond
More than 1000 people attend the Middletown Exchange Club event held at Smith Pond in Mith Park from noon to 4 pm. Seven year old June Back wins grand champion with 17 fish. Group 2 champ is Tim Byrd and Group 3 champ Janet Johnson. Also recognized are top catches in Groups 1 2 and 3 with various anglers named. Middletown Citizens Radio Patrol police and Red Cross provide support. Boy Scout Troop 72 assists.
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Middletown Exchange Club
Smith Pond
Tim Byrd
Meadow Ave
Janet Johnson
Madison St
Steve Hawkins
Marvel Drive
Dan Shoemaker
Baltimore St
Helen Carroll
Columbia Ave
Middletown
The
Red Cross
Boy Scout Troop 72
Victim of Shooting Says Fair Victim of Shooting Said Fair
Eugene Sims 38 of 934 Eighth Ave was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after being shot beaten and nearly stuffed into the trunk of a car Saturday night A .22 caliber pistol believed used was found behind Douglas Pool Sims told police a man he knew only as I flagged down his car and took $150 after forcing him to pool where the confrontation occurred He escaped after a struggle and was chased down the street by the assailant who fled in a car with another man and two women.
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Eugene Sims
Eighth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Douglas Pool
Sims
Public Hearing Tonight on Lowell Street Vacation
City Commission meets at 7 30 p m today for a public hearing on vacating an undeveloped section of Lowell Street from Jewell Avenue to the New York Central Railroad. If approved the unused land reverts to abutting owners.
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City Commission
Lowell Street
Jewell Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Watercolors By Hamiltonian Wir At Middletown Art Show
Mrs. John Hoffman of Hamilton displayed watercolors in the Middletown Area Art Show at the Middletown Fine Arts Center. Winners included Mrs. Thomas H. Latimer first in oil, and multiple category placements for Hamilton and Middletown artists. Judging was by Norman Boothby, Ray Must, and James Steven. The exhibit runs Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for two weeks.
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John Hoffman
Ad Ave
Hamilton
Middletown
Middletown Fine Arts Center
S. Main St
Thomas H. Latimer
John Probst
Sam Spadafora
Jack Hursh
Lillian D. Sebald
R. E. Banker
Dale Skyllingstad
Kathy Myers
Julie Nickell
Norman B. Boothby
Dayton Art Institute
Ray Must
James M. Steven
Fine Arts Center
Ihe
Lassie to Headline Cincinnati Dog Show Fundraiser
Lassie joins other stars as volunteer for the American Cancer Society. At the Cincinnati Kennel Club Dog Show on Sunday June 4 at Cincinnati Gardens the event runs 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with appearances at 1 30 and 4 30. Proceeds from ticket sales support the Middletown Butler County ACS crusade fund. Tickets 1 50 each with one free ticket for up to three children 12 and under. Tickets available at Davidson's Photo Shop Middletown Shopping Plaza Lewis Drugs Monroe First National Bank Monroe and Lewis Drugs Trenton. Accompanying Lassie is Rudy Weatherwax Hollywood trainer.
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Lassie
American Cancer Society
Cincinnati Kennel Club
Cincinnati Gardens
Hamilton County
ACS
Ohio
Joseph H. LeMoyne
Middletown
Butler County
Crusade
Davidson’s
Lewis Drugs
Central Avenue
Trenton
First National Bank
Monroe
Rudy Weatherwax
Hollywood
Three drivers cited in Franklin weekend accidents
Franklin police cited three drivers in weekend crashes. Tracy L. Covey, 16, 842 Turner Lane, charged with careless driving after losing control on E Second Street and hitting a mailbox. William B. Trogresser, 18, Miamisburg, charged with an assured clear distance violation after his car struck Carl Van Nuys on S River Street. Lonnie Arthur Randall, 19, 243 Russell Ave., charged with an assured clear distance violation after his car hit Catherine Royse on Fifth Street and Riley Boulevard.
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Franklin
Tracy L. Covey
Turner Lane
E. Second Street
Palice
Covey
William B. Trogresser
Miamisburg
Carl van Nuys
Tibball St
S. River Street
Lonnie Arthur Randall
Russell Ave
Catherine Royse
E. Fifth St
Fifth Street
Riley Boulevard
Fire Reports and Minor Home Smoke Incident
Fire runs list multiple incidents including a smoking child in bed at 1104 Grove St with no damage, a two car fire at Central Ave and Franklin St caused by accident, and a dryer fire at 4105 Lisa Lane caused by a stuck shoe with $50 damage.
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Grove St
Central Avenue
Franklin Street
Lisa Lane
Park board invites ideas for 540 acre Sebald Park
A special Park Board meeting at Frisch's on Germantown Road will gather input on how to use the 540 acre Sebald Park along Elk Creek in Madison Township. About 40 reservations exist for the 55 invitations mailed, with input shaping the park master plan including natural preserves hiking and a potential golf course.
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Park Board
Frisch’s
Germantown Road
Richard Slagle
Sebald
Elk Creek
Madison Township
W. W. Sebald
Plannin
Elk Creek Road
Mossiman Road
Robbery at United Dairy Store in Dayton
Dayton police and Ohio State Patrol seek a car with Dayton plates believed to be the getaway vehicle after an armed robbery at the United Dairy Store on Verity Parkway. About $350 from cash registers and $40 from a clerk’s purse were taken. suspects fled on foot after stopping for burgers.
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Dayton
Ohio
United Dairy
N. Verity Parkway
McDonald’s
Hamburger Drive-In
Julia Crase
Seneca St
Margaret Moore
Crawford St
Bright-O Strike Ends at Symmes Road Plant
About 280 workers at the Bright-O plant on 3024 Symmes Road returned to their jobs after a strike that began May 11. Local 241 president Vernon Thompson said members voted Saturday to accept the third company proposal and end the walkout following contract expiration.
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Hamilton
Bright-O
Symmes Road
Vernon Thompson
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Attorney General Joins Cabinet in 1814
In 1814 the U S Attorney General was added as a member of the Cabinet, expanding executive leadership. The move reflected evolving structure of the U S government and centralization of advisory roles at the highest level.
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U.S
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