Water shut off planned for Middletown downtown area
Repairs to the city water system will cut water service tomorrow morning in a downtown Middletown district. Between 7 am and noon, properties on N Main Street from Columbia to N Broad, Tytus Avenue from Broad to N Verity Parkway, and Broad Street from Tytus to Columbia will be affected. Residents are advised to store enough water for the period while three defective valves are replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Leslie Hunter
N. Main Street
Columbia Avenue
N. Broad Street
Tytus Avenue
Broad Street
N. Verity Parkway
Hunter
Agers Club Loses Office Quarters
Middletown's Golden Age Club with 500 members faces eviction from a four room office apartment at The Townhouse on Tytus Avenue and Verity Parkway. Harry G Gordon says a notice was served Nov 20 by Ross Hunt of the Metropolitan Housing Authority after disputes over use of facilities. Plans had provided 2400 square feet for exclusive club use, with restrictions on activities and access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Harry G. Gordon
Gordon
Tytus Avenue
Verity Parkway
Ross Hunt
Metropolitan Housing Authority
Harry Sizemore
Civic Association
Golden Age Club
Hunt
Thomas Venable
Charles Thompson
Housing Authority
Chicago
Viet Troops Can Use Gifts Say GI's Dad
J P Dunkel, assistant to the treasurer, urges Middletown to send cigarettes and hard candy to Viet Nam troops. He describes shortages and harsh conditions faced by his son’s unit, calling for a December drive to collect contributions for servicemen and postage costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
J. P. Dunkel
New York
Viet Nam
G. R. Kinsworthy
Dunkel
Kinsworthy
More Names On List Of Boys In Viet Nam
Eleven names of area service men in Viet Nam were added to last week’s Journal lists, bringing the total to 3. The new entries include Bishop Paul F, Bowling Harry W, Hawkins John P, Hayes James Michael, Henson Don, Lansaw Mitchell, Miltenberger David E, Rivera Edgard, Skidmore Larry B, Wade Charles N, and Lawson Timothy Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Journal
AMD
APO
San Francisco
Lawson
Timothy Wayne
Sheffield St
Inf
Civil Service Jobs Open To Local Girls
Civil Service jobs for typists stenographers and secretaries in the Navy Department Washing ton are open to young women in the Middletown area. A civilian personnel representative will discuss openings at the Navy Recruiting Station in the American Legion Building 116 S Main St from 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays. Starting salaries range from 73 to 100 dollars weekly with promotions and benefits. Applicants must pass civil service exams, typing at 40 wpm, and for stenographers a dictation test at 80 wpm. Minimum age 17. Applications accepted for immediate or future openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Washington
Middletown
Navy
American Legion
S. Main St
Lavon Watson
Navy Housing Office
Civil Service
Wilson refuses to strip duke of Montrose peerage
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson rejected a call to strip the Duke of Montrose of his peerage for serving as minister of agriculture in Rhodesia's rebel government. He quipped that you don't use a steam hammer to crack a nut as the House of Commons roared with laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
London
Harold Wilson
Duke of Montrose
Rhodesia
House of Commons
Damage 345 In Crashes At Franklin
Franklin reports two wrecks yesterday with total damage of 345 dollars. No citations or injuries were noted. Flora J. Abney 22 of 9794 Williams Drive and Joan Harville 16 of 125 East Market Street Springboro collided on North River Street at Clay Street at 2 45 PM. Abney’s southbound car was hit from the rear when Harville turned onto North River Street. In the second crash Clyde E. Keen 26 of Whitewood Virginia tried to turn from South River Street onto Eighth Street and struck Darrell A. Lain 22 of 8% North Main Street Germantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Flora J. Abney
Williams
N. River Street
Clay Street
Abney
Clyde E. Keen
Whitewood
S. River Street
Eighth Street
Darrell A. Lain
N. Main St
Germantown
Butler County Mental Hygiene Association to elect officers
The annual meeting on November 29 at 8 p.m. at the Clinic Building in Hamilton will place election of officers and board members on the agenda. A proposed new code of regulations will be discussed and the film These Are Our Children will be shown. The meeting is open to all contributors to the Mental Health Association and the Mental Health Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Mental Hygiene Association
Hamilton
Mental Health Association
Mental Health
Burned Out Franklin Family Sought After Thanksgiving Fire
Firefighters in Franklin reported a house at 805 North Main Street destroyed by an early morning blaze on Thanksgiving. The occupant was identified as Orville Fultz and his sister Mrs Ballard. damages were about 1750 dollars with only the kitchen remaining. Neighbors said the Fultzs may have left for Kentucky for the holiday. Cause remained undetermined as firefighters arrived to a fully engulfed home at 1 40 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Dick Berger
Orville Fultz
Ballard
N. Main St
Knife fight leaves two injured at Sylvan Tavern in Middletown
One man in fair condition and another with chest lacerations were treated after a late night knife altercation at Sylvan Tavern on Dixie Highway. William Hillard, 30, of Miamisburg, suffered a left-side stab wound while James Burton, 27, of Carlisle, required 59 stitches for chest injuries. Both were hospitalized briefly before discharge as investigators noted ongoing annexation petitions involving Middletown Monroe and surrounding acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Butler County
Franklin
William Hillard
Miamisburg
James Burton
Elm St
Carlisle
Burton
Sylvan Tavern
Dixie Highway
Montgomery County Sheriff's
Woman Injured In Rt 4 Crash In Middletown
A 49-year-old Middletown woman, Margaret Anderson, was admitted to Middletown Hospital with possible chest injuries after a two car crash on Rt 4 near Rt 73. Her husband, 50-year-old Robert Anderson, was cited for changing lanes without caution. Five others had slight injuries in two crashes as wet roads were blamed by state patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Highway Patrol
Margaret Anderson
Wrenn Court
Rt. 4
Robert L. Anderson
Anderson
Firemen Shown Busy Day With Six Calls In Middletown
Middletown firemen responded to six incidents yesterday. A car fire at 2415 South Ave damaged a Dave Mynhier vehicle by $200 due to a flooded carburetor backfire. A second car fire at Manchester Ave and N Sutphin St caused no damage. Additional calls included a furnace overheat with no loss at 3704 Warren Rd, two medical incidents on Taylor Ave and Tremont Court, and an after-illness at 10:45 p.m. No major injuries reported. two people were treated and advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
South Ave
Dave Mynhier
Henrick Drive
Tom Faulkner
Tremont Court
Manchester Avenue
N. Sutphin Street
Ralph Fitzwater
Warren Road
Taylor Ave
Charles Williams
David Combs
Grimes St
Two Car Crash Injures Dearborn Woman on Woodlawn
Shelia Hellwege 21 of Dearborn received treatment for a left arm injury after a collision with Richard E. Dempster 23 of 306 Bellomonte St. at 8 17 p.m. Hellwege was cited for failing to yield. Total damage listed at 275 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Avenue
Moore Street
Shelia Hellwege
Dearborn
Mich
Middletown Hospital
Richard E. Dempster
Bellomonte St
Coolidge Oath Myth Reconsidered In Plymouth Vermont
Legend claims Calvin Coolidge placed his hand on his mother's Bible as he took the presidential oath from his father in Plymouth Vermont. The record shows the Bible lay on a nearby table but was not officially used in the ceremony.
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Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth
The Curious Savage Opens at Middletown High School
Middletown High School drama presents The Curious Savage tomorrow at 8 in the auditorium. Martha Crawford leads as Mrs Savage with Larry Pergram as the attendant. cast includes Lykins Nichols Ashton Fasany McFillen Noblet Bremer Cox van Ostrand. Director David Ballard. stage manager Ken Robinson. props head Kitty Francis. Admission 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curious Savage
Middletown High School
Martha Crawford
Mrs. Savage
Larry Pergram
Jerry Lykins
Norman Nichols
Susan Ashton
Diane Fasany
Jim McFillen
Paula Noblet
Dan Bremer
Karen Cox
Madona van Ostrand
David Ballard
Ken Robinson
Kitty Francis
Adventist Worship Service Speaker Named For Sabbath
Marshall M Wright stands in for the vacationing pastor as Rev Dieter Hein speaks tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Seventh day Adventist Church on the subject The Longest Night. Sabbath school begins at 9 a.m. Friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall M. Wright
Dieter Hein
Newspaper Ad Dominance in 1964 Local Markets
In 1964 advertisers again spent more money in newspapers than in any other medium, underscoring the paper’s continued dominance as the primary local advertising medium.
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Agers Club
Iwo
Permisson
Leo Reinartz
Robert McConaughy
Bishop
Paul F. Pfc
Malvern St
SMBL
Bowling
Harry W. Cpl
Ellen Drive
USMC
F. Log. Sup
Maint
FPO
Hawkins
John P. Pic
Baltimore St
Hayes James Michael
Rangers
Lansaw
Mitchell
Woodlawn Ave
Miltenberger
David E. Pfc
Sherman Ave
AVN
Bn. Co
Charlie Hurst Inc
Ohio
KC Members
Fenwick Boosters
Fultz's
Kentucky
Larry
DR. Emmett
Pergram
Man Fair
Monroe
Warren County
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Oxford State Road
Sunny Acres
Warren County Commissioners
Butler
Paul E. Shyers
Commission
Barbara Frentzel
Greentree Road
Frentzel
Shyers
Shyers, Frentzel
Carew Davis
Davis
Rt. 122
Rt. 48
Billy Margraves
Sixth Ave
Clarence Smiddy
Charlotte Drive
Lebanon
Smiddy
Maingraves
Jear Ann Smiddy
Charles Smiddy
Arthur Hall
Burton Road
Hall
Michigan
MHS
Adventists
TOYS
AGP
Ist Ave
PTET
McDonald's
Sn McDonalds
Omccdonald’s Corporation
N. Verity
THE
Imperials
K.C. Hall
Fenwick
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