Contour map for city suburbs deferred by commission
City commissioners postponed action on a Planning Commission request for an aerial contour map of the eastern city and suburbs to aid sewer and public works planning. Abrams Aerial Survey Co priced the map at 16500, with a ground survey far higher. A public hearing on related rezoning and several road and sewer projects were scheduled, and multiple payments for September work were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Planning Commission
Charles W Thomson
Abrams Aerial Survey Co
Michigan
Middletown
Thompson
Abrams
Germantown Road
Tytus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Verity Parkway
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank & Trust Co
Tilmon Ellison
F. G. Browne
Barney-Massa Co
Follmer
Burton
Gideon Roads
L. A. Waldner
Aeronca
Shattle Streets
Stevens Avenue
Valleydale Subdivision
U. S. Route 25
Hendricks Road
Wanona
Hedge Grove
Messiman Road
Famed Old Bridge in Florence Shows Dangerous Crack
Florence Italy The Ponte Vecchio a six century old bridge over the Arno shows cracks in its under structure fears rise it may close engineers say no collapse danger but reinforce piles and assess repairs Vasari Corridor linking the Uffizi Gallery and Pitti Palace is also in critical condition after World War II damage a commission of leading architects has been appointed to study repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Italy
Ponte Vecchio
Arno River
Alessan
Dro Giuntoli
Vasari
Uffizi
Pitti Palace
Giuntoli
Middletown Chamber Set Dinner Speaker Tonight
Middletown Chamber of Commerce members will hear Dr. R C S Young of the University of Georgia at the annual membership meeting at 6 30 p m in the Manchester Hotel. Young ranked among the US Chambers top ten speakers and will discuss Americanism. He has spoken to local high schools and will address Middletown and Fenwick high schools tomorrow. About 600 tickets have been sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
U. S
Chamber
Mancheser Hotel
R. C. S. Young
University of Georgia
U S. Chamber of Commerce
Roy J. Patterson
Middletown Chamber
Dr. Young
Middletown
Fenwick
Patterson
76 Year Old Aided By Emergency Unit
Keen Combs aged 76 of 1220 Sycamore Street was in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after becoming ill at home yesterday. The fire department emergency unit assisted him at 5 46 p.m. and he was transported to the hospital by Baker's ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keen Combs
Sycamore St
Middletown Hospital
Baker’s Ambulance
At The Movies Show Schedules By Theater
Paramount shows Chica go Syndicate at 1 35 5 00 8 20 pm The Outlaw at 3 00 6 30 9 45 pm Strand presents East of Eden 1 15 4 35 7 55 pm A Bullet for Joey 3 10 6 30 10 05 pm Friday House of Bamboo 2 50 6 30 9 50 pm Night Freight 1 15 4 50 8 30 Dixie Cruise In The Looters 1 51 5 07 8 23 Smoke Signal 3 18 6 30 9 50 Colonial Left Hand of God 1 45 3 50 5 45 7 40 9 35 Dixie Prisoner of Zenda Sky Full of Moon 7 00 10 15 pm
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Paramount
Chicago
The
Outlaw
House of Bamboo
Left Hand of God
Dixie Cruise
Tax Bill Deadline Nears For Middletown Area Taxpayers
County treasurer John W Wendel warns only six days remain to pay the second half 1954 general property taxes to avoid a 10 percent delinquency penalty. The Middletown office reports over half of the $1 272 390 49 total due has been collected. many bills unpaid due to address changes. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 4 p m weekdays and 8 30 a m to noon Saturdays with Carl Wedekind supervising.
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John W. Wendel
Butler County
Wendel
Middletown
Madison
Lemon Township
Carl Wedekind
Hamilton Boy Hurt By Spill On Motorbike
A 14 year old Hamilton youth, Mike Peck, was injured on Ohio 4 near LeSourdsville when his motor bike went out of control. He suffered a fractured right wrist, possible concussion, and facial injuries and was treated at Middletown Hospital before discharge. The bike had been stolen. the incident is under juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio 4
LeSourdsville
Mike Peck
Cleveland Ave
Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Le
Heart Attacked Seven-Year-Old Girl Dies in Theater
A seven year old Hamilton girl Diana Marie Bacher died after a heart attack while watching a movie with her parents at the Ramona Drive-in Theater. She had a known heart condition but led an active life and was taken to Mercy Hospital where she died on arrival. Survived by parents Raymond H. and Diana, grandparents, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ramona Drive-in
Diana Marie Bacher
Raymond H. Bacher
Michael Lance
Mercy Hospital
Diana
St. Ann School
Consumer Finance Assn Elects HFC Executive President
W. T. Christian of Chicago, formerly vice president of Household Finance Corp, was elected president of the National Consumer Finance Assn. J. C. McClure, manager of the local HFC branch, announced the selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumer Finance Assn
HFC
W. T. Christian
Chicago
Household Finance Corp
National Consumer Finance Assn
J. C. McClure
Junkman May Solve Problem in Franklin
Two years after a stalled car was pushed into Sam Smith’s Lake Avenue yard its mystery remains. The vehicle, bearing 1953 plates and registered to a Miamisburg man, still sits in the yard with no address found. Smith notified Mayor Shotwell about the stubborn vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Sam Smith
Lake Avenue
Smith
John Shotwell
Miamisburg
Water shutoff planned Sunday in Yankee Askew area
Water in the Yankee Road and Askew Street neighborhood will be shut off Sunday for about two hours to repair a valve in the main near the Yankee Askew intersection. The main closes at 8 a.m. affecting Yankee between Michigan and Centennial Avenues, Askew between Yankee and Parkview, and Prospect Street from Grove to Askew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Road
Askew Street
Dan Rothe
Public Utilities
Yankee-Askew
Yankee
Michigan
Centennial Avenues
Askew
Park
Plan For Conference Senior Girl Scouts Meet Saturday
Senior Girl Scouts will convene at 10 a.m. Saturday to craft an exhibit for the area Senior Conference in Springfield Ohio on November 12 and 13. The session will be in the Girl Scout clubroom with Sue Welch and Pat Spencer leading the exhibit showcasing story book dolls costumed to depict various careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Sue Welch
Pat Spencer
Patrolmen Seek Reinstatement After Resignation
Two Middletown Police patrolmen who quit last May 31 applied this week to the Civil Service Commission for reinstatement when posts open. Gilbert Lafayette Jr. joined July 13, 1950 and Robert E. Trimble, Dec. 15, 1948. Both left to enter construction, preserving seniority if reinstated within a year.
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Middletown
Gilbert Lafayette Jr
Midway St
Robert E. Trimble
Taylor Ave
Moore
Lafayette
Force
Trimble
Mrs Azzie Gradel Dies In Lebanon
Mrs Azzie L Gradel 78 mother of Mrs Ronald A Ebel of West Middletown died at 1 am today at the Carr Rest Home Lebanon She formerly lived in North College Hill Cincinnati and had been living with her daughter Also surviving are two sons George and Iliam R Gradel both of Cincinnati Widow of Andres J Gradel Services set for 2 pm Monday at Hawthorne Funeral Home Mt Healthy with burial in Vine Street Hill Cemetery Cincinnati Friends may call after 3 pm Sunday at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azzie L. Gradel
Ronald A. Ebel
West Middletown
Carr Rest Home
Lebanon
Mt Healthy
Vine Street Hill Cemetery
Cincinnati
Driver Arrested for DUI Near Middletown
State patrolmen arrested Edward Loft, 55, of Cincinnati on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol, last night on Ohio 4 south of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Loft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Middletown
Gabbard Bound To Grand Jury In Manslaughter Charge
Brack Gabbard, 31, of South Lebanon, bound to Warren County grand jury on manslaughter charge for Monday’s shooting of Charles Abner, 35, of Morrow. Arraigned before Justice Clarence F. Banker. no plea entered. Bond set at $2500. Case slated for Oct. 31 grand jury session.
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Lebanon
Brack Gabbard
South
Warren County
Charles Abner
Morrow
Clarence F. Banker
Gabbard
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Francis Carmody
Charles B.stiles
Ross A. Hill
Fulton Lane
Sherman Avenue
Director of Law
Commis
Michigan Avenue
Clark Street
Flemming Road
Arlington Knolls
Middletown Retail Merchants Assn
Sidney McCammon
Alameda
Dean Phillips
S. Main St
Library
Jacquelyn Lohret
Juanita
Douglas
Old Bridge
Jack Isroff
Reed Klopp’s
St. Ann Church
St. Stephen
Green Lantern Tavern
Joseph Bacher
Frank Solazzo
Junkman
Prospect Street
Grove
Askew Streets
Ask
Azzie Gradel
California
People’s
OB Way
Oglaby-Bowitz Bank and Trust Company
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Main
Central Avenue
Central Branch
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