More Than Enough Signatures West Middletown Madison Water Project Approved
Butler County officials move toward starting a water system extension after Madison Township Improvement Association reports over 500 residents signed to join. Officials anticipate 700 properties assessed and say final plans may be ready by December with a public hearing and bids to follow.
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West Middletown
Madison Township
Butler County
Iial
Martin Littmann
Madison Townsitr Improvement Association
Littmann
Middletown
13 Year Old Charged With Arson In Ohio
A 13 year old boy in Perkins Township near Sandusky has been charged with arson for eight fires causing 16 075 dollars in losses since September 1962. Police say he admitted starting the blazes, saying he was angry at foster parents for chores. The Erie County Fair grounds fire caused 14 500 dollars in damage.
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Sandusky, Ohio
Perkins Township
Cyclist Injured In Crash On Old Rt 4 Kiester Road
A youth identified as Larry Dobbins, 21, was admitted to Middletown Hospital with head and internal injuries after his motorcycle crashed into a station wagon driven by Robert Castle, 32, near Kiester Road. Castle received hospital treatment for shock. heavy damage occurred to Castle’s car. Later, a Cincinnati family escaped injury when their car rolled twice at Rt 122 and Rt 744 west of here. driver John Hickson, 50, and his wife and 7-year-old son were unharmed.
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Old Rt. 4
Kiester Road
Larry Dobbins
Webster St
Middletown
Robert Castle
Caste
Dobbins
Castle
Cincinnati
Here
John Hickson
Cholera Outbreak in Korea Confined to Coastal Districts
Seoul reports cholera outbreak that has killed 75 since September is now limited to coastal areas. Restrictions were lifted nationwide except coastal districts enforcing controls.
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Korea
Seoul
South Korea
A Time For Serious Thinking For Middletown City Commission Race
The editorial urges careful voter judgment in the Middletown city commission race. It compares city hall to a 250 million corporation, stressing finance, taxes, planning, and experience. It warns against popularity or friendship trumping qualification and calls for electing three capable officials among seven candidates.
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Middletown
City Hall
Death Notice for Marie Holman 66 Found Dead in Apartment
Marie Holman 66 of Apartment 2 22 Broad St was found dead yesterday in her kitchen from a heart attack. Landlady Hattie Zapp 404 Highview Road discovered the body and it was moved to Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home. Survived by one brother James Gilbert Hamilton. Services set for 10 a.m. tomorrow Mil tonville Cemetery conducted by Rev C C Wingringham. The baby was stillborn Friday at Middletown Hospital.
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Marie Holman
Broad St
Hattie, Zapp
Highview Road
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
James Gilbert
Hamilton
Oxford State Road
Miltonville Cemetery
C.C. Wingringham
Middletown Hospital
Middletown High students shine in The King and I production
Middletown High School Music Department delivered a sparkling performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein The King and I drawing the largest audience for a high school musical since 1942. Sam Sato starred as the King with Sandra Williams as Anna, directed by Miss Helen Weinberger, and William Betz led the orchestra.
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Middletown High School
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Sam Sato
Saundra Williams
Anna
Steve Saylor
Helen Weinberger
William Betz
Carol Burdsall
Lady Thiang
Janet Newby
Tuptim
Albyn Davis
Lun Tha
Ee Ee Ee
King's Palace
Jim Butch
Delores Revelos
Dick Palmer
Captain Orton
Steve Cross
Tom Tsakeris
Kralahome
Bill Landen
Greg Converse
Prince Chulalongkorn
Townses] Marshall
Sir Edward Rasay
Barbara Mosley
Princess Ying Yaowlak
Journal staffers win two at Ohio Newspaper Women’s Assn conv
Middletown Journal staffers won two awards at the 61st annual convention of the Ohio Newspaper Women’s Association in Toledo. Society Editor Chardelle Weber took third prize in the picture story contest. Lynn Danner, former women’s department writer, earned an honorable mention for her feature story in papers under 35 000 circulation.
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Middletown Journal
Ohio Newspaper Womens Association
Toledo
Chardelle Weber
Lynn Danner
Women's
Motor Bike Destroyed and Grass Fire Reported
A motor bike was destroyed by fire yesterday but the rider Larry Taylor of 648 Auburn St faced no injuries. The bike in the 2000 block of Van Avenue burned with a loss of $60. Firemen earlier responded to a grass and trash fire at 1420 Young St with no damage.
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Larry Taylor
Auburn St
van Avenue
Young St
Dry spell forces Ontario farmers to buy water
A long hot dry period grips Ontario. Farmers in the province have been forced to buy water at rates as high as ten cents per gallon, underscoring the drought impact on agriculture.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Black-Clawson Workers Honored For Efficiency
Two hundred fifty employees of Black-Clawson Co Shartle Division were praised at the Manchester Motor Inn for at least a 50 percent efficiency gain over last year. Robert F. Vokes, VP and GM, explained the P3-DQ symbol and its four components, noting benefits to company, workers, and community. Attendees included the Stanley Street Stompers Rosemary Gall and the Greentree Singers.
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Black-Clawson Co
Manchester Motor Inn
Robert F. Vokes
Shartle - Pandia
Vokes
Stanley Street Stompers
Rosemary Gall
Greentree Singers
Police Briefs: Theft and Arrest Reported
NAUM KABATAH of 138 N Main St reported a lost billfold with papers and cash on Friday. Eva M Osborne, 41 Middletown Rt, was arrested yesterday at the Liberal Market on Verity Parkway on a charge of petty larceny.
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Naum Kabatah
N. Main St
Eva M Osborne
Middletown Rt
Liberal Market
Verity Parkway
Youths Under Fire From BB Gun Complaint
Police investigated a report yesterday of youths firing BB guns in the 2000 block of Erie Avenue, prompting a patrol response and street safety concerns.
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Erie Avenue
Woman reports lost purse in Reedy Parking lot
Mrs. Florence Boyer of Mt. Pleasant Home Monroe told police she lost her purse Saturday in the Reedy Parking lot. The bag contained important papers and money.
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Florence Boyer
Mt. Pleasant
Monroe
Reedy
Bicycle stolen from 904 Orchard Street
A bicycle owned by Deb ie Evans of 317 Crawford Street was reported stolen from 904 Orchard Street.
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Debbie Evans
Crawford St
Orchard St
Holdup at City Loan Office Nets Three Arrests
Three men were arrested after a $1,490 holdup at a City Loan office in Tipp City. Linn Sherman, Benjamin Dawson, and Ray Beler, all identified as Franklin County residents, were held for questioning along with firearms and about $1,400 found in their vehicle. The hold up was carried out by two men inside and a third man waiting outside, leading to a later stop on U.S. 25 by Kettering and Moraine officers.
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Tipp City
Ohio
Miami County
Linn Junior Sherman
Springfield
Benjamin Everett Dawson
Ray Beler
Franklin
Warren County
Lima
William Helman
Miami
U.S. 25
Kettering and Moraine
Kettering
Wilbur D. Stewart
Keith Thompson
H. E. Rhodes
Moraine
Last of 3 Escapees Captured at Lebanon Prison
Brewood Riggs 27 of Columbus is the final escapee recaptured at Lebanon Correctional Institution after his two companions Warren Williams 24 and Edward Sova 18 were seized in Franklin County and Greenfield. Authorities pursue a report by Ray Gibson 22 alleging the trio kidnapped him and forced him to drive.
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Lebanon
Lebanon Correctional Institution
LCI
Brewood Riggs
Columbus
Warren Williams
Edward Sova
Franklin County
Greenfield
Ray Gibson
Minor Grass Fires Put Out In Franklin
Franklin firefighters conducted three rapid runs to small grass fires yesterday afternoon. The first blaze appeared at 1:15 on Todd Road in Sterling Heights, with two more at 2:45 on Decker and Shaker roads and at 2:47 on Jeffery Drive. No damage reported.
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Franklin
Franklin Township
Todd Road
Sterling Heights
Decker and
Shaker Roads
Jeffery Drive
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King and I
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East End
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