Franklin Judge Rules City Water Tax Unconstitutional
Franklin Municipal Court Judge J T Riley ruled the city of Franklin 50 percent water bill tax violates Ohio law and the U S Constitution. He upheld a demurrer against Robert Harrison Jr and dismissed the case while signaling an appeal to higher courts. The decision says the tax funds general costs and imposes unequal burdens on non-users, warning residents to continue paying under penalties pending appeal.
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Franklin
Spezial
J. T. Riley
Ohio
H. ©. Finkleman
Fred Roses
Middletown
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Appellate
Common Pleas
Riley
Robert Harrison Jr
Harrison
Three Vehicle Collision Injures Driver on Yan Kee Road
A three vehicle crash on Yan Kee Road at Pershing Avenue last night sent Sam S. McIntosh to Middle town Hospital with a scalp wound. Jack Stanley was cited for an assured clear distance violation after the northbound McIntosh car was struck from behind by another northbound vehicle and pushed into a bicycle rider, Robert Cassidy, 14. The incident occurred at 6 30 p m.
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Yankee Road
Pershing Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Sam S. McIntosh
Mohawk St
Jack Stanley
Hood Ave
MclIntosh
Stahley
McIntosh Auto
McIntosh
Robert Cassidy
Sheridan Ave
Deadline Set for Absentee Ballot Applications
Absentee and disabled voters must obtain ballot applications by Thursday at 4 pm. The Board of Elections will mail ballots after applications are filed, and ballots must reach election officials by noon on Navy. Officials from Lemon and Madison Townships plan pre election meetings at 7 30 pm on Wednesday in Middletown and at the Civic Association building on Thursday.
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Board of Elections
Navy
Lemon and Madison Township
Middletown Board
Middletown
Civic Association
Judge Fines Two Women in Middletown Scab Case
Franklin Ohio Municipal Court Judge J T Riley denounced scab tactics during a dispute at Bell Telephone union picket lines. Dorothy Wise and Kathleen Montgomery of Middletown were fined 50 dollars each but placed on three years probation for three years, while other traffic offenses resulted in modest fines.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
Middletown
Ohio Bell Telephone
Dorothy Wise
Erie Ave
Kathleen Montgomery
Burton Rd
Tressie Smith
3Rd Street
Miss Montgomery
Scab
Riley
Shelby Black
Seneca St
Eugene Gillum
Dayton
Robert Ferguson
Cincinnati
Roll$ Leonard
Four City Crashes Reported Police Cite Three Drivers
Three persons were cited in municipal court and two others were slightly injured in four city traffic accidents reported to police yesterday. Joyce Back and Leo Stacy faced charges, with Back accused of careless driving and Stacy of displaying another's license after a two car collision on N Verity Parkway.
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Joyce
Pershing Ave
Leo Stacy
Oxford State Rd
N. Verity Parkway
Heber Jones
N. Verity Pkwy
Monroe School Honors First Honor Roll Students
Twenty three Monroe Elementary seventh and eighth graders are named on the first honor roll this year. Seventh graders listed are Wilma Combs Diana Diehl Tom Hammon Charles Heck Gerald Housh Sharon Long and Frances Neu. Eighth grade honorees include Janet Breytsprank Billy Bush Jim Canada Delores Casperson Sharon Diver Larry Doebler Linda Gabbrad Shirley Hinkle Dallas Horn Doris Massey Susan McKinley Ronald Merriman Janet Sommier Linda Wallace LaDonna Whisman and Linda Williams.
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Monroe
Wilma Combs
Diana Diehl
Tom Hammon
Charles Heck
Gerald Housh
Sharon Long
Frances Neu
Janet Breytsprank
Billy Bush
Jim Canada
Delores Casperson
Sharon Diver
Larry Doebler
Linda Gabbrad
Shirley Hinkle
Dallas Horn
Doris Massey
Susan McKinley
Ronald Merriman
Janet Sommier
Linda Wallace
LaDonna Whisman
Linda Williams
Trades-Labor Council Endorses School Levy
Middletown Trades & Labor Council endorsed the 3.18 mill school levy in a regular meeting vote. The council also took a neutral position on a proposed two mill real estate tax increase, with no endorsements for City Commission or Board of Education candidates. A merger proposal of AFL and CIO affiliated unions was tabled until Nov 25, with a Dec 5 national deadline.
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Middletown
Miles
City Commission
Board of Education
AFL
CIO
Charter Action Seeks Two Mill Property Tax Levy
A city charter amendment would add two mills to property taxes in coming years to support operations and bond payments. The current rate is 28.35 per thousand, rising to about 33.03 if renewal measures pass, with estimates the levy lasts until 1962 and comparisons show nearby cities at higher or lower levels.
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Elity
Citizens’ Committee
Ohio Colleges Face Tripling Enrollment By 1970
Ohio expects college enrollment to exceed 300000 by 1970 up from about 100000 today. John C. Baker of Ohio University and Dean C. E. Ficken of Ohio Wesleyan oversee a report to the Ohio Commission on Education Beyond the High School. The panel under Gov. O Neill will present findings in April.
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New York
Sovfoto
United States
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Commission On Education
John C. Baker
Ohio University At
Athens
C. E. Ficken
Ohio Wesleyan University
C. Willia O'Neill
U.S. Bureau of Census
Buckeye
Boy Hurt In Fall At School In Franklin
Lee Gilbert seven son of Jimmy Gilbert of 36 Harold Avenue Franklin is listed in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after a fall at school yesterday with possible skull injuries.
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Barry
Lee Gilbert
Jimmy Gilbert
Harold Ave
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Olav V Becomes King Amid Lowkey Coronation
Norway’s Olav V ascends to the throne in a simple ceremony. The text notes no lavish coronation plans and contrasts tradition with the era of vivid televised spectacles in full color.
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Olav V
Norway
Board Okays Some Repairs To MHS and Multiple Projects
The Middletown Board of Education approved repairs to Middletown High School including smoke stack work by Max W. Wilson Co. and a grassy area by Fred Whitman, while tabling high electrical upgrades and a substation vault. They discussed Amanda junior high design revisions, a possible one floor plan, and selling Oxford State Road property to the district for 17 000. Additional items included playground grading at Spring Hill, corrected custodial salaries, and bids for district projects pending next steps.
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Middletown High School
Board of Education
Howard R. Cromwell
Max W. Wilson Co
Dayton
Fred Whitman
Armco Steelers
Barnitz
Nasium
Amanda
A. M. Kinney Associates
Cincinnati
Percy J. McLaughlin
Oxford State Road
Middletown School System
McLaughlins
Don _ Reichelderfer
James Collier
Jimmie Howard
de- Molay
Middletown High
School Building Progress Review Highlights Heating and Additions
The superintendent reported Maple Park heating project should finish this week. Central School replacement plans were shared with the PTO. Sherman and Edison additions are progressing with a 4 p.m. meeting planned tomorrow at Sherman.
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Maple Park
Central School
PTO
Sherman and Edison
Sherman
Springboro School Closures Amid Flu Absenteeism Drop
Flu related absences in local and parochial schools totaled about 2700, down from 3002 yesterday. Springboro remains closed through Thursday per Warren County Health Commissioner Dr Arch Harvey, while Fenwick High reports near normal attendance and public schools show improved attendance overall.
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S. John's
Norberta
Fenwick High School
Oneida
Sherman
Spring Hill
Middletown
Lemon-Monroe
McKinley
Roosevelt
Warren County Health Commission
Arch Harvey
Springboro
Cubs Award Night Highlights Pack 6 Achievements
Six Cub Scouts earned lion badge gold and silver arrows while others received bear and wolf arrow awards. Bobbie Nelson joined Troop 6, David Brown to Troop 21, Sammy Sato to Troop 19, and John Oswald rejoined Cub Pack 6. Thirty four cubs and parents attended at First Methodist Church social hall with Halloween games run by Helen Mohn.
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Pack
William Barnett
Mike Bowling
Dale Carpenter
Michael Gephart
David Mohn
Steven Tutt
Bobbie Nelson
Walter Cobaugh
David Brown
Ralph Whitehead
Sammy Sato
Bobcat
John Oswald
Wallace Frayer
First Methodist Church
Helen Mohn
Den
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Harry Hadley
M‘coy
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Homer D. Leffler
Broad St
1St Ave
Patricia Wiley
Lopane Ave
Ruth Lawson
Manchester Ave
North Avenue
Shafer Street
Lawson
Wiley
Helen Lockmeyer
Highview Rd
James Snyder
Central Ave
Central Avenue
Miss Lockmeyer
Louise Gardner
Middletown Rt. 1
Ann Taylor
Garden Ave
S. Clinton St
Trades-Labor Council
Ndorses
Levy
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Portsmouth
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Kinney
Harold Goetz
Jefferson School
Brandenburg & Switzer
Wildwood
Joseph Woodruff
Hugh Butler
Chicago
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Jack Christy
Ohio School Board Assn
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