City Buys Lo Land For Sewage Plant, Park Courts Okayed
City commissioners approved emergency legislation to buy 30 acres along Oxford State Rd and the Great Miami River from Charles Hurst for $15,000 for a sewage treatment plant as part of an $8 million sewer improvement program. Four new park facilities, including basketball and tennis courts, were awarded to Broughton Construction for $28,792, financed by a $395,000 park bond issue. No action on rent control was taken before the deadline, and heating options for the City Building were considered to reduce smoke emissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford State Rd
Great
Miami River
Charles Hurst
Broughton Construction Company
Gardner and Douglas Parks
Barnit
Goldman Parks
Gardner, Goldman, Douglas and
Yankee Rd
Middletown
Possible Rain Cooler Weather Forecast Here
Cloudy weather with possible thunderstorms is expected to hover over this area today, tonight, and tomorrow. Tonight will be considerably cooler with a low around 50, versus 66 this morning at 1 o'clock.
Indiana Man Slugs Wrong Wife at Hamilton Hotel
Edward Welsh, 49, was jailed on assault and battery charges after striking a woman he mistook for his wife at the Hamilton Hotel in Rushville. An off duty Hamilton police sergeant and a partner observed the incident as Welsh attacked Officer Charles Hawkins, striking him unconscious.
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Hamilton
Rushville
Ind
Edward Welsh
Welsh
Charles Hawkins
Hamilton Polce Department
Hoosier
Hawkins
Stiles defends zoning contract over apartment dispute
Commissioner C B Stiles told residents that no deals existed between the city and Dave Finkelman, owner and builder, noting zoning at purchase was Residential B and that changes require more than complaints. The council also considered NRA park survey, Muffles legislation, and new fire house deeds, with bids and sewer work approvals totaling thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Stiles
Commission
Stiles
Dave Finkelman
Tom Lowry
Grand Ave
Finkelman
Francis Carmody
Carmody
Schools and Churches Inspected For Fire Prevention Day
A dozen schools and five churches in greater Middletown were inspected by Ohio Fire Prevention Association teams on Fire Prevention Day. Inspectors recommended improved extinguishers, tested older systems, and noted defects in a Middletown church extension cord with unsafe wiring. Fire drills passed, with some alarm-system changes advised. 60 inspectors later toured mercantile and public buildings, aided by off-duty firefighters and Boy Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Verne Hart
Ohio Fire Prevention Association
OFPA
Hart
Roosevelt Junior High School
James Achatz
Middletown High School
Woodrow Wilson School
WPFB
Garage fire damages roof during Safety Day
Fire officials say a rubbish fire sparked wooden shingles on a garage roof at 706 Jefferson Ave the home of Mrs. Andrew Hamilton causing about 100 in damage. Firefighters from two companies extinguished the blaze by 10 40 a m with negligible damage to stored materials.
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Jefferson Ave
Andrew Hamilton
Robert Lukens
Theft reported at Paramount Theater involving missing money
Mrs. Glen Sebald of 1105 Fourteenth Ave reported a purse theft at the Paramount Theater around 4 p.m. The purse was later found at 6 p.m. but the $100 cash was missing.
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Glen Sebald
Fourteenth Ave
Paramount Theater
Water plug leaks on eve of Fire Prevention Day
A city fire plug on Central Ave and Wall Alley leaked late yesterday after mounting a faulty timing. Workers planned to remove and repair it today. An inspection of the City Building revealed a red hazard sign on the police headquarters coffee pot, which reporters say is not a fire hazard though it could upset stomachs.
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Central Ave
Wall Alley
Ciy
Visiting Firemen Honored by City Commission
The City Commission lauded visiting fire inspectors for their work at an 8:30 a.m. reception in the Civic Association auditorium and thanked off duty firemen and Boy Scout volunteers. Carmody noted the inspectors’ man-hours equaled 2500 dollars in salaries and expenses and praised local schools and churches for cooperation. The chairman also served as toastmaster at a Fire Prevention Day luncheon at the Manchester Hotel at noon.
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Manchester
Broad St
Hotel
Civic Association
Hydraulic Canal
Tytus Ave
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Mary Etta St
Francis Carmody
Ike Visit Sparks City Traffic Preparations in Middletown
Preliminary plans for Dwight Eisenhower’s early morning whistle stop in Middletown were announced by Lt. James Combs. The GOP candidate’s train will reach the NYC tracks at 8 40 am and stop 15 minutes near Manchester Avenue cross street with traffic restrictions on Manchester Avenue and connected streets. Police statewide will handle traffic from depot to access points.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Middletown
James Combs
Police Department
Combs
GOP
New York Central Railroad
Manchester Ave
Charles St
Sutphin St
Central Ave
Doty St
North Ave
Nyc
Registration Here Reaches Total of 1012
New registrations at the Middle town Board of Elections climb with 109 more voters signing up yesterday and 38 transfers. Total new registrations rise to 1012 with 26 in Lemon Township and 18 transfers, plus 16 new in Butler County and five transfers. Overall registrations total 1054 to date. registration closes at 9 p.m. September 24.
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Middletown
Hospital Treats Man After Bee In Ear Incident
A Middletown hospital treated a man in the emergency room for a buzzing insect in his ear this morning and discharged him after standard first aid involved killing the bug with heated sweet oil and removing the corpse with warm water irrigation.
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Middletown Hospital
Election Scheduled Friday for AEIF Officers and Delegates
The AEIF plans Friday elections with 53 candidates seeking 12 offices in the annual vote led by executive secretary Walie Leonard. Polling sites include East Side facilities at Crawford Street, Queen Avenue, Yankee Road, and nearby offices with hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and ad hoc times for scrap, fabrication, and drainage areas.
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Peeccane
Walie Leonard
AEIF
East Side
Armco
Main Gate
Crawford St
Wicoff
Queen Ave
Yankee Rd
Golden Elk Garage
AEF
North Broad St
Local Marine Returns as Korea War Veterans Sail Home
Pfc. Donald E. Humphries of 302 Moore St and Cpl. Harley L. Brinson of 2122 Madison Ave Hamilton are among 1,820 Marine and Navy veterans of the Korea war returning aboard the transport Gen. A. W. Brewster in San Francisco expected Friday.
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Donald E. Humphries
Moore St
Marine and Navy
Korea
San Francisco
A. W. Brewster
Cpl
Harley L. Brinson
Madison Ave
Hamilton
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Tl. W. Starick
Gruen
Attes
Fed
Freeman's
Authorized
Gruen Jeweler
Rae
Indiana
National Recreation Association
NRA
Park Development Committee
Hollywood
Planning Commission
Columbia Ave
Clinton St
Burch Construction Company
Ninth Ave
R. J Wolnert
Angelo Rossi
Inland Container Corporation
Starick
Ortman- Stewart Bus Company
John C. Barton
Hazard
City Farm
Charles B. Stiles
Harold Goetz
H .W. Starick
Ross A. Hill
Lloyd Miller
Weith
Orie Ie Pannine
Central Branch
Central Avenue
She Oglisby-Barmitz Bank & Trust CO
Tk Baresiy
Ike
Local Marine Returning
Portland Cement Association
W. Broad St
Columbus
Ohio
Coleman
Tye II
F.H.A
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