Annexation Plans Cover 2785 Acres for North Middletown Mayfield
Maps and petitions prepared for residents detail the proposed annexation of about 2785 acres centered on North Middletown and Mayfield. Officials note potential savings in real estate taxes and utility rates, plus enhanced services, with boundary lines extending toward Marshall Road and Eastway Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northiddletown
Mayfield
North Middletown
East End
Ray Lentz
Wilbraham Rd
Marion F. Scott
Brentwood St
Gas and Electric Company
Lentz
Marshall Road
Eastway
Great Miami River
Rupp
Scott
Middletown
Annexation Plan Covers Mayfield Keays Place Area
A proposal targets about 825 acres in Mayfield and Keays Place subdivision bounded by Armco Steel Corp property. The eastern edge runs along Clifton Farms and the line bisects several parcels as part of the annexation plan under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfield and
Keay's Place
Armco Steel Corporation
Clifton Farms
Prop
Girl Struck Crossing Street In Middletown
Five year old Gloria Jane Dennis of 1608 Philadelphia Ave was treated at Middletown Hospital after being struck by a car near her home. Howard E Kern 30 of 2109 Winton St drove the car and Kern braked skidded about 15 feet. She sustained body abrasions and was released after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Jane Dennis
Milford Dennis
Philadelphia Ave
Middletown Hospital
Howard E. Kern
Winton St
Kern
Baker’s
Legion Opens Member Drive
The 1954 American Legion Post 218 membership drive began with a goal of 2,200 members. Adjutant Ed Portsmouth reported the drive will run through December 31 with recruitment led by Harry Holliday at Armco Steel, Tom Class in other industries, Cecil Runyan in retail, and Robert Barnard in professional groups. The 1953 total was just over 2,100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
Ed Portsmouth
Harry Holliday
Armco Steel Corp
Tom
Cecil Runyan
Robert Barnard
Mayfield Area Annexation Plan Outlined
The proposal maps Mayfield area boundaries including Jefferson Road and Jackson Lane with Clifton Farms excluded for lack of interest. Rupp estimates annual savings around $17.70 for residents and notes similar benefits for the Mayfield area. City prepared maps and petitions at residents’ groups’ request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard H. Kramer
Marwood Rupp
Fred J. Schatzmann
Rupp
Kramer
North Middletown
Armco Park
Wildwood Golf Club
Erty
Jefferson Road
Jackson Lane
Clifton Farms
Mayfield Area
Burnett Case Continued To Sept 30 In Federal Court
Lt Col Jack I Burnett a Middletown native and Walter Reed official had charges of stealing federal property and fraud against the government continued to September 30 after an arraignment in Washington D C He posted a 2500 bond FBI says he removed a food freezer two air conditioning units and a barbecue grill from Fort Knox Kentucky and these items were found at his Silver Spring Maryland home Burnett has served in the Army since 1941 and was arrested in Washington Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack I. Burnett
Middletown
Washington, D.C
Yestern
Burnett
FBI
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
Ft. Knox
Walter Reed
Silver Spring
Middletown Labeled Secondary A Bomb Target in U S List
The Federal Civil Defense Administration named Middletown Hamilton as a secondary A-bomb target among 193 U S cities. The list excludes some national importance installations and warns it does not cover all potential targets. Ohio cities on the critical list include Dayton Cincinnati and others.
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Middletown
Paul Wilson
Civil Defense
The
Safety Council
Hamilton
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Wilson
Dayton
Cincinnati
Ohio Cities
Akron
Canton
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Steubenville
Wheeling
W. Va
Area
Youngstown
Ohio
Middletown- Hamilton
Lima
Lorain-Elyria
Springfield
Huntington
Ashland
Russia
Associated Press
Parking Tag Test Fails To Materialize In City Case
A planned test of the city parking ordinance did not materialize as the case involving George L. Kauffman and four unpaid tickets was dismissed after it emerged his estranged wife used the car. Municipal Judge Alton H. Combs halted the test and ordered briefs. Prosecutor Tilmon Ellison said a similar Cincinnati ordinance already upheld by the Circuit Court of Appeals makes the local test unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilmon Ellison
Middletown
Cincinnati
Circuit Court of Appeals
George L. Kauffman
Granada Ave
Alton H. Combs
Kauffman
Maxwell Finkelman
Finkleman
Buffalo Nabs Woman Wanted in Butler County Case
Buffalo police arrested Martha Powers a Cincinnati native on a Butler County shoplifting warrant dated February 11 1952 in a Central Store theft case. Powers faced charges for taking dresses and suits valued at 76 50 while a 15 year old girl admitted forging checks for 430 and 1000 after helping Powers move. The girl was also held and Powers released on 1500 bond pending a hearing.
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Middletown
Buffalo
N.Y
Martha Powers
Cincinnati
Butler County
Ralph Bauer
Central Store
Hamilton
Bauer
Powers
Driver Passes Stopped Bus on Ohio 122 Faces Fine
Elmer Gayhart, 28, of West Elkton, fined $24 and costs by Squire Al Bolling after passing a school bus on the right as it discharged passengers. Constable Wilbur McCray said Gayhart twice failed to stop, narrowly missing a child. He left skid marks and claimed brake failure. Also, Herbert Kidd, 22, of Myers Road, placed on six months probation for trespassing. Ervin McIntosh, faced $10 fine for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Gayhart
West Elkton
Squire al Bolling
Madison Township
Wilbur McCray
Gayhart
Ohio 122
McCray
Squire Bolling
Herbert Kidd
Myers Road
Ervin McIntosh
Brown
Reckess
Three Drivers Pay $165 At Hamilton
Three motorists faced Hamilton area courts on traffic violations after state patrol arrests. Vernon Morris of Hamilton received a $100 fine and three month license suspension for driving under the influence. Henry Klinecop of Cincinnati and Fred Davis of Avondale were fined $50 and $15 with respective license suspensions or penalties for reckless operation and speeding.
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Hamilton
Frank Wessel
Vernon Morris
Henry Klinecop
Cincinnati
Wessel
Fred Davis
Avondale
Gibbs Fined Five Dollars Cleared On Two Counts
Former city commissioner Robert Gibbs faced three charges after a traffic incident on August 28. The court dismissed two counts, but Gibbs was fined five dollars for the traffic blocking charge based on a statement by Gibbs's wife that we had the right of way.
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Robert Gibbs
Gibbs
Alton H. Combs
Robert Walter
Central Avenue
Charles Street
Walton
Harveysburg Pastor To Speak Monday Night
The Rev. Charles Reed of Harveysburg will address services in the D. of A Hall Franklin at 7 30 p m Monday. Participants include Mrs Grace Ballinger the Franklin Singers and Mrs Bertha Perkins sponsor. The Rev and Mrs G B Rose of Germantown will assist at a cottage meeting next Thursday at 1 p.m. at 823 Forest Ave Franklin.
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Charles Reed
Harveysburg
D. of A
Fourth
Main
Franklin
Grace Ballinger
Franklin Singers
Bertha Perkins
G. B. Rose
Germantown
Allen Walters
Forest Ave
Weekend Movie Schedules at Paramount and Strand
Paramount shows War of the Worlds at 1 15 4 15 7 20 10 30 p m and Shoot Straight at 2 35 5 45 9 00 p m Friday and Saturday Strand screens Blue Canadian Rockies at 1 30 4 05 6 40 9 15 p m Sky Commando at 2 40 5 15 7 40 10 25 p m Friday and Sky Commando at 2 10 5 15 7 50 10 25 p m Saturday and Blue Canadian Rockies at 3 40 6 40 9 15 p m.
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Paramount
Blue
Canadian Rockies
Sky Commando
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By Elsa Simpson
Yankee Road
Calumet Avenue
Jennie May Hunter
Seventeenth Ave
Yankee
Henry F. Fox
Woodlawn Ave
Charles Broyles
West Lewis Place
Charles St
Fox
Lafayette Avenue
Woodside Avenue
William Burgher
Meadow Ave
Joseph Mangus
Garfield St
Burgher
Lafayette
Mangus
Woodside
Legion
Tel
Washington, D. C
Defense Agency
Freeman's
Central Ave
Toddlers’ Shop
Melton
Worthmore Clothes
Amy
Seom
Pied Pipers
Guet
Ross
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