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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1959

Page

2

Churches oppose Carfax relocation liquor permit hearing

Five area churches protested the Carfax Restaurant move to 1109 2nd Ave near Park Street citing proximity to worship centers and youth activity. The afternoon hearing before Ohio Board of Liquor Control concluded with the transcript to be reviewed in Columbus and a verdict pending.

Carfax Restaurant 2Nd Ave 2Nd and Park Street Hamilton C. H. Taylor G. Mark Brown Columbus Ohio Board of Liquor Control Taylor Broad St Carfax Fred Brummer Irma Mark Brown Bethlehem Lutheran S. Broad St First Methodist Broad Street First Baptist S. Main St Second Baptist S. Verity Plivy Park St St. Paul Joseph Blackmore

Civic Improvement Fund Outlined at Middletown Luncheon

The Civic Association’s capital improvements fund was outlined to campaign cabinet members at the Manchester Hotel. Henry L. Woods Jr. reported $166,000 allocated to agencies like Girl Scouts and Salvation Army. YMCA projects and Camp Hook renovations are planned next, with the fund funded by at least 25 percent of annual Civic receipts.

The Civic Association Manchester Henry L. Woods Jr W. W. Seblad Salvation Army Fresh Air Camp YMCA Camp Hook American Legion Woods Civic Middletown Tom Venable

Franklin Pushes Manager Search and Wage Increases

Franklin City Council in a special session voted to advertise for a city manager, appointing a screening committee and considering candidates including local names. The panel may handle an income tax initiative and approved police and fire wage increases contingent on tax passage. An attorney announced a mandamus suit over a service station permit, while Council debated drainage requirements for a subdivision and delayed final action.

Franklin National City Managers Assn Jack Heintz Carl Moran Joseph Baxter Daniel Collette Charles Moore Heintz Alan Betzler Main St Council Jack John Finchpach Charles Harbach Robert Dalton Raymond Young Flinchpach David Dillon 2Nd and Skokiaan Drive John Judge 2Nd Street Dillon Franklin Ewing Ewing Ed Clark Lloyditz

Fire destroys barn in West Middletown. $15,000 loss

A barn on Floyd K. Richardson's farm at 4700 Eck Rd. West Middletown burned for over 18 hours from noon yesterday to 6:30 this morning. Losses included a palomino colt mare three heifers a registered cow 300 chickens 3000 bales of hay 1500 bushels of oats and farm equipment. Firemen from South Madison and North Madison worked since 11 am Friday.

Floyd K. Richardson Eck Rd West Middletown George Keyser South

Jail Terms Suspended For Youth In Petit Larceny Case

Donald Edward Perry age 18 of Germantown was fined 25 dollars with 25 dollars suspended and given a suspended 60 day jail term in Municipal Court for stealing two tractor batteries valued at 35 dollars. Acting Judge Vincent Sisson placed Perry on six months probation with no further court appearance. Perry and a 14 year old were arrested after tractors were found outside Velte Implement Co in West Middletown. OTHERS FINED included Lonzo Paul for careless driving and Richard Newton for assault and battery, both with 25 dollars and costs suspended. Dismissals were issued for Nora Mobley and Ralph Newton.

Donald Edward Perry Germantown Rt. 1 Vincent Sisson Perry West Middletown Velte’s Implement Co R. H. Velte Lonzo Paul Oxford State Rd Richard Newton Canal St Lebanon Nora Mobley Ottawa St Ralph Newton Turner Jr

Woman Hurt In Auto Crash On 10th Avenue

Mrs. Charlotte Kay 27 of 704 19th Ave suffered facial back and knee abrasions after falling from an auto driven by husband Joseph Kay at 10th Avenue and Minnesota Street last night. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and discharged.

Charlotte Kay 19Th Ave Middletown Hospital Joseph Kay 10Th Avenue Minnesota Street

City Planning Warns Middletown of Growth Risk

Planning Commission warns that Middletown could be bordered in by smaller communities if annexation lags. The issue followed Monroe's 1654 acre south annexation, with zoning debates on N Verity Pkwy and nearby properties. Officials defer decisions as they weigh B-2 and B-3 requests and curb-cut actions.

City Planning Commission Middletown Walter Newman Monroe Newman County Planning Board

Obituary for Donald E. Steed Laurel Indiana Trapper

Donald E. Steed 47 of Laurel Indiana died suddenly Thursday night of a heart attack at home. He was a well known trap shooter and is survived by his wife Florence two sons two daughters four sisters including Mrs Hubert Bendel and Mrs Robert Bendel and Mrs Irma Shingledecker of Middletown and three brothers including G C Steed and C H Steed of Middletown. Services 2 p m Sunday in Laurel with burial there.

Donald E. Steed Laurel Ind Florence Hubert Bendel Robert Bendel Irma Shingledecker Middletown G. C. Steed C. H. Steed

Infant Zikos Services Held for Cynthia Zikos

Infant Cynthia Zikos daughter of Mr and Mrs Nick Zikos of Roosevelt Ave died nine hours after a premature birth at Middletown Hospital. Services were at Sts Constantine and Eleni Greek Orthodox Church at 9:30 AM with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Surviving are the parents paternal grandparents John Zikos of Pittsburgh and maternal grandmother Mrs Nick Manos of Dallas. Arrangements by Schramm Funeral Home.

Cynthia Zikos Nick Zikos Roosevelt Ave Sts. Constantine & Eleni Greek Orthodox Church Woodside Middletown Hospital John Zikos Pittsburgh Nick Manos Dallas Schramm Funeral Home

Edward Bishop Miamisburg Resident Dies at 82

Edward Bishop 82 of 541 Maple Ave died at 11 30 a m yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a week as a patient. A retired Mi amisburg water works engineer born in Kings Mills he lived here 30 years. Survived by three daughters and five grandchildren two great grandchildren. Services Monday at Gephart Schmidt Memorial Home with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Mason.

Miamisburg Edward Bishop Maple Ave Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Bishop Kings Mills Gladys French Frankin Elizabeth Strader Germantown Rt. 4 Ada Kelly Cincinnati Gephart & Schmidt Rose Hill Cemetery Mason

Two Arrests After Five Minor Accidents Reported

Middle town police reported five minor accidents and two arrests yesterday. George Manning, 57, was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign after a Clinton Street Columbia Avenue collision. The $300 crash involved Thelma Theodore, 1710 Jefferson Ave. Reason Zabcnnik, 28, was cited for an assured clear distance violation after a three car crash on Verity Parkway causing under $200 damage. Other drivers were Stanley Crist and Frank Kaufman. Herschel Little said he fell asleep at the wheel when his car hit a curb and street sign on Tytus Avenue.

Middletown Clinton Street Columbia Avenue George Manning S. River S&i Franklin Thelma Theodore Jefferson Ave S. Verity Parkway Zbacnnik Trenton Stanley Crist Yankee Rd Frank Kaufman Keith St Herschel M. Little Lafayette Ind Tytus Ave

Driver Grounded For False Affidavit Claim

Dayton man Oscar Wilder 21 had his driving rights suspended for three years by Municipal Judge J T Riley after filing a false affidavit to obtain a driver’s license. The court found that Wilder gave the wrong age in the application.

Franklin Dayton J. T. Riley Oscar Wilder

Police Briefs Report Car Stolen From Linday's Body Shop

A 1955 sedan owned by Howard L Taulbee of Miamisburg was reported stolen yesterday from Lindsay's Body Shop at 1618 Philadelphia Ave. The car with license 6847 LL was missing.

Howard L. Taulbee Miamisburg Lindsay Philadelphia Ave

Man shot in head by BB gun on Tytus Avenue

Ernest Judd of 3412 Jewell Street told police that youths on Tytus Avenue near Enoch shot him in the head with a BB gun causing a broken skin. Officers said they would patrol the area daily.

Ernest Judd Jewell St Tytus Avenue Enoch

Schell Heads Membership For Chamber

Lawrence Schell named chairman of the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce membership development committee by president Donald G. Driscoll. The move supports a new program to expand funds through reevaluating current members and attracting new accounts. Schell, J C Penney store manager, is a Goodland Kansas native with a history in Denver Cincinnati Columbus and Middletown since 1954.

Lawrence Schell Donald G. Driscoll Middletown Area Schell Goodland Kan University of Denver Penney Denver Ordnance Department Penney Company Cincinnati Columbus Middletown

Two Parked Autos Robbed in Separate Incidents

Police reports say two motorists found their vehicles ransacked around 8 30 p m. Donald Morris of 510 S Sutphin Sr reported a 1959 convertible broken into with six transistors and a radio stolen from the glove box on Broad Street in front of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Thomas McLain of 9 Clark Street reported $10 damage after a break in at a parking lot at Main and Manchester.

Donald Morris S. Sutphin Sr Broad Street Bethlehem Lutheran Church Thomas McLain Clark St Main Manichester

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Ben Kitchen First Baptist Church Brummer Brown H. C. Grunewald St. Paul's Church New Miami Paul Bergdall Donald W. Cryer Roland F. Hans St. Paul Evangelicall Reformed Civic Improvement Fund Maytag Melampy’s Melampy Central Ave Richardson Armco Steel Corp Barnitz Stadium Wm D. Gillen Harlan Ationwid Mutual Insurance Company Office Colvmaul Ono N. Verity Parkway Germantown Road Zemac, Inc Parkway Motel Arthur W. Moore Herbert Dean N. Verity Winona Dr Moore Dean I. A. Casper Lloyd Miller Planning Commission Maurice Pretekin Glenn Perry Perry Printing Co Highview Road Central Avenue Phillips Petroleum Co Standard Oil Co Sutphin Street City Engineering Zikos Chamber Pera Dodds Verity 14Th Ave Woodside Cemetery Robert Kontnier Met Central Highview Liberal Federal Savings & Loan Assn Savings & Loan Blog
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