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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1976
Page
2
A Middletown Mall event titled Our American Heritage will showcase Girl Scout memories collected by a history committee. Posters, old photos, and scrapbooks highlight former camps and uniforms as the event on Saturday April 10 features skits, square dancing, Indian drill team, films, games, and displays led by chairs Mrs. Richard and Mrs. William.
The First United Church youth group Tuxis won the Recycle 76 Bicentennial contest by MARC at 2910 Central Ave earning a $25 savings bond. About 65a sene of paper was collected with multiple groups named. MARC saw a 10 percent rise in recyclable paper due to the contest. Volunteers are sought for MARC plant shifts 1 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Pueblo drums were crafted from hollow cottonwood logs.
A jumble of death notices lists Robert E. Strome 49 of 2416 F St. Middletown died 5 24 p m after a 13 year illness. Survived by wife Linda and several children. Services at Harold Weaver Funeral Home Baltimore Ohio. burial Violet Cemetery Pickerington. Other notices include Mabel Grimm Hickman and William Neal with funeral details and survivors. Also Gertrude To 61 and Walter White 66 listed with service times. city and church details provided.
Thomas C. Bishop of 157 Britton Lane Monroe will compete in the Division A Toastmasters Speech Contest on April 23 in Franklin. His talk titled Join the Metric Revolution focuses on a Bicentennial theme and the metric system as he serves as a data time manager at Monsanto Research with Dayton Toastmasters Club 405.
Kirk Strodtbeck, 71, of 314 Sunset Court, Monroe, was in serious condition in the coronary care unit after being taken to Medical Arts Bur hospital by squad at 9 57. A resident of Monroe, he served from 1968 to 1973 and was a former BSA and comptroller at First National Bank of Middletown, from which he retired in 1970.
Walter E. Powell filed petitions to enter the 4th District Senate race after returning to his profession at Hopewell Junior School in Union. He suggests a possible contest with incumbent Donald E. Lukens, noting a five year public office ban was lifted for filing. Powell says he prefers Columbus work where each member carries a load and he can live at home.
Damage from a stolen citizens band radio totaled 900 dollars from a car at Middletown High School where a 774 dollar unit was taken. Other thefts included a e unit from Lonnie Bray’s truck at 770 Hawthorne Street and a 150 dollar unit from Paul Noonover’s van at 207 Martin Avenue. Noonover’s windshield was damaged and the Cory wing broken on his car. The incident occurred in the 200 block of Baltimore Street around 3 percent past evening as youths involved reportedly fled. one wielded a knife and cut a person.
A doctor cautions that every medicine carries risks including radiation from breast examinations. The speaker recalls his wife’s penicillin reaction and questions whether to stop treatments. Aspirin and surgery also have inherent risks, highlighting the uncertainty in medical decisions.
The Franklin project funded by the Federal Insurance Administration seeks flood level elevations to guide policy and mitigation. A public meeting will invite local input at a later date as part of flood insurance program planning and risk assessment.
Gratis village council met last night with two women present to discuss forming a revived fire department ladies auxiliary. Mayor Russ Wilson said the council will decide next Wednesday whether to schedule another meeting for women and possible meeting time.
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