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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1973
Page
2
Arson investigators sifted through debris from a downtown Cincinnati explosion that killed seven and injured 15. They moved wreckage to a vacant lot, sought a possible eighth victim, and investigated a gas leak that may have triggered the blast at Clara and Al's Cafe.
Fifty eight exhibits representing 20 schools earned superior ratings from professional scientists acting as judges at the 26th annual Southwest District High School Science Day on the Middletown Campus of Miami University. Senior projects earning superior ratings advance to State Science Day in Columbus. Participants hailed from Adams to Warren counties and include Fenwick High School and Middletown Freshman High School with award recipients Emily Frazer, Mike Taylor, and Mike Palmer.
Death notices report Fred Lloyd 80 of 2809 Grand Ave died April 3 at Middletown Hospital after long illness. Sidney L. Hanson 78 of Shafer Street died after nine years illness. Elizabeth Kramer 80 of 815 Auburn St died after year illness. Also Camden resident CAMDEN Mrs Cora Boomershine 83 died in Bradenton Florida. Kenneth Ludwig 70 of 333 W Oxford State Rd. Alice McNabb 86 of Franklin Trenton Rd. Nancy Peters 86 formerly of Dayton. Hamilton and Trenton deaths noted with services planned. One infant Brett Carder 11 months found dead in Trenton. Funeral arrangements and services listed.
At 12 40 p.m. a fire at 540 Crawford Street rear damaged a car owned by Redder McQuinn of 229 South Main Street from a broken fuse line causing about 100 dollars in damage. At 2 34 p.m. Clarence Ringer age 48 of 1215 Pine Street was ill and taken to Middletown Hospital.
Birth notices show a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Ishmael DeBord in Franklin and a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Small, with an out of town birth at Wilford Hall Lackland AFB for Capt. and Mrs. Doug Gorman. Dismissals list numerous local residents from Monroe to Middletown Hospital, with patient details and addresses.
The Journal corrects a spelling error in the Oneida Spelling Bee story from yesterday noting Paula Sturgell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Sturgell of 2008 Oxford State, was misidentified as Paul Sturgell.
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