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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1972
Page
11
Franklin city council meeting will consider the resignation of City Manager Bernard Eichholz effective April 1 unless public support for his housing code policies improves. Council delayed action two weeks ago and Eichholz remains in position tonight.
Middletown board of elections reports 26 856 total registrations with 18 182 from Middletown and 8 674 from townships as of Saturday. Registration ends tonight at 9, with absentee ballots due by 4 p m on April 27 and eligibility rules for students, invalids and hospital patients.
At 10 39 a m a ballast short circuit sparked a fire at Oswalt Tile Store causing $40 damage. A minute later Mrs Mabel Trent 58 was ill and taken to Middletown Hospital in fair condition. A trash fire was reported at Woodrow Hedges residence. Ed Wilburn 62 fell from a porch and was hospitalized in fair condition. Charles Blankenship ill assisted by squad. Wanda Bagley 18 ill transported to hospital from Carousel Beauty College Ohio event recorded.
Middletown residents may burn backyard debris while Germantown bans it under a temporary disparity. Local and regional officials say state law will unify rules by summer, with open burning prohibited and permits mainly for health reasons. The Dayton and Cincinnati districts enforce license fees and fines, and most permits are hard to obtain.
Ronald Dean Cole 25 of Germantown Rt 2 died from chest gunshot wounds in the Circle Inn parking lot south of Germantown Old Route 4 Friday night. A suspect arrested after a late Friday shooting reportedly planned to surrender in Miamisburg as a department news blackout cited to protect innocent people. Funeral services for Cole are set for Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at John Arpp Funeral Home in Germantown.
Air Pollution Chief Hourihane says Twin Fair Inc and the Mid Dletown YMCA stopped burning in faulty incinerators. Twin Fair will install a compactor for waste while the YMCA will have city sanitation crews pick up materials.
The Texas Eastern Transmission Corp board declares a regular quarterly dividend of 38 cents per share on common stock payable June 1 to stockholders of record May 5.
Anne Given aged 13 won first place in the intermediate competition at the United States Twirling Association event held Saturday in Xenia. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gary Given of 319 Sunset Court Monroe.
A Middletown man will soon join a two person Cincinnati Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation team to serve Middletown. The plan, announced by Mary Jane Mendez, covers training for three to four weeks with public release pending. The bureau helps physically and mentally disabled individuals access medical, psychological and vocational services, with eligibility based on potential for employment.
Butler County commissioners announced openings for superintendent and matron at the Butler County Home. With retirement set for Sept 1, applicants should apply at the board office. The role oversees 22 employees and 63 residents plus farm work and offers about 10 000 dollars annually plus maintenance and living quarters.
New York AP George C Scott and Jane Fonda win the All-America Press Association Movie Best Awards for 1971. Scott named best actor and Fonda best actress for Roles in Themes and Klute. The Last Picture Show cited as best movie.
The Kiwanis East club will host a fire prevention talk at the Holiday Inn on Ohio 122 near I-75. Lt Robert Curtis of the Middletown Fire Department will speak on home fire safety, with the session starting at 6 30 p m.
Butler County police report weekend thefts totaling 1435 dollars. Items stolen include a 12 gauge shotgun from Middletown Sportsmen's Club, two color TVs and one black and white TV from a residence on Hood Avenue, a tachometer and stereo from a car at Wayside Inn, and a 12 volt battery from Kalbfleisch Road. The gun is owned by Marion White of Dayton.
William Garland 26 of 343 . 11th St. was treated at Middletown Hospital for a mouth injury after his car hit a telephone pole in front of the King Kwik Market at 2021 Tytus Ave. He told police he looked away from the road and veered into the pole and newspaper rack. He was cited for failure to maintain an assured clear distance.
Maineville man Ralph Hamm, 8409 Hamilton Ave., was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound around 12:45 p.m. yesterday. Warren County deputies investigate as apparent death by own action. Coroner Dr. Ralph Young pronounced Hamm dead at his home. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Tufts Funeral Home in Loveland.
Unofficial count says at least 200 people are dead after a devastating weekend storm that hit Mymensingh district north of Dacca, creating widespread destruction and emergency response efforts.
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