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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1975
Page
9
Franklin National Bank will demolish the building at 348 S Main St to expand offices. The former Shawhan's Drug Store site has housed Thirkields' Department Store storage for nine years. A one story bank addition will add executive offices and a board meeting room.
Bills in the Ohio Senate and House would let the Public Utilities Commission redraw phone exchange boundaries to serve a Madison Township community of interest from Middletown. The measures, assigned to committees, reflect long running efforts by locals to switch from Germantown Independent to Middletown service. Senate bill by Sen. Donald Lukens is in Ways and Means.
Fairfield Supt. Robert W. Cropenbaker will retire Aug 1 after 20 years as district head and 32 years with the Fairfield school system. He announced the retirement at Tuesday night’s board meeting citing personal reasons. A committee chaired by Sen. Marigene Valiquette noted in the text, with several state legislators named as sponsors for related bills.
Germantown seniors Paul W. Conover Jr. and Kent C. Holtzmuller have been named Army ROTC scholars. Both plan UC Cincinnati pre med studies and join a nationwide group of 1,224 recipients. Each scholarship covers tuition books and a $100 monthly subsistence allowance for up to ten months per year.
Mrs. Donna Courtney, a West Carrollton teacher, named Ohio business teacher of the year, is hired by the Warren County joint vocational school board to lead business education at the Red Lion vocational project. The steel contract went to Metric Steel for 209000. Special session set April 24 to select brick and review the program. Site development bids due May 1. next meeting May 7.
Trenton officials propose widening Ohio 73 west of the city to four lanes in two phases. The plan starts from the city to U S 127 and would extend beyond toward Oxford, in talks with the Ohio Department of Transportation.
A traveling group from Sandy Spring Friends School will present a 16th century style Commedia dell Arte show in Waynesville on Saturday at 8 30 p m in the Friends Red Brick Social Room on High Street. The program includes scenes music and dance by 10 students and four faculty with no admission charged but contributions accepted.
Lakota district students from elementary through high school will showcase arts and science work on Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Lakota High School 5050 Tylersville Road. Exhibits folk dances and music by nine bands and five choruses will run all afternoon with refreshments sold by the Lakota Boosters. The Lakota District Music Organization sponsors the free public event featuring Hopewell Liberty and other schools.
GRATIS-Roscoe Elam resigns from the Gratis council effective March 25, citing business pressures. He was appointed April 17 last year to fill a vacancy. The council accepted the resignation last night. Mayor Russ Wilson seeks volunteers to join the council. A disaster readiness review and fire siren alert system meeting will be scheduled. April 10 to May 10 is village cleanup month with enforcement of junk car removal. Fire department equipment funding for oxygen masks was declined.
Village council discussed a ditch filling plan for parking in front of a resident’s home and pipe sizing to prevent future blockages. Fire hydrants were inspected with four on the main line requiring replacement parts. A $133 insurance settlement will fund repairs to a torn guardrail and sidewalk at a right angle turn on Ohio 122.
The Madison school board approved 1975 appropriations totaling 2 511 725 04 with 2 092 916 31 in the general fund and 93 563 77 for bond retirement. The measure also includes state aid for prior building expenditures.
Harold Brown, longtime councilman, was sworn in as Jacksonburg mayor after the death of Mayor Robert L. Brown. He becomes head of a six member council, with Edward Gray and Harry Conrad also sworn in as new members. James Conrad named president pro tem to chair meetings when the mayor is absent.
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