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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1974
Page
2
Middletown Jaycees awarded Raymond W. Brown the Distinguished Community Service Award at Bosses Night at Forest Hills Country Club. Brown, 56, former Middletown commissioner and head of Brown & Singer, has led the YMCA board Rotary District and regional planning roles.
Dr Jacqueline L Miller outlined uterine and breast cancer trends at a volunteer coffee for the Cancer Crusade residential campaign to be held April 26 to 28. She cited a drop in uterine cancer deaths over 35 years due to education and detection and urged Pap tests for women 20 and over by 1976.
A Jain celebration honors Lord Mahavira born 600 B C as the 24th Teacher. At the Surendra Singhvi residence in Trenton 17 area couples attend a hymn and discussion gathering with a vegetarian meal. The year-long observance includes activities in India such as a forest plant in South Delhi and a Mahavira birthplace monument near New Delhi.
Multiple obituaries across Middletown and surrounding areas note deaths including Mrs. Phyllis J. Back 42 of 1828 Oberon Drive who died at Christ Hospital Cincinnati after seven weeks as a patient. James Everett Dykes 64 of 2103 Roosevelt Blvd.. Hilda L. Frazier 71 former city treasurer. Donald J. Hatfield 73 of Columbus formerly Lebanon. Beatrice Witte 87 and Linnie Ehrenschwender 80 in Hamilton. Services and burial details listed with funeral homes and churches.
Gayla Thompson age 18 of 901 Lamberton St. was treated at Middletown Hospital for a hand injury after her mini-bike struck another at the rear of 1805 Jackson Lane. Police noted the crash occurred last night.
A car fire on Ohio 4 near Keister Road drew North Madison Fire Department at 12:50 a.m. The blaze, caused by a backfiring carburetor in a car owned by George G. Smith of Centerville, caused very little damage.
Butler County Chapter of the American Heart Association hopes for good weather tomorrow for a 12 mile Walk-A-Thon at Fenwick High School. Check-in is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The oldest walker wins a nine piece cookware set valued at 45 dollars. A free blood pressure check station from Middletown Hospital runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Red Cross Trailer.
A Butler County Common Pleas Court docket sets April 10 for Ballard Gayhart 52 of 9028 Valley Road Somerville to face armed robbery and assault with intent to rob charges for a holdup at Kenny's Carry Out Blue Ball and an attempted holdup at Gregory's Steaks Middletown. He is held without a bail.
Susan Bevington, 14, of 113 Bellomonte Street, was hospitalized yesterday afternoon after running between parked cars and into a moving vehicle on University Boulevard at First Avenue. She collided with a car driven by John Crooke, 28, of 336 North Cherry Street, Germantown, suffering multiple injuries.
Thirty five students at Madison High School were inducted into the National Honor Society at a Wednesday banquet. Guest speaker David M. Stitt spoke on the four pillars character leadership service and scholarship.
Laura Forsyth daughter of Edward and Mrs Forsyth of 4629 Wicklow Drive Middletown has been named best Junior Achievement salesman of the year for the Middletown area This is her second year atop the JA sales list at Armco Steel general offices She junior at Middletown High School serves as vice president of sales for Moments Unlimited and is in the 100 Sales Club She will seek the regional best salesman title in Pittsburgh John Heinkel and Tammi Johnson were runners up and finalists include Jeff Braden and Chris Ryan
Four area hospitals in Ohio are among 166 members of the Ohio Hospital Association that self insure against new unemployment compensation costs, saving patients about $10 million in each of the last two years. Beginning 1972 nonprofit employers faced coverage costs and hospitals faced three financing options. OHA reported 166 hospitals joined the group, with Cleveland area hospitals largely in another association.
Twenty seven students from Middletown Freshman Fenwick and Preble Shawnee High Schools will attend Southwest Ohio High School Science Day at Miami University Hamilton Campus. Students from ten counties will display projects across chemistry botany behavioral science earth science environmental science conservation health science mathematics physics and zoology. Judging runs 9 to noon with public viewing 1 to 3 p.m.
Police brief details a panel truck owned by Paul Wetzing at 220 Charles Sr. where an 8B gun was fired from the windows last night. A juvenile suspect was questioned with no arrest. The report also notes thefts from Paul Barker and Lora Leonard homes and a car theft near Norris Music Store.
Acting Municipal Court Judge William Rathman fined three drivers fifty dollars each for violating the citys anti noise ordinance. Goodloe Combs age 19 of 6501 Germantown Road Collian Creekbaum age 22 of 3551 Shaker Road Franklin and Robert Little age 18 of 2009 Fernwood Street faced the same $50 penalty. Dennis Winkfield age 24 of 618 Lafayette Avenue was fined 100 dollars with 50 suspended for driving without a license.
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