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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1976
Page
2
City fire division faces staffing gaps with 2S of service 15 days in March. A mini-pumper at No 2 station 101 Crawford St sits idle when vacations illnesses and injuries reduce crew. Other districts cover the area but response delays loom as two engines cover the city while only two are available for building fires.
Pat Bendel a 13 year old from 529 Euclid Street will represent the Middletown Noon Optimist Club in the boys zone oratorical contest April 22 in West Chester. Hill Sennett 12 and Manchester Middle School pupil Tedditon 12 placed second and third. Judges included Al Burton and Robert McIntyre. The event on theme Tomorrow's Promise drew seven contestants at Barnitz Bank Community Room.
Firemen were called to the Armco Steel Corp yesterday morning for a blaze in a top level conveyor chute at Area B coke ovens. Spontaneous ignition of coal dust caused the fire, which burned at a height beyond the city aerial truck reach. A water line was run up to the flames and a conveyor fire escape used. Squadman Herbert Pfalf, 35, sustained an injury but did not require tar treatment. No damage estimate was available.
A child was injured yesterday morning in a two car crash at N Verity Parkway and Manchester Avenue. Estil Sargent 53 Camden Ohio failed to yield at a red light entering the intersection. Ina Rawert 31 Lamberton Street swerved and struck Sargent's pickup. Monica Rawert passenger had visible injuries but refused treatment. Rawert car total loss with $1000 damage. Sargent truck $600. Sargent charged with failure to yield at a red light.
Police report two charges of receiving stolen property tied to Onert O Neill age 32 from Manhattan and a van theft from Harber Sparks and a lawnmower from Freda Clare. A year old boy and a 40 year old woman were involved in unrelated incidents including a hospital stay after barbiturate ingestion. Firearm shots were exchanged near Germantown Road with no injuries. Vehicle and garage thefts include tires from a car on Charles Street and a spare tire well torn from a station wagon on Central Avenue.
In a special session TRENTON the Edgewood school board rehired all teachers and non teaching employees for the upcoming school year. Total staff numbered 235 with no cuts. Superintendent Maurice Itter led actions including a negotiated pay schedule for teachers extra duty assignments and new fees for graduates to obtain transcripts of their records.
Mary Margaret McBride, a pioneer of informal interview radio, died at 76 at her home in the Catskill Mountains New York. Starting in 1934 she became a household name and drew about 250000 pieces of mail annually from listeners. AP image shows her at the microphone in 1941 and last year.
Medical officials describe a pattern of compliant, isolated children who are hypercritical of themselves and whose parents seek perfect infants. Dr. Mark McGovern notes misperceptions by parents and a cycle of abuse, with emotional neglect bigger than physical harm. A pediatrician and organizers say emotional abuse is widespread and harder to address than physical abuse.
Mansfield Ohio AP says a meter reader Woodrow Carter may have saved elderly paralyzed woman Margaret Gless when she collapsed in her kitchen with an oil skillet on the stove and smoke rising. Carter knocked and turned off the stove, locating the woman yelling for help during his rounds.
Lemon Township police detained Frederick L Holdbrook 19 and Lee E Holdbrook 22 after a pursuit of a stolen 1974 Meadow's Auto Sales car on S Main Street and nearby alleys. Frederick charged with reckless operation and resisting an officer. both held on break-in and auto theft allegations.
In the county March new car registrations rose sharply from the prior year with 1,053 units vs 650 a year ago, marking the sixth consecutive month of gains. Leading makes included Chevrolet 258, Ford 187, Pontiac 107, Oldsmobile 87, Buick 82, Plymouth 33, Datsun 31, Toyota 26, Chrysler 22, Cadillac 18, Volkswagen 18, and several others with single digits. Truck registrations reached 260, while used cars numbered 1,517, up from 1,132. Casual sales stood at 2,612 with no prior figure. The note closes with a stray historical line about the Term of Iowa.
A string of death notices and funeral details from the Hamilton area list Jean H Condict 47 of 1604 Carolina St with services at Joseph K Baker & Sons and Evergreen Cemetery Morristown NJ. Richard E Bell 58 of Farmersville Rt.1 dies of cancer with service at St Andrews Lutheran Church. John Arpp Funeral Home to host services. Warren G Miller 55 of Hamilton, WWII veteran and Fisher Body supervisor, burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Rolant Trent 76 of 925 Pleasant Valley Rd former Greenbush Grocery owner, services at Joseph R Baker & Sons. other Hamilton area obituaries include Mrs Rose Moeller 89 formerly of Hamilton, Warren Miller, Ralph Schwarm, and Raymond Hensley with burial or service details listed.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Beltone One-A tree hearing aid for those who hear but do not understand words. It claims a free model with no wires, light and portable, offering a risk free trial at home with no obligation or cost. It emphasizes privacy and simplicity.
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