Recession Not Slowing Middletown Tourist Trade
Ted Pollard reports Middletown travel agencies see rising year to date sales. Betty Johnson of the Butler County AAA Club cites many locals taking vacations to Florida with accumulated time off, while Margaret Stratemeyer notes strong demand for excursions and cruises, especially for seniors. No frill flights attract calls though not yet local. Domestic travel favors Florida and the Western United States, notably California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Johnson
Butler County
Middletown
Louisville
Florida
Johnson
United States
California
Armco Founders Day projects under way in 1975
Armco employees across Middletown and general offices are engaged in Founder's Day 1975 service projects and financial contributions for area nonprofits and retired or ill workers. Weekend work included roof repairs at Boy Scout Camp Hook, building partitions at Doty House, and brickwork for a Society of Handicapped Children building in Carlisle, with ceremonies and a luncheon planned tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
George M. Verity
Verity
Middletown Works
Robert Arrell
General Office
Camp Hook
Doty House
Society of Handicapped Children
Carlisle
Works Maintenance Department
Middletown
Green Knoll School
Camp Middlemoore
Carlisle School For
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Greg Day
Monroe
Fire, injuries, and aid notes from Butler County area incidents
Summary of multiple incidents: at 1705 Germantown Road Chester Hicks, 37, cut forehead after a porch fall. 1405 S Main St Teresa Cooper, 25, ill. 3200 Roosevelt Blvd trash container damage. 1119 Malvern St Oscar Stump, 59, ill. 4804 Primrose Drive Nan McKinney, 57, breathing difficulty. 505 Yankee Road alley trash on fire set by children. 1901 Schirm Drive Hubert Breisfoard, 81, ill and admitted, making devices for Arthritis Foundation. General offices project raises funds for brain injury chair and other community services including auditorium painting, camp improvements, guardrails, recreational equipment, and home repairs. Donations support several homes and hospitals, with additional aid for a Camden assault victim and a tornado-damaged employee home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown Road
Chester Hicks
S. Main St
Apt
Teresa Cooper
Roosevelt Blvd
Rink’s
Malvern St
Oscar Stump
Primrose Drive
Nan McKinney
Yankee Road
Schirm Drive
Hubert Breisfoard
Monroe St
Long elected junior deputy district governor at Lions convention
Mike Long was elected junior deputy district governor of Lions Club District 13-H at the Dayton convention. He chairs Membership Development and Retention and previously led Middletown Lions in 1969 and 1970. He has held Rose Day, attendance, bulletin editor, and tail twister roles and serves as zone chairman. He is treasurer of Insurance Associates of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Long
Lions Club
Dayton
Long
Insurance Associates of
Middletown
Barnitz Bank Marks 125th Anniversary in Middletown
Barnitz Bank in Middletown celebrates 125 years since 1850 when Oglesby and Barnitz formalized banking within their general store. Russell Weatherwax Jr. notes the institution as possibly the oldest business in Butler County and highlights its growth from a store service to a full bank with assets over 70 million. Plans for anniversary celebrations are announced for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Barnitz
William B. Oglesby
Oglesby-Barnitz Bankers
Barnitz Bank
Russell S. Weatherwax Jr
Barnitz
Butler County
Oglesby and Barnitz
Weatherwax
Middletown
Oglesby
Main
Lebanon Streets
Bank
Neibar
Breiel Boulevard
Charles B. Oglesby
William B
William C
George
D.E. Harlan
Russell S. Weatherwax Sr
Bud) Weatherwax
Middletown Area News Briefs April 21 1975
Local brief items from Middletown area report on community events and updates. Notes from several offices and organizations provide concise progress on ongoing local matters.
Parks Department Shifts Under Public Service Oversight
Public Service Director Dick Goecke will oversee Parks with Parks Director John Paschal reporting to him. The change aims to share manpower and year round maintenance, integrate park master planning with city planning, and coordinate grass cutting and median strip work under Public Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service
Dick Goecke
Park Board
Parks
Goecke
Dale Helser
Public Service Department
John Paschal
Hessel
Parks and Public Service
Parks Department
Paschal
Mound to lay off over 100 workers
Mound Laboratory will cut 105 to 115 jobs by June 30 affecting 45 to 50 salaried and 60 to 65 hourly positions. About 1,700 people are employed there. Some reductions may be offset by attrition and transfers to other Monsanto facilities, says vice president Richard K. Flitcraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mound
Miamisburg
Mound Laboratory
Richard K. Flitcraft
Monsanto Research Corp
Mound Said
Flitcraft
Monsanto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ted Pollard
Journal
Margaret Stratemeyer
The
First National Bank of
Stratemeyer
Paul Revere
Dave Bishop
Benjamin Franklin
B.L. Berks
Germantown
Ritchey
Arthritis Foundation
Girl Scout
Somerville
Hollywood Youth Center
Franklin
Butler County Adult Training Center
Butler County Children’s Home
Hamilton
Kings Island
Cash
Camden
Cornerstone
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank
Central and Main
C.E. Sebald
RS. Weatherwax Sr
W.O. Barnitz
Ed Frisch
McKnight
Sis’’ Kinne
Jeanne
Bill Sebald
Bob
Bill
Jim Millan
Charles Hook Jr
Lions’ Post
Darey Drive
Middletown Lions Club
Area News
Eagles Lodge
Berie
Ellis Hall
Sam
Hall
Yankee Rd
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