This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1976
Page
17
A fragment of a Eugene Sheffer crossword with clues and partial answers. Includes entries like ACROSS, Thorou fare, resinous substance, land measure abbr, Dalai, medical, braided, author Exodus, needle with M, strong emotion, fictional robins, masculine name, average.
This hand discussion covers five bidding situations. It emphasizes suit length over strength for opening with hearts as first bid and explains a takeout double even after a previous double. It also notes continuing to bid spades when balancing length and why to pursue a spade lead.
The text discusses bidding strategy in bridge, arguing that doubling can mislead, clubs may become best, and four spades shows at least 20 points as a mild slam try. It covers responses such as pass and jumping to five clubs to show strong club support and a singleton, and notes the impact of a single card change on slam prospects.
The Middletown Board of Education approves a new contract with Sears Easy Method Driving School to provide only behind the wheel instruction for the remainder of the school year and summer at 55 dollars per student. Fifty dollars is paid by the board with state subsidy. students pay 5 dollars. Sears also receives 50 dollars per student for 85 students who completed last quarter. Classroom instruction remains with district personnel. teachers are paid 6 dollars per hour under a supplemental contract.
A man on Smith Avenue reported three men threatened to cut him up during a morning robbery attempt near Yankee Road and 14th Avenue. A wallet was stolen, $11 taken, then returned. Police confirmed the incident but have no report yet. A separate note mentions a driving school contract and education costs for Sears.
The document compiles several Middletown Ohio public notices. It warns property owners to cut weeds after May 1976 and lists numerous property owners required to repair sidewalks curbs and gutters by July 1 1976 or face city-led work at their expense. It also includes notices of divorce cases court orders and public auctions with dates and locations.
Public sale by Butler County Court of Common Pleas at the courthouse door in Hamilton Ohio on Thursday May 13 1976 between 1 16 and 1 5 oclock AM for Lot Fifty One Eighty Eight described in the city plat with appraised value 16000 00 by Owens Reber Wright Herr and others. Terms cash.
Butier County Common Pleas Court issues an order of sale for Lot 267 in Damon Park Part Four subdivision, Lemon Township, Butler County Ohio. The sale takes place May 27 1976 at 10 to 1 at the courthouse door in Hamilton. Appraised value 18000 dollars. Attorney contact Millikin and Fitten Law Firm Hamilton Ohio. 863 6700.
Plaintiff National Mortgage Association submits a court ordered sale of real property located at 424 Curtis Street, Middletown, Butler County. The notice lists the borrower Mot a Fietcher et al against Gutier County Common Pleas and sets the auction for May 19, 1976 at 9:00 AM. Property described as Lot 1313 with specific boundary lines and a floor area of 319 square feet, assessed value $14,100. The sale is to be conducted by Marshal Hamilton, against an apparent robber Walton alias. The advertised price is $8, with appraisal at $14,100. The date of the notice is April 14, 1973.
The Court of Common Pleas Butter County Ohio will auction on Thursday in May 1976 between 10:00 and 11:00 AM the real estate described as Lot 496 in Mayfield subdivision Lemon Township Butter County now in Fernwood area Middletown Ohio. Property appraised at $18 000 with listed parties Jherifpps sale ceas… plaintiffs and defendants Goutier and others named.
Genevieve Davis of Triedstone Baptist Church and Jacklyn Mosley of Emmanuel Tabernacle in Cincinnati will speak at the Holiness Union gathering at Shiloh Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe tonight starting at 7 30 pm.
A 20 year old Middletown man Jeff Needham was treated at Middletown Hospital after losing control of his motorcycle when a dog attacked him on Trenton Franklin Road east of Ohio 4 at 10:50. Deputies said the rider was injured and the incident occurred last night.
A jumble of lost and found dog notices lists a miniature Schnauzer female red color German Shepherd blonde male, Collie black with white breast, and other mixed breeds. Rewards offered for some, contact numbers and areas such as Sterling and Garden are given for reunification attempts.
Obituaries list several residents including Mr William, Mr Herman Stantey, Mr Clyde Peck, and Rev Roy O Deardorff. Details include birth ages, hospital and home locations, service times at McCoy Leffler and Riggs Funeral Homes, officiants such as Rev Rupert Clark and Rev Gordon Lawson, and interments at Woodside and Seringhill cemeteries. Memorial gifts encouraged to charities.
The document records death notices and funeral details for Rose tra Jr Barbara Elien Banks Gertrude A Dunlap Mary Alice Steele and Frances Weser. It lists ages addresses hospital or residence, visitation times, funeral home names McCoy Leffier Wilson Schramm Joseph R Baker and Sons, church and burial details, and suggested memorial contributions.
Thank you to Gut and many relatives, friends, and neighbors for kindness after the loss of Pearl Stidhan. Special thanks to Rev Virgil McClure for consoling words and to Church of Hamilton and Brown Dawson Funeral Home for funeral arrangements.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.