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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1973
Page
13
Hamilton based PRIDE Inc plans an eight week summer program for ages three to thirteen as a drug prevention and education effort. Led by Wealthia Collins the project seeks to reduce truancy and disengagement by involving families and local groups.
An 86 year old Coldwater man Walter Clouse dies in a two car crash on I-75 between Tylersville and Mason roads. His wife Ada Williams 75 is listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. A friend in the other car and five Cincinnati residents are hospitalized.
Yesterday at 1:25 p.m. a kitchen fire at 4384 Bonita Drive, home of Mrs. Inez Peck, caused by overheated grease and a $200 loss. Mrs. Peck treated for a first-degree burn on a finger. At 1:51 p.m. Ira Sexton, 65, went to Middletown Hospital by ambulance in serious condition. At 8:31 p.m. Robert Montgomery, 39, injured in a fall at 115 Water St, transported by ambulance in failing condition. At 10:06 p.m. a city street torch on Hughes Street and Panama Avenue overturned with no damage.
City officials will open sealed bids by noon tomorrow for the Barkelew building on Columbia Avenue near Reinartz Boulevard. The commission will review bids at tomorrow night’s meeting after previously approving and rescinding an ordinance to sell to Manny Garlikov for 95 000. A later bid from Riley Upton for 110 000 threatened the deal, with a suit looming if sale halted. Garlikov proposed leasing to Reed Klopp Furniture, while the current renter PFC Foam Co. is on a monthly lease as the downtown renewal plan proceeds.
Hamilton to proceed on about 130 acres annexation in Fairfield Township after a public hearing was set for May 24. Fairfield seeks 1450 acres including the same 130 acres, raising questions about the voting process. Assistant prosecutor’s opinion noted, but commissioners maintain the normal procedure and potential November ballot timing.
City employees will not have a bargaining item on Tuesday's City Commission agenda after union requests for wage negotiations. City Manager Dale Hessel will write to Nolan Tate asking for ideas to resolve the six month wage impasse on 75 workers. The union signals willingness to negotiate over a 5 percent offer, rejecting the city's 3 percent offer with limited leeway. The bargaining teams have had no talks since March 29 despite mediation efforts.
Edward W. Barker and E A Dahl Jr. were elected to the Sorg Paper Co. board to fill vacancies created by departing directors J E Shirley and R V Spayd. Re-elected directors include J A Aull and others. The board also declared a cash dividend of 1.38 per share on 52 percent cumulative preferred stock payable July 1 with June 15 record date, leaving 210,924 in arrears on preferred dividends.
A classroom joke features a teacher asking how old a person born in 1920 would be and a witty student prompting gender confusion with a follow up. The light exchange reflects playful dialogue and age guessing in a school setting.
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