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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1973
Page
2
Middletown school board approves a $15,115,666 tentative budget while Arthur Lennie warns rising costs may require a new tax levy in 1975. He cites inflated real estate assessments, a likely lack of surplus, and a 3.79 percent raise for non certificated staff.
The Middletown Parks Department tennis tournament completed the first two rounds yesterday and today hosted quarter and semi final matches. Tomorrow the finals will finalize the event with champions named including Ann Farmer, Carolyn Triplett, Jeff Day, Becky Way and others across multiple divisions.
Twelve Middletown juniors will join 2,300 teen executives from the United States and France at the 30th annual Junior Achievement Conference August 12 to 17. Attendees include Linda Sears Greg Steway Paul Sternby Dee White Paula Cole Jeff Grosardt Karen Mulligan Robin Rezos and others from Trenton Franklin and Monroe. Connie Lehman Indiana University junior will be a counselor for a second year.
Eight year old Lisa Buckingham earned the 1973 National World Champion title at America's Youth One Parade baton twirling competition held at the University of Notre Dame. Lisa Buckingham of Franklin won first in the beginners solo division.
Elsie Basore 63 wife of Dr George Basore osteopath of 135 Yale Ave Franklin died at home after an apparent heart attack survived by two daughters and a sister with arrangements pending at Eaton Funeral Home Doloris Marie Schaff 46 of Bellbrook formerly Middletown died at Cleveland Clinic after illness since March survived by husband two sons a daughter a step family and parents service Thursday at McCoy Leffler Burial Woodside Cemetery calls Wednesday. Steve Jacobs 70 of Fairfield private services Zettler.
King Wrecking Co. Inc. of Cincinnati submitted the low bid of 43425 for the seventh downtown demolition contract covering 24 parcels in the urban renewal area. HUD approval timing and contractor readiness will affect start, with 36 structures already razed and about 24 more planned, potentially finishing by spring 1974.
About 30 youths told the Village Council they faced police harassment after being ordered from the library corner for a week amid vandalism and littering concerns. Mayor Winning urged a seven member youth committee to work with officials on a constructive solution and a potential people’s park at Marathon Oil’s Plum and Market site. Council also gave first reading to a train speed limit change from 10 to 25 mph.
Butler County commissioners approved a $10,000 allocation from the motor vehicle license tax fund to resurfacing the Tytus Avenue stretch from Main Street to Verity Parkway as part of the 1973 city street program. The work, awarded to S K Construction Co. for $253,738 in May, supplements the existing contract.
Mrs Hallie M Shibley 78 of 600 N Verity Park Way was dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 9 45 am Monday She had been ill three weeks and suffered an apparent heart attack while visiting her son Richard at 4115 Helton Drive Born in Winchester Ky she lived in Middletown 58 years Survived by two other sons Claire and Donald a daughter Helen Fagan a brother Robert Niblick seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Funeral at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home with Rev W Curtis Lee officiating
William J Bruner aged 52 of 3424 Stahlheber Road died of an apparent heart attack in the Butler County jail Saturday. Bruner was found in his cell about 6 p.m. after reporting illness to a deputy at 3 p.m. He had been confined since July 3 on an intoxication sentence.
The Frank D. Vitori Lodge of the Order of the Sons of Italy marks its 10th anniversary with a celebration on Oct. 13 at the Manchester Motor Inn. Chairman Carl Amatulli leads the event with assistant Mike Diorio.
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