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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1969
Page
13
Pellets from passing cars shattered 17 parked vehicles and damaged Norris Music Store rear door glass. Police logged nine cars with license numbers. victims include Jack Williams John Jeffery Doris Barker and others. Estimated damage about $2200.
Hollywood AP reports John Wayne and Joanne Woodward named top box office draws of 1969 by Box Office poll. Wayne replaces Paul Newman, who was married to Woodward, with Woodward taking the top spot from Julie Andrews who held it four years.
A booth was carved up and from 400 to 450 dollars in cash and goods were stolen from Turner’s Cafe at 2908 Jefferson Road. Mary Turner, owner, reported the burglary to police. Intruders entered through an opening above a rear door, dropped into a store room, and stole coins from vending machines and whisky. A butcher knife found nearby may have been used to damage the booth.
Butler County commissioners ordered the southeast fourth floor area of the Butler County Courthouse evacuated after a structural inspection found no live load capacity. The Common Pleas courtroom beneath will close until a reinforcement steel girder is installed, with an estimated cost of 6000 to 7000 dollars and a repair period of one to two weeks.
Rev Wayne Morgan of the Pastoral Counseling Service runs relationship centered therapy at the Church of the Ascension. He notes most clients seek marriage counseling and that sessions mix personal growth with practical steps for handling future problems. The program relies on church and council funding plus client fees, with a campaign to expand services and meet rising costs.
Club member Tom Morningstar schedules showings of The Masters Golf Tournament of 1969 at the Lions Club meeting held Thursday at noon in the Manchester Motor Inn. Bob Kramer will also present as part of the program.
Jackie M. Fitzpatrick a 34 year old native of Somerset Kentucky and former Harlem Globetrotter has been named director of the city Community Center He will be formally announced at tonight's City Commission meeting Fitzpatrick played with the Globetrotters from 1958 to 1962 and has held roles in Cincinnati Chicago and Knoxville prior to this appointment He replaces Thomas Kimbrough who resigned after accusing City Manager Dan Kothe of discrimination which the Ohio Civil Rights Commission found unsubstantiated.
Mrs Margaret Mosby advances from director of nursing education to director of nursing specialties at Middletown Hospital announced by Walter A Mischley. Charles E Weide Jr joins as director of maintenance. Mosby of West Chester joined in 1966 from Hamilton School of Practical Nursing and chairs nursing groups. Weide, from Kaiser Engineers, studied at Ohio University and Miami University and participates in Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the Middletown Knothole Club.
Two groups Elktones of the Elks Lodge and Singing Teens of Grace Baptist Church will sing for shut ins on December 19 and 20 evenings at 6 30 p.m. Directors Tom Haney and the Rev Herbert Hayes lead. A float for five Santa Clauses builds at Firehouse 3 Yankee Road and a red lead car will accompany the caravan with Ortman Stewart Transportation donating a bus. Call 422 4514 by December 17 to arrange pickup or inform of shut ins.
Mrs. Eunice Fulks, 40, of Proctorville, Lawrence County, died on arrival at Cabell Hospital after a gunshot wound. Her husband James J. Fulks, 40, is detained in the Lawrence County Jail for questioning with charges not yet filed. The shooting occurred at the Fulks residence in Proctorville.
Logan T Johnston of Middletown announces Butler County Christmas Seal contributions reach 25 241.39 dollars as of December 6. The campaign supports tuberculosis and health programs including free breath in tests for emphysema bronchitis and other respiratory diseases and offers free chest X ray services in Middletown and Hamilton.
Chicago police report 655 murders so far in 1969, surpassing 647 in 1968. Only 83 percent solved versus 89 percent last year, with homicide detectives strained by higher caseloads.
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