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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1977
Page
2
The city plans energy conservation measures including two infrared heat sensors bought for about 16000 dollars to detect heat loss in about 14000 buildings. Mead Laboratories will fly infrared surveys next week to map heat loss and guide solar heating at City Centre Mart.
Butler County dogs will wear new dog license tags shaped like a fire plug. The 1978 tag replaces the elongated 1977 design, costing $3 at county auditor offices in Hamilton or Middletown with a $2 late fee after Jan 20. Unauthorized sellers add 35 cents. Tags go on sale Jan 2, with mail options and multiple outlets and proceeds aiding the Humane Society shelter.
Princess Anne names her baby Peter Mark Andrew Phillips and notes he will have no title, known as Master Peter Phillips. He is Queen Elizabeth II's first grandchild born a commoner and fifth in line to the throne, to be christened at Buckingham Palace's music room.
Deaths include Mrs. Mabel Byrd 79 at Middletown Hospital and Rose Anna Harris 91 in Lebanon. Services for Chandel Stidham 38 in Germantown and former Mrs Robert E. Kincaid 68 in Milford. Ora A. Baker 74 of Germantown and Mrs Melba Williams 75 noted with services. Details cover dates, locations, survivors, and funeral arrangements.
Police tracked Billy Ledford 28, who fled from 2308 Yankee Road while a warrant for grand theft auto was served. Detective and patrol units pursued across railroad tracks and Finley Street, flushing him out near Garfield Elementary School. He is held for Butler County Common Pleas Court after a direct indictment.
Jim Coggin, 64, of Fairfield, won $25,000 on the Ohio Lottery television show. The retired maintenance foreman said he felt like a winner all the way and spoke of plans for a Hawaii trip. He buys tickets weekly from a Fairfield drive through store and is a father of four and grandfather of nine with another grandchild expected.
Madison High announces two Christmas concerts to be held December 13 and December 20 at the high school. On December 13 at 7 p.m. the junior school presents vocal and instrumental pieces by seventh and eighth graders plus the Musical Mohawks with soloists Amy Wolf Melinda Gaw and Amy oiacee. December 20 at 7:30 p.m. features the high school choir stage band and concert band with Tom Emmett Danny Gibson and Streibeck performing. Local public attendance expected.
Glenn E. Cornett, 21, of Laurel Indiana, received a 2 to 15 year term at the Ohio Reformatory at Mansfield for breaking and entering a home at 4570 Wayne Madison Road on November 8. The sentence followed a guilty plea on November 16 and a presentence investigation.
The Division of Fire and Middletown Safety Council urge safer practices for cut trees and decorations. They offer flame retardant spray mixtures, encourage keeping the tree in water, angling the base, anchoring, and placing it away from heat sources. Check UL approved lighting and avoid contact with tinsel and ornaments to prevent short circuits.
Franklin firefighters subdued a brief blaze in a pit containing industrial liquid wastes at the Systech plant shortly after 10 this morning. Crews confined the fire quickly with no word of injuries or damage beyond the pit area.
The Miami Valley Children's Center at 425 S. C St. Hamilton Ohio 45013 seeks cash gifts or unwrapped items for boys and girls. Executive director Alan R. Schneider says clothing jewelry games records grooming items and larger gifts like record players televisions and sports equipment are in demand. Donations may be mailed to The Center 425 S. D St. Hamilton Ohio 45013. contact Richard E Gordon for large gifts.
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