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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1977
Page
13
Winter rains and early snows leave fields unharvested as crops rot and moisture ruins soybeans and corn. Farmers Rick Baker and Gus Bake report thousands in uncollected yields and warn deteriorating stocks will hurt elevators and soil with rutting and erosion risks.
A town market stocks clean burning 25 pound coal bags at 2.98 dollars as homes look to coal again alongside gas oil and electric heating. Stores report few prepackaged bags but note rising coal sales with prices 2.25 to 2.50 per bag elsewhere. Coal burns longer and can restart next day if draft is proper.
Clearcreek Board of Education schedules a special meeting for Monday at 6 30 p m in the school administrative offices to discuss the 5.6 mill bond levy approved by township voters.
Middletown residents are invited to propose projects eligible for funding under the US Housing and Community Development Act at a public meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the City Commission chambers. The hearing is the second of three under the program aimed at job and housing opportunities for low and moderate income residents.
A small fire at the Janesville Products plant on 415 Oxford Road caused slight contents damage but no structural damage or injuries. Fire crews responded at 9:15 a.m. and extinguished the blaze within ten minutes. the plant makes automotive insulation.
Middletown Armco steel operations posted a before tax profit for November the first since September 1976. General manager C G S Kramer credited improved performance across departments and employees for the turnaround. The industry faced a strained year with imports and earnings concerns leading to belt-tightening and layoffs.
At 8:29 a.m. an emergency run was canceled after responders learned the caller was in Springboro. A 3:33 a.m. Taylor Avenue alarm was a false alert. Nicole Glenn, 1, had difficulty breathing and was admitted to hospital. Addie Lehman, 62, ill, to hospital and admitted to ICU in serious condition. Demetra Good, 15, ill, to hospital and released. Flora Brate, 86, ill, admitted to CCU in serious condition. Barbara Park Nursing Home request involved Flora Brate. 11:47 a.m. Yankee Road emergency run noted, no transport.
The Middletown Area YMCA offers to buy 5 000 square feet of a 24 000 square foot L shaped Main Street corner lot behind the downtown parking garage. City Commission retains final sale approval. The YMCA plans a gym and handball courts with potential urban renewal waivers.
A baby girl named Sandra Kay Powell arrived before the emergency squad could reach the home of Mrs. Lillian Powell on 216 S. Verity Parkway. Born weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces, she and Mrs. Powell were taken to Middletown Hospital in satisfactory condition.
Burglars damaged The Body Shoppe at 1211 First Ave causing about 650 in damage to a machine and a file cabinet. About 35 in change was stolen from a pop machine. Doors at 1211 1215 and 1221 First Ave were pried but entries failed. A bottle was thrown through a window at Lewis Insurance 2117 Central Ave. no entry found.
Sharon E. Deal, 39, of 541 Doverdale Drive, was injured in a rear end collision at Breiel Boulevard and Oxford State Road as winter roads iced over. Timothy W. McGuire, 31, of 7396 Linn Road, was charged with failure to maintain an assured clear distance after his truck slid into her stopped car at 2 30 p.m. Several other accidents on icy streets caused by snow and ice were reported with no injuries.
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