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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1973
Page
9
More than 1500 independent drivers voted to continue the boycott but activity at the Dayton South Union 76 Truck Plaza dropped to under 50 parked rigs. Deputies kept a quiet scene overnight after a two day standoff as petitions urged Gov Gilligan and lawmakers for freight-rate relief.
Willie Ross 42 of 3126 Morgan St. died in a one car wreck on Yankee Road between Todhunter and Oxford State Roads in Butler County at about 7 am. Coroner Dr Garret Boone pronounced him dead at the scene. It was the county's 65th traffic fatality of the year. Survivors: wife Ruby and two daughters Judy and Jean. Arrangements are pending.
A brief notice from the Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home appears in the Journal. It references services or records connected to the family business and its local community role.
Local brief notes from Middletown for Saturday December 15 1973 cover community meetings weather and society items. Names and venues appear in fragmented form with no single dominant story. Readers get a snapshot of area activities and notices for the day.
Deputies abandoned a search of the Great Miami River for James R Mays 33 of 2108 Sheffield St after his car coat and a death by own action note were found on the West Middletown bridge just before midnight Wednesday. Family and Libby Mays question a selfinflicted death and believe he may be alive in the area.
Obituary notices report deaths in Middletown area including Arthur Eugene Hitch Sr. 54, Frances Thompson 33, Herman A Clasen 73, Glen Lintner 71, Frank Smith 77, and others. Services and burial details, surviving relatives, and funeral homes are given for each, with dates and locations in Montgomery and surrounding counties.
Donna Williams daughter of Louise Williams 6388 West Alexandria Road won Butler County’s Voice of Democracy contest sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars. The county finals at Miami University judged by university faculty named her county winner. She will advance to the Fourth District contest in Cincinnati later this month. A Madison High School sophomore, her speech titled My Responsibility as a Citizen won the local Miami Valley Post 3809 prize.
Fire calls describe smoke from an overheated wire at Central Avenue and Broad Street with no fire. A trash fire behind Crossroads Restaurant caused no damage. A later 2:32 a.m. incident at 1318 Reynolds Avenue involved an electric heater plugged into a small extension cord that overheated, causing ten dollars in damage.
Dillman markets employees rejected union representation for the second time in recent months. The vote totals were 44 to 19 with five challenged ballots, under the guidance of owner Roger Dillman. An earlier 44-25 vote in August was ruled invalid by the National Labor Relations Board.
Franklin attorney James D Ruppert is listed among candidates to fill Senator William Saxbe’s seat if he becomes US attorney general. Cleveland businessman Howard Metzenbaum and former astronaut John Glenn are also mentioned as possible appointees by Governor John J Gilligan, with Ruppert noting he would step aside if appointed. Saxbe’s term ends in 1974 and Ruppert says he would run for Congress from the Eighth District if chosen.
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