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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1972
Page
2
The Journal will publish a map of five new city bus routes and their schedules as the city takes over the transit system starting tomorrow. Read our detailed timetable to plan trips and clip the upcoming schedules.
A Heidelberg Distributing beer truck and its driver were hijacked by a man who forced a driver to divert to Interstate 75 and stop near the Greater Cincinnati Airport. The robber fled. the driver, Dean Mathers, reported a $238 robbery and abduction to Cincinnati police. Monroe police said they were unaware of the incident.
Coy Myers resigns as clerk of the Franklin school board effective December 31 after six years in position. The board meets Monday at 8 p.m. in the high school Little Theater to make the resignation official. Myers, 43, cites ongoing financial burdens and plans for an uncertain future. He is a Franklin native now living in Chautauqua and previously served about three years as clerk for the Carlisle school board.
Pittsburgh AP reports University of Pittsburgh sophomore Jackie L. Colin Jr., 19, faces murder charges after his parents Jack L. Colin 44 and Leona Colin 43 were found dead in their Natrona Heights split level home. Father shot multiple times, mother shot and stabbed. Bodies found after the suspect sought his physician. No motive known.
A 10 year old Jefferson School student Victor Fox watches cleanup after Thursday night blaze on Central Avenue. He talks with fireman Phil Lacefield as crews tear down walls, capturing a brief moment of curiosity amid the wreckage (Sheckler Photo).
A Franklin case against Walter Jackson of Manchester Ky for first degree manslaughter in a late night crash that killed Mrs Margaret Thornsburg is continued to January 5. Jackson faces driving while intoxicated and other charges. he remains free on 725 dollar bond. Also reported are statewide fines for 64 speeders totaling 1653.50 with several minor penalties for license and registration offenses. Scouts to Carol Junior and Cadet Girl Scout troops will sing Christmas carols in Valleydale subdivision today from 6 to 8 p.m.
Limited edition whisky decanters honor Ohio with eight presidents. Available at Middletown Shopping Center store and Franklin main street locations. Each gallon bottle features photos of Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, McKinley, Taft, and Harding. First decanter donated to Garfield Lawnfield collection by Mrs. Rudolph H. Garfield.
Charles W. McKinney 43 of 107 E Hendricks Street Camden died Saturday afternoon. He was a native of Dayton and is survived by two daughters Mrs Linda Thompson and Patricia Jean McKinney both of West Alexandria four sons Gary Eaton Michael Robert and Charles all of West Alexandria his mother and step father Mr and Mrs Charles Stubbs of Camden brothers Roland Bidwell and Edward McKinney of Dayton and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 Tuesday morning at the R C Nein and Sons Funeral Home with burial in Fairmount Cemetery at Camden Visitation 7 to 9 Monday night at the funeral home.
The directors of the First National Bank of Middletown vote to raise the quarterly dividend to 35 cents from 33. Nine month earnings rise 2.7 percent to $652,814 versus the prior year. An extra onetime 5 cent payout was declared in September. The current dividend is payable January 5 to shareholders of record December 29.
Johnny Black, Hamilton composer of Dardanella and Paper Doll, buried in 1936 in Spring Grove Cemetery, will receive a gray marker funded by the Greater Cincinnati Monument Dealers. The inscription will honor his life and music, noting Happiness in Music Brought to Millions.
A special grand jury in Warsaw New York returned 27 sealed indictments in the Attica prison riot probe led by Deputy State Attorney General Robert E. Fischer. Fischer declined to reveal the number of defendants or charges.
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