East End rezoning moves forward for Bachmann Kittyhawk tracts
City commissioners heard the first reading of an ordinance to rezone the Bachmann and Kittyhawk tracts in the East End to C-3 for a planned retail center. A second and final reading is set for Feb 18. The 4.8 acre Kittyhawk site houses Jo Ann Fabric Shop and Esco Distributing Co. The Bachmann tract spans about 30 acres near Grand Avenue Breiel and Roosevelt boulevards. Also approved: contract with Montgomery Elevator Co. to install four elevators in the new municipal building at up to 119000, down from 136431, and a 12480 boiler contract with Ray McGuire for mall boilers. Additional ordinances cover rubber crossing payments on Reinartz Boulevard, purchasing lots for Reinartz extension, Jackson Lane vacation, and Shady Creek Apartments planned use development approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike McLeod
Bachmann and
Kittyhawk
Montgomery Elevator Co
Dayton
Municipal Building
Penn Central Transportation Co
Reinartz Boulevard
N. Main Street
Columbia Avenue
Jackson Lane
City Planning Commission
Shady Creek Apartments
Dayton Power & Light Co
Petit Garage
E. Market Street
Anslinger
Refrigeration Equipment Co
Council
Winning
Burglars Ransack Three Homes In Old Town
Police report three separate break ins yesterday with items stolen including firearms cameras radios tape players and clocks. At Mrs. Arthur Darrell 2419 Roosevelt Blvd a rear sliding door was torn and a tire tool used on a side window. items missing include a tape player two radios four cameras and binoculars. James Burks 717 W. Sixth Ave reported a burglary since last Saturday with a $50 gun two $30 pocket knives and a $65 clock gone. Four BB and pellet guns were taken from Tommie Glosson 812 16th Ave along with a $150 guitar cigarettes and pistol shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Darrell
Roosevelt Blvd
James Burks
Sixth Ave
Tommie Glosson
16Th Ave
Glosson
United Way editors hear tips for reporting good news
Jim Mills of The Journal outlined ingredients of a good news story to Middletown Area United Way volunteers. He urged agency leaders to send leads for human interest and general news and to inform reporters if a story is worth telling. Knight Goodman noted a future PR session will feature WPFB radio news requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Area
United Way
Jim Mills
Journal
Mills
United Way PR Group
WPFB
Montgomery County Vocational School displays at Salem Mall
Clayton A display showcasing 47 vocational programs from Montgomery County Joint Vocational School will fill Salem Mall Dayton February 13 to 16. The event aligns with National Vocational Education Week February 9 to 15 to highlight co ed student achievements. Juniors and seniors from Carlisle Preble Shawnee and Valley View attend. Faculty will be on hand to discuss courses. Archimedes solar energy trick used on Roman ships in 212 B C is recounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Montgomery County Joint Vocational School
Salem Mall
Dayton
C. Dale Baughman
Carlisle
Preble Shawnee
Valley View
Montgomery County
Walking Horse owners honored in Middletown area show
Ohio Valley Walking Horse Association honors in 1974 for Middletown area owners. Homer Watkins placed second for three year old stallions and geldings. Patty Watkins won the 2-year-old futurity. Barbara Sawyer of Franklin won amateur. Joe Little of Germantown won stallions and geldings and open mares. Herschel Harris of Germantown won three year old mares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio Valley Walking Horse Association
Homer Watkins
Patty Watkins
Barbara Sawyer
Franklin
Joe Little
Germantown
Herschel Harris
Correction issued in police report on Fifth Avenue crash
The police report misstated that a man was in a parked car hit Sunday. Josiah Morgan, 37, of 814 Fifth Ave., owned the car but was not present. The vehicle was struck by Billy Miracle, 42, of 3109 Rufus St, who was found guilty of careless operation and intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Morgan
Fifth Ave
Fifth Avenue
Billy Miracle
Rufus St
Miracle
Deaths and funerals in Middletown area on Tuesday
Death notices and funeral arrangements for Mrs. Clara Darrell 81 of Lafayette Ave and Mr. John Willie Mack 80 of Baltimore St. Services set for Friday and Thursday at multiple local funeral homes. Other obituaries include Mrs. Julia Patterson 74 of Waneta St and Leonard Burgemeir 81 of Lebanon St with services planned in Franklin and Monroe areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Darrell
Lafayette Ave
McCoy-Leffler
Frank Sowards
Woodside Cemetery
Darrell
John Willie Mack
Baltimore St
Elizabeth Patterson
Mr. Mack
Statham
Middletown
Willie
James
Gainesville
E.L. Thomas
Robert Thomas
Ella Crawford
Ella Smith
Indianapolis
Laura Rogers
Dora Thurmond
Lilly Bush
Georgia
Joel F. Bailey
Julia Patterson
Waneta St
Missionary Baptist Temple
Franklin
Noah Myers
Amanda
Eaton Funeral Home
Leonard John Burgemeir
Lebanon St
Monroe
Middletown Hospital
Monroe Area
Frances Propps
Paul Hatfield
Tom Rich
Lebanon
William
Carl Burgemeir
Lawrence Zwick
Sam
Fred
Monroe Chapel
Riggs Funeral Home
Myrtle H. Lucas
Washington Court House
Corrinne Henderson
Irma Peacock
Harriett Ashmore
Ivenell Grubb
Norman
Dale
J.R. Lucas
Oswald Funeral Home
Hamilton
Celia Durham
Seventh St
Colligan
Frederick Bertsch
Allison Ave
Gertrude Coleman
Fairfield
St. Aloysius Church
Germantown weighs pool option and depot lease
Germantown Council begins first reading on an option to let the village take over the Germantown Swimming Pool Association and assume pool debts if needed. The village also plans a $1 yearly lease for a depot HQ to the Germantown Historical Society and buys a new furnace for the Petit garage as vandalism targets well houses, with secure maintenance and safety measures discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown Council
Germantown Swimming Pool Association
Ross Winning
Farmer's Home Administration
FHA
Winning
Germantown
Center Street
Germantown Historical Society
Historical Society
Dan Anslinger
Man Held on Charge of Rape
Police arrested 27 year old Larry Hooks of 422 Curtis Street and charged him with rape in connection with a Jan 7 incident involving a 24 year old woman. The assault allegedly included fist blows, a head slam to the floor and the use of a knife during the break in and attack at her apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Hooks
Curtis St
Lewis L. Lewis Honored for Drug Abuse Education Work
Middletown Sertoma Club awards Lewis Richard L. Lewis vice president and treasurer of Lewis Drugs Inc for long term efforts against drug abuse in local schools. He used visual aids in seminars starting with sixth grade and expanding to third grade, receiving prior recognition from Governor and Rotary International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Lewis
Lewis Drugs, Inc
Middletown Sertoma Club
Lewis
Rotary Club
Middletown
Sertoma
Rotary International
Pokey Griffith
Boy Scouts of America
Environmental Awareness Center planned near Franklin waste plants
Mrs. Edythe Lewis outlined an Environmental Awareness Center to educate about local pollution issues. The proposal would cluster around the regional sewage plant, solid waste recycling facility, and industrial liquid waste plant on 200 floodplain acres with a central building on stilts, classrooms, exhibits, and a youth hostel. The plan, first conceived in 1970, carried a $4 million estimate and potential funding from city to federal levels, universities, and foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric von Klinger
Franklin
United States
Edythe Lewis
Miami Conservancy District
Whic Conservacy
Conservancy
Systech, Inc
Lewis
L. Bennett Coy
The
Great
Miami
Clear Creek
Coy
Lebanon Woman Receives Weekend Jail Term For Heroin Possession
Nannette Haven, 19, of Lebanon, was found guilty in a jury trial of possessing a syringe and a heroin filled needle. Judge P. Daniel Fedders sentenced her to 30 days in jail served on weekends and placed her on probation in Warren County Common Pleas Court. Also punished was Richard C. Marsh, 20, of Cincinnati, who pleaded guilty to grand theft for stealing brass bars worth 1200 dollars from Deerfield Screw Machine Products Co. in Mason on Sept. 21 and was placed on probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
P. Daniel Fedders
Warren County Common Pleas Court
Nannette Haven
N. Broadway
Warren County
Richard C. Marsh
Fedders
Marsh
Cincinnati
Deerfield Screw Machine Products Co
Mason
Bankruptcy filings in Dayton court name three Middletown residents
Three Middletown individuals have filed for bankruptcy in U S District Court Dayton Elzie Cockerham Jr listed with assets of 10713 and debts of 26087 James D Goins assets 5100 debts 9109 and Elizabeth L Lynch assets 3400 debts 7222 all numbers sourced from the court filing listings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
U.S. District Court
Dayton
Elzie Cockerham Jr
James D. Goins
Elizabeth L. Lynch
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Ray McGuire
Archimedes
B.C
Syracuse
John Mack
Leonard
Burgemeir
Myrtle Lucas
Audrey Mitchell
Gratis
Ohio
Mitchell
Preble County
Gratis United Methodist Church
Bertha Weber
Olive Souers
Frenchberg
Olive Williams
Lennica Souers
Kathryn Riley
Fairview Cemetery
Zimmerman Funeral Home
Preble County Heart Fund
Richard Lewis
Havin
Moore St
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