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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1978
Page
2
John Bookman of Domestic Relations Juvenile Court reports 1977 delinquency cases reaching 1 39 compared with 1 353 in 1976. Offenses against persons rose to 307 from 242, and property offenses grew to 795 from 711, while other crimes fell. Dissolutions rise with 40 percent of decrees.
Hamilton Butler County commissioners expect Thursday to formally accept an official certification by the County Budget Commission that 9 191 017 is available for 1978 county operations The certification followed a meeting of the budget commission which reported 9 1 million in total The package includes a 1 203 040 carryover from 1977 about 2 8 million from property taxes and 5 187 976 from other sources The general fund operations total 9 1 million about 800 000 less than the 10 051 717 requested and hearings will review proposed uses for federal revenue sharing and anti recession funds Anti recession funds are projected at 293 897 for 1978 while revenue sharing totals 1 233 204 including a 323 204 carryover from last year.
A Trenton woman, Mrs. Carl Bright, presented a three page complaint to Butler County Commissioners about a West Alexandria Road home dispute. She alleges improper contracting, drainage issues, and a 1975 lawsuit by the builder after she did not accept the house. She criticized the judge and building department and urged directing complaints to the bar association and Supreme Court. The commissioners urged using proper legal channels.
The Lemon Monroe High School Concert Choir directed by Paul Bell and the 47 piece Wind Ensemble directed by Chris Brandenburg will perform at 8 p.m. Friday in the school. Tickets are $1 at the door and children under 12 are admitted free. The program features spirituals a Star Is Born theme Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley medleys Castle Gap a Lennon McCartney medley Heritage West and an Irving Berlin medley finale performed by both groups.
The First United Presbyterian Church elected officers for 1978. Mrs Virginia Brown becomes chairman succeeding Berle Hanson. Fred Sauer is vice chairman, John Emmett treasurer, and Joe Newlin secretary. Brown is head librarian at Miami University Middletown Campus and holds a library science degree from Carnegie Tech.
A house on Orchard Street was ransacked with a broken rear window and pried doors. A $40 diamond necklace was missing from a bedroom. A burglar alarm at Boren Real Estate led to a door left open and a similar pry used at Middletown Area Mental Health Center. Wood's Garage reported a broken entry with a hydraulic floor jack found nearby. No force seen at the garage.
A hearing is set in Cincinnati at the North Holiday Inn from 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Citizens will testify on needed services for the developmentally disabled including mental retardation cerebral palsy epilepsy and autism The Ohio Disabilities Planning Council conducts the hearing to help shape the state plan required by federal law identifying needs resources and gaps in services.
Police and fire crews responded to three dumpster fires in the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Central and First avenues. Firefighters extinguished each blaze with no property damage reported. Police identified a 12-year-old boy as a possible juvenile arson suspect.
Community trustees Monday agreed to a one year renewable lease of the old Women’s Christian Temperance Union building to Boy Scout Troop 134. The agreement will be signed by troop sponsor Jimmy Gross and patrol leader Eugene White. Remodeling plans include insulation and a working furnace for winter use after previous summer use.
The John Fitzgerald Lodge 2 of the Fraternal Order of Police Associates elected officers for the next two years at a meeting last night. Pete Mengel became president, with Bob Wise as vice president, Jim Deger as secretary treasurer, Don Hawkins inner guard, and Hershel McGraw outer guard. Sidney Vinnell named chaplain, Bob Osborne trustees for one year, and other trustees Jack Meeker and Earl Purvis with terms expiring in 1979. The group meets on the second Monday each month.
Otto and Edith Brown sheltered a stray dog during a storm. The mother gave birth to three girls and two boys after warming, bathing, and care. The Browns hope to locate the mother’s owner and may keep the pups until weaned, though their cat dislikes the new arrivals.
PRISM to hear historian Thomas Moriarity Jr director of Historic Madison Inc at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Madison Ind. Public invited no admission. Moriarity outlines the group structure and its efforts to preserve and restore Madison historic buildings. Group tours of Madison area and museums and special preservation events planned.
William Verity Jr., former member of the WSU Campus Advisory Committee, was chosen as Wright State University's 1978 commencement speaker. The board of trustees approved the selection at its February meeting, with ceremonies slated for June 10. Verity’s ties to WSU date to 1965-1967 as part of the Campus Advisory Committee.
Marvin "Tiny" Buell of Hamilton was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the Oct 2 beating death of James Albury, a Florida truck driver. Judge Fred B Cramer sentenced Buell to 1 to 10 years in the Ohio State Penitentiary, denying probation after the trial at Butler County Common Pleas.
Mrs. Mary Gullet, 64, mother of Middletown resident Charles L Terhune, died Monday at the Marjorie P. Lee Home in Hyde Park. Mass of Christian Burial set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Church in Hyde Park. Memorials to charity. Gilligan Funeral Home of Cincinnati handling arrangements. HAMILTON DEATHS include Armilda McFall, 89, of Augspurger Road with services at Banks & Craft Funeral Home Neon, Ky. Anna Calitis, 89, of Logsdon's Nursing Home with services 3 p.m. Wednesday. Glennie Blanche Price, 90, of Victory Drive with services today. Thomas Nolan, 73, of Park Ave. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter Church. Avance-Cahill.
A Beltone ad from Chicago offers a free non-operating miniature hearing aid model to demonstrate tiny hearing help. No cost or obligation, mailed to interested readers in a home demonstration, with thousands already sent.
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