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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1971

Page

9

Armco Head Predicts Wage and Price Freeze in Construction

Armco Steel Corp President William Verity told about 500 retired employees in Bradenton Florida that President Nixon would likely move to freeze wages and prices in the construction field within days if industry wage demands do not ease. He said Armco has virtually halted price increases and noted steel remains priced near its production cost. Verity also projected a 50 percent chance of a steelworkers strike next August.

Bradenton, Fla Armco Steel Corp William Verity Nixon Verity Armco Middletown Ohio

Red Cross Chapter Faces Deep Deficit After Fiscal Year

Middletown Area Chapter of the American Red Cross reports a $13,688 withdrawal from savings in the past year and projects a $16,381 deficit for 1971. Treasurer George Morgan presented the figures at the annual meeting held at the chapter house.

Joy Jones Middletown Area The American Red Cross George Morgan

Three Hamilton workers injured in New Miami Armco blast

An Armco Steel plant blast at New Miami injured three Hamilton area workers Paul Newton 27 James Miller 25 and Phillip Adkins 36. The explosion blamed on coke gas entering a blast furnace caused extensive plant damage. Newton treated for injuries and two other workers were held for observation while two blast furnaces operated at reduced capacity.

Hamilton New Miami Armco Steel Corp Mercy Hospital Paul Newton James R. Miller Phillip D. Adkins Newton Armco McGraw Construction Co Cuimnalbee Richard Idee Milley Adkins

Newly Elected Members Named in Local Executive Board

The article lists executive committee members including Edward Cohn Donald Malcom Robert McDade Tom Venable Morgan Nein and announces new members Gary Getter Dale Helsel Virgil Maines Isom Stephens Tom Wiley and Murray Wilson.

Edward Cohn Donald Malcom Robert McDade Tom Venable

Vandals Scatter Mailboxes on Omaha Street

Police report vandals damaged homes in Lemon Township after driving a car onto lawns near 3076 Omaha Street around 4 a.m. and dropping five mailboxes in front of Phillip Combs’s house. Mailboxes were ripped from nearby posts.

Lemon ‘Township Phillip Combs Omaha St Combs

Local Red Cross Volunteers Report Hours and Loans

Mrs Regan announces 2515 volunteer hours by Red Cross in the year with 21186 at Middletown Hospital and 3186 at Mount Pleasant Home Monroe. Dayton VA Hospital 1848 hours and production 305 hours plus 1248 in transportation. Water safety 260 first aid 334 trailer service 148. Virginia Hall reports 41 loans totaling 3703.04 with repayments 3222 and grants 975.66. Fire victims receive 428.08 plus blankets. 350 ditty bags sent to Vietnam at Christmas.

Middletown Mount Pleasant Monroe Dayton Virginia Hall Service T Vietnam

Driver Faces Charges In City's First Fatality

Robert L. Tannreuther 33 of 16 W Third St Franklin freed on 5000 bond after being charged with first degree vehicular homicide in the death of Elizabeth Marlowe 70 of 2113 Yankee Rd. The crash on Yankee Road 1100 block occurred yesterday morning. Marlowe died of a ruptured spleen. Tannreuther also faces careless operation and no operator license charges and will appear in Municipal Court Tuesday morning for a preliminary hearing.

Robert L. Tannreuther Elizabeth Marlowe Tannreuther Third St Franklin Marlowe Yankee Road Garret Boone Butler County

Deaths and Funerals for Earl Edward Conrad and others

Earl Edward Conrad 72 of 2912 Manchester Road died at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack. He retired in 1968 as a state highway department mechanic and earlier worked for Hatselman Transportation Co. Survived by wife Helen, sister Dorothy Thomas, brother Ira. services 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home, burial Woodside Cemetery. Also notes Marken death at Middletown Hospital with survivors Norma Friedstad Kath leen Harmon Joyce Switzer Mynea Marken Donald Kenneth Howard.

Earl Edward Conrad Manchester Road Middletown Hospital Mr. Conrad State Highway Department Hatselman Transportation Co West Middletown Eagles Lodge Helen Dorothy Thomas Middletown Ira St. Petersburg Fla McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery T Ave McCoy-Leffler Marken Norma Friedstad Kathleen Harmon Joyce Switzer Mynea Marken Donald Kenneth Howard

Mrs Helen Lashhorn Dies In Hamilton Area

Mrs Helen Dowling Lashhorn of 734 Westview Ave died at 2 a m Friday at Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. She lived in Middletown earlier, attended Holy Trinity School, and is survived by a sister Loretta Koehler of Nashville. Mass will be at St Marys Church at 10 a m Monday, with burial in Calvary Cemetery Middletown.

Hamilton Helen’ Dowling Lashhorn Westview Ave Mercy Hospital Lashhorn Middletown Holy Trinity Asa Denham- Lashhorn Men’s Loretta Koehler Nashville Tenn St. Mary’s Church Calvary Cemetery

Grace Gorham dies at 82 in Lebanon

Grace Gorham 82 died Friday at Otterbein Home where she had lived nine years. Survived by son Ernest I of Dayton daughter Hazel Hobbs of Dayton brothers John Cruthers Dayton Fred Cruthers Marysville three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services Monday at Otterbein Chapel after 8 am. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Dayton. Oswald Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Marlowe Wilbur Trenton Daniel Asa Donahue Menifee County Zelda Blankenship Martha Cecil Middletown Fannie Donahue McCoy- Leffler Henry Howard Woodside Cemetery Lebanon Grace ‘Gorham Otterbein Ernest I Dayton Hazel Hobbs John Cruthers Fred Cruthers Marysville Otterbein Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery Oswald Funeral Home

Mrs Margaret Poast 89 of Dayton dies after brief illness

Mrs Margaret Poast aged 89 of Dayton and formerly of Carlisle died at 10 55 p m Friday at Kettering Memorial Hospital after a brief illness Her husband Elmer died in 1938 Surviving are two sons John and Paul six daughters fourteen grandchildren nine great grandchildren and other relatives Arrangements are incomplete at Anglesby Funeral Home

Franklin Margaret Poast Dayton Carlisle Kettering Memorial Hospital Elmer John Oxford Paul Ada Zinck Grace Miller Ethel Leasure Pearl Clark Ruth ‘Gephart West Carrollton Ora Gall Columbus Ind Anglesby Funeral Home

Shots Fired At Intruders At Carlisle High School

Carlisle police confronted two intruders early Friday morning in the high school after a tip of a break in at the junior high. Officers Stamm and Caudill exchanged gunfire wounding no one, while bullets pierced Stamm’s jacket. Suspects fled into fields as deputies joined the search.

Carlisle Larry Stamm Ptl Lee Caudill Stamm Caudill Franklin Springboro Miami Township Warren County

Water Quality Phase IV Plan Approved by Conservancy Court

The Miami Conservancy District won approval for its four year Phase IV plan to improve Great Miami River quality. The court reduced Troy city’s annual assessment to 1880, and Albert Harding-Jones Paper Co. faced a $3400 bill before objections were dropped. The plan funds 79 permit holders across six counties with $240,000 yearly, matched by federal grants, to collect data, evaluate it, and develop solutions.

Dayton Miami Conservancy District Miami River Conservancy Court Common Pleas Court Conservancy Butler County Montgomery County Miami County Charles P. Pfarrer Troy Harding-Jones Paper Co Pfarrer Hamilton Butler Warren Montgomery Miami Shelby Great Miami River

Wet Streets Contribute To Accidents In Middletown

Thirteen minor traffic accidents occurred on Middletown streets from 3 30 yesterday afternoon to 1 today. A 33 year old Middletown man Harlan L Taylor was charged with careless operation after crashing into protective poles and a traffic signal at University Boulevard and McCurry Court. Damage totaled about 200 to the car and 2000 to city property. Police cited high speed and a claim that another car forced him onto the island.

Middletown University Boulevard McCurry Court Harlan L. Taylor Morgan St Taylor

Thieves Hit Area Homes In Butler County

County police report three break ins in 24 hours with loot totaling 450 dollars. Verlin Haynes reports generator and heater taken from a new home at Thomas and Franklin Madison roads after a window frame removal. Cecil Edwards loses a typewriter and radio from his home, entrance via rear door. LeSourdsville Mobile Homes office loses 452 blank checks after door pried open. a second mobile home window is broken by a rock.

Butler County Verlin Haynes Dubois Road Carlisle Ptl Darrell Yater Thomas and Franklin-Madison Roads Cecil Edwards Hinkle Road LeSourdsville Hamilton-Middletown Road J. J. Patrick

Strike Halts Work At Franklin Plant

Production stopped at the Miami Valley Paper Co. in Franklin as about 55 Local 54, United Paper Workers, strike over wages after a three year contract expired. Plant manager Gordon Case said federal mediation failed to yield an agreement and a mediator will assist next week.

Franklin Miami Valley Paper Co Oxford Road United Paper Workers Gordon Case Case

Car wreck injures Maineville man early morning

A 58 year old man, Edward J. Brewer of Maineville, was slightly injured when his car left Maineville Road and struck two trees. He was treated at Bethesda North Hospital around 2 30 a.m and released. the vehicle was demolished according to state patrol.

William Tannreuther Marlowe Middletown Maineville Maineville Road Edward J. Brewer Bethesda North Hospital

State Department Public Affairs Director Dies

N. Paul Neilson director of public affairs for the State Department East Asia Bureau died of a heart attack Thursday night. A former Associated Press and NBC News journalist, he had a long career in U S reporting and government service.

State Department Washington N. Paul Neilson East Asia Associated Press The National Broadcasting

25 More Laid Off At Aeronca

A spokesman for Aeronca Inc confirms an additional two dozen layoffs, bringing total cuts to over 75 since last week. The new reductions affect the entire plant, mainly workers in production, with E C Carman noting last week the Aerospace division at 172 Germantown Road laid off over 50 personnel as Rolls Royce subcontracted engine work for Lockheed.

Aeronca, Inc E. C. Carman Aeronca Aerospace Germantown Road Rolls-Royce Lockheed Airbus

Also Mentioned on This Page

Armco Head Sees Construction Ltds Red Cross Hurts the Civic Association Morgan McKnight Kinne Omaha Street Sheckler Earl Conrad Helen Lashhorn Gerald Marken Gerald Eugene Marken Lafayett Mrs Grace Gorham William E. Rathman Fantasy Farm Ohio 4 Lindy Striefthau, Meager Millen Industries Farrell Fields Man Hart Harry Rizzo Donut Shop Oxford State Rd Reed’s Center Crawford Street Shaddugur PEPSI Shaddock’s Germantown Rd Central Shaddock’s Pony
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