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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1977
Page
9
Middletown high and freshman high may convert from natural gas to propane and fuel oil to secure winter operations. The plan, costing 85 000 to 100 000 for MHS and 235 000 to 345 000 for MFHS, requires supplier bids and storage conversions.
A 1966 two bedroom mobile home owned by James and Mitzi Dalton on Lot 12, Catalina Mobile Home Park, was gutted by a fire tentatively blamed on careless smoking. Eleven firefighters from Poasttown and Ore Miltonville stations fought the blaze, keeping the scene until about 10 a.m. Losses were estimated at 4,500 for the trailer and 5,000 for contents. No occupants were home and there were no injuries.
Camden The Preble Shawnee school board accepted the resignation of Supt Al Kiracofe effective July 31 after 11 years in the district. The 59 year old plans to retire from education while leaving open part time work and remaining in Gratis area or cottage in Canada. The board will seek a replacement with county superintendent help.
Thomas R. Redhair, 37, of 3321 Roosevelt Boulevard, Middletown, was treated at MecCullough Hospital in Oxford after his car veered off Ohio 73 around 2:30 a.m. and struck a fence and telephone pole. State troopers reported a single vehicle crash 3.5 miles east of Oxford.
Supt Samuel Dalton says Middletown school district may return to 1972 gas usage level for remainder of heating season after receiving notice from Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co Twelve of the district’s buildings currently run on 30 percent cuts based on 1972 usage Five schools and several middles are using 80 percent Gothadhe with propane supplementation While Franklin High remains heavily curtailed plans to switch Middletown High and other buildings to fuel oil for future winters proceed A CG&E meeting is set to confirm the exact effects of the restoration
The Fenwick High School concert band and choir perform Sunday at 7 30 p m in the school gym directed by Elaine Schweller The first semester music will be featured The choir performs California Dreamin Close To You among selections and the band plays West Side Story Beatles Yesterday a march and original works The program is free and open to the public
A 176 name petition from Middleton churchgoers asks Butler County Prosecutor John Holcomb to remove Hustler from area newsstands. City Law Director Denis Daly outlined steps to charge a newsdealer with pandering obscenity, with a municipal court review if deemed obscene.
Aeronca Inc announces from Los Angeles a 7.6 million loss for 1976 with sales dropping to 39.2 million from 48.2 million. A 15 week Middletown strike and schedule slides in aerospace hurt results while a 3.2 million L-1011 subprogram charge and 880 thousand cost of sales relocation charges weighed on earnings per share which fell to 5.16 from 0.56 a year earlier.
The Monroe Planning Commission will review the MONROE A final plat for Brittanny Heights Section Seven tonight at 7:30 in the Village Hall. The subdivision extends along an eastern and southern extension of Wexford Drive, bringing new housing lots for consideration.
Police report six youths aged 14 to 16 were chased from Faith Methodist Church and Freshman High School grounds for inhaling acrylic lacquer spray. They were held for juvenile officers on harmful intoxicant charges. A 15 year old later arreste d for incorrigibility after his father allegedly tied him with a clothesline. An additional charge of destruction of city property was filed after he ripped a cell mattress.
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