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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1968
Page
11
Fred Sennet explains the value of Webb's journey to India and how the educator condensed 600 slides into a 40 slide presentation. The piece highlights educational insights, cross cultural exposure, and the impact on teaching approaches.
Ice skating at Smith Pond may restart tomorrow after weekend temperatures and snowfall closed the pond at 5 p.m. Saturday. Parks crews flooded and scraped the surface today, and officials say skating could resume if temperatures reach around 30 during the day and near freezing tonight. The public will be informed of any official restart.
Child neglect charges were filed against Eddie Wilkerson and his wife Margaret Wilkerson after Middletown police found their six children, ages one through nine, home alone with low temperatures and no meals. The couple, residents of 816 16th Ave, were released to sheriff's custody pending juvenile court. Mrs Wilkerson had earlier been arrested on intoxication charges.
Generations of British soldiers and sailors served at Aden and composed a pipe march about the distant posts and harsh climate. The tune memorializes Aden though details of the composition remain scarce.
The $16,000 federal grant boost will fund the relocation of Blumberg and Cohen scrap piles from east to north Garfield, keeping them from University Boulevard right of way. The move costs total about $44,000 with HUD covering 75 percent above the initial $25,000 threshold. The city’s share rises to 25 percent beyond that, and HUD has contributed $2,012,560 to the Garfield urban renewal program.
Franklin residents will decide next fall whether to tax themselves for a public pool as part of a proposed city charter reform. The council discussed a pool cost around 250000 and tied charter questions to a May primary ballot with 15 of 25 commission seats to be chosen if the issue goes forward.
Miss Sara Katherine Jones 19 of Middletown, a Miami University English major, will compete in 1968 Miss Miami on Oxford campus February 13 to 17. She is Delta Gamma and a Middletown High School graduate. The winner gets a $200 Pepsi scholarship and proceeds to Miss Ohio at Cedar Point.
Chrysler Corp confirms an imminent replacement for Hughes Motor on N Verity Parkway as Middletown will lose its last Chrysler agency. Gene Brech, district manager, says a new full service dealer will open within 90 days in or near the city, location and owner to be announced.
A Butler County woman, Ann E. Warren, 40, of Hamilton, was injured when a board shot from a stalled vehicle’s spinning wheels struck her leg. She sustained a compound fracture and was taken to Mercy Hospital. Deputies say she was helping her husband with the car in a snow drift.
Antarctica's only street lamps glow at McMurdo Sound near the United States base. The lights are powered by an atomic reactor, marking a unique energy source on the remote continent.
Rep. Donald E. Lukens of Middletown says Butler County Republicans cannot rely on the party for endorsement. He fights the system while advising others to run. Four members of his team seek county offices, including Dale Logsdon for county commissioner and Jean Blazer for county recorder.
Hamilton Butler County Commissioners approved a choice between paid hospital insurance or salary increases for county workers. Administrative assistant Raynak cited about 47000 dollars annual hospitalization cost. For employees already covered, the option allows about 285 dollars yearly in cash. The move follows a year legislature granting the option to fund hospitalization.
Two incumbent county officials and a tenth Republican candidate for sheriff filed nominating petitions, Butler County election spokesmen said. Democratic Recorder Earl R. Hogan filed on Thursday and County Commission President William R. Stitsinger filed on Monday. Harry L. Martin of Hamilton also filed as a Republican sheriff candidate.
Franklin attorney James D. Ruppert, 32, confirmed he is close to deciding whether to challenge Rep. Donald E. Lukens in the 24th District. He plans a decision by next week, citing finances and contacts, and said he could rely on about $15,000 from the party with $30,000 needed to reach voters. If funds fail, he may run for Warren County prosecutor.
Fire calls last night and early today at five homes across Shafer Sheffield Jackson Hughes Vanderveer streets. Incidents include a possible gas leak at Virginia Kessler’s and furnace overheat at Freda Berry’s with no damage, a smoke scare at Franklin Hayes’s, a can of baby food explosion at Leslie Brisco, and a coal fireplace incident causing 50 dollars damage at Mary Fox’s.
A defective fireplace sparked a fire at a Franklin Township residence. Firefighters arrived at 10:30 a.m. and confined the blaze to the area around the fireplace. The home, owned by Paul Hogg of Middletown, sustained the loss. James Foster of 5675 Lynn Drive was the occupant.
Monarchs migrate from the Northern United States and Canada to states like Florida Texas and Alabama for adulthood. They travel in the fall leaving eggs behind for the next generation.
A hard of hearing inventor, for over a decade, perfects a tiny energized hearing aid. Written offer invites readers to contact A. W. Newell at 2616 W 8th St Erie PA for full information at no cost.
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