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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1975
Page
2
Middletown Superintendent Robert Johnson ends his term with a smooth transition. He will take a month off before becoming Roosevelt Middle School principal again, while Samuel L. Dalton steps in as new superintendent. Johnson plans to teach occasionally and devote time to community work and his 1931 Model A Ford.
City Commissioners gave informal approval to City Manager Dale Helsel to begin a search for a replacement aerial ladder truck after the 1951 model was damaged. Possible immediate deliveries from American LaFrance and Seagrave were noted, with delivery times up to two years for customized wagons.
City officials plan to send a second citation to Bill Hill, owner of Middletown Taxi Co. on Reynolds Avenue, ordering removal of junk cars illegally parked on the lot. A December 90 day notice failed to correct the violation, and Hill opposed banning Reynolds parking. If unresolved in 10 days, the city may pursue common pleas court action.
Springboro school officials await state building inspectors decision on converting five mobile homes to classrooms on Springboro High School grounds. Hearing moved up with help from Rep. Corwin Nixon. Canopy safety and alternative space options discussed. Heating units considered replacing propane with electric systems.
A 17-year-old boy who broke into a garage with other youths and jumped on the roofs of six cars was sentenced in juvenile court to six strokes of the birch.
Police found a 28 year old woman unconscious and badly beaten in a car in an alley on Garfield Street after a disturbance call at the Dixie Cruise-In theater. She was taken to Middletown Hospital and later released. Two men were questioned. one was arrested for intoxication. The case was handed to the Butler County sheriff after discovery outside city limits.
A 14 year old boy was treated at Middletown Hospital after his right ankle was run over by a station wagon wheel in the Woodridge Apartment parking lot on Roosevelt Avenue. Denise Pendergrass, 18, a city parks department worker, stopped the vehicle to let children out and the boy fell as he attempted to climb into the left rear door.
Country singer Roy Clark left St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville where he was treated for pneumonia. The Hee Haw superstar, aged 42, had been admitted the previous week and is a familiar face on the Nashville produced television show.
The George M. Verity Middle School on Johns Road was broken into Sunday evening or Monday. Nine cassette recorders valued at 765 dollars were taken from the reading lab and library amid widespread ransacking of at least 10 rooms. Entry came via a broken wood shop window and ceiling-panel openings. Five or six basketballs and a unicycle were stolen or recovered elsewhere in the building. Police noted footprints on a refrigerator and multiple unlocked classrooms entered. A separate morning report mentions Dr. Omer Hurlburt’s office door at 3913 Roosevelt townships.
Entries for the Great Miami River Festival art contest are due between 4 and 8 p m today and tomorrow at the First United Methodist Church at Third and Main streets. Judging will be July 4 morning with public viewing afterward and judges include Julianne Mickell John Buhler and Marsha Alspaugh.
About 45 income maintenance workers at the Butler County Welfare Department returned to work after a morning meeting with Welfare Director William Schaffner. He said the group gained more understanding of interim state policies on salary and job classifications ahead of a new plan due Jan 1, and that promotions may still be possible for income maintenance staff. The walkout followed dissatisfaction over perceived inequities between income maintenance and social service positions after a federal mandate split the department.
The Journal corrects a birth notice stating a girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mynhier of 2103 Spencer Lane, previously reported as a boy on Monday.
Mrs. Ruby Winkfield 46 of 1837 Vance St died at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati. Survived by husband Andrew eight sons Jettie Pickett listed as father two grandchildren. Services 1 p.m. Monday Hall- Jordan Memorial Chapel with calling Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. Burial at Wide Cemetery. Everett Thacker 55 of 2904 Keever Road died at home. Survived by wife Madeline four sons Michael Gary Scott John a daughter Pamela five brothers four sisters and a brother. Services 2 p.m. tomorrow Oswald Funeral Home. Archie Dye 65 of 1431 See Ave services 10 a.m. Saturday.
The final public hearing on Gratis zoning code was held with council and planning commission voting 5-0 to adopt the 173 page code as an emergency measure. Procedural questions arose about the vote’s validity, with Mayor Russ Wilson saying he would consult the village solicitor. further action could occur at tonight’s 7 30 p m meeting at the firehouse.
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