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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1973
Page
15
On Wall Street today investors faced dull trading with mixed stock activity. The Dow average slipped slightly while advancing issues edged ahead, as analysts awaited reaction to several negative market factors.
Cattle and calves 225 head. load choice steers 895 Ib at 46.50, load choice heifers 1000 Ib at 44.75. Hogs 400 head. barrows and gilts 41.50 to 41.15 for 200-230 and 230-250 Ib, down from last Friday. Sows and boars untested. Compared to last Friday, barrows and gilts up 1.25, sows up 0.50, boars up 1.00. This week four days 1,600 head. last week 2,700. last year 1,400. Sheep 25 head untested.
Columbus reports include eggs paid to country packing plants for delivery to major Ohio cities with consumer grades and minimum 50 case lots. Large A cartons 57 to 61 cents, medium 50 to 53, small 43 to 47. Retail deliveries mostly 65 to 67 for large A white, medium 58 to 64. Hens on Ohio farms 14 to 15 cents. Ready to cook broilers and fryers truck lots: Cincinnati 44, Cleveland 44 to 46, Columbus 44 to 45. Potatoes 11.00 to 14.00.
The Middletown City School District seeks sealed proposals for supplying front stage curtains valance and cycloramas for Garfield Roosevelt Springhill and other district schools. Proposals due August 2 973 at noon with bid bonds and performance bonds required. The Board reserves right to reject bids and waive formalities. Getty York Clerk.
Bids due noon August 2 1973 for sale to the board of education of 67 typewriters owned by the district. Viewable 9 to 4 Monday through Friday by contacting the Director of Business Affairs at 1515. Seid board of education reserves right to reject bids and requires a five percent performance bond. Betty York. June 29 July 6 13 20.
Police report a stereo tape player worth 85 dollars missing from Steve Martin’s car parked overnight at Interstate Folding Box Co. on Four Mile Creek Road Hamilton. Also Reather Holyfield says a .22 revolver was taken from her home yesterday.
James E. Bruce, 42, of Cincinnati, was killed Thursday afternoon when his car ran off a road about six and one half miles west of Madisonville, Kentucky.
Notice of public hearing on the Village of Monroe proposed budget for 1974 at 7 30 P M July 17 1973 in Village Hall 201 South Main Street Monroe Ohio. Budget on file in the fiscal officer's office for public inspection. Betty Ex Clerk Village of Monroe July 6
Barbara J. Trisier files for divorce from Robert O. Trisier in Butler County Common Pleas Court Ohio Case OR7306101. The defendant must answer within 28 days after July 20 1973 or risk a default judgment. Clerk Edward S Robb Jr issued notice with Gracie White deputy and attorney Joan A Crist.
In 1973 the board of education seeks materials to replace 67 windows at Jefferson Elementary and 4 windows at Garfield Elementary. Replacements must use Seasonal No 25 Anodized Aluminum or approved equal per specifications. Bids to be opened on the tabulated dates with four bid bonds or checks.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the June unemployment rate at 4.8 percent, with total employment rising by 650000 to 84.7 million. The improved job market supports the Nixon administration's aim to reduce joblessness to 4.5 percent by year end.
Ida Borchert of Cleveland celebrated her 100th birthday with hot water as a daily ritual. She emphasizes work and a bright attitude as keys to longevity, noting she drinks several cups of hot water daily, goes to bed with the chickens and rises with the rooster, and takes short daily naps.
A 30 year old Middletown man James Fink exited his car to aid a motorist with a raised hood on Pershing Avenue when three suspects emerged. A masked gunman demanded money and robbed him of 120 dollars before fleeing.
Soviet grandmaster Leonid Stein, three time USSR champion, died suddenly in Moscow on Wednesday. Reported by Sovietsky Sport, Stein collapsed from a heart attack and was 12th on the latest FIDE rating list.
Franklin police report a break-in at Russell's Lawn Mower Shop 1265 E Second St. Thieves shattered the glass front door and took about 750 dollars in cash and gear including a go cart motor tune-up kits a chain saw a helmet and four dollars in change. Investigation ongoing.
The Cincinnati building department names Martin P. Walsh to a $30,000 yearly post effective Aug. 1 to reform the agency placed on probation by the Ohio Bureau of Building Standards for code enforcement failures in new construction. Walsh, who sold his St. Louis consulting firm, was recommended by Building and Code Administrators International, Inc. and by City Manager E. Robert Turner.
Huron Products Inc of North Branch Michigan announces a boycott of Armco Steel Corp and Republic Steel due to their ownership of Reserve Mining Co accused of Lake Superior pollution. Owner Robert Rankine says no big business to either firm but aims to press for pollution controls.
About 4 100 dollars worth of burlap on its way to Janesville Products Co in Franklin was destroyed by fire inside a burning boxcar. Firemen fought the blaze for nearly 12 hours as 63 bales weighing roughly 40 559 pounds burned. The car on Atlantic Coast Line tracks near Wildwood Road was moved to a switchyard and contents hauled to the city landfill with street department help.
Police investigated four injuries from three crashes in the city. Shelley Friend, 21, of 1906 Dix Road, treated at Middletown Hospital after a three car crash on Central Avenue at Clinton Street around 12 25 a m. She faced a failure to yield citation after witnesses said she ran a red light. James Rhoades, 18, of 7055 Germantown Road and John Davis, 22, of 512 Garfield Street were the other northbound drivers. Sidney Sebald, 16, of 650 Emerson Road, a passenger in Rhoades car, declined treatment. Total damage about 2100 dollars. Kathryn Foster, 27, of 622 Lafayette Avenue, treated after a 12 50 p m crash at S Verity Parkway and 14th Avenue as a passenger in a car driven by James W. Foster. Charles F. Gosa, Bowling Green Kentucky, westbound, left turning onto Verity Parkway, cited for failure to yield. Damage to both cars about 400 dollars each. Vernon M. Dennis, 56, of 803 Cleveland Street, treated after his car struck a utility pole opposite 1611 Highland Street. police say he slept at the wheel and he was cited for careless operation. Pole damage about 500 dollars and car about 600 dollars.
Scout Troop 18 held a court of honor at 2901 Oxford Ave honoring members with merit badges advancements and service stars. Recipients included Steve Landis Bill Brown Mike Osborne David Callahan Doug Perkins and Osborne. The troop won Camp Hook events and Osborne named camper of the week. Steve and Chuck Landis received Order of the Arrow.
Nearly 40 riders have registered for the 30 mile competitive ride at Caesars Creek sponsored by the Ohio Arabian Horse Association. The event limits entries to 50 with participants including riders from Michigan. Out-of-state horsemen are registered and the trail was marked today with signs posted south from Harveysburg.
The U S Department of Agriculture will hold a hearing in Indianapolis Indiana on August 7 to decide whether to lift the cereal leaf beetle quarantine tied to Ohio and nine other states. The pest infests small grains and spreads rapidly, prompting questions about the feasibility of a federal quarantine.
Butler County unincorporated area building permits fell from June last year. A total of 153 permits valued at 2 651 996 were issued in June 1973 versus 181 permits worth 2 799 358 in June 1972 Union Township led with 24 permits valued at 643 727 Madison 21 permits 443 781 Hanover 19 permits 304 226 Liberty 14 permits 284 158 Other townships and values include Fairfield 168 857 Morgan 164 813 Ross 157 687 Reily 979 920 Wayne 96 573 Oxford 67 997 St Clair 64 879 Lemon 91 127.
Police investigate a Thursday shooting at the Dream Bar 140 S. Main St that seriously wounded 65 year old Carl Thomas of 29 W Second St. He was found on the bar floor with gunshot wounds to the stomach and right arm and remained in serious condition at Middletown Hospital.
Fiery Fred, real name Barry Johnson, 28, was hospitalized with suspected pelvic injuries after his 20 foot silver cannon misfired at a Norfolk carnival in front of 5000 spectators. Show director Len Elston said the incident is under investigation as Fred did not leave the cannon.
Kroger Co. announced a 32.5 cent per share quarterly dividend payable Sept 1, 1973 to shareholders of record July 27, 1973. This marks the 77th consecutive quarterly profit dividend for stockholders.
Wellington Ohio AP reports 10 year old Janice K Fields of Cleveland drowned during a church group outing at Findley Lake in Findley State Park on Thursday.
A chain saw valued at 175 dollars was reported stolen yesterday from William Schenck of 3120 Middletown Eaton Road. Schenck told sheriff's deputies the saw was taken from his barn.
Classified ad fragment advertising want ads for rental properties including furnished and unfurnished apartments and houses, office rentals, resort cottages, sleeping rooms, and related rental options. Mentions toll free placement and ease of use for submitting ads.
Lost dogs and keys advertised with rewards across Franklin Springboro Stonegrill Castell Building LeSourdsville and other local places with contact numbers. Obituary notices for Bendel and Boone families from Dayton area list funeral home visits and private services.
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