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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1976
Page
9
The Journal corrects a previous report saying Butler County second half 1975 real estate taxes are due Tuesday. Bills are being mailed now and can be paid by Tuesday through August 19 at the Hamilton courthouse or the Middletown office. Warren County taxes are due Tuesday.
Butler County Prosecutor John F. Holcomb filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court to close two bingo games cited as public nuisances. The suit targets operations alleged to violate local regulations and nuisance standards.
A ratification meeting for the Aeronca strike is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday at the VFW Social Center Central Avenue. IAM Local 2535 official Louis Slatten says the session follows yesterday’s talks with company officials who were positive about the outcome. The IAM previously rejected a contract 3 to 1, and Aeronca warned it would hire new workers if labor stops.
Franklin firemen report arson as the cause of a pre dawn blaze at 9230 McGuire Lane damaging a vacant one story frame house. About $2000 in damage. A neighbor alerted responders who arrived within minutes and remained for over an hour. The home, for sale, is managed by Marlowe Realty of Dayton.
Police report a window at 919 Lafayette Ave belonging to James Mason was shot out by vandals with a BB weapon late Thursday night. Officers responded to gunfire at 611 Eaton St at 12 02 a m today. Carolyn Willoughby 26 of 611 Eaton St sustained a shotgun wound to the left hand during an argument with her husband Larry and was treated and released at Middletown Hospital. A bomb threat was called into the Studio Theater Friday at 9 55 p m and police remained on scene until the threat proved false.
A Middletown man Samuel Minge aged 20 was treated and released from Middletown Hospital after a two car crash at Central Avenue and Marshall Road. James A. Mefford of Covington Ky was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign. Vehicle damages were $1800 for Minge and minor for Mefford.
Two persons were injured last night in a two car collision on Ohio 73 east of Trenton. Highway patrol said Shirley Sorrell, 30, of 9098 Oxford State Road, had stopped her car to make a coordinated move.
A Middletown man, Paul J. Lansow, 30, was treated at Middletown Hospital after his car left the road at 2:50 a.m. on Germantown Road, hitting four mailboxes and a utility pole before uprooting a tree. Ronald Martin, 23, and passenger Joyce Martin were treated and released. the crash remains under police investigation.
The Bauer Nursery School hosts a Sunday reunion for former students, teachers and families from 2 to 5 p.m. at 8256 Thomas Road to mark the 25th anniversary. Director Mrs. George F. Bauer founded the school in 1951 and introduced Montessori in 1964. alumni are urged to bring class photos.
Fire crews respond to a Saturday 12 44 a m motorcycle crash at 828 6th Ave involving Brian Pruitt 19 and Claude Jackson 24. Both treated and released at hospital and the scene. Friday 11 40 p m at 3801 Sherman Ave Alta Secrist 84 semi conscious admitted in fair condition.
Franklin A announces a cheerleading clinic for girls aged 9 to 18 starting Monday July 26 at the Hampton Bennett School with registration at 9 a.m. The Journal had previously listed the wrong date as this coming Monday.
The Germantown dining spot Tee's II opens after a two week closure. Under Ken Grove, formerly of Duff's Smorgasbord in Hammersville, the restaurant offers a Middletown style menu sans salad bar. Tom Grove serves as assistant manager with hours 6 am 8 pm weekdays 6 am 9 pm Fri Sat and 11 am 7 pm Sun.
Roger Conner a 16 year old with a December birthday joined the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce after his Flowers by Roger shop from his home at 6641 Kalbfleisch Road was approved by the board. He has run various ventures including a carnival and selling Junior Achievement products while a senior at Madison High School and studying horticulture at the Butler County Joint Vocational School. Harold Kramer, chamber executive director, called him the youngest ever and welcomed him to the group.
The Madison School District boosted lunch prices for students by a nickel to 40 cents at Peasttown Elementary and 45 cents at junior and high schools, while adults rise a dime to 70 cents. The board planned action on student rights guidelines for August 10 and reviewed teacher negotiations, retirements, and staff changes.
Des cendants of James and Georgia Cooper gather at Armco Park with relatives from Ohio Alabama New Jersey attending. A separate family gathering occurred yesterday at James Hendricks’s Elm Street home and a Sunday brunch will close the weekend.
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