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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1969
Page
13
A 16 year old boy caused trouble at the Colonial Theatre 575 South Main Street. He started fires in three waste baskets and became abusive to an usher before police took him into custody. He threatened to target the manager and usher and claimed he would have headlines about them in the paper. The theater manager removed the five from the premises.
James A. Garfield became the first U.S. president to review an inaugural parade from a stand in front of the White House marking a new ceremonial precedent.
Franklin council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the City Building to hear a public hearing on curbing unsolicited pornography via mail and a zoning code plus subdivision rules. A budget adoption, canal land transfer, and legal opinion are also on the agenda as officials await a four fifths vote.
A rainy Sunday car crash near the Warren County Fair Cut power and rides but did not halt events like the Demolition Derby and Fair Queen coronation. Joan Romohr of Lebanon won the Fair Queen title, crowned by last year’s runner-up Linda Pursley.
Manager Bill Denzer reported a bomb threat by phone to Rink's Department Store. The store, pharmacy, and supermarket closed an hour early at 8:15 p.m. The caller warned of a bomb within ten minutes and described a sharp voice. Fire crews searched the premises under Assistant Chief James Mattson.
Harold M. Hessler 54, assistant Hamilton postmaster, died Saturday. Services set for 9 a.m. Tuesday at Zettler Funeral Home with a 9:30 a.m. high mass at St. Ann Church. Burial in St. Stephen Cemetery. Hessler worked 35 years at the Hamilton Post Office and was assistant postmaster since 1962.
Timothy Yeary an 18 year old resident of 707 Clark Street was jailed this morning on a charge of breaking into Barney's Drive In on University Boulevard. A neighbor heard glass breaking and called police four patrolmen surrounded the restaurant and Yeary was taken into custody as he emerged.
A Middletown man reported three men robbed him and his 14 year old nephew at Four Mile Creek Park at about 5 10 a m They forced them from the car and stole a stereo tape player 15 tapes an fm radio receiver and a watch valued at 172 The trio fled in a 1957 car.
City Commission scheduled to pass a resolution accepting federal funds for a 1000 foot runway extension at Hook Field Municipal Airport. The agenda also includes second readings on utility rates from Cincinnati Gas and Electric for Middletown residents and a street lighting contract with CG&E.
In Hawaii, Capt. Lloyd Adkeson flew hot meals three times daily for the 29th Army Brigade since the nearest mess hall lay 30 miles away. A sign on his craft proclaimed Lightnings flying food service You bake it I’ll bake it.
Middletown residents watched the moon landing and Armstrong’s first steps with awe and wonder. City leaders and educators praised the achievement, calling it a milestone for space exploration and humanity, while noting the moment’s broader implications for science and future missions.
In Xenia, Ohio, 19 year old Stephen Pritchard died at Kettering Memorial Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered at home. Police detained his father, 44-year-old Harry J. Pritchard, after an early morning shooting following an argument. Stephen faced April narcotics possession charges and was to stand trial Thursday on the case, released on $10,000 bond posted by his parents on June 30.
In Detroit the Associated General Contractors of America began a strike insurance program for its 9,000 contractor members. Applications have been mailed. Lloyds of London underwrites the policy written by Arch Insurance Co. It pays a struck contractor up to $100,000 a day for 160 days, effective Jan 1, 1970 for five years, at a $360,000 annual premium.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declares slavery unlawful in 1783 citing the Bill of Rights that all men are free and equal, marking a landmark early state stance on abolition.
Carlos A. Cohoon age 51 of 4621 Timber Trail Drive died after his car collided with a second vehicle at Orchard Street and Grand Avenue at 11 05 p m He was pronounced dead at Middletown Hospital Frisch 23 of 2428 Wilbraham Road driver of the other car was in Fairly good condition with head and knee injuries She was cited for failure to yield the right of way Cohoon was a World War II veteran and a member of American Legion Post 218 He is survived by his wife Frances a daughter Vivian Willis a brother Emory and two grandchildren Services will be held at 230 p m Thursday at the Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 2 5 and 7 9 p m
Butler County commissioners considered rezoning four acres along Hamilton Middletown Pike from agricultural to community business. American Trailer Parks, Inc. of Cincinnati seeks the change to build a store and coin operated laundry for a trailer park.
Larry Warnock, 23 or 24 from Dayton, was found severely beaten on Pennyroyal Road near 6 am Saturday. Officials traced a partial Army serial number from his shoes and identified him at Kettering Memorial Hospital where he remains in serious condition. Investigators seek the vehicle he may have been driving and pursue leads on the assault.
A new Kiwanis Club is being formed in Middletown under the sponsorship of the noon club. Temporary officers include Harold Dorn as president Louis Agoston as vice president and Jerry Haas as secretary treasurer. Meetings are held at Tibbs Restaurant on Tuesdays at 6 30 p m.
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan will open a Trenton branch at 9 N. Miami Ave in August. President G W A Wilmer said renovation is underway and the office will include a drive in window and parking lot. The 101 year old institution began as a state bank and joined the federal system after 1935.
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