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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1978
Page
9
The Middletown police department adds two 1978 Chevrolet Novas as part of an experiment to cut fuel use. The fleet will shrink by about one quarter, with half of patrol cars replaced. Chief Russell Dwyer cites nationwide testing and police packages as enabling the shift despite long daily use of cruisers.
Margaret Jayred, an archivist, helps trace family roots while her children are at summer camp, staying busy with research, indexing, and genealogy projects in Hamilton.
Police report a break-in at John Perry's apartment at 2104 Winona Drive last night. Stereo components radio two speakers portable TV and $45 cash were taken through a back door window. Neighbors saw two men nearby but involvement is unconfirmed. Abbreviated second item describes a California woman researching Middletown roots at Butler County archives and a rise in genealogy tourism, with names and dates of relatives and a contact address for information.
Raymond Bush 78 of Middletown died yesterday at Middletown Hospital at 9 20 p m after two months illness He retired in 1964 from Armco after 24 years in fabricating maintenance He is survived by six sons and three daughters among others Services are set for Tuesday at 10 am at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery Pearl B Swartzel 92 formerly of Germantown died yesterday at Eaton Care Center She was a longtime church and civic volunteer and is survived by a daughter two sons six grandchildren and five great grandchildren Services will be held Monday at 2 pm at John A Arpp Funeral Home in Germantown Cemetery.
Ground was broken Friday for a 6000 square foot Cox Arboretum Center at the arboretum east of here on Ohio 741 north of Ohio 725. The Dayton Montgomery County Park District will open the center early next spring with an auditorium displays library gift shop and training space for volunteers. The project is a gift from the Cox Arboretum Foundation and other private donors. The arboretum already features greenhouses a mile long nature trail a pond and a collection of over 1000 ornamental trees and shrubs.
Two women reported purse thefts at a Grand Avenue US Self-Serve Laundromat yesterday. Susie Strait said a man took her purse after 3 p.m. and Lillie Allen reported a similar theft at 5 40 p.m. also by a man. A ladies gold watch worth 120 dollars disappeared from Zenida Godsey’s home at 2008 Grand Ave. Also four wire hubcaps valued at 150 dollars were taken from Judy McIntire’s car parked at Square D yesterday morning.
Donald Pelfrey of Franklin pleaded guilty in Warren County Common Pleas Court to six charges including rape attempted rape and sexual battery involving a girl under 14. He was referred for psychiatric examination and probation investigation before sentencing, with indictments announced last April.
Fugitive dust from a limestone quarry in Wayne Township remains within state health limits, an air pollution official said. E D Ermene noted no immediate safety concerns on an initial inspection, with a follow up planned. Local residents and a citizen group claim dust obscures breathing, while the company seeks rezoning to expand operations. a court ruling on the rezoning was partially overturned and a hearing is slated for August.
Butler County Juvenile Detention Center on Fair Avenue requests Hamilton area donors to supply athletic clothes swimsuits and washable garments for boys and girls ages 13 to 18. Contact superintendent Jim Imfeld with offers and additional needed items such as games puzzles and athletic equipment.
Scott Ellis and Buddy Ray Martin admitted breaking and entering or complicity after the March 21 burglary at King's Kitchen in Middletown. Judge Fred B Cramer ordered adult probation investigations and set sentencing for August 18. About $400 in cash was taken.
Armco board raises the quarterly common dividend from 45 to 51 cents and approves a 3 for 2 stock split for holders of record Aug 11. The extra shares issued Sept 15 and cash for fractional shares accompany the split. A regular 52.5 cent dividend on cumulative convertible preferred stock is paid Sept 29 with record Sept 1.
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