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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1977
Page
16
Barry E F Cobb of Middletown Mental Health Center explains that public mental institutions long housed diverse conditions. Before 1950s tranquilizers patients were restrained. reforms and new medical and psychotherapeutic methods have led to gradual improvements and expanded patients rights.
Barry E. Cobb discusses shifts in treatment toward medications over electric shock and psychosurgery. Readers may query via The Journal to receive general guidance from the Middletown Mental Health Center.
Eight Hungarian Hummel figurines claimed as the rarest will be displayed under guard at the Preble County Fairgrounds. Goebel factory and Goebel Collectors Club representatives will host Hummel seminars at 2 p.m. Saturday and 2 30 p.m. Sunday. The event runs 9 30 a m to 9 30 p m Saturday and 7 30 a m to 6 30 p m Sunday with music food rides and a Helio ride.
The South Middletown Fire Association schedules a 6 p.m. Wednesday meeting at the firehouse to discuss roof repairs. Also notes festival parking at $1 per car, camping for $6 for two nights, and Saturday events including a Hummel look alike contest at 10 a.m. and a 1 p.m. micro mini tractor pull. Sunday features a pancake breakfast, worship service, and performances by Lithuanian dance group, Preble Swingers, and Eaton High School alumni choir.
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control issued new permits to Ernesto's at 234 The Middletown Mall for on premises service Sundays 1 PM to midnight. Douglas M. Hill of Kiefer Road Germantown gets beer and wine carryout rights. Woodshed at 6790 Roosevelt Ave awaits beer wine liquor by the glass till 2:30 AM and Sunday on premises liquor. Convenient Food Mart at 3537 Roosevelt Ave seeks beer and wine carryout. Scotties Tavern at 3126 Harrison St Excello had 16 month old gambling device charges dismissed.
Chad Mitchell of the musical group Chad Mitchell Trio surrendered to federal officers and started a five year sentence for marijuana possession. He was arrested in 1973 after agents found 400 pounds of marijuana in his pickup at a motel and was convicted by U S District Court Judge Adrian Spears. Mitchell's lawyers challenge the sentence contending marijuana is not a narcotic per current medical views.
Letha Johnson of Dayton was fined 200 and costs and given one month of a six month sentence for petty theft on April 12 at Susies Casuals in Towne Mall. Other defendants include Teddy Johnson 20 Middletown fined 25 and 30 days in jail for May 19 assault. Troy Allen 23 Springboro fined 50 and 3 days in jail with sentence suspended for June 3 assault. Steven Sanders fined 100 for May 3 disorderly conduct. Pat Day 20 fined 50 for June 5 disorderly conduct. Frederick Volz fined 50 for June 3 check with insufficient funds with 3 days jail suspended.
A string of incidents reports fires, illnesses, and injuries across multiple addresses. Pamela Jackson 22 treated for back pains at hospital after 7 46 am fire on Whittier. Several others, including Pyna Tester 78 and Gertrude Wheeler 62, were ill or in chest pains and admitted or treated. Soot in a chimney at Dr John Bauer home caused no loss.
A mixed page of public notices and deaths lists lost pets and items for return, plus funeral notices for Howard, Taulbee, Lacey, Deaton, and Geiger. Includes addresses in Middletown and nearby towns, dates June 1977, and contact numbers for recoveries and arrangements.
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