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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1973
Page
17
Butler County taxpayers receive a 30 day break on the second half year real estate tax after County commissioners approved delaying the billing from June 20 to July 30. The move was in response to an extra heavy workload at the auditor and treasurer offices.
Dorothy Damele reports Ohio area residents Walter and Mrs. Brown discovered tall insect-eating fungus organisms near a lilac bush. The cone shaped structures glow red orange with a hole at the tip acting as a mouth for insects. Bases leave pits in the soil as the bodies decompose. The Browns, wary of toxins, collected few details while fearing exposure.
Motorists driving over freshly painted traffic lines on city streets and boulevards will be cited to court according to Sgt. Oral Duncan of the traffic bureau. New lines are being painted on University Boulevard today and will expand to other areas next week with red cones marking fresh paint.
Iron Workers Local 290 Dayton continues picketing as talks with General Contractors Association stall. Chas H Shook Co leads the project while other trades return to work. dispute centers on a 40 hour work week foreman travel and show up time and a new one year pact replacing the expired three year deal.
David Flick reports state education official Paul Spayde opposes electing more school board members by subdistricts saying it would favor local interests over the whole district. Middletown’s Joseph Woodruff pushes for legislation. State lawmakers differ on timing and feasibility.
Standard Oil of Ohio ends the 10 gallon limit at company stations two weeks after it began rationing. Private Sohio dealers will remain under allocations through June with hours cut and some stations closed Sundays. Managers report mixed sales but agree the 10 gallon limit was unpopular. The Lima refinery now runs about 3.6 million gallons daily.
Republican National Chairman George Bush told Ohio voters that Watergate will not damage the GOP. He stressed the party is gaining mayoralties in Mississippi and state posts in Pennsylvania while crediting former Gov. Connally’s shift to the party. Bush said the government moves forward, denied GOP involvement, and urged trust in the system to purge malfeasance.
Four 17 year old youths died when their car collided with a truck on Ohio 4 and U S 20 in Huron County on their way home from Cedar Point. Two other youths were hospitalized in critical condition and the truck driver, Joseph Stabach, 32, of LaGrange Indiana, is being investigated. The six teens would have been Marion Harding High School seniors next year.
A batch of divorce filings lists numerous petitioners and respondents in Butler County. Mentioned are Robert Mueller versus Marlene Mueller at alimony and cruelty claims, Verna Walters against Danie Walters, Norman Mobley against Sharon Mobley, Bonnie Hon against Carl Hon Jr, and Vivian Imfeld against Robert Imfeld, among others. Several divorces granted include Dawn Gabbard from Michael Gabbard, Sherry Gerber from John Gerber, and Donna Lowe from Robert Lowe.
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