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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1972
Page
7
City Manager Dale Hessel set new summer hours with most staff starting at 7 30 a m through 4 39 p m except meter readers. Employees adapted quickly with positive remarks from Richard Lark and Irene Day noting earlier arrivals and Secretary Mary McDowell arriving early to open the office.
The Journal clarifies that Steven Swank 20 of 16 N Sutphin St was riding a borrowed motorcycle when it struck an uncooperative car on Central Avenue near Highview Road Thursday evening. The car owner Corky Cordray is of Fulton Lane, not Sutphin Street.
Mrs. Ruth A. Horsley, 28, of 112 Eaton Ave, suffered facial and left arm burns when a furnace exploded in her home. Police and firemen reported. she was treated and released from Middletown Hospital after being escorted there at 2 02 a.m.
Fire at YMCA room 213 on Saturday at 10 15 p m sent Elbert Danzler 50 Denver Colo to Middletown Hospital by ambulance after treatment. Earlier at 9 55 a m Fire Station 1 Ray Owens 54 ill a crew gave oxygen. At 11 07 a m a Church of Christ address 2025 Logan Ave Frank Lodwick 49 of 2416 Sherman Ave ill and treated by private car.
Cincinnati AP USDA cattle sale shows slaughter steers and heifers steady to 50 higher with choice values rising. Cows scarce, bulls weak to 1.00 lower, supplies concentrated in 900 to 1,200 lb slaughter steers and 35 percent heifers. Utility cows 24 to 28, bulls 30 to 34, occasional high dressing 29. Prices vary by weight and grade across lots.
Ohio packing plants report egg delivery prices by carton size and grade for major cities with consumer grade ranges. Farm hens and ready to cook broilers and fryers show regional truck lot prices in Cincinnati Cleveland and Columbus. Potatoes quoted at 3.75 to 7.50 per unit.
Opening on the New York Stock Exchange showed mixed moves with moder ate advances and fractional Dow declines. Active issues included Mite Corp down 1 to 5 percent, Syntex up to 83 percent, OKC Corp rising to 3442, Dome Petroleum up to 39 percent, and Value Line climbing to 6 percent.
Ricky Whitman of 8989 Thomas Road says a bicycle valued at 54 dollars was stolen from his home over the weekend. Earl Francis of 6943 Franklin Madison Road reports a girl’s bicycle worth 65 dollars taken from his residence.
The Associated Press reports Senator George S. McGovern added 30 delegates over the weekend in Minnesota and Virginia, bringing his tally to 951 as the Democratic race moves toward the Miami Beach convention. Humphrey leads other contenders with 342, Wallace 328, Muskie 178.
A wheat truck rear ended a pickup carrying 14 near Shady Nook swimming hole on U S 165 south of Alexandria. Twelve were killed including 12 youths. one victim was the pickup driver Martha Meaux 30 of Woodworth and the other passenger from New Orleans. The tractor-trailer driver Gus Wiley 24 of Deville was hospitalized in shock.
Debbie Welsh receives a volunteer pin for 1,000 hours at Middletown Hospital during an annual junior volunteers picnic. Fifteen other girls earn silver bracelets for 400 hours or more while 45 seniors have donated 16,466 hours this year. Mrs Tudor Morris and Mrs Robert Wesselman also receive bracelets.
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 ruling by Justice William Rehnquist, upheld private clubs’ right to exclude Negroes, including guests at the Moose Lodge in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The decision says state liquor licensing does not force clubs to admit Black members or guests despite civil rights concerns. The ruling reverses a 1970 federal court decision.
Steven J. Kipus, 47, of 4515 Sophia Ave., was arrested at Shaddock's Market 4715 Central Ave at 8 45 p m Saturday on selling beer to a minor. He posted a $200 bond and is to appear in municipal court tomorrow.
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