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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1977
Page
13
German Township police reported a burned body found by three boys near Eckhart Road at Clearwater Lake around 6 p.m. The coroner will determine the identity as officers could not tell the sex due to the damage.
Gabor Marossy won the popular choice at the Middletown Fine Arts Center Student Show for his oil painting Walk in the Forest a 34 by 40 inch piece at 4424 Riverview Ave. The work defeated Marge Lehman s Young Girl with Bouquet which had won Best of Show from judge Ed Hageman. Summer hours begin today 9 am to 9 pm Monday through Thursday and 9 am to 3 pm Friday with weekend closure.
Two Middletonians, Steve Hayes and David Hursh, finished third in the Cincinnati Reds Banner Day competition. Their banner depicted the Reds regular outfield of George Foster, Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey and was titled Far Out Outfield. They won $100.
County officials again consider forming a unionized welfare department with input from the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees. Regional rep Van Hagen urged action while commissioners hedged awaiting professional guidance and a labor relations course for more informed decisions.
A 20-year-old Middletown man William Jeffery Brewer was killed in a head on collision on the West Virginia Turnpike ten miles north of Beckley. The 20-year-old Navy sailor who had served two years and was due for discharge next week died when a Bluefield driver John Lee Clark swerved into his car after clipping a guardrail. Clark was treated and released. Brewer's girlfriend was hospitalized. Burial is Grace Memorial Cemetery after services at Grace Baptist Church led by Rev. Robert DeFrates.
Miami University released a three campus President's List for spring, naming students with 4.0 averages across 12+ credits and a Deans' List for 3.5 averages. The long roster includes numerous students from Middletown Oxford and surrounding areas with explicit street addresses and hometowns.
Kenneth Tucker aged 18 and his 14 year old passenger were in a 1977 car that struck the First National Bank at N Main and Central Ave. Tucker suffered facial cuts and was taken to Middletown Hospital. He was charged with failure to maintain an assured clear distance after the vehicle ran off the road, struck a light pole, tree, and parking meter box before hitting the bank.
Cincinnati AP NAM chairman R Heath Larry warns that business trust must improve ethics to block a proposed Consumer Advocacy Agency. He says firms must lead reform and cites past defeats of costly proposals while naming local sponsors Procter Gamble Armco Cincinnati Milacron Hobart Stearns & Foster U S Shoe and Xtek.
James Davidson of 5810 Maud-Hughes Road reported to Butler County sheriffs deputies that 255 dollars in belongings were taken from his residence yesterday.
The City Commission will meet at 5 p.m. in the City Building Commission Chamber to discuss pending projects. No legislation is planned. Possible topics include a new pool at Woodlawn Avenue and Curtis Street and a citizens committee to discuss 1978 employee negotiations.
A late Saturday fire at 17 West Home Avenue damaged the kitchen and caused smoke throughout the Trenton residence of the Ernie Hibberd family. The blaze started from a cassette player, five family members escaped as Hibberd was treated for smoke inhalation and released. Firefighters extinguished the 11:05 p.m. blaze.
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