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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1976
Page
2
A meeting to discuss Little League rules for West Elkton Camden and Gratis has been rescheduled to 7 30 p m Thursday in the West Elkton school bus barn. Parents registering children for summer baseball are urged to attend signups set for 9 to 11 a m March 13 and 20 in the bus barn.
Beginning today AIM reduces hours at the Arts in Middletown building to 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The facility had previously stayed open later in the afternoon.
Commemorative plates depicting Springboro's oldest standing post office will be sold 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Village Council building on S Main. Plates cost 5 and are available from Bicentennial members including Mary Alice Dalton Judy Smith Virginia Phillips Elaine Frock Diane Gabbard. The fundraiser supports Citizens for the Liberty Bell efforts to obtain a Liberty Bell replica for the village.
A string of obituaries from Middletown and surrounding areas lists Clinton Bowles 79 at Mt. Pleasant Home Monroe Clyde Dyer 78 of Sunbury and Autie Howard 83 of Middletown among those honored. Survivors include wives, children, siblings and grandchildren with funeral details at McCoy Leffler Hall Jordan and Weir funeral homes.
The Lebanon Lions Club will host a Big Eight meeting of area Lions clubs at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Lebanon High School. Guest speaker Rev. Richard Connolly, former Browns chaplain, is announced. Attending clubs include Carlisle Clinton- Massie Franklin Hunter Lebanon Mason Morrow and Waynesville.
The Most Rev. George J. Rehring retired bishop of the Toledo 19 county diocese and former Cincinnati auxiliary bishop died Sunday of an apparent heart attack at 85. A Cincinnati native ordained in 1937, he led Toledo from 1950 until retirement in 1967 and is survived by a brother Joseph. Services are scheduled Friday in Toledo.
Grover C. Loening, renowned inventor of the strut braced monoplane and Loening amphibian, died Sunday at his Key Biscayne home after a long illness. He was 86. The same era notes Virginia settlers and early Ohio town foundations in Chillicothe and nearby posts.
Franklin firemen walked to a grass blaze on Mad River Road yesterday afternoon. Three engines responded but could not stop it until they reached a creek wind aided containment. The alarm at 2 39 p m found crews on scene for about two hours keeping the fire from spreading beyond Pete Motley farm to Marshall Miller and Everett Hazelwood properties on Lower Springboro Road.
Five Cub Scout Pack 15 members received the Arrow of Light at the Blue and Gold banquet at Mayfield School. Recipients were Robby Thornton Robbie Ryan Daryl Dunn John Bendel and Steve Develon.
In Allen County Circuit Court Halitha Hill 27 of Middletown faces first degree murder charges for the 1974 Fort Wayne slaying of Joyce E. Brooks 26. The defense rested after calling Hill’s mother who testified about her daughter’s changed personality and possible drug use.
Police reported multiple break ins over the weekend. A 17 year old was arrested while attempting to enter John R McDermott’s home on Franklin Street. In another incident two men fled Guido's Market area with a shotgun. Several homes were ransacked with valuables stolen including a movie projector, camera, Viewmaster, radios, rings, coins, and a television. A juke box and cigarette machine were pried, with minor cash missing at Orioles on First Avenue.
Three people were treated at Middletown Hospital after a two car crash at Reinartz Boulevard and Charles Street. Injured were Christine Nunlist 81 from 706 Charles Street in Beiser’s car and Patricia Pergram 44 from 4448 Middletown Oxford Road plus Chad Pergram 6 from the same address in the Pergram vehicle. Damages were about 2100 dollars. Police say Beiser driven south on Charles and Pergram eastbound on Reinartz both thought they had a green light.
Roosevelt Middle School hosts its annual variety show titled Teddies Spirit of 76 on Thursday at 7 30 PM in the auditorium. The program features multiple acts including The Spirit of 76 Sons of Liberty Roosevelt Speed Readers Mousketeers Knickerbocker Band and more. Directed by Delores Revelos with accompanist Mrs Sabo, admission is 50 cents and tickets are sold in advance.
Twirlers from New Carlisle and Georgia competed in NBTA and USTA shows over the weekend. In Atlanta Missy Townsend won first in advanced fancy for 7 to 10 year olds. Joni Wagner took first in 12-year division at New Carlisle. Lee Ann Evans earned multiple top finishes including first in advanced solo and military strutting, plus a second place.
The Ohio Bureau of Employment Services reports Butler County January jobless rate at 9.9 percent, higher than adjacent counties but below some prior months. Of an estimated labor force of 101 604, about 10 021 were unemployed, compared with a state average of 8.4 percent.
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