Franklin Bank Sues to Halt Branch Closures
Franklin Bank files suit seeking to block branch closings after challenging the approval for First Middletown National Bank to switch its comptroller of currency official main office from Middleville.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1976
Page
2
Franklin Bank files suit seeking to block branch closings after challenging the approval for First Middletown National Bank to switch its comptroller of currency official main office from Middleville.
Warren County commissioners authorize Fries & Son Steel Construction to install steel bars over 61 windows in the justice center security wings after an escape exposed substandard window stops. The action follows architect Al Voorhis and contractor concerns about previous window failures and safety.
James G. Miller a 26 year Middletown police veteran and Democrat reportedly has petitions for a sheriff bid in Butler County though sources say he did not initiate the action. Miller 50 retired in 1974 became deputy director of control for Ohio Liquor in Columbus for about a year. He and wife Mary Dean live at 1311 Barnitz Street with two daughters.
A single engine plane carrying three Dayton Ohio family members and a Dayton pilot crashed while approaching Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. All four aboard were hospitalized in serious to fair condition. Police and FAA described a quiet descent before impact with no fire detected.
Advert shows Beltone offering a free non-operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to anyone who writes. The unit weighs under a third of an ounce and is worn at ear level. No cost or obligation is required. readers are urged to request Dept. 9531, Beltone Electronics, Chicago Illinois.
U.S. Rep. Thomas Kindness will present a flag donated by the local Bicentennial committee to Roosevelt Middle School’s student body Thursday morning. Seventh grader Steve Reynolds suggested the flag, and Deidra Taylor, essay contest winner, will accept it as students perform music during a 9:30 a.m. assembly.
Connie Allen, 25, of 4108 B Tytus Ave., was treated at Middletown Hospital after a one car crash on Poe Street near Tytus Avenue. Deborah Burns, 21, of 4918 Manchester Road, Franklin, drove the car south and was charged with no license. Damaged car estimated at $800.
Sioux Chief William Red Fox, an authority on the Little Big Horn massacre, died at 105 in Corpus Christi after months of decline and pneumonia. Born June 11, 1870, he recalled the 1876 exodus from the Dakota Territory and spent 15 years with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show before appearing in over 100 films with 1920s stars.
Police arrested Robert Eve 19 of 2010 Logan Ave and charged him with petty theft in connection with vandalism to 10 cars and the theft of a tape player from a vehicle on Woodlawn Avenue blocks of Crawford Street. Eve said another person took the tape player from a car at Archway Cafe and discarded it nearby.
The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 510 announces openings for new plumbing and pipefitting apprentices. Applications are welcome at 6249 Germantown Road through March 17, from residents within Local 510’s eastern jurisdiction. Applicants must be 18 to 25, HS graduate, and physically able. Inquiries 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Local 510 offices.
Middletown area residents contributed 8014.89 to the Butler County Branch of the American Heart Association during a door to door drive led by chairwoman Mrs. David Regan. Over 1,200 volunteers in Middletown Monroe Trenton Peach township distributed information and collected funds to support education community services and research on heart disease and stroke.
Obituaries notice several local deaths and funeral arrangements. Robert Combs 39 of 1913 Wayne Ave to have services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at McCoy Leffier Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Mrs Della S Walker 81 died at Middletown Hospital after four weeks as former Lorillard employee. Flora Bell Jackson 64 formerly of Middletown had graveside services in Galipolis. Sentenced to six months jail for property case in Butler County Common Pleas Court with two years probation and restitution costs.
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Jean Campbell at Christ Hospital and the funeral details for Clinton Bowles with graveside services at Woodhill Cemetery. Court listings show residents including John B Tracy Owens Seigfried and others fined for speeding drunkenness and disorderly conduct with various jail terms and suspensions.
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