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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1974

Page

14

Small Producers Tap Crude Oil in Southeast Ohio

Darrel L. Schultheis, an insurance agent by trade, runs a tiny oil venture with two partners in Marietta. They treat it as a weekend hobby amid a regional shortage, doing all work themselves without hired help. The piece notes many nearby small independents share similar setups and aims to exploit local hills for crude.

Marietta, Ohio Darrel L. Schultheis Schultheis Ohio West Virginia Alaska Saudi Arabia Main Star Oil Co St. Marys W. Va Quaker State Oil Co Quaker State Main Star David Starling

Railroad changes opposed in Ohio and across states

Ohio officials and railroad workers rejected a planned Northeast railroad reorganization. Gov. Gilligan called for a sound network while industry reps warned mass abandonment would harm service. The hearing touched on price hikes, job losses, and fuel shortages tied to oil supply and the Alaska pipeline dynamics.

Columbus Ohio John J. Gilligan Interstate Commerce Commission William E. Wilson Landmark Inc U.S Howard Metzenbaum ICC Navarre C.F. Traynor United Transportation Union Beach City West Virginia

Garfield School Vandalized In Break-In

Detectives investigate a Sunday night break-in at Garfield Elementary School where five record players were stolen a piano destroyed eight cases of ice cream taken and several books torn. Loss estimated at 500 dollars. A record player found in the basement of a vacant apartment across the street. intruders pried a south side window screen.

Garfield Elementary School

Fire damages Germantown apartments

A morning blaze at 151 N Plum St Germantown gutted two rooms of an apartment. Fire Chief Richard Zechar estimated 7000 dollars damage to the building and contents. Cause listed as smoking in bed. All residents escaped as smoke affected the remaining three units. Firemen battled in wind and rain for about two hours. Reported at 2 05 AM April 4.

Germantown N. Plum St Richard Zechar Jean Emrick Zechar

Bus rolls from Dayton into car and store

A passenger bus from Dayton, believed to have shifted into gear by itself, rolled 25 feet into a parked car owned by Walter Carpenter and then 10 more feet into Melampy's Appliance Co on Central Avenue. Driver Charles Knipfer, 33, had just left the bus. Bus damage was about 50 dollars. store and car damages were not yet known.

Dayton Ohio Bus Terminal Melampy’s Appliance Co Central Avenue Charles Knipfer Walter Carpenter Harlan St Melampy’s

Budget to be Proposed by City Manager Hessel

City Manager Dale Hessel will propose a $5.7 million 1974 general fund budget to the City Commission at 7 tonight in the City Building commission chambers. Salaries total $3,818,423 about 65.9 percent of the general fund. The operating budget is $9.3 million including the general fund and other operating funds. Total appropriations with trust funds reach $17,595,228.

Dale Hessel City Commission City Building Commission Randy Harrison Harrison

Scout Troop 2 Paper Drive Fundraiser Notice

SPONSORED by SCOUT TROOP 2 SAT. & SUNDAY Mar. 9-10th 8:30-6 p.m. Bring papers magazines cardboard computer cards paper to Wilson School Highview Rd. No need to tie them up. For pickup service call 423-5284 or 424-1116 NOT RESPONSIBLE. On or after March 5 1974 I shall not be held for debts contracted by anyone other than my own. Lowell Wells 7059 Franklin Madison Rd Middletown Ohio.

SCOUT Wilson School Highview Rd Myeer Lowell Wells Franklin Madison Rd Middletown Ohio

Lebanon Woman Serious After Ohio 63 Crash

Louise M. Irons, 64, of Lebanon, is in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a traffic accident at Ohio 63 and Cincinnati-Dayton Road yesterday afternoon. She was admitted to the intensive care unit with chest and facial injuries. Monroe police had not released details this morning.

Monroe Lebanon Middletown Hospital Ohio 63 Cincinnati-Dayton Louise M. Irons Lebanon Rt. 3

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