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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1978
Page
9
A sunny spring afternoon finds Brian Cornele Mike Kidwell and Eric Mullins practicing basketball at a Crawford Street court near the firehouse. The image credit is Sheckler Photo.
Springboro resident Karen G. Centers reports an unusual Social Security situation with multiple numbers circulating in her name. Authorities advise verifying records and safeguarding personal data to prevent fraud or identity theft.
State Rep William Donham of Middletown filed with the Butler County Board of Elections to seek re election to the 57th district in the spring Republican primary. He has served about six years and currently faces no opposition in party. Donham has been a Middletown official and business operator, with prior service on the Butler County Commission and Middletown City Commission.
A third person was charged with aggravated robbery in the death of 75 year old Howard Clayton Flack. Ronald Stewart, 30, faces a municipal court hearing while William E. Highley, 33, and a 16 year old boy were charged with complicity to aggravated robbery and await hearings. Detectives probe the home robbery at 1332 Manchester Ave where the couple was suffocated and bound with rope.
Patricia Davis Gross of Port Huron Michigan is held on an open murder charge after the noon shooting death of her husband Walter Edward Gross 34 former Middleton resident. He worked for Mueller Brass Works and was son of Mr and Mrs Walter Gross of Middletown. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home with burial at Butler County Memorial Park visitation today 3 to 5 and 7 to 9.
Middletown attorney Edward G. Lykins filed petitions with the Board of Elections to seek the Democratic nomination for the Butler County Common Pleas Judge seat being vacated by Judge Fred B. Cramer. Lykins, 47, of 6191 Michael Road, has practiced law for over 10 years and previously served as a Middletown police sergeant before attending the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He also graduated from Miami University and recently resigned as an assistant county prosecutor to pursue the judgeship.
Fred Hampton notes poor inspection procedures raise risk of tragedy. The Middletown Division of Inspection handled 772 building permits in 1977 totaling 12.35 million dollars, down from 1976’s 22 million. Major permits included K Mart on Roosevelt Boulevard and Southwestern Ohio Steel Co on Yankee Road.
Butler County Common Pleas Judge Robert Marrs ruled that Janel's Nursing Home in Middletown may continue business as usual while construction proceeds on mandated upgrades. The suit, filed Oct 20, 1977 by Janet Fuller, sought time to meet health department orders after plans were delayed by bureaucratic issues. A follow up hearing on progress is expected within a month.
Two houses were broken into yesterday. At 501 S Main St Harry Higdon reported a pried basement door and a stolen TV set, stereo, eight track, speakers, small antiques, and vases valued around 600 dollars. A tire tool was found inside. At 801 Vancouver St Thomas B Sommer described a rock window entry, ransacked drawers, a gray file box emptied, liquor, about 30 two dollar bills and ten dollars in change missing.
Butler County deputies investigate a robbery reported by Rockie Rogers of 4510 Oxford Middletown Road. He said at 1 30 a m a car with flashers stopped at Howe and Jacksonburg roads a man with a gasoline can asked for a ride then flashed a small revolver and demanded cash taking 213 dollars before driving east on Howe Road.
A 4000-volt line from a Cincinnati Gas and Electric substation on Verity Parkway failed causing a midday power cut. About noon service was interrupted in Richmond Baltimore and Philadelphia streets and restored by 12 46 p.m. The outage affected homes and street lights until restoration.
In Germantown the home of Mr and Mrs Richard Todd on Friend Road south of town was gutted by a morning fire thought started by an overheated stove. Todd 24 was at work when a neighbor reported the blaze at 7 23 am and was treated for shock at Middletown Hospital. His wife was in Kentucky for a funeral. Firemen remained on scene until 9 15. The house was a one story frame structure. flames did not breach the roof. Heat and smoke were described as very intense.
James Coy 41 of Franklin was appointed director of the D. Russel Lee Vocational School from May 1 to July 1, 1978, replacing Carroll Augustin who resigned to run a private business in Michigan. Coy has led business education and academic programs at the co ed school and previously taught in the Madison district and Kentucky. He holds a master’s in vocational education from Cincinnati and a bachelor’s in business education from Eastern Kentucky University.
Sonora Dodd, identifyed as the Mother of Father's Day for establishing the observance in 1910 to honor her father, Spokane resident and founder, has died at age 96.
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