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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1978
Page
13
License plate stickers go on sale tomorrow at area motor vehicle bureaus for residents with last names A through K with a deadline of April 30 to display 1978 stickers. Prices vary by vehicle type and county, with April and May hours and locations listed for Monroe Franklin Lebanon Hamilton Germantown and more.
Butler County commissioners were told the health department is addressing drainage and sewage problems at Elk Creek Heights Subdivision. C. T. Whiteman, chief of environmental services, said three newly built homes face issues, with the subdivision along Middletown-Eaton visible.
Shawnee Culbertson reports the Butler County Lincoln Day Dinner 1978 where GOP speakers frame Democrats as harming the country and urge strong grass roots to secure a Republican future. Local officeholders headline a packed event, stressing optimism for 1978 and criticising Congress.
The Butler County auditor's office announced that personal property tax forms have been mailed with a filing deadline of April 30. If forms were not received, call the Middle Town branch at 422-7845. The report also covers local political figures and a development project in Middletown with sewage treatment and septic system repairs.
Middle girls Plum Street operates 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Saturday. Gratis Coleman’s Market runs 7:30 am to 6:30 pm on all days except Sunday. Camden Mary’s Jewelry on 21S Main Street is open 9 am to 5 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, closed Thursday, 9 am to 2 pm Saturday.
Butler County sheriff's officers arrested a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy at 1808 Grand Ave. for complicity to aggravated burglary in a Wayne Township break-in. About $8,000 in items including credit cards, jewelry, clothing, stereo and TV were recovered. A third juvenile is being sought.
In Lebanon on April 18 the state personnel board of review will hear Jane Theil’s appeal of a five day suspension without pay from her role as a Warren County Justice Center controller. Sheriff Roy Wallace suspended her after an inmate was released from lockup, amid jail rule violations and accusations later cleared. The prosecutor’s office represents the sheriff, with no conflict of interest found.
A Country Kitchen manager says a police report about a customer falling asleep was incorrect. The incident occurred Monday, not Tuesday, and the man slept about 30 minutes rather than three hours as stated to police.
A mimeograph machine valued at 800 was stolen from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 2424 S Stephin St. The Frischs restaurant manager on Germantown Road reported over 450 missing from a safe over an 11 day period last month. A girl around eight hours old was admitted to Middletown Hospital in fair condition after reportedly eating several jimson weed seeds.
Since the Butler County clerk of courts office moved to the City Building last December, residents seeking county business such as car titles often reach the Middletown Municipal Court clerk by mistake. The common pleas clerk’s third floor number is missing from the phone book, leading callers to the Municipal Court line at 422-0718.
The article outlines that a valid Ohio title and the 1977 registration are needed to buy a 1978 vehicle license sticker. If the title is lost or the title is out-of-state, obtain an Ohio title first. Titles are issued by county auto title departments. stickers by state motor vehicle bureaus. Replacement titles come from the issuing county. A vehicle with an out-of-state title must be inspected by an authorized agent, including most new and some used car dealers. Offices across four area counties list addresses, hours, and phone numbers for Middletown, Hamilton, Warren, Preble, and Montgomery counties with specific contact details and operating times.
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