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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1965
Page
9
City officials prepare to approve low bids for numerous city vehicles at tonight’s 8 o’clock meeting. The agenda also includes seven payments and the annual airport lease for farming part of city land. The session takes place in the City Building auditorium.
Franklin fire units responded to the Earl Hall residence at 3512 Shaker Road at 11 15 p m after a chair ignited by a cigarette burned through the floor. The chair sparked intense heat causing extensive damage. A cat and dog perished in the fire.
A speaker asks Ohio residents to vote YES on May 4 to pass four state issues. The plan aims to keep Ohio competitive and create new manufacturing and industry jobs through the passage of Issue No. 1 College Loans.
About 20 000 spectators filled Middletown Municipal Airport for Jaycee air show headlined by the U S Army Golden Knights and the U S Air Force Thunderbirds. DoD trimmed the refueling and ground explosion segment, but performances by the Knights and Thunderbirds drew wide acclaim as hundreds of planes and vendor displays attracted locals and visitors.
Firefighters blamed a carburetor backfire for a $150 car fire last night. The vehicle owned by James Courey of 2907 Stevens Ave caught fire at Flemming Road and McKinley Street at 8:26 p.m. Firefighters also tackled a grass fire near Spring Hill School at 1 p.m. yesterday with cause undetermined and no damage reported.
The Middletown Hospital board with the Middletown Journal and WPFB radio will stop listing admitted patients by name to curb excessive visiting. Birth notices will still be published. Hospital administrator Walter Mischley cites growth, crowding, and noise as factors affecting patient recovery. Visitors are urged to use designated entrances to reduce confusion.
A record 10,272,162 in building permits for April tops 1964 by nearly tenfold says city building inspector Frank Ludewig. Last April had 49 permits totaling 198,201 with seven for one family dwellings. Armco Steel's Hot Strip Mill permit led at 9,710,400. total permits issued 80, including 18 new one family dwellings and several other projects across local sites.
Six people suffered minor injuries in two crashes and several other incidents on city streets. Darrell Montgomery, 18, and Shera McGovern, 17, were treated at Middletown Hospital after a collision at Carmody Boulevard and Central Avenue. Casson, 75, faced a red light violation citation. Total vehicle damage reached $1,300. Louise Walton, 37, and daughter Candy, 16, were treated for back injuries after a crash on Germantown Road. Susan Ward, 15, sustained a neck injury. Fred Tipton, 46, was charged with following too closely. In a separate wreck on Manchester Road, Warren G. Smith, 24, lost control. his car rolled and hit a pole, causing yard damage and a total loss. Smith was charged with careless driving and no license. Additional incidents on West Middletown Bridge and Germantown Road cited further damage and care-distance violations.
An accident on Rt 732 near Reily caused $2,300 damage to a late model sports car and gave superficial facial injuries to two of the three occupants. Jack H. Wood, 25, of Grand Rapids Michigan, a Miami University student and driver, along with Daniel DeJulies, 22, and Anthony Schopp, 23, both of Elliott Hall, were treated at Fort Hamilton Hospital and released.
Fenwick High School students won second place and a certificate for front page makeup and typography in a Miami Valley Student Press Association contest. Fenwick senior Chris Foley received honorable mention for a news story on Barry Goldwater's Middletown visit during the presidential campaign last fall. Sister Mary Inez, S. C., serves as faculty adviser.
The Men's Horticultural Society of Greater Middletown will hold its monthly meeting at the Firemen's Club on Carmody Boulevard at 8 p.m. Wednesday for the annual spring plant sale. Proceeds support society projects including Doty House ornamental plant care and the Jacot Park project with Kiwanis Club.
Voters in the Middletown area will vote tomorrow as polls stay open from 6 50 a m to 6 30 p m for about 5000 to 6000 residents. Four state questions require only a simple majority. A five mill school operating levy in the Deerfield Union School District is the sole local issue. No political positions are required on the state questions.
The Palomar Theater in Seattle closes after a long vaudeville era once led by the Pantages family with the final curtain dropping Sunday night.
Miller's Junior Blackhawks and Miller's Senior Blackhawks of Dayton won top honors at the Ohio state twirling contest held at Baldwin Wallace College Berea. Junior corps beat four rivals to claim first. seniors top eight rivals for first. Director Fred Miller led both groups.
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