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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1976
Page
13
Kenneth Horne 25 of 300 Young St was cited for careless driving and public intoxication after his car struck a utility pole at 812 N University Blvd at 10 20 p m. He lost control on a curve, vehicle total loss valued at 200, with visible injuries but no hospital treatment.
The U S Weather Bureau completed installation and began broadcasting a new regional weather reporting and forecasting service. Signals will reach area VHF receivers with Cincinnati as a key station, broadcasting several times hourly, 24 hours daily on about 162 magacycles.
Porter Beekman, a longtime member of the Middletown Independent Order of Odd Fellows, celebrated sixty years in the order. Born near Hillsboro, he worked at Barkelew Electric, married Fern Williams in 1915, and has served as noble grand and acting le grand, continuing to lead and assist in lodge duties.
Local edition highlights community updates from Middletown and surrounding area. Includes brief notices, upcoming events, and local developments in the Monday paper.
Hamilton police charged Robert Donald Church 24 with murder after the body of 21 year old Mary Hubbard was found in the trunk of a car submerged in the Great Miami River near North End Park. Investigators found a knife and blood near the city pool. Hubbard had earlier been convicted of manslaughter in 1973 in a case involving Joan Hardwick. Church surrendered to police and faced arraignment next Tuesday.
City Commissioners will act on hospital expansion and street improvements at 7 p.m. in the City Building Commission Chamber. The $10.7 million construction contract with Charles H. Shook Inc. and related financing are on the agenda, with 70 percent federal funds and 28 percent owner assessments.
A 61-year-old man at the City Building on Central Avenue made a false fire report at 5 a.m. Police Officer Tom Gentry arrested Osborne DeJarnette of 34 South Main Street after he refused to leave and grabbed a railing, causing it to detach. DeJarnette faces disorderly conduct and destruction of city property charges. fire officials contemplate an additional charge.
Mrs. Richard Sager of Tullis Drive won the artistic sweepstakes and Mrs. Ellin Skimming of Ohio 123 the horticulture sweepstakes at Miami University's Middletown Campus show. Town and Country club took the club sweepstakes trophy, with multiple blue ribbons awarded to Sager, Skimming, and others.
Reservations for the Middletown Ministerial Association meeting must be made by noon Wednesday. Call the First United Methodist Church on Broad Street to reserve.
Overnight burglaries hit Blakeop Service on Hook Drive with a citizen band radio worth 290 dollars stolen from a locked truck. A Delray Coin Shop door glass broke. 300 dollars cash and a bedroom ransacked at 1507 Park Drive. Aerosol cans missing from Middletown Social Service Center. entry via basement window. Ligon's Gulf station shows entry broken but no losses. Middletown Public Library burglary under investigation.
Butler County SWAT will join a crime prevention display at Middletown Mall tomorrow. The Hamilton Division of Police will park its crime prevention van on the east side near Penney's.
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