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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1968

Page

21

Man paints flag pole for fun in Middletown

Earl Genheimer 69 of Dayton spends his days driving for work and ends up atop a flag pole at the Middletown post office with a brush and paint bucket. He jokes about falls, explains his safety plan, and recalls a long painting career since 1930 including WWII era projects.

JOY Jones Journal Earl Genheimer Dayton Middletown Centerville Genheimer Veterans Hospital

Exchange Club Fish Derby Set For May 19

The Middletown Exchange Club will host its third annual fishing derby at Smith Pond on Sunday May 19 from noon to 4 pm. The Parks and Recreation Department grants exclusive pond use and says the event will be well stocked with prizes to be awarded hourly in three age classes. Participants must bring their own gear and sign in at the registration booth. Troop 72 Boy Scouts assist, a first aid station will be on site, and club president King Killan serves as derby chairman.

Smith Pond Middletown Exchange Club Department of Parks and Recreation Derby Exchange Club Boy Scouts of Troop 72 King Killan

Strikes Stalemate Halts Major Diamond National Work

Strikes by 150 Diamond National production employees at the Diamond Fiber Products plant disrupt Project 600 near Middletown. Union Local 844 and Paperworkers AFL CIO report no progress after two fruitless meetings and mediation involvement. Plant manager Robert Arnold says talks yielded no schedule changes and no further meetings are planned. A Kaiser spokesman is also cited.

Middletown Area Engineers Union Armco Steel Corp United Papermakers Afl-Cio Cincinnati Federal Mediator Ohio Valley Riggers & Erectors Diamond National Management Diamond Fiber Products Diamond National Robert Arnold Claude Ingram James Bentley Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Arnold Bentley

Auxiliary honors two girls for health career scholarships

Miss Nancy Louise Adams and Miss Carol Lee Davenport received $350 scholarships from the Women's Auxiliary of the Butler County Medical Society for health career studies. Adams, 18, will enter Christ Hospital School of Nursing this fall, while Davenport plans to enroll at Jewish Hospital School of Nursing.

Nancy Louise Adams Lemon - Monroe High School Butler County Medical Society Gordon Smith Miss Adams Walter Miller Lemon - Monroe High Delbert F. Adams Lewis St Christ Hospital School of Nursing Carol Lee Davenport Sally O. Davenport Grand Blvd Hamilton Garfield Jewish Hospital School of Nursing

Burglars Break Into Three Miami University Schools

Police report three consecutive nights of break ins at Middletown Campus schools. A juke box was pried open and soft drinks taken from vending machines while windows to supply or canteen areas were broken. No other items were confirmed missing.

Middletown Miami University Edison S. Main Street Maple Park

Akron Woman Jailed in Husband's Murder

Matilda Jarrett a 41 year old Akron woman is jailed on a second degree murder charge after turning herself in and admitting she shot her husband Lloyd 31 during an argument at their home authorities said

Akron, Ohio Akron Matilda Jarrett Lloyd

Carlisle Teens Organize Drive for Viet Village

A Carlisle youth group plans a donation drive in the Fashion Fair parking lot Middletown on May 1 and May 18 from noon to 6 pm. They seek vegetable seeds clothing, toys and coloring books for a village near Camp Evans. Call for pickups or help with postage.

Carlisle Middletown J.C. Donald Shumard Miami University Carlisle High Camp Evans Shumard University Boulevard Pat Long CHS Russell Bowles Miami Martha Hamlyn Terry Robinson Connie Baldwin Rick Johnson Anthony Smith Gary Dobbs Sgt. Shumard Sonja

Ristaneo to Get Law Degree Sunday

Robert F. Ristaneo son of Mr and Mrs Carl Ristaneo of 1603 Central Ave will receive a law degree from the University of Kentucky on Sunday He is a Fenwick High School graduate who earned a BA from Bellarmine College in 1964 and will practice law in Lexington Ky with his wife living there

Robert F. Ristaneo Carl Ristaneo Central Ave University of Kentucky Sunday Ristaneo Fenwick High School Bellarmine College Louisville Lexington

Wheelchair Donated to Middletown Mother by Society

Butler County Society for Crippled Children and Adults purchased a wheelchair for a Middletown mother who is a permanent wheelchair case. The group at 128 Ludlow St Hamilton normally loans chairs and also maintains a loan pool for crutches walkers and furnishes braces medicine X rays and other services for county residents who are handicapped.

Butler County Society Middletown Ludlow St Hamilton Lucille Maddox Butler County

Miami University Campus Drops Nursing Associate Degree Plan

The Middletown Campus abandons plans for an 18 month associate degree in nursing, fearing competition with Middletown Hospital and prompting a rethink of program location and hospital partnerships. Hamilton Mercy Hospital joins the Miami program while Oxford officials confirm department leadership. Ruth Busald will chair a new Department of Nursing for both campuses effective July 1.

Middletown Miami University Hamilton Middletown Hospital Miami Oxford Mercy Hospital National League of Nursing Ohio Nursing Association Ruth Busald

Harvey Trucks Deny Hauling Freight to Strike Plant

Harvey Transfer Co. trucks have not hauled any freight into the Diamond National Corp. fibre products plant on strike. George Harvey clarified a driver’s bomb link claim after a homemade bomb damaged a truck in Trenton. He noted trucks have moved at other Diamond mills not on strike, while the struck plant remains idle amid an active investigation.

Harvey Transfer Co Diamond National Corp George Harvey Harvey Trenton Rufus Day

Hearing For Trenton Man Is May 23

Carl W. Chamberlain 47 of 105 Douglas Ave Trenton a former clerk of the Board of Public Affairs faces embezzlement charges A hearing was reset to May 28 in Judge Arthur J Fiehrer Court Prosecutor Richard J Wessel said the state was ready to proceed Chamberlain and his attorney did not appear The charge stems from a 4406 shortage in Trenton water funds found by state examiners

Hamilton Carl W. Chamberlain Douglas Ave Trenton Board of Public Affairs Arthur J. Fiehrer Richard J. Wessel Butler County Chamberlain

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