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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1971
Page
2
In Maysville Kentucky firemen investigated two blazes causing over five hundred thousand dollars damage to four buildings and stockyards. The stockyards blaze was ruled arson with two boys seen fleeing the scene. One explosion damaged Carpenter Motors and adjacent structures. no serious injuries were reported.
Columbus AP reports the Environmental Task Force wraps three months of hearings with a focus on cleanup expenses. Chair John Glenn Jr notes public and industrial costs will raise consumer prices. Final report to Gov. Gilligan expected next month.
Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown announced three additional pollution suits, including a first ever criminal case against A and P Tomato in Bowling Green. The action targets inadequately treated waste entering water supplies and seeks penalties, injunctions, and legal fees.
A list of meetings across groups including Monroe Lions Club at 6 p.m. Congress Inn and Weight Watchers at Fenwick High School at 7 p.m. Amanda Athletic Club 8 p.m. Amanda Club House and more. Other gatherings include SPEBSQSA at Legion Home, Optimist Club at Alfy's, Civitan at Lanchester, Rotary and Safety Council Board, Youth Against Cancer at First Presbyterian, and City Commission at City Building.
Chapter 09 of the Ohio School Food Service Organization will install new officers at its Spring Membership meeting Tuesday at 6 30 p m Barbara Greenwell serves as president Virginia Smithson as vice president Erma Schneider as treasurer and Shirlee Yoho as secretary After the business session a fashion show and refreshments will follow The meeting is at Central Elementary School cafeteria
Jane Ann Smiley five of 901 Eton Drive was treated at Middletown Hospital Saturday night after being struck in the street near her home. She suffered an arm injury when hit by a car driven by Terry Lee Wallace 27 of 13 Sands Avenue police reported.
A 19 year old Hamilton youth Charles Raymond Arment 4101 Hamilton Cleves Road was charged with cutting with intent to kill after an argument over a girl at Howard Anderson 72 Flamingo Drive led to Randy Tatman 17 of 69 Meadow Drive being stabbed four times. A hunting knife was seized and Tatman was listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital.
Monroe Lions Club marks its 25th anniversary with a dinner at the Congress Inn in Monroe. Ralph E. Blaney, a former Lions International director, will speak. The Monroe chapter has about 3 members.
U S ambassador to Vietnam Bunker says American advisers and air power will be needed for two to three more years. He expects troop levels to drop to about 100000 by May 1 and 184000 by December 1, plans he may leave Saigon after South Vietnamese elections in October. He emphasizes economy as a larger concern than military outcomes.
A bus with over 70 passengers ran off a curve and fell 50 feet into Chongpyong Reservoir near Seoul. At least 56 died, 14 rescued, five bodies recovered. One three month old infant survived as rescuers plucked others from the water. Survivors cited overload and a crowded stop as possible factors.
Twenty Eagle Scouts from the Mound Builders Area Council will attend Eagle Scout Career Interest Day. Scouts will be paired with business or professional sponsors, then attend a noon luncheon at the Holiday Inn. Paul W. Herking of Cincinnati Gas & Electric will speak. sponsors and participating students span Middletown Franklin Carlisle Waynesville Lebanon and Southern Ohio colleges and high schools.
Mrs. Rose H. Compton of Middletown and Mrs. A T Easton of Franklin were re-elected as members-at-large to the Great Rivers Girl Scout Council trustees. Compton serves on the executive committee and task forces. Easton sits on the finance committee. The council serves 31,000 girls and 6,000 adults across nine Ohio and Indiana counties.
Dr. George W. Thatcher, 57, Miami University economics professor and tax authority, died at McCullough Hyde Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He served on Ohio tax study groups and was honored as one of Miami's 10 Most Effective Teachers. Survivors include wife Alberta, daughter Karen, and son Jeffery. Memorial service set for Wednesday at the Sesquicentennial Chapel. Arrangements by Marshall-Smith Funeral Home. Contributions suggested to Miami University memorial fund.
Mrs. Joann Brown 83 of 249 Yankee Road died at 6 10 a m Sunday at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since April 3 She was a member of Heavenly Highway Pentecostal Tabernacle Survived by her husband Marcus died in 1954 four daughters Opal Schoonover Gwen Carpenter Vada Trapp and Isbell and three sons Chalmer Mervil and Dennie a brother Sanford Lewis 21 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren Services 10 00 a m Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Billy Wilson will officiate Burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday 3 00 to 5 00 and 7 00 to 9 00 p m
Services for William A. Hurst aged 47 of 9302 N Dixie Highway are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Anglesby Funeral Home with Dr H S Gessner officiating. Burial follows at Woodhill. Friends may call Tuesday 4 to 9 p.m. American Legion Post 149 will hold a service Tuesday at 7 30 p.m.
Four obituary notices list Nora Robinson age 63 of 344 IS B St with Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Webb Funeral Home. Orville Warren age 60 of 84 Red Bud Lane with services 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of God Pleasant and Woodlawn Avenues. Lincoln Woodlee age 55 of 902 Ridgelawn Ave with services 10 a.m. Tuesday Klaus-Weigel. Mary Dunnihoo age 52 of 310 Lagonda Ave with services 2 p.m. Tuesday Webb.
A countywide income survey will run the week of May 17 to gauge how many residents hold a second job in addition to their regular pay. Local interviewer is Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson. Data remain confidential and support the nationwide Bureau of Labor statistics on employment conditions. The prior March survey showed seasonally adjusted unemployment at 6 percent up from 5.8 percent in February, mainly among ages 16 to 24.
Veteran Dayton newspaperman Eugene B. Moore died at Miami Valley Hospital after a long illness. He served as news editor of the Dayton Journal Herald after the 1949 merger and retired in 1968 as assistant managing editor. He taught at the University of Dayton and led Ohio AP Editors group. Funeral is set for Wednesday in Dayton.
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