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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1970
Page
13
Wholesale prices did not rise in April in the final figures, marking the first flat reading in 18 months. Only farm and food prices declined while industrial raw materials edged up three tenths of one percent, seen as a hopeful sign despite the higher year over year gains. The April index stood at 116.6 percent of the 1957-59 average, up from 111.9 a year earlier.
The Ohio Education Association will have its Professional Rights and Responsibilities Commission investigate Springfield Local School District in Lucas County. The probe will examine teacher dissatisfaction with administration, citizen alienation from policy, and board dysfunction under current conditions.
Army Warrant Officer 1 Thomas McDonald of 434 Tuscarawas Street Brewster Ohio was killed in action in Southeast Asia, the Defense Department reported Monday. Separate municipal ordinances authorize land purchases in Madison Township Butler County and for Miami Avenue Extension in Middletown, with funds from city notes and improvement funds to cover costs.
A no load fund invites small investors into U S government bonds and other debt. Minimum initial $250, subsequent purchases $25. No acquisition costs. Management fee 0.5 percent annually. Dividends paid quarterly. On Feb 12 1970 management declared a dividend of 1.8 percent.
Cincinnati livestock prices show cattle and hog values with steers 950-1100 lb at 31.00-32.25 and heifers 750-900 lb at 30.00-30.50. cows 21.50-25.30, bulls 27.00-30.00. calves dealers 44.00-50.50. hogs 200-270 lb 23.00-25.60. sows 20.00-20.25. lambs 80-105 lb 27.00-32.00. Also notes tax implications on fund income and CAR stock outlook amid FDA drug controls.
The page lists numerous stocks and their current quotations across industries. Major movers include Allied Stores, American Airlines, Air Product, Armco, Boeing, Chrysler, Dow Chemical, Eastman, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, IBM not shown, Kennecott, Kroger, Leckheed, Pan American, Penn Central, Procter & Gamble, Texaco, U S Steel, Westinghouse, and Union Carbide among others.
Dayton area livestock market reports Wednesday close with receipts around 200 head. Cash prices show higher bids for market hogs and sows with No 1 and 2 quality at 25.50 to 25.75 per hundredweight and sows at 19.00 to 21.00.
Poultry item listing shows assorted egg sizes from Versailles brand. Describes jumbo large medium and small categories. Listing implies a mixed carton or set for purchase.
Ohio dispatch notes egg prices paid to country packing plants for eggs delivered to major Ohio cities. Includes consumer grades and U S grades with minimum 50 case lots.
New York stocks started the day down with Bristol-Myers and Du Pont among losers. The Dow fell 7.66 to 710.0 while the AP stock average slid 3.3 points to 249.2, marking the lowest reading since January 7, 1963.
Franklin resident Della Stewart filed a 100000 damage suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court against Hi Code Trading Corp operator of Rinks Department Store Middletown. She alleges a fractured right hip from a Oct 4 1968 fall on a patched blacktop in the store's parking area after alighting from a car.
The St. John's Elementary School PTO meeting to install new officers was canceled due to a death in the family of Robert Andres the newly elected president. The Rev. John Jennings said a new officer installation meeting would be scheduled later this month.
Classified items include missing pets a large tan and black German Shepherd at 107 Hamilton Ave Trenton and a white French Poodle near Holiday Inn at 1 75 and 122 with rewards. A found Brittany Spaniel near Middletown Shopping Center. Obituary notes for Andres Michael Robert and memorials for Robert Kelhoffer and Cordia Haney with funeral details and family memories.
Funeral Directors and homes listed with contact numbers for Wilson Schramm Memorial Homes Riggs Funeral Home McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home. Dial 423 6516 422 4545 423 9443 422 5405 for service inquiries.
Fiorist Flowers offers thoughtful enple services from Peck's Flower Shop at 50 S Main St. Call 422 5486. The Starr Floral Co also advertises at 422 9277 for floral needs.
Kadle Tree Service advertises cutting flowers and plants at 1813 Columbia Ave. Trees trimmed and removed. Caterpillar and custom spraying available. Insured with contact number 1-895-2752.
Obituaries list multiple residents with ages and addresses in Middletown. Each entry notes hospital death, dates in May, visitation times, funeral home, service times and officiants, interment at Woodside Cemetery, and funeral home contacts. Includes Mrs Dorothy Huffenberger Mrs Julia Huffenberger Mr William Hunt Mrs Sarah Hunt Mrs Garrett Phillips Mrs Lena Reichter.
Expressions of gratitude from family and friends for kindness after the death of Jodie Howard. Thanks to hospital staff, nurses, doctors, sitters, floral donors, clergymen, singers, and the McCoy-Lefler Funeral Home for their support and services.
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