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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1968
Page
13
The home delivered price rises to 55 cents per week for six day service and seven day delivery costs 70 cents. The Sunday home price remains 15 cents but newsstand Sunday rises to 20 cents while the daily newsstand stays at 10 cents. Higher production costs prompt the changes.
Three girls aged 12 to 14 were arrested at Dillman’s Super Market on Central Avenue at 3 15 p m yesterday after they were found leaving with two large bags of candy. They were later released to their parents.
Hollywood Community Center director Duane Bridenbaugh will resign next week to become a fulltime SCOPE program developer for Warren County. He began at the center September 12 1966 and has held a part time SCOPE post since 1967. The move comes as the center plans staff expansion and Bridenbaugh will remain locally based. The executive committee will accept applications for a new director on Forest Ave and discuss staffing at the November 13 meeting.
Eight year old Chris Miller and his seven year old brother David were riding double when their bicycle collided with a car driven by 65 year old Huber Hendrickson on Manchester Road at 4 15 p m The bicycle struck the car rear fender causing about 30 damage and no citations were issued The injured boy was treated for a skinned elbow by a physician
In Butler County Juvenile Court Judge David Black suspended licenses for two area teenagers. Robert E. Kimberlin, 16, of 2910 S Main St Middletown, got 120 days for speeding 100 mph in a 60 mph zone. Joyce Ann Fitzpatrick, 17, of 1908 Well Road Middletown, received 60 days for speeding 60 mph in a 50 mph zone.
A 4 million dollar water treatment plant in Middletown held a ceremony at the Columbia Avenue site with city officials and about 50 residents in attendance. The project aims to raise daily capacity to 20 million gallons and reduce water hardness with future expansion possible to 60 million gallons.
Distributed to promote chiropractic care in Sutler Warren County Public Health efforts. Advises consulting local yellow pages for the nearest Doctor of Chiropractic.
Mrs. Sarah Carroll traveled 90 miles in a semi truck to vote in Franklin Urbana. Recently moved to Urbana by Maxwell Paper Co. she rode in a truck transporting paper to Maxwell's Franklin plant. After voting at 7 am she visited her granddaughter and daughter.
Police reported two incidents of vandalism breaking car windows. A Henderson Oil Co. truck at 1707 Woodlawn Ave. had its side window smashed on Sunday. A Cincinnati resident, Deke Mofitt, had a rear sports car window broken at 1367 Central Ave. last night.
Timmy Slone son of Mr and Mrs L Cane Slone of 2008 Roslyn Drive was misnamed as Tommy Sloan in a Journal advertisement for the Muscular Dystrophy drive scheduled for Sunday November 17.
Annie Bolden aged 33 from 1118 14th Ave was treated and dismissed at Middletown Hospital for a stab wound to the left chest. She told police a man pulled a knife on her at 12 15 a m in the Parkway Cafe.
Gary McGuire of 2167 Renee Drive reported to deputies that vandals threw a large rock through the rear window of his car parked in front of his home. He estimated the loss at 75 dollars.
Voters packed the polls as turnout exceeded a quarter of registered, with 4 900 of 19 549 casting ballots by midmorning. A machine outage at Taft School and long ballots delayed ballots, but many precincts reported heavy lines and a pace that could top the 1960 91 percent presidential turnout.
Bernard F. Eichholz former Covington mayor, 54, introduced as Franklin’s new city manager to replace John P. Griffin who resigns from Jan. 1 and will move to Centerville. Eichholz discusses plans for a $1.6 million middle income housing complex and outlines development ideas for Franklin.
Armco Steel Corp Middletown Works announces 111 more lay offs bringing total for the past week in the Middletown Hamilton area to 341. Workers hired after July 1 1967 now on layoff with reductions across Middletown Hamilton and the spiral pipe plant. Boss D C Osborne notes layoffs about five percent of total workforce the lowest percentage for any integrated steel plant in the U S. Causes cited include low orders and foreign steel imports with September October shipments 25 percent lower than the first seven months.
Builders Robert and Roger Miller, representing a Dayton firm, project about 144 one and two bedroom apartments at a cost of roughly 16 million dollars and expect to break ground this autumn. They cite studies claiming apartments add few school children, while councilmen worry about school overloading.
Voters await results as Butler County totals come in after 9 p.m. The Journal's election service provides early figures via dial 422 3611 with final numbers after midnight and a 5 30 a.m. switchboard reopening for final totals.
A Franklin woman, Betty K. Merrill, 1144 Virginia Ave., Franklin, sustained minor injuries when her small foreign car ran off Rt. 503 near Tolbert Road and hit a fence and telephone pole. Deputies said she was treated at Fort Hamilton Hospital.
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