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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1976
Page
2
Mrs. Gladys Wagner escaped injury when her small frame home at 450 Beissinger Road burned yesterday afternoon. Firefighters said smoke filled the front as flames spread through the structure and roof. a nearby hydrant was inoperable, and water likely would not have saved the home.
The Ohio Supreme Court released the names of 1 181 successful applicants for admission to the Ohio Bar. Notable names include Kurt George Sarringhaus of Middletown and several from Butler County such as Wayne Clark Staton and Patrick Arthur Binns. Other newcomers hail from Fairfield Hamilton Oxford Morrow and Lebanon with multiple individuals listed per city. Also notes historical presidential campaigning by Franklin D Roosevelt in 1932 aboard a Ford Tri Motor flight from Albany to Chicago for the Democratic nomination.
Former Mason Police Chief Elmerore Wright died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati after a weeks long illness. He and his wife Ada operated Wrights Nursing Home in Mason. Survived by daughter Sharon Centers and son Aaron Mickey Wright. Arrangements are with Shorten Funeral Home.
Middletown and Lemon Township officers served a search warrant at 3215 Rufus St. and arrested Charles Cantrell 25 of 3215 Rufus for marijuana trafficking and obstructing justice. Dan Gilkeson 23 of 3208 Rufus charged with marijuana possession. Tim Mullins 27 of 3203 Yankee Road held on two forgery warrants. Two pounds of marijuana seized, some in $10 and $20 packages.
The queen bee serves as the supreme matriarch of the hive with an egg laying life spanning several years and is fertilized only once in her lifetime.
Willie White Jr 51 of 708 Yankee Road died last night at Middletown Hospital after a home illness. He worked 30 years at Diamond International Corp and a stint at Dillmans Supermarket. Survived by son Cedric, mother Gladys White and many relatives. Services Monday 1 pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church with burial in Cemetery. Arrangements by Joel F Bailey Funeral. Eleanah Peters 66 of 5003 Jefferson Road died on arrival at Middletown Hospital. Retired Heekin Can Co employee and WWII Army veteran, survived by wife Marie and multiple stepchildren and siblings. Complete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Bettie Faye Purdy 77 of 7427 Hinkle Road died at Middletown Hospital. Services Monday 2 pm at John A Arpp Funeral Home Germantown with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Jacktown. Friends Sunday 6-8 pm. TenEyck listed as head of Hamilton draft boards WWII and later secretary at Butler County Mutual Life. moved to Cincinnati after retirement. Memorial 4 pm Monday at St Paul United Methodist Church Galbraith and Miami in Cincinnati. Cremation. memorials to Cancer Family Care. Leonard P Newkirk 60 of 1103 Goodman Ave services 10 am tomorrow. Martha Brock 85 of 952 Heaton St services 10 am tomorrow.
Mrs. Margaret M. TenEyck, 80, of Cincinnati and former Middletown resident, died November 8 at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati, with services planned locally and burial to follow.
In Lawrence County near Ironton about 150 acres of Wayne National Forest were burned by a string of 23 fires. Officials reported the fires were set with several small blazes joining to form larger ones. About 20 workers plus township departments battled the fires. several homes were threatened but none damaged and no injuries occurred. Extra patrols were deployed.
Washington AP reports IRS Commissioner Donald C. Alexander warns taxpayers the new 1040 long form will require more arithmetic steps. Taxpayers must compute income, choose standard or itemized deductions, apply personal exemptions, then use new tables for tax, with concerns over arithmetic errors.
Officials report two southern Indiana fires are under control. A Camp Atterbury grass fire on state and federal property caused no damage. A 50 acre Saddle Creek blaze south of Monroe Reservoir was checked by late afternoon as humidity rose and winds dropped, reducing fire danger from high to extreme to lower levels.
James Wade Romans 28 of Middletown was found guilty by a Butler County jury of rape robbery and gross sexual imposition. He will undergo a psychiatric exam at the Butler County Forensic Center before sentencing as required by law for rape convictions. The June 11 incident involved a 5 year old Middletown girl and the sexual imposition claim relates to an alleged January attack. Romans was arrested June 11 by Middletown police after about a 30 minute jury deliberation.
CLEVELAND AP Seventy year old William Svendsen of Springfield says winning 250000 in the Ohio lottery will mean an early celebration of his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife Opal 66. Mrs Svendsen held the winning ticket as he sat in for her during the televised game Thursday night due to her illness. They may celebrate with a Hawaii trip next spring. Other prize winners include Marjorie Wagner Lima 25000 John McElwee Euclid 9300 Louis Strainer Euclid 9500 Ella Evans Columbus 8700 Robert Deller Cincinnati 11400 Charlotte Easter Greenfield 51000 Maurice Etherington Greenfield Ind 27000 Bertha Pedery Cleveland 10000. Weekly numbers were Pat O Gold 256-806-24860 Double Play 917-43023-519124 Winning color Blue. The note on New Jersey references a colonial past with East Jersey and West Jersey two colonies and their capitals Perth Amboy and Burlington.
A notice of appeal has been filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court in the case of Eugene William Gall Jr. of Middletown who was convicted in 1972 as the Friday night rapist. The filing follows a October ruling denying a motion to vacate his sentence. Gall received concurrent terms of 10 to 25 years on armed robbery, four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, rape and two counts of abduct ion for immoral purposes. The notice lists no appeal grounds.
Franklin Ohio. The Ohio State Youth Ministry presents When in the Course of Human Events a Bicentennial satire in song dance and skits at 730 p m Saturday at First Presbyterian Church corner Fifth and Main. The program is free to the public. OSYM is an ecumenical group of teenagers from across Ohio sponsored by eight denominations. This marks its tenth year performing at the Ohio State Fair with four shows daily.
An upcoming share and be aware session offers a Christmas craft workshop for adult Girl Scouts. The event runs Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the United Way building. Registration is required by Tuesday. call 424-7379. Participants may come and go. crafts include macrame leather flower arranging needlepoint denim craft and velvet flowers. A Christmas crafts display table will be present.
The passage notes that wholesale production of ice cream started in 1851, marking a milestone in the dairy and confectionery industry. The line highlights a historical shift toward large scale manufacturing.
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