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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1967
Page
11
Mrs. Arnold Boxwell of 7841 Thomas Road reports a daytime burglary that emptied her home of kitchenware clothing and family heirlooms valued around 2000 dollars. Entry was gained by breaking a garage and basement door while the victim plans to purchase a revolver for protection.
Police report burglars entered the Rebel Inn on Yankee Road by forcing a door but left empty handed after ransacking the interior. Harold Wheeler, 46, of Brentwood Street, was arrested on Woodlawn Avenue and Curtis Street for driving while intoxicated. A Bell Telephone Co employee said five traffic cones a Men Working sign and a warning flasher worth 100 dollars were stolen from a Central Avenue job site. A separate vandal attempt at Sebald Oil Co ended with drawers emptied into bedspreads used to carry loot. A hospital gift drive at Longview State Hospital faced urgent replacement needs before Christmas.
City commissioners examined 35 zone change requests over four years, noting 22 approved and 11 residential to business. The Rink’s department store in Barbara Park was deemed within the law in a B-1 district, with officials citing outdated ordinances and legal rights protection as guiding aims.
Harry Erb commercial manager at the Middletown Ohio Bell office will move to Columbus to head a residential service unit and oversee credit and collections. He starts Dec 1. A successor is to be announced. Erb has been active in civic groups and clubs since 1965 and previously worked as assistant commercial supervisor in Columbus. Ohio Bell has invested $1.4 million in Middletown improvements this year, including a $710,000 addition at 1505 Central Ave and 4350 feet of underground conduit.
Robert Adams of Edina Minnesota reported that an overcoat and a briefcase of undetermined value were taken from his car parked behind a restaurant on Tytus Avenue.
The Insurance Information Institute reports that traffic accidents across the United States killed 53,000 people and injured 4,400,000 in 1966.
The nation quietly reached the 200 million population mark around 11 a.m. yesterday. At Middletown Hospital a girl born to Mr and Mrs Luther Clemons at 10 28 a m became the first new voice added to the count in this county.
Grand larceny charges were filed yesterday against William H. Bush Jr. for taking items valued at 75 dollars from the Studio Theater early Saturday. A 17 year old boy was arrested and referred to juvenile authorities. Missing were a typewriter a stapler an usher's coat and theater tickets with a ten thousand dollar face value. Most of the loot was recovered in a car driven by the juvenile. The typewriter was found nearby.
Tax rates in Middletown and surrounding communities fall in 1968, per Don Soliday, with Madison Township seeing a small rise due to a recent levy. Other areas including Monroe, Lemon, and Shiloh districts show rate cuts driven by lower bonded debt costs, while Hamilton also lowers to 39.92 per thousand.
City commissioners informally favor an overpass to cross the New York Central Railroad at Miami Avenue but face Park Place resident resistance and potential bonding limits. Armiel Construction Co. is named low bidder on Breiel Boulevard from Central to Grand, with construction slated to begin spring 1968. Officials project overall highway and sewer expansions exceeding 16 million due to rising labor costs, while a court action begins to acquire Wendy Service property for University Boulevard. Ecumenical Thanksgiving proclaimed for November 21. Commissioner Lewis abstains citing religious objections.
Carlisle mayoral candidate Eugene F. Wilcox requests the Secretary of State declare the Nov. 7 election invalid and orders a vote recount. Wilcox, who lost to incumbent John E. Homan Sr. by seven votes, cites newspaper articles alleging misconduct in unsigned campaign literature and claims bias by the election board.
A Dayton mother Margaret Jane Deardorff 40 and her son Duane 12 were treated at Middletown Hospital after a one car accident on Michael Road half a mile west of Tren ton Franklin Road. Deputies reported the foreign car skidded on a curve, overturned in a ditch, and Mrs Deardorff said brakes locked on the curve.
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