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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1976
Page
9
Two women tried the pigeon drop con on a shopper at the Middletown Mall around 10 am. A third woman claimed to have found "lots of stamps and titles" and prompted the shopper to raise $3,000 for supposed security for an $80,000 purse. The suspects fled before police arrived.
Early swine flu vaccine for Butler County will come in two shipments with reduced first allotment. Health officials say the first batch will arrive Wednesday and a second in mid November. Those who miss Oct mass clinics can be immunized with the November shipment. doctors will lack vaccine until the second shipment.
The notice states a shipment arrived and a bivalent vaccine will not be administered to high risk individuals over years of age or with chronic diseases until after October 14, with plans to resume later.
Private industrial clinics were delayed to mid October with mass sessions planned Oct 14 at three churches and later clinics at three schools. Over 18s must register in advance, with forms available in The Journal and at clinic sites to speed immunization.
Oct 1 enrollment in the Middletown School District stands at 12,028 up from 11,671 but down from 12,187 in 1975. Middletown High School falls to 1,743 from 1,796, Lemon Monroe rises to 866 from 0, and freshman enrollment drops to 1,005 from 1,041.
City Commission discussed the termination of Salt Lake City developer Wallace Woodbury's Middletown Mall contract after an executive session. The contract, effective January 13, required 10 000 square feet of development every six months but Woodbury had not submitted a signed lease or completed the required lease for 38 000 square feet. City officials awaited payment before dissolving the contract.
Gary E. Fryman aged 26 of 2005 Oxford State Road faces a careless operation charge after a one car crash on Verity Parkway near Lafayette Avenue. The 2:20 p.m. accident left his vehicle with about 500 dollars in damage. the tree sustained no damage.
A Social Security check for 745 dollars and a possible second check were stolen from the vehicle of Spencer, 67, at 18 N Sutphin St yesterday around 4pm. A car at 1918 Woodlawn Ave was broken into around 1:45 am with an eight track tape deck and four tapes valued at 400 dollars stolen. Gene Ronto’s car at 416 Clare Court was looted at Middletown Hospital lot around 3 pm Friday, items including a portable typewriter, gloves, sunglasses, and medication. no values given. Vickie Obaton, 5678 F Village Dr, Franklin, reported jewelry valued at 300 dollars stolen last week while at 226 Fernwood. A maintenance shed at Middletown Tennis Club was broken into and one jacket and an air compressor valued at 200 dollars taken. Two flower pots containing Wandering Jew plants were stolen from 1305 Michigan front porch, valued 7 and 15 dollars. Dr Phillip Zollett’s car at 28 Clinton St reported missing a doctor’s bag with instruments and meds. bag taken while car was away from town since Sep 28.
Dr HH Sheffield Jeck, chief of surgery at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, was elected president of the Butler County Medical Society for 1976 1977. He succeeds Dr Lawrence Linder and has led the hospital’s surgical and medical programs since the 1960s.
More than 230 people applied for patrol officer and cadet tests as Cincinnati police officers Ken Sloan and Tom Gentry led a recruitment drive. By 5 p.m. Thursday 124 applied for the patrol officer test and 110 for the cadet test with two cadet openings and one patrol position. Twenty five officers or laid off officers applied and 46 are Black. Twenty four women entered the race and 71 percent have 13 or more years of education.
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes announced Kenneth E. Krause will step down as head of the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation on October 23. Robert C. Daugherty will replace him as deputy administrator as Rhodes pushes a reform bill for the Ohio Industrial Commission.
At 3:37 am to 1:39 am several individuals, ages 14 to 81, were treated at hospitals after injuries or medical events. Notables include James P Murphy with leg and shoulder pain, Nancy Sorrel with a medical condition, and Roberta Kennedy undergoing hospital care after taint. Several others, including St. Robert Smith and William Sanford Jr, were treated and dismissed.
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