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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1965
Page
11
City officials review a spike in auto crashes at Shafer Street and North Avenue after ten incidents this year. Traffic counters will measure east bound North Avenue and Shafer Street while engineers assess car flow and past incident patterns.
Middletown firefighters plan to investigate a fire at 1130 Kunz Avenue that damaged the one story home and garage with 350 dollars in losses. They also reported a car fire at 1210 Reynolds Avenue caused by a cigarette with 20 dollars damage. A separate medical call at 3106 Jefferson Road involved Teresa Parrotta who was treated and released.
A Franklin pair of crashes caused $575 damage and led to two citations. Daniel Soller, 16, of Mi amisburg, was cited for improper left turn after striking Ralph Tinch, 17, of Carlisle. Garnett Carpenter, 46, of Carlisle, was cited for assured clear distance and no operator license after hitting a parked car.
Ground was broken Saturday for Cobbs Restaurant and Gift Shoppe in the Miami Valley Industrial Park Monroe on a one acre site at Inter state 75 and Route 63. The unit seats over 60 and includes a gift shop with Florida fruits and Cobbs candies. Owner Henry B. Sykes of Cincinnati says opening is by mid December with 7 am to 9 pm hours. Sunoco station fronts the location but has no connection to Cobbs.
Delbert Conger, 60, of 15 S Main St Springboro, remained in serious condition at Kettering Memorial Hospital with injuries from a two car collision Saturday. He was thrown from his car and pinned under the vehicle at Bunnell Hill Road and Lower Springboro Road at 4 57 p.m. The other driver Clarence S Bryant Jr 24 of 604 W Silver St Lebanon was cited for failing to yield.
A 25 year old Lebanon woman was treated at Middletown Hospital at 8 16 p m yesterday after she took an overdose of medication.
Contractor Malcolm Doty will be delayed moving into his new home on Trenton Franklin Road after a recently installed furnace blew up during testing. The ensuing fire burned a corner from studs to ceiling but the roof remained intact, North Madison Assistant Chief Robert Ledford reported. Doty was at the house around 10 a.m. with heating company workers when the explosion occurred. No damage estimate was provided for the three bedroom double bath ranch.
The Speakers Bureau of the Committee for Progress Bonds outlines 10 appearances to explain city bond issues. Events include Industrial Council Middletown Real Estate Board and groups such as Business and Professional Women's Club, Circle No 7 Homemakers, Jefferson PTA American Legion Post 218 Knights of Columbus Council Lions Club Taft PTO Sisterhood Temple Beth Sholom. Evelyn Day schedules the talks with 5 or 15 minute options and color slides.
Shirley Sandusky Decker of Middletown directed the Blue Angels Port Pixies Pink Panthers and Black Diamonds to top finishes in NBTA competition at Castlewood Park Lexington Ky. Juvenile, junior and senior divisions showed numerous firsts seconds and thirds across solos intermediates and advanced age groups with several twirl offs and special honors awarded.
Vandals entered West Chester Elementary School Cincinnati Day ton Road over the weekend damaging classrooms and equipment. They climbed a fire escape entered a teacher lounge opened a library broke open a filer removed test papers poured ink on them and damaged audio visual gear. The intruders poured syrup and frying oil in hallways and left by a west side door. Janitor Thomas Richards found the damage about 7 pm. Estimated losses run into four figures.
Middletown YMCA forms two gymnastics clubs for youths. Girls meet Tuesdays 6 7 p.m. and Thursdays 7 8 p.m. starting tomorrow. boys meet Saturdays 2 3 30 p.m. starting Oct 23. Training on bars beams trampolines rings and vaulting. May enter meets with other YMCA groups. call Dick Jones at 422 6394 for details.
Three speakers will discuss MADE Middletown area development enterprises at the Rotary Club noon meeting tomorrow at Manchester Motor Inn. Speakers include William G. Robertson Armco Metal Products Division vice president and MADE president, Richard W. Slagle Middletown Chamber executive vice president, and David L. Smith president of Smith Construction and Chamber president.
A three car crash on Rt. 123 along the Great Miami River left three people injured. Ronald Burdge 17 of Franklin drove one car. Margaret Fisher 65 of Centerville and Judith Badurina 16 of Franklin sustained back and facial injuries. Badurina treated and released at Middletown Hospital.
Funeral services for William H. Rose 45 of 7494 West Alexandria Road will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Full Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. Lloyd Sheets officiating. Burial is in Woods Cemetery. Rose died from chest and possible internal injuries after a one car crash on Elk Creek Road north of Route 122 while returning from Dayton. He had worked 19 years at Frigidaire in Dayton and served in World War II earning the Bronze Star. Surviving: wife Walsie two daughters Darlene Allen and Janet Rose a son William H. Jr two brothers Malcolm and Raymond Middletown and two sisters Mrs John King and Mrs Cecil Martin. Friends may call Riggs Funeral Home Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church Wednesday after 9:30 a.m. Also notes Venus as brightest planet seen and Pluto faint.
Franklin police reported a two car collision at S River Street and Second Street yesterday morning. Charles Day 23 of Farmersville Rt 1 sustained a scalp laceration and was treated at Middletown Hospital before being dismissed. Day’s 1954 auto was a total loss after rear ending by Jerry Horner 71 of 719 Forest Ave causing $500 damage to the Horner vehicle. Horner was cited for failing to keep an assured clear distance.
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