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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1978
Page
13
School levy supporters tour Middletown speaking to PTOs and civic groups about Issue 5. Superintendent Samuel Dalton and campaign chair John Davis explain costs, state funding limits, and how three mills would fund 1979 needs and 1980 balance while stressing accountability and voter outreach.
Butler County commissioners approved an access road off Cincinnati-Dayton Road for the 150-lot New England Heights subdivision in Middletown. The joint venture of Middletown East Development and J.E. Lewis Development proposed a 200-foot access, with Lemon Township trustees seeking a traffic study due to safety concerns.
Two November meetings invite public comment on the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Council of Regional Governments air quality plan. Nov 15 at Berry Middle School Lebanon at 7 30 p m and Nov 20 at Middletown City Building at 7 30 p m. Officials urge attendance to identify air quality problems and controls.
Franklin school board will meet at 7:30 tonight in the central administration building to review findings of a special state audit. District officials requested the audit to determine the last day schools could stay open without new funds. A 7 mill operating levy appears on the November 7 ballot.
A Dayton man, Elbert Seard, 39, was treated and released from Midlto wn Hospital after his northbound steel truck overturned on N University Boulevard at the Reinartz Avenue overpass. Police cited the 48,000-pound steel coil cargo as the cause of the loss of control and noted the vehicle was heavily damaged.
A 15 year old girl Cindy Thornsburg of Oxford State Road was admitted to Middletown Hospital with neck injuries after a 3 15 p m accident when James A Lacy 16 lost control on a curve and hit a tree near the Montgomery County line Also injured and treated were driver Robert Middleton 17 of Union Road and Beverly Salyers 15 of Manitee Street who were released after Madison Township Life Squad transport.
Lincoln Elementary students and parents organize a leaf raking drive to support Issue 5 the 3 mill school operating tax levy. About 150 students planned to rake yards in four hours while PTO backs the project and coordinates notices and team assignments.
Secondary Coordinator Lewis Hill will present an overview of the math program in Middletown City Schools at tomorrow afternoon’s meeting. The report covers new math books for K through 6, adapted to the district course of study and emphasis on basic skills. The sole resolution concerns paying certain parents for transportation in lieu of district transport. Public hearing time is set, with the session starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Administration Building board room at 1515 Girard Ave.
Vandalism at Middletown High School was labeled extensive by Principal George Thomas after damage discovered at 10 01 a m Sunday. Police list includes shattered bi son glass trophy case doors greenhouse windows three typewriters a damaged principal office and classroom chaos. Detectives collected fingerprints and blood samples to help identify the vandals.
The fourth annual haunted house in West Elkton will open tonight at the corner of Greenbush Road and Ohio 503. It runs Monday to Thursday and Saturday with doors at 6 p.m. Admission is 50 cents.
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