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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1967
Page
13
A new small claims court will open in Middletown with a $2 filing fee for cases under $150. Municipal Judge J. T. Lamb may preside or appoint a referee, with salaries shared by city and county. Hearings start after Nov. 21 and clerks will be added to support the court.
Middletown roads buzzed with steel haulers entering Armco Steel Co to move a backlog estimated at 25 000 tons. Armco officials said about 150 trucks normally load daily but current arrivals exceed that, signaling several weeks to clear the buildup alongside usual production. A strike ending note was mixed with cautious relief as terminal managers reported mixed conditions amid violent clashes nearby.
Police report burglars pried open a side window to enter a Iglehart Street home and broke into three garages. A .22 pistol valued at 30 dollars was missing from Mary Robinson at 105 Iglehart Street. Otis Spencer reported tools and fishing gear taken from his Baltimore Street garage, with no value listed. William Fouch saw a broken garage lock but nothing was taken.
Dorsey Mullins reports theft from his car including a checkbook and transistor radio valued at 75 dollars. Blair Scafield claims a case of beer taken from his delivery truck near Girard Avenue. Richard Mullins notes $100 auto top damage after a slash. Mrs. S. M. Flynn reports missing tires and first aid kit from her garage. Vandalism saw eggs thrown on a vehicle and an unlocked garage door, with unspecified damage.
The Deerfield Union Board of Education set November 6 as the occupancy date for the new Kings High School despite contractor Dawson Evans Construction Co stating completion by September 15. The panel ordered work after hours and weekends and fined the contractor $100 per day starting today for unfinished work, with the possibility of terminating the contract.
Mrs. Faye Hicks of Dale Avenue was treated at Kettering Memorial Hospital in fair condition after a one car crash early Monday. Her vehicle left south of the Miamisburg line on S Dixie Highway, breached a guard rail, and struck a farm house. A helper pulled Hicks from the wreck and transported her to the hospital. She sustained multiple injuries including broken hips and pelvis, a bladder injury, and head lacerations.
Lemon Township residents may use a city owned playground at Daman Park without charge under an ordinance allowing the land to be used for park purposes by the township trustees. The city bought the land in 1953 from Dave Finkelman. maintenance will be the township’s responsibility.
About 300 bankers from southwest Ohio expected to attend the Group One meeting of the Ohio Bankers Association tomorrow at the Manchester Motor Inn. The event opens at 4 p.m. with a business session and a dinner. Principal speaker will be Charles A. Agemian of Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City, with Edward W. Barker of First National Bank directing.
Timothy A. Donato, 24, from Shaker Heights, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in common pleas court after being charged with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly trying to run down a policeman with a car. He received a $500 fine, six months in jail, and a three year license suspension.
The Middletown I Am a Loyal American Day Committee will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow in Kessler Auditorium American Legion Home 116 S Main St to mobilize support for Americans in Vietnam uphold law and order. E M Rains temporary chairman says the event aims to gather responsible citizens for a brief patriotic effort July 2 open to all who agree with the committee and those who took part in last week’s observance.
Cincinnati firm Vogt Ivers & Associates recommended an overpass on Miami Avenue crossing the New York Central tracks to link with a planned four lane eastern extension. The city would save about 306000 over an underpass but faces right of way and ramp slope issues. commission accepted the study but paused further Miami Avenue plans.
Campaign manager Reuben Doty says Rev. James Holloman will open campaign headquarters at Eighth Avenue and Lincoln Street from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily until the election with machines to help voters learn operation. The city also considers street work details, the Mott Program for year round school use, a Clean Air Ordinance with the Chamber of Commerce, and other urban projects while proclaiming UN Day and Taxi Cab Week.
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