Halloween Safety Tricks Turn Treats Real
A guide emphasizes following safety rules to keep Halloween fun and safe for families. Tips cover costumes, lighting, and supervision to prevent injuries and ensure a happy night for children and caregivers.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1976
Page
13
A guide emphasizes following safety rules to keep Halloween fun and safe for families. Tips cover costumes, lighting, and supervision to prevent injuries and ensure a happy night for children and caregivers.
City officials convene a joint City Commission Park Board meeting at 4 p.m. to tour Douglas Yankee and proposed Barnitz Middletown pools amid debate on repairs and possible federal funding.
A 16 year old Hamilton youth Michael Owen Johnson died in a two car collision at the Ohio 732 and 725 intersection west of Camden. Kathleen McDonald 19 of Painesville drove the northbound car and Word Johnsons car struck a culvert, a pole and began to burn but a passing motorist stopped the fire. McDonald is charged with failure to yield at a stop sign and others may follow. Passengers in Johnsons car were Charles Johnson 20 and Randy Brineger 18 taken to hospitals with injuries. In the McDonald car Karen Cowley 21 Joan Derrick 19 and Nancy Lunka 18 were treated or in guarded or intensive care at local hospitals.
A single vehicle crash on Headgates Road in Butler County at 8 36 P M killed Otis McNew 33 of Sixth Street and injured four passengers. The victims Charlotte Smith 16 Beatric Jacobs 44 Teresa Smith 13 and Lehman Smith 16 were treated and released at Fort Hamilton Hughes Hospital.
Veeckinley School on Verity Parkway and McKinley Middle School both reported break ins over the weekend with entry through a library window. Five office windows were damaged but no items reported missing. A Texaco Car Wash window at 5308 Breiel Blvd was broken in an apparent attempt with no theft reported. A portable color television was taken from Mrs. John Moon at 814 10th Ave after a basement window entry on Saturday.
Police report Earlene Wilson age 42 of 906 Sixth Ave faced charges of driving while intoxicated and fleeing the scene after allegedly striking three parked vehicles in about 15 minutes last night. Vehicles damaged include a Lindsay car at 838 Ninth Ave a Johnson pickup on Madison Road and a Williams car on Hanover Avenue. Estimated losses totaled about 1 400. The incidents occurred around 10 30 p m.
A public hearing on a proposed subdivision code for the village will be held tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at the firehouse.
Halloween fun moves through several communities with Beggars Night scheduled on select dates. Towns list hours from 4 to 8 pm across Franklin Springboro Jacksonburg Camden Carlisle Gratis West Elkton Lemon Township Madison Township Middletown Trenton Chautauqua Lebanon Liberty Township Germantown Monroe with varied start times on October 2 and October 29.
Oneida Elementary students Ray King and Sherri Hollon win Butler County cornerstone contest entries. Fifth grade teachers Molly Craycraft Betty Langdon and Virginia Hall lead a calculator inclusion. Other winners Jeniene Fox and Richard Lenox from West Chester propose a cassette and a Mars lander photo respectively. All invited to Saturday's 2 pm dedication of the new county administration building siding.
The Butler County Citizens Band Radio Club will hold a Halloween party and dance Saturday from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Amanda Elementary School gym with Flaming Grass band. Prizes for best costume and children's games. public invited. donations accepted. Lemon Township police will manage parking. no alcohol allowed.
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