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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1971
Page
2
Insurance tax delays personal income tax bill as lawmakers seek a compromise in a conference committee. The dispute centers on a 2.5 percent gross premiums tax for insurers that could hurt small Ohio firms and aid out of state rivals, prompting political entanglements and industry lobbying.
The speaker emphasizes building effective channels among students, parents, teachers, the school board, and the broader community to improve collaboration and understanding. This message underscores shared responsibility for student success and community involvement.
Area children avoided injury on Halloween as police logged three reports of pins in candy bars and a razor blade found in an apple given to a young trick or treater. No local or county injuries were reported by late yesterday.
Fire reported yesterday at 11 49 a m on 1308 Columbia Ave. Elmer Abner 40 ill transported to Middletown Hospital by ambulance. At 12 55 p m fire at Smith Park baseball diamond damaged a car owned by Fred Melton Germantown Road from backfire under the hood.
The Middletown area launches a promotional push titled Thank You For Shopping In Middletown. Merchants signups exceed 60 with aims to reach 100 and grow beyond. The campaign, led by James Guyler of Guyler Buick, coordinates through the Chamber of Commerce Retail Council and sells thank-you materials. About 44 575 stickers, 1 100 bumper stickers, 12 075 cards and envelopes, 289 counter signs and 1 345 buttons have already been distributed to area stores.
Mrs Iva N Warren, 74, of 804 Stanley Ave, Middletown, died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a stay since Oct 20. Services set for 2:30 pm Tuesday at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home, burial in Woodside Cemetery. She was active at Crawford Street Church of God and survived by husband George E Warren, son Roger Warren, sister Effie Ballard, brother Charles Current, and three grandchildren. Visitation 3-5 pm and 7-9 pm tomorrow at the funeral home.
Union workers at Sorg Paper Co will meet this afternoon for a contract status report as talks drag with Local 112 and AFL CIO. Management and union reps have not commented on progress toward a new deal to replace tonight’s expiring contract. The union, which represents about 470 of 640 employees, may strike later this week if no agreement is reached, with talks moved to a Cincinnati federal mediator. Production workers face a proposed 22 cent per hour pay cut and a one year extension of terms. Meetings are at 1 30 and 4 30 p m at the Legion home 116 S Main St.
Allan Morgan and Silver Leaf Social Club at 94 Eighth Ave have seven day permit suspensions, with penalty suspended by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control if no further violations occur by March 6. Suspension cites sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday March 7 and applies to D-1 D-2 and D-3 permits.
Twenty four Butler County nurses completed a year long project on coronary care education thanks to a 4000 grant from the Heart Association of Southwestern Ohio. The program began in 1970 and sought to fund hospital education and sustained superior coronary nursing care for residents.
A 13 year old boy, Seamus Doran, cried for help as ruins from an IRA bomb blast in Belfast trapped him and injured six civilians. An army cook died and four others were wounded in the same assault that targeted eight British customs posts along the Irish frontier. Security forces surrounded the rubble while fire crews worked to free survivors amid fears of further sniper attacks.
The welfare program, aimed at assisting those unable to perform chores, will use workers for basic tasks like tightening stair rails and replacing switches. It will not replace skilled tradesmen and targets homes of recipients in aid programs for the blind disabled and aged. The state, owning liens on many properties, hopes long term gains from upkeep, though repairs may not boost property values. The project is federally funded and will engage an employer overseeing work initially on federally supported cases.
Schaffer called the plan workable and the county office staff enthusiastic though only part of the unemployment problem. He said the program will aid several families in hardship, but presently it serves about a quarter of those in need, with 165 families on Aid to Dependent Children versus 22 in January 1970.
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