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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1976
Page
2
Rosalee Bounds 36 of Dubonnet Drive is jailed in Butler County on two counts of aggravated murder after she shot her husband Grover Bounds 41 and Barbara Humfleet 34 at 5863 Princeton Glendale Road and 5573 Dubonnet Drive. Authorities found an empty .38 caliber revolver at the scene. The Humfleet victim died at Mercy Hospital after life squad transport. Investigation continues.
Middletown Community Center invites women to attend free sewing classes at 800 Lafayette Ave. The first session was last Thursday, with future sessions on upcoming Thursdays from 10 am to 2 pm. Attendees should bring their own lunches and sewing materials.
In Transylvania Romanians view werewolves as birth accidents and vampires as strigoi spirits unsettled by improper burials. Some see werewolves as God sent punishers, while vampires are banished with a stake driven through the heart from behind.
A Cleveland resident Jeffery Winfield, 25, faced charges for possessing a sawed off shotgun and an open flask after police stopped him at Minnesota Street and Louis Place at 10 3 am yesterday. Three other Cleveland residents were charged with open flask violations. Tools worth 200 dollars were stolen from a truck at Jacone Glass on First Avenue between 1 and 8 30 am yesterday. The items belonged to Hank Louder. A fire at the Gazebo store in the Middletown Shopping Center was put out at 2 30 am yesterday with no serious injuries. In a two car crash at Verity Parkway and Reynolds Avenue yesterday afternoon, Darrell Stacy, 14, was cited for failure to yield after pulling from a city lot and crossing Verity into Thorpe’s path. Stacy’s car sustained 300 dollars damage and Thorpe’s 700 dollars.
Gov James A Rhodes ordered the highway patrol to investigate possible welfare fraud focusing on Cleveland Avenue Medical Center Inc and Lynn Drugstore in Columbus. The Plain Dealer reported these operations lead Ohio Medicaid billings and may involve up to 300000 in improper payments.
Germantown telephone subscribers will reach Madison and Carlisle schools toll free starting December 11 and January 11 respectively. Calls are limited to three minutes, mirroring the existing limit for police and fire numbers. Richard Kern of Germantown Independent Telephone Co. announced the plan, noting some Carlisle and Madison residents use Germantown lines. He said the service requires no charge to callers.
The so called afternoon bandit robbed the Lomark drug store on Grand Avenue for the ninth time since July 30, using a gun after asking to make a purchase. He left with all the cash from the register and was described as a light complexioned well dressed Black man with a calm demeanor. A composite likeness circulated but no leads emerged.
C Wilfred Fox 77 of 2017 Howard Ave Middletown died yesterday at Middletown Hospital where he had been since Sunday after a heart attack and long illness. A Springboro native, he worked 33 years for Howe Motor Co and later 12 years for Mayer Meat Co before retiring. He and Irene celebrated their 50th anniversary last April. Survived by son Kenneth of Fairborn a sister Mrs Katherine Montgomery of Franklin and five grandchildren. Services 1 pm Tuesday at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home with Rev Stephen Calme. Burial in Woods Cemetery. Friends may call Monday 5 to 9 pm. A correction notes Bertha Cole of Dayton was misnamed in yesterday’s obituary.
Local impact of tourism to be discussed at the Ohio Conference on Tourism held at Salt Fork Lodge near Cambridge on November 8 and 9. The event gathers regional officials and industry representatives to examine tourism development and community effects.
The Middletown Community Center will host College Orientation Day for high school juniors and seniors on January 19 and 20 from 4 30 to 8 30 p m at 800 Lafayette Ave. Clarence Lane Jr heads the program covering financial aid, administration procedures and post graduation opportunities. the event was originally slated for November 4 and 5.
A fire crew investigated a napkin fire at 1 Civic Center Plaza with no damage reported at 4:02 pm. A football injury at Barnitz Stadium sent Tim Mays to the hospital in fair condition after being struck on the head at 4:07 pm. Velma Trautman 64 with chest pain was admitted in good condition. A gasoline flash at a two car crash occurred near Verity Parkway and Reynolds Avenue at 2:56 pm. Richard Beatty 17 was treated and released after a car incident at 205 Renee Drive. Bertha Hillman 60 experienced breathing trouble and was treated and released after an incident at 75 S Highview Road. Raymond Milton 56 was unconscious and admitted in good condition after oxygen at 219 Baltimore St.
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