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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1968
Page
2
Middletown public schools begin the new year with an estimated 14415 pupils, about 300 more than last year. Middletown High School expects 2100 students as the system hires 101 new teachers for 1968 69 and a total staff of 1011.
Mrs. Helen J Dickerson 72 of 3007 Sheldon Road was found dead in bed. Survived by husband Eugene, sons James Robert John, daughter Martha Acra, sisters Sister Helen Fugene and Sister Elizabeth Claire, 10 grandchildren. Requiem High Mass at Holy Trinity Church and burial at Woodside Cemetery. George Johnson 73, formerly of Middletown, died at Veterans Hospital Lexington KY. Survived by children Ken Everett Craig Beatrice Peters Wanda, and widow of Armco Steel veteran. Burial at Butler County Memorial Park. Mrs Woodward pronounced dead at Middletown Hospital. survived by brother Harold, half-brother James Hartman, half-sister Amelia Lloyd.
Funeral services for 72 year old Vina Norman of 332 Park Street will be conducted at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Reverends Herschel Caudill and John Maggard officiating. Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Norman died Friday at Middletown Hospital after a stay since July 6.
Madison Township firemen fought a dump fire on Trenton Franklin Road for about two hours yesterday before it was controlled. The dump owned by Allie Morgan of Middletown was fully engulfed when crews arrived. Morgan, under a court order not to burn at the site, told firefighters he did not start the fire. The blaze may have started after 6 30 p m Friday when the first trash was dumped. Fire calls came in at 10 30 a m and 11 a m with reports initially noting the Trenton dump burning. Around noon Morgan reportedly called, saying the entire dump was on fire.
Scuba divers retrieved the body of 62 year old Paul Morgan from the Ohio River near Sayler Park in Cincinnati. Friends said he was fishing when he slipped into the water.
The St. Johns River near Jacksonville is choked by the densest water hyacinth growth in eight years. The U S Army Engineers are spraying the plants from air boats and plan aerial chemical spraying to curb the invasion.
A burglary suspect was arrested after flagging down patrol officers in the 1300 block of Central Avenue around 3:30 p.m. He admitted breaking into First United Methodist Church on Second Avenue and Broad Street and a Linden Avenue home. The Snider residence at 2208 Linden Ave reported $38 missing. suspect remains in custody as details are withheld.
An earthquake measuring about one hundred seconds struck a 750 square mile area in eastern Iran near the Russia and Afghanistan borders. Initial reports say several hundred people were killed but government officials withheld casualty numbers. The Red Lion and Sun agency warned of heavy damage and rising deaths as details remained incomplete.
Tourism from the United States drives Tahiti's economy with 15,857 American visitors in 1967, up 57 percent from 10,092 in 1966, reflecting strong demand for travel to Papeete and the island.
In Gary Indiana a three building Midtown blaze killed 13 people with some victims so charred identifications difficult. Fire investigators continued probing cause as rescue teams combed rubble using a crane and city crews. Police said more may be missing as the buildings housed shops on the ground floor and apartments above.
Twelve Israeli passengers on the El Al plane released after five weeks in Algiers. The jet diverted from Rome to Algiers by hijackers linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Crew and other non Israeli passengers were freed earlier or later. the 12 men remained in custody.
Police report two arrests for larceny after a break in at Blumburg and Cohen Inc on Calumet Avenue. Margaret Carmody 27 of 5 Thomas Road arrested for petit larceny after allegedly taking six pairs of socks valued over $4. Michael Bayless 18 of Dayton arrested on auto theft warrant. Charles T Hilton reported radio speaker and two bucket seats stolen from his car parked at his Wicoff Street home. No values listed.
Roger Barton Jr. a 14 year old Boy Scout from Aurora Illinois recalled a cautionary tale about bears and calmly protected his 4 year old nephew John Frantz of Burbank California as a bear pawed his back on Rice Lake shore in northeastern Minnesota. The boy was taken to a hospital for a tetanus shot and treated for minor injuries.
In Ottawa the Bank of Canada announces a cut from 62 percent to 6 percent effective Tuesday. Governor Louis Rasminsky says the move aligns with recent shifts in short-term rates at home and abroad.
Glasgow Montana board eases a dress rule requiring knee length skirts. Clothiers said they could not supply longer styles, so the board now allows a reasonable and modest length worn in a lady like manner.
Labor Day requires earlier deadlines for Want ads by 9 a.m. and sports news and women's pages by 8:30 a.m. Obituaries and local news are due by 10 a.m. The Ohio State Employment Service and unemployment section of OSES close. Claimants who report on Monday should come Tuesday at the regular time to station three.
A car parked outside the Colorado state Capitol bore a bumper sticker reading Here comes da judge. Chief Justice Otto Moore said his grandnephew found it and he got a chuckle from the humor in Denver.
Jamaica announces the creation of a commission to run the first national lottery. The panel will be led by Finance Secretary Percival Beckwith, a civil servant, as the head of the new operation in Kingston.
Tri Hi Y girls distributed 400 posters in Middletown announcing the YMCA annual campaign for new and renewal memberships. Posters feature Snoopy characters and urge community members to join now. A kickoff dinner for volunteers launches a three week drive to reach the goal led by Howard Cromwell, Middletown school district superintendent.
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown announced Ohio issued its 375000th charter. The new corporation is the Tri County Horseman Club Inc of Greenville.
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