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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1968
Page
9
Mrs. Nathan Smith appointed to serve temporarily as Carlisle Post Office superintendent pending civil service exams for a permanent appointment. Franklin Postmaster Ronald Ruppert said she took over duties today after Ethyl VanDeveer’s retirement.
Crystal Tissue Co as 238 production and maintenance employees in the non union shop will vote Friday in a National Labor Relations Board supervised election to decide whether to be represented by the United Papermakers & Paperworkers AFL CIO. The union says the vote follows several earlier unsuccessful organizing efforts at Crystal.
Fire officials estimate $1700 in damage to Verna Brammer’s North Avenue home after a blaze yesterday likely started in a coach. Firemen arrived at 3:55 p.m. to find heavy living room damage and smoke throughout the house including an upstairs apartment.
A multi car wreck near Engle's Corner on Oxford State Road injured three Hamilton residents and four others. Ruth McIntosh 23, Zella Dyer 23 and Patty Gamble 20 suffered serious and internal injuries. Raleigh Hollon 26 faced severe scalp injuries. Joe Joseph 30 released after chest injuries. A Trenton motorist directing traffic was also struck. Police traced the sequence to McIntosh crossing into westbound traffic.
An 11 year old girl, Toni Morgan of 1048 Goodman Ave, dies of head injuries after being struck Aug. 27 on Hamilton Trenton Road near Jackson Road Overpeck. Driver Henry Geckler 35, and Mathew Newton 57, aided her. funeral plans are unsettled. County traffic toll rises to 26 with last year at 47.
First day at Central School mirrors other city schools as anxious first graders cry and parents watch from the parking lot. Principal Norman Korn deploys Safety Patrols to direct traffic while teachers prepare books and supplies and settle newcomers into classes.
Police report $150 to $200 damage after a rock was thrown through a plate glass door at the Middletown Lumber Co on Central Avenue. Entrance not gained. A car on Breiel Boulevard had a four speed transmission stolen while the owner was away on vacation.
Total area enrollment reaches 11 454 with Middletown High excluded from the figure. Schools statewide report varied counts with Fenwick 440 St Johns 270 St Marys 340 Holy Trinity 215 totaling 1 265 and several districts opening as Labor Day passes with a next count planned for Monday.
A 19 year old from S Heinkel Road remained in serious condition at Middletown Hospital with head injuries after his 1960 model convertible struck a tree on Central Avenue near Marshall Road. The car climbed the curb and damaged the tree about six feet high. vehicle reported total loss at $500.
Middletown Elks Lodge 257 honored for a membership gain of 33 members at 8 percent during Donald Turner Jr. term. Exalted ruler Dale Caverly attending the Ohio Elks Association fall reunion in Columbus received a membership gain certificate on behalf of the lodge. Caverly is credit manager for Middletown Hospital.
Two dozen Middletown Jaycees prepare for the 1969 Junior Miss Pageant at Middletown High School on Nov. 2. Led by Earl Mack and Jack Thornton, they seek ads and sponsorships to fund prizes and scholarships for 12 contestants. Melissa Rohde, last year’s Ohio Junior Miss, will tour local high schools to explain the program as applications open.
At 12 45 p m a washer overheated at 215 Franklin St in a basement causing $25 damage. At 4 55 p m James Moody 9 of Dayton Ill was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment. At 6 30 p m Katherine Frazier of Oxford had breathing difficulty at Broad St and Manchester Ave and declined treatment. At 11 25 p m trash burning in an incinerator at 4300 Grand Ave Burger Chef caused no damage.
A 25 year old Williamsdale driver Ronald R. Ewen suffered nose and hand injuries when his east bound car left the roadway and struck two utility poles on Hamilton-Trenton Road near Riverside Drive. He declined medical attention.
SmilesStudents share summer stories with trips to the Atlantic and New York City and a minor injury after a summer collision. A first grader's distress over his mother’s absence echoes as a mother appears to buy workbooks and a redheaded fifth grader asks for change. Miss Kelley maintains poise as another school year starts.
The city endured 3.19 inches of rain in August, the wettest since 1966. Morningstar records show 3.86 inches in August 1963, with daily rain on the first ten days and a peak 1.5 inches on August 3-4, and 13 days with temperatures at or above 90 degrees.
Three Middletown patrolmen have submitted resignations and more may follow. Names withheld pending Chief Howerton’s acceptance and a scheduled talk tomorrow. All involved in restoring order in the South End last Saturday.
Joseph E. Combs of 202 Burton Road reported four mag wheel covers missing from his vehicle. No value was stated for the items.
A 16-year-old Butler County youth, Raymond Melton of 5918 Wayne-Milford Road, was treated at Fort Hamilton Hospital for a right arm injury after a street fight in Somerville. He told Deputy Charles Thomas that after someone threw an object at his car, a youth struck him with a stick as he exited the vehicle.
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