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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1973
Page
11
Middletown schools will open to about 13 000 students this year a decline of around 100 from last year All city private and parochial schools will also open tomorrow morning Tentative schedules are listed for the schools.
Two barns valued at 8000 burned yesterday at the Woodrow W Strong farm near Germantown. Firemen from Germantown and Farmersville fought the blaze for five hours. Losses included 700 bales of hay and straw, 2000 feet of lumber, and a 130 pound pig. heat damaged part of a 27 acre soybean stand. Strong said luck favored them as wind pushed flames away from the home and a kerosene drum nearby did not explode.
Cleveland businessman Howard Metzenbaum says he will decide in November or December whether to run again for the U S Senate seat. He notes strong local support after defeating John Glenn for the Democratic nomination in 1970 and losing to Robert Taft Jr. in the general election. He is confident he can beat John Glenn but would rather have him as an ally.
Fair skies and unseasonably warm conditions continue in Ohio as a high pressure system sits near Pittsburgh. A cold front from the Dakotas to Texas moves east, bringing cloudiness by Tuesday and cooler air afterward. Temperatures rise into the 80s and 90s across the state today and Tuesday.
A 47 year old Worthington pilot Phil Herzing landed his single engine plane in a Forest Park field Saturday night after he believed the aircraft was out of gas. He told police he thought he was flying from Port Erie airport near Cleveland to Columbus and was treated and released from a local hospital.
Springboro Clearcreek Township trustees bought two East Street lots costing 20000 at the August 31 meeting for fire department expansion. The land at 245 East St and an adjoining lot will become a parking area to support ambulance service long provided in the area. Owners were Mr. and Mrs. Foster Coffeen.
Franklin report details how three year old Kathleen Hubler escaped uninjured after opening a car door and tumbling onto Poplar Street while the family returned from the Montgomery County Fair. A Good Samaritan stopped traffic and rushed Kitty to Kettering Memorial Hospital where she received five stitches and was released. The mother seeks to thank the driver whose unidentified vehicle paused traffic and aided the family.
Mrs. Pam Baker, leader of a challenge to Madison School District dress rules, reported about 20 phone responses since a Saturday Journal article. Most offered help. fewer than five opposed. She noted possible future group action and a potential legal challenge though no committee is planned.
At 7 20 p m on Saturday Christina Williams eight months choked on candy at 1106 Malvern Street and was treated by firemen. At 10 19 p m a fire at Sherry Richardson residence 2121 Roosevelt Boulevard caused a hundred dollars damage to a bedroom and two hundred fifty dollars to the contents.
James Hudson, 63, of 1724 Brentwood Street, was driving a 1963 model car north on Brentwood Street at 7 40 p m when brakes failed and the vehicle struck a tree, totaling the car but leaving him unharmed.
Three burglaries over the weekend totaled about 1010 dollars in losses from Verdina Eagle at 259 Yankee Road and Cora Amyx at 306 Moore Street. Items stolen include televisions tapes radio guitar and jewelry. entry via front door. A welfare check worth 150 dollars was also taken from Willie Heard at 216 Curtis Street.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will address banquet guests at the Ohio Valley Chapter annual educational seminar in Reynoldsburg Ohio on September 27. The event is hosted by the American Association for Respiratory Therapy.
David Boyer a 19 year old from Middletown was cited for driving while intoxicated and driving while under suspension after losing control on the Reinartz Boulevard exit to University Boulevard and striking a guardrail. Damage was estimated at 500 dollars.
Supt. Robert K. Johnson says a new traffic lane off Breiel Boulevard will allow entry to the MHS south parking lot tomorrow though blacktopping is incomplete. Fifty new stalls will be added this year as the drive to ease Breiel bottlenecks advances.
The body found beside Deer Creek Reservoir in Circleville Ohio is identified as 18 year old Hanna Stump of Columbus. Pickaway County Sheriff Dwight Radcliff said the girl's parents identified her Sunday. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death. the sheriff noted a prior runaway record for the deceased.
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