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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1975
Page
2
About 5,920 visitors toured Armco’s Middletown Works to view Project 600’s slab and strip mills and newer plant areas. A 40 minute open‑air train ride highlighted lagoons, clean air and water projects, and Armco’s large private water treatment system.
C Edward Blair and Robert Greenwood won the symphony auction bids to guest conduct the Middletown Symphony Orchestra next month. Blair, Armco Steel sales director, and Greenwood, a Middletown pharmacist, will rehearse with the orchestra at DAV Hall West Middletown. The $910 proceeds fund music purchases and rentals for the orchestra.
Funeral services are set for Earl W. Bennett 58 at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Monday at 3 p.m. with burial in Butler County Memorial Park. Visitation 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Ruby Trent 65 died Saturday at 12 43 p.m. at a local hospital. arrangements are with Joseph R. Baker Funeral Home. Boyd Williams 82 of 313 Crawford will be buried at Woodside Cemetery after services Monday at 1 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. he died Friday at Garden Manor Extended Care Center after a six month illness.
The 130 year old Bey Mill on S Main St seeks a P-1 to B-2 rezoning to permit a restaurant. Fritz Eppler, owner, filed the application as the Planning Commission meets Monday at 7 30 p m at the municipal building. The building is newly listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A large barn on Creek Road near Ohio 725 at the village edge caught fire around 6 p.m. and burned for hours. Firefighters arrived by 10 p.m. Fire Chief reported active combustion. Livestock were outside in a field during the blaze. no estimate of losses yet.
A Penn Central freight car derailed around 1 p.m. yesterday and damaged Wildwood Road and Manchester crossings. Railroad crews made temporary repairs and expect further work to complete the crossings.
Two men were arrested for concealed weapons after a speeding stop at Verity Parkway and 4th Avenue. Audie Combs 21 and Gerald Burns 18 faced open flask and other charges with drugs and speeding in the incident. A Citizens Band Radio valued at 150 dollars was stolen from Mary McHone’s car on 616 Wilson Street. An Ohio state truck wing was damaged at 190 Grand Avenue with no items missing. Ken McIntyre sustained minor injuries from a fall into a storm sewer near Lincoln School on Shafer Street.
Two garages at neighboring residences were entered late Friday or early yesterday. At Mary Frey 209 Shafer St a girl’s bicycles and a lawn mower were stolen. Floyd Hileman 207 Shafor St reported a tool box and tools taken totaling about $150.
The Eaton Preble Pork Festival parade delayed when an eight pony hitch broke loose, sending a stagecoach and two drivers skidding. Beisner and his wife reported rib injuries, but the parade resumed and crowned Debbi Dunlap as this year’s festival queen. Activities included a pork smorgasbord, hog calling, and performances by local bands.
Parks department announces remaining dance classes for all ages starting this week. Evening sessions run 7 to 8 for general participants and 8 to 9 for advanced students. Child classes for ages 3 to 6 start Wednesday 6 to 7 and 7 to 8.
The Trenton Historical Society plans its regular meeting open to residents Monday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Willis 110 Douglas Ave Mark. After the business session they will present a history of a local historic home. Registration for several ongoing classes including ballet baton and belly dancing remains open through Middletown Parks and Recreation.
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