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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1977
Page
2
Washington notes the 1978 fiscal year starts with agencies using new appropriations and a projected $458.25 billion spending with a $61.25 billion deficit. Congress set most bills but two key measures remain stalled, including Labor Health Education and Welfare and a foreign aid package linked to human rights.
Twenty local businessmen have been named Ambassadors of Safety by the Middletown Safety Council. They will represent the council to area firms not yet in the annual safety campaign. The council includes nearly 50 local businesses and industries and may award the most man hours worked without an accident. Ambassadors wear green cards with the National Safety Council emblem. All council services are free.
Hamilton Butler County commissioners approved a one year hospitalization insurance contract with Blue Cross of Southwest Ohio at 481000 dollars an increase of 15322 dollars from this year. The rate schedule lists 31.46 a month for single, 75.81 for family and 13.60 for over 65. Coverage includes 181 single contracts 450 family contracts and 23 over 65 contracts.
Fire crews report heavy smoke at 111 Loretta Drive due to an overheated furnace motor. No other fires found. Separate incidents include multiple medical transports to hospital for illness or injuries and a non fire related vehicle accident on Germantown Road Miami River bridge.
More than 3300 dollars was raised at a gospel benefit held last Friday at Grand Avenue Church of God to help pay medical expenses for Gary Koogle 10 the son of Lynn and, with brain aneurysm in Germantown. Further gifts may be mailed to Grand Avenue Church of God care of the fund.
About 150 tickets remain for the Middletown Symphony Pops Concert on October 15 at City Centre Mall. Tickets cost 5 dollars and are sold at Readmore Book Store Davidson Photo Shop Booth Drug Store and Arts In Middletown Building. The event begins with a 6 30 p m cocktail hour and a pre Pops dinner with the concert at 8 30 p m. Gwen Conley and Conductor Auction winners will perform followed by a 175th birthday celebration of the city with mementos for attendees.
Annie Smith 79 of Delaware St died at Middletown Hospital. Her daughter Helen McGee 40 of 930 18th Ave died at 2 a.m. both after illness. Survivors include five sons, seven daughters, four sisters, a brother, 42 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Monday at Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel. burial Woodside Cemetery. George C. Newland 49 of Germantown Road found dead at U.S. Hotel of an apparent self inflicted death. tests pending. He worked at Frigidaire Corp and NCR 22 years. Korean War veteran. survivors include wife Jo Etta, two children, parents, siblings, and multiple in laws. Arrangements incomplete at Joseph R. Baker Funeral Home. Lizzie Cole 79 formerly of Franklin died in Kankakee Illinois. services 10 a.m. tomorrow at Anglesby Funeral Home. burial Woodhill Cemetery. Survived by three sons and four daughters, 26 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Edgar Debord 79 of Dixie Highway Hamilton died at Mercy Hospital. retired Whirlpool employee. survivors include wife Edith, four daughters, three sisters, 31 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. services 10 a.m. tomorrow at Zettler Funeral Home. Local Hamilton deaths include Mrs Freda Anna Arnold 77, Mrs Barbara E. Sandlin 84, Ralph Thompson 60 with services listed.
The 12th annual Oktoberfest by Twin Valley Chamber of Commerce will run noon to nightfall October 8 and 9 at Peace Park. A parade starts at 11 45 a.m. from Community Park to Peace Park with a ribbon cutting. German bands perform 1 3 30 p.m. and 3 30 6 p.m. daily. Contests include scarecrow judging and pie baking. For booth reservations call Charles or Mary Washington at 839 4115.
In Columbus the legislature approved a bill to raise the allowable family income before state mental institution payments from 5000 to 15000 dollars for a dependent. Gov. Rhodes requested the measure which passed the Senate 31 to 0 and could add up to 10 million dollars in current spending authority. The plan also lets payers seek liability against the state if care was inadequate and extends billing to third party payers to reflect facility costs.
Robert Kemplin of 20 Crawford St faced disorderly conduct intoxication and obstructing official business charges after firing a shotgun through his kitchen ceiling. A RADILO-TAPE unit was stolen from Donald H. Miller at 3100 Elman Court. Police also report car damage at Donald Smiths home and a cash drawer theft at Ford's Mobil Station. A woman reports a man exposing himself on Arcadia Drive. detectives investigate.
Deadline passes as three Camden write-in hopefuls vie for four seats with Orville Wood on the ballot deadline. Leslie Ann Dillman secures a Camden Board of Public Affairs seat as a write-in. In Warren County John L. Koontz registers for Lebanon school board. two seats are on the ballot with William O. Donovan and Ronald LeFeber as named candidates. No area write-ins in Lini Butler Montgomery races.
Area bands from Lemon Monroe and Franklin join nine bands from Colerain Oak Hills Sycamore Oxford Talawanda Troy William Mason and Williamsburg in a parade to Miami Field for Band Day on October 8. The parade starts 12 20 p m at Oxford College and proceeds through the business district to the stadium. The Miami band will perform pre game music and all bands unite for halftime.
Firemen answered two calls to the Louis Heller residence at 2703 Wilbraham Road three hours apart. The first fire, at 3 09 a.m., involved a kitchen ceiling light, $100 damage, with no spread after a fuse was removed. The second fire at 6 03 a.m. involved a bathroom ceiling light, $200 damage, with no connection found between the incidents. No injuries reported and the fire marshal investigates the cause.
Eddie Morrow and Tommy Pratt received wolf badges and gold arrows during Scout night at Lincoln School for the new Cub Scout pack. Other awards went to Steve Gadd and Kenny Blevins. A new den formed with leaders Mrs. Rosetta Dyer and Mrs. Debbie Lansdale, and Roland Gadd becomes the Webelos leader.
All 400 OCSEA union members back at Longview State Mental Hospital after a strike that began Monday over grievances including alleged racial discrimination in discipline. Charles King says negotiations will resume Monday with Myers Kurtz denying the charges.
The National Rifle Association will host an informal meeting Sunday night in Cincinnati. Aimed at clarifying gun control and the trapping issue on the November ballot, NRA personnel and an Ohioans for Wildlife Conservation representative will answer questions. All sportsmen are urged to attend at the Holiday Inn North 2235 Sharon Road at 8 p.m.
Creekview Elementary School PTO meeting now starts at 7 30 p m correcting yesterday's report which said earlier time. Dr Donald Bennie the city school psychologist will explain the new testing program for third fifth sixth and eighth graders not seventh graders.
The Ohio Department of Education reports Ohio students outperformed the national average on the ACT for 1976 77 with a composite score of 19.1 versus 18.4 nationally.
Mrs. Jewell Henne of Lewisburg won the 50 cent Ohio Lottery drawing for a new time in a row, adding 50 000 to last week's 25 000. The 54 year old mother of three said she did not expect to win and plans to try again next week. She noted the phone has been ringing and store personnel were astonished as she bought the ticket at a Lewisburg grocery. Her husband runs a jewelry store and she is originally from Somerset.
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