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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1967

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Emmett McClung

Emmett McClung aged 79 of 7589 Bethany Road died 9 20 p m Saturday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a long illness He belonged to Masonic Lodge Mason Monroe Grange and Knights of Pythias Survived only by his wife Estella Funeral services conducted by Rev Albert Grooms will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery Bethany Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m Monroe Grange members will conduct a service tomorrow at 7 30 p m The family suggests contributions to the building fund of First Baptist Church Hamilton in lieu of flowers

Emmett McClung Bethany Road Mercy Hospital Hamilton McClung Masonic Lodge Mason Monroe Grange Knights of Pythias Loraine Webb Funeral Woodside Faily First Baptist

Mrs. Ernestine Oettinger obituary in Trenton

Mrs. Ernestine Oettinger 89 of 100 N First St Trenton died at 1230 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a six week illness She was a lifelong Trenton resident and St Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church member Her husband Andrew died in 1958 Surviving are four daughters Mrs Forrest Barens Mrs Thomas Yonger of Middletown and Mrs Ralph Boxwell Mrs Elwood Vennetton of Trenton a sister Mrs Clara Goebel six grandchildren and six great grandchildren Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at St Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church burial at Woodside Friends may call Wilson Memorial Home 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm and at church after 1 pm

Ernestine Oettinger First St Trenton Yeserday Middletown Hospital Oettinger St. Peter Evangelical Clara Goebel St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church Charles Ee Eh Woodside Wilson Memorial Home

Hamilton man dies at Fort Hamilton Hospital

Thomas L. Joa of Hamilton formerly Middletown died at 5 25 a m yesterday at Fort Hamilton Hospital. He had served for 24 years as an accountant with Armco Corp here.

Thomas L. Joa Hamilton Middletown Fort Hamilton Hospital Mr. Prosser Armco 1 Corp

Civic Survey Opens Middletown Planning Effort

The Middletown Industrial Council completed the first of many questionnaires for a progress survey in the Middletown area. Led by Mrs Kent Little and Douglas Lewis, the eight question form seeks opinions from residents and will be tabulated after collection. Door to door surveys run April 17 to April 21.

Middletown Area Middletown Little Douglas Lewis Little Said

Spring shopping and local sales notices in Middletown Adv

A collage of ads and notices from Middletown merchants highlights Sears display pieces, Polaroid camera features, Mother's Day gifts from Maud Mullers and Peck's Flower Shop, Fenton Glass items, French nets, and home improvement financing from First National Bank. Also mentions spring furniture, cedar garden accessories, and local car financing options with Dale Foreman.

Maud Mullers Fenton Glass Dale Foreman First National Bank Grand Ave Dale First National Middletown

Services for Ellis L. Densmore Held at John Funeral Home

Ellis L. Densmore, 65, of 239 Jefferson St., died Saturday at Middletown Hospital. Services were scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the John Funeral Home with Dr. C. E. Wintringham officiating. Burial will follow at Germantown Cemetery.

Germantown Ellis L. Densmore Jefferson St John Funeral Home C. E. Wintringham Germantown Cemetery Densmore Middletown Hospital

Obituary for Earl L Bus Quillen Franklin resident

Earl L. Bus Quillen 54 of 3956 Pennyroyal Road Franklin died Friday at home. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Brough Memorial Home Miamisburg with burial in Hill Grove Cemetery. Friends may call today 4–5 and 7–9 p.m. He leaves wife Alice, three daughters, six sons, five sisters, four brothers, and 15 grandchildren.

Franklin Earl L 7Lin Gladyg Edward Terrance Robert James Leganon Bill Jack Vivian Tyson Miamisburg Virginia Izor Springboro Velda Boyer Germantown Sis Roberson West Palm Beach Fla Patricia Carlisle Jesse Waynesville Walter Franklin and Dale

Obituary notices for five residents and a service time

Mrs Marie Martin 79 Pow ell Convalescent Home Columbus served. Mrs Gloria Mester 28 4015 Arlington Ave Requiem High Mass today St Ann Church. Ray Miller 57 1261 Millville Oxford Road services 2 p m tomorrow Webb. T Sergeant Kenneth Ball 29 son of Mr and Mrs Eldon Ball 90 Tecumseh Drive military services 2 p m tomorrow Colligan.

Marie Martin Powell Convalescent Home Columbus Gloria Mester Arlington Ave St. Ann's Church Ray Miller Millville Oxford Road Webb Kenneth Ball Eldon Ball Tecumseh Drive Colligan

Canadian poet Wilson MacDonald dies in Toronto

TORONTO AP report notes poet Wilson MacDonald, regarded by some critics as Canada’s greatest, died Saturday in Toronto. Also reported: Hollywood actress Anne Morrison Chapin died after a long illness at her West Hollywood home. Madison Wisconsin noted Carl A Swenson died at 101, once dubbed America’s oldest worker for Ray-O-Vac, where he spent his career in delivery.

Toronto Wilson MacDonald Sime Canada Hollywood Anne Morrison Chapin West Hollywood Madison Wis Carl A Doc) Swenson America

Dog Owners Put On Notice

Hamilton Butler County deputy dog wardens issued 44 complaints for dogs running at large beyond premises over the weekend. Eight were cited Saturday to appear next Wednesday in Area 2 Court in Fairfield. Complaints followed reports to county commissioners about roaming animals in Union Township, with many owners from West Chester Maud and Pisgah areas.

Hamilton Butler County Orville Akers Area 2 Fairfield Union Township West Chester Maud Pisgah

Skiing Topic for Rotary Club Talk at Manchester Inn

Dr. Ted Martin will address the Rotary Club at Manchester Motor Inn tomorrow at noon on Skiing in Austria and Switzerland. He will cover travel, pistes, and resort highlights to interest local members in winter sports adventures.

Ted Martin Rotary Club Manchester Motor Inn Austria Switzerland

Grass Fire Near Maud Hughes Millikin Roads Controlled

Hamilton Liberty Township firemen extinguished a large grass fire near the Maud Hughes and Millikin roads intersection in Liberty township. Butler County deputy Harold May spotted the blaze during patrol and alerted the fire department.

Hamilton Liberty Township Maud-Hughes Millikin Butler County Harold May

Cleveland man dies after fall from Midtown YMCA

New York police identified David Robert Walker, 29, of Cleveland, Ohio, as the man who fell or jumped to his death Sunday from a seventh story room at a midtown YMCA. The death is being treated as an apparent suicide.

NEW York Cleveland Ohio YMCA David Robert Walker

GOP precinct cuts spur reorganization in county

County GOP leaders face a tremendous reorganizational problem after slashing precincts from 245 to 97. Chairman John Moser says communications must be fixed and former precinct workers repurposed, likely adding them to the central committee. The party backs Issues One and Two on the May ballot. A second meeting on the issue is set for April 20.

GOP John Moser Moser Central Committee Ohio Bond Commission Ohio

Two Charged In Franklin Accidents

Franklin police cited Eugene Brewer and Steve Willis after two separate crashes. Brewer, 37 Deardoff Road, was charged with reckless operation for hitting two parked cars on Second Street at 2:40 p.m. The damaged vehicles belonged to A. J. Wallace and Thomas Fisher, with $75 and $200 losses respectively. Willis, 81 Elk Creek, was charged with driving left of center after an intersection collision at 10:35 a.m. damaging his car by $150 and injuring Peggy Peters’s vehicle for $75.

Franklin Eugene Brewer Deardoff Road Second Street A. J. Wallace Lake Ave Thomas Fisher Millard Drive Fisher Wallace Brewers Steve Willis Elk Creek Peggy Peters Kenny Lane Willis Peters

Four North Koreans Killed in South Border Clashes

Seoul AP reports that South Korean army patrols shot and killed four North Koreans in western front clashes within 20 miles of the border. An army spokesman said four intruders were killed in four major incidents this year, with no South Korean casualties reported.

Seoul South Korea Iwo US. Ind

Journal Herald Publisher Dies in Dayton

Dwight Edwin Deke Young 83 longtime publisher and editor of the Dayton Journal Herald died at his Kettering area home. He arrived in Dayton in 1918 as an editorial writer for the Evening Herald and rose to editor in chief of the Evening Herald and Morning Journal in 1920. After Cox interests merged papers in 1949 he led the Journal Herald as editor and publisher, retiring as editor in 1959 but continuing the Talking it Over column weekly for 27 years.

Dayton Ohio Dwight Edwin Deke) Young Dayton Journal Herald Ketter Old Evening Herald Journal O S Herald Young Evening Herald Old Morning Journal Cox Journal Herald James M. Cox

Local Girl 2nd In MTA Contest

Miss Pamela Surgenor daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Surgenor 100 Elmer Drive placed second in the Ohio Music Teacher Association auditions for the southwest district at the Baldwin Piano Co Cincinnati Saturday Pupil of Mrs Homer Weikel Miss Surgenor played Menuet by Paderewski She is a junior at Middletown High School First place winner was Marc Katz Cincinnati high school senior who played his own composition and will be eligible to compete in the UMTA state convention in Akron on June 15 Miss Surgenor is the alternate.

Pamela Surgenor Herman Surgenor Elmer Drive Ohio Music Teacher Association Baldwin Piano Co Cincinnati Homer Weikel Surgenor Paderewski Middletown High School Marc Katz UMTA Akron

Ohio Road Toll Tops Fifteen After Weekend Crashes

The Associated Press reports at least 15 traffic deaths in central Ohio over a 54 hour weekend period. The toll matches the prior weekend and the 1966 weekend total, with two fatal head on collisions contributing heavily to the count.

Ohio Associated Press

Inflation Freeze Freezes $1.1 Billion for Roads and Construction

The Johnson administration released $1.1 billion from a prior inflation control freeze, mainly unspent highway funds totaling about $0.99 billion and $146 million for hospital, airport, sewage plant, and other projects. Budget Director Schultze said the anti inflation program reduced price pressures and pledged further releases, with half now and the rest by July 1.

Charles L. Schultze Schultze

Newsmen and Viet Namese Hurt by Mine Near Rach Kien

In the Mekong Delta near Rach Kien a Claymore mine wounded six people including two American newsmen and a camelman. David K. Snell of ABC suffered hand and leg injuries Robert Erlandson of the Baltimore Sun was scratched on the wrist Nguyen Thanh Thai of United Press International was injured on the head. An American soldier and two Vietnamese policemen were also injured all hospitalized except Erlandson.

Saigon Rach Kien Mekong Delta David K. Snell F American Broadcasting Co Robert Erlandson Baltimore Sun Erlandson Nguyen Thanh Thai United Press International

Girl Is Straw in Fair Condition After Accident

Twelve year old Sheila Griffin daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Griffin 1213 Callumet Ave was listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital Hamilton today. She was struck Thursday by an automobile at Eighth Avenue and Yankees Road.

Sheila Griffin Howard Griffin Callumet Ave Mercy Hospital Hamilton Eighth Avenue Yankees Road

Troop 6 Holds Court at First Methodist Church

A court of honor and annual charter presentation was held last night for Troop 6 at the First Methodist Church. Scoutmaster Bill Tyler presented awards to Tad Bunnell Jeff Elias Jim Woodrey and Richard Morris. Attending were Rev Austin Whitmore Gilbert oe insitu representative Bi Gregory Don Young Pokey Griffith District chairman and Charles Knepshield.

First Methodist Church Bill Tyler Tad Bunnell Jeff Elias Jim Woodrey Richard Morris Austin Whitmore Gilbert Oe Bi Gregory Don Young Charles Knepshield Pokey Griffith

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S Church Ernestine Ocettinger Thomas Prosser Elth C. E. Greathouse Oxford Dacron Rice Yan Tiger D Vidsons Pete Tate Mae the Swinger Reed-Klopps SEARS Furni Peck Adv Ellis Densmore Earl Quillen BY Gop South MTA Deep Freeze Washington Johnson Administration Troop Bartel Ram Singer Atr
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