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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1968

Page

2

Requiem High Mass For Mrs. Matilda C. Fabrig

Mrs. Matilda C. Fabrig 79 of Dayton died Tuesday and will be remembered with a requiem high mass at Our Lady of the Rosary Church Dayton at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial is in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at Meyer and Boehmer Funeral Home Dayton tomorrow 4 to 9 p.m. A Masonic service is set for 7:30 p.m. Burial details and survivors include daughter Rita Smith of Dayton two sons William Dayton and Donald Fabrig S M of Cincinnati two sisters and three grandchildren. Additional survivor Louise Morgenson Middletown is noted.

Matilda C. Fabrig Dayton Leo Homan Middletown Our Lady of the Rosary Calvary Cemetery Meyer & Boehmer Fabrig Rita Smith William Donald Fabrig S.M Cincinnati McKinney Louise Morgenson

Obituary for Stanley McKinney of Chautauqua Services

Services for Stanley McKinney aged 66 of Chautauqua are set for 10 a m Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Edmund Koch officiating. Burial will follow at Woodside Cemetery.

Stanley McKinney Chautauqua McCoy - Leffler Edmund Koch Woodside Cemetery

Streifthau Seeks Pool Use At Fantasy Farm Motel

Edgar Streifthau operator of Antasy Farm Motel in LeSourdsville files suit in County Common Pleas to modify an injunction blocking use of the pool for human beings. He seeks to operate the pool with the motel and alleges the prior order bars this use. The suit names Streifthau Manufacturing Co and House Farm Inc as plaintiffs against B and B Amusement Inc of Sandusky, formerly Berni and Murry Inc, LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park.

Edgar Streifthau Antasy Farm LéSourdsville County Common Peas Rt Treifthau Fantasy Farm Streifthau Manufacturing Co House Farm Inc

Meters Stolen in West Chester Circuit

Clyde Ross of Cincinnati Gas and Electric told Butler County deputies two outdoor electric meters were taken from 8881 Cincinnati-Dayton Road and from the American Legion Post at 8942 Cincinnati-Dayton Road both in West Chester. Each meter valued at 15 dollars.

Hamilton Clyde Ross Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co Butler County Cincinnati - Dayton Road American Legion Post West Chester Ross

Ohio Youth Charged In Flag Desecration Incident

Toledo police charged 18 year old John Saionz Jr. after he was found in the West End wearing a flag as a poncho with the flag slit under the stars. Saionz said he wore the flag because he lacked a sweater and it was raining.

Toledo, Ohio Toledo John Saionz Jr West End Saionz

Memorials Given To Trenton Mennonite Church For Homer H. Schrock

Homer H. Schrock 78 of Middletown Rt. 1 died Tuesday at Middletown Hospital. The family requests memorials to Trenton Mennonite Church in lieu of flowers. Private services will be held at the Wilson Memorial Home at the family’s convenience. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Mennonite Cemetery, Trenton.

Homer H. Schrock Middletown Rt

Ralph Shockey Services Set At Marshall Smith

The obituary notes the death of Ralph Shockey 73 of 4006 Stillwell Beckett Road with services scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Marshall Smith.

Ralph Shockey Stillwell - Beckett Road Marshall - Smith

Notable scholars Coulburn Lazurick die in two incidents

Boston AP reports Rushton Coulburn 67 respected authority on comparative cultures and professor emeritus at Atlanta University died after a long illness. The England born scholar authored Origin of Civilized Societies. Paris AP notes Robert Lazurick 73 publisher of L Aurore died after injuries from an auto accident.

Boston Rushton Coulburn Atlanta (Ga.) University Coulburn England Paris Robert Lazurick L’aurore

Retired Insurance VP Dies in Oxford at 65

James D. Lecky Jr., 65, former Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. vice president, died after an apparent attack at his home 108 S Main St Oxford. He had helped in village projects since 1966 and held multiple community roles. funeral by Marshall Smith Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Elizabeth and two sons, George and James W.

Oxford James D. Lecky Jr Ohio Casualty Insurance Co Hamilton McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital S. Main St Kiwanis Club Lecky Oxford Planning Commission Capital Funds Talawanda Recreation, Inc Kiwanis Club of Oxford Oxford Museum Association Oxford Arts Club United Presbyterian Church of Oxford Ohio Casualty Richmond Marshall Smith Funeral Home Elizabeth Lecky George Cincinnati James W California

Cincinnati Antiriot Measure Gives Mayor Emergency Powers

City Council approved an antiriot ordinance by 6-3 to empower the mayor to assume police control during emergencies, impose curfews, restrict movement, and suspend airports. The law bans selling firearms and acids during riots, with penalties up to six months in jail and $500 fine. Racial rioting had struck Cincinnati recently.

Cincinnati Ralph Kohnen Kohnen

Housewives Aid Cancer Crusade marches for education drive

Lane W. Adams praised housewives devotion as over 1000 crusaders from the Middletown-Butler unit prepare to march Friday through Sunday carrying lifesaving cancer facts. Mrs. Turvey said kits include contribution envelopes, but education via news media and literature is the priority. Area chairmen were named including Mrs. Mazey Copp and Mrs. Robert Greene.

Lane W. Adams House of Delegates American Cancer Society Middletown - Butler County Earle G. Turvey General Crusade Crusaders

Music Center Named After R. Tucker

ASKHELON Israel A Richard Tucker Music Center will be built as part of the Kfar Silver Complex. Proceeds from a Zionist Organization of America dinner honoring the American tenor will fund its erection. The center will include an auditorium a music library a recording room and studio classrooms.

Askhelon Israel Richard Tucker Kfar Silver Zionist Organization of America Tucker

Police Whistle From Home Aid for Sailor in Alaska

Robert W. Donnelly Jr., a 21 year old seaman apprentice stationed at Adak Alaska, receives a police whistle from his Homewood father to use if he becomes lost in the volcanic, treeless Aleutians where potholes trap GIs.

Homewood, Ill Robert W. Donnelly Adak Alaska Aleutians Robert Donnellys Homewood Robert Junior Robert

Daley clarifies shoot on sight order for police

Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley says police may use minimum force to arrest arsonists and looters while avoiding indiscriminate shootings. He reiterates the aim is to prevent crimes and enforce laws, after controversy over his earlier “shoot to kill” remarks. May 1 Law Day resolution adopted.

Chicago Richard J. Daley Daley James B. Conlish

Two Men in Custody in Middletown Robbery Probe

Police said two youths chased by a robbery victim wrecked their getaway car in front of 1911 Tytus Ave. Manuel Thomas Fitzpatrick, 21, of 1908 Well Road, is charged with fleeing the scene of an accident and careless operation. A second suspect was arrested yesterday morning as the investigation continued.

Middletown Manuel Thomas Fitzpatrick Well Road Tytus Ave Charles Street William Smith Marty Lee Harlan Apartments Central Avenue Smith Harlan Fitzpatrick

Bowling Green Names New VP for Research and Finance

Dr. B. D. Owens, 33, is named vice president for research and financial affairs at Bowling Green State University. He has served the past year as assistant to President William T. Jerome III.

Bowling Green, Ohio B. D. Owens Bowling Green State University Owens William T. Jerome III

Court Asked To Suspend Dunbar Ruling

Franklin County Common Pleas Court was asked to suspend a ruling by the Ohio High School Athletic Association placing Dayton Dunbar High School on probation. The filing came from William J. Davis, president of the Columbus NAACP chapter.

Columbus Ohio Franklin County Common Pleas Court Ohio High School Athletic Association Dayton Dunbar High School William J. Davis National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Ocean floors largely unmapped despite vast seas

The sea covers about 70 percent of the earth yet less than 5 percent of the ocean floors has been accurately mapped, highlighting gaps in seafloor cartography and the need for advanced surveying efforts.

Two Men Die in Plane Crash Near Jackson Ohio

Jackson Ohio AP Two stunt flyers died when their small four seater Cessna 170B crashed into a hillside about 8% miles west of Jackson. The victims were William C. Sprinkles 38 of Wellston a Jackson County commissioner and Irving Triplett 51 of Wellson a contractor. Sprinkles was the pilot. The plane registered to Sprinkles was demolished. It had departed Sky Park Airport at Chillicothe for Winters Airport at Wellston.

Jackson, Ohio Here Ohio Highway Patrol William C. Sprinkles Wellston Jackson County Irving Triplett Wellson Sprinkles Sky Park Chillicothe Winters

The Children of Ler Turned to Swans

The three sons and a daughter of the Irish Sea god Ler are said to have been transformed into swans. A feasor is defined as a person who commits a tort or wrong.

Ler

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