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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1969

Page

2

Youth Bound Over In Theft

An 18 year old Yankee Road youth was bound to the Butler County grand jury on 2500 bond for breaking and entering Union Sanitary Laundry & Dry Cleaning Store last weekend. Jaseph Edward Harris waived preliminary hearing and was accused of taking an AM-FM radio valued at 105 and clothing worth 200 to 250. Detectives recovered the items from a Yankee Road apartment when Harris was arrested.

Yankee Road Butler County Grand Jury Union Sanitary Laundry Jaseph Edward Harris J. T. Lamb Harr Lamb William Applegate Lafayette Ave Pennington Rubber Co Jeanette Ave Jerry Brandenburg

Sowle Named Next President of Ohio University

Dr Claude R Sowle dean of Cincinnati College of Law will become Ohio University president Aug 1 with an annual salary around 40000 He will replace Vernon Alden who resigns July 31 to pursue banking in Boston OU serves 17000 students at Athens campus and 5000 at eight branches.

Cincinnati Claude R. Sowle Cincinnati College of Law Ohio University Sowle UC Law School Vernon Alden Boston the Alleghen

Cantata Available From Clayton Street Church of God

Complimentary copies of The Second Coming of Christ cantata by Rev. Dwayne McLuhan are available from the church music office. The Clayton Chorale performed it as the only church choir invited to the National Sunday School and Youth Convention in Columbus. The author arranged Life of Christ for a 300 voice youth choir. McLuhan is a Lee College graduate and teaches at George Verity Middle School. He plans further studies at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

Dwayne M. McLuhan Clayton Street Church of God Clayton Chorale Columbus

Local Births and Hospital Discharges Summary

Births reported for several families including the Kuhlmans at 1068 Park Lane with a boy, the Burkheads at 4457 Elk Creek Road with a boy, the Carters at 2219 Dixie Highway with a girl, and the Roberts Jr. at 625 Cleveland St with a girl. Discharges include Mae Banks, Wille D. Chambers, Mildred Hall, Willis Bair, Warren Johnson, Christopher Hahn, Stanley McQuinn, Donald McDonald, Sheila Watts, Harold Walters, William Spencer, Warren Thomas, Edith McCabe, Myrtle Craft, Margaret Meyers, Herbert Seelbreed, Harlan Hedger, Frank Wendt, and others.

James H. Kuhlman Park Lane Jetty Burkhead Elk Creek Road Danny Carter Dixie Highway James Roberts Jr Cleveland St Willis Bair Keister Road Warren Johnson Ken Ridge Drive Christopher Hahn William Hahn Jr Brell Drive Stanley McQuinn Grand Ave Donald McDonald N. Broad Edith McCabe Franklin Myrtle B. Craft Margaret E. Meyers Oscar Meyers Omaha St Herbert Seelbreed Trenton-Franklin Road Harlan Hedger Frank B. Wendt Ardmore Drive

Las Vegas Suffered Dust Storm With 61 MPH Winds

Gusting winds across Las Vegas caused heavy desert dust to flood the city and require daytime headlights for several hours. Wind gusts reached 61 miles per hour at peak.

Las Vegas Nev

Four defendants receive suspended terms in Butler County Workhouse

In Butler County Juvenile Court Judge David Black placed four defendants on one year suspended sentences and probation in the Cincinnati Workhouse. James William Chrisman 18 John Ollis 19 Horace Pace 64 and Aaron Samuel Kendall 39 were charged for delinquency and child support offenses. Thomas Lee James 25 pleaded guilty to failing to support a minor child and received six months in the workhouse.

Hamilton Butler County David Black Cincinnati James William Chrisman Radabaugh Road Trenton John Ollis Somerville- Jacksonburg Road Somerville Horace Pace Pleasent St Lebanon Aaron Samuel Kendall West Middletown Rt. 1 Chrisman and Ollis Pace Kendall Thomas Lee James Walnut Street Darrtown

First Methodist Church to Stage Mission-Themed Musical

A musical revue titled For Heaven's Sake will be presented tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church with a cast of over 50 members from PROMISES. The production directed by Clement Burton features singing dancing and dialogues and aims to highlight the churchs role in modern society with a call for renewal. Tickets are $2 for adults $1.25 for children and reserved tables for groups of six or more.

Japan Clement Burton Burton Ecumenical Youth Assembly Harold Byrd

Explorer Hopes To Prove Vikings Got Here First

London AP report on Bob Marx, a Kingston Jamaica adventurer, sailing a replica 76 foot Viking longboat Alfred the Great from Norway to New York starting May 1 to show Norsemen reached North America centuries before Columbus. He plans to diet on whale blubber and dried cod, stop at Iceland Greenland Labrador Newfoundland Nova Scotia and Cape Cod, reaching New York in fall.

London Bob Marx Atlantic Columbus Marx Norway New York New World Kingston Jamaica Bay of Meadows Newfoundland North American Alfred the Great Gokstad Oslo Iceland Greenland Labrador Nova Scotia

Ohio Senior Citizens Now Top Million Mark

Ohio reports more than one million people aged 65 and over for the first time, with 1,001,497 seniors as of July 1968. State population stands at 10,784,388, up 11.1 percent since 1960. nine counties fall below 1960 totals, while Cuyahoga leads with 164,728 elderly residents and Vinton has 1,191.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Division of Aging Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction Department of Development Martin Janis Pike Knox Adams Belmont Harrison Meigs Morgan Noble Perry Scioto Cuyahoga Vinton County

Horoscope for Tomorrow and Birthday Prosperity Ahead

Estrellita forecasts a pleasant day for outdoor interests travel and social gatherings tomorrow. For birthdays the chart signals optimism gains through June 30 1969 and favorable cycles from Feb 1 with strong job prospects and rising assets in the coming year.

Today in History highlights from April 19, 1969

Dates and events noted include Lexington and Concord beginning the American Revolution in 1775, the end of the Revolutionary War announced by Congress in 1783, Lord Byron's death in 1824, Lincoln funeral in 1865, Duryea's first practical gasoline car in 1892, the U.S. going off gold in 1933, Leipzig capture in 1945, Deer Lodge riot aftermath ten years earlier, Laos political upheaval five years earlier, and North Vietnam peace talks proposal rejection one year earlier.

Associated Press Lexington and Concord Lexington Congress Lord Byron Greece Abraham Lincoln White House Charles E. Duryea Springfield Mass United States Germany Leipzig Montana Deer Lodge Prince Souvanna Phouma Laois North Vietnam U.S

TV Tonight Highlights Map of Classic Shows and Guests

Television highlights list tonight across channels with Adam-12 Jackie Gleason Get Smart My Three Sons Hollywood Palace Petticoat Junction Mannix The Rare Breed Destination Inner Space The Suc cess April in Paris The Benny Goodman Story The Happy Thieves and more with guests including George Burns Florence Henderson Phyllis Diller Rex Harrison and Doris Day.

Maxwell Ernie Hollywood Palace Steve Lawrence Florence Henderson Phyllis Diller Bill Dane Pat Anthony Russ Lewis Petticoat Junction Steve Betty Joe Mannix James Stewart Vittorio Gassman Paris Doris Day Benny Goodman Steve Allen

Door Installation Turns Expensive Capitol Mishap

In Sacramento the simple task of installing a doorway between Assembly Speaker Robert T. Monagan's office and his secretary's space caused the wall to collapse along with the ceiling and light fixtures. Damaged carpet and walls were reported, with a final bill of 20000 dollars.

Sacramento Calif Assembly Robert T. Monagan Capitol

Civic Plaza Weed Pulling by City Officials Disclosed

Assistant City Manager Dale Carter and a city custodian weeded the new civic plaza police arrived. A teenager on juvenile court supervision identified the plants as wild marijuana, linking the incident to a possession case.

Scottsdale, Ariz Dale Carter New Civic Plaza Carter

Man Killed in Train Derailment near Ridgeway, Ohio

In Logan County two Penn Central freight trains collided west of Ridgeway killing Leonard Beair a 49 year old Bellefontaine man head brakeman on one train. Two other serious injuries reported and about 25 to 30 cars derailed. Eastbound train carried 66 cars from Bellefontaine to Toledo. westbound train had 123 cars from Cleveland to Indianapolis.

Bellefontaine, Ohio Penn Central Ridgeway Logan County Bellefontaine Leonard Beair Beair Toledo Cleveland Indianapolis

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Carl Creach Vernon D. Perry Whittier St Paul Knapp Burton Road Janet Mays Orchard St Creach Frank Back Central Ave Phyllis Myers Lester Vernon Owens Jr Princeton Ave Cincy Dean O.U Rev Dwayne McLuhan Mae Banks Ninth Ave Wille D. Chambers Pershing Ave Mildred Hall Frank Lin Sheila Watts Melvin Watts, Franklin Harold Walters Monroe William J. Spencer Sixth Ave Warren W. Thomas Pine Air Force Edwards Air Force Base Jerauld Gentry 1St Methodist Church Los Angeles California Institute of Technology Paul Reichley G. S. Downs Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mrs. Jim McCoy Cape Cod Nina Spain Bahamas Frig George Belcher McAllen Texas Vietnam U.S. State Department Neal Watson Daytona Beach Fla Estrellita Malloy Reed Jackie Gleason George Burns Georgie Kaye Lou Marsh Tony Adams Rex Harrison Civic Plaza SALES Central Westinghouse Sue Salt
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