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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1970

Page

2

Deaths and funerals for Orville Williams and James Hicks

Orville B Williams 60 of 3010 Jefferson Road owner of Industrial Sheet Metal Co died at 1 15 am yesterday at Garden Manor Nursing Home after July 25 stay. He is survived by wife Daisy three daughters Phyllis Elkins Billie Karen three sons Philip Charles Stanley, step son Gene Miller, sister Anna Mankey and two grandchildren. Services 2 pm tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Claude Kennard. burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call today 4 to 9 pm. James William Hicks 63 of 8732 Alyce St Franklin died at 3 am yesterday after an eight year illness. Survived by wife Pauline four sons Ova James Jesse Dean, three daughters Pearl Hudson Dessie Young Thelma Horne, three brothers Virgin Ezra Riley, 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 10 am Wednesday at Elizabethtown Church of God with Rev Robert Northcutt. burial Highland Memorial Cemetery Miamisburg. Friends may call tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Orville B. Williams Jefferson Road The Industrial Sheet Metal Co Garden Manor Mr. Williams Mississippi Middletown Daisy Phyllis Elkins Billiie Karen Williams Phillip Charles Stanley Gene Miller Cincinnati Anna Mankey Circleville McCoy-Leffler Claude Kennard Woodside Cemetery Pauline Ova James Jesse Seattle Michigan City Ind Pearl Hudson Germany Dessie ‘Young Thelma Horne Virgin Hindman Ezra and Riley Emmalena Elizabethtown Church of God

Av on Park man dies after hospital stay

Albert G. Downing 86 of Avon Park Florida died at 10 20 am yesterday at Kettering Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since surgery July 23 He was visiting Middletown when illness struck Born Noblesville Indiana he worked for Illinois Bell Telephone Co 1903 1948 He belonged to the Pioneers Also survived by two grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services set for 11 am Wednesday at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home with Rev Robert Ward officiating Entombment at Acacia

Albert G. Downing Avon Park Fla Norris Downing Sherman Ave Kettering Memorial Hospital Mr. Downing Middletown Noblesville Ind Illinois Bell Telephone Co Pioneers Wilson- Schramm Memorial S. Main St Robert Ward Acacia

Death of Willie B. Smith at Middletown Hospital

Willie B. Smith 63 of 810 16th Ave died at 3 45 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Survived by wife Aline. Arrangements incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home.

Willie B. Smith 16Th Ave Middletown Hospital Aline Bailey Funeral Home

Rites Set for Young Car Victim in Hamilton

Miss Maria Ann Swanson 17 of Middletown will have services at First Presbyterian Church with burial at Woodside Cemetery. She died after being struck while walking in Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts on a trip with family. Memorials may go to Mental Health Clinic Middletown Hospital or Butler County Children’s Home.

Middletown Hospital Butler County Hamilton Miss Swanson Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Martha’s Vineyard Mass New England Middletown High School Optimist White and Purple Maton Quill and Scroll Swanettes Y-Teen Council First Presbyterian Church

Bad Brakes Blamed In 2 Accidents

Brake failure caused two accidents yesterday afternoon harming two people with minor injuries. A grocery store front suffered about 5300 in damage at 3308 Jewell Ave. A pile up at 14th Ave and Yankee Rd damaged three cars totaling about 2050. J D suis 49 of 902 E Ninth Ave reported brake failure leading to a chain collision. Shirley Bush and Sigrid Parker 19 were treated at Middletown Hospital. Theodore Simpson Jr 42 of 1601 S Main St reported 1000 in auto damage. None of the drivers were injured.

Larry McClain Grand Ave Jewell Ave 14Th Avenue Yankee Road J. D. Suis Ninth Ave Middletown Hospital Shirley Bush Sigrid Parker 19Th Ave John W. Bush Theodore Simpson Jr S. Main St

Liquor Raid Nets 52 Arrests At Gigolo Nightclub

Toledo police report 52 people, eight of them adults, arrested in an after hours raid on the Gigolo Nightclub in suburban Sylvania. State liquor agents led the operation early Sunday and seized evidence as part of the crackdown on illegal activities at the venue.

Toledo, Ohio Sylvania

U S Jets Hit Reds On Kim Rom Front In Cambodia

U S warplanes flew combat missions southwest of Phnom Penh aiding Cambodian troops. Cambodian and Communist forces clashed in Kompong Thom as Mekong Delta casualties rose with 10 killed and 24 wounded. In Laos a peace initiative began amid slow prospects.

U.S. Jets Reds Kim Rom Saigon U.S Phnom Penh Kompong Thom South Vietnam Giang Trom Mekong Laos Indochina Cambodia Col Sar Hor Associated Press T. Jeff Williams Kiri Rom Ene Kompong Speu Kimi Rom

Teacher, Dad Lost In Lake Erie Water

A Euclid man William Tieber age 49 and his daughter Carol 23 a Parma Arlington Elementary teacher were believed drowned in Lake Erie near Port Clinton after a Coast Guard search found no trace. Miss Tieber's fiancé Michael V Demezyk 24 of Parma remained aboard the 16 foot boat and reported last seeing them a half mile off Kellys Island before sunset. He sought to retrieve them but the boat keys were missing from Tiebers trunks and he assisted by throwing debris into the area. Demezyk was treated for shock at MacGruder Hospital Port Clinton. the couple were to be married next June.

Port Clinton Ohio Lake Erie Here Coast Guard Tieber Miss Tieber Michael V. Demezyk Parma Demezyk Kelly’s Island Marblehead Beach Demeryk MacGruder Hospital

Safe Buy Not So Safe: 2000-Pound Safe Stolen From Freeman Jewelry

Police interrupted an apparent theft at Freeman Jewelry on Broad Street and Central Avenue as a 2000-pound safe was loaded onto a truck. Investigators learned Ed Adams of Carlisle had purchased and was hauling the safe away as the store plans to close.

Freeman Jewelry Broad Street Central Avenue Ed Adams Carlisle

Ohio GOP Council elects two new officers

The Ohio Republican Council elected Cecil Griffin as vice president and Annie Allen as secretary on Saturday night. Julius Ross remains president and Reuben Doty serves as treasurer.

Ohio Republican Council Cecil Griffin Weaver Sr Annie Allen 11Th Ave Julius Ross Reuben Doty

Fire Calls Report From Grover Sheffield Area

At 12:04 a.m. a 61year old man on First Ave was ill and taken to Middletown Hospital. At 12:20 p.m. Lucille Robinson, 6, stepped on a nail and was hospitalized. At 6:44 p.m. Sebald Oil & Coal Co reported a short circuit in a cash register with no damage. At 7:24 p.m. a car owned by Earl Collins on Garfield St sustained underhood fire with damage estimated at $100.

First Ave Grover Sheffield Middletown Hospital N. Broad St Lucille Robinson Sebald Oil & Coal Co Curtis St Charles Street Henry Avenue Earl Collins Garfield St Underhood

Franklin Woman Hurt In Route 123 Crash Near Franklin

Edith C. Tinch, 22, of 600 Park Ave, Franklin, sustained injuries when her eastbound car left Franklin Trenton Road two and two tenths miles west of Route 123, struck an electric pole, then a farm fence. She was treated at Hughes Memorial Hospital in Hamilton after transfer from Middletown Hospital.

Franklin Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton Edith C. Tinch Park Ave Franklin-Trenton Rt. 123 Middletown Hospital Franklin Life Squad Hughes Hospital

Middletown High 1961 Class Reunion Planning Meeting

The 10 year class reunion of Middletown High School’s 1961 cohort will be discussed at a planning session tonight at 7 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Newlin 408 Franklin Street.

Middletown High School Joe Newlin Franklin St

Loretta Young Wins Injunction Over Film Clips

Actress Loretta Young wins a temporary injunction in Cleveland prohibiting 20th Century Fox from using old clips in Myra Breckenridge during a sequence she calls sexually suggestive. A permanent injunction hearing is set for August 14.

Cleveland Loretta Young Myra Breckenridge 20Th Century Fox Film Corp Miss Young

Eight mouthwashes ordered to drop medical claims

The FDA ruled eight mouthwashes offer little germ killing power and barred ads claiming they cure bad breath sore throats or colds. Brands include Mirin, Pepsodent, Cepacol, Sterisol, Betadine Isodine Kadesnol Gargle Merck Tyrolaris. Firms have days to respond or face product sales prohibition.

Washington The Food and Drug Administration Johnson and Johnson Lever Brothers William S. Merrell Co Warner Lambert Pharmaceutical Co Purdue Frederick Co Isodine Pharmaceutical Co Kadesnol Corp Kadesnol Merck Co Tyrolaris FDA National Academy of Science

Travel Department at First National Bank Offers Help

Vacation agents at the Travel Department of First National Bank at 2 Main St. provide complete travel service. Dorothy Yoder is noted as a charter member of World Travelers Velpeul Winnt. Caution about drinking water when visiting other countries.

Travel Department First National Bank No. Main St Dorothy Yoder World Travelers Velpeul Winnt Coun

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