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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1977
Page
9
Bethlehem Lutheran Church marks its 123rd anniversary with an 8:30 a.m. service led by Rev. John Richardson, a retired minister ordained at Bethlehem in 1928. A light breakfast and memorabilia display follow. The church was founded August 6 1854 and has been at 212 S Broad St since 1862.
Mazie Baughman 71 of 1803 Columbia Ave dies at Middletown Hospital. Services set for 1d a.m. Monday at Eaton Funeral Home Franklin with Rev. Edward Bates. burial Springboro Cemetery. Surviving Clyde Jr Middletown daughter Patty Freeman Gulf Point Miss brothers Arnold and Hardin Salley Franklin sister Mary Hurtt Franklin five grandchildren. Ruth A. Hale 80 of 1514 Eaton Ave dies at Middletown Hospital after long illness. Grand Avenue Church of God member lived in Middletown area 50 years. husband Floyd Hale died 1954.
Five members of the Wayne Small Paws 4-H Club earned first place trophies for rabbits at the Butler County Fair. Other members won awards for their entries, and club members joined a Keep Ohio Beautiful litter cleanup along Four Mile Creek. Survivors and service details follow for local families referenced in the page.
James Chandler 55 of Dayton died Wednesday after a months long illness. A World War II Army Air Corps veteran and printing foreman, he belonged to VFW Post 2800 and American Legion Post 165. Survived by four brothers, services set for Monday at 10 30 a m at John A Arpp Funeral Home Germantown with burial in Highland Memorial Cemetery Miamisburg. Assistance at the funeral home 2 5 p.m.
The American Museum of Natural History notes that snakes locomote more efficiently without legs, finding an advantage in brush and rugged terrain where limb movement may hinder progress. The observation highlights how body undulation replaces limb action in challenging ground.
The Carlisle Society for Handicapped Children center will open its new Fairview Drive building on August 30 offering speech and physical therapy education recreation non denominational religious education a pre school and work training for young adults with no tuition. Limited openings for new students. volunteers and a play pen piano and desk are sought. Dedication open house planned. second and third phase groundbreakings expected this fall. Proceeds from Carlisle Country Fair August 19 21 will support operating expenses. farm house lease becomes thrift shop run by parents and workshop participants.
Harold Emrick and Kenneth Lake filed petitions with the Montgomery County Board of Elections to seek re election as German Township trustees. Both are lifelong residents. Emrick is 59 and Lake is 45. The filing deadline is Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Roy Foutz 37 of Somerville has filed for the Preble Shawnee school board seat. A longtime Middletown teacher, he holds a bachelor’s from Ohio State and a master's in education from Miami University. Incumbents Douglass Leeds Ehrhardt seek re election. other filings include Hale Roy and Stubbs. Filing deadline is August 25 at 4 p.m.
A total of 102 babies, 50 boys and 52 girls, were born at Middletown Hospital in July. Residents: Middletown 57 births, Franklin 17. Other communities recorded Trenton 10, Carlisle 6, Monroe 3, South Lebanon 2, Waynesville 2, Cincinnati 2, and West Chester 1, Somerville 1, Gratis 1.
The Rev. James L. Karalexis is named pastor of Sts Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church. His first services are Matins at 9 am and Divine Liturgy at 10 am tomorrow. He succeeds Rev. Arthur Pappas, now pastor in Somerville, Mass.
Birth notices record Mr and Mrs Carl Justice at 1840 Cornett Lebanon a son born Friday and Mr and Mrs Frederick Nori at 1635 Cheshire Circle a son born Friday. Hospital dismissals include Mrs Michael Johnson Ada Drive Susan Smith August Avenue Mrs Hayse Baker Cincinnati Dayton Road William Barton Sr Park Lane Carl D Boyce Wicorf Street Mrs Lee T Bush Middletown Oxford Road Mrs Andrew Elgin Miamisburg William A Hall Franklin Carl C Hounshell Franklin Madison Road Edward Layer Park Lane Clayton Mullins Oxford State Road Robert J Murphy Jackson Lane Edna Nuss Franklin Russell Renensland Carolina Avenue Rock Central Avenue Raymond Sticklen Franklin Street Raymond Aleman Superior Avenue Lester Williams 14th.
Carlisle High School Class of 1972 holds its fifth anniversary reunion on Saturday Aug. 13 at Leed's Farm between Blue Ball and Monroe. Class members are urged to bring picnic dinners tableware and recreation gear. Contacts include Debi Weist Crowe Nancy Stebelton Hester Ramona Blevins Lainhart and Dianna Gilmore Petree with phone numbers.
The Hughes family reunion will be held Sunday August 21 at Armco Association Park south of Red Lion. Entry requires an Armco pass obtainable by writing or calling Mildred Wells at 2341 Tytus Ave.
Middletown residents can join a group to attend the Bill Gothard Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts seminar at the University of Dayton Arena from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1. A $10 discount applies to the $45 registration package. contact Don Richter, Mrs. William Storer, or Marshal Overley for details and Aug 17 deadline.
A sequence of emergency reports shows several individuals admitted or treated at hospitals. Entries include Carolyn Morgan 43 burned at Union Sanitary Laundry and Jessie Richardson 75 with serious lower back injuries, while others involve overdoses, alcohol influence, stomach pains, or back and forehead injuries with varying hospital status.
The agency's duties include protecting the president and enforcing laws on United States coins and obligations as well as securities of foreign governments and related financial instruments.
Shirley Viars reported $190 in food stamps stolen from her living room while in the shower. Della Marshall’s mailbox yielded a Social Security check worth $200 to $300 found missing Wednesday. A change box at Eldora Cleaning Center lost $13. An intake manifold and carburetor worth $290 disappeared from Robert Coleman’s back porch. A $70 eight track stereo was taken from Michael Meyer’s car. Chandler Hawkins Jr reported a .25 caliber bullet shot through a plastic pool in his yard yesterday.
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