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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1968

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Jennie Cook Franklin

Mrs Jennie Cook 87 of 507 S River St Franklin died at Lebanon Nursing Home. Survived by son Charles Swallow Middletown daughter Edith McCabe Franklin and Fay Johnson Middletown step son Robert Cook Carlisle step daughter Isabel Hensel Springboro sister Carrie Buck Columbus brother John Crawford Detroit 12 grandchildren. Services Thursday 2 pm Eaton Funeral Home with Rev Bob Bell at Woodhill Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

Jennie Cook Franklin Jennie Cook S. River St Lebanon Nursing Home Charles Swallow Middletown Robert Cook Carlisle Edith McCabe Franklin Fay Johnson Isabel] Hensel Springboro John Crawford Detroit Carrie Buck Columbus Eaton Funeral Home Bob Bell Woodhill Cemetery

Mrs Foley, 87, Dies at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton

Mrs Mary Foley 87 of 6519 Israel Somers Road died yesterday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton her husband L S Foley died in 1950 and she leaves a lone immediate survivor

Hamilton Deaths

Obituary notices for Victor Flowers 85 of 2317 Robin Ave with services at 2 p.m. tomorrow and Edna Bell 71 of 209 Dayton St with services at 1 p.m. tomorrow plus Thomas Smith 79 of 1700 Princeton Road with services at 1 p.m. Thursday, all in Campbell and Young areas.

Victor Flowers Robin Ave Young Edna Bell Dayton St Campbell Thomas Smith Princeton Road

Boy Pranked The Wrong Car In Ohio Incident

In Hamilton at about 1 am a 15 year old was detained after surrendering to the middle of Ohio 129 east of Millville as a sheriff’s cruiser approached. The youth and two companions, a 12 year old and another 15 year old, were cited on delinquency charges as deputies said they intended to hitchhike into Hamilton.

Hamilton Butler County Harry McDaniel Sheriff's Department Ohio 129 Millville Ray Thomas McDaniel

Mason GI Is Killed In Vietnam

Army Spec. 4 Martin S. Gruber 19 son of Mr and Mrs Martin S Gruber Sr 8780 E Plain Drive died from wounds in Vietnam Aug 8 a year after entering service He attended William Mason High School and worked for Mason Railroad Salvage Co He is survived by wife Kathleen and their five month old daughter Elizabeth who live with the wife parents a sister and a brother Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Gallimore Funeral Home.

Mason — Army Spec Martin S. Gruber Martin S. Gruber Sr E. Plain Drive Vietnam Spec. Gruber William Mason High School Mason Railroad Salvage Co Kathleen Elizabeth Robert Ball Snidercrest Drive Martha Gary Gallimore Funeral Home

Carlisle Youth Reports Assault Near Steve's Place

Carlisle youth Don Shupert 17 told police four men assaulted him in front of Steve's Place at 200 High St late in the day. He described being struck and kicked before fleeing to the police station. Shupert is the son of Howard Shupert Carlisle school board member.

FRANKLIN — A _ Carlisle Steve High St Donald Shupert Fairview Drive Hollyhock Street Shupert

Community Club and Organization Meeting Schedule

City Commission 6 pm at City Building and a range of local groups meet tonight including the Madison Lions Club at Madison High School Sertoma at Manchester Motor Inn and the Butler County Planned Parenthood Clinic at 7 pm. Various boards and clubs gather through the evening at multiple venues.

City Commission Madison Lions Club Madison High School Sertoma Club Manchester Motor Inn Butler County Planned Parenthood Clinic Civic Association Board of Education Middletown Grocers & Meat Dealers Association Chatterdine Sportsmen's Club IOOF Miami Lodge Monroe Joof Hall Bpoe Lodge Elktones Elks Temple FOE Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous

Five Youths Sought After Port Union Vandalism

Deputies hunt five boys and two girls who damaged the B and L Coffee Shop on Princeton Glendale Road Port Union. An employee reported broken glass on five pinball machines and a juke box and about 50 dollars missing from the cash register before the suspects fled in a car.

Hamilton Princeton - Glendale Road Port Union Betty Gadd Exeter Ave James Easter

White inmates indicted for racial attack in prison

In New York, 23 white inmates were indicted on assault and weapons charges after about 80 others allegedly assaulted six Black prisoners at Rik ers Island on July 9. A star pitcher from the jail baseball team remained in a coma as officials urged prosecution and denounced the incident.

Pen New York Rikers Island Bronx Dist Atty Isidore Dollinger Burton E. Roberts City Correction George F. McGrath Roberts Bellevue Hospital

Carlisle plans progress on teaching facilities and staff

Carlisle school board reported satisfactory progress on the first team teaching facilities for the junior high. Principal Gilbert Bowling will reopen Aug 29 with 25 teachers. One new first grade teacher, Rebecca Fay Augustine, was hired.

Carlisle Gilbert Bowling

Five Arrested on Untaxed Liquor Charges After Car Find

Police report three men Sammy Gross 18 of Franklin David Lindsay 19 of Germantown and Dale Raleight 18 of Carlisle plus two 17 year old boys held on possession of untaxed liquor after officers found a half gallon of moonshine in their car.

Sammy Gross Franklin David Lindsay Germantown Dale Raleight Carlisle

Flag raised over Honolulu as annexation proclaimed

Seventy years ago in Honolulu, the U S flag rose over the executive building proclaiming annexation. The annexation news reached Hawaii July 13, 1898, with sovereignty transfer and flag raising formalized August 12.

Honolulu U.S Hawaii

Music Man to Be Presented by Promise Church Group

Seventy six auditioned for the First United Methodist Church group version of The Music Man to be staged in September in Fellowship Hall. Todd Coddington stars as Harold Hill with Mrs Walling Gray as Marion Paroo and Clement Burton as musical director. PROMISES plans a Japan mission tour next summer with concerts and sacred dance activities.

First United Methodist Church Harold Hill Robert Preston Todd Coddington Walling Gray Marion Paroo Charles Knepshield Bob Parr Jack Diefenbach Bob Boostra Norman Harsh Roger Turrell Hank Miller Dave McGraw Bill Locke Bob Mucha Bob Bunnell Bill Shafer Charles Taylor Greg Converse Notalie McCoy Karen Haugen Geoff Mucha Audrey Morris Paula Kern Diane Hagen Marilyn Morgan Harriet Palmer Marian Locke Ellen Taylor Fred Finney Clement Burton First Methodist Ed Seamon Dodee Saylor Japan Tokyo

Multiple EMS Calls Reported Across Middletown Area

A sequence of medical and fire responses included a grass fire near Penn Central overpass with no damage, two medical transports for Edward Mowery 64 at 911 Crawford St and Max Dixon 40 near Dutch's Tavern, and a breathing difficulty case for Thomas Settles 33 at 415 Vanderveer St with advised follow up.

Verity Parkway Penn Central Crawford St Edward Mowery Stanley St Middletown Hospital N. Verity ‘Parkway Max Dixon Cincinnati Vanderveer Thomas Settles

Policy clash over long hair and pregnant students in North Olmsted

Britisher Ernest Towner criticized the North Olmsted schools for allowing pregnant students to attend while suspending his son Carl, 15, for refusing to cut his hair. He warned the case could affect Carl's visa to reenter the United States. Towner argued long hair distracts less than pregnancy and questioned the board’s rules read by Superintendent Van Auken for the upcoming year.

Cleveland Ernest Towner North Olmsted Towner United States Carl Towner London Ealing Car Robert A. Van‘Auken

Club Riviera Break-In Sees Cash Whisky Stolen

About $440 in cash and three cases of whisky disappeared from the Club Riviera on Cincinnati Brookville Road Ross after a break-in. Deputy Charles Thomas said a large air conditioner was pushed from a rear window to enter the premises.

Hamilton Club Riviera Cincinnati-Brookville Road Ross Charles Thomas

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Iola Owens Fairhaven United Presbyterian Church Fairhaven R.C. Nein & Sons Mrs Mary Foley Statue of Liberty New York Harbor McCoyleifler Funeral Home Sutphin AT Woodlawn Homer D. Leffler National Order OF the Golden Rule Mason GI Middletown Board of Realtors Traders Club Mary Etta Hunter-Clark Vfw Post Young St McGrath Alden Brown Ohio School Board Association Howard Shupert Robert Hall James C. Harville Grand Avenue Ronald Fugate Jefferson V&a N. Verity Parkway David Bailey 16Th Ave Lennox Haddix Sixth Ave Frank Trovill Ellen Drive Mitchell E. Patterson Virginia Ave Ter Verity King Features Syndicate, Inc BOARD Verity Pkvy 14Th Ave Woodside Cemetery Robert Konthier Mgr Williamson Williamson-Zeigler CO Eee N. Broad ST Watt Savings and Loan Association
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