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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1970

Page

2

Man dies at Midway hospital after tax office photograph

James H. Boxwell 80 of 414 N Broad St Middletown died at 3 15 a m at Middletown Hospital after a prior photo session at the Butler County Tax Office He worked at Armco Steel 1912 1929 and as a Prudential Life Insurance agent 1929 1955 He was a Knights of Pythias member and a life member of First United Methodist Church Surviving: two daughters Mrs Walter Ebright and Mrs James Lee two sons W Homer and Douglas six grandchildren nine great grandchildren Funeral at Riggs Funeral Home 10:30 a m Friday with Rev Robert Parr officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Thursday 3 5 and 7 9 p m Fernster Gravenstine dies. wife Edna and sister Fernster of Hamilton noted

Butler County Middletown Hospital James H. Boxwell N. Broad St Boxwell Armco Steel Corp Prudential Life Insurance Co Knights of Pythias Lodge First United Methodist Church Laura Walter Ebright Germantown James Lee Kettering W. Homer Douglas Middletown Riggs Funeral Robert Parr Woodside Cemetery

Memorial service held for Mrs Carrie Ellen Adair in Fort Lauderdale

Mrs. Carrie Ellen Adair 79 a Middletown resident before moving to Fort Lauderdale in 1958 died Saturday in a Fort Lauderdale hospital A memorial service was held today at All Saints Episcopal Chapel Fort Lauderdale Surviving are her husband Raymond a daughter Mrs John Major of Cincinnati a sister and two grandchildren Funeral arrangements were to the Fannin Funeral Home Fort Lauderdale

Carrie Ellen Adair Middletown Fort Lauderdale Fla All Saints Episcopal Chapel Adair Raymond Armco Steel Corp John Major Cincinnati Fannin

Services for George E Gravenstine Held Tomorrow

Services for George E Gravenstine formerly of Middletown will be at 1 3 p m tomorrow at Hoyne Funeral Home Salem Avenue Dayton. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery. The notice also reports Kenneth Polley 61 of 101 Brelsford Street Trenton dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital yesterday morning. Polley, employed by Armco Steel Corp 1933 to 1967, was born in Shelbyville Kentucky. Surviving wife is listed.

George E Gravenstine Middletown Hoyne Salem Avenue Dayton Woodside Kenneth Polley Brelsford St Trenton Middletown Hospital Yester Polley Armco Steel Corp Shelbyville

Local Resident Miss Miranda Hiester 75 Dies

Miss Miranda May Hiester 75 of 812 14th Ave. died at Middletown Hospital at 4 42 am. She worked for Middletown Ice and Coal Co. from 1929 to 1961. Survived only by sister Mrs Jessie Boone who shared her home. Mass of the Resurrection to be sung 9 30 am Friday at Holy Trinity Church. Burial at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.

Miranda May Hiester 14Th Ave Middletown Hospital Miss Hiester Middletown Ice & Coal Co Excell Jessie Boone Holy Trinity Church Woodside Cemetery McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Services and Burial for Alma K Page

Mrs Alma K Page 72 mother of Mrs Marvin Max of 507 Jackson Lane died Wednesday in North Carolina. Services were held Friday in North Carolina. Surviving husband Ernest a son Dr E B Page Jr of Raleigh NC two sisters and six grandchildren.

Alma K. Page Marvin Max Jackson Lane North Carolina

Obituary Notices Margaret and Family Details

Margaret leaves two daughters Mrs. Nancy Roth of Hamilton and Mrs. Cynthia Dumford of Miami Fla a son Kenneth at home a sister Mrs Bea Hahn of Dayton and five grandchildren Services set for 1 p m Wednesday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Robert Lodwick officiating Burial in Miltonville Cemetery No visitations

Margaret Nancy Roth Hamilton Cynthia Dumford Miami Fla Kenneth Bea Hahn Dayton McCoy- Leffler Funeral Robert Lodwick Miltonville Cemetery

Mrs Vera West 78 dies at Sunnybreeze Convalescent Home

Vera West 78 formerly of 14 N Broad St died at 4 40 am today at Sunnybreeze Convalescent Home Hamilton where she had resided since September 1959 She had lived in Middletown 60 years and worked as a cook at the Blair Restaurant on N Main St She is survived by sister Lena Baker Vandalia and brother Claude Maze Pompano Beach Fla Arrangements are incomplete at Joseph R Baker & Son Funeral Home

Vera West N. Broad St Sunnybreeze Hamilton West Middletown

Services for Henry W. Brady in Lebanon

Henry W. Brady 83 of 451 Columbus Ave. dies Monday at Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home. Burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin. Survived by wife Minnie, daughter Rhea Burnett Ridgeville, stepson Charles Blanton, brothers Clarence and Charles Rapid River Mich.

Lebanon Henry W. Brady Columbus Ave Oswald Funeral Home Miami Cemetery Corwin Brady Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington Fannie Rhea Burnett Ridgeville Charles Blanton Clarence Charles Rapid River Mich

William Tiensrend Franklin dies of heart attack at church

William H. Tiensrend 66 of 849 S River St was found dead yesterday noon at First Church of the Nazarene where he worked as custodian He retired last year from McGraw Construction Co He was a World War II veteran and a member of McElfresh American Legion Post 149 Surviving are his wife Beatrice a brother Fred of Bloomdale Ohio and a sister Mrs Louise Bahnsen of LeMoyne Ohio Services will be held 10 am Thursday at First Church of the Nazarene with Rev Floyd Cole officiating Burial will be in Woodhill Cemetery Friends may call Baton Funeral Home tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m

Franklin William H. Tiensrend S. River St First Church of the Nazarene Tiensrend McGraw Construction Co McElfresh American Legion Post Beatrice Fred Bloomdale Ohio Louise Bahnsen LeMoyne Floyd Cole Woodhill Cemetery Baton Funeral Home

Graveside rites set for WLWT announcer Howard Chamberlain

Howard Chamberlain 63 longtime WLWT chief announcer dies of a heart attack at his Colerain Township farm. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 30 p m Thursday at the Rochester Indiana lOof Cemetery with survivors including brothers Jerome Middletown and Robert Battle Creek Mich and step mother Alta Chamberlain Rochester. Arrangements by Paul Young Funeral Home Rochester.

Cincinnati Howard Chamberberlain WLWT Rochester Ind Chamberlain Colerain Township Jerome Middletown Robert Battle Creek Mich Alta Chamberlain Paul Young Healthy

Cambodia Defends Phnom Penh as Viet Cong Attacks Fail

Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces repelled Viet Cong and North Vietnamese assaults around Prek Ta Meak and Saang near Phnom Penh. AC47 gunship support and Skyraider bombers conducted night patrols and air sorties while Mekong gunboats aided defense. No casualties reported in the attacked villages.

Phnom Penh Cambodia Prek Ta Mekong Meak Saang Prek Tameak Suang Penh

Kent VP Quits Post To Head Maine College

Dr Robert E Matson vice president of student affairs at Kent State University resigns to become president of Ricker College in Houston. At 39 he will assume the post Sept 15 and succeeds C Worth Howard who has led since 1957. He helped start a human relations center and coordinated campus marshals. Acting vice president of student affairs will be David Ambler.

Kent Ohio Robert E. Matson Kent State University Ricker College Houston Me Matson Kent State C. Worth Howard Robert J Whie Matson Ment White David Ambler

Man Fined In Zoning Violation Case In Franklin

FRANKLIN A Miamisburg man was fined 50 dollars and costs yesterday in Franklin Municipal Court in a case moved from Springboro mayor's court. Thomas Hart 41 faced a zoning code violation for starting a commercial business in a residential area. Judge John B Tracy suspended the fine and ordered payment of costs. Dorothy Robert Springboro resident was fined 50 dollars for trespassing. Judge Tracy suspended 25 dollars of her fine and ordered costs. Herber Barrett 36 forfeited 300 dollars bond on a driving while intoxicated charge. Sue Ellen Sparks New Carlisle had half of a 30 dollar fine for failure to yield suspended. Eleven speeders paid 322 dollars in fines.

Franklin Miamisburg Springboro Thomas Hart John B. Tracy Dorothy Robert Lytle Five Points Road Tracy Herber Barrett Chestnut Sr Sue Ellen Sparks New Carlisle

Chait to Speak on Iran Impressions at Lions Club

William Chait of Dayton will discuss his year in Iran at the Lions Club noon meeting. The Manchester Motor Inn hosts the talk titled Forda Inshallah.

William Chait Dayton Iran Lions Club Manchester Motor Inn Forda Inshallah

Five Youths Injured In Hamilton Accident

Five youths were injured when their westbound car left control near Bethany Road and Cincinnati Day road. Driver Roger Short 17 Lebanon was removed to Mercy Hospital. four passengers taken to Fort Hamilton Hospital.

Hamilton Bethany Road Cincinnati- Dayton Road U.S. 25 Here Butler County Mercy Hospital Roger Short Lawndale Ave Lebanon Fort Hamilton Hospital Paul Blair Shadow Lane Trailer Court Mason Dave Wood Dayton David Sputts Shadow Lake Trailer Court James McKee

Escapee Buck Captured in Dayton by Police

Estelle Buck, an LCI inmate sentenced for armed robbery and breaking and entering, was recaptured by Dayton and Montgomery County officers in Harrison Township after an escape from Lebanon Correctional Institution on August 16. Buck will be transferred to the Ohio Penitentiary likely with an added two year term.

Dayton Lebanon Correctional Institution LCI Montgomery County Harrison Township Estelle Buck Walter Wilson Charles van Buren Buck Ohio Penitentiary

Diphtheria Threat Looms Over Ghettos And Cities

Government disease experts warn limited diphtheria outbreaks could spread nationwide with ghettos at special risk. San Antonio reports 66 cases this year, 30 in the month, while only about half of children are immunized there.

Washington United States San Antonio Tex U.S. Publ Health Service Alabama Alaska Arizona Colorado Delaware Florida Idaho Indiana Iowa Maine Montana Nebraska Nevada North South Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Texas Utah Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming

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