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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1968

Page

2

Lebanon Area Man Dies In Warren County Crash

A Lebanon area man employed on Armco Project 600 died after an early morning crash on Ohio 741 in Warren County. John Christopher Frederick Draeger 60 of Lebanon Rt. 3 was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after his car struck an embankment following a possible seizure. He leaves a wife Ina two daughters and three sons along with siblings and many grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Campbell Funeral Home Hamilton.

Lebanon Area Armco Project Ohio Warren County John Christopher Frederick Draeger Hamilton Road Lebanon Rt Mercy Hospital Hamilton Mason Life Squad Garret J. Boone Butler County Draeger Kaiser Engineers Delta Pipeline Constructors Inc Shoals Ind

Sears Recalls Poison Pins Across Nation

Sears Roebuck and Co. issues an urgent recall for jewelry pins decorated with poisonous rosary beans that could prove fatal if swallowed. An estimated 000 to 400 pins may have been sold nationwide, with colorfully designed pins sold for about $1 each. The pins were sold in ornamental designs including comic faces and flowers, and the beans used are Abrus precatorius.

Chicago Sears, Roebuck and Co Sears Ohio Youngstown Cincinnati Toledo Springdale Dayton Cleveland Akron

Fire injures man at 616 Young Street

Curt Patrick 57 sustained a left cheek injury when a bumper jack slipped and a car fell. He was treated at Middletown Hospital.

Curt Patrick Young St Middletown Hospital

Actress Deborah Walley and Drummer Chet McCracken Wed

Hollywood reports actress Deborah Walley and drummer Chet McCracken married in Tijuana Friday. The couple, both 25, honeymoon aboard his 40 foot sloop as Miss Walley stars in Mothers in Law and met while she played a girl drummer in an Elvis Presley film.

Hollywood Deborah Walley Chet McCracken Tijuana Mexico Miss Walley McCracken

Firemen to Canvas for Money for Christmas Baskets

South Middletown Fire Department plans a house-to-house canvass Monday to raise money for Christmas grocery baskets for the needy. Chief Clester Brewer says Boy Scouts of Troop 99 will assist. donations will be used to buy baskets and local groceries will be procured. Families eligible for SMFD baskets should call 422 7044 or 423 9844.

South Middletown Fire Department Clester Brewer Boy Scouts Troop 99 SMFD Brewer

Thefts Reported From Several Residents In Trenton

Mrs Diane La Rew reported theft of a .410 gauge shotgun two sweaters and a large ash tray after thieves pried the door lock. Leona Blanton reported a radio in a maple cabinet valued at 49 dollars. Mrs A M Kelly reported a battery valued at 12 dollars from her car. Mrs Arthur Clark reported a box of dishes a potato masher and a rolling pin stolen from her porch. Gene Wilson reported damage to a yard light globe and casing. Funeral services for van C M Fillen will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Diane la Rew Kensington St Leona Blanton S. Broads St A. M. Kelly Miller Road Arthur Clark Clarendon Ave

Derailments Hit Warren and Preble Counties

Penn Central freight trains derailed in Warren and Preble counties. In Warren South Lebanon a 91 car train derailed at 8 25 p m damaging a storage building. no injuries. In Eaton area two and a half miles south of town five or six cars broke loose as tracks twisted. crews worked late Saturday night to clear the line.

Penn Central South Lebanon Warren South County Ohio 127 Springfield Cinof Eaton Preble County Warren County Warren County Sheriff's Deputies Reimwall John Stover Eaton Stover

Former Store Owner Harold Strull Dies in Louisville

Harold Strull 39, once proprietor of Lad & Lassie Shop, died Saturday in Louisville after a long illness. He lived in Louisville for 18 months, was former Temple Beth Sholom president and active in United Jewish Appeal and Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce. Services 3 p.m. at Herman Meyer Funeral Home Louisville with burial in Higgins Cemetery Nector Ky. Local arrangements by Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home.

Harold Strull Breathitt Funeral Home Jackson Jordan Middletown Hospital Chalmer Howard Higgins Cemetery Nector Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home

Guardsmen Celebrate Early Christmas Dinner at Armory

Ohio National Guard D Battery of 174th Artillery in Youngstown enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trimmings at the Armory on S Main Street. The unit’s drill was the last until after Christmas, so officials arranged the holiday meal in advance.

Armory S. Main Street Ohio National Guard 174Th Artillery

Hamilton F Millspaugh 55 Armco supervisor dies in Middletown

James F Millspaugh, 55, of Middletown Works Armco Steel, supervisor in operating cost accounting, died Friday at Fort Hamilton Hospital. Survived by wife Jean, daughter Donna Clements of Cincinnati, son Michael of Lawrenceburg Ind, a sister and two brothers. Services Mon 2 p.m. Webb Funeral Home. Burial Rose Hill Memorial Park. Visitation Sun 4-8 p.m.

Hamilton James F Millspaugh Middletown Armco. Steel Corp Armco Fort Hamilton Hospital Jean Donna Clements Cincinnati Michael Lawrenceburg Ind Webb Funeral Home Rose Hill Memorial Park

Two In Critical Condition After One Car Crash

A Trenton man and a Lebanon youth remain in critical condition at Middletown Hospital after a Saturday afternoon crash on Greentree Road three-tenths of a mile east of Ohio 741 in Warren County. Robert L. Ashcraft, 26, of Trenton, and Douglas Bowman, 16, of Lebanon, were driving at high speed when their car left the road, hit two guard posts and several trees, then a large tree and became pinned.

Trenton Lebanon Middletown Hospital Greentree Road Ohio Warren County Robert L. Ashcraft Cranewood Drive Douglas Bowman W. Mulberry St Ashcraft

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