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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1969

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Otto Egelston 76 Middletown

Otto Ray Egelston 76 of 1180 Middletown-Eaton Road died 5 45 pm at Mid-Hospital after a long illness He was an Aeronca machinist Army WWI veteran and longtime Middletown resident born in Mariba Ky Surviving wife Ada brothers Asa Holiday Fla sisters Reba Mays Middletown Edna Childers Hattie Cooper Owensboro Ky Nellie Lityle Densington Ky Services 2 pm Wednesday Crawford Street First Church of God Burial Woodside Cemetery Calling hours at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home 3 5 and 7 9 pm tomorrow and after Wednesday noon at the church

Otto Ray Egelston Middletown-Eaton Road Mid— Hospital Egelston Aeronca, Inc Middletown Mariba Ada Asa Holiday Fla Reba

Clarence Izor 55 Dies. Retired Bendix Machinist

Clarence Izor of 530 West Market Street Springboro died yesterday in Grandview Hospital Dayton after three days as a patient. Retired in 1967 from Bendix Dayton as a machinist, he was a longtime Franklin area resident. Survived by wife Magdalene four sons Robert Franklin John Springboro Ilfrey Middletown and a son at home a brother Leo a sister Mrs Glossip Franklin and eight grandchildren Requiem High Mass Wednesday at St Mary Church burial Woodside Cemetery Middletown Friends may call Eaton Funeral Home tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. The rosary will be recited there tomorrow at 8 p.m.

Franklin Clarence Izor Market St Springboro Grandview Ispital Dayton Bendix Franklin Magadalene Robert John Lfroy Middletown Leo Glossip St. Mary Church Woodside Meddletown Eaton Prineral

Funeral services for Mrs Mary A Miller to be held

Services for 79 year old Mrs Mary A Miller of 7 S Main St will be at 1 30 p m tomorrow at the Zimmerman Funeral Home with burial in Iview Cemetery at Gratis Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p m at the funeral home

West Alexandria Mary A Miller S. Main St Zimmerman Iview Gratis Thei Funeral

Funeral services set for Dr William E Smith historian and dean emeritus

Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Miami University Sesquicentennial Chapel for Dr. William E. Smith 77 historian and Miami University Graduate School dean emeritus who died Friday after illness at his home. Cremation will follow. Memorials may be sent to McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital where he died. Smith served 36 years on the Miami faculty including curator of the MecGuiffey collection and director of the McGuffey Museum before retiring in 1962.

Oxford William E. Smith Miami University Graduate School Hardigg Sexton McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Smith

Requiem Mass For Sister Mary Xavier RSM

Sister Mary Xavier RSM nee Loretta Jeffcott of Hamilton was remembered at a High Mass today in Mercer Convent Cincinnati. She died Friday at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton with no immediate survivors.

Hamilton Mary Xavier Loretta Jeffcott Mercer Convent Cincinnati Mercy Hospital

Obituary notices for Kopp Harding and Ellison

Richard Kopp aged 65 of 427 N Washington Blvd dies. Morris Harding 67 of Phoenix formerly Hamilton scheduled to be buried or cremated with services at 2 pm tomorrow. Mrs Myrtle Ellison 65 of 2345 Noble Ave to have service at 2 pm Wednesday.

Richard Kopp Washington Blvd Young Morris Harding Phoenix Ariz Hamilton Webb Myrtle Ellison Noble Ave

Santa Arrives at No 1 Fire Station Clinton Street

Santa Claus will arrive at the No 1 Fire Station on Clinton Street at 6 p.m. Monday December 22 and stay until 9 p.m. He returns Tuesday December 23. Santa's workshop will be set up on the firehouse lawn from Sunday and remain through Christmas Day. Parents may photograph their children and Santa will give candy token gifts.

Santa Claus No. 1 Clinton Street Santa Firehouse

Pentagon vows trials for veterans in My Lai probe

Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said any present or former U.S. soldiers implicated in the My Lai civilians massacre would be tried if investigations warrant charges. He emphasized not preannouncing probes and defended a fair trial. Meanwhile in Atlanta a group of former servicemen pressed to drop charges against 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr., claiming 3,000 petition signatures supporting the effort.

Washington Pentagon U.S Vietnam My Lai Melvin R. Laird Laird House Committee ABC Atlanta Army William L. Calley Jr Calley James A. Smith

Ohio weekend traffic deaths total 17

The Associated Press reports 17 people died in Ohio over the weekend with nine dead in Montgomery Warren Greene and Hamilton counties and five in Cuyahoga Summit and Trumbull. A Franklin man Lloyd Pratt 41 died in a double fatality near Cincinnati. A Lebanon woman Sandra Cronkrite 23 died on Ohio 122. Dayton resident William Newport 28 died in Montgomery County. James King 20 Cheviot died in Cincinnati area. Margaret Davis 55 of Dayton died east of the Montgomery County line in Greene County.

Montgomery Warren Greene Hamilton Cuyahoga Summit Trumbull Cincinnati Franklin Lloyd Pratt Robinson Vail Road Ohio Sandra Cronkrite Mary Ann Drive Lebanon William R. Newport Dayton Woodland Drive Montgomery County James King Cheviot Margaret M. Davis Greene County

Armed Man Sought In Motel Holdup Near Middletown

Warren County sheriff's deputies pursue a likely suspect in a post midnight holdup at the Holiday Inn east of Middletown. An armed robber stole about 127 dollars after threatening the desk clerk, a man chased the robber to a getaway car waiting on Union Road, and the duo drove off toward Hendrickson Road and Old U S 25 before vanishing.

Warren County Holiday Inn Middletown Union Road Union Hendrickson Road U. S. 25

Franklin Youth Charged with DWI and Assault on Officers

An 18-year-old Franklin motorist, Barry L. Harper of 2900 Pennyroyal Road, was cited at 9 p.m. after his car struck a tree and a telephone pole at Eldora Drive. He faced charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest, and allegedly assaulted two hospital staff while being treated at Middletown Hospital.

Franklin Barry L. Harper Pennyroyal Road Eldora Drive Middletown Hospital Harper Roger Knabel Martin Wright

Saxbe explains vote against tax bill despite favoring Social Security hike

U S Senator William Saxbe of Ohio says he supports more than a 15 percent increase in Social Security but opposed the Tax Reform Bill he calls unfair. He warns the measure would inflate costs and could cost the treasury up to 12 billion by 1970, harming domestic needs in cities.

Washington U. S William B. Saxbe Ohio Saxbe Constitutionts Senate House Treasury

Open Your Mouth Says Dr Sam and Then Pow Wrestling Twist

Dr Samuel H Sheppard, once jailed for his wife’s murder, has become a wrestler at age 45 with a 31-2 start alongside manager George Strickland. He uses a nerve pressure move from osteopathic training, and he balances wrestling with a medical career and a recent marriage to Strickland’s daughter Colleen.

Dr. Sam Columbus, Ohio Samuel .H. Sheppard Sheppard George Strickland Strickland Shepard Ohio Penitentiary Marilyn

Sextuplets Born in Britain Five Survive

Five of the six sextuplets born to Rosemary and John Letts in Britain survive after a Caesarean delivery. One girl died at birth. The parents, married in 1966, welcomed five girls and a boy with fertility drug help. The surgeon noted a better than 50 percent chance of survival for the living babies.

London Britain Rosemary Letts

Burglars Hit Store and Two Homes in Franklin

Loot from three west side burglaries is being totaled. C&L Furniture Store at 1 W. Second St was hit Saturday evening. Homes of Harold V. Martz at 14 Maple St and A G Childrey at 10 Maple were broken into between 4 45 and 7 p m with money taken from Childrey about 130 dollars and Martz loss believed to be extensive.

Franklin West Side C&l W. Second St Harold V. Martz Maple St A. G. Childrey Martz Childrey

City Panel Sought On Breiel Boulevard Assessments

City commissioners will consider naming an assessment equalization board for a Breiel Boulevard stretch from Roosevelt Avenue to Oxford State Road at 7 p.m. Residents complain about the proposed assessment. A second reading of the 11 page minimum commercial code is also on the agenda. The meeting is in the commission chambers at the City Building.

Breiel Boulevard Roosevelt Avenue Oxford State Road Commission Sylvia Hughes Industralists

First National Bank Declares 45 Cent Dividend

The First National Bank directors declare a quarterly dividend of 45 cents per share on outstanding stock. The payment date is January 6 and the record date is December 19, announced by Edward W. Barker, the bank president.

First National Bank Edward W. Barker

Ohio Bell Pioneers Hold Annual Christmas Party

Members and guests gathered at J and J Lanes for a Christmas party. A magic act by Bobby Rawlins and slides by William Wiley entertained after dinner. The group honors members with 21 years or more in the telephone industry across the United States and Canada.

Ohio Bell Telephone Pioneers Bobby Rawlins Middletown William Wiley Bellefontaine Haines Alaska Alcan Highway Organis United States Canada

Local clubs and city meetings list for Tuesday evening

A dense calendar lists Madison boosters club at 7 30 p m at Madison High School plus SPEBSQSA at 8 p m Legion Home Rotary and Civitan noon meetings in Manchester Safety Council Traffic Committee 4 p m Civic Association Madison Lions Sertoma 6 30 p m Manchester Butler County Planned Parenthood Clinic 7 p m Civic Association City Commission 7 p m City Building Board of Education 7 30 p m Administration Building Middletown Grocers and Meat Dealers 8 p m Sportsmen's Club Trustees 8 p m IOOF Miami Lodge 8 p m Monroe IOOF Hall BPOE Elktones 8 p m Elks Temple FOE Eagles 8 30 Alcoholics Anonymous 8 30

Madison Lions Club Madison High School Manchester Butler County Planned Parenthood Civic Association City Commission Board of Education Middletown Grocers & Meat Dealers Chatterdine Sportsmen’s Club IOOF Miami Lodge

Apollo 13 Starts Off At A Crawl To The Moon

The Apollo 13 rocket and craft rolled out of the assembly building at Cape Kennedy Florida at 5 50 a m EST on a crawler transporter for a six hour crawl to the launch pad. The planned March 12 liftoff will carry Navy Captain James Lovell Navy Lieutenant Commander Thomas Mattingly and civilian Fred Haise on America’s third attempted lunar landing expedition.

America Navy James Lovell Nvy Cmdr Thomas Mattingly Fred Haise

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Otto Egelston Clarence Izor Mary Miller Dodds Monuments War Mth Ave Froadside Cemetery Charles Bud) Steller Mer G&g Dr. Wek. Smith Sister Xavier Taton Funeral Home Associated Press Divi CMN Central Ave Ariane Tebbenjohanns Ohio Medical Board Colleen Mrs. Letts First National Butler County Terminix CO Madison Boosters Club Spebsqsa Legion Home Rotary Club Manches Ter Civitan Club Safety Council Cape Kennedy Pao As Dorothy Yoder Australia Antarctica Southland Travel Department Travel Dept Mr Businessman Business Equipment & Supply CO Americard Orewa Mcuce's Supermarket Vannest and
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