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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1972

Page

2

Charles Atlas Dies at 80 in Long Beach

Angelo Siciliano known as Charles Atlas the muscle builder will be buried Wednesday after funeral services at Our Lady of Mercy Church Atlas claimed to have sold his dynamic tension body building course to over seven million customers He died Saturday in Long Beach at age 80

Point Lookout N.Y Angelo Siciliano Charles Atlas Muscle Builder Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Roman Catholic Church Atlas Long Beach Lebanon Cecil R. Griest E. Silver St Manhattan Kan Frieda Edward Call Emil Springfield R. Byron Griest Massillon Oswald

New Wo-Ed Courses On Agenda For Middletown School Board

Five new vocational education units costing 83 000 will be previewed for board approval. Courses include electricity electronics auto body repair and commercial food preparation with expansions at Lemon Monroe and Middletown High. Additional ninth grade crafts plastics courses and office education are also proposed. The 7 30 p m meeting at the School Administration Building on Girard Avenue will review details.

Middletown Richard Lail Richard Hopper Jim Davis Butler Montgomery Warren Hamilton Ohio Bureau of Employment Services OBES William Robinson Ifield Lemon - Monroe High School Lemon-Monroe High Middletown High School Lail Girard Avenue

Illustrious political family matriarch Evelyn Symington dies

Evelyn Wadsworth Symington, wife of U.S. Senator Stuart Symington and mother of Representative James Symington, died aged 69 of a heart attack after a Washington Redskins Packers playoff game. A memorial service is planned. she had toured Europe with Congress and previously sang in New York nightclubs.

Evelyn Wadsworth Symington U.S Stuart Symington Rep James Symington Missouri Washington Redskins Green Bay Packers Symington Florida Europe Congress New York James W. Wadsworth Jr

Monroe Man Found Dead In Car In Ditcch

A 44 year old Monroe man Gordon Pete Aldridge was found dead in his car in a ditch near Cincinnati Dayton Road and Garver Road. Police say the vehicle struck a utility pole and veered into a bush, with damage estimated at 250 dollars. Coroner Dr Garret Boone ruled natural causes. Surviving are two daughters, his mother and two sisters. funeral arrangements are pending.

Monroe Gordon Pete Aldridge Dineen Ave Cincinnati-Dayton Garver Road Middletown Garret Boone Butler County Armco

Medal of Honor winner Garcia dies in Christmas Eve crash

Ma cario Garcia longtime Medal of Honor recipient for World War II heroism and a 32 year old Alief resident died in a Christmas Eve auto crash near Sugar Land, Texas. He won the Medal of Honor for destroying German machine gun nests in Germany on November 17, 1944 after volunteering to clear the route for his platoon. Garcia later became a U S citizen and worked as a contact man for the Veterans Administration in the Houston area.

Garcia Mexico U.S Veterans Administration

TV Set Taken From Leonard Selbys Home

Leonard Selby reported Sunday a color television and a quilt valued at 775 dollars were stolen from his residence at 6815 Kyle Station Road after he left for a visit. He found the items missing upon returning home.

Leonard Selby Kyle Station Road Selby

Deaths And Funerals List From Middletown Area

Obituaries for Frank J. Kappel 88 of 106 Shafer St. and Ellen L. Porter 87 of 672 Todhunter Rd. Dessie E. Zeller 93 of 107 Ardmore Dr. Cecil R. Griest 68 of 444 E Silver St. Harlan Brown 68 of Mass. Benjamin Kessen 88 of 1312 Greenwood Ave. include service times, burial plans, survivors, and funeral homes. Memorials suggested to Shriners Burn Institute.

Harlan Brown S. E St St. Joseph’s Church Benjamin Kessen Greenwood Ave St. Stephen's Church

Junior Achievement Couple Selected for JA Honors Dance Night

Miss Paula Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Cole of Indiana, was named Miss Junior Achievement at a dance at the Manchester Motor Inn. Mark Atkinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Atkinson of Trenton, was named Mr. JA. Cole is a Middleton High School senior and Sopaco president. Atkinson is a Middleton High School sophomore and Comco vice president of manufacturing.

Paula Cole Mark Atkinson Manchester Motor Inn Miss Cole Mas Paul A. Cole Indiana Middletown High School Okey E. Jackson Arnold Drive Sopaco Sorg Paper Co Atkinson Thomas L. Atkinson Aberdeen Drive Trenton Edgewood High School Comco Middletown

Death of Mrs Agostina Rizzo at Middletown Hospital

Mrs Agostina Rizzo, 87, of 207 Stenley St died at 9 30 a.m. Monday at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient three weeks. Her husband Philip died in 1970. Surviving are four sons Philip Jr with whom she made

Frank J. Kappel Shafer St Kappel Miami Philip Carey Co Jefferson Lodge F&am Eagles Lodge Amelia Mary Kappel Middletown John Botts Akron Irene Gallagher Ellen Porter Ellen L. Porter Todhunter Road Monroe Middletown Hospital Anna Green Robert Rafnick North Tatwell Janice Kirk Richmond Lucille James Geneva Waters Norfolk R. L. Porter Fla Jack Norfolk, Va McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Harry John Columbus Salvatore Indianapolis Josephine Rizzo Marianne Dorenbusch Anna Bukley Gussie Boario Dayton Frances Minor Margaret Mercurio Detroit St. John’s Church Woodside Cemetery Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home Dessie Zeller Dessie E. Zeller Ardmore Drive Barbara Park Nursing Home Zeller Wabash Ind Agostina Rizzo Stenley St Philip Philip Jr

Navy Doctor Calls Tattoos Dangerous and Proposes Ban

Capt. William Carson of the San Diego Naval Hospital dermatology department says tattoos are painful to remove and medically dangerous. He urges California to shut tattoo parlors, noting New York has already banned them. He warns of possible allergic infections and hepatitis from needle use.

San Diego Calif William Carson San Diego Naval Hospital California New York Carson

Attorney Fred A. Smith Dies in Toledo at 65

Fred A. Smith, 65, former president of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Toledo Bar Association, died Friday in Toledo after a battle with cancer.

Toledo, Ohio Fred A. Smith Ohio State Bar Association Toledo Bar Association

King's Ex-Wife Given Custody of Children

In Amman Jordan Princess Muna ex-wife of King Hussein has been granted custody of their four children Abdullah 10 Feisal 9 and the nine year old twins Zein and Aisha plus Haroun Palace west of Amman. The king 37 and Princess Muna 31 divorced after 11 years of marriage last week. Hussein has since married Alia Toukan 24 a Palestinian from Nablus and former PR official for Jordanian Airlines.

Amman Jordan Hussein Muna Humar Palace Abdullah Feisal Zein Aisha

Syrian shells hit Israeli patrol in Golan Heights

Syrian gunners fired several shells at an Israeli army patrol in the occupied Golan Heights. There were no casualties. It marked the first shelling in 12 days according to a military spokesman.

Tel Aviv Golan Heights

Police Near Accident Scene Involving Patrol Car

Police concentrate on a cruiser after a 500 dollar crash early today. Mrs. Carmelis Phillips, 22, of 702 Lewis St., followed the patrol car and veered off the right side of S Main St near Barnitz Stadium at 4:20 a.m. Her 1972 car struck five guard posts, uprooting two.

Carmelis Phillips Lewis St S. Main St Barnitz Stadium

Five Syphilis Cases Found At OSU

Ohio State University officials said five of 636 students in a voluntary syphilis screening tested positive. Earlier reports from the Student Health Center had suggested hundreds.

Osu Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University

Man Hurt As Car Hits Posts Near New Miami

A 24 year old Middletown man Roger William Campbell was treated at Mercy Hospital for possible concussion after his car ran off Riverside Drive near Wehr Road and struck eight guardrail posts. He was en route home from a party in Trenton and released after treatment. Jefferson Adams, 18, of Trenton caused 3500 damage to his car and sustained no injuries when he hit a cement culvert on Elkton Road north of Ohio 73. he fell asleep at the wheel and was not charged.

Hamilton Middletown Mercy Hospital New Miami Roger William Campbell Seneca St Butler County Trenton Riverside Drive Wehr Road Jeffrey Adams Pierson Road Adams Elkton Road Ohio 73

Greek Writer Bastias Dies in Athens at 71

Constantine Bastias prominent journalist writer and historian dies of heart failure in Athens aged 71. He served as vice president of the Union of Athenian Newspaper Editors former head of arts and letters at the Ministry of Education and former director of the Greek National Theater. He authored novels histories and plays including a history of the Greek nation.

Athens Constantine Bastias Bastias Union of Athenian Ministry of Education Greek National Theater

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Richard Ginther Miami University Mrs. Stuart Symington Washington Alice Hay John Hay Lincoln McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Symingtons Mrs. Symington Gordon Aldridge Armco Park Houston, Tex Macario Garcia Joseph R. Baker & Sons Clifford Stearns Shriners Burn Institute Goodman St Cincinnati Ralph McCoy Leffler G. Walter Weber Muncie Pisgah, Ohio Grim Drive Barrett Road MHS NSM Mr Coy-Leffler Funeral Home Sutphin Woodlawn Homer D. Leffler Milidin I Warional King Converse Monument CO Russell Nicoll Russ Manchester Road Fenwick High School DODDS Verity Pkvy 14Th Ave Charles Bud) Steller Mer Santa Claus Lowery & Hammond Organs
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