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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1966

Page

2

Coyle Voting Machine Case Moves Through Court

Butler County Common Pleas Court held a second day of hearings over taxpayer J Ralph Osunas suit to stop buying Coyle Voting Machine Co devices. Witnesses described board actions, contract intent, and need for attorney general approval as lawyers debated legality and alternatives.

Hamilton Butler County Coyle Voting Machine Co Butler County Common Pleas Court John Houston Brown County J. Ralph Osuna Canastota Drive Martin A. Coyle County Board of Elections Osuna Ferest Butler County Commissioners Board of Elections Coyle Richard J. Wessel Rankin Gibson Harry Wilks Ohio Casualty Insurance Co Robert L. Marrs Holbrook Wessel Marrs Sloneker

Park Board To Air Budget At Monthly Meeting

The 1955 budget of the Department of Parks and Recreation will be discussed by park board members at their 7 30 p m meeting in headquarters at Goldman Park. Also on the agenda is a report on a Shopping Plaza meeting about possibly selling Jacot Park ground to the plaza.

Department of Parks and Recreation Goldman Park Jacot Park

Death Ends Long Vigil By Collie

In Ashmore Illinois Blackie the collie kept a lonely vigil at a rural intersection for seven months. A dozen neighbors including Gale Stiff buried the dog in a pine box after it was killed by a car. Airline pilots in Chicago had sent a deluxe dog house for Blackie and locals fed him regularly.

Ashmore Ill Blackie Illinois Gale Stiff Stiff Chicago

Lions To Honor Past Presidents At Thursday Meeting

The Lions Club will recognize 21 past presidents at the Thursday noon gathering at Manchester Motor Inn. R S Burns Armco metallurgical research director will speak on Reality in Our National Defense Posture. Glenn Selby reports 78 members with Joseph R Baker Sr as the lone charter member as the club nears its 40th anniversary.

The Lions Club Manchester Motor Inn R. S. Burns Armco Glenn E. Selby Joseph R. Baker Sr

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Effie Finch 83 West Liberty Ky

Effie Jane Finch 83 of West Liberty Ky died at 6 30 am at her daughter's home where she lived the past five months She had been in failing health 14 years Surviving are two daughters Mrs Anna Madden of Franklin two sons George of Insko and Eli of Midletown three brothers Arb Prater Oda Prater and Stanley Prater three sisters Mrs Alma Reed Mrs Mallie Fratt and Mrs Aliie Williams 28 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren Services will be Friday at the Church of God West Liberty Burial in Holby Cemetery Hazel Green Local arrangements by Riggs Funeral Home Also surviving are her husband Clarence two other daughters Mrs Mary Mullins and Mrs Frances Workman a brother two sisters and six grandchildren Funeral arrangements are handled by Howard Son Funeral Home Hagers town

Effie Finch Effie Jane Finch West Liberty Sarah Simpkins Brown's Run Road Finch Anna Madden Franklin George Insko, Ky Eli Midletown Arb Prater Oda Prater Stanley Prater Hillsboro Alma Reed Salyersville Mallie Fratt Channel City Aliie Williams Hazard Church of God Holby Cemetery Hazel Green Riggs Funeral Home

James D. Oakley 91 Dies at Marion Indiana Home

James D. Oakley 91 died at 10 a m yesterday at Emily E Flynn Home Marion Ind He lived at 207 Gideon Road before moving six years ago He was a longtime night watchman for P Lorillard Co Survived by son Rollie Middletown three daughters Ida Barnett Goldie Gevedon Lillie McGuire a sister Lela Wolf Middletown 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Services at 10 a m tomorrow at Joseph R Baker Stas Funeral Home Rev Edwin Bobbitt officiating Burial in Oak ley Cemetery Grassy Creek Ky Calling hours today 3 5 and 7 9 p m

James D. Oakley Emily E. Flynn Marion Ind Oakley Gideon Road P. Lorillard Co Rollie Middletown Ida Barnett Goldie Gevedon Lillie McGuire West Liberty Lela Wolf Joseph R. Baker & Stas Edwin Bobbitt Oakley Cemetery Grassy Creek

Services for Miss Annie Roth Held at Riggs Home

Miss Annie Roth 85 formerly of Middletown died yesterday in Frenchburg Kentucky where she had lived the past five years Funeral services are set for 10 am Thursday at Riggs Funeral Home with the Rev Howard Sears officiating Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 5 pm

Annie Roth Middletown Riggs Funeral Home Howard Sears Woodside Cemetery Roth Frenchburg

Mrs Martha Smith Dies in Greens Fork Ind Death Notice

Mrs Martha E Smith age 59 of Greens Fork Indiana died yesterday. She is mother of Mrs Jane Fisher of 4805 Creek view Drive. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Martha E. Smith Greens Fork Ind Jane Fisher Creekview Drive

Miss Tillie Suesser 93 of Middletown dies at 203 McKinney St

Miss Otellia Tillie Suesser 93 formerly of 1311 Central Ave Middletown dies at 5 45 p m at 203 McKinney St where she had lived the past four years born in Logan Ohio and a 90 year Middletown resident survived only by sister Mrs Bertha Sebald of Middletown Graveside service at Woodside Cemetery at family convenience with Rev Paul Bergdall officiating arrangements by Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home flowers omitted no visitations

Otellia Tillie) Suesser Central Ave Yesday McKiney St Miss Suesser Logan Ohio Middletown Bertha Sebald Woodside Cemetery Paul Bergdall

Earl Weber 68 Dies at Mid-Dletown Hospital

Earl Weber aged 68 of the Dixie Motor Court near Blue Ball died at 6 01 p m yesterday at Mid Dletown Hospital. There are no immediate survivors. Arrangements are incomplete at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home.

Earl Weber Dixie Motor Court Blue Ball Middletown Hospital Joseph R. Baker & Sons

Golden Agers Mark 13th Birthday Anniversary

The Golden Age Club of Middletown marks its thirteenth anniversary at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Town House 600 N Verity Parkway. Founded from Ed Rusk’s idea for 60 plus social groups the club has grown to 526 members with a seven member board and a state charter. Attending include city officials and pastor Dr. Whitmore among others with a program of remarks and student trio music.

Paul Sullivan Golden Age Club Middletown N. Verity Parkway Ed Rusk Golden Agers Rusk Harry Gordon Charles Johnston Salvation Army Johnstons Leo F. Reinartz Tom C. Venable Robert Bender City Commission William Denham Robert Dell John Paschal Mark Walke Robert McConaughy Glenn McGraw Dr. Whitemore George Bryan

Alabama Ordered to Include Women on State Court Juries

A federal three judge panel ruled Alabama must start placing women on juries in state courts. The decision also found rural Lowndes County kept Negroes off jury rolls and ordered the practice halted. A second panel agreed a Lowndes County case bars trying a driver by a justice of the peace funded by fines.

Alabama Montgomery Ala Lowndes Lowndes County Justice of the Peace Mississippi South Carolina Rives, Johnson H.H. Grooms J.B. Julia Lowndesboro John Hulett Julian

Deaths and legal rulings reported in various U.S. cities

Obituaries note the deaths of James P. De Wolfe 70 and Thomas R. Miller 58 in New York and Edinboro plus James Lardner 91 in Tampa and Coleman R. Griffith 72 in Urbana. Alabama jurists strike down women juror ban injunctions delaying mandatory service until 1967 while addressing out-of-state motorist bond procedures and jail implications.

New York James P. de Wolfe Episcopal Long Island Edinboro Thomas R. Miller Edinboro State College Tampa Fla James Lawrence Lardner Northwestern University Lardner Northwestern Urbana, Ill Coleman R. Griffith University of Ilinois Clarence Allgood Frank M. Johnson Jr Alabama

Kessler Memorial Committee Sets Meeting Time

A meeting of the Kessler Memorial Committee is scheduled for tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. in the board of directors room of the First National Bank downtown. Charles Palmer, a committee member, announced the plan.

Kessler First National Bank Charles Palmer

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harry B. Grevey Greg Holbrock Howard Sloneker SCO LI Bbs Verity Collie Lions Peace Corps Cincinnati Walnut Dayton West Third Street Latin America Africa Asia PEACE Advertising Council Guiana Queen Elizabeth Prince Philip Georgetown British Guiana Caribbean Howard & Son Funeral Home Hagerstown Miss Annie Roth Martha Smith Vibes Reece Otellia Suesser Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home Karl Weber Mrs Susan Delph Lebanon Susan C. Delph W. Main St Menard Carl John Charles Curtner Miamisburg Lelia Curtner Oswald Lebanon Cemetery Memorial Home Cora Wintersteen Webb Frank Wintersteen Sunnybreeze Hickory Flat Wintersteen George and Margaretta Page Phares Phares Jacksonburg Trenton N. Main St Seven Mile Willard Gordon Frank Phares Stella King Anna Phares Funer Civic Association Ter Austin R. Whitmore First Methodist Church Robert White Roy A. White Co Richard T. Rives 3Rh U. S. Circuit Court of Ial James Graff Shuler Ave Malachi Hopkins Azel Ave Pentecostal Highway of Holiness Church Marie Klenke Tampa Fla St. Peter's Church Jimmie Williams Beckett St Green Full Gospel Tabernacle Pastor Lloyd Dean Sheets Pacific Garden A. J. Vander Meulen Don Spensel Verity Parkway British Isles Travel Service Butler County Auto Club N. Verity Pkwy Gerald Ford U. S House Manchester Harold Agee James M. Allen Wm. W. Armstrong Ann A. Backus Robt Bair Tomas Baird, Sr Robt. Barnard S. Alvin Bell Evelyn Bolling Paul Braden Ray Brown Jerry Carpenter Alvin Chapman Lester Chenoweth Jack D. Christy Harold Cole Effie Collins Jerry Compton Wm. Crawford Wm. Dannecker Roger Davey Travis Hausman Beverly Hayes Elbert Hawkins Frank Herzog John Hinkle Robert W. Hopper Paul Hoskins Paul Howard George Kavouras Kemplin G. H. Kiouman Betty Jane Laird Mack Sangster R. J. Lapham Art Lennie Louise Leturger Don Linkous Dale Little J. Black Little Robt. E. Logan George Margerum Donald M. Martin Donna Davey James E. Martin Mary Delp Wm. Martin Paul Doebier Wm. McCabe Wm. Denham Helen McCormick Reuben Doty G. Wm. McGahen Jack Dudley Donald McKillup Edward Evans Peter E. Menge Harry Erb Gerald Miller Walter Evans Dick Minge Robt. &. Gose John Mitchell Alata Gibson Roger Gillespie Roy Moorhead Howard J. Murray John A. Grewe James C. Mynheir Cecil Griffin Sam Noblet Caroline Osborne Lucle Hall John A. Owen Howard H. Haskins David T. Pell Harry C. Pell Pat Pettit Kathy Phillips Raym Pottebaum John M. Reese Rocky Rider Wm. Robinson John J. Roche Ryan Marg. Scheibert J. D. Sawyer Don Scheulin Alberta Schrote Christine Sebastian Bertha Selby Kenneth Shater Jack Siebold John Silas George Slough Stan Sorrell Fora South Lou Ella Spade Ronnie Specht D. Stoutenborough B. Strickland Nancy Swisshelm Charles Terhune E. K. Thompson Ronald Trowbridge Lee Fern Turner Roger Turrell Doyal Wells Tim White David Williams James C. Williams James Wilkins Segesta Wilson Dorothy J. Woodrey Paul Woodward Tony Valens
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