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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1968

Page

2

Services Set For Max J Wise 51 of Middletown

Funeral services for Max J Wise 51 of 4621 Manchester Road will be held at 3 p m Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with a Christian Science reader officiating. Cremation will follow. Visitation is today 6 to 9 p m. Wise a employer relations representative with the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack at his residence. He was born in Middletown and lost a hand in a local paper mill accident after finishing high school in 1935. He later attended Miami Jacobs Business College and joined the Ohio State Highway Department before moving to the Bureau in 1941. He conducted aptitude tests for seniors and helped place handicapped workers. Surviving are wife Mary two sons Jerry and Bruce and four brothers.

Max J. Wise Manchester Road McCoy - Leffler Christian Science Wise Ohio Bureau of Employment Services Middletown Hospital Middletown Middletown High School MHS Miami Jacobs Business College Ohio State Highway Department Rotary Club Ind Irving Robert Richard Pittsburgh, Pa Warren Ohio General State Department of Mental Hygiene Board of Education Doty House Goodwill Industries Hamilton

Deaths and Funerals Louise Herriman Lawson

Louise Herriman Lawson 81 of 2212 Winton St died at 4 45 pm at Middletown Hospital after a stroke on November 26. She is survived by five sons Clyde Clarence Russell James and Ralph, three daughters Irene Doty Hilda McClain Helen, a brother Thomas Wells, two sisters, twenty one grandchildren and twenty four great grandchildren. Services 3 pm Monday at McCoy Leffier Funeral Home with Rev Robert McNamara. burial Middletown Cemetery. Elders Dana Freeburg and John White officiating. Burial in Butler County Memorial Park.

Louise Lawson Herriman Winton St Middleton Hospital Clyde Clarence Middletown Russell Clarksville James Ralph Tulsa Okla Irene Doty Hilda McClain Helen Lawson Casa Grande Ariz Thomas Wells Muskogee Sally Breshears Pauline Wood Bixbee McCoy - Leffier Robert McNamara Middletown Cemetery

Mrs Mabel Frey Rudicil dies at 67 in Middletown

Mrs Mabel Frey Rudicil 67 of 202 Lylburn Road Middletown died at 3 25 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital Her husband Everett died in 1964 Surviving are three daughters Mrs Evelyn Amburgey Miss Elizabeth Rudicil Mrs Vivian Johnson of Cincinnati a son Glenn of Westerville a brother Bud Britton of Harrison two sisters Mrs Ed Studt of Brookville Mrs Thomas North of Cleves and nine grandchildren Services set for 10 a m Monday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Mabel Frey Rudicil Lylburn Road Middletown Hospital Everett Evelyn Amburgey Elizabeth Rudicil Middletown Vivian Johnson Cincinnati Glenn Westerville Bud Britton Harrison Ed Studt Brookville Thomas North Cleves McCoy Leffler

Services Held for Mrs Kate Shapero of Reading Road

Mrs Kate Shapero of 7610 Reading Road mother of Jerome Shapero of Cincinnati owner of Worthmore Clothing Store, died Wednesday at Jewish Hospital Cincinnati. Services were today at Weir Funeral Home with burial in Adath Israel Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Bert Pleatman of Cincinnati sister Mrs Charles Erskine of Louisville Ky two brothers Nathan and Ben Kaplin of Louisville and five grandchildren.

Kate Shapero Reading Road Jerome Shapero Cincinnati Worthmore Weir Funeral Home Adath Israel Cemetery Shapero Jewish Hospital Bert Pleatman Charles Erskine Louisville Nathan Ben Kaplin

Obituary for John T. Dishun of Franklin Virginia native dies

John T. Dishun 84 of 6365 Dixie Highway Franklin died at 1 15 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital He was born in Virginia and worked for Armco Steel Corp from 1908 to 1946 Survived by wife Emma three sons John T Jr Paul and Ray all of Franklin two daughters Edith Norris of Franklin and Helen Walker of Cincinnati three sisters Mrs Calvin Meador Mrs Frank Meador and Mrs Gertrude Long all of Roanoke VA 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Services at 1 p m Monday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home officiated by the Rev

John T. Dishun Dixie Highway Franklin Middletown Hospital Dishun Virginia Armco Steel Corp Emma John T. Jr Paul Ray Edith Norris Helen Walker Cincinnati Calvin Meador Frank Meador Gertrude Long Roanoke McCoy . Leffler

Sixty Cars Pass Safety Test On Route 4

Sixty vehicles received safety stickers yesterday after 136 were checked by the state highway patrol on Route 4 south of Middletown. Fourteen drivers were arrested during the day long inspection. Five arrests were for no driver's license, one for a defective muffler, one for a shattered windshield, and seven for unsafe vehicles described as having a multitude of sins. The rest received warnings.

State Highway Patrol Rt. 4 Middletown

Germans Probe Dachau Deaths

Munich AP reports the state prosecutor's office is examining the deaths of about 400 priests in Dachau concentration camp from 1939 to 1941. State Attorney Karl Weiss cites German Austrian Polish and Czech priests among the victims.

Munich Germany Dachau Here Karl Weiss

Funeral services and burial details announced

Edwin Bobbitt will be honored with burial at Woodhill Cemetery Franklin funeral home hosts visitation Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. The service will be officiated by Edwin Bobbitt.

Edwin Bobbitt Woodhill Cemetery Franklin Friends

Hamilton Deaths Notices For Karl Schmitt Margaret Roden Robert Leak

Karl Schmitt 62 of 220 Sycamore Street dies with Requiem High Mass at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St Stephen Church. Margaret Roden 63 of 450 South Second Street also passes with Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St Stephen Church. Robert Leak 88 of 714 Cleveland Avenue services set for 2 p.m. Monday under Klaus-Weigel.

Hamilton Karl Schmitt Sycamore St St Stephen's Church Margaret Roden S. Second St St. Stephen's Church Robert Leak Cleveland Ave Klaus - Weigel

Deaton Pleads Guilty to Robbery and Assault Charges

Gerald Deaton twenty four of Middletown pleaded guilty to two armed robbery charges and assault with a deadly weapon in Warren County Common Pleas Court. He received ten to twenty years, with possible parole in about nine years, though the assault extended his minimum time. Two charges remain pending and may be dropped. The crimes stemmed from the Sept. 5 Holmes Sunoco robbery in Monroe in which an attendant Jim Frentzel and his mother were held hostage.

Lebanon Gerald Deaton Middletown Monroe Warren County Common Pleas Warren C. Young Deaton Mark Clark Holmes Sunoco Jim Frentzel Edward M Barbara Frentzel Harding - Jones Paper Co Excello Ray Freshour Denton Butler County Young

Missing copper wire valued at 1700 from school site

Two reels of copper wire worth over 1700 disappeared after burglars pried open a double metal door at George M Verity Middle School construction site on Johns Road. Police believe a truck and planks were used to haul the reels away.

George M. Verity Johns Road John Easton Bellefontaine

Greathouse Named To Butler Board

C. Richard Greathouse Jr. Middie's own attorney has been appointed to the Butler County board.

Butler Board C. Richard Greathouse Jr Middie Butler County

Eaton Shooting Accidental Not Deliberate, Sheriff Says

A 75 year old West Alexandria woman Edna Voge was shot. sheriff says the injury appears accidental and not from a stray bullet. Voge, hospitalized at Good Samaritan in Dayton, is reported to be gaining strength. investigator to speak again over the weekend to clarify details.

Road Work To Close Two Streets In City Plan

City to close part of Wildwood Road for one week and Yankee Road for two months for sewer line work. Public Service Director C. A. Boeke says Wildwood will be shut at Ellen Drive for the connection of a relief sewer. Detours will use Smith Avenue and Baltimore Street for the Yankee Road closure to connect with McCurry Avenue under the University Boulevard design.

Wildwood Road Yankee Road City Public Service C. A. Boeke Enoch Drive Ellen Drive Boeke Baltimore Street Smith Avenue McCurry Avenue University Boulevard

Co Chairmen Named For Red Cross Drive

Robert K. Johnson and Sylvester Shetter named co chairmen of the 1968 Red Cross fund campaign announced by William Harrison chapter chairman. Johnson directs research and public information at Middletown schools and Shetter runs Hayden Stone Inc. The drive runs all March with a kickoff banquet set for February 28 at the YMCA.

Robert K. Johnson Sylvester Shetter Red Cross Fund William Harrison Johnson Middletown Shetter Hayden Stone Inc Harrison

Taft Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

William Howard Taft became the first U S president interred in Arlington National Cemetery Virginia marking a historic burial site milestone for the nation.

William Howard Taft U. S National Cemetery Arlington, Va

Jail Term Suspended If Man Pays

A 42 year old French Canadian electrician on Armco Project 600, Joseph Dennis Chicoine, was given 10 days in jail and fined 25 dollars plus costs for malicious destruction of property. Judge Robert L. Marrs suspended the jail term on condition Chicoine pays the fine and restitution for a lamp broken at the Butler County jail.

Hamilton Armco Robert L. Marrs Marrs Butler County Joseph Dennis Chicoine Waneta Ave Middletown John B. Mullins Sheriff's Department Chicoine

Democratic Precinct Committeeman Filings Complete in Middletown Area

Heavy filings of Democratic candidates for precinct committeeman in the Middletown area follow the Butler County switch from ward to precinct representation. Several precincts lack a Democratic candidate while Republicans filed for 3C-A and 4C-A in Monroe.

Middletown Butler County Goldie Morningstar Clark St Richard Jerome Lapham Coverdale Drive Monroe Democratic Kelly Haddix Central Ave Luther Selby S. Main St Joe R. Cox W. Hill St Madison Township Joseph A. Shepperd Fisher Ave Joseph Mulligan Fiesta Way Mary A. Bendel Orchard St

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