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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1968

Page

2

Hamilton ii Killed in Vietnam One Week

Army Specialist 4 Freddie Lee Thomas, 19, of Hamilton, serving with the 587th Signal Company, died in Vietnam after a mortar attack near a bunker. His family says he was en route to the war zone late last month and arrived soon after. He leaves three brothers and a sister, with funeral arrangements pending Army confirmation.

Hamilton Army Freddie Lee Thomas William Frederick E. Thomas A. J. Thomas Ruth Johnson Cavalry Division Vietnam Thomas 587Th Marine Company 86Th Signal Battalion Everett E. Thomas Camp Pendleton Calif Melvin Wayne Brenda Butler County Taft High

Deaths and Funerals for Local Residents

Death notices and funeral details for Mrs. Mary Bisset 75 Middletown Rt 4 held at Brethren Church New Lebanon with calling hours today at Help Funeral Home. Survived by husband Robert two daughters five grandchildren and a great grandchild. Other obituaries listed include Charlies Jackson 81 Campbell area Isabel Harrison 72 London Kentucky Daniel Lloyd 93 Germantown Kentucky Adrian Lagedrost 42 St. Cleveland Avenue Proeschel J Berridge 69 Denver Colorado with service times and locations.

Mary Bisset Middletown Brethren Church New Lebanon Help Funeral Home Bisset Middletown Hospital Robert Glenn Perry Charles Martin Charlies Jackson Benninchofen Ave Campbell Isabel Harrison Hamilton - Middletown Road London Daniel Lloyd Craig Drive Germantown Adrian Lagedrost Cleveland Ave St. Peter's Church J. Berridge Denver Colo Hamilton Proeschel

Services for Miss Carrie Ernst Held in Cincinnati

Miss Carrie Ernst 79 formerly of Middletown dies Monday at home where she lived six months Burial set at Calvary Cemetery Little Sisters of the Poor Cincinnati to host services Tuesday at 9 30 am Survivors include two nephews

Carrie Ernst Middletown Little Sisters of the Poor Cincinnati Calvary Cemetery Miss Ernst

Private services for Peter Gabbard in Hamilton

Peter Gabbard age 56 died Monday at his home 1841 Tuley Road Hamilton. Private services will be Thursday at Webb Funeral Home Hamilton with burial in Hickory Flat Cemetery Overpeck. Survivors include his wife Kathryn two daughters Mrs James Rogers and Mrs Harold Davis of Hamilton a son William of Hamilton two sisters two brothers and four grandchildren.

Peter Gabbard Nora Johnson Middletown Webb Hamilton Hickory Flat Overpeck Gabbard Tuley Road Kathryn James Rogers Harold Davis William

Obituary notices for Frenchtling Woodrey Hignite Tillmann

Obituaries list several residents with services announced. Helen Frenchtling 79 of Tucson formerly Hamilton. Ralph Woodrey 64 of 925 Prytania Ave with 2 p.m. service. Sarah Hignite 72 of 1923 Dixie Uny with 2 p.m. service at Pater Avenue Pentecostal Church of God. Diane Tillmann 44 of 5 Verlyn Ave scheduled for Requiem High Mass 9:30 a.m. at St Marys Church.

Helen Frenchtling Tucson Ariz Hamilton Ralph Woodrey Prytania Ave Webb Sarah Hignite Dixie Uny Pater Avenue Pentecostal Church of God Diane Tillmann Verlyn Ave St. Mary's Church

Paris Archbishop Veuillot Dies of Cancer at 55

Pierre Cardinal Veuillot, archbishop of Paris since 1966, died early today after a battle with cancer. The long serving church leader guided Paris's Catholic community through decades of change and challenge.

Paris Pierre Cardinal Veuillot

Pizzetti Opera Composer Struck Down at 87

Italian composer Saldrebando Pizzetti aged 87 renowned for operas symphonic and choral works died Tuesday in Rome AP reports the veteran musician.

Rome Sldebrando Pizzetti

Reporter Roy Butterfield Linked to Dreiser Inspired Murder Case

Oneonta New York AP reports 85 year old Roy Layman Butterfield, a reporter who helped solve a murder case that formed the basis for Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy.

Oneonta N.Y Roy Layman Butterfield Theodore Drieser

Man Shot On Curtis Street Leaves Police Puzzled

A 22 year old man in fair condition at Middletown Hospital with a stomach wound says he does not know how he was shot. John Vinson of 7273 Lynn Drive says he was walking near Curtis Street and Reynolds Avenue around 9 pm when the bullet struck him. He neither saw nor heard the shooter and admits he does not know who took him to the hospital. Hospital staff report the man ran from the hospital after Vinson arrived. Police believe the shooter used a small caliber pistol.

Middletown Hospital John Vinson Lynn Drive Curtis Street Reynolds Avenue Vinson

Congressmen vow to fight rifle claim in Wagner case

Rep. Henry C. Schadeberg of Wisconsin says the Army seeks 70.21 dollars from Ernest J. Wagner a Vietnam veteran for an M14 rifle lost in combat Wagner served a year with the 25th Infantry Combat Regiment and is honorably discharged Schadeberg argues no liability should rest on Wagner or on Defense Secretary McNamara over Pueblo Liberty losses and vows a legal fund if action proceeds

Washington (Ap Henry C. Schadeberg R-Wis Army Schadeberg Navy Defense Robert S. McNamara Ernest J. Wagner Racine Wis Wagner Vietnam 25Th Pentagon McNamara

Court upholds dismissal of Cincinnati stadium suit

Ohio Supreme Court rejects rehearing on Jan. 24 ruling that Cincinnati can fund and operate a publicly financed stadium for profit. The decision upholds lower court rulings involving the Reds and Bengals stadium project while also denying review in a church property case in Akron.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Supreme Court Cincinnati Supreme Court Hamilton County Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Bengals Graham P. Hunt Jr Robert H. Fosdick Haskell Bazell Bazell St. Demetrius of Akron

Injured In Car Mail Truck Crash In Middletown

Three people were treated at Middletown Hospital after a collision of a car and a mail truck at Henry Avenue and Auburn Street yesterday. Latimore 19 was thrown 21 feet. Dorothy Homan 56 suffered head cuts. Betty Goodwin 29 declined treatment. Latimore was cited for failure to yield. Police noted six other accidents investigated that day with $700 in damages.

Middletown Hospital Henry Avenue Auburn Street Terrace Latimore Grove St Dorothy Homan Catalpa Drive Betty L. Goodwin Elwood St Goodwin

Two Men Arrested on Larceny by Trick Charges

Police arrested Fred Milton and Bruce Brooks on larceny by trick charges. Milton, 50, of Dayton, released on $1,000 bond, allegedly used Ronald Ferguson’s credit card to obtain two tires and signed Ferguson’s name. He reportedly sold the tires for $10. Brooks, of Sheridan Avenue, allegedly obtained $330 from Thomas Kennedy to buy a truck for a business partnership.

Trick Fred Milton Dayton Bruce Brooks Sheridan Ave Milton Pleaks N. Verity Parkway Manchester Avenue Ronald Ferguson Ferguson Brooks Thomas Kennedy Pershing Ave

Rosedale PTO Considering Cub Scout Pack Sponsorship

At a Rosedale Elementary School meeting parents and boys learned a Cub Scout pack may be formed. The PTO voted to sponsor the cub pack and announced a style show and smorgasbord dessert for April 26 with Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Petrocy as chairmen. Edwin McCormick spoke on poison control at Middletown Hospital.

Rosedale Rosedale Pto PTO Robert Harris Robert Petrocy Edwin McCormick Middletown Hospital

Cincy Man Dies In Auto Crash

A Cincinnati man Roy G. Davidson age 33 was killed when his car split in two after striking a bridge railing on Interstate 75 southeast of Indianapolis. Three other Cincinnatians were hospitalized including 29 year old Bart Napier who had just been released from Terre Haute federal penitentiary.

Indianapolis Ind Cincinnati Interstate 75 Here Roy G. Davidson Bart Napier Terre Haute

Fire Report Details Multiple Mini Incidents This Evening

Fire responders battled several small blazes in the area. At 1605 Johns Road burning paper started a field fire with no damage, at 412 Park Street a Judy Holder owned car burned due to suspected wiring short causing 150 dollars in damage. A garage at 2313 Central Avenue rear occupied by Mrs Kenneth Shepherd burned from trash. 75 dollars in damage. At 1225 Jackson Lane Ariel Gibson ill with doctor called. not a fire event.

Johns Road Park St Judy Holder Central Ave Kenneth Shepherd Jackson Lane Ariel Gibson

India as a country of contrasts described to Sertoma club

T F Weir spoke about India’s education system after a study trip with educators. He cited 400 million villagers and high illiteracy, a birth rate of about 50,000 daily, and life expectancy rising to 50. He noted scarce publicly funded schools and a push toward self sufficiency since 1947.

India Sertoma Manchester T. F. Weir Middletown Bombay Webb Great Britain

Dayton Man Slain in Domestic Shooting at Burns Avenue

Dayton, Ohio, James Clifton Chambers 41, father of four, was killed at 413 Burns Ave during an argument involving Mrs. Sarah E. Parks, 44, who is being questioned. Chambers lived at 309 Quitman St with relatives in Carlisle and Franklin. Survivors include parents, four children, and eight siblings. funeral arrangements pending at Mitchell Funeral Home in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.

Dayton Carlisle Franklin James Clifton Chambers Quitman St Burns Ave Sarah E. Parks Mt. Sterling Mitchell Funeral Home Mt. Sterling, Ky

Sertoma District Meeting Planned for Sunday at Eastern Bowling

Sertoma members finalized plans for a district meeting to be held Sunday afternoon at Eastern Bowling Lanes.

Sertoma

Hamilton man 29 kills self in car near New York Central overpass

Jackson Lee Johnson 29 of 1106 Grand Blvd was found dead in his car on Rt 63 near the New York Central overpass. Acting coroner says self inflicting gunshot wounds caused death. Johnson, born in Lee County Virginia, had lived here 10 years and worked for Mosler Safe Co. He leaves a wife Mary Arlene, a daughter Shelia and a son Daniel at home. Funeral services set for Friday at Webb Funeral Home with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. calling hours Thursday 5 to 8 p.m.

Hamilton Rt. 63 New York Central Jackson Lee Johnson Grand Blvd Kurt Landy Johnson Lee County Mosler Safe Co Mary Arlene Shelia Daniel Hallie Johnson Webb Funeral Home Greenwood Cemetery

Juvenile Arrests in Destruction of Property and Shoplifting

A 15 year old was arrested for destruction of property after allegedly breaking a window at G C Murphy Co Broad Street and Central Avenue. A second girl with him was released to her parents. A 16 year old was arrested for attempting to shoplift a 21 cent milk shake from Albers on Charles Street.

G. C. Murphy Co Broad Street Central Avenue Albers Charles Street

Norwood Man Arrested on DWI Charge

George Tyree, 45, of Norwood, was arrested at First Avenue and Broad Street early today and charged with driving while intoxicated.

George Tyree Norwood First Avenue Broad Street

Theft of camera reported by Jack Stacey

Jack Stacey of 1823 Flemming Road reported a theft from his room, with a camera valued at 40 dollars taken.

Jack Stacey Flemming Road

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