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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1975
Page
6
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Roger Blackwell of Ohio State University will speak Sunday at 7 p.m. in Patten Auditorium Miami University on the psychology of death and dying. The series features two more talks by John Gifford and Rev. Thomas Cox with free public admission and a post lecture reception. Blackwell plans a national tour during his leave of absence from Ohio State.
The Preble Shawnee school board voted to adopt non graded check type report cards for first grades next year while denying extending them to second grade. About 75 parents attended and filed a petition with around 400 signatures urging a return to letter grades.
Obituaries list several Middletown area deaths with service plans and survivors. John C. Chaney 57 of 14 Ardmore Drive dies in Ft. Lauderdale. Ralph Montgomery 66 of 2209 Wilbraham Road dies at Christ Hospital with a Diamond National career noted. Ova Morrison 59 of Newport, Ky. and Julia Stewart 95 of 806 Eighth Ave. also listed with burial or church services. Arthur F. Brixner 71 formerly Germantown dies in Bradenton Fla with Masonic memorial planned. Henry Turner 54 formerly Franklin dies in Richmond Ind with visitation and burial details.
Robert Strauss, 61, renowned stage screen and television comedian and character actor, died Thursday in New York. He was best known for portraying Stosh in Stalag 17, the prisoner-of-war camp story in both play and film.
Cincinnati man Michael Bedinghaus was treated at Middletown Hospital after a car backed into him at B and J Carry Out in Trenton. Bedinghaus rode as a passenger in a car driven by John Martin. the vehicle stopped behind another car driven by Paul Schmidt. Bedinghaus was taken to the hospital by the Trenton Rescue Squad.
Dwight Wilson, former Middletown resident and 1966 Middletown High School graduate, is named associate dean at Marshall University in Huntington W V He will begin next month Wilson earned Bowdoin College magna cum laude and a Master of Divinity from Bangor Theological Seminary He has been a human development lecturer at Oberlin College and previously held roles in ministry and counseling He was active in Scouting in Middletown serving as Explorer Post 26 president and Region 4 chairman and received the Top Teen Award from the Boy Scouts of America
Sorg Paper Co. announced 1974 earnings of 121000 dollars or 7 cents a share, down from 1517000 dollars or 2.28 a share in 1973. The decline follows a transition to the LIFO inventory method, which reduced reported earnings by 1162000 dollars or 1.84 a share, amid a fourth quarter inventory adjustment and weaker demand.
The Sorg Paper Co. board declared a $1.37 per share quarterly cash dividend on preferred stock payable April 1 to holders of record March 15. It also declared a 10 cent per share quarterly dividend on common stock payable March 28 to holders of record March 12.
Jeff Dunn received the Life Scout rank Friday during a court of honor held by Scout Troop 93 at Sherman School. Others earned ranks and awards: Joe Bendel first class Don Roff second tenderfoot recipients Terry Sharp Bobby Steel John Johnson Tom Hall Phil Huff Dave Goodnight. Charles Gibson David Butler Mike Hall received the Scout Award along with additional honorees Bobby Pieratt Scott Harrison Danny Miller Tony Ingram Chris Morelock Lynn Kissick Vernon Hasty Davy Howard Tim Williams Rick Keith Paul Clevenger. A family banquet and a magic show by George Harvey complemented the ceremony.
The Pokey Griffith District announces its annual recognition meeting tomorrow at 2 30 p m at the First Presbyterian Church. The District Award of Merit for outstanding service to youth through scouting will be presented. Regionald Farrar will preside as district chairman.
Gordie Coleman public relations man for the Cincinnati Reds will speak at Lemon Monroe High School Monday at 2 30 p m in the library. Sponsored by the Monroe Key Club the talk covers behind the scenes at the Reds ball club and is open to the public.
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