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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1966

Page

4

Private Jasper Tassalequa Saves Wounded Comrade in VN Clash

In Ta Hach Long Viet Nam US 1st Air Cavalry searched for dead comrades after a Wednesday clash with North Vietnamese near 280 miles northeast of Saigon. One Private First Class Jasper Tassalequa of Clarksville Tenn. was found alive 24 hours after being hit. Medics gave plasma and the trooper showed signs of recovery. The wounded man's name was withheld.

Tahach Long Viet Nam Wat Saigon Ametic Jasper Tassalequa Clarksville Tenn

Middletown Historical Society Plans First Meeting

Residents invited to a Middletown Civic Association venue next Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. for the first planning session of a new Middletown Historical Society. Miss Mary Strodtbeck or Mrs. Martin A. Rush available for more information.

Middletown Historical Society Middletown Civic Association Mary Strodtbeck Martin A. Rush Powell

Baptist Church Program Set for Tomorrow at Tried Stone

A 7 50 p m program at Tried Stone Baptist Church features the church male chorus No 2 and Mt Zion Baptist Church male chorus sharing the event.

Baptist Church Tried Stone Baptist Church Choi Mt. Zion

Deaths And Funerals Johnny Trent 57

Johnny Trent 57 died at 2 30 p m yesterday at his home 943 Pleasant Valley Road Greenbush where he farmed 24 years. Surviving five brothers and four sisters. Services 10 30 a m Saturday at Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home officiating burial Fairview Cemetery Gratis. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow 3 5 and 7 9 pm. Mrs Stitt died Tuesday at East Orchard Nursing Home Lebanon survived by nieces and nephews.

Johnny Trent Pleasant Valley Road Greenbush Price Rolland Stanley Nathan Raleigh Middletown Fannie Gayhart Bertha Woodford Memphis Birtie Capozzi Dayton Peggy Lawson Red Lion Joseph R. Baker & Sons Elzie Allen Fairview Gratis

Robert C. Denny dies at 85 in Richmond Indiana

Robert C. Denny 85 father of William Denny of Camden Route 1 died yesterday at his home in Richmond Indiana. Survived by daughter Mrs Ollie George Crescent City Florida five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 2 p m Saturday Zimmerman Funeral Home West Alexandria burial Fairview Cemetery. Home tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

Gratis Robert C. Denny William Denny Camden

College Corner services set for James O Smalley

Funeral rites will be held at Baker Funeral Home at 2 p.m. tomorrow for James O Smalley 89 retired farmer who died yesterday in McCullough Hyde Hospital Oxford The Union County native spent most of his life in this area He leaves four sons Harold Shirlie Claude and Paul a sister Mae White nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren Burial will be in College Corner Cemetery.

College Corner Baker James O. Smalley McCullough-Hyde Hospital Oxford Smalley Union County Ind Harold Shirlie Claude Richmond Paul Middletown Mae White College Corner Cemetery

Services for Mrs Clara F Stitt Held at Gallimore Funeral Home

Funeral rites for Mrs Clara F Stitt aged 90 of 117 E Main St will take place at 11 a m Saturday at Gallimore Funeral Home with burial in Rose Cemetery.

Clara F. Stitt Mason Clara F. Stitt E. Main St Gallimore Funeral Home Rose

Obituaries for John Jewett Sr and Raymond Ruhlman

John Jewett Sr aged 71 of 196 N. Washington Blvd receives services at 1 30 p m tomorrow. Raymond Ruhlman aged 71 of 339 S. Second St has a Requiem High Mass at 9 30 a m tomorrow at St Mary's Church.

John Jewett Sr N. Washington Blvd Klaus-Weigel Raymond Ruhlman S. Second St St. Mary's Church

Deaths of Hooton and Cartoonist Vicky

Rev Dr Caradine R Hooton, 70, retired general secretary of the Methodist Board of Christian Social Concerns and temperance leader, died of a heart attack. He left the Methodist board in 1963 and became a National Temperance League director. Vicky Victor Weisz, 53, famed British political cartoonist, died in London. Born to Hungarian parents in Berlin, he led London's Evening Standard cartoons since 1958.

Washington Caradine R. Hooton Methodist Board of Christian Social Concerns Methodist Board National Temperance League London Vicky Britain Victor Weisz Berlin Evening Standard

Southwest Texas State College Sends Snow Balls to Michigan Tech

Students at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos Texas paid a debt by sending two boxes of 20 pound snow balls to Michigan Tech in Hudson Michigan after a light snowfall allowed them to return the favor. The exchange relates to a two year snowball gift war tied to President Johnson's alma mater.

San Marcos Tex Southwest Texas State College Johnson Michigan Tech University Houghton Mich Southwest Texas State Michigan Tech

Oxford Professor Sells 7 000 Books

Oxford University lecturer Dr Hugh MacDonald Sinclair sold his library of about 7000 books to the University of British Columbia for 250000 dollars. To mark the occasion he bought an Aston Martin costing over 14000 dollars and still wears a suit bought as a student while earning 1120 dollars a year as a tutor.

Oxford England Hugh MacDonald Sinclair Oxford University Sinclair University of British Columbia

Auto Tag Sales Start Tuesday in Local Offices

The annual motor vehicle license plate sale begins next Tuesday, March 1, with motorists allowed to obtain 1956 plates by April 15. At Middletown, Deputy Registrar Kathryn Agee oversees plates 6001–7500 LT, 1001–5500 LS, 76–990 MS, and 51–9999 MZ with 10 dollar fee plus service charge. At Monroe, Dorothy Hiteshue handles LT and LS ranges, with plates issued at the Fire House on S Main Street. West Chester offers 1001LT–4000 LT at Pisgah Center, plates bear red background white emblems.

Kathryn Agee Middletown Central Ave West Chester Pisgah Business Center

CGE Earnings Rise From Last Year

Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co and subsidiaries earned 1.70 dollars per common share after preferred dividends for the year ending January 31 up from 1.48 the prior year. Gas sales rose 6.2 percent and electric kilowatt hour sales increased 7.8 percent versus the year earlier.

Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co

Theft of $100 in tools at Mossman Road construction site

William Neal of West Elkton told deputies that thieves entered a house under construction at 4500 Mossman Road by crawling through a garage window. The tools valued at $100 were reported missing.

Mossman Road William Neal West Elkton

Car Seat Fire Damages Vehicle in Middletown

Firemen responded to 404 Charles Street at 11 40 a m yesterday to a fire in the front seat of a car owned by Norma Sears of 1823 Flemming Road. Estimated damage was 50 dollars. Investigators cited a possible cigarette as the fire source.

Middletown Charles St Norma Sears Flemming Road

Car damage reported in Seven Mile street incident

Hamilton Henry 0 Sch raub of 302 W Ritter St Seven Mile reported $125 damage to a 1964 model car parked in front of his house. Deputies said the damage appeared caused when someone backed out of a driveway across the street.

Hamilton Henry

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