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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1968

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Elizabeth McPherson 68

Mrs Elizabeth McPherson 68 of 3404 Glencoe St died at Middletown Hospital at 12 05 a m after a week as a patient She was a Central Store saleslady for 12 years and a Golden Age Club member Her husband George died in 1959 Surviving are three brothers and three sisters Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a m at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Howard Sears officiating Burial will be in Miller Cemetery Jackson Ky Friends may call tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m at the funeral home and at the church Monday after 12 30 p m Arpp Funeral Home hours are listed as 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m tomorrow and at the church Monday after 12 30 p m Mrs Howard's death is noted with survivors including husband Beryl and three daughters and two sons Burial will be in the church cemetery Friends may call at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m and at the church Monday after 1 p m

Elizabeth McPherson Glencoe St Middletown Hospital Dorothy Sprinkles Middletown A. E. Hogan Jackson McCoy-Leffler Howard Sears Miller Cemetery Funeral Arpp Funeral Howard Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Beryl Connie Kiser Wapakoneta Vicky McGuire Germantown Patricia Michael Thomas Edward Urschel Lakeview Shirley Burnett

Wilma Banks of Chicago dies at 31

Wilma Banks 31 formerly of Middletown died Thursday in Chicago. She leaves father Andy Banks Sheridan Avenues Lebanon and siblings Gobel Banks Chicago and Lillian and Evelyn Banks Chicago. Burial is planned for Monday.

Wilma Banks Chicago Middletown Miss Banks Andy Banks Sheridan Avenues Gobel Banks Lebanon Lillian Evelyn Banks

Services for Howard Allspaw Held in Middletown

Services for Howard Allspaw 75 formerly of Middletown set for 10 30 a m Monday at Wilson Memorial Home with Rev Bruce Robinson officiating Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery He died Wednesday in Florida where he had been living with a sister Memorial Home hours Sunday 7 to 9 p m

Howard Allspaw Middletown Wilson Memorial Home Bruce Robinson Woodside Cemetery Memorial Home Allspaw Florida

Mrs Phyllis Eileen Howard Services Set

Services for Mrs Phyllis Eileen Howard 39 of Farmersville will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St Andrew Lutheran Church Farmersville with Pastor Melvin Oehrtman. Twin Valley Cemetery. Friends may call at the John

Phyllis Howard Germantown Phyllis Eileen Howard Farmersville St. Andrew Lutheran Church Melvin Oehrtman Twin Valley Cemetery John

Trusting Your Home to a Stranger Canvasser

A concerned speaker urges caution when dealing with a house to house canvasser of unknown background. The note emphasizes the risk of misrepresentation and the need for verifying credentials before agreeing to home visits.

Obituary: Raymond I. Rhodes of Bradenton dies at 66

Raymond Ira Rhodes 66 of Bradenton Fla died yesterday. Survivors include his wife Geneva two daughters Mrs Eva Fuller Dayton and Mrs Helen Seaton Xenia two sons Walter and Robert Dayton six sisters a brother and nine grandchildren. Services 2 p m Monday Tobias Funeral Home Dayton burial Bellbrook Cemetery. Funeral home hours tomorrow 3–5 and 7–9 p.m.

Raymond Ira Rhodes Bradenton Fla Cecil Wilson Franklin Geneva Eva Fuller Dayton Helen Seaton Xenia Walter Robert Tobias Bellbrook Cemetery

Death of James R. Kimbrell in Devyton

James R. Kimbrell 49 of Devyton brother of Mrs Anna Lambert Franklin died. He worked for National Cash Register and was a Masonic Lodge member. Survived by Ruby son Wayne daughter Mrs Caryl Spencer two brothers and another sister. Services Tuesday in Salyersville Kentucky. Friends may call at Routsong Funeral Home Dayton tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

James R. Kimbrell Devyton Anna Lambert Franklin Kimbrell National Cash Register Masonic Lodge Ruby Wayne Caryl Spencer Salyersville Routsong Funeral Home Dayton

Belcher Rites Held for Miami Township Man

Charles C. Belcher 49 of Miami Township Montgomery County died at his home. An GM Delco Moraine employee and UAW Local 696 member he was WWII veteran and Legion member. Survives wife Katherine three daughters Connie Imogene Mary Russell a brother Ralph sisters Beulah Puckett Virginia Smith and one grandchild. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday Swart Funeral Home West Carrollton with burial at Miami Valley Memory Gardens Rt 48.

Charles C. Belcher Miami Township Montgomery County Belle Belcher Waynesville Belcher Delco Moraine Division General Motors United Auto Workers American Legion Katherine Mary Russell West Carrollton Connie Imogene Ralph Beulah Puckett Dante Virginia Smith Swart Miami Valley Memory Gardens

William M. Willis 72 Dies. Rites Set at St. Peter's Lutheran

William M. Willis 72 of 530 State St Trenton died at 7 am today at Middletown Hospital after a career in the Army and as a World War I veteran. Survived by wife Iona two sons Raymond and Richard a daughter Dorothy Kelley a brother James and four grandchildren. Services 2 pm Monday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Trenton with Pastor Roger Tappert officiating.

William M. Willis State St. Trenton Middletown Hospital Willis Armce Iona Dorothy Kelley Trenton Raymond Richard Middletown James Gratis St. Peter's Lutheran Church Roger Tappert

Obituary Notices for Ott Stuart Cora Logan Pearl Macklem Edward Held

Obituaries list multiple residents with service details. Ott Stuart aged 80 of 121 Sherman Ave in Winchester will have services Monday. Cora Logan aged 87 of 220 Sycamore St in Winchester to be buried after a 2 pm Monday service. Pearl Macklem aged 75 from St Petersburg Florida formerly Hamilton had graveside services today at Rose Hill Memorial Park. Edward Held aged 83 of Fairfield Convalescent Home will have a 10 am Monday service.

Ott Stuart Sherman Ave Winchester Cora Logan Sycamore St Brown - Dawson Pearl Macklem St. Petersburg Fla Hamilton Rose Hill Memorial Park Edward Held Fairfield Convalescent Home Campbell

Drug firms charged over illegal licensing deals

The Justice Department charged five drug manufacturers with illegal licensing agreements restricting drug sales in bulk form. Suits were filed in Washington against Syntex Corp Upjohn Co and G D Searle Co and in New Jersey against Sterling Drug Inc and E R Squibb & Sons Inc. The action targets licenses that forced sale in finished dosage form and blocked bulk supplies, reducing consumer competition.

Washington Justice Department Syntex Corp Panama City Panama Upjohn Co Kalamazoo, Mich G. D. Searle & Co Skokie, Il Newark N.J Sterling Drug Inc E. R. Squibb & Sons Inc

Eleven Cleveland firms donate to Case Institute campaign

Eleven Cleveland area corporations contributed 3.62 million dollars to Case Institute of Technology’s 17 million capital fund drive, bringing the total raised since the December kickoff to seven million.

Cleveland Cleveland Area Case Institute of Technology

Fairfield Officer Cleared of Charges Restored to Rank

A three member Fairfield Civil Service Commission trial board cleared Cast Gerrald Maggard of all charges filed January 15 by Mayor Noah Creech. Maggard, previously demoted to sergeant, was ordered restored to captain and reimbursed for 15 days of suspended pay.

Fairfield Fairfield Civil Service Commission Cast Gerrald Maggard Noah Creech Maggard

World Day of Prayer Speaker Rev Sisson to Speak

The Rev. Duane Sisson associate pastor of First Baptist Church will speak at the World Day of Prayer service at 1 30 p m March 1 at First Christian Church His topic will be Bear One Another s Burdens He is a native of Waterloo Iowa a graduate of Sioux Falls College and the Baptist Divinity School He serves as president of the Middletown Area Ministerial Association and chairs the Christian Education committee of the Middletown Area Council of Churches Participating in the service are Mrs Edwin Bobbitt Mrs Capt Edward Canty and Mrs G Walter Weber Music will be provided by Mrs Norman Sampson with organ by Mrs Eugene Mack Tudor Morris is president of Church Women United the sponsoring organization.

Duane Sisson First Baptist Church First Christian Church Sisson Waterloo Iowa Sioux Falls College South Dakota Baptist Divinity School Berkeley Calif Middletown Area

Weekend religious activities listed for multiple congregations

A dense schedule outlines Sunday through Saturday programs across Salvation Army posts, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and other churches. Activities include Sunday schools, Bible studies, youth and senior fellowships, choirs, choir rehearsals, confirmation classes, and worship services at Clinton Central, Mill Park, Miltonville, and other local sites.

Salvation Army Citadel Holiness Clinton & Central Salvation Army Rolling Mill Park Miltonville Citadel First Methodist

Dayton Men Bound Over On Theft Charges

Two Dayton men, Tommy J. Clay and Bruce Bass, were bound over to the Butler County Grand Jury after waiving preliminary hearings. Clay, 23, was found with a box of women’s clothing valued at about 175 dollars from Hauselman Transportation Co. Bass, 26, allegedly distracted firm officials during the theft. The carton held 45 girdles, six bras and 18 blouses.

Dayton Butler County Grand Jury Tommy J. Clay Bruce Bass J. T. Lamb Clay Hauselman Transportation Co Park St Bass Robert W. Phillips

St Luke United Presbyterian Service Set With Rev Clark

The Rev. Robert Clark will speak on One Body One Spirit at the 10 30 a m Communion service. Church school begins at 9 30 a m.

Robert Clark

First Christian to hear Rev. Edwin Bobbitt on Give Life

The Rev. Edwin Bobbitt will speak on Give Life at the 10 30 a m worship service. Church school begins at 9 15.

Edwin Bobbitt

Christ Methodist to Host Sermon by Rev Kent Moorehead

The Rev Kent Moorehead will speak at the 10 30 am worship service on The Style of Christ The Man of Solitude at Christ Methodist Church. Church school begins at 9 15 am.

Kent Moorehead Christ

Clergy Set Services With Evening Healing Talk

Dr Irvin Emmons will speak on The Greatest of These during the 9 and 10 30 a m worship hours The Rev Robert Ward will address The Healing Christ at the 8 p m spiritual healing service

Irvin Emmons Robert Ward

Finance Chiefs Plan Rome Talks on U S Measures

Brussels reports Finance ministers and central bank governors from the six Common Market nations will meet in Rome to discuss U S actions that push surplus dollars abroad. The plan includes a European reserve pool idea by Pierre Werner to provide credits to deficit nations to keep borrowing for investment in the Common Market.

Brussels Belgium Rome U.S America Werner Luxembourg

Great Buddha of Kamakura Bronze Icon Cast in 1252

Kamakura in Japan houses a 44 foot Great Buddha statue seated in bronze. The monumental figure dates from 1252 and marks the historic capital’s iconic religious heritage.

Kamakura Japan

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McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home Wilma Bankes Purdy Lewis J. Purdy Lewis J Beech Dohn Hardware Raymond Rhodes James Kimbrell Charles Belcher GOWER Gower Guitar Grand Ole Opry Lester Flatt D Music Clinton Slart World Day of Prayer Rev Messiah Lutheran Bethlehem Lutheran St. Paul’s Southwest Ohio Carillon A.m. St. Luke First Presbyterian Bethlehem Lutheran Family Aldersgate Messiah Lutheran — Elders Bethlehem Lutheran — Executive Board First Methodist — Long Range Planning Commission Jehovah's Witnesses Church of Christ, Scientist M. T. Luke St. Paul's Christian Education Committee Tibbs Yankee Road Stan Central Ave Phillips Richard Crawfoed 15Th Ave Health Department Roman A. Schwieterman Primrose Lane Dennis L. Gardner Hursh Road Gardner Income Tax Service Laura Williams Crawford St. Luke United Presbyterian Christ Methodist Peans S&s Car Wash N. University Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research Carmel Mathis Peasttown Church of God Richard Carr The Institute SUN Spring Ave Church of God Albers Manchester Ave Maxwell House
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