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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1969

Page

2

Battleship New Jersey Returns Home From Vietnam Deployment

The USS New Jersey heads home from a six month Vietnam tour costing about 5.4 million to operate and nearly 8 million in munitions. Navy officials note the ship’s mission fades if peace ends and no new roles exist for the 54,000 ton behemoth.

Washington New Jersey Vietnam Navy Korea United States North Vietnam Robert S. McNamara North Vietnamese McNamara

Deaths and Funerals Notice Roundup

George Luther Bailey 69 formerly of 2018 S Dixie Hwy died today at Logsdon Nursing Home Hamilton after being patient since October. He ran a grocery and carryout at the Dixie Highway address. His wife Ollie Jane died in 1965. No immediate survivors. Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Mrs Gravenstine born in Hamilton lived in Middletown. wife of Donald, with children Helen Halderman Thomas Halderman, stepson Joseph Gravenstine, step daughter Mrs Jean Dungan, two sisters Isabel and Verna Harbron, nine grandchildren two great grandchildren. Services 3 pm Friday at McCoy Lef felr Funeral Home Rev Edwin Bobbitt. burial Woods Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 3 to 7 and 9 pm. 2 pm tomorrow at Stubbs Funeral Home. burial Miami Cemetery Corwin. Friends may call today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Mr Surface died Monday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Board director Waynesville National Bank 23 years and real estate broker. Surviving Elsie wife, son Edwin and two...

George Luther Bailey S. Dixie Hwy Logsdon Hamilton Bailey Dixie Highway Ollie Jane McCoy-Leffler Edwin Bobbitt Woods Cemetery Funeral Stubbs ‘Funeral Miami Cemetery Corwin Surface Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Waynesville National Bank Elsie Edwin

Mrs. Melissa Bryant 57 Funeral in Middletown

Mrs. Melissa Bryant 57, formerly of Middletown, died Monday in St. Petersburg Florida. Services 10 a.m. Friday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Rodney Williams. burial at Woodside. Survivors include brothers Fred Olinger West Middletown and Howard Olinger Arkansas, sister Edna Corson Hamilton, and several half siblings.

Melissa Bryant Bryant Middletown McCoy-Leffler Rodney Williams Woodside St. Petersburg Fla Fred Olinger West Middletown Howard Olinger Arkansas Edna Corson Hamilton Orville Phillips Denver John Olinger Pheney Clayton Warren Ohio Lillie Slaughter Florida Dora Phillips

Services for Mrs. Fugate Held at 3 P.M.

Funeral services for Margaret Jane Fugate, 75, of 2117 Grand Ave., will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the McCoy Leffler Edwin Bobbitt officiating. The cemetery funeral home conducted visiting hours today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mrs. Fugate died yesterday while being transported to Middletown Hospital.

Margaret Jane Fugate Grand Ave McCoy-Leffler Edwin Bobbitt Woodside Cemetery Fugate Middletown Hospital

Rebecca Gravenstine Obituary Notice

Rebecca Gravenstine 74 of 109 Curryer Road died at 1 35 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since February 15.

Rebecca Cravenstine Rebecca Halderman Gravenstine Curryer Road Middletown Hospital

Maurice W Guy Sr. 72 dies at Mercy Hospital after illness

Maurice Wilson Guy Sr. of 315 East State Street Trenton died at 12 03 am at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a two year illness. He worked 15 years as a cost accountant for Hae Tissue Co retiring in 1961. Born in Germantown Kentucky he lived in Trenton 52 years. Survived by wife Pauline a son Maurice W Jr Encinitas California two daughters Martha Pummill Jacksonburg Barbara Fairchild Middletown four grandchildren six great grandchildren. Services 10 30 am Saturday Wilson Memorial Home with Rev Leon DeForest officiating. Burial Miltonville Memorial Home Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.

Maurice Wilson Guy Sr E. State St Trenton Mercy Hospital Hamilton Guy Hae Tissue Co Germantown Pauline Maurice W. Jr Encinitas Calif Martha Pummill Jacksonburg Barbara Fairchild Middletown Wilson Memorial Home Leon DeForest Miltonville Cemetery Memorial Home

Funeral services for Rose Lee Watts

Services for Mrs. Rose Lee Watts 36 daughter of Mr and Mrs Willie Smith Sr of Middletown will be held at 11 a m Friday at Triedstone Baptist Church with Rev Herbert Hart officiating Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Arrangements by Bailey Funeral Home Mrs Watts died Monday at her parents home.

Rose Lee Watts Willie Smith Sr Middletown Triedstone Baptist Church Herbert Hart Woodside Cemetery Bailey Funeral Home

Howard Surface services in Waynesville for former bank director

Services for Howard Surface 80 of Waynesville Rt 2 former Waynesville National Bank board member will be held at a later date in the local area.

Waynesville Howard Surface Waynesville Rt. 2 Waynesville National Bank

Franklin Will Wynn dies at 74 in Kentucky

William Albert Wynn of Franklin died yesterday in Frenchburg Kentucky at age 74. Survived by wife Iva two daughters Mrs Etta Smallwood and Mrs Elva Nickel two more daughters Mrs Elsie Lockhart and Mrs Ercel Scott a son Elza and twenty grandchildren four great grandchildren. Services and burial planned Saturday in West Liberty Kentucky with Potter Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Franklin William Albert Wynn Etta Smallwood Elva Nickel Frenchberg Iva Elsie Lockhart Dayton Ercel Scott Paris Elza Frenchburg West Liberty Potter Funeral Home

Obituary notices for several residents announced

Miss Mary Fulton aged 70 of 141 S. D St. private services Cahill. Mrs Rena Mainous 50 of 946 N. E St. services 2 p.m. Thursday Webb. Mrs Areva Davis 70 of 155 Progress Ave. services 2 p.m. tomorrow Marshall-Smith. Miss Bessie Griffith 74 of 733 S. Second St. services 10:45 a.m. Friday Campbell. Mrs Margaret Fuerst 77 of 606 S. Fourth St. Requiem High Mass tomorrow noon St Josephs Church.

Mary Fulton S. D St Cahill Rena Mainous N. E St Webb Areva Davis Progress Ave Marshall-Smith Bessie Griffith S. Second St Campbell Margaret Fuerst S. Fourth St St. Joseph's Church

Warren Man Killed In Vietnam

Warren native Pfc. James W. Dalton 21 of 2480 Foster Road was killed near Saigon while serving with the First Air Cavalry Division. Dalton enlisted after Kings Mills High School graduation last June and had been in Vietnam since December 10. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs George A Dalton and three brothers Barry Terry and Danny. body to Science Hill Kentucky with Ferris and Morris Funeral handling arrangements.

Maineville James W. Dalton George A. Dalton Foster Road Saigon Vietnam First Air Cavalry Division Dalton Kings Mills High School Danny Fort Dix N. J Barry Terry Science Hill Ferris & Morris Funeral Home

Three Speakers to Discuss Secretary Need at Civic Association

The Lemon Monroe chapter of the Future Secretaries Association will host a meeting with a banker, a doctor, and a lawyer as speakers. Richard Fitton of First National Bank Hamilton, Dr. Everett L. Jung of the Ohio State Board of Education, and Hamilton attorney John A. Pierce will participate in a program titled Straight From the Shoulder and each will present.

Lemon- Monroe Future Secretaries Association Civic Association Richard Fitton First National Bank Hamilton Everett L. Jung Ohio State Board of Education John A. Pierce

Eisenhower Recovery Ahead of Schedule Says Doctors

Washington reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, is advancing well after high risk abdominal surgery to relieve an intestinal obstruction. Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital describe his condition as little short of remarkable and say he spent a comfortable day with stable cardiovascular status.

Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower Wallermeen Army Hospital Eisenhower

Car theft and breakin report amid mixed Eisenhower hospital notes

A car theft and jacking incident left a vehicle with two wheels missing and a $175 loss. Separately, medical bulletins show General Eisenhower recovering from heart issues and an intestinal obstruction with improving mobility, morale, and a diet that includes tea.

Nixon weighs program swap to shift welfare and grants

Administration officials discuss transferring locally run welfare programs to states in exchange for state control of federal programs. The plan includes tax revenue sharing and block grants as part of broader federal-state coordination steps highlighted at the National Governors Conference.

Washington Nixon Office For Intergovernmental Relations Vice Presi C.D. Ward Agnew State Department Cape Kennedy Fla

Essa 9 Soars Into Orbit With Weather Satellites

Essa 9, the last of its weather satellite line, launched from Cape Kennedy atop a Delta rocket and entered a 900 mile high circular orbit. NASA official Charles Hunter called the flight beautiful as the craft carries two cloud seeing cameras to monitor global weather. The launch follows Mariner 6 and Apollo 9 milestones in a Cape Kennedy triple header.

Cape Kennedy Fla Florida Cuba Capemannly Charles Hunter National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Fight Center Greenbelt America Mars Earth Commerce Department Environmental Science Services Administration

Four Ohio Men Lose Lives in Vietnam War

Defense Department reports Army Pfc Howard I L Clack of Dayton Ohio died in Vietnam from non hostile action. Also listed as killed in action are Army Spec 4 Robert B Buck of Reynoldsburg Ohio Army Spc Jerry D Spradlin of Roundhead Hardin County and Marine Lance Cpl James D Snyder of Derwent Guernsey County.

Washington Defense Department Army Howard IL Clack Dayton Ohio Vietnam

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USS New Jersey Thanh Hoa U. S South Vietnam George Bailey Margaret Fugate Verity Pxwy 14Th Ave Robert Konthier Mgr Maurice Guy Sr Mrs Rose Watts William Wynn Tinker Paul St. Louis U.S. Supreme Court Tinkers Des Moines Iowa Sandy McMullen Jackson Lane Jolly Jax Nich Nixon Considering Essa 9 U.S Church OF God Granville Kidd Vine ST West
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