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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1970
Page
2
James V. Agoston 56 longtime Middletown Journal employee dies after a three month illness at Middletown Hospital. Survived by wife Erna and three brothers. Requiem High Mass at St Marys Church followed by burial at Woodside Cemetery. Also brief notice for Edith Williams with five daughters two sons and two sisters. Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
Matt W. Combs, 80, of 200 Clark St., died 5:50 p.m. yesterday at Middletown Hospital. A World War I veteran and former Army civilian employee, he belonged to American Legion Post 218 and Lincoln Lodge 693, F&AM. Survived by wife Margaret and stepson Barr Irwin. two sisters Blanche Hurt and Jessie Sparling. Services 2 p.m. at Grand Avenue Church of God. burial Woodside Cemetery. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home set for Sunday 3–5 and 7–9 p.m. and Monday after 1 p.m. A Masonic service Sunday 7:30 p.m.
Mrs. Carolyn Craft aged 84 of 4585 Middletown Oxford Road died at 9 a.m. yesterday at home. Her husband George Craft died in 1961. Mrs. Craft was born in Ken-
Mrs. Virginia Lovelace 53 of 415 Deardoff Road Franklin was found dead at her home by her niece. Dr. Ralph Young ruled natural causes. She lived alone. Survived by husband Ezra who died in 1969, son Dick Carlisle two daughters Marilyn Day Trenton Linda Bridell Columbus a stepson Emmett Lovelace Excello two sisters Cora Little Salt Lick Ky Fannie Shaffer Eaton three brothers Don Lucian Cooley Dayton Oakley Cooley Xenia and six grandchildren. Private services set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home. Rev. Herschel Caudill to officiate. No visitations.
John G. Reuter 4 of 1829 Clarendon Ave dies at Middletown Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services scheduled 2 P M tomorrow at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Bergdall officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tonight 6 to 9 at the funeral home. Reuter was a retired Armco Steel Corp employee and Bethlehem Lutheran Church life member.
Minnie Bowman 49 of Snook Road Morrow Rt. 2 died Wednesday at Epp Memorial Hospital Cincinnati. Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at South Lebanon First Baptist Church with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery. Oswald Funeral Home hours 4 to 9 p.m. today. Survived by husband Virgil two sons Cecil Rochester Michael at home four daughters Joyce Howard Rochester and June Janice Jean at home two brothers Earl Marshall South Lebanon Donald Marshall Kentucky and a grandson.
Mrs Flossie Chapman 65 of S Main Street Springboro died at Middletown Hospital at 1235 AM after hospitalization since November 21 1969 Her husband Courtney Chapman died in 1965 at Anglesby Funeral Home attached obituary notice states funeral arrangements pending.
A K Morris 91 of 411 E Church St Oxford former vice president and acting president of Miami University died at 7 15 am in McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since November 20 He served on the university administrative staff 24 years retiring in 1946 He helped lead as vice president in 1937 and acted as president after Upham's death in 1945 He retired in 1946 and a residence hall was named in his honor He was a Miami graduate 1908 and received an honorary doctor of laws in 1961 Survived by wife Arminta a son Wilfred E two daughters and nine grandchildren Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Police investigate the fatal shooting of 25 year old Teddy Ray Selvage an employee of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co who died at University Hospital after being shot near his girlfriend s home around 2 a m The detective notes a high likelihood the bullet came from a New Year celebration and that the incident may have been accidental.
Brian Marconet son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Marconet of Grove City formerly Lebanon will be mourned tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home at 10 o clock Burial is at Reading funeral home today from 6 to 1 The child died Wednesday at Children's Hospital in Columbus Survivors include the parents maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Payne of Oregonia and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Gordon Marconet of Maineville
Clarence Broughton age 50 of 2431 Millville Oxford Road attends service at 10 a.m. Monday at West Side Pentecostal Church. Mrs Anna Baylock 95 of Coy ington Ky formerly Hamilton attends 1 p.m. tomorrow. Mrs Carrie Orr 67 of 1527 Wichita Drive attends service today. Mrs Alice Witters 71 of 203 Ross Ave attends 9 a.m. tomorrow. Harry Mullins 44 of 7938 Hamilton Scipio Road attends 1 30 p.m. Monday.
Armco Steel Corp reports Hitco will operate as a separate independent organization for 120 days under a DOJ agreement. The merger of Hitco, a Los Angeles based non-metallic composites producer, with Armco was completed December 31, with Hitco to remain under Armco management as a wholly owned subsidiary per prior statements.
A Middletown man, Robert E. Moore, 308 Young St, suffered multiple lacerations after his car rolled over several times on Rt 122 about 0.7 mile east of Rt 123. He was driving west at 1:20 a.m. when the vehicle struck a fireplug and crashed into a field. treated, he was released.
Moses Wilson, 42, of Toledo, was to appear in municipal court today on a first degree murder charge for the New Year's Eve stabbing of Sylvia Foster, 29, who died from injuries after being stabbed with a butcher knife in her home.
Edward Falk, 43 of Newton New Jersey, died after a triple transplant of heart and two lungs performed on Christmas Day at New York Hospital. He had shown six days of stable condition before progressive lung rejection led to his death. The organs came from 50 year old Eleanor Weber of New Britain Connecticut who died Christmas Day. Falk was the hospital's 10th heart transplant recipient.
Three people suffered minor injuries after a 8:55 p.m. collision at Verity Parkway and Central Avenue. Wiley Farler 20 and his 18 year old passenger Miss Sue Westmeyer of Dillsboro were treated for cuts on both hands. Theodore Cunduff 31 of Carlisle sustained a right knee injury. Both groups refused treatment. Westmeyer’s car ran a red signal and was hit by Cunduff’s vehicle. Each car valued at about 1000 dollars. No citations issued.
Pastor Ivan Morford will officiate at the quarterly Holy Communion observance. The 11 15 a m service follows Sabbath school which begins at 10 a m.
The Boston Globe reports over 1 million in counterfeit money and forged checks were circulated in Greater Boston in the past month by female drug addicts linked to the Mafia. Teens were paid about 200 dollars weekly, given false IDs, housed in motels or upscale apartments, and ferried to work sites.
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