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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1972

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Heln Conley and Clarence Friend

Services tomorrow for Helen Conley 59 of 214 Greentree Road follow a Tuesday crash at Marshall Road and Central Avenue. Burial is Woodside Cemetery. husband Charles Conley 61 in Middletown Hospital. Clarence E Friend 69 of Dayton died of an apparent heart attack at home. services Saturday 2 p.m. at John Aro Funeral Home Germantown Cemetery burial.

Helen Conley Greentree Road Marshall Road Central Avenue Charles Conley Middletown Hospital A. M. Wilson Joseph R. Baker & Sons Woodside Cemetery Conley Sylvia Armitage Middletown Harrison T. Wigginton Harry Middletown City Horace Columbus Clarence E. Friend Germantown Mary Worrell Dayton George Liberty John Aro Germantown Cemetery

Hollingshead Rites Set For Lebanon Resident

Herschel Hollingshead 64 of 417 East Main Street died Tuesday at his winter home in Brandenton Florida after an extended illness. He worked 35 years for Standard Oil Co before retiring and served as a Turtlecreek township trustee. Survived by wife Leah a sister Henrietta Biehle and brothers Estel and Marvin. funeral Friday from Oswald Lebanon with a Masonic service at 8 30 pm and a graveside service Saturday afternoon. Memorials suggested to Lebanon Presbyterian Church.

Lebanon Herschel L.hollingshead E. Main St Brandenton Fla Hollingshead Standard Oil Co Masonic Lodge IOOF Turtlecreek Township Leah Henrietta Biehle Estel Marvin Oswald

Services for Mrs Clara Etta Lillard in Dayton

Funeral services are set for Mrs. Clara Etta Lillard 81 of Dayton and formerly Middletown. She died Tuesday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Surviving are five sons Everett Green Lawrence John and Raymond and two daughters Lawella Tardy and Evelyn Turner with several sisters. Burial and service details are variably listed.

Clara Etta Lillard Dayton Middletown Smith Memorial Chapel Woodside Cemetery Miami Valley Hospital Everett Green Sadie Jones Pittsburgh Lawrence Armistead Drive John Greensburg West Side Church Raymond Chicago Christ Lawella Tardy William Downey Evelyn Turner Wehr Road A.m. Dayton Friday Webb

Mother Saves Daughter From Serious Burns

A Victoria Avenue mother saved her 15 year old daughter from serious burns when the girl’s clothing caught fire. Mrs Astor Profict beat out the blaze and the girl Vickie Profitt sustained minor facial and leg burns treated by a neighbor’s physician. The fire started in the first floor family room due to starting fluid, damaging first floor furnishings of the two story brick home at 5028 Victoria. Estimated damage totals were 1500 for contents and 1000 for the building.

Victoria Avenue Vickie Profitt Amily Victoria

Cop Poses As Priest to Talk Suspect Into Surrender

In Somerville Massachusetts police used a disguise as a Roman Catholic priest to resolve a hostage style standoff. Ernest Gibbons of Newton Kansas threatened suicide with a .38 caliber pistol at his estranged wife's home. Patrolman Bernard Regan entered as a priest and persuaded him to surrender.

Ernest Gibbons Newton, Kan Cambridge Ciy Hospital Gibbon Gibbons Bernard Regan St. Joseph's Rectory Regan

Feds sue Lancaster School Board over wage violations

The U S Department of Labor charges Lancaster Board of Education with paying employees less than $1.30 to $1.60 an hour between 1969 and 1971 and failing to provide overtime pay. The suit seeks repayment of $6 315 plus interest and an injunction to stop further violations.

Columbus Ohio U.S Lancaster Board of Education U.S. Department of Labor

Fire Calls Reported Aged Mrs Leaf and Bennie Hayes

At 1 37 p m a fall on M01 McGee Ave sent 88 year old Anna S Leaf to Middletown Hospital by ambulance with surgery planned today. At 10 12 p m Bennie Hayes 37 was ill and transported by ambulance to hospital for treatment.

McGee Ave Anna S. Leaf Middletown Brell Drive Bennie Hayes

Indictments in Warren County Grand Jury Session

Warren County grand jury returned 28 indictments after considering 69 cases over two days in Lebanon. Defendants from Franklin, Lebanon, Cincinnati, Sharonville, Martinsville, and Dayton faced charges including grand larceny, breaking and entering, robbery, forgery, and rape. Jail conditions were described as deplorable and a push for new facilities was urged.

Debbie Clark Carl E. Riggs Middletown Wanda Coffee Fisher Kenneth Alcorn Robert H. Kavanaugh Halford Mullins Franklin Herbert D. Cunningham Michael B. Sweny Richard Wayne E Kenneth Jent Fred Douglas Grenshaw Denver Thomas William Davis Lebanon Charles Hensley Douglas Robinson Lula Jean Johnson South Lebanon Michael Douglas Wallace Phillip H. Wallace Stanley H. Keith Allen Ireton Martinsville Charles W. McBrayer Sharonville Henry Harris Dayton

Two Injured In Wrecks In City Yesterday Afternoon

Two separate traffic incidents left injuries or charges in the city yesterday. Rhonda Walton 20 was treated at Middletown Hospital after a 3 50 p m collision at Garfield Street and Fairmount Ave. Ernest Nickell 49 was charged with fleeing the scene and careless driving after failing to stop at a stop sign. Rosenn Cruze reported minor injuries but declined treatment after a 3 22 p m collision on Woodlawn Avenue at Moore Street. Keren Botts was charged with failure to yield at a stop sign.

Rhonda Walton Lamberton St Middletown Hospital Garfield Street Fairmount Ave Ernest Nickell Garfield St Rosenn Cruze Sheffield St Woodlawn Avenue Moore Street Keren Botts Winona Drive

Recorder’s Office Reports First Profit for 1971

Butler County Recorder Jean M. Blazer announced that 1971 marked the office’s first year operating at a profit. Receipts totaled 97,619.20 while expenses were 91,674.49, with 36,377 documents recorded, a rise of 5,650 from the prior year and staff of twelve deputies.

Hamilton Butler County Jean M. Blazer Recorder’s Blazer

Trustees Named to Run TB Program in Hamilton Butler

Hamilton Butler County commissioners named a three member board of trustees to administer the tuberculosis program. Dr. John R. Perkins Richard A. Wilmer and Dr. James R. Carr were appointed on the recommendation of Dale Logsdon president of the commission. An advisory board of seven will be named later. Reiff dissented not on the individuals but on creating another board. A citizens committee had urged the trustees' appointment after analyzing the county TB program last year.

Hamilton Butler County Dale Logsdon John R. Perkins Middletown Richard A. Wilmer James R. Carr Logsdon William Denham Arthur F. Reiff Reiff

Burned Out Family Seeks Housing After Trailer Fire

A 28 year old divorcee and her five children lost their trailer and all possessions in a Sunday night fire. The family is split among three homes while welfare workers seek a solution. Wendy Hartbarger 13 and Michael 3 stay with friends on Franklin Madison Road. Danny 11 and Darrell 9 with William and Mrs. Robinson at 523 Boylston Street. Melinda 7 with the Hartbargers on Sherman Avenue. Nancy Hartbarger, now separated from Kerry Hartbarger who faces a life sentence in the state peniteniary for burglary, asks for housing help and relief. The family phone numbers are listed with each location.

Wendy Hartbarger Germa Road Nancy Wendy Michael Franklin-Madison Road Danny Darrell William Robinsons Boylston St

Lukens To Host TV Talk Show in Columbus

State Senator Donald E. Lukens will host a half hour talk show Sundays on WBNS-TV Channel 10 in Columbus starting Jan 23. First guest is ski professional William Hearon of Mansfield. Chuck Ealey University of Toledo quarterback appears on the second show. Lukens is signed for three episodes at 12 30 p.m. If successful, the program may continue and move to prime time.

Donald E. Lukens Wbns-Tv Channel 10 Columbus William Hearon Mansfield Chuck Ealey University of Toledo Lukens

Chuckle A Nonconformist Keeps Gloves in Car Glove Compartment

A lighthearted remark defines a nonconformist as a person who stores gloves in the glove compartment of his car, highlighting quirky personal habits in a concise quip.

Dissident Bukovsky Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, famed for exposing political abuse, receives seven years in prison and five years exile after a Moscow trial. The 29 year old writer was convicted of circulating slanderous inventions about the Soviet system and given the maximum penalty for actions aimed at undermining Soviet power.

Moscow Vladimir K. Bukovsky Soviet Union Tass Bukovsky

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