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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1972

Page

9

Quick-Thinking Help Foiled Hamilton Delicatessen Robbery

James Michael Goodwin and Miss Machalean Ferguson both of Hamilton plead guilty to the $62 December deli robbery. Police credit 20-year-old Robert Kenny Tilch for alertness that helped foil the crime and identify the conspirators.

James Michael Goodwin Miss Machalean Ferguson Hamilton Middletown Michigan Robert Kenny Tilch Franklin/M. Cook Alse Davey Fred B.et Key Germantown Lonnie Keith Harvey Goodwin Miss Ferguson

Evers Urges Love and Voting Power at King Day Event

Fayette mayor Charles Evers spoke at Civil Rights Day in Miami urging nonviolence and voter registration to transform politics. He praised Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, and John Lindsay, and urged declaring King Day while stressing unity across races.

Oxford Charles Evers Martin Martin Luther King Jr Mi University King Little Fayette Miss Evers Mississippi Miami Nixon Fayette Muskie New York City John Lindsay

Ex-spots move pulls X' films from Valley Drive-In

Hamilton area police chief orders immediate discontinuation of a movie at the Valley Drive-In Theater on US 127 after complaints from residents school officials and clergy. Theater owner Ben Cohen of Cincinnati pledged cooperation and will replace titles for the next two weekends.

Darrell Jake) Collins Valley Drive-In U.S. 127 Newaii

County Man Dies In Crash Near Hanover Township

A 63 year old Hanover Township man Henry J. Ebbing of 1787 Millville Oxford Road died when his auto left U S 27 north of Stahlheber Road struck a utility pole. Death due to chest injuries from the collision autopsy confirmed. The crash occurred around 2 15 p m and was Butler County s third traffic fatality of 1972.

Hamilton Hanover Township U.S. 27 Stahlheber Road Henry J. Ebbing Millville-Oxford Road Garrett J. Boone Butler County Ebbing Boone Larry Huffman John Bohlen Oram Bill) Fisher State Highway Patrol

Deaths and Funerals Two let survivors and services announced

Infant Tina Cowgill dies at three months and services are set for 10 am Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Henry Howard. Burial at Woodside Cemetery. Surviving parents a brother James Jr and grandparents listed. Other lines note nurse aide Mrs. Davis and a separate service at Eaton Funeral Home for Elcjon Crawford with Carlisle Cemetery burial.

Cowgill Tina Cowgill James Cowgill Sr Woodlawn Ave McCoy-Leffler Henry Howard Woodside Cemetery James Jr Mary Cramer Middletown Earl Skidmore Florida Louise Bolen Davis Kenneth Robert Elcjon Calif Shelby McKenze San Diego Betty Wiltfong Omaha Neb Teresa Raymond Norvell California Floyd Norvell Michigan Eaton Funeral Home Carlisle Alfred Neal Crawford Middletown Hospital Mary Joseph R. Baker & Sons

Two Elderly Residents Scheduled for Services in Eldorado

Monroe Beaton, 75, of 206 Dick Ave., will have services Monday in Eldorado Ark. Mrs. Emma Robinson, 80, of 3219 Griesmer Ave., will have services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Zettler.

Monroe Beaton Dick Ave Eldorado Ark Emma Robinson Griesmer Zettler

Mrs Deloris Davis Franklin National City Resident

Mrs Deloris Davis 46 of National City is identified in a local notice. The brief item lists her full name and residence without further context or details.

Deloris Davis Franklin Deloris Davis National City

Cars Collide South of City injuring Middletown women

Two Middletown women sustained injuries in a two car crash on Pershing Avenue at Ogden Drive just south of the city. Eva Meadows 39 of 4408 Roosevelt Avenue halted westbound preparing to turn left at 1 20 p m when an eastbound car driven by Mary Combs 4 of 1507 Pershing Avenue skidded and struck the Meadows vehicle.

Middletown Pershing Avenue Ogden Drive Eva Meadows Roosevelt Ave Pershing Mary Combs Pershing Ave

Judy Canova Hotel Room Burglarized in Cleveland

Comedienne Judy Canova reports thieves stole a mink stole and white mink cape collar worth between 2000 and 2500 dollars from her Statler Hilton room in downtown Cleveland. She had been performing in No No Nanette at the Hanna Theater, which ends today and heads to Pittsburgh.

Cleveland, Ohio Judy Canova Statler Hilton Miss Canova Hanna Theater Pittsburgh

Probation Revoked in Hamilton Robbery Case

Judge Marrs revoked the five year probation of 21 year old Robert Sudberry Jr. after a petit larceny conviction. Sudberry was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the Mansfield Reformatory. The judge stated probation would be a farce if extended.

Hamilton Butler County Common Pleas Robert L. Marrs Robert Sudberry Jr S. Second Street Mansfield Reformatory Marrs Sudberry

Fire Calls Report From Local Responders

Fire logs record events at multiple addresses including 1409 Yankee Road where an unidentified man was found on the ground and pronounced dead, and 621 Malvern Street where Pearl Netherh was transported to Mid-Dleton Hospital in emergency response. Additional incidents at 415 McGuire Avenue for Alvin Burg and 704 19th Avenue for Joe Kay involved illness, ambulance transport, and medical treatment.

Yankee Road Life Squad Malvern St Pearl Nethher Middletown Hospital McGuire Ave Alvin Burg 19Th Ave Joe Kay

Arson Suspected In Hamilton Fire

Fire officials probe the cause of a blaze that gutted the Red Front Cafe at 8 Fourth and Ludlow Streets and damaged nearby apartments. No residents were harmed but a dog died. firefighter John Parker received minor neck burns and was treated at Mercy Hospital.

Hamilton Red Front Fourth Ludlow John Parker Mercy Hospital

Middletown businessman ordained as minister after politics

Rev. Joseph E. Lewis, once a Middletown city commissioner and real estate magnate, was ordained at Grace Baptist Church. He plans to relinquish his corporate holdings to form a management team to run his warehouses shopping centers and mobile home parks. His son Marty Lewis delivered the ordination sermon and now pastors a church in Wilmington.

Lewis Grace Baptist Church Marty Lewis Wilmington Del Middletown Mr. Lewis God Cedarville Baptist College Moore Road

Zoning Appeal Is Dismissed by Hamilton Judge

Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer dismissed Casper H. Bedacht and Marathon Oil Co. zoning appeal contesting Butler County commissioners March 25 denial to rezone about three acres in Union Township from residential to business use for a service station. The judge ruled the county action was legislative and not subject to court reversal.

Hamilton — Common Pleas Fred B. Cramer Butler County Union Township Casper H. Bedacht Cincinnati-Dayton Road Marathon Oil Co Findlay Cramer

Birth Rate Drops in Hong Kong in 1971

Hong Kong reports a fall in births for 1971 though the government notes births still vastly exceed deaths by 76,818 to 20,253. The AP wire cites official statistics showing ongoing population growth amid the decline.

Hong Kong

Parking Meters Cheat Customers in Winnipeg Slump

Officials say Winnipeg parking meters cheat users by running a minute per hour or more during severe cold. The report notes meters overcharge during temperature drops, affecting drivers across the city.

Winnipeg, Man Winnipeg

Hogs stolen from Butler County farm

James J. Butler of 199 Whitaker Ave New Miami reported eight hogs valued at 700 dollars were stolen from a field on his West Elkton Road property. He said a pickup truck was used to haul them away north of Ohio 73.

Hamilton James J. Butler Whitaker Ave New Miami Butler County West Elkton Road Ohio Butler

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