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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1968
Page
2
Daniel E. Kline, 24, of 1639 Sue Ave in Miamisburg, died from carbon monoxide fumes, ruled as his own action. He was found in his car in a garage at the Franklin Ready-Mix plant on Ohio 123 near Carlisle. The plant is owned by Durward Kline, his father, with Gary D. Kline, his brother, serving as president.
New York AP reports Bert Wheeler 72 died of emphysema. The former vaudeville hoofer and Ziegfeld Follies headliner later formed a film team with Robert Woolsey in 30 pictures. Born 1895 in Patterson, Wheeler also worked in radio and TV, returning to clubs in the 1960s.
A Trenton woman, Leah Cooper, 52, was treated at Middletown Hospital in fairly good condition after her car rear ended a stopped truck on Rt. 73 near the Tren ton bridge. Cooper was cited for failing to stop within an assured clear distance. In a second crash on Rt. 4 at Pinta Avenue Martha Carpenter, 30, suffered scalp abrasions. her two children were examined and found uninjured. Carpenter faced a similar stop-sign violation charge.
Services for Mrs Catherine Davis 82 of Kettering formerly of Middletown will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Morris Funeral Home Dayton. Burial in Willow View Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mrs Davis died Tuesday at home. Services and burial will be held Monday in Livermore California.
Hazel Phillips died at 67, mother of Michael Phillips of 507 Wilshire Drive. She formerly lived in Middletown. Survived by husband George, three daughters Catherine Burton Doris Deleach, Irene Grasso, son James, and 13 grandchildren. George died in 1961. Mrs Phillips operated the OK Barbershop location in town.
Robert O. Watkins 68 of Xenia husband of Creola Arnett Watkins died Tuesday at Green Memorial Hospital. Visitation at Cherry Grove funeral home today 4 to 9 p.m. and services at Winfrey Funeral Home tomorrow at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Cherry Grove.
Franklin services for Milo C Allmyer 63 of 818 Anderson St will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at Anglesby Funeral Home with Rev H S Gessner officiating Burial will follow in Miami Cemetery Corwin He died Wednesday at Grandview Hospital Dayton where he had been a patient since Jan 2 He was a World War I veteran and a member of the American Legion Moose and Eagles Lodges in Miamisburg He retired in 1966 from Frigidaire in Dayton The survivor is a half brother Fred Alimyer of Franklin
Alva Hartsock 79 of Waynesville died Wednesday at his Florida home in St. Petersburg. Services at Stubbs Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 p.m. Burial in Miami Cemetery at Corwin. Survived by wife, daughter Marilyn Shoup, son Charles of Santa Anna, California, and two grandchildren.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Jesus Martinez of 51 Gregory Lane Mass of the Angels at 11 30 a m tomorrow at St Peter in Chains Church. Also listed are services for Hannah Corathy 68 Laurel Ave Mass of 10 a m Monday Colligan Dillard Power 74 Stockton Road services 11 a m tomorrow Colligan and Glenn Kenney 58 320 Hancock Ave services Monday Richmond Ind.
A two car collision at Central Avenue and Bellomonte Street left a 2 year old woman with minor neck injuries. Mona Gay of Germantown Road was treated at Middletown Hospital after the 6 p.m. crash. Lonnie F. Mack of Thomas Road turned left into Kathleen Bailey of Germantown Route 1, causing the impact. Mack cited for failure to yield with $200 damage. Five additional yesterday accidents caused over $1,400 damage, including Eddie Hill and Karen Morton on the West Middletown Bridge with $1,000 damage and Mrs Risner and Thomas Wilson in front of Manchester Road with $325 damage. Risner cited for failure to signal.
Hamilton Carl W. Chamberlain 48 of 105 Douglas St Trenton former clerk for the Trenton Board of Public Affairs pleaded innocent on embezzlement charges after a Butler County audit found a 4067.74 shortage. He posted 2590 bond. Also A D Williams 55 of 2908 Minnesota St charged with second degree murder in fatal shooting of his wife Bernice 43 during an argument on Nov 94 was released on 5900 bond.
A I year old boy was arrested this morning and charged with window peeping on University Boulevard. Two boys ages 13 and 15 were arrested yesterday in separate shoplifting incidents involving a lighter valued at nearly five dollars and a pack of cigarettes from a supermarket. Peggy Meymann of 501 S Main St reports a broken door glass at her home 304 S Main St causing an estimated 75 dollars damage.
Bob Leforce of 2210 Queen Ave. told police someone threw an ice ball at his car while driving on Young Street, breaking the windshield.
A routine auto theft report led to a mistaken car swap as police found Robert Scoulley’s car at a service station being worked on. The attendant had been told to pick up a car in the 600 block of 4th Avenue, arrived with two similar models, and accidentally took the wrong one.
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson faced a tense Labor Party after 25 Labour MPs rebelled and abstained on the motion approving cuts in health education and housing. The government won the confidence vote 304 to 9 as Conservatives abstained.
State Rep Barry Levey was chosen president of the Middletown Bar Association with Miss Mary Lord as vice president. Judge J T Lamb discussed new state traffic and garnishment laws, including license plate confiscation for suspended drivers and mandatory reexamination after seven points. First and second degree homicide by vehicle were defined with corresponding penalties.
Fire at 2017 Fernwood Street at 9:55 a.m. caused drapes to ignite when a child plugged in an electric heater. Norma Pratt's home sustained $300 in damage. A trash fire behind Armco Steel Corp's engineering offices at 24 North Main Street rear caused no damage at 10:55 p.m.
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