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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1970

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Kelly Borders Dies in Middletown

Kelly S Borders 50 of 1801 Sheffield St died after an apparent heart attack. His wife Ruth was hospitalized in serious condition after also suffering a heart attack. He served in World War II and worked as a press operator at Atlas Casting Co. in Germantown. He leaves a widow two daughters son a half brother a sister and five half sisters and a grandchild. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with viewing times at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home.

Kelly S. Borders Sheffield St Ruth Middletown Hospital Middletown Philippine Islands Atlastie Casting Co Germantown Jenny Menning Lorain Jeanne Steven Wilbur Blanche Strauss Chicago Carrie Guffey Lola Blankenship Sorta Highley Salt Lick Edith Tieffa Denver Colo Mae Richardson Los Angeles Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home

Middletown man, 41, dies after illness at home

Robert Charles DeHaven of 1601 Lawn Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 11:30 p.m. He had worked at Armco Steel Corp for 16 years, served in the Navy during the Korean War, and was a Veterans of Foreign Wars member. Surviving are his wife Bertha, four daughters, and his grandmother. Services are at 10 a.m. Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. burial in Woodside Cemetery.

Robert Charles DeHaven Lawn Ave Middletown Hospital DeHaven Middletown Armco Steel Corp Veterans of Foreign Wars Bertha Margo Peggy Donna Myrtle Myrtle DeHaven

Requiem High Mass for Mrs Nan Long in Monroe

Requiem High Mass for Mrs Nan Long aged 60 of 7894 Kyles Station Road will be sung tomorrow at noon at Seven Dolors Church Monroe Burial will be in North Monroe Cemetery Friends may call at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home today from 3 to Survivors include three brothers Simon Dillon of St Louis James Dillon and Jack Dillon of Ireland

Nan Long Kyles Station Road Seven Dolors Monroe North Monroe Joseph R. Baker & Sons Long Simon Dillon St. Louis James Jack Dillon Ireand

Death of Philip Rizzo 91 of Hamilton and Middletown

Philip Rizzo aged 91 died at Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton at 10 30 am yesterday He was the last of the Rizzo brothers who ran S Rizzo and Sons fruit and grocery on Central Ave Survived by wife five daughters two sons and two grandchildren He was a member of Eagles Aeries 528 and St John Church Requiem High Mass 930 am Friday at St John Church Rev John Jennings officiating Memorials to the church preferred Arrangements by the Funeral Home

Philip Rizzo Stanley St Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton Rizzo Brothers Central Avenue S. Rizzo and Sons Agostina Rizzo Ed Dorenbusch Middletown Russ, Boario Dayton Robert Bukely Frances Minor Columbus Josephine Rizzo Salvatore Indianapolis Harry John Philip Rizzo Jr Rizzo Eagles Aeries 528 St. John Church John Jennings Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home

Francis Sargent Dies After Snow Shoveling Heart Attack

Francis Chester Sargent aged 57 of 716 Crawford Street died on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 2 33 p m after a heart attack suffered while shoveling snow at the Wilmore Apartments on Tytus Avenue. He was born in

Francis Chester Sargent Crawford St Middletown Hospital Wilmore Apartments Tytus Avenue Mr. Sargent

Obituary: Middletown Resident Served in Ohio National Guard

Virginia native and longtime Middletown resident served 11 years in the Ohio National Guard before World War II. Survived by two sons Robert and Franz of Glendale California, sister Mrs Margaret Sharits who shared his home, and brothers Rigas Shaffer of Dayton and Milford Sargent of Middletown. Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral.

Virginia Middletown Ohio National Guard Robert Franz Glendale Calif Margaret Sharits Rigas Shaffer Dayton Milford Sargent McCoy-Leffler

Services for Mrs Helen Shope Held at West Portsmouth

Mrs. Helen Shope 49 of 839 16th Ave died yesterday at Kettering Memorial Hospital. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Roger Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth with viewing today. Burial follows at Worleys.

Helen Shope 16Th Ave Roger Davis Portsmouth Worleys Cemetery Shope Kettering Memorial Hospital

Death Notice for Charles Spivey Jr. in Williamsdale Area

Charles Sam Spivey Jr., 48, of 3590 Hamilton Trenton Road died 12 15 a m at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a year plus as a car inspector for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad He served in World War II Survived by wife Nancy seven sons David Ronald William Gregory Larry George Daniel and Dianne Barre mother Emily Hollingsworth three brothers two sisters and step relatives Services 2 pm Saturday at First Baptist Church Williamsdale with burial Miltonville Cemetery McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Charles Sam) Spivey Jr Hamilton - Trenton Road Mercy Hospital Hamilton Spivey Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Nancy David Ronald William Gregory Larry Williamsdale George Daniel Middletown Dianne Barre Emily Hollingsworth Grayhall Kenneth Park St. Louis James Katherine Peters Connorsville Ind Goldie Schneider Geneva Spivey Linda Fitzwater Dayton Donald Neely Bill Schouse First Baptist Church Bill Botts Miltonville McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Services for Ralph Whitaker Held in Leesburg Florida

Ralph Whitaker 63 owner of Ralphs Lakeshore Trailer Park in Leesburg Florida dies yesterday in Leesburg. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Byers Funeral Home Leesburg. Survived by son Douglas Franklin daughter Mary Richmond Ind brother Orville Kentucky and seven grandchildren.

Ralph Whitaker Stanley Whitaker Flora Monce Middletown Byers Leesburg Fla Whitaker Ralph Douglas Franklin Mary Richmond Ind Orville Kentucky

Obituary Notices for Four Local Residents

Delbert Dunnihoo 68 of 1358 Maple Ave. has a service at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Webb. Mrs Dora Harding 75 formerly of 1813 Alstatter Ave. has a service tomorrow in Berea Kentucky. Mrs Theresa Gosmeyer 92 of 2770 Hilda Ave. has a Requiem High Mass at 9 30 a.m. tomorrow at St Ann Church. Peter Medecke 76 of 1930 Alstatter Ave. has a service at 2 p.m. Friday Brown Dawsons funeral home.

Delbert Dunnihoo Maple Ave Webb Dora Harding Alstatter Ave Berea Theresa Gosmeyer Hilda Ave St. Ann’s Peter Medecke Brown-Dawson

Early 17th Century Saltworks Built at Cape Charles

Virginia settlers established the first New World saltworks in 1614 at Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore. Output was sporadic and the venture lasted only a few years.

Cape Charles Virginia

Jail Riots Prompt Clean Up at Warren County Jail

Warren County Sheriff Roy Wallace said inmates at the 125 year old Warren County jail staged a riot earlier in the week. Prisoners tore up living quarters, started a fire, and fights left one inmate hospitalized and others injured. Five men were placed in the drunk tank as deputies restored order.

Lebanon Warren County Roy Wallace Wallace Sheriff’s Deputies

Middletown Safety Council mulls student traffic program

The Middletown Area Safety Council discussed a bicycle safety program for grades three to six, a possible high school defensive driving course, and a junior safety council. They deferred road-improvement decisions and reviewed traffic violation referrals and new signals.

Traffic Committee Middletown Area Safety Council The Civic Association James Schaffner Middletown

Cole Again Heads Y M C A Board

Guerney Cole Jr. was installed as president of the YMCA board of directors at a noon meeting in the YMCA building. Cole, Armco Steel Corp. compensation and benefits director, begins his second term with Ray Brown first vice president Dr. Richard Dietz second vice president Charles Beck Jr. treasurer and Susanne Ware secretary. Dietz will serve a first one year term, while the others retain their prior offices.

Guerney Cole Jr Ymca Board of Directors YMCA Cole Armco Steel Corp Ember Board Ray Brown Richard Dietz Charles Beck Jr Susanne Ware Dietz

Judge dismisses rabbit hunting case over crowded shotgun

In Greensboro North Carolina District Judge Kenneth Carrington dismissed charges against D T Mays for hunting rabbits with an overloaded shotgun after declaring he did not want to see any more good citizens in court. The case arose when a wildlife protector found Mays’ shotgun held four shells, one more than state law allows, though Mays claimed a plug kept it to three rounds.

Greensboro N.C Kenneth Carrington Richard Dailey D. T. Mays Mays

German Railways to Launch Truck Piggyback Service

West Germanys state rail system introduces a piggyback truck service to ease pressure on transport firms, claiming to be the first of its kind in Europe.

Bonn Federal Railways Europe

City to Clear Christmas Trees From Curbs by Tomorrow

Parks director John Paschal said a six person crew with two trucks will finish curbside tree collection by tomorrow evening. Trees left out after a Jan 5 strike were partly collected yesterday. north of Central Ave. are to be cleared today and south of Central Ave. tomorrow, then sent to the landfill.

John Paschal Parks and Recreation Paschal Smith Park Central Ave

Marco Polo Enshrined at Kun Yam Temple in Macao

The Temple of Kun Yam in Macao, dating to 1627, houses nine Buddha images in a glass case. One figure is said to represent Marco Polo, who reportedly embraced Buddhism.

Macao Kun Yam Marco Polo

Ex-Policemen Protest Editorial In Monroe

In Monroe three former policemen who quit last June protested to the Village Council over an editorial in the Lemon Monroe Observer. The piece accused councilmen of blocking police reappointments by demanding all or nothing from the mayor. The officers had walked out after a clash between Ray Freshour and Mayor Gordon Reed, then returned but were kept on temporary status.

Jack Thornton Monroe Lemon-Monroe Observer The Observer Ray Freshour Gordon Reed Freshour Bob Hale Hale Donald M. Linkous

Ballroom Dancing Classes Offered Tonight

A seven session series begins this evening in the Park Administration Building at 1400 Highland Street. Joan Ritter teaches. beginners meet 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and advanced 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. The course costs $7 per person and is co sponsored by the park department.

Park Administration Highland St Joan Ritter Park Department

Mayor Reed Quiet As Council Edits Draft

One councilman said the editorial arrives as the council and the mayor near an agreement. Linkous skipped the meeting to attend the Ohio Association of Township Trustees annual session in Columbus.

Reed Linkous Columbus Ohio Association of Township Trustees

Also Mentioned on This Page

Kelly Borders Robert C. DeHaven McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home Ramah Johnson Woodside Cemetery Mrs. Nan Long Francis Sargent Dale Lawson Lefferson Paul Potts Winton St Clifford Meddox Mary Phillips Malvern Charles Ray Regent Dr Corey Corner Orchard Roosevelt Rink Mrs Charles Spivey Warren Kathleen Krumm Journal Ohio Safety Warren C. Nelson Ohio 122 Trenton-Franklin Road Ben SAT SUN Jet Jacksonburg Filson Jamey Miller Sam Whittlesy Whittlesy Force BANK Americard Shoppers G&g Midtown Center Bill Harrison
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