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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1967
Page
2
Eldon McLaughlin dies at the town hospital after a collapse. Survived by wife Mary, children Mary Michael of Middletown and Lyons, a brother, a sister, seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Services at 2 pm Wednesday at Bethel Church of Christ Bluffton. Burial in Thompson Cemetery. Diller Funeral Home Bluffton handling arrangements.
Martin Ven Baren Frasher aged 2 died at 10 20 p m at a nursing home on Road He was born in Wayne County West Virginia and is survived by his parents.
Maude Thompson announces the birth of her son with Dr G Thompson credited in the local medical notes. Family and hospital details indicate a healthy arrival and joyous welcome for the new baby.
Wilson Turner 45 of 7381 Germantown Road died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after collapsing at Armco Steel where he worked since 1946. A furnace tender, he was born in Mortis Fork Kentucky and lived in Middletown 21 years. He served in World War II. Surviving: wife Delia two sons Chauncey and Ronnie, at home. three brothers Cash Middletown Beech Lewisville Ky Willie Mortis Fork Ky. five sisters Dora Cornett Farmersville Polly Turner Franklin Hannah Riley Buckhorn Ky Georgia Imre Hearn Lexington Ky. Services 2 p m tomorrow at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home. Burial wil
George G Morris died yesterday at his home after illness since October 1955. A World War II veteran, he operated the Mor rie Marathon service station in Germantown. Born in Kentucky, he had lived here six years. survived by his wife Opa.
Local shoppers glimpse a flood of winter to spring merchandise from Roederer’s shoes Brandenburg Furs and C Pennys. Major sales promise deep discounts on garments leather goods furniture and home decor with emphasis on February savings and brand name pieces from Penn-Prest sheets to Wakefield maple sets.
Mrs Myrtle Morris of Germantown and four brothers Manford Middletown Edward Germantown Rt 1 Herschel Ellis Chicago, and three sisters Bonnie Manning Germantown Lefern Lovejoy Chicago Lorene Beims Denver. Services 1 pm Wednesday Redemd Baptist Church Caney. Burial Morris Come Friends may call John Arpp Funeral Home after 2 pm today.
Mrs Elizabeth Schuyler formerly of Lebanon died at her daughter’s home in Lebanon yesterday. She leaves two sisters Laurinda Moore of Michigan and Lamira Moore of Wilmington, 12 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. Services set for 10 am at Memorial Home with burial in Bethany Cemetery. Friends may visit Memorial Home tomorrow 6 to 9 pm.
Mrs Matte Hil of 819 Main S. has a 2 p.m. Thursday service. Ralph Lee of 265 Pleasant Ave. has a Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mary’s Church. Obie Sexton of 1429 Shuler Ave. has services tomorrow. Gideon Ramseyer of 0158 Brookwood Ave. has a 10 a.m. tomorrow service Colligan) Open schedule details in local notices.
Gen. Gabriel Rebeiro Pizarro aged 51, Colombia's defense minister, died after a heart attack on Sunday. Other obituaries note Jobyn Ralston, noted former actress, and Juan Pujol founder of Madrid newspaper, all reported by AP. Ethel Burbenck and Lt Gen John F. Uncles also listed among the deceased.
South Vietnam Premier Nguyen Cao Ky lost his temper briefly at a Christchurch airport news conference before finishing a cordial visit. He rejected Fulbright’s call for replacement if he wouldn’t negotiate with the Viet Cong and said his voice is his answer to critics. Ky defended his heroes and faced a crowd of mainly women and children afterward.
West German brewers report a 43 percent drop in November 1966 beer sales versus November 1945, with the Ruhr region hardest hit amid labor woes and industry downturns.
After a welcome at Town Hall by Mayor GM Manning Ky moves through the old city square to his hotel. He is set to fly Tuesday to Wellington and then to Auckland where a large anti Ky demonstration is expected. He will visit a dairy farm at Hamilton before returning to Saigon.
Miami Commissioner Irwin Christie proposed an emergency measure to ban above-the-waist nudity at city nightspots to curb what he calls a honky tonk atmosphere and attract business. One topless go-go dancer has been arrested on disorderly conduct charges. The Colosseum of Rome is cited in error as a reference to ancient venues.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society honored Armco Steel Corp as the first heavy industry company to pass the half century mark in group life insurance. A ceremony at Equitable headquarters highlighted the plaque for launching Armco's group plan on January 15, 1917. The first policy covered 1,360 workers with plans for 39,610 active and 5,085 retirees.
Gov. proposes construction plans for new state buildings in Columbus. Details remain sparse in the preliminary AP dispatch.
The high court ruled New York law banning treasonous or seditious words unconstitutional. Justices split 5 to 4 along liberal conservative lines in a decision affecting public school dismissals.
Melinda Welsh, 16, of 4513 Central Ave, was treated at Middletown Hospital for minor scalp lacerations after a two car crash at Rt 73 and Pinta Avenue around 1 30 pm Saturday. She rode with Vicki Van Francis, 16, of 3607 Manchester Road, who was northbound and drifted left of center, hitting a southbound car driven by Mark Danner, 17, of 2301 Linden Ave waiting to left turn.
Six people died and 31 injured when a car and a chartered bus collided at the U S 45 and Interstate 70 interchange near Effingham Illinois. The bus was returning a Belleville family from a Dayton Ohio wedding. Names include Danny Wade Carl Miller John Yocum Ronald Liss Rita Headlee and Charles Vernier The bus driver Wilmer Agies survived and was hospitalized along with 17 others.
Michele Ray a 2 year old French free lance photographer is believed held by local guerrillas in a mountainous area north of Bac Lien due to intelligence from villagers Vietnamese agents and US units The captured photographer started a 680 mile solo journey Dec 8 along Route 1 aiming to film U.S. troops in action on Jan 17 she left an advance base near Bac Lien to head north
William Brown aged 23 from Middletown was treated at Middletown Hospital after a bicycle crash on Rt 4 at 3 30 p m. Clyde Redkey patrolman reported a car driven by Red. A separate incident notes a vehicle leaving Rt 122 striking a utility pole. A key was westbound about 2 45 a m half a mile west of Middletown.
Actor Mickey Rooney told a Superior Court judge he cannot pay the $345 monthly support his estranged wife Margaret Lane Rooney seeks. He says he is deeply in debt and that their marriage of three months and ten days before separation does not entitle her to support.
More than 2 500 clergymen gathered for the opening of the 4th annual Ohio Pastors Convocation in Columbus. The event is sponsored by the Ohio Council of Churches with Protestant denominations. Roman Catholic priests attend with bishop approval. Major speakers include Edward McCarthy Dan Dodson and Joseph W Mathews. The meeting runs through Wednesday.
Beecher's Brook remains the notorious water jump on the Grand National course at Aintree England drawing fear from competitors as they approach the final obstacles.
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