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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1970

Page

8

Five year old Amy Freshour home after heart and lung transplant

Amy Freshour, five, returned home from Cincinnati's Children's Hospital after a pulmonary artery transplant and heart hole repair. Doctors later disclosed she has lost use of her left lung as the main artery to that lung degenerated. she awaits heart catheterization this year to image the remaining lung's blood supply.

Amy Amy Freshour Mrs Raymond Freshour Schull Road Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Mrs. Freshour

Normal Garbage Pickup Faces Scheduling Turbulence

City officials and the sanitation union work to set next week’s pickup amid a lingering strike fallout. City Manager Dan Rothe doubts a normal schedule is possible as crews return from a walkout that began Jan 5 and could resume after mediation talks.

Dan Rothe Kother Ed Windes Windes Vanover Ttwo Dayton Wesley Vanover Federal

Two Middletown youths sentenced for campus bookstore robbery

Mid dle town judge Fred B. Cramer sentenced Daniel Willight 21 and Clinton Williams 19 to 10 to 25 years in Mansfield Reformatory after they pleaded guilty to armed robbery at the Middletown Campus Bookstore on January 8, which yielded 1031.22. Wilight also faced narcotics charges. their term runs concurrently with the robbery sentence. Calhoun 19 pleaded guilty earlier and is sent to adult probation. Winkfield 19 has not yet been heard.

Hamilton Butler County Common Pleas Fred B. Cramer Middletown Mansfield Reformatory Daniel Howard Willight Young St Clinton Williams Askew St Wilhight Grady David Calhoun Ninth Ave Prefe Rcelhoun Darry Drew Winkfield Garden Ave Hom

Two Men Pin In Wreck On I 75 Near Rt 73

Dennis Ladrew 21 of Fairborn and Robert E. Hawk 26 of Dayton were trapped for about 30 minutes after Ladrew’s car left the road on Interstate 75 near the Rt 73 split. Both were treated at Middletown Hospital then Wright Patterson Air Force Base Hospital with facial injuries and broken legs respectively, in fair condition. A tractor trailer driven by Richard T. Baker jackknifed after braking to avoid the car.

Middletown Wright- Patterson Air Force Base Dennis Ladrew Fairborn Robert E. Hawk Dayton Interstate 75 Rt. 73 Dave Albrinck Ladrew Franklin Life Squad Richard T. Baker Coal Center Baker

Marshall Trial Set For Monday

The first degree murder trial of 18 year old Robert Marshall of Middletown begins Monday at 9 a.m. in Butler County Cramer Court. Marshall faces murder charges for the June 29 fatal shooting of Wayne Randell Chester outside the Some Place Cafe on S Main Street. Prosecutors Wessel and Holcomb will lead for the state, Ronald Morgan of Cincinnati will defend. Jury selection is expected to take about two days with 27 witnesses subpoenaed.

Trenton Game Postponed as Country Day Struggles with Flu

The Trenton High School vs Country Day High School basketball game is rescheduled to February 10 due to most Country Day players having the flu.

Trenton Trenton High School Country Day High School

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Annie Gibbs 64

Mrs Annie Gibbs 64 mother of Miss Priscilla Gibbs and Mrs Ruby Kelly died after a yearlong illness at her Frenchburg Kentucky home. Survived by Alfred her husband two other daughters Ethel Birich Betty Smallwood Janice Gibbs two sons Lester and Chester two sisters two half brothers and 16 grandchildren. Services at Easton-Ritchie Funeral Home Mt Sterling with burial in Frenchburg at Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Annie Gibbs Priscilla Gibbs Ruby Kelly Middletown Frenchburg Alfred Ethel Birich Lebanon Betty Smallwood Mariba Janice Gibbs Lester Somerville and Chester Easton-Ritchie Mt. Sterling

Services for Coleman Williams Held at McCoy Leffler

Funeral services for Coleman H. Williams aged 64 of 2208 Sheffield Street are set for 2 p.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. James Howell presiding. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Williams died yesterday at Middletown Hospital.

Coleman H. Williams Sheffield St McCoy - Leffler James Howell Woodside Cemetery Williams Middletown Hospital

Farmer Arnold Chippendale Dies After Illness at 63

Arnold Chippendale, 63, of Somers Township died at 11 15 p m yesterday at his home on Short Road after an extended illness. He is survived by two brothers Willard of Middletown and Alva of Eaton and four sisters Mrs Anna Ogden Mrs S Mae Darnell of Dayton Miss Marie Chippendale and Mrs Nelle Howard, all at home. Arrangements are incomplete at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home.

Camden Arnold Chippendale Somers Township Short Road Willard Middletown Alva Eaton Anna Ogden S. Mae Darnell Dayton Marie Chippendale Nelle Howard R.C. Nein & Sons

Mrs Kate Gardner Gardner Dies in Columbia Hospital

Mrs. Kate Crowder Gardner aged 80 mother of Rev. Lorin H. Gardner Jr. of Carlisle died Friday at Columbia South Carolina Hospital. Survived by two daughters Mrs R G Whisnant of Kings Mountain North Carolina and Mrs Harry Zepp of Riley North Carolina and a sister Mrs James Hendricks of Pickens South Carolina. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Columbia. Burial plans incomplete.

Carlisle Kate Crowder Gardner Lorin H. Gardner Jr Columbia, S. C R. G. Whisnant F Kings Mountain N. C Harry Zepp Riley N.C James Hendricks Pickens S. C First Baptist Church Columbia Buria

Dorothy B Little 60 dies in Camden Ohio

Dorothy B Little 60 of 6270 Shibber Valley Road Camden Ohio died Friday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after admission. Native of Harlan County Kentucky she was active in Camden United Methodist Church. Survived by husband Gordon sons Vernal Medway Ohio Virgil Camden daughters Bertha Portland Ore Willa Feltner Eaton and Helen Little at home two brothers Wilson Browning Miamisburg Sleep Browning Cincinnati sister Willa Mae Williams Vandalia six grandchildren. Private services Monday at Nein & Sons Funeral Home no visitation. Memorials to Camden United Methodist Church.

Camden Dorothy B. Little Shibber Valley Road Mercy Hospital Hamilton Gordon Vernal Medway Ohio Virgil Bertha Little Portland Ore Willa Feltner Eaton Helen Little Wilson Browning Miamisburg Sleep Browning Cincinnati Willa Mae Williams Vandalia R.C. Nein & Sons Camden United Methodist’ Church

Longtime Germantown musician John P. Swartzel dies at 62

John P. Swartzel 62 of 38 Orchard Ave Germantown died at 5 15 AM yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital after four weeks illness. He was a private music teacher and former cornetist with the Montgomery County Fair Band and choir director at Good Shepherd Church. Survived by wife Irene a daughter Marilyn Cordes foster daughter Trudy Montgomery two brothers Al Dayton and Dr Robert Swartzel top Kettering sister Helen Simon of Dayton and parents Albert and Mrs Swartzel. Services 2 PM Monday at Good Shepherd Church with burial in Germantown Cemetery. Church visitation tomorrow 6 to 9 PM. Memorials to the church urged. Ar rangements by John Arpp Funeral Home.

Germantown John P. Swartzel Orchard Ave Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Albert Swartzel Helen Simon John Arpp

Deaths of Theresa Brandner and Helen Wynn

Mrs. Theresa Brandner aged 81 of 1194 Shuler Ave dies. Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m. Monday at St Veronica's Church. Mrs. Helen Wynn aged 71 formerly of 824 Sanders Drive has Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m. Monday at St Peter in Chains Church.

Theresa Brandner Shuler Ave St. Veronica’s Church Helen Wynn Sanders Drive

No Vote for 1430 in City

The Middletown Board of Elections has pulled 1430 cards of residents who have not voted in two years and sent notices to those no longer registered. Cards include a return postcard. deadline for mail registrations is Feb 20. In-person registration is at the Board of Elections office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday.

Middletown

Fire Damage Totals 2900 At Several City Apt Buildings

Firefighters estimated 2900 in damage across three apartments at 205 S Broad St after a grease fire on a kitchen stove. Contents and structure losses broken down by apartment 9 and 10 with owners B S Blake and Roy Tyresdale. Additional losses included clothing and a furnace motor at 501 Ross St and no damage at 2108 Brell Drive.

S. Broad St Mark McConaughy Apt. 9 B. S. Blake Apt. 10 Roy Tyresdale Ross St Russel Nicols Brell Drive Teresa Craft

Two Drivers Cited After One‑Car Crashes On Icy Streets

Police blamed icy roads for two one car crashes yesterday. Paul Loftus 19 of Pittsburgh and Kirby Briget 18 of Pittsburgh were cited for excessive speed for conditions after Loftus lost control on Breiel Boulevard near the Middletown Shopping Plaza. both were treated at Middletown Hospital. Vivian Mcintosh Miller 21 of 1700 Lawn Avenue sustained minor back and head injuries when her southbound car on Baltimore Street slid, struck a pole and a tree.

Paul Loftus Pittsburgh Breiel Boulevard Middletown Kirby Briget Middletown Hospital Vivian Mcintosh Miller Lawn Ave Baltimore Street Brown Street

Truck Driver Escapes Injury After Culvert Collision

A 46 year old Middletown truck driver escaped injury when a tractor trailer struck a culvert on Trenton Franklin Street near Madison Township. Deputies said the right front wheels knocked the trailer under the culvert, with the Victor Road driver from Sycamore Street in Madison Township reporting the incident.

Middletown Crawford Jr S. Clinton Trenton-Franklin St Victor Road Transit Corp Sycamore Street Madison Tan Township Sheriff's Deputies Don Smith

Three Toed Mystery At Middlemoor Woods

Footprint drama grips Madison Township as Girl Scout Troop 77 shapes a plaster cast of a three toed print found near a lodge and storage shed. Adults insist the print shows no human tracks while scouts wonder if a rabbit or a flying creature left the mark. The cast joins other alleged creatures at a March Happening hosted by Junior Girl Scout Troop 77 at Springhill School.

Middlemoor Woods Lars Larson Springhill School Jin Madison Township Robert Boyd

Armco Announces March Price Increases on Steel Shapes

Armco Steel Corp raised prices effective with March 1 shipments. Structural shapes and carbon steel plates increase by seven dollars per ton, alloy plates by ten dollars per ton.

Armco Armco Steel Corp

Adults plan weekend camp at Miami Middletown campus

The adults gathered plaster of Paris for a weekend camp to track animals for the district event set for March 21 and 22 in Johnston Hall on the Middletown Campus of Miami University. It was a last minute decision and unclear beforehand.

Johnston Hall Middletown Miami University

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