Village Becomes a Museum in Pennsylvania Coal Town
The 73 acre Eckley village with 61 buildings, used as the setting for The Molly Maguires, was deeded to the state by Paramount Pictures. Gov Shafer attended with an old miner’s hat as John Washko said the living museum idea will keep the town from dying. The Anthracite Historic Site and Museum Corp financed the $100000 purchase. 86 residents may stay as rent is paid to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckley
John Washko
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Washko
The
Anthracite Historic Sites and Museum Corp
George Huss
Hathe
Izleton
Wilkes-Barre
Scran
S. K. Stevens
Historical Commission
Deaths And Funerals in Middletown and surrounding cities
Obituaries list Mrs. Bessie Mae Bush of 2413 Minnesota St dying Monday and to be buried at Woodside Cemetery after 2 p.m. funeral services at McCoy-Leffler with Rev. A M Wilson. Surviving family includes husband William and many stepchildren, siblings, and grandchildren. Other notices include services for Mrs. Mary Alta Lingrel and Silas A Taulbee. details cover funeral homes, burial sites, call hours, and local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Bush
Bessie Mae Bush
Minnesota St
McCoy-Leffler
A. M. Wilson
Woodside Cemetery
William
Ae) Bush Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jack Bush
Michigan
Delbert Bush
Chicago
Ace Bush
Middletown
Rosaline Blankenship
Darlene Brewer
Violet Bush
Beatrice McCall
Mayking
Riley Crockett
Lilly, Brown
Venice
Ill
Martha Wise
Venice II
Richard Hyden
Willie Hyden
Jumps Over Fence Injures Ankle in Middletown Incident
A Mueller Brass Co. employee leaped a fence and was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital with a possible ankle fracture. Kenneth Botts, 41, of 5345 Trenton-Franklin Rd, was treated by the Middletown Fire Division and transported by ambulance. Neal, supervisor for Cincinnati Gas & Electric, and Schiavone, president of the Associated Collection Bureau, are involved in a civic drive set for March 8. Interested individuals should contact Mrs. Davis or Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mueller Brass Co
Middletown
Kenneth Botts
Trenton-Franklin Road
Neal
N. Breiel Blvd
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Salem
Ind
Cincinnati
Schiavone
Tytus Ave
Associated Collection Bureau
Civic Association
Davis
Obituary for Mrs. Jeanette Frodge of Midlletown
Mrs. Jeanette Frodge died at Middletown Hospital after a brief illness. She resided at 2519 N. Verity Parkway and had a daughter Barbara Meier of Miamisburg, two brothers Robert Strickland of Memphis and E L Strickland of Santa Clara, and two grandchildren. Services are Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home followed by burial at Woodhill Cemetery in Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Frodge
N. Verity Parkway
Middletown Hospital
Middietown
James
Barbara Meier
Miamisburg
Robert Strickland
Memphis
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Herschel Caudill
Woodhill Cemetery
Franklin
Mrs Rheadella Griggs Dies at Middletown Hospital
Mrs Rheadella Griggs aged 53 of 402 Oxford State Road died at 1 05 a m today at Middletown Hospital where she had been receiving treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheadella Griggs
Oxford State Road
Middletown Hospital
Mrs Lillian McKinney 68 dies in Ohio after extended illness
Mrs Lillian Mae McKinney 68 formerly of Middletown Ohio died at 9 am yesterday at her Williamsburg Rt 1 home after a long illness. She was born in Bath County Kentucky and lived most of her life in Middletown before moving two months ago. Surviving are two daughters Mary Hovel and Louise Morgenson, a brother Odel McFarland, two sisters Virginia Shears and Anna Clark, and four grandchildren. Funeral Friday at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home with burial in Riverside Cemetery. A Daughters of America service will be held tomorrow at 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Mae McKinney
Middletown
Williamsburg
Rt. 1
Ohio
McKinney
Bath County
The
Daughters of America
Stanley
Mary Hovel
Louise Morgenson
Odel
McFarland
Washington
W. Va
Virginia Shears
Dayton
Anna Clark
McCoy-Leffler
J. Herschel Caudillof
Funeral Home
Shooting Suspect Awakened By Police
Franklin police jailed Elmer Dee Lambert on charges of shooting with intent to kill at the Cottage Inn bar after midnight. Two men, James Harold Lawson and bartender Frank Turner, were wounded in the arms during the incident. Lambert said the revolver was thrown into a gutter on Fourth Street. A hearing is set for Friday in Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin — Police
Elmer Dee Lambert
Aim
Cottage Inn
James Harold Lawson
Frank Turner
Lambert
Rat Clananan Uamildan
Hamilton
David Deardoff
Turner
Lawson
Sgt
Middletown Hospital
Fourth Street
Chairmen Named for Middletown Drive for Crippled Children
Mrs Jennifer Davis is named chairman of the annual fund-raising campaign in Middletown for the Butler County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Co-chairman is Frank Neal with Frank Schiavone as canister chairman per society director Mrs Dewey Maddux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Davis
Middletown
Butler County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Frank Neal
Frank Schiavone
Dewey Maddux
Davis
Selden Ave
Middletown High Extends Open Registration for Adult Classes
Adult evening classes at Middletown High School on Breiel Boulevard stay open for the rest of the week. Late registrants aren’t delayed as students learn at their own pace with individual instruction led by program director Paul Ruark. Sign up at the high school all day Thursday and Friday and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Harold Figley says electronics, automotive electrical testing, welding, blueprint reading, and electric motors and controls at Middletown Freshman School on Girard Avenue still have room for one or two more students. contact 423-0781.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Breiel Boulevard
Paul Ruark
Harold Figley
Middletown
Girard Avenue
Figley
New Laws Not Enough Judge Says At Ohio Juvenile Judges Meet
Hamilton County Juvenile Judge Walter Whitlatch told the state probate juvenile judges convention in Fairfield that the new Ohio juvenile code aids care and protection but requires adequate local facilities to fulfill its aims. The gathering heard Ohio Youth Commission reports as juvenile judges planned elections and a joint banquet with the Probate Judges Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Cuyahoga County
Walter Whitlatch
Cleveland
Ohio Association of Juvenile Court
Holiday Inn
Fairfield
Ohio
Ohio Youth Commission
Ohio Probate Judges Association
Mercy Hospital Toll Free Line For Hamilton Area
Mercy Hospital will introduce a toll free telephone number 868-2000 for Hamilton exchange area residents starting Friday. Communities served include Seven Mile Reily Bethany Fairfield Cincinnati Forest Park Green Hills Mt Healthy Springdale Glendale Blue Ash Loveland Washington Addyston and Kentucky towns Covington Erlanger Independence Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton —Mercy Hospital
Hamilton Exchange
Seven Mile
Reily
Bethany
Fairfield
Cincinnati
Forest Park
Green Hills
Mt. Healthy
Springdale
Glendale
Blue Ash
Loveland
Washington
Addyston
Kentucky
Covington
Erlanger
Independence
Alexandria
Dayton club to host Dr Falk on heart transplants talk
Dayton South Christian Women's Club names Dr Richard Falk of Columbus as principal speaker for a noon luncheon February 4 at Imperial House South. Mrs Marvin Spahr will present knitting guidance from beginner to advanced. Nursery available for 50 cents. reservations $2.75 with Gretchen Henson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Falk
Columbus
Dayton South Christian Women’s Club
Imperial House South
Marvin Spahr
Rike’s
Christian Fellowship
Gretchen Henson
Fire Calls Roundup Includes Four Alarms
Fire units responded yesterday to 111 Water St for a 77 year old ill person taken to Middletown Hospital. At 400 S. Main St investigators found a suspicious odor with no cause given. Early today at 1380 Central Ave a couch near a garbage can was alight, likely from a discarded cigarette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water St
Rosie Back
Middletown Hospital
S. Main St
Gilbert A. Sheard
Central Ave
Ways and Means Scrambles Over Nixon Income Support Plan
The House committee encounters a snag in Nixon's proposed minimum $2,400 yearly income for a family of four, citing fluctuating earnings and administrative challenges. Witnesses from New Jersey warn monthly income checks would create a huge workload, pushing the panel to study an expanded employment referral system instead. The main hurdle is the cost of broadening such a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
al Ullman
D-Ore
Office of Economic Opportunity Experiment
New Jersey
Ullman
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Franklin Uncertain On Funds
Franklin officials faced uncertain finances after President Nixon vetoed the HEW appropriation. Superintendent DeWitt Terry warned a possible fall funding short but did not specify amounts. The district, labeled an impacted area, previously received about 14 000 from federal programs and 55 000 from Title programs including Title I reading and Title III matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Nixon
Susan J. Moore
DeWitt Terry
U. S. Office of Education
Youth Pleads Guilty In Pot Case
A Middletown youth, David Shibley 19, pleaded guilty in Warren County Common Pleas Court to possession of a narcotic. He was released on his own recognizance after a presentence investigation order. Police stopped Shibley and another youth, Thomas Claber 18, for speeding on Martz Paullin Road. A bag of marijuana and a pipe were found. Claber pleaded guilty while awaiting indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Middletown
Warren County Common
David Shibley
Helton Drive
Probation Department
Shibley
Navy
Thomas Claber
Sheffield St
Martz - Paullin Road
Intruders Portray $50 Silverware Theft From Home
Police report intruders forced a rear door to enter the home of Mrs Marie Cornwell 205 Young St and stole silverware valued at 50 coins two watches a camera and an automatic pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Cornwell
Young St
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By Lee Linder
Par
Amount Pictures
Sean Connery
Richard Harris
Sandra Madden
Lloyd
Betty Fuller
Akron
Billy Wilson
Miltonville
Mrs
Mary Lingrel
Mary Alta Lingrel
Linden Ave
Riggs
E. Eugene Frazer
Lewisville
Louisville
Otterbein
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Ervin
Vietnam
16Th Engineer Brigade
Silas A. Taulbee
Claude Ave
Oswald
South Lebanon
Taulbee
Lousie
Billy
Marie Abshear
Irene Moore
Delma Hogan
Morrow
Mildred Nickell
Jean Fahnstock
Tennessee
Nathan
King’s Mills and Hager
League of Women Voters
West Liberty
Guardian Council
Job
Ennis Pierson
Bank Ave
Proeschel
Les Saris
Lillian McKinney
Gary Ervin
Army
Gary Lee Ervin
Robert
Vevige
Balu & Ervin
S. Eric Hwy
Withicheck
Colligan Funeral Home
Fourth St
Drive
Mrs. Davis
Ben
SAT
SUN
Jet
Jacksonburg
Humane Association
Trenton
Weithoto
DOODS
Verity
14Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mer
Mr. Michael
Mabley
Mabley & Carew
Adolfo
Abbott Tress
Webley
Conan
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