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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1968

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Luther Page 80 Middletown Resident

Luther A Page 80 of 1809 North Ave pronounced dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He lived in Middletown since 1915 and worked for Ashworth Coal Co before 1952. Survived by wife Clara two daughters Charlene Page and Ruby Lehnert two sons Carl and Lester a stepson Larry Haines a brother Herbert seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services at Riggs Funeral Home 10:30 am Wednesday Rev Lowell Lakes officiating burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.

Luther A. Page North Ave Middletown Hospital Page Middletown Ashworth Coal Co Clara Charlene Page Ruby Lehnert Finey Carl Lester Waynesboro, Pa Larry Haines Long Island City N.Y Herbert Excello Riggs Lowell Lakes Woodside Cemetery

Death notice for John H. Alflen of Florida

John H. Alflen 72 of Hollywood Florida formerly of Middletown died Saturday at Golden Isles Hospital Ellen dale Florida born in Columbus employed by Armco Steel Corp 1922 to 1960 moved to Florida after retirement Survived by wife Sadie daughter Mrs Dorothy Nisewonger of Dayton two brothers Lawrence and Harry of Columbus two step brothers Ray and Bernard Kushley of Columbus a half brother Ray Alflen of Dayton arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

John H. Alflen Hollywood Fla Middletown Golden Isles Hospital Ellendale Alflen Columbus Armco Steel Corp Florida Sadie Dorothy Nisewonger Dayton Lawrence Harry Ray Bernard Kushley Ray Alflen McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home

Widow Nellie Bachelor 87 Dies at Garden Manor Nursing Home

Mrs Nellie Bachelor aged 87 died at 7 45 am today at Garden Manor Nursing Home. A Middletown resident since 1913 she previously lived at 1306 Elwood Street and helped operate the Broadway News with her late husband Frank after First National Bank opened nearby. Survived by a son Harry of Middletown.

Nellie Bachelor Garden Manor Nursing Home Elwood St Bachelor Shelby County Middletown First National Bank Central and Main Frank Broadway News Daughters of America Harry

Obituary notice for Mrs Roberta Braun

Mrs Roberta Mae Braun 44 formerly of Middletown died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a six week stay. Survived by husband Robert C Sr three sons Robert C Jr Gary and Tommy a daughter Jenny a brother Charles Lickliter and a grandchild. Services Wednesday at Grand Avenue Church of God with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home tomorrow and at the church Wednesday after 9 a.m.

Roberta Mae Braun Keays Ave Middletown Hospital Okinawa Tommy Jenny Charles Lickliter Houston Grand Avenue Church

Services for Adrine Collins Held at Holp Funeral Home

Adrine Collins aged 43 of New Lebanon Rt will have funeral services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Holp Funeral Home New Lebanon with burial in Holp Cemetery. Calling hours are today from 3 p.m. to unspecified end. He is survived by wife Betty a son Tony a daughter Neva and father Benjamin of Martin Kentucky.

Adrine Collins New Lebanon

James W Griggs 81 Middletown native dies in Franklin

James W Griggs 81 of 357 Mayor Court Franklin died at 3 30 pm yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a three day stay He had been in failing health since a 1959 stroke He worked for Sorg Paper Co 1909 1955 Surviving are two daughters Mrs Ed Bolen and Mrs Dortha Friscus a sister Mrs Charles Crump 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev Henry Howard officiating Burial will be in the funeral home cemetery tomorrow evening from 4 to 9 pm

James W. Griggs Franklin Middletown Middletown Hospital Griggs Sorg Paper Co Ed Bolen Dortha Friscus Charles Crump Joseph R. Baker & Sons Henry Howard Woodside Cemetery

Services for Peggy McAllister at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

The 12 year old Peggy McAllister daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph McAllister of 1314 Fairmount Ave will have services at 10 a m tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Burial follows today with visitation 3 to 5 p m. Peggy died Saturday at Middletown Hospital.

Peggy McAllister Joseph McAllister Fairmount Ave McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery Miss McAllister Middletown Hospital

Mrs. Mattie Turman Newkirk Dies at 70 in Eaton

Mrs. Mattie Turman Newkirk, 70, of Eaton, mother of Mrs. Louise Eliopoulos and Mrs. Katherine McGraw of Midfield, passed away peacefully. Funeral arrangements are pending with local heirs notifying relatives.

Mattie Turman Newkirk Eaton Louise Eliopoulos Katherine McGraw Mid

Former WLW Bandsman Robert Baker Killed in Auto Crash

Robert S. Baker, 51, of Fort Thomas Kentucky and former WLW musician with Paul Dixon and Ruth Lyons shows, died in a one car crash on Madison Road Cincinnati at 2 56 a m. He was returning from a gig at the Carousel Inn Reading Road. Survived by wife Betty Short two sons two daughters mother and two brothers. Services set for 10 a m Wednesday at Cobbling Funeral Home Fort Thomas burial Evergreen Cemetery.

Robert S. Baker Fort Thomas Paul Dixon Ruth Lyons WLW Madison Road Cincinnati Mr. Baker Carousel Inn Reading Road Betty Short Evergreen Cemetery

Obituary: Local Woman Dies at Good Samaritan Hospital

A town woman died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton. She previously lived in Bristol and Eaton, had husband Stanley Turman in 1942 and later Eugene Newkirk who died in 1958. Survived by Cecil Turman Los Angeles Pauline Toney Eaton Ray Smithy Gate City Va siblings Olie Baker Nancy Burton Bristol Va and seven grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Girton Schmidt Funeral Home Eaton. Burial Mound Hill Union Cemetery. Funeral home hours tomorrow from 6.

Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton Stanley Turman Eugene Newkirk Cecil Turman Los Angeles Pauline Toney Eaton Ray Smithy Gate City Olie Baker Nancy Burton Bristol Girton - Schmidt Funeral Home Eater Mound Hill Union Cemetery Funeral

Lebanon farmer Harry R. Shaw dies at 89 in Dayton hospital

Harry R. Shaw 89 a retired Warren County farmer died yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after being transported from the Lebanon Nursing Home He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Martha Brown Lebanon four sons Charles Robert Edward both of Lebanon and Harry of Oregon 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Burial will be in Miami Cemetery Corwin The Oswald Memorial Home handled arrangements

Lebanon Harry R. Shaw Warren County Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Martha Brown Charles Robert Edward Harry Oregon Oswald Miami Cemetery Corwin

Margaret Withers 95 Bradenton resident, Lebanon native

Mrs. Margaret C. Withers 95 of Bradenton Florida formerly of Lebanon died Saturday Survived by three sons Edwin Charles and Dr William Withers Burial in Lebanon Cemetery Funeral home visitation Thursday from 6 at Oswald Memorial Home.

Lebanon Margaret C. Withers Bradenton Fla Edwin Florida Charles California William Withers New York Oswald

Obituary notices list local services for residents

Edward Lyttle 52 of New Miami and Ivan Pickering 62 of Irvine and Oxford residents Mrs Ina Jordon 87 and infant daughter of Mr and Mrs George Heintzelman are listed with service times today or tomorrow. Private services are noted for the Heintzelman infant.

Edward Lyttle New Miami Irvine Ivan Pickering Sycamore St Colligan Ina Jordon Oxford Marshall - Smith George Heintzelman Marshall Smith

Notable Clergy, Model and General Die on Weekend

Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld 63, longtime Washington Hebrew Congregation minister since 1935, died of a heart attack Saturday. Christina Olson 74, who posed for more than 50 Andrew Wyeth paintings, died Saturday in Cushing, Maine. Wyeth’s Christina’s World remains in MoMA. Major General Clarence Shoop 60, commander of the California Air National Guard and Hughes Enterprises executive, died Saturday in Los Angeles.

Washington Norman Gerstenfeld Washington Hebrew Congregation Cushing Maine Christina Olson Andrew Wyeth Wyeth Miss Olson Christina Museum of Modern Art New York Los Angeles Clarence A. Shoop California Air National Guard Shoop Nevada Howard Hughes

Cincinnati Teachers Strike Tests City Schools

About 700 of Cincinnati's 3,200 teachers walked out with picket lines at several schools while 2,500 to 2,600 remained at work. The CTU's action followed ongoing disputes over bargaining representation and pay. A tentative deal had been reached with nonteaching staff, granting a 15 cent hourly raise for engineers and 12 cent for clerks and secretaries, set to start Feb 5.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Teachers Union CTU Cincinnati Teachers Association CTA Engineers Local 29 Munici- Employes The Charles Taft

Damage 2440 In City Crashes No Injuries Reported

Police report weekend city crashes with no injuries and total damage about 2440. Rodger Boivin 26 of 1406 Forrest Ave charged with careless driving after hitting four parked cars on Girard Avenue. Other Sunday crashes involve Richard Montgomery Sammy Osborne Jesse Adams Paul Martin and Donald DeFrates with various vehicle and property damage.

Rodger Boivin Forrest Ave Girard Avenue Boivin Richard Montgomery Shaker Road Verity Parkway Tytus Avenue Sammy Osborne Greentree Road Jesse Adams Franklin Paul Martin Lamberton St Central Avenue Carmody Boulevard Martin Donald E. DeFrates N. Broad St Wildwood Drive Wildwood School

Appeal Made In Detroit Paper Strike

Senator Robert Griffin of Michigan urged all parties in Detroit's 75 day strike to push for a settlement as negotiations were to resume. He warned that the dispute harms news workers, Detroit businesses, and jobs, stressing patience is wearing thin and citing risks faced by other cities' papers.

Detroit Washington Robert Griffin R-Mich Detroit News Detroit Free Press Griffin

Thieves Steal Tools From Truck in Stanely Street Theft

Police report a theft from a parked truck at 502 Stanley St. items taken include an electric drill and three pipe wrenches belonging to resident Frank Lengtel.

Frank Lengtel Stanley St

Vandals pried door at Putt-Putt Golf Course on Main Street

Police report to the incident at 1841 South Main Street where vandals forced the door of the Putt-Putt Golf Course but nothing appears stolen.

S. Main St

Officer Installation Is Held for Ahepa and Daughters Groups

The Middletown Ahepa Chapter 209 Hamilton Ahepa Chapter 425 and Middletown Hamilton Chrysa Chapter 100 Daughters of Penelope held a joint installation at Sts. Constantine Helen Greek Orthodox Church social hall. Ray Whitt chaired the program with Anthony Valen as emcee. Passages show officers installed by Mrs. Rhalia Soter including Valen as Middletown Ahepa president. Valen, Poolistan, Laras, Netsos, and others named as officers. Hamilton Ahepa officers led by Nick Caletges with a full slate listed. Chrysa Chapter officers led by Carol Whitt including Krystal Pantel Zelma Chifos and others.

Middletown Order of Ahepa Hamilton Ahepa Hamilton Chrysa Daughters of Penelope Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church Ray Whitt Anthony Valen Nick Anton Dayton Rhalia Soter Springfield Valen George Poolistan Peter Laras William Netsos Gus Chrisy Nick Ververis V. P. Karras Poolitsan Christy Stratton Papakirk Michael Revelos Board of Governors Irene Valen Krystal Pantel Zelma Chifos Maria Georgopoulos Irene Cavalaris Everlyn Pappas Effie Revelos George Papakirk Anna Garofalos Sentinel

First government building in Washington D C was the executive mansion

The text states that the executive mansion was the first building erected by the government in Washington D C. It identifies the mansion as the early government structure serving as the origin of the federal presence there.

Goverment Washington, D. C Executive Mansion

Bob Bost’s Body Still Not Found

The search for 16 year old Robert Bost of Waynesville continued on the Little Miami River after warm weather thawed ice. Dozens of responders from Xenia Shiloh West Milton Dayton Delco Germantown aided as authorities said the missing teen drowned December 22 in a canoeing accident at Foster dam. Despite hip boots and divers the body was not recovered as river conditions complicated the effort.

Mason Robert Bost Waynesville Little Miami Here Xenia Shiloh West Milton Bost Foster Delco Warren County

Nine Old Bolsheviks to be Tried in Cuba Purge

The Cuban Communist party will drag nine senior members before a revolutionary tribunal for treason and counterrevolutionary activity linked to attacks on Fidel Castro's export of insurgencies. Anibal Escalante leads the accused, with charges of intrigues, propaganda, false information, and damaging Cuba's foreign relations.

Havana Cuban Communist Party Moscow Fidel Castro Latin America Jose Matar The Committee For the Defense of the Revolution Ramon Calcines Anibal Escalante Castro Escalante Committee of Basic Industries U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Fruiticuba Calcines

Strong Quake Recorded Near Kurile Islands and Mongolia

UC seismologists report a 7.2 magnitude quake centered about 600 miles northwest of Tokyo near the Kurile islands. Fordham seismographs place a second, very severe shock about 5,900 miles from New York, likely in Mongolia, with an initial quake at 5:31 a.m. and a second at 5:42 a.m. local times.

Berkeley Calif Here Kurile Islands Japan University of California Washington National Earthquake Information Center Tokyo Fordham University New York Fordham Mongolia

Meteorite Defined as Remnant of Meteor Reaching Earth

A meteorite is the remnant of a meteor that has penetrated to Earth's surface, surviving passage through the atmosphere to be recovered on the ground.

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Luther John Alflen Lyra S. Verity Pkuy Roberta Braun Adriene Collins James Griggs Mrs Mattie Newkirk W. Kim J. Monroe O. PH City & State Crash Victim Harry Shaw Margaret Withers Virgil Kayse Ludlow Webb Maria Corredor Colombia Rotary International Miss Corredor Miami University Western College Logan T. Johnston Miami Clyde Meyers Poe St Curtis Street Marlin A. Hill Girard Boivin Auto Ruth Weaver University Blvd James Falkner Germantown Road John Dobrozsi Jr Ins., Inc First Ave Bob Bost Central Committee North Korea Soviet Union Budapest Crn Wma Anchester Iddletown Charlie Reeder Melampy Maytag
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