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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1968

Page

2

Requiem High Mass for John H. Alflen 72

John H. Alflen 72 of Middletown died Saturday in Florida while living since 1960. Requiem High Mass set for Thursday at Holy Trinity Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Elks and Masonic services planned. survivors include daughter Pamela Matthews and 19 grandchildren. Local arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

John H. Alflen Middletown Holy Trinity Church Woodside Cemetery McCoy - Leffler Elks Lodge

Services for Nellie Bachelor 87 Held at McCoy-Lefler

Funeral services for Nellie Bachelor age 87 of Middletown will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at McCoy-Lefler Funeral Home with Rev Kent Moorehead officiating. Cremation will follow. The funeral home was open today from 7 to 9 p.m. Mrs. Bachelor died yesterday at Garden Manor Nursing Home.

Nellie Bachelor Middletown McCoy - Leffler Kent Moorehead Bachelor Garden Manor

Henry Bennett 76 Dies After Long Air Force Career

Henry B. Bennett of 112 Hil Ave Chautauqua died at 2 55 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since Thursday. He retired in 1960 after 40 years with the Air Materiel Command.

Henry B. Bennett Hil Ave Chautauqua Middletown Hospital Mr. Bennett Air Materiel Command

Funeral services for Joseph Benson McCoppin held at Hillsboro

Joseph Benson McCoppin age 79 will be remembered at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hope-Miller Funeral Home Hillsboro with burial in Stringtown Cemetery. The funeral home will open for viewing tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. He died yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs Virgil Setters 614 Catalpa Drive where he resided. Surviving are two other daughters Mrs Mary Lawwill and Mrs Ester.

Joseph Benson Ben) McCoppin Hope - Miller Hillsboro Stringtown Cemetery Virgil Setters Catalpa Drive Mary Lawwill Liberty Fairfield Road Ester

Death Notice for Clifford J. Nolte at Middletown Hospital

Clifford J. Nolte 70 of 3008 Hampton Place died at 1 55 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after an extended illness He was a retired draftsman for Black Clawson Co and a member of Washington Lodge F and AM Syrian Shrine and Scottish Rite Cincinnati Born in Cincinnati Survived by wife Romilda daughters Mitzi Kyle and June Daly brother Earl Hamilton and three grandchildren Services 2 p m Wednesday at McCoy Lef with Rev Robert McNamara officiating Burial at unnamed cemetery No visitations Memorials suggested to Middletown Butler Unit American Cancer Society.

Clifford J. Nolte Hampton Place Middletown Hospital Nolte Black Clawson Co Washington Lodge F&am Hamilton Syrian Shrine Scottish Rite Cincinnati Romilda Mitzi Kyle June Daly Middletown Earl of Hamilton

Alva Sherwood automotive engineer dies at Middletown Hospital

Alva Lee Sherwood aged 70 of 1813 Grand Ave died at 9 25 a m at Middletown Hospital after admission for chest pains. A retired automotive engineer, he was born in Fletcher and belonged to the Elks Lodge at Piqua. Survived by wife Amy daughter Lena Alberts two sisters and a brother. Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Alva Lee Sherwood Grand Ave Middletown Hospital Sherwood Fletcher Elks Lodge Piqua Amy Lena Alberts Stephen Jaqua Grand Rapids Mich Martha Hyman Los Angeles Eldon McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home

Dayton Man Roy House Dies at 70

Roy House of Dayton died yesterday at age 70. He was father to Rodney House of Farmersville and survived by Wahnetta his wife, a daughter, four sisters, a brother, and five others. Services set for 12 30 p m Thursday at Banta Funeral Home Dayton with burial in the VA Cemetery.

Roy House Dayton Rodney House Farmersville Wahnetta Banta Funeral Home

Margaret Johnson Franklin Dies at 76 at Middletown Hospital

Margaret Maggie Johnson 76 of 416 Forest Ave. Franklin died at 5 p.m. yesterday in Middletown Hospital. A 46 year Franklin resident, she retired in 1966 from Miami Valley Coated Mill. She was active in Baptist Birthday Circle. Survived by daughter Bea Eisenmenger of Franklin, brother Henry Bundren of Norwalk, sisters Ruth Coffee Grace Derring both of Franklin Christine Clevenger of Middletown, and a grandchild and great grandchild.

Franklin Margaret Maggie Johnson Forest Ave Middletown Hospital Johnson Miami Valley Coated Mill Birthday Circle of the Baptist Church Bea Eisenmenger Henry Bundren Norwalk Ruth Coffee Grace Derring Christine Clevenger Middletown

Carlisle man dies of own action in shotgun wound

James Norman Kincaid 36 of 141 Montgomery Ave died about 515 PM yesterday from a 12 gauge shotgun wound to the mouth. Coroner Dr. Ralph Young ruled death by own action. Police entered after estranged wife phone report. He worked for Yankee Trucking Lines Middletown. Survived by wife Bonnie and three children. Funeral services pending Hoyne Funeral Home Dayton.

Carlisle James Norman Kincaid Montgomery Ave Ralph Young Warren County Kincaid Herbert Rhodes Dayton Yankee Middletown Bonnie Hoyne

Plan Now To Save River

Dayton Journal Herald editor Glenn Thompson urged Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce members to preserve the Little Miami River. He called for a natural corridor linking Fort Ancient and John Bryan state parks and Spring Valley wildlife area, noting a nonprofit group Little Miami Inc formed to educate citizens on river conservation.

Lebanon Little Miami Dayton Journal Herald Glenn Thompson Lebanon Area Little Miami, Inc

Lions Host Franklin Lions at 6:30 Dinner Meeting

Middletown Lions Club to host Franklin Lions at Manchester Motor Inn for a 6:30 p.m. dinner meeting with a program titled Survival. Wright Patterson Air Force Base rep to speak.

Middletown

Lemon-Monroe Senior Named 1968 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow

Brenda Hampton senior at Lemon-Monroe High School and daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Hampton 3209 Finley St has been named the 1968 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. She is now eligible for state and national scholarship awards with the state winner receiving a 1500 dollar scholarship.

Brenda Hampton Samuel Hampton Finley St Betty Crocker Lemon - Monroe High School Miss Hampton Lemon - Monroe

Five-car crash on Young Street injures one

Diana Brewer 19 of Pershing Avenue treated for a forehead cut after a northbound auto failed to stop at a stop sign on Young Street at 9:50 a.m. The vehicle struck by Kenneth Patchen 54 caused a chain of impacts injuring Brewer and damaging five vehicles. Brewer cited for failure to yield.

Young Street Jacoby Avenue Middletown Hospital Diana Brewer Pershing Ave Kenneth A. Patchen Milton Road Brewer Roger A. Losekamp Merlyn Drive Franklin Miss Brewer Joyce E. Finch Mossman Road James B. Roosa Rose Marie Road

Groups Plan Scout Troops At Together Plan Dinner

A Boy Scouts drive to intensify organization of cub packs troops and explorer posts was announced at a Together Plan dinner at Blue Ball Presbyterian Church. Nine institutions attended and five pledged to form units including Rosedale School T O United Missionary Baptist Church Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church Kaiser Engineering and Chautauqua Association.

Blue Ball Presbyterian Church Rosedale School T.O United Missionary Baptist Church Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church Kaiser Engineering and Chautauqua Association

Psychedelic drug case heard in Butler County court

Peter DiToro 20 of Cleveland Heights pleaded guilty to possessing hashish after a raid on an Oxford apartment tied to a juvenile delinquency investigation. Police found eight grams of hashish in a phonograph speaker and assorted drug paraphernalia. Co-defendant David Farthing 18 awaits trial. a Oxford girl was released.

Peter DiToro Cleveland Heights Miami University Butler County Common Pleas Arthur J. Fiehrer Miami Security DiTor Talawanda High School Oxford DiToro

Man Cited In $500 Accident In Franklin

Franklin police cited Donald Carl Landrum 25 for failure to maintain an assured clear distance after a rain caused collision on Anderson Street at 10:05 p.m. Damages totaled 500 to two vehicles. Irene Wallen 504 Anderson St. owned the parked car. Loreane Orr 40 Dayton was cited for improper turn after a 350 two car crash on River Street at 5:03 p.m. involving Richard James Chasteen 19 Carlisle.

Franklin Donald Carl Landrum Landrum Anderson Street Irene Wallen Anderson St Loreane Orr Dayton Orr River Street Third Street Richard James Chasteen Lindon St Carlisle

Two Franklin Girls Found In Kentucky Return to Parents

Franklin police hold Libby Lainhart and Sue Roberts for return to their families after a Dec. 6 departure from Franklin High School. A third missing girl, 15 year old Waverly Centers, remains unfound as an intensive search continues in Muldraugh, Kentucky.

Franklin Muldraugh Kentucky Frank Harbach Libby Lainhart Juanita Lainhart S. River St Sue Roberts Richard Roberts E. Second St Waverly Centers Thelma S. Main St Franklin High School Franklin Police

Court Hands Sentence and Fines in Franklin City Court

Franklin Municipal Court handed Franklin Bowl ing a 60 day suspended jail term on a year of probation and $60 weekly child support. He faced assault and battery charges from his wife. Judge Riley fined two speeders $37.50, Clemmons $10 plus costs for driving left of center, and Davies $10 plus costs for reckless operation. Riedenger forfeited a $25 bond for failure to yield.

Franklin Frank Bowling Ethyl Ave Franklin Municipal Court J. T. Riley Phyllis A. Clemmons Fairview Drive Carlisle Richard E. Davies Middletown Roy Riedenger Cincinnati

College Night At Monroe Draws Eight College Representativ

Representatives from eight colleges attended College Night at Lemon Monroe High School. Schools included Miami University Middletown and Hamilton campuses, University of Cincinnati, Our Lady of Cincinnati, University of Dayton, College of Mount St. Joseph, Western College for Women, and Wilmington College.

Lemon Monroe High School Middletown Hamilton Miami University University of Cincinnati Our Lady of Cincinnati University of Dayton College of Mount St. Joseph Western College For Women Wilmington College

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