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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1968

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Arthur Kurtz Dies on Chautauqua Board

Arthur T. Kurtz 62 of Franklin died at Middletown Hospital after a three week stay. A Mokry-Tesmor, Inc. employee, he served on the Chautauqua board and had led the Chautauqua Bowling Lanes. Survived by wife Florence and extended family, services Friday at Anglesby Funeral Home with burial at Woodhill Cemetery. Call at the funeral home tomorrow.

Franklin Arthur T. Kurtz Fifth Ave Chautauqua Middletown Hospital Kurtz Mokry - Tesmor, Inc Lions Club Carlisle Florence John Camden William Robert Monroe Charles Middletown Margaret Tobitt Indianapolis Mary Prugh Miamisburg Mildred Hoppe Anglesby Funeral Home Woodhill Cemetery

Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Combs Dies After Birth

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Combs of 6330 Hawkins Road died at 8 30 a m about six hours after birth. Surviving are the parents three sisters Mary Kimberly and Karen at home and the maternal grandmother Mrs Mary Jones of Fifty Ky a m tomorrow at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with the Rev H R Byrd officiating Burial will be in North Cemetery Monroe Funeral home today from 7 to 9 p m

Chalmer Combs Hawkins Road Middletown Hospital Mary Kimberly Karen Mary Jones Fifty McCoy Leffler H. R. Byrd North Cemetery Monroe

Francis Lawson Francis Maron Lawson Dies at Evel Ky

Francis Lawson Francis Maron Lawson aged 81 of Evel Kentucky died at 1 20 a m. The obituary notes the unexpected passing and lists Evel as the death place with only partial cause given. Funeral plans are not specified in the fragment.

Francis Lawson Francis Maron Lawson Evel, Ky

Funeral services for Alva Sherwood Sunday

Alva Lee Sherwood of 1813 Grand Ave died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Suber Funeral Home with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Piqu. The funeral home will be open tomorrow from 4 to 9 p.m. for visitation.

Alva Lee Sherwood 1813 Grand Ave Suber Funeral Home Fidehr Forest Hill Cemetery Piqu Sherwood Middletown Hospital

Funeral services for Elisha Barrett held in Germanton area

Elisha Barrett 70 of Germanton Rt 1 will be honored with a 10 a.m. Friday service at Gebhart Schmidt Funeral Home Miamisburg. Burial follows at Highland Memorial Cemetery. Barrett died Monday survived by wife Lucinda and three daughters Frank Turner Eaton Noralee Akers and Sabra Raule.

Germantown Elisha Barrett Germanton Rt. 1 Gebhart & Schmidt Miamisburg Highland Memorial Cemetery Eee Barrett Lucinday Frankie Turner Eaton Noralee Akers

Mrs Em ma B Elmes Dies After Beechwood Elm Fall

Mrs Em ma B Elmes 79 of Beechwood and Elm Streets died at 32 30 am today at McCullough Hyde Hospital Oxford after a fall at her home Sunday. Born in Wichita Kansas she lived here 38 years. Survived by husband Frank three daughters Mrs Mery Winterhalter Orlando Florida Mrs Emma Rike Somerville Rt 1 and Mrs Phyllis Ballard West Elkton

West Elkton Emma B. Elmes Beechwood Elm Streets McCullough- Hyde Hospital Oxford Elmes Wichita Kan Frank Mery Winterhalter Orlando Fla Emma , Rike Somerville Rt. 1 Phyllis Ballard

Services for Nathan Daniels Are Friday

Services for Nathan Daniels a nine year old orphan and ward of Butler County Welfare Department will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal Church. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery. He died Saturday at Children's Hospital Cincinnati after heart surgery last Thursday. He lived with Mr and Mrs Crawford McCurdy at 1108 Calumet Ave. Survived by brother Danny and sister Monica. Arrangements by Bailey Funeral Home.

Nathan Daniels Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal Church Woodside Cemetery Butler County Welfare Department Children’s Hospital Cincinnati Crawford McCurdy Calumet Ave Danny Monica The Bailey Funeral Home

Grandparent totals cited with funeral services planned

A deceased relative’s family notes nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at R. C. Nein & Sons Funeral Home in Camden, with burial at Fairmound Cemetery. The funeral home will be open tomorrow from 7.

R. C. Nein & Sons Camden Fairmound Cemetery

Kincaid Services Set In Owingsville And Dayton

James Norman Kincaid 36 of 41 Montgomery Ave. Dayton died Monday at home. Services are Saturday at Richardson Funeral Home Owingsville with burial at North Middletown. Hoyne Funeral Home Dayton held visiting today. He is survived by wife Bonnie two daughters Sherry Shelia a son Jimmy two step-daughters Marilyn Lyking JoAnn Thompson a stepson Leroy Pirtle his parents Mr. and Mrs W L Kincaid Dayton two sisters and a brother.

Carlisle James Norman Kincaid Montgomery Ave Richardson Owingsville Middletown Hoyne Dayton Kincaid Bonnie Sherry Shelia Jimmy Marilyn Lyking JoAnn Thompson Leroy Pirtle W. L. Kincaid

Services for Charles B. Moore in Waynesville

Funeral services are set for Charles B. Moore aged 69 of Waynesville Rt. 2 at Stubbs Funeral Home at 2 p.m. tomorrow with burial in Sabina Cemetery. He died Monday at home. Survived by wife Louise, two daughters Mygie Morris and Jean Moore, son Gregg, sisters Mary Bond and Pearl Wislinger, brothers Clyde and Earl, and six other relatives.

Waynesville Charles B. Moore P.m

Grace Runyon Dies at 96. Graveside Rites Tomorrow

Graveside services for Mrs. Grace Runyon 96 of 18 E Withrow St will be held tomorrow at Sugar Grove Cemetery near West Alexandria Rev Charles Sorrell pastor of First Congregational Christian Church of Eaton will officiate No visitations are planned following her death Tuesday at local hospital

Oxford Grace Runyon E. Withrow St Sugar Grove West Alexandria Charles Sorrell First Congregational Christian Church of Eaton

Motorist Scares 2 Burglars From Hardware Store

Julian Farley of near Corwin spotted two men inside Purkey's Hardware in Waynesville early today. The burglars fled in a car pursued by the motorist until they wrecked in a ditch. two guns and watches missing. sheriff seeks vehicle owner and suspects are armed.

Waynesville Purkey Corwin Byron Kennard Julian Farley Homer Miller Farley

Memorial Day Plan Sessions Set

Memorial Day committee meetings are set for April 25 and May 2 9 23 at the American Legion Home 116 S Main St. Chairman Robert F Armbruster says the sessions unite many groups to plan the Memorial Day parade on the 30th and the I Am a Loyal American Day parade on July 4. Meetings start at 7 30 p.m.

American Legion S. Main St Robert F. Armbruster Observance Association

Family notice of Mrs Runyon with Eaton to Oxford move

The obituary notes Mrs Runyon lived with her daughter Mrs Richard L Duncan in Ohio. Her son in law served as business officer for Miami University and Western College for Women. She was born in Twin Township Preble County and moved to Eaton in 1907, later to Oxford in 1957. Her husband John died in 1963.

Richard L. Duncan Miami University Western College For Women Miami Runyon Twin Township Preble County Eaton Oxford John

Mrs Ida Taylor 90 longtime Pekin resident dies in Eaton

Mrs Ida Taylor 90 formerly of Pekin Road died yesterday at Rust Nursing Home Eaton where she had resided five years. She was a Red Lion Methodist Church member. Husband Edison died 1950. Survived by three sons Ralph Monroe Virgil Eaton Earl Franklin two sisters Carolyn Paul Haines City Fla Elizabeth Roberts Ripley nine grandchildren and 31 great. Burial will be in Anglesby Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.

Franklin Ida Taylor Pekin Road Rust Eaton Taylor Red Lion Methodist Church Edison Ralph Monroe Virgil Earl Carolyn Paul Haines City Fla Elizabeth Roberts Ripley Anglesby Funeral Home Woodhill Cemetery Funeral

Obituary notices for Burkhart Long and Reece

George Burkhart 81 of 337 Corwin Ave. Requiem High Mass 9 30 a m tomorrow at St Stephen s Church. Mrs Lucy Long 42 of 529 East Ave services 10 a m Friday Brown Dawson. Mrs Emma Reece 83 of 544 Prytania Ave services 2 p m Friday Klaus Weigel.

George Burkhart Corwin Ave St. Stephen’s Church Lucy Long East Ave Brown - Dawson Emma Reece Prytania Ave Klaus - Weigel

Gen Robert Wood Johnson dies at 74 founder of medical firm

In New Brunswick New Jersey Gen Robert Wood Johnson age 74 died on Tuesday. He built a family business into a leading global manufacturer of surgical dressings baby products and medical supplies. Also Baroness de Stoeckl a writer and aristocrat who spent part of her life in the Russian imperial court died on Tuesday. She was 95.

New Brunswick Robert Wood Johnson Johnson Iver England Baroness de Stoeckl Baroness Stock

Gag on Laugh In Triggers Police Calls Across States

A TV joke reading Help, help, I'm being held prisoner in the newsroom prompted police checks in Minnesota and Arkansas after viewers feared a kidnapping. Officers found no danger as NBC and local stations reported only a flurry of calls about the line.

New York Rowan and Martin Alexandria Minn Glenwood Kcmt-Tv Little Ark Kark-Tv NBC

Suspended Brien McMahon Students Seek ACLU Help

Norwalk Connecticut AP reports Brien McMahon High School suspended 53 boys for hair length covering eyes ears or collars amid a cut hair order. The ACLU volunteer Burton Weinstein agreed to represent four students in court with more possible.

Norwalk Jesus Shakespeare Washington Lincoln Luther A. Howard

France Gives Rodin Work to Atlanta Memorial Center

France presents a rare Rodin bronze to the Atlanta Memorial Center as a memorial for 122 victims of the 1962 Paris Orly Field crash. Among the dead were 105 residents of Atlanta and prominent local cultural leaders.

Atlanta

Court to Rule If 2 Jobs Held By Engineer Conflict

The Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether a county engineer may draw pay as county sanitary engineer. The case centers on Eugene E. Roberts who held both roles after 1964 election, with appeals up from Lorain County. Other actions include refusals to review several murder and fraud convictions.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Supreme Court Booth Bazley Lorain County Eugene E. Roberts Bazley Paul J. Mikus Roberts 9Th District Appellate Court Common Pleas Court Atty William O'Neill O'Neill State Supreme Court Supreme Court Silas Richardson Raymond Pounds Lorain Richardson Jackson County Harold Crow Henry Hall Oak Hill

Hunger fasts planned for DeCoursy Squire protests

In Cincinnati and Columbus three day hunger fasts begin today in support of DeCoursy Squire an Antioch College student jailed after a December 7 sit in. She remains at Cincinnati General Hospital for malnutrition during tests as a Clemency for DeCoursy Committee of the Peace and Freedom Center organized the action.

Cincinnati Columbus Squire Miss Squire Cincinnati General Hospital Yellow Springs Ohio Clemency For DeCoursy Committee the Peace and Freedom Center

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