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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1975

Page

2

Faith and Fellowship Roundup of Sunday Worship Services

A roundup of Sunday services across local churches features sermons by Dr. Irvin Emmons on lands where fathers died at 10 a.m. and Dr. David Cottrill on How Does Your Garden Grow at 10:30 a.m. Additional sermons include Rev. Lewis Thompson on Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m., Rev. W. Curtis Lee on What Makes a Church Vital at 8:15 and 9:15 a.m., Dr. Monroe Schuster on They that Know Not at 10:30 a.m., Dr. Robert Scully on The Meaning of the Fourth at 9:15 and 10:35 a.m., and F. Wayne Dunn on Delivered from this Present Evil World at 10:30 a.m. The St Luke service features Robert Gelwick on Presbyterians and the American Revolution with church school at 9:15 a.m. and healing at 7:30 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran’s Rev. Richard Wendt preaches Thank You, Father at 8 and 10:30 a.m. services. Church schools begin around similar times.

First Presbyterian Irvin Emmons Christ United Methodist David Cottrill Faith United Methodist Lewis Thompson St. Paul's United Church of Christ W. Curtis Lee First Christian Monroe Schuster First United Methodist Robert Scully Logan Avenue St. Luke United Presbyterian Robert Gelwick Miami University Middletown Bethlehem Lutheran Richard Wendt Chester Wendt Our Savior Lutheran Church Issaquah, Wash

Warren County Vocational School bids yield $3.65 million total

Warren County Joint Vocational School building bids were opened at the county office Thursday. The apparent low bids totaled 3,647,580 dollars across general contracting, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling, food service equipment and paving. Leading bidders included Peterson Construction Co. Wapakoneta 2,177,000 dollars and Studebaker Electric 587,424 dollars with others in the mix.

Lebanon Warren County Joint Vocational School Hugh Beuhhrer Warren County School Board Peterson Construction Co Wapakoneta General Contracting Tibbets Plumbing & Heating Co Dayton Jerry Seubert Co Studebaker Electric Kickensohl, Inc A&s Asphalt

Banana split contest winner seizes top prize in Kansas City

In Kansas City AP reports Ben Mills Jr. won first prize by downing 12 banana splits. He weighed 330 pounds before the contest, with Dayton cited and a prize of $156,613 mentioned. The Wo-Ed Board schedules July 10 at 7:30 for contract awards at Holbrook Elementary School, with bids on school options tied to funding.

Kansas City Ben Mills Jr Dayton Holbrook Elementary School

Pastor to speak at East Coast Summer Conference

The Rev. Jack Deaton of Middletown and Cincinnati based Central Church of Religious Science will deliver the keynote at Jekyll Island Ga. from Sunday to Friday. His topic is Loving God is Great Fun. Speaker Virginia Blauvelt from southwest Ohio will discuss The I of the Beholder and God Has a Better Idea at two sessions.

Jack Deaton Middletown Central Church of Religious Science Cincinnati Jekyll Island Deaton Lemon- Monroe High School Miami University Founder's Church of Religious Science Los Angeles Virginia Blauvelt Southwest Ohio

Evangelist Ray Hart to Headline Grace Baptist Services

Ray Hart, renowned evangelistic singer, will headline Grace Baptist Church worship tomorrow with 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. services, delivering song and sermon to church members and guests.

Ray Hart Grace Baptist Church

Registration Monday for church school at Christ UMC

Christ United Methodist Church will accept registration Monday at the church office for vacation church school. Classes start at 9 a.m. each Wednesday from July 9 to August 27 for children ages two through six grade.

Christ United Methodist Church

Donham to Speak at Nazarene Church Service

State Rep. William Donham will address the 10 40 a m worship service tomorrow at First Church of the Nazarene. His topic is What are You Doing and attendees will receive a souvenir gift.

William Donham First Church of the Nazarene

Ben Franklin Quotation Turns Up in Historic Adage

A historical clip attributes the saying fools make feasts and wise men eat them to Ben Franklin. The line appears in a period compilation reflecting on prudence and consumption, echoing colonial era wit about planning and practicality.

Ben Franklin

Gospel program at Great Missionary Baptist Church

A gospel music program featuring the Greater Missionary Youth Choir and Ensemble will be presented at Great Missionary Baptist Church tomorrow at 3 30 p m.

Greater Missionary Great Missionary Baptist Church

Elk Creek Grange to hear of Cairo slide program

The Elk Creek Grange off Ohio 122 west of Middletown will hold an open meeting on Tuesday with a 6 30 p m covered dish dinner and an 8 p m slide program by Mary Ann Weikel about her teaching experiences in Cairo Egypt.

Elk Creek Ohio 122 Middletown Mary Ann Weikel Cairo Egypt

Diamond to close Erie printing facility

Diamond International Corp. will shut its Erie Pennsylvania operation on July 18. Led by divisional general manager Paul Wilch from Middletown, the printing unit with roots in the 1887 Erie Show Printing Co. has lost money as outdoor advertising demand declines and national advertisers shift spend to television, radio, and magazines.

Diamond _ International Corp Erie Pa Paul Wilch Middletown Erie Show Printing Co Wilch Erie

Births and hospital dismissals in local area

Birth announcements list Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor yielding a girl on Thursday at 6503 Dixie Highway and other couples including Noah Wilson and Jack Crull with two boys. Out of town birth noted for John Spencer’s family with a girl on June 28 in Grandview Hospital. Hospital dismissals section records numerous named individuals from Moorman Drive to Trenton and nearby streets, with multiple families and addresses.

Lawrence Taylor Dixie Highway Noah K. Wilson Winona Drive Jack Crull Roosevelt Blvd John Spencer Lafayette Ave Grandview Hospital

Deaths and funerals in regional notices

Private services for Thelma A. Berry 79 of 1927 Roosevelt Blvd will be at 10 a.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Vivian Tolliver 50 of 1006 Lafayette Ave died Thursday at Middletown Hospital after an extended illness. services 11 a.m. Monday at the Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Alice Games 76 of 610 Grandview St died yesterday at home. services 1 p.m. tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home, burial in Cherry Fork Adams County. Clark Riley 47 of 124 Morgan Court died Thursday at Gay's Creek Ky after a heart attack. services 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Hope Baptist Church, burial in Springboro Cemetery. William R. Snively Sr. 69 of Collinsville died Thursday at Ft. Hamilton Hughes Hospital. services held today at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home, burial in Collinsville Cemetery. The Rev. Charles S. Thompson 88, former Washington Court House pastor, died Thursday at Courthouse Manor Nursing Home. services a.m. Monday at Gerstner Kinzer Funeral Home with burial in Olive Branch Clermont. James Crutcher 84 of 2100 West Elkton Road services 2 p.m. Monday. Annabelle McHugh 56 of 7 Ohio Ave services 1 p.m. Monday.

Thelma A. Berry Roosevelt Blvd McCoy-Leffler Woodside Cemetery Berry Vivian Tolliver Lafayette Ave Middletown Hospital Wolf County Virgil Callie Harris Middletown Armina King Newport Boyd Gumm Ison Harold Thompson Lebanon Alice Games Grandview St Merrill Lewisburg Juanita Morgan Troy Gladys Evans Oswald Cherry Fork Adams County Franklin Clark Riley Morgan Court Gay's Creek Riley Bergstrom Paper Co West Carrollton Vivian Cheryl Robin Vernon Miamisburg Elmer Bert Indianapolis Geneva Turner Franklin Alma Sandlin Hazard Bitha Kiley Blessed Hope Baptist Church Ralph Davis Camden William R. Snively Sr Collinsville R.C. Nein & Sons Snively Ft. Hamilton- Hughes Hospital Hamilton Lucille Annabelle Osterberger Rebecca Munden William Jr Eaton Rt Edgar Thompson Courthouse Manor Washington Court House Thompson Mary Elmer Atcheley Monroe Gerstner-Kinzer Olive Branch Clermont County James Crutcher West Elkton Road Webb Annabelle McHugh Ohio Ave Colligan

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