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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1969
Page
2
Ohio Bell begins delivering over 56 thousand Middletown area directories for 1969 70 under the Look in the Book theme. Bob Stelzer notes rapid number lookups save calls and a new small personal directory is included. delivery should finish in a week to ten days.
William S Brown 77 of Kettering died yesterday at Kettering Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since June 30 He was a retired electrical engineer Fellow of the A I E E Johns Hopkins and Rensweller Polytechnic Institute trustee Phi Beta Kappa Survived by wife Flora son Tyler six grandchildren Graveside set for 11 am Monday at Homewood Cemetery Pittsburgh Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin in charge Also Margaret Mapel 53 of 2611 Frazee Road to be buried at Somerville Cemetery after services at Richmond Road Baptist Church Hamilton She died at Fort Hamilton Hospital and is survived by Derrick her husband a son Charles three daughters and 12 grandchildren with brothers Charles Elmer and Thomas Saunders.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Campbell of 309 Clara Drive Trenton died at 9 30 am today after premature birth at Middletown Hospital She is survived by four sisters Lois Terri Mae and Donna paternal parents Mr and Mrs Morgan Campbell of Jackson Ky and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Sam Redding of Middletown The funeral will be held tomorrow at Campbell Cemetery Jackson Ky Local arrangements are by the Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home.
Richard L. Victoy, 62, of 101 Burton Road, died at 9 15 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at John Arpp Funeral Home in Germantown.
Robert L Hawkins 80 retired farmer of Waynesville died yesterday at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Mattie three sons Leslie Robert Francis of Waynesville a daughter Virginia Smith 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Monday at Fairview Baptist Church Bellbrook burial Miami Valley Memory Gardens Stubbs Funeral Home viewing Sunday 5 to 9 p.m. Mrs Grace Johnson 84 of 7661 Twin View Drive died at Middletown Hospital. Husband Norman died in 1946. Survived by son Norman B Middletown two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Service a.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Clifford Stearns burial Woodside Cemetery. Funeral home viewing Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Janet Davis, clerk of courts, announced retirement after twenty years in Middletown. A surprise farewell was held in the City Building's City Commission chamber. She leaves July 23 with over 100 signatures on two trays presented to her.
Ohio Highway Patrol Col. Robert Chiaramonte says 22 activist groups caused campus disorder at nine of 12 state universities. He cites 41 incidents and notes intelligence on out of state non students. urges stricter campus controls and fair rule applications while promising swift arrests and prosecution.
Chiaramonte notes many groups including .D.S. may rebrand while maintaining operations as their known tactics persist and goals remain unchanged. He predicts widespread name changes as crowd-aligned factions adapt without altering methods.
Ten people died in a fast spreading farm house fire near Posen Michigan. All victims were related and seven were children aged 15 months to 16 years. Only two of twelve residents survived. Edward Gralewicz 48 escaped and said the blaze started in a first floor laundry room.
The Red Cross reports about 26,000 families in northern Ohio were affected by the floods and storms last weekend. Officials estimate as many as 2,500 families may apply for Red Cross assistance to rebuild, repair homes, and obtain essential furniture clothing and food.
In Johannesburg editor Laurence Gandar and chief reporter were convicted for publishing prison condition reports without sufficient verification. The AP story notes the conviction cites failure to take reasonable steps to ensure accuracy.
Sheriff deputies said 10 year old William Russell Trivett was killed by a neighbor boy who fired a .22 rifle at a fox or chicken hawk near Murdock Road Warren County. The accident occurred around 12 30 pm yesterday as the boy pushed his 2 year old brother in a stroller. The coroner confirmed the bullet hit the heart.
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