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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
2
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel met with an inmate delegation as guards and inmates at the Maryland House of Corrections faced a 12-hour riot that injured four guards and four inmates. damage was estimated at 1.5 million dollars.
Obituaries list Roy A. Anderson 71 of 1611 Grand Ave died Sunday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after 18 day stay. Survives wife Elsie. children Ronald Eleanor. siblings Mazie Pickering Owen. Funeral at Joseph R. Baker & Sons, wake Tuesday evening. Mass Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church, burial Woodside Cemetery.
Mrs Mary Jo Bowman, 50, of 317 Elm Street, died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack. Survived by husband Paul a daughter Judith Armstrong of Alexandria Va two brothers Lawrence and Richard Dwyer and two sisters Jane and Dorothy Dwyer. Private services set for Wednesday at Anglesby Funeral Home with Dr H S Gessner officiating. Burial in Springboro Cemetery. No visitations.
Richard James Enright aged 57 of 6094 Trenton Franklin Road died at 1 a m Sunday at home from an apparent heart attack. He had been ill recently. The obituary notes his residence and sudden passing.
Harvey R. Lester 57 of Shaker Road Franklin died at 9:35 a.m. Sunday at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since June 25. Survived by wife Juanita two sons Billy and Roger his parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Lester two sisters Mrs Clifford Taylor and Mrs Theodore Gregory and brother James six grandchildren. Services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Miami Valley Memory Gardens.
The six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. David Risner of 3226 Mohawk Street dies after an extended illness. Services are at 10 30 am Wednesday at Assembly of Jesus Christ Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home in charge with visitation Tuesday after 3 p.m. at the Tusday location.
Gertrude S Rettig formerly of Middletown dies at Sunnybreeze Nursing Home Hamilton at 5 30 am after extended illness. She was a charter member of Holy Trinity Church Altar Rosary Society and a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. She was born in Indiana. Her husband remains unnamed.
Mrs. Aline Smith aged 61 of 810 16th Ave died at 10 p.m. Sunday at Middletown Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bailey Funeral Home.
Elwood James Vennefron of 102 Keith Ave Trenton died on arrival at Dearborn County Hospital Lawrenceburg Ind after a heart attack during a family boating trip They say he worked 1935 1970 at Armco Steel Corp retiring as a turn foreman He served in WWII and belonged to American Legion Post 218 Surviving Ruth his wife two sons James and Tim father Alvin Venner ton Newport Ritchie Fla brother Donald Hamilton sisters Betty Correll Madisonville Phyllis Stethen Covina Calif
Betty L. Witter of Eaton formerly Middletown died of cancer at Middletown Hospital at 3 a.m. Sunday after admission Saturday. She moved from Middletown to Eaton five years ago and belonged to the Philomatheon Club in Camden. Survived by husband Floyd four daughters and two sisters, ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services at Girton Schmidt Funeral Home Eaton with cremation follow. Memorials suggested to heart or cancer fund. Also listed: Wolfer of Roanoke Va. died Sunday of leukemia at St. Jude in Memphis Tenn and memorials to St. Jude.
Debbie Wolfer is cited as the five year old daughter of former Middletown residents Mr and Mrs Barry. The snippet provides only familial relation and ages without additional context or location details.
Gospel singer Joe Wesley May known as Brother Joe May died at 59 while in Cairo Georgia for a concert. The beloved performer collapsed on Friday ending a long career in gospel music.
Columbus AP reports state welfare expenditures for 1971-72 totaled 599.9 million, up from 484.7 million the prior year. Increases in Aid to Dependent Children and Aid to Dependent Children of Unemployed contributed roughly half the rise, per State Auditor Joseph Ferguson.
The Veterans Administration sponsors a national poster contest with three scholarships totaling 3000 for high school students this fall. National prizes are 1500 1000 and 500 with winners invited to Washington DC. Local judging Sept 29 state winners Oct 5. contact Ohio Bureau of Employment Services Clinton Street Vail Avenue or VA Regional Office Cleveland for details.
Dr. Alex Fields age 43 of Fairfield is listed for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal Church. George Stang of Largo Florida, formerly Hamilton, has a 10 a.m. Wednesday service. Fred Schmidt age 81 of 21 Harm Street has a 10 a.m. Tuesday service. Joseph Wind age 83 of 1236 Campbell Avenue has Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Five people were injured and one driver cited after a three vehicle collision at the intersection of Ohio 503 and Ohio 73 north of Seven Mile in Butler County. George W. Ridienn, 69, of Cincinnati, reportedly stopped at a stop sign and pulled into the path of Harold Ferguson Jr., 28, of Franklin. A third vehicle operated by James A. Snyder, 29, of Eaton, was also involved. All injured were treated at Mercy Hospital and released. Midlam was cited for failing to yield.
Butler County police report $2,957.34 in loot stolen across nine Middletown area break-ins over the weekend. Victims include Carl Frye who surprised a burglar, with loot including a diamond watch and jewelry, and multiple residences reporting cameras, radios, firearms, and personal property taken. A drug store on Oxford State Road also breached with roof access and pills stolen.
Pioneer 10 travels 115 million miles from Earth as it enters the Asteroid Belt at 56 000 mph en route to Jupiter. NASA Ames estimates a 9 percent chance of a safe seven month passage through the belt with Jupiter arrival expected December 3 1973.
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