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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1969

Page

8

Koscot faces cease order over unregistered sales in Ohio

Ohio Attorney General Paul W. Brown halted Koscot Interplanetary activities amid an investigation into unregistered securities linked to selling distributorships for cosmetic products. Chairman Glenn W. Turner pledged funds for a Lebanon home for retarded children despite the action.

Jack Thornton Koscot Interplanetary, Inc Lebanon M We Yvones East Koscot Glenn W. Turner Winter Haven Fla Ah Tannen Ohio Paul W. Brown Columbus Brown Peltier Flordia Kentucky Virginia North Alan Ad Newbie Koscol Lou Romohr Turner Noscot

Louis Gump 56 Dies City Development Employee

Louis F. Gump 56 longtime city official in Middletown died at 4:30 p.m. yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack at the City Building Annex. A former Chillicothe urban renewal director, he came to Middletown in 1965 as a redevelopment consultant and held the assistant to the director post since July 1965. Survived by wife Jeane two sons Jerry and Barry a daughter Judith Ellis mother Mrs. H. S. Gump three brothers and six grandchildren. A Masonic service will be at 7 p.m. tomorrow followed by a funeral at 8 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial Monday at Forest Lawns Memorial Gardens Columbus. Memorials to charity preferred.

Louis F. Gump Kensington Court City Department of Community Development Middletown Hospital Gump Middletown Garfield Chillicothe Jefferson Lodge 90 F&am the Shrine Lions Club High 12 Club Ohio Urban Renewal Association First Presbyterian Church Jeane Jerry Barry Fresno Calif Judith Ellis Columbus H. S. Gump Harry Donald Robert McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Forest Lawns Memorial Gardens

Deaths And Funerals Arnold Barnett and Clarence Whitehead

Arnold Barnett 48 of 2024 Howard Ave died at 11 15 p m after a three year illness He was employed by Schubert Supply Co in Miamisburg He was born in Kentucky a World War II veteran Surviving wife Charlotte mother Mrs Jane Hollon Middletown six brothers Earl William Robert David Sam and Jerry all of Middletown a sister Mrs Audrey Elkins of Middletown Services at 10 a m Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Burial in Woodside Cemetery Call Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m Clarence Marvin Whitehead 65 of McKeesport Pa a Germantown native died yesterday at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh Retired sales manager of Murphy Stores Inc a World War II veteran Surviving mother Mrs Iva Whitehead of Middletown three brothers Perley of Cincinnati Robert of Germantown and Charles of Mary Mitchael Services 2 p m Tuesday at John Arpp Funeral Home Burial in Germantown Cemetery Funeral home Monday 4 to 9 p m

Arnold Barnett Howard Ave Middletown Hospital Barnett Schubert Supply C Miamisburg Kentucky Charlotte Jane Hollon Middletown Earl William Robert David Sam Jerry Audrey Elkins Clarence Whitehead Germantown Clarence Marvin Whitehead McKeesport Presbyterian Hospital Pittsburgh Whitehead Murphy Stores, Inc Iva Whitehead Perley Cincinnati Charles Mary Mitchael John Arpp J. C. Herbert Germantown ‘Cemetery Funeral Home

Square D Directors Set Dividend

PARK RIDGE Ill Square D Co directors declare a regular quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share payable July 1 1969 to shareholders of record June 17 1969. It is the 134th consecutive quarterly cash dividend and will be paid to about 23 000 shareholders. Directors also elected three vice presidents a treasurer and a secretary James S Vaughan Walter R Clarke and Jack P Mayotte promoted. T R Oakes relinquishes treasurer and secretary duties become corporate vice president handling finances Robert E Sheridan elected treasurer Edmund R Fowler elected secretary.

Park Ridge Ill Square D Co James S. Vaughan Presdent Walter R. Clarke Jack P. Mayotte International T.R. Oakes Robert E. Sheridan Edmund R. Fowler

Ridenour Rites Set for Germantown Farmer 87

Services for George L. Ridenour 87 of 11 S Cherry St will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev J C Herbert officiating Burial will be in Germantown Cemetery Burial earlier today from 4 to ? p.m. He died Thursday at St Elizabeth Medical Center Dayton a retired farmer Survived by wife Nettie a son Eugene Germantown Rt 1 and a grandchild Leonard Goebel 93 of 615 Main St died Monday at 10 a.m.

Germantown George L. Ridenour S. Cherry St John ‘Arpp J. C. Herbert Germantown ‘Cemetery Ridenour St. Elizabeth Medical Center Dayton Nettie Eugene Germantown Rt. 1

Windows Shot Out Investigations Probe Local Breakages

Middletown police detectives investigated shooting of two display windows at Ron's Pawn Shop and punctures in several home windows reported by residents including Louise Johnson Mrs. David Chapman and Bill Osborne. A patrolman observed three holes in the pawn shop front plate glass and a living room window broken by an air rifle. Townsell Marshall Jr reported a damaged left front car window.

Middletown Ron Central Ave Louise Johnson Rosedale Drive David Chapman

Under-60 For Transplants Says Barnard in Montreal

AP reported heart surgeon Dr Christiaan Barnard argued doctors could raise success rates for heart transplants by capping recipient age at sixty, though he personally opposes the limit. Among 129 transplant patients, 34 survived. the longest is Philip Blaiberg, who received a new heart on January 2, 1968, at age 58 in Barnard’s operation.

Montreal Christiaan Barnard Philip Blaiberg Barnard Blaiberg Bar- Inard

Conservancy District Expands Powers For Water Control

Miami Conservancy District Court Judge Robert A. Martin granted authority to collect and dispose sewage, recharge ground water, reclaim flooded lands, and widen deepen stream beds. Engineer Max L. Mitchell said the broadened powers support a comprehensive water management program including lagoons dams wells and treatment plants. The district, created after the 1913 flood, previously studied pollution control.

Miami Conservancy Court Mitchell Conservancy District

Tokyo teacher dreams come true on U S visit

Keiko Nozaki of Tokyo and English teacher on a U S tour since March stays with Jacksonburg residents Carla Hammond and John Hammond. The Anderson College link, Eden Park visit, and planned travel from Florida to Oakland frame a cultural exchange that enriches her Tokyo classroom work.

United States Keiko Nozaki Tokyo Carla Ham Mond John Hammond Jacksonburg Nozaki U.S Hammond Japan Anderson Ind Carla Keiko Tanagawa Seei Gankin University of Tokyo Miss Keiko Vila Deaubach East Columbus Florida Oakland Calif Eden Park Cincinnati

Show Horse Hurt In 1 75 Crash

A thoroughbred show horse was treated by a veterinarian after a crash on Interstate 75 yesterday afternoon. Patricia Browning, 21, of New Knoxville, was driving south at 2 40 p m when a bolt securing a horse trailer loosened and the trailer broke free, overturned in the median. The horse and driver were uninjured beyond superficial cuts and continued their trip between routes 122 and 123 interchanges.

Patricia Louise Browning New Knoxville Post 9

Judges Reach Decision On Hot Courtroom

The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Friday that a courtroom was uncomfortably hot during a hearing. A 10 minute recess was taken and four justices returned without their robes, while Chief Justice Robert Teigen kept his robe on for the remainder of the session.

Bismarck N.D North Dakota Supreme Court Robert Teigen

Lukens Speaker At Barker Fete

U S Rep Donald E Lukens will be principal speaker at a 7 p m dinner honoring Edward W Barker president of the First National Bank of Middletown at the Manchester Motor Inn The event is sponsored by Middletown and Hamilton committees State of Israel Bonds with I A Casper and Carl Morgenstern as chairmen Also appearing will be Dr Clifford Josephson executive director of the Cincinnati Jewish Welfare Fund The Israel Bond committees will present Barker with an award for civic and humanitarian activities

U. S Donald E. Lukens R-Middletown Edward W. Barker First National Bank of Middletown Manchester Motor Inn Middletown Hamilton State of Israel Bonds I. A.casper Carl Morgenstern Clifford Josephson Cincinnati Jewish Welfare Fund Israel Bond Barker

College Dean Finds Love Note On Desk

Sacramento City College dean Sam Kipp arrived at his office to find doors and surroundings covered in flowers. An anonymous note praised love and humanity, following ongoing student and board criticism of his leadership.

Sacramento Calif Sam Kipp Sacramento City College

Special Meeting of The American Savings and Loan Association

A special meeting of the members will be held at 1033 Central Avenue Middletown Ohio on Monday June 16 1969 at 630 PM to consider increasing capital stock from 20 million to 30 million dollars as provided by Article 111 Section 1 of the Constitution and to transact other proper business.

American Savings and Loan Association of Middletown Ohio Central Avenue

Cincinnati Limited joins Penn Central timetable

Two trains were added to the Penn Central schedule after the merger of the New York Central System and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cincinnati Limited leaves daily at 4:17 p.m. via Dayton Springfield and Columbus to New York, arriving at Penn Station at 8:15 a.m. westbound arrivals reach Middletown at 8:02 a.m. A second train connects with New York at Cleveland, departing here at 4:37 p.m.

Penn Central New York City New York Central System Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Cincinnati Columbus New York Norwood Xenia Cincinnati Limited Dayton Springfield Penn Station Middletown Cleveland

Madison board seeks new leaders after superintendent resigns

The Madison Township Board of Education must fill two top posts after Supt Darrell Root, 41, resigned yesterday. Root, pursuing a doctorate at Ohio State, had led the district five years. Principal Floyd Hann resigned two months earlier to join Liberty Union. Root will take a graduate assistantship at OSU. He is a Seven Mile native who taught at Jacksonburg before joining Madison.

Madison Township Root Seven Mile Area Seven Mile Madison Jacksonburg

Police Briefs Report Stolen Watch and Phone Theft

A $100 watch was stolen after a basement window was forced open. Mrs Joyce Wilch of 612 Cleveland Street reported the incident yesterday. A pay phone at Northway Inn, 4316 Jewell Avenue, was opened and coins stolen with damage estimated at $90.

Joyce Wilch Cleveland St Northway Inn Jewell Ave

Pacific railroad completed at Promontory May 10 1869

The Promontory Utah news reports the completion of the Pacific railroad with the last rail laid and the final spike driven marking the completion of the transcontinental line on May 10 1869.

Promontory Utah Pacific Railroad

Russia has no speed limit on open roads in Moscow

Moscow authorities note Russia imposes no nationwide limit on rural highways while urban areas enforce speeds between 34 and 36 miles per hour, reflecting a split approach to traffic rules.

Moscow Russia

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