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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1968

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Brumley 83 Middletown

Mrs Josephine L Brumley 83 of 114 Bellomonte St Middletown died at Middletown Hospital after admission Sunday Survivors include sons Frank Middletown Clarence Ashtabula five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Private services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Charles Foley officiating Memorials to the heart fund suggested Arrangements handled by Donelson Johns Funeral Home Local arrangements by Riggs Funeral Home

Josephine L. Brumley Bellomonte St Middletown Hospital Charles Foley Woodside Cemetery Heart Fund

Freeman Dies of Heart Attack at Congress Inn

Wilbur S. Freeman 56 of Pontiac Mich died at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack at the Congress Inn about two hours earlier. He was a trucker for Pontiac Motor Transportation Co. Survived by wife Charlotte two daughters Wanda Spencer and Cheryl a brother Charles and a sister Mrs Walter Lewis all of Pontiac. Services and burial will be held Friday in Pontiac.

Wilbur S. Freeman Pontiac Mich Middletown Hospital Congress Inn Freeman Pontiac Motor Transportation Co Charlotte Wanda Spencer Cheryl Charles Walter Lewis

Lebanon Man Frank Hopkins 83 Dies at Nursing Home

Frank Hopkins 83 formerly of Lebanon died yesterday at Lebanon Nursing Home. Survived by wife Cathy daughters Mrs Arelia Willard Mrs Martha Standford of Lebanon Mrs Mattie Bishop of Waynesville a son Robert of Waynesville a brother Andrew of Lebanon 12 grandchildren 33 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow Oswald Memorial Home burial South Lebanon Cemetery. friends may call today 6 to 9 p.m.

Lebanon Frank Hopkins Lebanon Area Lebanon Nursing Home Cathy Arelia Willard Martha Standford Mattie Bishop Waynesville Robert Andrew Oswald South Lebanon

Local Obituaries Noting Private and Public Services

Clarence Flory aged 84 of 419 Cleveland Ave will have services at 2 p.m. tomorrow Webb. John Young aged 69 formerly of 21 N 10th St will have services at 10 a.m. Walter Eicher aged 78 of 914 N E St will have services at 10 30 a.m. tomorrow Klaus-Weigel. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gibbons of 816 Sanders Drive to have private services Cahill. Mrs Delores Carr aged 37 of 236 N Third St will have private services.

Clarence Flory Cleveland Ave P.mn Webb John Young N. 10Th St Walter Eicher N. E St Klaus - Weigel Kenneth Gibbons Sanders Drive Cahill Delores Carr N. Third St

Philanthropist Howard F. Ahmanson Dies in Belgium

Beverly Hills financier and arts patron Howard F. Ahmanson 61 died Monday while vacationing in Belgium. He had a fortune estimated between 200 million and 500 million dollars.

Beverly Hills Calif Howard F. Ahmanson Belgium

Middletown Hymn Poll Shows National Favorite Choices

A local hymn poll in Middletown finds The Old Rugged Cross and How Great Thou Art as the top two favorites. National results mirror the local ranking with The Old Rugged Cross and How Great Thou Art leading nationwide and children’s top pick aligning with the national list.

Middletown Jesus Dletown Seventh Day Adventist Old Rugged Cross

Germantown Hikes Water and Sewer Tap-In Fees

Germantown council approved sharp increases in water and sewer tap-in fees and higher quarterly service charges. New rates set front-foot charges for extensions and require separation of storm and sanitary sewers with fines up to 500 dollars and jail time up to six months for tampering. Mosquito fogging draws criticism from officials and health groups amid concerns over effectiveness and safety.

Germantown Board of Public Affairs

Dayton Director To Speak On West Side Center

The Rev. James Davis former executive director of the Wesley Center on Dayton's West Side will describe community center activities at a Middletown Human Relations Council meeting. The open session starts Thursday at 7 30 p m in the City Building second floor air conditioned court chambers. Davis is a Dunbar High School and Anderson College alumnus who studied at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary and served as pastor in Coke Methodist Church and churches in New Miami Cincinnati and Anderson Indiana.

James Davis Wesley Center Dayton Middletown Human Relations Council Davis Dunbar High School Anderson College Indiana Louisville Presbyterian Seminary Louisville Coke Methodist Church New Miami Cincinnati Anderson, Ind

Groundbreaking Set For Liberty Fairfield Water System

Ground breaking ceremony planned for tomorrow at 10 a.m. to mark the Liberty Fairfield Water System project at Millikin and Morris roads. Project cost about 1.195 million dollars to be financed by a federal grant revenue bonds and special assessments. Butler County commissioners and other officials will attend the ceremony.

Hamilton Liberty - Fairfield Millikin Morris Roads Butler County

Odds against knowing Kennedy and Sirhan met by one in 400 billion

John McGrain a 22 year old La Canada social worker recalls being in the same Pasadena high school class as Sirhan Sirhan and meeting Robert F Kennedy during a Washington visit. A math professor at USC calculated the odds of McGrain having personal contact with both men at 400 billion to 1. Meanwhile four Jordanian lawyers will come to the United States to aid Sirhan's defense.

LA Canada Calif Robert F. Kennedy Sirhan Sirhan California John McGrain Sirhan John Muir Pasadena McGrain Kennedy Washington California Associaton of Student Council John F Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy Robert Kennedy MccGrain University of Southern California Asa Canada Council Amman Jordan National Bar Association United States

Admissions Director Appointed at Western College for Women

Oxford Marches Miss Marilyn Kimball named director of admissions for Western College for Women by President Herrick B. Young. She will assume duties August 15, with Mrs. Helen Sullenberger remaining associate director and Judith Chapman as assistant director based in Washington, D C.

Oxford Marilyn Kimball Western College For Women Herrick B. Young Miss Kimball Helen Sullenberger Judith Chapman Washington, D. C Radcliffe College Cedar Crest College Allentown Penn College Entrance Board Harvard University State University of New York George Edwards The Catskills Kimball Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Harrisburg

Kiwanis Club Hear Webb on Educational Trip through India

Thomas F. Webb Middletown High School director of curriculum will speak about An Educational Trip through India at the Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday. The luncheon gathering starts at noon at the Manchester Motor Inn.

India Thomas F. Webb Middletown High School Kiwanis Club Manchester Motor Inn

Cyclist Injured Slightly In Crash In Middletown

A motorcyclist, Michael Jack, 26, of 3235 Tytus Ave., received elbow and knee cuts and was treated at Middletown Hospital after his cycle rear ended a car driven by Mike McManus, 19, at Manchester Road and Gage Drive. Police report $300 damage to both vehicles. Downs, 22, declined treatment after his car struck two parked cars, left of center on Leibee Street, and was cited for open flask and following too closely. his 1961 vehicle was totaled with over $200 damage to the parked cars. Three other minor accidents caused about $400 damage.

Manchester Road Gage Drive Michael Jack Tytus Ave Middletown Hospital Jack Mike McManus Brell Drive McManus Robert E. Lee Downs S. Sutphin St Downs Leibee Street Stanley Coning N. Leibee Street Coning

Bound Over In Warren County Court Pleas

Two men were bound over to the grand jury and a third fined $100 and jailed three days after pleading guilty to drunk driving in Warren County Court. J. T. Turninton 45 Moraine City jailed. Lenval Denton South Lebanon bound over on assault with a deadly weapon. Wiliam R. Vandel Loveland bound over for breaking and entering at Walter A. Kipp’s Loveland home.

Lebanon Paul Herdman Warren County J. T. Turninton Moraine City Ohio Springboro Lenval Denton W. Pike St South Patty Denton Wiliam R. Vandel Loveland Walter A. Kipp Vandel

Two Hurt In Separate Local Auto Crashes

Two motorists received injuries in separate crashes investigated by highway patrol yesterday. Gene R. Spicer 29 of 110 Sutphin St sustained lacerations after a single vehicle rolled over on Howe Road near Elk Creek Road. Stephen Jones 18 of 7449 Greenbush Road Somerville suffered abrasions and a left arm injury when his motorcycle overturned on Jacksonburg Road about four miles north of Butler County.

Middletown Hospital Gene R. Spicer Sutphin St Howe Road Elk Creek Road Spicer Stephen Jones Greenbush Road Somerville Jacksonburg Road Butler County

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