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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1968

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals for Victim of Crash

Obituary notices recall Mrs Anglyn Spencer 50 of Pleasant Plain who died in a three car crash near Goshen. Services set for Wednesday 2 p.m. at Tufts Funeral Home Loveland with burial at Union Cemetery.

Anglyn Spencer Pleasant Plain Charles Nickell Cleveland St Thelma Wilson Arlington Ave Tufts Funeral Home Loveland Raymond Johnson Union Cemetery Rt. 3 Union Road Spencer Rt 23 Rt. 132 Goshen Ohio 28

Funeral services for Prudie Baker in Trenton

Mrs. Prudie Baker, 70, of 407 Hemlock Drive, Trenton, dies at home. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Woodside Cemetery Joseph Harvey McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home Prudie Baker Hemlock Drive Trenton Joseph R. Baker & Sons

Death of Edward Bauer Jr. reported in Middletown

Edward Bauer Jr., 24, of 3402 South Dixie Highway, died at Middletown Hospital after an apparent medication overdose. He was a Penn State graduate student. Survived by mother Mrs. Juanita Bauer, half-brother Dr. John Bauer, and grandmother Mrs. Forest DeArmond. Father Dr. E. O. Bauer had died weeks earlier.

Edward Bauer Jr Edward O. Bauer Jr S. Dixie Hwy Middletown Hospital Penn State University Juanita Bauer John Bauer Middletown Forest DeArmond Berne Ind E. O. Bauer

Agers To Meet The Kitchenettes At Club Program

The Golden Agers Club hosts the Kitchenettes band of the American War Mothers for a program at 1 30 p m on Wednesday. The venue is the new club headquarters on Mary Etta Street with Mrs Bertha Selby as program chairman.

Middletown Lions Hear Talk on Neighborhood Improvement

Members of the Middletown Lions Club will hear Robert Noel discuss the city's neighborhood improvement program at the Thursday noon meeting held at the Manchester Motor Inn.

Middletown Lions Club Robert Noel Middletown Manchester Motor Inn

Y Expands Family Night and Swim Programs

The YMCA increases family night from two to four evenings and adds a junior high boys gym and swim slot. Family night will run Monday through Thursday 6:30 to 8:30 pm with pool access for high school and adult members and families. The junior high boys gym runs Tuesday and Thursday 1:30 to 3:30 pm, pool 3:30 to 4:00 pm, with Saturday morning swim 10:30 to 11:30 am as before.

YMCA

Cub Pack 9 Honors At Armco Park Cookout

Excello Cub Scout Pack 9 awarded members Tim Hamilton Charles Barker Jr Steven Howard Mark Trimble Greg Collins Chris Maloney Daniel Farrish Ben Hamsher Denny Deboard Tim Terry for achievements. Adult leaders Orville Marxen Charles Barker Sr Marlene Hamsher Louise Hamilton Phillis Barker Vernon Deboard received awards.

Excello Cub Scout Pack 9 Armco Park Tim Hamilton Charles Barker Jr Steven Howard Mark Trimble Greg Collins Chris Maloney Daniel Farrish Ben Hamsher Denny Deboard Tim Terry Orville Marxen Charles Barker Sr Marlene Hamsher Louise Hamilton Phillis Barker Vernon Deboard

Findlay Man Appointed To New Miami Position

Howard W. Walters 36 is named director for development at Miami University. A 198 Miami graduate, Walters spent over a decade with Marathon Oil Co and has served as an analyst in personnel research and development for overseas branches. He joins John E. Dolibois’s development team as Miami completes its staffing.

Oxford Howard W. Walters Miami University Phillip R. Shriver Miami Walters Marathon Oil Co Findlay John E. Dolibois

U S Abandons Gold and Silver Backing for Money

The United States ends gold and silver backing for currency. Silver certificate redemptions ended, with remaining notes still usable. Federal Reserve notes now circulate backed by the economy, not precious metals. Silver reserves freed over $10 billion for defense. assay offices in New York and San Francisco processed late redemptions. Treasury estimated $252.2 million in silver certificates outstanding as of last Wednesday.

Washington Federal Reserve Note Union New York San Francisco Treasury

Pact in Jeopardy as Steel Local Leaders Threaten Boycott

Pittsburgh AP report says three United Steelworkers presidents threaten to boycott final steel labor talks over pension and fringe benefit priorities. Al Perez Nick Frisk and Anthony Tomko argue a 15 member subcommittee controls key terms and favors wage hikes. They urge focus on pensions incentives and early retirement.

Pittsburgh United Steelworkers al Perez West Coast Nick Frisk U.S. Steel Ellwood City Tomko

Loyal American Group To Meet For I Am a Loyal American Day

The final planning meeting for the I Am a Loyal American Day committee will be held tomorrow night at 7 30 at the Kessler Auditorium on St Main Street. Organizers will finalize details for a parade featuring 60 floats and over 130 units. Stan Sorrell and David Habig serve as co general chairmen for the July 4 events.

Kessler Auditorium St. Main Street Stan Sorrell David Habig

Santa Monica Walkout Halts City Services Five Days

In Santa Monica the municipal strike entered its fifth day as debris-filled streets and bus backlogs grew. About 750 of 1,000 workers stayed home, with only police firemen lifeguards and some clerks exempt. A Superior Court restraining order targets walkouts and seeks damages while wage talks linger.

Santa Monica Calif California Superior Court Orlando H. Rhode Perry Scott Collec

Win ton Terrace Elementary Vandalism Damage Estimated at 2500

Cincinnati police estimate $2500 in damage after weekend vandalism at Winton Terrace Elementary School. Walls painted, 40 windows broken, and the principal's office along with the dental office ransacked.

Cincinnati Winton Terrace

Gun laws could be disappointing says Saxbe in Ohio

Ohio Attorney General William B. Saxbe told Lake County Republicans that federal gun control legislation may not quickly curb crime. As head of the Ohio Crime Commission, he urged stricter uniform jail terms and bail reforms for Ohio. He also criticized national welfare programs as wasteful and fragmented.

Painesville Ohio William B. Saxbe Saxbe Pers U.S. Senate Lake County Congress Ohio Crime Commission Ohio General Assembly Garfield

Way Discovered to Hold False Teeth

Bakersfield report on Acryline a new dental product that uses a vacuum principle to seal plates firmly. It claims to feel like natural teeth and last about six months before replacement with availability at all drug stores.

Way Bakersfield Calif

Doctors urge reporting pill side effects to doctors

Two physicians from Ohio State University and Oklahoma City report on hundreds of birth control users. They say even minor side effects should be reported as they often lessen or disappear when changing pills. Individual hormone production and tolerance guide a doctor’s choice of medication.

Richard P. Dickey Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology OSU Clyde H. Dorr Oklahoma City Okla

Local Man Named Development Director at Sioux Falls College

Ballard B Blount son of Mrs Katherine Blount Middletown Rt 4 was named director of development and promotion at Sioux Falls College in Sioux Falls South Dakota The board enlarged his duties after he had served as promotion director Blount is a Middletown High School William Jewell College and Central Baptist Seminary graduate He joined the Sioux Falls staff from William Jewell College in 1960.

Miami Findlay High School Marathon The Oil Company Grand Rapids Mich Home Ymca Board of Directors Y's Findlay Hi Y Beta Theta Pi Ballard B. Blount Katherine Blount Middletown Rt. 4 Sioux Falls College Sioux Falls S. D Blount Middletown High School William Jewell College Central Baptist Seminary

Today in History highlights and past world events

Date marked with events spanning 1815 Napoleon's farewell address exile to St Helena 1876 Little Big Horn battle massacre 1918 Belleau Wood U S Marines 1940 Battle of France ends 1941 FDR creates fair employment practices committee 1962 high court bans non-denominational school prayer 1950 Korea War begins. Ten years ago Soviet Union threatened nuclear talks. five years ago JFK calls for cohesive Europe. one year ago Johnson Kosygin end talks at Glassboro New Jersey.

Associated Press North Korea Republic of Korea Napoleon Bonaparte Island St. Helena George Custer Little Big Horn River Montana U.S Belleau Wood France Franklin D Roosevelt Fair Employment Practices Committee U.S. Supreme Court New York Soviet Union Geneva John F. Kennedy Frankfurt Germany United States Europe Johnson Alexei Kosygin Glassboro

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