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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1971

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals William Adams

William Adams 86 of Hamilton died Thursday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after four days as a patient. He worked for Armee Steel Corp from 1912 to 1949. Survived by wife Bethel a daughter Clara Recorded Middle town three stepdaughters a stepson a brother four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services Monday 10 30 a m at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday at the funeral home.

William Adams Hamilton Middletown Mercy Hospital Adams Armee Steel Corp Bethel Clara Catherine Goans Trenton Dorothy Ewing Beatrice Miller Lexington Donald Mr. Adams Tabor Harry Joseph R. Baker & Sons Woodside Cemetery

Edith Fitzwater 54 Graveside Service Held in Middletown

Graveside services were held for Edith Fitzwater at Middletown Cemetery with Rev. Henry Howard officiating. She was found dead in her City Hotel room five days after her body was discovered. her husband Edward died in 1969. Surviving are a step-daughter Mrs. Lillian Ball, a mother Mrs. Pearl Mullen, two sisters Mrs. Albert Brumbaugh and Mrs. Mildred Foster, and 12 half siblings. Arrangements by McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home.

Edith Fitzwater City Hotel Middletown Cemetery Henry Howard Fitzwater Edward Lillian Ball Lebanon Pearl Mullen Albert Brumbaugh Englewood Mildred Foster Piqua The McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Olive G Slim Henry 72 Middletown resident dies at hospital

Olive G Slim Henry 72 of 4518 Moore Road died at Middletown Hospital at 12 45 am after long illness. He worked for Armco Steel Corp from 1922 to 1963 retiring as general foreman of west processing. Born in Ezel Kentucky he was a Mason and F amp AM member and longtime Middletown resident. Surviving wife five brothers and three sisters. Services 1 30 pm Saturday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home.

Olive G Slim) Henry Moore Road Middletown Hospital Henry Armco Steel Corp West Processing Ezel Masonic Lodge Middletown F&am Myrtle Jess Orville Kentucky Wilmar Detroit Earl William Gladys Carr Hazel Alexander Kentucdy Grace Elridge Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home

Mrs. Rhoda A. Reese 79 Dies at Powell Nursing Home

Rhoda A. Reese of Middletown died at 5 am at Powell Nursing Home Hamilton where she had resided since July 1969. Survived by son Stanley. four daughters Esther Johnson Odessa Jewell Reese Gallipolis Louise Zeckgraf Levittown Pa and Gladys Hayward Poe Calif. 10 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Services 10 am Monday at McCoy Leitler Funeral Home burial Woodside Cemetery. Funeral home viewing Sunday 3-5 and 7-9 pm.

Rhoda A. Reese Middletown Powell Nursing Home Hamilton Stanley Esther Johnson Odessa Tex Jewell Reese Gallipolis Louise Zeckgraf Levittown Gladys Hayward Poe Calif McCoy- Leitler Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery Funeral

Miss Carolyn Smith obituary in Elkhart Indiana

Miss Carolyn Smith aged 88 of Elkhart Indiana formerly Middletown died Thursday at Fountain View Convalescent Home in Elkhart She was born and raised in Middletown and lived there until about 1935 Survivors are nieces and nephews Services at 2 p.m. Monday at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home 210 S Main St with Rev Ron Shelton officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery Funeral home will be open Monday after 1 p.m.

Carolyn Smith Elkhart Ind Middletown Fountain View Miss Smith Wilson Schramm S. Main St Ron Shelton Woodside Cemetery

Services for William Wright Held in Kentucky

William Wright 63 formerly of Middletown died Wednesday in Morehead Kentucky where he had resided for eight years. Services will be at 10 am Saturday at Stuckey Funeral Home Morehead with calling hours today from 3 to 9.

William Wright Middletown Stuckey Morehead Wright

Infant dies at birth in Middletown hospital

The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Brock of 1710 Glenn Ave Middletown died at birth Thursday morning at Middletown Hospital. Surviving are the parents the paternal grandmother Mrs Nora Brock and the paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Cecil Wheeler. Graveside services will be at 10 am Saturday at Cemetery Arts are by the Funeral Home.

Franklin Edgar Brock Glenn Ave Middletown Middletown Hospital Nora Brock Cecil Wheeler

Costly Trash Disposal Leads to City Fine

David Lannon, 21, pleaded guilty in municipal court to abandoning an engineless junker on a city lot at 1814 Flemming Road. He paid $25 plus costs after the first conviction under the city abandoned vehicle ordinance. Sgt. Larry White noted it was the first such case for trash disposal.

David Lannon Flemming Road Oral Duncan Lannon Lonce Larry White White

Clark Street Grocery Sold After 45 Years of Family Ownership

The Ohio Grocery at 223 Clark Street has been sold by operators Mary and Louis Nick who started the business in 1925. They plan to visit their son Nicholas Nick in Pasadena, California. Buyers are Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hester of 6620 Kalbfleisch Road.

Ohio Clark St Mary Nick Louis Nicholas Nick Pasadena Calif Ted Hester Kalbfleisch Road

Harper's Editor Morris Resigns Over Money vs Art

Willie Morris, editor in chief of Harper's magazine, resigns after four years citing clashes between money men and literary aims. He laments changes to the publication and comments on Norman Mailer's controversial Prisoner of Sex article. John Cowles Jr. issued the notice from Harper's. no reason given for departure.

New York Willie Morris Harper's Magazine Norman Mailer Mailer Women’s Liberation Movement John Cowles Jr Minneapolis Harper’s Magazine Co Minneapolis Star and Tribune Co Cowles New York Times Mississippi Texas Observer Austin Tex Harper's Harper’s

Power Out Man Sought

Police seek the driver of a car that struck a utility pole in downtown Franklin causing a two hour power outage. The vehicle owned by Burgess Orender struck a pole on Anderson Street near Union Road around 5 am and the driver fled on foot. Cincinnati Gas & Electric restored power by 7 am. outage area was east of the Miami River from Fourth Street to Ohio 73 and Main Street.

Franklin Burgess Orender Third St Anderson Street Union Road Cincinnati Gas & Electric Miami River Fourth Street Ohio 73 Main Street

Mrs Sharon Hayes Reports TV Stolen From Home

Sharon Hayes of 1020 Brunner Road West of here reported to Butler County police that she returned from Kansas to find a television set and an end table missing from her residence yesterday.

Hamilton Sharon Hayes Brunner Road Here Butler County Kansas

Jetport push rises as Wilmington base faces closure

lawmakers push to convert Clinton County Air Force Base in Wilmington into a regional jetport to avert job losses and boost the economy. The base payroll is about 9 million dollars with 250 civilian workers at risk. others are to be reassigned or relocated to Lockbourne AFB in Columbus.

Ohio Air Force Clinton County Wilmington Walter E. Powell Fairfield Nixon Melvin Laird Powell Uth Air National Young General Services Administration GSA

Car Sales Rise 9 Percent Across U.S. Market

U.S. auto sales in February rose nearly 9 percent from a year earlier with American-made cars up 6.4 percent as General Motors and Ford posted gains while Chrysler and American Motors declined. Foreign imports climbed 24.3 percent led by Toyota and Datsun, and imports made by or for American firms rose 47.3 percent. Total sales reached 744,376 with 636,041 American-made cars and 93,191 foreign imports.

Detroit U.S General Motors Ford Chrysler American Motors Volkswagen Toyota Datsun

Man Bound On Forgery Charges In County Court

Larry Francis Higgins 22 of 17 N Sutphin St bound to Butler County grand jury on two forgery counts after pleading innocent. He waived preliminary hearing before Judge J T Lamb. Bond set at 1000 dollars on each count.

Larry Francis Higgins N. Sutphin St Butler County Grand Jury J.T. Lamb Municipal Court

Snow delays Nixon trip to Rochester for revenue sharing

Heavy snowfall in upstate New York forced President Nixon to cancel a Rochester visit planned to promote revenue sharing. The White House said the meetings on urban development would be rescheduled as soon as possible.

Ashington Upstate New York Rochester Nixon White House

PWP Party Installation Dinner Dance In Middletown

Parents Without Partners Middletown chapter hosts an installation dinner and dance at 6 30 p m tomorrow at the Congress Inn with 1971 officers to be installed. The event also commemorates Founders Day of the national group founded March 21 1957 in New York City. Initial membership was twenty. now the organization counts over 55000 members across the U S Canada and Australia. All single parents in the area are invited to the 9 p m dance.

Middletown Parents Without Partners Congress Inn National New York City U.S Canada Australia

Health Board names chair and new members in Butler County

Hamilton-Henry Robinson of Ross Township was named chairman of the expanded eight member Butler County Board of Health at an organizational meeting. Gilbert E. Condo was elected vice chairman. New members Dr. Edward J. Devillez representing Oxford and James Fall representing Trenton also joined. The board ordered St Clair Township trustees to close their U. S. 127 dump, while the county operates its Woodsdale Road landfill south of Trenton.

Hamilton Henry Robinson Ross Township Butler County Board of Health Gilbert E Gus) Condo Fairfield Township Edward J. Devillez Miami University Oxford James Fall Trenton New Health Board St. Clair Township U. S. 127 New Miami County Health Department Woodsdale Road

Middletown Campus Panel set to meet for advisory role

The new 15 member Middletown Campus advisory committee of Miami University will convene tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Logan Johnston Hall. Dr. C E Bennett explains the meeting aims to introduce members to campus procedures and objectives.

Middletown Miami University Logan Johnston C.E. Bennett Phillip R. Shriver Miami David G. Brown Earl V. Thesken Bennett David E. Armbruster Middletown Florist Butler County Ohio General Assembly Edward W. Barker First National Bank of Terry G. Bright Franklin Roy Benecchi Aeronca, Inc Robert Cantoni Lebanon George Henkel & Associates Rowan F. Crawford Armco. Steel Corp James B. Gastineau Miamisburg Dale Hessel J. C. Herbert United Methodist Church of

State Patrol to Buy Fewer Cruisers Amid Price Jump

Ohio Highway Patrol Maj. Frank B. Blackstone says 1971 cruiser purchases will shrink due to sky high prices. Low bid for Chevrolets is 3 379 each, up from 2 260 in 1970 for Plymouths. Budget estimates place cruisers at 2 500 each. 325 cars ordered so far, last year 600.

Columbus, Ohio Frank B. Blackstone Ohio Highway Patrol Patrol

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