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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1967

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals For Clarence Oldfield Sr

Services for Clarence Oldfield Sr. 65 of Winchester Ky will be at Mitchell Funeral Home Mt Sterling Ky at 2 p m tomorrow after he died Saturday when struck by a falling tree on his farm Surviving are his wife Lucy three sons Alvin and Donald of Middletown and Clarence Jr of Winchester Ky three daughters Mrs Wanda Murphy and Mrs Kay Palmer of Middletown and Mrs Wilma Wills of Arizona five brothers including Curtis and Charles of Middletown and two sisters including Mrs Ida Stamper of Camden brothers Arnold of Franklin Ind and Benjamin of Carlisle and three sisters Mrs Mary Ward of Laminada Calif Mrs Demarise Felix of Henderson Nev and Mrs Celia Powell of Carlisle Services will be at Anglesby Funeral Home at 10 a m Wednesday Burial will be in Woodhill Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 4 to pm

Clarence Oldfield Sr Winchester Rt. 5 Mitchell Mt. Sterling Lucy Alvin Donald Middletown Clarence Jr Wanda Murphy Kay Palmer Wilma Wills Arizona Curtis Charles Ida Stamper Camden Arnold Franklin,Ind Benjamin Carlisle Mary Ward Laminada Calif Demarise Felix Henderson Nev Celia Powell Anglesby Woodhill Cemetery Fun

Local boy Ray Watkins dies at 14 in Cincinnati

Ray Watkins son of Mr and Mrs Hiram Watkins of 3203 Morgan St died of Brights disease at 10 p m yesterday in Children s Hospital Cincinnati after a six week illness. Survived by parents a brother Larry and sisters Elsie and Catherine all at home six half brothers John Herman Jack Albert Louis Claude Watkins and four half sisters Mrs Pearlie Puckett Mrs Edna Puckett Mrs Loretta Williams and Mrs Martha Schaffer all Middletown Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home burial place to be decided. Funeral home visitation tomorrow 3 to 9 pm.

Ray Watkins Hiram Watkins Morgan St Bright Childrens’ Hospital Cincinnati Larry Elsie Catherine John Watkins Globe Ariz Herman Watkins Phoenix Jack Watkins Hamilton Albert Louie Claude Watkins Middletown Pearlie Puckett Edna Puckett Loretta Williams Martha Schaffer Joseph R. Baker & Sons

Mrs Goldie Bentley 71 of Waynesville dies in Dayton

Mrs Goldie Bentley aged 71 of Waynesville died at 5 30 p m Saturday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Survived by sister Mrs Lena Burris of Waynesville and two brothers Carl and Harry Conner of Dayton Services Wednesday at Stubbs Funeral Home with burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin Public viewing 5 to 7 and 9 p m

Waynesville Goldie Bentley Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Lena Burris Carl Harry Conner Stubbs Miami Cemetery Corwin

Death of David Don Duke at home in Martinsburg

Franklin County obituary notes 27 year old David Don Duke died yesterday at his home on Martz Paullin Road. He formerly worked for Kimberly Clark Paper Co. in Miamisburg. Survived by wife Ann and a son David at home plus two other relatives.

Franklin David Don Duke Martz-Paulin Road Kimberly Clark Paper Co Miamisburg Ann David

Welfare Reform Talk On Tomorrow’s WPFB Schedule

Jimmy McClain discusses reforming welfare programs on Let's Talk from 8:25 to 9:30 A.M. Gerri Hart interviews Bill Phil lips of the Plains Staff on the Gerri Hart Show from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. World News Round-Up follows with broad news and market reports.

Jimmy McClain Gerri Hart Bill Phillips The Plains

Mae C Miller 86 dies in Oxford Ohio

Mae C Miller 86 of 2250 Bunker Hill Woods Road Oxford Rt 2 died Saturday at Golden Years Nursing Home where she had resided since September 1966 She was born in Morgan Township a charter member of the Reily Grange Her husband Fred died in 1936 Surviving: daughter Marie Schmidt Hamilton sister Grace Schwab Toledo and brothers Ernest Rammes Oxford and Stanley Rammes Toledo Services 2:30 p.m. Wednesday Bethel United Church Millville Road Burial Venice Cemetery Calling hours Zetl er Funeral Home tomorrow 4 to 9 p.m. and church Wednesday after 1:39 p.m.

Hamilton Mae C Miller Bunker Hill Woods Road Oxford Golden Years Nursing Home Marie Schmidt Grace Schwab Toledo Ernest Rammes Stanley Rammes Bethel United Church Millville Road Venice Cemetery Zettler Funeral Home

Obituary Notices for Jones Coates Plowman Graham and others

Obituaries list several local deaths with funeral details. Aletha Lulu Jones aged 4 of 4847 Morgenthaler Road has a service at 11 a.m. at Tuley Road Church of the Nazarene. Reece Coates 70 of Fairfield has a 2 p.m. service tomorrow. George Plowman 90 of 1201 Maple Ave. has a 2 p.m. service Wednesday. Walter Graham 56 of 606 Second St. has a Requiem High Mass at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Marys Church. Mrs. Alta Wilsman 58 of 2693 Dixie Hwy. has a 2 p.m. Thursday service. Mrs. Lena Gaier 91 formerly of Hamilton now Cincinnati has services today. Henry Sizemore 40 of 202 Monument Ave. has a 10 a.m. Wednesday service.

Aletha Lulu Jones Luther Jones Morgenthaler Road Tuley Road Church of the Nazarene Reece Coates Fairfield Brown-Dawson George Plowman Maple Ave Walter Graham Alta Wilsman Dixie Hwy Lena Gaier Cincinnati Hamilton Klaus-Weigel Henry Sizemore Monument Ave

Japanese Socialist Party Former Secretary-General Hiroo Wada Dies

Hiroo Wada aged 4, once secretary-general of the Japanese Socialist party, died Saturday. Harry C. Murphy aged 74, retired president of the Burlington Railroad, died at his home Saturday in Aurora Til.

Tokyo Hiroo Wada Japanese Socialist Party Aurora Til Harry C. Murphy The Burlington Railroad

Funeral services for Billy Joe Scalf held in Piketown

Services for Billy Joe Scalf of Cincinnati 3 percent worker on Armco Project 600 will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Howe Funeral Home Piketown. Scalf died Saturday in Middletown Hospital from injuries after a fall while reaching for a spray gun. Survived by wife Nora a son James a Jean three brothers and a sister.

Billy Joe Scalf Cincinnati Armco Steel Corps Howe Funeral Home Piketown Scalf Middletown Hospital Nora James Jean

Nursing Evaluation Is Planned by Civic Association

A six member study committee will evaluate Public Health Nursing Agency services and forecast needs for the next decade. W K Robinson will head the panel assisted by Laura Crist Paul Christiansen Mrs William Patton Dr John Perkins and Robert McConaughy. The agency tests vision and hearing of schoolchildren and offers immunizations while serving about five thousand clinic attendees last year.

Public Health The Civic Association Calvin Lloyd Civic W. K Robinson Laura Crist Paul Christianen William Patton John Perkins Robert McConaughy Public Health Nursing Bureau N. Broad Street Middletown Public Health Nursing Agency Cab Vin

Airplane Crash Claims 17 Ohioans in Kenton Tragedy

Indictments list 17 victims from Ohio Indiana and Michigan aboard a Lake Central Airlines plane that crashed near Kenton Ohio on Sunday night. Included are Capt John Horn 45 pilot Roger Skillman 33 first officer Barbara Littman 23 stewardess and several passengers from Indianapolis Greenwood Columbus Toledo Dearborn and other cities. The report also notes jail and hospital details and mentions a Belmont County judge Edmund A Sargus death from a heart attack.

Indianapolis Ind Lake Central Airlines Kenton Ohio John Horn Roger Skillman Greenwood Barbara Littman Colleen McCormick West Lafayette Paul O'Rourke Columbus W. Kennard Dearborn Mich K. Kennard Louis J. Ollier Toledo Martha Muenzer Bonniebrook Cheri O'Brien Athens J. Rueff Louisville M. Friedenberg Detroit E. N. Williamson S. Bridge E. N Williamson Richard Melton John Estlin

Babson Founder Roger Babson Dies at 91

Roger Ward Babson, noted economist and founder of Babson Reports Inc, dies of natural causes at 91 in Lake Wales Florida. He built Babson Park and the Babson Educational Institute, predicted the 1929 crash, and established a global statistical service with roots in Wellesley Massachusetts. Born July 6 1875 in Gloucester he graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lake Wales Fla Roger Ward Babson Babson's Reports Inc Wellesley Mass Babson Educational Institute Babson Park Babson United States Canada New York Gloucester Massachusetts

Johnson outlines draft overhaul with lottery and fewer deferments

President Johnson proposes major changes to Selective Service including a FAIR random lottery system and de-emphasized student deferments. Younger men would be drafted first, local boards may be eliminated, and a reserve enlistment deferment plan would apply. The plan aims to streamline the draft while improving counseling and public information.

LBJ Board of the Reserves Johnson Draft Advisory Commission

American Survives Plane Crash in Monrovia Liberia

An American serviceman on leave from Vietnam was among 38 survivors of a Varig DC8 crash in Monrovia. Fifty-six people died including an American woman and five Liberians when the jetliner hit a house two miles from the runway in fog. The flight originated in Beirut and stopped in Rome before Monrovia en route to Brazil.

Monrovia Liberia Vietnam Varig Airlines Beirut Lebanon Rome Brazil

Cigarette Blamed in Fire That Fatality

Firemen say a neglected cigarette caused a mattress fire in an apartment in Youngstown Ohio leading to the death of 77 year old Richard Mitchell who died after being critically burned on Saturday.

Youngstown, Ohio Richard Mitchell

Mountain Man hostage bride plans wedding in Pa.

Peggy Ann Bradnick, 18, who was held for days by the Mountain Man in 1966, obtained a marriage license with Darrell R. Logan, 21, at the Mifflin County courthouse. Bradnick, from Shade Gap, was kidnapped last May while returning from school. the Mountain Man and the sniper case ended with Logan’s note.

Lewiston Peggy Ann Bradnick Miss Bradnick Darrell R. Logan Mifflin County Shade Gap William D. Hollenbaugh FBI Hollenbaugh

Cincinnati Man Charged in 2nd Degree Murder

Police charged Kenneth Ray Smith aged 28 with second degree murder in the Friday night shooting death of Leon McClain aged 30 during an argument near McClain’s home in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Kenneth Ray Smith Leon McClain

Cincinnati Evening Show Tonight at Fisher Hall

Evening program announced for March 7 at Cincinnati venue with highlights of social events and a musical performance. Admission details and schedule listed for a broad local audience.

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