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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1970

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals John Burton Bryant 47

John Burton Bryant aged 47 of 1228 Young Street died at 5 30 this morning at the VA Hospital in Dayton. Arrangements are incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home Franklin a stepdaughter Frances Watts of Winchester Kentucky three sons Leonard of Los Angeles and Donald and Wayne of Middletown a stepson George Carpenter of Winchester his mother Anietta Lairson of Middletown 18 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p m Monday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev J K Wolfe officiating burial in Springboro Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.

John Burton Bryant Young St Dayton Bailey Funeral Home Franklin Frances Watts Winchester Leonard Los Angeles Donald and Wayne Middletown George Carpenter Anietta Lairson Joseph R. Baker & Sons J. K. Wolfe Springboro

Campton Man Leroy Hollon Dies After Fall

Leroy Hollon 29 of Campton Ky brother of Mrs Ann Fletcher Mrs Victoria Fletcher and Fonzie Hollon died yesterday in Campton from injuries in a fall. Survived by wife Rosie a son Jeff at home three other sisters and two other brothers all of Kentucky. Services and burial in Campton with Porter Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Leroy Hollon Campton Ann Fletcher Victoria Fletcher Fonzie Hollon Middletown Rosie Jeff Kentucky Porter Funeral Home

Cordis Lairson, 71, Middletown Resident, Dies

Cordis Mason Lairson of 602 Malvern Street died at 5 15 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a two week stay. A 27 year Diamond National employee he retired in 1963 and then served as a patrolman on N Verity Parkway. He lived in Middletown 40 years and was a Mason at Clay City Kentucky. Surviving are his wife Edna and four daughters Leona Brown Springboro Mary Rice Miamisburg Pauline Scott Linwood and Lorraine Barnes

Cordis Mason Lairson Malvern St Middletown Hospital Lairson Diamond National N. Verity Parkway Middletown Masonic Lodge Clay City Edna Leona Brown Springboro Mary Rice Miamisburg Pauline Scott Linwood Calif Lorraine Barnes

Easter Seal Drive Opens Tomorrow in Middletown

Sarah Banker, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Banker, will lead more than 50 Middletown High School Y Teens in the Easter Lily Day solicitation for the National Easter Seal Society. They will staff downtown and at the Middletown Shopping Plaza distributing balloons and paper lilies to contributors.

Sarah Banker James Banker Grand Ave Middletown High School Asqua National Middletown Frank Dobrozsi Butker County

Brigitte Bardot Suffers Hepatitis in Paris Return

Paris AP learns Brigitte Bardot has a viral hepatitis attack and has returned from a Bahamas holiday to recuperate. The spokesman said the 35 year old actress is in satisfactory condition today.

Paris Brigitte Bardot Bahamas

Obituary for Polly Davidson Franklin resident at 91

Polly Davidson 91 of 602 Shorts Road Franklin died yesterday in a Dayton hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband Edward who died in 1963, three sons Ace Petersburg Kentucky Estil Battle Creek Michigan William Dayton. a daughter Opal Tipton Franklin. a brother John Begley London Kentucky. a sister Lula Brown Hazard Kentucky. 12 grandchildren. Graveside services 2 p.m. tomorrow at Riverside Cemetery Hazard with Anglesby Funeral Home services today 2 to 6 p.m. and a 5 p.m. service led by Rev Garnett Neighbors.

Franklin Polly Davidson Shorts Road Dayton Edward Ace Petersburg Estil Battle Creek Mich William Opal Tipton John Begley London Lula Brown Hazard Riverside Cemetery

Harveysburg Woman Mabel M. Smith Dies at 62

Mrs Mabel M Smith 62 of Harveysburg died Wednesday at Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington Survived by Wesley her husband four sons James Iva Richard and Robert all of Harveysburg a sister Mrs Mary Maxfield of Midland three brothers Wilbur Merle Lewis of Harveysburg and Raymond Lewis of Lytle and five grandchildren Service p m Monday at Full Gospel Church Harveysburg Friends may call after 3 p m tomorrow Arrangements by Stubbs Conner Funeral Home

Waynesville Mabel M. Smith Harveysburg Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington Wesley James Iva Richard Robert Mary Maxfield Midland Wilbur Merle Lewis Raymond Lewis Lytle Full Gospel Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home

Obituary Notices From Manchester And Nearby

Harry Dolf 77 of 6468 Pleasant Ave. and Mrs Daisy Conover 70 of 745 Belle Ave. have private or today services listed. William Turner 63 of 411 Ludlow St. has a service at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Manchester Kentucky.

Harry Dolf Pleasant Ave Young Daisy Conover Belle Ave Zettler William Turner Ludlow St Manchester

Three Die in Head on Collision at Brook Park Viaduct

In Cleveland three men died early today in a head on crash at the Brook Park Road viaduct. Police said Charles Horvath 46 of Seven Hills died when his car was struck by a westbound vehicle that went left of center. The other two victims were in the westbound car one identified later with relatives awaiting notification and the third burned badly.

Cleveland Ohio Brook Park Road Charles Horvath Seven Hills

Anti-Israel Campaigns Condemned by World Jewish Congress

Dr Nahum Goldmann president of the World Jewish Congress condemned what he called a violent anti Israel and anti Zionist campaign organized by the Soviet authorities The statement said the campaign proves many Soviet Jews want to emigrate to Israel and use Jews to deny the community plight and denounce Israel The remarks followed a Moscow news conference where 31 Soviet Jews likened Israeli actions to Hitlerite barbarity and called the USSR their motherland

Geneva Nahum Goldmann World Jewish Congress Congress Israel Moscow Soviet Union

Evidence suppression sought in Middletown larceny case

Edward Lykins Middletown attorney for Stanley Vinson filed a motion in Butler County Common Pleas Court to suppress evidence from Middletown police in a larceny case. Vinson 19 is charged with stealing six bales of copper from Mueller Brass Co last Nov 10. Co defendant Louis Cooper 22 is also charged.

Hamilton Edward Lykins Middletown Stanley Eugene Vinson Butler County Common Pleas Court Vinson Mueller Brass Co Lykins Louis Cooper

Brampton Manor installs tough plastic panes after vandal wave

London AP reports Brampton Manor School installed ninety see-through plastic panes one-eighth inch thick after two years of glass breaking vandalism. So far none have been broken.

London Brampton Manor School

Berlin hit by heaviest winter snow in century

Berlin and East Germany faced record snowfall with 20 inches in Dahlem and 8 inches since Thursday. Trains delayed from Frankfurt and Bremerhaven. road travel hampered with long lines on the autobahn. A dramatic eight hour ambulance ride highlighted widespread disruption.

Berlin East Germany West Berlin Frankfurt Bremerhaven West Germany Magdeburg Hamburg Helmstedt Elbe ADN Franken Heim Thuringia Meinigen Potsdam Free University Dahlem

Travel Series wraps with Holland program at new venue

John Roberts closed the 1969 70 YMCA Travel and Adventure series with a Holland program at Dave Finkelman Auditorium replacing Norway. It concludes five lectures for the year and features a new shuttle bus service. Vincent Sisson and wife will co chair 1970 71 series. first show Boating the Grand Canyon on Nov 5. Advance tickets $5 adults $2 youths. post June $6 and $2.50.

John Roberts YMCA Dave Finkelman Holland Norway Roosevelt Junior High School Vincent Sisson Grand Canyon Jack Currey

Gas Tanker Overturned on Ohio 122

A tractor tanker filled with 5,000 gallons of gas overturned on Ohio 122 near between routes 48 and 42 after an unidentified car forced it off the road around 6 a.m. driver Earl H. Hesselfinger of Kirkersville suffered multiple lacerations and possible broken shoulder. the tank from Certified Gas Co spilled several thousand gallons.

Lebanon Ohio 122 Earl H. Hesselfinger Kirkersville Ohio Certified Gas Co Hesselfinger Middletown

Madame Tussaud's 200th Birthday Gala Attracts Global Figures

London celebrated Madame Tussaud's 200th birthday with a gala attended by 350 guests, living and wax figures. Adm. Mountbatten lamented hair loss as Nixon and Gagarin mingled with other historical icons, while living dignitaries and celebrities observed the wax hall.

London Tussaud Wax Museum Mountbatten Burma President Nixon John Glenn Yuri Gagarin Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser Jordan Hussein Fidel Castro Winston Churchill

Civil Service Announces Probe Into Test Scandal

Cincinnati Civil Service Commission will investigate claims that police promotional test material was taken from files and sold. Lt. Arthur Harmon of the Cincinnati Black Policemen's Association urged stricter test security as the body voted to launch a probe. He cited stolen exams and that correct answers have been catalogued by white officers for resale from 300 to 1200 dollars.

Cincinnati Civil Service Commission Arthur Harmon Cincinnati Black Policeman’s Association Harmon

Mail Men May Strike In Cincinnati Vote Planned

Cincinnati union Branch 43 of the National Association of Letter Carriers heads to a March 15 strike vote among 1,500 members claiming overdue pay hikes.

Cincinnati The National Association of Letter Carriers

Siberia Opens for Summer Tours by Alaskan Airlines

Seattle based Alaskan Airlines wins Soviet approval to run 3,800 mile summer service from Anchorage to Khabarovsk with Aeroflot handoffs to Bratsk and Lake Baikal. Travel firm CI booked 10 flights for 1,200 people. tours 8 to 15 days plus optional add ons to Samarkand Kiev Moscow.

Seattle Siberia Russia Anchorage Khabarovsk Soviet Union Aeroflot Bratsk Lake Baikal Transportation Consultants International Samarkand Tashkent Kiev Moscow Robert Giersdorf Giersdorf United States

Hecklers Vote For Speaker Honors At Frisch's Restaurant

Ohio Hecklers named Walter Turner best speaker and Len Pavuk most improved speaker at last night’s meeting at Frisch’s Restaurant on Germantown Road. Turner spoke on Makings of a Champion while Pavuk discussed News Media. Paul Demostenes won best critic. Joe Miller was speechmaster and Forest Lake impromptu master.

Ohio Bell Hecklers Walter Turner Len Pavuk Frisch Germantown Road Turner Pavuk Paul Demostenes Joe Miller Forest Lake

Pin joke breaks ice with Agnew at D C meeting

Mount Pleasant senior Terry Specht recounts meeting Vice President Spiro Agnew in Washington. Specht wore a badge as student representative and a pin reading Hi I m an Ef fete Intellectual Snob Agnew laughed and called him Calme Spiro The exchange included talk about Nixon and the president.

Mount Pleasant. Pa Spiro T. Agnew Terry Specht Mount Pleasant Area High School Washington Agnew Senate Specht

Grocer Wins Bet With Caldera After Campaign Visit

In Valencia a grocer taunted Rafael Caldera during the Venezuelan presidential campaign, betting 20 bolivares that he would not return if elected. Caldera returned this week and collected the wager amid smiles.

Caracas Valencia Rafael Caldera Caldera

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