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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1966

Page

2

Franklin Curb Litter After Drive-In Debris Complaint

Franklin council urges drive-in Jerry’s to curb litter after Sam Dunn and others complain of Main Street debris. City Manager Schuchart may require action if no improvement, council suggests litter bags with meals and patron responsibility. Fire department mutual aid noted with Miamisburg Germantown and Miami Town ship.

Franklin Sam Dunn Main Street Dunn William Schuchart Jerry Laynecrest Schuchart Joseph Baxter Jr Miamiburg Germantown Miami Township Miamisburg Springboro Middletown North Madison

City Discusses Crackdown On Hut Runners And Litterbugs

Chairman Gerald Miller urged an all-out attack on offenses with police, court, and new auxiliary officers. He proposed strategic use of walkie talkies to catch hotrodders and curb the problem, with council approval to proceed.

Gerald Miller

Accidents Involve Two Drivers In Franklin And Nearby

Two motorists were treated after crashes late last night and this morning in Franklin. Roy Banks, 35, was head-laceration treated after his car flipped in a yard when James Brown, 17, failed to yield from a private drive. Banks car was a total loss while Browns was valued at 500 dollars. Bradford Campbell, 33, suffered knee and arm injuries when his car collided with Charles Knapp, 23, near Verity Parkway. Knapp was cited for failing to yield and the total damage reached 1700 dollars.

Roy Banks Shakers Road Franklin Middletown Hospital James A. Brown Manchester Road Banks Brown Bradford Campbell Wilbraham Road Campbell Charles W. Knapp Third St N. Verity Park Country Kitchen Knapp

Obituary for Leonard G. Buchanan

Leonard G. Buchanan, 68, formerly of Middletown, died Sunday in Cleveland. Services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Rising Sun Cemetery. Visitation is tomorrow 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. American Legion Post 218 will host a service at 7:30 p.m. Buchanan served in the Navy in World War I.

Leonard G. Buchanan Middletown McCoy-Leffler Rising Sun Ind Buchanan Cleveland American Legion Post 218

Funeral services for G Erwin Blinn in Springboro

Services for G Erwin Blinn aged 79 of 305 Main Street Springboro will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Anglesby Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Springboro Cemetery. Friends may call today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mr Blinn died Sunday at Grandview Hospital Dayton.

Franklin G. Erwin Blinn Main St Springboro Anglesby Funeral Home Blinn Grandview Hospital Dayton

Obituary Notices for Beckett Falkenstein and Wilcox

Mrs Dorothy Beckett 72 of 1055 Elizabeth Drive private services Webb. Albert Falkenstein 90 of 1074 New London Road services 2 p m tomorrow Klaus-Weigel. Max Wilcox 86 of 3 E Walnut St Oxford services incomplete.

Dorothy Beckett Elizabeth Drive Webb Albert Falkenstein New London Road Klaus-Weigel Max Wilcox E. Walnut St Oxford

Former Ohio Lt. Governor Pickrel Dies

William G. Pickrel 78 a Dayton attorney and onetime state lieutenant governor died Monday at Miami Valley Hospital after a heart ailment. He had been Democratic U S Senate candidate in 1944, defeated by Robert A. Taft. Survived by widow Margaret a son William G Jr and two daughters Mrs Anderson of Coatesville Pa and Mrs Peterson of Chicago. Services set for 2 p m Thursday at Grace Methodist Church.

Dayton Ohio William G. Pickrel Miami Valley Hospital Pickrel U.S. Senate Robert A. Taft Vic Donahey Margaret William G. Pickrel Jr Albert Andersson Coatesville Carl Peterson Chicago Grace Methodist Church

Franklin Man Fined for Disorderly Conduct and Intoxication

A 52 year old Franklin man Woodrow Holbrook of Wilson Drive was fined a total of 100 dollars in municipal court for disorderly conduct and intoxication. Judge Albert Herrick suspended eighty dollars of the fine. In a second case Bruce Helton of 401 Garfield Street Middletown was fined 20 dollars for lack of assured clear distance.

Franklin Woodrow Holbrook Wilson Drive Albert Herrick J. T. Riley Bruce Helton Garfield St Middletown

Rabbi to Speak at Kiwanis Meeting on Forgotten Religions

Rabbi Meyer Marx of Temple Beth Sholom will address the Kiwanis Club at the Manchester Motor Inn Thursday at noon on Forgotten Religions. O. K. Klafter serves as program chairman.

Meyer Marx Temple Beth Sholom Kiwanis Club Manchester Motor Inn O. K. Klafter

Vandalism Shuts Arlington High Bus Service

About 900 Arlington High School pupils were without buses after the Indianapolis Transit System halted service on 12 routes on the North Side amid repeated vandalism. School officials said a few troublemakers caused the disruption, with students expected to compensate by policing buses. absences will not be excused and no school transportation is provided for high school pupils.

Indianapolis Ind Arlington High School Edgar A. Claffey Indianapolis Transit System, Inc Claffey Thomas M. Haynes Paul I. Miller Arlington Miller Ralph W. Clevenger

Charges Likely For Buying Youth Liquor

Middle town police expected to charge Claude Allen 43 of 337 N Main St with purchasing intoxicating beverages for a minor. Allen was arrested at First Avenue and Water Street after police say he bought a pint of gin for a 16 year old at State Liquor Store 44 S Main St and admitted to buying liquor for juveniles several times in exchange for keeping the change.

Middletown Claude Allen N. Main St First Avenue Water Street State Liquor Store S. Main St Allen

Franklin Crash Causes $375 Damage. Moore Cited

Kenneth W. Moore, 25, of South Fork, Pa., was cited for an improper turn after a two car collision at South Main Street and Second Street. He tried a left turn from the right lane into Second Street, colliding with Mary Jo Gray, 18, of Union Road.

Franklin Kenneth W. Moore South Fork S. Main Street Second Street Moore Mary Jo Gray Union Road

Wandering Pony Reunited With Owner On Millikin Road

A pony wandered along Yankee Road yesterday before deputy James Easter and neighbors herded it back to its pasture. Mrs Betty Yargovan of Millikin Road reported the animal, which is reportedly owned by P L Varelman of Millikin Road.

Hamilton Yankee Road James Easter

Viscount Astor Dies During Bahamas Vacation

Lord Astor, 59 and linked to the Profumo scandal, died of a heart attack in Nassau while staying with his third wife Bronwen Pugh. He served in World War II, lost his Commons seat in 1945, and inherited the peerage in 1952, with his title to pass to his son William Waldorf Astor.

London Viscount Astor Britain Bahamas Nassau Bronwen Pugh Princess Margaret Hospital Astor Fulham William Waldorf Astor

Kessler Group Sets Final Meet

The Kessler Memorial Committee plans its final meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the First National Bank room. Charles Palmer says a recommendation package from the committee and service groups will likely go to the city commission next Monday. A number of letters from Middletown residents will be read and discussed.

Kessler Pfc Patrick Kessler Middletown First National Bank Charles Palmer Service Organization City Commission Palmer

Army Pfc Paul G Parsons Killed in Vietnam

Washington AP reports Army Pfc Paul G Parsons son of Mr and Mrs Francis M Parsons of Van Wert Ohio was killed in action in Vietnam according to the Defense Department on Monday.

Washington (Ap) — Army Paul G. Parsons Francis M. Parsons van Wert Ohio Viet ‘Nam Defense Department

Ward Keeler Profumo Scandal Tainted British High Society

The Ward Keeler Profumo affair began at Cliveden with Stephen Ward introducing Christine Keeler to War Minister John Profumo in 1961. Profumo admitted lying to Parliament and resigned, fueling a scandal that exposed Lord Astor's payments for Christine and Mandy Rice-Davies, Ward’s later conviction for operating a brothel, and Ward’s death by suicide after sentencing.

Cliveden Astors Stephen Ward Christine Keeler John Profumo Profumo Christine Ward Lord Astor Mandy Rice-Davies Mandy

Lord Astor’s Lineage and 1935 Commons Seat

The text traces Lord Astor as the eldest son of William Waldorf Astor and Virginia born Nancy Langhorne. It notes his status as a great grandson of John Jacob Astor, founder of the family fortune, and states that William Waldorf Astor was elected to the House of Commons in 1935 representing a constituency.

Lord Astor William Waldorf Astor Virginia Nancy Langhorne House of Commons John Jacob Astor United States

Driver Reports Car S Putty? Auto Crash on Rt 73

Deputy Walter Reynolds investigated a minor crash caused by a 1959 auto at a curve on Rt 73 west of Jacksonberg Road. Kathleen McBride, 41, of 38 N Cherry Ave Germantown, said the steering wheel acted funny just before the impact with a highway marker, totaling under $100 in damage.

Walter Reynolds Sheriff's Office Kathleen McBride Cherry Ave Germantown Rt. 73 Jacksonberg Road

Woman Is Treated After Attack At Home

Beulah Gentry, 26, of 712 Pinta Ave., was treated at Middletown Hospital for head lacerations after being struck with a steel ring during a family altercation with her husband. Deputy James Easter of the sheriff's office investigated.

Beulah Gentry Pinta Ave Middletown Hospital James Easter Sheriff's Office

Decoration Day Panel Sets First Meeting

The Middle town Memorial Day arrangements committee chaired by Robert F. Armbruster will meet April 28 at 7 30 p.m. at the American Legion Home 116 S Main St. Additional meetings follow on May 5 12 and 19.

Middletown Memorial Day Robert F. Armbruster American Legion S. Main St

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