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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1969
Page
8
A 10 part illustrated series by Alton Blakeslee advises parents on protecting teens from drugs. Read Monday in The Journal. The author spent months consulting medical psychiatric and law enforcement experts nationwide and emphasizes avoiding panic and arming oneself with accurate information.
Four persons were treated at Mercy Hospital after a 7 20 p m crash on Cincinnati Dayton Road at Yankee Road. John Reese 40 of West Chester and passenger Roy Green 25 were northbound and tried to turn left. Reese struck Gary Teller 28 and passenger Sharon Grierson 25 of Bethany. Two patrolmen cited Reese for failure to yield.
Health-insurance actuaries report the average charge for a tonsillectomy climbed from 53 dollars in 1955 to 90 dollars in 1967, reflecting rising medical costs and insurance adjustments over the period.
Police bust at 1:30 a.m. freed 13 juveniles aged 13 to 17 to their parents after finding a party in progress at 319 N Broad St. A plastic bottle contained a green powdery substance believed to be marijuana. One 15-year-old admitted the substance was cannabis. None were arrested.
Two Portsmouth women were killed when their car pulled into the path of a truck on U S 22 at the Ohio 350 intersection in eastern Warren County. Identified were Josephine Zamar 50 and Kristine Eichenlaub 37. The truck driver Joe Jones Jr. 32 of Cincinnati escaped injury after reporting he was traveling at 45 mph. The accident occurred at 9 45 a.m. The bodies were taken to a Wilmington funeral home for identification.
JaCKson Jr., 33, of 929 Garden Ave, jailed on an affidavit by Detective Byron Johnson alleging sale of narcotics on Feb. 15. Johnson said the arrest followed months of investigation and stressed Jackson cannot be treated as a big operator. Jackson had been jailed previously for probation violation and released Thursday.
Bess Dennis 65 formerly of Cleveland died at 1 am Thursday at the home of sister Mrs Abe Eversole 91 Dayton Pike where she had lived Surviving four other sisters and a brother Services 2 pm Monday John Arpp Funeral Home burial in Germantown Cemetery calling hours at funeral home Friday 4 to 9 pm Nein & Sons Funeral Home Monday 3 to 5 7 to 9 pm church Tuesday after 1 pm memorial service 8 pm at the funeral home Delta Theta Tau members involved
Mrs Marjorie Jane Flenner 28 of 4762 Oxford Middletown Road died at 11 30 a m yesterday at McCullough Hyde Hospital Oxford after a three week stay She taught elementary school in Camden since 1962 A Shawnee High School and Miami University alumna she was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Delta Theta Tau Sorority Philomathean Club Ohio Education Association and Teachers and Educators Association Surviving husband Daniel her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Mann Eaton Rt 4 a sister Mrs Mary Farrell Moore s Hill Ind a brother Daniel R Eaton and her maternal grandmother Mrs Anness Mustard Eaton Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery Friends may call at the First United Presbyterian Church The service is scheduled for p m Tuesday at the church
Charles C. Sanderson 84 of 1818 Woodlawn Ave died at 5 p m yesterday at the home of his son Arthur on Lisa Lane after recent dismissal from Middletown Hospital. He was a retired Board of Education employee. Surviving: another son Gelson of Dayton a daughter Violet Stulz Middletown a brother Ernest Leesburg Fla and two grandchildren. Services 10 a m Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Clifford Stearns officiating Burial Woodhill Cemetery Franklin. Friends may call tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.
Camden resident Camden-Everett M. Smith 66 died at 6 15 p m yesterday at Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton after two years of ill health. Survived by wife Cecil son William of Camden Rt 3 mother Mollie Spurlock of New Smyrna Beach Florida four sisters and two brothers. Services 1 p m Monday at R C Nein Sons Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Hamilton. Funeral home opens tomorrow at 6.
Miss Jessie Lebo age 63 of 406 Cleveland Ave. will be buried after a 2 p.m. Monday service at Rose Hill Memorial Park. Infant son of Mr and Mrs David Hurst of 1311 Glenbrook Drive received private graveside rites.
Five break ins were investigated. Cecil Richardson reported a .2 caliber pistol, a .22 revolver, and 69 dollars missing from his 4519 Sophie Ave home after a 9 15 p.m. break in. A thief pried a rear door with a shovel. Robert Thornton lost 105 dollars from 4407 Graydon Drive between 1 p.m. and 9 45 p.m. A single intruder entered Bert Feinthel and Louis Gaston at 219 and 216 N Marshall Rd between 7 and 8 40 p.m. Clyde Cruze’s home at 4801 Ronald Drive was entered and nothing stolen.
In 1848 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels issued the Communist Manifesto presenting scientific socialism and outlining class struggle and revolutionary aims.
Harry Andrews, guidance counselor at Middletown High School, is elected president elect of the Middletown Teachers Association. He will serve a year before becoming president, with Wilma Wood to be succeeded by Jim Stork. New officers include George Stegemiller, Mrs Jean W Gear, and Nancy Slattery. terms begin June 10.
The Health Ministry in Lima reports about 300000 homeless dogs remain despite a 1967 campaign eradicating 134649. In the past year roughly 10000 people were bitten by dogs in the Peruvian capital.
Fenwick High School senior class presents James Reach play David and Lisa in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. tonight and Sunday. Dan Jurkowitz plays David with Dawn Keays and Roslyn Fay as Lisa, joined by Mike Hupka as Dr Swinford and Tom O’Flynn as John. a rotating cast each evening features many students and staff with special effects. Tickets at the door.
Paul Hackney a Middletown High junior recalls shared childhood punishments with twin Paula. Now minor conflicts arise from differing interests such as fighting over the family car. The Hackneys are among twins surveyed by Darlene Wilhoit for The Page in Sundays Journal. Senior Editor Cindy Starr questions school officials’ control over the school newspaper.
Jacqueline Cox of Ross was placed on five years probation by Butler County Common Pleas Judge Fred Cramer after a guilty verdict for robbing the Okeawa Branch of the Citizens Bank of Hamilton at gunpoint on December 3. The judge noted medical evidence and ordered regular psychiatric care and warned of possible jail if treatment ends. The report also notes Larry W. Davis of Middletown received five years probation after pleading guilty to breaking into Roger’s Jewelry Store and taking a radio, with driving rights denied.
William E. Kelly of 93 Union Ave New Miami pleaded guilty February 4 to first degree manslaughter in the December 8 death of his wife JoAnn 19. He was placed on five years probation after the guilty plea. The woman was shot in the head by a .38 revolver during a claimed quickdraw game. Kelly had been originally involved in the case.
Eight year old Mike Johnson of 1815 Clarendon Avenue was struck by a car at 3 45 p m yesterday on Manchester Avenue at Charles Street while crossing. He appeared not to be injured. The driver was identified as Richard A Gehm 24 of 218 South Broad Street. No charges were filed.
At 3 10 a m Brown Jack Hudson 22 of 2715 Armco Drive drove into a parked car at Clark Street and Flemming Road causing total loss to both vehicles. Passenger Donna Lynch 14 of 710 S Breiel Blvd suffered a nose bleed but was not treated. Brown cited for driving while intoxicated.
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