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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1968

Page

4

Girl Scout Sing Celebrates Local Art Awards And World Outreach

Girl Scouts from the Northern neighborhood prepare for the annual Sing at Middletown High gym. Winners of the neighborhood art awards will be announced at 2 15 p m with performances, skits and dances by the girls. Proceeds fund the Ju liette Low friendship fund supporting international scouting. Special guests include Great Rivers Girl Scout Council officers and staff.

Sun-Sun Valley Middletown High Fun Liette Low Girl ‘Scouts Sue Saunders Miami University Oxford Great Rivers Girl Scout Coun Neal In. Eavey Wiliam M. Cockle Lee Hallonan Barbara Byrne Mary Maurer Jear Kearns

Fourteen Fined In Franklin Court Traffic Cases

In Franklin municipal court Judge Albert Herrick fined fourteen people for traffic violations and one person for failure to send a child to school. Michael Tooley, 19, of 3 E Second St, received a $25 penalty for reckless operation and a 60 day license suspension after an early Friday arrest near Second and Main Streets.

Franklin Albert Herrick Lebanon J.T. Riley Michael Tooley Second St Second Main Streets Staney Thomas Jamaica Road Cass Jimmy Barker Sunnybrook Drive Charles Blair Cincinnati Ronald Brock Tib' ‘Ball St Edwin Codda Dayton Dwaine Pant Dayton-Oxford Road Carlisle Stanley ‘Carpenter Chamberlain Road David Frank N. Main &J Ronald Nicholas Greenup Court Jall Charlie Morningstar Franklin-Trenton Road James Pet‘ticard

Plane crash kills SCM Corp. chairman in Chicago area

Edward H. Litchfield, SCM Corp. chairman and former University of Pittsburgh chancellor, died when his private plane crashed into fog on Lake Michigan near Meigs Field. Four family members and the pilot were missing. Coast Guard found Litchfield’s body miles off the lakefront. The wreckage was not located. The incident followed the plane’s radioed request to land.

Chicago Edward H. Litchfield Lake Michigan Litchfield, 3 Coudersport SCM Corp Avco Theiversity of Pittsburgh Lucius D. Clays Europe Meigs Field Coast Guard

Second Liver Transplant Child Dies in Colorado

Ker ri Lynn Brown 6 month old girl dies at University of Colorado Medical Center after a liver transplant from another child. She is the second transplant patient to die within hours as two other young recipients in Orlando and Colorado face survival challenges amid chronic rejection and liver abscesses.

Denver Colo Kerri Lynn Brown University of Colorado Medical Center Candy Barbaree Orlando Fla Colorado General Hospital Kerri Dale L. Brown Long Beach Calif

Robbery Patrol Formed By Elk Creek Road Residents

Residents of Elk Creek Road organize a volunteer auto patrol with the sheriff’s department and Detective Cliff Hyde to curb about 20 robberies since January. A three member committee will direct patrols running from dusk to dawn, aiming to deter thieves and expand to nearby rural areas.

Elk Creek Road Sheriff's Department Cliff Hyde Joe Halsey Lewis Potter Richard Coyle

Deaths and Funerals Notices in Local Area

Mrs. Bessie V Croskey 8 of 3606 Grand Ave died yesterday at home. Survived by daughter Mrs. Mary Reed and son Carl of Baltimore two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Arrangements incomplete with Wilson Memorial Home. Miss Agnes M Weishar 74 former Middletown resident died yesterday at Siena Home Dayton. No immediate survivors. Requiem High Mass 9 30 a m Tuesday Holy Trinity Church burial Woodside Cemetery. Arrangements Schramm Funeral Home. Mrs Clara L Bailey 71 Gratis died Friday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after 15 days as patient. Survived by husband Orville a son Donald of Gratis a brother Pearl one grandchild one great grandchild. Services 2 p m Monday Zimmerman Funeral Home burial Fairview Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 2 4 and 7 9 p m.

Bessie Croskey Bessie V. Croskey Grand Ave Mary Reed Carl Baltimore Wilson Memorial Home Agnes M Weishar Middletown Siena Dayton Holy Trinity School Holy Trinity Church Woodside Schramm Funeral Home Gratis Clara L. Bailey Grandview Hospital Orville Donald Pearl Zimmerman Funeral Home Fairview Cemetery Friwands

Lebanon Woman Carrie Hill 80 Dies at Home

Mrs. Carrie B Hill 80 died Friday at 218 N Cherry St Survivors include daughter Mrs R Hillard Greenwood of Birmingham Alabama three sons Victor H Williams of California Dr Williams of Leesburg Ohio and G M Williams of Lebanon six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Graveside services set for 2 PM Monday at Lebanon Cemetery Visitation 6 to 9 PM today at Oswald Funeral Home

Lebanon Carrie B.hill N. Cherry St R. Hillard Greenwood Birmingham Ala Victor H Williams California Williams Leesburg Ohio G M. Williams Lebjenon Cemetery Oswald Funera

Mary Slaton 68 Greenwood Road Middletown dies at hospital

Mrs. Mary Slaton aged 68 of Middletown Rt 2 Greenwood Road died at 1 30 a m Saturday in Middletown Hospital after nine days as a patient Surviving are five sons Berlin Middleton Rutherford Middleton Chester Johnson Edgar Johnson Leste Sinton a daughter Freda Maeharris four brothers and five sisters Services set for 2 p m Monday at Eaton Funeral Home with Rev Harold Theirpson officiating Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Friends may call Sunday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m

Franklin Mary Slaton Greenwood Road Middletown Rt. 2 Middletown Hospital Berlin ‘Middleton Cincinnati Rutherford Middleton Carlisle Chester Johnson Miamisburg Edgar Johnson West Elkton Leste Sinton Tallahassee Fla Freda Maeharris Harvey Calvin Moore Booneville Charles Moore Carden Bessy Moore Lebanor Lucy Robertson Dora Robertson Tega Clara Robertson Lizzie Vaughn Hulda Guy Brookville Murday Eaton Funeral Home Harold Theirpson

Apartments Going Up Whoops Going Down

A two story apartment building under construction in Franklin caved in at 11 am yesterday. Workman Ray Nelson of 7704 Jill Lane suffered minor abrasions after falling 18 feet into debris. Police attributed the collapse to a heavy sand load on the second floor which gave way, pulling down walls and crashing into the basement. The owner is B. A. Kelly of 4600 Franklin Trenton Road.

Franklin Ray Nelson Jill Lane Nelson B. A. Kelly Franklin-Trenton Road

Girls Held For Theft

Two girls aged 16 and 14 were arrested after Lawrence LeForce reported a cash theft of 123 dollars from his Queen Avenue home at about 7 15 yesterday. Police found the money hidden in a concrete block after spotting the girls fleeing in an alley.

Lawrence LeForce Queen Ave Queen Avenue LeForce

Kennedy Arrives in Merida for Maya Ruin Visit

Mrs John F Kennedy landed Friday afternoon in Merida on the Yucatan peninsula for a tour of Maya ruins. She was met by hotelman Fernando Barbachano and will stay at his home during the visit.

Merida Mexico John F. Kennedy Yucatan Peninsula

Hyde Park Woman Dies From Burns in Cincinnati Fire

Cincinnati AP reports Sarah Fitzgerald aged 72 died in a hospital here on Friday from burns suffered in a Hyde Park house fire on February 28.

Hyde Park Cincinnati Sarah Fitzgerald

Polish Student Protests Erupt in Warsaw Riots

Polish police clash with thousands of students during protests in Warsaw. A midtown march from the Polytechnic College escalates into street fighting with rocks, tear gas, and rubber truncheons as police drive demonstrators into refuges. Reporters from AP and United Press International are briefly detained while covering the unrest.

Warsaw Poland Warsaw University Polytechnic College Martin Zucker Associated Press Harold Martin United Press International Zycie Warszawy

Man in Hospital Gown Flees During Citywide Robbery

Police chased a robbery suspect described as a six feet tall Negro in a yellow coat who fled a Dayton area raid after three television sets were stolen from Streitthau's Hardwave at 1717 First Ave. Three suspects were stopped. two Dayton men were arrested on breaking and entering charges while the principal suspect escaped.

Dayton Streitthau’s First Ave Grand Avenue Eaton Avenue

City Red Tape Is Problem Says McCulloch

Rep William McCulloch of Ohio told the Cleveland City Club that inner city residents struggle with red tape and bureaucratic indifference hindering action on garbage collection abandoned cars and playstreet designations. He linked this to urban tensions and to communication gaps with public officials.

McCulloch Cleveland William M. McCulloch Ohio Commission National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders Cleveland City Club

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Girl Scout Rose Ann Roby Heidi King Kim Huntsinger Halsey Sheriff's Office Journal Agnes Weishar Clara Bailey Carrie Hill Mrs. Kennedy Law Osborne Jack Frisbie Butler Co Heart Association South Broad Man Valley Dodds Monuments Verity Pkwy Woodside Cemetery Robert Konthier Mgr U.S T Union Sanitary Sweepstakes Paul Masoner Baltimore, Midd OOD Park St Central Ave Land Avenue Gideon Rd Poasttown Mobile Home Court Trenton Shopping Center
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