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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1971

Page

2

Humane Association Founder Mrs Ober Dies

Mrs Gladys P Ober 55 of 4906 Brookhaven Dr Middletown dies at Middletown Hospital after spearheading Butler County Humane Association. Born Lockport N Y, survived by husband Alf J Ober mother Millicent Henrick brother William Henrick. Funeral Monday 2 pm Wilson Schramm Memorial Home burial Woodside Cemetery. No visitations.

Gladys P. Ober Brookhaven Drive Humane Association of Miami Valley Middletown Hospital Ober Humane Society Butler County Colin Gardner Lockport N. Y Middletown Alf J. Ober Millicent Henrick William A. Henrick Centerville Wilson- Schramm St. Paul's United Church of Christ Woodside Cemetery

Obituary for Mrs Alta G Holder Smith 83 Former Armco staff

Mrs Alta G Holder Smith 83 formerly of Middletown died Thursday at Oak Pavilion Nursing Home Cincinnati where she had been a patient four years. She worked for Armco Steel Corp 1925 to 1946 and served as secretary to Armco President George M Verity 1926 to 1943. No immediate survivors. Services Saturday Baier Sahnd Funeral Home Cincinnati burial Rivercliff Cemetery Mt Gilliam.

Alta G. Holder Smith Middletown Oak Pavillion Nursing Home Cincinnati

Death of Harry R. Thornton at Middletown Hospital

Harry Randolph Thornton aged 48 of 2208 Hill Avenue died at 6 10 am at Middletown Hospital. He had been listed in critical condition since becoming ill on Sunday when he was unable to recover.

Harry Randolph Thornton Hill Ave Middletown Hospital Thornton

Services for Henry I. Dally Held in Lebanon

Henry I. Dally 58 of McBurney Hills will have services at 10 30 a m Saturday at Oxnald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 6 to p m. He was killed Wednesday in a head on crash on the West Virginia Turnpike near Charleston. Bernice and brother James of Arlington Ohio survive.

Lebanon Henry I. Dally McBurney Hills Oxnald Funeral Home Lebanon Cemetery Daily West Virginia Turnpike Charleston Bernice James Arlington Ohio

Ada Booth Walters dies at 78 in Middletown

Ada Booth Walters 78 of 144 Orchard St. died at Middletown Hospital at 9 a.m. today after a stay since March 7. A retired accountant for Chapple Leasing Co. she belonged to Gold Star Mothers and American War Mothers. Survived by daughter Betty Walters and sister Mrs. James R. Bowman. Services Monday at 1 p.m. at Church of the Ascension. arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Memorials to church school invited.

Ada Booth Walters Orchard St Middletown Hospital Walters Middletown Chapple Leasing Co Gold Star Mothers Betty Walters James R. Bowman Church of the Ascension Joseph Harvey Woodside Cemetery McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Church School of the Church of the Ascension

Hecklers honor at Ohio Bell club meeting last night

Walt Turner was voted best speaker at the Ohio Bell Hecklers Club at the central office for his talk The Greatest Fight of the Century. Forest Lake earned most improved speaker for Its in the Cards and Jerry Harting was named best critic. Tony Rogers served as impromptu master.

Walt Turner Ohio Bell Hecklers Club Ohio Bell Central Forest Lake Jerry Harting Tony Rogers

Whit ney M Young Jr Dies. Urban League Leader Dies At 49

Whit ney M Young Jr, executive director of the National Urban League, died at 49 while swimming near Lagos. He collapsed from heavy surf and was flown to the United States by a US Air Force transport. President Nixon paid tribute, praising his work to advance black economic and social progress.

Lagos Nigeria Whitney M. Young Jr United States America U.S Young Lighthouse Beach Torqua Bay U.S. Atty Ramsey Clark William W. Broom Washington Ridder Clark Broom Thomas Wyman Polaroid Urban League Harold R. Sims Whitey Young Uncle Whitney Lincoln Ridge Lincoln Institute Kentucky State College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Europe University of Minnesota St. Paul Urban League School of Social Work Atlanta University National Urban League

Personal Loss To Me. Armco's Verity On Whitney Young Jr

Armco Steel Corp president William Verity called Whitney M. Young Jr. a personal loss to him and to all Americans after Young's sudden death. Verity, who met Young on a 1960s Iron Curtain tour, spoke at Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce on February 25, praising Young as an outstanding American and a leader who could push constructive change without violence.

Whitney M. Young Jr William Verity Armco Steel Corp Verity Young Iron Curtain Middletown Area Whitney Young

Quentin Inmate Dies In Knifing Outbreak

At San Quentin State Prison a white inmate and kitchen worker, William P. Hanson, 28, died after a chest and throat wound amid a general lockup of 3000 inmates following a spate of stabbings. Five hours after his death, three more convicts were stabbed in a post dinner brawl. A separate white inmate was injured earlier from slugging. Authorities described racial tensions mirroring outside society as ongoing inside the 40 acre facility, which reported a 40 knife search. The facility population includes 47 percent white, 34 percent black, 16 percent Mexican American, and 3 percent other.

San Quentin Calif San Quentin State Prison William P. Hanson Hanson Inci Lee Deboard Golden Gate Bridge

Naked Man Sighted on Crawford Street Report

A naked man was seen in the 300 block of Crawford Street last night. A motorist and Pt. Glen Shortt reported seeing a white man in his twenties running between houses in the same block near Oxford State Road at about 8 10 p m.

Crawford Street Oxford State Road Glen Shortt

Ancient Sanskrit Tongue in Hindu Scholarship

A note on Sanskrit as the sacred ancient language of Hindu learning. It highlights its revered status among scholars and priests and its role in classical texts and rituals.

Demos Elect New Officers at Middle Town Club

Thurman McQuinn was elected president of the Middle Town Democratic Club at a meeting at Eastern Lanes. He is a 37 year Armco Steel employee and precinct committeeman. remaining officers include Herb Pergram, John Erb, Mrs. Lloyd Miller, and Mrs. Mary Bendel. The club honored Chester Robinson for selling 91 memberships as 85 members attended.

Thurman McQuinn Brentwood Middletown Democratic Club Eastern Lanes McQuinn Armco Steel Corp Butler County Democatic Party Kelly Haddix Herb Pergram John Erb Lloyd Miller Mary Bendel

More Science Winners Named

A Fenwick High School Science Day recap lists high school first place honors with Nancy Pottebaum and Ted Braun Jr. sharing best overall biology and chemistry, plus multiple first places for Chuck Muraski, Diane Fening, Mary Ann Kast, and others. Elementary winners include St Mary’s Tom Trigmyer, Terry Conti, Linda Pettebaum, and Doug Dix. participants from St Mary’s Holy Trinity St John’s Fenwick.

Nancy Pottebaum Ted Braun Jr Chuck Muraski Diane Fening Mary Ann Kast St. Mary’s School Tom Trigmyer Terry Conti St. John’s St. Mary's Linda Pettebaum St .Mary’s Doug Dix St. Mary’s Holy Trinity Fenwick

Evening in Song at Bethel AME Church Draws Local Choirs

Bethel AME Church hosts an evening in song with several local choirs performing beginning at 6 p.m. The Senior Choir organizes the program and sponsors the event for the community.

Bethel Ame

Good News Promised From Miami Industrial Park Meeting

William Robinson of George Henkle Associates Lebanon says a Wednesday dinner at the Manchester Motor Inn Middletown will reveal good news about upcoming developments at the Miami Valley Industrial Park along Ohio 63 in Monroe. The announcement aims to affect the entire Miami Valley and invites local leaders to hear details.

Lebanon William Robinson George Henkle Associates, Inc Miami Valley Monroe Robinson Manchester Motor Inn Middletown Ohio 63

Local youth arrested in burglary case in Monroe

Monroe police and Butler County detectives report the arrest of Bobby Grubbs, 18, of 3201 Seldon Ave in Middletown in a burglary at the Congress Inn dated February 18. Grubbs is held at Butler County Jail and no trial date has been set.

Monroe Butler County Middletown Congress Inn Bobby Grubbs

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