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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1966
Page
2
A rookie Patrolman Rodney Wentling, 21, was fatally shot on a Greenville street while checking a stolen car. Three youths fled after a police chase, crashed in Corry, surrendered following a drive from Meadville, leaving behind weapons and later seeking help.
William H. Smith Jr. 70, longtime Middletown resident and Army veteran, died 8:30 p m yesterday at Rosary Hill Hospital Hawthorne N Y after two weeks as a patient. He worked for Armco Steel 1915 to 1958 retiring as turn foreman. Survived by four sons Kelly Rev William Smith O P Timothy and Patrick. a brother Chester. a sister Mrs John Brell. 14 grandchildren. Requiem High Mass Thursday 9 30 a m Holy Trinity Church Calvary Cemetery burial. Friends may call Schramm Funeral Home Wednesday 2 5 and 7 9 p m Rosary 8 15 p m. Burial at Woodside Cemetery. Arrangements by Bailey Funeral Home.
George Henry 66 of 3202 Rufus St died at 3 15 a m today at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient three weeks. A World War I veteran and retired laborer, he is survived by three brothers Ernest Ollie and Raymond all of Middletown and four sisters Mrs Myrtle Meeks Mrs Anne Miller Mrs Molly Staton all of Middletown and Mrs Loret ta Creigler of Los Alamos Calif. Services will be 2 p m Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Russell Chrisman officiating. Friends may call there tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.
Mrs Bertha Browning 65 of 1107 Young St died at 1230 p m Sunday at Middletown Hospital after nine months illness She was born in Pike County Alabama and lived in Middletown 38 years For 21 years she worked for Frigidaire in Dayton Surviving husband Edward a daughter Patricia Brown of Chicago a sister Katie Dozier of Cincinnati a brother Tode Smith of Clio Alabama and one grandchild Services will be held at 1 p.m.
Robert Little 79 of 801 Fightin Ave died 6 45 p m Saturday at Middletown Hospital He was born in Macon County Georgia and lived in Middletown seven months Surviving are a brother William and a sister Mrs Mary Barrow of Toledo Services set for 1 p m Thursday at Bailey Funeral Home Burial in Woodside Cemetery Public viewing at the funeral home Wednesday from 7 to 9 p m
Robert E Cavender a music teacher at Rossi Studio died Saturday at his home 405 E Linden Ave in Miamisburg Burial will be in Gratis services set for 2 pm tomorrow at Brough Memorial Home Wife former Mary Conover a Middletown resident before marriage survives him with father C Frank Cavender Bradford and sister Mrs Mary Rees Troy He had lived in Miamisburg two years born in Covington Ohio.
Jacob Schaack 82 of 111 Van Horne St died at 8 35 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since last Monday He was born in Germany and had lived in Franklin seven years He is survived by a sister Mrs Anna Reifers of Lafayette Ind Services and burial are planned in Chicago with calling hours at Eaton Funeral Home today from 6 to 7 p m
Heavy seas hindered the recovery of the missing American H-bomb from a 2,500 foot depth off Palomares Beach Spain. Task Force 65 ships faced choppy water as Rear Admiral William S. Guest planned to move the unidentified object with parachute to a better position before surface lifting. Weather was forecast to worsen with high seas and winds for two days.
Canton Ohio AP Dem gubernatorial candidate Frazier Reams Jr. urged party members to match Republican money with manpower from labor and Democrats to shift Ohio politics. Speaking to United Auto Workers he cited past labor-Democrat coalitions that helped Democrats gain power in 1958 and argued Rhodes’ funding could be countered by labor-driven foot soldiers and volunteers. He warned against underestimating Gov. Rhodes and pressed for a mobilized labor effort.
Mrs Verna Malnofski 67 Fort Collins formerly Hamilton Requiem High Mass today at St Josephs Church Clinton Evans 89 3875 Bedford private services Jesse Jones 65 503 Prytania services 2 pm Wednesday Elmer Purkey 56 56 N McKinley Ave services today Church of God
BISMARCK ND AP Chief Justice Thomas J Burke of North Dakota died Sunday at age 69. He was elected to the North Dakota Supreme Court in 1938. WOONSOCKET RI AP Buell W Hudson 63 editor and publisher of the Woonsocket Call died Sunday at his home. He served on AP Audit ing Committee since 1963 and was AP second vice president 1948 to 1951. HOLLYWOOD AP J Anthony Smythe 80 longtime actor who played Father Barbour on radio One Man's Family died Sunday.
Jackie Dale Lakes, 32, of 481 Deardoff Road, Franklin, was sentenced by Judge Warren C. Young in Warren County Common Pleas Court to two 120 year concurrent terms at the Ohio State Penitentiary. He was found guilty on two counts of cutting with intent to wound or kill for attacking Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mullins, owners of the South End Restaurant near Franklin, on February 22, 1965, after they refused to serve a friend of Lakes.
Former Maj. Efgenio Ameijeiras, ousted as armed forces vice minister, publicly admits all faults and agrees with the party purge. The Politburo says he will be retried by a military tribunal for irresponsible conduct and should take a modest post without uniform.
Eleven people including nine children were overcome by carbon monoxide in a Madisonville apartment. Fire crews revived all before hospital transfer after a child collapsed at a nearby grocery. Fumes traced to a gas space heater in Edward Newman’s second floor unit.
A. James Moorman executive vice president and secretary of American Savings and Loan Association was named to the United States Savings and Loan League 1966 committee on internal operations. C A Duncan Jr. Nevada Mo president of the league announced the appointment, noting the league represents over 5100 savings associations and cooperative banks.
L B Higdon aged 65 of 905 Ninth Ave and Thomas Glosson aged 1117 Grove Ave were arrested by police and charged with possession of whisky and illegal sales. William C Fletcher Jr aged 18 of 132 Daisy Drive LeSourdsville and a 16 year old youth were arrested yesterday on petit larceny charges for a gasoline theft at Jefferson and Yankee Roads. Garland Mosley age 42 of Union Road Franklin was arrested for driving while intoxicated at Grand and Eaton Avenues yesterday.
Roy Ashton aged 60 is in serious condition after a second fire attack within a year. Two milk bottles filled with methylated spirits were thrown into his bedroom early Sunday, one hitting a wall and the other igniting his pajamas. A year earlier kerosene on his porch sparked but did not ignite the house. police scientific bureau is investigating.
Los Angeles AP says a 5 fluorouracil facial cream used at University of California Medical Center in San Francisco may both shrink skin cancers and reduce wrinkles. Dr. Tromovitch reports 20 patients with facial skin cancer used the ointment twice daily for a month. all lesions disappeared in two weeks and have not recurred yet. Side effects include severe peeling when sun exposed in about 10 percent of patients, with the cream making skin look about 10 years younger, though researchers caution this is not a cure and sun avoidance is advised.
Fire crews responded Saturday at 10 59 p m to 324 Vander Veer Street where Mildred Graham age 5 Jill declined hospital. A separate blaze at Armco Door 471 on Oxford State Road damaged a hammer mill and conveyor due to a cutting torch. Edith McDonald age 51 was found semi conscious at 4406 Tarrimore Circle and taken to hospital by McCoy Leffler ambulance where she was treated and released.
On March 21 dates include Plymouth treaty with Indians in 1621, Pocahontas death in 1617, Hatfield McCoy marriage ending a feud in 1891, Mussolini recognizing Czech annexation in 1939, Luftwaffe bombing Plymouth in 1941, cradle to grave health bill in 1946, UN tensions with Dag Hammarskjold, nuclear test talks in Geneva, and the Selma to Montgomery march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.
A breezy promotional column highlights spring fashion from Fenzels and McDonnoughs Jewelry, with Lenox china options and crystal, and introduces shoes, gowns, and leather pieces. It promotes wedding guides, coordinated coats from London Fog, and a wide range of coats at Troop Furniture, Filson’s, and Dupont finishes. The piece also covers JC Penney’s kids suits, sport plaids, and home decorating services for new residents, plus yard and garden products from Dohn’s Ace Hardware. It ends by urging readers to plant bulbs and plan for a full spring and summer flowering period.
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