This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1970
Page
2
Daughters Joyce Crockett and Ruth Kouba of Hamilton lead a list of survivors including 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. tomorrow Klaus Weigel Funeral Home Hamilton burial Rose Hill Memorial Park. Friends may call today 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Frank Compton 76 of 2017 Verity Parkway Middletown died at 4 30 am today at Middletown Hospital He was a retired lumber worker resident since 1964 Survived by daughter Mrs Mary Wellman of Middletown brother Joe of Kermit West Virginia sister Mrs Nina Pack of Catlettsburg Kentucky and two grandchildren Services set for Monday in Catlettsburg Local arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home
Earl C. Culbertson 71 of Hamilton died at Fort Hamilton Hospital after a two week admission. He served 39 years at the Hamilton post office retiring in 1958. He belonged to Minktown Four barbershop quartet and helped form the SPEBSQSA. Surviving: wife Ina two sons John of Hamilton and Navy Lt Cmdr Richard Culbertson stationed at Atlantic Beach Fla and two other...
Mrs Vivian Lightner four year old of Reynoldsburg and Middletown died yesterday at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus after brain tumor surgery three weeks earlier. Survived by husband Walter two Columbus children Joann Bauer Michael Kent at home two brothers Michael and Alexander Praete of Middletown three sisters and four grandchildren. Arrangements by Evans Funeral Home in Columbus.
Merle Parker Weikel 80 formerly of Middletown died yesterday at his home in St. Petersburg Florida after retiring from Armco Steel Corp in 1954. Survived by three daughters Phyllis McLean Pat Williamson Ruth Waldrop, a son William, a step daughter Betty Simmons and 15 other years mentioned with funeral details provided. Burial in Woodside Cemetery with services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Tuesday and Wednesday hours listed.
Paul B. Libecap 75 of Bradenton Florida died yesterday of a heart attack. He was a former National Cash Register Co. employee. Surviving: son Paul of Carlisle and five daughters Robin Maxwell Iois Chilton Dorothy Murphy Charma Richmond Patricia Bothe, all of Franklin or nearby. Services Monday 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Rev. Herman McCoy officiating. Burial Springboro Cemetery. Friends may call Eaton Funeral Home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Jacob J. Shubert widow of a Shubert founder died Thursday in Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after a long illness. Born Murial Knowles in Huron Ohio she came to New York in 1919 and worked as a showgirl for the Shuberts before marriage. She lived in the Sardi's penthouse with her husband. Survivors include two sisters Mrs. Julia B. Peyton and Miss Betty Barker and a brother Fred Small. Funeral services will be private.
Police say Seikichi Sakuragi, 32, a confectionery salesman in Tokyo, died of cardiac arrest from exhaustion after playing mahjong nonstop for 26 hours.
Nebraska Senator Carl Curtis protests Defense Department plans to dissolve the Air Force bagpipe band on April 1. He cites value beyond dollars and receives White House support. joined by Senator Strom Thurmond, the group led by Pipe Major Lanny Jones keeps five bagpipers and four drummers, all Air Force sergeants, with strong Scottish advocacy and a view of the pipes boosting morale.
An underground nuclear device 4,000 feet beneath Pahute Mesa in Arizona produced a 12 second shock felt in Utah and California. A bright dust cloud rose as the mesa bulged about 15 feet then settled. Light fixtures swayed in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas reported the blast.
Christian pilgrims smaller in number than recent years walked the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. A few thousand pilgrims and tourists started at a prison site and ended at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, taking about 1.5 days in total. No Arab guerrilla violence threats were issued this year.
A five year old boy was struck by a car yesterday afternoon in front of 412 Curtis Street and suffered a broken leg. William Earl Young of 412 Curtis Street was reported in good condition today as Middletown Police stated Segata Wilson, 69, of 912 Sixth Ave. operated the vehicle and was not cited.
Belgrade AP report notes Yugoslavia with 20 million people had over 560000 privately owned passenger cars by year end.
A warehouse under construction at an Arco Co. industrial park in South Toledo collapsed in 60 mph winds. Damages were estimated at 250000 dollars. Power lines were blown down causing a brief downtown outage. trees and limbs felled. A mobile home was blown off its carrier and across the Ohio Turnpike halting traffic.
Named directorate change in Ohio as Max D Moorhead of Findlay was named deputy director of the state highways division in Lima effective April 1. He succeeds Norman R Conn of Van Wert who retires. Moorhead, 60, has served as operations engineer in Lima since January 1963.
Gov. John J. McKeithen says he told Vice President Agnew he would back a third party if needed to secure fair treatment of the South on school desegregation. He met Agnew for two hours then held a news conference saying segregation is dead and integration is the law, but no one should be forced. The governor described the move as an act of desperation awaiting further talks.
Prince Bernhard received a World War II B25 Mitchell bomber from Indonesian Air Marshal Sutowo Sukendar. The aircraft is to be shipped to the Netherlands aeronautical museum for display.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.