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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1966
Page
2
The piece recounts shortages in juvenile aid with state plans distant and local facilities scarce. Judge Black notes no local psychiatric treatment and long waits for mental health services while parole issues and out-of-county placements worsen problems for troubled youths.
Butler County Juvenile Detention Center on Fairgrove Avenue will seek remodeling bids by noon Friday. County Commission President Arthur Reiff says the project raises capacity by 20 percent to 12 boys and six girls, using existing quarters to add space and reorganize medical and office rooms. Estimated cost is $6,000 with no new facilities planned due to funding limits.
Sir Archer Baldwin 82 former MP born near Rugby Tennessee died in Worcester England. Dr Richard M Sutton 66 physician died in Pasadena California from heart attack. Daniel J Marston 61 AP editor for 38 years died in Seattle of cancer. Gen Kim Chong o 44 former South Korea army chief of staff died in Seoul from a lung tumor.
US Navy officers in Kilkee Ireland doubted a metal cylinder washed ashore was a Thresher relic. Lt. PLE. Kinnie and Lt. RL. Bays, from Holy Loch, Scotland, deemed it possibly a painted fire extinguisher and had it flown back for examination.
Darke County Sheriff Robert F. Howard died at Wayne Hospital Greenville at 5 40 a m after five days of illness He was elected in 1964 and assumed office in 1965 and had served as a Darke County deputy before his election The report notes his long service and sudden death pertains to Darke County Ohio.
Mrs Bessie Applegate 40 of 701 Lincoln Street died Monday at Middletown Hospital. Services will be at 1 pm Friday at Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe on 18th Avenue Witch Elder Reva Payne officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Bailey Funeral Home tomorrow 7 to 9 pm. Burial in Rest Haven Cemetery Cincinnati. Funeral home calling hours 4 to 9 pm tomorrow.
Miss Lena Burkhardt of Oxford aged 86 dies yesterday at McCullough Hyde Hospital. Sister of Arthur A. Burkhardt of 2415 Christel Ave she had 36 years service with Oxford National Bank. One immediate survivor. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Marshall Smith Funeral Home. Burial in Oxford Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Holly Ann Esselman daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Esselman of Hendrickson Road died at 9 am yesterday at home after a long illness. Surviving are her parents two brothers paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather. Mass of the Angels will be sung at 9 am Friday at St Marys Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow.
Mrs Ruie Johnson aged 85 mother of Mrs Ethel Bryant of Middletown died at home in West Alexandria. Survived by three daughters Georgie Kessler Kalamazoo Melissa Blaycock Hamilton Doris Sitler West Alexandria a son Fred Gratis 11 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren. Services set for 2 p m Friday at Zimmerman Funeral Home West Alexandria burial Elk Creek Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 4 to 9 p m.
Faye Norman Moon 46 of 3902 Vannest Ave died at Middletown Hospital about five hours after admission from an apparent heart attack. He was a Harding-Jones Paper Co. supervisor. Survived by wife Wanda two sons Faye II and James a daughter Jean mother Daisy Moon a brother Hugh a sister Ida Ball and one grandchild. Services 2 30 p m Friday Sinclair Funeral Home Newburg burial Masonic Cemetery. Local arrangements by Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
George N. Swarts 44 formerly of Middletown dies in Cincinnati. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Wilson Memorial Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. calling hours today 7 to 9 p.m. Lee Ware 72 of Dayton, formerly Middletown, dies at Kettering Memorial Hospital after long illness. Services 10:30 a.m. at a Dayton church. he was a former Armco Steel worker, realtor and builder. survived by wife Marguerite, son Murray, brother Edward, sister Mrs Gilbert Goodpaster and three grandchildren.
Harry Cahill, 72, died at his home 457 Columbus Ave. Survived by wife Ruth two sons Dale and Carlos of Wilmington three step-children and three grandchildren. Services at 11 30 a m tomorrow at Oswald Memorial Home. Burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation at memorial home tomorrow from 6.
Donnie Lee Lamb 22 of 154 S Main St dies after a car he drove at the Camden edge loses control from a blowout. Services set for 1 p.m. tomorrow at Somerville Pentecostal Church with burial at Miami Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home today 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church after noon tomorrow.
Raymond McComas 50 of Milford Route 1 died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati. Survived by two sons Donald and Raymond two daughters Jennifer and Alicen all at home two brothers Thomas Mt. Carmel and Robert Lebanon and a sister Gladys McComas of Lebanon. Services 1 p.m. Friday Oswald Memorial Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery Middletown.
Gail Nix, 85, died yesterday at her home 303 Center St in Lebanon. She is survived by a sister Alta Nixon of Los Angeles. Services set for 10 a m Saturday at Oswald Me
Funeral services are set for Frances Roper 49 of Clayton Indiana and Prentice Reed 62 of Otterbein. Roper died from injuries in an auto crash on Columbia Road near Mason and is survived by husband Wesley and two children. Reed will be buried at Otterbein Cemetery after services at Otterbein Chapel. Reed died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Cremation planned. County coroner Dr Ralph W Young reported Roper died from brain injury with no prior illness or heart attack noted. The county noted Warren County recorded its first traffic fatality of the year.
Mrs. Ruth Smith 60 of Reily and Arthur Schroder 61 of Hamilton are listed with services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow and 2 p.m. Friday respectively, in Marshall-Smith and Klaus-Weigel memorials. A Dwight Morris 77 of Hamilton is noted for a private service, with a brief cryptic remark about water spouts.
Lebanon fire officials pegged total damage at 10000 dollars after two barns and livestock burned. Overturned heat lamps used for sheep lambing caused the blaze at 10 30 p m on Rt 42 two miles south of Lebanon. Twenty two ewes twenty lambs sixty chickens as well as 500 bales of hay and farm equipment were lost. A pickup truck near one barn also perished. Firefighters saved a garage two hog houses and a nearby telephone cable. crew remained on scene until 3 a m.
The plague began around 1347 and killed at least a quarter of Europe’s population, reshaping demographics and history.
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