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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1967

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Dave McMillan 75 Middletown

Dave McMillan 75 of 421 Hickory Street died at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since March 18. He was born in Falmouth Kentucky and lived in Middletown since 1914 retiring 15 years ago as a self employed painter. Survived only by his sister Ida McMillan of Middletown. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Lefier Funeral Home with Rev Henry Howard officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Hamilton. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Dave McMillan Hickory St Middletown Hospital Mr. McMillan Falmouth Middletown Ida McMillan McCoy -Leffier Henry Howard

Services for Mildred Mehl 64 Funeral Monday at McCoy Leffler

Mrs. Mildred Mehl 64 formerly of Middle Town dies in Florida after living there two years. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Kent Moorehead officiating. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery. Memorials preferred to a favorite charity in lieu of flowers.

Mildred Mehl Middletown McCoy - Leffler Kent Moorehead Woodside Cemetery

Elder Middletown Woman Eva Schwall 93 Dies at Home

Mrs Eva G Schwall aged 93 of 2302 Erie Ave died at 815 pm at home after illness. Born in Kentucky she lived in Middletown 64 years and belonged to St Pauls United Church of Christ and the American War Mothers. Survived by son Russell four daughters two brothers two sisters 12 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Monday at Wilson Memorial Home with Rev Robert McNamara officiating. Burial

Eva G. Schwall Erie Ave Schwall Kentucky Middletown St. Paul's United Church of Christ American War Mothers Russell Edgar Wiseman Hamilton Louise Christopher Edna Schwall John Kurtz Gratis Samuel Grizzell Richard Grizzell San Gabriel Calif Bertha McClinton Ora Harrison Wilson Memorial Home Robert McNamara

Services for Joe C. Weamer Held at 2 P.M.

Funeral services for 82 year old Joe C. Weamer formerly of Middletown are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Dr. Irvin Emmons officiating. Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery. He died at 5 05 p.m. yesterday at the Masonic Home in Springfield where he had resided since March 1962. Mr. Weamer worked 1911 to 1949 for Armco Steel Corp as senior records clerk in personnel relations, then served 16 years as city clerk of the Civil Service department. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church Armco Veterans Club and Lincoln Lodge 693 F AM where he was secretary 25 years. Surviving are a son Clyde Weamer of Montreal W Va and two sisters Miss Cornelia Weamer and Mrs Dorothy Nestor of Indiana Pa.

Joe C. Weamer Middletown Joseph R. Baker & Sons Irvin Emmons Woodside Weamer Masonic Springfield Armco Steel Corp Civil Service Department First Presbyterian Church Armco Veterans Club Lincoln Lodge F&am Clyde Montreal W. Va Cornelia Weamer Dorothy Nestor Indiana, Pa

Funeral services for infant Bobby Carpenter announced

Funeral arrangements are set for two month old Bobby Lee Carpenter son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Carpenter of Franklin. Services will be at 2 p m tomorrow at Anglesby P A Wolfinbarger with burial at Springboro neral home after the service. The baby died yesterday at Barney Children’s Hospital in Dayton. He is survived by his parents and four grandparents.

Barney Children’s Hospital Dayton Lawrence Carpenter Franklin Charles Hogg

Services for Webster Tinney Held At Family’s Convenience

Webster D Tinney 59 died Tuesday at his home in Waynesville Funeral services will be at Stubbs Funeral Home at the family’s convenience with calling hours today 7 to 9 p m Surviving are his wife Martha a daughter Mrs James White Vandalia two sons James in California and Warren in Vietnam a sister Mrs Lara Werntz Waynesville and four brothers Leonard Waynesville Wilbur Cincinnati Prentiss California and Sherman.

Waynesville Webster D. Tinney Stubbs Martha James White Vandalia James California Warren Vietnam Lara Werntz Leonard Wilbur Cincinnati Prentiss Sherman

Ex Armco Supervisor Dead At 59 In Minnesota

W. L. Edward a former Armco Steel supervisor and Reserve Mining official died at a Duluth hospital after a lengthy illness at age 59. He previously led Armco's traffic and fabricating plant operations and later served as director of industrial relations for Reserve Mining. He is survived by Norma Byrd Edwards his wife two daughters his mother and a brother. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Silver Bay Minnesota Middletown W. L Larry) Edward Duluth Edwards Reserve Mining Co Middletown Area Interstate Folding Box Co Armco Steel Corp Armco Reserve Mining Republic Corp Pioneer Taconite Co Babbitt, Minn Wilmington Ohio Highland Greenfield Business College Norma Byrd Edwards Daniel Eby Oxford Road Ronald Roch Punta ‘Arenas Chile Mary Elizabeth Edwards Leesburg

Extra Chuckle

The piece notes that the first six months of marriage mark a transitional period between dating and debt.

Death notices for Oliver Storer in New Miami service

A death notice lists Colli Oliver Storer aged 89 with a service at 10 30 am tomorrow in Hamilton Ave New Miami. The notice references 62 Whitakergan as the burial or residence detail.

New Miami Hamilton Colli- Oliver Storer Whitakergan

Court Will Be Boundary Judge

Ohio challenges Lake Erie's boundary claim to Michigan and asks the U S Supreme Court to decide. Suits in Cuyahoga Franklin and Butler counties seek to block ballots. Chief Counsel Lopeman urges action before today’s hearing on temporary injunctions and notes potential timing issues with appeals and lower court rulings.

Washington Ohio Michigan Lake Erie U. S. Supreme Court Charles Lopeman High Court Cuyahoga Franklin Butler Lopeman Common Pleas Supreme Court

Railroad Strike Still Set for Saturday

Cedar Rapids Iowa report that a nationwide railroad strike remains scheduled to start at 12 01 a m local time Saturday. ORCB leader Clyde F Lane denied the walkout ending though officials say about 18500 union members had been called off. The strike would block about 65 percent of rail traffic and officials threaten court action to halt it.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa ORCB Clyde F. Lane

Services For Fame Victims Set

FARMERSVILLE Services for Mr and Mrs Thomas Burroughs 80 and 72 of 3317 Swartzel Road will be held at 1 30 p m Monday at John Arpp Funeral Home Germantown Burial will be in Willow Grove Cemetery. The funeral home will be open Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m. The Burroughs were found dead in their farmhouse living room Tuesday death was due to carbon monoxide fumes from a coal stove in the room Surviving are their son Harley of Vandalia a brother Orville of New Paris a sister Mrs Agnes Weaver Germantown two grandchildren and a great grandchild.

Farmersville Thomas Burroughs Swartzel Road John Arpp Germantown Willow Grove Burroughs Montgomery County Harley Vandalia Orville New Paris Agnes Weaver

Tentative settlement nears in pioneer rubber strike

Norwalk Ohio AP reports a ten tative agreement reached to end a strike by 608 Pioneer Rubber Co workers at Willard and Attica. Local 804 United Rubber Workers members will vote on the new company offer tonight.

Norwalk Ohio Pioneer Rubber Co Willard Here Attica United Rubber Workers of America

Runaway Teen Breaks Out of Belmont County Jail

A 17-year-old runaway from Brooklyn New York escaped Belmont County Jail in St. Clairsville Ohio by prying off wire mesh from a second story window and leaping from a ledge Thursday.

ST. Clairsville, Ohio Brooklyn N.Y Belmont County

Ohio Education Association to Meet in Special Session

The Ohio Education Association’s representative assembly, more than 1,000 educators, will convene in Columbus on Saturday for a special session to review the status of educational legislation pending before the Ohio General Assembly.

E.A Columbus, Ohio Ohio Education Association Representative Assembly Ohio General Assembly

Goldwater warns Wallace would split GOP vote

Barry Goldwater told University of Tampa students that George Wallace running could hurt Republicans. He endorsed Richard Nixon as his presidential choice and praised Nixon as a well trained, hard working Republican. Goldwater also noted Florida's recent GOP gains and Arizona’s political shift eight years earlier.

Tampa Fla Barry Goldwater Alabama George C. Wallace Florida Goldwater Arizona

Two More Ohio Soldiers Die In Action

Washington AP reports two more Ohio servicemen killed in Vietnam and a third, once listed as missing, declared dead. Marine Sgt Arthur E. Jones, Steubenville, and Marine Pfc Richard D. Wiedner, Newark, both killed in action, along with Army Spec 4 Steven R. Anderson of Springfield are named in the Defense Department list.

Washington Ohio Vietnam Defense Department Arthur E. Jones George B. Richardson Sherman Ave Steubenville Richard D. Wiedner N. 21St St Newark Army Steven R. Anderson Robert C. Anderson Mansfield Ave Springfield

Daly Promoted To Supervisor Of Accounting At Gardner

Harold A. Daly named supervisor of accounting at Gardner Restaurant Equipment & Supply Co by president Robert G. Linkins. He will lead cost billing and bookkeeping while continuing inventory control of over six thousand items. Daly joined Gardner in July 1965 and is now pursuing management courses at Miami University Middletown Campus.

Harold A. Daly Gardner Restaurant, Equipment & Supply Co Robert G. Linkins Daly Nelson Road Gardner Middletown High School Ohio State University Middletown Business College Middletown Miami University

Glue sniffing killed Akron student, coroner rules

Summit County coroner confirmed that glue sniffing caused the February 21 death of Richard B. LaMont, a 19 year old Akron University sophomore. He was found with a plastic bag over his head in his apartment. tests detected glue on the bag’s interior.

Akron, Ohio Summit County Richard B. LaMont Akron University LaMont

Death by Own Action Ruled in Canton Man's River Death

The coroner ruled death by own action in the death of James Dayton 83 of Canton whose body was found in the Ohio River near Brilliant Ohio. Dayton had been missing since January 31.

Steubenville Ohio James Dayton Canton Ohio River Brilliant Dayton

Judge Porter Draws Comparisons Between Federal and State Courts

Judge David Porter of the U S 1st District Court of Appeals told Middletown bar members that federal judges are appointed not anointed and that federal practice mirrors state procedures though cases range broader. He praised Butler County judges, cited the need for well prepared prosecutions and warned against adding to lawyer tensions in court.

David, Porter U.S. 1St District Court of Appeals Middletown Bar Association Brown’s Run Country Club Porter William Rathman Bar Association Kentucky John Rice Hamilton O’tucks Fred B. Cramer Butler County

Safe Crackers Sentenced in Akron Burglary Case

In Akron Ohio two men linked to a $750000 safe cracking ring were sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary on burglary charges. Joseph Hipp 45 and James Ball 34 received 3 to 42 years for the 1965 Coca Cola Bottling Co burglary in Akron.

Akron, Ohio Ohio Joseph Hipp James Ball Common Pleas Coca Cola

Execution date set for Cincinnati killer Lee Henley

The execution date for Lee Arthur Henley 21 of Cincinnati convicted of first degree murder in the January 1964 fatal shooting of Peter Mazes Jr. 31 Milford a grocery employee was set for July 30 by the Ohio 1st District Court of Appeals on Thursday.

Cincinnati Lee Arthur Henley Peter Mazes Jr Milford Ohio 1St District Court of Appeals

Cincinnati man fainted after life sentence in murder case

Robert L. Jones aged 24 fainted when the judge handed down a life imprisonment for second degree murder in the fatal shooting of Floyd Bell, 25, outside a tavern in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Robert L. Jones Floyd Bell

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Eva Schwall Dodds Monuments Verity Pkwy Robert Konthier Mgr Joe Weamer W. L. Edwards Mr. Lone Long Insurance Agcy Central Ave Services For Wallace UN S3le America Central Middletown N. Verity S. Main Franklin Ph SAT SUN Harold Daly Akron Tom E Cay VFW Ken Gabbard and THE Trail Blazers Lourey Organs
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