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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1968

Page

2

Services Set for 13 year old Raymond Hatton

Services for Raymond Michael Hatton 13 son of Mr and Mrs Chester Hatton of Marion Ind will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Mayfield Community Bible Church with Rev Charles Foley officiating Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m and after 1 p m tomorrow at the church The youth was killed Sunday in a traffic accident Survivors include a half brother Donnie Williams Middletown and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Caney Smith Lexington Ky

Raymond Michael Hatton Chester Hatton Marion Ind Middletown Mayfield Community Bible Church Charles Foley Woodside Cemetery McCoy- Leffler Donnie Williams Caney Smith Lexington

Toad's tongue flicks in a supersonic catch

A toad uses a tongue fixed at the front and loose at the inner end to strike out and snag a bug in a flash, so rapid that the capture appears invisible to the eye.

Memorial Rites Thursday For Kenneth Cornella

Memorial service for Kenneth P. Cornella, 32, of 2700 Inland Drive, set for 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Irvin Emmons officiating. Memorials to Community Guild of Middletown Hospital may be made. Cornella and Robert Maxwell, 50, of 14 Kenwood Drive, were Middletown men killed in Friday’s Braniff Electra crash near Dawson Texas. Cornella body not recovered. Maxwell’s service was today at Wilson Memorial Home. Both men were Armco Steel Corp. employees returning from a Houston trip. Cornella, member of George M. Verity Lodge 760 F&AM and an active Jaycee, survived by wife Jan and daughters Jill and Cathy, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cornella, and grandmother Mrs. Pauline Cornella. Arrangements by Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home.

Kenneth P. Cornella Inland Drive First Presbyterian Church Irvin Emmons Community Guild of Middletown Hospital Cornelia Middletown Braniff International Dawson Tex Robert J. Maxwell Kenwood Drive Wilson Memorial Home Armco Steel Corp Houston, Tex George M. Verity Lodge F&am Jan Jill Cathy Anthony Cornella Pauline Cornella Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Alta Back and Miss Florence Baker

Two obituaries note the deaths of Mrs Alta M Back 65 of 353 Timrick Place Middletown at Grandview Hospital Dayton and Mrs Florence M Baker 73 of Lebanon Rt 2 who had taught in South Lebanon. Surviving relatives include children grandchildren and siblings. Memorial services for Back set for 10 a.m. Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Baker arrangements are incomplete. The child died yesterday at home.

Alta M. Back Timrick Place Menroe Grandview Hospital Dayton Back Sorg Paper Co Kenneth Alberta Bowling Charlene Smith Middietown Frank Lalley Sun Franklin Florence M. Baker Lebanon Rt. 2 Baker South Lebanon Carlisle Fosters Charles Grace Patrick Bernard Rogers Miamisburg Mary Stevens Anglesby Funeral Home

Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Gravenstine at Riggs Home

Mrs Minnie Gravenstine 73 of 1307 Reynolds Ave dies yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services set for 10 a m Thursday at Riggs Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Minnie Gravenstine Reynolds Ave Riggs Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery

Funeral services for infant Donald H. King held tomorrow

Services for five month old Donald H. King son of Mr and Mrs Otis King of 205 E Central St Springboro will be at 10 am tomorrow at Anglesby Funeral Home with Rev Dennis Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Woodhill Cemetery. Visitation today 4 to 9 pm at the funeral home.

Franklin Donald H. King Otis King E. Central St Springboro Anglesby Dennis Lewis Woodhill Cemetery

Lebanon Man Dies at 75 in Vevay Ind

Jim Smith 75 died Sunday at his home in Vevay Ind. Survived by wife Loveller two sons James of Morrow and Crow Lebanon three daughters Mrs Francis McGeorge Mrs Bessie Scott of Lebanon and Mrs Lila Johnson of California four brothers two sisters two half brothers three half sisters 24 grandchildren 11 great. Services set for 3 p.m. Thursday at South Lebanon First Church of God with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery Oswald Memorial Home visitation tomorrow 4 to 9 p.m.

Lebanon Jim Smith Vevay Ind Loveller James Morrow and

Obituary notices for four local residents

Albert Insprucker, 74, of 1068 Hogue Road, funeral services scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow at Zettler. Mrs. Mattie Rice, 79, of 175 Howman Ave., New Miami, services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Brown-Dawson. Joan Mishos, 40, of 854 Vine St., services at 2 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Florence York, 67, of 328 Fenwick Place, Fairfield, services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Brown Dawson.

Albert Insprucker Hogue Road Zettler Mattie Rice Howman Ave New Miami Brown - Dawson Joan Mishos Vine St Florence York Fenwick Place Fairfield Brown , Dawson

Pediatric pioneer Dr Willis Potts dies at 73

CHICAGO AP reports Dr Willis J Potts 73 pioneer pediatric surgeon who devised a heart operation saving hundreds of blue babies died Sunday. NEW YORK AP notes Dr John R Nichols 69 educator agriculturist US commissioner of Indian affairs in 1950s died Sunday after a stroke. HOLLYWOOD AP states Rex Carlton 53 producer director writer and president of Laurel Films and Rex Carlton Productions found shot to death in his apartment suicide suspected.

Chicago Willis J. Potts New York John R. Nichols U.S Hollywood Rex Carlton Laurel Films Rex Carlton Productions

Indiana nurse Nancy Moore passes state board exam

Mrs. Nancy Grubbs Moore formerly of Middletown and now of New Castle Indiana has passed the state board examination to become a licensed practical nurse. She graduated from the Dayton School of Practical Nursing in January.

Nancy Grubbs Moore Middletown New Castle Ind Indiana Moore Dayton School of Practical Nursing

Charge In Auto Death Is Reduced

In Butler County Juvenile Court a second degree manslaughter charge against 16 year old Robert Graham Jr. was reduced after insufficient evidence. Graham of 159 Progress Ave was driving while intoxicated in the Dec 1 fatal auto crash that killed 15 year old Scott Wyant of 417 N Second St. in Hamilton on Morman Road north of Stahlheber Road. The judge revoked his license for one year.

Hamilton Butler County David Black Robert Graham Jr Progress Ave Graham Scott Wyant Second St Morman Road Stahlheber Road

Car-Cycle Crash Injures Two in Lebanon

Two Lebanon men were treated and discharged at Middletown Hospital after a motorcycle car crash at 1:30 p m at East Main Street and South Cherry Street. Larry Campbell 22 of 835 Meadow Lane suffered abrasions to his left leg and foot. William Helton 24 of 7 Chillicothe Ave sustained abrasions to his right leg and arm. Donald Keys 29 of Lebanon Rt 1 was cited for failure to yield.

Lebanon Middletown Hospital Larry Campbell Meadow Lane William Helton Chillicothe Ave East Main Street South Cherry Street Donald Keys Lebanon Rt. 1

Mothers Day Program Set by Local Club Group

Mrs. Virgil Combs with a vocal group under Mrs. Ray Heck will present a Mothers Day program at the Golden Age Club meeting at 1 30 tomorrow afternoon at 600 N Verity Parkway.

Virgil Combs Ray Heck N. Verity Parkway

High-Speed Chase Ends In Butler Road Fatality

Hamilton reports a fatal early morning crash after a high speed chase. Sharon Polley, 19, of 1104 Reservoir St, died when a westbound car overturned on Hamilton-Mason Road near Liberty-Fairfield Rd. Driver Ronald Coats, 26, and Barbara Klein, 23, suffered minor injuries. another man and a second car involved were chased by youths prior to the crash.

Butler Road Hamilton Sharon Polley Reservoir St Butler County Miss Polley Hamilton - Mason Road Liberty - Fairfield Road Ronald Lee Coats Lockwood Ave

Two Junkers Wreck In Field Near Dennis Auto Parts

A 14 year old Middletown boy in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after he and two youths drove two junker cars through fields along the Miami River. One car fell into a deep hole and another hit the first. Also hospitalized were Sherman Taylor 23 and Robert Cross 27 Oxford State Road. The incident occurred near Dennis Auto Parts as gates at a junkyard were locked. The owner said the trio had taken the cars earlier and were racing through the fields.

Middletown Middletown Hospital Miami River Robert Cross Oxford - State ‘Road Sherman Taylor Oxford - State Road Taylor Dennis Auto Parts Oxford State Road Bill Maloney Maloney

Burglars Hit Church and Lumber Firm on First Avenue

Intruders entered Denny Lumber Co on First Avenue and Wesley Hall at First Methodist Church by prying doors and a window. Loot was limited to about six dollars from a vending machine. a gun machine was taken and a candy machine damaged. Desks and file cabinets were ransacked. Police report no firm total.

First Avenue Lumber Company Denny Lumber Co First Avenue Wesley Hall First Methodist Church S. Broad St

Fire and stove explosion injure two in Middletown area

Fire at 4 05 p m on Manchester Avenue and University Boulevard started by a cigarette in a trash hauled by Willie Mays 1116 Garfield Street. At 8 05 p m Fred McClain 40 of 1205 Yankee Road sustained facial and hand burns when a gas stove he was lighting exploded and he was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment.

Manchester Avenue University Boulevard Willie Mays Garfield St Lincoln St Fred McClain Yankee Road Middletown Hospital

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Raymond M. Hatton Kenneth Cornella Mrs. Alta Back Lillian Shelly Harry Helton Morris Helton Dewey Belcher Detroit James Foster Florence Baker Vinnie Gravenstine Donald King ThustiCheck Middletown, Ohio Albert Dekker Dekker Vother Cates David Broening Elmo Ave Barbara Ann Klein S. Locust St Oxford Coates Miss Klein Mercy Hospital Breering Junkers Boy Hart Hache Secon Dodds Monuments Verity 14Th Ave Robert Konthier Mgr Mel Coy Leffler Homer D. Leffler THE Order OF the Golden Rule
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