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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1970

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals For Dr Ezra Washington And Roscoe Kincaid

Dr Ezra W Washington 74 of 914 S Main St, longtime physician and NAACP Middletown president, died at Medle w Hospital after May 2 admission. Private services at McCoy Leffler, burial in Dillsboro Indiana. Graveside service for Roscoe Kincaid 59 of 905 N University Blvd, died yesterday in Hamilton hospital. private family arrangements at McCoy Leffler, burial Woodside Cemetery, no visitation.

Washington Ezra W. Washington S. Main St Middletown National Association For the Advancements of Colored People Midlew Hospital Bailey Funeral Home Roscoe Kincaid N. University Blvd McCoy-Leffler E. Eugene Frazer Woodside Cemetery Kincaid Hamilton

Funeral services for Howard S Britton Sr. planned

Howard S Britton Sr. 77 of 3211 Roosevelt Ave died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Hersthe Caudill officiating. Burial in Mound Cemetery Monroe. The funeral home will be open today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

McCoy-Leffler Herschel Caudill Dillsboro Ind Howard S. Britton Sr Roosevelt Ave Hersthe! Caudill Mound Cemetery Monroe

Private services for Ray J Fullen to be held

Private services for Ray J Fullen aged 53 of 1010 Grand Ave will be held at the Riggs Funeral Home with Rev. Clifford Hutchinson and Rev. Kenneth Howard officiating. Burial will be in I will complete once full obituary details are available.

Ray J. Fullen Grand Ave Riggs Fundral Clifford Hutchinson Kenneth Howard Woodside Cemetery Mr. Fullen Middletown Hospital

Infant son of Hartzells dies after birth in Ohio

The infant son of Mr and Mrs James Hartzell of Fairborn died twelve hours after birth. Survived by maternal grandmother Mrs Pansy Hall of Middletown and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Earl Hartzell of Lehigh Florida. Services set for Monday at Hillside Chapel Cincinnati and cremation to follow. Arrangements by Riggs Funeral Home.

James Hartzell Fairborn Pansy Hall Middletown Earl Hartzell Lehigh, Fla Hillside Chapel Cincinnati Riggs Funeral Home

Johnson family notices from Mt Sterling and Springfield

Mrs Anna Johnson mother of Reese Johnson and sister of Middletown died yesterday at Mrs Roy Thomas in Mt Sterling Ky. Services set for 2 30 p m tomorrow at Richardson Funeral Home Owensville Ky and Machpelah Cemetery Mt Sterling. Fgends may call today after 5 p m. Lila V Johnson 95 formerly of 315 Moore St died yesterday at Oddfellows Home Springfield. Surviving son Robert Middletown and a grandchild. Charles Johnson died in 1942.

Anna Johnson Reese Johnson Middletown Roy Thomas M Chiles Hospital Mt. Sterling George Richardson Funeral Home Owensville Machpelah Co Lila Johnson Lila V. Johnson Moore St Oddfellows Home Springfield

Obituary for Herschel Lykins of Middletown

Herschel Russell Lykins 33 of 2226 Carolina St Middletown died yesterday at St James Hospital Columbus Born in Scranton Ky employed two years by Armco Steel Survived by wife Joy father stepmother Clay Lykins Middletown four sisters Ann Creech Jean Bryant Mildred Kemplin Hester White two brothers Rachell Rex Middletown and step sister Juanita Buck Middletown Services 10 a.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Jack Adams officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery hours to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Herschel Russell Lykins Carolina St St. James Hospital Columbus Lykins Scranton Armco Steel Corp Joy Clay Lykins Middletown Ann Creech Jean Bryant Mildred Kemplin Hester White Lexington Rachell and Rex Juanita Buck

Death Notice for Mrs Sarah Maupin 73 Middletown Ohio

Mrs Sarah H Maupin 73 of 3213 Illinois Ave Middletown died at Mid dletown Hospital at 4 30 p m yesterday after being a patient since April 3 Born in Breathitt County Kentucky her husband Arlie died last December Survived by two daughters Mrs Francis Parker Cincinnati and Mrs Mildred Ratliff Middletown a son Ray in the merchant marines and three grandchildren Home.

Sarah H. Maupin Illinois Ave Middletown Hospital Maupin Breathitt County Arlie Francis Parker Cincinnati Mildred Ratliff Middletown Ray Merchant Marines McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Death of Fred Parsons at Omaha Street home

Fred Parsons, 66, was found dead in bed at his home on 3102 Omaha St where he lived alone. Butler County coroner Dr. Garri Boone ruled his death April 30 from natural causes. Parsons worked ten years as a clerk for New York Central Railroad. His wife Laura died last December. Surviving brothers are Eric of Ann Arbor Michigan, Gerald of Santa Monica California, and Maurice of St George West Virginia, and five sisters including Mrs Ethel Knotts and Mrs Edith Poitevint.

Fred Parsons Omaha St Butler County Garri* Boone Parsons New York Central Railroad Laura Eric Ann Arbor Mich Gerald Santa Monica Calif Maurice St. George W. Va Ethel Knotts Edith Poitevint

Centerville and Camden Obituaries Prompt Local Rites

Nellie Shockey, 79, of Centerville, mother of Harlan Shockey of Middletown, dies after extended illness at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Also survived by Leonard of West Carrollton, four daughters, a brother, four sisters, 19 grandchildren. Services at Oswald Funeral Home 2 p.m. Monday. Lebanon Cemetery burial. Elbert C. Durham, 62, of Oxford, former Camden farmer, dies nine days after a stroke at McCullough Hyde Hospital. Survived by wife Sacha, daughter Teresa Weber, three sisters, a brother, five grandchildren. Services at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home 1 a.m. Monday. Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton.

Nellie Shockey Centerville Harlan Shockey Middletown Kettering Memorial Hospital Leonard West Carrollton Mary Gillum Clara Thomas Ethel Lake Lebanon Irma Bogan Pontiac Mich Wilbur Burger Cincinnati Lelia Ross Freida Sebald Verchie Parella Rose Boomereshine Dayton Oswald Funeral Camden Elbert C. Durham College Corner Road Oxford Camden Area McCullough-Hyde Hospital Durham Miami University Harrison Hall Sacha Teresa Weber Camden Rt. 2 Robert Lake Alfred Fla Gracie Hutchinson Hamilton Fairy Scarbury Portland Ore Myrtle Rader Seven Mile R. C. Nein & Sons Greenwood Cemetery

Franklin James W Howse 73 Franklin resident dies

James W Howse aged 73 of 435 Spring Ave died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a 12 day stay. Survived by wife Viola two sons Jerry and Harvey two daughters Josephine Smith and Cora DeVaughn a sister Anna Pack a half brother Edward and three half sisters Charline McHenry Teresa Davis and Adeline Hunter all of Nashville and Franklin with eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren noted. Services set for p.m. Monday at Anglesby.

Franklin James W. Howse Spring Ave Middletown Hospital Viola Jerry Boston Harvey New York Josephine Smith Cora DeVaughn Dayton Anna Pack Edward Nashville Tenn Charline McHenry Teresa Davis Adeline Hunter Nashville, Tenn Anglesby Funeral Home

Miami University aid aids students during campus closure

Miami University official Guy Spitler told the Council on Human Relations that hundreds of small loans were issued to students when the campus closed after fire-bombing incidents. He noted about 6,000 students receive some form of aid, with in-state costs next year around 2300 dollars and 1300 for the branch campus. Grants and loans outweigh scholarships as primary aid. The council heard reports from education housing and employment committees including a housing survey and a film about Dr Martin Luther King.

Miami Guy Spitler Miami University Council On Human Relations University c Spitler Oxford Council Ohio Irvin Emmons David L. Smith Employment Committee Middletown Community Center Marva Sampson Millard Bechtel Martin Luther King

Funeral Rites Planned for J. J. Jordan and Rev. G. W. Tann

J. J. Jordan and the Rev. G. W. Tann will officiate. Burial will be in Woodhill Cemetery.

Man's Death Is No. 13 For County

Hamilton Butler County recorded its 13th traffic fatality of 1970 when Waymond Hendershot 49 of 4270 Hamilton Scipio Road died at Fort Hamilton Hospital from injuries suffered in a truck crash last Sunday afternoon west of Millville. The eastbound pickup he drove left the Millville Reily Road curve struck four guard posts plunged 10 feet into a creek and hit a tree. His body was taken to Brown Dawson Funeral.

Hamilton Butler County Fort Hamilton Waymond Hendershot Hamilton-Scipio Road Millville Millville-Reily Cochran Road Brown - Dawson Funeral Home Sal

Solidarity Day Parade Planned in Middletown Saturday

A parade permit was issued for Solidarity Day sponsored by the Middletown Council for Human Dignity. Marchers meet 11:30 a.m. at Michigan and Douglas parks, then proceed to Calumet Avenue near New Era Baptist Church and on to the old South School grounds for ceremonies. Speakers include Rev. B W Smith and Rev. James Holloman. tribute to Dr. E W Washington and a Kent State prayer are planned.

Middletown Calumet Avenue New Era Baptist Church Yankee Road Ninth Avenue Lincoln Avenue Old South School B W. Smith Cincinnati Breadbasket Southern Christian Leadership ‘Conference James Holloman Thomas Kimbrough Rudolph Pr Ingle Cox E.W. Washington NAACP Kent State University United Missionary Baptist

Adventists to Hear PR Director Beeler Speaker Tomorrow

Pastor Charles R. Beeler of Mt. Vernon Ohio will speak at the 11 15 am worship service at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He directs public relations and the religious liberty and radio television ministry for the Ohio Conference Adventist. A special offering will buy religious literature for Adventist men in military service. Beeler is a Southwestern Union College and SDA Theological Seminary graduate who has pastored in Louisiana and Arkansas and spent 10 years in Caribbean administrative posts.

Charles R. Beeler Mt. Vernon Ohio Seventh- Day Adventists Church Religious Liberty Beeler Ohio Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Pastor Beeler Southwestern Union College Keene, Tex Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary Louisiana Arkansas Caribbean

Blood drive for cancer patient seeks fifteen pints

Mrs. Millard Stamper seeks fifteen pints of blood at Middletown Hospital to replace blood used in her niece Mrs. James Land's eight hour cancer operation at Memorial Hospital in New York. Contact 746 1404 to donate.

Millard Stamper Trenton-Franklin Road

Students and Vets Write To Hanoi For POW Humane Treatment

In Cincinnati six college campuses join Red Cross and veterans group to flood Hanoi with letters calling for humane treatment of American prisoners of war. Students at University of Cincinnati Xavier Thomas More Edgecliff Mount St. Joseph and Northern Kentucky University sign petitions and mail letters to the North Vietnamese president.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Area Red Cross Veterans Organization Hanoi North Vietnam Stalag III Vietnam University of Cincinnati Xavier University Thomas More College Edgecliff College Mount St. Joseph The University of Kentucky Northern Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Ten Guns Stolen From Robersons Sporting Goods

Ten hand guns were stolen from Roberson's Sporting Goods Store at 1237 Central Ave. Entry came via a roof vent and a false ceiling of the Beneficial Finance Co. office at 1239 Central Ave. Thieves appeared to exit through the finance firm rear door. Also reported today: New Era Baptist Church at 1120 Yankee Rd entered for a second time this month. A south side window was broken and entry made into the robe room, possibly by matches to light. A rock was thrown through a window of the Doty House on Curtis Street in Stan Bevington's area, under investigation.

Roberson Sporting Goods Central Ave Beneficial Finance Co Finance Company New Era Baptist Church Yankee Road Doty Curtis Street Stan Bevington

Framed $1 bill decorates Louisville lobby

An alframed $1 bill hangs in a Louisville business firm lobby with a note inside an iframe explaining why this is “the buck we've been passing around here for years.”

Louisville, Ky

To Save History Court Battle Over Henry Clay Office

The state seeks to preserve the original Henry Clay law office in Lexington as a Presbyterian church plans to dispossess the office to expand a room. State court action targets historic preservation against church expansion plans.

Henry Clay Lexington

Ohio association of public school employs installs officers

Officers of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees Chapter 232 were installed with Shirley Yoho named president Gladys Childs vice president Anne Tickel secretary and Alma Yarber treasurer in the ceremony

Ohio Association of Public School Employes Shirley Yoho Gladys Childs Anne Tickel Alma Yarber

Also Mentioned on This Page

Los Angeles Ellen Ferguson Pauline Cross Ruth Cade West Virginia Butler County Memorial Park Raymond Morena Howard S. Britton Mire Britton Ray Fullen Hartzell Herschel Lykins McCoy- Leffler Jack Adams Sarah Maupin Clark Spinet Miami University At Ohio 73 Chappars Hattie Holmes J. J. Jordan Rev. G. W. Tann Woodhill Cemetery S. Verity Adventists David Pollak Pollak DODDS Verity Pkvy 14Th Ave Charles Bud) Steller Mer Oraan Kayya 4 Westinghouse Westinghouse Radiant Hoggies
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