Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Middletown Journal in Middletown, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

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

May 19, 1970

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals John A. Race 66

John Andrew Race 66 former executive vice president of Armed Construction Co died at 10 am today at Mount Pleasant Retirement Home after an extended illness. He lived at 512 S Marshall Road. Survived by wife Henrietta a son John of Cincinnati and daughter Judith Kash of Alexandria VA. Arrangements incomplete Wilson-Schramm Memorial Homes burial in Germantown Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 5 to 9 pm.

John Andrew Race The Armed Construction Co Mount Pleasant Retirement Home Marshall Road Race Henrietta John Cincinnati Judith Kash Alexandria

Death of Dr Frank Sprague Ward in Ann Arbor

Dr Frank Sprague Ward died Saturday in Ann Arbor Michigan. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Frank B Sprague of 406 Stanley Street. A former Middletown resident he attended Middletown schools and graduated from the osteopathic school at Kirksville Missouri.

Ward Ann Arbor Mich Frank Sprague Frank B. Sprague Stanley St Middletown Dr. Sprague The Osteopathic School Kirksville, Mo

Middletown Man Robert Stephenson Dies at 42

Robert Stephenson 42 of 212 Arcadia Drive died on arrival at Middletown Hospital last night. Coroner Dr. Garret Boone is investigating. He leaves wife Jean four daughters Elaine Julie Lynne and Sandra a son Robert and parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles R Stephenson Sr. and brother Charles R Jr. Funeral services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Robert Lawrence Stephenson Arcadia Drive Middletown Hospital Garret Boone Butler County Mr. Stephenson West Middletown Middletown Area Central Avenue Sertoma Club Air Force Jean Elaine Julie Lynne Sandra Robert Charles R. Stéphenson Sr Middletown Charles R. Jr McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Middletown man dies after collapse at Charles Street store

Oren Martin Wells 55 of 401 S Sutphin St died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after collapsing at the Certified Parts store on Charles Street. He was a mechanic for Bob Wise Trucking Co and resided in Middletown since 1940. Survived by wife Mildred and five grandchildren. Services Thursday at United Presbyterian Church Frenchburg. burial Mack Cemetery. Friends may call Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home tomorrow 3-5 and 7-9 p.m.

Oren Martin Wells S. Sutphin St Middletown Hospital Charles Street Wells Bob Wise Trucking Co Middletown Mildred Ronald Martin Gary William Walton Larry Kendall Ft. Sam Houston Tex Shirley Robinson Vandalia Oris Frenchburg Elsie Bashford Jean Hansen United Presbyterian Church Mack Cemetery Joseph R. Baker

Baldwin Services Set for West Palm Beach Truck Driver

Funeral services for Danny Lee Baldwin 36 of West Palm Beach Florida will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Eaton Funeral Home with Rev. John Wedgewood officiating. Burial will be in Woodhill Cemetery. He was a Gooding Amusement Co truck driver and died of a heart attack at a rest stop on Rt. 123 near Interstate 75. Survived by wife Evelyn of Washington DC and four children Danny Jr Michael Catherine and Rose.

Franklin Danny Lee Baldwin West Palm Beach Fla Eaton Funeral Home John Wedgewood Woodhill Cemetery Baldwin Gooding Amusement Co Rt. 123 Evelyn Washington, D. C Danny Jr Michael Catherine Rose

Vernon C. Jones 74 Dies at Home in Germantown

Vernon C. Jones 74 of 722 S Water St Germantown died at 2 p m yesterday of an apparent heart attack at home. A World War I veteran and former Kimberly Clark employee he is survived by his wife Helen who died in 1954 a stepson Orville Ettel Sr a sister Hazel Hetzler of Arlington Ky two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services will be held Thursday at John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev Clair Kohr officiating burial omitted.

Germantown Vernon C. Jones S. Water St Jones Kimberly Clark Corp West Carrollton Helen Area Orville Ettel Sr Hazel Hetzler Arlington John Arpp Clair Kohr

Community Mourns 89 Year Old Germantown Resident Wachter

Mrs Merta B Wachter 89 of 13 W Center St Germantown died 3 50 pm yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton where she had been patient since May 15 She was a member of United Church of Christ Survived by husband Harve who died in 1958 son Carroll Germantown brother Dr George Bachman Washington DC grandchild and seven great grandchildren Services 10 30 am Friday at John Arpp Allan Dempsey officiating Burial Germantown Cemetery Funeral home Thursday 6 9 pm

Germantown Merta B. Wachter W. Center St Grandview Hospital Dayton Wachter United Church of Christ Harve Carroll George Bachman Washington, D. C John Arpp Allan Dempsey Germantown Cemetery

Hamilton Deaths Nine Profiles in Local Obituaries

Michael Thompson age 20 of Fairfield to be laid to rest at Tuley Road Nazarene Church at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Sarah Sams 78 of 715 Sycamore Street Funeral Services 1 p.m. Thursday. Etta Mason 83 of 915 Clinton Avenue Funeral Mass 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Ann's Church. Catherine Konrad 98 resident of Sunnybreeze Rest Home Mass of the Resurrection today at St. Joseph's Church. Myrtle Stitzel 80 of 4976 Millville Reily Road services 2 p.m. tomorrow. Perry Tungate 84 of 913 Ridgelawn Avenue services 10 a.m. tomorrow in Cincinnati. Lessie Robinson 67 of 430 Knightsbridge Drive services 11 a.m. Thursday at Pilgrim Baptist Church.

Michael Thompson Fairfield Tuley Road Nazarene Church Sarah Sams Sycamore St Brown-Dawson Etta Mason Clinton Ave St. Ann’s Church Catherine Konrad Sunnybreeze Rest Home St. Joseph's Church Myrtle Stitzel Millville-Reily Campbell Perry Tungate Ridgelawn Ave Cincinnati Lessie Robinson Knightsbridge Drive Pilgrim Baptist Church

Thefts and Vandalism Reported With Losses Noted

Police investigated thefts and vandalism with total losses around 1400 dollars over today and yesterday. Notable incidents include a break in at 1811 Fernwood St and thefts at Middletown Ice and Coal Co. 605 Curtis St. A window shattering at Tony Tenore’s real estate office 2105 Central Ave caused about 250 dollars in damage. Other items stolen included tools record player and mowers.

Fernwood St Middletown Ice & Coal Co Curtis St Dorothy Greene Tony Tenore Central Ave Garth Stokely Elwood St Anthony Rossi Ross St Lucille Paine The Alameda Janice Caudill

Middletown Board to Act on Five Federal Programs Tonight

The Middletown Board of Education will consider five federally funded programs to improve academic climate. Programs include over 45 000 for three middle schools with 26 692 for Amanda and Roosevelt summer language arts and 18 627 for McKinley image making for 200 students. Additional Title II library grants total about 8700 for public schools and 728 for parochial schools. Title III NDEA funds 11 123 for academic materials on a matching basis and 12 000 for TACT to train teacher aides. Superintendent Luberg to present monthly hiring and enrollment projections for 1970 71.

Middletown Board of Education Amanda Roosevelt McKinley Gene Saylor Gene T. Luberg

Rezoning Of Lefferson Lot On City Agenda

An ordinance to rezone part of a lot on Lefferson Road near Armco Project 600 from high density residential to industrial is on the city commissioners agenda. Also on the agenda is a Bavarian Woods Development plan. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Commission chamber at the City Building.

Lefferson Road Armco Commission Chamber

Armco land deal acreage corrected for Armco Park

Armco Steel Corp corrected figures for Turtlecreek Township land purchase. The acreage was 251 acres not 151 as reported, while the total price of 377 221 dollars and the per acre price of 1500 dollars are clarified correcting earlier figures.

Friday’s Journal Armco Steel Corp Armco Association Turtlecreek Township Armco

Warren County Grand Jury Indicts In Bottle Forgeries

Warren County grand jury at the May term returns 48 indictments including four men charged with larceny by trick in a bottle forgery scheme worth about a quarter of a million dollars. Principal defendants are John Skaldunes, William Peck, Wayne Dennis, and Thomas Lee Bonds. Peck also faces bribery counts. Arraignment set for May 28. The panel also indicts James Frank Golden for first degree manslaughter and Alfred Tyrus for second degree murder. Additional cases include armed robbery, escape attempts, forgery, rape, breaking and entering, and other charges involving drugs, theft, and violence.

Lebanon Warren County Grand Jury Trick John Skaldunes North Carolina William Peck Newport Wayne Dennis Hamilton Thomas ‘Lee Bonds Lynville Tenn John, Patton Easton Ave Middletown Franklin Paul Douglas Riley Larry Peyton Joseph Edward Grissom Robert Tallant Leroy Scott Jewell Robert Albertson John Maddox Franklin D. Peden Paul Douglas Asher Henry Crowe William Metcalf Larry ‘David Cagg Freedland York John Carter Jerry Messingill Ben B. Bishop

Burger urges calm overreacting in crisis era

Chief Justice Warren E. Burger cautioned against overreacting to rebellious defendants during national emergencies. He warned that suspending basic guarantees would be wrong and stressed American resilience and gradual progress, noting recent court actions to maintain order amid turmoil.

Washington Warren E. Burger Burger American Law Institute Supreme Court Bert A. Rhindlander Richard Gary Polland Ant

Bids On New Courtroom Due Thursday

Hamilton Butler County commissioners set 10 a m Thursday as the bid time for constructing a new common pleas courtroom on the third floor of the courthouse. Judge Robert L Marrs will use the space. the county law library moves to the first floor. The commission will later relocate to the First Baptist Church building. Rezoning of about 32 acres in Union Township near Tylersville Road and I-75 to multi family use was approved for Esther Waggoner.

Hamilton Butler County Commissioners Common Pleas Robert L. Marrs Butler County Law Library First Baptist Church Union Township Tylersville Road I-75 Barrett Road Esther Waggoner

Red Shoes Play Rescheduled for Sunday at Roosevelt High

Middletown Young People’s Theater Group presents The Red Shoes at 2 30 p m Sunday in Roosevelt Junior High auditorium. The production includes area grade and junior high students and was postponed when the Middletown branch campus auditorium closed. Badonna Van Ostrand of the Park Department directs. Admission is 25 cents at the door.

Middletown

Singles Roasting Event Invites Middletown Adults

Singles from the Middletown area aged 35 and older are invited to a wiener roast hosted by the Hamilton Singles Club. The cook-out starts Saturday at 6 30 p m at Esther Stout s home on Harrison Brookville Pike Harrison with dancing to follow. Reservations by Thursday to Iva Stevenson at 422 3807.

Middletown Hamilton Singles Club Esther Stout Harrison- Brookville Pike Harrison Iva Stevenson

Also Mentioned on This Page

John Race Wilson-Schramm Robert Stephenson Danny L. Baldwin Verta B. Wachter Chicago Corazon Amarao Atienza Civic Center Court Lefferson Mary Catherine Evans Terry Pate Roger Lewis Lindsay David Bryant Charles Jackie Overby An Rao Sherwin-Williams Pras Sherwin-Williams Stores Kem Nterior Sherwin-Williams Paints S. Broad Date Funeral Home McCoy Leffler Sutphin Woodlawn Homer D. Leffler National Abed Lden
Search Courier

Search the Middletown Journal Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Middletown Journal?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication