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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1969

Page

2

State Officials Press 4 Cs on Housing and Race Policy

Ohio Civil Rights Commission regional director James Levinson urged action against housing discrimination. He argued open housing is legal, brokers must provide full services, and rights can be remedied by commission action. Church leaders urged community support and continued work to expose and correct discriminatory practices.

Levinson Beenj James Levinson Southwest Ohio Civil Rights Commission 4 C’s Middletown The Ohio Civil Rights Commission William Roberts Church of the Ascension Father Kelley Kelley Melba Stitt

Break-in Reported at Real Estate Office on Crawford Street

Police report a break-in at 208 Crawford St. Jeff Howard said ledger, deposit, payment books and statements were stolen while a transistor radio and other items remained. A telephone was damaged and coins taken from a coin box outside the Elks Club on Eighth Avenue. A rock damaged a Taft teacher Mrs. Jack Wilson’s car at 1317 S Main St.

Crawford St Jeff Howard Elks Club Eighth Avenue Jack Wilson S. Main St Taft

Deaths And Funerals In Middletown And Columbus Obits

Private services for Mrs. Jane Thompson Pym of Middletown will be held in Vancouver Canada. She died yesterday in Vancouver and is survived by a daughter Mrs Edward W Barker and two sons Don and Douglas. Also in Middletown Kelly Carter Roe 73 died at the hospital after a week of illness a World War I veteran and Armco Steel crane leader survived by wife Rosie a son and several siblings. Arrangements are incomplete. Also Dr Richard H Richardson Ohio State professor and former Miami University school leader will be buried in Columbus after a May 21 death. He directed teaching at Ohio State and received a National Science Teachers Association citation. He is survived by wife Helen and three children.

Jane Thompson Pym Middletown Vancouver British Columbia Canada First Presbyterian Church Pym Women’s Association Home Makers Club First National Bank Edward W. Barker Don Thompson Los Angeles Douglas Thompson Toronto Ontario Alma Mosley Clifford Graham Ross Graham Cincinnati Kelly Carter Roe Woodlawn Ave Middletown Hospital Roe Armco Steel Corp Rosie Kelly P Neptune, N.J Russell, Dorsey and Dillard Leslie Morgan County Miss Ann Roe McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Richardson Ohio State University Miami University William Holmes McGuffey Indianola Presbyterian Church Columbus Overlook Drive Ohio State United States National Science Teachers Association Association Darke County Miami School of Education Helen Ryan Richardson Alan R. Richardson Eastern Illinois University Charleston Neil R. Richardson University of Michigan Lynne Elizabeth Richardson

Mrs. Florence Wendt Rites Planned At St Peter's Lutheran

Mrs. Florence Wendt 79 of 110 N Second St Trenton died at Middletown Hospital at 855 am after a illness dating to May 13 She was born in Ohio Her husband John died in 1963 Surviving children include Robert Charles Dale Frances Mary and others Also listed are siblings and grandchildren Services set for 11 am Monday at St Peter's Lutheran Church Trenton Rev Roger Tappert to officiate Burial in church cemetery Friends may call McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Sunday 6 to 9 pm and at the church Monday after 10 am

Florence Wendt Second St Trenton Middletown Hospital Wendt Ohio John Robert Middletown Charles and Dale Frances Creech Mary Davis Roy Oscar Fifer Vivian Chamberlan Lois Beisbach Nell Spath Hamilton St. Peter's Lutheran Church Roger Tappert McCoy-Leffler Funeral

Memorial services set for Dr. John Sanford

Oxford announces memorial services for Dr. John Richardson Sanford, renowned physician and longtime resident. Details on date, time, and venue to follow.

Obituary notices for three local residents

Allen Schneider age 78 of 4141 Hamilton-Eaton Road has services at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Dr John Richardson age 60 of Columbus formerly Oxford has services at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Columbus. Mrs Hazel Messler age 87 of 217 Park Ave has services at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Allen Schneider Hamilton-Eaton Road Colligan John Richardson Columbus Oxford Hazel Messler Park Ave Proeschel

Memorial Park Observance to Honor Memorial Day

Butler County Memorial Park will host a Memorial Day observance on May 30 with William Denham, president of the Butler County Commission, as main speaker. Events begin at 1:30 with the Trenton High School band directed by Roger Biddle, and the program starts at 2 p.m. Rev. William Goldschmidt of Holy Name Church will give invocation and benediction.

Butler County Memorial Park William Denham Butler County Commission Trenton High School Roger Biddle William Goldschmidt Holy Name Church

George Verity School Lawn Fete Tomorrow

A lawnfete will be held at George M Verity School on Johns Road tomorrow from 4 to 9 pm. Sponsored by the Verity PTO. PTO officers for 1969 70 are James Weybright president Larry Freedman vice president Mrs Donald Miller secretary and Mrs Lester Hacker treasurer.

George M. Verity Johns Road The Verity Pto PTO James Weybright Larry Freedman Donald Miller Lester Hacker

Official Says Cox Airport Expansion Not Harm Jetport Effort

Dayton officials consider final feasibility study for Southwest Ohio Regional Jet Airport. stance aims to avoid blocking bond markets for Cox Municipal Airport expansion. Jetport backer Patterson cautions delays but supports studies. timing may push 1980 readiness with potential international service and continued local airport use for short-haul flights.

Southwest Ohio Dayton Cox Municipal R. William Patterson Barry Craig Tor Craig Cox Jetport Authority Cincinnati Hamilton County Patterson

Sirhan Sirhan Arrives on Death Row at San Quentin

Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy, arrived on death row at San Quentin Prison following a predawn flight from Los Angeles.

San Quentin Calif Sirhan Bishara Sirhan Robert F. Kennedy San Quentin Prison Los Angeles

Hecklers Elect New Officers in Middletown Club

Anthony Rogers of 4412 Creekview Drive was elected president of the Middletown Ohio Bell Hecklers' Club at Frisch's on Germantown Road. Forrest Lake became vice president. Gerry Enright secretary. Robert Kesterson treasurer. The one year old club plans a final session at 6 30 next Wednesday at Midway Lodge Miamisburg with awards.

Anthony Rogers Creekview Drive Bell Telephone Co Middletown Ohio Bell Hecklers Frisch’s Germantown Road Forrest Lake Gerry Enright Robert Kesterson Midway Lodge Miamisburg

Car Rolls Near Lebanon Injures Motorist

A Lebanon man, Jesse J. Rhoden, 21, was injured when his car ran off U S 42 about 20 miles south of Lebanon. He suffered an arm injury after the vehicle struck a pole and fence and rolled onto its side. He was released after treatment at Grandview Hospital Dayton and faces a charge of speed excessive for conditions.

Lebanon U. S. 42 Grandview Hospital Dayton Jesse J. Rhoden

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