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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1973

Page

2

Butler county grand jury to hear 30 cases docket

The Butler County grand jury will convene Monday with a docket of more than 30 cases and will also investigate a jail medical treatment complaint. The inquiry follows a February allegation by Parker Moore of PRIDE Inc. that an inmate was denied a tranquilizer by jail physician Dr. Carl Roden. The docket includes armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, shooting to wound, and other charges against multiple defendants.

Hamilton Butler County Grand Jury John Holcomb Parker Moore Pride, Inc Carl Roden Moore

Local deaths and funerals in Middletown area

Obituaries list Dora Keith 76 of 6501 Germantown Road who died Wednesday at Middletown Hospital eight surviving relatives including two daughters three sons and a sister. Services Saturday at Riggs Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. Memorials suggested to Middletown-Butler County American Cancer Society. Additional notices include Delbert Arthur died in Indianapolis burial in Berea Kentucky and Ruth Davidson obituary with services Saturday at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home. Roy James 61 of 861 Lebanon Road to be buried at South Lebanon Cemetery. Hamilton deaths include Robert Boone and Grace Murray with Mass and burial details.

Dora Keith Germantown Road Middletown Hospital Keith Middletown John Norman Howard Donald James Jacksonburg Caldwell Trenton Carl Flora McCoy Cincinnati Delbert Arthur Berea Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home Butler County American Cancer Society Arthur Indianapolis Ruth Marie Davidson Greentree Road Lebanon Rt. 2 Edwin Koeppe Jr William Koeppe Batavia Ohio David Koeppe Marie Carlier Owensville Roselyn Starbody Hollywood Fla McCoy-Leffler Clifford Stearns North Cemetery Monroe Middletown-Butler County Oswald Funeral Home South Lebanon James Beulah Ellen Sisk Dayton Silas Lebanon

Color girl pick breaks tradition at Naval Academy

Jane Ripley a 22 year old former airline stewardess from Atlanta was chosen as this year’s color girl by Midshipman John S McHenry of Conley Ga commander of the winning company. The selection breaks the tradition of the commander picking his girlfriend. Ripley is engaged to Pat Fogarty of Mobile Alabama, a member of 17th Company. As color girl she will help transfer the flags during the color parade at graduation exercises in Annapolis.

Annapolis, Md Jane Ripley Atlanta U.S. Naval Academy John S. McHenry Conley McHenry Miss Ripley Pat Fogarty Mobile Ala 17Th Company United States Navy Naval Academy Annapolis

Services held for John C. Shinn

John C. Shinn deputy U S assistant secretary of labor for labor management relations died Monday at his McLean Virginia home of an apparent heart attack. Born in Germantown he held a Heidelberg College business degree and joined the Labor Department in 1940 serving under 10 labor secretaries. He was named to his present post in 1967. Services for Shinn 54 were today in Arlington Virginia.

John C. Shinn U.S Germantown McLean Shinn Heidelberg College Tiffin Labor Department Arlington

Republican Women Plan Spring District Meeting

Mrs. Lois Leggatt president of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women will speak at the Eighth District Republican Women spring meeting Saturday. Luncheon at 11 30 a m features Ronald Helman assistant to Rep Walter Powell presenting a slide show on the congressman's office. hostesses are the Republican women's clubs of Hamilton Oxford Union Township and Middletown.

Lois Leggatt Ohio Federation of Republican Women Ronald Helman Walter E. Powell Hamilton Oxford Union Township Middletown

Fire Run Yesterday at 222 Charles St

At 5 46 p m Mrs Noma Keller 63 was ill and taken by ambulance to Middletown Hospital treated and released firefighters responded at 222 Charles Street

Charles St Noma Keller Middletown Hospital

Miami University Nursing Class of 1973 Graduation Tonight

Twenty two women and one man from the Miami University nursing class of 1973 will receive pins at 8 p.m. in the Dave Finkelman Auditorium. Main speaker is Mrs. Margaret Mosby of Middletown Hospital on Begin Greatly. Miss Chris Weatherwax will speak Genesis Two. Pins presented by Mrs. Ruth Ann Busald with Middletown choir music by Christine Parker. Verity Lodge hosts a reception after the ceremony.

Miami University Dave Finkelman Margaret Mosby Middletown Hospital Chris Weatherwax Student Nurses Association of Miami University Middletown Ruth Ann Busald Middletown Choir Christine Parker Vicki Mullins Verity Lodge

Liquor Permit Transferred in Ohio Case

The D-5 liquor permit at 124 Charles St. was transferred from the J. Lee Clark estate to David E. House per the Ohio Department of Liquor Control in Columbus.

Charles St J. Lee Clark David E. House Ohio Department of Liquor Control Columbus

Woman's death probed in Hamilton investigation

Police investigated the death of 42 year old Mrs. Mattie Ann Cole found by her husband James R. Cole Jr. with a bullet wound. Authorities reported drugs and pills in the apartment and pending ruling on whether the death was self inflicted or homicide. Cole faces narcotics possession and related charges.

Hamilton Mattie Ann Cole Sycamore St Wayne Mich James R. Cole, Jr Cole

House damaged in Franklin by fire

Fire gutted a bedroom and caused smoke damage to a single story house at 316 Maxwell St Franklin. Ernest Bernard owns the house rented to Mr and Mrs James McGuire who were away when the alarm sounded. Fire crews from Franklin battled the blaze from 11 39 p m to about 1 a m and confined damage to the bedroom area near a Maxwell paper plant warehouse.

Franklin Maxwell St Ernest Bernard Hudson St James McGuire Franklin Fire Force McGuires Bernard Maxwell Paper Plant

Trenton Mayor Hospitalized After Collapse at Home

Mayor Carl Ennis of Trenton was listed in serious condition in intensive care after collapsing from an apparent heart attack while mowing the lawn at his 110 North Main Street home. He was hospitalized at Middletown Hospital.

Trenton Carl Ennis Middletown Hospital N. Main St

Middletown woman bound over in body disposal case

Marnee W. Bennett, 20, formerly of Middletown, was bound over to the Butler County grand jury for allegedly helping dispose of the body of 52 year old Columbus Blevins. Blevins’ body was found May 20 in the Great Miami River north of Hamilton after a fight involving Bennett and John Compton, who faces first degree murder charges in Indiana. The Wayne County grand jury was to review Compton’s case today.

Hamilton Middletown Indiana Butler County Marnee W. Bennett Mooreland Ind Columbus Blevins Anderson Great Miami River Here Bennett John Compton Blevins Preble County Compton Warren County Wayne County

Gas shortage hits Springboro schools with bus fuel run dry

Eleven local school buses lined up at an Ashland service station as Gulf Oil's contract expired and bids for a new supplier faced delays. Lebanon and Waynesville districts also feared shortages, while Summer programs and a Cincinnati Zoo field trip hung in the balance.

Eric von Klinger Springboro Ashland James Hough Warren County Office of Education Gulf Oil Co Lebanon Franklin Gulf Gulf Company Ray Perez Hough Waynesville Dayton Perez Cincinnati Zoo

Man Hurt in City Crash Involving Shopping Center Turn

A 20 year old man James Martin of 5794 Hamilton Trenton Road was treated for neck and side injuries and released from Middletown Hospital after his car was struck at University Boulevard and McCurry Court by a vehicle driven by 77 year old William Westfall of 1911 Linden Avenue who was turning left into a shopping center. Westfall cited for failure to yield. Damages were 2500 on Martins car and 150 on Westfalls.

Middletown Hospital James Martin Hamilton-Trenton Road University Boulevard McCurry Court Martin University William Westfall Linden Ave Westfall

Ohio approves 4.3 million for mental health programs

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation will receive 4.3 million dollars in federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The money funds expanded programs and education training services for handicapped children, per Director Kenneth Gaver.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Kenneth Gaver

Two Blazes Cause Fire Damage and Injury in Cleveland Areas

Firemen reported $3,000 in damage and a minor injury from two fires. At 2610 Elmo Place a neighbor alerted residents after smelling smoke. In Lakewood a 48 year old woman died in a house fire, cause under investigation. A kitchen fire at 4112 Tytus Ave left Brent Callahan with second degree arm burns and caused $65 structure damage.

Elmo Place James Reese Cleveland, Ohio Lakewood Frank A. Mraz Tytus Ave Brent Callahan

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