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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1971

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Walter L Barr 74

Walter L Barr 74 of 7446 Bik Creek Road died 9 am Wednesday at Middletown Hospital after Tuesday admission He was a retired Champon Paper Co employee Survived by son Kenneth daughter Margery Larwa stepson Sarah Byrd brother Verlin and seven grandchildren Funeral services 10 8 am Saturday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home Rev James McCollum officiating Burial Butler County Memorial Park Visiting hours Friday 3 5 and 7 9 am Mae Hairston services listed with church and funeral arrangements and additional survivors

Walter L. Barr Bik Creek Road Middletown Hospital Barr Champon Paper Co Hamilton Kenneth Margery Larwa Sarah Byrd Miltonville Verlin Rockville Ind Ethel Snodgrass Bloomington Mabel Monroe

Private services for Orman Elam in Middletown

Orman M Elam 77 of Webber Ave died Tuesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital Dayton. Private services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Herbert Thompson. Burial West Elkton Cemetery. Memorials to Michael Charles Elam Memorial Scholarship Fund. Survived by sister Mrs Cartle Back Somerville and brother Emin Mt Sterling Ky. He served in France in World War I and was active in the Republican party. He served on the Butler County Board of Elections 12 years and held GOP posts including vice chair and central committee member.

Orman M. Elam Webber Ave McCoy Leffler Herbert Thompson West Elkton Michael Charles Elam Ware Roger Biddle Edgewood High School Trenton Elam Veterans Administration Hospital Dayton France Middletown Butler County Board of Elections Butler County Republican Committee GOP Cartle Back Somerville Emin Mt. Sterling

Infant twins to be buried at Woodside Cemetery

Graveside services for the infant twins of Mr. and Mrs. James Row of 208 Balkimore Street will be held Friday at Woodside Cemetery. The Rev Elza Alien will officiate. The infants died hours after birth at Middletown Hospital. Arrangements are with Joseph H. Baker & Sons Funeral Home.

James Row Balkimore St Woodside Cemetery Elza Alien Middletown Hospital Josephh K. Baker & Sons Funeral Home

Services for Elliott P. Turner Held in Waynesboro

Elliott Price Turner 63, father of William Turner of Middlewan, will have services at 11 am Saturday at Etter Funeral Home in Waynesboro Virginia. Burial follows in Riverview Cemetery. Turner died after becoming ill while visiting his son.

Elliott Price Turner William Turner Middlewan Etter Waynesboro Riverview Cemetery McCoy-Settler Middletown Hospital

Obituaries for Robert Martin and William Joerger

Robert Martin aged 68 of 879 Lawn Ave. and William Joerger aged 74 of Glen dale receive services Friday at Webb. Martin's service is at 10 a.m. and Joerger's at 2 p.m. at Webb.

Robert Martin Lawn Ave Webb William Joerger Glendale

House OKs Splitting Hygiene Department

Columbus Ohio AP The House approved 79 to 7 an administration backed bill to divide the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction into two cabinet level agencies the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the Department of Corrections The move ends a long standing objective of the Gilligan administration and paves the way for Senate passage with expected approval.

Columbus Ohio Gilligan House General Assembly Senate Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Department of Corrections

Sniper Holed Up In Carlsbad School Tower

In Carlsbad New Mexico a 7 year old Mi chael O Hearn a former mental patient hid in a three story school tower for two hours firing a rifle. He fatally shot himself as authorities attempted negotiation and tear gas. O Hearn a Viet Nam veteran discharged in 1966 had recently returned to Carlsbad and faced unemployment and depression.

Carlsbad Michael O'Hearn Tom Gramiger O'Hearn O’hearn Jeanette Methola Asst Joe Stell Carlsbad Mid High School Granger Himsel Navy State Mental Hospital

Armco Official Defends Industry at Missouri Chamber Meeting

Armco Steel executive Hany Holiday urged Missouri businessmen to back a vigorous defense of industry Against critics he warned against unrealistic environmental demands He cited government data claiming 85 percent of river and lake pollution comes from municipal sewage and warned clean up costs could total nearly 60 billion dollars over a decade with losses borne by all readers

ST. Louis Armco Steel Corp Missouri America Hany Holiday Armco Steel Group Missouri Chamber of Commerce Chamber Holiday House Committee

Shotgun Stolen From Trenton Home

A 16 gauge shotgun valued at 200 dollars was reported stolen from the home of Charles R. Taylor at 4669 Jacksonburg Road Trenton around 7 p.m. yesterday, according to county police.

Charles R. Taylor Jacksonburg Road Trenton

Middletown chamber nominates women and men to board

A Middletown chamber director nomination lists a woman for a three year term and includes several men for other seats. Names include Mrs Robert L Harris and William D Long along with Donald C Osborne Irwin W Over Warren G Printz Robert A White and Robert H Bender. Elections require 25 members to petition by November 12 with terms commencing January 1.

Inc Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Ronald Drive Robert L Sue) Harris Irvings l Robert K. Johnson Lisa Lane William D. Long Pisher Insurance Associates Donald C. Osborne McGee Ave Steel Corp Irwin W. Over Central Ave Dyer, Inc Warren G. Printz Kenwood Drive Manchester Machine

Counterfeit Bills Reported At Middletown Bank

Bank officials and police warn counterfeit money circulates in Middletown after counterfeit US twenty and two ten dollar bills were deposited at Barnitz Bank. Counterfeits described with plate numbers and serials were turned over to the Secret Service. authorities cautioned that fakes may appear during holidays and shopping periods.

Barnitz Bank William W. Raines Raines Secret Service Delbert Barker City ‘Police

Water Kayes Long Distance Toll Calls Restored

Water seepage into a repair splice damaged a main trunk line between Middletown Lebanon and Dayton, Ohio. Ohio Bell crews repaired a water soaked trunk line at Interstate 75 and Ohio 73 by midnight, restoring toll calls north and south. Robert F. Watts, commercial manager, said the trouble began after water entered the splice during prior construction work.

Middletown- Lebanon Dayton Ohio Bell Telephone Co Interstate 75 Ohio 73 Robert F. Watts Watts

Van Drives Into Train at Penfield Crossing

A local man escaped injury when he drove into a Penn Central train at the Penfield Street crossing at 6 48 p.m. Police cited John Ritchie 32 of 22083 Oneka Ave for failure to maintain an assured clear distance. Car damage estimated at 600 dollars. No train damage or crew injuries reported.

Penn Central Penfield Street John Ritchie Oneka Ave

Franklin King Kwik Is Robbed

Police investigate an armed robbery at Franklin King Kwik Minit Market 1000 E Second St around 2 a m. A masked 19 year old man in a green nylon jacket carried a pistol, demanded a brown paper bag, and fled after ordering clerk Mrs Maxine DePew to lie on the floor.

Franklin King Kwik Minit E. Second St Maxine DePew

8 N.Y. Cops Indicted For Gambling. Drugs

New York federal prosecutors indict patrolmen Michael Masone Jr. and Roberson Haden for trading small amounts of heroin for a power saw and liquor. U S Attorney Whitney North Lüxemour calls this the first installment of action from police corruption hearings. The same grand jury charged six alleged gamblers paying patrolman William Phillips, a Knapp Commission witness, currently suspended. A Newark grand jury charged eight men with monthly payments to protect a gambling operation.

Rary Michael Masone Jr Roberson Haden U.S William Phillips Phillips Knapp Commission

Local Man Guilty Of Forging Check

A Hamilton man aged 19 forged a $78 check and gave it to a 1 year old girl to cash at Gibbys Tavern 2505 Atco Ave Middletown. She received $15 from cashing it. Butler County Common Pleas Judge Arthur J. Fiehrer set disposition for Monday.

Hamilton Gibby Atco Ave Middletown Butler County Common Pleas Arthur J. Fiehrer

Thieves Take Equipment From Glover's Storage Lot

Hamilton police report thefts of equipment totaling 1411 dollars from Glover's Sewer Cleaning Service at 2069 St. Clair Ave Williamsdale. Loot included three rotorutters a jig saw five pipe wrenches 12 cutter drills and two rolls of stable. In a second theft George Simmons of 6370 Brown Road Oxford reported a router and a belt sander valued at seventy dollars stolen from an unfinished house at that address.

Hamilton Glover's Sewer Cleaning Service St. Clair Ave Wiliamsdale George Simmons Brown Road Oxford

Drugs Found In Cape Hamilton Arrest Of Lykins

Jerry D. Lykins a 31 year old resident of Cincinnati was arrested yesterday on a charge of possession of aphetamines after his car was searched in the parking lot of the Red Lantern Tavern located on Cincinnati Dayton Road West Chester.

Cape Hamilton Jerry D. Lykins Cincinnati Red Lantern Tavern Cincinnati-Dayton Road West Chester

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