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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1972

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals: Bob Turvey 83 dies in Middletown

Bob Turvey 83 of 505 Florence St died at Middletown Hospital after a three month illness. He was a Worthmore Clothing Salesman since 1982 and former Kiwanis president. Surviving wife Elsie. sons Earl and Paul. stepchildren and many grandchildren. Services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call. Also notices for Morris Harville and Mrs Forman.

Robert G. Turvey Florence St Middletown Hospital Mr. Turvey Worthmore Clothing Hanging Rock Ohio Kiwanis Club Men’s Club Order of St. Andrew First Presbyterian Church Elsie Earl of Franklin and Paul Colorado Springs Jack Meeker Middletown Byron Hackney J.R. Chappell Clifford Central Point Ore Raymond Benita McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Irvin Emmons Franklin Morris T. Harville Russellville Tenn Hester White Stubblefield Morristown Mt. Pleasant Memorial Cemetery Harville Springboro Hawkins Container Co Centerville Hazel

William A. Reed 74 dies in Middletown Ohio

William Anderson Reed 74 of Middletown died Monday at Elliot S Nursing Home in New Miami after a month as a patient. He retired from Armco Steel and belonged to Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Survived by son Richard serving in Germany, stepchildren Belton King Pittsburgh Shirley Reed Middletown and Catherine Richardson Flint Alice Arnett Jessie King. 19 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services Thursday 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion Church with Dr. F H Hampton. burial Woodside Cemetery. Arrangements by Bailey Funeral Home.

William Anderson Reed Grove St Elliot S New Miami Reed Armco Steel Corp Mt. Zion Shirley Reed Middletown Catherine Richardson Flint Mich Alice Arnett Jessie King Pittsburgh Mt. Zion Baptist Church F. H. Hampton Woodside Cemetery Che Bailey

Mrs Glady Forman Services Noted in Somerville

Mrs Glady Forman 61 of 6883 Neanover Road Somerville dies. She is mother of Garrett Forman of Middletown. Funeral arrangements to be announced in local notices.

Glady Forman Neanover Road Garrett Forman Middletown

Obituary Notices for Mrs Mary Lowell and Mrs Nannie Feltner

Miss Mary Lowell 54 of Tucson Arizona formerly Hamilton private services held Brown Dawson. Mrs Nannie Feltner 66 of 201 Vine Street services at 2 p.m. Wednesday Webb.

Mary Lowell Tucson Ariz Hamilton Private Brown Dawson Nannie Feltner Vine St Webb

Girl Dies Of Asthma Attack

Mary Tillis, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tillis of 813 18th Ave., Middletown, died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after an asthma attack at home. She had a long medical history and was under a doctor’s care. Born in Tunica County, Miss., she had lived in Middletown eight years. Surviving are six brothers Roy, Curby, Clarence, Ben Jr., Jeffrey and Larry, all of Middletown, and six sisters Mandy Tillis of Dayton, Gloria Higgins of St. Louis, Rose Higgins of Chicago, Nude, Christine and Robbie, all of Middletown. Arrangements are incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home.

Mary Tillis Ben Tillis 18Th Ave Middletown Hospital Tunica County Miss Middletown Roy Curby Clarence Ben Jr Jeffrey Larry Mandy Tillis Dayton Gloria Higgins St. Louis Rose Higgins Chicago Christine Robbie Bailey Funeral Home

Stolen hydrant report after car crash shocks city

Police logged a missing hydrant on Baltimore Street near Woodlawn Avenue after an out of control car tore it loose at 10 45 a m yesterday The hydrant was not found by 10 55 p m police were unsure and a separate item mentions an icy Peruvian pond as the source of the Amazon river

Baltimore Street Woodlawn Avenue Peruvian Andes Amazon

Big M to Hire 20 for Middletown Trash Service

The Big M Trucking Co based in Miamisburg will hire about 20 men for a new Middletown trash collection operation. Albert Engle, VP, opened offices at 3701 N. Tytus Ave in the former Division 8 garage and said 10 packet trucks have been ordered. The move follows a three year 1 million dollar contract to replace city sanitation services, upheld by Judge Fred B. Cramer after Local 856 filed suit. The city expects annual savings around 120 thousand dollars, while Big M staff wages will align with the city's scale of 3.30 to 3.80 dollars per hour.

Albert Engle Middletown Division 8 Ohio Highway Department N. Tytus Ave Engle Big M Butler County Common Pleas Fred B. Cramer American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employes Department of Administration Department of Service

Heavy Rain Falls As Ohio Voters Turn Out In Presidential Election

Voters flocked to polls across Ohio despite steady rain with turnout expectations around 4.5 million nationally. Akron Columbus Springfield and Cuyahoga Falls precincts saw early surges while issues included two constitutional amendments and local bonds. Campaigns for Nixon and McGovern reported delays at Oxford as Kent State students cast ballots.

Columbus Ohio Ohio House State Senate Supreme Court Akron Springfield Cuyahoga Falls George McGovern Oxford Cincinnati Kent State University Medina Portage Cuyahoga County Cleveland Virgil E. Brown Senate

Hydrant Smashed as Car Crashes Across Baltimore Street

Two-car crash injures Harvey Clements 21 of 711 18th Ave. He drove a 1972 car owned by a Hamilton dealer when it left the curb on Baltimore Street at 10 30 a m. It struck and damaged a fire hydrant, a parked car owned by Edward Mockabee, a stop sign and a slow sign. Clements in fair condition at Middletown Hospital. Damage estimated at 4500. Clements cited for careless driving.

Harvey Clements 18Th Ave Hamilton Baltimore Street Middletown Hospital Clements Baltimore Edward Mockabee

Collision injures teen at Young Street intersection

At 4 30 p m a collision at Young Street and Calumet Avenue injured David South 17 of 4214 Roosevelt Blvd his car was hit by a vehicle driven by Benjamin Hurston 20 of 1313 Baltimore St Hurston was treated for head injuries and cited for failure to yield at a stop sign by police

Young Street Calumet Avenue David South Roosevelt Blvd Benjamin Hurston Baltimore St South

Ten-year-old Johnny Powell Works Hard for Aquarium Fund

A 10-year-old Gideon Road boy, Johnny Powell, collected 5.67 dollars over two evenings for aquarium literature. He visited apartment houses with a clipboard full of addresses and accepted literature at a penny per family, taking up an offer from a Butler County office-holder.

Gideon Road Butler County Johnny

Franklin housing code faces first reading with little opposition

Franklin city council heard the first reading of a housing code ordinance amid limited dissent. A citizen committee backed the Southern Housing Code with penalties matching the current Franklin code, and the building inspector must notify owners before inspections. The council plans a second reading on November 20 and final action December 4.

Greg Paul Smith Smith Franklin Gordon Case Citizen's Committee

City Employees to Receive 31 Percent Pay Increase

City Council approved an ordinance giving nearly all city employees a 5 percent raise retroactive to last night, costing about 40,000 for 41 workers. The measure adds a deputy building inspector position at 6,500 annually and outlines increases across departments including city manager, auditors, police, fire, and service staff. Sick leave and vacation benefits remain unchanged.

Franklin Bernard Eichholz Eichholz

Theft Report From Hamilton-Wilson Led Ford Home

Hamilton Wilson reported to the sheriff yesterday that someone pried a door to enter his home at 6892 Liberty Fairfield Road and stole two rifles a scope a pump gun and five rings valued at about 970 dollars.

Hamilton Wilson Ledford Liberty-Fairfield Road

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Bob Turvey Somerville Pentecostal Church Somerville Cemetery Inman Funeral Home Forman Fort Hamilton Hospital William A. Reed Dodds Monuments Verity Lth Charles Bud) Steller Mor Monthru Girl Europe Brussels London Paris E Rome Monte Carlo Malaga Gateway First National Breiel Boulevard The Big M Trucking Co Dad Tricia Nixon Cox Rayin ICE ATCO Johnny Powell MecCoy-Leffler M‘coy-Leffler Planeral Home Sutphin Woodlawn Homer D. Leffler Franklin Housing Code Citizen’s Committee Citizens Committee A. St S Funth Gulf Service N. Main St Manchester HICUS Fred Chicken Sunthru S. Breiel Blvd Shopping Plaza
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