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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1970

Page

2

Picnic Area To Get 76146 For Sebald Park

Ohio Department Of Natural Resources approves 76146 for picnic area development at W W Sebald Park. City parks director John Paschal announced at the park board meeting. Funds to be matched by city money and require Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation approval before final.

Sebald Park Kathleen Krumm Ohio Department of Natural Resources W.W. Sebald Park John Paschal Ohio Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Bruce Diehl Butler County Park District W.W. Sebald Bob Metz Middletown Elk Creek Rt. 122 Smith Park Paschal

Deaths And Funerals For Mrs Ida Cyrus And Miss Stafford

Mrs Ida May Edna Cyrus 47 of 6501 Germantown Road dies at Middletown Hospital burial in Morrow Cemetery services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 pm officiated by Rev McHenry Bishop and Rev Henry Howard friends may call today 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Burial noted as Woodside Cemetery. Miss Stafford dies Monday at friends home near Batesville Indiana after shooting herself with a .22 rifle coroner Dr James Fallis reports the incident.

Ida Cyrus Ida May Edna Cyrus Germantown Road McCoy-Leffler McHenry Bishop Henry Howard Morrow Cemetery Cyrus Middletown Hospital Leffler W. N. Hidelbaugh Woodside Cemetery Friends Miss Stafford Batesville Ind James Fallis Ripley County Indiana

Mrs Ethel L DeJarnette 68 obituary in Middletown

Mrs Ethel L DeJarnette 68 of 1818 Grand Ave died 11 15 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a 40 day stay A Middletown resident 48 years she is survived by husband Charles daughter Vera Keller Middletown sons Paul Craig Tallahassee Fla Ralph Craig Columbus Ky brother Russell Ledford Frenchburg Ky and six grandchildren Funeral services 10 am Friday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev Herbert Thompson officiating burial in Woodside Cemetery The funeral home hours today 2 4 and 7 9 pm

Ethel L. DeJarnette Grand ‘Ave Middletown Hospital Middletown Charles Vera Keller Paul Craig Tallapassee Fla Ralph Craig Columbus Russell Ledford Frenchburg

Clyde Reiffitt 83 Dies, Mt. Sterling Man

George W. Reiffitt aged 83 died on arrival at Mary Chiles Hospital. Survived by sons James Carl Ed Arnold and others, daughters Mrs. Barnett Mrs. Kinser and Mrs. Dumford, sister Mrs. Ballard, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Services and burial planned in Mt. Sterling with Mitchell Funeral Home handling arrangements.

George W. Reiffitt Mt. Sterling James Carl Reffitt Middletown Mary Chiles Hospital Orlando Fla Arnold James Barnett Winchester Charles Kinser Detroit Ronald Dumford Laura Ballard Frenchburg Mitchell Funeral Home

William J Spencer 77 services set at 10 a m tomorrow

William J Spencer aged 77 of 918 Sixth Ave will have services at 10 a m tomorrow with burial in Woodside Cemetery. He died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Survived by stepson Earl Nolan of Middletown, two stepdaughters Mrs Pearl Townsend of Middletown and Mrs Goldie Hughes of Somerset Ky, a brother James of Middletown, and five half-brothers and sisters.

William J Spencer Sixth Ave Woodside Cemetery Spencer Middletown Hospital Earl Nolan Middletown Pearl Townsend Goldie Hughes Somerset James

Services for Miss Diana Lynn Stafford at 10 m Saturday

Diana Lynn Stafford, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Stafford of 3112 Navaho Street, will have services at 10 a.m. Saturday at the McCoy funeral home. The family requests memorials to a preferred fund.

Diana Lynn Stafford Alvin Stafford Navaho St McCoy

Services for Mrs. Bessie Drummond Held at Oswald Funeral Home

Mrs. Bessie Drummond 72 formerly of Lebanon died Monday at Christian Care Center Middletown after an extended illness. Services 1 p.m. tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Spring Valley Funeral Home today from 6 to p.m. Surviving: son Dwight of Wilmington daughter Mrs Leonard Davis of Spring Valley two brothers Wade Cryder Londonderry Clarence Cryder Columbus two sisters Mrs Grace Hanks Columbus Mrs Gilbert Williams Chillicothe five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Lebanon Bessie Drummond Oswald Spring Valley Drummond Christian Care Center Middletown Dwight Wilmington Leonard Davis Wade Cryder Londonderry Ohio Clarence Cryder Columbus Grace Hanks Gilbert Williams Chillicothe

Obituary notices for Van Holle Lambert and Bernhardt

Sylvester Von Holle 65 of North Indian Hill Cincinnati died at North Bethesda Hospital from an apparent heart attack. Survived by three sisters Mary Margaret Angela and a brother Anthony of Mason. Mass Friday at St Susanna Church burial Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Shorten Funeral Home hours. Also listed are Harry Bowling 66 infant son of Jess Lambert and Emma Bernhardt 87 with service times.

Mason Sylvester Vincent von Holle North Indian Hill Cincinnati Warren County North Bethesda Hospital Mary Margaret Angela van Holle Anthony St. Susanna Church Gate of Heaven Cemetery Shorten Funeral Harry Bowling Millville Oxford Road Webb Jess Lambert Hamilton- Scipio Road Young Emma Bernhardt Shirley Ave Klaus-Weigel

Windshield struck by bullet near roadside park

Hamilton Sherman reported a small caliber bullet pierced his windshield while driving on Odio 128 near the roadside park south of here. County Patrolman Charles Thomas took the report and suspects hunters were in the area.

Hamilton Sherman Millville Ave Here Ptl Charles Thomas

Snipers Fire On Muskingum College Campus

Police investigate a third sniper incident on the Muskingum College campus in New Concord Ohio. A security guard David L Hammer 25 was unharmed when a bullet pierced his cruiser rear window from the woods near campus. Earlier incidents injured Don Oakley 28 and wounded guards Hugh Forshey and Garrold McManaway.

New Concord Don Oakley University Hugh Forshey Garrold McManaway McManaway

Middletown Teachers Blast Merit Pay Cut at Board Meeting

MTA President Sally Williamson told the Middletown Board of Education that a 2 percent merit pay cut remains unpaid, despite a prior pledge to restore it. Superintendent Robert Johnson said restoration is not possible due to money constraints, while the board moves to study a new contract with the MTA and sets a negotiating team for December.

Sally Williamson Middletown Teachers Association MTA Board of Education Williamson Gene i T. Lubera Tilmon Ellison Howard Schueller Ellison Robert Johnson

Kimbrough Protest Over Black Hall Monitors At Middletown High

Tom Kimbrough representing the Council for Human Dignity challenged Middletown Board of Education on the 1970 71 black hall monitors at Middletown High. He questioned why only four black faculty members were employed and accused the monitors of targeting black students. He urged equal representation and qualified personnel, promising further inquiries.

Middletown High School Tom Kimbrough Middletown Board of Education Council For Human Dignity Kimbrough Middletown High Gene Lubera Taft Garfield McKinley Robert Johnson Marion McEvoy Central State University Janet Hamilton Middletown Princeton High School Jerry Brown

Butler County GOP weighs Powell successor heavyweights

Butler County Republican chairman Jack Moser named Donald E. Lukens and Barry Levey as the leading candidates to fill the retiring State Senator Walter E. Powell’s seat with two years left. Other contenders include Raymond Fening Roger Gillespie and Richard Law. Final choice rests with state senators.

Butler County Republican Party Jack Moser Walter E. Powell Congress Moser Donald E. Lukens Barry Levey Lukens Levey Powell Preble Darke Mercer County

Man Bound In Forgery Charge

A 24 year old Franklin man is bound to the Butler County grand jury on two counts of cashing forged checks. Bobby Roy Smith of 329 Middletown Pike appeared for preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge J T Lamb after being brought from Dayton city jail. He is accused by Jack Evans of Duff s Case of cashing a stolen 103.87 check on Kuhn s Transport Service Middletown and by Ray Mattingly, manager of the Sherwin Williams Store, of cashing a stolen 96.17 check on Myers Construction Company Middletown. Smith pleaded innocent to both charges.

Franklin Butler County Grand Jury Bobby Roy Smith Middletown Pike Dayton J. T. Lamb Jack Evans Duff Kuhn Middletown Ray Mattingly Sherwin-Williams Myers Construction Company Smith

Twins Moms Adopt Project at Middletown Center

Middletown Mothers of Twins Club voted to adopt Middletown Treatment Center for brain damaged children as its mental health project. The meeting at Mrs. Michael Barber’s home featured remarks by center superintendent Mrs. Pat Wilkerson and coordinator Mrs. Jo Sorrell with films of patterning work.

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Purse Snatching in Middletown Leaves Woman Robbed

Mrs. Helen Hagen reported to Middletown police that a youth snatched her purse on Vanderveer Street south of Breiel Boulevard, throwing her to the ground but not injuring her. The assailant, described as a 25 to 30 year old Black man, six feet tall with an Afro and sideburns, wore a short blue jacket and fled with $16. Paul Wilson gave the description and location details.

Middletown Helen Hagen Yankee Road Vanderveer Street Breiel Boulevard Paul Wilson

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Vienna Ethel DeJarnette George W. Reffitt William Spencer Diana Stafford Sylvester von Holle Muskingum College MTA Blasts School Board Tom Webb Donald Altstaetter Lemon-Monroe High School Norman Korn John Thornberg Black Hall Lukens and Fred Sennet Journal Raymond J. Fening Miami University Middletonian Roger Gillespie The Ohio Young Republicans Richard Law Butler Stan the Health SP Resort Central Ave Penney Sale Orion Floor Ailate Penneys
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