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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1969
Page
2
Saigon and U.S. command report major territorial gains this year aided by a strong shield around population centers. Viet Cong losses and desertions persist but its command structure remains intact. Analysts warn against orderly troop withdrawal and note Viet Cong strength in the Mekong Delta and central highlands.
Cindy Wright crowned Northern Butler County Junior Miss at Middletown High School. A Trenton High senior, she beat 19 contenders to represent the area at the State Junior Miss Pageant next year. Wright won talent, posse, and appearance awards. first runner up Cynthia Lewis, second runner up Nancy McIntyre, and third runner up Ginny Tutt were named. Pageant sponsored by Middletown Jaycees.
Ray M. Taylor of the Butler County Auto Club urges precautions from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. He warns carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless and can cause death, drowsiness, or unconsciousness and trigger crashes. Advice covers checking exhaust systems, keeping fresh air, closing vents in heavy traffic, clearing snow blockages, and never starting a car in a closed garage.
Elbert R. Tannreather of Monroe is elected master of Lincoln Masonic Lodge 693, succeeding Marion Tutt. Leon Osborne is chosen master of George M. Verity Lodge 760. Installations set for Nov. 25 at the Masonic Temple with numerous officers named for both lodges. Dowrey and a line of past masters assist in the ceremony.
James A Conrad Sr 78 of 208 McKinley St Middletown died after a heart attack at home. He retired from Armco Steel Corp sheet mill after 46 years. He served as Church of the Nazarene treasurer 25 years and Sunday School superintendent 30 years. Survived by wife Sallie daughters Nancy Haddix Middletown Betty Johnson Aurora Colo son James A Conrad Jr Kankakee Ill eight grandchildren and five brothers. Services Tuesday 2 pm at Church of the Nazarene burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call today 3-5 and 7-9 at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home and at the church from noon Tuesday. Tried Stone Baptist Church service details follow with burial also Woodside Cemetery. Mr McGuire died Thursday Janet Rest Home Surviving son Stokes Jr two sisters Hattie Greenwood Middletown Magnolia Cunningham Cleveland and 16 grandchildren.
Funeral services for Stokes McGuire Sr. will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at a local church on Verity Parkway. Interment will follow at a nearby cemetery.
A 15 year old girl at Middle Town High School sold speed tablets to classmates for 15 to 25 cents each. Det. Melvin Barker said she refused to name her supplier. The pills were taken to London for analysis by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification technicians. The case is set for Monday in Butler County Juvenile Court.
William E. Wells 55 of 5080 Princeton Road Hamilton dies while hunting in Germantown area. Services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Dempsey officiating and burial at Rose Hill Memorial Park Hamilton. Earlier notice indicated Monday afternoon services.
The Lakewood Local School District Board of Education plans to resubmit an 8.9 mill tax levy to voters on January 6 after voters rejected it in November. Schools will be shut from December 5 to January 7 due to funding shortfalls.
Edinburg Scotland AP art teacher Rosemary Cattrell inherited a painting she disliked to fund a car deposit. Sotheby’s valued The Temptation of Eve by Hans Balung at about $100000 and announced it would be auctioned on December 3.
The Viet Cong are described as largely destroyed in places like Binh Duong, yet their infrastructure remains. North Vietnamese support could expand via Hau Ngia border areas between Saigon and Cambodia, with Svay Rieng hosting thousands of troops. Viet Cong units in the Saigon region suffer but seek VC sapper activity into American zones.
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