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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1966

Page

8

Patricia Mitchell dies after open heart surgery

Patricia Mitchell 56 of 600 N Verity Parkway died at Cleveland Clinic after open heart surgery. Survived by husband Richard and two sons Richard and Michael. brothers Harry Daley and Milton Mike, sisters Mrs. William Fish and Mrs. Margaret Segerberg. services at Joseph R. Baker & Sons, burial Woodside Cemetery. Requiem High Mass at Holy Trinity Church. Donations suggested to church.

Florence Patricia Mitchell N. Verity Parkway Cleveland Clinic Moose and Elks Lodges Licensed Beverage Association Max.line Richard Michael Milton Mike Middletown William Fish Sarasota Fla Louella Keeler Middleanswer The Middletown Journal Harry Daley Margaret Segerberg Thomas Burney

Services for Mrs Nell Eichhorn Held at McCoy Leffler

Funeral services for Mrs Nell Eichhorn 64 of 3008 Princeton Street are set for 2 p m Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev G Walter Weber officiating. Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 4 p m. Mrs Eichhorn died yesterday at Middletown Hospital.

Joseph R. Baker & Sons Howard Sears Woodside Cemetery Uro Holy Trinity Church Schramm Funeral Home Nell Eichhorn Princeton St McCoy - Leffler G. Walter Weber

Death of Mrs. Erma Imhoff in Middletown

Mrs. Erma Imhoff 80 of 307 Franklin St. Middletown died in her sleep Thursday night and was pronounced dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital. She leaves a son Donald and sister Mildred Long of Middletown. Services Monday at 2 p.m. Wilson Memorial Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Erma Imhoff Franklin St Middletown Hospital Ladies Christian Service Trenton Mennonite Church Donald Mildred Long Middletown Wilson Memorial Home Russell Schnell Woodside Cemetery

Edward Thinnes dies at 69 after illness

Edward C. Thinnes age 69 of 1108 Malvern Street died at 4 40 p m yesterday at Dayton VA Hospital after a five month illness. He retired in 1962 from operating the Thinnes Café at 112 Charles Street for 12 years with his wife running the business since.

Edward Thinnes Edward C. Thinnes Malvern St Dayton VA Mr. Thinnes Thinnes Charles St

Mrs Let tie Fairchild Dies In Dayton Hospital

Mrs Let tie Fairchild 56 of Waynesville Rt 3 died Thursday night at 10 in Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Survived by daughter Helen Fairchild two sons Glenn and Lynn all at home brother Kane Elam Waynesville sister Lizzie Brooks West Liberty Ky. Services Oswald Funeral Home Lebanon 11 a.m. Monday burial Miami Cemetery Corwin. Friends may call 2 4 and 6 9 Sunday.

Waynesville Lettie Fairchild Rt. 3 Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Helen Fairchild Glenn Lynn Kane Elam Lizzie Brooks West Liberty Oswald Funeral Home Lebanon Miami Cemetery Corwin

Germantown Woman Rho da McPherson Dies at 70

Mrs Rho da McPherson 70 of 7467 Dayton Liberty Road Germantown formerly of Germantown died at 8 p m Thursday at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton Surviving include daughter Mrs Helen Curtis two other sons James Ernest Gene a brother Frank Hollon and 17 grandchildren Services set for 10 30 a m Monday at John Arpp Funeral Home burial Germantown Cemetery Funeral home hours open tomorrow from 2 to 9 pm

Germantown Rhoda McPherson Dayton-Liberty Road St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton Helen Curtis James Ernest Gene Xenia Frank Hollon Trotwood John Arpp Germantown Cemetery Pam

Obituary Notices list local deaths and services

Mrs Mamie Bussert of Blanchester formerly Hamilton will have services at 1 30 PM Monday at Webb chapel Roger Barnnock 46 of 2623 Hilda Ave will have services today at West Side Baptist Church Mrs Ethel Proctor 67 of St Louis formerly Hamilton had services yesterday Marie Kostka 91 of 528 Long St Requiem High Mass 9 AM Monday at St Josephs Church

Mamie Bussert Blanchester Hamilton Webb Roger Barnnock Hilda Ave West Side Baptist Church Ethel Proctor St. Louis Marie Kostka Long St St. Joseph’s Church

General Lauer Dies at 73 in Monterey California

Maj. Gen. Walter Ernst Lauer retired from the U S Army and who commanded the 99th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II died Friday after a long illness He had lived in Monterey since his retirement in 1946.

Sunday Bus Service Discontinued in Middletown

Ortman- Stewart Transportation Co suspends all Sunday bus service except charter trips effective tomorrow. Vice president Thomas S. Ortman cites a 25 cent per hour wage increase granted Sept. 2 as making Sunday routes economically unfeasible in Middletown. Prior Sunday service had been trimmed to Upper Arlington Main Street and Meadowlawn routes.

Ortman- Stewart Transportation Co Thomas S. Ortman Middletown Upper Arlington Main Street Meadowlawn Ortman

Ohio county representation at Miami University Oxford campus

Miami University Oxford enrollment shows students from 86 of 88 counties plus 45 states and 41 foreign nations. Butler County leads with 1507 students, 14.2 percent. Cuyahoga 1257. Hamilton 951. Montgomery 820. Official October 1966 enrollment totals 10,648 with Vinton and Noble unreached. Monroe County shows a single entrant.

Oxford Miami University Ohio District of Columbia Canal Zone Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Butler County Cuyahoga County Cleveland Tion Hamilton County Cincinnati Montgomery County Dayton Franklin County Columbus Illinois Indana New York State Summit County Akron Lucas County Toledo Clark County Springfield Pennsylvania New Jersey Green County Xenia Preble County Eaton Lorain County Elyria-Lorain Miami County Piqua- Troy Lake County Painesville - Willoughby Michigan Mahoning County Youngstown Stark County Canton Warren Ohio Counties Vinton and Noble Monroe County

Three Hurt In Trenton Franklin Road Crash

Three persons were taken to Middletown Hospital after a car truck crash on Trenton Franklin Road just east of Peastown. State Highway Patrol investigated the accident late this morning.

Middletown Hospital Trenton-Franklin Road Peasttown State Highway Patrol

Tax Payment Deadline Near in Butler County

Hamilton Mark G Wen del, Butler County treasurer, announced the Thursday deadline for the second half personal property tax payment without penalty. Payments may be mailed or made at the Treasurers Branch Office in the Middletown City Building or at the Court House in Hamilton.

Hamilton Mark G. Wendel Butler County Middletown Court House

Ohio University student killed in Rt. 127 crash near Camden

Phillip S. Gordon Jr. 19, of Grandview Ohio, died after a head on collision with Dallas T. Harding during a 7:30 p.m. crash on Rt. 127 near Camden. Harding and his wife Margaret injured. Gordon alone in his car. Coroner cites head injuries.

Armed Robbery At Gulf Service Station Reported

Service station attendant Elmer Bennet said two masked men robbed the Gulf Service Station at Yan kee Road and Smith Road, taking over $58. One suspect, likely white, 18 with a .38 snub nose, wore dark clothes. the other, also white and 18, was armed or unarmed. It was the week’s third armed robbery, following incidents at Bonded Oil Station and Majors Market.

Elmer Bennet Lafayette Ave Gulf Service Station Yankee Road Smith Road Bennet N. Verity Parkway Majors’ Market Jewell Ave

Groundbreaking Planned for Middletown East High School Ceremony

Work details for a Sunday groundbreaking at the new Middletown East High School site on Breiel Blvd. Bands from Monroe, Middletown, and Fenwick High Schools will perform. Student council presidents from the three schools attend. The Parks Department band shell will serve as a platform across from the Breiel Blvd entrance to the Miami University Middletown campus.

Middletown East High School Monroe Middletown Fenwick Parks Department Breiel Blvd Miami University

Burglary at McCoy Oil Office Leaves Only Checks Found

Police report burglars ransacked the McCoy Oil office at 1224 Girard Ave this morning but only checks were recovered later along a railroad track. Jay Cates, 33, of Cleveland, was arrested at 3 a.m. at Central Ave and Clinton St for intoxication and pulling a false fire alarm. Roger Faford, 26, of 1411 Fairmount Ave, arrested at midnight at Central Ave and Baltimore St for driving while intoxicated. Four car windows were broken at McKinley School during last night’s Lebanon Fenwick football game. Two 16-year-olds were arrested for shoplifting at Central Store and ramsacking cars near Central Ave and Garfield.

McCoy Oil Girard Ave Jay Cates Cleveland Central Avenue Clinton Street Roger Faford Fairmount Ave Baltimore Street McKinley School Central Store Garfield

Three Injured in Wrecks Across City

Three persons including a 15 year old bicyclist were injured in six of ten accidents investigated by police. The incidents caused over $2,000 in damage. Robert McGraw was treated for leg and facial injuries after riding his bicycle on Sutphin Street and colliding with a car driven by Mary Ann Long. Arlie Sandlin received possible neck injuries in a rear end collision on Central Avenue with Betty Carpenter cited for unsafe distance. Herman Cornett sought a doctor for possible head injuries after his car hit Arlie Kemplin, who faced a left of center citation. Multiple other crashes involved Kenneth Zornes and Anna Wilkerson, Edna Danise and Richard Rush, John King Jr. and Joseph Little, and Lee Banks hitting a light standard in various Middletown locations with several citations issued.

Robert McGraw Charles F. McGraw Arlington Ave Middletown Hospital Posper Sutphin Street Mary Ann Long Linden Ave Arlie Sandlin Middletown Rt. 4 Central Avenue Betty C. Carpenter Renee Sandlin Auto Herman Cornett Ellen Drive Arlie Kemplin Dayton Girard Avenue Garfield Street Kemplin Kenneth Zornes Stubbs Road Anna Wilkerson Bonita Drive Middletown Wilkerson Edna Danise Jackson St Richard A. Rush Goldman Ave First Ave Rush John King Jr Andrew St Joseph M. Little Grand Ave Crawford Street Roosevelt Avenue Lee Banks Beech St N. University Boulevard

Ralph Knight Memorial classroom dedicated at George Williams College

Downers Grove Illinois hosts the dedication of the Ralph C Knight Memorial classroom in the George Williams College arts and science building. The Middletown YMCA funded the project with seventeen thousand five hundred dollars of which five thousand is paid. Attending are Mrs Helen Knight and family, local YMCA leaders, and Sexton Middletown fund chairman.

Illinois College Memorial Knight Helen D. Knight John Jake) Smithe Ethiopia Carl S. McVay Middletown Allen James Sexton Sexton Y’s” George Williams College Fund

Fall Victim In Fair Condition At City Construction Site

Doug Cloud of Fairfield was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a 35 foot fall at the Air Products and Chemical Road project yesterday. He, an electrician with Wenti Construction Co of Hamilton, suffered possible chest injuries when a 300 to 400 pound insulator struck him, snapping his safety belt on the structural steel.

Doug Cloud Fairfield Middletown Hospital Air Products Chemical Road Cloud Wenti Construction Co Hamilton

Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Mrs Addie Allen

George H Marshall 39 of 919 Eighth Ave charged with second degree murder in the death of Addie Allen 40 of 501 16th Ave. She was shot Oct 5 at Ethel Tripletts 703 14th Ave about 1130 p.m. Dr Garret Boone Butler County coroner called it homicide. Marshall arrested at work yesterday afternoon released on 5000 dollar bond. He faces a municipal court preliminary hearing Tuesday morning.

George H. Marshall Eighth Ave Addie Allen 16Th Ave Marshall Garret Boone Butler County

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Patricia Mitchell Settie Fairchild Gen. Lauer Cincinnati & Dayton RD Hobart Byrd the Masters Quartet SUN RED Turner G Quartet UNION Steve Lazaron Monroe Royalty Gail Frazee Monroe High Hornets Mike Hall Larry Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Hall Miss Frazee Bob Dietz Blair Frazee Timerick Steigerwald Butler Miami Verity Privy Enterprise Baptist Church Seneca St., Midd Pilgrim Quartet Gospel Four D. W. Beeulheimer Kelly Ratliff Camden Dallas T. Harding Marion Ind Harding Margaret Gordon Uty Tie Miller Vie Tae Insurange Inc Verity Ralph Knight Millett Assembly Hall Tallawanda Road Bonham Road Sycamore Street Hear God’s Word Calvary Baptist Church Jackson Lane Bobbell Hillcrest Baptist Church Carlisle God Christian Science Sunday School First Church of Christ S. Marshall Rd Middletown, Ohio
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