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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1966

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals for Sarah Hanks in Middletown

Sarah Hanks 84 of The Townhouse Middletown died last night at Middletown Hospital. She was a Nazarene member born in Powell County Kentucky and lived in Middletown since 1925. Survived by three sons Damon Sullivan Alger Hanks Virgil Hanks and nine daughters including Gladys Proctor Lola Armitage Teresa Cornella Mae Wagner Jesse Manker Beulah Powell Alice Sullivan Alice Philhower Mabel Chaney and others. Burial in Woodside Cemetery with private funeral service Wednesday officiated by Rev Preston Theall. Memorials to Church of the Nazarene adult Sunday School class. Rosary at Oswald Memorial Home today 8 p.m. and visiting 4 to 9 p.m.

Sarah Hanks N. Verity Parkway Middletown Hospital Middletown Powell County Church of the Nazarene Damon Sullivan Alger Hanks Bowling Green Virgil Hanks San Bernadino Calif Gladys Proctor Lola Armitage Theresa Cornella Mae Wagner Jesse Manker Beulah Powell Winchester, C Alice Sullivan Monroe Alice Philhower Monrose Mabel Chaney Covington William Chapman Lee County Florence Sturgill Preston Theall Woodside Cemetery

Death of Mrs Ida Hartford in Cincinnati area

Mrs Ida Belle Hartford 92 of Southgate Ky died on arrival at a Cincinnati hospital after collapsing on a downtown street yesterday at 440 PM She is survived by two other sons a daughter seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren Services and burial will be in Newport Ky with Erschell Funeral Home handling arrangements

Ida Hartford Ida Belle Hartford Southgate Cincinnati Enquirer LeRoy Hartford Sixth Ave Cincinnati Newport Erschell Funeral Home

Burial Set for Gabe Holt in Woodside Cemetery

Gabe Holt aged 31 of 10853 Reading Road Cincinnati will be buried in Woodside Cemetery replacing Butler County Memorial Park. Services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home with visitation today from 1 to 9 p.m. Holt died Saturday at Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati.

Gabe Holt Reading Road Cincinnati Woodside Cemetery Butler County Memorial Park McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Holt Bethesda Hospital

Funeral services for Mrs Lucy M Pullmann Kelley

Mrs Lucy M Pullmann Kelley 83 of 4644 Howe Road Trenton dies at West Haven Nursing Home Hamilton. Services at Webb Funeral Home Hamilton Wednesday at 2 pm with calling hours tomorrow 4 to 9 pm. Burial Miltonville Cemetery. Survived by five sons three daughters two brothers two sisters eleven grandchildren seventeen great grandchildren.

Lucy Kelley Webb Funeral Home Hamilton Lucy M. Pullmann Kelley Howe Road Trenton West Haven Nursing Home Miltonville Kelley Joseph Kelley Grace Baptist Church Middletown Willard Gratis Harry Clarence Frank Herbert Edna Hoffmann Martha Wirtley Charles Elmer Pallmann Germantown Amanda Veidt Minnie Poplin

Funeral and burial plans for Earl Shea announced

Services and burial for Earl Shea formerly of Middletown were held today in Bradenton Florida where he had lived since 1960 after retiring as a Western Union employee He died Friday in Florida Surviving are his wife Justine and a daughter Mrs Sonja Stork of Columbus

Earl Shea Middletown Bradenton Fla Western Union Shea Florida Justine Sonja Stork Columbus

George Blandford Sr. 87 Dies in Lebanon Home

George Blandford Sr. 87 died Saturday at his home 431 Ward Street. Survived by son George Jr. of Dayton and three daughters Patte Schilling Fileen Kassan of California and Ann Franz of Lebanon, a brother Lyde of Wisconsin, a sister Lorrine Hinsher of California, 16 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Requiem High Mass set for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St Francis de Sales Church. Burial in Lebanon Cemetery.

George Blandford Lebanon George B. Blandford Sr Ward St George Jr Dayton Patte Schilling Fileen Kassan California Ann Franz Lyde Wisconsin Lorrine Hinsher St. Francis de Sales Church Lebanon Cemetery

Franklin man Asa Bland Cunningham dies of heart attack

Asa Bland Cunningham 59 died of an apparent heart attack at 8 a.m. yesterday at his home 7938 Franklin Trenton Road. He was a self employed truck driver and Teamsters Local 100 member in Cincinnati. Surviving wife Jane. daughter Joyce Bicknell of Franklin. brothers Don Walker Charles. sister Sylvia Harris. five grandchildren. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Angles by Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Pennington. burial Baltimore Cemetery, Cincinnati. Visitation tomorrow 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.

Franklin Asa _ Bland Cunningham Franklin-Trenton Road Cunningham Teamsters Local 100 Cincinnati Jane Joyce Bicknell Don Walker West Virginia Charles Baltimore Sylvia Harris Anglesby Funeral Home Charles Pennington

Death Notice for Hubert L. Schuyler in Lebanon

Hubert L. Schuyler 63 of Rt 122 near Lebanon died yesterday at Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington. Survived by wife Katherine two sons Robert Wilmington and son of Augusta Ga a daughter Betty Paclik Oklahoma City four sisters Lelena Slyder Brookville Ohio Lena Shanefelt Gratis Ann Hartzell Dayton Cordelia Carter Waynesville nine grandchildren Services 11 am Wednesday Oswald Memorial Home burial Lebanon Cemetery Friends may call at memorial home tomorrow from 6 pm.

Lebanon Hubert L. Schuyler Here Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington Katherine Robert Augusta Betty Paclik Oklahoma City Lelena Slyder Brookville Ohio Lena Shanefelt Gratis Ann Hartzell Dayton Cordelia Carter Waynesville Oswald Lebanon Cemetery Memorial Home

Obituaries Notice for Three Local Residents

James Bowling age 83 of 301 Burns Road scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow at West Side Pentecostal Church. Maude Thomas age 87 of 4950 Thomas Road to be honored with a 2 p.m. service tomorrow at Campbell. Lucinda Lickliter age 79 of 107 Herman Ave. to have a 1 p.m. service tomorrow at Webb.

James Bowling Burns Road West Side

Notable U S Nuclear Pioneer Dr Ross Gunn Dies

Washington AP reports Dr Ross Gunn aged 69 longtime Naval Research Laboratory official from 1927 to 1947 died Saturday of cancer. Komyakhov 55 secretary of Ukraine Communist party Central Committee died Sunday in Moscow. Henderson Ky Frank Wallace 73 former vaudeville performer and Mae West former husband died Saturday.

Washington Ross Gunn U. S. Naval Research Laboratory Moscow Vasiliy G. Komyakhov Central Committee The Communist Party of the Ukraine Henderson, Ky Frank Wallace Mae West

Teen Rider Injured in West Middletown Motorcycle Crash

Bill Shoemaker, 17, of 1507 Forest Ave underwent treatment at Middletown Hospital yesterday afternoon for abrasions to the back left arm and knee from a motorcycle accident in West Middletown. He was released after treatment.

Bill Shoemaker Est Ave Middletown Hospital West Middletown

Wieland Wagner Dies at 49 in Munich Clinic

Wieland Wagner, 49, son of Wieland’s son, died in the Munich University clinic after illness revealed during Bayreuth rehearsals. He had planned to stage Lohengrin at New York’s Metropolitan Opera but canceled due to a blood ailment. His postwar Bayreuth stagings revived the Wagner operas in stark modern settings with prominent lighting effects.

Munich Germany Wieland Wagner Munich University Clinic New York New Metropolitan Opera House Bayreuth Wolfsgang Wieland Richard Wagner

Chorus Changes Meeting Place for This Week

Middletown's Civic Chorus will meet at Middletown High School band room at 7 30 p m this week due to an open house at Roosevelt Junior High School. Roosevelt is the regular rehearsal site. Mrs Janet Schulz announced the change.

Middletown Civic Chorus Janet Schulz Roosevelt Junior High School Middletown High School

License suspended for juvenile driver Myles Davis

A 15 day license suspension was ordered for Myles R. Davis age 16 of 2205 Whittier St in Juvenile Judge David Blacks court. Davis was cited for excessive speed as part of a group of nine Middletown juveniles who appeared for traffic violations.

Myles R. Davis Whittier St David Black Davis Middletown

Burglaries Foiled at Middletown Ice and Coal Co

Police report burglars cut the front door glass at 605 Curtis St but did not enter the Middletown Ice and Coal Co building. A 2 year old girl was treated after an overdose, and BEN G TEWELL 62 was arrested for DWI. Police investigated a man exposing himself in a pickup near Brentwood Street and Burbank Avenue. A 14 year old was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon after being seen waving a blank pistol on Tytus Avenue Verity Parkway.

Middletown Ice and Coal Co Curtis St Brentwood Street Burbank Avenue Tytus Avenue Verity Parkway

16 Groups To See Schools Slide Show

Several clubs and organizations schedule meetings this week to promote the 7.49 mill school operating levy on the November 8 election. Notable events include Homemakers Circles, Rotary Club lunches, PTOs, accessibility by Cromwell and James Finley, and slide shows at multiple venues.

Ptos Homemakers Circle No Marjorie Combs Elwood St Larry Rummell John Gragg James Finley Rotary Club Manchester Motor Inn Cromwell Levy Homemakers Circle Il

Teen Thespians Gather for Monroe Conference at Lemon Monroe

About 325 high school drama students from across Ohio attended the National ian Society conference at Lemon Monroe High School. Bud Beyer and Mike Bethka staged a mime show, while Dr. Ronald Kern of Miami University judged performances. Arthea Eisele won best actress for The Miracle Worker. Hal Haynes earned best actor for Of Mice and Men.

Ans Ohio Nationalian Society Bud Beyer Mike Bethka Ronald Kern Miami University Drama Department Arthea Eisele Middletown Helen Keller Hal Haynes Princeton Kern Debbie Marcum Ron Tubbs Monroe Dr Kern

Two Teenage Girls Hurt in Rear-Impact Crash

Two teen girls suffered minor injuries when their car was struck from behind at Verity Parkway and Titus Avenue at 12 45 a m They were treated at Middletown Hospital Brenda Brewer 13 of 2012 Pearl Street and Shelby Skinner 16 of 1135 Lafayette Avenue The driver of the rear car Charles Skinner 53 of 1135 Lafayette Avenue was driving intoxicated and cited for following too closely Edward Tharp 44 of 114 Girard Avenue caused the impact and was cited for driving while intoxicated and failure to maintain a safe distance Damages to the two cars were about 400 and police logged six other accidents since late Saturday with one motorist cited and total damage over 1000. Other incidents included crashes at Crawford Street and Logan Avenue 10 35 a m yesterday causing 175 damage Lampley 42 of 909 Ninth Avenue hit a parked auto owned by Norma McCoy 36 of 1904 Lawn Avenue in front of her home 8 p m Saturday 100 damage Lampley cited for following too closely Francis N Smith 26 of 206 Burton Road struck a guard rail in the 3000 block of N Verity Parkway at 12 a m Sunday 200 damage and a hit skip in front of Norma McCoy home 500 damage.

Verity Parkway Tytus Avenue Middletown Hospital Brenda Brewer Pearl St Shelby Skinner Lafayette Ave Charles Skinner Edward Tharp Girard Ave Tharp Clarence J. Foley McKinley St Alfred E. Dawson Crawford St Crawford Street Logan Avenue Richard Lampley Ninth Ave John Coleman Coleman Lampley Francis N. Smith

U S Financed Churchill Window Shown At Dorchester Abbey

Philip Kai ser, the U S deputy ambassador in Britain, attended the unveiling of a memorial window to Sir Winston Churchill at Dorchester Abbey in Oxfordshire. The 620 year old east window was restored at a cost of 8400 dollars raised largely in the United States by the American Friends of Dorchester Abbey Association. Bishop Harry Carpenter of Oxford led the rededication service. The abbey lies about 20 miles from Bladon where Churchill is buried.

London Philip Kaiser U.S Britain Sir Winston Churchill Dorcchester Abbey Oxfordshire United States American Friends of Dorchester Abbey Association Harry Carpenter Oxford Bladon Churchill

Supreme Court Reviews P G Clorox Merger Ruling

The Supreme Court will hear the Justice Department appeal challenging a lower court’s denial of a divestiture order for Procter & Gamble’s acquisition of Clorox. The case centers on whether the merger could lessen competition under the Clayton Act and the proper legal standard for conglomerate mergers.

Washington Supreme Court Procter & Gamble Co Clorox Chemical Co Moof Oe Cincinnati Federal Trade Commission Procter & Gamble Clorox Commission Department

Halloween Candy Sales To Continue In Middletown Area

Middletown Jaycees resume door-to-door candy sales after rainout, with Publicity Chairman Jim Deger stating sales run 5 to 6 30 p m in Middletown and Monroe, then Trenton. They offer $1 bags of 100 pieces to fund community projects. goal three thousand bags, about thirteen hundred sold so far.

Middletown Deger

Man Shot in Trenton Target Shooting Incident

Marvin Short, 26, of 213 Ohio Ave in Trenton, was admitted yesterday to Middletown Hospital with a gunshot wound to the upper left arm. He was reportedly target shooting in a creek bed on the Trenton Franklin Road. Butler County sheriff's deputies investigated.

Marvin Short Ohio Ave Trenton Middletown Hospital Trenton-Franklin Butler County Sheriff's Deputies

GM Ford Won’t Follow Chrysler Price Cut layoffs

General Motors Corp Ford Motor Co and American Motors Corp say they will not follow Chrysler in cutting salaried staff and other areas. Chrysler said nonproduction departments were asked to cut 10 percent from budgets to offset an estimated 40 million loss from reduced car prices. About 30 000 administrative staff work at Chrysler.

Detroit General Motors Corp Ford Motor Co American Motors Corp Chrysler Corp Chrysler

Winners In Pigeon Race To Be Honored

The five winners of the Middletown Civitan Club fifth annual pigeon race will attend a luncheon and receive trophies at tomorrow's noon meeting at Manchester Motor Inn. Special guest Hugh Butler of Doty House will be presented a check for the club profits from the race. Harold Sherron will supervise the program.

Middletown Civitan Club Manchester Motor Inn Hugh Butler Doty House Harold Sherron

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Dodds Asa Cunningham Hubert Schuyler Wagner Roosevelt Chorus Ben G. Tewell Malvern St Sherman School Pto Delbert Mann Ben Roberts Tom Crowe Montgomery Ward Bartel Central Lemon - Monroe High School Thespi Tubbs Haynes Steigerwald P&g Justice Department High Tribunal Ford Kresge Ranrenstein Homeowner Insurance Tom Walburg Insurance Agency First Avenue Middletown, Ohio Central Ave Box Jr. Curtis Bars S. S. Kresge Company
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