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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1968
Page
2
Obituaries notice listing Floyd Barrett of Middletown and Minnie L Favinger of Camden plus Woodrow W Mounts of Germantown. Details include death dates, funeral arrangements at McCoy Leffler and Nein & Sons, burial sites Woodside and Somerville, ages 60 89 51, survivors, and visitation times.
Ellis J Short 44 of 5351 Trenton Franklin Road died at 6 58 am after a cerebral hemorrhage at home and hospital. Born in Winchester Kentucky he lived in Middletown most of his life and worked for St Joe Paper Co Cincinnati. Survived by wife Mary three sons Phillip Paul Scott four brothers and three sisters. Services set for 10 am Wednesday at Riggs Funeral Home.
Two Middletown residents escaped injury when they jumped from a stalled car just before a northbound Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck it at a private drive off Trenton Franklin Road West Middletown. Driver Danny Maxwell Proctor 27 and passenger James Stewart 19 were arrested for public intoxication after the crash.
Elbert A. Ryle 62 of Hamilton died at Fort Hamilton Hospital after a long residence in the Collinsville area. Survived by daughter Irene Carroll Celina six grandchildren a great grandchild. Services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Inman Funeral Home with burial in Somerville Cemetery. Funeral home public visitation tomorrow 7 to 9 p.m.
Baltimore area obituaries note Robert Peters and others with service times and locations. Names include Harry Sweeney, Harold Smith, Emma Weisbrod, Herman Kidd, Lee Eversole, Clifford Schlotterbeck, and Dr Louis Walton Sipley in Philadelphia. Details: ages, addresses, private or church services, some times and days. Sipley noted as founder and director of the American Museum of Photography who died at Jefferson Hospital after leukemia.
Armco Steel Corp reported nine month earnings of 64.55 million with 4.35 per share on sales of 1.06 billion under a world wide consolidation plan. Third quarter earnings were 16.96 million or 1.15 per share on 335.4 million in sales.
Francis A. Bolton longtime head of Port Columbus airport for 23 years died Saturday night at Grant Hospital from complications after surgery to repair hemorrhaging stomach ulcers.
About 2530 people paddled the Little Miami River east of Lebanon to promote conservation. Bob and June Morgan supplied most canoes from Canoe Trails, with others from Yellow Springs and Cincinnati. Notables including Congressman Bob Taft Jr. and Dr. Karl Heiser attended along with Little Miami Inc. and the Sierra Club members.
Franklin marks the opening of Pennyroyal Elementary School a $700000 facility serving 425 students. Supt. Terry notes smooth first day with students transferring from four nearby schools and more moves planned for sixth graders and kindergartners. Principal is Dewey Ely.
Two Lemon-Monroe High School seniors receive drama awards at a five state regional conference held at Princeton High School. Chris Coldiron earned All-Star cast recognition while Bob Bolin won best supporting actor for The King of the Castle. About 350 attendees from five states.
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