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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1977

Page

2

Miss America 1978 Susan Perkins Visits Middletown Friday

Middletown greets Susan Perkins Miss America 1978 with a Friday homecoming schedule. A press conference parade and football game at Lemon Monroe High School will feature a reserved section for Perkins and her family. Officials praise the organized program and community support.

Middletown Susan Perkins Lemon-Monroe High School Bob Zettler Carl Fiore Doris Kelly Ellie Ross Zettler Miss Perkins John Sawyer Elm Main Streets Monroe Lemon-Monroe Stadium Lemon-Monroe Hamilton-Garfield High School Monroe Council

Deaths and Funerals for Jerry McKinney

Jerry McKinney 28 of 3810 Tytus Ave. found dead Friday from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. Services set for 11 a.m Tuesday at Lakes and Baker Funeral Home McKee Kentucky with Rev Jim Sandlin. burial at Steel Cemetery Foxtown.

Jerry McKinney Tytus Ave Lakes & Baker Funeral Home McKee Jim Sandlin Steel Cemetery Foxtown McKinney Garret Boone Butler County McCoy-Leffler Lakes & Baker

Funeral services for Henry C Marshall held at Bethlehem Temple

Funeral services for Henry C Marshall 75 of 1203 Young St will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Church with Elder Archellus Bell officiating. He died Thursday at Middletown Hospital burial at Woodside Cemetery visitation 10 a.m. until service time. Arrangements by Joel F Bailey Funeral Home.

Woodside Cemetery Shane Prosser Order of Eastern Star Middletown White Shrine of Jerusalem Widows Club Women’s Christian Association First United Methodist Church Henry C. Marshall Young St Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Church Archellus Bell Mr. Marshall Middletown Hospital Joel F. Bailey

What Not to Do on Halloween Across Traditions

New York AP report surveys Halloween beliefs from Irish, Welsh, and Scottish folklore. Milk souring, sitting on tables, toe stubs deemed unlucky. sneezing feared to scare the soul away. teacup bubbles and itching skin presage visitors. mirrors covered to keep souls from being captured.

New York

Accident victims remain hospitalized after truck crash

Two men injured in a Friday night truck crash in Ohio remained in intensive care in Cincinnati and Hamilton hospitals. Paul Eldridge, 30, of 4350 Hamilton-Middletown Pike, was killed when the truck rammed into a tree on Beckett Road near Becket Ridge subdivision.

Hamilton Cincinnati Paul Eldridge Hamilton-Middletown Pike Beckett Road Becket Ridge

Fire and Injury Reports From Multiple City Incidents

A series of incidents reports includes an 8:51 p.m. car fire on a rear floorboard at 311 Aberdeen Drive possibly from a discarded cigarette with $200 damage. An 8:08 p.m. accident at Grimes Street and Central Avenue involved Barry Moore 22 with arm and head pains taken to hospital. A 6:57 p.m. false alarm at 1204 Pine Street. A 4:44 p.m. fall at City Centre Mart injured Maggie Willhoite 54 taken to hospital. Around 9:30 p.m. Forest Hunter Jr 19 in serious but improving condition in ICU at Good Samaritan Cincinnati. Jeff Cornett 19 remains in ICU at Bethesda North. Doug Corliss 23 and Donald Self 23 in fair condition at Mercy Hospital.

Aberdeen Drive Joyce Rich Grimes Street Central Avenue Barry Moore Trenton Pine St City Centre Mart Maggie Willhoite Minnesota St Murphy's Forest Hunter Jr Shafer Road Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati Bethesda North Hospital Jeff Cornett Hamilton-Middletown Road Mercy Hospital Doug Corliss Lakeview Drive Donald Self

Youth questioned in $20 theft at Middletown Library

A youth was questioned about stealing $20 from Diana Kleman's purse at Middletown Public Library yesterday afternoon. He denied taking the money and was asked about being near Kleman's desk drawer before the cash was reported missing.

Diana Kleman Middletown Public Library

Veterans Day Mail and Office Closures Noted

Three government agencies report closures for Veterans Day Monday with no mail delivery and post offices shut. Residents with P O boxes may pick up from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Municipal offices in Monroe and Germantown also closed. Monroe Village Council designates holiday for village employees. Most offices banks and savings institutions observe Nov 11 closures.

Monroe Germantown

Ex-local man breaks joke telling record in Naples

G David Howard, former Middletown bank employee and father of four, told jokes for 10 hours without repetition in Naples Florida beating Johnny Kay’s nine hours 15 minutes. About 300 witnesses signed a guest register and the Guinness criterion will decide if the feat qualifies as a world record.

Ginger Williams Lodeska Howard G. David Howard Naples Johnny Kay Cheshire England David Guinness Middlesex

Flynt asks Billy Graham to discuss pornography impact

Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler and Chic, said from Atlanta that he has asked evangelist Billy Graham to meet in Cincinnati to discuss pornography harms. He offered to shut down both magazines if Graham convinces him it is harmful and has yet to receive a reply.

Columbus, Ohio Larry Flynt Hustler Chic Billy Graham Flynt Atlanta Graham

Cyclist Injured In Ohio Road Crash Near Hamilton

A cyclist Jerry L. Campbell 22 of Hamilton suffered undisclosed injuries after being thrown from his cycle on Princeton Road east of Hamilton around 6 45 p m. He was in fair condition at Cincinnati General Hospital. State troopers said he lost control while taking a corner two miles east of Ohio 747. The accident remains under investigation.

Hamilton Princeton Road Here Jerry L. Campbell Cincinnati General Hospital Campbell Ohio

Pickup truck lands in creek after driver medical episode

Michael H Johnson 29 of Middletown suffered a diabetic attack while eastbound on Ohio 73 at South Main Street. His pickup struck a guardrail and went 400 feet into Clear Creek, ending mid creek. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and later admitted for knee and ankle pain.

Franklin Clear Creek Michael H Johnson Bonita Drive Middletown Ohio 73 South Main Street

Franklin Candidates Night Sets Town Meeting at High School

Franklin voters will hear candidates for council, school board, and townshi p trustee at the annual Town Meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Franklin High School cafeteria. The session, sponsored by DARE, will be emceed by former federal judge Warren Young and discuss four state ballot issues. Candidates face questions after speeches limited to three minutes.

Franklin Franklin Council Townshi Franklin High School DARE Federal District Court Warren Young

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Chamber of Commerce Committee Seth Johnston Lemon- Monroe Paul Perkins Shawnray Drive Mansfield Columbus Uhrichsville Governor's Mansion Zeetler Susan Association of American University Women Miami University Wendt Henry Marshall Helen Shane Helen Mae Shane Bellomonte St Wilson-Schramm Memorial Robert G Seully SER Ola Kettering Medical Center Southern Boulevard Kettering Canal LeSourds Lake Nevin & Grendon Markle Johnson Middletown Division of Fire Union Sanitary Roy H. Dalton Maple Carlisle Park St. & and Ave Grand Ave Gideon Rd Trenton Shopping Center Carlisle Ling Center
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