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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1968

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals for Tom Cargill and John Fuller

Tom Cargill 82 of 936 Eighth Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 12 45 a m. He was born in Ramer Alabama and had lived in Middletown 18 months. Survived by two sons five daughters a foster daughter four foster sons three brothers two sisters 48 grandchildren four great great grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete at Jordan Memorial Chapel. John Franklin Fuller 66 formerly of Middletown will have services at 2 p m Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home burial in Woodside Cemetery. He died Sunday in Florida where he had lived the past 15 months.

Tom Cargill Eighth Ave Middletown Hospital Ramer Ala Middletown Finley Cargill Will Robinson Pontiac Mich Deanna Mack Viola Mitchell Glennis Oliver Janie Williams Simon Carroll Jimmie Smith Birmingham Danny Hamilton Lefelt Patterson Akron Horace A.Z. Patterson Lee Montgomery Josh Johnny Betsy Sankey Roxanna Banks Jordan Memorial Chapel John Franklin Fuller McCoy-Leffler ‘Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery Fuller Florida

Services and burial for Joseph P. Carter

Services and burial for 76 year old Joseph P. Carter of Georgetown Rt. 1 will be held tomorrow in Georgetown. The Tucker Funeral Home handles arrangements. He is the brother of Mrs. James Cochran and Mrs. H. A. Shepherd and Mrs. R. M. Croswell all of Middletown and is survived by a son.

Joseph P. Carter Georgetown Rt. 1 James Cochran H. A. Shepherd R. M. Croswell Middletown Georgetown Tucker Funeral Home

Death of Ernest Childers, Middletown Auto Mechanic

Ernest Childers 55 of 900 S Main St died at 6 45 a m today at Middletown Hospital where he was admitted yesterday He was a self employed auto mechanic Surviving Zilpha his wife two sons Robert and Ernest Jr Lenna his daughter and a brother Ray all of Middletown Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Ernest Childers S. Main St Middletown Hospital Zilpha Robert Ernest Jr Middletown Lenna Ray Washington Court House McCoy-Leffler

Roy J. Fouts 69 dies after hospital admission

Roy J. Fouts 69 of 20 Shafer Street died at 9 55 p m yesterday in Middletown Hospital after admission. A retired Aeronca Corp employee he later worked as a city school crossing guard since 1963, to work at Jefferson School Verity Parkway Elwood Street and at Charles Street Tytus Avenue. Survived by two daughters Barbara Kash Franklin Joyce Caudill Dayton four brothers and one grandchild.

Roy J. Fouts Shafer St Middletown Hospital Aeronca Corp Fouts Jefferson School Verity Parkway Elwood Street Charles Street Tytus Avenue Margaret Barbara Kash Franklin Joyce Caudill Dayton McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Services for Mrs Frances Thomas in Detroit

Mrs Frances Thomas 51 of Detroit daughter of Enos Rankin of Middletown and Olla Mae Lee. Funeral Thursday at James Cole Funeral Home Detroit. She died Sunday in Detroit. Survived by husband Osby, sister Phyllis Polley, brothers Chares Rankin Wayne Rankin Robert Rankin, ten children and four grandchildren.

Frances Thomas Detroit Enos Rankin Middletown Olla Mae Lee James Cole Thomas Osby Phyllis Polley Chares Rankin Middetown Wayne Robert Rankin Michigan

Elmer Webb 54 Funeral Services Set in Eaton Funeral Home

Elmer Red Jim Webb 54 of 418 Home Ave Carlisle Convalescent Center died yesterday. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday at Eaton Funeral Home with burial in Woodhill Cemetery. Webb worked 10 years for Twin Valley Aluminum Co Germantown Beulah daughter Norma Adams Wawaka Ind five brothers Major West Carrollton Arthur Luther Otis Berea Ky Barney Big Hill Ky sister Eva Rose Drafus Ky and two grandchildren.

Franklin Elmer Red Jim) Webb Home Ave Norma Adams Wawaka Ind Major West Carrollton Arthur Luther Otis Berea Barney Big Hill Eva Rose Drafus

Frank Williams 82 Dayton Dies. services set at Zion Hill

Frank Williams 82 of Dayton died Saturday at home. Funeral services for the Germantown father of Clifford Williams will be held at 1 30 p m tomorrow at Zion Hill Baptist Church with burial in Greencastle Cemetery. Bowman Funeral Home Dayton will receive friends today after 4 p m. He is survived by seven daughters, another son and 39 grandchildren.

Germantown Frank Williams Dayton Clifford Williams Zion Hill Baptist Church Greencastle Cemetery Bowman Funeral Home Williams

Mrs Elsie Wysong Dies At 79 In Camden

Mrs Elsie Hazel Wysong 79 of 6722 Oxford Eaton Road died at 4 a m at home after months of ill health. She was born in Hamilton and survived by four daughters including Mrs Thomas Dane and Mrs Ace McLean eight grandchildren. Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Funeral home hours listed for viewing tomorrow 7 to 9 p m.

Camden Elsie Hazel Wysong Oxford- Eaton Road Wysong Seven Mile Oscar Hamilton Thomas Dane Ace McLean Miami Fla C.H. Dickenson Maryland Leroy Mays Cincinnati R.C. Nein & Sons Fairmount Cemetery Funeral

Requiem High Masses for Wiley Names

Wason Kruzeski age 82 of Oxford dies. Services set at Dillonvale Ohio. Mrs Noel Wiseman age 56 of 718 Ross Avenue has Requiem High Mass at St Josephs Church at 9 30 am tomorrow.

Wason Kruzeski Oxford Dillonvale Ohio Noel Wiseman Ross Ave St. Joseph's Church

Armchair Tour Planned by Horticultural Society

Members and friends of the Men’s Horticultural Society of Greater Middletown meet at the Clock Restaurant on Tytus Avenue at 8 o’clock tomorrow evening. James Bradfield, president, will conduct an Armchair Tour of Members Gardens using slides and point out features, followed by a social hour for all men in the community.

Men's Horticultural Society of Greater Middletown Tytus Avenue James Bradfield

Holiday Road Toll Sets Grim Record

The Labor Day weekend saw a record 656 traffic deaths, far surpassing prior years. The toll exceeded combat deaths for the period and topped the previous Labor Day record of 636 in 1966, with 606 in 1967.

Associated Press Labor Day National Safety Council

Subway Slowdown Not Hindrance To Riders

New York subway riders rode through the morning with no slow down despite a threatened action by Subway Supervisors Association. Negotiations collapsed, and 1,000 supervisors planned a 7 am slowdown while Transit Authority prepared to countermand orders to keep service flowing.

Subway New York Subway Supervisors Association Transit Authority

Burglars Loot Middletown Ice & Coal Safe for $7

Thieves broke a window to enter the Middletown Ice and Coal Co on Curtis Avenue last night. They opened a boiler room safe and took seven dollars before fleeing. larger safes were untouched and no other items were reported missing. In a separate burglary, Adeline Back found her Moore Street home entered before 5 am with beer bottles left behind.

Middletown Ice & Coal Co Curtis Avenue Adeline Back Moore St

Engine Quits and Wreck Near Locust Lane

Middletown man Frank T. Church, 21, of 5001 Jefferson Road, lost control when his engine quit on U. S. 25 south of Franklin. The car sped 114 feet to strike a bridge abutment near Locust Lane at 11:40 a.m. He suffered minor injuries and was treated at Middletown Hospital.

Middletown U.S. 25 Franklin Frank T. Church Jefferson Road Roy Wallace Warren County Church Middletown Hospital

Two Israeli and Egyptian clashes flare along cease-fire line

In Syria two Syrian soldiers were killed in a 20 minute battle with Israeli armored forces. Arab League ministers met in Cairo as Tunisia accused Egypt of trying to influence neighbors, while Jordanian sources said funds or arms may be sent to Jordan as a defense. Israel pressed for a UN Security Council meeting to address what it called an Egyptian attack on the east bank of the Suez Canal.

Damascus Syria Arab League Cairo Tunisia Tayeb As Sahabani Sahabani Egypt Jordan Israel Yemen United Nations Security Council East Bank Suez Canal

Racial riot at Long Binh jail leaves one dead and many injured

AP reports racial incidents triggered last Friday’s riot at the Long Binh U.S. military jail near Saigon. Pvt. Edward O. Haskett of St. Petersburg, Florida died from head injuries inflicted by fellow prisoners. Fifty nine were injured, with 14 still in hospitals. Four inmates escaped. one captured. Stockade fires destroyed 25 structures during the hour-long melee. Prisoner numbers were reduced from 733 to 586 after a records review.

Saigon U.S Long Binh Edward O. Haskett St. Petersburg Fla

Viet Cong Attacks Hit Saigon and Long Thanh

Viet Cong launched two grenade assaults in Saigon injuring seven civilians near the U.S. Agency for International Development and in a dockside bar. In Long Thanh district town, 20 miles east, 20 civilians were killed and 50 wounded as houses burned after a heavy mortar and ground assault.

Saigon U.S U.S. Agency For International Development Long Thanh

Locust swarms rest on water to launch long flights

A London era note describes locust flights where bands alight on water to form a resting platform before taking off again, recounting long overwater journeys as told in old sea stories.

London

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John Fuller Joseph Carter Roy Fouts Jileren Menorial Jefferson Memorial Ways Mem Ories McCoy Leffler Sutphin Woodlawn Homer D. Leffler National Order OF the Golden Rule Elmer Webb Elsie Wysong Butler County Horticultural Society North Dakota Jamestown N.C Union County Ark Public Employment Relations Board King Features Syndicate, Inc Vietnam U. S Castell Bldg Baalene Lair Verity Pho Itizens Savings and Loan Association Central S. Breiel Blvd Texaco Fly McCoy Girard Ave
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