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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1970
Page
2
Cincinnati youth Paul H. Imhoff, 16, fractured his neck after a fall from a tree into the Little Miami River at a scenic rest area off Interstate 71. He was moved from Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington to Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, where he was reported in fair condition.
Rhondalee Carter daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Carter 510 14th Ave became a national speech winner in the Women s Christian Temperance Union contest in Los Angeles California She won after taking local and state speech tournaments and was sponsored by the local WCTU chapter
Allen Griffey of 1400 Hood Ave reported being rolled near Carfax Restaurant at 20 S Broad St. He lost 300 dollars in cash and 644 dollars in checks after leaving at 2:30 a.m. and waking at 5:30 a.m. in his car parked in the Chicago Market lot.
An Avilla Indiana youth Donald J Brandenburg his car flipped on Interstate 75 and he was treated at Middletown Hospital yesterday morning Ohio highway patrolmen reported the car ran off the west side of I 75 Ohio 123 and rolled over into the grassy area.
Vearl H Allen 66 of Corpus Christi Texas formerly of Middletown died Saturday in Corpus Christi. He worked at Thrasher Jewelry Store in Middletown before 1941 and later ran his own jewelry stores on Central Ave. Survived by wife Mia, sister Mrs Lenna Wilson of Middletown and brother Chalmer of West Liberty Kentucky. Funeral services at Turpin Funeral Home Richmond Kentucky tomorrow at 3 p.m. Anglesby Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Verna Blanche Anthony 74 of 1221 Ellen Drive died at Garden Manor Nursing Home at 2 45 p m yesterday after admission on December 9 She was born in Middletown and was a YMCA PBX operator 21 years retiring in 1966 A 63 year member of Christ United Methodist Church she belonged to Calvary Bible Class and the Goodwill Mothers Surviving daughters Betty Peck Ruth Ballard and Mary Hight a sister Martha Fletcher a brother Ray Gillespie nine grandchildren six great grandchildren Services 2 p m Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Roger Ashley officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call tomorrow 5 to 9 p m
Mrs Mary Begley 89 of 15302 Florence St Middletown died at 5 50 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital where she had been patient since July 21 She was born Beattyville Ky and had lived in Middletown 15 years Her husband Floyd died in 1962 Surviving are son Jack Middletown daughter Edith Okolotkiewicz Meriden Conn brother James Hal Phoenix Ariz two sisters Hugh Stidham Middleton Ella Sternberg Lexington Ky and three grandchildren Services set for 10 am Wednesday at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home 5 Clark St with Dr G Walter Weber officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Funeral home tomorrow from 6
Mrs Alberta Calhoun 65 of 3006 Roslyn Drive died at 8 35 a m in Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since Aug 16 She resided in Middletown since 1924 and is survived by daughter Mrs Virginia DeHart of Middletown four sons David Don Carl of Middletown and Ernest of Lebanon 14 grandchildren and sister Mrs Golden Dunn of Cleveland Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
Mrs Della M Hudson 52 of 5578 Bigger Road Kettering died Saturday at Kettering Memorial Hospital after more than three months illness. She is survived by husband John B daughter Barbara Aufderheide Miamisburg her mother Eva Alexander Ridgeville four brothers Lester George Alexander Waynesville Elmer Alexander West Carrollton Earl Alexander Lebanon and four sisters Gussie Singer Ridgeville Lydia Gabbard Springboro Pearl Stewart Waynesville Evelyn Stewart Franklin Fay Collier Vandalia. Services 2 30 p m today at Pilot Knob Cemetery Pilot Knob Ky.
Funeral services for 72 year old Mrs. Brosia Pelfrey of Combs Ky are set for Wednesday at the Church of God in Combs. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Hazard Ky. She died Saturday at her daughter Mrs Silas Sizemore's home on Oxford State Road. Local arrangements are by Joseph R Baker & Sons.
Miss Helen Rapavy 49 of 119 N Clinton St died at 3 35 am in Middletown Hospital after a short illness. Born in Nebraska she lived in Middletown 15 years and worked as a waitress at the Bake Shop. Survived by mother Veronica Yersich brother Jerry Middletown and half brother Thomas Trinka Hamilton. Services 3 15 pm Wednesday at Wilson Clark St with burial in Woodside Cemetery.
Services and burial for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Simmons in Palm Springs Calif where the family now lives after the child died an hour after birth on Sept 3 Surviving are the parents two sisters Deborah and Billie Rae two brothers William and Robert at home the maternal grandmother Mrs Mildred Lehman of Middletown and the paternal grandmother Mrs Faye Simmons of California
Frank Edward Wilson 65 of 2309 Flemming Road died at 10 45 p m yesterday at home after a history of heart disease. He retired this year after 4 years as an accountant at Armco Steel Corp. He was active in Eastern Star Lodge F AM and Amaranth orders. Survived by wife Ruth a daughter Mary Dobbins West Carrollton a stepson Ben Sawyer Jr Lebanon and brother Clifford Franklin. Funeral home services tomorrow with a Masonic service at 730 p m and an Amaranth service afterward.
Obituary brief listing several Fairfield and area residents. Alta Heiser 82 memorial service 2 30 p m at St Mark s Methodist Church. Clyde Strunk 50 services 11 30 a m tomorrow at Webb. Robert Bowden 39 YMCA services 10 a m tomorrow Zettler. Emma Mayer 96 formerly 691 Mark Ave services 2 p m tomorrow Klaus Weigel. Ferdinand Butler Jr 42 Dayton formerly New Miami services 1 p m tomorrow Mt Zion Pentecostal Church. Fred Duggins 89 104 Edmonton Place Mass of the Resurrection 9 30 a m tomorrow St Joseph s Church.
Martha Mitchell blamed the Vietnam War on Sen. Fulbright and urged unity to end the conflict. She argued the war would have ended 16 months earlier without Fulbright and criticized the Paris talks, saying Congress should push for national unity and a swift exit from the war. Her remarks came aboard Air Force One as Nixon and others returned to Washington.
Rotary Club will host Thomas Ludwig a federal employee speaking at noon tomorrow on Group Health Insurance of America at the Manchester Motor Inn.
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