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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1968

Page

2

Middletown Real Estate Associate Of The Year Named

George W. Bryan of H.S. Boren, Inc. wins Middletown Sales Associate of the Year and becomes eligible for the Ohio contest. He is active in the Middletown Board of Realtors, Kiwanis, parks, and civic groups, and will be considered at the state convention in Toledo September 15 to 18.

George W. Bryan Middletown Ohio Bryan Ross St H.S. Boren, Inc Will Buverard Tony Tenore, Inc Forest Hills Country Club Nita Portsmouth Middletown Safety Council Industrial Recreation Council Civic Association

Optimists Present Pins at Evening Club Meeting

The Evening Optimist Club at Eastern Lanes awarded Dick Fugett a two year service pin and Ed Faulkner a one year pin. Past president Bob Keisner presented the pins. Tom Harrison of the U S Department of Agriculture spoke on insect control and plant diseases. Club members discussed starting a youth ranch on an acre on Franklin Trenton Road and planned an early follow up meeting.

Evening Optimist Club Eastern Lanes Dick Fugett Ed Faulkner Bob Keisner Tom Harrison U. S. Department of Agriculture Franklin-Trenton Road

Boy Dies In Hoose Fire In Canton Ohio

Ronald Knepper, two, died in a house fire in Canton as his father Wayne Knepper and siblings escaped. A neighbor helped others out before Ronald reentered the home. Cause of the blaze was not determined.

Canton, Ohio Ronald Knepper Wayne Knepper Ronald

Parents Charged With Neglect Of 2 Children

Ovie L. Griggs and Mary Rose Griggs were charged with contributing to the neglect of their two children, ages 9 and 6, and held in Butler County jail. A Fairmount Avenue woman reported finding the kids after the mother sent them in a taxi. the children were hungry and dirty and are in welfare custody. Police are probing additional neglect incidents.

Butler County Ovie L. Griggs Central Ave Mary Rose Griggs Fifth St Franklin Fairmount Avenue Butler County Welfare Department

Three Juveniles Arrested in Mason Shooting

Deputies report three South Lebanon youths aged 16, 16, and 15 were arrested for the Sept. 5 shoot and run at 1057 Columbia Road Mason. Mrs. Wilma Witt was wounded in the legs when a carload of youths fired into her home. The trio admitted involvement. authorities recovered the pistol used.

Lebanon South Lebanon Wilma Witt Columbia Road Mason Dep. Ferrel Baler

George R Sanders 53 Harvestburg Obituary

George R Sanders 53 died yesterday in a Clarksville doctor’s office after a heart attack. He served on Harvestburg village council 1962 1964 and was defeated in his mayoral bid last year. Survived by wife Jane six daughters two sons in Vietnam mother a brother and nine grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete Stubbs Funeral Home Waynesville.

Harveysburg George R. Sanders Clarksville Sanders Harvestburg Jane Rosemary Gordon Hazel Sanders Marysville Calif Lois Scott Ophelia Sanders Lebanon Cherry Dolly Fred George Vietnam Stubbs Waynesville

Obituary Notices for John Merrill and Odell Burns

Two local obituaries list John Merrill aged 67 of 856 Woodbine Road with funeral services scheduled for 2:30 p.m. tomorrow and Odell Burns aged 40 of 1325 Welsh Avenue with services set for 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. The notices appear in Webb and Proeschel columns respectively.

John Merrill Woodbine Road Webb Odell Burns Welsh Ave Proeschel

Dayton Man Sues Over Trap Door Fall At Minute Bar

Eugene Colyer files a $10,000 damage suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court claiming he fell through an open trap door at the Minute Bar on 244 S. Ludlow St. Dayton on Sept. 10, 1966 injuring his right arm knee and back. Defendants are Charmel Inc of Middletown and B W Distributing Co of Dayton.

Hamilton Dayton Minute Bar S. Ludlow St Butler County Common Pleas Court Eugene Colyer Charmel, Inc Sherman Ave Middletown B&w Distributing Co

Indiana drummer Hahn earns state fair honor again

William Hahn 17 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Burbrink was named best drummer at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis. A Sherman Elementary and Roosevelt Junior High attendee, he is a Franks High senior and band member. He earned the state fair berth by winning Johnson County fair drumming contest. Hahn’s grandmother Mrs Calva Earls lives at 103 Fourth St Chautauqua.

Indiana William Hahn Harry Burbrink Indianapolis Hahn Sherman Elementary Roosevelt Franks, Ind Johnson County Mrs Calva Earls Fourth St Chautauqua

Bond Set For 4 Held In Thefts

A 17 year old Harveysburg boy received a 15000 bond on breaking and entering charges tied to eight burglaries. Three others under 21 faces 15000 bonds on burglary and 15000 more for contributing to a minor’s delinquency. Victims include Earl Reed of Waynesville and loot such as a color TV, shotguns, and a typewriter. James Woods 19 Rodger McKinney 20 and Charles Paris 18 are also charged.

Lebanon Harveysburg William Bowers Earl Reed Waynesville

Foundings Of Churches In Middletown Reviewed

Mrs. Anthony Donisi of Carlisle spoke at Middletown Historical Society in Central School on the Early Church project begun in 1956. She outlined Protestant Catholic Jewish and Greek Orthodox histories and beliefs noting unity among Middletonians in religious work. P F Johnson headed the meeting.

Middletown Anthony Donisi Carlisle Middletown Historical Society Donisi Denisi P. F. Johnson the Historical Society

Gulf Oil Chairman William Whiteford Killed in Auto Crash

Greensburg state news reports William K Whiteford 67 board chairman of Gulf Oil Corp since 1960 died in a Wednesday night auto accident near his estate Hans Christian Adamson 78 a retired Air Force colonel and one of six men drifted on a rubber raft with Eddie Rickenbacker during World War II died Wednesday in San Francisco AP figures report the deaths of two notable figures in separate incidents

Greensburg, Pa William K. Whiteford Gulf Oil Corp San Francisco Hans Christian Adamson Air Force Pacific Eddie Rickenbacker

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Bryan Real Estate Sales George Bryan Boren NEW Life Temple Trenton Franklin Rd Dean Sheets—Pastor Daniel Webster S. Breiel Melampy George Sanders Daytonian Spicetone Dinette Buna Hot Point Dodds Monuments Woodside Cemetery Robert Konthier Mgr
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