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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1966

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Former Resident Dies In Florida

Roy V. Russell 73 of Bradenton Florida formerly of Middletown died at 12 05 pm yesterday at Manatee Memorial Hospital He retired after a career at Armco Steel Corp as a development engineer in fabricating He was born in Indiana Surviving wife Esther a daughter Eileen Kiesewetter Middletown a son Glenn Middletown two sisters Irene Russell and Mrs Richard Scott Middletown and six grandchildren Services will be held at 2 pm at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Donald Lagle officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Saturday after 9 am

Russell Armco Steel Corp Indiana Esther Eileen Kiesewetter Middletown Glenn Irene Russell Richard Scott McCoy-Leffler Donald Lagle Woodside Cemetery

Waldo W. Krafzig dies after six month illness in Florida

Waldo W. Krafzig 73 of 1380 Essex Drive North St. Petersburg Florida died yesterday following a six month illness. He was born in Middletown a son of the late Mr and Mrs Al Krafzig. He is survived by a sister Mrs Frieda Mossman Middletown. Services and burial will be held in Detroit.

Waldo W. Krafzig Essex Drive St. Petersburg Fla Mr. Krafzig Middletown al Krafzig Frieda Mossman Detroit

Funeral services for Mrs Annie Rodeffer in Camden

Mrs Annie Jane Rodeffer 68 of 2763 Douglas Road died yesterday in Ft Hamilton Hospital Hamilton after six weeks illness. Funeral services will be at the Methodist Church Camden at 2 p m Saturday with calling hours 3-5 and 7-9 p m tomorrow at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home Burial in Fairmount Cemetery She was a native of Preble County and widow of John C Rodeffer

Camden Annie Jane Rodeffer Douglas Road Ft. Hamilton Hamilton R. C. Nein & Sons Fairmount Cemetery

Obituary notices for Purvis Butz and Johnson

Rev. H F Purvis 72 of Albuquerque formerly Hamilton will be buried after a 10 a m Monday service Brown Dawson Mortuary. Mrs Vivian Butz 76 of 309 Long St will have Requiem High Mass at 9 a m tomorrow at St Josephs Church. James Johnson 43 of 1487 Exeter Ave to be honored with services at 2 p m tomorrow at the Salvation Army Citadel.

H. F. Purvis Albuquerque N.M Hamilton Brown-Dawson Vivian Butz Long St St. Joseph's Church James Johnson Exeter Ave Salvation Army

Harvard doctor Dr Thomas Cavanaugh dies of heart attack

Dr. Thomas L Cavanaugh 57 an instructor at Harvard Medical School and eye specialist for AL umpires and Boston teams died Tuesday in Atlantic City NJ. Herbert G Holran 59 former executive director of the New Jersey Republican State Committee was killed in an automobile accident Wednesday.

Boston Thomas L. Cavanaugh Harvard Medical School Boston Bruins Boston Red Sox Atlantic City Herbert G. Holran New Jersey Republican State Committee GOP Holran Associated Press Record Hackensack, NJ

Truck Flips on Rural Road After Sand Load Shifts

Hamilton report: 51-year-old dump truck driver Howard L. Knox escaped injury when his sand laden vehicle skidded off Stillwell Beckett Road north of Garver Elliott Road in Reily Township. The truck hit a fence and tree. sand dumped into a ditch. Knox cited for reckless operation.

Hamilton Stillwell - Beckett Road Garver - Elliott Road Reily Harry McDaniel Sheriff's Department Howard L. Knox Ritter St Seven Mile

Archbishop Hoban Dies After 21 Years Led Cleveland Diocese

Archbishop Edward F. Hoban, long time head of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese, died at 88 in Bratenahl. He resigned active administration in 1964 due to age and health but remained titular head alongside Coadjutor Bishop Clarence Issenmann. During his tenure, he oversaw church and school expansions, including St. John Cathedral rebuilding, and the diocese grew from 400,000 to over 850,000 Catholics with school enrollment rising to 139,600.

Cleveland Edward F. Hoban Bratenahl Daniel Roberto Eighth Clarence G. Issenmann Hoban St. John Cathedral Cathedral Square

Patrolman Borsuk Dismissed Over Bar Tendering Aide

Cleveland AP reports rookie patrolman Robert Borsuk was fired from the police department. Dismissal cited his work as a bartender and prior liquor raid arrest. He had filed an aggravated assault suit against Henry Towns after Towns allegedly tried to run down officers. Towns faced a related shooting incident involving Borsuk’s family.

Cleveland Robert Borsuk Hough John McCormick Borsuk Henry Towns Towns

Income tax sharing proposed by Ohio Municipal League

The Ohio Municipal League will ask Friday for a 50-50 revenue sharing plan between cities that levy income taxes and the hometowns of the workers who pay them. A 20-member tax study panel chaired by Piqua mayor Jack D. Wilson endorsed the idea as a practical solution to the interstate commuting tax issue. The plan would give the city of residence a share of the tax, ending the current situation where residents receive no credit and double taxation limits block municipal imposition.

Cincinnati Ohio Ohio Municipal League League Jack D. Wilson Piqua

Australian air crash kills 23 near Brisbane

An Australian Viscount airliner crashed in northeast Australia near Winston, 715 miles northwest of Brisbane. The Ansett- Australian National Airlines jet carried 19 passengers and 4 crew, all believed killed. The flight was from Mount Isa to Brisbane.

Brisbane Australia Winston Ansett- Australian National Airlines Mount Isa

Juanita Castro Stats On Cuban Disapproval Reported

MIAMI FLA AP reports Juanita Castro the sister of Fidel Castro in exile cites Cuban disapproval figures for her brother's regime. The exile service AIP published numbers claiming 490000 or 7 percent of seven million Cubans oppose the regime with 998000 seeking departure and 140000 executed or jailed in various measures.

MIAVI Fla Juanita Castro Fidel Ion AIP

Two Hurt in Four-Vehicle N Verity Parkway Crash

Four-vehicle crash on N Verity Parkway this morning left Byron Gillespie and Grace Gross with minor injuries treated at Middletown Hospital and released. June Gilmore's northbound car struck the Gillespie auto, which hit the Gross car in Howe Motors driveway, then crossed the divider to strike Donna Hart before stopping. Total damage listed at 1300 dollars. Mrs Gilmore cited for failing to keep an assured clear distance.

N. Verity Parkway Byron Gillespie Garland Drive Carlisle Grace Gross Marcella Franklin Middletown Hospital June Gilmore Michael Road Gillespie Howe Motors Howe's Gilmore Donna Hart Jamaica Road

Mail missing from rural box prompts sheriff inquiry

Neil Easter of 5036 Windsor Road near Blue Ball reported to sheriff's deputies yesterday afternoon that mail was missing from her rural mailbox. A postal inspector has been notified and is investigating.

Neil Easter Windsor Road Blue Ball Sheriff's Deputies

Selection of OEA Secretary Is Near

Cincinnati AP reports action toward choosing a new executive secretary to head the Ohio Education Association. A seven member committee led by former president Robert Dowling of Alliance has weighed successors to Thomas J. O’Keefe, fired last month after an internal controversy. Acting secretary Kermit Daugherty has held the post for three weeks. The panel plans a dinner with State Sen. Frazier Reams Jr. to discuss education programs, but the gathering will be closed to the press.

Cincinnati Ohio Education Association OEA Robert Dowling Alliance Thomas J. O'Keefe Kermit Daugherty O’keefe DEA Exeres Committee Frazier Reams Jr

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