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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1971

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Langdon 87

Mrs. Alice Langdon 87 formerly of Sabina died at Mt. Pleasant Home Monroe where she had resided seven years. Surviving daughters Manuva Carter Longboat Key Fla and Helen Cahn Cincinnati and a grandchild. Graveside Sabina Cemetery 2 p.m. Thursday arrangements Littleton Sabina. Visitation Schramm Memorial Home 35 Clark St with Rev Roger Ashley officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Call Thursday 7 to 9 p.m.

Alice Langdon Sabina Mt. Pleasant Home Monroe Manuva Carter Longboat Key Fla Helen Cahn Cincinnati Littleton Funeral Home Schramm Clark St Roger Ashley Woodside Cemetery

Middletown Man LeRoy J Lyons Dies at 60

LeRoy J Lyons 60 of 337 Roosevelt Blvd Middletown died of cancer at 4 20 am today at Middletown Hospital after a five year illness. He was born in Middletown served in the Army Corps of Engineers in World War II and retired two years ago as a master plumber for McGraw Construction Co. Surviving are his wife Frances a son Richard of Mendham N J a brother Clay two sisters Ora Lovely and Mary Igo and four grandchildren. Services will be held at 10.

LeRoy J. Lyons Roosevelt Blvd Middletown Hospital Mr. Lyons Middletown Army Corps of Engineers N. J Clay Ora Lovely Springboro Mary Igo Houston Tex

Middletown Brothers Burned In Basement Fire

Jeffrey Ratliff 22 and his brother Michael 4 were injured in a September 15 basement flash fire caused by spilled gasoline. Jeffrey was transferred to Shriners Burn Institute in Cincinnati in critical condition with burns over 85 percent. Michael had burns of 30 percent.

Middletown Middletown Hospital Shriners Burn Institute Cincinnati Jeffrey Ratliff Miller Road Jeffrey Michael Ratliff Wilson

Couple Files Suit Over 1969 Middletown Accident

Naomi I. Kroger and her husband Wilbur Kroger seek 102000 dollars in a Butler County Court action. They name Ancel E. Knotts and several companies including Bobs Truck Service United Systems and Tri State Driver Training as defendants. The suit says Knotts left onto Trenton Franklin Road in a tractor trailer and struck the Kroger car, causing permanent back injuries and the need for a back brace.

Hamilton Middletown Butler County Peasttown Naomi I. Kroger Wilbur Michael Road Ancel E.knotts Geneva Ohio Bobs Truck Service Robert Wise Schinm Drive Robert Kuhn Tytus Ave United Systems, Inc Nationwide Systems, Inc Indianapolis Tri-State Driver Training, Inc Middietowners Kroger Trenton

First U S Life Insurance Founded in 1759

In 1759 the Synod of the Presbyterian Church founded the first life insurance company in Philadelphia to aid widows and children of ministers, marking the nation’s early insurance effort.

New York United States Philadelphia Synod of the Presbyterian Church

Lemon Tree Car Owner Becomes Folk Hero in Whittier

In Whittier California Eddie Campos gains fame after burning his faulty 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark V on August 31 with five gallons of gasoline on the front lawn of a Ford assembly plant to protest service. He claims the car had numerous problems from power windows to a failing battery and ignition, with a dealer unable to fix them. A Ford spokesman says only one complaint surfaced and was addressed.

Jay Sharbutt Whittier Calif Eddie Campos San Bernardino Campos Ford Lemon

Optician Loses Hearing Aid License Over Mail Delay

Middletown Optician Wayne Honesty of Middletown Optical 1218 Central Ave had his license to sell hearing aids suspended by a municipal court order signed by Acting Judge Vincent Sisson. He must pass a physical exam and tests to regain eligibility after missing a mail-delivered payment and check. The order halts selling and advertising hearing aids by Oct 15 and fines him $50 unless compliance returns. His optical business remains unaffected.

Middletown Wayne Honesty Middletown Optical Central Ave Vincent Sisson

County Asked To Improve Roads In Union Township

Hamilton Butler County commissioners received a letter from James H. White vice president of Dues Development Co. requesting improved Crescentville and Mulhauser roads to allow through truck traffic and access to the firm's industrial complex. The letter was referred to County Engineer Stanley M. Perin for action.

Hamilton Butler County James H. White Dues Development Co Crescentville Mulhauser Roads Union Township White Mulhauser Road Stanley M. Perin

Four held after gas station owner slaying

The shooting at a Mobil gas station north of Eldorado left Marvin W. Wehrley dead and four suspects under arrest. Rocky Kelly, Debra Gromes, a 17yearold Brooklyn woman, and Philip Jacobs are in custody, with charges expected soon. Wehrley’s brother, Eldorado police chief Dale Wehrley, fired at the quartet after the slaying.

Eaton Eldorado Here Marvin W. Wehrley N. Main St Mobil U.S Interstate 70 Preble County Philip Jacobs Philadelphia Good Samaritan ‘Hospital Dayton Miss Gromes Wehrley Dale U.S. 49 Lowell Wehrley

FOPA to Meet in New Lodge on Germantown Road

The Fraternal Order of Police Associates plans a 7 p.m. meeting on October 28 at the new lodge hall on Germantown Road. Past meetings were at Frisch's Restaurant. Joint FOP FOPA meetings may begin in November with separate meetings and joint social hours.

Fraternal Order of Police Associates FOPA Fraternal Order of Police Germantown Road Frisch S Germantown Lamphier

NAACP Meeting Seeks Volunteers in Cincinnati

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People invites all interested persons to a Friday 7:45 p.m. meeting on the second floor auditorium of the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Building. Mack Sangster, president, says more members are needed to join committees on housing education political action legal redress freedom fund veterans and youth work.

National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Cincinnati Gas and Electric Freedom Fund Mack Sangster

Expansion Allowed for Yorktown Mobile Home Park in Union Township

Butler County Judge Robert L. Marrs ruled the Board of Zoning Appeals abused its discretion by denying a variance for Joseph B. Bayer to expand Yorktown Mobile Home Park on Fields Ertel Road. The ruling voided a last year amendment prohibiting trailer parks in light industrial zones.

Hamilton Union Township Butler County Common Pleas Robert L. Marrs Marrs Butler County Board of Zoning Appeals Joseph B. Bayer Yorktown Lon Fields-Ertel Road

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