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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1964
Page
2
British actor Peter Sellers, treated for a heart attack, remains on the critical list in Hollywood. He is too weak to feed himself and spends much of his time trying to make a year-old heart patient laugh despite his condition.
Elizabeth Lloyd widow of John R. Lloyd died at 5 40 am in Middletown Hospital after recent illness. Born in Birmingham England she lived in Middletown with daughter Alice Lawler and son Fred C. Lloyd. Funeral arrangements by Joseph R. Baker and Sons and Riggs Funeral Home are pending.
Funeral services set for Marine Lance Cpl. Hicksen LaVerne Cole 25 son of Mr and Mrs Henry Cole at Grace Baptist Church 2 30 p m Monday with Rev Howard Sears officiating Burial in Soldiers Lot Woodside Cemetery Visiting hours Sunday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home and at the church after Monday noon Survivors include paternal grandparents Mrs Matilda Dean of Franklin and Taulbee Cole of Frenchburg Ky and the gunshot death occurred in Coronado California while stationed with the Second Marine Battalion
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. David F. Hall of Monroe died at 6 p m at Children's Hospital Cincinnati Born December 19 1963 he had been a patient there since January 1 Survived by parents a brother Jeffery sister Jill at home and grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert
Samuel W Powers age 76 of 1611 Flemming Road died at Middletown Hospital at 5 p m following a weeklong stay. He worked for Armco Steel Corp from 1922 to 1953 retiring as a No 1 open hearth repairman. He belonged to Clayton Street Church of God. Survived by two daughters Edie Noble Middletown and Mrs Robert Higgins Pasadena California. two sons Noah and Paul of Middletown. four sisters including Mrs Ova Lawson Mrs Lydia Lawson Mrs Mae Craig and Mrs Betty MacPherson. four brothers Noah Turner Wade Henry. 11 grandchildren. Services Monday 2 p m at Clayton Street Church of God with Rev Haskel Jenkins. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Monday noon.
HEMPSTEAD AP reports Jim Ellery secretary treasurer and publicity director of the American Hockey League died after a long illness at 49. CHISHOLM AP notes the body of Margaret Bilatnik 76 mother of Rep John A Blatnik found at home, apparently died Wednesday night. BUTLER COUNTY DEATHS list Thomas Benzing Jacobi 6 Fairfield Norman G Holt 52 Andrew Hammer 5481 Schiering Fairfield Anna Mae Trunck 60 Fairfield William W Ramsey 9 and other service details.
In London the Labour party captured control of the 00 seat Greater London Council with 53 seats to Conservatives 2 as 26 contests remain. Labour also fared well in 21 counties outside London including Lancashire and Northumberland signaling a potential national swing ahead of the six month distant general election. Deputy leader George Brown said the gains indicate a likely parliamentary swing toward Labour.
Frederick G. Sliffe, 21, of Wilmington, was killed when his car collided with a Nickel Plate state Sealain on Ohio 250 about 10 miles north of Dover.
Obituary notes the death of Covington 91 and announces services in Marshall tomorrow. The record provides limited details but confirms the age and planned service location.
State Senator William H. Deddens urged action against low tax valuations after the Warren County Board of Tax Appeals approved the Highway Department purchase of 10 acres for 10000. The land was on the tax duplicate for 100 per acre, bought in 1945 for 724 per acre. Deddens urged the auditor to backdate and levy five years of back taxes, arguing local auditors avoid realistic values. The commission also released funds for camping areas at Cowan State Park and Kiser Lake State Park, pending a Supreme Court ruling affecting the capital improvements program.
Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney called the Lucas interview fiction and criticized the World Telegram for a supposed exclusive. He stated MacArthur never spoke harshly of Taylor Ridgway Hull or Eisenhower and blamed British traitors for the leak. Earl Richert and Maj. Gen. Charles Willoughby defended the Lucas piece's accuracy.
Butler County records piling up will be disposed of. The Records Commission meets next Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the courthouse commission office to plan the operation and review applications for disposing of hundreds of old bound volumes. Assisting are Frank Wells acting state auditor for District 8 and Edward J. Schaefer state archivist. President William R. Stitsinger leads the commission.
A Trenton driver Marsha Ann Martham age 22 at 405 Ardmore Drive was injured when her eastbound car was rear ended on Rt 73 near Locust Street just west of Rt 4 after stopping for a school bus. Connie A Moore 17 of 204 Road Trenton caused the collision. The woman suffered a whip lash injury to her neck.
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