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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1961

Page

2

Soviet Astronaut Visible From Space Without Windows

Florence Italy AP report says Yuri Gagarin described Earth views from space and noted his craft had no portholes. Soviet delegate A A Blagonravov answered questions, saying the spacecraft had no openings and that observations came by radio during the flight.

Florence Italy A. A. Blagonravov Soviet Academy of Science Yuri A. Gagarin Earth Tass Gagarin Blagonravov Blagonrayev

Woman Nabbed In Check Case In Pleasant Plain

A 24 year old Pleasant Plain housekeeper admitted writing at least 900 in checks on her employer E A McHenry's accounts. She will be arraigned on nine counts in county court Monday. Verlin Jean Gadd admitted spending the money the last month. nine fraudulent checks were found.

Lebanon Pleasant Plain Verlin Jean Gadd Sheriff's Deputies E.A. McHenry

Kultur groups shielded from ads using their names

Gov Rockefeller signed a 1961 law prohibiting nonprofit groups from commercial advertising without permission. New York cultural bodies like Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera Association objected to ads linking their names with bras. The action aims to protect culture from improper promotional use.

Albany N.Y Nelson A. Rockefeller Rockefeller New York City Carnegie Hall Metropolitan Opera Association

Peas and carrots replace bread in Florida prison meals

In Florida State Prison convicts face a new diet of peas and carrots as punishment replacing bread and water. State Prison Director H. G. Cochran says the change is effective, noting the number on restricted diet drops from about 140 to 1) 75 on average.

Tallahassee Fla.ap Florida State Prison H. G. Cochran

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Edna R Blevins

Mrs Edna R Blevins 4 of 7496 Bridgetown Road Cincinnati former Middletown resident died Wednesday at St Francis Hospital Cincinnati shortly after admission She was a secretary for Aluminum Industrial Co Cincinnati born in Hamilton A son Jerry Lee was killed in January 1960 auto accident while a student at Ohio State University Surviving husband Ollie parents Curtis and (Mrs) White sister Betty Wells two brothers Robert and Paul and grandmother Mrs Rose Shipman Services set for 2 pm Monday at Crawford Street First Church of God burial Woodside Cemetery Viewing at residence 105 Glenmore Drive Sunday Arrangements by Neidhard Funeral Home Cincinnati

Edna R. Blevins Bridgetown Road Cincinnati Middletown St. Francis Hospital Blevins Aluminum Industrial Co Hamilton Jerry Lee Ohio State University Ollie Curtis White Betty Wells California Robert Hamilton and Paul Rose Shipman Crawford Street First Church

John T Craig services for John Thornton Craig

Funeral services for John Thornton Craig, 75, of Middletown Rt. 1, will be held at 10 am Monday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev C W Bol linger officiating. Burial will follow. Friends may call Sunday at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mr. Craig died Wednesday at his home.

John Thornton Craig Middletown

Death of Wilbert Marshall Dated in Detroit

Wilbert Marshall 34 formerly of 210 Curtis St died last Saturday at Detroit Receiving Hospital. A World War II veteran he lived at 2430 Michigan Ave Detroit. Survived by two sons Robert and Clinton of Epora Mississippi his father of Detroit a sister Mrs Theresa Aldridge of Middletown a brother Everett of Moultrie Georgia and maternal grandmother Mrs Annabel Cochran of Epora Mississippi. Friends may call Jordan Hall Funeral Home Sunday from 6 to 10 pm. Services and burial will be in Epora Mississippi.

Wilbert Marshall Curtis St Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit Michigan Ave Marshall Robert Clinton Epora Miss Theresa Aldridge Middletown Everett Moultrie Annabel Cochran Jordan Hall

Mrs Nellie Sims Dies At 61 In Lebanon

Nellie Mae Sims 61 died yesterday at the home of her brother in law Frank Sims 215 North High Street Her husband Leslie and two sons Herbert Dayton Delbert California a daughter Rolda Chillers Lebanon three sisters and five brothers survive Services scheduled for 2 3 PM at an unspecified location with details to follow

Lebanon Nellie Mae Sims Frank Sims N. High St Leslie Herbert Dayton Delbert California Rolda Chillers

Funeral services and obituaries from Hamilton area

Services held for Robert Eugene Smith seven died at Mercy Hospital after brief illness. Also listed are Benjamin Primmer Elizabeth Hancock John Richter Clarence Knox with funeral times and church notes. National obituaries include Francis Neilson Joseph Taylor Anne Nyhan Scribner Hard death notices.

Benjamin F. Primmer Norwood Ave Logan Hamilton Elizabeth Hancock Millville Ave St. Mary's Church John W. Richter Ford Blvd Clarence Knox Sunnybreeze Mt. Healthy Port Washington N.Y Francis Neilson Grand Rapids, Mich Joseph R. Taylor The Flint Journal New Canaan

Hardware Worker Charged With Embezzling

MEMPHIS Tenn AP Embezzlement and grand larceny charges are filed against Wesley William Rikard 31 of Whitehaven a longtime warehouse manager at a hardware firm He was released on 2500 bond after arraignment detectives estimate theft at least 10000 with potential much higher involving materials to build a home and outfit three farms

Memphis

Grevey Praises Butler County Democrats at Middletown Club

Harry Grevey secretary of the Butler County Democratic Executive Committee and county Board of Elections chairman spoke to the Middletown Democratic Club on the importance of politics at all levels. He praised Butler County Democrats as effective despite statewide Republican gains and lauded President Kennedy and Governor DiSalle. Grevey installed John Minnich as club president, with a slate including John Stromquist vice president and Clarence Dobrozsi treasurer among others for one year.

Harry Grevey Butler County Democratic Executive Committee County Board of Elections Middletown Democratic Club Grevey Kennedy Michael DiSaile John Minnich Minnich Manchester State Highway Department John Stromquist

Hearing For Germantown Man Continued

A Germantown man Roy A Benson 35 of 52 S Maple St had his hearing continued by County Judge William Hedrickson after his attorney Andrew W Cherney said he would file a motion to suppress evidence The case involves exhibiting gambling devices for gain and recording a wager linked to the Port Union Pavillion Rt 747 where sheriff officers seized gambling equipment No date set yet for the hearing

Fairfield Germantown Port Union William Hedrickson Roy A. Benson S. Maple St Andrew W. Cherney Hamilton Benson Port Union Pavillion

Ford recalls 435 at Walton Hills stamping plant

Ford Motor Co. announced a production schedule increase prompted the recall of 435 workers at the stamping plant in suburban Walton Hills, Cleveland.

Cleveland Thas Ford Motor Co Walton Hills

Phouma Begins World Tour in Prague Welcome

Prince Souvanna Phouma former Laotian premier arrived in Prague to gauge East West sentiment during his world tour. He stated the trip aims to thank Czechoslovakia for backing Laos in pursuing neutrality amid the regional struggle.

Prague Czechoslovakia Souvanna Phouma

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