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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1950

Page

2

Real estate figure Frank Hornback dies in Cincinnati hospital

Frank Hornback a Middletown real estate dealer of 30 years died at a Cincinnati hospital after two years of declining health and two days of serious illness. Survivors include his wife Celestine two daughters two brothers a sister and two grandchildren. Requiem High Mass at St John s Church will be held Tuesday with burial at Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at Riggs Funeral Home. Knights of Columbus and Holy Name Society to meet Monday evening for Rosary.

Frank Hornback Jackson St Cincinnati Frank J. Riley New York Robert T. Vorhis Middletown John Theodore Carrie Hillenbrand Hamilton St. John’s Church Woodside Riggs Funeral Knights of Columbus Hornback Frank Celestine St. John's Church Woodsideemetery Riggs Funeral Home K. of C. and Holy Name Society

Obituaries and funeral notices from Middletown area

Multiple deaths are noted with funeral arrangements. Adah Carter at 200 Grimes St died Friday. services at Episcopalian Church Monday. David E Bar man age 82, Middletown Hospital death. Seven Dolors Church services Monday. Frank Hornback age 71 of 1013 Jackson St died Friday. Rosary Monday evening. Elmer Clyde Mulford age 38 of 913 Columbia Ave. services Monday. Charles Edward Rossfeld age 84 died Friday. Wilson Funeral Home arrangements. James A Stubbs Tech Sgt age 23 killed in Germany. memorial services Saturday with full military honors.

Rossfeld Charles Edward Monroe Stubbs Tech James A Arthur Stubs Henry Ave Germany McCoy-Leffler J. Eugene Finnegan Memorial Plot Woodside Cemetery Middletown Post 218 The American Legion

Funeral Home and Florist Ads Highlight Local Services

Classified column lists funeral homes Riggs and Vexxberey with contact numbers, florists Boulevard Floral Gardens Starr Floral Co and Rockdale Monuments offering monuments and displays. It notes Middletonian service from Converse Monument Co and mentions Wearl y Monuments with Robert Hillard and Robert Kont hier district manager details.

Converse Monument Co Middletown Manchester Rd Dial Rockdale Robert E. Hillard Wearly Robert Konthier Seventh Ave Avia S Nal

Mrs Adah Carter Rites Set For Monday

Mrs Adah Carter 66 of 209 Grimes Street died yesterday at Middletown Hospital where she had been confined since April 21. She is survived by her son Vincent Carter Middletown High School music director, a daughter Mrs Thomas Kelley and two grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Ascension with Rev S Hughes Garvin. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Funeral home hours Sunday 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.

Carter Adah Grimes St Vincent Carter Riggs Funeral Episcopalian Church Adah Carter Middletown High School Middletown

Obituary: Charles E. Rossfeld 88 Middletown Resident

Charles E. Rossfeld 88 Middletown resident died at 6 30 p m yesterday at his daughter Mrs Tovatts home in Monroe Michigan He was a longtime employee of Armco Steel and moved to Monroe last October He had lived in Middletown since 1911 coming from Piqua He belonged to multiple Masonic orders and Knights Templar Surviving are a son Carl Middletown three daughters Mrs Catherine Griest Miss Adaline Rossfeld and Mrs Tovatt Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a m at Wilson Funeral Home with Rev Russell W Galloway officiating Burial followed at Forest Hill Cemetery Piqua Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday 7 9 p m and Monday 2 5 and 7 10 p m.

Charles Ernest Rossfeld Middletown Frances Tovatt Monroe Mich Armco Steel Corporation Rossfeld Piqua Alpha Council Jr. Quam Middletown Commandery Knights Templar No Piqua LaFayette Council Warren Lodge A. M Masons Carl Catherine Griest Adaline Rossfeld Columbus Tovatt Wilson Funeral Home Russell W. Galloway Forest Hill Cemetery

Middletown Man Elmer C. Mulford Dies After Heart Attack

Elmer C. Mulford 52 lifelong Middletown resident died at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack at 913 Columbia Ave. He was a World War I veteran, Armco Steel worker, and member of the American Legion. Survived by widow Elizabeth, daughters Mrs. Robert Johnson and Miss Betty Mulford, and sister Mrs. William Graff. Funeral at McCoy Leffler Monday at 2 p m with Rev Calvin Campbell. burial in Wood. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9.

Mulford Elmer Clyde Columbia Ave Elizebeth Mulford McCoy- Leffier Colin Campbell McCoy-Leffler Eimer C. Mulford Middletown American Legion Armco Steel Corporation Elizabeth Robert Johnson Betty Mulford William Graff Calvin Campbell Woodside Cemetery Funeral

David E Harmon dies. funeral set by Eagles and church

David E. Harmon 82 retired telegraph operator for the Big Four Railroad died yesterday. Special services by the Fraternal Order of Eagles will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Joseph R. Baker and Son Funeral Home. Funeral Mass 9:30 a.m. Monday Seven Dolors Church officiated by Rev James Krusling. Burial in Mound Cemetery Monroe. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Barmon David E Middletown Clarence Long Bexley Drive Jos R. Baker & Sons Funeral Seven Dolors Church Monroe James Krusling Mound Cemetery Ohio R. Baker & Sons David E. Harmon Big Four Railroad Order of Eagles Joseph R. Baker and Son

New York Stocks Quotations at 10:40 AM

A rundown of stock quotes from Greene & Brock and various firms shows prices for Armco Steel, American Can, Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, Canadian Pacific, Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Kroger, Montgomery Ward, National Cash Register, Packard, Pan American Airways, Pennsylvania Railroad, Phillips Petroleum, Procter & Gamble, Pullman, Radio Corp, Sinclair Oil, Southern Pacific, Studebaker, Texas, United Aircraft, United Airlines, Westinghouse, and others. The list includes percentages and price figures such as 40%, 38, 51%, 58%, and notable high and low marks.

Greene & Brock Allied Stores Speebhasanes Stan San Armco Steel Corp Armco Vecaeense Amer Tel & Tel Anaconda Copper Baltimore & Oio Ccsesesevess Dba Barnsdall Oi Sandee Nee Saieccdee Dtaeae Goodyear Pnayeewea Cpa Sandees Hiram Walker Csessesssee Udeen Aspiration Tel Tesesceneqecceene AOD Kennecott Kroger Wekloks Tal Gfe Bt Bis Prillard Marshal Field TS Croes So Lan Bheee Seeerese Montgomery Ward Ese Pomgey Tegminacof Eenesee's National Cash Register Newport Inc New York Central RR Northern Pacific RR Onie Oil Eebabeeeeel Packard Pan Amer Airways Paramount Tet Pennsylvania RR Swebs Eseh Itoon Phillips Petrole Procter & Gam Pullman Radio Co Republic Steel Schenley Server Inc Sinclair Oil Southern Pacif Southern Rails Speery Corp Standard Oil

Patrol Studying Crash In Which Man Is Injured

A car owned by William Lawhorn of Amelia Route 1 crashed south of Lebanon on Route 7, injuring Hollis Knight 21 of Norwood with a broken nose a fractured jaw and possible skull fracture. Patrolmen investigated and found other occupants unknown at press time and driver status undetermined. Knight was treated at Middletown Hospital.

William Lawhorn Amelia State Highway Patrol Hollis Knight Norwood Lebanon Knight Middletown Hospital

Vital Statistics of Local Residents

Frank Hornback 71 of 1103 Jackson St Grimes St Charles E Rossfeld 88 of Monroe Mich Elmer C Mulford 52 of 913 Columbia Ave.

Frank Hornback Jackson St Mrs Adah Carter Grimes St Charles E. Rossfeld Monroe Mich Elmer C. Mulford Columbia Ave

Births and Out of Town Birth News

Births record four newborns with details of locations and families. Mr. and Mrs. Messer of Miaminburg Route 2 welcomed a girl yesterday. Capt and Mrs Cribbs of Albuquerque New Mexico welcomed a girl at Kirtland Field Post Hospital yesterday. Grandparents Ama tulli Stamper Long noted with family ties.

Thomas J. Cribbs East Lead Ave Albuquerque N. M Post Hospital Kirtland Field Pete Amatulli Grand Ave Max Stamper, Jr Telford Ave Oakwood Dayton Good Samaritan Hospital Max Stamper Yankee Rd James H. Long Portsmouth Long U. S. Navy

Seemingly Local Medical Listings and a Highland Tale

A long list of individuals receive medical notes or surgical dismissals at various streets and towns including Franklin Dayton and Navaho. The text ends with a historical line noting the MacGregor clan nearly exterminated the Colquhon clan in 1602 in Scotland.

MacGregor Colquhon

Lebanon Blaze Causes 7500 Dollar Loss

Fire destroyed the second floor of a large frame building on Columbus Ave, the residence of Mrs Arch Bolmer. Fire Chief Clarence V Dunham attributed the $7500 damage to sparks igniting the shingle roof. Firemen fought the two hour blaze before it was checked.

Lebanon Clarence V. Dunham Dunham Arch Bolmer Columbus Ave

Paramount Showcases Classic and New Standouts Weekend Schedule

At the movies Paramount presents All the Kings Men with Broderick Crawford and Joanne Dru at 3:93 6:45 and 10:24 p.m. Song of Surrender stars Wanda Hendrix at 1:27 5:09 and 8:51 p.m. Sunday Cheaper by the Cozen with Clifton Webb Jeanne Crane at 1:15 3:70 8:30 7:40 and 9:50 p.m. Renegade of the Sage with Charles Starrett Smiley Burnett at 1:15 4:70 7:30 10:20 p.m. Wild Beast at Bay at 3:15 6:20 and 9:30 p.m. Sorrowful Jones with Bob Hope Lucille Ball at 2:15 4:10 7:05 and 10:15 p.m. Pack Up Your Troubles Laurel and Hardy at 3 5:55 and 8:55 p.m.

Broderick Crawford Joanne Dru Wanda Hendrix Clifton Webb Jeanne Craine Charles Starrett Smiley Burnett Bob Hope Lucile Ball Laurel and Hardy

Middletown Red Cross Leaders Named

Mrs. Margaret Crane serves as volunteer service chairman and Mrs George B. Shepard co chairs the Middletown Red Cross organization.

Margaret Crane The Middletown

Carpenters And Painters Begin "Paint Blitz" At Home

The Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce spearheads a paint blitz with over 50 carpenters and painters painting a seven room house on Seventh Street. Scaffolds went up at 7 am and by 11:30 am the facade neared completion with a coat of grey expected by noon. The project is part of Clean Up Week to refresh local property owned by Mrs. Emetie Banzhaf.

Banzhaf Carpenters Union The Painters Union Seventh Ave Emetie Banzhaf Naint Blitz Middletown

Middletown Gray Ladies council meeting appointment noted

Members of the Middletown Gray Ladies attended a Gray Lady Council meeting at the Dayton Veterans Hospital Service Center yesterday. Mrs. Shepard was appointed vice-chairman of the Domiciliary affairs.

Middletown Dayton Veterans Hospital Service Center

Car Collisions Reported This Week In Germantown Area

Friday afternoon at the Verity Parkway and German Town Road intersection a car driven by Raymond Wathen 25 of Germantown collided with another driven by Robert Ott 37 of Verity Parkway. No injuries were reported. An accident on Central Avenue last night caused minor damage to Otus Plummer 51 of Central Ave a vehicle struck another as he tried to turn into the Gardner Board and Carton Plant entrance. The other driver’s name was not obtained.

Verity Pkwy Germantown Rd Raymond Wathen North Plum St Germantown Robert Ott Central Ave Otus Plummer Central Ava Plummer Gardner Board and Carton Plant

Hunter recalls crash scene at dawn near State Routes 7 and 48

A coroner notes the early hour as a big game hunter discusses the crash at the Route 7 and 48 intersection. State Patrolmen Mescher and Johnson, plus ambular driver Warren Ness, guard the site while editor Bud Ness carries a rifle. Three other animals in cages remain uninjured as the truck is reloaded.

Crac Mescher William Johnson Lebanon Ambular Warren C Bud) Ness Western Star Lenon

Also Mentioned on This Page

Holy Name Society Journal Ade ee ces _ JEFFERSON LODGE Jefferson Lodge F & AM Pare Frank P Kenwood Midgetown Hospital McCoy-Leffier Funeral Home Rev H. H. Jung Woodside Cemet McCoy-Leffr Funeral Directors M Funeral Home Riggs Funeral Home, “Inc Vexxberey Funeral Home Lorists Boulevard Floral Gardens E Starr Floral Co S. Main St Sneer Frank Collins Franklin Davie Jean Bolden First Ave Janice Smith Herbert Smith James Hartman Bexley Ben Roberts Trenton Dallas Borders Cletus Borders Gloria Rae Ferguson James Ferguson Tra Allen Buena Ave Richard Lovely Curtis St Woodson Swope Franklin St Dayton Brown Hospital James Tyree Seneca St Gary Hollon Porter Hollon Navaho Bishop Childers Sheridan Ave Latta Riley Eleventh Ave Donna Jean Rose Grimey Rose Excello Anthony John Hemsteger YMCA Robert Lanter Logan Ave Theodore Thompson Albert Singer Harlan Marshall Philadelphia Leonard Lawson Harold Kinney Highland St Howdy Fella Town June Cristiani Big Fry King Brothers Circus Wolverton Paramount Rurel Melampy Middletown Plating Company Bordens N. Main St George Shepard Dombcnliary George Simpson Sherdan Ave Warren County Gerald A. Coudens Raleigh F. Birchfield Somerville Sycamore St Paul Jeffries Park St Jeffries John Kindred Noah Powers Askew Ave Harold L. Agee Republican Central Fourth Ward Eagles Lodge the Bobcats Hury Gough-Lamb Allen G Treadway Pol. Adv Glass House Lasourdsville Lake Pottery Jos. R Jerry Brandenburg W. Cecil Butts Secy Republican Republican State Central Committee Republican Party Herbert D. Mills Howard Howards Ist. Natl Bk. Bidg Ono Christian Science Ralph Castle, C San Francisco Cal Mother Church First Church of Christ Scientist Boston Mass Baltimore Street First Church of Christ, Scientist Middletown, Ohio
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