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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1959
Page
3
The Vatican releases a prayer written by Pope John XXIII for motorists. It asks Almighty God to grant drivers responsibility and prudence, and appeals to the Immaculate Virgin for guidance and protection on the road. It also prays for steadfast faith and readiness for the final journey.
Fred G Sutphen 79 of 2605 Central Ave. and longtime Armco Steel employee dies at Middletown Hospital after lengthy service in Armco related to porcelain enamel sheets. He joined Armco 1909 advancing through auditing inspection service engineering and research before retirement 1952. Survived by wife Lois M Sutphen. Services at Wilson Memorial Home with cremation to follow. Flowers omitted per family request.
Mrs Mabel Anderson 77 mother of Andy A Anderson died in her sleep at 5 05 a m at the home of a daughter Mrs W E Morgan in Oxford Alabama where she lived She had been in failing health and is survived by a grandson Services and burial will be held in Oxford Alabama
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. at Woodside Cemetery for Steven Michael Fultz infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Fultz of 1816 Logan Ave. The Rev. Howard Sears officiated. The child died at 6:40 a.m. yesterday five hours after premature birth at Middletown Hospital. Surviving are the parents and both sets of grandparents, Ancil and Mrs. Downey, and Mr. and Mrs. Coursey Fultz, all of Middletown. Arrangements were by Me Coy Leffler Funeral Home.
Willard Marsh 92 a longtime Butler County farmer dies Friday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wilson Memorial Home with Rev G Walter Weber officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Raymond L. Reedy 70 of 2 N Highview Rd. will have services at 2 p m tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. The Rev Clifford D Stearns will officiate. Friends may call today 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m. Mr Reedy died Saturday at Middletown Hospital.
Funeral services for E G Streit of Cincinnati will be held at 2 p m tomorrow in the Spring Grove Cemetery Chapel. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery. There are no visitations. Local arrangements are by Wilson Memorial Home. Streit died Saturday at Garden Manor Rest Home.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Thomas of 919 Lafayette Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 11 39 p m yesterday shortly after birth. Surviving are the parents two sisters Stephanie and Deborah and grandparents Mr and Mrs Seve Koster and Mr and Mrs Earl Thomas of Middletown. Graveside services will be held at 11 a m tomorrow at Woodsides Cemetery with Rev Glenn L Lavelle officiating Arrangements by McCoy Leffler.
Opal Ruth Woodmansee 48 of 4984 Betsy Drive Franklin died Friday at Christ Hospital Cincinnati. Local arrangements are by Mc Purcell funeral home. Burial follows in Purcell.
Funeral services for Robert P. Withrow 76 of Somerville Rt. 1 will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at the Inman Funeral Home with Rev Kent D Smith officiating. Burial will be in Somerville Cemetery. He died Saturday at home. Survived by wife Bessie two daughters Helen Irwin and Roberta Withrow two sons Willard and Homer two brothers Minor and Tony Withrow a sister Emma Mendenhall and six grandchildren.
Mrs Willard J Wright mother of the noted industrialist is remembered in Lebanon with tributes describing her influence and family connections. The obituary notes her role in supporting business interests and community activities.
Colum bu Ohio AP Gov Michael V. DiSalle named Robert Reider Port Clinton publisher and former state representative to the Public Utilities Commission. Reider will serve 18 months of the six year term of Edward J. Kenealy. Kenealy was sworn as chairman. Everett H. Krueger Jr. remains on the commission. DiSalle's moves involve party lines with Democrats Kenealy and Reider and Republicans Krueger and Winter.
Russel Wright died Saturday at his daughter Mrs. Frank Hambly's home in Toronto Ontario. He was a prominent New York City designer. He was survived by his widow Mrs. Willard J. Wright and their son and daughter. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Toronto with burial there.
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Pickerel of Fairfield will have services tomorrow at Moore and Parker Funeral Home in Augusta Kentucky. James QC Seaton age 51 of 226 Starr Avenue will have services at 10 a m Wednesday at Klaus Funeral Home.
Ralph Cohn 45 president of Screen Gems died of a heart attack in Pound Ridge New York. He was from the Cohn film family and son of Jack Cohn cofounder of Columbia Pictures. Yandell Cline 61 vice president of Arvin Industries died of a heart condition in Columbus Indiana. He previously published Elk City News-Democrat and Huntington Herald Press. Lelie Emmett Bratton 73 retired rear admiral and former acting JAG of the Navy died in Denver Colorado.
Seven month old Michael Warren son of Mr and Mrs William Warren of 315 Long St died when he accidentally became strangled in his crib at home. Butler County coroner Dr Garret J Boone reports the death. Survived by two half brothers John and Stephen French. Services were held in Corbin Kentucky with burial in Laurel County Kentucky.
Gen George H. Decker, former U.N. Command head in Korea, was sworn in as Army vice chief of staff in a brief ceremony with Secretary Wilber M. Brucker officiating. The 57 year old Catskill New Yorker and Lafayette College graduate succeeds Gen Lyman Lemnitzer.
A new healing substance named Bio-Dyne enables shrinking hemorrhoids while stopping itch and relieving pain without surgery. Cases show shrinkage and relief, with users saying piles are no longer a problem. Preparation H suppositories and ointment marketed by a world famous institute. Money back guarantee. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
Mary T. Norton former congresswoman from New Jersey and first woman Democrat in Congress died at Greenwich Hospital aged 84. A 26 year House veteran she led the District of Columbia committee and chaired the Labor Committee for a decade. She served as a Labor Department consultant and was honored as Outstanding Catholic Woman of the Year in 1947.
Aboard HMS Victorious in Boston the crew donated blood at New England Medical Center as the ship prepared to return home. Richard McCullough, Harry Barber, and John Stephenson showed donation cards from ports including Hong Kong Singapore and Malta.
Mike Naddeo is named entertainment chairman for the Plug Horse Derby at Butler County fair grounds on Aug 8. He will lead the 11 am parade through downtown Hamilton featuring the Cisco Kid TV personality, bands, antique cars, and local dignitaries. An expected crowd of 10 000 plus attends, with Sertoma Club sponsoring the 10th annual event.
Gov Michael V. DiSalle signed a pension bill ending the $65 monthly ceiling for needy aged and blind. He also enacted bans on 14 and 15 year old scooter licenses, created a college scholarship fund, and established a five member Racing Commission.
The Ohio secretary of state reminded candidates of the August 5 deadline at 4 p.m. for filing nominating petitions for municipal offices in towns under 2000 and certain larger towns, plus township offices and boards of education. The local option petitions deadline also applies.
A dryer fire at 3705 Manchester Rd. damaged the residence of W. Andrews. Fire officials say lint buildup caught fire in the dryer. The blaze was reported at 1 42 p m Sunday.
James Brown known as Uncle Jim, a Blackey patriarch and local carpenter, is buried on a hillside near his home tomorrow following his dying request. His coffin features the long narrow design with end narrows and middle wideness, and his saved extracted teeth lie beside him in the grave. Four preachers from Mount Olive Baptist Church will officiate the service, as he requested.
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