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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1959

Page

3

Three Car Crash On S Main Street Causes Minor Damage

Deputies observed a three car collision on S Main Street near Engles Corner as Ronald Nolan 21 rear ended Walter Beatty 17, pushing Beatty into Donald Berry 2. No injuries reported and damage light. Also three girls from Fort Wayne suffered minor injuries after a tree crash near routes 129 and 27. Reba Hughes 18 fell asleep at the wheel. injuries listed as facial cuts neck and leg abrasions. Raymond Pelfrey 35 was cited for driving while intoxicated after striking a mailbox and Tillman car on Pinta Avenue.

S. Main Street Engle’s Corner Ronald Nolan Kennecot Dr Walter Beatty Grand Ave Beatty Donald Berry Johns St Williamsdale Om Charles James Davis Tennessee Reba Hughes S. Hannah Dr Fort Wayne Judy Haas Sally Furness Sheriff's Department Raymond Pelfrey Ogden Dr Pelfrey

Obituary notices for Altman Beatty and Weidner

Eldon M. Altman age 53 of 516 Hudson Ave. service 10 30 a m Thursday at Proeschel Funeral Home. Garland Beatty of 1985 Jackson Rd. service 2 p m Wednesday at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home. Alma H. Weidner age 59 of 2085 Logan Ave. service 10 a m Wednesday at Zettler Funeral Home.

Eldon M. Altman Hudson Ave Proeschel Garland Beatty Jackson Rd Griesmer

Deaths Elsewhere

George W. Potter 59 Pulitzer editorial writer for the Providence Journal Bulletin died of a heart attack. Charles E. Stutz 76 pioneer sports car producer died of cancer in Miami. Dr Louise Pearce 74 helped discover a drug for African sleeping sickness and led Congo tests. William W. Francis 81 medical historian editor died in Montreal. Muriel Miles 59 former Ziegfeld follies girl found dead. Silby Barrett 74 introduced CIO industrial unionism to Canada and aided steelworkers contract.

Associated Press Providence George W. Potter Providence Journal - Bulletin Potter The Journal-Bulletin Miami Fla Charles E. Stutz New York Louise Pearce Belgian Congo Rockefeller Institute Montreal William W. Francis Muriel Miles Toronto Silby Barett United Mine Workers of America CIO Canada North America

Hold Up Man Delays Train

A Frisco freight train near Joplin was halted by what trainmen believed was a hold up. Officers found six year old Mark Fox from Carthage aboard the train and turned him over to his father Lawrence Fox. Mark said he just wanted to take a ride.

Joplin Sheriff's Office Mark Fox Carthage Lawrence Fox Mark

Deaths And Funerals Julian Paxton 68 Dies

Julian S. Paxton 68 of 897 Corwin Ave Hamilton and former state highway division engineer died today at Mercy Hospital after two months of ill health. He was a WWI veteran, attended Miami University and Ohio State, and served 23 years with the highway department. Survived by son Robert in Hamilton and daughter Mrs Clyde Stitzel of Okiena, four grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Robert L. Klaus Funeral Home with burial at College Corner Cemetery. Burial arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Hamilton Julian S. Paxt ‘Ton Corwin Ave State Highway Department Mercy Hospital Paxton Iowa College Corner Miami University Oxford Ohio State University Highway Department Middletown Redeemer United Church of Christ Darwin-Schantz American Legion Reily Butler County Engineers Oma T. Williams Robert J. Paxton Clyde Stitzel Okeana

Services for Mrs Edna Barker Held in Hazard Kentucky

Mrs. Edna Barker 43 of 3006 Rufus St. Middletown died at home at 4 40 a m after 16 years invalidism. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m at her parents home in Hazard Kentucky with burial in South Fork. She leaves husband Estil daughter Ester Gay Barker two brothers Emmett Barker Cincinnati and Kelley Barker Jr Navy, three sisters Mrs Mary Salzer Hard Burley Ky Mrs Sara Salzer Middletown and Mrs Clara Jewel Trammel Milan Michigan. Parents are Mr. and Mrs Kelley Barker Hazard Ky.

Edna Bernice Barker Rufus St Hazard Kentucky Barker Middletown Estil Ester Gay Barker Emmett Barker Cincinnati Kelley Barker Jr U. S. Navy Mary Salzer Hard

Infant Clifton Graveside Service Planned

Infant son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Clifton 112 Red Bud Dr will be buried at Woodside Cemetery at 10 am Wednesday. The infant died at birth Monday at 9 06 pm. Surviving are the parents two sisters Kimberly and Kristi one brother Kevin and grandparents Mr and Mrs Steve Gay and Mr and Mrs Mildred Clifton of Middletown. Arrangements by Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home.

Douglas Clifton Red Bud Dr Woodside Cemetery Kimberly Kristi Kevin Steve Gay Mildred Clifton Middletown McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Services for Arthur H. Phillips Held Thursday

Arthur H. Phillips 32 of Greenbush Road Somervian died Monday in the Veterans Hospital Cincinnati a World War II veteran. He lived most of his life in Middletown moved recently to Greenbush Road. Survived by wife Dora Ruth two daughters Susan Ann and Linda Kay his mother Bertha Tewart Phillips two brothers Raymond Edward and Winford and two sisters Mrs Norima Rhodes and Mrs Mildred Kinder. Services at Riggs Funeral Home 2 p m Thursday with burial in Woodside Cemetery Masonic services at 7 30 p m Wednesday evening wake 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.

Arthur H. Phillips Greenbush Road Somervian Riggs Woodside Cemetery Phillips Veterans Hospital Cincinnati Middletown Dora Ruth Susan Anne Linda Kay Bertha Tewart Phillips Raymond Edward Winford Norima Rhodes Mildred Kinder

Services for Mrs Ida M Schul set for Wednesday

Mrs Ida May Schul 83 of West Middletown Rt 2 will have services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev G Walter Weber officiating. Burial follows at Fairview Cemetery Gratis. She died Monday at Franklin Manor Rest Home at 11:55 a.m. Survived by two daughters Etta Bratton and Naomi Fisher two sons Delbert and Herman two brothers Jeff and Wilber Maysilles eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Her husband Charles Schul died in 1935. She was a First Baptist Church member.

Ida May Schul West Middletown Rt McCoy- Leffler G Walter Weber Fairview Cemetery Gratis Schul Air Hill Ohio Middletown Naomi Fisher Mossman Road Charles Schul First Baptist Church Etta Bratton Mosiman Road Delbert Herman Hamilton Jeff Wilber Maysilles

Services set for Mrs Bertha Chippendale Camden

Bertha E Chippendale 79 of Camden Rt 3 dies at home after two year illness at 1 am Monday Survived by three sons Alva Eaton Willard Middletown Arnold daughters Mrs Ford Ogden Mrs Darnell Dayton and two at home Miss Marie Chippendale Mrs Nell Howard a sister Miss Anna Schwartz of Camden Funeral 10:30 am Thursday Nein Sons with Rev Raymond Thompson burial Fairmont Cemetery Visitation Wednesday 2–4 and 7–9 pm.

Camden Bertha E. Chippendale Camden Rt Nein & Sons Raymond Thompson Fairmont Cemetery Henry M Chippendale Alva Eaton Willard Middletown Arnold Ford Ogden Darnell Dayton Marie Chippendale Nell Howard Anna Schwartz

Manuel Reyes Graveside Services in Franklin

Manuel Reyes 65 of Mannville New Jersey will have graveside services at 10 a m Thursday at Springboro Cemetery with Rev Nicholas Schneider officiating. He lived 27 years in Mannville and worked 40 years for Johns Mannville Co. Survived by wife Effie a son Richard of Mannville and stepson Berdett Garrison of Franklin. Arrangements by Robert Eaton Funeral Home.

Franklin Manuel Reyes Mannville N. J Springboro Nicholas Schneider Reyes Dayton Johns-Mannville Co Effie Richard Berdett Garrison Robert Eaton

Indians Used Petroleum as Medicine Before Europeans Arrived

The article notes that indigenous peoples in North America used petroleum to oil their bodies prior to encounters with white settlers. It emphasizes traditional practices and historical context without sensational detail.

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