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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1956

Page

3

Hodge Faces New Sentencing For Funds Scandal

Ex state auditor Orville E. Hodge leaves hospital to be sentenced in Springfield for allegedly embezzling state funds. He previously received a 10 year term in Chicago for misapplying federal bank funds and now faces further penalties as prosecutors seek a stiff sentence. He has pleaded guilty to $637,000 in state embezzlement and is described as suffering nervous strain during the case.

Springfield Orville E. Hodge Hodge St. John's Hospital Chicago U. S John P. Barnes Clem Smith George P. Coutrakon Coutrakon Arthur Byrphismy Sangamon County Sheriff's

Crash Kills Five In North Olmstead Family

A car collided with a bridge south of Camden Ohio killing five members of a North Olmstead family. Victims were Robert Gray, wife and three children Douglas 13 Carry 8 and Ste 6. Mrs Gray reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and the car burned after the wreck on U S 521 twelve miles north while en route to St Petersburg Florida to visit Mrs Gray's mother.

Camden 8. C North Olmstead Ohio Robert Gray Douglas Carry Ste

Stab Wound Fatal At Cincinnati Home Visit

Delbert Troxel told police he stabbed friend Delmar Lovett when Lovett attempted to enter Troxel’s home without permission. Lovett, 40, died Sunday at General Hospital from a stab wound suffered Saturday night. Troxel, 26, faced no charges.

Cincinnati

Deaths and Funerals for Two Local Babies and Girl

Valeria Annetta Glover aged 11 died at Middletown Hospital of rheumatic fever after becoming ill Saturday. She was a Washington School student and Sunday School participant, survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Glover and three sisters. Troop 11 flower girls will attend. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Gray died five hours after birth at Middletown Hospital. Funeral arrangements by R. Baker & Sons. services at Woodside Cemetery.

Valeria Annetta Glover John Glover 98Th Ave Middletown Hospital Washington School Valeria Madelene Deborah Aurelia Troop 11 Richard B. Gray Miller's Trailer Court Franklin

Editor's Son Dies At 32 In Fremont Hospital

Fremont Ohio editor Glen Geib's son Frank Geib, a World War II veteran and former employee of a construction firm, died at age 32 after a hospital stay for pneumonia related to past accident injuries. He had been released Aug 9 and readmitted four days later. He died Sunday from a hemorrhage while in a hospital bath.

Fremont Ohio Frank Geib Glen Geib Fremont News-Messenp Inc

Kenworthy Rites Set In Camden For 78 Year Old Farmer

Camden Curt is E Kenworthy 78 died Saturday at Grandview Hospital Dayton was lifelong Somers Township resident and retired farmer Survived by wife Clara three stepsons Hershel Charles of Oxford Lorimer Charles of Camden Rt 2 Herbert Charles of Tucson Ariz three brothers Robert Camden Omer Eaton Milton Leroy Mich Services 10:30 a m tomorrow at R C Nein Sons Funeral Home burial Fairmount Cemetery friends may call 7 to 9 p m today

Camden Curtis E. Kenworthy Camden Rt. 2 Grandview Hospital Dayton Somers Township Kenworthy Clara Hershel Charles Oxford Lorimer Charles Camiden Rt. 2 Herbert Charles Tucson Ariz Robert Omer Eaton Milton Leroy, Mich R. C. Nein& Sons Fairmount Cemetery

Morrow Service for Ora E Tucker Held Saturday

Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow for Ora E. Tucker 78 who died Saturday at Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington. Rites at Yale Funeral Home with burial in Ross Cemetery Mt Crab. Friends may call after noon today. Surviving are four daughters and two sons in Batavia Cincinnati Clarksville Mt Healthy and Batavia.

Ora E. Tucker Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington Yale Ross Cemetery Mt. Crab Margaret Adkins Cincinnati Mary Burnell Clarksville Elsie Linkous Mt. Healthy Batavia Sylvester

Obituary Notices for Daugherty Mergy Chapen and Smith

Mrs Louise M Daugherty aged 81 of 310 N 8th St funeral services at 2 p m today Proeschel Funeral Home Miss Elizabeth A Mergy aged 2636 Elmo Ave Requiem Mass at 9 30 a m today St Church Charles F Chapen aged 64 of 11 Williams Ave services at 2 p m Wednesday Klaus Funeral Home William H Smith aged 89 of 218 Heaton St Requiem High Mass at 9 a m tomorrow St Stephen Church

Louise M. Daugherty N. 8Th St Proeschel Elizabeth A. Mergy Elmo Ave Charles F. Chapen Wilams Ave Klaus Funeral Home William H. Smith Heaton St St. Stephen Church

French historian Louis Madelin dies at 85

In Nantes Gabriel Pierre Sourdille 55 noted eye died Saturday in France. In Concord Mass Harford W. H. Powel 68 author and former official died Saturday. Adm Roy Paris noted in Mexico City.

Mexico City Adm Roy Paris Louis Madelin Nantes France Gabriel Pierre Sourdille Concord Mass Harford W. H. Powel

Coroner Rules Death Accident In River Drowning

A verdict of accidental drowning was given today in the death of 51 year old Edward Helton. He was found in the Great Miami River near the New York Central Railroad bridge on Rt 73. Helton, a roomer at 2403 Brown ing St., was intoxicated according to witnesses.

Edward Helton Great Miami River New York Central Butler County Garret Boone Helton Browning St Middletown

Schools Get Biggest Chunk In Butler County Tax Distribution

Butler County tax figures show a record 4.617 million dollar split for schools and other subdivisions for the first half of 1955. Real estate taxes accounting for 3.842 million and special assessments totaling 775 thousand plus went to city, township, and county districts with Hamilton City receiving 303 thousand and Middletown 279 thousand for general funds, bond retirement, and municipal pensions.

Butler R. H. Smith Hamilton City Middletown City Fairfield Township Talawanda Township Union Township Police and Firemen Miami Fairfield City College Corner Jacksonburg Millville Monroe New Miami Oxford City Ross Lair Union Miami Con‘Wayne Servancy District State of Ohio Butler County

Baruch Birthday Luncheon Cited Work Advice

Bernard M. Baruch, adviser to presidents, marks his birthday with a luncheon at his New York apartment. He delivers a concise creed that success in life requires work. The event drew congratulatory messages from leaders including President Eisenhower and former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill.

New York Bernard M. Baruch Eisenhower Winston Churchill

Michigan State Fair Promotes Miss Ponte Triumph

Miss Ponte, runner up last year and sixth in 1954, dazzled at Buckeye Lake with a Michigan Martian theme wearing a battery powered white costume with flashing bulbs. She earned a 3.2 foot trophy as judges ranked twirling strutting beauty poise and showmanship. Second place went to Sherry Francis 18 of Washington and third to Gerry Tauber 17 of Iowa City Iowa.

Buckeye Lake Michigan Miss Ponte

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