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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1957

Page

5

Deaths And Funerals For Preble Crash Victim

Services will be held at 1 30 p m tomorrow for S F Sonny Shepherd 42 of Eaton Rt 4 killed when his pickup went out of control on Rt 732 two miles southwest of here He died of suffocation after being partly pinned under the truck Burial will be in Bear Creek Cemetery near Dayton Friends may call at Barnes Funeral Home after 2 p m today Shepherd a farmer is survived by his wife Ruby his mother Mrs Artie Shepherd of Ind Eaton four sons Raymond Gratis Robert Eaton James and Donald both at home a daughter Mrs Freda McClain Eaton two brothers William Columbus Ind and W W Shepherd Camden two sisters Mrs Grace Conley Dayton and Mrs Gladys Hite Arcanum and one granddaughter.

EATON S. F Sonny) Shepherd Eaton Rt. 4 Rt. 732 Here Barnes Bear Creek Dayton Preble County John Vosler Shepherd Ruby Jordan Vernon Artie Shepherd Ind. Eaton Raymond Gratis Robert James Donald Freda McClain William Columbus Ind W. W. Shepherd Camden Grace Conley Gladys Hite Arcanum

Get Pep and Vim with Ostrex Tonic Tablets

An old advertisement claims Ostrex Tonic Tablets supply high potency iron and B vitamins to restore energy for couples over 40. It touts large iron equivalents versus oysters and liver and promotes a 69 cent price for a daily dose.

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Services for Kenneth M. Pope in Waynesville tomorrow

Kenneth M. Pope 52 of Spring Valley, stepson of Mrs. Lilly Pope of Waynesville, funeral at Stubbs Funeral Home at 2 p m tomorrow, burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin. A former NCR Daytona employee died Sunday at Greene Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Surviving: his wife Florence two sons a daughter a brother Ernest Pope of Lebanon and eight grandchildren.

Waynesville Kenneth M. Pope Spring Valley Lilly Pope Stubbs Miami Cemetery Corwin Pope National Cash Register Co Dayton Greene Memorial Hospital Florence Ernest Pope Lebanon

Widow Nora Wilhoit of Butlerville Died at 61

Mrs. Nora Wilhoit 61 former Monroe resident died at 10 p m yesterday at her Butlerville home after moving about 20 years ago. Survived by husband Reuben two sons William and Edwin three daughters Mrs Stanley Dennis Mrs William Mason and Mrs Tony Lamb 16 grandchildren five brothers and four sisters Services incomplete at press time.

Nora Wilhoit Butlerville Ind Monroe Wilhoit Reuben William West Middletown Rt. 1 Edwin Stanley Dennis Trenton William Mason Tony Lamb

Theodore Hackley Service at Payne AME Church

Theodore Hackley aged 52 of 555 S Front Street will be served at a funeral service at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Payne AME Church. The family will receive friends after the service.

Theodore Hackley S. Front St Payne Ame Church

Deaths Elsewhere World Famous Meteorologist Carl Rossby Dies

Stockholm Prof Carl Gustav Rossby 59 famed weather expert and former American Meteorological Society president died yesterday. He served as assistant chief for research and education at the U.S. Weather Bureau in World War II and taught at MIT and the University of Chicago.

Stockholm Carl Gustav Rossby American Meteorological Society U.S. Weather Bureau Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Chicago Glens Falls N.Y Karl R. McBride Sr Imperial Paper and Color Corp Conneautville New York Hall McAlister Griffith Griffith Presbyterian Church Presbyterians Protestant Episcopal Church Abilene Tex Robert Luther Sibley Monsanto Chemical Co Nitro W.va

Mother Blames Son 4 for Drowning Of Baby

In Dayton a four year old allegedly drowned his eight month old brother by holding his head under water in a dishpan while the mother was momentarily away. Mrs Elza Best said she had asked the older boy to watch the infant as she fetched clean clothes. The baby Elza Jr allegedly died after being left in the dishpan on the kitchen table. The mother rushed to Miami Valley Hospital where a faint heartbeat was noted before the child died two minutes later. The family resides in Miami Township and the mother was described as hysterical and unable to explain the act.

Dayton Thomas Arnold Elza Best Elza Jr Miami Valley Hospital

Hollywood Housewife Garroted in Los Feliz District

A 53 year old Hollywood housewife, Esther Greenwald, was garrotted Monday at her home in the Los Feliz district. Her husband Maurice found her body when he returned from work, the killer left the scene wearing her nightgown and robe. The crime follows two similar unsolved killings nearby in the past five months in Hollywood.

Hollywood Los Feliz Esther Greenwald SS Ot Maurice Iyear Grenwald Marjorie Hipperson Greenwald Ruth Goldsmith

Detroit Woman Accused of Wrong-Side Driving in Missouri Collision

Mrs. Dorothy Sparks of Detroit told police she had just returned from Japan and drove on the left side, causing a head on collision with William Andrew Horgan in Slate at US 65. Neither driver was injured. a patrolman charged Sparks with careless driving.

Chillicothe Dorothy Sparks Detroit Japan

First Council Candidate Files for Hamilton Seat

Frank J. Turner Jr. filed petitions with the Butler County Board of Elections to run as an independent in the Hamilton councilman race. The Hamilton High School graduate attends the University of Cincinnati Evening College. Turner resides at 12233 Campbell Ave. in Hamilton.

Hamilton Frank J. Turner Jr Campbell Ave Butler County Board of Elections Hamton Turner Hamilton High School University of Cincinnati Evening College

Cleveland Police Chief Cracks Down on Shoreway Speeding

Police Chief Frank W. Story led a Shoreway inspection with traffic officials and nabbed a driver weaving at 60 mph. The offender, 20 year old Richard Bartholomew of Cleveland, was charged with careless driving and a defective muffler. Martin Van Buren is noted as the first U.S. president born an American citizen.

Cleveland W Frank W. Story Memorial Shoreway Shoreway Richard Bartholomew Cleveland Martin van Buren The United States

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