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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1959

Page

3

Deaths and Funerals in Ohio and Kentucky

Henry Bohannon 53 of Cincinnati died at Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. Former Middletown resident, he worked for Goodwill in Covington and earlier for Yellow Cab and 27 Cab firms. Survived by sisters and half-sisters. Services Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home, burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Henry Bohannon Vine S Cincinnati Middletown Mercy Hospital Hamilton Bohannon Goodwill Industries Covington Yellow Cab Jackson Charles Foley West Middletown Grace Bohannon Hazel Freman Alice Smith Nashville, Tenn McCoy . Leffler Clifford Lawson Jr Woodside Cemetery

Services for Mrs Albertina Brown Held in Hamilton

Mrs Albertina Brown 83 of Mt. Pleasant Home Monroe died Sunday after a long illness. Services were at 2 p.m. today at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home Hamilton with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. A Peru Indiana native, she lived most of her life in Hamilton and belonged to the Hamilton Chapter Order of Eastern Star and Hamilton United Presbyterian Church. Surviving is a brother H W Hoffine of Mission.

Albertina Brown Mt. Pleasant Monroe Griesmer-Grim Hamilton Greenwood Cemetery Brown Peru Ind The Order of Eastern Star Hamilton United Presbyterian Church H. W. Hoffine Mission D.D

Mrs Maude Harris rites set at Congregational Church

Mrs Maude Harris 96 of 116 6E Decatur Street died Sunday at Reid Memorial Hospital Richmond IN. Services were at 2 pm today at the Congregational Christian Church with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Her husband Minor died in 1952. There are no immediate survivors. Arrangements by Girton Schmidt Memorial Home.

Maude Harris Decatur St Congregational Christian Church Mound Hill

Joseph Meister Dies at 69 in Mercy Hospital

Joseph Meister 69 of 2154 Pleasant Ave died at 7 a.m. yesterday at Mercy Hospital. Survived by family and friends. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.

Hamilton Joseph Meister Pleasant Ave Mercy

Mrs Flora Sanders Eaton dies at 86 in Eaton

Mrs Flora Sanders Eaton died at 8 a m at Rust Rest Home on her 87th birthday eve. She lived at 8 N Barron St and died about an hour before her son Robert arrived from Nogales Ariz for a surprise party. Survived by two sons Leonard and Carl, a brother Elmer Miller, one grandchild and one great grandchild. Services 2:30 p m tomorrow at Gaston Schmidt Memorial Home. burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call today 3–5 and 7–9 p m.

Eaton Flora Mae Sanders Rust Rest Home N. Barron St Sanders Robert Nogales Ariz Congregational Christian Church Women’s Relief Corp August Leonard Carl Elmer Miller Fountain City Ind Gaston Schmidt

Mrs Ellen Thomas Rites In Lebanon At Oswald Funeral Home

Mrs Ellen Thomas 88 of 16 Jackson St. dies Monday at home. Services Wednesday 2 p.m. at Oswald Funeral Home with Rev J H Dunn. burial South Lebanon Cemetery. Widow of Clarence S Thomas. survived by daughter Mrs Joe Girton of South Lebanon, son Albert at home, and four sisters. Also listed are Robert Dewitt Orr 59 of 225 Heaton Ave with services 2 p.m. tomorrow at Campbell Funeral Home and Mrs Ola Gambrell 50 of 1444 Lawrence Ave with services 2 p.m. tomorrow at Proeschel Funeral Home.

Lebanon Ellen Thomas Jackson St Oswald J. H. Dunn South Lebanon Thomas Clarence S. Thomas Joe Girton Albert Robert Dewitt Orr Heaton Ave Campbell Funeral Home Ola Gambrell Lawrence Ave Proeschel

Judge James Stewart estate worth 320000 amid probate

Cincinnati AP reports the late Ohio Supreme Court Judge James Garfield Stewart died several months ago leaving no will and an estate valued at 320000. The estate will be divided among his three children including U S Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart.

Cincinnati Ohio Supreme Court James Garfield Stewart Stewart U. S. Supreme Court Potter Stewart

Cafe Owner A Death Ruled Suicide In Mason County

Mason Marion Barnes 39 owner of Circle 42 Tavern was found dead in his car on a farm lane near South Lebanon. Coroner Dr. Ralph Young ruled suicide by carbon monoxide, noting a vacuum hose attached to the exhaust and bills nearby. Col A C Koonce found the car at Dry Run Road farm. service set for Oswald Funeral Home Lebanon. Surviving wife Ophia, two children, and Barnes family relatives.

Mason Marion Barnes South Mason Circle 42 Lebanon Ralph Young Warren County Richard Satterthwaite Satterthwaite Col A. C. Koonce Warren County Civil Defense Koonce Dry Run Road Barnes Ophia John B. Barnes Oswald

Labor Bill Will Pass in Johnson Support

Mercede s Texas AP Lyndon B Johnson says he will support action to pass an effective fair labor bill before Congress adjourns in reply to Valley Farm Bureau president Frank Schuster of San Juan. Johnson expects a full agreement by the conference committee on labor reform measure under consideration.

Mercedes, Tex Lyndon B. Johnson D-Tex Johnson Valley Farm Bureau Frank Schuster San Juan Tex Farm Bureau Schuster Sam Rayburn Senate Conference Committee On

Notable Banking and Industry Leaders Die in Americas

AP wires report a series of deaths including Harry E. Hinshaw 71 former general manager of Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad in Dallas Harold Sharpsteen 66 bridge expert and former newspaperman in Kalamazoo Charles H Morse 86 retired president of Fairbanks Morse & Co Edward Eagle Brown 74 chairman of First National Bank of Chicago and Depression era leader Lord Catto 88 governor of Bank of England during nationalization in Holm burg England All obituaries note long careers and impact on industry and finance

Dallas Tex Harry E. Hinshaw Ch Cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Muncie Ind Hinshaw Kalamazoo Mich Harold Sharpsteen Kalamazoo Gazette Chicago Edward Eagle Brown First National Bank of Chicago Brown Holmburg

Officials On Tour Of Nike Bases

OXFORD officials from Cincinnati tour the Nike Hercules missile base at Ft. Bliss Texas and tour similar facilities on Todd and Taylor roads near Oxford. Included are Butler County Commission president Gordon Augspurger and Oxford Mayor Glenn Douglass. They will review missiles at McGregor range, visit Ent Air Force Base Colorado, and return Thursday night. Douglass to report on Sept 8 village council meeting.

Oxford Ft. Bliss Tex Cincinnati Todd and Taylor Roads Here Gordon Augspurger Butler County Commission Glenn Douglass North American Air Defense Command Ent Air Force Base Colorado Douglass Oxford Village Oxford 56Th Artillery Fifth Missile Battalion

Bicycle Rider Hurt In Trenton

Paul E. Smith age 12 of 107 Brelsford Ave suffered a fractured right arm yesterday after his bicycle moved into a car on W State Street. The auto driven by William D. Youstler skidded over 45 feet before striking the youth. Chief Hobart Adams cited a tougher bicycle policy and said police can cite juvenile violators to juvenile court.

Trenton Paul E. Smith Brelsford Ave W. State Street Hobart Adams William D. Youstler Hampton Pl Middletown Adams

Form Collapses Injuring Six Men in Oakland Hall of Justice

A plywood concrete form collapsed during construction of Oakland's new Hall of Justice. Six workmen fell about 22 feet into the basement as a 50 foot section of the forms dropped while laying the first floor. Gussie Dobbs aged 47 and Collis Owens aged 45 suffered serious injuries. four others were hospitalized but could walk.

Oakland Calif Hall of Justice Gussie Dobbs Collis Owens

Butler County Fair Opens Amid Heat With Grange Win

Sizzling temperatures did not deter fairgoers as attendance remained good. Collinsville Grange won top honors in Grange displays for the fourth straight year. Judging spanned dairy baked goods farm products dairy cattle and 4-H events with judging continuing and a grand parade planned for Thursday featuring 4-H clubs granges Farm Bureau and school bands.

Collinsville Grange Butler County Farm Bureau

Army Discharges Man Who Refused Polio Shots

Pvt. James B. Merritt of Tennessee received an undesired discharge after declining polio vaccinations for religious reasons. He waived a board hearing on Aug. 4 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. The Army ruled no shots were required but a board would still review misconduct found during the inquiry.

San Antonio Tex James B. Merritt Merritt Maynardsville Tenn Army Brooke Medical Center Department of the Army Church of God of the Union Assembly Inc Merriitt

Daytonian Held In Wife's Death

Dayton, Ohio AP reported William Armstrong 33 is held for questioning after police say he fatally shot his wife Cleo 33 at their home. Armstrong claimed the revolver slipped and discharged as he held it to clean it. The couple’s 5-year-old daughter Patricia said the parents had been arguing.

Dayton, Ohio William Armstrong Cleo Armstrong Patricia

Ho Chi Minh Leaves Peiping for Home After Soviet Visit

Tokyo AP reports Ho Chi Minh, North Viet Nam’s Communist president, flew from Peiping to Hanoi today after three weeks in Communist China and a month in the Soviet Union. Officials call the USSR stay a vacation, while observers suggest talks with Soviet and Chinese leaders on renewed attacks by communist bands in Laos.

Tokyo Ho Chi Minh North Viet Nam Peiping China Soviet Union Laos

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Meister Ford Motor Co Katherine Betty Ann Koepple Mary Katherine Coyle Dorothy Kiesewetter Gretchen Brosier Louis St. Ann Church St. Stephen Cemetery Zettler Funeral Home Mrs Middletown Food Service Flora Sanders Falls Cleaners Columbia & Clinton Sts Associated Press Wilbert Nike Russia Edwards Oxfords Ross’ Children’s Shoe Dept Ist Savings Now Ross’ Hosiery Boss’ Boy's Dept ROSS Nugel Brown
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