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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1957

Page

3

Wilbur Flory Dies Active Middletown Civic Leader

Wilbur M. Flory a 54 year old Middletown resident died of a heart attack at his home 2201 Sheffield Street His career included owner of Butler County Furnace Co wart era work for Aeronca and teaching at Middletown High School He helped found Lemon Township Progressive Assn and served on local boards and committees supporting school building bonds and teacher raises He supported the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and March of Dimes He was active in Fraternal Order of Police and several Masonic and Shrine groups He is survived by his wife Leona two sons a stepdaughter a sister and his mother Funeral services are planned at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Union City Indiana

Wilbur M. Flory Fiory Middletown Oe Township Sheffield St Flory Seeeye Uson City Ind Morristown Tenn Butler County Furnace Co Aeronca Manufacturing Corp Middletown High School Lemon Township Progressive Assn Lemon Local Lemon Township Board of Education Committee For Fraternal Order of Police Associates

Mrs Flora Fabing Dies at 82 in Middletown Hospital

Mrs Flora Fabing aged 82 of 16 N Sutphin Street died at 3 30 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since.

Flora Fabing Sutphin St Middletown Hospital

Deaths: George E. Freeze 73 of Youngstown

George E. Freeze 73 of 2118 Bellfield Ave Youngstown a former Middletown resident died Sunday after a long illness. Survived by wife Katie Glasford Freeze two sons Paul and Robert a daughter Irene Shaw two sisters Mrs D H Bleecker and Mrs C M Shera two brothers Chester and Roy. Funeral services set for Wednesday afternoon.

George E. Freeze Bellfield Ave Youngstown Middletown Katie Glasford Freeze Paul Freeze Robert Freeze California Irene Shaw Youngtown D. H. Bleecker C. M. Shera Chautauqua Chester Freeze

Jewell Tree Service Owner Thomas W Jewell Dies at 55

Thomas White Jewell 55 of 721 Wayne Ave Dayton died Saturday at home. Funeral services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Riesinger Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. He owned Jewell Tree Service in Dayton. Survived by wife Florence, son William C Jewell Middletown, mother, two daughters, another son, two sisters, and a brother. Friends may call today 3–5 and 7–9 p m.

Dayton Thomas White Jewell Wayne Ave William C. Jewell Middletown Riesinger Funeral Home Memorial Park Cemetery Jewell Jewell Tree Service Florence L. Jewell

Mrs Josie Barnhiser Dies at 79 in Dayton

Funeral services for Mrs Josie Barnhiser 79 ofLewisburg will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Kramer Memorial Chapel Lewisburg for the Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton death. Burial follows at Roselawe Also surviving are Armand Barnhiser and three other sons four daughters seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. The family will receive friends after 3 p m tomorrow.

EATON Josie Barnhiser Lewisburg Armand Barnhiser Good Samaritan

Mrs. Frieda Bilyeu dies in Lebanon at 69

Mrs Frieda Bilyeu 69 a Lebanon resident died yesterday at Mercy Hospital after a life spent in Lebanon Survived by daughter Mrs D K Berger Cincinnati and several grandchildren Arrangements incomplete at Oswald Funeral Home.

Frieda Bilyeu Lebanon Mt.Pleasant Mercy Hospital

Germantown Man Alvin L Brown Dies at 54

Alvin L Brown 54 of Germantown Rt 1 died at his residence. A spot welder for the Frigidaire Division of General Motors Dayton he is survived by his wife Christine two sisters Mrs Jane Messer New Boston Ohio and Mrs Flossie Meek Sciotoville three brothers Lawrence Michigan Tom J Dayton and Oney Brown Portsmouth a stepson Homer Hardwick Detroit and a stepdaughter Edna Bach Dayton Burial will be in Wheelersburg Ohio with arrangements incomplete at John Arpp Funeral Home.

Germantown Alvin L. Brown Edna Bach Dayton Wheelersburg Ohio John Arpp

Martha Hampshire Eaton Dies in Piqua After Illness

Mrs Mary Hampshire Eaton 40 of Piqua sister of Louis J Butz of Eaton died yesterday morning at Piqua Memorial Hospital after an 18 month illness. Services set for 10 a m tomorrow at St Boniface Church with burial Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Melcher Funeral Home after 2 p m today. Survived by husband Donald H Hampshire a Piqua contractor a son and daughter mother another brother and a sister.

Mary Hampshire Eaton Mary Celeste Hampshire Piqua Louis J. Butz Eaton Piqua Memorial Hospital St. Boniface Church Forest Hill Cemetery Melcher Funeral Donald H. Hampshire

William F Holland services set at Stubbs Funeral Home

William F. Holland, 80, former Spring Valley resident, died Saturday night at the home of a relative. Services will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Stubbs Funeral Home.

William F. Holland

Obituary Honors Holland Family Ties and Local Bakery Link

Stepson Horace Shaner dies near Waynesville Bell Brook Road. Burial in Spring Valley Cemetery. Funeral home calls. Hollands long affiliated with Spring Valley Bakery. Survived by wife Estelle, daughter Hallie Webb of Springfield, sons Leon Cuba Dorsey Columbus Zelda Bellbrook, and three stepchildren.

Horace Shaner Waynesville Bell‘brook Road Spring Valley Cemetery Holland Spring Valley Estelle Hallie Webb Springfield Leon Cuba Dorsey Columbus Zelda Holland Bellbrook

Franklin Man Dies After Long Illness At Miami Valley

Franklin Howard E. Smith 48 of 522 Spring Ave died early yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton where he had been a patient since Aug 17. A Frigidaire division foreman for 23 years he retired last June. He lived in Franklin four years and belonged to the Franklin Fishermen’s Club and Dayton Foreman's Club. Surviving: wife Velma two sons Paul Danny at home a daughter Judy Caldwell of Lebanon two brothers Wyatt Middletown Harry Farmersville four sisters Rena Stump Farmersville Phlena Conover Franklin Lena Johnson West Carrollton Helen Rader Fairborn. Burial in Twin Valley Cemetery Farmersville. Friends may call at Anglesby Funeral Home. TRENTON Joseph W. Smith 83 prominent Trenton farmer died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton Saturday afternoon. Native of Germantown he was son of John Wesley and Katherine Smith. Surviving: wife Mary Elizabeth Weikel Smith three daughters Mrs Clarence Ruth Cincinnati Mrs Harry H Hochberger Trenton Mrs Lawrence King Hamilton a son Harold Trenton four brothers Ira Lebanon Edward Middletown Orion William Germantown a sister Mrs Albert Swartzel Germantown 12 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren. Burial in Woodside Cemetery Middletown. Funeral home after 4 p m tomorrow.

West Middletown Fabing Frank Carl Hohe Middletown Martin Dugan Dayton Frances Howard William Kelley St. John's Church Woodside McCoy-Leffler Franklin Howard E. Smith Spring Ave Miami Valley Hospital Mr. Smith Frigidaires General Motors Franklin Fishermen's Club Dayton Foreman’s Club Velma Paul Danny Judy Caldwell Lebanon Wyatt Harry Farmersville Rena Stump Phlena Conover Lena Johnson West Carrollton Helen Rader Fairborn Anglesby Twin Valley Cemetery Trenton Joseph W. Smith Mercy Hospital Hamilton Germantown Smith John Wesley Katherine Smith Mary Elizabeth Weikel Smith Clarence Ruth Cincinnati Harry H. Hochenberger Lawrence King L Harold Ira Edward Orion William Albert Swartzel Germanytown Grismer-Grim Lloyd Zoller First Methodist Church Woodside Cemetery

Obituary notes for Coast Guard officer and corporate executives

Washington reports Rear Adm. Paul M. Stewart 68 retired Coast Guard chief medical officer died Saturday. Born Belle Center Ohio Greenfield New Hampshire Lloyd L. Shaukis 67 president treasurer American Electrical Corp of Boston and former Tufts economics professor born Bakersville Pa New York Walter N. McFadden 55 vice president purchasing Philip Morris died Saturday.

New York Walter N. McFadden Philip,Morris, Inc The Tobacco Company

Obituary Notices From Local Rites and Services

Henry W. Goller 68 of 140 High St. services 2 p m Tuesday at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home Solomon Mintz services 10 a m Tuesday Griesmer Grim Fun Elijah Leloyd Lindsey 63 of 4647 Dixie Hwy arrangements incomplete Belle Hirsch 91 of 232 N 2nd St services 2 p m Tuesday Cahill Funeral Home Frank N. Kuhl 69 of 719 Heaven Ave Requiem High Mass 9 30 a m Tuesday St Ann Church David J Williams 84 of 918 High St services in Pittsburgh Pa Wednesday Mrs Anna Renners 71 of 434 N 9th St Requiem High Mass today St Ann Church

Henry W. Goller High St Griesmer-Grim Funeral Home Solomon Mintz Elijah Leloyd Lindsey Dixie Hwy Belle Hirsch N. 2Nd St Cahill Funeral Home Frank N. Kuhl Heaven ‘Ave St. Ann Church David J. Williams Pittsburgh Anna Renners

Notable Deaths Across Europe and Britain

The Associated Press reports multiple prominent deaths: Uberio Saba, 74, famed Italian poet and writer, died in Gorizia Italy yesterday. Msgr Ronald Knox, 69, noted Bible translator, died in Mells England on Saturday. Gladys Yule, 53, reputedly Britain's richest woman, died in London Saturday. She was Sir David Yule's daughter and inherited about 20 million dollars. William B Crosby, 52, New York Times copy editor and ex Collier's editor, died Saturday in New York.

Associated Press Gorizia Italy Uberio Saba Mells England Ronald Knox London Gladys Yule Britain Miss Yule David Yule New York William B Crosby New York Times Collier’s Magazine Grand

Personal income hits record 324 billion in 1956 report

Census Bureau data show total personal income rose 7 percent to 324 billion with per capita average of 1940. Delaware led state per capita at 2858 while Mississippi lagged at 964. Nevada dropped from third to fifth, Arizona and Florida up sharply amid broad income gains.

Washington United States Census Bureau Delaware Mississippi Indiana Connecticut New Jersey California Nevada New York Illinois District of Columbia Con Great Lakes States

Ship To Rescue Stranded Seamen

Copenhagen reports the Danish naval ship Teisen reached within 40 miles of 20 Norwegian seamen stranded on an Arctic ice pack off east Greenland. The men abandoned their 292 ton vessel after ice damaged her port side.

Copenhagen Teisen Arctic Circle Greenland

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wilbur Flory Wilbur W. Flory Dodds Monuments Verity Pkwy 4Th Ave Mrs. Flora Fabing Saturday Evening Post Ladies’ Home Journal Charles Thomas W. Jewell Mrs John Houle Lake Tahoe Glendale By G. K. Hodenfield Hawaii Capitel Finance Corp Charles L. Hodson Central Ave New Wonder Ross’ Mens Dept Cappel’s North Main ST Gapple
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