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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1963

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Harry G Lang Dies At 73

Harry G Lang 73 a Armco Steel employee for 47 years died of a heart attack at his home 2005 Central Ave in Middletown after prior heart trouble in Florida He was active in Elks Lodge 257 and served as exalted ruler and district leader He is survived by a daughter Harriet Louise McNeill and sister The rest of the text lists other obituaries and birth notices with names and locations including Middletown Cincinnati and Breathitt County Ky

Harry G. Lang Central Ave Florida Lang Armco Steel Corp Blooming and Elks Lodge 257 Lodge Elks Southwest Ohio Buffalo Middletown Marie Harriett Louise McNeill Centerville Theodore Richmond Riggs Funeral Boston

Middletown Tailor Abe Korros Dies After Illness

Abe Korros 68 of 512 The Alameda died at 7 30 a m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a period of failing health since the start of the year. A well known local tailor, he ran a men's wear shop at 1338 Central Ave. Born in Russia, he had lived in Middletown since immigrating in 1911.

Abe Korros Alameda Middletown Hospital Korros Central Ave Russia Middletown

John O Zecher 59 Dies After Long Cancer Battle

John O Zecher 59 of 208 Highview Road Middletown died 8 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a lengthy cancer illness He was chief draftsman for Berkeley Electric Co for 21 years and a Middletown resident since 1955 He leaves wife Ida three daughters Betsy Cathy and Barbara two sons Jack eight grandchildren and a brother Joseph Lebanon Funeral home handling arrangements Body donated to University of Cincinnati Medical College Memorial services planned at First Presbyterian Church Cancer Society memorials requested

John O. Zecher Highview Road Middletown Hospital Mr. Zecher Barkeley Electric Co Middletown Franklin Eastern Star Lodge F&am Hamilton Council Knights Templar Royal Arch Masons White Shrine of Jerusalem First Presbyterian Church Ida Betsy Caithy Barbara Jones Yellow Springs Jack Joseph Lebanon Zecher University of Cincinnati Medical College Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home American Cancer Society

Middletown man Henry H. Wright dies at 64

Henry H. Wright 64 of 1902 Central Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 12 30 p m after a three day stay. He worked for the Vradelis Store before retiring two years ago and lived in Middletown most of his life. Surviving include his wife Lula three sons Alvin Willmore Ronald and a daughter Margaret plus several stepchildren sisters and seven grandchildren. Services are at 2 p m tomorrow at Riggs Funeral Home with Rev John Black officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call today 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.

Greathouse Korros Bnai Brith Temple Beth Sholem Rose Donald Herbert Middletown Weir Funeral Cincinnati Love Brothers Henry H. Wright Central Ave Middletown Hospital Wright Vradelis City Lula Alvin Willmore Indianfield Ronald Florida Margaret Wrighty Clay City Ruth Slusher Winchester Hugh Oboyle College Park June Crowe Kenneth Miller Woodrow Hedger Washington, D. C Carrie Stockley Hamilton Suey Lairson Linda Short Edith Houston Independence Riggs Funeral John Black Woodside Cemetery

Lebanon man Robert S Dechant dies of heart attack

Robert S Dechant 62 of 203 E Orchard Ave retired chief of the legal staff Cincinnati IRS office died of a heart attack yesterday He was rushed to Jewish Hospital Cincinnati but pronounced dead on arrival He had helped draft Lebanon city charter in 1961 and was survived by his wife Mary Funeral services set for 10 am Tuesday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery Friends may call after 4 pm today

Lebanon Robert S. Dechant E. Orchard Ave Cincinnati Internal Revenue Service Dechant Jewish Hospital Kenyon College Harvard Law School Charles Dechant Lebanon Civil Service Board The Presbyterian Church and the Elks Lodge Mary Oswald David Rhumkorff

Obituary: Daniel Dergantino of Hopkinsville

Daniel Dergantino 76 died Saturday at his home in Hopkinsville. Survived by his wife Lucy two daughters Mrs Martha Taylor Hopkinsville and Mrs Mary Lou Horn Cincinnati and a son Leonard Lexington Ky Requiem High Mass at 9 am tomorrow at St Johns Church Foster. Friends

Dobrynin Talks With President at White House

Soviet Ambassador Anatol F. Dobrynin met with President Kennedy at the White House after Kennedy returned from Hyannis Port. The meeting was Kennedy’s sole scheduled business. The President had spent the weekend with family and sailed aboard the Honey Fitz with Caroline.

Washington Anatol F. Dobrynin Kennedy White House Hyannis Port Mass Squaw Island Lewis Bay Honey Fitz Caroline Navy Paul B. Fay Sally Kennedys Joseph P. Kennedy

Akron Driver Killed In Franklin Speed Way Crash

James Seese, 35, veteran auto racer from Akron Ohio, died Saturday night when his super modified car crashed off Tri City Speedway. He was in the second heat of an eight lap race when it struck two parked racers and struck a clump of trees.

Franklin, Pa James Seese Akron Ohio Tri-City Speedway Seese

Funeral Home Visitation Notice at Tufts Loveland

A visitation is held at Tufts Funeral Home in Loveland today from 6 to 9 p m for a deceased individual. The service details follow in the obituary notice.

Death of Ernest Edgington at Wayneville

Ernest Edgington age 45 dies at home in Waynesville. Survived by wife Ruth two sons Mark and Grant, parents Mr and Mrs J C Edgington of Blanchester, sister Mrs Earl Bee of Oxford, brothers J D and Tom Fegington of Middletown, and paternal grandfather. Private services set for Wednesday at Stubbs Funeral Home with burial in Miami Cemetery. Corwin home hours tomorrow 7 to 9 p.m.

Waynesville Ernest Edgington Ruth Mark Grant J. C. Edgington Blanchester Earl Bee Oxford J. D Tom Fegington Middletown Stubbs Miami Cemetery Corwin

Services for Edwin Stumpf Held in Loveland

Edwin Stumpf 81 of Maineville died Friday at home. Services were held at 2 p m today at Tufts Funeral Home Loveland. Survived by wife Clara a son Arthur a daughter Mrs Luella Gheen and sister Miss Ella Stumpf.

Maineville Edwin Stumpf Tufts Funeral Loveland Clara Arthur Luella Gheen Ella Stumpf

Four notable deaths reported across states this weekend

Philip Halpern 62 a NY Supreme Court appellate judge and former UN adviser died after four months illness. Albert Loren Weeks 75 a Detroit News drama critic and Wilding Pictures veteran died. Maj Gen F J McMorrow 52 commanding officer at Redstone Arsenal died of a heart attack. Kenneth Markwell 64 retired Office of Civil Defense director and former PWA chief in Tennessee died. born in Oklahoma City.

Buffalo N.Y Philip Halpern New York State Supreme Court United Nations Halpern Supreme Court University of Buffalo Law School Phoenix, Ariz Albert Loren Weeks Weeks Detroit News Wilding Pictures Rochester Huntsville Ala F. J. McMorrow U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command Redstone Arsenal Battle Creek, Mich Kenneth Markwell Office of Civil Defense Public Works Administration Tennessee Oklahoma City

Obituary notices for Brown Harden and Martin

Edward P. Buster Brown 46 of 10 Beverly Drive funeral at 10 a m Saturday with Campbell as next of kin. Herbert V Harden 60 of 865 N Third Street funeral at 10 a m Wednesday with Colligan as next of kin. Luther J Martin 70 of 418 S Main Street Oxford funeral 2 p m Tuesday with Webb as next of kin.

Edward P Buster) Brown Beverly Drive Campbell Herbert V. Harden Third St Colligan Luther J. Martin S. Main St Oxford Webb

Ed Harpring Dies At 72 In Carolina

Edward F Harpring Sr aged 72 former Lorillard plant general manager died at Ocean View Memorial Hospital Myrtle Beach South Carolina. He came to Middletown 35 years ago from Louisville to run the Lorillard plant and later directed tobacco purchases after retirement he left Middletown seven years ago. Survived by wife Kathryn two sons Edward F Jr and James four daughters and three step children. Requiem high mass to be sung at 9 30 am Wednesday in Myrtle Beach with Bennett Hucks Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Edward F Harpring Sr P Lorillard Ocean View Memorial Hospital Myrtle Beach S. C Harpring Middletown Louisville Lorillard Katheryn Edward F. Jr

Fall Fatal To Editor

Edgar F. Steve Schilder 74 retired Syracuse Post-Standard editor of the Sunday rotogravure section died from a skull fracture after falling down stairs at his home. He was a cartoonist whose work appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and major papers. Schilder joined the Post-Standard in 1919 and became its first rotogravure editor four years later.

Syracuse N.Y Edgar F Steve) Schilder Syracuse Post - Standard Schilder Saturday Evening Post New York Times New York Herald- Tribune Post-Standard Chillicothe Ohio Columbus

Miner Desmond Loughran Is Found Dead In Yukon Mine

Whitehorse Yukon Territory AP reports rescuers dug through rock 900 feet underground and recovered the body of Desmond Loughran 23 of Edmonton after a rock fall at Calumet mine. A. E. Pike, manager, confirmed the rescue took over 90 hours of effort.

Whitehorse Yukon Territory A. E. Pike Calumet Mine United Keno ‘Hill Mines, Lrs Desmond Loughran Edmonton Alta Here Pike Loughran

Italian Senator Ciro Macrelli Dies at 76 in Cesena

Italian Senator Ciro Macrelli, 76, the sole member of a small Republican party in Parliament, died Sunday in Cesena. He had been hospitalized for heart trouble for a week and previously served as minister of merchant marine in the last government of Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani and was a member of Italy’s UN delegation.

Cesena Italy Ciro Macrelli Macrelli Aminatore Fanfani United Nations

Tip culture traces to 16th century English coffee houses

The custom of tipping has its roots in 16th and 17th century England where coffee houses served patrons and tips became a social signal of appreciation. This practice evolved as a maid of gratitude toward service staff and spread through taverns and later other venues.

England

Hitller Posters Flaunt Anti Semitism in Berlin

Posters bearing Adolf Hitler s portrait and English slogans were found on the doors of West Berlin s Jewish Community Center on Sunday. The British National Socialist Movement claimed responsibility and said Hitler s legacy lives on while Britain s war responsibility is accused of aiding Jewry. The London NSM said it distributed thousands of such anti Semitic posters to West Germany.

Berlin Hitler Germany Britain Adolf Hitler West Berlin British National Socialist Movement London West Germany

Bandits Kill Guard Take Cash in Manila After Dawn Attack

Five guards were killed with an axe and a theft of about 500000 pesos in cash and checks from the government rice and corn administration in Manila. One survivor, Pedro Lopez, escaped from another room as attackers herded victims into a building chamber. Police report the incident occurred at dawn.

Manila Pedro Lopez

Opposition Links Up To Korean Vote

Four political parties agree to back one candidate against junta chief Gen. Chung Hee Park in the October election. No candidate is nominated yet, but the alliance tests Park’s strongest opposition. Army Gen. Min Ki shik confirms death sentences for four former officers by an army court martial for plotting to overthrow the junta.

Seoul South Korea Chung Hee Park Park Democratic Republican Party Min Ki-shik Junta Park Im-hang Lee Kyu-kwang Chung Jin

Guardian Says Kennedy Stand Weak In Nuclear Debate

The Guardian accuses President Kennedy s administration of failing to educate U S public opinion toward East West disarmament. The Liberal daily argues the test ban treaty strengthens no one s security and criticizes the administration for not clearly asserting this while Senate hearings consider the pact.

London Guardian Kennedy United States

Paul Robeson and Wife Leave London for East Germany

Paul Robeson, 62, and his wife departed London by plane for Communist East Germany. A friend said the trip aims at rest and medical treatment.

Paul Robeson East Germany London Robeson

Ohio Toll Drops as Weekend Traffic Fatalities Dip

The weekend toll on Ohio roads dropped below all prior May 26 weekends with 12 highway deaths plus one drowning and two miscellaneous fatal incidents. A mother and son died in rural Van Wert County, and a mother and daughter perished in a two car crash in northeast Union County.

Ohio van Wert Union County Associated Press

Tragic Local Accidents Reported Across Ohio and Nearby

A string of fatal and serious incidents disclosed across Ohio and surrounding areas includes five-year-old Richard Bentley and 12 year old Allan Richards in separate accidents involving a Ford truck and a freight train in Cuyahoga Falls, a 34 year old Allan Richards drowning after a Rocky Fork Lake boating accident near Hillsboro, Lonnie Barkley 17 and his mother Virginia Rice 39 injured in a single car crash near Convoy, and Virginia Wagner 51 of Warwood West Virginia in a four car pileup on Ohio 7 near Toronto in Jefferson County.

Bar Bitaan Cuyahoga Falls Allan Richards Springfield Rocky Fork Lake Hillsboro Lonnie Lee Barkley Virginia Rice Rt. 1 Virginia Wagner Warwood W. Va Ohio 7 Toronto Jefferson County

Seven Millionth Car Crosses Mackinac Bridge

The seven millionth car crossed the Mackinac Bridge today in a ceremony at Mackinaw City. Richard Davies presented a framed photo to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Anderson of Sault Ste. Marie, who crossed with four relatives at 12 25 a.m.

Mackinaw City Mich Mackinac Bridge

General Motors shines as top car maker and innovator

The article praises General Motors as the largest industrial organization and a model of productivity. It notes substan tial 1962 gains across all divisions and highlights GM backed by a 24 thousand mile or 24 month guarantee. It cites a rural manufacturer saying success comes from unique offerings.

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