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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1961

Page

2

Fernald Employee Dies In Ohio Valley Crash

Wilbur J. McKinley, 38, Fernald Corp. employee from Greensburg Indiana, died after losing control of his car at a junction near Harrison Ohio. He suffered a neck fracture being thrown from the vehicle while returning from a Fernald team bowling trip. He leaves a widow, three children, his parents and two sisters. Requiem High Mass set for 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Catholic Church.

Greensburg Ind Wilbur J. McKinley Fernald Corp Hamilton Ohio Indiana No 52

Gold rush era beef price in Alaska sparks curiosity

During the 1890s gold rush, reports note a ten pound bee and steak selling at $48 per pound in Alaska, illustrating extreme market oddities of the period.

Alaska

Griping is Normal, Says Army General at Ft. Lewis

Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of selective service, said soldiers have an inherent right to gripe. He defended guardsmen and reservists at Ft. Lewis Washington noting they work two hours weekly for one day’s pay and the federal government can expect them to report when needed.

Detroit Lewis B. Hershey Selective Service Hershey Ft. Lewis Wash

Deaths And Funerals Georganna Carroll

Georganna Carroll aged 68 died at Middletown Hospital after a stay since November 2. Survived by son William of Seattle sister Adda Lloyd and one grandchild. Services at 2 pm Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home conducted by Rev H C Grunewald. Burial Middletown Cemetery. Calling hours Sunday 2-5 and 7-9 p m.

Georganna Carroll Bundy Middletown Hospital McCoy

Germantown Woman Jean Adams Dies at 43

Jean E. Adams of Germantown Rt 2 died at Miami Valley Hospital at 1 p m after two years illness. Born in Darton she lived in Germantown since 1934. she belonged to Emmanuel Lutheran Church and Germantown Order of Eastern Star. Survived by husband John Robert daughter Martha Jane and her parents Harry E. Coppock and wife of Germantown. Funeral arrangements pending at John Arpp Funeral Home. George R. Roberts aged 83 of 712 Franklin Street services set for 10 a m Monday. Eunice M. Heermann 49 of 718 Oakwood Drive services at 10 a m tomorrow.

Germantown Jean E. Adams George R. Roberts Franklin St Klaus - Weigel Eunice M. Heermann Oakwood Drive Webb

Notable Deaths Across Cities Mentioned in Brief AP Feed

Edgar Allan Poe the great-nephew and former Maryland attorney general died Wednesday in Philadelphia at age 90. Dr Richard Wilson Boynton 91, retiring Unitarian clergyman professor and writer, died Thursday in New Smyrna Beach Florida. Luigi Silva 38 Milan born concert cellist who moved to the United States in 1940 died Wednesday in New York. Annabetle Whitford Buchan 83, glamour icon of the Gay Nineties and the original Gibson Girl in the Ziegfeld Follies, died Thursday after a long illness in Chicago.

Philadelphia Edgar Allan Poe and Alter Maryland New Smyrna Beach Fia Richard Wilson Boynton New York Luigi Silva Milan Italy United States Chicago Annabetle Whitford Buchan Gibson Girl

Widow of MU proxy killed in La Grange

Mrs Helen Hughes widow of Dr Raymond M Hughes former president of Miami University was killed Monday in La Grange where she lived. Dr Hughes left Miami in the 1920s to head Iowa State. A campus classroom building bears his name and Mrs Hughes will be buried in St Thomas Ontario.

Oxford Helen Hughes Raymond M. Hughes Miami University la Grange Hughes Iowa State

Sick Boy Who Visited Zoo Passes Away

Chester AP report tells of five year old Johnny Dougherty who died from cancer after a summer wish to visit the Philadelphia Zoo. An ambulance trip fulfilled his dream on June 13 with his mother Elizabeth, a sister, and four brothers surviving. his father died in 1958.

Chester Johnny Dougherty Philadelphia Johnny Elizabeth Dougherty

Hamilton Lawyer Dies After Collapse in Saipan

Hamilton attorney J Joseph Marr 58 collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack on a downtown street in Saipan while en route to his office. A CBS News reporter said the body was taken to Cahill Funeral Home as investigators examine local remains possibly linked to Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan who vanished in 1937.

Uni- Hamilton J. Joseph Marriversity California Headgates Saipan Fred Gearner CBS News Miss Earhart Fred Noonan Cahill

Lions Top Club Leader Defines Lionism in Ohio

Ralph J. Steinle district governor of Lions International spoke at the Manchester Motor Inn noon Lions meeting. He praised Lionism as the world’s outstanding service club and outlined sight saving programs, Salvation Army kettles, banquets for War Mothers and top students, and Halloween aid.

Ralph J. Steinle Southwest Ohio Lions International The Lions Club Manchester Motor Inn Salvation Army Steinle Ohio State University, Western Reserve University of Cincinnati

Fire traps eight men in Cincinnati sewer tunnel

A fire in a Dooley bypass sewer tunnel in Cumminsville trapped eight workmen 45 feet underground for about two hours Thursday night. Fire officials say wooden plank behind a steel air lock door caught fire. air pumped from above kept the door shut and red hot. All eight were rescued unharmed.

Cincinnati Thomas Finley Cincinnati Fire Department Dooley Cumminsville Square & Marra Construction Co Indianapolis Finley

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