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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1961

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Andrew Combs 72

Andrew Combs 72 died at home on Queen Ave yesterday after long illness. A Middletown resident for 50 years he worked in Armco Steel’s west processing department before retiring. Survived by wife Bessie five daughters and five sons eight siblings 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Services Friday at Riggs Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday.

Andrew Combs Queen Ave Combs West Armco Steel Corp Middletown Lee County Nazarene Church, of God Trenton Bessie Charles Phillips Monroe Willie Combs Clyde Hines James Yenser Nancy Combs Charles, Clayton Ray Don Ald Jerry Willie Neal Dayton William Young l Buckley Wash Riggs Funeral Home A. M. Wilson Woodside Cemetery Funeral

Funeral arrangements for Miss Mary Sullivan

Funeral details for Miss Mary Mayme Sullivan 88 of 318 Clark Street are arranged by Schramm Funeral Home not McCoy Leffler as previously noted. Requiem High Mass at 9 30 tomorrow at Holy Trinity Church, burial in Woodside Cemetery. Viewing today 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Rosary at 7 30 p.m. at Schramm. Sullivan died Monday at Middletown Hospital.

Mary (Mayme) Sullivan Clark St Schramm Funeral Home McCoy Leffler Holy Trinity Church Woodside Cemetery Schramm Funeral Sullivan Middletown Hospital

Mrs Pearl Vanica Franklin Dies At 81 In Carlisle

Mrs Pearl Vanica Franklin 81 of Park Drive Carlisle died at 4 am today at Cochran Rest Home Lebanon She was a Seventh Day Adventist Church member in Middletown Her husband Horace died in 1953 Surviving are a brother Charles Kindred of Liberty and a sister Mrs Dora Foster of Franklin Services will be at 2 pm Friday Eaton Funeral Home Elder R L Vaughn officiating Burial will be in Woodhill Cemetery Visitation tomorrow at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.

Franklin Pearl Vanica Park Drive Carlisle Cochran Rest Home Lebanon Vanica Seventh Day Adventist Church Middletown Horace Charles Kindred Liberty Dora Foster Eaton Funeral Home R. L. Vaughn Woodhill Cemetery

Obituary notices list local residents with service times

Mrs Ella Nichols 83 of 127 Sherman Ave services at 10 a m Friday. Mrs Pauline Jones 60 of 236 S E St services at 2 p m Friday. Mrs Maggie Polly 67 of 525 Oakwood Drive services tomorrow Cumberland Ky. Dr George Jacoby 72 of 223 Carmen Ave services 10 a m tomorrow.

Ella 3. Nichols Sherman Ave Klaus Weigel Pauline Jones S. E St Webb Maggie Polly Oakwood Drive Cumberland George Jacoby Carmen Ave Klaus-Weigel

Portuguese Angolan Province Emerges as Vast First Settled

The Portuguese province of Ango la is described as larger than Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Tennessee combined. It notes initial settlement in 1482 by Portuguese explorers, highlighting its extensive early exploration.

Angola Texas New Mexico Louisiana Tennessee

Exaynesville Police Chief Joy Dies in Dayton

Charlie P. Joy 76 longtime Waynesville police chief died at 11 p m at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a stroke earlier in the day. He retired a year ago and is survived by a stepdaughter Mrs John W Mercer of Waynesville. Services set for 2 p m Friday at Oswald Memorial Home Lebanon with burial at Miami Cemetery Corwin. Friends may call 7 to 9 p m tomorrow at the memorial home.

Waynesville Charlie P. Joy Waynesvile Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Joy John W. Mercer Oswald

Ingrid Bergman Daughter Jennie Ann Granted Divorce

Jennie Ann Bergman, 22, was granted an interlocutory divorce from Fuller E. Callaway III. Judge Francis McCarty restored her maiden name and there was an undisclosed property settlement. The couple married February 21, 1969 in Elko County Jail, Nevada. Jennie plans to visit France for Christmas with Ingrid Bergman.

San Francisco Ingrid Bergman Jennie Ann France Francis McCarty Jennie Fuller E. Callaway Georgia Elko J New

Police Briefs and Notable Deaths Across Cities

Break-ins reported at D Ellison residence on Elmer Drive and William Johnson home on Central Ave yielded no thefts. Items stolen from vehicles include a black jacket and work shirts from Howard Wilson and a battery from Mrs. Orla Vick. Deputy arrests Adrian Blankenship on a domestic relations warrant. Portsmouth Superintendent Herbert McKelvey died after a heart attack at Mercy Hospital at age 62. Dr Albert Hoyt Taylor, 83, radar pioneer, died in Claremont. O Otis Black, 61, longtime journalist and VA collaborator, died in Seattle after a heart attack.

D. Ellison Elmer Drive William Johnson Central Ave Ellison Johnson Howard Wilson Fernwood St Orla Vick McKinley St Portsmouth Ohio Herbert W. McKelvey Mercy Hospital Claremont Calif Albert Hoyt Taylor Monay Seattle Wash O. Otis Black Washington, D.C The Veterans Administration

Spunky Firman Fails Escape From Ohio Penitentiary

Ohio inmate Spunky Firman aged 22, noted for prior jail breaks, attempted to escape from the Ohio Penitentiary by using a 70 yard sheeting line and a hook to reach a mill roof. He was captured in the cotton mill, awaits a hearing on attempted escape, with possible parole considerations pending.

Columbus Ohio Gordon Spunky Firman Warsaw Coshoeton County Ernie Maxwell Coshocton County Corrections Maury C. Koblentz Koblentz J. S. Clark

Woman Held In Jail Break Pleads Guilty In Ohio

Youngstown, Ohio Elizabeth Stoneking 22 pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting a jail break and was bound over to the grand jury Tuesday. Authorities said she admitted smuggling hack saw blades used by six prisoners to saw through bars of a sixth floor cell block Sunday night.

Youngstown, Ohio Elizabeth Stoneking

Underwriters Take Over City Safety Sign Maintenance

Middle Town Insurance Underwriters will maintain traffic safety signs at the City Building and at Ty tus Avenue and Verity Parkway. Safety Council members approved the deal with a note that a statement on the signs would indicate maintenance by the underwriters. The Safety Conference theme will be Safety Everywhere All the Time For Everyone, set for March 6 in Hamilton at the Elks Lodge. The council backs the National Safety Council holiday slogan Keep Christmas In Your Driving.

Board of Control of Middletown Insurance Underwriters Tus Avenue Verity Parkway Safety Council Board YMCA Jim Curry Butler County Safety Hamilton Elks Lodge National Safety Council

Nashville Officers Help Damsel in Distress at Booth

City patrolmen Mickey Pyburn and Leon Musgrove responded to a call at 20th and Charlotte where two women were stuck in a telephone booth. They freed the door and reported the pair were embarrassed and hardly spoke afterwards.

Nashville Tenn Mickey Pyburn Leon Musgrove 20Th Charlotte

Kuzbari Elected Speaker in Syrian Parliament

Damascus Syria AP reports Dr Moumoun Kuzbari elected speaker of Syria's new Parliament. Kuzbari previously served as the first prime minister after Syria broke from Egypt in the United Arab Republic following the revolt last September.

Damascus Syria Moumoun Kuzbari Egypt United Arab Repub

Miami Center Sets Closings on Christmas Recess

Oxford The Miami University Center will run a limited schedule during the Christmas recess. The entire building closes December 21 to 27 and January 1. The Redskin Reservation and Cafeteria close Friday afternoon and reopen January 2. The 1809 Room, bookstore, and Games Room operate on limited hours otherwise.

Oxford Miami University Center Richard T. Bystrom Redskin

Graham Kennedy Discuss Golf at White House Meeting

The Rev. Billy Graham met with President Kennedy at the White House, amid mutual interest in golf. Kennedy told Graham he hopes to return to Palm Beach for Christmas golf, noting he has not played since a back injury last spring.

Washington Billy Graham Kennedy White House Palm Beach Fla

Sleeping Bear Dunes Shape World Largest Shifting Sand Dunes

Sleeping Bear Dunes on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula are the world's largest shifting sand dunes. The sands move in several inches each year.

Sleeping Bear Dunes Michigan Leelanau Peninsula

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Verity Pkwy 14 Ave Oem Cuaig DR. WM Schaeffer Miss Mary Sullivan Mrs. Pearl Vanica Hamilton Deahs Grunner’s Rocker Grunner's Moscow Nikolai Exaynesville Ingrid Sheriff's Deputies Adrian Blankenship Ottawa St Butler County Domestic Relations Court Stums Bettie Spunky Pardon and Parole Commission Paul Wilson Safety Council Wallace Adams Montoursville Kuzbari Miami Center Graham Thitotmake Family Nemus Danich Begum Duroy Bostonian Winthrop and Spalding Donnie
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