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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1962

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Elizabeth Day 79

Mrs Elizabeth Day 79 of 2808 Wilbraham Road died at 4 15 am today at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since Jan 2 Surviving are two daughters Mrs Rosie Carozzo and Mrs June Netherly of Middletown 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home three sisters Mrs Barbara Bolser of Dayton Miss Janet Riner of Hamilton and Miss Esther Riser of West Elkton Services will be held at 10 am Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Charles Rothwell officiating Burial in Fairview Cemetery West Elkton Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm

Elizabeth Day Wilbraham Road Middletown Hospital Rosie Carozzo June Netherly Middletown McCoy - Leffler Barbara Bolser Dayton Janet Riner Hamilton Esther Riser West Elkton Charles Rothwell Fairview Cemetery

Mrs Pearl Byrd Herr Dies At 67 In Middletown

Mrs Pearl Byrd Herr 67 of 2022 Grand Ave Middletown died at 655 am today at Middletown Hospital after a long illness She was a Montgomery County Kentucky native and had lived in Middletown 52 years Surviving Leva Chrisman Middletown three brothers Dorsa H Byrd Dayton William L Byrd Middletown James A Byrd Daytona Beach two grandchildren two great grandchildren Services 2 pm Wednesday Riggs Funeral Home Dr R C Caudill officiating Burial Woodsife Cemetery Home tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm

Pearl Byrd Herr Grand Ave Middletown Hospital Riggs R. C. Caudill Woodsife

Osborn Buford B. longtime Middletown resident dies

Buford B Osborn V5 of 834 Yankee Road died at 405 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since 1 Dec 2. Born in Frenchburg Ky he had lived in Middletown 57 years He worked at the Frontier Cafe as a bartender since about 1950 He served in World War I enlisting April 25 1918 and overseas June 1918 to April 1919 He was a member of the Elks and American Legion Post 21% with 37 years service He belonged to the Legion Old Timers Club Friends may call at Schramm Funeral Home tomorrow 2 5 and 7 9 p m Services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p m by Rev John Oberlander pastor of St Johns Church Burial in World War I plot Woodside Cemetery Memorial services will be conducted by the Elks tomorrow at 7 90 p m at the funeral home.

Buford B. Osborn Yankee Road Middletown Hospital Frenchburg Osborn Middletown Frontier Cafe The Elks and American Legion Post Legion's Schramm Funeral Home John Oberlander St. John’s Church Buriay Woodside Cemetery the Elks Funeral Home

Obituary: Richard Gene Riner of Windsor Road dies

Richard Gene Riner of Windsor Road died at 7 55 am after being a patient since Friday. He worked since 1953 in the coating department at Armco Steel Corp Fast Works plant. A four year Air Force veteran, he was born and raised in Windi town. Surviving are his wife Fern a daughter Rhonda Hence at home his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Riner of West Elkton and

Richard Gene

Services for Mrs Lovina Ritter Held at Local Funeral Home

Services for Mrs Lovina Martha Ritter, 76, of 1719 Manchester Ave, are set for 2 p m tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with a burial in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m. Ritter died Friday at Middletown Hospital. In addition to survivors listed earlier, a brother George Warmouth of Middletown also survives.

Lovina Martha Ritter Manchester Ave McCoy - Leffler Woodside Cemetery Ritter Middletown Hospital George Warmouth Middletown

Clarence Thomas Funeral Services in Middletown

Funeral services for Clarence Thomas a 56 year old Middletown car wash operator will be at Tried Stone Baptist Church at 1 30 p m Thursday led by Rev Herbert Hart burial in local cemetery He died of a heart attack last Friday and leaves a large family including wife Sally six sons and several daughters friends may call at Bailey Funeral Home Wednesday evening.

Tried Stone Baptist Church Clarence Thomas Plum Ave Middletown Herbert Hart Woodside Cemetery Thomas McWilliam Ala Sally John Clarence Jr Gilbert David Ma Willie Thomas Fort Wayne Ind Walter Thomas Atmore Lillie Belle Everhart Rose Mael Thomas Willie Belle Watson Pensacola Fla Ella Mae Haskins Newark N. J Nathan Greenwood Malcom Tiny Thomas Leutia Hardy Mobile Bailey Guneral

Daisy May Weichers Dies at 84 in Franklin

Daisy May Weichers 84 of 314 Hill Ave Franklin died at 9 p m yesterday at Zartman Nursing Home where she had been a patient since December She was born in Springboro active in the Ladies Aid Society Universalist Church before moving to Franklin in 19 She is survived by son Leon McKinney Germantown daughter Martha Hannah Franklin sister Edith Warrick Lebanon nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 10 30 a m Wednesday at Springboro Cemetery Home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.

Franklin Daisy May Weichers Hill Ave Zartman Nursing Home Weichers Springboro Ladies Aid Society the Universalist Church Archie Leon McKinney Germantown Martha Hannah Edith Warrick Lebanon

Obituary notices list Cosby Hicks and Lee services this week

Mrs Prudence Cosby of 270 Hamilton Mason Road receives services today Klaus Weigel. Mrs Clara Hicks aged 68 of 1100 Park Ave has services at 1 a m Wednesday Webb. Samuel Lee 79 of 106 5S Main St Seven Mile to be buried with 2 p m Wednesday Webb. Mrs Margaret Pfeffer age 1 of 355 Clinton Ave Requiem High Mass at 9 am Wednesday St Ann s Church.

Prudence Cosby Hamilton Mason Road Klaus - Weigel Clara HH. Hicks Park Ave Webb Samuel Lee Main St Seven Mile Margaret Pfeffer Clinton Ave St. Ann's ‘Church

Deaths Elsewhere OTTAWA AP Donald Man non

Obituary notice from Ottawa reports the death of Donald Man non, 75, longtime general manager of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He led CBC operations through decades of public broadcasting evolution, leaving a lasting impact on Canadian media and national cultural programming.

Ottawa Donald Mannon The Canadian Broadcasting Corpora

Youth 14 Strangles On Food At Connecticut School

The 14 year old son of a former Middletonian died of strangulation after choking on his food at Rectory School in Pomfret Connecticut. Van Gordon Banker, of Nashville Tennessee, collapsed with a classmate after lunch. A physician at the school pronounced him dead on arrival. The coroner ruled death by asphyxiation due to aspirated food. Survived by parents P G Banker Jr and Mrs J Warren Wood plus a brother James. Funeral set for 10 am tomorrow at Roserich and Patton Funeral Home in Nashville.

Connecticut van Gordon Banker P. G. Banker Jr Nashville Banker P. G. Banker Sr Sheldon Road J. Warren Wood Lebanon James Greeley Drive

2 Hurt In Oxford Fight Over Money At Playfield

A Saturday night argument over money at a playfield on N Poplar Street edge of Oxford left two men seriously wounded. Eugene Young, 31, shot in shoulder and chest, treated at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital and moved to Cincinnati hospital in serious condition. Eugene Potter, wounded in the face by a knife, admitted firing the gun and was jailed for further questioning. no charges filed yet.

Hamilton N. Poplar Street Oxford Butler County Sheriff's Deputies Eugene Young Eugene Potter Young McCullough - Hyde Memorial Hospital Cincinnati Potter

Trenton PTA Meeting Moved To February 13

The Trenton Parent Teachers Association changed its meeting night from tomorrow to Tuesday February 13. A family potluck dinner is set for 6 30 pm on February 13 in the Bloomfield school cafeteria.

Trenton Trenton Parent Teachers Association Bloomfield

Notable deaths mark 1951 52 era leaders and pioneers

Everett Williams 73 a retired Army colonel who helped negotiate Bataan surrender during World War II died Sunday in Cleveland. Eric Timm 47 a CIA official who started with the FBI in 1999 and later joined the Foreign Service died Saturday in Washington. Abraham Hart 67 a Hart Schaffner Marx executive and son of founder Max Hart died Sunday in Chicago.

Tion Cleveland Ohio Everett C. Williams Bataan Washington Eric Walter Timm Central Intelligence Agency Timm Federal Bureau of Investigation Foreign Service Chicago Abraham Hart Hart, Schaffner & Marx, Clothiers Max Hart Theompany

Seven die in Greensboro Air Force C47 crash

A 1047 transport plane crashed near Greensboro High Point Airport killing seven airmen. The C47, from Hurlburt Field, had just left McGuire and Philadelphia en route to Knoxville. Witnesses reported an engine stall as it lifted, the aircraft cartwheeled and burst into flames, with no survivors. An Air Force board of inquiry began work to determine the cause.

Greensboro N.C Air Force Air Force Board of Inquiry Greensboro-High Point Pope ‘Air Force Base Fayetteville Hurlburt Field Florida McGuire Air Force Base I.j Philadelphia Federal Aviation Flight Service Station Knoxville Tenn

Defendant Winner In Preble Suit

A $30,000 damage suit filed by Mrs. Mattie Haddix of Somerville was ruled in favor of defendant Mrs. Wanda Powell of Somerville Rt. 1 by Preble County Common Pleas Court. The incident stemmed from an automobile crash near West Elkton on February 8, 1960, with a jury verdict after 35 minutes of deliberation. The Journal’s earlier report misstated the ruling.

Eaton Somerville Preble

Three Western Kentucky students die in bridge crash

Jerry Schrivner of Hamilton Ohio survived a fatal wreck that killed Nancy Adams age 19 of Owensboro Charlotte Willett 19 of Louisville and Peter Heller 20 of Merchantville New Jersey. The car ran off Kentucky 1435 near a Bowling Green bridge and overturned into four feet of water. An unidentified WKU student helped save Schrivner before he was hospitalized. The coroner ruled drowning as the cause for the three victims.

Bowling Green Jerry Schrivner Hamilton Ohio Western Kentucky State College Nancy M. Adams Owensboro Charlotte Willett Louisville Peter A. Heller Merchantville N. J Randal Brown Kentucky Western Kentucky Searioner Warren County Hospital Miss Adams

Girls Lead In Births At Hospital In Middletown

Middletown Hospital recorded 163 births last month with 90 girls and 73 boys. Town by town, Franklin had 18 boys and 17 girls, West Middletown three of each, Germantown two of each, Excelle three girls, Lebanon one boy and five girls, Somerville one of each, and Trenton Monroe Hamilton Pleasant Plain Carlisle Waynesville Eaton Miamisburg each one boy and Camden one girl.

Middletown Hospital Middletown Franklin West Middletown Germantown Excelle Lebanon Somerville Trenton Monroe Hamilton Pleasant Plain Carlisle Waynesville Eaton Miamisburg Camden

Young heroes pull boys from creek in Chester incident

Chester, Pa. AP report says 14 year old John Truitt and 12 year old Charles Kelly rescued six year old Thomas Millo wichi and his brother John four after they fell through ice into Ridley Creek on Sunday. Both children were treated at a hospital for exposure.

Chester John Truitt Charles Kelly Thomas Millowichi John Ridley Creek

Freedom Rings Ride to China By Balloon

One hundred thousand rings inscribed with the Chinese characters for freedom are sent to Communist China as New Year gifts. They are delivered in balloon-borne parcels from Nationalist-held offshore islands as Chinese New Year approaches.

Taipei Formosa Communist China

Dairymen Group Meets Tonight at Maineville Church

Lebanon reports the War ren County Dairymen Banquet at 7 15 p m in Maineville Methodist Church. Chief speaker will be James Lewis a Butler County Holstein breeder renowned in dairy circles.

Lebanon Warren County Maineville Methodist Church James Lewis Butler County

New Hair Loss Therapy Claims Growth Results

Houston ad promotes a 32 day risk trial by Loesch Laboratory Consultants claiming stop hair loss and grow new hair. It asks readers to send detailed scalp condition information and personal data to Box 66001, Houston 6, Texas, promising prompt responses.

Houston Texas Laboratory Consultants Jlake Loesch Laboratory Loesch Laboratory Consultants

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