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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1962

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Emmett Blake Dies At 53

Emmett Blake 53 died of a heart attack at his home at 5471 Jacksonburg Road. A retired armco steel pipe machine operator after 29 years, he belonged to Eagles Lodge 528 and had lived in the Middletown area 50 years. Survived by wife Margaret a son Thomas of Gratis a father Silas A. Blake of Middletown and four sisters and two grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Friday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodsides Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. He had been a patient at Fairfield Rest Home since Dec 22. He was a Seven Mile resident 18 years. Surviving wife Daisy seven sons and four daughters and two brothers.

Emmett Lee Blake Jacksonburg Road Blake Armco Steel Corp Eagles Lodge Mr. Blake Kentucky Middletown Margaret Thomas Gratis Silas A. Blake Fairfield Rest Home Seven Mile Daisy Delbert Herschel Lancaster Calif Carl Frankfort Ohio Charles Ralph Robert Lawrence Hamilton Delpha Skiles Lewisburg Goldie Adams Eugenia Wells Liberty Ind Mary Wilder Jason Aaron West Manchester

Services for Mrs Elizabeth Day 79 at residence

Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Day aged 79 are scheduled for 11 a.m. tomorrow at her home 2808 Wilbraham Road with Rev Eugene Wallace presiding. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the residence today after 4 p.m. Arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Mrs Day died yesterday at Middletown Hospital.

Elizabeth Day Wilbraham Road Eugene Wallace Woodside Cemetery McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Infant son of Mr and Mrs Igo to be buried at Woodside

Graveside services are set for tomorrow at 1 am at Woodside Cemetery for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Igo of 3916 Riverview Ave. He died at 8:30 pm Monday at Middletown Hospital, 16 hours after a premature birth. The Rev. Henry Howard will officiate. Surviving: parents and sister Twana. Arrangements by Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home.

Woodside Cemetery Ernest Igo Riverview Ave Middletown Hospital Henry Howard Twana Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral

Trulin Williams Dies in Motorcycle Crash

Trulin Williams 24 of 2 Hickory St Excello was killed in a Sunday motorcycle car crash. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. Wife Faye listed as a survivor in yesterday’s notice. viewing hours today 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Trulin Williams Hickory St Excello McCoy-Leffler Woodside Williams Faye

Mary Lucy Carey 91 dies. rites set at St Mary’s

Miss Lucy Carey, 91, of 225 Oxford Road, died at Hartman Nursing Home. She served St Mary’s Church as sacristan and catechism teacher and belonged to the Altar Rosary Society. Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. Thursday at St Mary’s, burial Wordhill Cemetery. Friends may call Angles by Funeral Home tomorrow 3 to 7 and 8 to 9 p.m. Rosary at 8 p.m.

Franklin — Miiss Lucy Carey Oxford Road Hartman Nursing Home Miss Carey S Mary's Church Altar Rosary Society St Mary's Church Wordhill Anglesby Funeral

Samuel Lee 79 Funeral Planned at Webb Funeral Home

Samuel Lee 79 retired farmer of 1066 S Main St will have services at 2 PM tomorrow at Webb Funeral Home. Hamilton Burial is set for Rose Hill Memorial Park in Hamilton. It mentions home today after 4 PM and references Mr Jo who died Sunday.

Samuel Lee S Main St Webb Hamilton Rose Hill Memoris Park

Obscure Health Tablet Ad Tries Nonsensical Pitch

Fragmented ad text touts Oldat40,40,502 style tablets with claims of tonics and youthful benefits. Mentions price 51.47 and mentions various odd terms and misprint giggles, with no clear product or credible formulation.

Services for Mrs Daisy Weichers at Anglesby Funeral Home

Mrs Daisy Weichers 84 of 314 Hill Ave died yesterday at Zartman Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 30 am tomorrow at Anglesby Funeral Home with burial in Springboro Cemetery. Home today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.

Franklin Daisy Weichers Hill Ave Anglesby Springboro

Obituary notices for Hamilton residents name ages and service times

William Asper aged 63 of 1252 Lane Street Hamilton will have services at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Pilgrim Baptist Church. John Ferris aged 75 of Camden Route 2 will have services at 10 a.m. Thursday. Harry Roberts aged 83 of 606 Central Avenue Hamilton will have services at 2 p.m. Thursday. Carl Schliesman aged 76 of Seven Mile will have services at 10 a.m. Thursday. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Cheser of 1014 Carlisle Avenue Hamilton will have services today. Robert F Price aged 69 of 218 Gordon Avenue Hamilton will have services at 10 a.m. Thursday.

William Asper Lane St Hamilton Pilgrim Baptist Church John Ferris Camden Rt Miller Harry Roberts Central Ave Colligan Carl Schliesman Seven Mile Proeschel

Honolulu leader Atherton dies at 51

J Ballard Atherton president of Hawaiian Telephone Company and part owner of Honolulu Star Bulletin died Monday reportedly of a heart attack. Also reported died were Walter Harrington 66 a former New York advertising executive and regional figure for This Week and the New York Times and Dr Gertrude S Martin 92 adviser to women at Cornell who left the university in 1917 to lead the American Association of University Women.

Honolulu J. Ballard Atherton Hawaiian Telephone Company Honolulu Star Bulletin San Francisco Walter Harrington New York Harrington This Week New York Times Sarasota Fla Gertrude S. Martin Cornell University Dr. Mart Cornell American Association of University Women Clarence 4. Martin Decatur

Peron barred from three party tickets in Argentina

In Buenos Aires the Electoral Court ruled ex-dictator Juan D. Peron cannot run for Parliament in March. Dr Leopoldo Isaurralde said Peron, living in exile in Spain, failed to maintain residency in Buenos Aires and his name cannot appear on the capital's electoral rolls. The court cited four pending charges making him illegally incapacitated as a fugitive.

Buenos Aires Argentina Juan D. Peron Leopoldo Isaurraide Peron Spain

CG&E Sues to Remove Dam Near Power Lines

Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. seeks an injunction in common pleas court to force Sidney Liskow to remove a dam at a Clermont County fishing lake. The dam sits beside a utility pole and riskily endangers fishermen who might cast into high tension wires.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co Sidney Liskow Greater Clermont County Monsday Common Pleas

Birds of the World and United States Species Count

The statement notes about 20,000 bird species exist globally, with roughly 800 species recorded in the United States. It emphasizes broad biodiversity and national avifauna scale.

United States

Aged Man Dies After Leg Injuries From Muddy Car Rescue

John Hackman 91 of 3390 Springboro Road died at Middletown Hospital after a freak accident that broke both legs while helping move a car stuck in mud. Born in Cincinnati, he had lived here 70 years. survived by wife Mary and two grandchildren. Services Friday 2 p.m. Eaton Funeral Home. burial Woodhill Cemetery. visitation Thursday 4 to 9 p.m.

Franklin John Hackman Springboro Road Middletown Hospital Hackman Cincinnati Mary Eaton Funeral Home Elmer Gregg Woodhill Cemetery

FBI Nabs Man On Bad Check Charge

A man sought for cashing fraudulent checks at several Middletown banks was arrested in Jackson Center. Frank B. Nagy, 26, a former Middletown resident living in Sidney, was held in Dayton on a U. S. Commissioner hearing. He faces charges for cashing a fraudulent check dated Oct 9, 1961, drawn on the First National Bank in Middletown, with other interstate checks under investigation.

Middletown E. D. Mason FBI Cincinnati Frank B. Nagy Sidney Montgomery County Dayton U. S Nagy Jackson Center Muncie Ind First National Bank

Big Orders For Steel Rolling In Big Orders For Steel Rolling In

Steel Magazine says steel buyers in Cleveland will lift purchases by about a million tons this month and again next month as a new labor contract nears. The piece recalls 1959 errors and notes rising demand for hot rolled bars, wide plates, and wire while January output reached 104 million ingot tons.

Cleveland Ste Steel Magazine Metalworking Weekly

Harsha Slaps Machine Exports Harsha Slaps Machine Exports

Washington AP The export of U S machinery to the Soviet Union aids the communist drive to overtake the U S economy Rep William H Harsha R Ohio said The Commerce Department authorized export of 500000 worth of pulp mill equipment to Russia He urged rescission to curb the threat and protect U S employment and economy.

Washington U.S Soviet Union United States William H. Harsha Ohio Commerce Department Russia

Ex-Legislator Francis O'Donnell Dies in Ohio

Francis M. O'Donnell, 3 former Republican state representative from Cuyahoga County, died unexpectedly Monday in a Lakewood rooming house. Funeral services are planned for Thursday. O'Donnell served in the General Assembly in 1957 50 and died apparently of a heart attack.

Cleveland Francis M. O'Donnell Cuyahoga County General Assembly Lakewood

Alton Combs Seeks Domestic Court Seat in May Primary

Alton H. Combs, eight year Middletown Municipal Court judge, filed petitions to run for Butler County Domestic Relations Court in the Democratic primary. The race appears set against Judge David Black of Hamilton in November as Black seeks the Republican nomination. Combs, a Navy legal specialist in World War II, Ohio State and Cincinnati law graduate, has practiced in Middletown since 1935 and resides with his wife and three sons at 6051 Jacksonburg Road Wayne Township with offices in the First National Bank building.

Alton H. Combs Middletown Butler County Domestic Relations Court Combs David Black Hamilton Town Dell Charles H. Jones Princeton Glendale Road Jones Ohio House Peter A. Poulemanos Mitchell Ave Ohio State University University of Cincinnati Law School Breathitt County Jacksonburg Road Wayne Township First National Bank

Man Held In Car Theft

Merle Allen, 23, of Amity Lane, arrested near Hamilton yesterday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without owner's consent. Deputies recovered a stolen car on Canal Road. owner Eliza Patterson of Central Avenue learned of its recovery. Allen, on parole for auto theft, denied involvement and claimed another stole the car. He was turned over to Middletown police and held for his parole officer.

Merle Allen Amity Lane Hamilton Butler County Sheriff's Allen Canal Road Eliza Patterson Central Ave Middletown

Dr Tennant New Proxy of Medical Staff

Dr Robert Tennant is the new president of the Medical Staff at Middletown Hospital, succeeding Dr D M Nisbit. Other officers named are Dr Bernard Roberts president-elect, Dr W D Patton secretary, and Dr J L Harris treasurer. Tennant has chaired as president elect last year and Roberts has been on staff since 1952.

Robert Tennant Middletown Hospital D. M. Nisbit Bernard Roberts W. D. Patton J. L. Harris Tennant Roberts

Injured Woman Crawls 14 Hours Back To Road

POMEROY Ohio AP A 40 year old woman Mrs Mildred Dill of Racine Meigs County crawled 14.5 hours from her wrecked car to the highway after leaving Ohio 124 between Syracuse and Pomeroy Sunday night. Two motorists Don Stobart and wife found her on the highway at 9 30 this morning. Dill was taken to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis with chest and face injuries and a leg fracture.

Pomeroy, Ohio Mildred Dill Racine Meigs County Ohio 124 Syracuse Pomeroy Don Stobart Antiquity Dill Holzer Hospital Gallipolis

Annual Board Meeting Set At Hospital

The Middletown Hospital board of trustees will meet at 7 30 p m on February 14 in Verity Hall. Two new candidates S J Kuderer Aeronca and Milton Wells Armce will seek membership while Logan Johnston Armee seeks reelection. Retiring from the board are Lou Kenney and Robert Walters.

Middletown Hospital Verity Hall S. J. Kuderer Aeronca Milton Wells Armce Logan Johnston Armee Lou Kenney Robert Walters

Lumber Stolen From New Home on Liberty Fairfield Road

Joseph Murrell of 6323 Liberty Fairfield Road reports to deputies that $25 worth of lumber was taken from a new home under construction. Deputy Wright says the theft likely occurred over the weekend on Liberty Fairfield Road.

Hamilton Joseph Murrell Liberty - Fairfield Road Robert Wright

Sherman’s Atlanta March Faces Hood Offensive Shifts

The report notes General William Sherman’s march toward Atlanta altering tactics as Confederate forces under John B Hood switch to offense. Hood’s July attacks on July 18 and 20 to 22 are repelled, pushing Hood’s troops back and tightening Union control while the Confederate army suffers attrition.

Waliam Sherman Atlanta Rebs Joen B. Hood Sherman Hood Hoods Confederacy

Motorist Blacks Out Strikes Fire Hydrant in Aberdeen Junction

Mrs. A. E. Ross 41 of 2004 Winona Drive was treated at Middletown Hospital after she blacked out at the wheel and rammed a fire hydrant at Aberdeen Drive and Flemming Road. Her car jumped the curb, causing $450 damage to the car and $400 to the hydrant. she was dismissed after treatment. Elzie Allen escaped injury when his car skidded on gravel on Enoch Drive and hit a tree, with $200 damage. Authorities cited an assured clear distance violation after his car hit parked cars on Manchester Avenue resulting in $275 damage.

A. E. Ross Winona Drive Middletown Hospital Aberdeen Drive Flemming Road Ross Aberdeen Elzie Allen Vanela St Enoch Drive Enoch Allen Coolidge Corp. Phant Thorities Mary Boyd Manchester Ave Donald Dearth Manchester

Collision report cites drivers at Verity Parkway intersection

Post accident report lists Ann Henderson of Greentree Road charged with turning from the wrong lane after a collision with Charlie Herald age 33 of 4207 Vannest Ave at Verity Parkway and First Ave Inue. Damage estimated at 200 dollars. Edward Banks age 17 of 4260 S Dixie Highway cited before juvenile authorities.

Ann Henderson Greentree Road Charlie Herald Vannest Ave Verity Parkway First Ave- Inue Edward Banks S. Dixie Highway

Stab Victim Reported Fair In Overpeck Incident

John H. Garrett, 27, of 1927 Jacks Road Overpeck, was listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital with a back stab wound from a long screwdriver. He was admitted about 5 p.m. yesterday after an alleged dispute near Overpeck. Detectives Dennis and Hyde were investigating the case.

Hamilton John H. Garrett Jacks Road Mercy Hospital Sheriff's Deputies Garrett Jess Dennis Clifton Hyde

Talk Or Be In Contempt Thurmond Pressures Pentagon

Senator Strom Thurmond demanded contempt citations for Pentagon employees who refuse to disclose to a Senate investigation who censored speeches. McNamara defended his order and said subordinates should not testify, arguing it would undermine morale and praising the censors as loyal veterans with combat records.

Washington Strom Thurmond D-S.c Pentagon Congress Robert McNamara Senate Thurmond Subcommittee

First American Patent for False Teeth Issued in 1822

The early patent records show C. M. Graham received the first American patent in 1822 for the manufacture of false teeth. This marked a milestone in dental prosthetics, signaling formalize ing innovation in denture production.

C. M. Graham

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