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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1956

Page

3

Franklin Committee pushs zoning change and master plan

Franklin planning and zoning commission files two reports to City Council urging a zoning overhaul expanding downtown Franklin by over 50 percent and exploring a city master plan with community group funding. Kroger site at 6th and Anderson eyed in the rezoning. Action set for late March with hearings around March 23.

Franklin Planning and Zaning Commission Council 6Th Anderson Streets Kroger Planning and Zoning Commission C. C. Black Ivan Thacker John Shotwell

Long-Range Navy Plane Heads South Pole Search

A Neptune P2V patrol plane departs Patuxent MD with 1st Lt. Rayburn A. Hudman aboard to assist in locating a missing Otter plane since Feb 3. The flight follows a route via Puerto Rico and South America toward the Antarctic.

Washington P Antarctic Patuxent Naval Air Station Rayburn A. Hudman Puerto Rico South America Anarctic

Cartoonist Claude Shafer Retires After 55 Years

Cincinnati Times-Star editorial page cartoonist Claude Shafer retires today ending a 55 year run drawing cartoons for Cincinnati newspapers. His work shaped local journalism and he leaves a lasting imprint on the city’s press.

Cincinnati Claude Shafer Cincinnati Times-Star

Orioles Plan Meeting At New Headquarters

Nest 227 of the Fraternal Order of Orioles of Hamilton will hold a special invitational meeting at 8 p.m. tomorrow at lodge headquarters 4261 Middletown Pike, formerly Club Miami. This is the third Oriole nest in the Miami Valley, joining nests in Middletown and Miamisburg.

Order of Orioles of Hamilton Middletown Pike Club Miami Miami Valley Middletown Miamisburg

Deaths And Funerals Max H. Stamper Grocer Here Dies

Max H Stamper Sr 61 of 3109 Central Ave a longtime Middletown grocer died at Middletown Hospital after illness dating from September He came from Canton Kentucky in 1914 and owned a Yankee Road grocery before ill health led to retirement He was active in Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers associations led Company D of the Sixth Infantry in World War I and belonged to American Legion Post 218 Surviving are his wife Cora a daughter Celia Mae Evert of Rosemont Pa a son Max Jr of Dayton four grandchildren a sister and a brother Funeral services 2:30 p m Friday First Baptist Church Burial Woodside Cemetery Arrangements Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home

Max H Stamper Sr Central Ave Middletown Hospital Stamper Middletown Canton G. B. Stamper Yankee Road Assahere Sixth Infantry American Legion Thelma Graban Max Jr Dayton Marian Mehl Willard Stamper Lexington Luna Adams Stamper Central Avenue First Baptist Church G. Walter Weber Woodside Cemetery Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home

Hindman, 76, Railroad conductor, dies in Ohio home

Joseph L Hindman, 76, a retired Pennsylvania Railroad conductor, died today at Pine Crest Rest Home near Morrow. A Warren County native, he lived in Columbus until recently and was a member of the Railroad Brotherhood and Pennsylvania Lodge 141.

Lebanon Joseph L. Hindman Pennsylvania Railroad Pine Crest Rest Home Morrow Warren County

Mrs Sarah Sayler Sayler funeral held in Eaton Ohio

Mrs Sarah Sayler 98 died Sunday at Rust Rest Home. Services set for 2 pm tomorrow at Girton Schmidt Funeral Home with burial at Mound Hill Cemetery. Widow of Martin S Sayler she was born in Preble County in 1857 and lived on Main Street Eaton before entering the rest home in 1952. Survived by two sons Dora of Camden and George of Eaton a daughter Mary Zimmerman of Dayton and seven grandchildren.

EATON Sarah Ann Sayler Preble County Rust Girton-Schmidt Mound Hill Cemetery Sayler Martin S. Sayler New Hope Main Street Dora Camden George Mary Zimmerman Dayton

Death of John Z Wilkie Former Germantown Resident

John Zeller Wilkie 62 formerly of Germantown died yesterday at his Van Wert home after a heart illness. He left Germantown in 1921 and was a Cincinnati and Northern Railroad clerk for years. A World War I veteran, he belonged to the German town Masonic lodge American Legion and Van Wert Lutheran Church. Surviving Opal Reason Wilkie wife a son two daughters a sister Mrs Rhea Borchers Germantown and a brother Col Lorne Wilkie US Army retired of Decatur Ga Services at 2 p m tomorrow in Van Wert.

Germantown John Zeller Wilkie van Wert Willkie Dr. Lorne Maud Zeller Willkie Cincinnati and Northern Railroad Opal Reason Wilkie Rhea Borchers Lorne Wilkie U. S. Army Decatur

Mrs Helen Williamson Dies Suddenly at 64 in Franklin

Mrs Helen Williamson also known as Helen Van Horne Williamson aged 64 died suddenly of a heart attack at 12 45 am in Franklin. Funeral arrangements are to be announced by the family from her late residence.

Franklin Helen van Horne Williamson

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Dean Doan

William Williamson obituary highlights Franklin native

Mrs. Williamson, Franklin native and daughter of William Schenck and Flora Maxwell W, died at home on Fields Ertel Road north of Sharonville. She had lived in Smithtown New York and Franklin before moving to Sharonville ten months ago to live with her son Robert Williamson. Services were held at Eaton Funeral Home with Rev H S Gessner officiating. Burial in Wood Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Fields Ertel Road Sharonville Williamson Franklin William Schenck Flora Maxwell First Baptist Church Smithtown N.Y Robert Williamson Fields-Ertle Road Eaton Funeral Home H. S. Gessner Woodhill Cemetery

Obituary Notices for Davis Dorenbusch and Kaefer

Edward J. Davis aged 63 of 233 Hanover Street will have a Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Church. Mrs Edna Dorenbusch aged 53 of 1666 Irma Avenue will have a Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Stephen Church. Mrs Hilda Kaefer aged 56 has services listed.

Edward J. Davis Hanover St St. Joseph Church Edna Dorenbusch Irma Ave St. Stephen Church Hilda Kaefer

Trees Prove Hazard Cause of Six Weekend Deaths

Six people in Indiana died in weekend crashes when their cars left roads and struck trees. The fatalities occurred across multiple counties as authorities investigated each incident.

Indianapolis Indiana

Crash Victim Emma Meinecke Dies in Cincinnati Collision

Mrs Emma Meinecke aged 45 died from injuries after her automobile collided with a truck in Cincinnati police reported.

Cincinnati Emma Meinecke

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harold L. Korn Black Paul Smith Smith Lloyd E. Ritz Collins Wight Millard Tewell Tewell South Pole Middletown Ice & Coal Co Curtis Street Orioles Max H. Stamper Cora Celia Mae Evert Rosemont St. Malachy Church Sugar Grove Cemetery the Vale Funeral Home Dren Max H, Stamper Mrs Sarah Sayler J. Zeller Wilkie Helen Williamson Pontiac America McCarthy Motor Sales, Inc Ross S.M.L Klaus First Methodist Church Listen Ida Infants & Childrens Wear Little Boys Womens Shoe Sale Judy Lee Debs Ross Shoe Dept
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