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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1955

Page

3

Deaths And Funerals Puzzling Franklin Woman Found Dead

In Franklin a 19 year old wife and mother Margarie Ritchie was found unconscious and later died at Middletown Hospital. Authorities have no leads on cause of death and tox reports will take weeks. Her husband Robert found her in their second floor apartment at 112 Art Ave. The case remains unexplained with no prior illness or signs at the scene.

Harry T. Clendening Ritchie Middletown Hospital

Death of Vici Lynn Risner at seven months old

Vici Lynn Risner seven month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Risner of 1621 Glenn Ave died at 5 am at home after one day illness of upper respiratory infection. Survived by parents two brothers David and Tommy three sisters Evelyn Rebecca and Katherine and grandparents Mrs Ollie Risner Mt Sterling Ky and Mr and Mrs N L Roberts Watson Ark McCoy Leffier Funeral Home.

Vici Lynn Risner Stanley Risner Glenn Ave David Tommy Thee Evelyn Rebecca Katherine Ollie Risner Mt. Sterling N. L. Roberts Watson, Ark McCoy-Leffier Funeral Home

Warren County farmer Sig S Ellis dies at 67 on U S 42

Sig S Ellis a longtime Warren County farmer and school and health board official collapsed and died at 4 p m while driving on U S 42 four miles north of Waynesville His wife Elsie was with him and took control of the truck They had been to Lebanon to pick up livestock He served 20 years on the Warren County school board eight years on the Waynesville school board and on the county health board He was a leader in the Farm Bureau and Grange and son of the late Dr J T Ellis He survived by his wife two daughters Frances Gray Miriam Worley a brother Charles and a sister in Orlando Funeral arrangements are with Oswald Funeral Home

Ray Spellman E. Garvey Blvd Elmonte Calif Middletown California Shelbyville Ind Spellman Harding- Jones Paper Co Illinois Ave Jennie Spellman EUB Charlies Wagoner E. R. Spellman Hollywood Bertha Earls Los Angeles Riggs Waynesville Sig S. Ellis Warren County School and Health Boards U. S. 42 Elsie Lis Waynesville Rt. 3 Lebanon Ellis Warren County School Board County Health Board Warren County Farm Bureau Grange J.T. Ellis Frances Gray Miriam Worley Charles Centerville W. E. O’nell Orlando Fila Oswald Funeral Home

Mrs Sarah Ledford 70 Rites Set in Lebanon

Mrs Sarah E Ledford 70 of Lebanon Route 3 died suddenly Sunday night at her home from a heart attack. Services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow with rites from the Os- church.

Sarah FE. Ledford Lebanon Sarah E. Ledford Lebanon Rt. 3

Obituary notices and death notices from various cities

John M Orndorf 77 a Waynesville area farmer dies after brief illness services set 2 pm Wednesday Stubbs Funeral Home burial Miami Cemetery Corwin PearL Lewis of Miamisburg a son Henry Lebanon 13 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren and a brother Earl Dayton Mrs Sarah F Clark 93 Lebanon services 10 am Thursday Klaus Funeral Home Mrs Anna C Drobkiewicz 80 Lebanon services 9 am tomorrow St Joseph Church Mrs Eva Mahler 60 Lebanon services 10 am tomorrow Klaus Funeral Home Mrs Victoria Uniand 76 Lebanon services 2 pm tomorrow Brown Dawson Funeral Home New Brunswick Elmer B Boyd 74 Home News Publishing Co president since 1933 died in New Brunswick Charles J Pannill 75 pioneer in radio industry former president Radio Marine Corp America and RCA Institutes died in New York Dr Allen P Colburn 50 University of Delaware provost chemist died Sunday Jimmy Caborn 44 Cleveland cartoonist died Monday John Endicott 87 Detroit retired merchant died Sunday Col Frank Halford 75 former Marine Corps recruiter died Indianapolis

Lebanon John M. Orndorf Waynesville Stubbs Miami Cemetery Corwin Pearl Lewis Miamisburg Henry Earl Dayton Sarah F. Clark N. E St Klaus Funeral Home Anna C. Drobkiewicz Lane St St. Joseph Church Eva Mahler E St Victoria Uniand South Ave Brown-Dawson Funeral Home New Brunswick N. J Elmer B. Boyd The Home News Publishing Co New Brunswick Daily Home News Sunday Times New York Charles J. Pannill Radiomarine Corp. of America R.C.A. Institutes, Inc Petersburg Newark Allen P. Colburn University of Delaware du Pont Experimental Station Wilmington Dec Madison Wis Cleveland Jimmy Caborn Cleveland Plain Dealer Detroit John Endicott Washington Frank Halford Marine Corps Indianapolis

Churches Urged to Build Classrooms Beside Public Schools

Cincinnati report from Erwin L. Shaver of the National Council of Churches calls for Protestant churches to create a Christian education plant adjacent to every public school. He envisions a total educational campus in residential neighborhoods, with church school buildings and related agencies sharing time with formal schooling.

Cincinnati United States Division of Christian Education National Council of Churches Erwin L. Shaver Christian Education Divison Chicagoan Shaver

Youth Enters Death Row at Ohio State Prison

Bernard Schreiber an 18 year old from Lucas County entered Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus under a death sentence for the rape slaying of 17 year old Mary Jolene Friess on August 12. He faces execution by electric chair June 1 unless stays or clemency intervene.

Columbus Ohio Bernard Schreiber Ohio Penitentiary Lucas Countian Toledo Schreiber Lucas County Common Pleas Court Mary Jolene Friess

Costa Mesa Teens Win Folded Knot Marriage License

In Santa Ana California Carole Ann Bacak 15 and Charles Le Fever 19 both of Costa Mesa obtained a marriage license. The couple would cause a unique family tie with Carole becoming her own aunt and Charles becoming his bride’s step uncle as Carole’s mother is married to Charles’s older brother.

Santa Ana Calif Carole Ann Bacak Charles Lefever Costa Mesa Carole Ann Charles Carole

Burglars Loot Miller Market in Toppenish Sock Find

In Toppenish Washington burglars looted the Miller drive in market and made a clean getaway. The haul included three pairs of new socks and three pairs of dirty socks were found near the back door.

Miller Drive-In

Don't Throw Away Personal Property Tax Forms Plea

Butler County Auditor R. H. Smith urges taxpayers to file or mail personal property tax returns between February 15 and March 31. He notes many residents discard forms, prompting extra cost for duplicates and trips to the auditor’s office. Forms are available for first time filers and for those missing by mail.

Butler County R. H. Smith Auditor's Office Smith

Steel Output Rises To 86 Percent Capacity Nationwide

Steel production climbed 1.5 points to 86 percent of capacity or 2 075 419 net tons as regions differ from 79 percent in Birmingham to 95.5 percent in Wheeling. Cold rolled sheets galvanized sheets and tin plates run strong while bar and plate work lags. Outlook for summer hinges on auto, construction and container demand and a possible CIO Auto Workers strike.

Cleveland Steel Magazine Birmingham Ala New England Wheeling W. Va CIO Auto Steel

Thief Steals Money Takes Valentine In Los Angeles

Druggist Basil Clark told police a man eyed valentines then produced a pistol and demanded cash. He struck Clark, grabbed $35 from the register, fled, and also stole a large valentine bearing a lavender heart and a verse to his mother.

Los Angeles Basil Clark Pops

Noted Stars Hospitalized

Hollywood reports a lineup of entertainers under medical care. Jimmy Durante, 62, left St. John's Santa Monica after weekend treatment for an intestinal upset and heads to a Miami Beach engagement. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 43, at Cedars of Lebanon for observation may need an appendectomy. Bob Crosby, 41, remains seriously ill with lobar pneumonia at St. Vincent's. Bing Crosby, 50, recovering from kidney stone surgery at St. John's. Trixie Friganza, 83, resting at Queen of Angels after observation for possible intestinal obstruction proved negative by X-ray.

Hollywood Jimmy Durante St. John’s Santa Monica Miami Beach Fla Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cedars of Lebanon Bob Crosby St. Vincent's Crosby Bing Trixie Friganza Queen of Angeles

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