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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1963

Page

2

Ernestine Roudebush Dies Retired Middletown Teacher

Franklin Ohio Miss Ernestine Roudebush 77 of 26 E Fourth St retired Middletown High School teacher died yesterday attending Sunday school at First Methodist Church from heart attack She taught languages at Middletown High 1915 1947 then served as librarian She began teaching in 1906 at Marathon Ohio and also taught in Farmersville and Jeffersonville A Miami University Magna Cum Laude graduate Phi Beta Kappa attended Cincinnati Summer School and earned a 1935 master’s in education She active in Girl Reserves church work WCTU chapter president AAUW member BPW Delta Kappa Gamma Our Mothers Tongue Club Miami Valley Chautauqua Association born Clermont County educated Milford segment

Franklin Ernestine Roudebush E. Fourth St Middletown First Methodist Church Roudebush Middletown High School University of Cincinnati Methodist Church Delta Kappa Gamma Our Mothers Tongue Club Miami Valley Chautauqua Cottagers Association Clermont County Milford

Old Actor Monte Blue Dies At 76

Milwau ee AP Monte Blue 76 veteran screen actor and circus press agent died at Deaconess Hospital after a coronary attack He came to Milwaukee to publicize the Tripoli Shrine Circus which opens today His wife Betty was summoned from Beverly Hills Calif He died at 620 AM Services set for 1030 AM Wednesday at Franklin First Methodist Church Burial in Oak Grove Delaware Ohio Memorials to First Methodist Church suggested

Milwaukee Wis Monte Blue Deaconess Hospital Blue Hamid-Morton Tripoli Shrine Betty Beverly Hills Calif

Supreme Court blocks two wartime citizenship withdrawals

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, voids two Acts, the 1940 Nationality Act and the 1952 McCarran Act section, for stripping citizenship from draft evaders abroad during wartime. Chief Justice Warren Burger? Justice Goldberg writes for the majority, with Justices Harlan and Stewart dissenting. The court holds due process safeguards were missing, stating punishment cannot be imposed without a criminal trial.

Washington Supreme Court Congress Goldberg Harlan Clark Justice High Court United States Justice Department

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Frye Dies Suddenly

Mrs Phyllis Irene Frye 33 of 508 Valley View Drive died 11 10 p m Saturday at Middletown Hospital after acute myocarditis She was born in Middletown a lifelong resident charter member of Xi Epsilon Kappa Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and member of First EUB Church She worked for Branden burg Switzer three years retiring last December previously secretary at Armco Steel 10 years Surviving husband Car L Jr son Gregory Patrick parents Mr and Mrs Black Little brother Dale Little paternal grandmother Mrs Dora A Hogg all of Middletown Services Tuesday 2 p m at Riggs Funeral Home Rev Clifford Stearns Burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call today 4 5 and 7 9 p m Frigidaire in Dayton.

Phyllis Irene Frye Valley View Drive Middletown Hospital Woodside Cemetery

Beattyville Man William Bell Begley Dies at 73

William Bell Begley 73 of Beattyville Kentucky formerly of Middletown died today at a Lexington hospital. Survived by wife Emma two daughters Norma Jean Lacey Lebanon Kathleen Jett Middletown and son Lutrell Norwood. Services and burial Wednesday in Beattyville with Newman Funeral Home handling arrangements.

William Bell Begley Beattyville Middletown Lexington Emma Norma Jean Lacey Lebanon Kathleen Jett Lutrell Norwood Newman Funeral Home

Obituary: Mrs Dollie Roberson 88 Middletown KY native

Mrs Dollie Roberson 88 of 2529 Wildwood Road Middletown died at Middletown Hospital at 7 50 am yesterday after illness beginning last June She was born in Bath County Kentucky and lived in Middletown 15 years Her husband Charles died in 1947 Survived by four daughters Mae Downs Pearl Blevins Anna Craig and Myr Hunt a son Clay eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren One brother Charles McClain Funeral services at 2 30 pm Tuesday at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home with Rev Herschel Caudill Officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home today 3 5 and 7 9 pm

Frigidaire Dayton Knights of Pythias Lodge Springboro Hazel Homer Middletown Evelyn Duncan Lebanon Thelma Shields Janet Gerbaugh Xenia Kathryn Ellison Kettering Anglesby Franklin William J. Fox Springboro Cemetery Dollie Roberson Wildwood Road Middletown Hospital Roberson Bath County Charles Mae Downs Pearl Blevins Anna Craig Myr] Hunt Ashland Clay Salt Lick

Floyd Shoup Services Set for Wednesday

Floyd Shoup 74 of 370 Clark Street will receive services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Dr. R. C. Caudill officiating. Burial follows at Woodside. The Middletown Hospital death occurred Saturday and visitations are today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Floyd Shoup Clark St Joseph R. Baker & Sons R. C. Caudill Woodside Cemetery Shoup Middletown Hospital

Springboro Man Dies Feeding Horse at County Fairgrounds

William Henry Burton, 59, a Warren County native and Springboro resident, collapsed and died of a heart attack Sunday morning while feeding a horse at the Warren County fairgrounds. Coroner Dr. Ralph Young pronounced him dead. He retired in 1954 after 30 years of employment.

Springboro William Henry Burton South St Warren County Fairgrounds Ralph Young Burton Warren County

Stanley Doughman 67 dies. WWI veteran in Ohio county

Stanley M Doughman 67 of Orgeonia Rt 1 died Saturday at Cincinnati VA Hospital. A World War I veteran and former State Highway employee, he was survived by his wife Eva six sons and seven daughters and numerous grandchildren. Services set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Oswald Memorial Home with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery. visitation today after 4 p.m.

Lebanon Stanley M. Doughman Orgeonia Rt 1 Cincinnati VA Doughman State Highway Department Eva George Fred Oregonia Walter Robert Carlisle Herschel Kettering Ernest Arizona Jack Brill Clinton Elam Waynesville Richard McIlvain

Minnie Oldfather Dies at 79 in Farmersville

Minnie E Oldfather 79 died at 6 50 p m Saturday at her home in Farmersville She was born in Germantown and had lived there 59 years Surviving are a daughter Helen Oldfather Farmersville two sons Robert and Carol Farmersville four sisters Margaret Shade Bay City Mich Clara Cutter Edna Landwehr Indianapolis Mildred Mason Richmond Ind a brother Raymond Moser Springfield and two grandchildren Funeral services tomorrow at Farmerville United Church of Christ with burial in Holp Cemetery Friends may call at John Arpp Funeral Home today after 2 p m and at the church after tomorrow noon

Germantown Minnie E. Oldfather Farmersville Helen Oldfather Robert Carol Margaret Shade Bay City Mich Clara Cutter Edna Landwehr Indianapolis Mildred Mason Richmond Ind Raymond Moser Springfield Farmerville

Mrs Fannie Wical Dies at 87 in Middletown Hospital

Mrs. Fannie Wical, 87, died at 8 45 yesterday morning at Middletown Hospital after a week as a patient. She was born in Sabina and had lived in Springboro for the past six years with a family.

Fannie Wical Springboro Middletown Hospital

Cage Betting A Big Deal in Columbus

A 23 year old Columbus man Ronald G. Southall admitted taking 11000 in basketball wagers Friday and Saturday. He is charged with promoting a scheme of chance. Associate Alfred R. DiPietro 28 was cited for betting slips. Police used a decoy, found wagering slips in Southall’s Linden home and at DiPietro’s North Size Pizza job. Both posted bond for Municipal Court.

Columbus Ronald G. Southall Southall Alfred R. DiPietro Linden DiPietro

Toledo crash victim Betty Arcuri dies in hospital

A 36 year old Lucas County housewife Betty Arcuri of Harbor View died at St Charles Hospital from injuries suffered in a two car crash on November 30 in suburban Oregon. Her husband James 31 and their four children were in the other car.

Lucas County St. Charles Hospital Betty Arcuri Harbor View James Oregon

Family mourns loss of Homer Mills survivor and husband Milton

The obituary notes Homer Mills as the sole immediate survivor and mentions her husband Milton who died in 1942. A service is planned tomorrow at the Littleton Funeral Home in Sabina with burial at Grassey Run Cemetery, with arrangements continuing this afternoon and evening.

Homer Mills Milton Littleton Funeral Home Sabina Grassey Run

Kimberly Hurst and Price Babb Services Notices

Kimberly Susan Hurst five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Don ald E Hurst of 1052 Goodman Ave. services today Proseschl Price Babb aged 64 of 318 S Seventh St Irving Ky services at 2 p m tomorrow in Irving Ky

Kimberly Susan Hurst Donald E. Hurst Goodman Ave Price Babb S. Seventh St Irving, Ky

Dies Across Cities. Noted Authors and Prof Pass On

Dr. Howard R. Driggs, 89, Western history writer and former NYU professor, dies after a monthlong illness in Bayside. Frances Davis Lockridge, 66, coauthor of Mr and Mrs North stories, dies in Norwalk. series adapted for radio and film. Prof. Friederich Dessauer, 81, radiologist and polymath, dies in Frankfurt after long X-ray related illness. Ida Ballinger Johnston, 92, mother of MPAA head Eric Johnston, dies in Washington.

Bayside N.Y Howard R. Driggs Driggs New York University Norwalk Frankfurt Germany Friederich Dessauer Dessauer Washington Ida Ballinger Johnston Eric Johnston Motion Picture Association of America

Frustrated Youth Lacking Purpose Says Educator

Prof Willard E Goslin of George Peabody College warned that millions of American children face energy blockage as society offers little for them to do. He urged year round school operations, parental work opportunities for youth, and greater business and labor involvement to provide jobs.

Atlantic City N.J Willard E. Goslin Nashville George Peabody College Goslin

Body Of Missing Man Found In River Near Stockport

Charles Lloyd White, 53, an Athens Kroger meat cutter, was found dead in his car in the Muskingum River near Stockport ten miles south of McConnellville. Sheriff McConnell said the car left Ohio 376 at a curve and plunged into the river, the accident likely occurring the night of February 11. White had been missing since failing to return from a weekend cottage trip. He was a widower.

Mcconnellville Ohio Athens Morgan County Charles Lloyd White Kroger Co Muskingum River Stockport Were S$. A. McConnell McConnell White

School Officials Attend AASA Conference in Atlantic City

Howard Cromwell superintendent of Middletown schools and Herbert Henderson executive head of Madison Township schools are in Atlantic City New Jersey this week for sessions of the annual meeting of the American Association of School Administrators.

Howard Cromwell Middletown Herbert Henderson Madison Township Atlantic City N. J American Association of School Administrators

Musical Comedy Writer Dies At 82

Dallas AP report states Andy Rice died Sunday at 82. Rice wrote musical comedies with George Gershwin including contributions to the George White Scandals of 1920 and 1922, among other works.

Dallas Tex Andy Rice George Gershwin Gershwin George White

Brelsford Tours District Meetings for Legion Candidacy

Edward Brelsford former Middletown Post 218 commander spoke at Sunday sessions of Cincinnati and district executive committee at John R. Fox Post 631 Loveland promoting his bid for first vice commander of District Four American Legion. Cincinnati event combined Barracks 200 officers and women’s auxiliary. Loveland gathering was joined by Robert McCabe Butler County Council commander and Hobart Hopper of Post 218.

American Legion Edward Brelsford Middletown Cincinnati John R. Fox Loveland Robert McCabe Butler County Hobart Hopper

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Joffe Franklin First Methodist Church Gerstle Haggard Oak Grove Cemetery Delaware Eaton Funeral Home Stewart Justice White the Bake Shop N. Verity Parkway Phyllis Frye William Begley Mrs. Dollie Roberson William H. Burton Roy A. White Stanley Doughman Minnie Oldfather SGO Walburg Cage Columbus, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Hamilton A&p Morton G. K. Hodenfield The Brelsford New York
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