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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1961

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Ballard Dies At 42

Mrs Callie Thelma Ballard 42 of 806 Mary Etta St died at 11 40 after 14 years illness. A former National Cash Register Co employee, born in Campton Kentucky, she lived in Middletown since 1939. Survived by husband William Jr a son Larry Lee a daughter Dianna Gail parents Mr and Mrs Edgar Wisman four sisters. Services 2 p m Friday Crawford Street First Church of God with Revs Caudill officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Mc Coy Leffier Funeral Home tomorrow 2 5 and 7 9 p m and at church Friday after 12 30 p m.

Callie Thelma Ballard Mary Etta Ballard National Cash Register Co Dayton Campton Middletown William Jr Larry Lee Dianna Gail Edgar Wisman Mabel Blevins Oreta Smith Geneva Blevins Mildred Lundberg Crawford Street

Robert C Banker 68 dies after stroke at Middletown home

Robert C Banker 68 dies at his 2600 Elmo Place home after a five year decline following a stroke. He worked 28 years at Mokry-Tesmer Co as an accountant and two years with the city collecting parking meter funds. He belonged to First EUB Church, Jefferson Lodge 9 F&AM, Modern Woodmen, and previously Alpha Council 3% Jr OUAM. Survived by wife Fannie a daughter Mildred Linville a son Robert Richard a sister Louella Uhl and six grandchildren. Services Friday at 2 p m at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 2-5 and 7-9 p m.

Robert C. Banker Elmo Place Mokry-Tesmer Co Banker EUB Jefferson Lodge F&am Alpha Council Jr. Ouam Peasttown Middletown Oliver C Ida Selby Banker Fannie Mildred Linville Robert Richard Amherst Louella Uhl Joseph R. Baker & Sons Clifford Stearns Woodside Cemetery Funeral

Obituary: Charles Henry Moehring dies at 7

Charles Henry Moehring aged 7 of 106 Franklin Street died at 9 28 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a 10 day stay He was a long time molder at the Shuttle Division Black Clawson Co retiring in 1954 Born in Dayton Survived by wife Anna May three stepdaughters Lyda Cretors Isabelle Hensel Dorothy Roby five stepsons Richard Dav id Roby Jerry Roby Donald Robert Cook and sister Emma Beedle Services set for 10 am Friday at McCoy Leffler

Charlies Henry Moehring Franklin St Middletown Hospital Black Clawson Co Dayton Anna May Lyda Cretors Middletown Isabelle Hensel Springboro Dorothy Roby Cleveland Richard David Roby Jerry Roby Chicago Donald Roby Cincinnati Robert Cook Franklin Emma Beedle McCoy - Leffler

Wife Watches Aged Husband Die In Portable Pancall

Mrs Mary Jane Wallace watched her 87 year old husband Walter Wallace die after trying to rouse him for hours. A neighbor heard banging on a pan and called emergency services from Kings Mills. The pair lived at 413 Clark Street. Survived by wife two sons Milton Hamilton Richard Norwood two daughters Irene Pope Millersburg James Phillips and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were set for Joseph R. Baker & Sons with burial Woodside Cemetery.

Mary Jane Wallace Clark St Walter Wallace Middletown Hospital Partment Mr. Wallace Mary Jane Milton Hamilton Richard Norwood Irene Pope Middletown James’ Phillips Millersburg Joseph R. Baker & Sons Woodside Cemetery Faner Wallace

Services for Mrs Lillian Runyan announced

Mrs Lillian Runyan died Monday at 3015 Henshaw Ave Cincinnati after three weeks illness and years of failing health. Funeral services will be tomorrow noon at Wilmel & Son Funeral Home Cincinnati. Burial will be in Carrollton Ky. She leaves a daughter Mrs Gertrude Hersel Cincinnati a son Frank Dunaway San Diego three stepdaughters Mrs Eva Steinbrecher Middletown Mrs Laura Dukes Mrs Louise Jay Trenton seven grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.

Lillian Runyan Middletown Trenton Wilmel & Son Cincinnati Carrollton San Diego Eva Steinbrecher Laura Dukes Louise Jay

Services Set for Army Pvt Wilcher Former Middletown Native

Services for Army Pvt Robert Chester Wilcher 21 formerly of Middletown will be at 2 p m Friday at Bethlehem Temple Church with Rev Mrs Lenora Jenkins officiating Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Bailey Funeral Home tomorrow 6 to 10 p m Full military rites will be conducted by Wright Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard Pvt Wilcher died last Saturday in a Colorado Springs hospital from injuries in an auto crash He was stationed at Ft Carson Colorado

Army Robert Chester Wilcher Middletown Bethlehem Temple Church Lenora Jenkins Woodside Cemetery Bailey Funeral Home Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wilcher Colorado Springs Colo Ft. Carson

Mrs. Bertha Cohan Dies After Heart Attack

Mrs Bertha Cohan 67 of 250 E Center Germantown died at 315 am yesterday atBt Elizabeth Hospital Dayton after suffering a heart attack at her home Feb 16 She was born in Farmersville and had lived in Germantown 14 years She was a member of St Augustine Church Surviving husband Har-

Germantown Bertha Cohan E. Center Bt. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton Cohan Farmersville St. Augustine Church Har

Requiem High Mass for Clensy Relative Held in Germantown

A funeral notice lists Bry and a sister Mrs Ora Emrick of Germantown and brother William Clensy of Dayton. Requiem High Mass is set for 10 a.m. Saturday at St Augustine Church with burial in Germantown Cemetery. Friends may call at John Arpp Funeral Home Friday after 4 p.m. The Rosary will be recited there Friday at 7 p.m.

Bry Ora Emrick Germantown William Clensy Dayton St. Augustine Church John Arpp

Funeral Services for Mrs Margaret Cope Sibert 64

Mrs Margaret Cope Sibert 64 of 7 Gordon Ave. dies of heart attack at home. Funeral services set for 10 a m tomorrow at Brown Dawson Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill Memorial Park. Survived by three sons Paul David Charles all of Middletown, three daughters Lillian Rains Dorothy Sibert Rosalea Hayes all of Hamilton, three brothers and three sisters.

Hamilton Margaret Cope Sibert Gordon Ave Brown- Dawson Rose Hill Memorial Park Sibert Paul David Middletown Charles Lillian Rains Dorothy Sibert Rosalea Hayes

Eaton youth Richard Wheeler dies from gunshot wound

Richard Wayne Wheeler 18 of Eaton Rt. 1 died Monday night at Reid Memorial Hospital Richmond Ind from a self inflicted firearm wound near his home. He was a 1960 Eaton High School graduate and had worked as a grocery clerk. Survived by wife Sarah, his parents, three sisters, and four grandparents with services set at Barnes Funeral Home and burial at Mound Hill Cemetery.

EATON Richard Wayne Wheeler Eaton Rt. 1 Barnes Funeral Mound Hill Reid Memorial Hospital Richmond Ind Eaton High School Sarah Clarence A. Wheeler Margaret Jo Anne Cathy Claude Potter Albert Wheeler Farmersville

Mrs. Laura Johnson Services Set for 10 A.M.

Laura Johnson aged 73 of 527 North D Street is to be honored with services at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The obituary lists Anny Bach, 87, of 174 Cole as also noted in the notice.

Laura Johnson N. D St Klaus-Weigel Anny Bach Cole

George Town Bound Residents Seek Incorporation

The state senate has passed a bill to let George residents incorporate as a village. The measure, sent to the House, would reduce the required population from 300 to 250 for incorporation.

Olympia Wash George, Beet Senate George

Drive scheduled services in Augusta Kentucky

A notice shows services at 10 a m Friday in Augusta Kentucky. It records a community drive and church activity, indicating location Augusta and timing 10 a m Friday.

Augusta

Deaths Elsewhere Pan In Iowa Virginia North Carolina

Alice Sample Turner 79 wife of former Iowa Gov Daniel Webster Turner died Tuesday in Corning Iowa. Angus Snead Macdonald 77 famed library architect died Tuesday native of Louisville Ky his firm built stacks for Vatican and Library of Congress. The Right Rev Norman Spencer Binsted 70 former Protestant Episcopal bishop of the Philippines and Tohoku Japan died Monday after months of illness, a Toronto native.

Tucson Ariz Alice Sample Turner Daniel Webster Turner Iowa Turners Corning Charlottesville Angus Snead Macdonald Louisville Vatican Library of Congress Hendersonville N.C Norman Spencer Binsted The Philippines Tohoku Japan Toronto Ont

Washington myths debunked at Middle Town High

Glenn Ellison spoke to Middle Town High School students dispelling Washington myths. He called Washington a poor speller and unliked by many, touching on his home life, surveying, and Valley Forge, plus campaigns in Ohio and the French and Indian War.

George Washington General Howes Washington Glenn Tiger Ellison Middletown High School Assembly Ties Valley Forge Ohio

Deadline Set For 52 Reunion

The 1953 class reunion reserves deadline is March 1. Attendees should mail checks or money orders and questionnaires to Mrs. George Schuell er Jr. at 2306 Goldman Ave. The MHS class reunion will be July 1 at the Sportsmen's Club with Tom Dillman as general chairman.

George Schueller Jr Goldman Ave MHS Sportsmen's Club Tom Dillman

Early leader prized for crop rotation and public service

Article notes a farmer who advanced crop rotation through the Revolutionary era, the Constitutional Convention, his presidency, and his death. Two MHS students earned honors today with Betsy Long receiving a DAR award and Carolyn Woodruff winning a district essay contest prize.

MHS Betsy Lng National Society of the Daughters of the American Carolyn Woodruith

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Callie Ballard Callie T. Ballard Robert Konthier Mgr Sonature Phone Guiden Strand Bldg Charles H. Moehring Dillman’s T-Bone ASC Cuetse Neo Frank Morton Myna Ann Sherman G Sutphin Idaho Esnc Verity Mattress & Furniture CO Fire Do H.C. Grunewald Kings Mills King Robert C. Wilcher Mrs Margaret Sibert Richard W. Wheeler George, Washington Fils Armbruster Florist, Inc Scotts Dasons Hardware Middletown Shopping Plaza Riggs Funeral Home, Inc N. Broad Street
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