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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1963

Page

2

Franklin businessman Sidney C Alexander dies at 87

Sidney C Alexander of 11 W Third St Franklin died 10 05 p m Saturday at Middletown Hospital after a lengthy illness. He ran Alexander Hardware 1918 1938 and since 1940 developed downtown real estate. Born Ashville NC he lived in Franklin since 1913. Survived by son William two sisters and four grandchildren. Services Thursday 2 pm Anglesby Funeral Home with burial Woodhill Cemetery. Masonic service Wednesday 8 pm.

Franklin Sidney C. Alexander Third St Middletown Hospital Alexander Alexander Hardware Ashville N.C Eastern Star Lodge 55 F&am Order of Eastern Star Scottish Rite Antioch Shrine Dayton Franklin Chamber of Commerce William of Lottie Gross Minnie Golay Fredericksburg Anglesby Funeral Home Gerstle Haggard Woodhill Cemetery

Charles Spurgen Corley Funeral Service Details

Charles Spurgen Corley 73 of 4000 Lew is St died Saturday at home. Funeral service set for 2 p m tomorrow at Oxford State Road Church of God with Rev J T Roberts Jr officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Calling hours today 3-5 and 7-9 p m at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home and after 1 p m tomorrow at church. Corley was a retired employee of the Middletown Board of Education.

Charles Spurgen Corley Lewis St Oxford State Road Church of God J. T. Roberts Jr Woodside Cemetery McCoy - Leffler Corley Middletown

Mrs Ethie Griffin Dies in Hamilton Hospital

Mrs Ethie Griffin of Green's Rest Home New Miami died at Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton at 245 am. She is survived by son Mitchell Thomas of Springfield. Arrangements in charge of Bailey Funeral Home are incomplete.

Ethie Griffin Green's Rest Home New Miami Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton

Harold A Root obituary in Middletown, 60, painter

Harold A Root, 60, of 2801 Lopane Ave, Middletown, died on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 2 15 p m Sunday. A lifelong resident and self employed painter, he served in World War I. Survived by wife Ruth two sons Harold A Jr and John L both of Middletown four grandchildren two brothers Charles of Middletown and Arthur of Trenton and four sisters Miss Mamie Root of Middletown. Services set for Wednesday at 10 a m at Wilson Memorial Home with Rev G Walter Weber officiating burial place undecided. Friends may call tomorrow 2–4 and 7–9 p m.

Harold A. Root Lopane Ave Middletown Hospital Mr. Root Middletown Ruth Harold A. Jr John L Charles Arthur Trenton Mamie Root Wilson Memorial G. Walter Weber

MRS Nannie Collett of Oregonia Dies at 81

Nannie Collett 81 of Oregonia Rt 1 died yesterday at her daughter's home Mrs Alta Danbury in Oregonia after living in the area about 40 years. Surviving are her son Bud Lebanon and daughter Myrtle Collett Oregonia plus three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Oswald Memorial Home with burial in Bethany Church Cemetery. Her home to be open after 4 p.m. tomorrow.

Lebanon Nannie Collett Oregonia Rt. 1 Alta Danbury Oregonia Collett Bud Myrtle Collett Oswald

Stanley Hogan Dies at 31 in Lebanon Home

Stanley E. Hogan, 31, of 480 Drexel Ave., Lebanon, died suddenly Saturday night at his home after being treated Saturday morning for the flu. Authorities continued to investigate the cause of death as of late Saturday.

Lebanon Stanley E. Hogan Drexel Ave

National Y Honors Due Oxford Man

Oxford’s Howard N. Kramer earns national YMCA recognition for 15 years of Hi-Y leadership and youth work. His achievements will be featured in Hi-Y magazine Hi-Y Ways, and he received the jeweled Hi-Y pin the highest award.

Oxford Howard N. Kramer YMCA Kramer Hamilton Ymca John R Fisher National Council of Ymca S. Kramer Darrtown Memorial Presbyterian Church

Hogan dies. Navy veteran, NC R Dayton worker

Mr. Hogan a Korean War veteran employed by National Cash Register in Dayton. Survived by wife Joan and son Donald, parents Elbert and Mrs. Hogan, two brothers Elbert Jr and Clarence, two sisters Agnes Bailey and Ruth Shultz. Funeral Wednesday 1 pm at Oswald with Max Mittelstedt and Rev H C Smith officiating. Burial Miami Valley Memory Gardens north of Lebanon. Friends may call after 4 pm tomorrow.

Hogan National Cash Register Dayton Joan Donald Elbert Hogan South Lebanon Elbert Jr Morrow and Clarence Kentucky Agnes Bailey Indiana Ruth Shultz Lebanon Oswald Oswald Memorial Home, With the Rev. i Max Mittelstedt H. C. Smith Miami Valley Memory Gardens Lebannon

Mrs Mary Lou Turpin Rites Set In Carlisle

Services for Mrs Mary Lou Turpin, 46, of 791 Central Ave Carlisle, will be at 10 a m tomorrow at the Anglesby Funeral Home with burial in Carlisle Cemetery. Friends may call today 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m The Women of the Moose will conduct a service there today at 7 30 p m Mrs Turpin died Saturday at her home of an apparent heart attack.

Franklin Mary Lou Turpin Central Ave Carlisle Anglesby Women of the Moose Turpin

Hamilton Deaths Chronicle Local Obituaries

Obituaries list multiple Hamilton area residents with ages and addresses. Lyman Williams 80 Colligan family private services. Joseph Stecher 72 Requiem High Mass at St Stephen's. Jane Bowling 78 Gardner Road services 2 p m tomorrow. Infant daughter of Victor Erdeman Jr. 5238 Dee Alva Drive Fairfield private services. Wade Logsdon 83 Second Street services 2 p m Wednesday. Minnie Smith 80 Ridgelawn Avenue services 1 30 p m Wednesday. Matteo Michael Cucinotta 91 Sycamore Street Requiem High Mass 9 a m tomorrow St Marys. Mary F Ante 91 Dixie Highway Requiem High Mass 9 a m Wednesday St Josephs. Novella Duncan 57 Fifth Street services Wednesday Maryville.

Lyman Williams Hamilton - Mason Road Colligan Joseph Stecher N. 10Th St St. Stephen's Church Jane Bowling Gardner Road Brown - Dawson Victor Erdeman Jr Dee Alva Drive Fairfield Webb Wade H. Logsdon S. Second St Minnie Smith Ridgelawn Ave Campbell Matteo Michael Cucinotta Sycamore St St. Mary's Church Mary F. Ante Dixie Hwy St. Joseph's Church Novella Duncan S. Fifth St Maryville

Italian Picture Among Front-Runners For 1962 Oscars

The 1962 Academy Award nominations open with Italian film Divorce, Italian Style tipped for best picture and Marcello Mastroianni for best actor. The Longest Day is a strong contender, and Eugene ONeill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night cited for best picture. Lead actress contenders include Hepburn and Davis among others, with winners announced April 8.

Hollywood Marcello Mastro Eugene O'Neill O'Neill Gregory Peck Jack Lemmon Jason Robards Jr Robert Preston Peter O'Toole Mastoianni Katharine Hepburn

Mardi Gras Show Raises 50000 for Catholic Charity

Hollywood star Jerry Lewis headlined a Mardi Gras style charity show that raised $50,000 for the Mary and Joseph League. The program featured singers dancers and a 90 member orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf with Lewis contributing weeks of prep work and funds from his own pocket.

Hollywood Mary and Joseph League Jerry Lewis Walter Scharf Lewis

Good Weather Brings Smogless Weekend to Southern California

Los Angeles residents enjoyed a sunny three day weekend with temperatures near 82 degrees on Saturday and Sunday. Beached waters stayed in the 70s though riptides lurked below the surface. About 100 swimmers were rescued as traffic snarls slowed motorists along the 100 mile drive to Palm Springs.

Los Angeles

Armco Researcher to Present Paper in Dallas

Armco Research engineer John C. d'Entremont will present a paper at the 92nd annual meeting of the American Institute for Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Engineers in Dallas Texas. His talk titled Optical Temperature Measurements for Liquid Iron comes from Armco Research melting and refining. The meeting runs today through Thursday at the Statler Hilton Hotel.

Armco John C. d’Entremont American Institute For Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Engineers Dallas Texas d’Entremont Armco Research Statler - Hilton

Deaths Across Cities Prompted by Long Illnesses

Herbert Asbury 717 author and former newspaperman died after a long illness. Dr W Wayne Babcock 90 pioneer in surgical techniques and long time Temple University surgeon died. Jack Belton 48 Irish Parliament member and former Dublin mayor died of a heart attack. Lester B Rawlins 54 KDKA general manager since 1952 died Saturday. Dr Eric R Jette 66 helped lay groundwork for U S nuclear weapons and died of cancer.

New York Herbert Asbury Collier’s Magazine New York City Philadelphia W. Wayne Babcock Temple University School of Medicine Dublin Ireland Jack Belton Pittsburgh Lester B. Rawlins KDKA Los Alamos N.M Eric R. Jette U.S

Middletown Debaters Win Western Ohio District Sweepstakes Trophy

Ten members of Middletown High School speech department earned enough points to win the Western Ohio District Sweepstakes Trophy at Fairmont High School in Kettering. Toledo Whitmer High won overall tourney first place and will go to nationals in Houston in June.

Middletown High School Ohio National Forensic League Fairmont High School Kettering Middletown High Toledo Whitmer High Houston Texas Marcia Letts Bill Havemann Glenda Morgan Tim Walker MHS Sam Sato Bruce Domineck Mike Bessel Betty Marshall Connie Stubbs Karen Schrock Jack Akerman Akerman David Ballard

Noted Indian Fighter Dies

Lt. Col. Charles H. Clinton 82 longtime veteran of Indian campaigns dies at Davis Monthan AFB hospital after a stroke. He enlisted in 1898 with the 33rd Michigan Infantry and fought at Bear Island Minnesota, the last Indian campaign. Clinton also fought in the Spanish American War and the Boxer Rebellion in China and served in France during World War I. During World War II he worked with the Selective Service Commission.

Tucson Ariz Charles H. Clinton Davis- Monthan Air Force Base Clinton 33Rd Michigan Infantry Bear Island Minn China France Selective Service Commission

Skunk Trapped in Garbage Can Triggers Police Chase

Belvedere California police chief W S Woodington rushed to a report of a skunk stuck in a garbage can. Using a tong pole he toppled the can over a rock ledge, freeing the animal as it fled in one direction while the chief backed away in another.

Belvedere Calif W. S. Woodington Woodington

Rockefeller May Name Inquiry Board To Probe Paper Strike

New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller floated appointing a board of inquiry with subpoena power to investigate the 80 day old newspaper strike in the city. Printers union leader Bertram Powers signaled a guarded response while Mayor Wagner and publishers offered no immediate comment. Rockefeller pledged action soon if talks fail and noted the dispute has reached a critical economic point.

Rockefeller Inquiry Board NEW York (Ap Nelson A. Rockefeller New York City Bertram A. Powers Robert F. Wagner City Hall Wagner Powers Afl-Cio International Typographical Union

Police Briefs Highlight Local Theft and Vandalism

Emerson Wentt reports his car stolen between 6 and 8 p m yesterday from the Lutheran Church on Broad Street. Cyril Bowley suffers $15 front window damage at 618 Moore Street from an unidentified incident yesterday. An unnamed driver allegedly knocked down a yield sign at Wicorf Street and Subhin Avenue early yesterday and fled. State Patrol arrests Steve Sanders 55 of 1513 Lamberton Street for driving while intoxicated early yesterday.

Emerson Wentt Hampton Place Broad Street Cyril Bowley Moore St Wicorf Street Subhin Avenue THE State Patrol Steve Sanders Lamberton St

Rock shatters front windows of TOM DESKINS home

TOM DESKINS of 223 Park Street told police a rock was thrown through two small front windows while he watched TV Saturday night.

Tom Deskins Park St

Break in Window Reported at Armory Parking Lot

PTL. Paul Judd said a windshield was broken in his private car while parked at the National Guard Armory on Main Street Saturday night, details not specified.

PTL Paul Judd National Guard Armory Main Street

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S.C. Alexander Ss. C. Alexander Charles 8 Mrs. Ethie Griffin Streifthau Mrs Stanley Hogan Star Bran Service Dyan Err Eddie Stigler Mary L. Turpin Jos.r.baker & Sons, Inc. Funeral Home Manchester Ave Middletown, Ohio Hollywood Awarts Ianni Mastroianni Darryl F. Zanuck Normandy O’neill Bette Davis Baby Jane Anne Bancroft Geraldine Page Lee Remick Arthur A. Schuck Boy Scouts of America Santa Barbara Schuck Moe Holiday Cherry Holiday Hammond Chorg Marshall Spinet Spinet Gough Lamb Cleaners Gough Lamb Worsted-Tex Handmacker Botany Jonathan Logan Gough-Lamb Charles St Central Pale Isanitone Service
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