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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1959

Page

10

Death of Volunteer Fireman Shrout During Alarm Prep

Elmer Cecil Shrout 62 of Howe of Morrow dies of a heart attack while placing aluminum numbers on farm houses to speed fire alarm responses for Madison Township Volunteer Fire Dept. Surviving wife Minnie E. and children Bacil and Corrine Barnes, plus siblings and grandchildren. Funeral set at Joseph R. Baker & Sons with graveside Miltonville Cemetery. Requiem Mass for Ruth Marcella McDonald noted with burial at Woodside Cemetery after a trip from Florida.

Elmer Cecil Shrout Howe Morrow Harvey Road Miltonville J. Bittenbender Allentown Middletown Hospital Madison Township Joseph R. Baker & Sons Lee Fisher Charles M. Johnston Salvation Army

Franklin Man Jeff Farthing 87 Dies at Franklin Home

Jeff Farthing 87 a Franklin resident and former Estill County Kentucky farmer died yesterday at his home 712 Abney Lane. Survived by a son William three daughters four step sons two sisters 15 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Services Saturday at Lewis Funeral Home Irvine KY with burial at Knob Tick Cemetery. Eaton Funeral Home local arrangements.

Franklin Jeff Farthing Abney Ln Estill County William Big Hill Myrtle Payne Betty Crane Elizabeth Langdon West Middletown Lewis Funeral Home Irvine Knob Tick Eaton Funeral Home

Memorial services for Samuel Pence announced

Samuel Pence 78 of 2216 Highland St died yesterday at home. Memorial service planned 7 p.m. today at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home by the Spanish War Veterans. A second service 7 p.m. tomorrow at First Church of the Nazarene led by Rev L P Rossman. Burial set for Saturday in Wolfe County Kentucky.

Samuel Pence Highland St McCoy-Leffler Pence Phillippines 44Th Volunteer Infantry First Church of the Nazarene L. P. Rossman Wolfe County

Funeral services for Frederick H. Bittenbender

Frederick H. Bittenbender 39 Mor row died Tuesday in Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington. Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Yale Funeral Home with VFW military rites at the cemetery. He was a purchasing agent for a Norwood plumbing firm and a World War II veteran. Survived by wife Della and daughter Maxine Turner.

Morrow Frederick H. Bittenbender Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington Yale Funeral Home VFW Norwood Plumbing Della Maxine Turner

Eaton baker Howard May 83 dies by self-inflicted wound

Howard May a longtime Eaton baker and mail-haul contract worker was found dead yesterday from a self inflicted gunshot wound at 217 Somers St. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Zimmerman Funeral Home West Alexandria with burial at Fairmount Cemetery Camden. He leaves a son Edwin of Miamisburg three sisters and a brother. Flowers omitted per family request.

Eaton Howard May Eaton Baker Zimmerman Funeral West Alexandria Fairmount Camden May Somers St Masonic Lodge Edwin Miamisburg Lora Free Jessie Benson Glenna Simpson Harry May

Deaths: Mrs Emma Shelly of Germantown

Mrs Emma M Shelly 80 of 213 E Center St Germantown died 11 30 p m yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayta after stroke at home Feb 1 She was lifelong Germantown resident daughter of Jacob and Caroline Root member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church Surviving two daughters Mrs Dona Rhoades Farmersville Mrs Florence Graham Cincinnati two sons Orville Germantown Charles Farmersville a sister Mrs Ida Bush Dayton four grandchildren Funeral Saturday at John Arpp Funeral Home Rev Paul Bressler officiating Burial Germantown Cemetery Burial home tomorrow after 4 p m Butler County deaths Edward R Mallifske 71 132 S

Germantown Emma M. Shelly E. Center St Miami Valley Hospital Dayta Jacob Caroline Root Emmanuel Lutheran Church Dona Rhoades Farmersville Florence Graham Cincinnati Orville Charles Ida Bush Dayton John Arpp Paul Bressler Germantown Cemetery

Fire destroys home in Trenton. family escapes

Fire of undetermined origin gutted a home at S. 1st Street and Ohio Avenue in Trenton early Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Gary Roberts and two children lost furniture and clothing as the blaze caused more than 4000 dollars in damage. The house, owned by Thomas Baker, was discovered after midnight by the occupants.

Trenton Gary Roberts Elmer Schibert Roberts Trenton Fire Department S. 1St Street Ohio Avenue Thomas Baker

Car Hits Truck on Columbia Avenue Damages Stated

A collision at Columbia Avenue and N Verity Parkway left no injuries. Damage totaled 100 dollars. Police report a car driven by Donald Combs age 21 of 618 Wilson Street pulled from a driveway and struck a northbound truck driven by Paul Vandervoort age 39 of 2005 Fernwood Street at 12 10 p m.

Columbia Avenue N. Verity Parkway Donald Combs Wilson St Paul Vandevoort Fernwood St

Services Noted for Local Residents in Oxford

St Joseph Church will hold services at 9 a m tomorrow for Charles Edward Gentry 56 of 506 Bowden Sn Oxford funeral at Marshall Smith Funeral Home. Daisy Johnson 78 of Dayton Oxford native graveside at Oxford Cemetery today.

Hamilton St. Joseph Church Charles Edward Gentry Bowden Sn Oxford Marshall-Smith Funeral Home Daisy Johnson Dayton Oxford Cemetery

Dayton Chief On Safety Panel Here

Dayton Chief of Police Paul J. Price will speak on Lip Service or Action at the traffic session of the Butler County Regional Safety Conference. J A Wolfe of the Ohio Highway Safety Department will discuss The Traffic Safety Problem and You.

Butler County Paul J. Price Dayton J. A. Wolfe Ohio Department of Highway Safety W. T. Adams Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc John Reiff U. S. Steel Cliff Halcomb Hamilton Insurance Assn

Man Jumps From Chased Car During Lakeside Incident

An unidentified man may have been injured when he jumped from a moving stolen car during a Lakeside pursuit. Det. Roy Crout said the chase started on Tytus Avenue, moved onto Auburn Street, and ended with the man fleeing on foot after the auto struck a concrete step and nearly hit a parked car and a tree. The stolen vehicle, taken from Roy T. Byrd of 211% McKinley St., was recovered in the 1000 block of Auburn Street after a 10-block chase spanning minutes.

Lakeside Roy Crout Tytus Avenue Auburn Street Roy T. Byrd McKinley St Crout Catalpa Drive Henry Avenue

Grass Fire East Of Here Burns 15 Acres Near Thorny Acres

Franklin special report describes a three hour grass fire east of town off Coles Road near Thorny Acres. About 15 acres burned with help from volunteer firemen and neighborhood volunteers using brooms shovels and extinguishers. No structure damage reported though risk was high if flames reached nearby buildings. William Kyle ownership of the burn site noted. Weathered caution urged to avoid fires on windy days.

Franklin Coles Road Thorny Acres Howard Harville l Harville Locust Lane Edly William Kyle

Man Found Dead In Home Near Trenton

Cinda Morton 72 was found dead yesterday at 407 Pierson Rd Trenton. He likely died days earlier and was discovered by daughter Abbie Palmer of Dayton who planned to take him to see his wife Lou Cinda near death at Brown County Hospital. The scene prompted a sheriff call to force the locked door. Morton, a former cement worker, was born in Powell County Kentucky and survived by his wife two daughters a son seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral.

Cinda Morton Pierson Rd Trenton Ann Tharp Bethel Clemmie Holmes Brown County Hospital Morton Powell County Sarah Nancy Cooper Wilmington William Oliver Morton Middletown McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Driver cited for improper passing near Dayton

Howard C Popp 37 was cited by state patrol near Pat rola for attempting to pass a turning truck on U S 42. Truck driver Wilbur Foust 44 reported uninjured. The incident occurred as the truck turned left onto a county road.

Pisgah Daytona Here U. S. 42 Howard C. Popp Wilbur Foust Mason Rt. 1

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ruth McDonald Ruth Marcella McDonald Lebanon F. H. Bittenbender Emma Shelly Edward R. Mallifske Jewelers Central Ay Enup Tytus Hughes U.S Decker Pepsi-Cola «Inc Size Borden’s Milk Cottage Cheese Borden’s Carl Gephart Tytus Ave Lorenzo Williams Curtis Ave White Villa Honey Grove Duncan Hines Partridge Thomas Brand Spence’s Elmer C. Shrout Man Patrol Scotts General Merchand First Grimes
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