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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1963
Page
2
ELISABETHVILLE Congo AP armed clashes erupted between Katangan police and central government troops. Reported killed include at least two soldiers and a policeman after Katangan police ambushed 40 central government troops following a gendarme arrest. Ileo said no UN forces involved.
William P Augspurger 95 longtime Middletown area contractor died at home of daughter Mrs Elmer Rogers Oxford at 8 am today born Woodsdale moved to Trenton in 1913 started contracting with brother after wife Elizabeth died 1947 retired and lived with daughter Survived by two daughters Mrs Lee Swartzel Miss Ethel Augspurger two sons Paul Middletown Chalmer Elmhurst Ill and several grandchildren Services 10 am Saturday Webb Funeral Hamilton burial Mennonite Cemetery Trenton Friends may call at funeral home Friday after 4 pm Burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm
Clarence Chester Brooks 389 of 557 Lebanon St Monroe died yesterday at 11:40 a m at Baker Rest Home Hamilton after a year there. He born Mt Crabs Detroit resident before moving to Monroe in 1945 retired machinist. Survived by daughter Mrs Alfred Mason Monroe sister Mrs Cora Peters Gettysburg Pa five grandchildren 13 great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Friday McCoy Lesler Funeral Home Rev William Burley officiating burial Woodside Cemetery 7 to 9 pm.
Mrs Bessie A Schoonover 82 of 112 Park St died at 6 pm yesterday at Middletown Hospital where she had been patient since Jan 12 She was a former employee of P Lorillard Co born in Iowa Survived by Thelma Brelsford Middletown two sisters Mrs Charles Zapp Middletown Mrs Emma Gebhart Chautauqua and a brother Beatus Schoonover Middletown Services set for 10:30 am Friday at Riggs Funeral Home with Harold Heney of Grace Baptist Church officiating
Edward C Merical 47 of 362 Kingwood Drive Kettering was found dead Monday evening in his home in an apparent self-inflicted death. He had lived in Germantown 23 years and Middletown earlier, was a Frigidaire toolmaker in Moraine City, and is survived by two stepsons and four grandchildren. Private services set for 10 la a m Thursday at John A Arpp Funeral Home with burial in Germantown cemetery. no visitation.
Clifford Withrow a World War I veteran and former Springboro resident died Monday at his home aged 52 Surviving are two sons James I and John and a daughter Julianna all at home and a sister Miss Hilda Withrow of New York City Services set for 1 p m tomorrow at Zimmerman Funeral Home with burial in Springboro Cemetery Also note Mrs Catherine Anna Betz Campbell Cincinnati formerly Hamilton services 2 p m tomorrow
A volunteer firefighter, Harry Metheny Jr., 37, of Hamlin Station, was killed while en route to a blaze at the Florence Presbyterian Church in Washington County. Three others were injured in a two car crash near Florence, as responders rushed to combat the fire of unknown origin.
Washington AP reports Ohio congressional offices employ 153 staff earning 103537 in January. Ayres leads with 4667 for eight aides. Hays and Mosher each have nine staffers but lower payrolls 4265 and 4203. Other payrolls include Ashley 3744, Ashbrook 3229, Bolton 4232, Feighan 4128, Kirwan 4040, Latta 3440, Minshall 4232, Taft Jr 31321, Vanik 3212, and Secrest 3398, among others.
A 23 year old man from Hamilton Ohio was arrested by the FBI at Idlewild Airport on arrival from Paris. He faced charges of flying from Norfolk Virginia to Spain at government expense by posing as a federal employee.
A 97 car New York Central freight train derailed on the western edge of Sandusky Ohio causing about 200 feet of track to be ripped up. No injuries were reported.
Ohio Supreme Court will hear protests Friday against releasing Willie Mae Mallory in Cleveland. Mallory, 35, sought in North Carolina on kidnapping charges involving a white couple from Monroe in 1961. Bond set at 5000. full court to review after prosecutor objected.
Arthur L. McCaffrey, 64, author and boating enthusiast, died Tuesday in New York. He was the son of the late Richard S. McCaffrey, former head of the mining and metallurgy department at the University of Wisconsin, and brother of John K. McCaffrey, a television news commentator. Born in New York City.
Ivie Shelton, 36, charged with assault and battery for punching his wife during a 16 year marriage case. He argued a husband may throw two or three punches but was found guilty by Recorder's Judge John O'Hara and placed on six months probation.
U S helicopters in South Viet Nam were ordered to shoot first while escorting airborne troops. The change, effective Tuesday, allows UH JB and UH1A turbo helicopters to precede troop carriers into battle areas if intelligence shows guerrillas are dug in. Helicopters must limit activity to supporting operations and may spray rockets and machine gun fire to cover landings.
Ohio fire marshal reports 225 deaths from 1962 fires, urges residents to rely on fire departments for prevention as well as fighting. January saw 32 deaths. February outlook remains unsettled. Citizens should request home fire drill guidance from local departments.
Bulk tanks for hauling milk to processing plants have replaced milk cans on numerous dairy farms across the United States, signaling a shift in dairy operations toward centralized storage and streamlined collection.
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