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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1965

Page

2

Nation sets New Year holiday traffic death record

The Associated Press reports 453 traffic deaths over a 78 hour New Year period, the highest three day toll ever. California led with 68 fatalities, Texas 45, while Alaska and others posted no deaths. A safety council forecast cites a 1964 total near 48,000 fatalities.

Associated Press National Safety Council California California Highway Patrol Kent Milton Texas New York Illinois Alaska Delaware Hawaii North Dakota Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont Wyoming Safety Council

Four Die In Ohio Highway Crash Near Springfield

A two car crash on Ohio 69 near Springfield killed four people including Harry Ashbaugh 43 and Ruby Ashbaugh both Medway residents and Stanley Hutchinson 38 and Etta Mae Turner 65 of St Paris. Hutchinson a Baptist minister was en route to perform a baptism when his car rear ended another and rebounded into the Ashbaugh auto. Hutchinson and two children were injured. one daughter Joan 9 was in poor condition. The weekend toll rose toward 24 with two other deaths in separate accidents.

Ohio Springfield Medway Harry Ashbaugh Ruby Stanley Hutchinson Etta Mae Turner St. Paris Champaign County Ohio Highway Patrol Ashbaugh Woodruff Dulen Piqua Hutchinson Enterprise Baptist Church Joan Columbus Joyce

Medic Alert bracelet aids drivers with disabilities

The article explains the Medic Alert Foundation provides life saving help for drivers with disabilities by issuing metawrist bracelets that carry a member's serial number and link to 24 hour emergency support in Turrock California. Membership is for life and costs $5, directing responders to immediate drug and condition needs.

Medic- Alert Foundation Turock California

Akron man found strangled in ditch identified by FBI

Akron resident Alexander Goodwin aged 45 was found dead in a ditch Saturday. The coroner says he was strangled and identified by FBI fingerprints. authorities note a minor police record.

Akron, Ohio Alexander Goodwin Akron Goodwin FBI

Ayub Criticizes U.S. Arms to India in Interview

President Ayub Khan said U.S. military aid to India strains U.S.-Pakistan ties and will keep relations tense. He reiterated Pakistan’s view of India as arch foe since 1947, citing Kashmir disputes and denying closer ties with China or withdrawal from SEATO and CENTO.

Rawalpendi Pakistan Mohammed Ayub Khan United States India U.S Ayub Kashmir China SEATO CENTO

Ayub Khan Wins Pakistan Presidency in Landmark Vote

Field marshal Ayub Khan, 61, secured Pakistan's first presidential election after martial law. He defeated Fatima Jinnah in the Electoral College by 49,402 to 28,225. Ayub warns U.S. policy risks security and cites Indian arms aid and China’s role amid the 1962 border war. U.S. aid totals about 5 billion to Pakistan and 6 billion to India.

Pakistan Fatima Jinnah China India U.S United States India-China

Vending Machines Are Targeted In Weekend Break-Ins

Police report six vending machines damaged over the weekend. At V and A Used Car Lot two drink machines were pried open. Holcomb Service Station also reported a break in with no cash taken. Econ O Wash Laundromat saw about $10 stolen. Other breaks occurred at Combs Service Station Yankee Road and Michigan Avenue and at Sebald Oil and Coal Co Curtis Street and Woodlawn Avenue.

V&a N. Verity Parkway Holcomb John Strain Econ- O-Wash Sixth Ave Combs Yankee Road Michigan Avenue Sebald Oil and Coal Co Curtis Street Woodlawn Avenue

Death of Blue Ball Grocery owner in Florida

Hugh Callahan died of an apparent heart attack last night at his summer home in Tavares Florida. He leaves his wife Bertha and two daughters Mrs Virginia Booker of Lebanon and Mrs Verde Meier of Hamilton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Wilson Memorial Home.

Hugh Callahan Blue Ball Grocery Tavares Fla Bertha Virginia Booker Lebanon Verde Meier Hamilton

Services for John McGlothen in Middletown

John McGlothen 71 formerly of Middletown died Saturday in Cincinnati after a collapse on a street He retired after 35 years as a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad section man Burial is in Middletown Cemetery Visitation is today at Riggs Funeral Home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Surviving are two daughters Sophia Davis and Lillie Burton three sons Charles Omar Robert a sister Anna Blevins and two half sisters plus 25 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren

John McGlothen Middletown Riggs Funeral Robert Luther McGlothen Cincinnati Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Sophia Davis Lillie Burton Charles Dehue W. Va Omar Battle Creek Mich Robert Hamilton Anna Blevins Alice Wright Inez Burton Willie Wilbur Carl McGlothen

Paese Services Set For Pittsburgh Father of Fred Paese

Services and burial for Louis Paese, father of Fred Paese of 1303 Elwood Street, will be held tomorrow in Pittsburgh where he lived. He died Saturday. Surviving are his wife and two daughters, living in Pittsburgh.

Louis Paese Fred Paese Elwood St Pittsburgh Mr. Paese

Franklin Manuel Jeffery 75 Dies at Middletown Hospital

Franklin man Manuel Jeffery 75 of 4071 South Dixie Highway died at 3 15 PM yesterday at Middletown Hospital He was a retired self employed sanitation worker He was born in Harrisburg PA Surviving are two sons Manuel Jr and Edward of Reading two daughters Pearl and Louise both at home two brothers Rawleigh and Nelson of Franklin Services will be held at 2 PM Thursday at Walker Fiel bach Funeral Home Toledo with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Toledo Local arrangements are by the Brough Funeral Home in Miamisburg

Franklin Manuel Jeffery S. Dixie Hwy Middletown Hospital Jeffery Harrisburg Manuel Jr Edward Reading Pearl Jeffery Louise Jeffery Rawleigh Nelson Walker - Fielbach Funeral Home Toledo Woodlawn Cemeter Brough Funeral Home Miamisburg

Infant dies after birth in Chautauqua area

The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Kairn of 103 Fourth Ave Chautauqua died nine hours after birth in Middletown at 6 p m Survivors include parents a half brother Joseph Jr and half sister Cynthia paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Allen Kahrn Morrow maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Harvey Griffin Chautauqua Graveside services 10 a m tomorrow Woodhill Cemetery Funeral arrangements Eaton Funeral Home John W Smith Sr 62 530 S Second St services today Colligan Mrs Ella Nora Yordy 884 487 S Washington Blvd Requiem High Mass 9 a m tomorrow St Mary's Church Charles A Reffitt 72 301 Burns Road services 2 p m tomorrow Pentecostal Highway of Holiness Church Mrs Katie M Peters 111 Dayton St services 10 a m Wednesday Klaus Weigel

Franklin Joseph Kairn Fourth Ave Chautauqua Middletown Joseph Jr Cynthia Allen Kahrn Morrow Harvey Griffin Woodhill Cemetery Eaton Funeral Home John W. Smith Sr S. Second St Colligan Ella Nora Yordy S. Washington Blvd St. Mary's Church Charles A. Reffitt Burns Road Pentecostal Highway of Holiness Church Katie M. Peters Dayton St Klaus - Weigel

Mrs. Annie Thrower Dies at 49 in Middletown

Mrs. Annie Thrower 49 of 811 Ninth Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 11 40 am. She had been ill 10 days. A Second Baptist Church singer she leaves husband Cornelius two sons Cornelius Jr and Marion Brown one grandchild three brothers Edward Luther Hutchinson and Isaiah and a sister Mrs Laura Thomas. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation at Jordan Memorial Chapel Wednesday after 6 pm and at church Thursday after 11 am.

Annie Thrower Ninth Ave Middletown Hospital Thrower Second Baptist Church Edisto Island S. C Middletown Cornelius Cornelius Jr Marion Brown Edward and Luther Hutchinson Charleston Isaiah Hutchinson Edisto Laura Thomas New York City Rollen Hans Woodside Cemetery Jordan Memorial Chapel

Vandals Strike Two Butler County Churches

Two churches in Butler County suffered vandalism over the weekend. West Middletown Baptist Church on Vine Street had 17 windows broken by pellet fire, with some windows showing 10 holes each. Reily Presbyterian Church reported windows and a light shot out by a pellet gun, plus theft of kitchenware. A car belonging to Robert Propps, a 28 year old of Monroe, was also reported stolen from Shamrock's Restaurant on Route 4.

Butler County Butler County Sheriff's Deputies Carl Burgess Emerick Ave West Middletown West Middletown Baptist Church Vine Street Reily Presbyterian Church Sheriff's Office Robert Propps Church St Monroe Shamrock’s Rt. 4

Avalanche Traps 21 Dutch Students in Austrian Alps

A giant avalanche in the Austrian Alps trapped 21 Dutch students Sunday night. Three were killed and the rest freed themselves. The deaths raise the winter toll in the Alps to nine.

Alps Salzburg Austria Austrian Alps

Renowned American Painter Milton Avery Dies at 71

Milton Clark Avery, a noted American painter aged 71, died Sunday. His works are featured in major U.S. galleries and recent canvases have sold for as high as $10 000.

New York Milton Clark Avery Avery United States

Mrs Ethel Zimmer Dies After Long Illness At Middletown

Mrs Ethel Zimmer of 227 Yan See Road died at Garden Manor Rest Home at 7 15 am after a year of illness. Resident since 1915, widow of Arthur Zimmer who ran Zimmer's Bootery from 1915 to 1937. The business later sold to the Doellman family and remains at Central Avenue. Born in Clayton she was a Methodist. Survived by a nephew in Steubenville.

Ethel Zimer Yansee Road Garden Manor Zimmer Middletown Arthur Doellman Central Avenue Clayton Methodist Church Steubenville

Flood Relief To Be Lengthy Job

Northern California flood relief will extend for weeks with food and temporary housing prioritized by the Red Cross and Air Force. About 7,000 families remain displaced as silt and dampness render many homes unlivable. airlifts have moved one million pounds of supplies into Humboldt County and continued relief is planned for up to six months.

San Francisco California Air Force Red Cross Eureka Pacific Coast Orleans Hoopa Orick Ferndale Fortuna Scotia-Rio Dell Weatt Garberville Red Crest Crescent City Guerneville Yreka Happy Camp Sierra Nevada Air Force Reserve Humboldt County Federal Office of Emergency Planning West Army Marine

Safe Job Is Failure Safe Job Is Failure

Daylight thwarted burglars at Western Southern Life Insurance Co on N. Dixie Highway in Franklin. Deputies report the safe battered but not opened, $50 taken from the desk of manager Clayton Hollon, entry made by prying the front door, sledge hammer used, hinges removed, concrete around the safe broken.

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Med Gen. Mgr THE Howe Motor CO Central Ave Wan Don Gallagher City Loan and Guaranty CO Ayub Khan Belvedere Wilson Memorial John McClothen Louise Paese Kairn Mrs Ethel Zimmer Sam Bartel Oregon Washington Idaho Nevada Eel River Valley Calif Dodds Mgr Jos Middletown, Ohio
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