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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1958
Page
9
Explorers plan to reserve 30 places for an August 3 to 15 canoe trip. Eighteen have already signed up with a March 15 deadline for 12 more spots. The cost is 65 dollars with a five dollar deposit at the scout office. A fundraising plan will be explored to reduce participant costs.
Mrs Myrtle Grace Fagan 76 of 1009 Centennial Ave died in Van Wert this morning widow of Arthur G Fagan. Survived by three sons seven grandchildren one sister and other relatives arrangements incomplete. Mrs Florence Shelby 80 of 301 Stanley St died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after illness. Survived by two daughters one son Navy Captain Edward Shelby nine grandchildren one great grandchild. Private services Friday Riggs Funeral Home grave side Monday at Roselawn Burial Park flowers omitted.
Dr John T Williamson once valued at a hundred million dollars for diamond mining in East Africa died yesterday. He drew about 500 marriage proposals annually and was famed as one of the era’s richest bachelors. He held mining and business ties across Africa.
Ten reported yesterday for delivery to Ft Thomas Kentucky for induction. They include Donald Ray Calhoun a volunteer of 3117 Morgan Street and Donald Frederick Baker of 1730 West Elkton Road Hamilton. Calhoun and Baker are first to leave since the December induction call which included Charles Scott West Jr of Somerville. All young men must register with the local board on or within five days after their eighteenth birthday.
A planning committee for a Junior Achievement dance on January 18 was named at an Achievers Assn meeting. Dick Stone will lead the committee, joined by Carolyn Butts Nancy Davis Donna Shrout Linda Fitzwater Ernie Whitesell and Stevie Averdick.
The second accident of the new year occurred at the intersection of S Main and 6th streets last night. A car driven by Francis P Turner 28 Cincinnati pulled from a Spur service station driveway and struck the cab of a tractor trailer driven by Paul P Feeback 35 Connersville Indiana. Damage to the truck was listed at 50 dollars and Turner's damage at 250 dollars.
Dr Edmund Schulman noted for bristlecone pine findings died yesterday in Tucson He was born in St Petersburg Russia and came to the United States in 1924 Schulman credited in 1956 with identifying the oldest known living trees in California over 4000 years old
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