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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1959

Page

4

Digging to Begin for Alleged 30-Year-Old Murder Remains

Special authorities plan to start digging today for the remains of a man allegedly killed in a money dispute more than three decades ago. A 70-year-old Wilmington woman named in the daughter’s story allegedly stabbed the victim and buried him in a yard at 1166 McGlynn Street while the daughter, then about 12, later recounted the tale.

Hamilton Henry A. Masana Butler County Wilmington Tampa Fla McGlynn St Florida

Bishop Eivind Berggrav Dies in Oslo at 74

Oslo reports the death of Bishop Eivind Berggrav aged 74. Berggrav was a retired Evangelical Lutheran bishop and a personal friend of the Norwegian royal family, passing away on Wednesday in Oslo.

Oslo Norway Eivind Berggrav

Lawyer Stuck With Verdict In City Bus Neck Trap

Seattle jury awards Mrs. Mirdza Toland nine thousand five hundred dollars after City Claims Department assistant Liston claimed a bus door did not hurt when it shut on his neck. The incident occurred as the bus doors closed on the sidewalk neck three times while he testified.

Seattle

Pastor To Take Post In Korea

Oxford dispatch reports Rev. Dale Roth resigns after ten years as director of the Westminster Foundation to pursue Christian student work in South Korea. He and his wife and two children will train in Meadville, Pennsylvania, then depart for Korea in September to serve as associate secretary of the Christian student movement in Korean colleges.

Oxford Dale Roth Westminster Foundation South Korea Robdle Meadville Korea

Ducks Sleep and Paddle to Stay Afloat on Open Water

Ducks swim while resting on open water and keep one foot moving to prevent drifting. This continuous paddling creates slow circular movement as they travel.

Crow Move Denied By High Court

The Ohio Supreme Court denied J Harvey Crow of Urbana a more definite set of charges in his contempt case for practicing law after disbarment. Crow has until Wednesday to show cause why he should not be held in contempt, with reinstatement history noted from 1950 after an earlier 1935 disbarment. The court also let stand Lorain County damages decision and a separate Appellate Court dismissal issue in a West Ely Street Alliance traffic case.

Columbus Ohio Harvey Crow Urbana Ohio Supreme Court Crow Ohio State Bar Assn Association Stark County Common Pleas Court Champaign County Common Pleas Court Supreme Court Lorain County Robert F. Schwind Gerald Heiser Schwind Sam Jones Ohio 113 Ronald C. Sedoris James B. Warner Bernard C. Peret West Ely Street Alliance Warner Peroz Sedaris Burn

Deaths And Funerals Two Middletown residents noted in obituaries

Mrs. Louise D. Larew of 2904 Armco Dr. dies at University Hospital Columbus after leukemia illness. She owned a home ceramics studio and is survived by husband A. M. Laren, three children, and four grandchildren. Services Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home followed by cremation. Also Lucy Long of 1804 Henry Ave. dies after heart attack in Middletown Hospital. Funeral services Saturday in Mt. Vernon Kentucky, with visitation at Sparks Funeral Home and Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home. She is survived by three daughters, three sons, a brother, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Louise D. Larew Armco Dr University Hospital Columbus Middletown Hospital Akron Middletown First Methodist Church Circle Five Woman's Society of the Church Circle Seven A. M. Laren John Leonard Frank Gayhart James McCoy-Leffler Joseph C. Snyder

Death of Mrs Mae Highley in Middletown

Mrs Mae Highley 57 of 1615 Glen Ave died 11 30 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a one day stay She was born in Powell County Ky Surviving husband Hubert a son Cecil of West Middletown two brothers George and Robert Puckett and a sister Mrs Ora Blangy Services set for 10 a m Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery.

Mae Highley Glen Ave Middletown Hospital Highley Powell County Hubert Cecil West Middletown George Robert Puckett Ora Blangy McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery

Graveside rites for Mrs Susan Lesher reported

Graveside services were set for 2 p m tomorrow at Fairview Cemetery Gratis for Susan Lesher 73 of West Middletown Rt 2 who died yesterday at her residence. Born in Preble County she lived there much of her life and the past 12 years in Jacksonburg. Surviving are husband George and one grandchild.

Susan Lesher West Middletown West Elkton Eub Church Ladies Aid Society George

Mrs Edna Houston Rites Planned In Dayton

Mrs Edna May Houston 68 of 246 Hoveland St Dayton died Wednesday morning at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton where she had been a patient five weeks Her husband Harry died in 1953 Surviving are a daughter Mrs Clyde Myers of Excello three brothers Ray Fry Franklin Layton Fry Frenchburg Ky and Henry Fry Xenia and two sisters Mrs Helen Carney Dayton and Mrs Ethel OBrien Springfield Services set for 2 p m Saturday at Anglesby Funeral Home Rev H S Gessner officiating Burial in Springboro Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m

Franklin Edna May Houston Hoveland St Dayton St. Elizabeth Hospital Harry Clyde Myers Excelle Ray Fry Layton Fry Frenchburg Henry Fry Xenia Helen Carney Ethel O’brien Springfield Anglesby Funeral Home HS. Gessner Springboro

Death of Prof G D H Cole Prominent Writer and Scholar

London report says Professor G D H Cole aged 69, noted socialist theorist and prolific mystery novelist, died on Wednesday. His dual career bridged academic and literary worlds, leaving unfinished works and a legacy in political thought and crime fiction.

London G. D. H.cole

Services for 11 Year-Old Richardson Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Jimie Lynn Richardson 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs James Richardson 187 Pauline Dr South Lebanon will be at 2 00 pm tomorrow at South Lebanon Baptist Church Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery Friends may call at Oswald Funeral Home this afternoon and evening The child died yesterday morning at Children’s Hospital Cincinnati Survivors include parents two sisters Juanita and Patsy grandparents Mr and Mrs William Richardson of Harlan Ky and Mrs Martha Holcomb of Lebanon Also listed are Jesse Bowman 84 of Hamilton and William C Reeves 66 formerly of Hamilton with Requiem High Mass at St Stephen Church Friday.

Lebanon Jimie Lynn Richardson James Richardson Pauline Dr South Lebanon South Lebanon Baptist Church Lebanon Cemetery Oswald Children’s Hospital Cincinnati Juanita Patsy William Richardson Harlan, Ky Martha Holcomb Jesse Bowman Hamilton Webb Funeral Home William C. Reeves St. Stephen Church

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Associated Press High Zenith Vradelis Louise Larew Lucy Long Henry Ave Freedom Cemetery Mt. Vernon Sparks Funeral Joseph R. Baker & Sons Howard Sears Ronald W. O ‘McKinney Mrs, Louise Larew Mrs Jack Rubenstein Hamilton County Taft School Rubenstein Edna Houston Jimie L. Richardson Hes Core Barg-Bottling Co TCL Ae Mens Suburbans Orion
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