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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1960

Page

3

Woman Heads Butler Board of Education

Hamilton reports Martha Rahfuse named first woman president of the Butler County Board of Education succeeding Ray Wilson. Howard Webb elected vice president. Ralph Schramm and Webb join as new members. Ernest Myers resignation leaves fifth seat to fill. board delayed appointment of William Koolage. Budget items include $61,654 for the superintendent's office and pay raises for staff.

Hamilton Butler County Board of Education Martha Rahfuse Princeton Rd Rahfuse Ray Wilson Howard Webb Webb Ralph Schramm Wilson Ernest Myers Oxford William W. Koolage Opekasit Farm Center

Josephine The Pacific Ocean Is The Largest Body Of Water

The Pacific Ocean is described as the planet's largest single body of water. The note emphasizes its vast size and global prominence in Earth's hydrosphere.

Pacific Ocean Earth

Worth $9,000 Franklin Sewer Line To Finish On Time

Franklin authorities announce the west side sewer line across the New York Central bridge will be completed by Friday to secure about 9 000 in federal aid for flood damaged municipal property. City Engineer John Judge notes the project also includes a water line and pumping station.

Franklin New York Central Bridge John Judge Great Miami River

Deaths And Funerals In Middletown Area

Mrs Lula Blanton 74 died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after short illness. She lived with son Carl Russell in Middletown and was a Clayton Street Church of God member. Survived by three sons, a sister, 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren. Service Thursday at Clayton Street Church of God. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation at Joseph R. Baker & Long Funeral Home. Patrick L. Bowling 60 died at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack at home. He worked at Armco Steel and is survived by two sons, a daughter, siblings, and five brothers. Arrangements incomplete at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home.

Lula Blanton Carl Russell Harlan Sr Mercy Hospital Hamilton Blanton Kentucky Middletown Clayton Street Carl Joe Leslie Russell Portsmouth Ennis Slusher Muncie Ind Clayton Street Church Patrick L. Bowling Middletown Hospital South Ave Armco Steel Corp Thomas Curtis West Middletown Jewell Repyneck Pearl Laswell Elizabeth Metcalf Cincinnati Louis Carter Thornton Edgar Woodsdale Bill Springdale Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home

Karl C. Orth Dies at 53 Former Germantown Resident

Karl C. Orth 53 a former Germantown resident died at 4 30 a m yesterday at his home 2911 Shroyer Rd He worked 20 years for American Envelope Co He survived by son Charles of Miamisburg three sisters Mrs Lilah Stansbury Mrs Myrtle Studebaker Mrs Evelyn Oakes a brother Lloyd and two grandchildren Funeral services set for Thursday at Walter Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park The Charter Oak Grange will hold memorial services there at 8 p m

Dayton Karl C. Orth Germantown Shroyer Rd Charter Oak Grange American Envelope Co Charles Miamisburg Lilah Stansbury Myrtle Studebaker New Carlisle Evelyn Oakes Lloyd Trotwood Walter Funeral Home Memorial Park

Death notices for William S. McCreary services planned

William S. McCreary, 80, of 1126 S Main St died yesterday. Services at 3 p m tomorrow at Bethel Baptist Church with burial in Woodhill Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p m today at the residence and after 1 p m tomorrow at the church. Arrangements by Eaton

Franklin William S. McCreary S. Main St Bethel Baptist Church Woodhill Cemetery Eaton Funeral Home

Mrs Bernice Landrum services Thursday at Klaus Funeral Home

Mrs Bernice J. Landrum aged 70 of 445 Andover Drive will be laid to rest at a 2 p.m. service Thursday at Klaus Funeral Home. The notice lists her residence and the time and location of the funeral.

Bernice J. Landrum Andover Dr Klaus Funeral Home

Soviets Fault Ike Budget For No Military Cut

Moscow radio criticized President Eisenhower's budget saying it did not reduce military allocations. The broadcast noted Soviet demobilization and claimed the USSR still has the strongest nuclear arsenal. It urged concrete disarmament steps and reductions in armaments.

London Eisenhower Soviet Union Moscow Radio Nikita Khrushchev America S. Khrushchev Supreme Soviet North America U.S

Franklin Boy Still In Hospital After Crash

Earl Paul Dennis 17 of 6119 Weidner Rd remains hospitalized in Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a crash near Center ville and Cook roads. State patrol Xenia post report notes a compound skull fracture from the Saturday incident.

Franklin Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Greene County Memorial Earl Paul Dennis Weidner Rd Centerville Road Cook Road Xenia Post State Patrol

Home Nursing Class Opens in Middletown at Red Cross

A home nursing course for women begins Wednesday at the Red Cross chapter house in Middletown. Classes run 1 to 3 p.m. for seven sessions with Mrs. Jack Greenawald of Carlisle as instructor. The course is titled Care of the Sick and Injured.

Middletown Red Cross Jack Greenawald Carlisle

Ohio AFL-CIO Opens 1960 Campaign Planning in Columbus

More than 100 COPE members gathered in Columbus to map a statewide political outreach for the 1960 campaign. The meeting outlined a schedule of COPE sessions in multiple regions to organize labor activity in targeted congressional districts.

Ohio Afl-Cio Columbus, Ohio Committee of Political Education COPE

Protest petition seeks limits on Cowan Lake water use

Adrian Smallwood of the Middletown Sportsmen’s Club sent a petition with nearly signatures to Ohio natural resources director Herbert Eagan opposing use of Cowan Lake water by Clinton County Air Force Base or Wilmington. He warns four foot lowering hurts recreation and wildlife. The Wilmington mayor denies plans but notes a water supplier may consider it.

L—P3 HNA Cowan Lake Clinton County Air Force Base Wilmington Adrian Smallwood Middletown Ohio Smallwood

Castro Edict Prompts Cuban Textbook Rewrite Debate

Under Castro's edict Cuban school textbooks are being completely rewritten. What an awful way, says Junior, to spend an otherwise lovely summer school vacation.

Castro Junior

Hibs Tea Scored 6 to 4 In 62’s 46 Percent Game

A fragmented sports snippet notes Hibs defeating a team 6 to 4 in a 62nd minute context. The text mentions a 46 percent figure and an extended sequence of unclear letters. No clear names or dates are identifiable.

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