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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1964

Page

2

Lincoln Campaign Buttons Featured At GOP Rally

Butler County Republicans host a Lincoln Day Dinner at the Manchester Motor Inn with Lincoln button replicas worn by hostesses and Lincoln silhouettes in windows. Campaign artifacts traced to 1925 26 and tied to a Hamiltonian collector. Senator John G. Tower to speak, with attendees from multiple counties. tickets available from Mary Delp.

Butler County Abe Lincoln Manchester Motor Inn Jean Ann Brandenburg John G. Tower Tower Republic Ohio Mary Delp Arcadia Drive

Burglaries Reported At Local Arts and Meeting Halls

Several burglaries kept detectives busy Saturday with investigations showing no value missing. Break ins occurred at the Middle town Fine Arts Center on South Main Street after 10 p.m. Friday and at the Ada Morningstar Lodge on 63 S. Main St. Entry was through windows and doors. cabinets and a safe were pried open but no narcotics were recovered.

Middletown Fine Arts Center American Legion Post 218 South Main Street Arts Breie Blvd Ada Morningstar Lodge The Order of Eastern Star S. Main St

Basutoland Custom Reported By National Geographic Society

A claim attributed to the National Geographic Society states Basutoland natives apply a paste of human flesh blood fat and herbs to their bodies during distress. The flesh allegedly comes from a living victim for potency.

Basutoland National Geographic Society

Deaths And Funerals for Teresa Reider And Metzger

Funeral services for Teresa Jo Anne Reider 15 will be at St John s Church Tuesday at 9 30 a m with a Requiem High Mass Burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Schramm Funeral Home 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Recitation of the Rosary Monday at 8 15 p m She died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after cancer treatment since last July in Middletown and New York City Surviving parents Howard Reider maternal grandparents Clifford Eckert two sisters Mrs Carol Hanes and Mrs Thomas Wallace and a brother David Friends may call memorial home 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Monday Donations may go to Jackson College Honolulu Hawaii Mr Metzger died yesterday at Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami Fla He had been vacationing in Florida after heart surgery Besides wife Lois Awilda he survived by a daughter Mrs Richard Pierce Middletown his parents two brothers and two grandchildren He was proprietor of the A W Root Beer establishments.

Teresa Joanne Reider St. John's Church Woodside Cemetery Schramm Miss Reider Middletown Hospital Cancer Research Center New York City Howard Reider Clifford Eckert Middletown Carol Hanes Cincinnati Thomas Wallace Franklin David Jackson College Honolulu Hawaii Metzger Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami Fla Florida Lois Awilda Richard Pierce A&w

Vernon Breitenbecher dies at 71 in Cincinnati hospital

Vernon Breitenbecher 71 of 101 N Second St Trenton died at 4 40 a m yesterday in a Cincinnati veterans hospital He was a World War I veteran and longtime New York Central Railroad yard clerk retiring in 1959 He ran an at home electrical repair shop life long Butler County resident member of American Legion Post Hamilton Survivors include wife Hazel Lewis Breitenbecher a son Davie Dayton and sister Elva Sullivan Cleveland Funeral is 2 p m Tuesday at Wilson Memorial Home with Revs Richar D Rodda and J F Amstutz officiating Burial Miltonville Cemetery.

Vernon Breitenbecher N. Second St Trenton Veterans Hospital Cincinnati New York Central Railroad Breitenbecher Butler County American Legion Hamilton Hazel Lewis Breit

Grace Corwin former Middletown resident dies in Florida

Grace Corwin 51 a former Middletown resident died 11 49 p m Friday at Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers Florida after eight months illness from leukemia Survived by husband Robert a son Robert W Corwin two daughters Betty Lou Green and Barbara Ann Albertson a sister Maude Rinehart and five grandchildren all of Fort Myers The Corwins lived on Leslie Lane Florida residents one year Mr Corwin formerly worked for Black Clawson Co Funeral arrangements handled by Harveys Funeral Home Fort Myers Church of God hosted memorial service Monday at 3 p m

Grace Corwin Middletown Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers Flo Corwins Leslie Lane Florida Corwin Black Clawson Co Church of God Harveys Funeral Home

Death notices for Mrs Thelma Harris Middletown family links

Mrs Thelma Harris 49 of 1513 Baltimore St died at home after a three week illness. Survived by husband Rutledge, five sons, a daughter, mother and father, a brother and sister and four grandchildren. Funeral at Bethlehem Temple Church officiated by Elder Lawrence Irvin, visitation Tuesday evening at church, burial Woodside Cemetery.

Thelma Harris Baltimore St James Harley Middletown John Hurston Dayton Dan Marvin Benjamin Floyd Sylvia Marlin A. D. Williams Florence Williams Bethlehem Temple Church Lawrence Irvin Woodside Cemetery

Metzger Rites Set For Kenneth V Metzger

Funeral services for Kenneth V. Metzger, 49, of 3106 Grand Ave., will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren at Grand Avenue and Moore Street. The Rev. Harold Wenger will officiate. Burial will be in Woodsdale Cemetery. There will be no visitations. Memorial contributions may be made.

Kenneth V. Metzger Grand Ave Church of the Brethren Grand Avenue Moore Street Harold Wenger Woodsxle Cemetery

Death of Adolph Wenzel of Carton Ohio at 74

Adolph Wenzel 74 of Carton Ohio died yesterday at home after several years illness. Born and raised in Middletown he worked as a draftsman for Shartlé Brothers Machine Co. Survived by wife Sevilla three sons Hugo Columbus Paul Marysville Rowland Port Clinton sister Miss Ema Wenzel Middletown two brothers Edward Middletown Otto New York City Funeral 4.30 p.m. Monday Former-Clevenger Funeral Home Canton. Burial 4:50 p.m. Tuesday Woodland Cemetery Dayton.

Adolph Wenzel Carton Ohio Mr. Wenzel Middletown Shartlé Brothers Machine Co Sevilla Hugo Columbus Paul Marysville Rowland Port Clinton Ema Wenzel Edward Otto New York City

Teen Uses Gun to Rob Dayton Wine Shop on Bicycle

A teenage boy armed with a pistol robbed the Aircity Wine Shop on Dayton’s north side, taking $100 before fleeing on a bicycle. Police search for the youth details the street crime and initial investigation.

Dayton, Ohio Aircity Dayton’s North Side

Hospital Sued Over Alleged Negligent Treatment

A Middletown couple sues Middletown Hospital Association for 10490 dollars alleging negligent care of their son Todd Steele in January 1963. The petition filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court in Hamilton says safety pins were used to restrain the child causing injury and neglect for about three hours.

Middletown Middletown Hospital Association Robert Steele Richardson Drive Butler County Common Pleas Court Hamilton Todd Steele Middletown Hospital

Juveniles Hurt In Daytons Atco Avenue Crash

Two teenage boys were injured when a car driven by 15 year-old John M Bleicher collided with two trees on Atco Avenue near Jackson Street. Bleicher and 14 year-old Chris Wagner were treated at Middletown Hospital and released. Bleicher cited for driving without a license and failing to stop within the assured clear distance.

John M. Bleicher John Glenn Ave Dayton Atco Ave Jackson Street Jackson Bléichér Chris Wagner Fulmer Ave Middletown Hospital Bleicher

Taft to Address Middletown Council of Churches Meeting

Charles P. Taft a noted Cincinnati church and civic leader will speak at the Middletown Area Council of Churches gathering on Wednesday February 5 at the First Methodist Church. A dinner begins at 6 30 p m with James Van Atta chairing the program.

Charles P. Taft Council of Churches Cincinnati Middletown Area First Methodist Church James van Atta Chaiirman Taft William Harrison Cliff Gleason Ernie Cummings Bob Williamson Robert Ward First United Presbyterian Church Béiftig

Hearing Date Advanced On Cruelty To Animals Case

In Warren County Ohio the trial of West Carrollton couple charged with 11 counts of cruelty to animals was moved from February 13 to the next Wednesday by Judge John Zopff after a neighbor obtained a search warrant seeking a dead horse on the Tufts farm near Waynesville.

Warren County Lebanon Ohio John Zopff Elisé Mary Bradbury Eugene Tufts Tufts Waynesville Common Pleas Warren Young Young Zopff

Police Brief Stolen Car Equipment Valued at $325

Ralph Dennis of 3900 Van Nest Ave reported theft from his car parked at Diamond National lot between 2 30 p m and midnight Friday. Transmission tachometer and manual floor shift were stolen, valued at 325 dollars.

Ralph Dennis Vannest Ave Diamond National

Driver Is Charged After Rear-End Crash on Yankee Rd

Joseph Parl Wright, 17, of Flint Michigan was cited by state patrol for failing to stop within the assured clear distance after his car struck the rear of Ben Cole 64, of Hamilton, on Yankee Road two-tenths mile south of Middletown at 10 40 a m Saturday. Damage to both cars was heavy and there were no injuries Mohammed fied from Mecca.

Joseph Parl Wright Flint Mich Yankee Rd Middletown Ben Cole High St Hamilton Wright

Middletonians Made Corporals In State Patrol

Two Middletown men, Frank N. Gibbons and Kenneth L. Day, were promoted from patrolman to corporal among 69 Ohio State Highway Patrol officers. Gibbons, a Middletown High School graduate, joined the patrol in 1952 after Army service. Day, Lemon Monroe and University of Louisville alum, served in the Marines and previously worked for Diarmon d National and Gardner divisions.

Middletown Ohio Frank N. Gibbons Middletown High School Kenneth L. Me Lemon-Monroe High School University of Louisville Gibbons Armco Steel Corp Day Gardner Diarmond National Corp

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