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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1964

Page

2

Deaths and funerals for Richard Croucher and Anna Bunnell

Services and burial for Richard Croucher 10 year old son of Lt Col James W Croucher will be at El Paso Texas near Fort Bliss where the father is stationed. Survivors include parents and paternal grandparents. Anna Bunnell 87 sister of Mrs William Bunnell died at White Rest Home Waynesville. Services at Stubbs Funeral Home Wednesday burial in Springboro Cemetery. Friends may visit Tuesday.

Richard Croucher James W. Croucher el Paso Tex Ft. Bliss Col Croucher National Guard Glendale Sehan Willard Johnson Ohio Ave Trenton John J. Croucher Hamilton Anna Bunnell Waynesville William Bunnell Middletown White Rest Home Charles Stubbs Springboro

Roberts rites set for Clyde Stevens Roberts at 2 p.m.

Clyde Stevens Roberts aged 66 of 6013 Hursh Road will be laid to rest Thursday at the Roberts Funeral Home in Knoxville with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. He died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Local arrangements are by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Clyde Stevens Roberts Hursh Road Roberts Funeral Home Knoxville Greenwood Cemetery Roberts Middletown Hospital McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home

Services for George Strava Held at Orthodox Church

George Strava 78 formerly of Middletown dies in Miami Florida where he had lived 11 years. Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Sts Constantine and Helen Grek Orthodox Church with Rev Michael Karloutsos officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation today at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home 2 5 and 7 9 p m. Survived by wife Sylvia a stepson John Walker Cincinnati and three grandchildren.

George Strava Middletown Sts. Constantine & Helen Grek Orthodox Michael Karloutsos Woodside Cemetery Joseph R. Baker & Sons Strava Miami Pla Sylvia John Walker Cincinnati

Mrs Ella Swisher 86 Dies in Columbus Hospital

Mrs Ella Swisher 86 of Columbus died at 3 p m yesterday at St Anthony s Hospital Columbus She is survived by son Joseph D Swisher Middletown another son James Columbus and daughter Mrs Marie Morrison Zanesville Services and burial will be held tomorrow in Columbus with Waldo E Long Funeral Home handling arrangements

Ella Swisher Columbus Joseph D Swisher Middletown St. Anthony’s Hospital James Marie Morrison Zanesville Waldo E. Long

Germantown tobacco official Charles B. Taylor dies

Charles B. Taylor 84 of 80 N. Maple St Germantown died Sunday at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton after a two week admission He was manager and partner of the Samuel F Bailey & Sons Tobacco Co and a former village council and school board member Surviving wife Mable and daughter Mrs Mary Campbell services Thursday at 2 p m John Arpp Funeral Home Rev J C Herbert officiating burial Germantown Cemetery family hours listed

Germantown Charles B. Taylor Maple St St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton Taylor Samuel F. Bailey & Sons Tobacco Co Mable Mary Campbell Germatown John Arpp J. C. Herbert Germantown Cemetery

Obituary Notices for Several Residents

Mrs Earline Allen age 36 of 1145 Lane Street will have a service at 1 PM Friday at Israel Baptist Church. Harry C Coy age 66 of Oxford will have a service at 2 PM tomorrow Marshall-Smith. James Cozad age 70 of 423 N Eric Highway will have a 2 PM Thursday service at Brown-Dawson. George C Payne age 54 of 644 Dayton Street will have a service at Rose Hill, Virginia.

Earline Allen Lane St Israel Baptist Church Harry C. Coy Oxford Marshall - Smith James Cozad N. Eric Hwy Brown-Dawson George C. Payne Dayton St Rose Hill

Author Lake Wyatt Earp Biographer Dies at 74

San Diego native Stuart N. Lake died Monday at 74. The Rome New Yorker turned biographer helped inspire an award winning TV series about Wyatt Earp. Lake also served as Theodore Roosevelt’s press agent during the Bull Moose campaign.

San Diego Calif Stuart N. Lake Wyatt Earp Lake Theodore Roosevelt Rome N.Y Hollywood Norman Z. McLeod Freeport Ill Robert F. Koenig

Lemnitzer Vists Paris Short Turkiye Greece Trip

NATO Supreme Commander for Europe General Lyman L. Lemnitzer departed for a brief overseas visit to Turkey and Greece after passing through Paris.

Paris Lyman L. Lemnitzer NATO Europe Turkey Greece

Don’t Blame The Snake, Salt Lake Zookeeper Dies After Bite

Jerry de Bary, 37, curator of Salt Lake City’s Hogle Zoological Gardens, died after being bitten by an African puff adder while tending a cage. He urged not to blame the snake, saying it acted in self defense as his wife rushed antivenin. He died at Holy Cross Hospital after a tracheotomy and heart massage. His death followed a brief recovery from the bite.

Salt Lake City Jerry de Bary Hogle Zoological Gardens de Bary Cage Holy Cross Hospital Alfred H. Namba Zoo

Witness Barbe Bomb Attack Shocks Chicago Fraud Case

Louis Barbe, a key state witness in a Cosa Nostra fraud trial, was critically injured when a bomb attached to his car exploded outside the Criminal Courts Building as he arrived for arraignment. The blast destroyed the vehicle, shattered nearby windows, and left Barbe with severe leg injuries.

Chicago Cosa Nostra Criminal Courts Louis Barbe Alexander Napoli Barbe St. Anthony's Hospital Napoli Liberty

Middletown Chamber Dinner Sold Out Honor Set

The Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on Thursday is sold out. Ticket sales are stopped, announced ticket chair man George Coomer. The Hoover Ball Division of Hoover Ball & Bearing Co will be honored at the dinner.

Middletown Area

Two-Car Crash Near Yankee Road No Injuries Reported

Sheriff's deputies described a collision at Yankee Road and Glen Avenue in which a southbound vehicle driven by Guy Morgan escaped injury after rear-ending another southbound car driven by Kathrin Wilder. Both drivers were not cited.

Sheriff's Yankee Road Glen Ave Guy Morgan Dorothy Lane Kathrin Wilder Mohawk St

Nehru Goes For X rays At New Delhi Institute

Prime Minister Nehru visited a New Delhi medical institute for X rays as part of routine monitoring after a mild stroke suffered 20 days earlier. A spokesman said doctors are keeping a routine watch on his condition.

New Delhi India Nehru

Lawson drops Pinson assault suit in Cincinnati case

The court case in which Cincinnati Post reporter Earl Lawson sued Reds outfielder Vada Pinson for alleged assault was dropped this morning after a jury failed to reach a verdict. The case had been set for a second hearing following the deadlock.

Cincinnati Post & Times - Star Earl Lawson Cincinnati Reds Vada Pinson Lawson

Three Drivers Cited After Accidents Cause Property Damage

Police cited Roy Hensley after his car struck a vehicle owned by Meadow Auto Sales, pushing Cottongin’s car into Walter Smith’s parked auto, with $150, $200 and $90 damages respectively. Additional crashes on North Verity Parkway and Central Avenue involved Martha Wilson and Isaac Wills with $300 total damage. Jerold Schuyler cited for red light violation.

Roy Hensley N. Main St Meadow Auto Sales S. Main St Chester Cottongin Germantown Cottongin Walter J Smith Elwood St Smith Hensley Martha E. Wilson Crawford St Isaac Wills Wilbraham Road North Verity Parkway Wills William Joseph Gordon Barbara Drive Jerold Schuyler Burton Road Central Avenue Schuyler

Suit Over VA Hospital Names Ex Envoy's Firm

The Department of Justice filed a 4.9 million damage suit in U S District Court naming McCloskey & Co of Philadelphia Charles T Main Inc and the firm Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott for defects in constructing the 15 story 920 bed Veterans Administration hospital in Jamaica Plain Boston. Also named Aetna Casualty and Surety Co which issued the performance bond. The action seeks 4 918 577 against McCloskey & Co and 2 500 000 against Aetna with earlier payments totaling 619 000 to the other firms. The hospital was completed in June 1952 under a 10 563 000 contract awarded in 1950.

Boston Department of Justice Matthew H. McCloskey Ireland Democratic National Committee McCloskey Dublin John F. Kennedy U. S District Court McCloskey & Co Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital Jamaica Plain Charles T. Main Inc Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbott Aetna Casualty and Surety Co

Board Used To Club Woman Police Say

Alfred Lee Peck 22 of 3410 Tytus Ave was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly striking his sister in law Olla Faye Hicks 23 with a 27 inch long board. Hicks was treated and released from Middletown hospital. Peck remained held on $1500 bond pending Municipal Court.

Alfred Lee Peck Tytus Ave Peck Lon Olla Faye Hicks Hawthorne St

Cincinnati Schools Face One Day Boycott Threat

Cincinnati schools confront a planned one day class boycott by CORE to protest alleged segregation. Superintendent Wendell H. Pierce condemns truancy as a legal violation and warns stay-at-home protests undermine state law. The board rejects a citizen committee to desegregate, citing no segregation in the district.

Cincinnati Wendell H. Pierce Pierce Congress of Racial Equality Cincinnati Board of Education

Castro Death Rumor Circles Again in Cuba Exile Community

The persistent rumor that Fidel Castro is dead reemerged on Monday with activity in Cuba and Miami's large Cuban exile community. No evidence supported the claim, though inquiries poured in from listeners and readers. Some said the rumor started in New York, with reports from Havana suggesting it spread there. No clear source or version could be confirmed.

Miami Fla Fidel Castro Cuba Castro New York Havana Raul

Theft costs her $200 fine in shoplifting case

Nada Bishop, 31, of 5453 Elk Creek Road, was convicted of shoplifting dental aids worth 1.98 dollars from Liberal Market on Verity Parkway January 24 and fined 200 dollars plus costs. Estil Hounshell, 55, of 303 Garfield Street, received a one year driving ban and three day jail sentence for driving while intoxicated after arrest January 26 at Baltimore Street and Penfield Avenue, with a 200 dollar fine and costs. Edmond Wayne Birch, 25, of 527 Baltimore Street, and Blaine Lee Whitt, 24, of 723 Yankee Road, each paid 50 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct.

Nada Bishop Elk Creek Road J. Lamb Verity Parkway Estil Hounshell Garfield St Hounshell Baltimore Street Penfield Avenue Edmond Wayne Birch Baltimore St Blaine Lee Whitt Yankee Road

Faulty stove blamed for eight Japanese youths’ deaths

Eight Japanese youths aged 19 to 23 died of gas poisoning in a hostel near Lake Shirakaba, 100 miles west of Tokyo. A faulty oil heater was blamed for the tragedy that occurred during the night as victims were found in their beds.

Tokyo Lake Shirakaba

Rector declines bishop post to stay with Winchester church

The Rev. J. A. Baden, rector of Christ Episcopal Church since 1962, refused election as bishop of northern Michigan. He told members he did not feel a clear call from God to go and preferred to remain at Christ Episcopal in Winchester. Baden was elected bishop Jan. 8 at a diocesan meeting in Iron Mountain, Michigan, from eight nominees.

Winchester J. A. Baden Christ Episcopal Church Northern Michigan Christ Episcopal Baden Iron Mountain Mich

Lillian Hellman Awarded 1964 Gold Medal for Drama

New York AP Lillian Hellman receives the 1964 Gold Medal for Drama from the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Awarded every five years for overall achievement, Hellman rose to prominence 30 years ago with The Children's Hour and her recent work My Mother, My Father and Me was produced last year.

New York Lillian Hellman National Institute of Arts and Letters Malcolm Cowley Institute Miss Hellman Children’s Hour

Cherry trees gifted by Tokyo mayor planted at Tidal Basin

The famous cherry trees around Washington D C. were planted in 1912 as a gift from the mayor of Tokyo.

Washington, D. C Tokyo

Armco reports higher 1963 earnings and 1964 outlook

Armco Steel announced 1963 earnings of 60.93 million from operations and total including nonrecurring income of 65.86 million, or 4.45 a share. Fourth quarter profit was 20.20 million, with 1.37 a share. Sales rose to 933.44 million, shipments hit 4.163 million tons, and depreciation rose to 61.39 million.

Armco Steel Logan T. Johnson Armco Johnston

China says US plane violated air space over south China

In Tokyo AP report Communist China accused a U S military aircraft of intruding into its air space over southern China. Peking issued its 276th serious warning against the United States, according to the New China News Agency.

Tokyo China U.S Peking United States New China News Agency

Ocean Hunt For Raft Called Off

Honolulu AP reports the raft search is ended after 100000 miles of ocean yielded no trace of the man seen last Wednesday about 1100 miles west of Honolulu. The five man Air Force crew reported a wave, but no survivor was found from the C124 Globemaster crash on January 2 in which nine airmen died.

Honolulu Honoulu Air Force

Johnson De Gaulle Meeting Probably Remote This Year

In Paris informed sources say a Johnson De Gaulle meeting this year is unlikely. Diplomatic talks reportedly halted about three weeks ago after Johnson declined a French invitation to meet in Martinique during his March trip to Mexico.

Paris Johnson Charles de Gaulle Martinique de Gaulle Mexico

Barter of US farm products for defense materials tops $1.5B since 1954

The text notes that numerous US agricultural goods have been exchanged for strategic defense materials, totaling about 1.5 billion dollars from 1954 onward. It highlights a long running barter program involving farm products and defense assets.

United States

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