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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1960
Page
2
Anna M Batchelder 33 died at Middletown Hospital after a hip fracture. Survived by three sons Zelma and Myrtle Williams and others. services set at Webb Funeral Home Hamilton with burial Greenwood Cemetery. Also notices for Sally Williams and Milton funeral, Rosary, and St. John’s Church Mass.
Mrs Etta C Moser 520 Sutphin Sr died at 2 35 am at Middletown Hospital after long illness She had 15 years as a buyer for J J Hudson Store Detroit before moving to Middletown 21 years ago She also worked as a buyer for the Central Store in her first Middletown year Born in Sandusky Her husband Ferd died in 1954.
Faton services were conducted today in Richmond Indiana for Mrs. Dora Dixon 79 mother of Mrs. Clara Davis of Eaton She died Saturday at her home in Richmond Surviving are four daughters and a son all of Richmond
Albert Chester Dotson died Sunday at his home on Upper Carlisle Road after two years of ill health. A retired farmer and 37 year area resident, he was a Nazarene Church member. Survived by wife Dessie, three daughters Alice Kellis and Zella May Smith and Dorothy Stiver, two sons Leonard and Robert, and a brother Robert of Dayton. Services at 2 pm tomorrow at Nazarene Church with Rev. Harold Platter officiating. Burial in Woodhill Cemetery. Friends may call at the Eaton.
Mrs Dorothy F Shafer 47 of Eaton died Sunday at Reid Memorial Hospital Rich mond Indiana Her husband Harry and her parents Charles and Mrs Frame of Liberty Indiana survive She has three sons Emerson Wright of Xenia Larry Wright and James T Shafer of Eaton three sisters and three grandchildren Services are at 2 pm tomorrow at Girton Schmidt Memorial Home officiated by Rev Gerald Giger Burial will be Zion Cemetery Friends may call today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm
Germantown native Milton C Wertz 85 of S Cherry Street died Saturday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after three weeks as patient. Retired meat cutter, he belonged to Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite. Survived by stepson John Bauer Anchorage. sister Gertrude Kindig Boulder Dam. brother Arthur Fort Lauderdale. Funeral tomorrow at John Arpp Funeral Home officiated by Rev Donald C Esslinger. burial Germantown Cemetery. Home today after 4 p.m.
Services for 58 year old Mrs Jewell Shetterly of Springboro were held at St Marys Church Franklin with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Dayton. She died Saturday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton within hours of two years after the death of her husband H E J Jack Silswerly Surviving are two sons John and William and a grandchild
The AP reports multiple deaths including Sarah Fleschmann in California, Edward Dodd in Ontario renowned editor, Prof Alberto Blanc of Rome paleontology dean, Mrs Ernest Keyser in London Ontario sculptor widow, fiddler Jimmy Hensley in Asheville, Anna Mlynarski linked to Warsaw Opera founder, and Jesse Glaeser of Perini Construction.
Dale Tucker of Middletown Rt 1 has earned a special certificate of merit from Winosa School of Photography at Winona Lake Indiana for completing a general portrait photography course. The school, run by the Professional Photographers of America, is open to experienced pros during June July and August each year.
George Gildow, 49, of Springfield Ohio, was killed when his car ran off a street in Knoxville and struck a utility pole on Monday.
Outside his family and his mu sic, composer Irving Berlin has a few interests. He has tried hob b bies like poker, golf, cooking and painting, but soon lost in terest in each.
Premier Nobuo Kishi's Liberal Democrats celebrate another victory in a four day election stretch. Incumbent Hiroshi Kurihara is re-elected in Saitama by a wide margin, with two Socialist rivals attacking the Japan U.S. security pact. Iwao Yamakazi also wins re-election in Aomori amid conservative stronghold trends. Asahi notes anti pact protests appear to have limited impact.
Two local men will speak at the Men's Horticultural Society of Greater Middletown meeting at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Firemen's Club on N. Carmody Boulevard. Victor Wootan discusses new lawn grasses while R F Stewart covers roses, gladiolus, chrysanthemums, iris and peonies. Hoyt McCormick will moderate. Since June, the club planted flowers at the Ellen Drive and Short Street island and in front of Doty House playground.
George J. Wedekind and Ada Wedekind will be guests of honor at a Middletown Aviation Club meeting at the Clubhouse on Carmody Boulevard tomorrow at 7 30 p m. They are recognized for service to Middletown aviation since Middletown Airport opened on July 18 1926. Also attending will be pilots who were present at the opening. A display of aviation life photographs and newspaper clippings will be shown.
A short circuit in a transformer caused a fire that did 100 dollars in damage to the Middletown Lincoln-Mercury Co office at 2714 Tytus Ave. The exterior blaze was put out by Companies 1 and 4 and the emergency squad. Firemen were alerted to 4414 Poppy Dr. at 5 45 pm yesterday by a false alarm.
Bellamy Partridge, noted author and critic, died early today at Bridgeport Hospital at age 82. He had been admitted on June 27 and previously served as literary critic for the New York World, the New York Herald Tribune, and the Saturday Review of Literature.
An Ohio State University team of eight graduate students led by Dr. John B. Phelps warns an accidental war could occur in the 1960s. They urge official recognition of danger, reduced military guessing, and nonnuclear capability emphasis to avert nuclear catastrophe. Diplomatic miscalculation and limited wars are cited as top risk factors.
Bernard Goldfine a 69 year old Boston industrialist was ordered to begin a three month jail term for contempt of court. His secretary Mildred Paperman age 42 was also sentenced to 10 days for a similar offense. Both declines full suspension. Goldfine to serve in Danbury Conn and Paperman in Cambridge Mass.
Armco Steel Corp invites all colored employees and families from Hamilton and Middletown plants to a Saturday outing at Armco Park on Manchester Road. Tickets distributed Friday may be exchanged for soft drinks and refreshments. events begin at 2 p.m. with contests and prizes for children and adults. If rain occurs, the event moves to Monday July 11 from 2 to 8 p.m.
A watermelon party for the Golden Age Club is planned in Armco Park tomorrow. Members meet at the Civic Association building at 1 p.m. and transportation will be provided.
At Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester New York an aging elephant named Sally fell into a deep moat and fractured a leg. The 35 year old animal had previously killed a zoo attendant last year and was destroyed to prevent further suffering.
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