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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1965

Page

2

Well Qualified Katzenbach Speaks For Coleman

Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach voiced unqualified support for James P. Coleman’s nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He testified that Coleman's defense of segregation and calls for measures against integration must be viewed in the context of the era, noting his life sentence for two men who killed several Black residents as part of the Mississippi judicial landscape. The ABA had approved Coleman as well qualified for the post.

Washington Nicholas Katzenbach Mississippi James P. Coleman Senate Judiciary Katzenbach Coleman Sth Circuit Court of Appeals Johnson Appeals Court Georgia Sam J. Ervin Jr DN. C American Bar Association University of Mississippi

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Pearl Carter 68 Middletown

Services for Mrs. Pearl Carter of 1909 Linden Ave are set for 10 am Wednesday at McCoy Leifler Funeral Home with Rev Edwin Bobbitt. She died Saturday at Middletown Hospital after a 30 month illness. She is survived by husband Logan three daughters Juanita Oliver Houston Ellen Kruer Middletown Jane Reed Middletown three sons Jack Miami sburg Ralph Lexington Ky Logan Jr Middletown two sisters Josie Burke Edith Wallingford Maysville Ky and 18 grandchildren. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery following a 2 pm Wednesday service at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Duane Sisson officiating. Friends may call tomorrow 2-5 and 7-9 pm at the funeral home.

Pearl Carter Linden Ave McCoy - Leifler Edwin Bobbitt Whittier St Logan Juanita Oliver Houston Ellen Kruer Jane Reed Middletown Jack Miamisburg Ralph Lexington Logan Dr Josie Burke Edith Wallingford Maysville McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Duane Sisson Woodside Cemetery

Grace Cooke 64 Dies in Middletown Hospital

Grace Cooke ages 64 of 1611 Sunset Street died at 5 30 am today at Middletown Hospital after six years of failing health. Survived by daughter Patricia Cooke of Cincinnati son Roy of Trenton mother Rebecca Stamper Middletown sisters Myrtle Gose Alma Henry Lillie Childers all of Middletown brothers Arnold Lowe Monroe Clarence Lowe Middletown and one grandchild. Services at 10 30 am Wednesday Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home Rev AM Wilson officiating burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm at the funeral home.

Grace Cooke Sunset St Middletown Hospital Hayes Patricia Cooke Cincinnati Roy Trenton Rebecca Stamper Middletown Myrtle Gose Alma Henry Lillie Childers Arnold Lowe Monroe Clarence Lowe Joseph R. Baker & Sons AM. Wilson Woodside Cemetery Funeral

Mrs Fiora Hughes Dies at 64 in Overnight Death

Mrs Fiora Mae Hughes, aged 64, died at 3 30 a m yesterday. The listing notes a sudden passing with no further details provided. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Fiora Mae Hughes

Clements Rites Set for Local Resident Louis R Clements

Louis Raymond Clements 63 of Cincinnati formerly Lebanon died Saturday at Cincinnati General Hospital. Services 2:30 pm tomorrow at Oswald Memorial Home with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery. Calling hours today after 4 pm. Survivors include daughter Mary Russell of Wilmington Delaware son Jack Mansfield three sisters Ethel Maxton Loveland and Love Proud and Sanker and brother Arlie Cincinnati.

Lebanon Louis Raymond Clements Cincinnati Oswald South Lebanon Cemetery Clements Cincinnati General Hospital Mary Russell Wilmington Del Jack Mansfield Ethel Maxton Sanker Loveland Love Proud Arlie

Mrs. Martha Creech Rites Planned in Middletown

Mrs Martha Alice Creech 57 died at 12 30 pm yesterday at her home 1269 Helaine Ave following years of ill health. She leaves sons Raymond Fairborn Arnold Chautauqua and Lowell Franklin a daughter Mildred Hauck Carlisle two brothers Dave Boggs Kentucky Ezra Boggs Franklin and four sisters Port er Townsend Easter Boggs Carlisle Hubert Griffith and Elmer Griffith of Carlisle. The service will be Thursday at Grand Avenue Church of God Middletown with Revs Clifford Hutchinson and Henry Howard officiating. Burial in Woodhill Cemetery. Friends may call Eaton Funeral Home Wednesday 4 to 9 pm.

Franklin Martha Alice Creech Helaine Ave Nelson Raymond Fairborn Arnold Chautauqua Lowell Mildred Hauck Carlisle Dave Boggs Kentucky Ezra Boggs Porter Townsend Easter Boggs Hubert Griffith Elmer Griffith Grand Avenue Church of God Middletown Clifford Hutchinson Henry Howard Woodhill Cemetery

Ex-Newsman Dies At 78 In Hamilton

Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Emerson Peck Robinson a longtime Hamilton newspaperman who died Sunday at age 78 He began his career at the Hamilton Sun after high school in 1905 later working for the Republican News Detroit Times and serving as city and managing editor for the Hamilton News He later was Hamilton correspondent for the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and Cincinnati Times Star

Hamilton Ohio Emerson (Peck) Robinson Robinson Old Hamilton Sun Old Republican News Detroit Times Hamilton News Old Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Cincinnati Times-Star

Obituary for Orson H. Locke of Franklin

Orson H. Locke 82 of 208 W Eighth St Franklin died at 8 15 am yesterday at the Warren County Home Lebanon where he had resided six months He was born in Michigan His wife Marianna died last February He is survived by a sister Mrs Nina Groesbeck of Marshall Michigan Services will be held at 10 am Wednesday at Anglesby Carl Landes officiating Burial will be in Woodhill Cemetery The funeral home will be open tomorrow from 4 to 8 pm

Franklin Orson H. Locke Eighth St Warren County Lebanon Locke Michigan Marianna Nina Groesbeck Marshall Mich Anglesby Carl Landes Woodhill Cemetery

Obituary notices list multiple local residents services set

Carl Ruoff aged 63 of 3320 Pleasant Ave has services at 2 p.m. tomorrow per Cahill. Mrs Mabel Evans aged 83 of Pomano Beach Florida formerly Hamilton has services at 10 a.m. tomorrow Klaus Weigel. Henry Bowling aged 61 of 180 Rockford Drive has services at 10 a.m. tomorrow Webb. Mrs Maud Sewell aged 77 of 409 Eaton Ave has services at 10 a.m. Wednesday Klaus Weigel.

Carl Ruoff Pleasant Ave Cahill Mabel Evans Pompano Beach Fla Hamilton Klaus- Weigel Henry Bowling Rockford Drive Webb Maud Sewell Eaton Ave Klaus-Weigel

Gold King of the Philippines Dies at 97 in Cincinnati

Cincinnati obituary notes John W. Haussermann, nicknamed the Gold King of the Philippines, died after about a month of illness at age 97. Princeton area obituary reports Dr. Everett S. Wallis, Cortisone developer, dying Saturday at age 45.

Cincinnati Ohio John W. Haussermann Philippines Princeton Everett S. Wallis

Hickok Family Matriarch Dies in Ohio Home

Mrs. Frederick L. Hickok, 8, longtime Cleveland civic figure, dies at Dorothy Love Home in Sidney, Ohio. The Hickok family helped develop the Western Reserve Historical Society and Hudson Academy in Hudson.

Cleveland Frederick L. Hickok Dorothy Love Sidney Ohio Hickok Western Reserve Historical Society Hudson Academy Hudson

First Negro Named LBJ Military Aide

Maj Hugh Robinson becomes the first Negro named as a presidential military aide. The West Point graduate, 32, and his wife joined an informal ceremony at the LBJ Ranch with Air Force Maj James Cross who will be promoted and serve as armed forces aide. Robinson will be Johnsons Army aide, replacing Lt Col James Connell. Cross remains chief pilot for Jetstars. Robinson holds a BS from West Point (1954) and an MS from MIT (1959).

Johnson City Tex Hugh Robinson Robinsons Lbj Ranch Air Force James A. Cross Cross Johnson Armed Forces Chester W. Clifton Army New York Robinson James M. Connell War College Washington Washington, D.C The Military

Crosses Burn At New Miami Amid Attacked Woman

New Miami police investigate two cross burnings near the scene of a prior assault on a 44 year old Williamsdale woman by five Black suspects. Crowds dispersed quickly after both three foot crosses were set ablaze near a church and Riverside Drive. A bomb toss threat was heard by a spectator. The five suspects were due to be arraigned in Hamilton Municipal Court.

New Miami Williamsdale Riverside Drive Morris Avenue Terial and Construction Sheriff's Office Hamilton Municipal Court

Rowan quits to take better outside offers

Washington AP Carl T Rowan said money and outside offers drew him from government service. He cited an anemic bank account and two college bound sons plus a hungry Doberman Pinscher as part of his decision. President Johnson announced Rowan's resignation as USIA director over the weekend.

Washington (Ap Carl T. Rowan Johnson Rowan U.S. Information Agency John F. Kennedy Finland

Michener Wears Hats At Tinicum Arts Festival

Philadelphia AP James A. Michener joined the Tinicum Township Arts Festival over the weekend wearing many hats including a tribal tan Sherpa hat and a sombrero. He complained he had no new hat to wear but received scores of free offers from attendees. He recalled receiving telephone calls and letters offering toppers from the Far East and even a Ground Observer Corps helmet from World War II.

Philadelphia James A. Michener Tinicum Township Michener Far East

Ohio Toll On Roads Hits 20

The Associated Press reports a deadly weekend in Ohio with at least 20 highway deaths and 27 total fatalities including five drownings and two accidental electrocutions. A major crash near Franklin claimed the lives of a Dayton couple and a teenage girl. Two brothers, Leo and Kenneth Sanders, drowned in a gravel pit near Shelby County.

Associated Press Ohio Franklin Dayton Leo Joseph Sanders Kenneth Sanders Shelby County

Firemen Respond to Two Sunday Blazes in Middletown

Middletown firefighters were dispatched twice yesterday afternoon. At 1:58 p.m. they tackled a garage fire at 2506 Shelley St caused by children playing with matches. no damage reported. A grass fire in a field on Sycamore Street near 1600 block was put out by 4:48 p.m. burning rubbish started the blaze.

Middletown Shelley St Warren Snodgrass Sycamore Street

Local Twirlers Win Top Honors in National Contests

Two Middletown youngsters took first place in National Baton Twirling Association events as Regina Jackson claimed the 11-year-old advanced title in Rockford Illinois and Lu Ann Evans won the 11-year-old advanced solo and strutting in Manhattan Kansas. Debbie Freeze and Dessie Harsh continued baton student clinic attendance in Rockford as the erosion loss in the United States was estimated at 400 million dollars.

Middletown Regina Jackson Rockford Ill Lu Ann Evans Manhattan Kansas Debbie Freeze Dessie Harsh

Three Carter Family Members Injured In Ohio Crash

In West Jefferson near Columbus, three Carter Family members Maybelle Carter Glen Jones and two other women suffered minor injuries when their car was rear ended at a stoplight. They were returning from Toronto for a Grand Ole Opry engagement. Roy Acuff and Harold Shot Jackson are reported injured in separate weekend crashes. June Stearns and Ira Louvin incidents are noted.

Columbus Carter Carters West Jefferson Grand Ole Opry Mother Daughter Singing Group Toronto Roy Acuff Acuff Cleo Miller Grand Ole Opry Harold

Cooperation rooted in Australian aborigines history

The piece notes that cooperation is deeply rooted among Australian aborigines and observes that when subjected to Western style intelligence tests these natives often fail to understand why the examiner does not provide assistance with answers.

Tax Vote Set At Portsmouth City Special Election

Portsmouth Ohio prepares ballots for a July 20 special election on a city income tax of one half of 1 percent. Secretary of State Ted W Brown approved corrected ballots to meet city charter requirements after ruling it too late to print new ones.

Portsmouth, Ohio Portsmouth Ted W. Brown Brown

Randolph To Job In Louisville

John Randolph, a WPFB disc jockey for four years, joins WKLO in Louisville, starting a new nightly show from 6 to 11 p.m. He and his wife Connie Schneider left Saturday for Louisville. He is the son of C J Aspenleiter of Cha utauqua and Sol Schneider of Sheldon Road.

John Randolph WPFB WKLO Louisville Randolph Connie Schneider C. J. Aspenleiter Chautauqua Sol Schneider Sheldon Road

Curtis Praises Free Society Movement in GOP

Washington AP Sen Carl T Curtis hails the Free Society Association led by Barry Goldwater as excellent, faulting GOP National Chairman Ray C Bliss who warns it could disrupt unity and fundraising. Curtis on Metromedia TV radio show says opposing freedom is heresy for Republicans.

Washington Carl T. Curtis Free Society Association Barry Goldwater Nebraska Republican GOP Ray C. Bliss FSA Metromedia Capital

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