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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1957

Page

3

Deaths And Funerals In Middletown Area

Jacob A Chupka 53 proprietor of Chups Cafe died of an apparent heart attack while watching a game on television at Middletown Hospital. He lived at 2219 Pearl St and with two brothers ran the cafe. Funeral arrangements include Solemn Requiem High Mass at St John’s Church and burial in Woodside Cemetery.

Jacob A. Chupka Pearl St Chup Yankee Road Middletown Hospital Joseph Edward Anchetere Pittsburgh Chupka St. John’s Church Woodside Schramm Holy Name Society Knights of Columbus

Infant daughter of Floyds stillborn at Middletown Hospital

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Americus Floyd of 4922 Hackett Dr Dayton was stillborn at Middletown Hospital this morning. Surviving are the parents a brother Americus and a sister Anita. Graveside services are at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Woodside Cemetery with Rev C N Flanagan officiating. Arrangements are by Bailey Funeral Home.

Americus Floyd Hackett Dr Dayton Middletown Hospital Americus Anita Woodside Cemetery C. N. Flanagan Bailey Funeral Home

Mrs Hester Fraley dies at Mercy Hospital

Mrs. Hester Lee Fraley, 68, of 107 Garfield St., died at 9:55 a.m. yesterday at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton where she had been transferred Saturday from Middletown.

Hester Lee Fraley Garfield St Mercy Hospital Hamilton Middletown

Mrs Dora Leever dies at 91 in Lebanon home

Mrs Dora Leever 91 formerly of 107 Webster St died at 2 30 am today at the Carr Rest Home Lebanon where she had been a patient for seven years. Widow of William Leever who died in 1945 she lived at Webster Street for 50 years. Surviving daughters Blanche Mason Middles town Grace Londos Lebanon Florence Michael St Petersburg Fla ten grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home.

Dora Leever Webster St Carr Rest Lebanon Leever William Leever Webster Street Blanche Mason Middletown Grace Londos Florence Michael St. Petersburg Fla Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home

James Cunningham Killed in Garage Accident

James Arthur Cunningham 18 died Friday afternoon when the auto he was repairing fell on him. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Gratis Methodist Church with burial in Airview Cemetery. He recently moved with his parents from Gratis to Middletown and played for Gratis High School basketball, runner up in last spring’s state tournament. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at Zimmerman Funeral Home and at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. tomorrow.

James Arthur Cunningham Methodist Church Gratis Airview Harold Cunningham Middletown Zimmerman Funeral Home

Garringer, 71, Dies at Home Near Jamestown Ohio

Jesse A. Garringer, 71, farmer and father of Mrs. Viola Davidson of Middletown, died yesterday morning at his home near Jamestown Ohio. He is survived by his wife Hazel.

Jesse A. Garringer Viola Davidson Middletown Jamestown Ohio Garringer Hazel

George W How ard Franklin dies at 61 in Middletown Hospital

George W Howard 61 of Carlisle died at 4 55 a m at Middletown Hospital where he had been hospitalized since June 19 He retired from Frigidaire Dayton after 12 years due to ill health He came to Carlisle in 1946 from Clay County Kentucky where he was a justice of the peace and deputy sheriff He served as auxiliary military policeman with the Signal Corps in World War I He is survived by his wife Sophia his mother Rosa Howard of Goose Rock Kentucky three sons James W Carlisle Calvin C Middletown and Fluty Don Howard overseas at Fort Rucker Alabama two daughters Sarah E Smith Franklin and Stella I Puckett Fontana California four brothers Pearl of Big Creek Kentucky John H Franklin E C Goose Rock and D L Howard East Liverpool Ohio four sisters Bessie Hoskins and Winnie DePew Goose Rock Cleo Feltner Carlisle and Beatrice Corum Elizabethtown Indiana and 12 grandchildren Burial is at Woodhill Cemetery following services at Anglesby Funeral Home with calling hours 2 5 and 7 9 p m tomorrow.

Franklin George W. Howard Carlisle Middletown Hospital Dayton Howard Clay County Signal Corps Sophia Rosa Howard Goose Rock James W Calvin C Middletown Fluty Don Howard U. S. Army Ft. Rucker Ala Sarah E. Smith Stella I. Puckett Fontana Calif Pearls Big Creek John H E. C D. L. Howard East Liverpool Ohio Bessie Hoskins Winnie DePewe Cleo Feltner Beatrice Corum Elizabethtown Ind Anglesby Funeral Home Wood ‘Hill Cemetery

Morrow Man Donald L. Jackson Dies at 20

Donald Lee Jackson of Morrow Rt. 2 died yesterday at Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington. An employee of Crosley Corp Cincinnati he is survived by wife Virginia a daughter Rhonda Lee parents Mr and Mrs George Jackson sister Donna and brother George all of Morrow Rt. 2 Funeral services tomorrow at Yale Funeral Home with burial in Morrow Cemetery

Morrow Donald Lee Jackson Morrow Rt. 2 Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington Crosley Corp Cincinnati

Local Obituaries and Funeral Details

Fred Saverbeck Sr. of Symmes Road to be served at 10 a.m. tomorrow by Zettler Funeral Home. Louise Krahn, 73, of 46 N 2nd St., Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Stephens. Maggie Henley, 79, of 439 East Ave., services 2 p.m. Monday at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home. Mabel A. Inloes, 55, of 450 N. Washington Blvd., services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Proeschel Funeral Home.

Fred Saverbeck Sr Symmes Road Zettler Funeral Home Louise Krahn 2Nd St St. Stephens Church Maggie Henley East Ave Brown-Dawson Funeral Home Mabel A. Inloes Washington Blvd Proeschel

Notable Obituaries Across Cities Highlight Diverse Prominent Figures

A chain of obituary notices reports the deaths of Henry M. Day a 70 year old financier and associate of Harry F Sinclair. Dr John L Hillman a 92 year old Methodist educator and Simpson College president. Prince B Gialma Odescalchi 73 tracing lineage to Livia Odescalchi. John T Nev ill 55 veteran journalist. Dr Guy L Hunner 88 gynecology urology expert. Erasmus C Lindley 86 ex Great Northern Railway official. Robert M Blackmer 95 inventor of the rotary pump. Edmund Randolph Preston 77 former US attorney and FTC examiner. Elmer F Kelm 57 first chair of Minnesota DFL. Charles H Jones 70 railroad exec. Miss Amy Busby 85 actress famed in the 1890s.

New York Henry M. Day Harry F. Sinclair Smithfield Des Moines John L. Hillman Chergyman Simpson College Indianola Iowa Scarsdale N.Y Prince B. Gialma Odescalchi Livia Odescalchi Innocent XI Sault Ste. Marie Mich John T. Nevill Seo News San Antonio Tex Baltimore Guy L.hunner Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Alma Wis Erasmus C. Lindley Great Northern Railway Selby County St. Petoskey Robert M. Blackmer Society of American Engineers Winston-Salem N.C. W Edmund Randolph Preston Washington, D.C Charlotte N.C United States Federal Trade Commission Hampden Sidney Minneapolis Elmer F. Kelm Minnesota Democratic-Farmer- Labor Party Minnesota Michigan City Ind Charles H. Jones Chicago, South Shore and South Bend East Stroudsburg Amy Busby Rochester

Sebald Award Adopted Again By State Jaycees

The W. W. Sebald Self-Reliance Award became a state wide project of the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce for a second year. Ohio Jaycees planning committee in Marietta recommended statewide adoption which was approved unanimously by the executive committee led by E J Platt of Canton. The project, first run in 1953, has since spread nationally and will be presented to the U S Jaycee board in Tulsa for national adoption.

W. W. Sebald Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce Ohio Jaycee Ohio Jaycee Planning Committee Marietta James Townsley Jay ‘Iee Paul Deger E. J. Platt Canton Ohio

Police Briefs From Middletown Hospital Incident And Arrests

Officers responding to an emergency room call learned Willie Thomas a 46 year old from Detroit suffered a small cut on the left shoulder from an unknown assailant at 8th Avenue and Lincoln Street. Delmas Birch arrested Harlan South 18 and Edward South 25 on charges of interfering with a police officer and resisting arrest. Betty Bush 21 of 4 Crawford Street faced a disorderly conduct charge. All arrests occurred at Reynolds Avenue and 5S Clinton Street.

Middletown Hospital Willie Thomas Detroit Mich 8Th Avenue Lincoln Street Delmas Birch Harlan South Crawford St Edward South Betty Bush Reynolds Avenue Clinton Street

Police arrest James Manning on careless driving warrant

Police arrest James Manning aged 120 of 45 Elienridge Drive Franklin on a careless driving warrant. The arrest confirms charges from local court records and identifies the suspect's address and status.

James Manning Elienridge

Vandalism damages noted. two arrests for DUI and intoxication

Paul Hully reported vandals flattened five tires and scratched a car causing about 200 dollars in damage. Roland Carroll and Chester Carroll were arrested in the 1300 block of Central Avenue on DUI and intoxication charges.

Paul Hully Fleming Rd Roland Carroll Philadelphia Ave Chester Carroll Central Avenue

Missing Middletown Girl Found With Teen Companion

A 16-year-old Middletown girl missing since July 5 was located by city detectives along Ohio 122 inside Preble County. She was taken to juvenile authorities with a 17-year-old local boy being questioned. The pair had reportedly traveled to Winchester and Louisville, Kentucky before returning.

Middletown Ohio Preble County Carline Clark Stanley Clark Barnitz St Winchester Louisville Harold Gray Paul Fouts Sunset Park Kentucky Poasttown

Dayton man Pete Pendergrass arrested on assault charge

Police Friday night arrested Pete Pendergrass, 36, of Dayton on an assault and battery charge. He was taken into custody here and booked for processing.

Pete Pendergrass Dayton

Miami Hosts Farm Bureau Youth Conference at University

About 125 young people attend the Southwest Region Farm Bureau Youth Conference at Miami University this week. The July 14-19 event trains youths to participate in Farm Bureau programs and community activities.

Oxford Southwest Region Farm Bureau Miami University

Thefts Reported To City Police Include Several Items

The city police logged several thefts yesterday and today. Loretta DeBord reported seven dollars from her purse in a car. Ronald Henley at 2008 Woodlawn Ave. had a bicycle stolen. Tires were taken from the Tutt Brothers Service Station at Wayne Ave and S Sutphin St. Thomas Allen, 337 N Main St., had a rear view mirror stolen. James Habig at 1334 Reynolds Ave. reported a radio heater tires and wheel taken from his car.

Loretta DeBord Ronald Henley Woodlawn Ave Tutt Brothers Wayne Avenue S. Sutphin Street Thomas Allen N. Main St James Habig Reynolds Ave

Programs at Phillips Chapel CME Church This Week

Colored News previews events at Phillips Chapel CME Church for the week. Tomorrow evening Rev. J. Tanz of Franklin with his choir and congregation will attend. Thursday features Rev. Willis Bankston and Friendship Baptist Church choir and congregation. Friday hosts Rev. S. Kirby of Franklin with his choir and congregation. Services start at 8 PM nightly.

Phillips Chapel CME J. Tanz Franklin Willis Bankston Friendship Baptist Church S. Kirby Choir Land

Vatican City a tiny sovereign state enclaved by Rome

Vatican City is a small independent state covering less than ten acres. It hosts accredited representatives from many nations as part of its international status and diplomacy.

Vatican City

Wednesday Rites For Crash Victim

Funeral services for George H. Mathias 28 of Dayton area will be held Wednesday at 10 am at Zettler Funeral Home. He died in an auto truck collision on Ohio 4 near Infirmary Road Saturday night. Lo raine Radford 35 also died. she was a switchboard operator at the Biltmore Hotel Dayton. The truck driver Jess Casteel 36 Dayton was charged with driving under the influence. Mathias and Miss Radford planned to marry next month. Mathias survived by his mother and two sisters and a brother.

Hamilton George H. Mathias Dayton Zettler Mathias Loraine Radford S. Jersey St Ohio 4 Infirmary Road Jess Casteel Miss Radford Biltmore Hamilton Bendix Aviation Corp Adella Mathias

General Tire Posts Record Half-Year Sales Milestone

General Tire & Rubber Co AKRON OHIO said sales reached 205 million dollars for the first half of year ending May 31, 1958, totaling 205,968,169. William O'Neil president reported earnings of 5,814,861 or 3.38 per share. Last year six month sales were 177,796,438.

Akron Ohio General Tire & Rubber Co William O'Neil

Flat Stalls Motorist 10 Hours On Turnpike

Jack Maxwell of Lima spent 10 hours and nearly 160 miles on the Ohio Turnpike Sunday after a flat tire blew near the Norwalk Saundusky interchange. A spare tire also went flat, and a patrolman radioed for a service truck, which arrived hours late. Maxwell and his family rode with a truck driver to Vermilion, then returned to the plaza to have the tire repaired before reuniting with his wife and three year old son.

Norwalk Ohio Jack Maxwell Lima Vermilion Service Plaza Cleveland Saundusky Maxwell

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jacob Chupka Columbus Russell Moore West Liberty Joseph R. Baker & Sons Howard Sears Louise Morgan Anaheim Russell N. Garringer Jeffersonville George A Earl Russell S.garringer Powers Funeral Home Floyd Mrs. Hester Fraley Dodds Monuments Verity Prwy Ith Ave Ae Chia Y Mrs James Cunningham ThriftiCheck Checking ThriftsCheck Ato &B Mommie Pedere Inference Central Bramch Center Avenue Donald L. Jackson Judy White Ashland Mass Chelsea Naval Hospital Judy Jaycees Platt The Ohio Jaycees Ohio Organization Miami Colored News Ps al Local Safety Council Advertising Council Newspaper Advertising Association General Tire Ross Ross’ Notions DR Pepper J. Pabst Sons Richmond Ross’ Yard Vogue McCalls
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