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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1960

Page

3

Rites Tomorrow For Boy At Camden Auto Victim

Services for three year old Bert Spradling of Camden are set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at Camden Baptist Church with Rev Howard Measors officiating Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery Friends may call at R C Nein Sons Funeral Home tonight from 7 to 9 p m The child died from head and chest injuries after being struck near his home on Camden Route 1 as he ran behind a backing car Authorities said his half brother Elmo moved a tractor from the garage and the car began to back The tragedy follows the family s earlier loss in a two car crash May 5 1951 Bert is survived by his parents Clyde and wife and several siblings The accident occurred about 7 p m The boy was rushed to a physician after the incident including his brothers and sisters and grandparents

Camden Herbert D. Spradling Camden Baptist Church Howard Measors Fairmount Cemetery R. C. Nein & Sons Camden Rt Elmo Clyde Spradling Spradling Carl Sheppard Air Force Base Tex Linda Kay Barbara Sandra Manuel Bowling Olive Hill Sprathing Newark, Ohio University of Pennsylvania Mina Webb

Manager of Old Times-Star Dies

Cincinnati AP report says George Fries 79 longtime general manager of the Cincinnati Times-Star until 1954 died Tuesday Funeral services planned Friday Fries began as an office boy and remained with the newspaper for more than three decades

Cincinnati George Fries Old Cincinnati Times-Star Fries

Modernize Your Home Wiring With HOUSEPOWER Upgrade

The ad touts a HOUSEPOWER upgrade service for homes with sluggish appliances and frequent fuse blows. It promises to modernize wiring without mass disruption and offers a WIRE on TIME budget plan financed through approved contractors. The message urges readers to call today.

Deaths And Funerals For Lulie Estes And Others

Mrs. Lulie Henderson Estes 93 of Lebanon longtime resident born in Vance County N C died at Carr Rest Home Fradalin area. Services Friday 1 30 p m at Church of the Ascension burial Woodside Cemetery. Surviving include son Gilmour Akron sister and many grandchildren. Burial details and services for a Pennsylvanian also listed with Mina and two daughters.

Lulie Henderson Estes Henderson Estes Carr Rest Home Lebanon Estes Vance County N. C Fradalin William T. Estes

Mrs Alyce E Coker Dies After Brain Surgery

Mrs Alyce Elizabeth Coker 44 of 107 Santa Fe Dr died at 1205 a.m. at Middletown Hospital after brain surgery. She was a church Altar Guild member born in Sioux City and lived in Middletown 17 years. Survived by husband Eugene R a daughter Carencay Hanel a brother Melvern Norton and mother Hazel Denning. Services at 130 p.m. tomorrow at Church of the C McCammon Cremation to follow with Wilson Memorial Home handling arrangements.

Alyce Elizabeth Coker Santa Fe Dr Middletown Hospital Coker Church of the Ascension Altar Guild Church Sioux City Iowa Middletown Eugene R Armco Steel Corp Carencay Hanel Chicago Melvern Norton Washington Hazel Denning Roy Utah Sidney C. McCammon Wilson Memorial Home

Deaths of Blumenschein and Haertlein Noted in Brief

Ernest L. Blumenschein 87, internationally famed artist, died Monday after a long illness in Albuquerque. Albert Haertlein 64, associate, reported in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Albuquerque, N. M Ernest L. Blumenschein Cambridge, Mass Albert Haertlein

Francis Nickell, 68, Middletown Resident, Dies

Francis Frank Medley Nickell, 68, of 813 Crawford St died 9 45 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after four days as a patient. He joined Armco Steel in 1916 and retired in 1957 from the blacksmith shop. Survived by wife Grace five daughters six sons a stepson a brother and a sister. Burial at Woodside Cemetery. Visitation at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Francis Frank) Medley Nickell Crawford St Middletown Hospital Nickell Armco Steel Corp Menifee County Jefferson Lodge 90 F&am Grace Glenna Moore Middletown Frances Rawlinson Billings, Mont Bertha Wells Greenville Betty Dickerscheid Hamilton Phyllis Shoemaker Columbus Frederick Robert James Air Force South Carona Jerry Harvey Indiana Albert Elva May Fort Worth Tex McCoy-Leffler Clifford Lawson Hinting, Buria Woodside Cemetery

Infant Walker Dies Prematurely in Hazard

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coolie Walker of West Middletown Rt 1 died at Middletown Hospital 9 10 p m yesterday fourteen hours after premature birth. Survived by maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Ashford Thomas and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Walker of Hazard Ky. Graveside services will be held tomorrow at Hazard Cemetery. Local arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Coolie Walker West Middletown

Downey Rites Set for Lebanon Man 68

Wymer S Downey 68 retired farmer died of a heart attack yesterday afternoon at his Lebanon Rt 1 home. Survived by wife Lona a daughter Harriet McMillan of Waynesville three sons William Lebanon Robert Waynesville Rt 2 John Clarksville a stepson James Penwell Xenia two brothers Eli Lebanon Wilbur Dayton and two sisters Jewel St John Verna Downey Lebanon. Services 2 30 p m Friday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial Lebanon Cemetery.

Wymer S. Downey Lebanon Lebanon Rt. 1 Lona Harriet McMillan Waynesville William Robert John Clarksville James Penwell Xenia Eli Wilbur Dayton Jewel St. John Verna Downey Oswald Fneral

William J. Lewis dies in Hamilton hospital

William J. Lewis 61 of 5917 Oakridge Drive president of the Lewis Cigar Co. on Maple Avenue died yesterday at Fort Hamilton Hospital after several years of failing health. He was admitted Monday and was a graduate of the local business school.

Notable deaths across several fields reported

Harvard engineering dean dies in office. Sir Maurice Bonham Carter longtime Liberal official and secretary to Asquith dies at 79 in London. Harry Harper, aviation writer for London Daily Mail, dies aged 54. Medora Field Perkerson, longtime Atlanta Journal staff member, dies after lengthy illness. Jessie Taft, 78, Philadelphia educator and author active in New York and Pennsylvania social work.

Harvard University London Maurice Bonham Carter Herbert Asquith Harry Harper Lord Northcliffe London Daily Mail Atlanta Medora Field Perkerson Atlanta Journal Philadelphia Jessie Taft New York Pennsylvania

Butler County Deaths Jeff Bowling 72

Jeff Bowling 72 of 319 Mill Street Seven Mile died. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at unspecified location.

Butler County Jeff Bowling Mill St Seven Mile

YMCA Day Camp Registration Ends Soon for Y Members

Registration for the YMCA day camp closes this week as sessions run Tuesday through July 1 at the Sportsmen's Club. Open to boys 8 to 12, daily activities run 9 am to 5 pm with shelter, athletic facilities, outdoor cooking, restrooms, and on-site medical assistance. Fees are $10 for Y members and $12 for non members, covering milk, a T shirt, bus fare, crafts, and insurance. July 1 features a lean-to overnight in the woods supervised by Dick Hundley and led by Dick Roof.

YMCA Sportsmen's Club Dick Hundley Dick Roof

Thursday New Miami First Church of God

A brief community notice for the Thursday service at New Miami First Church of God. Services and event details are not fully readable in the fragment.

New Miami

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Old Times-Star Mark Rigés Funeral Home N. Broad ST THE GAS & Electric Lulie Estes Lulie H. Estes Alyce E. Coker Francis M. Nickell William J. Lewis Oia Pe Verity Robert Koninier Mgr Oswalt Manchester Central Ave OLE Ross Sipair Ross’ Menswear Shaddock’s Germantown RD Stace
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