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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1956

Page

3

Road Improvements Push Ahead Despite Weather Delays

Work on the four lane highway between Middletown and Franklin and the Rt. 4 upgrade to Peasttown proceeds with crews laying gravel, curbs, gutters, and asphalt. Rt. 73 project to Franklin sits at 85 percent complete with a July 31 target, while bridges on Rt. 4 near Middletown and the Great Miami River advance toward finish. Completion dates: Rt. 73 July 31 and Rt. 4 December 31. Visintine & Co. of Columbus holds the Rt. 4 contract for 1.13 million dollars and Don 8S. Cisle Contracting Co. of Hamilton handles the Rt. 73 project worth about 1.2 million dollars.

Middletown Franklin Peasttown Howard Huhalmer Clear Creek Aeronca Great Miami River Visintine & Co Columbus Cisle Contracting Co Hamilton

Deaths and Funerals In Trenton and Nearby Areas

Lynn Ann Bogan seven day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald B Bogan died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after three days illness. Surviving include maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Earl Jay of Middletown and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Clarence Bogan of Trenton. Services 2 p.m. tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Ronald Boyer officiating. Burial Miltonville Cemetery. Call 7 to 9 p.m. today. Ernest Kirby 69 father of Mrs Bonnie Dinwoodie of Middletown died yesterday at home in Mainesville. Retired Peters Cartridge Co employee. Surviving wife Mary and daughter Mrs Elizabeth Parker of Morrow Rt 1. Services 2 p.m. tomorrow Vale Funeral Home, burial Morrow Cemetery. Cora Grapevine 89 died yesterday at East Orchard Nursing Home Lebanon. Services 2 p.m. Friday Vale Funeral Home. Burial Xenia. Former Zoar resident, member Order of the Eastern Star and Women’s Relief Corps in Morrow. Surviving son Albert M of Hillsboro and sisters Mrs Susie Smith of Clarence Mo and Mrs Bill Bankerd of Xenia.

Lynn Ann Bogan Donald B. Bogan Douglas St Trenton Mercy Hospital Hamilton Earl Jay Middletown Clarence Bogan McCoy-Leffler Ronald Boyer Miltonville Ernest Kirby Bonnie Dinwoodie Mainesville Peters Cartridge Co Kings Mills Mary Elizabeth Parker Morrow Rt. 1 The Vale Funeral Home Morrow Cemetery Grapevine East Orchard Lebanon Xenia Zoar Order of the Eastern Star Women’s Relief Corps Morrow Albert M Hillsboro Susie Smith Clarence, Mo Bill Bankerd

Mrs Matilda Hoerst Rites Set At St John Church

Services for Mrs Matilda Hoerst wife of Frank Hoerst special deputy sheriff will be held tomorrow at St John Church here A requiem high mass will be sung at 930 am The body lies at Schmidt Dhonau Funeral Home Reading Mrs Hoerst died Monday night

Westchester Matilda Hoerst Frank Hoerst St. John Church Schmidt - Dhonau Reading

Germantown Woman Ella Dale Dies at 58 in New Lebanon

Mrs Ella F Dale 58 mother of Stanley Dale of Germantown died yesterday at her Fall Road home in New Lebanon She is survived by her husband George four daughters four other sons a sister three brothers and 13 grandchildren Funeral Friday at Assembly of God Church Johnsville with burial Pyrmont Cemetery Friends may call at Holweger and Help Funeral Home New Lebanon tomorrow

Germantown Ella F Dale Stanley Dale Fall Road New Lebanon George Assembly of God Johnsville Pyrmont Holweger and Help Funeral

Mrs Iva Renner House Services Set In Eaton

Funeral services for Mrs. Iva Renner House 56 of Eaton Rt 2 will be at 2 p m tomorrow at Barnes Funeral Home with burial in Sugar Grove Cemetery New Lexington. She died Monday night at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a three week stay. Surviving are husband Lawrence House son Stanley E Renner of West Alexandria Rt 1 daughter Betty of Mansfield brother Olimer Shade of Eaton Rt 1 and five grandchildren.

EATON Iva Renner Eaton Rt. 2 Barnes Funeral Home Sugar Grove New Lexington

Obituary notices for Fischer Whitton Frazee Arnold

Henry J. Fischer age 76 of 812 S 8th St. Requiem High Mass 9 a.m. Friday at St Joseph Church. Mrs Clara Whitton age 64 of 57 Eaton Ave. services 2 p.m. tomorrow at Millville EUB Church. Mrs Flora Frazee age 78 of Anchor age Ky services 10 a.m. tomorrow at Proeschel Funeral Home. Mrs Ina G Arnold age 62 of Okeana Rt 1 services 11 a.m. tomorrow at Lutz Funeral Home Harrison.

Henry J. Fischer S. 8Th St St. Joseph Church Clara Whitton Eaton Ave Millville Eub Church Flora Frazee Anchorage Proeschel Funeral Home Ina G. Arnold Okeana Rt Lutz Funeral Home Harrison

Thomas J. Watson Dies at 82 Former IBM Chair

New York reports Thomas J. Watson 82 longtime IBM board chairman and prominent business executive died yesterday. Born in Campbell New York he rose to lead IBM and left a lasting impact on American industry.

New York Thomas J. Watson International Business Machines Corp Campbell, N.Y IBM

Driver Dies In Flames Near Xenia

A three truck crash on U S 42 north of Xenia Ohio left Raymond E Milton 32 of Harrison Ohio dead from burns and Glenn D Abbott 34 of Maple Heights Ohio seriously burned. Milton and Abbott trucks collided head on with a third driven by Paul S Farmer 32 of Knoxville Tenn hitting the wreckage. The highway remained blocked about three hours. Milton's body was taken to Nagley Funeral Home in Xenia and Abbott to Greene Memorial Hospital.

Xenia Ohio Paul S Farmer Knoxville Tenn Milton Nagley Abbott Greene Memorial Hospital

Warren County Business Slump Persists in Prepaid Receipts

Special report from Lebanon notes a continued downturn in Warren County as prepaid tax receipt sales lag behind last year while weekly revenues reach 14,208.34 dollars. Year to date for the current fiscal year through July 1 show 643,685.59 dollars collected, up from 539,315.78 dollars a year earlier.

Lebanon Warren County Russell Dumford Roger W. Tracy

AFL-CIO Backs Steel Union Demands

New York AFL-CIO President George Meany voiced support for the steelworkers union led by David J. McDonald. He urged unity and victory as the union threatens a strike of 650,000 if talks fail before June 30. Seven smaller steel firms are negotiating separately after joint talks with the Big Three stalled.

New York Afl-Cio George Meany Meany Steelworkers David J. McDonald Us, Steel Bethlehem Republic Youngstown Sheet and Tube Inland Pittsburgh Allegheny U.S. Steel

Mathis Hurston Vows Exchanged in Bethlehem Temple Ceremony

Miss Joyce Mathias of Hazelwood Ohio married Pvt. John A Hurston Jr son of Middletown while vows were exchanged at Bethlehem Temple Church last night. Rev Charles Holiday officiated. Mrs Hurston graduated from Sycamore High School and works at Wright Patterson AFB. Hurston a Middletown High School graduate previously worked at Frischs Restaurants and is stationed at Fort Sam Houston Texas. The couple will live with her parents until joining later.

Joyce Mathias Joe Mathias Hazelwood Ohio John A. Hurston Jr Thelma Hurston Middletown Bethleham Temple Church Charles Holiday Hurston Sycamore High School Wright-Patterson Afb Middletown High

Bids Sought For New Post Office In St Marys Ohio

The Post Office Department invites competitive bids by 1 p.m. EST on July 18 for construction of a new one story post office at St Marys Ohio. Built with private capital on government land the department will take ownership via 25 year installment payments. Specifications are available at regional postal headquarters in Cincinnati.

Washington Post Office Department St. Marys Ohio Cincinnati

Camp Hook Dinner To Honor Scouters

A Camp Hook dinner tomorrow honors 62 men and women who completed cub and scoutmaster training in Ft. Ancient and Pokey Griffith districts. Ted Wood, chairman, will award certificates and preside. Dinner begins at 6 30 p.m. The penny’s first Saxon law reference dates to the close of the seventh century.

Camp Hook Ft. Ancient Pokey Griffith Ted Wood

Revival begins at Apostolic Faith Church

Elder L. Vinson of Detroit conducts a revival tent meeting at 1410 Walnut Street sponsored by Rev. Rudolph Pringle pastor. Services run 7 30 each night and continue indefinitely.

L. Vinson Detroit Apostolic Faith Church Walnut St Rudolph Pringle

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