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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1959

Page

3

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Nettie May Griest

Mrs Nettie May Griest 83 died at 8 15 a m today at the home of daughter Mrs Gobel Conrad 917 14th Ave after a stroke a month ago at her home 204 Garfield St She lived in Middletown since 1900 member of First United Brethren Church Her husband Howard A Griest died in 1952 Surviving two daughters Mrs Conrad and Mrs Edward L Miller Services 2 30 p m Wednesday at 204 Garfield St Rev Jerome Schultz officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call tomorrow after 2 pm Arrangements Wilson Memorial Home

Nettie May Griest Gobel Conrad 14Th Ave Griesti Garfield St Griest Red Lion Middletown First United Brethren Church Howard A. Griest Conrad Edward L. Miller Jerome Schultz Woodside Cemetery Wilson Memorial Home

Funeral services for Thomas Mull in Dayton

Thomas Mull 42 of 432 Hulbert St Dayton will have a 10 am Wednesday service at Westbrook Funeral Home Dayton after dying of a heart attack Saturday afternoon on W Central Avenue. Local arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Thomas Mull Hulbert St Dayton Westbrook Middletown Hospital W. Central Avenue McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Mason Frank J Wilkens 65 longtime farmer dies in Mason

Frank J Wilkens 65 of Mason Route 1 a deerfield township farmer and trustee died unexpectedly of a heart attack early Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati He was stricken at home Saturday night Services set for 2 pm Tuesday at the Methodist Church burial in Rosehill Cemetery Friends may call at Tufts Funeral Home Loveland tonight from 5 to 9 pm Surviving are his wife Marie two sons Herbert and Elmer and a brother Lawrence.

MASON Frank J. Wilkens Mason Rt. 1 Deerfield Township Good Samaritan

Terry Moore's Surprise Third Wedding Sparks Hollywood

Actress Terry Moore and her third husband Stuart Cramer III wed in a surprise ceremony at the Church of the Hills in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. About 100 guests attended as Bishop John Bernhardt presided. The couple honeymoon aboard Cramer's 55-foot Kirawan and plan to live in Beverly Hills. Moore's previous marriages included Glenn Davis and Eugene McGrath. Cramer was briefly married to Jean Peters. The event surprised Hollywood with few film figures in attendance.

Hollywood Terry Moore Stuart Cramer III California Church of the Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park John Bernhardt Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Miss Moore Cramer Kirawan Beverly Hills West Point Glenn Davis Eugene McGrath Jean Peters Hollywood Colony Hollywood Church

Good Schools Job of Citizens Shuman Says

Charles B. Shuman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, argues local citizen and school board responsibility sustains public schools. He warns federal control could weaken curricula and self-government, urging local farmer involvement. More than 250 farm bureau leaders attend the Ohio State University conference.

Charles B. Shuman Sullivan American Farm Bureau Federation Federation Shuman America Farm Bureau Ohio State University U. S General Farm Organization

Ohio drownings push summer death toll higher

The Associated Press reports tens of thousands swam Ohio rivers and lakes to escape heat. Fifteen others died in various incidents over the weekend, including drownings in Lake Erie and the Ohio River, plus seven traffic fatalities and several other accidents across Columbus, Lima, Elyria, Canton and beyond. Names and places tied to each fatality appear throughout the report.

Ohio Associated Press

Middletown Couple Announces Engagement

Announcement by Mr and Mrs Robert J Grimes of Lincoln Avenue announces the engagement of their daughter Joyce Lavern Bryant to Ronald H Hardeman son of Mr and Mrs Embry Hardeman The bride elect attended Middletown High School and he is an alumnus of the same school employed at the Middletown Five Minute Car Wash The couple plans to wed August 15.

Robert J. Grimes Lincoln Avenue Joyce Lavern Bryant Ronald Hardeman Embry Hardeman 6Th Avenue Middletown High School Hardeman Middletown Five Minute Car Wash

States' Rights Bill Faces Delays In Congress

Senator John L. McClellan says the states' rights bill may wait until next year as committee work continues. The House approved its version 225 to 192, defining federal preemption only by explicit congressional action or irreconcilable conflict.

Washington John L. McClellan D-Ark House Congress

Hearing Postponed For Man Who Shot Ohio Priest

Clyde C. Morr a 69 year old man accused of shooting Msgr Joseph Sehneider a 51 year old priest from Mount St Marys Seminary Norwood Ohio on a downtown Chicago street was ordered to appear in Felony Court on July 9. Morr escaped from an Illinois mental hospital in 1954 and has been working as a short order cook in Chicago. The priest was shot in the left hip and listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital. Police seized Morr at the scene and say he was angry at Catholic church officials.

Chicago Ohio Clyde C. Morr William Barth Morris Msgr Joseph Sehneider Mount St. Mary's Seminary Norwood Mercy Hospital Morr

Obituary notices for three Hamilton-area residents

Frank Rose 74 of College Corner Route 1 services today at Miller Funeral Home. Mrs Ethel Buttery 61 of 36 Hancock Ave Hamilton services 10 am tomorrow at Webb Funeral Home. Joseph Paproski 65 of 5162 Dundee Rd Hamilton services 8:30 am tomorrow at Colligan.

Frank Rose College Corner Rt. 1 Miller Funeral Home Ethel Buttery Hancock Ave Hamilton Webb Funeral Home Joseph Paproski Dunwoody Rd Colligan Funeral Home

Divorce Notice in Butler County Court Ohio

Yvonne Blair of 64 Hall St New Bedford Mass is served notice that Paul Blair filed for divorce in Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio case 2759 on grounds of gross neglect of duty. Respond by July 4 1959 or petition may be granted. Clerk Joseph T Kiep Deputy Charlotte F Hermann Finkelman Ross Attorneys. May 25 June 18 15 22 29.

Yvonne Blair Hall St New Bedford Mass Paul Blair Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio Joseph T. Kiep Charlotte F. Hermann Finkelman & Ross

Do Your Children Run Your Home

Reader's Digest highlights a mother of four and grandmother of eleven showing how parental fear of losing affection lets children dominate the household. The July issue offers an old time remedy for a modern problem.

Reader's Digest Reader’s Digest Today

Auto Victim Dies In Parma Car Strike

John Bowe of Parma died at Forest City Hospital from injuries suffered when struck by a car in Parma on Wednesday. The death occurred Sunday and was reported from Cleveland.

John Juan Torres Brownsville Tex Joe Bentancur Holgate Torres Port Clinton Charles Ballard Jr London Ohio U.S West Jefferson Willard Odale Princeton W. Va Jay Lake Ravenna Tom Henderson Berea Cleveland John Boweris Parma Forest City Hospital

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