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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1962

Page

2

Auto Crash Victim James Echols Laid to Rest

Funeral rites incomplete for James Echols 33 of Lockland formerly Middletown killed in a Route 4 crash near LeSourdsville. He worked as a Cincinnati attorney’s chauffeur and is survived by a wife Mary and six children plus relatives in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Gratis services set for Mamie Witters 78 at Zimmerman Funeral Home at 2 30 p m Saturday led by Rev Arthur J Tinkle.

James Eaward Echols Maple St Lockland Middletown Rt. 4 LeSourdsville Bailey Funeral Home Echols Calumet Ave Cincinnati Mr. Echols Mary Michael Maurice Marvin Victoria Lois Pearl Echols Dayton William Lyles Walter Thomas Lyles Minnie Preyer Pecolia Jones Iona Wilkerson Pittsburgh Gratis Mamie Witters Zimmerman Arthur J. Tinkle

Downey Rites Scheduled for Martins Ferry Native

Mrs Lille M Downey 2207 Central Ave died at home yesterday at 445 pm. Funeral services set for 2 pm Saturday at McCoy-Letter Funeral Home Reverend Russell Galloway to officiate. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. No immediate survivors. Friends may call 3-5 and 7-9 pm tomorrow.

Lille M. Downey Central Ave McCoy-Letter Funeral Russell Galloway Woodside Cemetery Downey Martins Ferry Ohio

Grace Gomia obituary outlines Middletown resident

Mrs Grace Gomia died at her home after a long illness. She was 45 years a Middletown resident, born in Powell County Kentucky. Survived by husband Edward Lee Gomia a prior spouse, two daughters Helen Smith and Jean Reichenbach, two sons William and Charles, her mother Lena Gravett, four Gravett brothers and 18 grandchildren. Family viewing at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services Monday at 10 a.m. Rev Henry Howard officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery.

Grace Lee Gomia Garfield St Middletown Lena Gravett Bush Luke William Gravett A.C. Gravett Frenchburg McCoy-Leffler Henry Howard Woodside Cemetery

Infant Jones Graveside Rites Planned

Infant Phillip Douglas Jones, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Jones of Sunset Place, died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Graveside services will be held at Woodside Cemetery with Rev Edwin Bobbitt officiating. Surviving are the parents one brother Ralph paternal grandparents Ralph Joel Sr Middletown and maternal grandparents Wilson Holbrook Dayton and Mrs Violet Holbrook Daytona Beach. Arrangements are by Mc Coy Leffier Funeral Home.

Jones Woodside Cemetery Phillip Douglas Jones Ralph Jones Sunset Place Middletown Hospital Ralph Ralph Joel Sr Middieown Wilson Holbrook Miamisourg Violet Holbrook Dayon Edwin Bobbitt McCoy-Leffier Funeral Home

Obituary of Nora Sharit 79 Middletown resident

Nora Sharit 79 longtime Middletown resident died in Toledo after a lengthy illness. Survived by daughter Viola William of Toledo son Edmond Sharit of West Chester two sisters Mary Shafer Hamilton Ada Watkins Williamsburg five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Husband Ernest J Sharit died October 13. Requiem high mass 9 a m Saturday at St John s Church burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call McCoy Leffler Funeral Home 7 9 p m today and 2 7 9 p m tomorrow.

Nora Sharit Middletown Calumet Ave Toledo Viola William Edmond Sharit West Chester Mary Shafer Hamilton Ada Watkins Williamsburg Ohio Ernest J. Sharit St. John's Church Woodside McCoy- Leffler

Robert Noble 82 Funeral Services Set in Lebanon

Funeral services for Robert Noble 82 will be held at 2 p.m. at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home. He died yesterday at his son Wrightman's home on Kirby Road. Survived by three sons Seymour Burnett Cordell of Lebanon and seven daughters including Mare Sears Eliza Bolman Martha Noble Ima Pence Tracy Gebion Cora Strong Ethel Hudson. a brother Delong and sister Mary Noble. Friends may call tonight. Burial in South Lebanon Cemetery.

Lebanon Johnson & Sons Robert Nobie of & Son Wrightman Kirby Road Seymour Hanrten Burnett and Cordell Mare Sears Eliza Bolman South Lebanon Martha Noble Wisconsin Ima Pence Tracy Gebion Cora Strong Siddietown Ethel Hudson Jackson Delong Mary Noble Dayo South Lebanon Cemery

Witters Burial Set For Fairview Cemetery

Mrs. Witters died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton after a short illness. A Gratis area resident, she is survived by husband Ira a daughter Mildred Hama of Gratis a son Glen of New Westville Ohio a brother Dora Brown of Gratis. Friends may call at Zimm erman Funeral Home Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

Fairview Cemetery Witters Good Samaritan Dayton Gratis Ira Mildred Hama Glen New Westville Ohio Dora Brown Zimmerman Funeral

Obituary Notices For Richard Hollandsworth Vicki Blanton Otis Henry Jr Cary Boring

Richard Hollandsworth 69 of Tampa Fla formerly of Hamilton will have services 9 a m tomorrow at the Church of the Nazarene Vicki Lee Blanton 3 daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Blanton of 1077 Millville Ave has services today at Harrison Otis Henry Jr 31 of Oxford services today Cary W Boring 79 of Loveland services 2 pm tomorrow Proeschel

Richard Hollandsworth Tampa Fla Hamilon Church of the Nazarene Vicki Lee Blanton Edward Blanton Millville Ave Harrison Otis Henry Jr Oxford Cary W. Boring Loveland Proeschel

Obituary notes for Wilke and Melcher in AP dispatches

Louis G. Wilke 65 of Bartlesville Oklahoma former AAU president and U S Olympic team official died Wednesday from a cerebral hemorrhage. Ronald P Melcher 55 assistant sports editor at the Hartford Courant for 23 years died Wednesday after a long illness.

Chicago Louis G. Wilke Bartlesville Okla The Amateur Athletic Union Hartford

Powers Quits Gubernatorial Run Amid GOP Critique

Former California Lieutenant Governor Harold J. Powers withdraws from the Republican governor race citing party kingmakers. He names no direct opponents though Nixon and Shell are mentioned. Nixon has not commented. Knight had already quit for health reasons. News notes also say U.S. parks and forests offer about 20,000 summer jobs, many to students and teachers.

Powers GOP Richard M. Nixon Joseph Shell Los Angeles

Hurricanes Jenny devastate Mauritius and Reunion

AP reports at least 11 people dead on Mauritius and 9 on Reunion as Hurricane Jenny with winds to 156 mph strikes the Indian Ocean islands. About 8,000 displaced on Mauritius with 300 buildings destroyed and Red Cross set up refugee centers.

London Indian Ocean Mauritius Reunion Madagascar Red Cross Saint Denis

Judge Sets Friday Deadline in Communist Party Case

Federal judge orders Philip Bart to answer grand jury questions on party operations by Friday or face up to six months in jail for contempt. Bart, labeled organizational secretary of the U S Communist party, refused again to answer about top officials finances for The Worker newspaper. The jury probes party activities since January 24 as Bart cites constitutional privilege and First Amendment protections.

Washington U. S Communist Party Philip Bart Brooklyn N. Y Alexander Holtzoff Bart Joseph Forer Izational Holtzoff

Bankruptcies Filed in Cincinnati Court Include Five Local Names

In U S District Court Cincinnati records Nancy Joyce Propst of Middletown shows $2679 in debts and $60 assets. Robert Brewer of Franklin listed with $1814 debts and $660 assets. Robert Downs Jr of Middletown, a salesman, has $3363 debts and $1180 assets. Rader Gross of Middletown, a tank assembler, carries $12871 debts and $425 assets. David Lee Lutes of Mason, a machine repairman, reports $21702 debts and $225 assets.

U. S. District Court Cincinnati Nancy Joyce Propst Middletown Robert Brewer Franklin Robert Downs Jr Rader Gross

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James E, Echols Vrs Mrs. Lillie Downey Mrs. Grace Gomia Mrs Robert Noble Nixon California San Francisco Goodwin J. Knight National United States Travel TPP Ceci Bu Joe McKenna Sats & Sons Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio Buy. Com Charming SALEM Charles
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