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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1959

Page

3

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Marinda Price

Mrs Marinda Price 76 formerly of Middletown dies in DeWitt Rest Home Clayton Ohio Services 1 30 p m tomorrow Hayes Powell Funeral Home Brookville Elder B F Mowry officiating Burial Fairview Cemetery Camden Calling hours 7 to 9 p m today Survivors include four daughters two sons 15 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren Burial Woodside Cemetery Riggs Funeral Home to conduct 10 am Wednesday Rev H C Grunewald officiating

Marinda Price Middletown Hayes - Powell Brookville B. F. Mowry Fairview Cemetery Camden Price DeWitt Rest Home Clayton Ohio Charles Mary Root Goodwin Delia Root Letha Truck York Helen Weir Whittier Calif LeRoy Dayton Chester Lawnsdale Riggs Funeral Home H. C.grunewald Woodside Cemetery

Catherine Sturgeon Dies After Illness at Rest Home

Catherine Sturgeon, 58, of 136 North Main Street, died at Baker Rest Home in Hamilton at 4 45 p m yesterday after a year of declining health following a stroke. Born in Middletown she was a member of St Paul Evangelical and Re formed Church. Surviving are her husband John two sisters Carrie Matson Middletown Route 3 and Louise Foster Franklin and a brother Martin Hess Lebanon. Services will be held at the church.

Catherine Sturgeon N. Main St Baker, Rest Hamilton Sturgeon Middletown St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church John Carrie Matson Rt. 3 Louise Foster Franklin Martin Hess Lebanon The

Har vey B. Greenfield 77 Somerville funeral set

Camden services for retired farmer Har vey B. Greenfield 77 of Camden Rt 3 are at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Inman Funeral Home Somerville with Rev. John Carter officiating. Burial follows in Somerville Cemetery. Calling hours are today 7 to 9 p.m. He died Saturday at Highland Community Hospital Hillsboro after a two week stay. Born and reared in Preble County he was a member of Somerville Methodist Church. Surviving is a sister Mrs. William Wetzel of West Middletown Rt 1.

Camden Harvey B. Greenfield Camden Rt. 3 Inman Funeral Home Somerville John Carter Somerville Cemetery Greenfield Highland Community Hospital Hillsboro Preble County Somerville Methodist Church

James Stephens Jr. dies in Lebanon office

James Stephens Jr. 34 of Oregonia Route 1 died of a heart attack Saturday in Dr. James H. Arnold's Lebanon office. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Stubbs Funeral Home Waynesville with burial in Springboro Cemetery. He worked for Frigidaire in Dayton and was a World War III veteran. Survived by wife Madean Thomas Stephens, daughter Peggy Lynn, his parents James Stephens Sr. of Lebanon, a sister Evelyn McGrath of Lebanon, and brothers Ermon of Oregonia and Donald of Lebanon.

Oregonia James Stephens Jr Oregonia Rt. 1 James H. Arnold Lebanon Stubbs Waynesville Springboro Frigidaire Dayton Madean Thomas Stephens Peggy Lynn James Stephens Sr Evelyn McGrath Ermon Donald

Obituary notices list Hamilton area passings and services

Obituaries list multiple deceased individuals with ages and service times. Evan D Richardson of 991 St. Clair Ave Hamilton has services at 2 p m tomorrow at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home. Charles FE Protier of 402 Williams Ave Hamilton has services at 2 p m tomorrow at Webb Funeral Home. Harry Hazlett of Overpeck has 2 p m tomorrow at Griesimer Grim Funeral Home. Mrs Bessie Fayetta Pierson of 15 W Withrow Ct Oxford has services today at Marshall Smith Funeral Home. Elizabeth M Cain of 450 Williams Ave Hamilton has services at 12 p m tomorrow at Zettler Funeral Home. Charles Ollie Wankmiller of W Cleveland Ave Hamilton has services at 2 p m Wednesday at Zettler Funeral Home.

Evan D. Richardson St. Clair Ave Hamilton Brown-Dawson Funeral Home Carl (Bung Columbus Charles FE. Protier Williams Ave Webb Funeral Home Harry Hazlett Overpeck Griesimer-Grim Funeral Home Bessie Fayetta Pierson W. Withrow Ct Oxford Marshall-Smith Funeral Home Elizabeth M. Cain Zettler Funeral Home Charles Ollie) Wankmiller Cleveland Ave Zettler

Edward Tinker and Joseph White die in separate notices

Edward Richmond Tinker age 80 a former New York banker and film executive died of a heart attack. He was a retired president of Chase Securities Corp vice president of Chase National Bank and board chairman of Fox Film Corp. Joseph M White age 67 a radio era singer known as the silver masked tenor died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Beatrix Farrand age 86 renowned garden designer and consultant died of a heart condition. She was widow of historian Max Farrand director of the Huntington Library. Sun spots described as magnetic storms on the sun’s surface are noted.

Miami Beach Fla Edward Richmond Tinker New York Chase Securities Corp Chase National Bank Land Board Fox Films Corp Joseph M. White Bar Harbor Maine Beatrix Far

Airman and Sweetheart Plan Iceland Wedding in Transit

In Copenhagen an American airman Walter Baldwin and his Faroe Island sweetheart Kirsten Anthoniassen arrive en route to Iceland where Baldwin hopes to wed before his Keflavik duty ends. They face marriage-law and command approval hurdles, racing a tight travel schedule via Scotland.

Copenhagen Denmark Faroe Island Iceland Walter Baldwin Cleveland Ohio Kirsten Anthoniassen U. S. Keflavik Air Force Base Reykjavik Baldwin Kirsten Walter Faroes Scotland Thorshavn Faroe Capital

Texans Pay Overdue Rent On Independence Day

The report notes Texans mark Independence Day as a 1836 gathering at a Brazos River village where 59 citizens proclaimed Texas independence. Historians cite an unpaid rent for a blacksmith shop owed to Noah T. Byars. Jewell Byars, a Houston descendant, receives a commemorative payment from Tom Whitehead Sr. of the Independence Day Organization.

Washington Tex Mexico Brazos River Washington County Republic of Texas Noah T. Byars Tom Whitehead Sr Brenham Miss Jewell Byars Houston Noah Byars

Blast Blows Home Apart on Chicago’s Northwest Side

An explosion demolished a 1 story brick house on the Northwest Side, tearing bricks and debris into the air. The Gaimari family resided there: Doris, 34, at work. Alfred, 36, restrained from returning. children John, 13, Therese, 11, were at the movies. No bodies or clues found among rubble. Nearby auto service stations distribute over 100 miles of road maps to tourists annually.

Chicago Gaimari Doris Gaimari Alfred John Therese

Miami Board Approves Low Bids for Physics Building

Miami University's building and grounds committee is asked to approve apparent low bids totaling 1 277 280 11 for a new physics mathematics building. Bids opened at Carl Bentz Columbus office include Frank Messer & Sons for general contract and Capital Elevator for elevator. Other bids cover seating plumbing heating steam and electrical work. The project uses state revenue bond funds from the cigarette tax and completes Miami's sixth building from a 6 million dollar allotment.

Oxford Miami University Board of University Business Office Columbus Carl Bentz Miami Naval Rotc Spring Street Miami University Center Frank Messer & Sons Cincinnati Capital Elevator Co Smith & Schaefer, Inc Tibbetts Plumbing & Heating Co Dayton

Not Nitwit in Record Of Capitol Talk

Washington AP report notes an upcoming Congressional Record insertion about nitwit remarks during last week's debate. Rep. Henry S. Reuss claims Rep. Gardner Withrow did not utter nitwits and cites differences between Withrow’s printed Dominican Republic text and his own version.

Washington Henry S. Reuss D-Wis Gardner Withrow Rwis Dominican Republic Withrow Reuss

Divorce Notice in Butler County Ohio Courts

Legal notices announce divorce petitions filed in Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio. Sadie Marie Downey seeks divorce from Jack Edward Downey for gross neglect of duty. dates set for responsive pleadings by March 14, 1959. The second notice lists Dillara Blair seeking divorce from Dillara Blair’s spouse for extreme cruelty with responses due by March 2, 1959.

Jack Edward Downey ATC Ft. Chaffee Arkansas Sadie Marie Downey Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio Joseph T. Kiep Charlotte F. Hermann Finkelman & Ross Margie Marie Blair Denniston Kentucky Opal Moore Wellington Dillara Blair Maxwell Finkleman

How to Act on Your Honeymoon

A March Reader's Digest article rebuts the idea that the wedding night seals marriage. It argues the honeymoon is a break from reality and urges couples to view the trip as a period for bonding, not sexual trial.

March Reader's Digest

Petition Craze as Citizens Petition Congress for Redress

Washington AP reports citizens flood Congress with petitions on grievances including alleged false arrests and racial discrimination. Hawaii statehood dominates filings from cities and state legislatures while others seek tax cuts, pensions, and citizenship restorations in a broad, personal appeal to lawmakers.

Washington Congress House Houses House Judiciary Committee

Middletown High School Annex Bid Notice Sealed

By order of the Middletown City School District a bid notice invites proposals for general construction, food service, plumbing, heating and ventilation, and electrical work for the Middletown High School Annex. Proposals close March 18 1959 at 12 00 Noon EST with bid bonds required. Plans from A M Kinney Associates, Cincinnati, Ohio. The board may reject bids and requires a performance bond.

Board of Education Middletown City Middletown Ohio Middletown High School Baltimore Avenue A. M. Kinney Vernon Place Cincinnati F. W. Dodge Corporation Dayton Allied Construction Industries Sias Middletown High Seneat Annex A. M. Kinney Associates E Board OF Education Susan Fouts

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