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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1963

Page

2

2 Injured As Car Hits Train Near Hamilton

Two youths were injured when their car struck a passing diesel locomotive at a grade crossing on Stalheber Road about two and a half miles west of Hamilton. Paul Amstutz 18 Pandora and his passenger Carole Huehn Ross were listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital with fractures and possible internal injuries. The train, moving about 30 mph, cleared the crossing before the collision.

Hamilton Stalheber Road Mercy Hospital Paul Amstutz Pandora Carole Huehn Ot Ross James Powell Baltimore and Ohio M. D. Stanley Jr Indianapolis

60 Year Failure In Cuba Forts

Allen W. Dulles, 69, former CIA director, told a Los Angeles civic luncheon that the Cuba situation is a 60 year failure and urged both parties to reflect on U.S. intelligence roles in national policy. He spoke to about 600 attendees at a Town Hall session on intelligence.

Los Angeles Cuba Allen W. Dal U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Dulles

Trains Derailed 28 Cars On B&O Freight near Ravenna

Twenty eight cars of a 79 car Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed Saturday at the Ohio 627 crossing about 12 miles east of Ravenna. The train was bound for Cumberland Maryland from Toledo. No injuries were reported and cause was not determined.

Ravenna, Ohio Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Ravenna Akron Cumberland Toledo

Dayton Area Man Killed in Rural Crash

James Edgar Davidson, 37, of Dayton area died in a single car crash near Madison Saturday night. He was a passenger in Vernon Greenlee’s car which struck a utility pole. Greenlee, 76, of West Alexandria, is held on a technical manslaughter charge as investigators proceed.

Dayton Ohio James Edgar Davidson Montgomery County Madison Davidson Vernon C. Greenlee West Alexandria Greenlee

Business leaders to convene for Ohio legislative parley

Thirty five area businessmen have registered for the second biannual legislative conference in Columbus sponsored by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Middletown Area Chamber. The event salutes the 105th Ohio General Assembly with panels on unemployment compensation changes workmen’s compensation and tax issues. Harold Handley, former Indiana governor, heads a Thursday luncheon program.

Columbus Ohio Chamber of Commerce Middletown Area Jim Finley Legislative Action Committee Ohio General Assembly Butler Warren County Neil House Ohio Melvin E. Tharp Columbus Dispatch Citi zen-Journal Ohio Chamber Committee Harold W. Handley Indiana Ichamber

Firemen Aid Two Persons In Middletown Incident

Fire squad responded to 2802 Stevens Ave where Virgie Collins, 50, of 1917 Manchester Ave, fainted and had trouble breathing. She received oxygen for 10 minutes before hospital transport to Middletown Hospital. A 15 month old girl, Lynette Snow of 607 Lincoln St, fell and bumped her head but recovered on arrival.

Virgie Collins Manchester Ave Middletown Hospital Stevens Ave Lynette Snow Lincoln St

Undersea Adventure Film Ends YMCA Travel Season

Stanton Waterman presents Water World at Roosevelt Junior High Auditorium closing the season’s YMCA Travel and Adventure programs. The Bahamas based documentary covers reefs wrecks and underwater life with scenes of a moray eel, predatory fish, a cannon recovery, and Nassau harbor weather. Waterman, a former guide and Dartmouth graduate, narrates the 7:30 p.m. screening with limited tickets at the door.

Water World Roosevelt Junior High Bahamas Nassau Harbor Waterman Mediterranean Caribbean Canal Zone Pacific Atlantic Coast Maine Florida Keys Dartmouth Roosevelt

Loss Low In City Accidents

Police reported only minor damages and no personal injuries in nine traffic mishaps yesterday. A hit and run driver struck Charles Lumpkin’s parked car on Sutphin Street yesterday afternoon. In another two car crash on Verity Parkway at Elwood Street, Herbert Fryman and Kenneth Patrick were involved. both vehicles sustained minor damage after Patrick slid on ice into Fryman’s rear.

Hitskip Charles Lumpkin N. Sutphin St Herbert Fryman Martz-Paullin Road Franklin Kenneth Patrick Middletown Fryman Elwood Patrick

Plane damaged as ice breaks at Hook Field

The McCoy Leffler ambulance airplane was damaged yesterday afternoon at Hook Field as the nose gear broke through ice on a taxi strip causing a nose down. Police estimate damage around 200 dollars for bent cowl ing, broken nose gear and a bent propeller.

McCoy-Leffler Hook Field

Todays Chuckle An Orator Refuses to Be Called Off

A humorous note defines an orator as someone who says he did not expect to be summoned yet declines to step down when asked. The quip plays on public speaking expectations and rhetorical defiance.

Edison Teacher to Speak at Creekview PTO Meeting

Miss Ethel Reno of Edison School will address Creekview PTA on work with handicapped children. The session starts at 7 30 p m with plans for the April 6 annual bazaar. The Creekview Game Festival is set for next Friday at 7 30 p m in the school gym per Principal Ralph Mull.

Ethel Reno Edison Creekview Pto Creekview Ralph Mull

Deaths and Funerals Two Middletown figures remembered

Mrs. Mary Johanning, 62, of Greenhills and former Middletown resident, died Friday. Survivors include her husband Ed, two brothers Dr. Byron Swainey and Homer Swainey, a daughter Mrs. Mary Louise Jones, a son in Cincinnati, and seven grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Miller Funeral Home Cincinnati 2:30 p.m. Visitations today after 4 p.m. Also listed are details for John A. Arpp Funeral Home and Schramm Funeral Home services for additional local obituaries with visitation times and Rosary recitation.

Mary Johanning Mary Swainey Johanning Greenhills Middletown Byron Swainey Cincinnati Homer Swainey Boulder Dam Colo Mary Louise Jones Columbus Miller Funeral Home Funeral Home Anna Joseph Europe Andrew Anthony Anna Rouse Schramm St. John’s Church Woodside Cemetery

Arcanum Man William M Long 91 Dies

William M Long 91 of Arcanum died yesterday at Greenville Hospital. He was father of Mildred Nicklas a Middletown teacher and Celia Long formerly a school system coordinator now living in Arcanum. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 am Kreitzer Funeral Home Arcanum burial Ithaca Cemetery. Visitation Monday 3-5 and 7-9 at the funeral home.

William M. Long Arcanum Mildred Nicklas Middletown Greenville Hospital Celia Long Nicklas Central School Kreitzer Funeral Arcanwa Ithaca

Obituary Notice for Joseph Stugmyer 85 of Middletown

Joseph Stugmyer 85 of 2409 Elmo Place died Saturday night at Middletown Hospital after being a patient since Tuesday. A resident for 50 years and a retired Armco bricklayer who retired in 1946 he was to receive an Armco 50 year pin this week. He was born in Austria.

Joseph Stugmyer Elmo Place Middletown Hospital Armco Stugmyer Austria

Ernest J. Collins Dies in Baton Rouge Visit

Ernest J. Collins aged 47 of 630 Spring Ave died Friday in Baton Rouge while visiting relatives. He worked at G. H. & R. Foundry in Dayton and was a World War II veteran. Survived by wife Mary three sons Thomas Ernest Jr and Louis and daughter Elizabeth Ann all at home. Funeral arrangements set with Anglesby Funeral Home.

Franklin Ernest J. Collins Spring Ave Baton Rouge G. H & R Foundry Dayton St. James Baptist Church Mary Thomas Ernest Jr Louis Elizabeth Ann Anglesby Funeral Home

Mrs. Sarah Hughes dies at 89 in Oxford Nursing Home

Mrs. Sarah Elvira Hughes 89 of 149 West Market Street died Friday at Oxford Nursing Home after a seven week stay. A native of Nicholas County Kentucky she is survived by two sons Ivan Franklin and James Dayton two brothers H K Cottingham Ottawa Illinois and L C Cottingham Mowrystown Ohio five grandchildren and six great grandchildren Graveside services are set for Monday noon at Weedonia Cemetery Weedonia Kentucky with visitations today.

Germantown Sarah Elvira Hughes W. Market St Oxford

Franklin Woman 82 Dies After Week illness

Mrs. Garnett Rumaggi age 82 of 128 North River Street died Saturday at 6 p.m. after a week of illness. Born in Excello, she lived in Franklin since childhood and attended local schools. Survived by son Maj. Gen. Louis J. Rumaggi, a sister, and daughter Mrs. May Huntsbarger. Services Tuesday 10 a.m. Anglesby Funeral Home. burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Monday 7 to 9 p.m.

Franklin Garnett Rumaggi N. River St

Obituary notices from New Miam area church rites

Mrs. Clara Tarbuck 79 of 37 S Riverside Drive New Miam Requiem High Mass 10 am Monday St. Lawrence Mission Edmund W. Keller 75 of 1886 Stahlheber Road services 2 p.m Monday Webb Mrs. Etta Becker 42 of 1171 Kahn Ave Requiem High Mass 9 am Tuesday St. Veronica Church Hawk Rader 64 of 4240 Hamilton- Scirpio Road services 2 p.m Monday Colligan Burton Parker 55 of 604 S Second St services 1 p.m Monday Webb

Clara Tarbuck Riverside Drive New Miam St. Lawrence Mission Edmund W. Keller Stahlheber Road Webb Etta Becker Kahn Ave St. Veronica Church Hawk Rader Hamilton- Scirpio Road Colligan Burton Parker S. Second St

Defections Hit Italian Communist Party

Ada del Vecchio-Guelfi, a Bari deputy for a decade, resigns from the Italian Communist Party citing grave faults in leadership. She is the third deputy to quit in a month, with others blaming lost hope or confusion and indecision.

Bari Italy Communist Party Ada del Vecchio-Guelfi

Three Die In Snowy Indiana Road Crash

A multi-vehicle crash on snow covered Ind 3 near Rushville Indiana killed three people. William Pierce of New Madison Ohio Raymond Vosmeier of Milroy Indiana and his wife Nellie 71 died. Pierce s wife Helen 42 driving was hospitalized. Truck driver James King of Milroy escaped injury.

Rushville Ind Broadsie William Pierce Rt. 1 New Madison Ohio Raymond H. Vosneier Milroy Nellie Pierce Helen James C. King Vosmeier Ind.a King Pierces

Pakistan Buys Bond for U N Budget Gap

Pakistan has purchased a 500000 bond from the 200 million U N issue to cover a budget deficit. So far 139 million in bonds have been bought or pledged by nations and entities.

United Nations, N. Y Pakistan U. N

Ancestry of Horseshoe Crabs Traced Back 300 Million Years

Scientists note the long lineage of horseshoe crabs extending over 300 million years, highlighting their ancient origins and evolutionary persistence in Earth's oceans.

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B&o South Broad St Stanton Waterman PTO John A. Arpp William Long Sarah Hughes Mrs. Garnett Rumaggi Commie Party Duion Union Sanitary U.S Union S Finest Cleaners & Launderers Park St 2Nd Avenue Central Avenue West Central Avenue Grand Ave Gideon Rd Strand Theater Union Sanitary Sweepstakes Bill Eigele Forrest Glenn
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