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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1959
Page
3
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced a Friday crackdown on cars with defective lights including single head lamps lack of brake lights and faulty turn signals. Violators face up to 50 dollars fine with tougher penalties for repeat offenses and jail time. repairs are urged before Friday.
An old style ad urges husbands and wives to regain energy with mangroves? Istrex Tonic tablets promising iron and vitality. Claims quick lift after 40 with high potency and vitamin B. Mentions 69 cents or economy size 1.67. All druggists.
Pokey Griffith District will hold a March roundtable to discuss district and council program ideas. District Commissioner J E Sams will open at 7 30 p m at the Shuttle Division of the Black Clawson Co on Clark Street. Cub Scout topics include Down on the Farm and p rp discussions. Boy Scout ideas cover Foresters and water cycle demos. A fellowship period follows.
Lt. Gen. Floyd L. Parks 63 died of cancer in an Army hospital. He led the first American troops into Berlin in World War I and oversaw Berlin meetings with Soviet British and French commanders in 1945 as unofficial mayor. He later became executive director of the National Rifle Association.
John C Lockmeyer Sr 75 of 203 Highview Rd Middletown died at Middletown Hospital after three years illness He retired from Paramount Theater after 14 years and earlier worked for Advance Bay Co He lived in Middletown since immigrating from Germany at age 10 Surviving wife Minnie V and three sons John Jr Paul and Charles plus two daughters Helen and Elsie Burial at Woodside Cemetery with services at Wilson Memorial Home and Stamper Funeral Home in Dayton pending.
Walter Blackburn aged 52 of 487 Lamme Road Dayton died at 10 30 a m yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a two week illness He was the husband of Evelyn Lukens of Middletown Surviving are a daughter Jan at home a sister and several others
Funeral services for 41 year old Robert C. Allen will be at Stubbs Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Thursday with burial at Miami Cemetery in Corwin. A masonic service follows at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. He died at his home at 5:30 a.m. yesterday. Survived by wife Mildred daughter Barbara Kay and his mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs George Waterhouse of Waynesville.
Louis J. Bishop 76 a Franklin area resident and retired farmer died at Zarimah Rest Home after two years of declining health He was a Clermont County native living in the area three years Survived by brothers Edward Franklin and Martin Miamisburg Arrangements pending at Anglesby Funeral Home.
Oliver Cox of Poasttown was reported missing Monday noon and feared drowned in Four Mile Creek. He wandered into a Cotton Run Road farmhouse north of Hamilton and was in fair condition at Mercy Hospital with exposure injuries. Deputies traced his car and dragged the creek until a farmhouse sighting ended the search.
Dr. John B. Grothaus aged 91 of 708 Millville Ave. will be laid to rest at 10 a.m. Thursday at Klaus Funeral Home. Albert C. Jennings aged 42 of 1913 Allstater Ave. has services at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Mt. Vernon Kentucky. James Herschel Hall aged 4, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Hall of 3460 Stahlheber Rd, will have services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Proeschel Funeral Home.
Arthur Burton Goetze 57 longtime Western Electric president died of a heart attack. Donald S. MacBridge 65 head of American Cement Corp died after brief illness. L Evans Parcell 67 renowned illustrator and diorama artist died of a heart attack. A D Kanowitz 44 AP Division of the Commercial Telegraphers Union officer died of a heart attack. All are noted in AP dispatches with ties to Chicago Newark and New York.
A dense list of upcoming meetings appears, including South Middletown Fire Dept at 6 30 p m Amanda fire station Sertoma Manchester Hotel Mayfield Fire Dept 7 pm Sheffield Street fire house WEW Miami Valley Post 3809 7 30 p m Amanda PTO 7 3 p m Lemon Monroe Band Boosters Lemon Monroe High School St Johns PTO pm Sportsmen Civil Membership p m Miami Ledge pm Monroe IOOF Ha SPEBSQSA pm Eagles Hall Alcoholics Anonymous W p m Wednesday Golden Age Club W w pm Civic Association Girl Scout Room National Guard Company 107th Armored Cavalry 7 3 p m Armory Franklin FOE Auxiliary 7 p MHS Boosters Club 7 pm Civic Association Library.
Nine persons indicted by the Warren County grand jury will be arraigned Wednesday at 9 30 a m before Common Pleas Judge Warren C Young. Jurors continued the case against Perry White involving issuing checks with insufficient funds. Three indicted secretly will be arraigned later, Prosecutor Fred E Jones said today.
Robert Achatz age 36 of 1022 Hughes Street was injured at a Stone Container plant when his hand was caught in a gluer machine. He received treatment at Middletown Hospital for a cut on his left hand and was released.
The Middletown Park Board holds its March meeting at 7 30 PM in the park department office at the Legion Home with S J Meadow presiding.
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