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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1957

Page

17

Lehman Named Deputy Chairman of DNC Nationalities Division

The Democratic National Committee announced former New York Senator Lehman as deputy chairman of the DNC Nationalities Division. Division chairman is Guy G. Mennen Williams of Michigan. Lehman did not seek re election last year. Chairman Paul M. Butler praised Lehman as revered by citizens tracing origins abroad.

Washington Democratic National Committee Sen. Lehman New York Guy G. Mennen Williams Michigan Lehman Senate Paul M. Butler

Boy Brabham Dies After Fall From Fire Escape

In Akron Ohio 18 month old Mark Brabham son of Mr and Mrs Donald Brabham of Barberton fell 19 feet to his death Thursday from a second floor fire escape The Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Chicago was the first institution of its kind in America.

Akron Ohio Mark Brabham Donald Brabham Barberton Adler Planetarium Chicago America

Obituary: Ohmer Keister Dies After 41 Years at CG&E

Ohmer Lee Keister 65 longtime Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. employee died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a six month illness. He retired in 1956 after 41 years as district foreman and earlier as crew foreman. He lived in Middletown and was a member of the Middletown Sportsmen’s Club. Survivors include his wife Alberta three sons Kenneth Bobby Lee Jack and three daughters Betty Mary Ellen Margaret Louise a brother and a sister and 18 grandchildren. Funeral services are Monday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with interment Elk Creek Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 2–5 and 7–9 p.m. at the funeral home. Also listed is Anna Geckeler 77 services 10:30 a.m. tomorrow Klaus Funeral Home.

Ohmer Lee Keister Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co Middletown Hospital Keister Middletown Butler County McCoy-Leffler W. J. Comfort W. C. Calvert Elk Creek Cemetery Funeral

Effie Louise Watson 66 Middletown churchwoman dies

Effie Louise Watson 66 of 320 17th Ave Middletown died at Middletown Hospital at 10 23 a m after five years illness last month in hospital. A native of Honey Path South Carolina she lived in Middletown 40 years. She headed the building fund at Church of God 11th Ave and Lincoln St and helped promote the construction program. Survived by two sons Howard W Watson Sr and McKelvin Watson Jr both of Middletown a daughter Hattie E Holmes Wilson School teacher and seven grandchildren. Services at the church Monday 1 p m Reverend William Reynolds officiating burial in Wood. Friends may call at the church Sunday 6 to 11 p m Arrangements Bailey Funeral Home.

Effie Louise Watson 17Th Ave Middletown Hospital Honey Path S. C Watson Middletown Church of God 11Th Avenue Lincoln Street Pts Howard W. Watson Sr

Obituary notices for Mrs Matilda F Ogg and Vincent Nash

Mrs Matilda Fiehrer Ogg age 74 of 569 Beissinger Road will be remembered at a Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. tomorrow in St Stephen Church. Vincent Nash age 95 of 1916 Exeter is also listed in the notice.

Matilda Fiehrer Ogg Beissinger Rd St.Stephen Church Vincent Nash Exeter

Father and Son Die in Toledo Duplex Fire

An elderly man and his middle aged son perished in a Toledo fire that gutted the upper apartment of a duplex. Frederick Hill, 47, a Pennsylvania Railroad trackman, and his father Paul, 82, apparently suffocated according to Coroner Paul Hohly. the younger man’s body was badly burned.

Toledo Ohio Frederick Hill Pennsylvania Railroad Paul Paul Hohly Hilt

Camden Area Farmer Richard Flory Dies by Suicide

Funeral services for Richard Flory 33 of Camden Rt 1 are set for Sunday at 2 30 pm at Barnes Funeral Home Eaton with Rev Herman Sayre officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery. Flory, a farmer, was found by his mother after hanging himself in a closet yesterday morning amid despondency following his father Elmer Flory’s death last year. He attended Camden High School class of 1942 and belonged to St Paul’s Methodist Church Eaton. He is survived by his mother and a foster sister Louella Suman of Eaton.

Camden Richard Flory Grace Flory Flory Somers Township Camden High School St. Paul’s Methodist Church Eaton Louella Suman

Police Briefs and notices from Middletown area

Arrests, thefts, vandalism reports and legal notices appear. Warranted arrest for destruction of property, bicycle theft near Holy Trinity School, hub cap theft on Armco lot, vandalism at Spring Hill School grounds, multiple car and property losses, and a Chapter 1957 divorce petition filed in Butler County. School bond sale notices outline bid details and bond terms.

Estel Hageach

Menon Elected To Parliament In North Bombay

V K Krishna Menon chief spokesman abroad for Nehru wins North Bombay seat defeating Socialist Peter Alvares by 171 494 to 123 936. Menon, previously a member of the upper house, is elected to Parliament as Communist support campaigns unfold.

Bombay V. K. Khrishna Menon Nehru Peter Alvares Menon

Longview Chief Reports Tranquilizer Impact on Beds Adopted

Longview State Hospital Superintendent Dr. Robert Haines told Miami University students that tranquilizer drugs have saved 1,600 beds in the past two years by reducing shock treatment and speeding recovery. Since July 1955 admissions stayed constant while in-patient numbers fell, enabling earlier release and major cost savings while stressing the need for bigger mental health budgets.

Oxford Longview State Aepital Miami University Robert Haines Milami Longview

Tot Loses Foot After Mower Mishap at Fremont

Two year old Russell R. Miller sustained a foot amputation after a fall into a power mower niche in Fremont Ohio on Thursday. Medical teams rushed him to a local hospital for emergency treatment and surgery.

Fremont Ohio Russell R. Miller

Notice of Appointment in Estate of Lydia A. Rhoades

Zebee M. Sprinkles of West Middletown Ohio appointed administratrix of Lydia A. Rhoades estate in Butler County. Creditors must file claims within four months. Dated March 7 1937. John F Edwards attorney Dayton Ohio March 15 22 29.

Lydia A. Rhoades Zebeee M. Sprinkles West Middletown Ohio Fr A. Rhoades Butler County Harry F. Walsh John F. Edwards Dayton

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