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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1959

Page

3

Deaths And Funerals For David Williams 91

David Edward Williams 91 retired Armco employee died Saturday at his daughter’s home 5003 Grand Ave He will be laid to rest at Woodside Cemetery with service at 2 pm tomorrow Rev Jerome Schulz officiating Visitation at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm He is survived by daughter Mrs Walter Wendt Sr six grandchildren and six great grandchildren Darld Williams MT Dora Florida former Armco worker.

David Edward Williams Armco Joseph R. Baker & Sons Jerome Schulz Woodside Cemetery Williams Walter Wendt Sr Grand Ave Harold Draut Micietown Rt. 1 Armco Steel Corp Middletown

Blair Mary Elizabeth Blair Dies at 63

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Blair 63 a Middletown native died at 2 am today at her residence.

Mary EF. Blair Mary Elizabeth Blair Middletown Aim

Baby Joins Large Family in Ogden Utah

AP report from Ogden Utah notes a birth with a sizable kin group present. The mother Clara Smith Braithwaite is 15, grandmother Ida Smith is 90, great grandmother Coral Mair 45, and great great grandmother Theda Ann DeHaven 0. The Braithwaite couple’s 20-year-old husband and 46-year-old grandpa Mair stand nearby.

Ogden, Utah Boyd Braithwaite Clara Smith Braithwaite Ida Smith Coral Mair Theda Ann DeHaven Ogden Braithwaite Braithwate Grandpa Mair

Social visits and weekend gatherings across Monroe area

Miss Sherry Burkehardt and Nancy Weaver of Miami University visited Mr and Mrs George Burkehardt and family. Several groups spent the weekend with friends in Newport, Hamilton, and Monroe. The Christian Guards Class held a fish fry at the Presbyterian Church. The Womans Guild planned a Thursday meeting at Mrs Fred Friday Sr’s and many residents attended birthday and current events gatherings.

Sherry Burkehardt Nancy Weaver Miami University George Burkehardt Susan Steve Nellie Teckman Mabel Teckman Ruth Conway Newport, Ke J. E. Spivey Jerrylnn Carl Spivey Don Ries Brooks Robbins Clayton Norris George Robbins Roscoe Hunter Louise Gunderman YMCA Joan Price Herbert Paullin Warren Truster Elmer Rowe Ernest Jones Fred Friday Jr Christian Guards Presbyterian Church Womans Guild Fred Friday Sr J. D. Snively Walter Stewart Buell Huber P. A. Samuels Dick Samuels Harlan Smith Mr. Samuels John Barnet Howard Shaffer A. Bauman Monroe Robert Mittel Monroe Frances Gingerich Farmersville Bert Keister Germantown Pp. A. Samuels

Services announced for Mrs Grace Chaney

Mrs Grace Chaney aged 67 of 3701 Blue Crest Ave is to have funeral services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at R L Ullmer and Sons Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery She died Saturday at St Elizabeth Hospital She is survived by a daughter Mrs Lowell Miller of West Alexandria a son Budd of Dayton and two brothers Archie and Merrit Mallott both of Lebanon

Dayton Grace Chaney Bluecrest Ave R. L. Ullmer & Sons Fairview Cemetery Chaney St. Elizabeth Hospital Lowell Miller West Alexandria Budd Archie Merrit Mallott Lebanon

Services for Mrs Laura Tuthill Held at Home

Mrs Laura Tuthill 78 of Eaton Rt 2 dies Saturday. Services were at 2 p m today at the residence with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Survived by husband William a son Harold of West Alexandria and four daughters Elizabeth Jones Farmerville Mildred Kester Eaton Joyce Ward New Madison and Genevieve Dawkins Tulsa Okla.

EATON Laura Tuthill Eaton Rt. 2 Mound Hill Tuthill William Harold West Alexandria Elizabeth Jones Farmerville Mildred Kester Joyce Ward New Madison Genevieve Dawkins Tulsa Okla

Funeral notices for Hargis infant Zimmer Fried Getz names

Two month old Denver Hargis of 10 Nelson Street and 52 year old Helen Zimmer of 47 Windsor Drive plus 85 year old Clara H Fried of 2269 Zimmerman Avenue and 70 year old Veronica Getz of 1534 Maple Street are listed with funeral homes Brown Dawson Klaus and Colligan. Services are scheduled across today and Wednesday for these deceased individuals.

Denver Hargis Carl Hargis Nelson St Brown-Dawson Funeral Home Helen Zimmer Windsor Dr Klaus Funeral Home Clara H. Fried Zimmerman Ave Colligan Funeral Home Veronica Getz Maple St

Justice Carter Dies After Illness at 71

SAN RAFAEL CALIF AP Justice Jesse W Carter 71 longtime California Supreme Court figure died Sunday after a heart attack Feb 11 pneumonia set in and a blood clot formed in an artery to his right lung Ed Mills ASCAP executive dies at 77 in Los Angeles from heart attack Brig Gen Jean Brice de Bary 53 French Embassy attache dies of heart attack in Washington Lester Young jazz great known for Count Basie tenure dies in New York

San Rafael Calif Jesse W. Carter Cafornia Supreme Court Los Angeles Edwin Claude Mills ASCAP Mills American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Washington Jean Brice de Bary New York

Seven Mile residents attend Fontana funeral trip

Mrs. Freda Wirtley and Mrs. Mary Leifheit flew to Fontana California to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mildred Rhames Masters. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shull hosted Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bowman at the Tropics in Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chamberlin and family of Trenton visited Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Samweis, SSG, and Mrs. Joel Conarroe of Rantoul spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Conarroe and daughter Sue.

Freda Wirtley Mary Leifheit Fontana Calif Mildred Rhames Masters Airs Howard Shull Alfred Bowman Dayton Paul Chamberlin Trenton P. A. Samweis SSG Joel Conarroe Rantoul, Il Ed Conarroe Sue

Reconstruction of Australia’s Early Claims Timeline

The passage notes that while Europeans discovered Australia in 1608, no nation claimed it until England asserted sovereignty in 1770, over a century later. It contrasts early discovery with delayed formal claims by European powers.

Australia England

Rarities Spur Ohio Death Toll

The Associated Press reports Ohio deaths rose to 18 from Friday evening to Sunday night, with 12 traffic deaths and six other accidents. Notable cases include a baby suffocated by a plastic cover, a 79-year-old wind death on a roof, and two men crushed when a jacked car fell. Names and locations across Salem Perrysburg Jamestown Uhrichsville Monroe Butler Marion Amelia Athens Toledo Mansfield and more are listed among the victims.

Associated Press Ohio Lawrence Thacker De‘oit Perrysburg George A. Shinkle Floyd E. Harper Jamestown Shinkle U.S. 35 Paul Means Rt. 1 Uhrichsville Russell E. Carothers Buffalo N. Y Monroe Butler County Norman D. Trimmer Marion John St. Clair Roy W Parker Amelia Samuel Peck New Richmond Ernest J. Otto Cleveland Bill Seiferth Athens Ray Tolliver Akron Junior Standers Bucyrus Sylvester Filiott Mansfield Jill Marie Schiels Toledo

Ohio Toll Lower Still Is Shameful, Says Official

Ohio's 1988 highway toll declined 12 percent from 1987 totaling 1,812 deaths. Department director J Grant Keys called the toll "shameful and terribly costly tragedy" as counties report varying fatalities led by Cuyahoga with 160. Economic loss from accidents reached 28 million dollars with 4 pedestrians killed and 42 train motor vehicle crashes, 123 fewer than the prior year.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio J. Grant Keys Department of Highway Safety Cuyahoga County Hamiton Summit Franklin Stark Montgomery Lucas Mahoning Keys

Local families honor wedding anniversary and visitors

Carlisle couple Dale Chamberlin and James McCoy visited Charles Chamberlin and family while Mrs. Donald Thompson and children from Mason called on Ernest Earnhart. Grandparents Cleve Wilmot and Irene Reiger are cited. Dayton’s Richard Mears and Donna Zimmerman joined for the 9th anniversary dinner with Lial Kuhns family. Jacksonburg guests William Zinmerman and kin stopped by.

Dale Chamberlin James McCoy Fairborn Harry Egger Springfield Billy Charles Chamberlin Donald Thompson Mason Ernest Earnhart Cleve Wilmot Camden Irene Reiger Germantown Richard Mears Dayton Donna Zimmerman Jacksonburg Lial Kuhns Mears William Zinmerman

Duncan Hines Dies Expert On Cookery

Duncan Hines, 78, famed food guide author and restaurant advisor, died of lung cancer at his Bowling Green home. He built guidebooks rating restaurants and lodgings, traveled over two million miles, and housed an extensive cookbook collection. His ventures included the Duncan Hines Institute and Hines-Park Foods, now owned by Procter & Gamble. Survivors include his widow Clara and brother J Porter Hines.

Bowling Green Duncan Hines Hines Duncan Hines Institute Ithaca N.Y Hines-Park Foods Procter & Gamble Florence Clara Hines J. Porter Hines

Hot Sparks 4 H Club Convenes

Hamilton special report: the Hot Sparks 4 H Tractor Club met Thursday evening at Steve Dittman s home. James Day said the club ordered T shirts and jackets at an earlier meeting at Bob Eibel s home. A magneto care demonstration was given by Eibel followed by lunch.

Hamilton Hot Sparks 4-H Steve Dittman James Day Bob Eibel Eibel

Lee Roy F. James Dies In Rest Home

Santa Monica California AP reports Lee Roy F James a magazine and motion picture artist is dead at age. He died Sunday in a rest home. James illustrated for Colliers Red Book Ladies Home Journal and other magazines and was with Metro Goldwyn Mayer from 1935 to 1947.

Santa Monica Calif Lee Roy F. James James Colliers, Red Book Ladies Home Journal Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture Studio

Ocean depth fact remains around twelve thousand feet

The commonly cited average ocean depth sits near 12 450 feet, a figure used in discussions of marine science. It reflects a general estimate for global sea floor topography rather than precise current measurements.

Miami Symposium On American Arts At Miami U March 23

Miami University will host a six-field arts symposium titled The Creative Artist in American Society on March 23 as the first in a series of sesquicentennial events. Panelists include Clifton Fadiman John Ciardi Norris Houghton Richard Neutra Millard Sheets and Halsey Stevens with Philip R Adams moderating at the Cincinnati Art Museum session.

Oxford Miami University Miami Schools of the Future Business University of the Future Sesquicentennial John Ball Clifton Fadiman John Ciardi Poe The Saturday Review Norris Houghton Phoenix Theatre New York City Richard Neutra Los Angeles Millard Sheets Los Angeles Art Institute Halsey Stevens Ucla School of Music Philip R Adams Cincinnati Art Museum University Center America Ball

Shots Fired at Airport Inn Sparks Canal Jumping Incident

A 16 year old Dayton youth involved in an early morning disturbance at the Airport Inn fled into the Hydraulic Canal after proprietor Sam Blumberg fired at least three shots at a car. The teen, found by police, swam free and is held for juvenile authorities on intoxication charges. Three Daytonians rode in the car, with a second car containing the arrested boy. Police noted the youth had someone else’s billfold on him.

Dayton Airport Inn Germattown Rd Sam Blumberg Case

Dust Bowl Prevention Stressed by Oklahoma Soil Group

Laverne Fisher, president of the Oklahoma Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, says the current soil and water conservation program acts as a built in preventer of another dust bowl in Oklahoma City and the region.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Laverne Fisher The Oklahoma Assn. of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

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