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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1956

Page

5

Franklin Council Considers Pay Rise for City Employees

Franklin council approved 1956 appropriations totaling 264 777 93 and backed a wage increase for 17 city workers in water street police and fire departments plus bailiff and clerk. The plan faces a April 2 vote with an annual city cost around 6 22 and will be funded from water street general funds.

Franklin Specia Gordon Tinch Edward Clark Ivan,Thacker Water Fund Street Fund General Fund

Flags prove scarce in Huntington office

Huntington Indiana mayor Devon Blackburn, leader of a 15 000 resident city, searched for an American flag and could not locate one in stores, ultimately ordering a flag via mail order catalogue.

Huntington Ind Devon Blackburn

Moonshine Still Found Near Waterloo Killing Scene

Ironton Ohio sheriff and staff located a one barrell moonshine still near the Waterloo house where brothers James E Large 32 and Hoover Large were shot to death. Prosecutor Harold Spears investigates possible link between the still and the early Monday killings. David Daniels 43 is held on an open murder charge in the sparsely furnished three room home. Daniels denies knowledge of the still found in a ravine about 300 yards away.

Ironton Ohio Carl Rose Waterloo Harold Spears James E. Large Hoover David Daniels Daniels

Lloyd W. Sharp Sr. Dies in Eaton Broker and musician

Lloyd W. Sharp Sr. 59 of Eaton dies Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton after a 3 1/2 month illness. A Miami University graduate and founder of the Campus Owls band, he was an investment broker with Dayton Bond Corp since 1942 and earlier with National Life and Accident Insurance. Surviving: wife Cyrena son Lloyd Jr mother Maude E. Sharp and brother Robert. Funeral at Barnes Funeral Home 2 p.m. tomorrow with burial at Mound Hill. prayers at 9 a.m. Thursday Holy Trinity Church Calvary Cemetery burial. Friends may call today and Schramm Funeral Home tomorrow.

EATON Lloyd W. Sharp Sr St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton Barnes Mound Hill Cemetery Sharp E. Main St Dayton Bond Corp Lloyd Jr Air Force Maude E. Sharp Niles Ohio Robert

Miss Ann Dalton 62 Dies at Middletown Hospital

Miss Ann Frances Dalton of 1500 Fairmont Ave died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack. A rheumatic fever patient since 1949 she lived in Middletown all her life. She was chief operator for Ohio Bell 1919 to 1923 and later worked for American Trust and Wrenn Paper. Survived by sister Miss Florence Dalton of the same address.

Ann Frances Dalton Fairmont Ave Middletown Hospital Miss Dalton Middletown Fairmont Avenue Ohio Bell Telephone Co American Trust & Oe Co Wrenn Paper

Obituary for Elonzo Lonny McCarty 83 Middletown

Services for Elonzo Lonny McCarty 83 of 2407 Juanita Street will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Edwin Bobbitt officiating. Burial follows in Middletown Cemetery. McCarty was a retired Armco Steel Corp employee.

Elonzo Lonny) McCarty Juanita Joseph R. Baker and Sons Edwin Bobbitt Middletown McCarty Armco Steel Corp

Richard Sloan 77 Dies After Brief Illness at Ft Hamilton

Richard Sloan 77 of 1313 Vail St died at 5 55 p m yesterday at Ft Hamilton Hospital where he had been a patient ten days. A retired carpenter he lived in the area nearly fifty years and had no immediate survivors. Funeral services will be at 10 a m Thursday at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Rev G Walter Weber officiating. Burial will be in Middletown Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p m tomorrow.

Richard Sloan Vail St Ft. Hamilton Hospital Sloan Joseph R. Baker and Sons G. Walter Weber Middletown Comery

Elizabeth Stonebroker Brookley funeral held in Eaton

Services for Mrs. Elizabeth Stonebroker Brookley 89 former Eaton resident were held today at Girton Schmidt Funeral Home. Burial followed. Brookley died last weekend in Washington D C at the home of her daughter Lora. She lived in Preble County years ago then moved to Long Beach California and later to Washington. Surviving are two sons Arthur and Chester both of Long Beach and two other daughters.

EATON Elizabeth Stonebroker Brookley Girton-Schmidt Mound Hill Cemetery Brookley Washington, D. C Lora Preble County Long Beach Calif Washington Arthur Chester

Mrs. Izora Comer Dies at 81 in Johnsville Area

Izora Ellen Comer 81 died at her home near Johnsville after a stroke on Dec 28. A Madison Township native, she lived in Johnsville 36 years and was a member of the EUB Church. Survived by husband John W. Comer two sons S A Comer and A B Comer three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 2 pm tomorrow at John Arpp Funeral Home Germantown with burial in Trissel Cemetery on Diamond Mill Road. Friends may call after 2 pm today.

Germantown Izora Ellen Comer Johnsville Madison Township Montgomery County Comer EUB John W. Comer S. A. Comer A. B. Comer Farmersville John Arpp Trisse Diamond Mill Road

Services Held for Henry C. Groves in Tampa

Franklin resident Henry C. Groves 64 died last Thursday in Tampa where he had lived for two years. Retired from a New York Central Railroad job, he is survived by his wife Ivy, a son Allen of Middletown, and brothers Virgil of Dayton Thomas of California and Ernest of Trenton N J.

Franklin Henry C. Groves Tampa Fla Groves New York Central Railroad Ivy Allen Middletown Virgil Dayton Thomas California Ernest Trenton N. J

Funeral services for Albert Houser in Gratis

Gratis services set for 2 p.m. Thursday for Albert Houser 75 retired blacksmith died Sunday at Reid Memorial Hospital Richmond Ind. Rites at Zimmerman Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Surviving son Lloyd Dayton a half sister Leona Bratton Gratis a stepbrother Stanley Dwyer Gratis a stepsister Nellie Fouts Hamilton.

Gratis Albert Houser Reid Memorial Hospital Richmond Ind Zimmerman Fairview Cemetery Lloyd Dayton Leona Bratton Stanley Dwyer Nellie Fouts Hamilton

Ruth Ulrich rites set for Germantown area resident

Services for Mrs. Ruth Ulrich 79 formerly of West Alexandria and sister of Clarence Bear Germantown will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Zimmerman Funeral Home with burial at Twin Valley Cemetery. She died Sunday at Baldridge Nursing Home Dayton surviving two sons and another brother Orion Bear Farmersville.

Germantown Ruth Ulrich West Alexandria Clarence Bear Zimmerman Funeral Home Twin Valley Cemetery

Local Obituaries and Deaths Notice

Lulu Woodrey 81 died at Wright Rest Home in Mason with brother Travis Woodrey of Lebanon surviving. Requiem set for Gallimore Funeral Home and burial at Rose Hill Cemetery tomorrow. Rosella K. Donges 54 of Parrish Ave. Requiem High Mass 9 am tomorrow at St. Veronica Church. Herbert Clay Warner 33 of Whitaker Ave. services 2 pm tomorrow at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home. Died yesterday Curtis Vinson 63 Houston Chronicle editor and veteran newsman. William Cheney Bryant 79 former Philippines provincial governor died Sunday. Samuel E. Clark 62 former AP telegrapher at Columbus, Ohio died Sunday.

Mason Lulu Woodrey Wright Rest Home Travis Woodrey Lebanon Gallimore Funeral Home Rose Hill Cemetery Rosella K. Donges Parrish Ave St. Veronica Church Herbert Clay Warner Whitaker Ave New Miami Griesmer- Grim Funeral Home Associated Press Houston Tex Curtis Vinson Houston Chronicle Galveston Seattle William Cheney Bryant Phillippines Urbana Ohio Bradenton Fla Samuel E. Clark Columbus

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Franklin Council Paul Smith Tinch Zartman Warren County Board of Visitors Franklin City John M Oswald J. T. Riley Ritz Mulr Stegner Jayne Marie Mansfield Actress Jayne Mansfield Malibu Shore Club Lido Beach New York Lloyd W. Sharp Holy Trinity Church Calvary Cemetery Schramm Funeral Home Ann F. Dalton Florence Dalton Cadillac P.S Heber Jones N. Verity Pkwy Middletown , Ohio Elonzo McCarty Elizabeth Brookley Mrs. Izora A.B.C S.M.L Roy Rogers
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