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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1960

Page

2

Lebanon Charter Group Debates City Government Form

The 15 member charter commission did not vote on a government form and will study costs and options for a mayor council or city manager system before a possible special election. A state form would replace the current mayor and council if voters reject the commission proposal. Municipal consultant J. E. Gletherman was asked to prepare cost estimates for the next meeting.

Lebanon Charter Commission Berler Uled Commission J. E. Gletherman

Elvis Eludes Mob Of Girls At Miami Station

Elvis Presley arrived in Miami for a TV broadcast with Frank Sinatra after slipping past about 5000 excited teens at the railroad station. He apologized for not greeting them, saying he would not stay long. The report notes Presley’s brief visit and the crowd reaction.

Miami Beach Fla Elvis Presley Frank Sinatra Miami

Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief

It is estimated that over a million dollars yearly is spent on pile cures. Peterson's Ointment offers cooling astringent relief in minutes for 55¢ a box or 85¢ a tube, with a money back guarantee if not delighted.

Peterson Adv

Wishing Well Puzzle Appears as Daily Message Game

A small daily numerical puzzle titled Wishing Well instructs readers to count letters in their first name, adjust by a rule to get a key number, then scan a rectangle grid left to right to read a hidden fortune message. The setup presents a pleasant game format with a fortune-reading payoff.

Deaths And Funerals Franklin Paper Firm Officially Stricken

Robert F. Miller Jr. 59 of 150 Elaine Ave. died of a heart attack at 8 a.m. in his Franklin office. He was production manager at Miami Valley Coated Paper Co. for 27 years after joining in 1932. Survived by wife Mildred, two sons Larry and David, a sister Miss Read Miller, and several relatives. Services 1:30 p.m. tomorrow Oswald Funeral Home. Burial Lebanon Cemetery. calling hours today 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.

Franklin Robert FE. Miller, Jr Elaine Ave Miami Valley Coated Paper Co Dayton Mildred Larry David Miss Read Miller Longfellow School Eaton Funeral Home

Requiem Mass for Harry Tobergte

Harry Tobergte aged 67 of 1501 Highland Street died Tuesday at Middletown Hospital. A high mass will be sung at 9 30 a m tomorrow at St Josephs Church Hamilton after services at the Brown Dawson Funeral Home 330 Pershing Avenue Burial will be in St Stephens Cemetery Hamilton Home today after 4 p m

Harry Tobergte Highland St St. Joseph's Church Hamilton Brown-Dawson Pershing Ave St. Stephen's Cemetery Tobergte Middletown Hospital

Mrs Seney F Lawson Dies at 78 in Lebanon Area

Mrs Seney F Lawson 78 of Middletown Rt 3 died yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton. She belonged to the Church of God in Middletown. Survived by husband Dayton a son Ed of Middletown seven daughters Mrs Lilly Peters Mrs Lucy Collins Mrs Nannie Noble all of Lebanon Mrs Carrie Clay Mrs Louie …

Lebanon Seney F Lawson Middletown Rt. 3 Grandview Hospital Dayton Church of God In Middletown Lilly Peters Lucy Collins Nannie Noble Carrie Clay Louie

Undersea Quake Off Japan Noted

Tokyo's Central Meteorological Agency logged a strong undersea earthquake about 140 miles off the Pacific coast of northern Japan. The quake registered force 3 on a 7 point scale with no reports of casualties or damage.

Tokyo Central Meteorological Agency Pacific Japan

Katherine Stringham obituary and others

Katherine Stringham 79 died at home on 6655 S Dixie Hwy. She was a Cedarville native and member of the Women’s Club DAR First Methodist Church Middletown and the Middletown Hospital Welfare Auxiliary. Her husband William an Armco Steel official died in 1957. Son William of Ashland Ky survives. Services 2 pm tomorrow Anglesby Funeral Home with burial Woodhill Cemetery. Also listed are obituaries for Robert Jennewein George W. Lorton Sr. and Louis J Striecher with service details.

Franklin Katherine Stringham S. Dixie Hwy Cedarville Women's Club DAR First Methodist Church Middletown William Armco Steel Ashland Anglesby Woodhill Cemetery

Venezuelan consul general dies after stairwell fall in hotel

Victor Avendano 59 Venezuela consul general in Tokyo died Tuesday after leaping from a Canterbury Hotel stairwell in San Francisco. A consulate spokesman said he was despairing over his eyesight. Dr Sheila MacIntyre 49 died Monday at University of Cincinnati after a brief illness. Her husband Archibald J. MacIntyre is a Cincinnati mathematics professor.

San Francisco Victor Avendano Venezuela Tokyo Canterbury Avendano Cincinnati Sheila MacIntyre University of Cincinnati University of Aberdeen Scotland Archibald J. MacIntyre The

Petitions Filed Against Boat Ban Near Foster

A petition with more than 300 signatures protesting the boating ban on the Little Miami River at Foster was submitted to Warren County Commissioners. Judge Robert Ray headed the group. the commissioners did not act but said a hearing will be scheduled. May 24 was set for a hearing on Stubbs farm annexation to Springboro. Plats for four Franklin Township subdivisions were approved: Wilshire Heights first, Pleasant Acres first, Stonyrill second, and Kay second.

Lebanon Little Miami Foster Warren Robert Ray Stubbs Springboro Franklin Township Wilshire Heights Pleasant Acres Stonyrill Kay Subdivision

Zoning Clearances and Auction Denied by Commissioners

Commissioners approved zoning resolutions for Ward's Fishing Lake in Morrow and a new hangar area at Lane Airport Lebanon. A petition for the J. R. Reed Community Auction at Foster was denied.

Ward Morrow Lane Airport Lebanon J. R. Reed Foster

Bulk Of Robertson Estate Into Trust

Reuben B. Robertson of Champion Paper & Fibre Co. earmarked the bulk of his estate for a trust with a Cincinnati bank ten years ago. Personal effects go to his wife. Robertson, 51, who once served as deputy defense secretary, was killed in a recent accident.

Cincinnati Reuben B. Robertson Champion Paper & Fibre Co Robertson

Greene County Judge Rejects Blue Law Case

Judge J Gordon Rudd sustained a demurrer in a Sunday blue law case. He ruled Ohio Revised Code Section 3773.24 deprives citizens of life liberty or property without due process, applying the law unequally to various businesses. The decision cites Barnet vs Barnet and involves Malcolm McDonald of the Society for Keeping the Sabbath.

Xenis J. Gordon Rudd Green County Court Ohio Rudd David Barnet Bellbrook Malcolm McDonald Society For

Diameter on the planet Mercury

A historical note states Mercury has a diameter of 3 000 miles.

Mercury

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