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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1964
Page
2
In Barberton a 16 year old, Harry Stuhidreher, found his father’s .23 caliber pistol and shot himself. Minutes later his mother, Mrs. Larry Stuhidreher, picked up the same gun and it discharged, wounding her in the left thigh. Both victims are listed in fair condition.
A two seater Vietnamese air force fighter was hit by rockets from Communist guerrillas south of Saigon. An American Air Force officer and a Vietnamese crewman were killed, raising U S casualties to 125 in South Viet Nam.
Harold A. Winbush 27, a former Cleveland State Hospital attendant, was sentenced to one year in the Ohio Reformatory for the first degree manslaughter of Arthur W. Judge 74, a patient. The conviction came from a three judge panel verdict on March 13.
Yemen Republic President Abdullah Al Saifal will remain in Moscow for medical treatment and rest after an official visit to the Soviet Union. Moscow radio reported he was to return Monday, but no illness details were provided.
Italian police report burglars took three paintings worth $208000 from the Milan apartment of industrialist Mario Buscini while he attended a soccer game. The works include The Nativity attributed to Francesco Guardi The Rape of Europe by an artist named Heinz and a Flemish Utrecht School piece.
Gen Alfred Gruenther retiring as head of the American Red Cross warns Americans to cherish self discipline education and the spirit of voluntary public service. He says some communities have lost zip and urges renewed civic vigor.
A former Middletown youth Shelby Charles Davis 20 and Rowan Albrecht of Chicago were found dead inside a camper near Jackson Missouri, likely from propane heater fumes. Davis, born in Middletown, had lived in Cincinnati and worked for Biddle Purchasing Co. Surviving relatives include his parents, siblings, and grandparents. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Joseph R. Baker & Sons.
Funeral services and burial were held for Mrs Mary Ingram Blevins 81 mother of Mrs Chester Wilt of 1604 Florence St in Mt Sterling Ky She died Saturday in Mt Sterling Also surviving are four daughters Mrs Perry Welch of Mt Sterling Mrs Brooks Highley of Piqua Mrs Dernal Towne of Swartz Creek Mich and Mrs Bert Blevins of Ashland Ky a son Joe of Detroit 25 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren
Mrs Mary E Graves 85 died at 3 am at the home of her nephew Warren Myers 6900 Germantown Road where she had been living. She had been ill for some time and was a member of First EUB Church and the Sun shine Circle Class of the church.
Mrs. Mary Rankin aged 65 of 1521 Lawn Ave died at 7 30 p m yesterday in Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since February 18 Born in Robinson County Kentucky her husband Chester died in 1942 Surviving are three daughters Jean Riley Clara Paynter and Dorothy Hunter four sons Stanley Wells Bradley J Wells and Thomas Wells a brother Claude Sloop twenty six grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Thursday at the McCoy Lefler Funeral Home with the Rev Henry Howard officiating Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m
Multiple obituaries list ages and addresses with service times. Names include Helen Lewis Elmer J Felenius John Morgan Ivey Vina Miller Stella L Frazier Bessie M Barnette Carl M H Adamson Tobias Ulreich Lelamay Stewart and locations Webb Klaus-Weigel Zettler Mt Zion Temple New Miami. Services span today tomorrow Thursday and Saturday.
Dr Anthony J Lanza an industrial medicine author and former chief surgeon of the U S Bureau of Mines died Monday of heart disease. He was a New York City native and served five years in that post.
Police Chief James R. Howerton warned residents who pile debris along street gutters may be cited to court. He said he was instructed by C. W. Boeke director of Public Service to enforce the city ordinance requiring gutters and sidewalks to be kept clear. A court appearance could bring a fine up to 500 dollars.
Searchers recovered the bodies of three men who drowned Sunday when boats capsized in the Olentangy River near Columbus. Capt. Clarence Fred Martin of the Columbus Fire Department aged 48 and John Daniel Wilkerson Jr. aged 23 were pulled from the water on Monday, while Clyde Arthur Hartman, 26, had been recovered Sunday.
Weirton Steel Co. announced it will distribute a record 6,020,000 to employees as vacation pay on April 1. The plan reflects strong earnings and builds worker benefits for the year.
In New Iberia Louisiana AP report George Mouton a service station operator was convicted Monday of slugging John McGrawee the New Iberia High School principal over hair cut policy for students. Mouton planned two appeals one to State District Court and another to sympathetic parents.
Ongoing debate questions how long a haircut should take under current rules. Observers cite efficiency targets and client experience as factors shaping ongoing discussions among policymakers and industry groups.
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