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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1956

Page

3

White Trial Continues After Plea Of Guilty

In Hamilton Ohio Lloyd Luther White Jr 22 of Denver faces continued testimony as the court weighs degree and sentence after he pled guilty to the fatal shooting of Mary Ellen Barger 20 while walking to her sister s home Witnesses recalled White was heavily intoxicated prior to the shooting Darrell F Smith 23 of Cincinnati is charged with kidnapping and murder while attempting rape Smith is in Lima State Hospital Prosecutor Jackson Bosch said the men planned to abduct a woman for immoral purposes Defense argued the shooting was accidental

Hamilton Ohio Lloyd Luther White Jr Denver White Mary Ellen Barger Phillip Agee Darrell F. Smith Cincinnati Buller County Smith Mrs. Barger Lima State Hospital Jackson Bosch

Civitan briefing on long distance dialing techniques

Representatives William J. Lar ey Jr and Ralph Riefenstahl of Ohio Bell demonstrated direct long distance dialing at the Civitan Club noon meeting. A central office prefix for all Ohio phones will start May 20, with direct dialing planned for North America in two years. Three system points remain: numbering, automatic dialing machines, and automatic toll billing. Sam Kitchen was program chairman. next week's meeting features Middletown High basketball coach Paul Walker.

William J. Larey Jr Ralph Riefenstahl Ohio Bell Telephone Co Civitan Club Ohio North American Sam Kitchen Middletown High Paul Walker

Deaths and Funerals for Elijah Griffith and John Shaw

Elijah Griffith 63 of 208 Curtis Street died Monday afternoon at Middletown Hospital. Funeral services 2 p.m. tomorrow at First Church of God, Dr. R. C. Caudill officiating, burial in Woodside Cemetery. Calling hours 2–5 and 7–10 p.m. today at McCoy-Leffier Funeral Home. Survivors include two brothers Thomas, Huntington WV, and J. E. Shaw, Ashboro NC. John Shaw, a retired farmer, died yesterday at home. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Riggs Funeral Home, Rev. Howard Sears officiating, burial in Woodside Cemetery. Calling hours 2–5 and 7–9 p.m. Thursday.

Elijah Griffith Curtis St Middletown Hospital First Church of God R. C. Caudill Woodside Cemetery McCoy-Leffier Griffith P. Lorillard and Coolidge Corp Shaw High Point N. C Thomas Huntington W. Va J. E. Shaw Ashboro Riggs Howard Sears

FOE To Select Officers April 3 1956

A slate of officers for the FOE Lodge is announced. Election will be held April 3 from noon to 8 p.m. at the lodge headquarters. Nominated and unopposed are Robert E. Brown president Harley Dennis vice president Paul Swope chaplain Robert A. Long treasurer Arnold Wehr conductor Roy Wells inside guard and Hargus Barker trustee. Lucian Jones and Roy Sauter are the two outside nominees. A list of 13 names is presented for delegates to the state FOE convention at Dayton June 14 15 16 and 17. Five delegates will be chosen: Hall Long Sanderson Sauter Schiering Swope Wehr Wells.

FOE Lodge Lodge Robert E. Brown Harley Dennis Paul Swope Robert A. Long Arnold Wehr Roy Wells Hargus Barker Lucian Jones Roy Sauter FOE Dayton Hall Long Arthur Sanderson Sauter David Schiering Swope Wehr and Wells

Pinball Machine Theft At Daveys Bar

About $30 in change was stolen from a pinball machine at Daveys Bar located at 1800 Central Ave. The break in was found after two men who had been playing the machine left. One suspect was described as 40 years old, 6 feet tall, gray hair, and a speckled overcoat. The other suspect was 6 feet tall, thin, wearing a green jacket and a cap.

Davey's Central Ave Descrt

Services for Travis Woodrey at Gallimore Memorial Home

Services for 82 year old Travis Woodrey a retired farmer will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at the Gallimore Memorial Home. The obituary notes his death occurred Monday.

Travis Woodrey Gallimore Ineral Woodrey

Local obituaries list multiple services and venues

Mrs Nell Quillin aged 55 of 222 Eaton Ave to have funeral service at 30 p.m. tomorrow at Ghieamer Grim Funeral Home. Morris Lowitz 71 of 551 Emerson Ave to have service at 2 tomorrow at Coligan Funeral. Lawrence Brooks 62 of 214 Gordon Ave service set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Webb Funeral Home. Mrs Blanche Hock 66 of 639 Cleveland Ave service at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Brown Dawson Funeral Home. Requiem High Mass for Holy Week to be sung Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at St Mary Church.

Nell Quillin Eaton Ave Ghieamer-Grim Funeral Home Morris Lowitz Emerson Ave Coligan Lawrence Brooks Gordon Ave Webb Funeral Home Blanche M. Hock Cleveland Ave Brown-Dawson Funeral Home St. Mary Church

Aviation pioneer colonel Dixon dies at 59 in Florida

Jensen Beach Florida Colonel Edwin Malcolm Dixon US Air Force retiree pioneer in aviation died yesterday. Rome Italy Giovanni Nicolini 84 noted sculptor born in Sicily died recently. Columbus Ohio James Hoeck 52 former newspaperman with Paris edition NY Herald later Cincinnati Post and Scripps-Howard born in Scotland died Monday.

Jensen Beach Fla Edwin Malcolm Dixon USAF Rome Giovanni Nicolini Sicily Columbus Ohio James Hoeck Paris New York Herald Cincinnati Post Scripps-Howard Scotland

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