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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1960

Page

2

Grand Jury Digging Into Welfare Department Fuss

Butler County grand jury examined fraud charges against welfare beneficiaries raised by case worker-investigator Herschel Seward. Welfare Director Warren L. Harding and Seward were subpoenaed, with aides to aid Seward in presenting the case. Harding said Seward seeks credit for others’ work and notes repayments by ineligible recipients reducing payments.

Robert L. Marrs Seward Butler Iuty Commission Welfare Department Harding

Algerian Terrorists Kill 2972 in France Since 1956

In Paris authorities and unofficial sources report that Algerian militants have killed 2,972 French nationals and wounded 7,019 since 1956 as part of ongoing Algerian terror in France.

Paris France Unofficsil

United States produces 500 billion wood and paper matches

The United States yields five hundred billion matches annually, combining wood and paper production. This figure reflects the scale of domestic match manufacturing and consumption patterns within the industry.

United States

Deaths And Funerals Howard Specht

Howard Specht 53 of 8829 S Dixie Hwy Miamisburg died at 6 am today at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton after declining health since last October He was a native of Middletown and had lived in Miamisburg six years He worked for the Orioles Club in Miamisburg He leaves a son David Franklin two sisters Mrs Alice Heiland and Mrs Helen Griggs both of Middletown and three grandchildren Arrangements are incomplete at Riggs Funeral Home Services will be 2 pm Monday at Eaton Funeral Home Rev Carl Siegwarth officiating Burial will be Woodland Cemetery Dayton Friends may call Sunday 2 5 and 7 9 pm at the funeral home

Howard Specht S. Dixie Hwy Miamisburg St. Elizabeth ‘Hospital Dayton Specht Middletown Orioles Club David Franklin Alice Heiland Helen Griggs Riggs Eaton Funeral Home Carl Siegwarth Woodland Cemetery Funeral

Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Colvin laid to rest

Graveside services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Colvin 5356 Dalton Ave Fairview were held today at Salem Cemetery Mi Sterling Ky The child died at birth yesterday at Middletown Hospital Surviving are the parents paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs James Colvin and Mr Sterling and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Arnold Williams Fairview Local arrangements were by Eaton Funeral Home

Franklin Paul Colvin Dalton Ave Fairview Salem Cemetery Sterling Middletown Hospital James Colvin Arnold Williams Eaton Funeral Home

Eugene Hawthorn 72, Dayton auditor, dies in Miamisburg

Eugene Homer Hawthorn 72 of 332 E Fourth St died of a heart attack in Miamisburg while returning from work in Dayton. He had worked 19 years as an auditor for the state industrial commission in Dayton. He was born in Dayton and was a life member of Mystic Lodge F and AM. Surviving: wife Rhea, son Thomas W of Columbus, daughters Mrs Nancy Cooper Muskegon Michigan and Mrs Mary Mattes Madison New Jersey, a sister Mrs Frank Vail of ...

Franklin Eugene Homer Hawthorn E. Fourth St Miamisburg Hawthorn Dayton State Industrial Commission Mystic Lodge F&am Rhea Thomas W Columbus Nancy Cooper Muskegon Mich Mary Mattes Madison, N. J Frank Vail

Loy Charles Herbert rites set at Oswald Funeral Home

Services for 73 year old Charles Herbert Loy will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Ellerton Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today. Loy died here Wednesday night at a sister's home, Mrs. Edwin Crane, and is survived by four sons Herbert Marvin and John of Dayton and William of Columbus, along with two sisters and two brothers.

Lebanon Charles Herbert Loy Oswald Ellerton Loy Edwin Crane Herbert Marvin John Dayton William Columbus

Obituary Notices for Jacob Schlosser and Catherine Bramilage

Jacob Carl Schlosser, 63, of 170 N. F Street, private services. Cathérine Bramilage, 83, of 4596 Baton Road, services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Church.

Jacob Carl Schlosser N.F St Proeschel Cathérine Bramilage Baton Rd St. Joseph Church

Notable Hallmark Lawyer and Chicago Columnist Die

Lucile Pugh, 75, a manni shly dressed pipe smoking woman lawyer known for handling criminal and civil cases, died Thursday. Nate Gross, 33, conductor of the Town Tattler column in Chicago's American for 20 years, died Thursday.

New York Lucile Pugh Chicago Nate Gross Town Tattler

Man Admits Thirty School Burglaries in Cleveland

A 28-year-old man, not yet formally charged, confessed to about 30 burglaries at schools in Cleveland and nearby suburbs. He said the money from selling stolen goods was lost gambling on horse racing. The piece also notes early U S federal taxes on import duties and an excise on distilled spirits.

Cleveland (Ap Cleveland United States

Rites For Rockefeller Not Fixed

Private funeral for John D. Rockefeller Jr. will be held soon at Pocantico Hills estate, limited to immediate family. A memorial service open to the public is planned at Riverside Church in Manhattan later. Rockefeller died in Tucson at 86 from pneumonia and heart strain. his ashes will be buried at Sleepy Hollow.

Tarrytown N. Y John D. Rockefeller Jr Rockefeller Pocanico Hills Riverside Church Manhattan Riversite Drive Tucson Ariz Sleepy Hollow Martha Rockefeller New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Laurance Rockefeller Marian Packard Provdence R. L

Man Asleep Nabbed After Back Seat Theft Incident

George David Cox twenty from Beck Re. was jailed on a grand larceny charge after being found asleep in a car on Oxford State Road. A box of tools valued at eighty five dollars was reported stolen from Clarence Grunner’s station wagon at about 2 a.m. yesterday. All tools were recovered in the back seat and Cox reportedly admitted the theft. He is also on probation for a prior break in at Banford Heating Co. in Franklin.

Oxford State Road George David Cox Beck Cox Jess Dennis Sheriff's Office Banford Heating Co Grunner Franklw

Dayton Fairborn Men Die In Crash Of Light Plane

A light plane crashed on the grounds of a private club near Gaylord Michigan killing two Ohio men. Kirt P. Dale, 42, of Fairborn the craft owner, and Laurence A. Couch, 38, of Dayton were identified by state police. They had departed Clark Airport in Springfield Ohio for the Ken-Mar Ranch near Gaylord where both owned cabins. The plane was reportedly circling the ranch when it struck treetops and crashed.

Gaylord Mich Ohio Kirt P. Dale Fairborn Laurence A. Couch Dayton Clark Springfield Ken-Mar Here

Accidents Cause Modest Damage in City Yesterday

No injuries were reported in three city crashes with damages over 100 dollars. Five minor accidents were investigated. Hilbert Nicely, 31, was rear ended by Larry Befard, 18, causing 300 dollars damage at Verity Parkway and Yankee Road. Ronald Manning, 18, hit the rear of Clarence Shoemaker, 35, in First Avenue, totaling 125 dollars. Fred Kekaris, 26, had a parked car sideswiped for 125 dollars.

Hilbert Nicely S. Verity Pkwy Larry Befard Mary Etta St Verity Parkway Yankee Road Ronald Manning Lewis St Clarence Shoemaker Baltimore St First Avenue Fred Kekaris North Ave

Two Middletown Firms Receive Corporate Charters

Ohio Secretary of State Ted W. Brown issued charters for Waldner Construction Inc and Neuenswander Electrical Co both headquartered in Middletown. Waldner Construction was authorized 700 shares no par stock with L A Waldner Louis A Waldner and Harry E Waldner as incorporators, Wilmer Wilmer of Middletown serving as attorney. Neuenswander Electrical Co was authorized 250 shares no par stock with John W Neuenswander David L. Smith and Walter R. Bender as incorporators, Middletown attorney filing the application.

Middletown Ohio Ted W. Brown Waldner Construction, Inc L. A Walter R. Bender

Mother's Dreams Move Closer With Naval Graduation

Midshipman Walla R. Palmer will graduate from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on June 8, earning a bachelor of science and a commission as ensign. His mother Mrs Edna Palmer says the family goal of six children earning degrees has guided them since his late father’s death last July. Palmer entered the academy in 1956 after attending Middletown High School and the University of Dayton. His older brothers Hugh and Warren have also pursued military/engineering paths, while sisters Nancy and Cecelia plan future degrees. the youngest Michael remains in St John’s School.

Walla R Pat) Palmer U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis Edna M. Palmer Garfield St Pat Navy Academy Middletown High School University of Dayton Hugh Quonset Point R. I U. S. Military Academy West Point N. Y Warren Purdue University Nancy Fenwick High School Cecelia St. Elizabeth's Hospital Dayton Michael St. John’s School

St Johns PTA Lawnfete Planned For May Nineteen

St Johns PTA announces a picnic style dinner and booths for a lawnfete on May 19 from 5 to 8 pm. Co chairs Mrs Frank Hummel and Mrs Robert Brehm say tickets are available from St Johns pupils or at the grounds the night of the fete.

St. John’s Pta Frank Hummel Robert Brehm St. John’s

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