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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1955

Page

3

Camden dealer Paul Stowe dies at 45

Paul Arthur Stowe owner of Stowe Motor Sales Camden died at his home 328 N Main St at 1 30 p m yesterday after illness since October He operated Willys agency and a Camden garage since 1948 He held wartime Air Service Command post at Skyway Park Ohio He leaves wife Dorothy and several relatives Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Thursday at R C Nein and Sons Burial in Mound Hill Cemetery Masonic memorial at 8 p m tomorrow

Camden Paul Arthur Stowe Stowe Motor Sales N. Main St Stowe Willys Sales Federal Housing Skyway Park Fairborn Air Service Command Camden Motor Co Kroger West Alexandria Paint Lick Camden Masonic Lodge Eastern Star Scottish Rite Dayton Shrine Cincinnati Progressive Club Dorothea D.A. Stowe Camden Rt Ivan Eaton Ray Elsie Keller Mona Alice Barnet Edna Bellaw Middletown Reba Dwyer William Stowe Winterhaven Fla R.C. Nein and Sons James Misheff Ralph Martin Mound Hill Cemetery Masonic Lodge

Harbaugh Veteran Dies in Albuquerque VA Hospital

Joseph E. Harbaugh 80 a former Middletonian died yesterday in the Veterans Administration hospital in Albuquerque New Mexico He was a native of Soxville Maryland and a veteran of the Spanish American War He was employed as a machinist with prior employment noted in the obituary segment

Joseph Elmer Harbaugh Veterans Administration Hospital Albuquerque N.M Harbaugh Soxville

Pallbearers named for Earl Mantz in Dayton service

Pallbearers for Earl Knowlton Mantz age 60 who died yesterday morning at a Dayton hospital include William Mantz Robert Highley Edward Gardner Howard Bell and two members of American Legion Post 218. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at Wilson Memorial Home with Rev. H H Jung officiating. Burial will follow in the Soldiers Plot at Woodside Cemetery. Viewing hours are 7 to 9 p.m. today Jefferson Lodge F and AM will hold memorial services at 7 30 p.m. today.

Earl Knowlton Mantz Dayton William Mantz Robert Highley Edward Gardner Howard Bell American Legion Post 218 Mr. Mantz Wilson Memorial Home H.H. Jung Woodside Cemetery Jefferson Lodge F&am

Memorial rites set for W F Maurer former Middletown resident

William F. Maurer, died Sunday at his Houston home, will be returned to Riggs Funeral Home for services Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. Louis R. Walter will officiate. Burial is in Woodside Cemetery. Masonic services by Jefferson Lodge 9, F&AM, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Elks services by Middletown lodge at 8 p.m. Thursday. He was former superintendent of power at Sheffield Steel Corp. in Houston, retired January 1954, and had lived in Middletown prior to that with affiliations to First Methodist Church. He was father of Dr. Fred Maurer and brother of Jack Maurer.

Armco Steel Corp Middletown Pearl Harbaugh R. H. Lehman Roswel Lehman Hagerstown Mid Woodside Cemetery McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Wiliam F. Maurer Houston Tex Riggs Funeral Home Maurer Fred Maurer Jack Maurer Louis R. Walter Jefferson Lodge F&am Elks Middletown Lodge Masonic First Methodist Church Sheffield Steel Corp

Mrs Cleta Brandenburg Rites Set at Oswald Funeral Home

Mrs Cleta A Brandenburg 63 died Sunday at her home on the South Lebanon Pike Lebanon Rt 3. Service 3 p.m. tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Survived by husband Robert a son Roy Fry of Troy two brothers Hayes Snyder New Carlisle and Roy Snyder Christiansburg and sister Mrs Roger Lachey Tipp City.

Lebanon Cleta A. Brandenburg South Lebanon Pike Tomorro Oswald Lebanon Cemetery Robert Roy Fry Troy Hayes Snyder New Carlisle Roy Snyder Christiansburg Roger Lachey Tipp City

Frances E. Lewis 93 longtime Lebanon resident dies

Frances E. Lewis widow of Charles Lewis and longtime Lebanon resident dies after a long illness at her S Broadway home. Services at the residence Thursday afternoon with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Survived by a stepdaughter Mrs J Warren Wood and nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Oswald Funeral Home.

Lebanon Frances E. Lewis S. Broadway Charles Lewis Lewis & Drake

Notable deaths of prominent British and American figures

London obituary notes Dr Cyril Argentine Alington 82 longtime headmaster of Eton died yesterday. New York reports Count Alfred Wielopolski 75 prominent Philadelphia resident and descendant of Empress Marie Louise of France died in Africa after a Vienna birth. Also New York lists Neal Dow Becker 72 former head of Intertype Corp and Cornell alumnus.

London Cyril Argentine Alington Eton England School For New York Alfred Wielopolski Philadelphia Marie Louise France Napoleon I Vienna Africa Neal Dow Becker Intertype Corp Cornell University

Fenwick Students Win National Latin Honor Awards

32 Fenwick students earned Latin honor awards in a nationwide exam conducted by the Association for the Promotion of the Study of Latin. Alfreda Klingensmith won a second gold medal, Carol Enright earned a second maxima cum laude, and two freshmen Jean Catherine Herr and Raymond Kalor received eminent merit certificates. Scores ranged from 90 to 115 across 32 recipients from 25,000 participants in the continental U S and territories.

Fenwick Alfreda Klingensmith John Klingensmith S. Sutphin Ave Carol Enright Jean Catherine Herr Raymond Kaylor Ann Marie Heggs Tony Huber Mary Jo Fenders Sue Wood Phyllis Lawson Tom Ulaman Mary Ellen McDermott Marlene Lily Michael Burney Marilyn Frey Henry Cassidy Margie Connolly Patricia Hackett Susan Sullivan Rosalie Whalen Mary Kay Augspurger Courtney Rebecca Yarber Robert Walter Sara List The Assn Elizabeth N. J United States Canada Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico Mexico Bermuda Ray Kaylor Weith

Middletown Patrol to Attend Cincinnati Game Tomorrow

About 200 Middletown school patrol members will ride buses at 11 30 a m to Cincinnati to attend a Pirates Redlegs game and take part in pre game safety ceremonies. The trip is funded by the Safety Council Sertoma Club AAA and local groups to provide spending money and ensure all children can participate.

Middletown Cincinnati Paul Wilson Safety Council Civic Association Wilson Butler County Automobile Club Sertoma Club Division of Police, Safety Council AAA Arnold Ferguson William D. Long Marty Thomas Jo Christy Elmer Melampy Hugh Butler James Finley Harold Gray Joseph Blackmore Arthur Hauselman John Blackford

Community group meetings scheduled across Tuesday agenda

A series of local organizational meetings are listed for Tuesday including Sertoma Club at the Manchester Hotel at 6 30 p m North Middletown Fire Association at 7 p m North Middletown Fire House South Middletown Fire Association at Scotties Tavern Amanda Mayfield Fire Department at Sheffield Street Fire House American Citizens Club at 30 S Broad St Civic Chorus at Middletown High School Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion at 7 45 p m Armory Middletown Grocers and Meat Dealers Association at Chatterdine Unity Council 241 D of A at IOOF Hall FOE at Hall SPEBSQSA at Legion.

South Middletown Fire Assn Scottie’s Amanda Mayfield Fire Department Sheffield Street American Citizen's Club S. Broad St Civic Chorus Middletown High School Armory Middletown Grocers and Meat Dealers Assn Chatterdine Unity

Visitors reach Appomattox Courthouse in 1954 era turnout

About 62,000 visitors visited Appomattox Courthouse in 1954 to reflect on the Grant Lee Civil War meeting that ended the conflict.

Appomattox Courthouse Grant Lee

Forest fires scorch ten million acres of timber last year

Forest fires burned about ten million acres of timber in the previous year, an area roughly matching the combined size of Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island. The report notes that nine out of ten of these fires were reported in a public service initiative with The Advertising.

Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island

South Korea Mulls Boycott Of Asia Anti Communist Conference

South Korea moves toward boycotting an Asian anti communist conference instead of allowing Japan to join. The government orders 11 newsmen to return treasury funds used for travel as the ROK seeks a veto over new members and questions the invitation of Japan India and Indonesia to Formosa meeting. Y P Lee cites unnamed Nationalist Chinese officials calling unanimous invitation rules undemocratic and says attending under that system is useless.

Seoul South Korea Japan Anti- Communist Peoples Conference Formosa Y. P. Lee ROK Lee Roks India Indonesia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Paul Stowe Armco U. S. Steel Corp Gary Ind Joseph E. Harbaugh DRY Cleaning Butler DRY Cleaners St. Clinton Earl K. Mantz William F. Maurer Tappan Streifthau’s al Bank Park Place Sutphin Monroe Branch Monroe, Ohio F.d.1.c Cleta Brandenburg Associated Press Mark Daley Jane Dorenbusch Kaye Kenney David Ulentan Louise Cassidy Thomas Hoyst Mary Elizabeth Hogan Linda Ditmyer Manchester North Middletown Fire Assn North Middletown Fire House YMCA Golden Age Club National Guard 07Th Armored Cavalry Blythe-Williams American Legion Legion Madison Township Improvement Assn West Middletown Knights of Columbus Order of Ahepa Nelva Center Golden Helmet VFW S. Main St Ross Akro Foam Sportswear Panama Ross’ Shoe Salon
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