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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1960

Page

2

Albert N Roof Dies at 83 in Middletown

Albert N. Roof 83 of 1924 Woodlawn Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 7 15 P M He co founded the Golden Age Club in 1953 and served as secretary treasurer and later treasurer and board member He retired from Denny Lumber Co lived near Germantown before returning to Middletown Surviving wife Sarah Alma a son Benneville A a daughter Naomi Davis three grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services Friday 2 PM at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Burial Woodside Cemetery.

Albert N. Roof Woodlawn Ave Golden Age Club Middletown Hospital Montgomery County Middletown Denny Lumber Co Germantown Board of Control First Methodist Church Sarah Alma Benneville A Naomi Davis McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Donald W. Cryer C. E. Wintringham Woodside Cemetery

Charles Abbott 59 Dies at Baker Rest Home Hamilton

Charles Abbott aged 59 died at 5 a m today at the Baker Rest Home Hamilton where he had lived the past year He previously lived at 305 Baltimore St He was a painter by trade He is survived by one brother Bud of Hamilton Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Charles Abbott Baker Rest Hamilton Baltimore St Abbott Bud McCoy-Leffler

Death Notice for Mrs Mildred Hollis Blaine

Mrs Mildred Hollis Blaine 52 native Middletonian died 9 47 am yesterday at home 4219 Floral Ave NorwoodSurvived by husband Roy son Thomas Middletown four daughters Barbara Moore Trenton Betty Jean Greenfield Germantown Dorothy Clear Fort Thomas Ky Millie Jean Blaine at home a brother Carl Hesiia Middletown and 4 grandchildren Requiem High Mass will be

Mildred Hollis Blaine Floral Ave Norwood Roy Thomas Middletown Barbara Moore Trenton Betty Jean Greenfield Germantown Dorothy Clear Fort Thomas Millie Jean Blaine Carl Hesiia

Funeral service at Holy Trinity Church with burial

A service was held at 9 30 a m Thursday at Holy Trinity Church followed by burial at Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at Mc Lay Leffier Funeral Home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.

Holy Trinity Church Woodside McLay-Leffier Funeral Home

Alfred Huffman Dies at 44 in Dayton Area

Alfred M Huffman 44 of 3721 Marshall Rd Kettering native of Middleown died 9 25 am yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton He was a jig grinder at Norwood Engineering Co He was a Boy Scout commissioner and Beavertown EUB Church member Surviving wife Madge mother Mrs Marie Huffman of Excello a daughter Rebecca and a son Martin both at home two sisters Mrs Elsie Mae Blevine and Mrs Phyllis Kidd both of Middletown two brothers William of Middletown and James of Dayton Services 1 30 pm Thursday Tobias Funeral Home Dayton Burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call tomorrow 3 5 and 7 9 pm

Alfred M. Huffman Marshall Rd Kettering Middleown Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Huffman Norwood Engineering Co Kettering Area Beavertown Madge Marie Huffman Excello Rebecca ‘S Martin

S S Shackelford 195 Died At Garden Manor Rest Home

S S Shackelford aged 195 died at 2 a m today at Garden Manor Rest Home. Survived by three sons S E Shackelford Middletown Rt 1 B B Shackelford Middletown and Fred Jacksonburg and three daughters Edna Price Florence Rieke and Sally Linden. Services at 2 9 m tomorrow Hearne Funeral Home Stanton Ky with burial in Campton Ky. Local arrangements by Mc Coy Letfier.

Sherman Sanford Shackelford Garden Manor 13Th Ave Wolfe County S. E Shackelford Middletown Rt B. B. Shackelford Middletown Fred Jacksonburg Edna Price Florence Rieke Sally Linden Lexington Hearne Funeral Home Stanton, Ky Campton McCoy-Letfier

Death of Mrs Jessie Smith in Middletown

Mrs Jessie Smith 71 of 809 iMh Ave died at 3 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a stroke two years ago. Born in Jacksonburg she was a member of Pleasant Ridge EUB Church. Survived by two daughters Billie Kellenbaugh and Lois Dennis both of Middletown. two sons Dick Conn of Hamilton and Wayne Conn of Brevard NC. brother Harold Keister of Middletown. 13 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services 2 p m Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Rev Dana Heaton officiating. Burial will follow.

Jassie Smith iMh Ave Middletown Hospital Jacksonburg Pleasant Ridge Eub Church Wyatt Billie, Kellenbaugh Lois Dennis Middletown Dick Conn Hamilton Wayne Conn Brevard N. C Harold Keister McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Danna Heaton

Political clash over Forand bill from Ohio doctor

Dr. Frank H. Mayfield of Cincinnati denounces the Forand bill as noxious though acknowledging aid for the indigent aged. OSMA leaders debate social security for physicians amid charges of political expediency and socialism as a solution, urging AMA action.

Cleveland Ohio State Medical Assn Frank H. Mayfield Cincinnati

Burns Bird's Nest Garage Roof Fire Reported

An 11 year old boy tossed a match behind a basketball back board starting a bird's nest fire that ignited a garage roof at 1014 Hughes St. The blaze on Price Robinson property caused about 25 dollars in damage. Firemen answered at 3 43 p m. Sparks from trash blamed for a 400 dollar fire in a waste box and on the canvas roof of a Sorg Paver Co truck on W Columbia Ave. Jesse Settles 42 of 713 Yankee Rd was listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital today after a squad run to 910 Yankee Rd at 12 30 am. At the Yankee Tavern 94 Yankee Rd emergency squad aided John Surgeon 67 of 816 Sixth Ave. He was later dismissed from the hospital.

Hughes St Price Robinson Sorg Paver Co Columbia Avenue Jesse Settles Yankee Rd Middletown ‘Hospital John Surgeon Sixth Ave

Cemetery Hours Noted For Tomorrow Visitors

A fragment notes visiting hours at World’s End Cemetery tomorrow from 2 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM. The message is incomplete but indicates standard public access windows.

Mrs. Cassie Trimble Dies at 64 After Short Rest Home Stay

Mrs. Cassie Trimble aged 64 of 1815 Woodlawn Ave died at 3 p.m. yesterday in Franklin Manor Rest Home after six weeks residence. A 1956 retiree from 15 years in Armco Steel food service, she was born in Rothwell Ky. Survives include son LeRoy of Middletown, sister Mrs. Rhoda Hodden of Howell Mich, four brothers Joseph Rothwell of South Bend Roy of Danville Sr Willie of Miami Fla and Sam Rothwell of Blanchester. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. at the Funeral Home with Rev. Paul McCauey officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral time tomorrow from 2 to 5.

Cassie Trimble Woodlawn Ave Franklin Manor Trimble Food Service Department Armco Steel Corp Rothwell Thomas LeRoy Middletown Rhoda Howden Howell, Mich Joseph Rothwell South Bend Roy Danville

Former Area EUB Official Stricken

Obituary notices from AP list several figures who died recently across the United States. Robert V. Fletcher, 90, former ASSN of American Railroads leader and Mississippi attorney general, died after a long illness. Wylie Brown, 82, retired Phelps-Dodge board chair, died after a long illness in Sea Island, Georgia. Dr. Richard J. Lougee, 55, Clark University geomorphology professor, died in Worcester, Massachusetts, noted for arguing a single Ice Age ice cap. Fred Harvey, 66, Nashville department store founder, died of a heart attack in Nashville. Bishop L. L. Baughman, 61, of the Evangelical Brethren Church Southwestern Area, died in Wellington, Kansas. Maurice Judd, 68, a Federal Bureau of Land Management official and former New York Sun bureau chief, found dead in a Denver hotel. Mrs. Lawson Starmer, 50, composer of We Like Ike, died of cancer in Knoxville, Tennessee. Also noted are services for Dr Lyle B. Baughman, 61, former Dayton EUB official, at Trinity EUB Church in Kansas City with burial near Canton. He died of a heart attack in a Wellington motel. wife Fern present.

Washington Robert V. Fletcher The Assn of American Railroads Fletcher Mississippi AAR Sea Island Wylie Brown Phelps-Dodge Products Corp Worcester Mass Richard J. Lougee Clark University North America Nashville, Tenn Fred Harvey Nashville Windsor Ontario Wellington Kan L. L. Baughman Lyle B. Baughman EUB Dayton Trinity Eub Church Kansas City Canton Bishop Baughman EUB Council of Administration Fern

Armco Names New Ride To Safety Chief

Armco Steel Corp. promotes J. Chapman to assistant chief safety engineer effective June 1. He moves from Montcoal W Va where he served as assistant to the manager of Armco’s coal mines. Chapman joined Armco in 1937 after West Virginia schools and Morris Harvey College. He held roles as tipple foreman analyst mine operations coal sales Charleston supervisory positions and assistant to the manager since 1948.

Chapman Armco Steel Corp R. S. Gruver Armeco Montcoal W. Va Armco West Virginia Business College Morris Harvey College Nellis Coal Sales Department Charleston

DWI Case Brings Fine Jail Term

Harold Rader 40 of Hamilton was fined 200 dollars and costs by Acting Municipal Judge Jack Casper. Rader received three days in city jail and a one year driving privilege suspension after arrest on Ohio 4 south of Middletown. Assault charge against Lake Armstrong was withdrawn on payment of costs. Three cases were continued and four intoxication cases disposed of while Judge J T Lamb is on vacation.

Harold Rader Stahlheber Rd Hamilton Jack Casper Rader Ohio Middletown Lake Armstrong Yankee Rd Delores Armstrong Casper J. T. Lamb

Church Women's Council Elects 2 New Officers

The Middletown Council of Church Women held its final meeting at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed with about 35 attendees. Two new officers were installed Mrs William Commodore second vice president and Mrs Estel Dietz treasurer while current officers will continue next year. The spring State Council conference will be at Whitmanberg University Springfield June 26 30.

Middletown

Youth Admits Burglaries In Warren County

A 19 year old youth is jailed in Warren County after admitting burglaries in recent weeks. Jackie Bogan of Clay Street was bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury under a $3 bond, which he did not post. Hearing is expected in June. He admitted breaking into the Good Housekeeping Shop and other local burglaries including the Farm Bureau stores and Brandt's Store, taking $297 in cash and several guns.

Lebanon Warren County Good Housekeeping Jackie Bogan Clay Street Warren County Grand Jury Grand Jury Bogan Farm Bureau Brandt

Middletown Board Approves Chapters 2 and 3 of Policy Manual

The Middletown Board of Education approved Chapter 2 on administration and Chapter 3 on business affairs at a special meeting. Seven chapters are approved so far, with two remaining: non certificated employees and transportation. A preamble outlining the system's philosophy and objectives awaits review.

Middletown Citizens Committee

DiSalle Warns State Revenues Fall Short of Needs

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle told reporters state revenues for the next fiscal year will be below the amount of appropriations. He estimated income for the year starting July 1 at 587 million dollars, while annual outlays total 611 million dollars, prompting talk of a pay-as-you-go operation amid tax-crease criticism from Rep. Robert Taft.

Columbus Ohio Michael V. DiSalle DiSalle Robert Taft R-Hamilton Taft

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A. N. Roof Ray Branchoff Miami Valley Coast Guard Mildred Blaine McCoy- Leffler Homer D. Leffler S. S. Shackelford Mrs. Jessie Smith Mayfield House of Delegates OSMA Mahoning County Medical Society American Medical Assn AMA Worls'de Mrs Butler County Nolan Bruner Willow Ave Webb Eldon A. Rains Lockswood Ave St. Stephen Elmer H. Wear Campbell Ave Griesmer-Grim Earl Creech Cottage St Brown-Dawson Oscar F. Ellison Ross Ave Mollie Cox Pleasant Ave Brown- Dawson Slusher Gray Grand Blvd Margaret Huelsman Wyoming Ave Fairfield Levi C. Purkey Cereal Ave West Side Pentecostal Church Laura Nelson E. Walnut St Oxford Marshall-Smith Ethen First National Bank First National F.d.l.c Knoxville, Tenn Lawson Starmer San Diego Calif Ike Knoxville Area Eub J. $. Chapman Church Women’s Council Charlie Revelos Central Ave Mike Charles
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