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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1958
Page
3
A man suspected of involvement in a Kirksville bank robbery reportedly drowned in a canal after a car chase. Johnson said he and Procter jumped into the canal. Procter did not surface. Rescue crews, including Dayton divers, searched the canal with the FBI awaiting drag results.
The Ohio Department of Highways opened bids for a 3.4 mile Richland County segment of the Columbus to Medina portion of the North South Freeway. The low bidder was C F Replease Co of Circleville with 3,961,860 on a state estimate of 4,308,400. The four lane freeway totals 310 miles and remaining routes around Cleveland and Cincinnati Columbus to Medina remain to be selected.
Mrs. Frieda Burns Stiles 62 wife of Charles B Stiles former city commissioner and Sorg Paper Co retiree died yesterday at a Clearwater hospital Florida She had been in failing health for nearly a year The couple had moved from Bellaire to Florida last December following his resignation from the City Commission Surviving also include their son Charles Jr a sister and a brother Private funeral services will be held in Cincinnati with burial there The family notes flowers only and no public service details were announced
Governor General Sir Oliver Goonetilleke announced restoration of order across most of Ceylon after Sinhalese riots against Tamils. A state of emergency was declared as two more outbreaks emerged. at least 15 killed and hundreds injured amid curfew and ban on large gatherings. Troops patrolled Colombo while Jaffna communications were disrupted.
Members of Local 233 UAW were to vote on a recommendation to turn down a two year extension of the 1955 Fisher Body plant agreement. Adrian Jones said GM informed the union it will cancel the contract Thursday unless the extension is signed. He warned against rushing into action that would abdicate duties to members and the public.
Jesse Fubey 78 died at his home in Mason. He was a retired farmer. Survived by brothers Randall Lebanon Price Mason and Marion Portland. Ohio services set for 2 p m at Gallimore Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation after 4 p m today.
James B. Wilson, age 79, of 3665 Dixie Highway, will be served at a 10 a.m. Saturday service. Procschel Funeral Home handles arrangements.
Cleo Eugene Peters aged 19 from Muscatine Iowa must die in Ohio's electric chair on Sept 8 after a Fifth District Court of Appeals ruling. Co-defendant Michael Demoulin, 20, Wooster Ohio, faces life imprisonment for the 1957 murder of Amish farmer Paul Coblentz during a robbery.
A 66 foot two engine jet fighter built for the Navy completed a 20 minute shake down flight to 40 000 feet. Chief test pilot Robert C Little praised the aircraft stating the Navy will be proud. The needle nose jet is designed for speeds over twice the speed of sound and can carry air to air missiles and nuclear bombs on long missions.
The notices include a divorce action in Butler County Indiana where Joan Thornsburg seeks dissolution from Donald E. Thornsburg on grounds of gross neglect of duty with a May 9 1958 filing and June 28 1958 deadline. Also a parole hearing in Mansfield involving Kenneth Mills serving a rape sentence with a July 1 1953 or later hearing by the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission.
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