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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1955

Page

3

Civitan Club hears Carmody Stiles with Whitlock backing bond plan

Civitan members at the Manchester Hotel heard City Commissioner candidates Francis Carmody and Charles Stiles and state bond-issue proponent John B. Whitlock discuss city improvements. Carmody urged continued progress in traffic safety street work and annexation. Stiles cited traffic rules parks and sewer studies. Whitlock urged approval of a 150 million state bond issue funded by a one cent cigaret tax for prisons welfare and universities.

City Commission Francis Carmody Charles Stiles John B. Whitlock Civitan Club Manchester Smith Farm Carmody Middletown W. Central Avenue Cincinnati- Conneaut Lanning Commission Stiles Whitlock Club Ohio

Deaths Lewis C Back 84

Lewis C Back 84 died at 5 a m at his home 612 Catalpa Dr He had lived here 40 years was a retired farmer and had worked for Gardner Board Carton Co He had been ill a year

Lewis C. Back Catalpa Dr Mr. Back Gardner Board & Carton Co

Funeral services set for local resident with large family

Survived by wife Lottie who would have marked 65th wedding anniversary in April. Also four sons Freeland Middletown Junius Somerville Kelly Tampa Clarence Tucson, three brothers H W Back Ezel Estill Lloyd Back Jackson, sister Cora Combs Jackson, 25 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Calling hours Thursday after 2 p.m. at Joseph R. Baker & Song Funeral Home and Saturday afternoon at Clayton Street Church of God. Service Sunday 2 p.m. Rev D A Biggs officiating. burial West Elkton Cemetery.

Lottie Bertha Taulbee Middletown Callie Lawrence Bloomington Ind Freeland Junius Somerville Kelly Tampa Fla Clarence Tucson Ariz H. W. Back Ezel Estill Lloyd Back Jackson Cora Combs Joseph R. Baker & Song Funeral Clayton Street

Services for Thomas M. Carr Held in Blanchester

Thomas Milton Carr 88 former Trenton resident died Sunday night at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Services set for 2 30 p m tomorrow at Eichelberger Funeral Home Blanchester. Buried in Newtonsville Ohio. Survived by three sons George Miamisburg Stanley Loveland Charles Newtown four daughters and 33 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren and one brother Joseph Oregon. Wife Josie died in 1951 and a son and daughter preceded him in death.

Thomas Milton Carr Trenton Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Eichelberger Blanchester Newtonsville Ohio George Miamisburg Stanley Loveland Charles Newtown Raymond Weidle Granville Ross Cincinnati Harley Anspach Springboro Jacob Lewing Joseph Oregon Josie

Local Sears employee Samuel Murray dies after incident

Samuel Murray 50 of 3232 Mohawk Street died at home after being struck while servicing a Franklin home. He had worked eight years for Sears Roebuck and is survived by his wife Agnes, a daughter Barbara Marshall of Middletown, three brothers James of St. Louis Mort of Wilson Texas and Carmack of Donaldson Tennessee. Services set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev. E R Turner officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. tomorrow.

Samuel Murray Mohawk St Murray Sears, Roebuck & Co Franklin Sears Agnes Barbara Marshall Middletown James St. Louis Mort Wilson, Tex Carmack Donaldson, Tenn Joseph R. Baker & Sons E. R. Turner Woodside Cemetery Funeral

Death notices for Lewis C Wood in Westboro and Ohio service

Lewis C Wood 79 former resident of Middletown died yesterday at his Westboro Ohio home. Survived by wife Lorene daughter Alma Gilbert Dayton son Chester Wood West Middletown Rt 1 seven grandchildren eight great. Services set for 3 p.m. Friday at K K Davis Funeral Home Lynchburg Ohio.

Lewis Q. Wood Middletown Westboro Ohio Lorene Alma Gilbert Dayton Chester Wood West Middletown

Requiem High Mass at St Ann Church Friday

Frank R. Berry age 59 of 102 N Washington Blvd dies. services 2 p.m. Friday at Webb Funeral Home. Requiem High Mass set for 9 a.m. Friday at St Ann Church.

Ant Ave St. Ann Frank R. Berry N. Washington Blvd Webb Funeral Home

GOP Victory Seen Possible Without Individual Help

In Hagerstown Maryland Rep James P S Devereux told the Washington County Young Republican Club the capital mood favors an independent Republican showing rather than relying on a single figure. He said if President Eisenhower runs that would be fine but a strong candidate at Gettysburg would be preferable to a sick candidate unable to campaign.

GOP Hagerstown James P. S. Devereux R-Md Washington County Young Republican Club Republican Party Devereux Eisenhower Gettysburg

Trade Currencies Across Ages and Cultures

The article lists diverse forms of money used by different peoples, including shells, beads, stones, boar tusks, blankets, knives, slaves, cattle, pigs, rice, corn, wheat, salt, sugar, rum and beer. It notes money’s vary across time and societies and highlights the broad scope of what has functioned as currency.

Voting Machine Demonstrations Ahead of Election Day

Demonstrations of two types of automated voting machines will be held in six Middletown polling places tomorrow and Friday from 1 to 9 p.m. Voters in affected precincts are invited to learn operation. Absentee ballot deadlines: 4 p.m. tomorrow for applications. ballots due by noon Friday. servicemen have extended dates.

Board To Elections Board of Elections

Burned Girl Improves From Serious To Fair

Jennifer Lynn Frazier three of 1332 Sycamore Street improved from serious to fair at Middletown Hospital after third degree burns to face arms body and legs. Her father Joe Frazier sustained minor burns when scalding water reportedly was thrown on him and the child during a bedtime quarrel.

Jennifer Lynn Frazier Sycamore St Fair Middletown Hospital Joe Frazier Frazier

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