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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1961
Page
8
Franklin police cited Ashberry Turner, 31, of 4413 Pennyroyal Road for an insured clear distance violation after his car rear ended the vehicle of Mari Johnson, 66 Maple Drive, at 6 30 am. No injuries and only minor damages reported.
Mrs Margaret Helene Oglesby 48 of 5048 Manchester Road Middletown prominent in amateur bowling for 25 years died at Middletown Hospital at 353 pm after 10 months illness Born Battle Creek Michigan resident Middletown 40 years won city doubles bowling titles in 1937 with Doroby Long and 193 with her mother Hazel Lamson also won all events four times 1937 1939 1943 1944 Survived by husband August son Donald parents G M Lamson and Mrs Dorothy Weidie sister of Middletown Services 2 pm Wednesday McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Burial Woodside Cemetery calling hours at funeral home tomorrow 2 5 pm and 7 9 pm Wednesday Rogers Funeral Home Wellston for further calls
James Call aged 76, brother of William Call of 411 Moore St, Wellston, died at 12 15 am yesterday at his home after four months of illness. Born in Lincoln Furnace, he lived in Jackson County his whole life. Survived by brothers Harold of Columbus and Jasper of Wellston, and two sisters Mrs John Clarr and Mrs Guy Potts of Wellston. Services set for 2 pm.
Mrs Lucy Margaret Powers aged about 60 died at 6 30 am at her Germantown Street home after two years of ill health A native of London Kentucky she lived in Germantown since 1947 coming from Middletown Ohio She was a member of the Full Gospel Church of God Surviving are her husband Henry four sons Archie and Lester of Miami Benjamin of Hamilton and Samuel of Centerville five daughters Rose Himler Ruth Morton Ethel Mae Short Lois Little Opal Back a brother Lester Rainey Crawfordsville a sister Mine Leslie Cynthia Wilson 34 grandchildren and five great grandchildren Services Wednesday at the Full Gospel Church of God with Rev Elza Allen officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home tomorrow 3 00 5 00 and 7 00 9 00 pm and at the church Wednesday after 11 am.
Mrs Edna Shertzer aged 79 of 30 Gunckle Street Germantown died at 9 30 am yesterday at Friendly Nursing Home Mi amisburg where she had been a patient about six months She was a native of Germen Township Husband George died in 1933 A sister Mrs Charlotte Engerman of Dayton survives Services set for 10 30 am Wednesday at John Arp Funeral Home Rev Donald Esslinger officiating Burial will be in Germantown Cemetery tomorrow after 2 pm
Leslie M. Little aged 72 of 748 Laurea Avenue has services at 10 a m Wednesday Colligan. Mabel B. Burkhead aged 79 of 621 Cleveland Avenue has services at 10 a m Wednesday Klaus-Weigel. Paul E. Grathwohl aged 55 of East Freedom Pa formerly Hamilton has services at 2 p m Wednesday Brown-Dawson. Ida Mae Bowling aged 37 of 317 Long Street has services at 10 a m Thursday Brown-Dawson. Carrie A. Fisher aged 96 of 1424 Mape Avenue has services at 2 p m Wednesday Campbell. Ray H. Williams aged 63 of 631 S. C Street has services at 2 p m tomorrow Brown-Dawson. Carrie Bedunnah aged 73 of 1125 Franklin Street has services today Webb. Raymond C. Smallwood aged 37 of 311 S. A Street has services today Webo.
AP report notes Louis Vincent Hunter a famed Canada based war correspondent died Saturday in Raleigh NC. Gerald O. Terdahl aged 45, director at North Carolina State College and AA of College Unions president, died Saturday after a short illness.
A six year old boy, George Wilson, died after being struck on U S 35 at Mount Pleasant seven miles southeast of Muncie Indiana. The child ran from the parsonage to meet his father Reverend Chester W Wilson at the Evangelical United Brethren Church when he darted into the road. The driver Edgar Lee Lofftis of Middletown said he could not stop in time. The boy died en route to Ball Hospital in Muncie Saturday.
Carl Johnson of West Middle own Rt 2 reported his car in the 100 block on Webster Street had all four hubcaps stolen. Loss set at 60 dollars. Police answered a tip of a break in at Jefferson School where Middletown youths fled as they left the building. Three others escaped and were released to their parents.
Betty Grigsby reported the theft of a 1954 model car from 339 Webster Sr. An officer answered a call about a broken phone booth at South and Highland with the coin box stolen. James Agner reported seven fence pickets broken and a trash burner stolen from his yard. An officer found a Gulf Station coin box emptied at Merchester Road and Ellen Drive with an undetermined amount missing. A soft drink machine at Raitliff's Sohio Station was pried open with no loss figure given, and another machine at Main Street and Columbia Avenue was found pried open by Officer Marvin Amburgey.
Four Middletown High School students advanced to the final rounds of the Butler County Prince of Peace contest. Winners include Jerry Ratliff Janet Sink Esther Rothe and Becky Garrison, each earning bronze medals and advancing to county contests by December 3. Additional participants and judges are listed from First EUB First Methodist First Baptist and First Presbyterian churches, with event sponsorship by the Middletown Area Youth Council of Churches and the Ohio Council of Churches.
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