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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1963
Page
5
Bridge expert Charles Goren returns from a 42 day voyage with 300 players aboard the President Roosevelt raising interest in point count bidding in the Orient. He lectured at sea and in Tokyo and Manila with plans for a second cruise next year.
Elizabeth R. Jeffris 75 died at Middletown Hospital after two months illness. She lived in Lakewood before moving to Middletown to be with daughter Laura Unger. Survived by husband Ross, daughter Laura, sister Celia Downs, brother Donald Richardson, and grandson. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Sandals Funeral Home Lakewood. Burial Lakewood Park Cemetery. Local arrangements by Wilson Memorial Home Middletown. Also noted are four sons, two daughters, five grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Elk Creek Cemetery with two clergy officiating. Friends may call tomorrow 2–5 and 7–9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs Lulu Edith Johnson aged 9 percent of 3373 Franklin Trenton Road West Middletown died at 6 50 pm yesterday at Middletown Hospital after one day of illness. She was born in West.
Funeral services for Stanley Matthews longtime judge of the 1st District Court of Appeals are set for 11 a.m. Thursday at his residence. Matthews, 74, died Tuesday at home after a 26 year tenure on the court beginning in 1935 and retirement in 1961. He was a native of Clinton County.
In New Delhi Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament he has warned the United States against fueling an arms race by supplying modern combat planes to replace Pakistan's Sabre jets.
In a Moscow broadcast Tolubko, head of Soviet strategic rocket forces, declares the USSR holds the stronger nuclear arsenal and outpaces the United States. He cites quality and quantity in response to US Defense Secretary McNamara who asserted American superiority.
Mrs Willa Cabot 72 of 2S Cherry St Lebanon died yesterday at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton The service is set for 2 p m Friday at Oswald Memorial Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery No immediate survivors information provided.
Mrs. Nona Rentschler 77 of 419 N Cherry St Germantown died at 10:50 pm yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after two years of failing health. She was born in Sunbury and lived in the area all her life. Surviving are four daughters Irene Glass Carlisle Crustia Wendender Ormond Beach Fla Jeanette Wolf and Geneva Lesher Germantown two sons Carl Middletown Wilbur Gene West Carrollton ten grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Services 10:30 am Saturday at John Arpp Funeral Home with Paul Bressler officiating. Burial Germantown Cemetery. neral home Friday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.
Pfc Walter L Hackney Jr son of Mr and Mrs Walter L Hackney Sr of 1615 Columbia Ave DeWitt is in DeWitt Hospital Ft Belvoir Va with injuries from an auto accident Saturday. He drove alone between Quantico and Ft Belvoir when crowded off road. He has multiple fractures of one leg. Native of Middletown and Middletown High School graduate, stationed at Quantico. Entered service October 1962, basic at Camp Pendleton, and Aviation Familiarization School at Memphis Navy Air Tech Training Center.
Mrs Elizabeth S Turner age 8 of 200 N C St services today. George H Wertz age 68 of 1034 Vine St Requiem High Mass 9 am tomorrow at St Stephen s Church. Alonzo Samuels age 88 of Hardys Rest Home services 1 30 pm tomorrow. Edward J Christ age 89 of 1625 Reservoir St Requiem High Mass today at St Stephen s Church.
Paris AP reports Socialist Gaston Defferre mayor of Marseille considers challenging Charles de Gaulle in France's 1965 presidential election He says he has begun to think it over and has the right and duty to run De Gaulle is expected to seek re election.
Haiti faces heavy losses as floods and landslides in the north broaden after last weekend. About 500 bodies have been recovered with tolls expected to rise, following the earlier devastation from Hurricane Flora last month which caused over 5,000 deaths.
Hollywood figures Richard L’Estrange 73 a Keystone Kop and TV official died Tuesday. Anna Davis Johnson 79 mother in law of Sen Barry Goldwater died Tuesday in Phoenix. Dr William E Brandt 72 former college president and sports writer died Monday in Coschocken. Don Summerville 48 mayor of Toronto died Tuesday after a heart attack during an exhibition hockey game.
Rochester police report Ralph Harris, 40, crawled into a 25 foot manhole to escape family strife. He told officers he wanted a break from his wife after a fight and climbed out after an employee found him. The 70 pound cover had been replaced by the time the inspector arrived.
American cardinals led by Cardinal Meyer defend Vatican Council schema on ecumenism and the declarations on Jews and religious liberty as Swiss bishops join in support. They argue the Jews declaration should remain part of Christian unity talks despite regional political concerns.
The Ebenezer Crafts Elm in Sturbridge Massachusetts, two centuries old, was slated for removal due to Dutch elm disease. Protest by tree lovers and a new survey prompted officials to spare it indefinitely. Foresters say the tree was young when Lexington and Concord called the Minutemen in 1775 and it now stands about 70 feet tall with a 90 foot spread.
The Pokey Griffith District Boy Scout committee will meet in the Armco Metal division office tomorrow at 7 30 m. District Chairman Robert Mc Intyre will preside. Agenda includes completing community finance campaigns new unit organization and Scout Week preparations.
Two New York Stock Exchange member firms Haupt & Co and R Williston & Beane Inc were suspended after the exchange reviewed their financial positions. Allied Crude Vegetable and Refining Co filed bankruptcy in Newark, prompting the move as cottonseed oil futures trading was halted on the New York Produce Exchange due to sharp price shifts.
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