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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1964

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Links to Accidental Shooting

Darrell Thomson 43, farmer and businessman, died in an accidental shooting while pigeon hunting at the family farm on Greentree Road Lebanon. Dr. Ralph Young ruled the death accidental. funeral services set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Oswald Memorial Home. Thomson was vice president and manager of C&M Fish & Food Inc. Survivors include wife Zodella two sons Lewis and Dana two sisters and his father. Burial in Lebanon County. He was found by a neighbor with a leg through a hayloft hole.

Oswald Young Thompson C&m Fish & Food, Inc Dayton Zodella Lewis Dana Dorothy Hoerris Widdleton Jeanette Binegar Guy Thompson

Services for Mrs Virginia M Bowen Monday

Mrs Virginia M Bowen 36 of 1905 Henry Ave burial at a local cemetery funeral today with viewing 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home officiated by Rev Haskel Jenkins.

Virginia Bowen Virginia M. Bowen Henry Ave McCoy-Leffler Haskel Jenkins Fumay Cal

Warren man dies from Saturday crash injuries

A Warren man, 61 year old Harold Watkins, died Monday from injuries sustained when struck by a car Saturday. The incident occurred in Warren and authorities reported the death as a result of the crash.

Warren Ohio Harold Watkins

Theodore M Good 89 Dies in Florida Winter Home

Theodore M Good 89 of 2222 Dixie Highway Blue Batl died at 8 15 am yesterday at his winter home in Eustis Florida after three years of ill health. He was a native of Butler County a retired Trenton cattle farmer Miami University graduate and elder at Blue Ball Presbyterian Church. Survived by wife Frances daughter Mary Eichelberger of Monn Dora Fla and two grandchildren. Services 2 pm Friday Wilson Memorial Home Rev Charles Locke officiating. Burial Miltonville Cemetery. Visitation Thursday 2 4 and 7 9 pm at memorial home.

Theodore Marston Good Dixie Highway Blue Batl Eustis Mr. Good Butler County Trenton Miami University Blue Ball Presbyterian Church Frances Mary Eichelberger Monn Dora, Fla Wilson Memorial Home Charles Locke Miltonville Cemetery

Death of Mrs. Sarah Harris at 55 in Germantown Road home

Mrs. Sarah Harris, 55, died at 10 15 a m today at her home 388 Germantown Road. A Wolfe County Ky native she leaves William three daughters Nancy Dishman Lilly Thorpe and Zilda Harris nine sons Ray Willie Bobby Corbett Vernon Don Felix George and Benny a brother Felix Gibbs four sisters Josie Coffee Ellen Zelda Richie and Carrie Hollan and 12 grandchildren Arrangements are incomplete

Sarah Harris Germantown Road Wolfe County William Nancy Dishman Gratis Lilly Thorpe Middletown Zilda Harris Ray Campton Willie Bobby Cincinnati Corbett Greenbush Vernon Germany Don Eaton Felix George Benny Felix Gibbs Josie Coffee Ellen Zelda Richie Carrie Hollan West Alexandria

Infant Dies in Bedsheet Tragedy in Butler County

Seven week old Lesa Tipton daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mesa Tipton of 2116 S Dixie Hyvy Apartment 6 died early this morning. Butler County Coroner Dr. Gar ret Boone said she suffocated during the night after becoming entangled in a bedsheet. Surviving are the parents a sister Melva a brother Mary paternal grandparents Warren Tipton Caney Ky maternal grandparents Owen McKinney Tren ton. Funeral arrangements at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Lesa Tipton Mesa Tipton S. Dixe Hyvy Butler County Garret Boone Melva Mary Warren Tipton Caney, Ky Owen McKinney Trenton McCoy-Leffler Funeal

Mrs Minnie Carson Dies at 75 in Lebanon

Mrs Minnie Carson, 75, died yesterday at her home 116% N Broadway. She leaves four sons Harold Wilson Middletown Alfred Wilson Cincinnati Claude Wilson California John Wilson Lebanon and four daughters Lola Armstrong Dayton Mary Arnold Cincinnati Christine Gerber Cincinnati Norma Wilson Lebanon. Also 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services Thursday at Oswald Memorial Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Memorial Home hours tomorrow after 4 p.m.

Minnie Carson Lebanon N. Broadway Harold Wilson Middletown Alfred Wilson Cincinnati Claude Wilson California John Wilson Lola Armstrong Dayton Mary Arnold Christine Gerber Norma Wilson Oswald Memorial Home

Gratis-Ora Dull, 81, dies after long illness

Gratis Ora Dull 81 retired farmer died yesterday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a long illness. Survived by daughter Gretchen Willis Eaton Route 4 son Roy Gratis four grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Service Thursday Gratis Methodist Church Rev Fred Hixson officiating. Burial Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call Zimmerman Funeral Home tomorrow after 3 p m and at the church Thursday after 1 p.m.

Gratis Ora Dull Mercy Hospital Hamilton Gretchen Willis Eaton Rt. 4 Roy Gratis Methodist Church Fred Hixson Fairview Cemetery Zimmerman Funeral Home

Notable Butler County Deaths and Academic Figures

The report lists Thomas S. Miller 55 of College Corner with services set for tomorrow in Butler County. Helen A. Davidson 56 of Hamilton has a graveside service tomorrow. Ralph E. Turner 71 Yale history professor died after a long illness. Stephen G Chris Savage 50 IU journalism professor died after a heart attack. John L. Reinhartz 70 pioneer in radio and electronics, designer for Byrd North Pole expedition in 1925, WWII Navy captain.

Thomas S. Miller College Corner Baker Helen A. Davidson Heaton St Hamilton Webb New Haven

Abe Young Receives 50 Year Service Pin

Abraham L. Abe Young of 320 Hamilton Ave Trenton a retired Armco Steel assistant supervisor received a 50 year service pin from C E Stutenroth Middletown plant manager. Young began at Armco in 1914 as a pattern maker and rose through roles including superintendent in 1935 and assistant supervisor in 1948. He retired in 1955. Mrs Young attended the ceremony.

Abraham L Abe) Young Hamilton Ave Trenton Armco Steel C. E. Stutenroth Middletown Young Armco

Allowance Boost For Half Of Ohio Aged Aid Recipients

Ohio welfare officials announced monthly increases for about half of the 80 000 aid for the aged recipients. New enrollees will receive the raise first. existing beneficiaries get the adjustments over weeks. Basic allowances rise while health and life insurance subsidies end under the Hoover economy study with retroactive revisions where needed.

Columbus Ohio State Welfare Department Robert B. Canary Canary

Cleveland teen dies in Riverside Drive crash

J Roger Lawson, 19, of Cleveland was killed when his car sideswiped a vehicle and then collided head on with another car on Riverside Drive in Lakewood Monday night.

Cleveland (Ap J. Roger Lawson Cleveland Riverside Drive Lakewood

High 12 Will Hear Judge Love High 12 Will Hear Judge Love

The bench in 1960 to re-enter the private practice of law. The former president of the Dayton Bar Association is a past president of the Ohio Association of Probate Court Judges. He is a 32nd degree Mason and member of the Scottish Rite.

Dayton Bar Association Ohio Association of Probate Court

Asbestos Linked to Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer

Medical experts report strong evidence that asbestos exposure increases risks of lung cancer and the rare cancer mesothelioma. Studies of insulation workers and autopsies show higher mesothelioma deaths among exposed tradesmen than in the general population, with uncertain levels of overall risk.

New York Selikoff Jacob Churg Mount Sinai Hospital E. Cuyler Hammond S.D American Cancer Society Hammond New Jersey Dale Carnegie

Man Sentenced For Perjury in Ohio Court

Harry Walker, 24, of Middletown, was sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer to an indeterminate term in Mansfield Reformatory as a probation violator for perjury in prior grand jury and Common Pleas Court testimony in an armed robbery case involving Roger Chambers of Dayton. Walker had been on probation since August 27 for breaking and entering.

Hamilton Harry Walker Curtis St Middletown Common Pleas Fred B. Cramer Mansfield Reformatory Walker Roger T. Chambers Dayton

Auction Set On Voting Machines

The Hamilton County Board of Elections will auction 260 Coleman voting machines on Wednesday. The two high speed electronic count ers cost 1.5 million dollars and can tally up to 600 ballots per minute. Readings protest over slower returns was rejected. most voters have used paper ballots previously and will keep them as backups.

Cincinnati Hamilton County Board of Elections John A. Wiethe Hamilton County

Tragic boating accident claims father and son near Toledo

In Lake Erie off Toledo eight people went in a secondhand rowboat and a light motor boat overturned. Coast guard crews resumed search for four missing party members while two bodies, Clarence Pratt and his 16 year old son, were recovered nine hours after the voyage.

Toledo, Ohio Lake Erie Clarence Pete) Pratt Clarence Jr Clarence Pratt Jr Toledo

Women to Hold Church Office in Oregon Diocese

At the Oregon Episcopal diocese annual convention in Medford a proposed canon law allowing women to sit on church and mission governing boards passed by a small majority but failed to reach the required two thirds for immediate effect. It must be approved again at next year’s convention. Oregon remains among seven Anglican jurisdictions barring women from such offices.

Medford Ore Oregon Episcopal Diocese Oregon

Rifle That Fires Drug Bats Puts Rhino To Sleep

A rifle delivering sedative bats has been used to tranquilize a four ton white rhino, the planet's second largest land animal, in a conservation or veterinary operation.

Singer Frankie Laine Battles Postoperative Prostate Surgery

Hollywood AP reports singer Frankie Laine aged 54 is in good condition after Monday prostate surgery at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. A spokesman confirms no malignancy was involved and the operation was routine.

Under Knife Hollywood Frankie Laine Cedars of Lebanon Hospital

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Co.n Bowen Middletown Hospital Inland Manufacturing Corp John Connie Bonnie Joel Amburgey Means, Ky Isa Williams Franklin Jewell Spencer Mt. Sterling Jewell Amburgey Millford Foy Amburgey Jeffersonville Bill Stitsinger Ross Snyder Stitsinger and Snyder Butler County Commissioners Butler County Progress A. R. Masiar Stafford Dr Theodore M. Good McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Ora Missionary Conference Edmond Mills Japan Ralph Starr Enid, Oklahoma Mayfield School Frank E. Sowards Burbank Ave WPFB Abe Young Abrhaham Young Judge Love By Alton Blakeslee The American Public Health Association Drs. Irving J James Tucker Roe Riegle Ricky Pratt Larry Pratt Marion Pratt Leadership Training Institute Dodds Monuments Verity McCoy Leffler Sutphin Woodlawn Homer D. Leffler
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