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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1965

Page

2

Earl Basore former Franklin mayor dies at 84

Earl Basore 84 of 307 E Fourth St Franklin died at 1 30 pm yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after a three day illness. He served Franklin as mayor in 1925 and held other local posts. Burial at Woodhill Cemetery with services at Eaton Funeral Home. Contributions to First Methodist Church.

Franklin Earl Basore E. Fourth St Grandview Hospital Dayton Basore Franklin Township Warren County Masonic Lodge 55 F&am Methodist Church Ethel George Basore Eaton Funeral Home Curtis Strader Woodhill Cemetery First Methodist Church

Mrs Henrietta Leslie Rites Planned In Trenton

Mrs Henrietta Leslie 79 died at 9 40 am Monday at Sunnybreeze Rest Home Hamilton after 17 months as a patient. Native of Trenton she had been ill three years. Survived by son Robert Franklin two daughters Evelyn Middletown Betty Yoder Dayton two sisters Clara Goebel Ernestine Oettinger Trenton. Services 2 pm Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev H Charles March officiating burial St Peter Lutheran Church cemetery Trenton. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow 2 5 and 7 9 pm.

Henrietta Leslie Sunnybreeze Hamilton Trenton Robert Franklin Evelyn Leslie Middletown Betty Yoder Dayton Clara Goebel Ernestine Oettinger McCoy-Leffler H. Charles March St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery

Requiem Mass for Charles D Palmer

Charles D. Palmer 63 of West Middletown will have a high mass at 9 30 this morning at the local parish. Interment will follow at the West Middletown Cemetery. He was a longtime resident of 479 Middletown Eaton Road.

Charles D. Palmer Middletown-Eaton Road West Middletown

Services for Mrs Mary Bunnell Held at Anglesby

Mary Bunnell 88 of Red Lion died Sunday at home. Visitation today 2 to 5 at Anglesby Funeral Home. Funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow conducted by Rev Harley Fiddler. Burial in Springboro Cemetery. Survivors include brothers Nat Welsh Red Lion William Welsh Lebanon and John Welsh Harveysburg along with 13 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren.

Franklin Mary Bunnell Red Lion Anglesby Harley Fiddler Springboro Bunnell Nat Welsh William Welsh Lebanon John Welsh Harveysburg

Franklin-Cleve Hughes 78 dies at Dayton VA Hospital

Franklin resident and World War I veteran Franklin Hughes dies at Dayton VA Hospital after three weeks as patient. Survived by two brothers Boone and Curt and a sister Mrs. Edward Back. Services 10 a.m. Thursday at Anglesby Funeral Home, burial in Miami Valley Memory Gardens.

Franklin Cleve Hughes McLean Road Dayton VA Hospital Hughes Russell McElfresh American Legion Frenchburg Boone Middletown Curt Fort Wayne Ind Edward Back

Moyer 85 German Town resident dies after long illness

Wilbur Moyer 85 formerly of German Town Rt 1 died 8 35 p m yesterday at Powell Convalescent Home Hamilton Survived by wife Ida a son Forest Middletown three daughters Bernice Vera and Irene all Dayton two grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral Thursday at John Arpp Funeral Home Miller to officiate Burial in Fairview Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home

Germantown Wilbur Moyer Rt. 1 Powell Hamilton Ida Forest of Middletown Bernice Moyer Vera Moyer Irene Graham Dayton John Arpp Harold Miller Fairview Cemetery

Man Dead A Week: Dobbins dies by own hand

Services were held for Harry West Dobbins 55 at Butler County Memorial Gardens near Trenton officiated by Rev. Howard Sears. Dobbins was found dead in his apartment on Webster Street after a week with a .32 revolver found nearby. He had been despondent while on vacation from Armco Steel after 32 years tenure. He leaves two sons and other relatives.

Harry West Dobbins Butler County Memorial Gardens Trenton Howard Sears Dobbins Webster St Ronald VanArsdale Armco Steel Corp Wellsville Ohio Phillip Larry Middletown Kenneth McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

At Home Tomorrow Event Window

A home event is scheduled for tomorrow from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participants are asked to plan attendance within the four hour window.

Obituary notices and funeral services listings

A list of local residents with ages and their upcoming funeral or memorial services. Details include Ernest Rust 77 Starr Ave services at 2 p.m. tomorrow, Chalmer Alcorn 73 Havien Ave services 2 p.m. tomorrow, Mrs Lee Roe 77 Centerville Ky formerly Hamilton services 2 p.m. tomorrow, Edward Lamke 82 S 12th St Requiem High Mass today, Miss Adelaide Tabler 83 N Sixth St Requiem High Mass 9 a.m. tomorrow, James Barger 45 Peoria Reily Road services 2 p.m. Thursday, Phair Snow 74 Powell Nursing Home services 10 a.m. Thursday.

Ernest Rust Starr Ave Klaus-Weigel Chalmer Alcorn Havien Ave Webb Lee Roe Centerville Hamilton Zettler Edward Lamke S. 12Th St St. Veronica's Church Adelaide Tabler St. Stephen's Church James Barger Peoria-Reily Road Brown-Dawson Phair Snow Powell Nursing Home

Woman aided by Middletown firemen at Lincoln Street

Firemen responded to 915 Lincoln Street at 6 38 p m yesterday for Queenie Long 56 who had chest pains and breathing trouble She was taken by Middletown Ambulance Service to Middletown Hospital where she was treated and dismissed

Middletown Lincoln St Queenie Long Middletown Hospital Middletown Ambulance Service

Mother Charged In Deaths Of Children

Charleen Hargis 37 estranged wife of a former Kansas congressman is jailed in Prince Georges County on four counts of murder after police found Sandra 12 Michael 8 Brenda 2 and Debra 5 dead from gunshot wounds in Fox Rest Apartments near Laurel. The former congressman Denver Hargis reported the tragedy and police arrested his wife after a car stop in Laurel.

Upper Marlboro Charleen June Hargis Kansas Prince Georges County Hargis Sandra Hargis Michael Brenda Fox Rest Laurel Baltimore Washington Debra

Rhodesia Premier Rejects New Independence Plea

Rhodesia's Ian Smith rejects British PM Harold Wilson's appeal to delay a unilateral declaration. Smith signals independence is imminent, arguing Wilson has politicized the case and urged no Commonwealth mediation. Britain insists on constitutional reform toward majority rule amid white minority control.

Salisbury Rhodesia Harold Wilson Groes Britain Wilson Smith Commonwealth

Live Primer Caps Incident Reported at Liberty Elementary

Two reports of live primer cartridges found with students at Liberty Elementary prompt sheriff’s office inquiry. Parents say a first grader distributed caps to others. one youth noted many caps near the school. Deputies learned some children allegedly struck casings with hammers to cause detonation. Cartridges identified as .30 caliber.

Hamilton Liberty Elementary Sheriff's Office William Cain

Bankruptcies filed in U S District Court Cincinnati

In Cincinnati U S District Court filings list Ernest H Powell Middletown factory worker $4280 debts $2050 assets Johnnie W Bray Franklin truck driver $13121 debts $800 assets Gary Smith Trenton laborer $25392 debts $2150 assets Harkes Gabbard Jr Middletown truck driver $2258 debts $1630 assets

U. S. District Court Cincinnati Ernest H. Powell Middletown Johnnie W. Bray Franklin Gary Smith Trenton Harkes Gabbard Jr

President Johnson faces longer recovery after gall bladder surgery

President Johnson's post operative recovery is expected to extend beyond six weeks and may exceed average timelines. Doctors report no physical complications since the October 8 operation. Moyers noted he walked slowly on hospital grounds and remained thinner, while reporters followed a traced 4723 foot walk with Mrs Johnson.

Washington Johnson White House Bill D. Moyer Moyers Bethesda Naval Hospital

Tragic River Drowning of 2 1/2 Year Old Boy

Allen Wayne Pyles, 2 1/2, drowned in the Great Miami River near the Black Street bridge in Hamilton. His body was found about 9 p.m. by a REACT assisted search. coroner Dr Garret J. Boone pronounced him dead at the scene. He leaves parents, three brothers, three sisters, and grandparents. Funeral set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Webb Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.

Hamilton Miami River Black Street Allen Wayne Pyles Irvin Pyles Warwick Ave REACT Ptl Joe Logsdon Butler County Garret J. Boone Steven Gary Michael Etter Diana Donna Etter Irene Pyles Albert Pyles Hiram Spallinger Columbus Grove

Halloween Prank Night Hits Maud Area

Pranksters around old Rt. 25 and Maud Hughes Road staged a sequence of mischief. A dummy “body” was placed on Rt. 25 at 8 p.m. and taken to the county jail garage. Shortly after, blinker lights at Rt. 2 and Maud Hughes Road were broken, store windows soaped, a phone booth and three houses similarly defaced.

Hamilton Old Rt. 25 Maud- Hughes Road Rt. 25 Rt. 2 Maud-Hughes Road

Car Hit By Train Leaves Driver Unhurt

64-year-old Harry E. Johnson of St. Clair Township pulled his 1965 car into an eastbound PA train on Rt. 127 after waiting for a tractor trailer to pass. He started to cross before seeing the train and his car was demolished, but he escaped serious injury.

Hamilton St. Clair Township Pennsylvania Rt. 127 Harry E. Johnson Hamilton-Eaton Road Ronald Parsley

Principal to discuss State Issue No 1 at Maple Park PTO

Spring Hill Elementary principal Ray Standafer will lead a Maple Park PTO meeting at 7 30 this evening to discuss State Issue No 1. The event will also feature talks by Board of Education candidates James Finley Glenn Selby and Jerry Brown, followed by an open house.

Ray Standafer Spring Hill Maple Park PTO Board of Education James Finley Glenn Selby Jerry Brown

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