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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1961

Page

2

Six-year-old boy killed by truck in Hamilton

Randall P. Mason, age 6, died after being struck by a northbound truck driven by James M. Williams at Pleasant and Williams avenues. The accident occurred about 4 4 p m on a wet roadway, witnesses said, with Mason knocked about 50 feet. Mason was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital. The incident raises Hamilton’s auto fatalities for the year to five and Butler County totals to 28.

Hamilton Mercy Hospital Randall P. Mason Regina Ann Corbin Williams Ave Garret J. Boone Butler County Pleasant Williams Avenues Pleasant Avenue James M. Williams Ridgewood Ave Wittens

Piggy May Answer Ulcer Woes

In Lafayette Indiana Purdue University received a 45000 grant from the National Institute of Health to study stomach ulcers in pigs and relate findings to human ulcers. Dr G D Goetsch and Dr T M Curtin lead Purdue Veterinary School research exploring stress as a cause and whether improving pen conditions could prevent ulcers.

Lafayette Ind Purdue University National Institute of Health G. D. Goetsch T. M. Curtin Purdue Veterinary School Goetsch

TWA Strike Set Thursday

AP reports 1,500 TWA pilots planned a strike set for 11:59 p m local time Thursday. Air Line Pilots Association leader C N Sayen said the National Mediation Board was notified and a presidential fact finding board could halt the walkout for 60 days. The carrier serves 63 cities in 23 states and 18 abroad. Previous Oct 18 walkout was canceled during seven days of talks in Kansas City. Major disputes center on working hours and jet flight conditions.

Chicago Trans World Airlines C. N. Sayen Air Line Pilots Association National Mediation Board TWA Europe Asia Africa Sayen Kansas City

Presidium Drops Furtseva from Ruling Soviet Body

The Presidium of the Communist Party excludes Ekaterina Furtseva, its only woman member, with no explanation. Nuritdin Mukhitdinov also leaves. Khrushchev is re elected first secretary. new member Gennadi Voronov joins. Leadership lineup and congress adjournment follow after the Oct 17 Kremlin meeting.

Moscow Ekaterina Furtseva Communist Party Khrushchev Nuritdin Mukhitdinov U.S.S.R Leonid I.brezhnev Frol A. Kozlov A. N. Kosygin O. V. Kuusinen Anastas I. Mikoyan N. V. Podgorny Ukrainian Communist Party D S. Polyansky Russian Republic Mikhail A. Suslov N. M. Shvernik Gennadi Ivanovich Voronov Soviet Communist Party Kremlin

Puget Named Chief of Staff of National Defense

Paris AP Lt Gen Andrew Puget was named chief of staff of national defense the top military post akin to chairman of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff Puget the first Air Force general in this position succeeds Gen Jean Olie who retires due to ill health.

Cuban workers at Guantanamo base number near four thousand

About 3,800 Cuban nationals are employed at the United States Naval Base Guantanamo in Cuba, according to base officials. The civilian staff includes maintenance and service workers supporting base operations.

Guantanamo United States Naval Base Cuba

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Lula Drake

Mrs Lula Drake 65 of 7 10th Ave died last night at Garden Manor Rest Home where hospitalized since Jan 27. Husband Thomas died 1948. Survived by five daughters and two sons, a sister, three half sisters, two half brothers, 16 grandchildren. Services 1 p.m. Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation tomorrow 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. at funeral home. Burial Lebanon Cemetery.

Lula Drake Middletown McCoy-Leffler Edwin Bobbitt Woodside Cemetery

Miles H Fields 78 dies after apparent heart attack in Miamisburg

Miles H. Fields 78 of Korea Kentucky died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after a presumed heart attack while visiting in Miamisburg. Survived by wife Minnie. daughters Ruby Williams Exie Graham Elma Moore. son William. siblings and many grandchildren. Services set in Mt Sterling with burial in Korea Ky. Visitation today 7 to 9 p.m. at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home.

Miles Herman Fields Korea Middletown Hospital Miamisburg Minnie Ruby Williams Exie Graham Hazelgreen Elma Moore Dayton William Louisville Aaron Minnie Richardson Yale Edna Osman Middletown I Corda Rose Esta Centers Scranton Minnie Lawson Mt. Sterling Chester Columbus Hiram Elkhart Ind McCoy - Leffler

Infant Pieratt dies after premature birth

Robin Duane Pieratt infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pieratt of 527 Young St. died at Middletown Hospital after a premature birth. Survived by Denise Lorraine, Alleta Chaney, Yollie Pieratt. graveside services planned at Oldfield Cemetery Morgan County Kentucky. Schramm Funeral Home arranging.

Robin Duane Pieratt Robert Pieratt Young St Middletown Hospital Denise Lorraine Alleta Chaney Hazelgreen Yollie Pieratt Ezel Oldfield Cemetery Morgan County Schramm Funeral Home

Mrs Grace Snethen Rites Set After Long Illness

Mrs Grace Snethen 75 of 2000 Brentwood St Warren County native died at 4 30 am today at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since Sept 27 Surviving husband Ernest son Myron of Middletown two sisters Cora Carson of Cincinnati Dessie Hormel of Dayton and four grandchildren Services set for 10 am Thursday at the McCoy Leffier funeral home.

Grace Snethen Brentwood St Warren County Middletown Hospital Ernest Myron Middletown Cora Carson Cincinnati Dessie Hormel Dayton McCoy-Leffier

Obituary of George Sullivan 78 Middletown resident

George Sullivan 78 of 2207 Sherman Ave Middletown died at 7 45 a m today at Middletown Hospital after a stay since last Friday He worked 38 years in Armco Steel machine shop He was born in Thompson Station Ky Survived by wife Leila four daughters Kathleen Atkinson Cecelia Attkin son Charles Middletown a sister Reneta Schmidt Dayton six grandchildren six great grandchildren Services and burial set for Winchester Ky with visitation Friday 7 9 p m and Thursday 2 5 and 7 9 p m

George Sullivan Sherman Ave Middletown Hospital Sullivan R Red Armco Steel Corp Thompson Station Leila Cecelia Atkinson Kathleen Gross Middletown Margaret Kirkendall Miamisburg Allen Drake Franklin Charles Reneta Schmidt Dayton Winchester McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home

Middletown man Hiram Wikel dies at 60 in Dayton

Hiram Wikel 60 of 2328 King Ave Dayton native of Middletown died at 4 10 p m yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital after seven years illness He is survived by wife Effie two daughters Jacqueline Mora of San Juan Puerto Rico and Barbara Hail of New Carlisle two brothers William and Ray of Middletown three sisters Pearl Ramseyer West Palm Beach Fla Florence Kelly Miami Fla and Adeline Miller Middletown five grandchildren Services set for 2 p m at Funeral Home with Rev Charles Mullins officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery 7 to 9 pm

Hiram Wikel King Ave Dayton Middletown Miami Valley Hospital Effie Jacqueline Mora San Juan Puerto Rico Barbara Hail New Carlisle William and Ray Pearl Ramseyer West Palm Beach Fla Florence Kelly Miami Adeline Miller McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Charles Mullins Woodside Cemetery

Funeral services for Anthony Zbacnik in Oxford Ohio

Funeral services for 72 year old Anthony Zbacnik of Oxford state Road take place at 2 p.m. Friday at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home with burial in St. John's Cemetery Tren ton. Visitation is Thursday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Zbacnik was a retired miner.

Anthony Zbacnik Oxford State Road Middletown Hospital McCoy-Leffler St. John’s Cemetery Trenton Zbacnik

Deaths in Hamilton outline mass and services

Mrs. Virginia C. Charkay, 41, of 830 Main St, will lie in state until a Requiem High Mass at S. Peter's Church Thursday. George W. Bunch, 78, of 222 Seventh St, has services from 10 a.m. to morrow. Carl E.F. Schmitt, 85, of 1370 Hamilton Richmond Road, service set for 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Virginia C. Charkay Main St S. Peter's Church George W. Bunch Seventh St Klaus-Weigel Carl EF. Schmitt Hamilton - Richmond Road Proeschel

Deaths Elsewhere Hazleton Pa Thomas Kennedy Jr

In Hazleton Pennsylvania the death notice notes the passing of Thomas Kennedy Jr son of a local press figure. The brief obituary states the deceased's relation and locality with limited detail available.

Hazleton, Pa Thomas Kennedy Jr Son of the Press

Presbyterian Leader Dies in Ohio After Merger Era

The Rev. Dr. George A. Martin 65 longtime pastor of Steubenville First United Presbyterian Church since 1949 dies at home. Services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church with burial in Coraopolis Pennsylvania. Martin native of Grove City Pa was the first moderator of the new Synod of Ohio after the 1959 merger of the United Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Steubenville, Ohio George A. Martin First United Presbyterian Church Coraopolis Pittsburgh Martin Grove City New Synod of Ohio United Presbyterian Church U.S.A The Presbyterian Church In

Man, house burn as line busy in Kansas City

John Gentry ran to the telephone when a house fire broke out on a four party line Monday. A busy line delayed calling for help as a neighbor arrived after his wife alerted them. The blaze caused about 2200 dollars in damage, with delay cited as a contributing factor by Battalion Chief Robert Howard.

Kansas City John Gentry Gentry

Counterfeit US Bills Detected in Melbourne and Sydney

Australian banks report hundreds of counterfeit US dollars in Melbourne and Sydney over the past three months. Fake fifty and one hundred dollar notes have circulated in Melbourne banks recently.

Melbourne Australia U. S Sydney National

Miners Union Leader James B Kennedy Dies at 77

James B. Kennedy, 77, longtime attorney for the United Mine Workers of America and counsel for Districts 1 7 and 9, died Monday after a short illness. He was brother in law to David McDonald of United Steelworkers and served with the miners health and welfare fund. In his youth he toured as part of the Kennedy and Kramer vaudeville dance team with performances in the United States Europe and South America before settling in Middletown Meriden area where he had been missing since Friday. He is survived by his wife Maude Kramer Kennedy.

Einaudi Luigi Einaudi Rome Bank of Italy Giovanni Gronchi Mer United States Europe South America Kennedy All Today Gerald Het Messiman Road West Middletown Fri Jimmy Combs Hin- Maude Kramer Inkie Road West Middletown Meridening

Giggle-prank arsonist hits nine San Francisco hotels

A giggling six-foot youth set fires in nine major San Francisco hotels including the Stewart Fielding St Francis Clift Bellevue Marlow and Sir Francis Drake before switching to trash fires in downtown districts. One blaze caused about 10000 dollars damage at the Fielding Hotel. Police and fire crews hunted the elusive arsonist as fires flared from 5 30 p m. to after midnight with guards posted at multiple hotels.

San Francisco William Murray Fielding Murray Stewart Hotel Geary Street St. Francis Clift Bellevue Marlow Sir Francis Drake Theater District YMCA Sheraton Palace Market Street

Burglars Enter Pence’s Market Through Basement Window

Police found burglars entered Pence’s Super Market at 1815 Tytus Ave via a basement window. They removed a safe but could not open it, abandoning it behind the 1000 block of Hughes Street. Contents of the safe are not indicated in the report.

Pence’s Super Market 1815 Tytus Ave Hughes Street

Thefts Reported From Local Residents And Areas

The report lists thefts including a car with plate 158MZ from Paul Schnedler of 3102 Shadow Hill Road a corn theft from the Smith Farm area reported by Elden Bussard of Germantown Route 1 and a bicycle taken from Sammy Gross of 718 Elwood Street.

Paul Schnedler Shadow Hill Road Smith Farm Elden Bussard Germantown

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