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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1964

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Lillie Carmichael 76

Mrs Lillie Carmichael 76 of 1601 Oberon Drive died 5 30 am at Garden Manor Rest Home where she had lived since August 24 She was born in Morgan County Kentucky Her husband Wiley died last year Surviving Wiley Jr a son Claude Montgomery and R N Montgomery two brothers two sisters Minnie Ulrey Mary Helton two grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services 10 am Thursday at First Church of the Nazarene Rev Preston Theall officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 2 5 and 7 9 pm and at the church Thursday after 9 am Burial will be in Mound Cemetery Monroe

Lillie Carmichael Oberon Drive Garden Manor Rest Home Carmichael Morgan County Wiley Wiley Jr Middletown Claude Montgomery Ezel R. N. Montgomery Minnie Ulrey Indianapolis Mary Helton Church of the Nazarene Preston Theall Woodside Cemetery McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Earl Evans Rites Held After Martnez Veterans Hospital Death

Earl Evans 70 longtime electrician and former Sacramento resident died at 1 15 p m in the veterans hospital at Martnez California after a six month cancer illness He was a World War I veteran and member of the First Baptist Church Surviving are his wife Ethel a son the Rev Billie Evans of Hillsboro Oregon a daughter Mrs Ralph Knight Jr of Sacramento two brothers Arch Evans of Hamilton and George Evans of West Middletown five sisters and seven grandchildren Memorial services will be held in Sacramento Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist Church Burial will be in Sacramento with Nauman Funeral Home in charge

Earl Evans Monroe St Veterans Hospital Martinez Calif Evans Sacramento First Baptist Church Ethel Billie Evans Hillsboro Ore Ralph Knight Jr Arch Evans Hamilton George Evans West Middletown Emma _ Vanderpool Beggs Oklo Fannie Ballard Cincinnati Pear Pear Middlesboro Cecil Wilson Orothy Limerick Middletown Nauman Funeral Home Freeport Boulevard

Longtime Middletown resident Mrs Hedger dies at 95

Mrs Ferby Hedger 95 died at 10 45 p m yesterday at her home 4729 Manchester Road A Breathitt County native she lived in Middletown since 1927 Her husband Nathan died in 1931 Survived by two daughters Mrs Ethel Jones Mrs Ollie Ferguson Tateville Ky two sons Roy Hedger Waynesville Willie Wills Alvin Wis 17 grandchildren 4 great grandchildren 25 great great grand children Services 3 p m Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Frank Sowards officiating Burial

Ferby Hedger Manchester Road Breathitt County Hedger Middletown Nathan Ethel Jones Ollie Ferguson Tateville Roy Hedger Waynesville Willie Wills Alvin Wis MccCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Frank Sowards

Bascom Moore 76 Dies in Kokomo Indiana

Bascom Moore formerly of Middletown, aged 76, died at 5 a.m. at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Kokomo Indiana. He was born in Morgan County Kentucky and lived in Middletown until moving to Indiana two years ago. Surviving are three daughters Anna Justice Rachel Beachler and Lillie Anders, three brothers Everett Kelly and Curtis, nine grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Grace Baptist Church with Rev. Howard Sears. burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home tomorrow and at the church after noon Thursday.

Bascom Moore Middletown St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital Kokomo Ind Moore Morgan County Indiana Pearl Anna Justice Rachel Beachler Lillie Anders Thurmond Everett and Kelly Curtis Hodge Grace Baptist Church Howard Sears Woodside Cemetery Joseph R. Baker & Sons

Miss Ethel Allen Rites Announced in Local Obituary

Miss Ethel Vivia Allen age 68 former resident of Middletown will be buried after funeral services at 2 p m Friday at the McCoy Leller Funeral Home. The Rev Robert McNamara will officiate. Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm at the funeral home. Miss Allen died yesterday in Corpus Christi Texas.

Ethel Vivia Allen Middletown McCoy + Leller Robert McNamara Woodside Cemetery Allen Corpus Christi Tex

Death notices Roy H Weamer services set

Roy H. Weamer, 78, of 100 McKinley St, died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services will be at 2 p m Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Clifford Searns officiating. Burial will be in Wodside Cemetery. Visitation at his home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 17 to 9 p m.

Roy H. Weamer McKinley St McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home Clifford Searns Woodside Cemetery Weamer Middletown Hospital

Butler County Deaths Ernest Warren 83 Oxford

Ernest Warren 83 of Oxford died recently. Services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Marshall Smith Funeral Home with burial to follow.

Ernest Warren Oxford Marshall-Smith

Notable medical and literary figures die in AP notices

Washington AP reports Dr Walter K Myers 61 a heart and rheumatic disease specialist and Nat Geographic Society trustee died Monday. Lido di Camaiore AP notes Goffredo Bellonci 81 essayist author journalist and critic died Monday. Henley-on-Thames AP says Sir Patrick Gower 77 private secretary to British prime ministers Bonn Law Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin died Monday.

Washington Walter K. Myers National Geographic Society Lido DI Camaiore Italy Goffredo Bellonci Henley - ON - Thames England Patrick Gower Bonn, Law Ramsay MacDonald Stanley Baldwin

Two 16-Year-Olds Held After Mugging

Middletown police arrested two 16-year-old boys on Hanover Avenue after a 43-year-old woman was mugged at Girard Avenue and Park Street. Blanche Halls of 318 Park St reported a purse grabbed and dragged. $39 and papers were recovered. One suspect is from Middletown and the other from Hamilton.

Middletown Girard Avenue Park Street Blanche Halls Park St Ptl Ernest Howard Hanover Avenue Howard Hamilton

Deputies Investigate Monkey Attack and Pig Theft

Butler County deputies handled two incidents yesterday. Hazel Powell of Williamsdale was treated at Mercy Hospital after being bitten on the left arm by her pet monkey. Separately, two eight week old pigs weighing about 35 pounds each were stolen from Edgar Adams on Yankee Road, valued at 35 dollars.

Butler County Sheriff's Deputies Hazel Powell Caldwell St Williamsdale Mercy Hospital Hamilton Edgar Adams Yankee Road

Gracie Allen Funeral Draws Stars. George Burns Near Collapse

Gracie Allen rests in Forest Lawn crypt after funeral services that nearly toppled George Burns and Jack Benny. More than 1,300 mourners attended the service for the late comedian who died from a heart attack at 58. Benny broke down twice in eulogies praising Allen’s world of laughter and shared humor. Burns, supported by Benny and his son Ronnie, left the church in distress. Allen, born Roman Catholic, was given Episcopal rites. Burns, seeking Jewish burial equity, chose an Episcopal ceremony as a compromise.

Glendale Alif Garcie Allen Forest Lawn George Burns Benny Gracie Gracie Allen Burns Wee Church of the Recessional Ronnie Miss Allen George

Sister Of Sen Hartke Killed In Ohio Crash

Ruth Hartke 57 public school consultant from Dearborn Michigan and sister of Senator Vance Hartke died in a head on crash on U S 24 east of Napoleon Ohio. Driver Verland Kohl 36 Holgate Ohio injured in the same collision. Hartke had served Dearborn schools over two decades and was en route from Indiana to a breakfast meeting of school officials.

Napoleon Ohio Ruth Hartke Dearborn Mich U.S Vance Hartke D-Ind U.S. 24 Here Hartke Heller Memorial Hospital Verland Kohl Holgate Miss Hartke Indiana

Wanted Man Back In Custody

In Louisville Kentucky a 26 year old man named John Vincent Rouse was returned to Butler County after ten months free following a December arrest for burglary tool possession in Middletown. Det Sgt Clifton Hyde and Deputy Charles Gibson brought him back from South Bend Indiana where he was located. He is held at Butler County Jail after being indicted by the county grand jury in January and fleeing on bond.

Hamilton Louisville Middletown John Vincent Rouse South Bend Ind Butler County Clifton Hyde Charles Gibson Rouse

Break-In Reported At Franklin American Legion Post 149

Franklin police were notified of a break in at American Legion Post 149 on E Fourth Street by Tom Shiflett of 307 Lake Ave. A rear door was forced open and damages totaled 85 dollars. A case of soft drinks and six decks of cards were stolen, valued at 7.50 dollars.

Franklin American Legion E. Fourth Street Tom Shiflett Lake Ave

Exiles Claim Cuba Radar Station Destroyed

Manuel Artime, leader of Cuban exile forces, said nine anti Castro commandos attacked a Soviet directed radar station on Cuba s southeastern coast with two torpedo boats. He claimed all raiders escaped, and that refugees fleeing by boat were pursued by Soviet built patrol boats, with no prisoners taken.

Panama Cuba Manuel Artime Artime Oriente Camaguey

Two City Auto Crashes Injure Two People

Two people were hurt in separate city crashes yesterday. Irene Day 32 of 17 S Broad St suffered hip pains after her car hit Park Rice 43 of 4100 Lisa Lane. Robert Cox 47 of 1728 Columbia Ave was cited for failing to yield at a stop sign at Charles Street and North Avenue. total damage 400 dollars. Eloise Nord 35 of 1505 Calumet Ave declined aid for a head injury after her car hit a parked vehicle owned by Robert Green of 1401 Young St at Michigan and Young. cited for careless operation. total damage 350 dollars. Raymond Howe 24 of Cincinnati was cited for passing when unsafe after his car collided with a truck driven by John Woodfin Jr 34 of 1706 Garfield St in front of 418 Curtis St. damage 240 dollars.

Irene Day S. Broad St Park Rice Lisa Lane Robert Cox Columbia Ave Charles Street North Avenue Eloise Nord Calumet Ave Robert Green Young St Michigan Avenue Young Street Raymond Howe Cincinnati John Woodfin, Jr Garfield St Curtis St

Ancient weaponry used in Egypt and Hopi lands

The account notes weapons akin to the boomerang that failed to return, described as used in ancient Egypt and by Hopi people in Arizona, suggesting similar throwing tools with non returning flight.

Ancient Egypt Arizona

Pope plans interfaith center in Jerusalem

Vatican says Pope Paul VI will establish an interfaith center in Jerusalem to study religion with Orthodox and other faiths. The project marks a step toward Christian unity and improved Catholic relations with non-Christian scholars, staffed by both Catholics and outsiders. The Jerusalem site underscores the city’s holy status to Jews Christians and Muslims. The exact start date is undetermined, but funding and timeline are a priority.

Vatican City Paul VI Jerusalem Athenagoras Constantinople Istanbul Holy Land Vatican

Pope assigns Hesburgh to oversee center research

The Pope entrusts preparations for a new center to Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president of the University of Notre Dame and Vatican permanent delegate to the IAEA. Hesburgh also heads the International Federation of Catholic Universities. The center will study comparative doctrines of major religions with a focus on the Vatican involvement.

Theodore M. Hesburgh University of Notre Dame South Bend Ind Father Hesburgh Vatican International Atomic Energy Agency Geneva International Federation of Catholic Universities

Dayton Woman Drowns as Car Sinks in River

In Dayton Ohio a 50 year old woman Josephine Johnson died after her 1963 car slid off Dryden Road into the Great Miami River. Bystanders watched as she cried for help from the car before it sank and authorities recovered her body about two hours later.

Dayton Ohio Miami Josephine Johnson Dryden Road S. J. Kavy Ene Snook Snook

Two Children Slain in Indiana Neighborhood

In Long Beach near Michigan City police found the hacked bodies of Kerry Johnston, 3, and Shawn Johnston, 6, under a crawl space. A 16-year-old male with a child molesting record who had just left a Indianapolis psychiatric facility is being sought.

Michigan City Ind Long Beach Indianapolis Kerry Johnston Shawn James Johnston Donald Transki

Johnson Signs Law For Nationwide Food Stamp Plan

President Johnson, after a long weekend on his Texas ranch, called Democratic leaders to the White House for a pre dawn review of strategy as he signed into law a Senate and House approved nationwide food stamp plan to aid needy families.

Washington Texas Johnson White House Senate House

Kiwanis Club to Hear From People to People Presenter

Leo Profitt former Middleton resident now camera store operator in Kettering will address the Kiwanis Club at Manchester Motor Inn Thursday noon. He will show slides and report on his State Department People to People trip abroad. Edward H. Hopple will be program chairman.

Leo Profitt Kettering Kiwanis Club Manchester Motor Vn State Department Edward H. Hopple

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Mrs. Lillie Carmichael Mound Cemetery Monroe Mrs. Ferby Hedger Dodds Monuments Spee Aera Ree OF Vy Newook Camdeen Central Ave United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Baltimore Maryland Walburg Insurance Agency Middletown, O Ethel Allen Cnnimal 1St Ave Dian Jack Benny Weeping Burns Jack Benny Sen. Hartke Franklin Police Pope Interfaith Paul Hollywood George P. Oslin Western Union Telegraph Co Patricia Tesmer New York Oslin Kiwanis Topic Harold L. Agee Insurance Agency U. S McCoy - Leffler Funeral McCoy Leffler Sutphin Woodlawn Homer D. Leffler
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