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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1955

Page

3

Franklin Council To Caucus On Shopping Center Request

Franklin officials wrestle over a $500000 shopping center rezoning with a 2 to 1 planning and zoning vote for rejection. council to caucus next Tuesday, final decision not set until Sept 19. public petitions and strong opposition from homeowners and merchants highlight the heated session.

Franklin Council Franklin Edward A. Mayer Richard O'Neal Committee On Planning and Zoning O'Neal William Smith Ed Clark Franklin's Planning and Zoning Commission Hollywood Council U.S. 25 Mayer Louis Tracy Harpland

Deaths And Funerals in Middletown Area

Gordon M. Kyle Sr. 58 of Middletown Rt.1 died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a three and a half year illness. He raised Romney sheep and served as vice president of the American Romney Association. Survived by wife Gladys son Gordon M. Kyle Jr. and sister Mrs. Howard Minge. Services Saturday at Webb Funeral Home Hamilton. Burial West Chester Cemetery. Also noted is the death of Mrs Nellie Grace Maurer 71 of Somerville Rt1 with services at Webb Funeral Home and burial in Somerville Cemetery. Surviving relatives listed.

Gordon Maynard Kyle Sr Maud - Hughes Road Middletown Rt. 1 Mercy Hospital Hamilton Liberty Township Kyle United States Canada Mexico American Romney Assn Webb Funeral Home Juwig Thompson Bethany Methodist Church West Chester

Holsey Lang services set for veteran at New Hope Baptist Church

Holsey Lang, 69, of 515 lth Ave died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. James Allen. Burial in World War I Soldiers' Plot at Woodside Cemetery. Military rites by American Legion Post 231. Arrangements by Bailey Funeral. Friends may call after 6 p.m. tomorrow and Friday after noon at the church until services. Lang was an Armco Steel Corp veteran and had been ill two Arrangements are by Bailey Funeral.

Holsey Lang Middletown Hospital New Hope Baptist Church James Allen Woodside Cemetery Lang Ae Ee American Legion Post Armco Steel Corp Bailey Funeral

Obituary for George Harlan Oakley of Mason

George Harlan Oakley, 71, of 405 West Church Street Mason, died suddenly at 11 07 am yesterday at home from a heart attack. He was a carpenter by trade. Survived by wife Ida Mae four sons Walter John Denzil of Middletown Glenn of Cincinnati two daughters Myrtle McGuire Edna Hebst both of Dayton six grandchildren and half brother William McGuire of Mt Sterling Ky. Services set for 2 pm Friday at First Church of God with Dr R C Caudill and Rev Frank Sowards officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 2 5 and 7 10 pm and at church Friday noon until services.

George Harlan Oakley Church St Mason Oakley Ida Mae Walter John Denzil Middletown Glenn Cincinnati Myrtle McGuire Edna Hebst Dayton William McGuire Mt. Sterling First Church of God R. C. Caudill Frank Sowards Woodside Cemetery McCoy- Leffler

Infant Wilson Graveside Services Held in Hamilton

Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Wilson of West Middletown Rt 2 died at birth at Mercy Hospital at 8 15 am Sunday. Services were at Rose Hill Memorial Park Hamilton at 1 pm yesterday. Survived by parents a sister Bonnie Sue Wilson a half brother Nelson Logan and grandparents Mr and Mrs Jeff Wilson of Hamilton. Webb Funeral Home Hamilton arranged.

Albert Wilson West Middletown

Services for Jua nita Miller Held at Oswald Funeral Home

The 10 year old Jua nita Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernie Miller of Waynesville Oregonia Road Oregonia Rt 1 died yesterday of a brain tumor at Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton. Services set for 1 p m tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin. The parents are the only immediate survivors.

Lebanon Juanita Miller Ernie Miller Waynesville Oregonia Road Oregonia Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton Oswald Funeral Home Miami Cemetery Corwin

Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs Florence Potts at Eaton

Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow for 80 year old Mrs Florence M Potts of Eaton who died yesterday at College Hill Hospital Dayton. Rites at Zimmer man Funeral Home West Alexandria with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Survived by son Donald of Dayton and two grandchildren.

EATON Florence M. Potts College Hill Hospital Dayton Zimmerman West Alexandria Mound Hill Cemetery Donald

Wesley Van Hook dies after heart attack in Hamilton

Wesley Van Hook 57 employed by McGraw Construction Co of Middletown died after a heart attack Monday at Ft Hamilton Hospital. Services were held at East Hamilton Baptist Church with burial at Locust Grove Cemetery in London, Kentucky. He moved from Laurel County to Hamilton five years ago and lived at 1224 Ross Ave. He belonged to Carpenter Union Local 637 and is survived by his wife Nora, three sons, two daughters, five brothers, a sister and three grandchildren.

Hamilton Wesley Dewey van Hook McGraw Construction Co Middletown Ft. Hamilton Hospital East Hamilton Baptist Church Locust Grove Cemetery London van Hook Eaton Road Laurel County Ross Ave Carpener Union Nora

Deaths Elsewhere By The Associated Press

Paris Maurice Pujo 83 ardent French royalist and former chief editor of Action Francaise died yesterday. Lake City Dr Howard K Gray 54 Mayo Clinic abdominal surgeon drowned yesterday in boating accident. The thistle with prickly leaves is England's symbol.

Associated Press Paris Maurice Pujo Action Francaise Lake City Minn Howard K. Gray Mayo Clinic

Divorce notice in Butler County Ohio case 73393

Ella Kiger petitions the Common Pleas Court of Butler County Ohio for divorce from Charles Kiger. Grounds are Gross Neglect of Duty and Extreme Cruelty. Respond by October 1, 1955. Attorney Mary C. Lord. août. August 17, 24, 31 to September 7, 14, 21.

Charles Kiger North E Street Richmond Indiana Ella Kiger Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio Naomi Hoskins Mary C. Lord

Infant killed by truck in Maine driveway accident

In Frenchville Maine 16 month old Roger Daigle was run over and killed by his father’s truck as he unloaded wood in the family driveway. Mrs Roland Daigle said she saw the danger but could not intervene before the tragedy.

Frenchville Maine Roland Daigle Roger

Growth in U S Church Membership Reaches New High

New York reports that Americans belong to 97,482,611 church members across all faiths, with six in ten U S residents church members. Growth outpaces population, with 1954 figures showing major gains for Protestants Catholics and Jews, and total congregations at 300,056.

New York U.S National Council of Churches United States Benson Y. Landis Council

Purse Sends Car Into Oncoming Chaos On Freeway

Mrs. Irma Osborn’s purse fell from her car on the Hollywood Freeway. She braked, a 15 ton lettuce truck struck her vehicle, crumpling the back half and pushing both cars through a fence onto a vacant lot nearby.

Hollywood Irma Osborn

Harvard Library Holds Nearly Six Million Volumes

Harvard University libraries house about six million volumes in total across its collections. The figure reflects the institution’s vast research resources and archival depth.

Harvard University

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