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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1957

Page

2

Board Awards Contracts For Oneida School Wing

Middletown school building program advances with board approving construction and heating plumbing and ventilating bids for the Oneida addition and the Taft School expansion. Plans for Wildwood Elementary were reviewed as bids near a bond issue.

Board Oneida Middletwn Board of Education Taft Wildwood B. D. Morgan Co Middletown Reynolds Electric Co Morgan Marion Contracting Corp Tibbets Plumbing and Heating Co Joneida Stoutenborough Electric Co Howard Cromwell

Deaths And Funerals Vaughan Duvall

Funeral services for Vaughan Duvall, 43, of Middleton, killed in a late Friday night auto crash, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Duvall died from a skull fracture after being thrown from his southbound car on U.S. 25 at 11:50 p.m. Burial is in Woodside Cemetery. The driver of the other car, James Postlewaite, 30, Hamilton, was in serious condition at Middletown Hospital. State patrol investigated. two services officiated by Rev. E. H. Hammon.

Vaughn Duvall Middletonian McCoy-Leffler Mr. Duvall Forest Glen Dr U.S. 25 E. H. Hammon Woodside Cemetery James Postlewaite Hamilton Middletown Hospital

Widow Daisy Wortman Dies. Rites Pending at Oswald

Daisy Wortman widow of William H Wortman died at 11 20 am yesterday at her daughter Mrs George Piersons home 3400 Grand Ave She was born in Warren County and moved to Middletown 17 years ago to live with daughter Laura Wortman until Miss Wortmans death five weeks ago She divided time with another daughter Mrs Virgil Bradley and Mrs Pierson Surviving are four grandchildren and three great grandchildren She was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church Services will be held at Oswald Funeral Home in Lebanon Arrangements incomplete

Daisy Daisy Wortmen William H. Wortman George Pierson Grand Ave Wortman Warren County Middletown Laura Wortman Goldman Ave Miss Worman Pierson Virgil Bradley South Lebanon

Services for Alva Tanner 59 Dayton man

Services for Alva Tanner 59 of Dayton and formerly Middletown will be held Monday at Schlientz and Moore Funeral Home burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 7 p.m. He died at Miami Valley Hospital after months of ill health. He worked for Armco Steel then National Cash Register and is survived by his wife Cordelia his mother Viola Burnett and two brothers Roy and another sibling.

Alva Tanner Wilmington Ave Dayton Middletown Schlientz and Moore Funeral Home Wayne Ave Woodside Tanner Miami Valley Hospital Armco Steel Corp National Cash Register Co Cordelia Viola Burnett Manchester Ind Roy

Mrs Lucy Sickles 78 Dies at German Town Residence

Mrs Lucy Sickles aged 78 died at 10 45 am Saturday at her home on the Martz Paullin Road Franklin Rt 2 in ill health since the death of husband William Sickles in July 1955 She had been ill three weeks She lived at German Town Rt 1 until moving to Martz Paullin Road eight years ago There are no known relatives Mr and Mrs Green Peck had resided with her Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at the John Arpp Funeral Home with burial in Mt Pleasant Cemetery at Peasttown Public notice of the service posted after 2 pm Monday

Germantown Lucy Sickles Martz-Paullin Road Franklin Rt. 2 Sickles William 5. Sickles Germantown Rt. 1 Here Martz-Paulin Road Green Peck John Arpp Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Peasttown

Mrs Harvey Dies in Wooster Massed Funeral Planned

Mrs Harvey, 28, of 705 Lincoln St. died Friday in Wooster Massachusetts. Funeral service set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Chapel CME Church with Revs. M. R. Reed and I. C. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation to be announced by Jordan-Hall Funeral.

Costello longtime Franklin resident dies at 74

Mrs Katherine Costello 74 died Saturday afternoon at her home 605 Lake Ave Franklin after illness since last Monday. She and her late husband Michael would have observed their 50th anniversary this Saturday. Born near Waynesville she lived in Franklin since 1898. Survived by two sons Thomas Miamisburg and William Middletown four daughters Mary Kurtz Miamisburg Cecilia Hetzier Catherine Hyde Elizabeth Costello all Franklin a brother Wilbur Jordan Franklin a sister Elizabeth Jordan Franklin and six grandchildren High Mass 9 am Tuesday at St Marys Church burial Woodhill Cemetery Friends may call Anglesby Funeral Home Monday 2-5 and 7-9 pm.

Franklin Katherine Costello Lake Ave Costello Michael Waynesville Thomas Miamisburg William Middletown Mary Kurtz Cecilia Hetzier Catherine Hyde Elizabeth Costello

Passenger dies in Shelby car crash on Ohio 61

Howard Paul Whistler, 18, of Shelby R D 3, was killed early Saturday when his car failed to turn on Ohio 61 and struck a bridge just north of Shelby.

Shelby, Ohio Howard Paul Whistler Shelby R.D Ohio 61 Here

Sidney Taxi Driver Killed in Collision on U S 25

A taxi driver, Chester Trowbridge aged 51 from Sidney, was killed today in a head on collision with a car on U S 25 south of Sidney. Police investigate the fatal crash and identify the other vehicle's occupants. The accident occurred on a highway section near Sidney, Ohio.

Sidney Ohio Chester Trowbridge Here U.S. 25

Princess Margaret vows never to wed Townsend

London reports Princess Margaret has taken a vow never to marry anyone but Group Capt. Peter Townsend. The Sunday Pic torial front page claims a pact to stay single, recalling her public rejection two years earlier and describing her as a broken-hearted 27 year old. Townsend, meantime, remains on a world tour with occasional writings. Margaret vacations at Balmoral with Queen Elizabeth II and other royals.

London The Sunday Pictorial Margaret Peter Townsend Princess Margaret Townsend Pictorial Anyise Tme Daily Mail Queen Elizabeth II Balmoral Castle Scotland

Reds Fixing Albania Base Reports Say

London Western naval experts say Russia is building Albania into a vast sea and air base to counter the U S Sixth Fleet in the eastern Mediterranean. Soviet warships have moved to Albanian ports, with fortress like Sazan Island strengthened and five new airfields and submarine pens completed. Civilian evacuation described near Valona opposite the island.

London Russia Albania Mediterranean Middle East Black Sea Europe Independent Daily Express Sazan Adriatic Valona

Hatfield McCoy feud widow Wright dies in Kentucky

Mrs. Martha Jane Baisden Wright 87, widow of John S. Baisden killed in the Hatfield McCoy feud, to be buried Sunday at Bull Creek United Baptist Church. Harry Baisden of Oak Hill Ohio, one of two sons, will attend. he was kidnapped as a child during the feud and later imprisoned in a log barn before escaping. Wright, from an early Floyd County family, died Thursday.

Prestonsburg Bull Creek Martha Jane Baisden Wright John S. Baisden United Baptist Church Harry Baisden Oak Hill Ohio McCoy Mingo County W. Va Wright Floyd County

Sound Sleep Costs Man $65

A man on Baltimore Street fell asleep on a porch and woke to discover his pocket cut and his billfold with $65 and papers stolen by a thief named Troy Woodard who visited the Sycamore Street porch. The incident was reported to police.

Troy Woodard Baltimore St Sycamore St Woodard

Navy Lovers Rally To Save Constellation Frigate

In Baltimore a mixed crowd marked the 160th anniversary of the U S Constellation launching and launched a campaign to raise two million dollars for her restoration and permanent display at Fort McHenry. The historic frigate fought on the Barbary Coast during wars and later trained Naval Academy midshipmen before being outmoded by steam ships.

Baltimore Fort McHenry Francis Scott Key Constellation Naval Academy

Theft from truck reported by William Moses

Police report shows theft of tools clothes and an electric razor worth 200 from a truck. William Moses of 3500 Status Ave filed the report yesterday.

William Moses iTatus Ave

Two Cited After $1,250 Crash Here

Two drivers were cited after a collision causing $1,250 in damage. A parked Franklin car at 523 S Riley Blvd was struck in the rear by Ben Mason’s vehicle, pushing the car through a fence and into a yard at 1215 Baltimore. Mason received a careless operation citation. Jackson was cited for parking in a restricted zone.

John 8. Jackson Sr S. Riley Blvd Franklin Baltimore St Ben Mason Baltimore Mason Jackson

Soviet general warns missiles threaten major U.S. cities

Soviet Marshal Konstantin Vershinin told Moscow radio the United States lacks military superiority and that intercontinental missiles allow striking any part of the world. He warned Western Europe and large U.S. conurbations are particularly vulnerable and that submarines will play a larger role in future wars. He urged an end to belligerent statements and noted war propaganda is illegal in the Soviet Union.

London Konstantin A. Vershinin Europe U.S United States Moscow Radio Pravda Vershinin Russia Soviet Union

Carbon Monoxide Kills Mother and Child

In Toledo a mother and her 2 year old son died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their south Toledo home. The victims were identified as Mrs Leonore Rigg 28 and her son Richard. Their bodies were found on a family living room couch.

Toledo Here Leonore Rigg Richard

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