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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1964

Page

2

Lack of discipline in home blamed for youth riot at beach

Hampton Beach, N H AP youths 10 teenagers battled state troopers and National Guardsmen for four hours. About 200 arrested and 20 injured as authorities used human wedges to clear the area. Police blamed parental discipline while Gov King condemned lack of accountability.

Hampton Beach N.H Robert W. Rhodes Public Safety New Hampshire Rhodes John W. King Peter Zamboni Everett Mass King National Guard

Ironton Man Held In Slaying

William Daniel Holt, 57, of Ironton Ohio waived preliminary hearing on a murder charge and is held without bond for grand jury action. The victim is Mrs. Mabel Evans 52 of Ironton shot at her sister’s home near Crum Wayne County after a high speed chase on U S 52.

Yale Student Lived Seven Months in Air Shaft

A Yale student secretly inhabited a ventilation shaft feeding the squash courts for seven months. The shaft measures about ten feet high, four feet wide, and forty feet long, providing a hidden refuge from dire finances.

Yale

Deaths and Funerals Highlight Local Obituaries

Mrs. Nelle Winstad Corson a 76 year resident of Middletown dies in Lebanon nursing home after five years ill. Survived by husband Dan and son William with three grandchildren. An older son Dan Jr. was killed in World War II. Services set for Thursday at Riggs Funeral Home. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Rudolph Singhoffer Sr. 84 of Trenton dies. Rosary and memorial service planned. burial in Woodside Cemetery. Surviving son Elmer and siblings. services Thursday at Anglesby Funeral Home. burial in Springboro Cemetery.

Nelle Winstad Corson Christel Ave Cochran Nursing Home Lebanon Corson First Baptist Church Fttf Club Imperial Court of the Amaranth Covington Middletown Dan William Dan Jr France Riggs G. Walter Weber Woodside Cemetery

Obituary: John Thomas Cast 71 of Monroe

John Thomas Cast 71 of Monroe died at Middletown Hospital 11:30 a.m. yesterday after a week as a patient. A retired carpenter and Eagles Lodge 528 member, he lived in the Middletown area 50 years. Survived by four daughters, two sons, brothers, sisters, 10 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Thursday Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home with burial in North Monroe Cemetery. An Eagles service follows at the funeral home 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.

John Thomas Cast Monroe Middletown Hospital Cast Eagles Lodge Middletown Iva Pennington Rose Cast Wilmington Velma Fair Lebanon Helen Phillips Franklin Homer Robert James Clifford Germantown Rebecca Riddle Gertrude Foutz Hamilton Mary Newberry Cincinnati Goldie Daringer Zanesville Joseph R. Baker & Sons Wagner Morgan North Monroe Cemetery

Services for Karen Lerch in Monroe

Mrs. Karen Marie Lerch 21 of 1510 Ohio Ave Monroe dies yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Episcopal Church of the Ascension with Rev Chris Neely officiating. Burial at Mound Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home. No visitations.

Karen Lerch Karen Marie Lerch Ohio Ave Monroe Episcopal Church of the Ascension Chris Neely Mound Hill Cemetery McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home

Death of Martha Wilson Walter Lee Wilson

Martha Wilson Walter Lee Wilson aged 39 formerly of Middletown died yesterday in Chicago where he had lived 19 years. He attended Middletown public schools and Mt. Zion Baptist Church, was a World War II veteran and survived by his wife Mary a daughter Margaret, a son Lonnie of Memphis his parents Fred and Mrs. Fred Wilson Sr. of Middletown four brothers Fred Jr Lewis Samuel both of Middletown and John of Franklin a sister Elizabeth Wilson Middletown and paternal grandmother Annie Wilson of Montgomery Ala. Arrangements are incomplete at Jordan Memorial Chapel.

Walter Lee Wilson Middletown Chicago Mr. Wilson Mt. Zion Baptist Church Mary Margaret Wilson Lonnie Memphis Fred Wilson Sr Fred Jr Lewis Samuel John Franklin Elizabeth Wilson Annie Wilson Montgomery Ala Jordan Memorial Chapel

Eugene C Throner services set in Germantown

Eugene C Throner 70 native of Germantown dies in Florida after retirement from Wright Patterson AFB. Services at 2 p m Thursday John Arpp Funeral Home with burial in Germantown Cemetery. Surviving wife Geneva and brother Guy. Friends may call after 8 p m tomorrow.

Eugene C. Throner Germantown John Arpp Throner Florida Wright Patterson Air Force Base Genevieve Guy

Ex-Husband Held After Fatal Shooting of Ex-Wife

Robert Whetstone, 29, jailed in Sandusky on probation violation after the death of Joyce Carico, 31, at Rest Haven Wildlife Preserve. Investigators say she was shot behind the left ear with a .22 caliber pistol after he drove her to Providence Hospital. The couple had divorced last year.

Sandusky, Ohio Robert Whetstone Joyce Carico Rest Haven Wildlife Preserve Here Whetstone Providence Hospital

Defense defends budget by promising base closings

The Defense Department rejected Republican Barry Goldwater’s charge by pledging to close installations deemed obsolete or unnecessary. The statement argued DoD should not run bases as a WPA and will cut facilities to maintain military strength economically.

Washington Barry Goldwater Defense Department Goldwater Eisenhower Department of Defense

Two U.S. Jets Crash Near Tokyo Killing Four

Two US jet fighters crashed near Tokyo with one pilot and three Japanese factory workers killed. Lt. R. C. Schoeder of Rochester Minnesota piloted an F8 Crusader that struck a factory after takeoff from Atsugi Naval Station. Ambassador Reischauer extended condolences as another jet crashed nearby with the pilot’s body recovered.

Tokyo R. C. Schoeder Rochester Minn Atsugi Naval Station Takio Oda Sagami River Atsugi Station

Four Rescued From Stranded Boat On Lake Erie

PORT CLINTON OHIO AP Four persons were rescued today by the Coast Guard after their 18 foot boat had motor trouble on Lake Erie. Three were from Pelee Island near the lighthouse, identified as Lois McCue 22 David Pry 20 and Carol Abrahamowicz 23 all of Lorain. Robert Henighen 23 of Amherst was found adrift in the disabled boat about a mile from the island.

Port Clinton Ohio Coast Guard Lake Erie Pelee Island Lois McCue David Pry Carol Abrahamowicz Lorain Robert Henighen Amherst

Part time fireman fined for 28 false alarms in Chichester

A part time fireman in Chichester England was fined 81.20 dollars after admitting he turned out to 28 false alarms. He had been paid one pound and one shilling for each turnout, making the total earnings questionable.

Chichester England

Moscow honors Elizabeth Gurley Flynn funeral in Red Square

Thousands of Muscovites marked the death of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn a veteran American Communist leader at age 74. Her ashes were placed on a dais before Lenin's tomb as Soviet leaders and citizens honored a lifelong fighter for democracy and socialism. The cremation occurred Monday with ashes to be flown to the United States for burial in Waldheim Cemetery Chicago.

Moscow Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Communist Party Red Square Khrushchev Nina Lenin Flynn Soviet Union United States Waldheim Chicago

Walter Wilson death notice and survivors

Walter Wilson and Mrs Martha Ellen Wilson died at Middletown Hospital. Surviving are six daughters including Josephine Davis and Roxie Campbell. four sons Maynard Hugh Minnis and Harry. 44 grandchildren 95 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren. Services set for 2 pm Saturday at Kiser Funeral Home Greenville with Cedar Hill Cemetery burial. Friends may call Riggs Funeral Home tomorrow 2 to 5 p.m.

Josephine Davis Roxie Campbell Greenville Tenn Lida Hensley Johnson City Grace Nickell Middletown Orena Harey Liberty Ind Viola Saulsbury Midway Maynard Crathersville Hugh and Minnis Harry Kiser Cedar Hill Riggs

Franklin widow Nannie Reeves dies after long illness

Mrs Nannie Reeves 66 of 206 Locust Street died yesterday at her brother Wade Owens 534 South River Street home where she had been staying since becoming ill about six months ago Born in Richmond Kentucky she had lived in Franklin 40 years and was survived by her husband and family members according to a Franklin obituary notice

Franklin Nannie Reeves Locust St Wade Owens S. River St

Notable Dignitaries Die Across Europe and U S

Brest France Georges Thierry d Argelieu 75 longtime Gaullist seaman and priest died after a career with the Carmelite order and a WWII Navy service Washington AP Mrs John Jarman 47 wife of Rep John Jarman D Okla died of a heart attack Jarman served in the House since 1950 Hyannis Mass Walter Brown 59 owner of the Boston Celtics Bruins and Boston Garden died Monday night at Cape Cod

Brest France Georges Thierry d’Argelieu Charles de Gaulle Naval Academy Navy Washington John Jarman D-Okla Jarman Hyannis, Mass Walter Brown Boston Celtics Boston Bruins Boston Garden Cape Cod Hospital

Episcopal Bishop Dies Of Leukemia

The Rt. Rev William F. Lewis, 62, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Olympia, died Sunday night of leukemia in Seattle. He was automatically succeeded by the Rt. Rev. Ivor Ira Curtis, elected coadjutor bishop last February. Lewis, born in 1902 in Elmsford New York, graduated Harvard 1923 and General Theological Seminary, had suffered from lymphatic leukemia for years.

Seattle Wash William F. Lewis Episcopal Diocese of Olympia Ivor Ira Curtis Bishop Lewis Elmsford N.Y Harvard General Theological Seminary New York City

Cyrus Eaton Signs Hungary Trade Pact

In Budapest Hungary the Eaton interests led by Cyrus Eaton Jr signed a pact to develop trade between Cleveland Ohio based Cyrus Eaton Sr industrial and banking concerns and Hungarian state trade companies. The signing followed a week long visit by Eaton and American businessmen tied to the Eaton group.

Cyrus Eaton Hungary Budapest Cleveland Ohio Cyrus Eaton Sr MT Reports Cyrus Eaton Jr Eaton Eaton Concern

Peru Women Tend Sheep Spin Wool While Guarding Flocks

In Peru Indian women perform essential shepherd duties tending the flocks and while watching them spin wool into yarn, illustrating traditional rural labor practices and domestic craft.

Peru

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