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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1958

Page

3

Deaths And Funerals Alfred N Bieller

Alfred N Bieller 70 was found dead in his bed at 6 a m yesterday at 1616 Central Ave home of Gilbert Gable. Fire squad pronounced him dead at 6 25 a m. Roner Garret J Boone authorized removal to Baker Funeral Home. Surviving two sons Lawrence and Francis and five grandchildren. Services Wednesday 10 30 a m at Baker with burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 2–5 and 7–9 p m. Also noted is obituary for Mrs Smith who died Saturday at East Orchard Convalescent Home Lebanon Ohio.

Alfred N. Bieller Gilbert Gable Central Ave Fire Department Mr. Bieller Butler County Garret J. Boone Joseph R. Baker & Sons Charles R. Hook Armco Board Lawrence Dayton Francis Cincinnati Baker Funeral Home Woodside

Manker, Frank E., 77, Middletown death after long illness

Frank E. Manker died at 8:15 today at Middletown Hospital after a week as a patient. He retired in 1989 as floor manager for Central Ohio Paper Co., Columbus, where he worked for years. He lived with his brother John at 2413 Browning St. in Middletown the past 40 years, previously lived in Columbus 46 years. Wife Myra died in 1934. Surviving is brother John. Services Thursday at 10 a.m. at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home. burial at Westboro Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 2 to 5 p.m.

Frank E. Manker John Browning St Middletown Hospital Manker Middletown Columbus Central Ohio Paper Co Myra Joseph R. Baker & Sons Westboro Ohio

Services for Mrs. Anna Profitt at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home for 69 year old Anna Profitt of 798 Elsmere Street with Rev. G B Breeze officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. The body lies today at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to pm. Survivors include a sister Mrs Martha Burton of Kentucky. Mrs Profitt died Saturday at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton.

Anna Profitt Elsmere St McCoy- Leffler G. B. Breeze Woodside Cemetery Martha Burton Kentucky Profitt St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton

Services for Mrs Katherine Hight Smith Held Tomorrow

Mrs Katherine Hight Smith, 90, will be buried at Mt Crab Cemetery after a 10 am service at Riggs Funeral Home. She lived in Middletown for 50 years and was a member of First Methodist Church. Her sister Nannie Sroule died in 1937.

Katherine Hight Smith Riggs Funeral Home Louis R. Walter Mt. Crab Cemetery

Services and burial for Karl G. Wenzel in Sparta

Karl G. Wenzel of Sparta New Jersey died Saturday in Sparta from a heart attack. He was a Middletown native and gradu ate of Middletown schools and a Bethlehem Lutheran Church member. He worked at Pickatinny Arsenal for nine years after stints at Wenzel's Grocery Armco Steel and time in Detroit. Survived by wife Florence a daughter Mrs Malcolm Ransley of Sparta a sister Emma Wazel of Middletown and brothers Edward Adolph and Otto from nearby areas.

Karl G. Wenzel Sparta N.J Wenzel Pickatinny Arsenal Florence Malcolm Ransley Emma Wazel Middletown Edward Adolph Kan Otto New York City

Death notice for Daniel B. Allen in West Liberty Kentucky

Daniel B. Allen age 90 of West Liberty Kentucky died at 1130 pm in a local hospital. Survived by two daughters Lenna Wilson of Middletown and Ethel Allen of Corpus Christi Texas and three sons W H Allen of Corpus Christi Chalmer and Homer Allen of West Liberty. Services set at Potter Funeral Home West Liberty.

Daniel B. Allen West Liberty Lenna Wilson Middletown Ethel Allen Corpus Christi Tex W. H. Allen Chalmer Homer Allen Potter Funeral Home

Funeral Services for Les ter Holford Held Tomorrow

Les ter Holford 65 of 4 N Main St died Friday night at Grandview Hospital Dayton after a heart attack at home Funeral services are set for 2 p m tomorrow at Angiesby Funeral Home with Rev Howard Spitnale officiating Burial will be in the Veteran's Lot Woodpill Cemetery Mr Holford's family will receive callers at home after 4 p m today

Franklin Lester Holford N. Main St Angiesby Howard Spitnale Woodpill Cemetery Holford Grandview Hospital Dayton

Agnes McCoy obituary notices in Alexandria area

Mrs. Agnes McCoy died at age 62 in West Alexandria. Survivors include Mrs. Helen Brumba and Mrs. Bernice Wald o Hildebrand. two sisters. Friends may call at Zimmerman Funeral Home tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service details for H Mayer 81 and John Long 6 765 Symmes Ave listed with Klaus and Colligan Funeral Homes.

Alexandria Agnes Waldron West Alexandria Helen Brumba Bernice Waldo— Hildebrand Od Fia Fairview Zimmerman H. Mayer Fr St Klaus Funeral Home John Long Symmes Ave Colligan Funeral Home

Dr D V Kechele Dies Noted Radiologist and WV Cancer Leader

Dr D V Kechele 65 prominent radiologist and former head of the West Virginia Cancer Society died Saturday in Bluefield. He was born in Lindsay Ohio and rose to prominence in medical work and cancer advocacy.

Bluefield W.va D. V. Kechele The West Virginia Cancer Society Lindsay Ohio

U.S. Sends 560000 Gift Corn to Ghana in Food Relief

A U.S. Embassy official said Washington will provide Ghana with 560000 dollars worth of corn to ease the food shortage. Ghana has declared a state of emergency in its northern region amid the crisis.

Accra Ghana United States

New Non Surgical Piles Cure Promises Relief

A science based claim describes Bio-Dyne as a new healing substance from a world famous research institute that shrinks piles and stops itching and pain. The notice promotes Preparation H in suppository or ointment form with a money back guarantee from druggists.

Bee York Spertel

Robber Takes Car While Dog Sits In Lot

In Ridgewood New Jersey Peter Pagano left her boxer in a sports car in a supermarket lot. She returned to find the car missing and police issued a 13 state alert for the vehicle and suspect.

Ridgewood N. J Peter Pagano

Youths Die In Explosive Blast At Cedar City

In Cedar City Utah two boys died when blasting powder stored in a small building exploded. The structure housed explosives for Southern Powder Co Milford. Officials believe the blast was caused by a sharp blow possibly from a bullet and that the boys fired through the door keyhole.

Cedar City Utah Southern Powder Co Milford al Cline Southern Powder

Police Win Stork Race In Franklin Cradle

Gracien Kercher raced to the hospital with his wife Marlene at 2 10 a m after a flat tire delayed, and a police cruiser helped deliver a four pound nine ounce baby girl at 3 45 a m in Franklin.

Franklin Gracien Kercher 4Th Street Marlene Ker ‘Cher

Nine youths jailed for four years in Notting Hill race riot

A British judge sentenced nine youths aged 17 to 20 to four years each for attacking Africans in Notting Hill during the start of London's race riots. The suspects carried iron bars legs and a knife as they beat Negroes in August.

London Notting Hill

Three Plane Crashes Kill Six in Ohio Weekend Toll

The Associated Press reports six dead from three Ohio plane crashes over the weekend, with ten highway deaths and seventeen total fatalities from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. The first crash near Newtown killed Arthur Hart and Lloyd Rand during a pleasure flight from Lunken Airport. A second crash southeast of Grove City claimed two more lives on the North-South Freeway project site. A third crash in upstate New York killed a farmer and his wife after they traveled from Columbia Missouri returning from visiting their son at college.

Ohio Associated Press Hamilton County Newtown Arthur M Tex) Hart Mariemont Cincinnati Lloyd Rand Lunken Hillsboro Grove City Columbus New York Columbia

Ohio Warns Farmers: Child Labor Law Applies On Farms

The Wage and Hour Division reminds Ohio farmers that the Fair Labor Standards Act bans employing children under 16 on farms during school hours. The rule covers local and migratory children, with a narrow exception for a farmer's own child. Certificates from schools help prove ages. penalties for violations are steep. The law also covers farms engaged in interstate commerce or shipments outside the state.

Ohio Wil- Department Singley

Thief Returns Stolen Money in Des Moines Mail

Former Des Moines grocer Frank Comito says a thief who robbed him two years ago sent back $20 in two ten dollar bills. A note with the cash stated the offender took it from his store in the thirties and kept his word.

Des Moines Frank Comito

Weekend fatalities in Ohio and neighboring states detailed

Saturday incidents include James R. Coen 32 of Columbus and Andrew Schwindt Jr. 27 of Grove City in a light plane crash south of Grove City on the new North South Freeway. Also Donald S. Palus 2 of Houston Shelby County in a car train collision at Versailles. Charlies Brady 17 of Coalton in a Jackson County rock slide for road work. Sunday cases include Herman Turvey 17 of Ironton struck by a freight train at an Ironton crossing. Albert Hite 45 Ry 1 Arcanum in a head on collision on Ohio 49 north of Arcanum. Richard L. Acord 37 Chillicothe in a motorcycle veer east of Chillicothe. Holmes 47 and Holmes 47 of Lawyersville N Y in a plane hitting power lines near Lebanon. Loretta J. Butts 6 months suffocated in Akron home fire.

James R. Coen Columbus Andrew Schwindt Jr Grove City Donald S. Palus Rt 1 Houston Shelby County Versailles Darke County Charlies Brady Coalton Jackson Conty Vinton County Chillicothe Holmes Lawyersville N. Y Lebanon Loretta J. Butts Lemjon Butts Akron

Wedding Rings Symbolize Shackling Past in Marriage

A historical note recalls wedding bells and rings as symbols of women's subjugation under slavery. The piece links matrimony to control, reflecting on how wedding symbols historically connoted ownership and lack of freedom.

Journal Ad Recorder Wins Second in Ohio Clinic

Middletown Journal earned second place in classified promotion programs at the Ohio Newspaper Classified Clinic in Columbus. The Journal’s electronic secretary records ads after hours and has been in use since February 21.

Middletown Journal Ohio Newspaper Columbus Journal

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