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Wilmington News Journal

Location

Wilmington, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1956

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Mrs. Clara Moran dies at 81 in Clinton county

Clara E. Moran 81 widow of James Moran died Saturday at 5 p m at her son Vincent Moran’s residence 180 North Wall Street from complications after a paralytic stroke Five months ago She was born March 16 1875 Beech Grove community married June 14 1894 She was a member of First Christian Church Survived only by son Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 3 p m Marsh Funeral Home with interment in Sugar Grove cemetery Rev Herman M Patton to officiate Friends may call Tuesday 2–4 and 7–9 p m

Clara E. Moran James Moran Vincent Moran North Wall Street Jonah and Lucretia Liddil Littleton Beech Grove Moran First Christian Church Clinton County Marsh Funeral Home Sugar Grove Cemetery Herman M. Patton

Mrs. M. W. Foxbower Dies at Clinton Memorial

Mrs Addie Foxbower 64 wife of Morris W Foxbower Pleasant Plain died Sunday at 5 40 am at Clinton Memorial Hospital after Dec 16 admission. Born July 25 1892 near Butlerville she was daughter of Frank and Zella Carroll. Survived by husband daughter Bernice Doughman Raymond Foxbower ten siblings and ten grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm Hannah Funeral Home Blanchester with Rev Max W Sellers. Interment Morrow.

Addie Foxbower Morris W. Foxbower Pleasant Plain Clinton Memorial Hospital Butlerville Frank and Zella Carson Carroll Bernice Doughman Blanchester Raymond Foxbower Lebanon RFD Clifford Coraddale Edward Chicago John and Emerson Madisonville Charles Chester Carroll Mainville Marie Leak Doris Philhower Hannah Funeral Home Max W. Sellers

Christmas Greetings From Former Wilmington Family in Anchorage

Local residents share a letter from the Donald Smith family now in Anchorage Alaska. Sue works for the district engineers I am contracting officer for Elmendorf Air Force Base Carolyn is a sophomore at Occidental College in Los Angeles. The letter notes Anchorage growth and housing shortages along with a thaw and optimism for a White Christmas. Santa’s candy theft plan near the Courthouse is mentioned with a jail storage hint.

I. C. Clinton Donald Smith Wilmington Anchorage Alaska Sue District Engineers Elmendorf Air Force Base Carolyn Occidental College Los Angeles

Suez Canal Cleanup Plan Snagged Again

PORT SAID Egypt remains blocked as a United Nations salvage fleet waits on Egyptian approval to use British and French vessels. Dag Hammarskjold may visit Cairo to resolve the issue while U N. forces prepare to move salvage equipment into the canal.

Port Said Egypt Suez Canal United Nations U. N Suez Canal Authority Dag Hammarskjold Cairo U. S Raymond A. Wheeler Sinai Peninsula Israel

Christmas Holiday Toll Rises Across Nation

The Associated Press reports 19 highway deaths in Ohio by Friday 6 p.m. plus seven other accidental deaths as the four day Christmas holiday nears its end. Nationwide highway fatalities reach 405 with 26 fires and 45 other accident deaths, risking a record 660 highway deaths. Safety officials cite weather and drinking drivers as factors.

Associated Press Ohio National Safety Council Council Ned H. Dearborn

Miss Elizabeth Jacks 92 Dies at Niece’s Home

Miss Elizabeth Jacks 92 longtime Wilmington resident died Saturday at the home of her niece Mrs H A Gehringer after a three year decline in health and six months serious illness. She was born January 21 1864 in Fayette County to Harvey and Eliza Rockhold Jacks and belonged to the Methodist Church Woman's Society Bible Class and Center WCTU. She is survived by her sister Mrs Mae Antram Wilmington a nephew Albert Darrell Black Dayton and a niece Mrs Gehringer with three great nephews and one great niece. Funeral services set for Thursday 2 p m at Littleton Funeral Home Sabina with interment in Sabina.

Elizabeth Jacks H. A. Gehringer Miss Jacks Fayette County Harvey and Eliza Rockhold Jacks Methodist Church Woman’s Society of the Church Woman’s Bible Class and Center WCTU Wilmington Washington D. H Gehringer Mae Antram Albert Darrell Black Dayton Littleton Funeral Home Sabina

Moslems Cause Fatal Harm in Algeria Weekend Violence

Six Europeans were fatally injured and 26 more wounded in Algerian incidents over the weekend, as reported by French authorities. French patrols also killed 65 rebels in related clashes.

Algiers Algeria

Navy Offers USS Pike for Sale to Last Minute Shoppers

Baltimore report says the Navy is auctioning the 21 year old submarine USS Pike for sale to a buyer with at least 75000 dollars. Bids must be received before January 8.

Baltimore Navy

Last Minute Shopping and Mailing Rush

Stores and post offices faced peak crowds as Christmas Eve approaches with heavy shopping and last minute parcel post activity. The State Highway Patrol noted only slightly heavier traffic. Bourke reports cancellations at the Post Office near December totals and expects lighter volume than prior peak. Nearby merchants described record sales pace and uncertain comparisons to last year while many offices and stores plan closures Christmas Day.

State Highway Patrol W. T. Bourke Bourke

Night Before Christmas Spoof Turns On White House Gifts

AP News Analyst sketches a holiday satire where Santa faces delays and political jabs as President Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson receive symbolic gifts. The piece riffs on Christmas closures, Senate and White House negotiations, and the idea of late openings and delays in public life.

Santa Stevenson Ike White House Adlai

Flood Kills 35 in Brazilian Dairy Center Washout

Disaster workers count 35 dead after a flash flood swept Pas qa quatro dairy center 200 miles from Rio de Janeiro. Others are feared missing as relief efforts continue in the affected region.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Passaquatro

Pope Endorses Defensive War Against Communism

Pope Pius XII approves defensive war to curb communism and urges UN authority to prevent aggression. He supports Hungary’s right to resist Soviet force, backs Eisenhower open skies plan, and calls for strong UN police power to safeguard order and ensure disarmament.

Pius Vatican City Pius XII United Nations Hungary Pontiff U. N World Organization Eisenhower

Oscar Puckett Dies Sunday at 81 in Bloomington

Oscar Puckett aged 81 died Sunday night at 10 55 at his Bloomington residence where he had lived 12 years. He was born June 29 1875 in Reesville and farmed in Richland and Wilson townships. Survived by widow Nick Belle Pennington Puckett two sons Francis and Clarence Puckett three daughters Altha Miars Ruth Davis and Mary Briggs. Funeral Wednesday at 3 p m at Littleton Funeral Home Sabina with interment at Bloomingburg.

Oscar Puckett Bloomington Reesville Richland Wilson Townships Nick Belle Pennington Puckett Francis Clarence Puckett Wilmington Altha Miars Ruth Davis

Bethlehem Pilgrimage Shaped by Middle East Tensions

Christians worldwide mark Christmas as hope for peace while in Jerusalem 1700 Christian Arabs cross into Jordan for Holy Land rites. Israeli Jordanian hostilities and a ban on the consular procession darken the mood as frontier watch and closed routes shape the somber observance.

Washington White House Mrs. Eisenhower Holy Land Jerusalem Israel Jordan Mandelbaum Biblical Nazareth Jaffa Old City Bethlehem Holy City State of Israel Mary and Joseph Mandelbaum Gate Egypt Port Said

Morrow Man Emery Schleehauf Dies at 76 in Hospital

Emery G. Schleehauf, 76, of near Morrow, died Sunday evening at Clinton Memorial Hospital where he had been admitted December 5. A retired foreman for Oeder Excavating Co he is survived by his son Charles E. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p m at Vale Funeral Home in Morrow with burial in Maineville Cemetery.

Emery G. Schleehauf Morrow Clinton Memorial Hospital Oeder Excavating Co Schleehauf Charles E Zoar Methodist Church The Vale Funeral Home Maineville

Robbers Drop Into London Bank to Loot Safe

Yeggs entered a London bank via the ceiling on Sunday and attempted to cut into a safe holding nearly 280000 dollars. They burned through most of the door but ran out of oxy acetylene gas, leaving only a quarter inch of door breached.

London

No Paper Tuesday Holiday Observance

The News Journal offices and plant will be closed all day Tuesday for the Christmas holiday to allow employees and carriers to spend time with their families.

Wilmington News-Journal

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