Lima Area Deaths Feature Merritt Leader Of Local Finance
Two obituary notices from Lima detail the death of Merritt 78 a longtime South Side Building and Loan president and prominent local financier born 1887 in St Joseph Missouri. He chaired the association and earlier ran Lima Buick and Wapak auto agencies. Funeral services set for Friday with multiple pallbearers named and burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. A second notice reports 79 year old Neldah Andrews of Logan County Home dying in Bellefontaine Hospital after extended illness, survived by a son, sister and four grandchildren. She was a Daughters of Union Veterans member with services at Chiles and Sons Loveland funeral home and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RB Merritt
W.market
South Side Building and Loan Association
St. Rita’s Hospital
Merritt
Lima
Buick
Pontiac
Wapakoneta
Neldah Andrews
Logan County
Mary Keuton Hospital
Bellefontaine
Auglaize County
John
Clara Rhodes Campbell
Elmer
Sgt
Elmer K. Andrews
Selfredge Air Fore Base
Mich
William Bidwell
South Side Church of Christ and Daughters of Union Veterans
Lewis Memorial Chapel
Chiles and Sonslaman Funeral Home
E. J Penderwood
Memorial Park Cemetery
Louretta Sproul dies in Lima aged 39
Louretta Bly Sproul 39 of New Hampshire died 11 46 p.m. Wednesday at Lima Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient a week. Born May 2 1926 in Roundhead she was daughter of Harold and Martha Bly. Survived by husband Albert J two brothers Gerald and Doyle. a brother William died in 1951. She was member of New Hampshire Methodist Church. Services 2 p.m. Sunday at McAuley Funeral Home Rev Harold Mowery officiating burial Roundhead Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 30 p.m. Friday.
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New Hampshire
Louretta Bly Sproul
Lima Memorial Hospital
Roundhead
Harold
Martha Patterson
Albert J
Gerald Bly
Berryman Blvd
Lima
Doyle
McPheron Rd
William
John Ditto Dies at 88 in Delphos Ohio
John Ditto 88 of South Washington Street died at 5 10 a m Wednesday in a Toledo hospital He was a retired laborer born Sept 25 1877 son of Richard and Mrs Ditto His wife Ida died in 1963 Surviving is a stepson Lenny Wilson of Auburn Ind Funeral services will be Friday at Harter and Sons Funeral Home Delphos Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery
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van Wert
John Ditto
S. Washington St
Toledo
Richard Ditto
Ida
Lenny Wilson
Auburn
Ind
Harter and Sons Funeral
Delphos
Ridge Cemetery
Cleveland Livestock Market Report
Livestock market in Cleveland shows cattle steady with steady calves and hogs. choice steers 26.00-22.00, heifers 23.00-25.00, cows 14.00-15.00, bulls 18.00-21.00. Calves 50 steady with prime 25.00-32.00, good to choice 23.00-25.00. Sheep and lambs 200 head, spring lambs 26.00-26.50, ewes 6.00-8.00, wethers 6.00-8.00. Hogs 300 steady, U S 1-2 200-220 lbs 29.70-30.25, 220-240 lbs 29.75-30.00, packing sows 21.00-23.00.
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Cleveland (Ap
Bologna
U. S
Round About Lima Youths win ski passes at Valley Hi Resort
Five Lima youths Brenneman Burteh Staing Rohloff and Tone earned season ski passes at Valley Hi Ski Resort near Bellefontaine by their labor. The note closes with obituaries for several local figures including William R Dodds Bertha Krarach Leo Krarach and others with funeral details and burial sites.
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Lima
Valley Hi
Bellefontaine
Dim Brenneman
Jim Burtehin
Stephanie Staing
Marty Rohloff
Craig Tone
Forest woman Allie Higgins 91 dies after illness
Allie Higgins 91 a former Forest resident died early Wednesday at a Berearest home after an illness of one month. Born April 24 1874 in Hancock County she was a daughter of William and Ann Calvin. Her husband William died in 1954. Survived by three daughters Cartha Fields Arlington Rt 1 Zola Gatchell North Olmstead Avanelle O'Brien Lima a son Arden Union City Mich three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was a member of the Forest Baptist Church. Services 2 p.m. Friday Shields Funeral Home burial Houston Cemetery.
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Forest
Allie Higgins
Hancock County
William
Ann Calvin
Carl
Cartha) Fields
Rt. 1
Arlington
Harry
Zola) Gatchell
North Olmstead
Lawrence
Avanelle} O’brien
Lima
Arden
Union City
Mich
Forest Baptist Church
Shields Funeral Home
Houston Cemetery
Christmas Truce Pleas Move Viet Nam Talks
U.S. General Westmoreland and Vietnamese chief of staff Cao Van Vien faced world appeals for a Christmas truce led by Pope Paul VI and others. Troop curfews in Saigon were lifted indefinitely for Christmas day amid renewed bombing and grenade incidents. Vatican officials said the Pope urged peace talks, while U Thant called for an immediate truce toward negotiations and peace. President Johnson remained silent on the Saigon orders, fueling speculation about disclosure timing.
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Westmoreland
Saigon
U.S
Vatican
Paul
Hanoi
U.N
U Thant
Johnson
Texas
Saig On
Grain Market Close Signals Mixed Futures Moves
Grain and soybeans show mixed daily moves with May and Jul corn edging higher while Sep holds near 1.28, soybeans firm around 2.66 to 2.72 for several contracts. Traders eye nearby prices and subtle shifts across months, with ongoing volatility in the grain complex.
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Chicago
Ride To Mayor On Job Plans For Traffic Eyed
Robert Burnett began today as administrative assistant to Mayor Christian P Morris. A former St Marys school employee and Spencerville resident, he and his family live at 1508 W Wayne St. Morris outlined plans to ease Cable Rd traffic and hopes to present them at the January 10 meeting with city county and state highway officials. He also mentioned a possible state cloverleaf at 1 75 and 30 S on the east city edge to be discussed then. He ended with a Christmas greeting to Lima residents.
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Robert Burnett
Christian P. Morris
Mr. Burnett
St. Marys
Spencerville
Morris
Cable Rd
Lima
Judge Denies Bid For New Trial In Forsythe Case
Allen County Common Pleas Judge Joby Harnishfeger denied a motion for a new trial by Ralph Forsythe. Attorneys Sears and Balyeat argued heatedly over the filing. Forsythe, jailed for years at the Ohio State Penitentiary, faces an appeal hearing set for January 17 before District Court Judge Raymond C. Younger.
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Allen County Common Pleas
Joby Harnishfeger
Ralph Forsythe
Gordon Sears
Robert Balyeat
Balyeat
Forsythe
Ohio State Penitentiary
Chuck Conner
Raymond C. Younger
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Mary Anne) Baughman
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Margaret) Haskel
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Walte
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Roy Gamble
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Lynn D. Timmerman
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John Hudson
Edsel Peyton
Carl Smith
Leon B. Merritt
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M. Miles Flickinger
James Spears
Clarence Baechler
Julius F. Solomon
Dodds
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