Death Notice Mrs Edna Perkins 79 Lima
Mrs Edna Perkins 79 of 326 E Second Lima died at 1 50 pm Tuesday in St Rita s Hospital after an extended illness Born May 23 1886 in Pulaski Ti she had lived in Lima two years She was a daughter of Dennis and Chaney Meeks Perkins Surviving are one son Lorenzo Purchas two sisters Emma Hickman Flora Kenny two brothers George Perkins Cecil Perkins Us two grandchildren and three great grandchildren Arrangements are incomplete Jones Brothers Mortuary.
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Edna Perkins
St. Rita's Hospital
Pulaski
Lima
Dennis and
Chaney Meeks Perkins
Lorenzo Purchas
Emma Hickman
St. Louis
Flora Kenny
Corps
George Perkins
Corps. I
Cecil Perkins
Jones Brothers Mortuary
Funeral services for Cpl Gordon Shepherd Viet Nam casualty
Funeral services for Cpl Gordon Shepherd 19 of Cridersville will be held at Hanson Funeral Home after his death in Viet Nam on March 17. Born March 12 1947 in Hardin County he was son of George and Lucy Moore Shepherd. He served in the Third Marine Division and is survived by three brothers Eugene George and Ivory, one sister Barbara Kay and grandmother Amaline Moore.
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ADA
Cpl
Gordon Shepherd
Rt. G. Cridersville
Viet Nam
Hanson Funeral Home
Alger
Hardin County
George
Lucy Moore Shepherd
Cridersville
Third Marine Division
Eugene
Rt 2
Belle Center
Rt. 6
Ivory
Rt. 1
Harrod
Barbara Kay
Amaline Moore
Prymid
Funeral Services for Local Residents Passed Thursday
Funeral notices list services for Foust Minnie Farrell Miller Rudy and Wood. Services set for Thursday at various churches and chapels with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery or Gethsemani Cemetery, and callers may view bodies at local funeral homes prior to services.
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Foust
Jerry Sue
Albert Street Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Siford Main Street Chapel
Farrell
Minnie
St. Rose Catholic Church
Gethsemani Cemetery
Hogenkamp Funeral Home
Miller
Lester
Siford Westwood Chapel
Rudy
Melinda Lee
Wood
Roy L
Chales and Sons-Laman Funeral Home
E. J. Pench
Vatican Talks Between Archbishop and Pope Continue Briefly
Arch bishop and Pope met alone for nearly three hours in the Pope's private studio, with plans to pray together at St. Pauls Outside the Walls and issue a joint statement. Earlier, two Protestant clergymen and a British layman disrupted a Rome church service, displaying smocks labeling Archbishop Ramisey as a traitor to Protestant Britain.
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St. Paul's
Britain
Ramsey
All Saints Engsh
Rome
Archbishop Ramisey
Vestal Virgin Resides At Kumari Temple In Patan
In Katmandu Nepal the Kumari Devi temple maintains the vestal virgin rite. The girl chosen in infancy from many candidates has lived in a temple cell since birth undergoing various tests.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Kumari Devi
Patan
Miss Flick Crowned Miss Limaland in Lima Pageant
Miss Flick won the Lima beauty contest with Miss Congeniality awarded to another contestant. Emcee John Downing introduced participants as Bill Barry from WIMA-TV and local dignitaries presented roses and trophies. A Milano Club reception followed for press and pageant personalities.
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Flick
Sandra K. Brock
Pam Craig
Joyce Bricker
Nee Auberry
Donna Lammers
Sharon Teete
Sally Ann Vaske
Jeanine C. Wagner
Rita Goedde
John Downing
Bill Barry
Wima-Tv
the Country Chords
Toni
Cherie Glanton
Lima
Miss Glanton
Miss Flick
Niles
Helen) Schub
Limaland
William
Betty) Young
Marriage Licenses for Local Residents List
Raymond A. Kessen aged 38 of 906 East Second Street and Shirkey Ann McAlpine aged 32 of 616 North Jefferson, or Ricvard H. Short aged 34 of 957 West North Street and Karok K. Edmins ton aged 28 of 607 Meadowbrook Drive. Elmer J. Martz Jr aged 22 of Box 148 Tovilie and Nancy L. Mack aged 19 of Route 2 Delphos.
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Raymond A. Kessen
Second St
Shirkey Annn McAlpine
N. Jefferson Or
Ricvard H. Short
W. North St
Karok K. Edminston
Meadowbrook
Elmer J. Martz, Jr
Tovilie
Nancy L. Mack
Delphos
Viet Agitation and Mortar Attacks Across Vietnam
Viet agitation grows as Buddhists lead demonstrations against the regime. The Viet Cong launched three mortar barrages in the Jat Corps area, injuring a student at Hoi An and hitting a hospital and other sites. Government forces claim several enemy KIA and ongoing ground combat near Saigon, Tuy Hoa, Nha Trang, Ban Me Thuot, with allied Korean marines and U.S. units reporting captures and ambushes, and multiple enemy casualties.
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Blue Dragons
U.S. T6 1St Airborne
Nha Trang
Ban Me Thuot
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Boy Injured After Darting Into Street On Metcalf
Six-year-old Matthew Mekolites of 732 West Wayne Street was treated at St Rita’s Hospital for mouth cuts and a missing tooth after darting into a car driven by George W Young of Waynesfield on Metcalf Street. Police report a rock thrown near 713 East North narrowly missed a 3-year-old girl. thefts included four rear wheels a mirror and a tag from a Timmerman Ford truck. Firefighters doused two grass fires near Ruth and Helen streets. Loss estimated at 600 dollars.
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Matthew Mekolites
W. Wayne St
St. Rita’s Hospital
George W. Young
Waynesfield
Metcalf Street
E. North
Timmerman Ford
Ruth and Helen Streets
Window Break at Woodlawn Cemetery Office
The Woodlawn Cemetery office reported vandalism after a rock shattered the storm window and panes. Custodian C. A. Baechler of 1751 Spencerville Ra. notified authorities that the incident occurred overnight.
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Sheriff's Department
Woodlawn Cemetery
C. A. Baechler
Spencerville Ra
Firefighters Seek Reconsideration After Disciplinary Firing
Local 304 of the International Association of Firefighters protests two Lima firemen's discharge notices issued by Mayor Christian P. Morris over alleged irregularities at Central Junior High School. The release praises Ame Paugh for 12½ years of service and Foster for six years, urging the mayor to reconsider due to their past performance and contributions as trusted city firefighters.
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The
International Associaton of Firefighters
Lima
Christian P. Morris
Central
John C. Brookman
City of
Ame Paugh
Foster
Girl Scout Fashion Show Tonight Circles Van Wert
Van Wert night program features Lollipops to Roses theme at 6 p.m. in Van Wert Junior High auditorium. Cadette Troop 108 hosts with JCPenney fashions, WERT’s Dana Wermer as commentator, and local volunteers handling stage, tickets, ushers, and programs. Troop 108 belongs to Appleseed Ridge Council.
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Girl Scout Troop
van Wert
Cadette Girl Scout Troop 108
J. <. Penney Company
Donna Wermer
WERT
Burglars Hit Coventry Sport Shop Again
William B. Longridge filed his annual police report as burglars struck his sporting goods shop for the 24th time. Police said thieves used a ladder to access the store, ripped up floorboards to reach the first floor, and stole nine guns valued at about $600.
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Coventry
William B. Longridge
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