Willard S Burgess Dies At 47 In Middletown
Willard S Burgess 47 of 96 Lamberton St Middletown died 9 20 am at Middletown Hospital after illness since last August He worked 19 years for Monsanto Co Miamisburg a WWII veteran born in Winchester Ky resident of Middletown Wife Nadine as sole immediate survivor Services Wednesday 3 pm at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home Rev C Marvin Brads officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Calling hours 3-5 7-9 pm tomorrow at the funeral home with additional viewing 6 9 pm in Sterling Ky and brothers Arvilla and Earl in Indiana listed as available callers.
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Willard Burgess
Willard S. Burgess
Lamberton St
Middletown Hospital
Burgess
Monsanto Co
Miamisburg
Winchester
Middletown
Nadine
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
C. Marvin Brads
Woodside Cemetery
Earl Caldwell Rites Pending In Hamilton
Earl Caldwell 81 formerly of 413 N Broad St died today at Logsdon Nursing Home Hamilton after 18 months as a patient He retired in 1956 from the City Building maintenance department Born Middletown Survived by wife Ruth two daughters Margret Spears Columbus and Kathryne Long Hamilton two grandchildren and three great grandchildren Services set for 10 30 Thursday at Joseph Rev Sons Funeral Home with Rev Clifford Stearns burial at a later date Visitation Wednesday 4 30 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Earl Caldwell
N. Broad St
Logsdon
Hamilton
Caldwell
Middletown
Ruth
Margret Spears
Columbus
Kathryne Long
Joseph Rev & Sons Funeral Home
Clifford Stearns
Woodside Cemetery
Oral Home
Services Held for Charles P Campbell in Camptown Ky
Charles P Campbell 44 of Akron died April 2 in Akron. Services were held yesterday at Camptown Ky. Survived by his sister Mrs Lula O Hair and brother Roy Campbell of Middletown and his father Elvin Campbell of Camptown Ky. Also surviving Mrs Edna Linkous of Mt. Hope.
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Charles P. Campbell
Akron
Lula O’hair
Roy Campbell
Middletown
Camptown
Campbell
Elvin
Edna Linkous
Mrs. Helen LaFayette Rites Set in Middletown
Mrs Helen LaFayette 65 of 441 Leighty Ave Middletown died on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 11 42 am. A lifelong area resident born in Poasttown she was survived by husband Gilbert Sr two daughters Mrs Courtney Short Sr of Lebanon and Mrs Donald Nickell of Franklin two sons Gilbert Jr and Jerry of Middletown a sister Mrs Florence Eisele of Dayton a brother Robert Speidel of Missouri a step brother Charles Hansel and two step sisters Miss Emma Hansel and Mrs Betty Humphries 14 grandchildren Requiem High Mass will be 930 am Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church Burial in Butler County Memorial Park Services at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Helen LaFayette
Leighty Ave
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
LaFayette
Poasttown
Middletown Area
Gilbert Sr
Courtney Short Sr
Lebanon
Donald Nickell
Franklin
Gilbert Jr
Jerry
Middletown
Florence Eisele
Dayton
Robert Speidel
Missouri
Charles Hansel
Midletown
Emma Hansel
Betty Humphries
Carlisle
Holy Trinity Church
Butler County Memorial Park
Death of Henry J. Wessels in Hamilton at 93
Henry J. Wessels 93 of Hamilton father of Marie Brehm Middletown and sibling to Miss Anna Wessels Cincinnati died at Mercy Hospital. Survived by daughter Anna, three sons Ralph Dayton Harry Hamilton Ferdinand, 12 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren. Mass at St Veronica's Wednesday 10 am. Burial St Stephen's Cemetery. Friends may call Zet tler Funeral Home Hamilton tomorrow 5 to 9 pm.
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Henry J. Wessels
Hamilton
Marie Brehm
Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Anna Thomas
Florida
Ralph
Dayton
Harry
Ferdinand
Anna Wessels
Cincinnati
St. Veronica’s Church
St. Stephen’s Cemetery
Zettler Funeral Home
Mrs Gertrude Hines Rites Set After Carlisle Death
Mrs Gertrude Hines 75 of 8691 Dayton Oxford Road Carlisle died 1 50 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital She was a charter member of Eastern Star Chapter 535 Her husband Walter died in 1963 Surviving daughter Jeannetta Whitt Carlisle a grandchild and a great grandchild Services 10 am Wednesday Eaton Funeral Home Rev H S Gessner officiating Burial Woodhill Cemetery
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Franklin
Gertrude Hines
Dayton-Oxford Road
Carlisle
Middletown Hospital
Hines
Order of Eastern Star
Walter
Jeannetta Whitt
Eaton Funeral Home
H. S. Gessner
Woodhill Cemetery
Franklin man Elmer Ledford 61 dies at Middletown Hospital
Elmer Ledford 61 of 27 Ellenridge Drive Franklin died at 12 30 p m yesterday in Middletown Hospital He worked for Frigidaire Corp Dayton Survived by wife Bertha five sons Edward Dick Kenneth Willie Jr Robert and two daughters Louise Brock Dianne Ledford two brothers Conley and Shelby and 10 grandchildren Services Thursday Porter Funeral Home Campton Ky burial Wolfe County Ky Friends may call Eaton 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p m
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Franklin
Elmer Ledford
Ellenridge Drive
Middletown Hospital
Ledford
Frigidaire Corp
Dayton
Bertha
Edward
Kenneth
Willie Jr
Robert
Lebanon
Louise Brock
Dianne Ledford
Conley
Middletown
Shelby
Campton
Porter Funeral Home
Wolfe County
Eaton Funeral Home
Services for Mrs Virginia Pence held at Oswald Funeral Home
Mrs Virginia Pence 56 of 15 Farview Ave died Saturday at home. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. She is survived by husband Myles a Lebanon city councilman a son Bill at home her mother Mrs Fredia Howser of Springfield and a brother Virgil Howser of Springfield.
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Lebanon
Virginia Pence
Farview Ave
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Pence
Myles
Lebanon City
Bill
Fredia Howser
Springfield
Virgil Howser
Services Set For Henry Parker Lowell
Henry Parker Lowell 82 retired copy editor of the Atlanta Constitution died Saturday. A Somerville Massachusetts native, he moved to Georgia in 1943 with Bell Aircraft in Marietta and later served as a columnist for Akron Press before editing at the Constitution from 1946 to 1954. Survivors include his widow Edna Bohn and a daughter Mrs William H Kipp of Frankfort Indiana.
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Atlanta, Ga
Henry Parker Lowell
The
Atlanta Constitution
Lowell
Somerville
Mass
Georgia
Bell Aircraft Corp
Marietta
Akron
Ohio
Constitution
Edna Bohn
William H. Kipp
Frankfort
Ind
Halloween Masks Celtic Dublin Tradition
The text notes that the Halloween mask custom began with ancient Celts who wore disguises to avert witches and evil spirits.
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Celtic
Dublin
Girl Shot in Hamilton Leaves Police With Facts
A 20 year old Hamilton girl Martha Marcum of 136 Webster Ave is in serious condition at Mercy Hospital after a bullet wound to the chest. The injury occurred around 2 30 am while visiting a second floor apartment at 1204 Parkamo Avenue. Fire department life squad rushed her to hospital. She says she carried a .38 revolver for a friend and it discharged accidentally when he removed the gun from her purse. She identified the friend to police.
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Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Martha Marcum
Webster Ave
Parkamo Avenue
Fire Department
Life Squad
Man Stricken at Area Church in Hamilton
Elmo Woods, 41, of Cincinnati died after an apparent heart attack while attending services at the Pentecostal Highway of Holiness Church on Hamilton Middletown Road. He arrived dead at Mercy Hospital about 9 15 p m. Deputies reported the death and Woods body was taken to Brown Dawson Funeral Home.
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Hamilton
Cincinnati
Mercy Hospital
Pentecostal Highway of Holiness Church
Hamilton- Middletown Road
Here
Elmo Woods
Northcatt Abe
Donald L. Smith
Woods
Brown-Dawson Funeral Home
Ohio Weekend Traffic Toll Rises to 19
The Associated Press reports 19 people died on Ohio roads over the weekend, including five pedestrians and three others in a Bellefontaine area crash. Pedestrian fatalities occurred in Akron Cincinnati and Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Aleutian Islands Located in the Bering Sea
The Aleutian Islands form a chain across the Bering Sea linking the Alaska mainland to the central Pacific. Their location shapes climate ecosystems and maritime routes in the northern Pacific.
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Aleutian Islands
Bering Sea
Miami University Delays Housing and Salary Item to June Board
Miami University's board of trustees postponed two agenda items from the last meeting. Off campus housing regulations for juniors and seniors and a University Senate resolution on five salary cases and one promotion case were tabled until the June 19 session. The Senate seeks academic due process in cases that affect pay or tenure.
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Miami
Oxford
Miami University
Board of Trustees
University Senate
Senate
J. Oliver Amos
Sidney
Phillip R. Shriver
Committee
Ohio University Plans Earth Day Campus Cleanup
Ohio University students join a statewide Earth Day observance on April 22 with campus and Athens community cleanup. Teach-ins on ecology featured at Ohio State University Marietta College University of Dayton Antioch College and others.
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Associated Press
Ohio University
Athens
The
Post
Ohio State University
Marietta College
University of Dayton
Antioch Collegel
Marietta
Dayton
State
Ohio U
Environmental Study Center
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Three Middletown Residents Injured In County Crashes
Three Butler County traffic accidents over the weekend left Middletown area residents injured. Charlie I. Keith, 21, jaw injuries after his car left the road on Trenton Franklin Road. Martha Copenhaver, 40, minor injuries when her station wagon collided with a second vehicle in Union Township. Claude E. Ashley, 22, head and facial injuries from a motorcycle crash on Keister Road.
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Middletown Area
Butler County
Charlie I. Keith
Broadway
Dayton
Trenton-Franklin Road
Ohio
West Middletown
Middletown
Martha Copenhaver
Yankee Road
Frank
Gene Davis
Lakeland Court
Union Township
Davis
Copenhaver
Claude
Man Charged In Shooting Of Officer
Rudolph Kennedy, 21, of 156 Chestnut St, is charged with shooting with intent to kill in the wounding of Hamilton officer Donald E. Gabbard, 34, early Saturday. Gabbard was directing traffic during a racial disturbance and was shot in the back. he is in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. The disturbance led to 11 arrests of Negro youths for disturbing the peace.
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Hamilton
Rudolph Kennedy
Chestnut St
Donald E. Gabbard
Stahlheber Road
Mercy Hospital
Ptl
Gabbard
Second
Chestnut Streets
George McNally
Kennedy
Nathaniel Sherman
Human Relations Council
Second Ward
Sherman
Vandals damage car near fishing lake on Linn Road
Selburn W. Post reported vandalism to his auto parked near a fishing lake on Linn Road near Monroe. Deputies said the radio aerial taillights and windshield wiper blades were damaged and the gasoline cap was missing.
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Selburn W. Post
Mohawk St
Sheriff’s Deputies
Linn Road
Monroe
Cliff Dye
Spring shopping in town gifts and home improvements shout out
Maud Muller's Gifts displays Delli Silverplate for Mother's Day and weddings with grape and floral carvings. Davidson's frames offer stylish options for Easter photos. C.F. Greathouse & Son markets outerwear and jackets while Peck's Flower Shop promotes themed floral gifts. Reed Klopp's marketplace showcases Eureka cleaning tools with seasonal price cuts. First National Bank advertises home improvement loans.
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Maud Muller
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Earl of
Indiana
Charles Campbell
DODDS
Verity
14Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller Mer
Eall
Henry Wessels
Singer
Middletown Shopping Plaza
Singer Company
Singer Today
University Center
Rathsheller
A. Benzing & Sons, Inc
Tibbetts Plumbing & Heating Company
Hamilton Mechanical Contractors, Inc
Trical
Wente Construction Co
Lloyd A. Goggin
Western College
Western
Michael Frome
Field and Stream ‘Magazine
Bartel’s Shoes
S. Breiel Blvd
Shopping Plaza
First National Bank
Davidson
James
California
Central
C.F. Greathouse and Son
Arrow
McGregor
McGregors
Arnold Palmer
Peck’s
Peck
Reed Klopp
Eureka
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