Convicted Woman To Appeal In Ohio Murder Case
Mrs. Kay Meyer, 33, formerly of Pisgah, filed a notice of appeal in Butler County Common Pleas Court over her March 30 conviction for first degree murder in the fatal shooting of her estranged husband Ralph, 41, whose body was found at 7934 Ruth Court. The jury recommended mercy and she was sentenced to life in the Marysville Reformatory for Women. Attorneys John A. Crist and H. T. Derivan signaled questions of law as the basis for the appeal.
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Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Kay Meyer
Pisgah
Meyer
Marysville Reformatory
Horse Hit By Auto In Riverview Collision
A horse and rider were struck by a car on Riverview Ave yesterday afternoon. Rider Richard Daniel Farkas, 32, of Franklin, suffered injuries to both hind legs and the right front leg. his owner says the horse will be taken to a veterinarian. Farkas declined medical attention. Car driver Raymond Allen Loesch, 28, of Sawyer Ave., was uninjured. Police say the horse jumped a water puddle into the car’s path.
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Riverview Ave
Cap Cole
Richard Daniel Farkas
Maple Drive
Franklin
Farkas
Raymond Allen Loesch
Sawyer Ave
Jack Combs
Intruders Take Valuables From Fuchs Residence
Butler County police report intruders entered Thomas Fuchs home at 1246 Morman Road west of here yesterday afternoon while the family was away. They stole items valued at 840 dollars including a 21-jewel woman's watch, a .12 gauge shotgun, a .22 rifle, a 30-30 rifle, a .38 revolver, an elephant gun, and a .22 caliber bolt-action rifle with scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Thomas Fuchs
Morman Road
Here
Butler County
Shootout in Franklin ends with suspect's death
Franklin 28 year old Benjamin Dawson died in a gun battle with Carlisle police after a store robbery at Johnny's Save Market on Park Drive. Dawson, identified by a victim, fled, sped off, and opened fire in a pursuit that damaged a police cruiser. Coroner Ralph Young ruled the death justifiable homicide. Dawson survived by several relatives and funeral services are set for Tuesday in Franklin.
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Carlisle
Franklin
Johnny
Benjamin Dawson
Hemm Lock St
Warren County
Ralph Young
Dawson
Park Drive
Johnny Childress
Larry Stamm
Troy Gilley
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Young
Noah Dawson
William of
Tim
Amateur Historian Invited To Flying Circus Reunion
Middleton man Kelly Willis Jr plans an eight day trip to Neuroburg West Germany to join a reunion of Baron von Richtofen’s Flying Circus squadron. Willis writes on German WWI pilots and will discuss the war’s air battles with about 30 veterans. He leaves with Mary and six children without her.
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Kelly Willis Jr
Flying Circus
Kelly Wills, Jr
Snoopy
Red Baron
Baron
Manford von Richtofen
Wills
Europe
Charles Schulz
Lewis St
Germany
Waldhausen
Willis
Jagdgeschwader
Mary
Richthofen
Waidhausen
Richtofen
Herbert Thompson
Douglas Reed
Thompson
Multiple Death Notices and Funeral Arrangements
Obituaries list several Middletown area deaths including Mrs. Gwendolyn Faye Booth 36 of Lebanon noted at Middle town Hospital with services set for Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Also listed are Howard B. Dorenbusch 75 of Carlisle Ave and Ellen Dorsey 4 Urbana, with funeral plans and burial details, plus other relatives and visitation times.
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Gwendolyn Faye Booth
Lebanon
Rt. 2
Middletown Hospital
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
James P. Fulcher
Woodside Cemetery
Flora J. Harris 89 Dies at Hillendall Nursing Home
Flora J. Harris 89 of Hamilton died yesterday at 3 30 p m in Hillendall Nursing Home. She retired in 1957 after 22 years as supervisor of housekeeping at Fort Hamilton Hospital. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Flora J. Harris
Hillendall Nursing Home
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Zion Lutheran Church of
Vincent P. Horn 54 Dies. World War II Vet and Legion Member
Vincent P. Horn of 3350 1S Main St died at home after a year and a half illness. A former Armeco No. 2 Open Hearth turn leader, he was born in Yonkers and lived in the area 21 years. An Air Force veteran, he leaves wife Doris, mother Florence Horn, children Paul, Cathy Evans, Virginia Brumfield, Judith Riegel, sister Marie Bradbury, and three grandchildren. Visitation is 7–9 p.m. at Wilson Schramm Memorial on Clark Street, Mass of Resurrection Monday 9:30 a.m. at St. John's Church, burial in Woodside.
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Vincent P. Horn
Main St
Armeco
Yonkers
N.Y
Air Force
American Legion
Doris
Florence Horn
Massachusetts
Paul
Seattle
Wash
Cathy Evans
Safety Harbor
Fla
Virginia Brumfield
Middletown
Judith Riegel
Tacoma Park
Marie Bradbury
Wilson Schramm
Clark Street
Obituary: Robert Lee Salley Dies in Atlanta After Illness
Robert Lee Salley aged 38 formerly of Middletown died yesterday morning in Atlanta Georgia after months of illness stemming from stove burn injuries sustained last year. He is survived by his wife Jena of Atlanta three brothers James of Franklin Everett of Middletown and Kash of Santa Ana California and four sisters Mrs Carmie Handy of Campton Kentucky Mrs Flora Hedden of Opaloka Florida and others unnamed.
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Robert Lee Salley
Middletown
Atlanta
Salley
Jena
James
Franklin
Everett
Kash
Santa Ana
Calif
Carmie Handy
Campton
Flora Hedden
Opaloka
Fla
Black Youth Wounded in Central Avenue Shooting
A 17-year-old black youth, Terrance Sanford, was wounded in the back near Central Avenue and S Fourth Street around 11 45 p m yesterday and is in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. He was with 19-year-old Larry Davis when a car containing white youths fired. Donald Soliday 23 was arrested early today on a charge of shooting to wound, with a third car occupant being sought.
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Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Central Avenue
S. Fourth Street
Terrance San
Ford
Central Ave
Sanford
Larry Davis
Central
Davis
Knightsbridge Drive
Donald Stephen Soliday
Morey Ave
Holiday
Three-Car Wreck Injures Three In Middletown Area
A Middletown area woman was in serious condition at Middletown Hospital with head injuries from a three car crash on Franklin Madison Road between Morningstar and Chamberlain roads. Beulah Brate, 2408 Oxford State Road, is listed in serious condition. Sam Lapham, 65, Middletown Hamilton Road, and William Beachler, 18, 7973 Trenton Franklin Road, are listed fair with arm injuries and head injuries respectively.
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Middletown Area
Middletown Hospital
Franklin-Madison Road
Morningstar
Chamberlain Roads
Beulah Brate
Oxford State Road
Fair
Sam Lapham
Middletown-Hamilton Road
William Beachler
Trenton-Franklin Road
Man Arrested Inside Diver's Office Break-In Suspect Apprehended
A 21-year-old Crawford Street man, William Howard Moore of 516 Crawford St, was arrested in the Diver Coal and Feed Co office after police found a broken window pane and a man hiding under a desk at 2 10 a.m. He will be charged Monday in city jail, with Patrolmen Richard Bugizedes and Steven Schmidt reporting routine patrols observed the scene.
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Crawford Street
Diver Coal and Feed Co
William Howard Moore
Crawford St
Richard Bugizedes
Steven Schmidt
Fire at Middletown Hospital Causes By Careless Cigarette
10 16 a.m. Middletown Hospital reports a blaze started by a carelessly discarded cigarette in a waste basket. No injuries reported and firefighters controlled the fire quickly.
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Middletown Hospital
Final arrangements for Christina Gillenwater and Gladys McDonald
Christina Gillenwater of Fairborn and Gladys McDonald of Bellbrook have funeral arrangements pending at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Christina Gillenwater
Fairborn
Gladys McDonald
Bellbrook
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Wiring Blamed At Ponderosa
A 75000 fire ruined much of the Ponderosa Steak House at 555 N Verity Parkway Thursday morning. Chief James R Mattson said defective electrical wiring caused the blaze. The two year old building was investigated by local fire officials and the insurer. Richard Whitaker of Dayton said a new restaurant should reopen on the site within six weeks.
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N. Verity Parkway
James R. Mattson
Mattson
Richard Whitaker
Dayton
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Smith Pond
Journal
John Sheckler
Lower Carlisle Road
Walnuttreet
Stamm
Morehead State College
Morehead, Ky
Rozella Lykins
Colorado Springs, Colo
Eaton Funeral Home
Raymond Kennard
Charles Caudill
Woodhill Cemetery
Red Baron’s Fliers
David Driver
Armco Steel Corp
Society of
Hans Waldhaus
Baron von Richtofen
Gwendolyn Booth
Howard
Howard B. Dorenbusch
Carlisle Ave
Vistler
Pershing Ave
St. Peter Catholic Church
Thomas Dorenbusch
St. Stephens Cemetery
Ellen Dorsey
Urbana
Kenneth J. Dorsey
Champaign
Florence Hofmann
Louis Kirchhof
Monroe, Mich
Klaus-Weigel ‘Funeral Home
Richard Reiss
Greenwood Cemetery
Dodd's
Verity Parkway
Fourteenth Ave
Chas
Bud” Steller
Robert L. Salley
Diver's
U.S
Ponderosa
Shaddock
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