Former Sheriff Gerald Couden Dies by Own Hand
Gerald W. Couden 88 of 110 Highland Ave. Lebanon, former Warren County sheriff for two terms, was found dead by his wife in his business office about 7:30 am. He shot himself in the right temple, leaving a note to his wife and his mother saying he was mentally low. Coroner Ralph Young ruled death by self-inflicted wound. He previously led the Lebanon Dairy Queen and earlier worked for Remington Arms Co. at Kings Mills, later serving as chief deputy sheriff from 1938 to 1944 and as sheriff until 1952. Survived by wife Beatrice, mother Mrs Grace Couden, and ten siblings. Burial details arranged by Oswald Memorial Home.
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Gerald W. Couden
Highland Ave
Warren County
Beatrice
Grace Couden
Morrow
Ralph Young
Couden
Columbus Ave
Remgion Arms Co
Kings Mills
Theodore
Orange, Conn
Robert
Fort Worth
Texas
Oswald
Paul T Gates dies after long illness in Louisville
Paul Theodore Gates 48 a Middletown native resident 31 years died Saturday at his Louisville home where he had lived 17 years after a long illness. He was formerly a member of Second Baptist Church. Survived by son Paul D Gates of Houston, five sisters Mildred Gates Chicago Frances Gates New York City Sarah Phelps Albany Edith Morgan Middletown, and two grandchildren. Bailey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Middletown
Louisville
Second Baptist Church
Gates
Paul D. Gates
Houston
Texas
Mildred Gates
Chicago
Frances Gates
New York City
Sarah Phelps
Albany
N. Y
Alice Roberts
Edith Morgan
Baily Funeral Home
Infant Haves Graveside Service Held For Stillborn Son
Graveside services were held at 2 p m today in Mt Pleasant Cemetery Peasttown for infant Joe Kelley Haves son of Mr and Mrs Robert Haves of 4730 Elk Creek Road The child was stillborn Saturday at Middletown Hospital Reverend Henry Howard officiated Surviving are the parents and an unspecified sibling or relatives
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Joe Kelley Haves
Robert Haves
Elk Creek Road
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Peasttown
Henry Howard
Middletown Hospital
Funeral services for Lena Morton at Second Baptist
Mrs Lena Morton 77 of 925 Eighth Ave dies at Middletown Hospital Friday. Funeral at Second Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 p m with Rev Rollen F Hans officiating. Friends may call Jordan Funeral Home tonight 7 to 10. Burial in Woodside Cemetery.
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Lena Morton
Eighth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Rollen F. Hans
Jordan Funeral Home
Woodside Cemetery
Hollie Reffitt, Veteran Carpenter, Dies in Middletown
Hollie Reffitt, age 56, of Elk Creek Road West Middletown died at 4:10 am today at Middletown Hospital after a long illness. He worked 36 years as a carpenter for the New York Central Railroad and was a World War II veteran. Surviving are two daughters Betty Chippendale of West Middletown and Correne Fredericks of Tucson, a brother Edward, and seven grandchildren. Services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev. J T Roberts officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow at the funeral home 2-5 and 7-9 pm.
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Elk Creek Road
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
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New York Central Railroad
Betty Chippendale
Correne Fredericks
Tucson
Dward
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
J.T. Roberts
Woodside Cemetery
Camden woman Bessie Garrison dies at 66
Mrs Bessie Garrison 66 of Camden West Elkton Road died Saturday at Mercy Hospital after a week as a patient. Native of Hamilton she lived in Camden since 1945 and was saved by Camden Baptist Church Daughters of America. Survived by husband Robert daughter Dorothy Shearer son Roy two brothers sister and several grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 pm Wednesday at Camden Baptist Church with burial at Fairmount Cemetery. Funeral home hours and additional services listed.
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Bessie FE Garrison
West Elkton Road
Mercy Hospital
Garrison
Hamilton
New Miami
Daisy Marker
Gratis
Deaths Elsewhere in Three Cities
Raissa T Adler 88 widow of Dr Alfred Adler who proposed inferiority theory died Saturday. She wed Adler in 1888 when he was a little known Viennese doctor. Sir Frederick Handley Page 76 founder of Britain's first aircraft firm died Saturday. He led Handley Page Ltd which he formed in 1909. Fadward L Reed 66 board chairman of Jacob Reed's Sons sin ting firm and former foreign service officer was found dead Saturday with wrists slashed by a razor.
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Raissa T. Adler
Alfred Adler
Adler
London
Frederick Handley Page
Britain
Handley Page, Ltd
Philadelphia
Fadward L. Reed
Jacob Reed
Foreign Service
Community Club Meetings and VFW Post Odd Schedule
A jumble of Tuesday events lists VFW Post 615 meetings at 7 9 p m and 0 p m with various groups including Civitan Rotary Soroptimist Sertoma and Alcoholics Anonymous. Other gatherings include Mayfield Fire Department Sheffield Street Fire House Miami Valley Post 2008 United Cerebral Palsy Middletown and First Presbyterian Miami Lodge with times ranging from 7 20 p m to 8 p m.
Angels Film To Be Shown At Local Theater
Bill Wiley serves as program chair for the screening of the film Angels at the city theater. The event aims to showcase the new release and draw community attendance.
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Angels
Bill Wiley
Apparel. is the 'largest manu iconeity iNew Yr
The fragment mentions apparel and a claim of being the largest something in relation to a new year. No verifiable entities or events are clearly readable to identify people, organizations, places, or dates.
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Apparel
Winners In Color Test Named Bicycles Presented Saturday
Two youngsters won the Middletown Shopping Plaza Merchants Association coloring contest. Merideth Ann Cocanour, age 7, from Monroe Elementary School, took girls first, while Melville Payton, age 7, a first grader at Springboro Elementary, won boys first. Over 200 local entries, ages 5 to 12, were submitted. Judges were members of the Middletown Fine Arts Center, and James Lawrence of Irvings Inc. presented the bicycles. Entries colored six panels of an Easter story from The Journal.
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Middletown Shopping Plaza Merchants Association
Merideth
Construction Autos To Keep Steel Perking
Cleveland AP The seasonal upturn in steel consumption will cushion inventory adjustments and keep the market stable in Q2 Steel Magazine says shipments to construction fabricators building contractors and automakers will rise as weather improves Accompanied by auto and appliance production the second quarter may reach an annual rate of at least 100 million ingot tons Automakers may lift Q2 output to about 1 9 million cars from 1 8 million according to the report
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Cleveland
Steel Magazine
Steel
State Farm Agencies Move to Bloomington Home Office
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co State Farm Life Insurance Co and State Farm Fire and Casualty shift to a Bloomington Illinois home office. The consolidation reflects corporate realignment with implications for regional operations and staffing.
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
State Farm Life Insurance Co
State Farm Fire and Casualty To
Bloomington, Ilinoe
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