Deaths and funerals fill Middletown area obits
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Margaret Root Combs 79 of 411 Young St and Mrs Mary Hunt 76 of 1615 Glenn Ave with services planned at Faith United Methodist Church and McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home. Additional notices list Robert L. Taylor 87 of 1401 Young St and Charles F. Vinson 36 of 1412 Young St with arrangements at local homes. Burial at Woodside Cemetery and Arlington Cemetery, with survivors including spouses, children, and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Root Combs
Young St
Middletown Hospital
Board of Education
Clyde
Jack Combs
Betty Jane Spies
Monroe
Mary Etta Meloy
Lebanon
Spokane
Wash
Mabel Rempe
Middletown
Faith United Methodist Church
Clifford Stearns
Woodside Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Mary Hunt
Glenn Ave
Garden Manor
Nashville
Ind
Samuel
Opal McGonigle
Martha Kolb
Akron
Blanche Clark
Bryan
Trudy Marriman
Medway
Barbara Ramsey
Springfield
Walter
Charles
Robert
Martha Parks
Rebecca Floyd
Joseph
Daniel
James Woods
McCoy-Leffler
Roger Ashley
Robert L. Taylor
Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel
Second Baptist Church
Charles F. Vinson
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Vinson
Vermont St
Armco Steel Corp
New Era Baptist Church
Atlanta
David
Cleveland
Derrick
Bernice Kirksey
Louella Vinson
Eva Vinson
Long Beach
Calif
Phyllis Hunter
Los Angeles
Rosie Harris
Columbia
S.C
Joel F. Bailey & Sons
Franklin
Hazel Kirby Cole
Mary Vance
Carlisle
Lillian Vance
West Liberty
Anglesby
Springboro
Cole
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Collinsville
Middletown-Butler County
American Cancer Society
Ethel Finlay
Virgil Retallick
Detroit
Van
Cincinnati
Vivian
Kenneth
Waynesville
Cubs Honored At Pack 1 Awards Night
Awards were presented to Cub Scout Pack 1 sponsored by First United Presbyterian Church. Webelos citizenship awards went to Kenny Ballard John Barton Robert Hattery Peter Compton Scott Ferris Paul Hamm Danny Mobry David Luzader Mark Metz and Eric Rich. The party theme was Mexican Fiesta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
Webelos
Kenny Ballard
John Barton
Robert Hattery
Peter Compton
Scott Ferris
Paul Hamm
Danny Mobry
David Luzader
Mark Metz
Eric Rich
Fire Call Reports In Middletown Area
Fire crews responded yesterday at 9 38 am to 820 North University Boulevard for Marian F Linkins age 70 ill and transported to Middletown Hospital by ambulance and treated and released. At 12 12 am a second incident at 313 Moore Street for Mary Taylor age 83 ill to Middletown Hospital by ambulance and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. University Blvd
Marian F. Linkins
Middletown Hospital
Moore St
Mary Taylor
Irene Ryan The Beverly Hillbillies Granny Dies at 70
Irene Ryan known as Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies died at age 70 in a Santa Monica hospital after a stroke. The Broadway debutant had become wealthy from the show and endowed a theater scholarship foundation. she planned to attend Kennedy Center events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Irene Ryan
Pippin
Miss Ryan
Beverly Hillbillies
John F. Kennedy Center For Performing Arts
Washington
San Francisco
Valencia Theater
Tim Ryan
Tim and
Irene
Middletown High Senior Punches Victim in School Hall
A Middletown High School senior was treated for a broken jaw at Middletown Hospital after being punched by a student at the high school yesterday morning. Principal Lewis Hill said disciplinary action will target the attacker. no charges filed as of this morning. Dennis Cantrell, 19, reported being ordered from a restroom by eight or more students before the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Middletown Hospital
MHS
Lewis Hill
Dennis Cantrell
S. Clinton Sr
Retired Fostoria pastor poet dies at 75
FOSTORIA Ohio AP The Rev Ralph T Nordlund 75 retired pastor of Fostoria Baptist Church and a poet died Tuesday of natural causes The obituary notes his dual roles and long service in the Fostoria community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fostoria
Fostoria, Ohio
Ralph T. Nordlund
Fostoria Baptist Church
Diamond International posts record first quarter sales and earnings
Diamond International reports its best first quarter ever with 11 percent sales rise and 10 percent earnings gain. Net sales reach 145.414 million ending March 25, net income 9.533 million or 80 cents per share, vs 8.685 million or 73 cents a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond International Corp
New York
Diamond
Middletown
Richard J. Walters
Non teaching workers and board in Ohio school deadlock
Non teaching workers and the Middletown school board remain in a two week stalemate over demands for civil service or continuing contracts a higher offset salary equal to teachers raises more vacation tuition support and a major job classification study The talks halted after March 27 with the job study stalled and no public comment from leaders of OAPSE and the board The dispute centers on a 1959 study proposing longevity pay promotions reclassification new salary schedules for aides and secretaries and a pay system tied to school enrollment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio Association of Public School Employes
OAP
Robert Wearly
Beverly Blythe
OAPSE
CAPSE
Two Traffic Crashes Injure Three In Area
Three people were hurt in two highway wrecks reported to the highway patrol. Hager Haddix, 64, of 4114 Vannest Ave, was injured in a head on collision on Franklin Madison Road north of Thomas Road. Arch Cornett, 79, of 7227 County Line Road, was cited for driving left of center. In a second crash on Ohio 122 near the Preble County line, Ray Swartz, 54, of Somerville Rt. 1, slid on wet pavement and crossed the center line into a northbound car driven by Rodney Arndts, 24, of Eaton. Swartz was cited for speed unreasonable for conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Middletown Hospital
Franklin- Madison Road
Thomas Road
Hager Haddix
Vannest Ave
Arch Cornett
County Line Road
Cornett
Ohio 122
Preble County
Ray Swartz
Somerville Rt. 1
Rodney Arndts
Eaton
Swartz
Garage fire at Taylor Ave injures nearby structure
Fire inspectors continued the investigation into a rear blaze at 1515 Taylor Ave home of Elisha Miller. Losses were estimated at 800 to the frame structure and 200 to contents. Earlier April 15 fires destroyed a garage a car and five rooms of stored furniture at 1523 Taylor Ave with listed causes and multiple property losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Ave
Elisha Miller
Edna Lomsick
Pynta Tester
Miller
Births and dismissals listed in Vital section
The Vital section records births at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton with multiple families named including James Prater and Gerald Myers and others. Dismissals list patients and relatives by street addresses and names, including Middletown Hospital patient number 424-1871.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Prater
Wells Road
Gerald Myers
Thomas Road
David Izor
Kensington St
Middletown Hospital
Hamilton Man Hurt at Armco Blast Furnace
Harold Andrews of 1230 N. Washington Boulevard sustained a cracked vertebra after stepping backward from an elevated platform at Armeco’s Hamilton facilities and falling 16 feet to the floor. He was admitted to Ft. Hamilton Hospital around 6:30 p.m. He is the eighth major accident victim at Armeco this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Armeco
Harold Andrews
Andrews
Washington Boulevard
Ft. Hamilton Hospital
Middletown Deputy Fire Chief Improves After Heart Attack
Ernest Gehm, 60, deputy fire chief of Middletown, was in improved condition at Middletown Hospital today after suffering a heart attack Saturday. He had been in the intensive care unit and was listed in fair condition today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Gehm
Glenmore Drive
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Gehm
Police Briefs Report TV and Revolver Thefts
Louis McKnight reported his television and a .32 caliber revolver stolen from his home and car respectively with total losses around 252 dollars. Robert Taylor, a city heating inspector, reported a tape player and cartridges plus other items stolen from his car behind the City Building Annex near Central Avenue and Clinton Street, totaling about 138 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis McKnight
Young St
Robert Taylor
Holly Ave
City Building
Central Avenue
Clinton Street
Verity Middle School Presents You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
Verity Middle School stages its first musical tonight and tomorrow at 7 30 PM. Verity students perform You're A Good Man Charlie Brown with tickets priced at 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verity Middle School
Man
Charlie Brown
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Margaret Combs
N. L. Cooper
Mr. Taylor
Fairfield Nursing Home
Charles Vinson
Katherine Anderson
Katherine
Kate) Anderson
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Anderson Lumber Co
Anderson
Chautauqua
Milton
Centerville
Bernice Bond
Nancy Newton
Phoenix
Ariz
Helen Hartzell
Woodhill Cemetery
William Anderson
Eaton Funeral Home
Hazel Cole
Leonida Edmonds
St. James Home
Perm
Minn
Edward Grosser
Allen Ave
Young
Effie Sauerland
State Line Road
Harrison
Mary Spinning
New Carlisle
Webb
Lillie McGraw
Goodman Ave
Converse
Monument CO
Manchester Rd
Fenwick High
Granite & Bronze
Nicols
Dale Converse
Cub
Germantown Road
Ohio
Walters
William A. Eichmeyer
S. Range Line Road
Englewood
Miami Valley Hospital
John E. Miller
Ardmore Drive
Thomas Blaechle
Carroll Ave
Curtis Williams
Troy Morris
Waneta Ave
Julius Tewell
Winona Drive
George Walker
Curtis St
Martha Logan
Smith Ave
Michael Pickett
Robert Spensel
Dora Keith
Woodside Ave
Terry Muterspaw
Charles Maddox
Bernice Ave
Ray Lawson
van Ave
Sarah Colbert
Pinta Ave
Stubbs and
Stubbs
Attorneys At Law
First State St
Trenton
Verity
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkvy
4Th Ave
Bud) Steller
Mgr
Boston Rockers
T.v.’S
Park Drive
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