Germantown Man Dies Of Personal Safety Related Wounds
Harry Joseph Coleman 38 of Mudlick Road found shot to death in his car in the garage at home. Authorities say he apparently inflicted the wounds himself with a .32 caliber revolver, death estimated about 2 a.m. by Dr. Herbert C. Bradley Jr. Coleman survived by wife and five children. body taken to John Arpp Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Nein & Sons Funeral Home with burial at Fairview Cemetery Gratis.
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Germantown
Harry Joseph Coleman
Mudlick Road
Coleman
Montgomery County
James Bohanan
Bradley
Bohanan
Harold Angel
Franklin Services for Samuel Banker in Saltillo Tenn
Samuel Banker 48 of Saltillo Tenn drowned when his fishing boat capsized in the Tennessee River near Saltillo. Services 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Robert Eaton Funeral Home with Dr Eldon Huchison officiating. Burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery Peasttown. Survived by mother Mrs Wilson D Banker of Saltillo. Father died in 1951.
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Franklin
Samuel Banker
Saltillo
Tenn
Tennessee River
Robert Eaton
Eldon Huchison
Mt. Pleasant
Peasttown
Banker
Warren County
Wilson D. Banker
Death of Armco veteran Joseph W. Beckman at 2102 Queen Ave
Joseph W. Beckman 76 a retired Armco Steel maintenance repairman of 30 years was found dead at his home 2102 Queen Ave He retired in October 1945 Surviving are three daughters Mrs Ruth Campbell Middletown Mrs Elizabeth Statton Miamisburg Rt 2 and Mrs Freda Curtis Hamilton two sons Earl Germantown and Leslie Burbank Calif and nine grandchildren Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home
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Joseph W. Beckman
Armco Steel Corp
Queen Ave
Beckman
Armco
Ruth Campbell
Middletown
Elizabeth Statton
Miamisburg
Rt. 2
Freda Curtis
Hamilton
Earl
Germantown
Leslie
Burbank
Calif
McCoy-Leffler
Infant Boxwell Dies at Birth in Monroe
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Boxwell of Austin Smith Road Monroe died at Middletown Hospital. Survived by parents a brother Charles Daniel maternal grandparents James W McCoy Excello paternal grandparents Mary Pettigrew Hamilton and Charles Boxwell Excello Graveside services are 10 am tomorrow at Woodside Cemetery with Rev Charles Lovell First Methodist officiating Arrangements by McCoy Leffer Funeral Home
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Charles Boxwell
Austin- Smith Road
Monroe
Middletown Hospital
Charles Daniel
James W. McCoy
Excello
Mary Pettigrew
Hamilton
Woodside Cemetery
Charles Lovell
First Methodist Church
McCoy Leffer
Services held for Mrs. Ella Golden Heinrich
Mrs. Ella Golden Heinrich 51 of 3411 Vannest St died Sunday at home. Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at First Church of God with off. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Survived by husband John, son Kenneth Igo, daughters Mabel Wheelersburg Imogene Short Barbara Pfeiffer, sisters Elbert Lowe Arson Lowe Margaret Hobbs. Call McCoy Leffler Funeral Home 3 to 10 p.m. today. Walter J. Boger Camden services for Walter J. Boger 65 of 35 N 2nd St.
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Dayton
R. C. Nein & Sons
Fairview Cemetery
Gratis
Warren County
Boger
Neff & Fry Co
First Brethren Church
Katie Craig Boger
Wil and
Eugene
St. Paul
Dale
Beaver Falls
Kathryn Gabbard
Hamilton
Edith Pantle
Lewisburg
Robert
Alven Craig
Camden Rt
Warren
Camden and
Chester
West Alexandria
Pearl Spitler
Near West Alexandria
Lola Bullard
Franklin
Ella Golden Heinrich
Vannest St
Church of God
SS Co
Woodside Cemetery
Heinrich
John
Kenneth Igo
Columbus
Mabel Wheelersburg
Portamouth
Imogene Short
Barbara Pfeiffer
Middletown
Elbert Lowe
Arson Lowe
Rigley
Margaret Hobbs
Lexington
McCoy- Leffler
Agnes N Zeek of Germantown Dies at 83
Agnes Nora Zeek 83 longtime Germantown resident died at 12 05 a m at her home 103 S Walnut St after a stroke she had been ill four years She was widow of Frank Zeek daughter of Peter and Eliza Moy er sister of Alice Miller Surviving nieces and nephews Services Thursday 2 p m John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev Arnold burial Gratis Cemetery friends may call after noon tomorrow
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Germantown
Agnes Nora Zeek
S. Walnut St
Alice Miller
John Arpp
Rev
Or. Arnold
Gratis Cemetery
Hamilton Deaths Isaac Tackett 53 services today at Webb
Isaac Tackett, 53, of 3981 River Re, died recently. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. today at Webb Funeral Home with burial to follow. He was a longtime resident and member of the community.
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Isaac Tackett
River Reservices
Webb Funeral Home
Obituary notices of notable editors librarians and clergy
Obituaries list several prominent figures: Dr. Herbert Putnam 93 emeritus librarian of the Library of Congress died in Washington DC. Robert E. Delaplaine 70 copublisher of the Frederick News and Post and bank head died in Maryland. Prof. George Frederick Paddock 76 emeritus astronomy professor at Lick Observatory died in Providence. Albert Wilson Epperson 44 newspaper publisher and editor in Morgan and Coalville Utah died. Rev Dr John A E Naess 83 retired bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church died in Pasadena. W Gil Sonastine 52 founder of Courage Inc and disability advocate died in Columbus.
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Falmouth
Mass
Herbert Putnam
Washington
Providence
George Frederick Paddock
Lick Observatory
California
Ogden
Utah
Albert Wilson Epperson
National Editorial Assn
Morgan
Coalville
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pasadena
Calif
John A. E. Naess
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wisconsin
Illinois
Wasington
Dodgeville
Wis
Columbus
Ohio
W. Gil Sonastine
Courage, Inc
National Organization For the Handicapped
Flint Closes Door To Negro Boxer Seeks Jobs
Herbh Odom, a 1954 55 national intercollegiate boxing champion and MSU graduate, told Flint City Commission he cannot find work in his hometown due to racial prejudice. He appealed for help as a father of three after MSU’s 147 pound NCAA title win this year. The commission showed concern and pledged to take action to assist him.
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Flint
Mich
Herbh Odom
Odom
Michigan State University
MSU
Youth Admits Killing Granny in Iowa Case
James B. Smith 22 of Newton Iowa signed a statement admitting he killed his grandmother Dai sy Betterton 67 at her At tica Iowa home. He told investigators he beat her to death with a spade because she was always picking on him. A murder charge was filed in Knoxville Iowa after his arrest on a Knoxville warrant. The body was found near a roadside picnic park in Nebraska after neighbors could not locate the woman. The suspect had been released from a veterans home for the mentally ill in Knoxville two months earlier.
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Denver
James B. Smith
Newton
Iowa
Daisy Betterton
Attica
Roy Tangye
Tangye
Sterton
Smith
Knoxville
Arapahoe
Neb
Jim van Hemert
Veterans Home For
Builder Opposes Tap Fee Plan for Sewers in Germantown
At a Germantown village council meeting Neal Kurfiss urged acceptance of a 100 dollar sewer tap fee per lot for 30 new homes, arguing lump payment hurts small builders. council favored hearing more on an ordinance with a 30 day wait after final reading for a street light ordinance and possible sewer rate discussion.
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Germantown
Tok
Neal Kurfiss
Harriet Wetta
Kurfiss
Help Wanted Where Is She
A Jacksonville man called the Florida Times Union claiming an ad for a day and night nursery led to his child’s pickup. He says the ad gave only a phone number, not an address, and asks the paper to locate the number and the nursery.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida Times-Union
Lemonade Sale Aids Polio Fund In Middletown
Middletown polio chairman Capt John Fitzgerald reported another string of charity events by local children. A lemonade stand on North Broad Street raised 17 dollars at two cents per glass, and a carnival on Kenee Drive netted 10 dollars with Rossi supermarket donating hot dogs buns and cash. The fundraiser at six year old Jackie Sheets home highlighted efforts by Louis Weaver Dix Brown and Sarah Metcalf.
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Middletown
Capt
John Fitzgerald
Louis Weaver
Dix Brown
N. Broad Street
Sarah Metcalf
Franklin
Captain Fitzgerald
Kenee Dr
Rossi
Coles Road
Jackie Sheets
Middletown Named Home of McGuire Sisters
Sunday New York News feature highlights the McGuire Sisters born in Middletown within four years. It notes their rise to fame and gifts to their parents, including paying off the house mortgage and buying a new car. Father Asa McGuire works for Armco Steel Corp.
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Middletown
New York News
McGuire Sisters
Chris
Phyllis
Dotty
Miamisburg
Godfrey Gals
Asa McGuire
Armco Steel Corp
Groom's Jury Duty Shortens Honeymoon
ST. LOUIS. Raymond L. Anderson and his bride were married by Magistrate Thomas Gabbert last Saturday. The groom said he would not have much of a honeymoon. Yesterday Gabbert learned why as Anderson began a week of jury duty in his court.
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ST. Louis
Raymond L. Anderson
Thomas Gabbert
Gabbert
Anderson
Coast Guard Rescues 46 From Burning Schooner
The Coast Guard cutter Mendoza saved all 46 crewmen from a burning Portugese fishing schooner eight hundred sixty miles off Nova Scotia. Only one man was injured in the blaze and rescue.
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New York
Coast Guard
Mendoza
Nova Scotia
Franklin School Rehabilitation Plan Approved by State Board
State board approves authorization for Franklin school rehabilitation led by Superintendent J Forrest Burns after Department of Education consent. Project covers West Elementary roof replacement Central School roof repair Anthony Wayne West school grounds improvements high school science remodeling and new pupil seating. Also approves cafeteria contract to Borden's Ice Cream Co and hires five teachers including Elizabeth Norton Wallace Sullivan Richard Wallick Janet Lou Allen Mary Alice Dalton Barbara Eaton plus several cafeteria staff. notes remaining vacancies and potential future bus drivers.
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Franklin
J. Forrest Burns
Board of Education
Burns
State Department of Education
West
Central School
Anthony Wayne
Borden’s Ice Cream Co
Elizabeth H. Norton
Roanoke
Wallace Sullivan
Richmond
Richard Wallick
Toronto
Ohio
Janet Lou Allen
Centerville
Mary Alice Dalton
Barbara Eaton
India Still Shows Scars Of Conquest
Eight years after British rule ended India remains influenced in Delhi with Queensway and Kingsway street names, left side traffic, and bilingual signs. English remains the working language of government until 1965, while Hindi is the national language. Higher income Indians adopt English dress and customs, including afternoon tea, reflecting residual colonial impact.
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New Dehi
India
Republic
New Delhi
Queensway
Kingsway
Navy Rigger Killed After Cable Split Off Cape Cod
Boston report says an anchor cable split at the Texas tower radar station 100 miles off Cape Cod killing Arsen S. Haroutuanian 41 of Everett a 24 year Navy veteran and father of two.
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Boston
Texas Tower
Cape Cod
Arsen S. Haroutuanian
Everett
Navy
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Walter J. Boger
Camden
N. 2Nd St
Sanitone
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Erle Hans
Agnes N. Zeek
R Hamilton
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Jackson Franklin Williams
Kay Williams Gable
Clark Gable
Erie
McGuires
State
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Edna Ines
Maud Owens
Hette Little
Louise Carpenter
Nora Tewell
Anthoney Wayne
Ester Seaman
Lucille Noland
Lillian Thacker
Virginia Fugett
Ulah Grass
Lenna Turner
West School
Laura Morey
Charlotte Cook
Cecelia Webb
Sarah Hanes
Betty Montgomery
Opal Farnsworth
Gene Egelston
Ghe John
Sae Cpl
Cable
Runyan
COSCO
Ross
Boyswear and
S.M.L
Roy Rogers
Channel 7
Revlon
Cosmetics
John Ross
Terry
Sale
Davy Crockett
Chambray
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