Powell Craft 75 Dies After Stroke at Home
Powell Craft 75 of 2421 Hill Ave Middletown died 2 15 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after suffering a stroke at home He was a Home Improvement Supply salesman for 15 years previously a self employed carpenter A Middletown resident six years he came from Menifee County Kentucky Surviving are his wife Luexa two daughters Mrs Buelah McIntire and Mrs Leila Boast a son Percy treasurer of Local M77 of the Carpenters and Joiners Union one brother George three sisters Mrs Stella Trimble Mrs Myrtle Ayres and Mrs Minnie Dell four grandchildren and one great grandchild Services at 2 p m Monday Joseph R Baker Long Funeral Home burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m Sunday
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Powell Craft
Hill Ave
Middletown Hospital
Nowa
Craft
Home Improvement Supply Co
Central Avenue
Middletown
Menifee County
Luexa
Buelah McIntire
Leila Boast
Percy
The
Carpenters and Joiners Union
George
Stella Trimble
Charleston
Myrtle Ayres
Indianapolis
Minnie Dell
Detroit
Joseph R. Baker & Long Funeral
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
Mrs Allie Curtis 61 dies after illness Middletown
Mrs. Allie Curtis 61 of 2204 Woodlawn Ave died at 447 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since Nov 8 She lived in Middletown 43 years after coming from Hubbard Springs Va Employed by the old P Lorillard Co Surviving are her husband Glenmore two sons Walter Dale Curtis Coy Hall both of Middletown two daughters Mrs Melba Curtis and Mrs Pheda Elaine Cassidy three brothers Everett Millard and Chester Clifton all of Middletown one sister Mrs Hazel Barnett of Ft Mitchell Ky ten grandchildren and a great grandchild Services will be held at 2 p m Monday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with the Rev Carmel Mathis officiating Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Sunday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m
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Allie Curtis
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Curtis
Middletown
Hubbard Springs
Old P Lorillard Co
Glenmore
Walter Dale Curtis
Coy Hall
Melba
Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Wells West Middletown Stillborn
The infant son of Mr Stanley Wells and Mrs Wells of West Middletown Rt 2 was stillborn at 2 04 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital Surviving are the parents.
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Stanley Wells
West Middletown Rt. 2
Middletown Hospital
Rankin Cox Family Graveside Service Arranged
Judith Elaine Rankin Cox memorialized with graveside services at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Wardside Cemetery. Rev. Henry Howard to officiate. Arrangements handled by Wilson Memorial Home for Midlertown family.
Obituary for Mrs Fannie Williams of Middletown
Mrs Fannie Williams aged 70 died at 8 10 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a week as patient. She lived in the area about 50 years. Survived by husband Roscoe a daughter Mrs Lucille Cramer three sons Clair Reading Emerson of New York and Stanley of Evendale three brothers Joseph of West Chester Carl in Florida and William. Requiem High Mass at 9 30 a m Monday at St Johns Church West Chester with burial in Spring Valley Cemetery on Kyles Station Road. Friends may call at Schmidt Dhonau Funeral Home Reading after 3 p m Sunday.
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Fannie Williams
Middletown Rt. 1
Middletown Hospital
Roscoe
Lucille Cramer
Clair Reading
Emerson
New York
Stanley
Evendale
Joseph
West Chester
Carl
Florida
William
St. John’s Church
Spring Valley
Kyles Station Road
Schmidt-Dhonau
Reading
Obituary notices and funeral details from local churches
French D Scott age 74 of 1930 Milton St. services at 10 am Monday East Hamilton Baptist Church. John Tanner of 6890 Chase Ave. Requiem High Mass 9 30 am Monday St Ann’s Church. Ben Jones Jr age 35 of 785 Florence Drive services tomorrow Jordan. Mrs Adalee Broyles age 52 of 1101 Garden Ave services Monday Pilgrim Baptist Church. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Larry Franklin of 460 S Third St services today Jordan.
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French D. Scott
Milton St
East Hamilton Baptist Church
John Tanner
Chase Ave
St. Ann's Church
Ben Jones Jr
Florence Drive
Jordan
Adalee Broyles
Garden Ave
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Larry Franklin
S. Third St
Deaths Across the Nation and Regions
The death of Francis Patrick Keough archbishop of Baltimore who led the diocese since 1947 is reported along with obituaries from Anacortes Steubenville and East Liverpool. Bradlee Watson emeritus Dartmouth English professor and theater founder died aged 82. Steubenville mayor Samuel S. McCormick died of a heart attack at home. Seward Daw 76 superintendent of Wellsville schools died after injuries from a traffic accident in Pittsburgh.
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Baltimore
Francis Patrick Keough
Anacortes
Wash
E Bradlee Watson
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth Experimental Theater
Watson
Dartmouth
Steubenville
Ohio
Samuel S. McCormick
East Liverpool
Seward E. Daw
Wellsville
Pittsburgh
Grass Fire in Beatrice Drive Field Contained
Firefighters contained a grass fire in a field along the 3100 block of Beatrice Drive yesterday after winds spread flames from burning paper. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Beatrice Drive
Conservatives Call College Liberal Hothouse and Brain Laundry
Three young conservatives described American colleges as hot-house liberals and a left-wing brain laundry. Scott Stanley of Kansas, Roger Claus of Wisconsin, and William S P Cotter of Young Americans for Freedom spoke at the National Association of Manufacturers annual congress urging industrialists to engage in campus battles to defend free enterprise.
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NEW York
The
American College
Scott Stanley
University of Kansas
Roger Claus
University of Wisconsin
William S. P. Cotter
Young Americans For Freedom
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress of American Industry
Stanley
Ambiguous Quote About Financing Destruction
A fragment quotes a speaker asserting that listeners are being duped into funding their own downfall. No names, dates, or concrete context are provided to identify the source or scope of the claim.
Waynesville Dance To Help Pay For Bus
The Bounty Hunters from Middletown will perform at a benefit dance in Waynesville to support a retarded children's school bus project. Proceeds help pay for a bus now in use, bought with borrowed funds, aiding transport to Lebanon for special classes in Warren County.
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Waynesville
Bounty Hunters
Middletown
Huron Label
Jerry Raleigh
Dan
Lemon - Monroe
Snior
Dan Craft
Jerry McQuinn
Mary Bellman
Warren County Council
Lebanon
Butler County Trades Council Urges Annexation of Asbury tract
Marion E. David son, president of the Butler County Building Trades Council, reports the council adopted a resolution asking county commissioners to annex the Asbury industrial tract in Fairfield Township to Hamilton. A second resolution urges members to skip the union toy sale at Carthage Fairgrounds and support local merchants.
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Hamilton
Marion E. Davidson
Butler Councy Building Trades Council
Asbury
Fairfield Township
Union
Carthage Fairgrounds
Davidson
Wildwood PTO Plans January Ham Supper At School
Committees met at Wildwood School to plan the January 3 ham supper fundraiser. Dale Converse serves as general chairman with Mrs. Charles Purdum as co chairwoman. other chairs include Mrs. Richard Hasemeier for food and Joseph Thomas for procurement. The annual supper runs from five to eight minutes past seven.
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Wildwood School
Dale Converse
Charles Purdum
Richard Hasemeier
Joseph Thomas
Radio Group Elects Beatty Leader at Frisch's Meeting
The Middletown Area Citizens' Band Association elected Jerry Beatty of Red Lion as president Charles McConnel as vice president Herbert Korris as treasurer and Herbert McBain as secretary at a meeting yesterday on S Main Street Frisch's. The group meets regularly the first Wednesday of each month.
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Middletown Area
Cotter Criticizes U S Education On Patriotism
Cotter declares the American educational system fails to teach patriotism and produces more extreme leftist thinkers than any nation except Russia. He says active students are openly defiant of tradition morality and the old fashioned patriotism concept.
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Cotter
Russia
America
Man Hurt At Armco Treated
A 31 year old man was caught between two trucks at Armco Steel Corp yesterday around 7 p m. He suffered rib and abdominal injuries and was treated at Middletown Hospital where he was released. Luther Jenkins of Morrow Route 4 was among the injured.
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Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Luther Jenkins
Morrow Rt. 4
Dentists Hear Dayton Combo At Christmas Party
The Docs of Dixieland band from Dayton, made up of practicing dentists, provided entertainment for a Keely Dental Society and Ladies Auxiliary Christmas party. The event last night at the Sportsmens Club drew 136 guests, with Dr and Mrs Ralph Clemens of Middletown and Dr and Mrs Carl Schmitter of Hamilton organizing arrangements.
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Docs of Dixieland’ Band
Dayton
Keely Dental Society
Sportsmens’ Club
Ralph Clemens
Middletown
Carl Schmitter
Hamilton
Thomann Talk Is Judged Best
Arthur Thomann was judged best speaker at a Toastmasters Club meeting at J& J Bowling Lanes. His talk "For Or Against" examined how to prepare American youth for defending our way of life. Competitors included Earl Brewer with "Is This America?" and Joseph Dillon with "See Others and They Will Seek You."
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Arthur Thomann
J& J
Earl, Brewer
America
Joseph Dillon
Lloyd Nolan
William Lutz
Cg&e
Mary Etta Street
Robert Blevins
Leroy Meier
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sHyur
Judith Elaine
Chester Rankin
James Cox
Wilson Memorial Home
Olleges
Nam
Claus
Insight and Outlook
Wisconsin Conservative Club
Trades Council Okk
Wildwood
Radio Group
Beatty
Armco
Thomann
Dohn’s
TOY Sale
Aia Ae
LI Ha
N. Bread
Dacron
Avron
DuPont
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