Santa in Long Island Nursery Dazzles Eight-Year-Olds
Ralph Oborne, 77, plays Santa Claus at a Westbury Long Island nursery. He boasts a 220 pound frame and thirty years in the role. He memorizes Clement Clarke Moore’s poem to deliver readings and teases cynics with playful lines. He downs sleigh bells for drama and demands applause at the end.
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N.Y
Ralph Oborne
Oborne
Santa Claus
Long Island
Bozo
Clement Clarke Moore
St. Nicholas
Dancer
Prancer
St. Nick's
Teachers Here Urged To Become Involved
Middletown Ohio Association leaders urge teachers to engage with the Ohio Education Association urging involvement as levies fail in many districts threatening school funding and education programs. The address frames teaching as at a crossroads facing ongoing funding and policy challenges.
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Middletown Te
Middletown
Zoning Board Variance Dispute Over Junkyard Use in Mayfield
Residents clash with city officials over zoning interpretations for a Lef ferson Road site as the board weighs a commercial variance. Criticism targets Robert Metz of the Department of Community Development for altering a board appeal and for alleged conflicts of interest involving Howerton and Miller. City leaders say investigations continue while lawyers weigh security system ties and leasing to a wrecker service amid calls for ethics scrutiny.
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Lefferson Road
Robert Metz
Community Development
Zoning Board
Metz
Howerton
Sorrell
Miller
Barbara
Middletown ‘Securities System
Dale Helsel
Mary Lord
Hamilton Mayor Petty Seeks Butler County Recorder Post
Hamilton Mayor Mark C. Petty, 48, announces he will seek the Democratic nomination for Butler County recorder in the May 2 primary. Petty, a 12 year Hamilton council veteran and former mayor, aims to serve the public full time in county records. If unopposed in the primary, he will challenge Republican incumbent Jean Blazer in the November 1972 election.
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Hamilton
Mark C. Petty
County Recorder
Petty
Kaiser Engs
Armco
Middletown
Publc
Butler County
Jean Blazer
Blazer
Franklin Cafe Burglary Under Investigation
Franklin police investigate an early morning burglary at Wallace's Cafe 202 South Main Street after a janitor reports the safe broken into at 4 22 a m. Officials have not yet determined how the break in occurred.
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Franklin
Wallace
S. Main St
Braun Receives Warm Welcome at VFW Pearl Harbor Day
Jerri Spencer reports from Middletown where Braun, host of WLWT 950, attended the VFW Post 3809 Pearl Harbor observance. He autographed items, thanked veterans, and announced raised funds including 250 dollars for Ruth Lyons Christmas Fund plus smaller gifts from locals. He credited Middletown supporters for urging his appearance and pledged loyalty to his audience and to America.
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America
Braun
WLWT
VFW
Oly Seacy
Pee
Dewey Powell
DAY Post
Middletown
Obituary of Boyd Cox Former Chicago Inspector
Boyd Cox 72 of Chicago and former Middletown resident died Tuesday evening at Linois Masonic Hospital Chicago He retired in 1964 after 14 years as a city of Chicago food inspector Survived by wife Ruth brother Dennie of Florida sisters Anna Janeway Weedersburg Ind and Edna Roach California Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffier Funeral ic
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Boyd Cox
Chicago
Middletown
Esta Cox
Linois Masonic Hospital
Cox
City of
Ruth
Dennie
Florida
Anna Janeway
Weedersburg
Ind
Edna Roach
California
McCoy-Leffier
Mrs. Laura Larman Rites Planned In Middletown
Laura Larman 77 of 8331 Ann Drive Franklin died 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Middletown Hospital after a long illness. Born in Salt Lick Kentucky she lived in the Middletown area 45 years and was formerly with P Lorillard Co. Survived by daughters Wanda Peters and Lorene Riley 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Friday at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home Rev Howard Sears officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 3–5 and 7–9 p.m.
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Ann Drive
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Larman
Salt Lick
Middletown
P. Lorillard &Co
Alfred Sr
Wanda Peters
Lorene Riley
New West Carrollton
McCoy-Leffler
Howard Sears
Woodside Cemetery
Townsend 53 dies after heart attack in Middletown Hospital
Clayton M Townsend 53 of Camden Rural Route died on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 2 05 pm Tuesday after a heart attack He worked 19 years for Armco Steel Corp He served in World War II Surviving wife Betty a son David and a daughter Linda both at home his father Clyde of Carlisle Ky and a brother Winfred of Franklin Services at 2 pm Saturday McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Henry Howard and Rev Herbert Thompson officiating Burial Butler County Memorial Park Viewing Friday 3 00 to 5 00 and 7 00 to 9 00 pm.
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Clayton M. Townsend
Camden
Middletown Hospital
Townsend
Armco Steel Corp
Betty
David
Linda
Clyde
Carlisle
Winfred
Franklin
Obituary Notices and Funeral Service Times
Samuel Rosensweig 78 Cincinnati formerly Hamilton services today. Frank Wilke 33 Fairfield Mass of the Resurrection 10 a.m. Friday Sacred Heart Church. Mrs Gertrude Kemp 88 223 Buckeye St services 2 p.m. Thursday Mercy Hospital Chapel. Edward Conyers 28 914 Greenwood Ave services 10 a.m. Thursday. Edgar McDaniel 81 formerly 5860 Fairham Road services 1 p.m. Friday.
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Samuel Rosensweig
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Colligan
Frank Wilke
Fairfield
Santa to Visit Trenton for Christmas Wishes Event
Santa Claus announces his annual pre Christmas visit to Trenton arriving in the Trenton Rescue Squad ambulance at the city building at 6 30 p m tomorrow to listen to Christmas wishes of youngsters. He will distribute candy to children and depart at 8 p m after the visit.
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Trenton
Santa Claus
Santa
Death ruled self-inflicted gunshot in Middletown
Mrs Pauline Baber 50 of 803 Acropea St died at 3 30 a patient since sustaining a personal safety related gunshot wound on Nov 3 Middletown police report she apparently shot herself in the chest with a small caliber pistol Dr Garret J Boone Butler County Coroner ruled the death a death by own action Surviving husband two sons parents two sisters seven brothers and three grandchildren Services set for Friday at Scobee Funeral Home Winchester Ky with burial at Winchester McCoy Leffler Funeral Home today from 6 to 9 pm
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Pauline Baber
Acropea St
Middletown
Baber
Winchester
Garret J. Boone
Butler
Asa
Danny
Atlan ‘Ta
James
Huston Watts
Goldie Stone
Fern Golden
Lexigton
Bernia
Mayo
Othal
Wilmont
Lloyd Watts
Paul Watts
Franklin
Roy Watts
Ironton
Scobee Funeral Home
Henry Howard
McCoy-Leffler
Cummings Wife Seeks More Alimony After Divorce
Mary Cummings says she owes 26269 dollars and needs increased alimony and child support from ex husband actor Robert Cummings. An attorney for Mrs. Cummings told a Superior Court judge the IRS has seized community property valued around 500000. She says the former husband, 60, has not paid 1100 monthly support and alimony and she estimates current needs at 3887 monthly. They have five children, two grown and married.
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Los Angeles
Mary Cummings
Robert Cummings
Cummings
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