Action On Wildwood Crossing Signal Request
Long illness is fatal to Geo Shepherd. 91, Middletown and city councilman in earlier years. Survived by widow Sarah Emily Doty, son Mark Wesley, daughter Ruth, a grandson and three great grands. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Riggs Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. Also: Wildwood crossing signal action expected this week as NYC officials plan discussions.
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George Allen Shepard
Middletown
Shepard
Gardiner
Sarah Emily Doty
Pitman Doty
Wardlow-Thomas Paper Company
Dayton
Etna Paper Company
Methodist Church
Mark Wesley Shepard
Waynesville
Ruth M. Shepard
Ernest
Maine
Riggs Funeral Home
Funeral
Woodside Cemetery
Kenneth S. Learey
Wildwood
L. A Champ
New York Central Railroad
Springfield
Paul Wilson
C. V. Taille
Nyc
Talley
Champ
Wildwood Crossing
Wilson
Jefferson Crossing
Georgetown Crossing
New
Wildwood Addition
Mrs Eva Michael 71 Dies At West Middletown Home
Eva Michael 71 of Stubbs Road West Middletown Route 1 died at her residence yesterday at 8 45 am. She was born in the home in 1877 and is survived by husband William daughter Susie son Thomas Paul and two grandchildren. Services will be at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev H H Jung officiating. Interment Elk Creek Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday 2 5 and 7 10 pm. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Michael
Stubbs Road
West Middletown
William
Susie
Thomas Paul
McCoy-Leffler
H. H. Jung
Elk Creek
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Rites Set for Pfc Russell Mentz Franklin Soldier
Last rites for PFC Russell Mentz, 25, of Franklin, killed in a May 1945 France air accident, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Franklin with Rev H S Gessmer officiating. Burial with military honors by the Franklin American Legion at Woodhill Cemetery. Survived by parents, one daughter Sonia Carol of Middletown, two half sisters, Olive Hapson and Dy Brubaker of Miami. Friends may call Anglesby Funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
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Franklin
Russell Mentz
Jeff Mentz
H. S. Gessmer
Woodhill Cemetery
Franklin American Legion
Mentz
France
Franklin High School
Army
Sonia Carol
Middletown
Olive Hapson
Dy Brubaker
Miami
Anglesby
Izor 65 Germantown Man Dies After One Day Illness
GERMANTOWN Ray AL Izor 65 of Germantown Route 2 died at 7 15 p m Saturday at Middletown Hospital after one day confinement He was a lifelong resident and a mechanic at Oxford Miami Paper Co West Carrollton Survived by one daughter Vera Christensen Germantown two brothers Wes and Ross Germantown four sisters Mrs Orion Hale Mrs Wess Peck Mrs Harve Hollenbaugh and Mrs Catherine Bailey all of Germantown plus one other member in the family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Ray AL. Izor
Middletown Hospital
Izor
Oxford- Miami Paper Company
West Carrollton
Vera Christensen
Wes and
Ross
Orion Hale
Wess Peck
Harve Hollenbaugh
Catherine Bailey
ONE SPY PROBE SHEDS MICROFILMS TO GRAND JURY
The grand jury gridlock ends Wednesday with a new panel to take over the espionage inquiry. A microfilm copy from Chambers released Saturday includes a War Department report on 1938 Japanese troop movements in China. Nixon may testify today as his committee presses the spy hunt alongside the jury. Alger Hiss again denies Chambers charges of delivering secret papers to Soviet spies years ago.
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Chambers
War Department
China
Nixon
Grand
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Funeral services announced for family member at John Arpp Home
Grandson and two great grandchildren mourn a relative with services set for Wednesday at 2 p m. at John Arpp Funeral Home conducted by the Rev O O Arnold. Interment follows in Germantown Cemetery. Visitation at home after 10 a m. Tuesday.
Gratis widow Ida Lauren, 57, dies at South Gratis home
Mrs Ida Lauren widow of Rev Otto Lauren dies Sunday at Mrs Virgie Lowman’s home in South Gratis. Survived by brother William Hughes Sands of Hugaton Kansas and two sisters Ella Florence of Hugaton and Anna of Leesburg Ohio. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m at Gratis Church with burial in Gratis Cemetery. Friends may call at 1306 Aukerman St Eaton Ohio until service time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Deasley
Aukerman St
Eaton, O
Deaths across cities mark notable losses
In brief obituaries from Associated Press notes: Dr Marjory Stephenson 63 a British bacterial disease expert. Charles Templeton Crocker 63 playwright and explorer in San Francisco. Clarence W Snyder 75 portrait painter in Philadelphia. Edward L O Neill 5 former Democratic congressman from Newark NJ. William C Haase 60 assistant circulation manager at Chicago Sun Times. Donald Ayers Williams 43 editor of True magazine born in Gettysburg SD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Marjory Stephenson
Chicago
William C. Haase
The
Chicago Sun-Times
New York
Donald Ayers Williams
True Magazine
Gettysburg, S. D
Heredity Talk Features YMCA Marriage Course
Dr Roy Dickerson from Cincinnati spoke at the YMCA auditorium on heredity as part of a five lecture series titled Looking Toward Marriage co sponsored by the YMCA and Middletown Ministerial Association. The April lecture drew about 40 youths preparing for marriage and featured slides on reproduction and the role of heredity in marriage. The series concludes next Sunday with Dr Dickerson returning to discuss Making a Good Start in Marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Dickerson
YMCA
Middletown
Dr. Dickerson
Amphibious Duck Exhibit Highlights Military Rescue Vehicle
The U S Army and Air Force Recruiting Service displayed an amphibious truck known as a duck in Middletown through Wednesday at Broad and Central, with Franklin next for two days at the police station. The vehicle, famed in World War II for amphibious landings, has since aided flood relief and rescues in Cincinnati and Newport earlier this year.
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U.S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Middletown
M-Sat
Man V. Mieth
U. S. Army
Broad and
Central
Franklin
South Pacific
Cincinnati
Newport
Ohio River
German Laborers Steal Packages at Berlin Airlift
German workers at Allied airlift bases admit stealing small consumer goods flown to Berlin. Officials say the theft rate ranges from three to ten percent for such packages, while coal and flour losses are rare. American and British authorities acknowledge some shoplifting is almost impossible to prevent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Four Men to Leave for Induction on December 29
Middletown Draft Board No 10 will send three men and one more to meet the December quota of 4 for induction on December 29, board chairman Wylie Mitchell said. The nationwide cutback reduces the expected 11 men. Only Everett Franklin Smith passed the Cincinnati pre induction tests among 27 examined. two Miami University students transferred to Board 10 also passed. A larger December pre induction program was canceled by State Selective Service instructions.
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Middletown
Wylie Mitchell
Mitchell
Board 10
Cincinnati
Everett Franklin Smith
Tytus Ave
Miami University
Anthony Chiacchierro
Melvin Olix
Ashtabula
State Selective Service
Columbus
Vandals Wreck Hamilton Camp in Butler County
Hamilton temporary Girl Scout camp on Headgate Road two miles north of Hamilton was found in a virtual shambles after vandalism last week. Sheriff deputies seek clues as officials report stolen equipment and widespread damage awaiting inventory to estimate losses.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Headgate Rd
UN Panels Push for Global Arms, Energy Pact
Vishinsky of Korea urged a UN led effort after May elections under the UN Korean Commission. The Korean Commission now has seven members. The UN Atomic Energy Commission and the UN Commission for Conventional Armaments were urged to pursue a world agreement on atomic energy and armaments. Security Council members planned to keep delegates in place this week, though no definite meeting was set.
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Republic of Korea
UN Korean Commission
UN Atomic Energy Commission
UN Commission
Security Council
Auto struck by freight train kills Lynch in Wellington
A New York Central freight train struck an automobile near Wellington on Saturday night, killing Joseph W. Lynch, 47, an insurance salesman from Penfield.
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Wellington
New York Central
Here
Joseph W. Lynch
Penfield
Norwalk Truck Driver Identified After Fatal Crash
Norwalk reports the truck driver who burned to death in a late Saturday traffic accident is John J. Endsken of Lerkeley, Michigan, identified yesterday by authorities.
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Norwalk, O
John J. Endsken
Lerkeley
Mich
Army's First Kettle Report Reaches 111.58 Dollars
The Salvation Army Christmas kettles report 111.58 on opening day as 180 women and 150 girls staff kettles and headquarters at John Ross Corner and Central Ave Verity Paky. Junior Auxiliary plans carols nightly with named singers and dates through December 23.
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Salvation Army
John Ross
Central Ave
Verity Paky
Janet Johnson
Susan Hagen
Suzanne Young
Pat Conn
Nancy Roper
Nadene Stahis
Patty Gephart
Mary Ann Pieters
Paula Fryer
Caroline Jones
Mary Jane Roof
Sizemore Trial Jury Selected
A jury was selected at noon today in the trial of Harry Sizemore, 31, of Middletown, charged with second degree manslaughter in the death of Walter Brown, 37, of Franklin, in a Route 4 head on crash on July 19. Sizemore faced three counts in the Butler County grand jury indictment including Irene Brooks, 20, recently arrived from England, and William Porter, 47. Attorneys John D. Andrews and Richard Berridge defend Sizemore. Marc Fiehrer prosecutes for the State.
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Harry Sizemore
Middletown
Walter Brown
Franklin Route 1
Sizemore
Butler County
Irene Winifred Brooks
England
William G. Porter
South Broad St
Brown
Highway Patrol
Miss Brooks
Porter
Franklin
Route 4
John D. Andrews
Richard Berridge
Hamilton
Marc Fiehrer
Injuries Fatal in Cincinnati Traffic Crash
A traffic accident Friday left Herman Bumiller, 79, dead yesterday in Cincinnati. The AP report notes injuries from the crash proved fatal for Bumiller, with details limited to his age and death date.
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Cincinnati
Herman Bumiller
Burned to Death in East Liverpool Home Fire
East Liverpool fire claimed the life of 46 year old Taylor Smith as flames destroyed his residence yesterday. The tragedy was reported by AP with no further details available in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Taylor Smith
Messiah Presentation At Middletown's Fist Baptist Church
More than 500 people attended the Middletown Civic Chorus performance of Handel's Messiah at Fist Baptist Church directed by Richard Fleming of Miami University. The Armco Association sponsored the free concert, with soloists Ada Louise Weishaar Helen Gerber Ramsdell James Sweigart and Jack Strawbridge delivering the three parts amid accompaniment by Valda Wilkerson and Esther Hoover Phillips. Officers include Gladys Fraley William Saunders Carl Hovel and Clester Pieratt.
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Fist Baptist Church
Middletown
Richard Fleming
Miami University
Armco Association
Ada Louise Weishaar
Helen Gerber Ramsdell
James Sweigart
Jack Strawbridge
Valda Wilkerson
Esther Hoover Phillips
Gladys Fraley
William Saunders
Carl Hovel
Clester Pieratt
County Voter League Opened in Butler County
A new Butler County Non-Partisan League to study state and national issues and promote better government was announced at Hamilton. Led by Dr. Charles Handschin of Miami University, the group will focus on non partisan and bi partisan problems with Mrs. Reuben Pieters and Capt. Kenneth Sharp named to the agenda committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Hamilton
Charles Handschin
Miami University
Handschin
Reuben Pieters
Kenneth Sharp
Middletown
At the Movies Paramount Listings
The Paramount shows A Song Is Born with Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo on Monday at 1 56 4 25 6 55 and 9 30 pm and Luck of the Irish with Tyrone Power and Ann Baxter on Tuesday at 1 15 3 15 5 15 7 18 and 9 15 pm.
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Paramount
Danny Kaye
Vireginia Mayo
Tyrone Power
Ann Baxter
Strand Screens Silver River With Flynn And Sheridan
The Strand presents Silver River starring Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan at 1 38, 5 42, and 9 46 p m plus Be Large with Humphrey Bogart and Edward G Robinson at 3 28 and 7 32 p m.
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Silver River
Errol Flynn
Ann Sheridan
Humphrey Bogart
Edward G. Robinson
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Geo. Shepard
Pfc
Ray L. Izor
Grand Jury
John Arpp
Pr. O. O. Arnold
Germantown Cemetery
Mrs
Ida Lauren
San Francisco
Charles Templeton Crocker
Philadelphia
Clarence W. Snyder
Newark
N. J
Edward L. O'Neill
New Jersey
Manchester
Ohio Bus Lines
Ohio Line
State Utilities Commission
United States
Europe
America
Hamilton Camp
Vishinsky
Gray’'S Watch Repair
N. ¥. C. Railroad
Castell
DIAL
Butler
Clinton
Baltimore
Sizemore Trial
U. S. Senate
Vera Bushfield
Harlan Bushfield
South Dakota
Bushfield
Congress
Eranian
Costic
Chester White
Harold W. Jones
Middletown, Ohio
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