Man Survives Massive Flood After Sedan Carried by Water
A Los Angeles man and his wife escaped a flood with the help of Officer R J Holoubek who swam to their submerged car and pulled them to safety. They evacuated to a high school gym and learned their home and belongings were lost. The couple described floating six blocks amid cars, debris, and rising water near the Baldwin Hills area.
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Los Angeles
Rosanna
Baldwin Hills Reservoir
Orise Giguere
Tam
la Brea Avenue
Rodeo Road
R. J. Holoubek
Holoubek
Some Thoughts on Christmas and Holiday Spirit
A reflective piece on Christmas as a yearly peak of emotion, commerce, and faith. It notes the season softens worries, promotes goodwill, and calls for simpler gifts and acts of Christian charity. The author urges readers to help others and avoids celebrating excess amid holiday travel and shoppers.
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Mye
How e Motor Co Mgr Listed at Central Ave
A brief listing shows EN. MGR. THE HOWE MOTOR CO located at 1761 Central Ave marked with address and managerial note.
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MGR
THE
Howe Motor CO
Central Ave
Fireplaces Cited in Several Early Morning Blazes
An overheated fireplace caused a fire at Edward A. Sicking’s residence on Oxford Street with $75 damage, extinguished by city firemen at 3.92 am. A basement fire at Curry Dupree’s Yankee Road home was blamed on children with matches, reported yesterday at 12:47 am. A third alarm at J. E. Barker’s Ross Street home produced no fire.
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Edward A. Sicking
Oxford St
Curry Dupree
Yankee Road
J. E. Barker
Ross St
Holiday gift ideas for 8 to 12 year olds at local stores
A holiday guide suggests enduring gifts for older children, highlighting a Grant's aquarium and Perma-Life setup, Checker Store Gilbert road race and Fly Over Chicane sets, Gray Drags Enlarg-A-Graph, Love Brothers art supplies, Davidson Photo Shop a Bausch and Lomb telescope, plus field trip gear and Bake Shop fried chicken for family days.
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Grant's
Perma-Life
Checker
Anto
Davidson Photo Shop
Graveside Rites Planned for Capt Norman Davison
Air Force Captain Norman Ray Davison 28 of Hamilton. killed December 6 in Vietnam. Graveside services at Woodside Cemetery tomorrow at 2 30 p m with Maj William Monson and eight California Air Force officers in attendance. Survived by wife Sarah Ann Strodtbeck, daughter Ann Kirk, two sons Norman Jr and Andrew, parents Mr and Mrs James Davison, brother James. Arrangements by Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home with no visitations.
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Air Force
Norman Ray Davison
Hamilitor
Woodside
Davison
Viet Nam
William Monson
San Francisco
California
Miami University Air Force Rotc
Per- Air Force Base
Sonnel
Wright Patterson
Sarah Ann Strodtbeck
Middletown
Ann Kirk
Norman Jr
Andrew
James D. Davison
Farmersville
James
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Infant Mary Jane Bishop Dies at Middletown Hospital
Mary Jane Bishop six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs J Paul Bishop of 148 Orchard St died at Middletown Hospital last night at 11 50 pm The infant leaves two brothers Matthew and Daniel a sister Rachel and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs William Overholt of Brevard NC Funeral services at Wilson Memorial Home will be private with Dr Russell W Galloway officiating Memorials may be given to the Children Heart Association Cincinnati General Hospital Cincinnati 29
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Mary Jane Bishop
J. Paul Bishop
Orchard St
Middletown Hospital
Matthew
Daniel
Rachel
William Overholt
Brevard
N. C
Wilson Memorial Home
Russell W. Galloway
Children's Heart
Cincinnati
Burnett Ave
Obituary: Mrs Lillian Knox of Bowen Ky Dies at 80
Mrs Lillian Mae Knox 80 of Bowen Ky died at 4 50 a m yesterday at her daughter Beulah Perry’s home 516 Richmond St where she had been visiting. Survived by husband George 1954 death two daughters Mina Perry and Beulah Perry four sons Order Carlisle Ralph Berlin Tom 18 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren two brothers B F Martin H S Martin Services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Knox residence Bowen burial Chop Chestnut Cemetery.
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Lillian Mae Knox
Bowen
Beulah Perry
Richmond St
Knox
George
Mina Perry
Middletown
Order of Carlisle
Ralph
Berlin
Tom
Lebanon
B. F. Martin
Dayton
H. S. Martin
Lexington
Chop Chestnut Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Fu
Mrs Minnie Malcom Dies. Services Set in Correctionville
Mrs Minnie Malcom widow of WW and mother of Donald Malcom of 3910 Grand Ave Sioux City Iowa died Saturday at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home Sioux City Iowa. Services and burial are scheduled for Wednesday in Correctionville Iowa with arrangements by Wilson Hall Funeral Home.
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Minnie Malcom
Donald Malcom
Grand Ave
Sunrise Manor
Sioux City
Iowa
Correctionville
Wilson-Hall Funeral Home
Mrs Eleanor Pence Dies at Middletown Hospital
Eleanor May Pence 46 of 3105 August Ave died at 2 10 am at Middletown Hospital where she had been patient since December 5 She had been ill since May Born and raised in Middletown she was employed by Szvbo Welding before illness Her husband George a daughter Lorine Michel four sons Elzie Marines Oceanside Calif Francis at home Phillip Le Sourdsville Thomas Middletown a sister Lorine Wilken Allensberg and seven grandchildren Services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Christ Methodist Church with Rev Paul McCauley officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 2 5 and 7 9 pm and at church Wednesday after 12 30 pm
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Eleanor May Pence
August
Middletown Hospital
Pence
Middletown
George
Lorine Michel
Elzie
Marines
Oceanside
Calif
Francis
Phillip
le Sourdsville
Thomas
Lorine Wilken
Allensberg
Christ Methodist Church
Paul McCauley
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy. Leffler
Mrs Arlo Staley Dies After Illness in Middletown
Mrs Arlo L Staley 50 of Hendrickson Road died at 9 45 am at Middletown Hospital six hours after admission Survived by husband Charles two sons Charles M Monroe and Donald at home her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Glenn Ashland Ohio two brothers Donald and Laurence Glenn Ashland two sisters Mrs Dorothy Emmons and Mrs Earl Suimpert Ashland and Mrs Charles Calhoun Columbus Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home
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Arlo L. Staley
Hendrickson Road
Middletown Hospital
Charles
Charles M
Monroe
Donald
Frank Glenn
Ashland
Ohio
Laurence Glenn
Dorothy Emmons
Earl Suimpert
Charles Calhoun
Columbus
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
David F Wilson Service Held for David F Wilson
David F Wilson of 1500 Baltimore Street died Friday of a heart attack while driving. Services are set for 2 p m tomorrow at Jordan Funeral Home Hamilton with Rev B D Lambert. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Laura a son Russell in the Navy and daughter Mrs Margaret Amos Crow of Richmond Indiana. He was 58 and had lived in Middletown three years after moving from Hamilton. He belonged to Second Baptist Church and calls may be made after 6 p m today.
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David Frank Wilson
Baltimore St
Jordan
Hamilton
B. D. Lambert
Greenwood Cemetery
Wilson
Second Baptist Church
Middletown
Laura
Russell
Cherry Point
N. C
Margaret Anos Crow
Richmond
Ind
Gratis Woman Nora Suman Dies at 70
Mrs Nora Suman aged 70 of Gratis died Saturday at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton Survived by daughter Sarah Suman at home son Abel of Camden sister Marie Flatter of Middletown and three grandchildren
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Gratis
Nora Suman
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Sarah Suman
Abel
Camden
Marie Flatter
Middletown
Obituary notice from Gratis Church of the Brethren burial
Tuesday services at the Gratis Church of the Brethren with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Zimmerman Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m and at the church tomorrow after 1 p m.
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Gratis Church of the Brethren
Fairview Cemetery
Zimmerman Funeral Home
Obituary notices list local services for six residents
Mrs Mae Williams Lyle aged 85 of 34 Millville Ave and Mrs Margaret Kinner aged 77 of 852 Vine St are set for services. Sherman Collins aged 87 of 62 How man Ave and George W Irvin aged 79 of 1304 Grandview Ave have services today or tomorrow. Stanley Jackson aged 35 of 537 Knightsbridge Drive and Ella B Huff aged 69 of 2604 Ross-Morgan Road have services scheduled for Wednesday.
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Mae Williams Lyle
Millville Ave
Webb
Sherman Collins
Howman Ave
Margaret Kinner
Vine St
George W. Irvin
Grandview Ave
Stanley Jackson
Knightsbridge Drive
Ella B. Huff
Ross-Morgan Road
Klaus- Weigel
Thieves Loot Labor Temple for 800 in Cash
In San Francisco early Sunday thieves looted the Labor Temple, entering during a union meeting the prior night. They robbed 14 offices, forced open several safes, released tear gas from a bomb, and escaped with about 800 dollars, targeting workers across multiple trades.
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San Francisco
Former Arizona Governor Rawghlie Stanford Sr Dies at 85
Rawghlie Clement Stanford Sr. 85, a former Arizona governor (1936 38) and long serving state Supreme Court justice, died Sunday. Born in Buffalo Gap Texas, Stanford spent 19 years on the high court before retiring in 1955.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Rawghlie Clement Stanford Sr
Arizona
State Supreme Court
Stanford
Supreme Court
Buffalo Gap
Tex
Charleston
W.va
Charles C. Dickinson
Nancy
France
Marie Marvingt
LE Sueur
Minn
John E. McGovern
University of Minnesota
Walter Camp
McGovern
National Canners Association
Hit Skip Driver Charged in Fatal Richmond Heights Crash
A 2 year old man, Peter Langin Jr., is held without bail in Richmond for a hit and run that fatally injured Frank Criniti, 38, of Richmond Heights. Langin was arrested after Criniti died in Richmond Heights General Hospital and earlier denied the hit and run claim.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Crinti
Richmond Heights
Richmond Mayor's Court
Peter Langin Jr
Criniti
Richmond Heights General Hospital
Prussian Guards of the Kaiser Described as Seven Feet Tall
Report describes the Prussian Guards of the Kaiser as towering seven feet tall, noting their imposing presence and uniformed demeanor.
Mohawk Boosters Plan Evening Program at Madison High
The Mohawk Boosters Club meets at Madison High for a 7 p m business session. The school band and chorus present a program titled Music For The Christmas Season.
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Mohawk Boosters Club
Madison High
Accused Lawbreaker Fat Task For Cops
In Cleveland a 56 year old woman Elsie Stokes faced arrest after allegedly selling wine illegally. Police required five patrolmen to haul her into a patrol wagon weighing 510 pounds. She faced a personal bond set by Judge Anthony Rutkowski and they transported her home with seven officers. She claimed a prior weight of 561 pounds and that she once ate four or five chickens daily before dieting.
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Cleveland
Elsie Stokes
Miss Stokes
Central Police Station
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Liquor Stolen In Theft Here At Eady’s Bar
City detectives report a burglary at Eady’s bar 1800 Central Ave. early yesterday morning. Ten fifths of whisky gin and scotch missing after entry by smashing a side door glass. Burglar also tried to force a bowling device and a music box. Candy and cigars taken. An attempted break in at Reve los Confectionary 104 Central Ave. failed with a broken door glass.
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Eady's
Central Ave
Revelos Confectionary
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