Edith Forster 60 Middletown Resident Dies at Hospital
Edith Jean Forster of 2311 S Sutphin St died at Middletown Hospital after a stay since Oct 22. Born in Booneville Indiana she lived most of her life in Middletown and was an Eastern Star member. Survived by husband Harold parents Travis and Mrs Miles and brother Ray Miles. Funeral 2 pm Monday McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Butler County Memorial Park. Eastern Star service Sunday 7:30 pm.
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Edith Forster
Edith Jean Forster
S. Sutphin St
Middletown Hospital
Harold
Travis Miles
Middletown
Ray Miles
McCoy- Leffler
E. Eugene Frazer
Butler County Memorial Park
Funeral
Build Own Bridges Suggestion To Ohio Plan
Columbus AP states Ohio highway director P E Masheter urges exploring independent bridge construction over the Ohio River at East Liverpool Steubenville and Cincinnati while Kentucky and West Virginia plan joint bridges. He notes Ohio should not rely entirely on others. Masheter says highway maintenance costs will rise from 60 to 98 million in five years.
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Columbus
Ohio
P. E Masgheter
Ohio River
East Liverpool
Steubenville
Cincinnati
Kentucky
West Virginia
Masheter
Public Improvements Committee
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio Bridge Commission
Hamilton Deaths Charles Buckley 68
Charles Buckley age 68 of 1439 Dixie Highway dies. Requiem Mass set for 10 am tomorrow at St. Veronica's Church.
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Charles Buckley
Dixie Hwy
St. Veronica's Church
Franklin Widow Loses Home in Christmas Fire
A Franklin widow's four room Virginia Avenue house at 675 Virginia Ave burned twice, first while she tended her hospitalized sister. Firemen say a defective oil heater started the blaze. She owned the home and has no insurance, losing clothing, furniture, Christmas gifts, and her granddaughter and two sons' clothing.
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Franklin
Virginia Avenue
Paul Thomas
Virginia Ave
Wilbur DePew
Thomas
Arson Top Cause Of 1968 Forest Fires In U S
The U S Forest Service reports arson was the leading cause of forest fires in 1968 accounting for 27.5 percent of 117 716 fires. Willfully set fires surpassed other categories as the primary source of blazes.
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Washington
U. S. Forest Service
Middletown man weighs run for County commissioner
Bruce Cramer 36 of 113 Renee Drive son of Butler County Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer says he is considering a bid for county commissioner as a Republican. He notes it depends on other local officeholders and Donham contemplating Congress. Cramer is a Beck Talbert salesman, Middletown High grad, married with two children and a member of Local Draft Board 10, the Optimist Club, Sportsmen’s Club and the NRA.
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Bruce Cramer
Renee Drive
Butler County
Donald E. Lukens
U.S. Senate
Cramer
Beck Talbert, Inc
Middletown High School
Iowa State University
Miami University
Middletown Optimist Club
Middletown Sportsmen’s Club
National Rifle Association
Stolen tools and valuables reported at multiple homes
Tools valued at 365 dollars were stolen from Elwood Garth Stokely of 702 Elwood St. Coins and clothing valued at 158 dollars were taken from Thelma Horn of 2055 Curryer Road. Thomas Gray reported a 304 dollar loss from his parked car on 4099 Manchester Ave, including a tape player and tachometer.
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Elwood Garth Stokely
Elwood St
Thelma Horn
Curryer Road
Thomas Gray
Manchester Ave
Priest Ad Offers Help To Teens In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a Catholic priest at St. Vincent DePaul Church answers teen queries via a newspaper ad. The undenominational appeal promises nonjudgmental listening and guidance for pregnant teens and youths using drugs, with the priest handling callers by first name and phone number. A teenager facing a drug charge sought legal aid, illustrating the ad’s reach and urgency.
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Philadelphia
St.Vincent DePaul Church
Germantown
Ex-Student Reporter Dobrenic Sentenced For Narcotics
Barbara Ann Dobrenic formerly on The Lantern staff at Ohio State University was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in Maysville Reformatory for narcotics violations. Judge Henry L. Holden cited a pre sentence report from Franklin County Probation. She pleaded guilty October 22 to illegal possession of narcotics instruments and narcotics for sale. She had been arrested after a December 18 1967 arrest and fled the state before being re arrested last August.
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Columbus, Ohio
Barbara Ann Dobrenic
Lantern
Ohio State University
Maysville Reformatory
Common Pleas
Henry L. Holden
Franklin County Probation Department
Bitten by concrete snake a family's Christmas in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee 16 families and 89 children live in abandoned Army barracks leased to them at $45 a month. A paper Christmas tree and a 7 week old mongrel named Apache are the main gifts as residents cope with evictions and seek longer-term housing solutions.
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Dennis J. Sorensen
Milwaukee, Wis
The
Humane Society
Milwaukee
Ronald Brown
Army
Gene Carson
Apache
Carson Childrens
Fred Politiz’s Christmas Dine Leaves Skid Row Quiet
In San Francisco 21 years of free meals at Fred Politiz deli end as he and his wife sell the business and relocate to San Rafael. About 2000 people lined up for salami cheese milk cookies and fruit as Politz greeted them with a Merry Christmas before leaving the Sixth and Mission area amid violence concerns. The crowd reflects a lasting Christmas ritual despite the store’s move.
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San Francisco
Skid Row
Fred Politiz
Fred
Politz
Sixth
Mission Streets
Lee
Jare
San Rafael
Giants
Cubs Bring Christmas Cheer to Otterbein Home
Cub Scout Pack I sponsored by First Presbyterian Church entertains residents with carols then returns to church to award pins and honors to Scott Jones Mike Bland Cecil Andrews Tom Brigner Jeff Conley John Atkinson Tim Heckard John Chappell Danny Curry Shawn Centers Tim Pratt Keith Grier Steven Lane Jim Bruggeman George Cottner Russell Johnson and Jeffrey Lee Registration for boys parents and committee members is due by January 30 A January 10 trip to Wright Patterson Museum is planned.
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First Presbyterian Church
Otterbein
Scott Jones
Mike Bland
Cecil Andrews
Tom Brigner
Jeff Conley
John Atkinson
Tim Heckard
John Chappell
Danny Curry
Shawn Centers
Tim Pratt
Keith Grier
Steven Lane
Jim Bruggeman
George Cottner
Russell Johnson
Jeffrey Lee
Wright-Patterson Museum
Charity loot turns to trouble for two youths
Two boys aged 13 and 10 canvassed for a charity drive claiming to represent the Cincinnati Enquirer and WKRC. They collected about $10 before police intervened, facing juvenile delinquency charges, burglary, shoplifting, and a minibike theft. Local residents had alerted authorities.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Cincinnati Enquirer
WKRC
Enquirer
Lester Kilburn
Ptl
Robert Himes
E. Main Street
West Germany Leads Common Market Power Output in 1968
Cologne report shows West Germany produced 203000 million kilowatt hours, 42.6 percent of the CME total of 47700 million. France ranked second with 115000 million kilowatt hours.
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Cologne
West
Germany
France
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