Santa to travel Madison roads escorted by firemen
Santa Claus will ride with North Madison firemen through Madison Township tomorrow starting 5 30 p m visiting intersections to hand out candy. A detailed stop schedule lists Catalina Court Allen Road Germantown Road Thomas Road Rickford Acres Fairlane Park Old Germantown Road South West Middletown Ohio 122 Beverly Lane Renee Drive Elk Creek Road Jack Town Kalbfleisch Road Hetzler Road Hinkle Road Keister Road Bertha Avenue May Avenue Old Ohio 4 Hoover Court Myers Road Brown s Run Road and more. Fire Chief Robert Ledford urged parents to bring children to intersections as Santa cannot stop elsewhere. Tonight firefighters will distribute food and clothing to the needy.
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Poasttown
Santa Claus
Madison Township
North Madison
Santa
Catalina Court
Allen Road
Germantown Road
Thomas Road
Rickford Acres
Fairlane Park
Old Germantown Road
West Middletown
Ohio
Beverly Lane
Renee
Elk Creek Road
Jack Town
Kalbfleisch
Hetzler
Hinkle
Keister Road
Bertha Avenue
May Avenue
Old Ohio
Hoover Court
Myers
Brown's Run
Robert Ledford
Ohio 122
Trenton-Franklin Road
Madison
Robbers Hit Two Cleveland Churches in Pistol Holdups
Four noisy armed men robbed Mount Hope Holiness Church and Holy Trinity Revelation Baptist Church in Cleveland stealing about 700 dollars and jewelry. Witnesses described yelling and swearing as a 12 year old girl was told to keep her three cents, while Grace M. Smith, 77, was refused her purse book by one robber.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Mount Hope Holiness Church
Holy Trinity Revelation Baptist Church
Marilyn Harp
Grace M. Smith
Live Nativity scene returns to Monroe church
The United Methodist Church on East Avenue hosts a repeat showing of a live Nativity scene by the Methodist Youth Fellowship from 6 to 8 p.m. The outdoor production, using a live calf and sheep, features readings from Luke and piped music in a floodlit setting. Counselors are Mr and Mrs Dan Shull.
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Monroe
United Methodist Church
East Avenue
Neil Parker
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Luke
Dan Shull
Free bus rides draw 4024 riders in Middletown
A total of 4,024 riders used the free bus service in Middletown last Saturday as the city thanks residents for two years of bus operation. Normal Saturday ridership runs about 1,500, said traffic engineer Don Hill.
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Middletown
Don Hill
Richard Long Dies at 47 Big Valley Nanny and the Professor Star
Richard Long, veteran actor known for The Big Valley and Nanny and the Professor, died at 47 after a month in Tarzana Hospital for a heart condition. He served in Korea, appeared in over two dozen films, and starred on Gunsmoke and 77 Sunset Strip before his TV series success. He married Susan Ball in 1954 and Mara Corday in 1957, with three children Carey Valerie and Gregory. Funeral plans were incomplete.
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Los Angeles
Richard Long
Big Valley
Tarzana Hospital
Long
Hollywood High School
Claudette Colbert
Susan Ball
Mara Corday
Carey
Valerie
Gregory
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area
The notice lists multiple local deaths including Mrs Mary G Albert 66 of 516 Moore St Middletown a Greece native and former Sts Constantine and Helen member, funeral Tuesday at 11 at Sts Greek Orthodox with burial at Woodside. also Mrs Doris Elizabeth Faulkner 66 of 7760 Germantown Rd died at home after four years illness with service at Union Church Friday 2 pm and burial at McCoy Leffler. further notices for Mrs Sheay Marie Reed infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Larry Reed, Mrs Rose Boomershine 65 of Dayton, Mrs Irene Kelley 58 of Trenton, Mrs Stella McKinney 75 of Grassy Creek Ky, and Mrs Alta Reid 63 of Dayton with services and burials detailed.
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Mary G. Albert
Moore St
Middletown Hospital
Greece
Middletown
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Joe Albert
Arthur Pappas
Woodside Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Doris Elizabeth Faulkner
Germantown Road
Union Chapel
Union Chapel United Methodist Church
C.R. Kuhn
McCoy-Leffler
N. University Blvd
Cook County Hospital
Hinsdale
Ill
Edwin
Richard
Timothy
Virginia Leslie
Lewis Thompson
Sheay Marie Reed
Larry Reed
Plymouth St
Tammy
Arthur Reed
Merwin Shockey
Robert E. Lodwick
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Rose Boomershine
Dayton
Grandview Hospital
Boomershine
Verchie Parella
Lelia Rossi
Freda Sebald
Wilbur Burger
Cincinnati
Harry
Marilyn Amrine
Coral Springs
Fla
Brough Funeral Home
Miamisburg
Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
West Carrollton
Shriner Burns Institute
Irene Kelley
Miami St
Trenton
Butler County
Mount Olivet United Presbyterian Church
Frank
Eugene
Larry Blevins
Phyllis Dunn
Miami, Fl
Stella McKinney
Grassy Creek
St. Anthony’ Hospital
Louisville
Anna Rachel Reed
Potter's Funeral Home
West Liberty
Grassy Lick Cemetery
Jennie Michaels
Germantown
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Kelly T. Walters
David Cemetery
Mason
Thomas F. Walker
Mason Area
Willows Nursing Home
West Chester
Leah Cowan
Frances Lowell
Bowling Green
Mary I. Miller
Leo
Williamsburg
Vincent
Grove City
Dale
Lloyd
Shorten Funeral Home
Rose Hill Cemetery
Trash collection shifts amid holidays in Trenton
City Service Director Merle Garrett announced trash pickup will move to the following Thursdays due to Christmas and New Year holidays. The notice explains the modified schedule for this week and the next, with residents advised of the change.
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Trenton
Merle Garrett
Guns and cash stolen in weekend break ins
Police reported three break ins over the weekend with seven guns and about $400 missing. James Childs at 615 19th Ave had a early Sunday entry. Willie Mitchell at 407 Yankee Rd lost cash and a touring car trunk. Joyce Holcomb at 517 Young St had four Christmas toys valued at 54 dollars stolen.
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James Childs
19Th Ave
Willie Mitchell
Yankee Road
Mitchell
Joyce Holcomb
Young St
YMCA offers extensive trimnastics and wellness programs
Beginning January 7 the Middletown Area YMCA launches eight week trimnastics for women on Tuesday and Thursday mornings with babysitting for members and non members paying 20 dollars. Evening trimnastics and water exercise options with varying fees, yoga classes, belly dancing, and a Slim Living weight watcher's program also start in January with schedules, prices, and instructor names noted.
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Middletown Area
YMCA
Tammy Pitkin
Aiso
Joan Zopp
Sherron Henry
Car crashes into Diamond International building injures none
Darwin Murray aged 32 of 5446 Middletown Oxford Road escaped injury when his car, traveling west at 2 20 a m, struck a Diamond International plant building on Central Avenue. Police said he lost control after crossing railroad tracks and the vehicle was a total loss.
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Darwin Murray
Middletown
Oxford Road
Diamond International
Central Avenue
Murray
Fire and medical calls log with multiple incidents
Fire reports list incidents at multiple addresses with people aged 21 to 88. Instances include chest pains breathing difficulty oxygen administered hospital transport and several non fire incidents with no loss.
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Harrison St
Rose Flisher
Tytus Ave
Big M
Toni Dennis
Baltimore St
Senoria Henderson
McKinley St
Peggy Blake
Baker Court
Ray Bowman
Roosevelt Blvd
Jerry Cheesman
Bavarian Court
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Mary Albert
Doris Faulkner
Sheay Reed
Alta Reid
Alta M. Reid
Thomas Walker
S. Breiel Boulevard
Daniel Hudson
Hendrickson Road
Sally Cobb
S. Highview Road
Breiel
Batsey
Hudson
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkwy
14Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
Mon Thre
Tos
ROSE
SO. Main ST
Lafayette Ave
James Garrison
He'teman
Walter
E.state ST. RT
Larry Young
Anor
Emmett Kelly, Jr
1St Ave
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