Red Cross expands services as Middletown unit faces budget gaps
Middletown area Chapter of the American Red Cross reports a six month surge in servicemen cases and disaster costs. The budget is depleted with six months left in the fiscal year. Beginning 1969, operating expenses will be funded by the Civic Association. A new Gray Lady unit and a Monroe High School youth group join volunteers. The chapter organized 550 duty bags for servicemen before holidays, with 300 sent to Vietnam hospitals for wounded personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
American Red Cross
Joseph W
Ballard
Franklin-Madison Road Crossing
Jackson Lane
Civic Association
Civic
Red Cross Board of Directors
The
Vietnam
Hunter Yule Winners Are Named
A lifelike Santa Claus and reindeer won first place in the Franklin Hunter School area Christmas lighting contest. Sponsors were Bulle Terra Garden Club and CG&E with 14 entries divided into general, doorway and window classes. Second and third in general went to Andrew R. Miller and Charles Hall. doorway winner was William Shill ingall. window winner Mrs. James Gutshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Clarence Taylor
Todd Road
Franklin
Hunter School
Bulle Terra Garden Club
Cg&e
Andrew R. Miller
Ivan Thackery
Victor Wootan
Darrell Hill
Fire at A and A hotel ruled accidental in Cleveland
Cleveland fire department completes its investigation into the December 19 blaze at the A and A hotel killing five people. Initial theory blamed careless smoking but massive damage prevented a definitive cause, officials say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
Lebanon Teens Injured When Car Crashes Into Bridge
Two Lebanon youths were injured when their car left Drake Road, struck a bridge railing, and landed in a creek. Passenger Larry Roberts, 17, suffered facial cuts and a broken leg and was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. driver Daniel Lau, 16, was treated and released. Police investigated the 1 p.m. crash near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Drake Road
Larry Roberts
Ridge Road
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Daniel Lau
Lebanon Rt. 3
Middletown Hospital
Ohio State
Lau
Roberts
Lebanon Fire Department
Deaths and Funerals At St Marys School Girl Dies After Illness
Ann Marie Weatherwax ten of 4921 Manchester Road Middletown died after a cerebral hemorrhage at Children’s Hospital Cincinnati. She was a St Marys School pupil, Girl Scout member, Sunset swimming team and Knights of Columbus cheerleader. Funeral plans and family details follow with Rosary and burial arrangements.
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Ann Marie Weatherwax
St. Mary's School
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Robert P. Weatherwax
Manchester Road
Girl Scouts
Sunset
Knights of Columbus
Paul
Christiane
Robin Lynn
Edgar P. Weatherwax
Middletown
Y. Farhaden
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
St. Mary’s Church
Woods
Franklin Woman Anna A Falcon Dies at 84
Mrs Anna A Falcon 84 of Franklin Rt 1 died yesterday at her home from an apparent heart attack. She is survived by a son Herbert of Franklin and two others.
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Franklin
Anna A. Falcon
Franklin Rt. 1
Herbert of
Funeral services for Mrs Lillian McLean
Mrs Lillian Adams McLean 69 of 4816 Jefferson Road dies after a 10 day illness at Middletown Hospital. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. today at Wilson Memorial Home. Private funeral and burial in Woodside follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian (Adams) McLean
Jefferson Road
Woodside
Wilson Memorial Home
McLean
Middletown Hospital
Walter L. Pippen dies at 82 in Fort Hamilton Hospital
Walter L. Pippen, 82, died at 5 20 a m in Fort Hamilton Hospital where he had been for two weeks. Survived by a son Eugene Pippen Middletown two brothers Charles Maud Harry Richmond Indiana two sisters Mary Thomas Indianapolis and Mrs Sam Clayton Largo Fla two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Friends may call Campbell Funeral Home Hamilton 4 to 9 p m today. Services Monday at 10 a m with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Hamilton
Walter L. Pippen
Fort Hamilton
Eugene Pippen
Middletown
Charles Pippen
Maud
Harry Pippen
Richmond
Indiana
Mary Thomas
Indianapolis
Ind
Sam Clayton
Largo
Fla
Campbell Funeral Home
Rose Hill Cemetery
Dayton Tire faces union unfair labor case in Cincinnati
A union local filed an unfair labor practice complaint against The Dayton Tire and Rubber Co. charging it discharged 41 employees in October due to union activity. The NLRB regional office in Cincinnati disclosed the allegations and set a hearing for February 24 at the Montgomery County Courts Building in Dayton.
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Cincinnati
A_ union
Dayton Tire & Rubber Co
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Montgomery County Courts
Dayton
Czech Reform Leaders Quitting
Prague AP report says premier Oldrich Cernik and several ministers will resign to form a new federal government with New Year’s Day 1969. the move aims to preserve reforms while granting more regional autonomy amid Soviet invasion fallout.
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Prague
Oldrich Cernik
Czechoslovakia
Cernik
Slovakia
Czech
Bohemia
Moravia
Government Presidium
Viatava River
Ludvik Svoboda
Svoboda
Middletown Native Receives Space Center Superior Award
Middletown native William D. Nixon, education officer at NASA Kennedy Space Center, earned a superior achievement award from center director Dr. Kurt H. Debus for advancing scientific literacy through educational television. He oversees NASA educational programs in Florida Georgia Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Nixon previously worked with Orange County Florida Public Instruction and lives in Altamonte Springs with his wife and two children.
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William D. Nixon
Middletown
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kurt H. Debus
Nixon
NASA
Florida
Georgia
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Board of Public Instruction
Orange County
Miami University
Oxford
Altamonte Springs
Fla
Woman sues over 1967 car truck crash in Williamsdale
Hamilton woman Mamie Ware seeks 66 710.56 in Butler County Common Pleas Court for neck back shoulder and chest injuries from a rear collision with milk truck driver James A. Cummings at the Williamsdale railroad crossing on January 13 1967. She and husband John Wesley Ware seek 60 000 and 10 000 respectively for injuries expenses. Defendants are James A. Cummings and Royal Crest Dairy Foods Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Williamsdale
Mamie Ware
Fourth St
Hamilton-Trenton
Ty James A. Cummings
Vannest Ave
Mid
John Wesley Ware
Cummings
Royal Crest Dairy Foods Inc
Salem Ave
Dayton
Local Fire Calls Report Multiple Distress Incidents
At 12:51 p.m. an overheated dryer sparked a small fire at 2106 Woodlawn Ave with no damage. At 1:12 p.m. Floyd Thomas, earlier listed 504 Yankee Road, reported difficulty breathing and was taken to hospital. At 3:25 p.m. Vernia Gray, 44, of 1400 Fairmount Ave., suffered heart trouble and was transported to hospital.
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Woodlawn Ave
S. Main St
Floyd Thomas
Yankee Road
Fairmount Ave
Vernia Gray
Firemen battle 29th floor blaze in DuBois Tower
In Cincinnati, firemen climbed 29 stories to fight a fire on the 29th floor of the 32 story DuBois Tower under construction as the single elevator failed. Thomas Bevis was hospitalized for exhaustion after dizziness on the 20th floor. Sparks from exposed wiring caused $750 damage to acoustical ceiling material. The blaze burned about two and a half hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
DuBois Tower
Thomas Bevis
General Hospital
Eagles Honor Armco Physician With Civic Award
Dr. Jack L. Harris of Armco Stel Corp. received the Middletown Fraternal Order of Eagles 528 civic award for outstanding community achievement. Eugene Trompson presented the honor. A second award, a tape recorder, went to Doty House pre-adult workshop director Stanley Bevington with Ladies Auxiliary support during a 65th Eagles and auxiliary anniversary celebration at the Eagles ballroom.
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Jack L. Harris
Armco Stel Corp
Middletown Fraternal Order of Eagles
Harris
Eugene Trompson
The
Eagles
Doty House
Stanley Bevington
Herbert Kidd
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Red Cross
Hunter Yule
Butler. Warren County Chiropractic Association
Butler County
Planned Parenthood
Calvin Verity
First National Bank
Charles Beck Jr
Barnitz Bank
St. Mary’s
John Barnes
Ennis Barnes
Madrid
Spain
Nellie Draut
Bertha Greene
Florence Houston
Naomi Greene
Eaton
Anglesby Funeral Home
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
Dorothy Keyser
St. Peter Claver
Howe Road
Trenton
Riggs Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Peasttown Cemetery
Richard Evans
Anna Falcon
Lillian McLean
Dayton Tire
Communist Party
Konstantin Krushev
CTK
Alexander Dubcek
Antonin Novotny
Cincy
Armco
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Eiope
Luan Wat AG
Cor. So. Verity Pkwy. & Second
Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
J. Ross Hunt
Butler Metropolitan Housing
Middletown, Ohio
Union Sanitary Soga
Bert Parks
von Heusen
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
Thelma Jackson
Ohio
St. & 2Nd Ave
Central Ave
Studio Theater
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Peasttown
Mobile Home Court
Trenton Shopping Center
Carlisle Gheppins Center
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