Deaths And Funerals Of Middletown Residents
Asberry Arnold of Statham Georgia died yesterday at Hughes Hospital in Winder Georgia. He leaves a large family including wife Marie, daughter Jessica Ingram and son Barrett, plus 57 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren. Services are set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Fairfield Baptist Church in Statham. Burial will follow at Woodside Cemetery. Arrangements are by Aber Funeral Home Winder. He was WWI veteran and longtime Millwright Local 1454 member. He also belonged to Moose Lodge. Surviving relatives in Middletown include a daughter Mrs Jessica Ingram and a sister Mrs Golda Barbour. Additional funeral details list two service times and calling hours at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asberry Arnold
Eula Snow
Hazel Mack
James
Sloan Arnold
Middletown
Hughes Hospital
Winder
Statham
Fairfield Baptist Church
Aber Funeral Home
Millwright
Moose Lodge
Marie
Jessica Ingram
Barrett
Dallas
Tex
Martha Tewart
Golda Barbour
Wilbur
Louisville
William Manning
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Woodside Cemetery
Services for Harry H. Cunningham Held in Defiance
Funeral services for Harry H. Cunningham a former Middles town area farmer and Jacksonburg native will be at 1 p m tomorrow at Lawson Stick Funeral Home Defiance He died yesterday at Defiance County Home after a two year illness His wife Eleanor died in 1947 He was a member of the Richard Montgomery chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution in Dayton Surviving are a son Floyd of Toledo and two grand
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Cunningham
Middletown Area
Jacksonburg
Defiance
Cunningham
Defiance County
Eleanor
Richard Montgomery
Dayton
Floyd
Toledo
Mrs Agnes May Girton 81 Dies at Mercy Hospital
Agnes May Girton died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton at 8 45 p m after a five day stay. She was 81 born in Mason and lived in the Hamilton area 45 years. Survived by husband Orville who died in 1937. two children Edwin Girton and Mrs Louise Bailey. a sister Mrs Daniel Myers. two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Private services set for 2 p m Friday Webb Funeral Home Hamilton with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Mason. Friends may call 5 to 8 p m tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes May Girton
Hamilton-Middletown
Edwin Girton
Louise Bailey
Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Webb Funeral Home
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mason
Germantown Man Arthur Huffer Sr. Dies at 75
Arthur D. Huffer Sr. 75 of Germantown Rt. 2 died yesterday at home after a heart attack. A retired General Motors employee and a member of State Road United Methodist Church, he is survived by wife Eva, son Arthur Jr., brothers Charles and Clif of Miamisburg, and four sisters. Services at John Arpp Funeral Home Friday with Rev. Thomas England presiding. burial in Germantown Cemetery. Visitation tomorrow 4 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Arthur D. Huffer Sr
Germantown Rt. 2
Huffer
General Motors Corp
State Road
Bertha Faulkner
New Madison
John Arpp
Thomas England
Germantown Cemetery
Ingram Obituary Notices Passing in Middletown
Joseph C. Bud Ingram aged 56 of 808 Fourth Ave Apt 1 was dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 8 42 p m yesterday. He was born and raised in the area and leaves a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C
Bud) Ingram
Fourth Ave
Apt. 1
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Ingram
Services for Mrs. Ethel Martin Held at Riggs Joe Miller
Mrs. Ethel Martin 79 formerly of Trenton died yesterday at Fairfield Nursing Home. Services will be Friday at 2 pm with Riggs Joe Miller officiating burial at Greenwood Cemetery Hamilton. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Florence Wilson of Trenton and Mrs. Goldie Harrison of Eaton two sons Harold of Hamilton and Robert of Oxford six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Martin
Trenton
Riggs Funeral
Joe Miller
Greenwood Cemetery
Hamilton
Martin
Fairfield Nursing Home
Florence Wilson
Trenjton
Goldie Harrison
Eaton
Harold
Robert
Oxford
Services for Gregory Parrett Funeral Details Released
Services for Gregory Parrett eight year old son of Mrs Linda Parrett Lawson of 7830 Keister Road will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home Rev Billy Wilson of funeral home today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. The boy died yesterday at Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Parrett
Linda Parrett Lawson
Keister Road
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Billy Wilson
Friends
Middletown Hospital
Mrs Anna Sciannamble Dies After Yearlong Illness
Mrs. Anna Sciannamble 76 of 1815 Sherman Ave died at 3 45 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a yearlong illness She was born in Italy and lived in Middletown since 1916 Her husband Carl died in 1965 Surviving are four sons John Dayton Angela Somerville Pete Middletown Frank Middletown and three daughters Mary Tarlano Louise Loncario Dayton Margaret Richards Mississippi with 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Requiem High Mass will be sung at 930 a m Friday at Holy Trinity Church Burial will be at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home 5 Clark St tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m The Rosary will be recited there tomorrow at 815 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Sciannamble
Sherman Ave
Middletown Hospital
Sciannamble
Italy
Middletown
Carl
John
Dayton
Angela
Somerville
Pete
Frank
Mary Tarlano
Louise Loncario
Margaret Richards
Mississippi
Private services for Thomas Neville Sr. in Lebanon
Thomas Neville Sr. 80 of 441 E Main St died Monday at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Private services set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Survived by wife Inez and daughter Mrs. George Kunz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Thomas Neville Sr
E. Main St
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Neville
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Inez
George Kunz
Private Services For Three Area Residents Tomorrow
Mrs Alma Adams aged 78 of 501 Elaine Ave will have private services tomorrow through Brown-Dawson. Mrs Myrtle Piepho age 59 of 2227 Dixie Hwy has services at 2 pm tomorrow per Proeschel. Horace Campbell 79 of 471 Symmes Road services are today via Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Adams
Elaine Ave
Brown-Dawson
Myrtle Piepho
Dixie Hwy
Proeschel
Horace Campbell
Symmes Road
Young
Police Briefs Pinpoint Burglary and Vehicle Theft
A color television set worth 300 dollars was reported stolen from Mrs. Margaret Fugate at 2014 Hill Ave after a rear door was pried open. Lowell Thomas of 3129 Goldman Ave reported a tape recorder and a tape valued at 101 dollars taken from his parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Fugate
Hill Ave
Lowell Thomas
Goldman Ave
Fedders Drops Run for Common Pleas Judgeship
Franklin city solicitor Daniel Fedders abandons pursuit of the second common pleas judgeship citing poor chances and primary cost. GOP contenders include William Young Mason Judge John Zopff and Democrat Robert G. Ray. county commission race fields Paul R. Smith Arch Hildebrant Jack L. Marshall and Walter O Bryant with Arthur Harp not seeking reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
P. Daniel Fedders
Common Pleas
Fedders
William Young
Warren C. Young
Mason Municipal
John Zopff
Robert G. Ray
Warren County
Paul R. Smith
County For County Commission
George L. Ross
Westline Drive
Ross
Springboro
Ralph Wade
Clearcreek
Wade
County Commission
Smith
Arch Hildebrant
Maineville
Jack L. Marshall
Lebanon
Walter O’bryant
Mason
Arthur Harp
Franklin Area
Scott Urges Bipartisan Backing for Nixon Vietnam Pullout
Senate GOP leader Hugh Scott urged strong support for President Nixon's troop withdrawal plan as irreversible and the right path to peace in Vietnam. The hearing before the Foreign Relations Committee included Mansfield backing the resolution calling for steps toward a mutual ceasefire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl P. Leabsdorf
Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Vietnam
Scott
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Spiro T. Agnew
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Montana
Harold E. Hughes
Middletown area club meetings and service groups schedule
A list of Thursday and Friday evening meetings in Middletown and surrounding areas. Groups include McElfresh American Legion Post 149, Middletown Aviation Club, FAMA, Knights of Columbus, IOOF Highview Encampment, Order of Ahepa, Alcoholics Anonymous, Kiwanis, Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, Knights of Pythias, OUAM, Toastmasters, PTOs, Armco Coin Club, Orioles Nest, Human Relations Council, Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron, and Al-Anon with times from noon to 8:30 p.m. in various venues such as post headquarters, clubhouses, churches, schools, and city buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McElfresh American Legion
Franklin Post
Middletown Aviation Club
FAMA
Fenwick High School
Knights of Columbus
K of C
Ioof Highview
Monroe Ioof
Order of Ahepa
Greek Orthodox Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Kiwanis Club
Manchester
Ohio Bell Hecklers Club
Germantown Road
Frisch’s
Lions Club
Stone
Masonic Lodge
Ninth Ave
Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge
Castle Hall
Alpha Council
Jr. Ouam
N. Broad
Toastmasters Club
Eastern
West Middletown
Monroe
Armco Coin Club
Orioles Nest
Human Relations Council
Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron
Gratis Farmhouse Destroyed by Fire in Minutes
A two story farmhouse on the Gratis farm, owned by Mr and Mrs Joe C Little, burned to the ground in under 30 minutes after an overheated furnace ignited the basement. Gratis and West Elkton fire crews arrived as the house collapsed. The loss is about 22500 dollars. Mrs Little received hospital treatment for shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratis
Joe C. Little
West Elkton
Herb Shenfelt
Little
Middletown Hospital
Guilty Pleas Filed By Three At Lebanon
Warren County Common Pleas Court accepted guilty pleas from three defendants. Laine Leonard of Middletown faced a shooting with intent to kill case and was referred for pre-sentencing investigation after being found sane at Lima State Hospital. Thomas Klaber, 18, also of Middletown, pled guilty to possession of marijuana and received five years probation. Wayne Bailey, 31, of Franklin, admitted to contributing to delinquency for a minor, was fined 300 dollars and given a six month jail term plus two years of probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County
Common Pleas Court
Laine Leonard
Crawford St
Middletown
Thomas Klaber
Sheffield St
Wayne Bailey
Second St
Franklin
Leonard
Lima State Hospital
Bailey
Warren C. Young
Klaber
Young
Stan Kolb
Mussolini Family Seeks Dictator’s Personal Effects
In Rome the heirs led by Benito Mussolini’s son Romano filed a suit asking Italy to surrender the late dictator’s medals and personal effects. The action cites hereditary rights and moral interest in the objects. Mussolini’s widow Rachele received a state pension of 230 dollars monthly last May after prolonged litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Romano
Rachee
Fire reports and car fire in Middletown area
At 7 20 p m Mrs Edna Holcomb of 1214 Second Ave was ill and taken to Middletown Hospital by ambulance where treated and released. At 11 25 p m a car fire occurred in the hospital parking lot owned by Steve Carter of Hamilton and damage was listed at 100 dollars likely caused by a discarded cigarette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Ave
Edna Holcomb
Middletown Hospital
Steve Carter
Hamilton
Candidates Filing On Last Day For Ohio Offices
In Columbus on the final filing day for the May 5 primary, William J. Brown sought the Democratic attorney general nomination with 1 917 signatures from five counties. Republicans filing included State Sen. David S. Holcomb for state treasurer and incumbents C William O’Neill Robert M. Duncan J J P Corrigan for Supreme Court. Democratic candidates covered U S Senate lieutenant governor auditor secretary of state and Supreme Court seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
William J. Brown
Lisbon
Mahoning County
David S. Holcomb
Dayton
John J. Gilligan
Robert E. Sweeney
Gilligan
Cincinnati Insurance
Sweeney
Cleveland
Mary Battle
Kenneth W. Clement
U.S. Senate
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
C. William O'Neill
Robert M. Duncan
J. J. P. Corrigan
McCulloch Opposed by Peace Candidate in May GOP Primary
Ralph Dull 41 of Brookville announces bid for Ohio Fourth District GOP nomination opposing incumbent William McCulloch of Piqua. A Brookville area farmer with peace oriented ties he runs on a peace platform citing McCulloch’s militaristic foreign policy stance. Dull a Manchester College graduate with a wife and four children previously led Baltimore slum rehabilitation effort and speaks from Montgomery County roots. The district includes Preble Miami Shelby Mercer Auglaize Dark Hardin Allen counties and parts of Montgomery county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Dull
Brookville
William McCulloch
Piqua
Baltimore
Dull
Montgomery County
McCulloch
Gas Explosion Destroys Trucks At Archbold Propane Station
An early morning propane gas blast at Miller Gas Co serving Archbold Ohio leveled six trucks and damaged nearby property. The 4 15 a.m. explosion shook the area up to nine miles to the Fulton County sheriff office. No injuries reported and officials noted a 33,000 gallon propane tank remained unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbold
Ohio
Miller Gas Co
Fulton County
Wauseon
Ohio 66
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Thomas Jr
Kettering
Harry Cunningham
Agnes Girton
Arthur Huffer Sr
Joseph C. Ingram
Hollego’s Nbran
Manchester Motor Inn
Wm B. Saxbe
Donald FE. Lukens
Flushing Cemetery
New York City
Agnew
Pennsylvania
D-Calif
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Optimist Club
Manchester College
Brotherhood Pilot House
Armbruster Florist, Inc
Grand Ave
Federa
Wogckag
America
Manchester Ave
Dobrozsi
D’varga
Yankee Rd
Michigan Ave
France
Duval
Vermouth
High Streets
SAT
SUN
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