Richmond Stricken City Loses Phone Service After Fire
Richmond Indiana faced a total phone outage as a $1 million General Telephone complex fire knocked out about 18 000 of 26 000 local lines. Firefighters battled flames five hours while emergency radio and telephone teams from Indiana Ohio and Michigan rushed in to restore basic services.
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Richmond
Ind
General Telephone Co
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Ohio Bell
Michigan Bell
General Telephone
Pennsylvania
Sheriff's Department
Indiana State Police
Indianapolis
Cambridge City
Centerville
Fountain City
Williamsburg
Greensfork
Hagserstown
Liberty
Milton
Dublin
Dayton
Ohio
Deaths and funerals. John A. Hamm Jr
John A. Hamm Jr., 51, longtime Middletown resident, died in Cantonment Florida after a self inflicted gunshot. Survived by wife Agnes two sons John and Robert four sisters and a brother. Services Sunday 2 30 pm at Cantonment Presbyterian Church burial Spruell Cemetery. Arrangements Fisher Poll Funeral Home Pensacola. Caroline Prewitt 9 mother of Mrs Helen Steinmetz died in Columbia South Carolina services and burial there.
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Agnes
John
Robert
Eleanor Hose
Ruth Giffen
Marilyn Boutson
Martha Romans
Middletown
Albert
Presbyterian Church
Cantonment
Fla
Spruell Cemetery
Fisher-Poll Funeral Home
Pensacola
Caroline Prewitt
Helen Steinmetz
Franklin
Columbia
S. C
Services for Lonnie Adkins Sr. Held in Martin Kentucky
Lonnie Adkins Sr. 65, father of Lonnie Adkins Jr. of 5991 Niederlander Lane, died Wednesday at Beaver Valley Hospital Martin Kentucky after a stroke. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hall Funeral Home Martin with burial in Wayland Kentucky. Survived by Mary Ann and four sons Charles Monroe Curt Mack Hobart. three daughters Bonnie Hangen Cristine McGill and Clarice Newsome.
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Lonnie Adkins Sr
Lonnie Adkins Jr
Niederlander Lane
Hall Funeral Home
Martin, Ky
Wayland
Adkins
Beaver Valley Hospital
Martin
Mary Ann
Charles
Monroe
Curt
Cincinnati
Mack
Louisville
Hobart
Bonnie Hangen
Phillipsburg
Cristine McGill
Clarice Newsome
Kentucky
Death Notice of Mrs Bernice Mae Fitzwater
Mrs Bernice Mae Fitzwater 79 of 217 Old St Monroe died at 1140 a m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a month in care She a Harrison County Ky native resident of Monroe 60 years and longtime Monroe Methodist Church member Survived by husband Frank died 1956 son Howard Hap Monroe daughter Mrs Roy Stutz Centerville three brothers Jude Newport Bert Berry Neal Covington Ky a sister Mrs Ed Capito Covington three grandchildren four great grandchildren Services 2 p m Monday Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home Rev Wayne Morgan Burial Monroe Cemetery Friends may call Sunday 2 5 and 7 9 p m at funeral home
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Bernice Mae Fitzwater
Old St
Monroe
Middletown Hospital
Fitzwater
Harrison County
Monroe Methodist Church
Frank
Howard
Hap
Roy Stutz
Infant Rothe Peggy Ann Rothe dies in Cincinnati
Infant Peggy Ann Rothe daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Rothe of 4418 Poppy Drive died at 4 15 am at Children s Hospital in Cincinnati She was born December 25 and had been a patient since December 26 Surviving are her parents a sister Esther Sue a brother Emmett and another Marc maternal grandparents F L Conklin of Middletown paternal grandparents H W Rothe of Spencerville Graveside services are set for 10 am tomorrow at Woodslde Cemetery Arrangements by Riggs Funeral Home
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Rothe
Peggy Ann Rothe
Leonard Rothe
Poppy Drive
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Esther Sue
Bowling Green State University
Emmett
Marc
F. L. Conklin
Middletown
H. W. Rothe
Spencerville
Woodside Cemetery
C. E. Wintringham
Riggs Funeral Home
Services for Forest Haines Held Thursday
Forest Haines 85 of 765 S Min St died Wednesday at White Nursing Home Waynesville. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at Angles by Funeral Home with Rev Carl Landis officiating. Burial will follow in Woodhill Cemetery. Visitation is today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Franklin
Forest Haines
S. Min St
Anglesby Funeral Home
Carl Landis
Woodhill Cemetery
Haines
White Nursing Home
Waynesville
Leatherman Otis E. dies. services set in Camden
Otis E. Leatherman 85 of 107 E Central Ave Camden died at 5 30 am yesterday in Camden Nursing Home He was a retired Preble County farmer Survived by his wife Etta a sister Mrs Ruth Grubs of Dayton and a brother E E Leatherman of West Alexandria Rt 2 Services are at 2 pm tomorrow at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Holt Cemetery
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Camden
Otis E. Leatherman
E. Central Ave
R. C. Nein & Sons
Holt Cemetery
Leatherman
Camden Nursing Home
Preble County
Etta
Ruth Grubs
Dayton
E. E. Leatherman
West Alexandria Rt. 2
Mrs Mabel Reeves dies at 94 in Dayton nursing home
Mrs. Mabel H. Reeves, 94, formerly of Red Lion area, died yesterday at 9 30 p m in the Central Nursing Home Dayton. Survived by her son William of Salt Lake City and three grandchildren.
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Mabel Reeves Franklin
Mabel H. Reeves
Red Lion
Central Nursing Home
Dayton
William
Salt Lake City
Catholic bishop backs shared time for driver education
In Cincinnati AP reporting bishop Leibold urged that any new state law expanding driver education in high schools include shared time authority. He spoke after John Van Flandern of the Greater Cincinnati Safety League warned that aid must not exclude parochial students. Bills in Columbus seek to expand driver training and raise license fees.
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Cincinnati
Leibold
John C. van Flandern
Greater Cincinnati Safety League of
van Flandern
Tate
General Assembly
Columbus
Funeral notices for a child and great grandchild
Services set for 10 30 a m Monday at Eaton Funeral Home with Rev Carl Landes officiating. Burial planned in Springboro Cemetery. Funeral home visits Sunday from 4 to 8 p m.
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Eaton Funeral Home
Carl Landes
Wilde
Springboro
Funeral
Industrial steel pioneer Thomas Girdler dies at 87
Thomas Mercer Girdler, first board chairman of Republic Steel Corp and former president of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp, died Thursday at age 87 in Easton, Maryland. Frances Murphy Schaffer, 85, widow of Frederic W. Schaffer, former Goodyear Rubber Co. president, died Thursday in Mount Vernon, New York after a brief illness. Oscar Borrelli-Dumont, 48, Band leader known as Oscar Dumont on a nationwide radio network in the early 1950s, died Wednesday in Berlin, New Jersey.
Jobless Rate Hits Low Mark
The January unemployment rate fell to 4.8 percent the lowest since October 1987, with 4 million unemployed and 69 million employed. The labor force shrank by 850,000 and December’s rate was revised to 5.0 percent. Harold Goldstein of the Bureau notes the changes reflect improvement in employment despite uneven shifts.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Harold Goldstein
Bureau
Johnson
Steel talks set two percent rise cap in contracts
Pittsburgh AP reports the basic steel industry will cap contract rises with the United Steelworkers at about two percent. Industry officials say they will not grant higher rises than the 1962 and 1963 settlements, with talks paused after the February 9 union election where David J. McDonald faces I. W. Abel.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
USW
I. W. Abel
Boy Scouts Set Window Displays for Scout Week in Downtown
Cub Pack 15 sets first of 10 window displays at Public Finance as Pokey Griffith District units prepare for American Heritage theme during Scout Week February 7 to 13. Displays feature pioneers and Indians and will be shown at 301 Lo and other downtown locations with donations from local merchants.
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Public Finance
Central Ave
Pack
Mayfield Elementary School Pto
Pokey Griffith District
George Thomas
Two-Car Crash on Rt 122 Injures Two
At the Elk Creek Road intersection on Rt 122 at 4 25 PM Michael E O Hair 17 of Middletown Eaton Road failed to stop causing Floyd S Wood 57 of Camden Rt 3 to collide with the northbound car Passenger James Tallon 16 of Middletown Eaton Road suffered possible hip and back injuries Mae L Wood 48 of the same address was treated for knee abrasions and head contusions O Hair cited for failure to yield to juvenile court
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Michael E. O'Hair
Middletown- Eaton Road
Elk Creek Road
Floyd S. Wood
Camden Rt. 3
Rt. 122
O’hair
O'Hair
James Tallon
Middletown - Eaton Road
Wood
Mae L. Wood
Io Juvenile Court
Toastmaster Wins With First Speech in Club Contest
Richard Find Meaning won top speech honors at the Eastern Lanes Toastmasters session for his first public appearance. Competing were Herschel Clark of CG&E with No Reward for the Goof-off and William Phillips of Middletown planning department on History, Modern Style.
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Toastmasters Club
Eastern Lanes
Richard
Herschel Clark
Cg&e
William Phillips
Middletown
George Brecht
Robert Moorehead
Ed McCormick
Earl Brewer
Antique it Yourself with O Briens Life chrome Finishes
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O'Brien
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Wayne County Civil Defense Unit
H. D. McCann
Reid Memorial Hospital
Dodds Monuments
Verity Phav
Robert Konthier
Mgr
Aoe
Bolens
Cieaeaal
Bolens Husky
John Hamm Jr
Florida
John A. Hamm Jr
John Hamm Sr
Monroe St
Mr. Hamm
Air Force
Middletown High School
St. Regis Paper Co
Beloit
Wis
Bernice Fitswater
RED Wing Shoes
Sam Bartel
Middletown, Ohio
Otis Leatherman
Vradelis
Boy Scouts
Church of the Ascension
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
N. Broad St
Holy Trinity Church
Allsports Inc
American Legion Post
J. C. Penny Co
Creekview
Lorretta Drive
Knights of Columbus
Aeronca Management Club
Office Outfitters Inc
N. Main St
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Kiwanis Club
G. C. Murphy Co
Armco Metal Products
David Chamberlain
Steve Sponsel
Gary Lawrence
Toastmaster
Mega
L &S
Caravelle
Bulova
Spencer
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