Prominent Middletown Leader McAdow Dies At 59
Samuel J. McAdow longtime Middletown park board chairman and American Legion leader died of a heart attack at his home on South Main Street. He leaves wife Jane and son Samuel J. Jr. Funeral plans are pending.
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Samuel J. McAdow
Middletown Park
City and District
American Legion
S. Main St
Mr. McAdow
Middletown Hospital
Jane
Samuel J. Jr
Northwestern University
Evanston, IM
Riggs Funeral Home
Middletown Retail Manager Stratemeyer Dies at Desk
Frank O Stratemeyer 46 longtime Allied Stores executive and Middletown John Ross Store manager died of a heart attack at his desk yesterday after working since 1959. He was born in Cincinnati and previously held posts in New Haven Pa and Cincinnati. Funeral services set for Tuesday at McCoy Setiler Funeral Home with burial in Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati. He is survived by wife Margaret son Frank Jr 17 daughter Mary Lou 8 and brother Otto.
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Frank O. Stratemeyer
Arcadia Dr
John Ross
Middletown
New Haven
Allied Stores, Inc
Mabley-Carew Co
Cincinnati
Robinson - Schwenn
Hamilton
Allied Stores
Stratemeyer
Retail Merchants Assn
Margaret
Frank Jr
Mary Lou
Otto
Truck Hits Tree Limb Injures Two in Hamilton
A Hamilton truck driver James Rice 20 and his passenger Orampus Gross 22 were treated for head and face cuts after their truck struck a overhanging tree limb at 1214 Pine St causing 600 dollars damage. Additional minor vehicle damage reported on Verity Parkway Calumet Avenue and Middletown Shopping Center separate incidents.
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Hamilton
Pine St
James Rice
Vine St
Orampus Gross
Verity Parkway
Vail Avenue
Glenton Lewis
Franklin Rt
Robert Morgan Finney
Carolina St
Calumet Avenue
Sycamore St
Elmer H. Augspurger
Middletown Rt
Richard Johnson Sr
Middletown Shopping Center
Wilma Rat
Creekview Dr
Six Meters Smashed on W Third Street
Six parking meters were smashed open early yesterday on W Third Street Franklin The police doubt any substantial amount of money was taken in the incident.
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Frankilin
W. Third Street
Obituary of Griff H. Davis 78 Middletown barber
Griff H. Davis 78 of 2304 Christel Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 10 45 a m Saturday after three years of ill health He was a Camden native and longtime barber and previously partnered at Kane Kavern He is survived by wife Alice son Paul daughters Mrs Jack Fay and Mrs Wilbur Gregory five grandchildren and sister Mrs Martha Bankard Funeral 2 p m Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Clifford Stearns burial Germantown Cemetery Friends may call 2 5 and 7 9 p m Monday at the funeral home
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Griff H. Davis
Christel Ave
Middletown Hospital
Camden
Davis
Kane Kavern
First Ave
Moore Street
Alice
Paul Davis
Jack Fay
Wilbur Gregory
Middletown
Martha Bankard
Germantown
McCoy- Leffler
Clifford Stearns
Services for Ernest Pate Held at Grang Ave Church of God
Ernest Pate 63 of 153 Harriett St Franklin died Friday at Middletown Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grang Ave Church of God with Rev Henry Howard and Rev Clifford Hutchinson officiating. Burial at Woodside. Visitation at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home Monday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. and at the church Tuesday afternoon.
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Ernest Pate
Harriett St
Franklin
Grang Ave. Church
Obituary for Orville Strickland of Columbus and Middletown
Orville Strickland, 52, formerly of Franklin and Middletown, died suddenly at his Atlanta home after pneumonia illness. He worked with Ohio-Illinois Gas Co and was transferred from Columbus to Atlanta 22 years ago. Survived by wife Cora, son James V. of Middletown, four daughters Anita Reus cher Lena Goebel Nancy Holley Lela Strickland, his mother Mary Strickland of Middletown, five brothers Charles Dayton J B Middletown Edwin Grand Rapids John Jr Lewisburg Monroe Dayton, and Ralph Richley Lodge F&AM member. Body to Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home for services and burial.
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Orville Strickland
Franklin
Middletown
Atlanta
Strickland
Ohio-Illinois Gas Co
Columbus
Cora
James V
Anita Reuscher
Lena Goebel
Nancy Holley
Lela Strickland
Funeral services for Walter Cass Held at Local Home
Funeral services for Walter Cass of 701 Mary Etta Street will take place at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Wilson Memorial Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery A D of A service scheduled for Sunday at 7 p.m. at the same funeral home.
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Walter Cass
Mary Etta
Wilson Memorial Home
Woodside Cemetery
Noon Day Train Service Halted
New York Central train No. 521 leaving Middletown at 12 55 p m for Cincinnati stops its run today. Officials say service remains Cleveland to Columbus but will not continue to Springfield Dayton Middletown and Cincinnati. The Dayton Chamber of Commerce protests the cut-off.
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New York Central
Middletown
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Dayton
Juvenile Shoplifter Nabbed At Leo's Store
An 11 year old boy was accused of shoplifting at Leo's Store 1308 Central Ave. He gave a fictitious name and address to clerks and police. Several items were found on him and authorities warned his parents juvenile services would be contacted.
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Leo's
Central Ave
Police Briefs Explain Simple Theft Claim
ERA FULLER of 1341 Garfield St. reported yesterday a green chair cover valued at five dollars was stolen from a wash line.
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Era Fuller
Garfield St
Youths Break Eight Garage Windows, Rosman Alleging Vandalism
L. P. Rossman of 2308 Central Ave. reported yesterday that youths broke eight windows in his garage on Friday night, detailing the vandalism incident and seeking further action.
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L. P. Rossman
Central Ave
Bicycle stolen from Crawford Street
A bicycle owned by Jimmie Barker of 904 Crawford Street with license A3157 was stolen yesterday from Crawford Street at Logan Avenue.
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Jimmie Barker
Crawford St
Crawford Street
Logan Avenue
Fire damages furnace in Will ie Thompson home
Faulty temperature controls blamed for a fire Friday that caused 35 in damage to a furnace at the Willie Thompson residence 906 Catalpa Drive. The Weikel property on West Middletown Rt. 1 was cited as owner. Firemen were alerted by Mrs. Roby Stephenson at 225 Baltimore Street after spotting steam from a car radiator. No damage reported. Emergency squad members assisted William Hunter, 75, of 1023 Central Avenue after he reportedly suffered a heart attack and received oxygen.
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Willie Thompson
Catalpa Dr
Dave Weikel
West Middletown
Roby Stephenson
Baltimore St
William Hunter
Central Ave
Local Man Nominated for Brigadier General by Eisenhower
Robert H. Herman of Middletown has been nominated by President Eisenhower for promotion to brigadier general. A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base leader and former AMC deputy director of supply, Herman is an Air Force Academy alumnus with a 1949 Ohio State MBA and a long service record in Alaska Korea and Japan. He is the son of Mrs. C. W. Long and brother of Mrs. Frank Page.
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Robert H. Herman
Middletown
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Col. Herman
Air Material Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
C. W. Long
Ardmore Dr
Frank Page
Roosevelt Avenue
Middletown High School
U. S. Military Academy
Air Force Flying School
Ohio State University
Aleutians
Headquarters
U. S. Air Force
Tactical Air
Air War College
Korea
Sth Air Force
United States
Norton Air Force Base
Calif
Snow Slick Roads injure three in multiple accidents
Three people were injured as snow fell and slicked roads. Corda Spurlock, 51, West Middletown, hurt on Kiester Road near old Route 4 after her car hit a culvert. Virgil Schoonover, 38, Waynesville, rear ended a car stopped on Oxford State Road. passenger Richard Tyree, 46, injured. Augusta Lovely, 22, Franklin, involved in a separate crash on Pershing Avenue. Pedestrian Carleen Viar, 16, Oxford State Road, injured in a two car collision.
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Smith
R. A. Schroer
Corda Spurlock
No Man's Rd
West Middletown
Kiester Road
Old iRt
Middletown
McCoy-Leffier
R. FE
Virgil E.schmoonover
Waynesville
Edward Willoughby
Carleen Viar
Ray Viar
Oxford State Road
Pershing Avenue
Man Charged In Grocery Theft
Hubert Steele, 45, of Middletown Route 3, released on 300 bond after being charged with petit larceny. He was arrested at the Charles Street Albers Store by agent Helen Klepper. Officials said goods worth 8.08 dollars were found in his possession. he faces municipal court Monday afternoon.
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Hubert Steele
Kyles Station Road
Middletown
Rt. 3
Charles Street Albers
Helen Klepper
Hamilton Man Dies In Fall Down Steps
Hamilton William Sehlhorst aged 50 of 2360 Power Ave died yesterday from a fractured skull after falling down basement steps at his home about 6 30 p m. Coroner Dr Garrett Boone said the death mirrored that of a brother about ten years ago.
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Hamilton
William Sehlhorst
Power Ave
Butler County
Garret Boone
Selhorst
Man Sues Cleaner Over Cold Claimed From Lost Suit
Indianapolis John H Head sues a cleaning shop for 300 dollars claiming a cold resulted from losing his suit at the cleaners. He says he waited in a booth while the cleaners misplaced the garb and he hurried home ill.
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Indianapolis
John H. Head
Dayton Writer Holsinger to Join Cincinnati Enquirer
Ralph Holsinger, longtime Washington correspondent for the Dayton Journal Herald, will become politics and government editor at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Enquirer executive editor Brady Black announced the move, effective February 15, with Holsinger coordinating correspondents in Washington Columbus and Frankfort along with political reporter Michael Maloney who is currently on leave.
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Cincinnati
Ralph Holsinger
Washington
Dayton Journal-Herald
Cincinnati Enquirer
Brady Black
Enquirer
Holsinger
Columbus
Frankfort
Michael Maloney
Allan Heim Named Assistant Business Editor in Cincinnati Enquirer
Allan Heim of Springfield was named assistant business editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Executive Editor Brady Black announced the appointment Saturday night. Dick Havin remains business editor.
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Cincinnati
Allan Heim
Springfield
Cincinnati Enquirer
Brady Black
Dick Haviin
Armco to End Ohio River Coal Transport
Armco Steel Corp will close its Ohio River coal transport division on April 1 after two years in operation. V P and GM Clyde G. Davies cites rising river costs and lower rail rates. Towboats George M Verity and Weber W Sebald will be auctioned. 90 workers in Huntington, West Virginia face layoffs.
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Armco Steel Corp
Clyde G. Davies
Armco
George M. Verity
Ithe Weber W. Sebald
Huntington
W. Va
Middletown
Hamilton
Davies
River Division
Townsley Elected Ohio Newspapers Assn President
Gardner H. Townsley of the Western Star Lebanon was chosen president of the 27th annual Ohio Newspapers Assn convention in Columbus. He succeeds Frank W. Spencer of The Newark Advocate. Other officers named include Roger H. Ferger The Cincinnati Enquirer as board chair Louis B. Seltzer The Cleveland Press and News as vice president William J. Oertel The Columbus Dispatch as executive secretary and Raymond E. Dix The Wooster Daily Record as treasurer.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Newspapers Assn
Gardner H. Townsley
Western Star
Lebanon
Townsley
Frank W. Spencer
Newark Advocate
Roger H. Ferger
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Louis B. Seltzer
Cleveland Press and News
William J. Oertel
Raymond E. Dix
Wooster Daily Record
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McAdow
Han Itoh
Ms. McAdow
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Barnitz Stadium
State Highway Department
Denison
Columbia
Old Armco Blues
National Legion
Selective Service Board
Rotary Club
Elks Lodge
First Presbyterian Church
Samuel J. Meadow Park Board Chairman
Frank Stratemeyer Ross
Ross
MR. Stratemeyer
J. Howard Smith
McCoy-Setiler Funeral Home
Harold Grunewald
Spring Grove Cemetery
Funeral
DODDS
Verity
14Th Ave
Grunner
Grunner’s
Serta
Franklin, O
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
San Bernadino
Herman
AMC
Directorate of Supply
Valentine
U.S
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Central Avenue
Strand
West Central
First National Bank
Second Avenue
Broad and
Grand Avenue
Gideon Road
U.S. GA
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