Transformation of Middletown store to Mabley & Carew opens March 2
Crews unload the first load of new merchandise as a 32 foot trailer arrives at the John Ross store at Central and Broad. The building will close Feb 28 and Feb 29 for renovations before a 10 am March 2 reopening under the Mabley & Carew banner with expanded second floor women’s fashion and new departments including Town Shop bridal salon and sportswear, and a broad shift of goods across all floors.
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John Ross
Mabley & Carew
Middletown
Central and
Broad
Wren’s
Springfield
Broad Street
Obituary of Carl W. Sweet 57 Washington D C
Carl W. Sweet, 57, husband of Louise Carter of Middletown, died Tuesday in Washington D C after a brief illness. He worked 28 years at Wright Patterson AFB before transferring to Andrews AFB near Washington last November. Survived by wife Louise, three daughters, a sister, and three grandchildren. Services at Hoyne Funeral Home Dayton at 1 a.m. Saturday with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call tomorrow 6 to 9 p.m.
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Carl W. Sweet
Louise Carter
Middletown
Washington, D. C
Sweet
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Andrews Afb
Washington
Louise
Pete J. King
Trotwood
Elaine Sweet
Carolyn Sweet
Helen Sibilsky
Menominee
Mich
Hoyne Funeral Home
Salem Ave
Memorial Park
Zimmerman
Gratis
Fairmound
West Elkton Woman Irma Stubbs Dies at 71
Mrs. Irma M. Stubbs 71 died at her West Elkton home after a several year illness. Survived by husband Arthur and son William at home. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Funeral Home Gratis with burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
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West Elkton
Irma M. Stubbs
Arthur
William
Private services for Mrs Lucille Root and Mrs Annie Jones
Mrs Lucille Root, 81, of 622 Main Street, will have private services at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Mrs Annie Jones, 69, of 221 Millville Oxford Road, will have services at Hindman Kentucky.
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Lucille Root
Main St
Webb
Annie Jones
Millville
Oxford Road
Hindman
Finnegan and Friel die in midweek notices
Washington born Joseph F. Finnegan 61 longtime head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service from 1955 to 1961 died Wednesday of a lung ailment in Philadelphia Francis De Sales Friel 69 former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers and of the American Institute of Consulting Engineers died Tuesday in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Philadelphia
Francis de Sales Friel
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Institue of Consulting Engineers
Snow Storm Sweeps Across Midwest Into Northeast
Snow sleet and rain hit wide areas with heavy snow in the Midwest. A storm moved through seven Midwestern states bringing up to half a foot of accumulation and headed toward the Ohio Valley and interior Northeast.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Ohio Valley
Weather update with mixed precipitation and cold trend
Light sleet and occasional rain mixed with 1.2 inches of snow that fell early today. Tonight, only flurries are forecast with colder temperatures. Tomorrow should clear with highs in the 30s. Yesterday’s high was 40 and today’s low reached 32.
Midwest Snow Blankets the Nation Amid Ice Crises
The Midwest faces hazardous driving as ice slicks cause at least four fatalities in northern Illinois. Snow sweeps the region from Iowa to Wisconsin and Ohio, while rain reaches the Gulf states and the mid Atlantic. Western snow chills the southern Rockies, with Pacific Northwest showers and Cascade snow. Temperatures stay near or below freezing in the Midwest snow belt. frigid lows drop toward zero in western Wyoming and parts of Idaho and Colorado.
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Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Midwest
Gulf States
Middle Atlantic States
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Cascade Mountains
Wyoming
Idaho
Colorado
Maine
Werner to Attend Bangkok Session
Bishop Hazen G. Werner, head of Ohio Methodism, will attend the February 21 to 25 East Asia Consultation on Responsible Parenthood in Bangkok Thailand. He will depart Columbus February 13 with stops planned in England and Germany en route.
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Columbus, Ohio
Hazen G. Werner
Ohio
Responsible Parenthood
Bangkok
Thailand
East Asia Christian Conference
Columbus
England
Germany
Grade Card Processor Flunks Its Big Test
In Lakewood High School suburb, about 450 of 2256 pupils did not receive report cards on time due to a malfunctioning grade processing machine. Miles P. Reiley, in charge of the operation, blamed the breakdown while Superintendent William Edwards criticized the failure. Edwards noted the machine aims to save teachers about 30 minutes weekly and handles class scheduling, costing the district roughly $7,000 annually.
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Cleveland
Lakewood High School
Miles P. Reiley
William Bd. Edwards
Edwards
Grease Fire Damages Home. Minor Dryer Fire.
Firemen checked a grease fire on a stove at 611 Malvern Street belonging to Robert Jones causing about 40 dollars in damage. They arrived at 6 p.m. and noted the grease came from meat cooking. Earlier, at 5:04 p.m., a dryer short at Town and Country Dry Cleaners at 625 South Breiel Boulevard caused a minor fire with no damage reported.
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Robert Jones
Malvern St
Town & Country Dry Cleaners
S. Breiel Blvd
Warren Woman Reported Critical Condition After Auto Crash
A Corwin woman, Gertrude Biggs, 64, was listed in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after being struck by a car on Route 42 near Waynesville. The driver, Edward Gregg 63 of Spring Valley, was not charged.
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Waynesville
Corwin
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Rt. 42
Here
Gertrude Biggs
Waynesvile Rt. 1
Edward Gregg
Spring Valley
Scouts Honored at Troop II Family Night Meeting
About 75 scouts and their parents attended Boy Scout Week activities at Castle Hall 1044 Central Avenue. Highlighted by group singing a film and skits the event featured the court of honor presenting awards to Robert Sortman Paul Sortman and Paul Hogg.
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Castle Hall
Central Avenue
Court of Honor
Robert Sortman
Paul Sortman
Paul Hogg
William Penn Lived in First Brick House in America
Historical note states William Penn resided in the continent’s first brick house. The structure marks early colonial architecture and Penn’s settlement era legacy.
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William Penn
America
Dynamite Found On Rail Tracks Foiled by Four Boys
Four unnamed youths foiled an attempted bombing of a Florida East Coast Railway freight train by discovering 45 sticks of dynamite attached to a rail. The charge was disassembled minutes before the southbound train passed, avoiding disaster as the train rushed by unaware. Deputy Leif Larson confirmed the dynamite was wired to the track.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Florida East Coast Railway
Leif Larson
Brevard County
Train derailed by dynamite north of Miami
A freight train was derailed by dynamite Sunday north of Miami. The railroad line is using nonunion labor and supervisory personnel. Earlier this week union pickets protested movement of the line’s freight trains into Merritt and Cape Kennedy.
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FEC
Miami
Cape Kennedy
Merritt Island
Merritt
Masked beauty in colonial fashion shields skin from sun and wind
Fashionable colonial women protected complexions with silk masks in summer and velvet masks in winter, reflecting period style and social practices.
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America
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Lona
Maal
Electra
Iuminee
Admiral
Alnico
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South Broad
Sidg
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Mabley
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Werner
Warren
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Verity Pkay
Woodside Cemetery
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