Hamilton Crash Death Ups Butler Toll To 11
Hamilton records another traffic fatality as Eugene Van Winkle, 309 Bank Ave, dies at Mercy Hospital after his car struck a city pole near Miller's Drive-In. Aletha Adams, 23, of 2420 Pleasant Ave, suffers both leg fractures and remains in serious condition at Fort Island Hospital. Van Winkle had prior crash in 1964 killing a passenger. Services set for Wednesday at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home with Greenwood Cemetery burial.
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Hamilton
Eugene van Winkle
Bank Ave
Pleasant Ave
Mercy Hospital
Rice
Aletha R. Adams
Fortiston Hospital
J. van Winkle
van Winkle
E. River Road
Butler County
Mr. van Winkle
Brown-Dawson
Greenwood Cemetery
Jewish Hospital in Hamburg Survives Nazi Control
The Jewish Hospital in Hamburg remains open and served under Nazi rule and continues to operate after World War II, uniquely surviving the regime’s control for an enduring period.
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Hamburg
Germany
Skaters Win Honors In Dayton
Middletown's Skateway won the high point trophy at the eighth annual interclub competition held at Triangle Skateland in Dayton. Skateway has claimed the high point trophy at all four meets attended. Local winners include Claudia Elliott third juvenile girls figures Kristie Barnes third solo B dance David Scott first novice and first open men figures Rhonda Powell second solo B dance Mike Highlands first sub novice men figures Debby Hewitt second novice ladies singles Denise Miller second solo A dance Mike Highlands and Diane Glei second junior dance. Also competing were 18 skaters from Dayton and three from Cincinnati. Four skaters from Michietown's Roller Haven won: Bridgette Williams third tiny tot figures Theresa Bryant second tiny tot figures Teri Nelson first tiny tot figures Carl Hovel first novice men singles.
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Middletown
Skateway
Triangle Skateland
Dayton
Skateland
Claudia Elliott
Kristie Barnes
David Scott
Rhonda Powell
Mike Highlands
Michietown
Roller Haven
Bridgette Williams
Theresa Bryant
Teri Nelson
Carl Hovel
Romney Reviews Middletown Downtown Rehabilitation Plan
George Romney as HUD secretary reviews nationwide urban renewal programs including Middletown with a $12 million to $14 million downtown rehab project. A 30 day pause on federal grant approvals is in effect though local officials expect May or June approval and say processing continues on the Middletown plan.
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Middletown
George Romney
HUD
Romney
National League of Cities
Farmersville Man Crashes Through Island in Franklin
Charles E. Day, 27, plowed through the south traffic island in Franklin on Sunday, traveling about 100 feet against traffic on S River Street before stopping in the Marathon Service Station lot. He was charged with failure to maintain an assured clear distance after the crash. Police say he failed to negotiate a curve and jumped the island where S Main and S River merge.
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Franklin
Farmersville
S. River Street
Marathon
Charles E. Day
S. Main Street
S. Main
S. River Streets
S. River
Indictments Quashed in Warren County Court
Warren County Common Pleas Court dropped two indictments against William Red Campbell and his brother Ken Campbell after defense motions. James Ruppert won his first county prosecutor victory as D.L. Williams was convicted of pointing a firearm and acquitted on assault with a dangerous weapon. Williams faces potential fines and up to a year in jail.
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Lebanon
Warren County Common Pleas Court
Franklin
James Ruppert
William “Red” Campbell
Ken
Fred B. Cramer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Campbells
Ruppert
D.L. Williams
Williams
Cramer
Melvin Klein
Clarksville
Warren County
Klein
Fred Jones
4 Mile Sledge Pulls Test Scouts Skill At Derby
Nearly 600 Boy Scouts braved sub freezing weather at Camp Hook for the Klondike Derby. Teams of six to eight pulled 75 pound sledges over four miles, with top times around two hours. Winners include Team 6 Troop 6 Middletown and Team 18 Troop 94 Springboro, plus awards for best constructed and most original sledges. About 100 volunteers aided organizer Tom Tuttle.
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Camp Hook
Middletown
West Middletown
Lytle
Springboro
Franklin
Lebanon
Maineville
Tom Tuttle
Pokey Griffith
Two Children Die In Fire In Fostoria Ohio
In Fostoria Ohio two sons of Mr and Mrs Jan Wetherill Bryan age 10 and Eric age 5 died Sunday in a two story frame home fire. The parents and 2 year old daughter Susie escaped with help from neighbors and firefighters. Janet 9 was visiting grandparents. Fire started in living room and rose to second floor. Cause not determined.
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Fostoria
Fostoria City Hospital
Janet
Deaths And Funerals Mrs E Behrens and family
Mrs. Ernestine Behrens 70 of Washington DC formerly Middletown died yesterday at Georgetown University Hospital. Survived by husband Edward a WWI Navy veteran. two sons Charles Alexandria VA and Nicklas Mitchellville MD. two sisters two brothers and three grandchildren. Services Thursday 10 am at St Matthew Lutheran Washington with burial Arlington National Cemetery. Friends may call Schramm Funeral Home tomorrow 7 to 9 pm Rosary 7:30 pm. Also noted a separate obituary line: band William died in 1957, survived by daughter Betty Stimson Middletown and three others plus four grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Ernestine Behrens
Washington, D. C
Middletown
Georgetown University Hospital
Edward
Charles
Alexandria
Nicklas
Mitchellville
Charles Maier
Arthur Siebert
Carl Nicklas
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Arlington ‘National Cemetery
William
Betty Stimson
Albert
Charleston
S.C
George
Oakland
Calif
Icie Hyer
Richwood
W.va
Pearl Karis
Elizabeth
N.J
Services for Kenneth G Crawford in Brookville Indiana
Kenneth G Crawford 67 of Kettering died Saturday at the VA Hospital Dayton. He worked at Wright Patterson AFB and was a member of the United Methodist Church in Brookville. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Loos Funeral Home with burial at Maplegrove Cemetery. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today at Tobias Funeral Home Dayton. He is survived by his wife Hilda and father Clem of Brookville and sister Margaret Hutton of Middletown.
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Kenneth G. Crawford
Kettering
Margaret Hutton
Middletown
Loos
Brookville
Ind
Maplegrove
Tobias
Dayton
Crawford
Wright Patterson Afb
United Methodist Church
Hilda
Clem
Mrs Thelma Gravett Dies in Cincinnati
Thelma Gravett 59 of 1404 Bernice Ave. Cincinnati died 11 15 p m at Bethesda Hospital Survived by husband William two sons Fred Richard of Middletown a daughter Marilyn Mikovich of Middletown four brothers Walter George Charles Everett Egelston of Middletown and five grandchildren Services 2 p m Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Henry Howard officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Funeral home hours tomorrow 3 5 and 7 9 p m
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Thelma Gravett
Bernice Ave
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
William
Fred
Richard
Middletown
Marilyn Mikovich
Walter
George
Charles
Everett Egelston
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Henry Howard
Miss Alma Kane 81 Dies After Long Illness
Miss Alma M. Kane of 1813 First Ave died at 9 a m yesterday at her home after 12 years of declining health. Born in Middletown she worked for P Lorillard Co and belonged to Catholic Ladies of Columbia Council 105. Survived by her brother Elmer who lived with her. Requiem High Mass to be sung at 10 a m Wednesday Holy Trinity Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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Alma M. Kane
First Ave
Esterday
Miss Kane
Middletown
P. Lorillard Co
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Council
Elmer
Holy Trinity Church
Calvary Cemetery
Services Set for Mrs. Marie M. Krause 51
Funeral services for Mrs. Marie M. Krause of Hamilton, formerly of Middletown, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Colligan Funeral Home in Hamilton. Burial follows at Greenwood Cemetery. She died Saturday at Mercy Hospital after a monthlong illness. Survivors include daughter Mrs. Anna Spencer of Hamilton, three brothers Clyde Tolliver of Monroe Earsle Tolliver of Middletown and Ralph Tolliver of Franklin, and sister Mrs. Nell Harsham of Louisville.
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Marie M. ‘Krause
Hamilton
Middletown
Clyde Tolliver
Monroe
Earsle Tolliver
Ralph Tolliver
Franklin
Nell Harsham
Louisville
Services for Mrs. Rosalie Lowe Held Tomorrow
Mrs. Rosalie Lowe 65 of 1812 Carroll Ave dies at Middletown Hospital after a stay since Feb 8. Funeral at 2 p m tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Haskel Jenkins officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Lowe had worked at the G C Murphy Store since moving to Middletown in 1945.
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Rosalie Lowe
Carroll Ave
McCoy-Leffler
Haskel Jenkins
Woodside Cemetery
Middletown
G.C. Murphy Store
3 Killed In Car When Auto Hits Train
A car carrying five persons believed to be a family collided with a westbound Erie Lackawanna train at a crossing north of Alger Hardin County at 6 15 a m. A man wife and a two year old girl died. A second girl and a boy, both presumed children, were hospitalized in Lima Memorial in fair condition.
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Kenton, Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
James Wilson
Rt. 1
Alger
Stephine
Lima Memorial Hospital
Erie- Lackawana
Hardin County
Mrs Anna Russell services and burial announced
Mrs. Anna Russell 70 of Salt Lick Kentucky mother of John Russell of Middletown dies yesterday in Salt Lick and will be buried there tomorrow Surviving sons E M and Burl Russell of Miamisburg and Lee Lawrence and Elbert of Salt Lick daughters Agnes Connelly of Carlisle and Irene Pelfrey of Campton plus five other sons and two daughters listed.
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Anna Russell
Salt Lick
John Russell
Middletown
Services for John W. Loy Held in Lebanon
John W. Loy 62 of 925 Carson Drive died Saturday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oswald Memorial Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Survived by wife Hallie, son David of Ridgeville, four sisters Mrs. Schenck, Mrs. Clark of Dayton, Mrs. Allison of Xenia, Mrs. Crane of Dayton, and one grandchild. Funeral home will be open tomorrow from 4 to 9 p.m.
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Lebanon
John W. Loy
Carson Drive
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Loy
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Hallie
David
Ridgeville
Paul Schenck
Don Clark
Lavina Allison
Xenia
Margaret Crane
Lebanon man George A Richardson 68 dies at Christ
George A Richardson 68 of Lebanon Rt 8 died yesterday at Christ Hospital. Survived by wife Sarah two sons Joseph and Kenneth of Lebanon two brothers Virgil Bill and Bob of Morrow two sisters Effie Schumacher Montgomery and Florence Sampson Florida. Services 11 am Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church burial West Chester Cemetery. Friends may call Oswald Memorial Home tomorrow 4 to 9 pm.
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Lebanon
George A. Richardson
Rt. 8
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Sarah
Joseph
Kenneth
Virgil
Sharonville
Bill
Bob
Morrow
Effie Schumacher
Montgomery
Ohio
Florence Sampson
Florida
Calvary Baptist Church
West Chester Cemetery
Oswald
Miss Frances Bonner Dies at 86 in Cincinnati
Miss Frances Bonner, 86, Cincinnati, formerly Hamilton, will have services at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Colligan is handling arrangements.
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Frances Bonner
Cincinnati
Hamilton
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IGA
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DIAL
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Mrs. Thelma Gravett
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