MHS Students Face Suspension After February Disturbance
Middletown High School suspended a number of students for three to ten days for participation in the February 13 disturbance after a Black History assembly. White youths who cut the assembly and those involved in verbal or physical assaults receive three and ten day suspensions respectively, with probations attached. class sessions resume on a trial basis.
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Middletown High School
Jesse Mayabb
Black History Assembly
Mayabb
The
Mayabbi
Downtown Boycott Affects Retail By Day’s End
A boycott yesterday left some downtown shops with reduced traffic while others saw normal or better business. George Washington Day shopping drew extra crowds, and a department store noted its six Black employees worked as usual amid picket activity. No incidents were reported by police.
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Central Avenue
George Washinton
Robert G. White
Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Winter
Retail Merchants
Chamber
Journal
Deaths and Funerals Mr Davis and Mr Jackson
Charles Oscar Davis 78 of 1106 Catalpa Drive died at Middletown Hospital after admission Saturday. He was a former Armco Steel employee with 13 grandchildren. Funeral at Mt Zion Baptist Church Wednesday at 1 pm. burial Woodside Cemetery. Also, World War I veteran and Gentile Supply Depot Dayton retiree Mr Jackson died Friday night after a heart attack. He is survived by Curtis Jackson and S Woodford Pieratt. Burial Fairmound Cemetery West Elkton.
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Charles Oscar Davis
Catalpa Drive
Middletown Hospital
Armco Steel
Davis
Middletown
Bessie
Hattie Wells
Stewart Keith
James P. Keith
William Vernon Pierce
St. Petersburg
Fla
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Jackson
Dayton
Curtis Jackson
Ezel
S. Woodford Pieratt
Lewisburg
Fairmound Cemetery
West Elkton
Services for Orville V. Peyton Held in Kentucky
Orville V. Peyton 49 of 229 N Plum St Germantown died yesterday at the Veterans Administration Hospital Cincinnati from injuries suffered in a fall last week. A 1 p.m. Thursday service will be at Potter Funeral Home West Liberty Ky with Rev Glenn Lawson officiating. Burial follows in Perry Cemetery West Liberty. Visitation is 3–5 and 7–9 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home and Wednesday afternoon and evening at the West Liberty funeral home.
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Orville V. Peyton
N. Plum St
Germantown
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cincinnati
Potter Funeral Home
West Liberty
Glenn Lawson
Perry Cemetery
McCoy-Leffler
Funeral Home
Mrs. Ollie Riley Dies After Brief Illness in Middletown
Mrs. Ollie Lee Riley, 65, of 702 14th Ave died Saturday at Middletown Hospital after a short illness. Born in Maxey Georgia she lived in Middletown 44 years. She leaves husband Robert, son Rufus, daughters Christine Johnson and Pearitie Mae Jemison all of Middletown, brothers Milton Gresham of Middletown and Wyatt Gresham of Atlanta, and sister Lilie Mae Haynes of William Gravette. Services for William Gravette 65 of 408 Kerry St who died yesterday at Middletown Hospital will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation 5 to 7 and 9 p.m. tomorrow.
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Ollie Lee Riley
14Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Riley
Maxey
Middletown
Robert
Rufus
Christine Johnson
Pearitie Mae Jemison
Milton Gresham
Wyatt Gresham
Atlanta
Lilie Mae Haynes
Trenton
William Gravette
Kerry St
McCoy-Leffler
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
Mrs. Geraldine Short Dies at 48 in Germantown
Mrs. Geraldine E Short 48 of Germantown died at 2 30 p m yesterday at her home after a year long illness. A Middletown native she was a member of First Baptist Church of Germantown. Survived by husband Marvin two sons Charles R and Robert M Short of Middletown a daughter Kathryn at home five brothers Edgar Earl Day Robert Day Norman Day Forrest Day five grandchildren and a sister Mrs Ella Marie Moon Evanston Ill. Funeral arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Geraldine E. Short
Middletown-Germantown Pike
Germantown
Rt. 1
Norman Day
Honolu'u
Hawaii
Forrest Day
Ella Marie Moon
Evanston
Ill
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Cecil M. Jackson Services in Germanton at 10 a.m.
Services for Cecil M. Jackson, 74, of 339 Pagett Drive, Germantown, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the John Arpp Funeral Home. Visitation details were listed as pending.
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Germantown
Cecil M. Jackson
Pagett Drive
John Arpp
Flags and Costumes Mark Girl Scouts Day Event
The celebration features flags and costumes from 42 countries with 22 troops in native dress. About 500 girls are expected at Monroe Elementary Gym starting 2 p.m. A candle-lighting ceremony and judged art work will highlight the event tied to Thinking Day and Juliette Lowe.
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Lord
Lady Baden Powell
George Washington’s
Juliette Lowe
Galaxy
Northern Lights
America
Juliette Loewe
Monroe Elementary
Friendship Fund
Two Meetings Canceled for Parents at Local Churches
Two scheduled meetings for white and Negro parents were canceled. A back to school meeting will be held at 8 p.m. at United Missionary Baptist Church instead of the 3 p.m. Bethel AME Church and 6 p.m. Jordan Funeral Home chapel sessions.
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Bethel Ame
Jordan Funeral Home
United Missionary Baptist Church
Grass Fire Warnings Issued By Area Chiefs
Area fire chiefs warned residents burning trash could spark grass fires as soggy ground hinders firefighting. Madison Township reports several acres burned on Michael Road and another fire near Manchester Road and old U S 25. Middletown crews fought blazes on 17th Ave and Manchester Road amid windy conditions.
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Robert Ledford
Madison Township
Michael Road
Ledford
Richard Berger
Franklin
Manchester Road
U. S. 25
Middletown
17Th Ave
PTO Basketball Showdown Highlights Verity Middle Event
A parent versus teachers basketball game anchors the George M. Verity Middle School PTO meeting Tuesday night at 7 30 PM. Marilyn Goode says players will showcase unusual basketball techniques as part of the attraction.
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George M. Verity Middle School
PTO
Marilyn Goode
Courthouse Closed for Washington's Birthday Holiday
The Butler County courthouse in Hamilton and local branch offices will be closed Monday for the legal holiday Washington's Birthday.
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Butler County
Hamilton
Washington
Locust Eagles Reach Far With Long Flight Capabilities
A locust can stay aloft 12 hours at a stretch and with favorable winds may cover up to 3000 miles in a lifetime.
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Aden
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