Ex Middletown teacher Veda McCray dies at 79
Former Middletown High School Latin teacher Miss Veda McCray died at 12 45 p m yesterday at Mt Pleasant Home in Monroe She was 79 A lifelong educator she promoted Latin studies and advised The Optimist yearbook for 40 years She authored Latin In A Nutshell and helped found local Junior Classical Leagues Her public service extended to Muscular Dystrophy Association Y Teens and church work Graveside services will follow with no immediate survivors.
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Veda McCray
Middletown Hig School
Mt. Pleasant
Monroe
State
Nationa
Middletown
Chau- Mi
Chautauqua
Middletown Federation of Women's Clubs
Middletown Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Sertoma Club
First United Presbyterian Church
Miss McCray
Heidelberg College
University of Wisconsin
Clyde
Ohio
Grace Murbach dies former Garfield Mission co founder
Grace Murbach 83 of 2414 Superior Ave. and lifelong civic contributor died yesterday at Roberts Nursing Facility in Franklin after living there since Feb 4. A New Bremen native and Ohio State graduate, she taught Delphos, helped found Garfield Mission, and supported First United Presbyterian Church. Survived by son John, daughter Louise Whitehurst, sisters Ora Williams and Pearl Redfern, brother W d Garmhausen, four grandchildren. Private services and burial at Woodside. memorials to First Church or Muscular Dystrophy Association. Wilson-Schramm Memorial Home handling arrangements.
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Grace Murbach
Superior Ave
Garfield Mission
Garfield Area
Roberts
Franklin
Murbach
New Bremen
Ohio State University
Delphos
John
Alliance
Louise Whitehurst
Middletown
Ora Williams
Warren
Pearl Redfern
Anaheim
Calif
W. d. Garmhausen
Chillicothe
Irvin W. Emmons
Woodside
First United Presbyterian Church
Wilson-Schramm Memorial Home
Woodside Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant
Lyman M. Pence
Tyler
Tex
Armco Steel
E. D. Rathman Co
Illinois Wesleyan College
Asberry Methodist Church
Pearl
Phillip R
Charles M
Thomas Montero
Bogalusa
Gertrude Flemin
Coca Beach
Fla
Athens City Cemetery
Lebanon
Frank A. J. Preis
Dayton
Norma Jackson
Stouder Hospital
Troy
Jackson
Press
Elsie
Lebanon Cemetery
Leander Schweitzer
Oswald Funeral Home
Camden
Mark W. Sheley
Mill Road
Wayne Township
Middletown Hospital
Butler County
Democrat Central
West Elkton
Sheley
Grace
Joyce Jackson
Mary Seamon
Selma Powers
Ladoga
Ind
R.C. Nein & Sons
Fairmount Cemetery
Antique Show at Middletown Mall Weekend Events
The Middletown Mall hosts a three-event weekend featuring a semi annual antique show produced by Gladys Jordan of Cincinnati from Friday through Sunday. Exhibits include fine furniture old silver and jewelry Americana primitives and more. Timothy Hawkins will perform Sunday at 1 and 3 pm with guitar and song. Cub Scout Pack 101 runs its Pinewood Derby Sunday in the north wing with 65 cars entered. Mall hours are 10:00 to 5:30 Friday Saturday and Sunday noon to 5:00.
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Middletown
Mall Merchants Association
Gladys Jordan
Cincinnati
Timothy Hawkins
Wilson School
Clock stolen from First United Presbyterian Church
A 7 to 8 foot red mahogany Herschede grandfather clock, once owned by the Verity family, was stolen overnight from the Memorial Room of the First United Presbyterian Church at 2910 Central Ave. The clock, valued around 3000 dollars, has Westminster chimes and unique cabinet work. Police questioned residents. the clock’s origin was tied to the Verity family, though church records cite the Barnitz or Comp Verity lineage.
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M. Verity
First United Prebyterian Church
Central Ave
Irvin Emmons
Westminster
Memorial Room
Emmons
McGee Avenue
Barnitz
Comp Verity
Youths under investigation in Ridgeville break-in
Clearcreek police probe six juveniles over a Monday break-in at Herman Callahan’s mobile home on Ohio 48 Ridgeville. A television set a citizen band radio and a tool box were recovered by Sgt. Carl Patrick and Ptl. Rick Manning.
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Springboro
Clearcreek
Herman Callahan
Ohio
Ridgeville
Citizens Band
Carl Patrick
Rick Manning
City manager refutes FOP salary claims
City manager’s office released two memos dated February 15 and 18 to city commissioners in response to Fraternal Order of Police claims that they had no current information on 1977 salary negotiations. The memos contain police demands as cited by FOP President Paul Lewis.
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Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Paul Lewis
Dave Schul
Dale Hessel
Lewis
City Commission
Fire and EMS runs log at several addresses
Multiple emergency responses record chest pains falls and injuries across addresses on Roosevelt Boulevard Ninth Avenue Flemming Road and other streets. Entries show patients Mattie Natalia Harris Anthony and Bess Stacy transported or treated with no transport noted. City Memo dispute over patrol pay raises cited.
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Roosevelt Blvd
Mattie Natalia
Elsmere St
Centennial Ave
Primrose Lane
Ninth Avenue
Lincoln Street
Harris Anthony
Ninth Ave
Flemming Road
Bess Stacy
United Telephone listing changes due March 11
United Telephone Co customers seeking a new listing or number change must notify the business office by March 11, announced District Manager Brad Knapp. The notice directs updates ahead of the next directory edition.
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Lebanon
United Telephone Co
Brad Knapp
Fine Arts Center Officers Elected at Middletown Meeting
Mrs Richard Head was re elected to a second term on the Middletown Fine Arts Center executive committee as Stanley Reed Jr was re elected chairman of the board. Mrs Charles Wheat was elected vice president. Other officers re elected include Mrs Frank Martindell recording secretary Mrs Gordon Hughes corresponding secretary and Harold F Layman treasurer. New governors include Mrs H O Finkelman Layman and Mrs Wheat. The center reported a record 988 registrations up 33 percent from 1975 and 23 percent from 1974 with 15 courses now offered and 17 teachers active including two teaching five classes each. An annual scholarship program awarded 14 scholarships to area public and parochial students.
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Richard Head
Middletown
Harold F. Layman
H. O. Finkelman
Wheat
Head
Vehicular Homicide Charge In Brother's Death
James E. Chupka 21 of 3713 Manchester Road faces vehicular homicide charges in the death of his brother John J. 18 who died when the car split in two after hitting a utility pole along University Boulevard. The charge is postponed to March 11. a prior minor hit and run at Eastern Lanes is not charged.
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James E. Chupka
Manchester Road
John J
John
University Boulevard
James
Cincinnati
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
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Lexington Ky
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Athens
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Pleasant Valley Road
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Somerville
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MGR
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