Merle Williams Dies at 53 in Middletown
Merle Williams 53 of Le Sourdsville a Middletown public schools educator and coach died of a heart attack while driving yesterday at Grand Avenue and Breiel Boulevard. Witnesses say he slumped at the wheel and ran a red light. rescue squads attempted reviving him without success. He had coached at McKinley and Manchester junior high schools and led 16 Big Red football teams to 68 victories 16 defeats and four ties winning 11 city and seven league titles. Graveside services set for Woodside Cemetery with funeral arrangements by Joseph R. Baker & Sons.
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Merle Williams
le Sourdsville
Middletown
Williams
Grand Avenue
Breiel Boulevard
Lee Price
Middletown Rescue Squad
New Manchester
Manchester Junior High
McKinley Junior High
Monroe
Bridgeport
Ray Schick
Newark
Williams, UC football captain, 1933, dies at Old hometown rites set
Years at Lake yearly, UC swimmer, winter sports and football star halfback named captain in 1933. Born in Wabash Indiana, member of Jefferson Lodge 90 F and AM. Survived by wife Emma, two sons Merle and James, mother Maude Williams, brother Karl, sister Mrs Louis Robinson. Services 2 pm Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery with calling hours Sunday 2 to 9 pm.
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University of Cincinnati
Mr. Williams
Wabash
Ind
Jefferson Lodge 90
F&am
Emma
Merle Rieck Williams
James Karl Williams
Maude Williams
New York City
Karl
Louis Robinson
Hamilton
McCoy - Leffler
Frank Wiley
Woodside Cemetery
Otto E. Berk 81 Dies in Middletown at Garden Oasis
Otto E. Berk 81 of 3900 Central Ave died yesterday at 1 25 p m in Garden oloom Rest Home after a six month illness. A former sexton for the Church of the Ascension he retired from Armey Steel Corp after 16 years. Born in West Elkton he lived in Middletown 50 years. Survived by two daughters Louise Lantis and L son Robert a brother Fred and six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services set for 2 pm tomorrow at the Church of the Ascension Rev Sidney McCammon officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Riggs Funeral Home today 7 to 9 pm.
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Otto E. Berk
Central Ave
Garden Oloom
Nel
Pest
Berk
Church of the Ascension
Armey Steel Corp
West Elkton
Middletown
Carrie
Louise Lantis
A. Flagler
Summit
N. J
Ralston, 91, Franklin Rt. 1, dies at Middletown Hospital
Mrs. Fannie I. Ralston died at 1:15 p.m. yesterday in Middletown Hospital. She was 91 and lived with her son McClure Ralston in Franklin Rt. 1. Surviving also are two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday at Oswald Memorial Home with Rev. William Winch officiating. burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday at the memorial home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Lebanon
Fannie I. Ralston
Franklin Rt. 1
Middletown Hospital
McClure Ralston
Oswald
William Winch
Lebanon Cemetery
Memorial Home
William H Schwanengel Rites for Lebanon Man
William H Schwanengel 53 of Lebanon Route 1 died yesterday of a heart attack while in his parked car He was a retired supplier clerk at the Air Materiel Command Dayton Survived by wife Marie mother Sadie Schwanenger of Lebanon and sister Mrs Arthur Keyer of Xenia Services set for 10 am Monday at Tobias Funeral Home Dayton burial Woodland Cemetery Friends may call today evening.
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Lebanon
William H. Schwanengel
Rt. 1
Tobias
Dayton
Woodland Cemetery
Metacennes
Air Materiel Command
Marie
Sadie Schwanenger
Arthur Keyer
Xenia
Reverend Ben Woodruff Morrow Dies at 94
The Rev. Ben S. Woodruff retired Presbyterian minister died Wednesday at the Ohio Presbyterian Home in Sidney. He served pastorates in Sardinia Woodsfield and was a former resident of St Bernard. Funeral tomorrow at White Funeral Home Mt Washington with burial in Mt Moriah Cemetery Tobiasco.
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Ben Woodruff Morrow
Ben 5S. Woodruff
Presbyterian Church
Ohio Presbyterian Home
Sidney
Sardinia
Woodsfield
St. Bernard
White Funeral Home
Mt. Washington
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Tobasco
Butler County Deaths Herron 87 Oxford resident dies
Mrs Ettie L Herron aged 87 of Buckley Road Oxford died yesterday in St Charles Virginia funeral services planned for tomorrow at Buckley Road residence including local obituary details from Butler County reports.
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Ettie L. Herron
Buckley Road
Oxford
St. Charles
Deaths Elsewhere in Washington and Ocean City, N J
O William Blaier, 64, Carpenters Union vice president, died of a heart attack while awaiting appeal on 1956 Indiana highway scandals. He was the second of three top union officials to die in that situation. Treasurer Frank M. Chapman died in 1960 and President Maurice A. Hutcheson was the third. In Ocean City, Frea Seiler, 85, a retired Salvation Army lieutenant colonel from Philadelphia, died Thursday of a coronary attack.
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Washington
O. William Blaier
Carpenters Union
Indiana
Blaier
Frank M. Chapman
Maurice A. Hutcheson
Ocean City
N. J
Frea Seiler
Philadelphia
Salvation Army
Bethel Choir Set to Sing Epiphany Carols at Park
Bethel AME Church choir will perform Epiphany carols at Goldman Park tomorrow night at 7. Mrs Ruth Howard directs with brief Twelve Days of Christmas explanation by Mrs Harlan Carr. John Paschal will MC and Rev Bernard Bruening will give the Epiphany talk. Trees were gathered from Central Avenue areas.
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Bethel Ame
St. John’ S Church
Central Avenue
Safecracking Try Fails At Penney Store
Burglars described as apparently professionals attempted to crack a safe at J C Penney Co 1125 Central Ave last night. Detectives said the safe combination was knocked off and drilling into the door occurred but no entry or exit traces were found. A slow speed drill suggests they were scared away before gaining access. Assistant manager William Kolodzik found the burglary at about 8:30 this morning. They will be ignited at the close of ceremonies tomorrow night.
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J. C. Penney Co
Central Ave
William Kolodzik
Grand Jury Indicts 8 At Lebanon County Jail Called Very Clean
The Warren County Grand Jury indicted eight individuals including Galen Howell for nonsupport Wayne Maupin for burglary Jackie Bogan for auto theft Joe DePew for insufficient funds Fred Carmack for statutory rape James H Browning for shooting with intent to wound William Smallwood for forgery and James Brewer for forgery The jury examined 11 cases over two days and found the jail very clean though needs more space and funding Foreman Le Roy Carpenter and note of Bell citizenship oath in 1882.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Galen Howell
Vanderveer St
Hamilton
Wayne Maupin
Jackie Bogan
Joe DePew
Marcella Drive
Franklin
Fred Carmack
James H. Browning
William Smallwood
James Brewer
Mary Ellen S. Lebanon
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Hamilton High School
LeSourdsville Lake
Howard Cromwell
McKinley
Manchester
Richard Baker
Second Ave
William O'Neill
Oliver Baker
Cincinnati
Betty Baker
Toledo
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Rotiune
UE Tum
Mrs. Fannie Ralston
William Schwanengel
Butler County
Franklin Area
Springboro Road
Edwards Furniture
S. Main
Bethel Choir
Epiphany
Penney
Albert Richards
Robert Adkins
Clinton Bray Jr
Ef County
Leroy Carpenter
Alexander Graham Bell
United States
John Dobrozs! Jr
Ins
First Ave
John Ross
Group of Fame
Jrs
Ross
sooTmes
Tussy
Ross’ Toiletries
Ross’ Hosiery
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