Billy Eckstine Recovering After Assault and Disappearance
Singer Billy Eckstine says he was beaten and kidnapped in Harlem, robbed of 600 dollars, and given knockout drinks, then fed bruised ribs including one broken rib. He appeared onstage at the Royal Box supper club and vows to return to form within days. He was missing for about 26 hours and blamed three men for the incident.
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New York
Billy Eckstine
Royal Box
Eckstine
Harlem
August Is Big Month In Reno For Weddings
Reno records show 2526 marriage licenses issued in August, the peak month, with 24632 licenses sold for the year and 4741 divorces last year. February had the fewest divorces, 274, while August again led in divorces at 571. Kiruna, Sweden, meanwhile, expanded its city area to 5458 square miles.
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Reno
Nev
Harry K. Brown
Washoe County
Kiruna
Sweden
Automatic landing system shown at Wright-Patterson Base
An all weather landing system that automatically guides airplanes to a landing was displayed for Air Force officials and a press gathering at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The system is manufactured by Lear Siegler, Inc. of Santa Monica, California.
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Dayton, Ohio
Air Force
Wrihgt - Patterson Air Force Base
Lear Siegler, Inc
Santa Monica
Calif
Deaths And Funerals Carlton Clark Sr. 70 In Kendall Florida
Carlton C Clark Sr aged 70 died last night in Kendall Florida He was a Middletown resident for 40 years and moved to Florida four years ago He retired from Armco Steel in May 1990 after a long career in product engineering He is survived by his wife Alice a sister Mrs Hale Orrell and many relatives Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 pm Riggs Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Thursday at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm
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Carlton C. Clark Sr
Carlton C. Clark Jr
Poinciana Road
Kendall
Fla
Clark
Middletown
Florida
Armco Steel
Armco
Alice
Hale Orrell
Winterhaven
Middletown man Green Caudill dies at 59 at hospital
Green Caudill 59 of 3216 Bexley Drive died 11 50 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since December 27 He retired in 1955 from United Welding Co He was born in Blackie Kentucky and lived in Middletown since 1942 Surviving are his wife Clara a daughter Mrs Maxine Richardson of Middletown three sons Raymond Dayton Harold and Carl Middletown a brother Harrison of Middletown six sisters Mrs Hattie Napier of Middletown Mrs Martha Barker of Monroe Mrs Cannie Henderson of West Alexandria Mrs Amanda McCrorey of Reno Nevada and Mrs Cora Amyx and Mrs Carmie Watkins of Trenton and five grandchildren Funeral services Friday at the Clayton Street Church of God with Rev Haskel Jenkins officiating Burial will be at Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 2 05 to 9 pm and at the church Friday after 1 pm.
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Tenn
James
Los Angeles
Tommy
Mark
Timothy
Barbara
Dana
Margaret
William Sneed
Anddersonville
Charles
Cleveland
Cecil
Riverside
Calif
Orvis
Monahan
Marie Powell
London
Bertha Smithers
Lenoir
Edward Simpson
Tennessee
John Simpson
New York City
Ella Moats
Alice Wallace
New Jersey
Louise Carr
Middletown
Riggs
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
Green Caudill
Bexley Drive
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Caudill
United Welding Co
Blackie
Clara
Maxine Richardson
Raymond
Dayton
Harold
Carl
Harrison
Hattie Napier
Martha Barker
Monroe
Cannie Henderson
West Alexandria
Amanda McCrorey
Reno, Ney
Cora Amyx
Carmie Watkins
Trenton
Clayton Street Church
Seaneath Mehl Services Held in Middletown
Mrs Seaneath L Mehl who died yesterday in Riverbeach Florida will be honored at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home at 10 30 a m Monday Burial is planned at Woodsite Cemetery She was a Brown County native and 40 year Middletown resident member of Grace Baptist Church Survived by husband Edward R Mehl brother Robert Waits Middletown and sister Dora E Evens West Palm Beach Florida
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Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Seaneath L. Mehl
Brentwood St
Riverbeach
Fla
Howard Sears
Woodsite
Mehl
Brown County
Middletown
Grace Baptist Church
Edward R. Mehl
Robert Waits
Dora E. Evens
West Palm Beach Fla
James W. Sneed dies at 51 in Middletown hospital
James W. Sneed, 51, of Middletown Trailer Park Excello, died at 12 45 a.m. at Muldietown Hospital after a stay since December 13. A Coryville Tennessee native and World War II veteran, he worked as a truck driver for Miami Terminals. Surviving include his wife Evelyn and five sons led by Robert of Morristown.
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James W. Sneed
Middletown
Excello
Muldietown Hospital
Coryville
Tenn
Sneed
Miami Terminals
Evelyn
Robert
Morristown
Mrs Rose Flickinger Requiem Mass Set At St John’s Covington
Mrs Rose Flickinger 86 of 1011 Haverhill Drive Covington Ky will attend a Requiem High Mass at 9 am tomorrow at St John’s Church Covington Ky This obituary notice records the service time and location for the deceased.
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Rose Flickinger
Haverhill Drive
St John's Church
Covington
Darke County man renames pickup with foreign ring
In Greenville Ohio a Darke County man who drives a pickup truck has renamed it with a slightly foreign ring. Painted across the front bumper is the word joltswagon.
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Darke County
Two Hurt In Rt 4 Crash Near Hamilton
Fairfield driver Arthur Opell Walters 34 and passenger Ralph Jones 28 were injured when Walters car left Rt 4 north of Hamilton. Walters suffered a broken jaw possible shoulder fracture and head and face lacerations. State patrol helped investigate as deputies transported them to Mercy Hospital Burlington.
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Fairfield
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Rt 4
Arthur Opell Walters
Ralph Jones
Hamiton
Walters
Rt. 4
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Views Criticized By Red Star
The Soviet military paper Red Star attacks former President Eisenhower for dissenting from the Allies unconditional surrender policy. V Pavlov accuses Eisenhower and his supporters of echoing Goebbels propaganda and of opposing Roosevelt's wartime decision.
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Moscow
Red Star Today
Dwight D. Eisenhower
V. Pavlov
Eisenhower
Goebbels
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Germany
Akron approves 3.5 million urban renewal to clear 41 acres
Akron City Council approved a 3.5 million urban renewal project to clear a 41 acre residential area for the expansion of Akron General Hospital.
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Akron, Ohio
Akron General Hospital
Wrong Body Cremated in Vancouver Mixup
In Vancouver two sons found Daniel Sullivan in their father Joseph Sullivan's coffin. Officials report a cremation error occurred with hospital bodies, while funeral chapel staff claim not to know which body was released. Relatives consider next steps.
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Vancouver
B. C
Joseph Sullivan
Daniel Sullivan
A. W Francis
Simmons & McBride Funeral Chapel
Francis
Memorial Society
Simmons & McBride
University of Cincinnati hosts career symposium speaker
Herman C. Erbacher, projects engineer with McGraw Construction Co., spoke at a career symposium at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering during mid year graduation. He addressed a civil engineers section on sensors. A meteor that reaches the Earth is called a meteorite.
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Herman C. Erbacher
McGraw Construction Co
University of Cincinnati College of Engineering
Erbacher
Civil Engineers
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