Fire Kills Four Children in Massillon Home
Four children aged 9 to 5 months died in a ranch style home fire near Massillon Ohio. Oliver Paxson of the Richfield volunteer fire department arrived as flames engulfed the front of the brick and frame house. The victims Vicki Lynn 9 Gary Lee 5 Gregory 3 and Michael McCune 5 months were found in beds and rooms. Their mother Mrs Cecil McCune 29 was treated for burns and lacerations. The father worked nearby and returned to find the house ablaze. The fire burned about an hour before alarm and cause was determined.
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Richfield
Paxson
Massillon City Hospital
Vicki Lynn
Gary Lee
Gregory
Michael McCune
Michael
Vickie Lynn
Cecil Mc
Cune
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Deaths and Funerals A C Kiester and Steve Botos
A C Kiester former Middletown YMCA physical director 80 died at his son’s home in Columbia after moving there five years ago. He arrived in Middletown in 1922 and retired in 1946. Survived by son two daughters sister and ten grandchildren. Funeral at Wilson Memorial Home pending. Steve Botos Sr 77 longtime Armco employee died at Middletown Hospital. He leaves wife six sons five daughters and a sister. Solemn Requiem High Mass set for 9:30 a m Saturday at Holy Trinity Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Rosary at Schramm Funeral Home Friday evening.
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al) Kiester
Middletown
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Columbia
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Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Botos
Armco Steel Corp
William Penn Fraternal Association
Hungary
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Steve Jr
Fairfield
Joseph
Las Vegas
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San Diego
Robert
Scottsdale
Ariz
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Frank
Ted Sarris
Raymond Nicholas
Andy Barwick
Cleveland
Earl Schultz
Pineville
James Greenwell
Nashville
Holy Trinity Church
Woodside Cemetery
Schramm Funeral
OSU Dean Named Incoming Missouri President
Dr. John C. Weaver OSU vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculties will become University of Missouri president on August 1. Weaver, 50, will succeed Elmer Ellis who retires after 12 years. He came to OSU in 1954 from the University of Iowa and holds three degrees from the University of Wisconsin.
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Columbus
Ohio
John C. Weaver
Ohio State University
University of Missouri
Weaver
Columbia Mo
Robert Nident
Ohio State
Elmer Ellis
University of Iowa
Evanston
Ill
University of Wisconsin
Y Group To Count Board Vote
A five member committee led by Lou Brown will meet at the YMCA Saturday afternoon to tabulate the Y s annual directors by mail election ballots. Balloting began a month ago after 12 nominees were named. The Y board has 24 directors with six elected to three year terms. results to be announced after a Jan 19 board meeting when two at large directors are chosen and a replacement appointed for Mrs R W Galloway. The stay over and new directors will elect officers at the Jan 26 regular board meeting.
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YMCA
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Brazil
Burglars Hit Shell Service Station on Tytus Ave
Burglars entered the Shell Service Station at 507 Tytus Ave last night, stealing $16 worth of cigarettes, pop and candy. Police say the thieves pried open vending machines with a screwdriver, causing extensive damage to the machines.
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Tytus Ave
Mary Lou Bradshaw Obituary Notice
Mary Lou Bradshaw 41 of 17 Burton Road died at 8 50 p m yesterday at a local hospital after a period as a patient since Jan 3 She was born in Middletown and lived there all her life She was formerly an office receptionist for Dr Betty Owens Surviving are her husband Webster and a brother Richard Walter of Middletown Services 2 p m Friday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Frank Robinson officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery Calling hours tomorrow 2 5 and 7 9 p m at the funeral home
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Mary Lou Bradshaw
Burton Road
Eet Hospital
Obituary of Fred B. Downs Sr. Middletown Resident
Fred B. Downs Sr. 42 of 1708 Pershing Ave. Middletown died after a heart attack at home and was pronounced at Middletown Hospital. Survived by his wife Vesta a daughter Janeta Lucas Middletown a son Fred Jr. Middletown his mother Mrs Zetta Downs five sisters a brother and two half siblings. Funeral by Joseph R. Baker & Sons with Dr. R C Caudill officiating at Woodside Cemetery. Visitation tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Middletown Hospital
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Fred Jr
Zetta Downs
Helen White
Lucille Blaine
Carol Crockett
Fairfield
Hazel Wells
Port Richey
Fla
Doddie Lerner
Miami
Pearl Kelley
George
Fort Ord
Calif
Richard Downs
Tucson
Ariz
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R. C. Caudill
Woodside Cemetery
Massillon Police Strike Over Pay Rise Refusal
In Massillon Ohio more than half the 32 member police force announce resignations to take effect after a Tuesday meeting. Nineteen officers will stay two weeks as required by law. Council had rejected a proposed raise after raising patrolman pay earlier. Mayor Keen declined comment. The note cites families and futures as the motive. Funeral details for Orville Bailey follow.
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Massillon
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Police Department
William J. Keen
Music teacher Richard Whitacre 61 dies of heart attack
Richard Whitacre 61 a music teacher and bank director died of a heart attack yesterday at 100 Prospect St. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, studied in Paris, played organ publicly, and served as bank board secretary. Survived by wife Rosalyn daughter Carol sister Marjorie Layman. Vale Funeral Home services Friday and burial in Morrow Cemetery tomorrow after 3 PM.
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Warren County
Rosalyn
Lillle Miami School
Carol
Marjorie Layman
Delray Beach
Fla
The
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Morrow Cemetery
Albert Vanderpool Services and Burial Held in Las Vegas
Albert Vanderpool 62 of Las Vegas Nev died after a five month illness. He was born in Beattyville Ky and lived in Trenton 1956 1961 before moving to Las Vegas where he ran the Marathon service station on Verity Parkway. Survived by wife Dessie. son Marvin. daughters Marcene Dana and Mrs Ralph Sharp of San Diego. brother Herbert Seven Mile. four sisters in Cincinnati.
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Trenton
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Marvin
Marcene
Dana
Ralph Sharp
San Deigo
Herbert
Seven Mile
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Hamilton Deaths Mrs Ruey Jackson 60 Maud Ky services Friday
Obituary notices list Mrs Ruey Jackson 60 of Maud Kentucky with services planned in London Kentucky. Additional notices from Baltimore and Cincinnati report deaths of Dr Elil K Marshall J Jr 76 Johns Hopkins professor and James A Whiteford 87 veteran newspaper artist who began at age 16 with a quick sketch in Cincinnati papers.
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Maud
London
Brown-Dawson
Baltimore
Elil K. Marshall J Jr
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicne
Cincinnati
Ohio
James A. Whiteford
Cincinnati Post
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
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