Deaths and Funerals George Cope Dies at 71
George John Cope, 71, longtime Armco Minstrels end man and later city softball umpire, died on arrival at Middletown Hospital. Survived by wife Ida, six sons, two daughters, sister and 29 grandchildren. Services Wednesday at McCoy L effler Funeral Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Memorials to Zion Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George John Cope
Armco
Middletown
Cope
Aldie Lloyd
Armco Minstrels
McGraw Construction Co
Zion Lutheran Church
Ida
James
Jerry
Charles
Benson
David
John
Franklin
Wilma Gibson
Marilee O'Connor
Nellie Hedges
Greenfield
McCoy - Leffler
C. K. Klafter
Woodside Cemetery
Obituary Notice for John F. Byrne Middletown Resident
John F. Byrne died at 9 30 p m yesterday at Oak Lawn Nursing Home Eaton aged 77 formerly of Middletown He worked 18 years at Oxford Paper Co before retiring A World War I veteran his wife Pearl died in 1962 Surviving son Joseph of Camden Rt 1 brother Thomas of Hamilton sister Mrs Kate Bashford of Miamisburg half sister Mrs Beck Staton of Middletown and one grandchild Services 10 a m Wednesday Rev Ramah Johnson officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Funeral home 7 9 p m tomorrow
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John F. Byrne
Middletown
Oak Lawn
Eaton
Byrne
Oxford Paper Co
Pearl
Joseph
Camden
Miamisburg
Beck Staton
McCoy Leffler
Ramah Johnson
Woodside Cemetery
Services for Mrs Belle Chapman
Mrs Belle Chapman 85 of 400 Oxford State Road will have a service at 2 o'clock. Funeral arrangements are announced by the family.
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Belle Chapman
Oxford State Road
Services for Willis Gibson 84 in Hamilton
Willis Gibson 84 formerly of Middletown dies at Mercy Hospital Hamilton. Services set for 10 a m tomorrow at Webb Funeral Home Hamilton with Rev Henry Howard officiating burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He lived in Middletown 1933 to 1965 and in Powell Rest Home the last three years. He retired from Sorg Paper Co about 20 years ago. He leaves a daughter Mrs Mabel Cook of Hamilton three sons Estill Connorsville Ind Wilburn Washington DC a sister Mrs Lou Roe Middletown two brothers Harvey and John Morgan County Ky nine grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Gibson
Middletown
Webb Funeral Home
Hamilton
Henry Howard
Greenwood Cemetery
Gibson
Mercy Hospital
Powell Rest Home
Sorg Paper Co
Mabel Cook
Estill
Connorsville
Ind
Wilburn
Washington, D. C
Lou Roe
Harvey
John
Morgan County
Services for Logan T Holton in Campton Ky
Logan T Holton aged 74 of Beattyville Rt 11 Ky died Saturday at Middletown Hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Shackelford Funeral Home Campton with burial at Short Cemetery. Local arrangements are handled by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan T. Holton
Beattyville Rt. 11
Shackelford Funeral Home
Campton
Short Cemetery
Mr Holton
Middletown Hospital
McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home
Mrs Mary Irene Tucker Dies at 57 in Hamilton
Mary Irene Tucker 57 formerly of Middletown died at 1 15 am today at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after transfer from Powell Rest Home Hamilton Her husband Luther died last year She is survived by three sons Robert in the Navy Charles and Marvin of Middletown a brother Harry Patrick Dayton four sisters Lucille Florida and Mrs Lula Powers and Mrs Goldie Rennells and Virginia of Dayton and four grandchildren Arrangements are incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Irene Tucker
Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Powell
Luther
Robert
Navy
Charles
Marvin
Harry Patrick
Dayton
Lucille
Florida
Lula Powers
Goldie Rennells
Virginia
Uncertain Year in U S Politics Weighs Vietnam War Riots
James Marlow surveys a chaotic 1968 election landscape with Johnson uncertain about re election McCarthy’s pressure on Vietnam policy and the threat of Negro riots looming over Chicago Democratic convention. Roosevelt and Truman precedents are noted as contrasts to today’s war quandary.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Korea
Truman
New Hampshire
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthy
U.S
Vietnam
King warns government may crush draft dissenters in Oakland
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr says the government may try to crush draft dissenters. He visits Santa Rita Prison Farm with jailed protesters including Joan Baez and her mother during an antidraft vigil for about 400 people in cold drizzle. King links peace and racial justice and urges immediate aid to transform Negro life, while a National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders hearing discusses a bill of rights and employment for the disadvantaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Martin Luther King
Santa Rita
Joan Baez
Oakland Induction Center
Washington
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
King
Terans
Franklin man George Brelsford dies at 74
George W. Brelsford 74 of 110 E Second St died at 2 30 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital after Friday admission. He was WWI veteran and retired 1958 as Franklin public schools custodian. Survived by wife Anna and sister Frances Reed. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday Eaton Funeral Home with Rev. H S Gessner. burial Woodhill Cemetery. Funeral home viewing 2–5 and 7–9 pm tomorrow.
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Franklin
George W. Brelsford
E. Second St
Middletown Hospital
Brelsford
Franklin Public Schools
Anna
Frances Reed
Middletown
Eaton Funeral Home
H. S. Gess
Loot Worth 1137 Taken In Break In
Burglars ransacked John H. Meyer residence between Shandon and Okeawa yesterday afternoon and stole a portable TV a rifle shotgun camera and many valuables including silver coins and watches. A pillow case may hold the loot. Separately in Middletown an awning company and a residence reported thefts of tools two shotguns and other items over the weekend.
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Hamilton
John H. Meyer
Cincinnati Brookville Road
Meyer
Butler County
Shandon
Okeawa
Talmadge Reed
Millikin Road
Man finds lost change bag at YMCA on Manchester Avenue
Oliver Adams of 5013 Roosevelt Ave. turned in a zipper bag with 32.75 in coins, wrappers, and a notebook found under the stairwell on the YMCA Manchester Avenue side. He reported seeing evidence of a pried open cigarette machine during the night.
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Oliver Adams
Roosevelt Ave
Manchester Avenue
YMCA
Burglary Suspect Shot, In Critical Condition At Hospital
A Butler County deputy shot three men outside the Venice Pavilion at Ross during a 3:35 a.m. burglary check. Jerome Hensley, 44, of Newport Ky, was hit in the back and left in critical condition. Eugene James Simpson, 19, of Covington Ky, was captured. a third man escaped in a car toward Hamilton County. Deputy Thomas fired warning shots and then at Hensley as the suspect fled toward US By-pass 30. Deputies May and Hurley pursued the vehicle and fired at the fleeing car.
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Eugene James Simpson
Covington
Simpson
Hensley
Thomas
Franklin police cite two drivers in weekend wrecks
Franklin police reported four weekend accidents causing total damages over 3000 dollars. Donald H. Hartness 22 of Middletown was cited for excessive speed after losing control on Franklin Trenton Road and tearing down 40 feet of fence. Herbert Smith 17 of Carlisle skidded into a utility pole near the same road. Franklin Delano Twitty 22 of Columbus also cited for excessive speed after a crash on N River Street near Clay Street damaging a utility pole.
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Franklin
Franklin - Trenton
Donald H. Hartness
Evelyn Drive
Middletown
Herbert Smith
Michael
Carlisle
Smith
Franklin Delano Twitty
Columbus
Twitty
N. River Street
Clay Street
Blaiberg Out Of Bed For Second Time Since Transplant
Philip Blaiberg rose from bed for the second time since his January 2 heart transplant. The Groote Schuur Hospital bulletin says no signs of rejection and the throat infection has largely cleared. His wife says he looks marvellous and has a good appetite as nurses and doctors express optimism.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Arab Raiders Blast Farm Near Dead Sea Border
Arab raiders attacked a border farm settlement south of the Dead Sea injuring no one reported missing, damaging a pump building and two vacant structures with explosives. Jordanian Premier Talhouni denied any bilateral talks with Israel and urged Arab unity in response to rumors from Gunnar Jarring’s mission.
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Tel Aviv
Dead Sea
Beisan
Israel-Jordan
Neot Hakikar
Cairo
Bahjat Talhouni
Israel
Jordan
Talhouni
al Ahram
Amman
U.N
Middle East
Gunnar Jarring
Two Injured In City Accidents
Two people were treated and dismissed from Middletown Hospital after five crashes yesterday with total damage listed at 1325 dollars. Rodger Hamilton age 13 months riding with his father in a Wildwood Road collision raised possible head injuries. the driver was cited for failure to yield after hitting Charles Barland. Sharon Thomas 7 received a cut lip when a front tire blew on Steven Thomas’s car, which struck Woodside Cemetery fence. Clarence Timberman 44 was cited for speeding after his car wrecked on Lefferson Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Rodger Hamilton
Larry Hamilton
Dixie Highway
Wildwood Road
Ellen Drive
Charles Barland
Sharon Thomas
Brelsford Ave
Trenton
Steven A. Thomas
Middletown- Hamilton Road
Woodside Cemetery
Verity Parkway
15Th Avnue
Thomas
S. Verity Parkway
Clarence Timberman
Lefferson Road
Timberman
Fire injures two in two locations
A fall on ice at 904 Fifth Ave injured Erma Boyd 38. She was treated and dismissed. At 3118 Beatrice Drive Misti Lynn McIntosh 16 months had convulsions. She was treated and dismissed at Mid dletown Hospital.
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Fifth Ave
Erma Boyd
Middletown Hospital
Beatrice Drive
Misti Lynn McIntosh
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George Cope
Thomas Groves
Chapman
George J. Cope
John Byrne
Mrs
Dodds Monuments
Verity
14Th Ave
Robert Konthier
Mgr
Logan Holton
Mary Tucker
Riggs
N. Broad
St. Eee QO. S. W. Elim St. Monroe, O. PH
City & State
BY James Marlow
Kings
George Brelsford
Richard Fowler
Cincinnati
Brown - Dawson
Louise Rucker
Wayne - Madison Road
Klaus-Weigel
James Parker
Fort Myers
Fla
Mineola
N.Y
Elmo N. Pickerill
Pickerill
Wilbur Wright
Amherst
Mass
Howard M. Lebow
Lebow
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oliver Hodge
Oklahoma
Schirmer Decor Awnings Inc
S. Main St
Adams
Blaiberg
Perry & Derrick Paints
Prestonamel
Carl White
Home Decorating Center
Central Ave
Patrick Gallagher
George Washington University
S. Verity
Zenith
Zemin
Zenith TV
Cremeans
E. State Trenton
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