Boy Wonder Burt Ward Promotes Area Bicycle Safety
Former TV Robin Burt Ward visits Middletown area schools February 8 and 9 as part of the Area Safety Council program sponsored by Montgomery Ward. He will speak at Lincoln School Creekview St. Johns and Central Ward with lectures on safe bicycle practices. Ward, 26, appears at the Montgomery Ward store for public demonstrations and safety tips with director Jim Schaffner and manager Eugene DeYonge.
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Boy Wonder
Middletown
Area Safety Council
Ward
Lincoln School
Creekview
St. John’s
Central Ward
Montgomery Ward & Co
Mid
Jet Crash in Cyprus Kills 37 Passengers
An Egyptian Misrair airliner from Cairo hit a mountain ridge near Nicosia airport in Cyprus, killing seven Americans and 50 others aboard. The victims include Mr and Mrs Richard Dodge, Mr and Mrs Samuel Burne Miller, Raymond Jeanne, Thomas Woods, and Ann Valentine, with hometowns not released. Witnesses noted the jet would have cleared the ridge if 200 feet higher.
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Ncosia
Cyprus
Cairo
Nicosia
Misrair
Richard Dodge
Samuel Burne Miller
Raymond Jeanne
Thomas Woods
Ann Valentine
Kyrenia
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area Highlight Local Losses
Infant Hage dies in Okinawa sixty hours after birth as relatives in Middletown, Holston area, and surrounding towns mourn. Multiple obituaries note survivors, service times, and burial plans across several area funeral homes and churches.
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Hage
Merle David Hage
Dale Hage
Okinawa
Christopher
Anthony
Clarence Hage
Middletown
Leonard Parker
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Butler County Farmers Protest 50 Percent Land Valuation Rise
About 30 farmers attended the Butler County Board of Revision hearing to challenge the state ordered 50 per cent valuation increase on agricultural land. Officials say taxes may rise 5 to 10 per cent in dollars. complaints can raise or lower taxes but may trigger further increases.
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Holly Willing
Hamilton
Butler County Board of Revision
Board of Revision
James Tilton
Tilton
Senate
State Supreme Court
Butler County
Coils Of Steel Break Loose On Roosevelt Boulevard
Two 55 000 pound coils of steel broke loose from a truck on Roosevelt Boulevard at Wicorf Street. Leonard Lunsford 38 of 1519 Wichita Drive New Miami was entering when the load shifted. Damage estimated 600 to the truck and 250 to the median turf and curb lane.
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Roosevelt Boulevard
Wicorf Street
Leonard Lunsford
Wichita Drive
New Miami
Obituary Notices for Thompson and Schaefer
Mrs. Ethel Thompson, 81, of 9 Corona Apts, obituary services 11 a.m. Wednesday. Edward Schaefer, 76, of 3228 Pleasant Ave., obituary services 10 a.m. Thursday. Colligan and Webb noted for services.
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Colligan
Ethel Thompson
Corona Apts
Webb
Edward Schaefer
Pleasant Ave
Somerville Man Found Dead In His Apartment
The body of 55 year old Francis E. Rumpler of 177 S Main St Somerville was found in his bedroom after reportedly several days dead from a possible drug overdose. Empty pill vials and notes were found as coroner Dr Garret Boone prepared to rule on the death. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Somerville
Francis E. Rumpler
S. Main St
Sheriff’s
Rumpler
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
James Henson
Mr. Rumpler
Lima ‘Hamilton Machinery Corp
Hamilton
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Robin
Batman
Erea
Bart Ward
Josephine Joseph
Andrew St
Hardin Sr
Joe
Roy
Trenton
Tony
Sammy
Hardin Jr
Coy
Soomerville
John
Henry
Alex
Shirley Howard
Polly Allen
Linda
Mary Ball
Claude Wiliams
Kingston, Tenn
Marie Bond
Trner
Eva Garrison
Lexington
Marvy Eversole
Melissa Williams
Rosalee Baker
Hazard
Reason
Hardin
Willie Williams
Washington
Trenton Church
Emily Back Gratis
Emily Back
Pleasant Valley Road
John Gevedon
Jackson
Breathitt Funeral Home
John Arpp
Germantown
Connaughton Franklin
Edward A. Connaughton
St. Mary Church
St. Stephen’s
Anglesby
Father Connaughton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Elijah Davis
Laurel
Miss
John Davis
Ruby English
Laurel Memorial Hospital
Englewood
Grace Judy
N. Walnut St
Eaton Care Center
Harry
Carl
First Baptist Church
C. Marvin Brads
Germantown, Rescue Ambulance Fund
Catherine Miller
Pekin Road
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Alfred
Edgar
Joseph
Yardley
Richard
Norwalk
Calif
Frank
Lawrence
Bessie Stalls
Loretta Allen
Arlene Morris
Laura Evans
Ethel ‘Richardson
Orange
Josephine Bowers
West Alexandria
Ruby Prater
Baraboo
Wis
Lucille Richardson
Monroe
Ora Jones
Laura Kiel
Columbus
Leona James
St. Paris
Ohio
Joseph Holman
Lawrence Holman
Troy
Tytus Avenue Church of God
Everett Crockett
Fairview Cemetery
Gratis
Mrs
Mary Mullins
Mary Lou Mullins
Winona Drive
Albert
Jack
Glenn
Maxine Null
Carol Henry
Patricia Potter
Bill Guilum
Rosa Young
Winchester
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
James Howell
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
August Prentner
August M
Pete) Prentner
Sears Roebuck & Co
Webb Funeral Home
Prentner
Mercy Hospital
Sears
Miami University
Oxford
Thelma
Peter
Chagrin Falls
Amelia Stocker
Carlol Moline
Edward A. Schaefer
Harry Schaefer
West Middletown
Mr. Schaefer
Jefferson Lodge 90
F&am
Scottish Rite
Dayton
Shrine
Cicinnati
American Legion Post
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Loretta
Everett
Carrie Beachler
Peoria, Sr
Esther Geary
Kokomo
Ind
Colligan Funeral Home
Miltonvile Cemetery
Mrs. Beulah Watts
Lebanon
Beulah Watts
Miller St
Lorrie Markland
Carrie Clay
Lillie Peters
Louise Snyder
Nettie ‘McQueen
Lorne Yaneceu
California
Ed Lawson
Oswald
Hugo Pabst
West Elkton Road
Zimmerman
Rose Isaacs
Hamilton Ave
Brown-Dawson
Tim Hering
Trenton Road
Esther Smith
S. Monument Ave
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkvy
14Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller Mor
McCoy - Leffler
Viddletown
OMAL
Lectéo
Aticiaas
Sevenmile
Ronald and
Ruth Ann Bitner
Helen Gabbard
Holmes Beach
Fla
Agnes Isaacs
Seven Mile
Jean Withrow
Donald
South Bend
Indiana
Inman Funeral Home
Imcoupone
Awithade
Jswithade
Ben Ligon
N. Main St
Manchester
The
Red Lion “Cocktail Lounge
Headquarters Venith
Televisions
ENGNT
Zenith
Coates
Cremeans Appliance & TV
E. State St. Trenton
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