Deaths and Funerals Franklinite Elsa Darragh Dies
Elsa Darragh 87 of 410 Forest Ave Franklin died at home yesterday at 1 30 p m just before the funeral of her husband Clyde who died Sunday both ill about five years Mrs Darragh born in Hamilton lived there after marriage 55 years ago He was a prominent Hamilton businessman golfer champion of Butler County Country Club Survived by two sons Richard and John four grandchildren Funeral 2 p m Friday at First Presbyterian Church Hamilton burial Greenwood Cemetery Hamilton Anglesby Funeral Home. Memorials to church. Step-sister Idletown Mrs Lillian Sebastian and half sister Mrs Bernice Gividen.
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Franklin
Elsa Darragh
Forest Ave
Clyde
Darragh
Hamilton
Butler County
Hamilton Woman's Club
First Presbyterian Church
Richard
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
John
Oxnard
Calif
Herman McCoy
Greenwood Cemetery
Anglesby
Services Held for Mrs. Mary E. Barker 72
Services were held today for Mrs. Mary E. Barker aged 72 of 516 Richmond Street at the Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. She died Monday at her home. Surviving relatives include a half brother George Asbury Jr. of Celina and a step-brother Herbert Donathan of Mid-
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Mary E. Barker
Richmond St
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Woodside
Lebanon Man Dies Abruptly While Mowing Lawn
Fred A. Bogan 57 of 140 Clay St. Lebanon died of an apparent heart attack while cutting grass. A World War II veteran, he is survived by his wife Bertha six sons including James Dean Gail Jack Ronald Keith all of Lebanon and others in Florida Dayton Chillicothe West Carrollton Hamilton Waynesville plus 26 grandchildren. Services set for 10 a.m. Friday at Oswald Memorial Home with burial at Miami Valley Memory Garden and graveside military rites. Calling hours 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral home.
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Lebanon
Fred A. Bogan
Clay St
Bertha
James
Florida
Dean and
Gail
Dayton
Jack
Chillicothe
Ronald and
Keith
Bebe Gengler
West Carrollton
Delilah Payne
Hamilton
Chloe Collins
Beggy Bogan
Alice Donaldson
Waynesville
Oswald
Miami Valley Memory Garden
Obituaries and funeral services listed for multiple residents
Bettye Craver 21 of 72 percent S Fifth Street dies and funeral at Payne Chapel AME at 1 pm Friday with private graveside at Springfield Cemetery. Clara Brate 86 of Mulhauster Road has 10 30 am Friday service. Clara Nusky 84 of Timberman Avenue to be buried after 2 pm Friday. Carl Dilg 81 of Victory Drive to be buried after 10 am Saturday.
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Bettye Craver
S. Fifth St
Payne Chapel Ame Church
Erwin Stern
Hamilton- Mason Road
Springfield Cemetery
Clara Brate
Mulhauster Road
Clara Nusky
Timberman Ave
Webb
Carl Dilg
Victory Drive
Klaus - Weigel
Army man escorts step-brother's body home in Vietnam
Special arrangements by Sgt James Setters and Lt Col Maurice Adams let Spec 4 Edward Edwards' body be brought home for burial. Edwards and his step-brother grew up together in Middletown and Idletown. His family thanked the Army and Red Cross for easing the funeral process and honoring a fallen medic.
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James Setters
University of Cincinnati
Vietnam
Edward
Tie Town Red Cross
Edwards
Middletown
Edsell Setters
Setters
Thomas
Col. Adams
Sgt. Setters
Spec
Idle Town
Mid
Idletown
Maurice L. Adams
Army
Drowning Victim Diana Neely Recovered Near New Trenton
The body of 14 year old Diana Neely of Somerville was recovered about two miles from the Whitewater River drowning site in Franklin County Indiana. She disappeared Sunday while wading with two cousins around 11 am near Brookville. She traveled with her parents Mr and Mrs Randall Neely and relatives to camp in the county.
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Somerville
Whitewater
New Trenton
Ind
Diana Neely
Randall Neely
Church St
Brookville
Byron Neely
Franlin County
Police Briefs cover boy arrested for housebreaking and river death
An 11 year old boy was arrested on housebreaking charges for entering Louis W Purnell’s home and stealing an air rifle and six bananas. A girl’s body was found in the river around 4 20 p m near Harrison Ohio. Diana had been reported missing earlier and is survived by her parents and siblings. Separate shoplifting and loss reports include Ertha Campbell and a 12 year old girl, and piano tuning tools missing from Crawford Street.
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Louis W Purnell
Browning St
Diana
Wanda
Jerry
Randall
Talawanda
Alberson
Somerville
Manchester Avenue
Ertha Campbell
Garfield St
Robbery reported after home entry in Dix Road area
Charles Stultz, 55, of 1902 Dix Road, says a thief entered his home while he was in the yard and took a watch valued at $45. No further details were provided about suspects or circumstances.
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Charles Stultz
Dix Road
Rough Riders Reunion Draws Last Living Members to Las Vegas
The Las Vegas New Mexico Rough Riders reunion features Jesse Langdon 87 of East Rockaway New York as parade star and luncheon guest. Fellow survivors Frank Brito 91 of Las Cruces and Arthur Tuttle 88 of Salinas Hawaii attendances noted. Roosevelt attended the first Las Vegas reunion in 1899.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Jesse Langond
East Rockaway
N. Y
Langdon
New York
Cavalry
Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Cuba
Frank C. Brito
Las Cruces
N.M
Arthur L. Tuttle
Salinas
Calif
Brito
Tuttle
Big Middletown Parade to Open Four Day Holiday
The community plans a 10 am parade marking the Loyal American Day with a stage show at Barnitz Stadium by drill teams bands and displays. Charles Terhune of the Middletown Area Safety Council urges broad participation while warning against unsafe driving and highlighting potential tragedies from reckless behavior.
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Middletown Area
Middletown
Barnitz Stadium
Charles Terhune
Terhune
Cyclist Breaks Both Legs In City Crash
A 40 year old motorcyclist, Randal R. Bailey of 1811 Clarendon Ave., suffered compound fractures of both legs when his motorcycle struck a car backing from a drive on Flemming Road. Elmer Short of 1721 Flemming Road was cited for backing unsafely. Bailey was treated at Middletown Hospital and listed in fair condition. In a second accident on Verity Parkway and 14th Avenue, two people were treated after a two car crash that demolished both vehicles. Gene Barker and Tim Jones were treated for injuries, while James Peebles reported jaw injuries but declined treatment. Barker and Percy Shackelford were the drivers. Shackelford was cited for failing to yield at a red light.
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Flemming Road
Middletown Hospital
Randal R. Bailey
Clarendon Ave
Elmer Short
Bailey
Short
Verity Parkway
14Th Avenue
Gene Barker
Tytus Ave
Tim Jones
Yankee Road
James Peebles
Baltimore St
Barker
Percy Shackelford
Shackelford
Apply For Admission Early at Middletown Campus
Miami University Middletown campus urges applicants to file by August 1 to assure admission ahead of the September 9 start. Admissions director James C. Walters notes processing and notification take time and early applicants avoid lineups. He cites 550 already in for September with forecasted 900 day students and 1,000 evening students.
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Middletown
Miami University
James C. Walters
Walters
Meeting Canceled and Rescheduled by Julia T. Roth
The Julia T. Roth Past Counselors cancel tonight's meeting and will reconvene on July 10 in the Junior Hall at N. Broad Street.
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Julia T. Roth
N. Broad Street
Daylight Saving Time Idea Spurs From Horse Ride
Englishman William Willett conceived daylight saving time during a morning ride near his Kent home in 1908. Parliament later adopted the concept in 1915.
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London
William Willet
Kent
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Fred Bogan
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King Features + Syndicate, Inc
Carl Reiner
Harrison
Jim Roark
Dearborn
Duane Loos
Reiner - Roark
Loos
Lee Davidson
Ohio
Civil Defense
Lutz Funeral Home
Manchester
Thomas Wenzel
Dorset Drive
University Boulevard
McKinley Polston
Crawford Street
Dayly
House OF Quality Shoes
Middletown Shopping Plaza
Rough Riders Reunion
Union
Chilren
Boston
Old North Church
Independence Hall
Church
Grace Baptist Church
Pastor Howard Sears
Wilbraham Rd
Durmel Mkts
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Germantown Rd
Shaddock
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