Dr. W. B. Liggett Rites Scheduled in Middletown
Services for Dr. W. B. Liggett, 70, longtime Middletown dentist, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. He died suddenly at home Tuesday night after years of ill health. Burial is set for Woodside Cemetery with visitation today from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. in the funeral home. He is survived by two daughters Effie Hedges and Rena May Vanover, a son Bruce of West Elkton, a brother Samuel of Beattyville Ky, 17 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 21 step-grandchildren, and several relatives including five more grandchildren in Tacoma Wash.
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W. B. Ligett
Middletown
McCoy- Leffler
Ligett
Knoll Woods
G. Walter Weber
Robert McNamara
Woodside
Brooks
Joseph Baker & Sons
Middletown Cemetery
Effie Hedges
Rena May Vanover
Bruce
West Elkton
Samuel
Beattyville
Mrs Betty Brooks 81 dies in Middletown Hospital
Mrs Betty Jane Brooks 81 of 1501 Manchester Ave died at 8 10 am in Middletown Hospital after a week as patient. A native of Estill County Kentucky she lived here 42 years and helped during the 1918 influenza epidemic as a practical nurse. She was widow of David Lee Brooks and member of Grand Avenue Church of God. The Rev Henry C Howard will conduct private services.
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Betty Jane Brooks
Manchester Ave
Middletown Hospital
Estill County
Kentucky
Brooks
David Lee Brooks
Grand Avenue Church of God
Henry C Howard
Meehan Emmett L. Meehan 71 Dies at Logs ton Nursing Home
Emmett L. Meehan 71 retired machine operator died yesterday afternoon at Logs ton Nursing Home Hamilton where he had lived since 1960. Services at Joseph Baker & Sons Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Saturday with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Survived by son Vir ail Middletown daughter Ruth Stamper Trenton sister Clara York.
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Joseph Baker & Sons
Emmett L. Meehan
Logston
Hamilton
N. Sutphin St
Woodside Cemetery
Meehan
Monroe
Sportsmen's Club
Bpoe No
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Virail
Middletown
Ruth Stamper
Trenton
Clara York
Springboro Man Morgan 68 Dies At Middletown Hospital
Morgan 68 of 35 Elmwood Drive Springboro died at 5 a m at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since July 5 He was born in Corbin Kentucky and married in Springboro over 40 years ago A Frigidaire Corp retiree he belonged to First Baptist Church Franklin Survived by wife Bessie daughters Frances Back Gladys Hunt three sons Henry J P Lewis two sisters Ida Moore Myrtle Kilgore three brothers Ernest Clyde Everett 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild Services at Untebys Funeral Home Franklin joint with family plans not listed.
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Springboro
Herber M Morgan
Elmwood Drive
Middletown Hospital
Corbin
Morgan
Frigidare Corp
Dayton
First Baptist Church
Franklin
Bessie
Frances Back
Lytle
Gladys Hunt
Lebanon
Henry
J. P
Butlerville
Lewis
Ida Moore
Cincinnati
Myrtle Kilgore
Rochester
New York
Ernest
Daytona Beach
Fla
Clyde
Miami
Everett
Untesby's Funeral
Reynolds R L obituary ties Franklin roots to Fairborn
Robert L Reynolds 37 former Franklin resident died unexpectedly at 8 p m at First Baptist Church Fairborn after years of ill health. He worked as a custodian in Fairborn Schools and previously at Maxwell Paper Co Franklin. Survived by wife Elma parents and siblings. Services at First Baptist Church Fairborn 10 a m Saturday with viewing Friday 4–9 p m Morris and Son Funeral Home. Burial Woodhill Cemetery.
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Robert Lee Reynolds
Franklin
First Baptist Church
Fairborn
Reynolds
Maxwell Paper Co
Elma
C. E. Reynolds
Louise Hook
Moraine City
Bessie DeBross
Dayton
James
Arthur
Jean
Morris and Son
Woodhill Cemetery
Jap Broadcasting President Dies
Shinnosuke Abe 80 president and chairman of NHK died at home from a heart ailment. Abe became NHK chairman in 1960 and is survived by his widow. Funeral services are planned for Sunday afternoon.
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Tokyo
Shinnosuke Abe
Japan Broadcasting Corp
NHK
Abe
Agu language claims record for consonant count
The Agu language of the Caucasus is described as having more consonants than any other language, with a claimed total of 78 consonants.
Woman Slayer Held Incompetent For Trial
Mrs. Susan Jane Williams, 28, of New Miami, was ruled incompetent to stand trial for second degree murder after examination at Lina State Hospital. Indicted for murder she pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and was sent for observation. She allegedly stabbed Roosevelt Williams during a May argument and confessed to dismembering the body with a butcher knife and ax. She will return to Hamilton on August 11 for a judge’s hearing before final confinement in Lima pending competency.
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Hamilton
Susan Jane Williams
Morris Vs
New Miami
Lina State Hospital
State Hospital
Roosevelt Williams
Robert L. Marrs
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Lima
Sport Center Sued Over 1962 Trampoline Injury
A $25,000 damage suit was filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court by Anna Marie One and Paul Oney of Middletown against Egbert Reid and his wife operators of the Sport Center Driving Range at 2710 S Main St. The petition alleges negligence on July 15 1962 when Anna Oney jumped on a trampolene and the springs broke causing a fractured vertebrae. She was hospitalized July 27 to Aug 16 and claims seven weeks pay as a beauty operator.
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Butler County Common Pleas Court
Egbert Reid
S. Main St
Anna Marie One
Paul Oney
Winton St
Anna Oney
Senate panel backs LeRoy Collins civil rights post
The Senate Commerce Committee approved LeRoy Collins as director of the Community Relations Service by a 16 to 1 vote after a quorum dispute. An impromptu wrestling match outside the committee room between Sens. Strom Thurmond and Ralph Yarborough delayed proceedings, with Thurmond being the sole opposing vote. The session ended when chairman Warren Magnuson intervened.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
LeRoy Collins
Strom Thurmond
Ds.c
Ralph W. Yarborough
D-Tex
John Dryden Becomes Poet Laureate in 1688
The earliest official poet laureate was John Dryden, appointed in 1688. This record notes Dryden's historic appointment marking the creation of the formal title in the late 17th century.
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John Dryden
Industrial Employment Rising in City Amid Manufacturing Growth
P F Johnson of the Ohio State Employment Service told the Kiwanis Club that May employment among 33 large local employers rose 560 from May last year and 1 000 from May 1961, with most gains in manufacturing. He noted 1957 had the peak May figure at 15 788, while May 1964 stood at 14 569, signaling a need for further industrial expansion as about 500 local youths enter the labor market annually.
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Middletown
P. F. Johnson
Ohio State Employment Service
Kiwanis Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Johnson
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W. B. Liggett
Tacoma, Wash
Eddie
Michael
Thurman
Betty Brooks
Girard
Glassmobile
Jacone
First Avenue
Herber M. Morgan
Robert L. Reynolds
Jap Broadcasting
Ohio
White Villa
Alc Wu
Rane
MR. Easton
Down
Town
Florsheim
Cordovans
U.S
Redettes
Louis M. Nemeth
Nemeth
Mary
Sport Center
Freeman
Siamo Vatuti i
Thurmond
Collins
Senate
Yarborough
Strom
Senators
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Dodds Monuments
Verity Phoy
Robert Konthier
Mgr
Bake Shop
N. Verity
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