Drownings At Germantown Dam Prompt Safety Warning
Leonard Cecil Allen 18 of Peru Indiana drowned at Germantown Dam after diving from a 12 foot wall. Two other swimmers suffered injuries and a second drowning occurred at the same spot earlier in the day. Officials considered closing the dam to public swimming pending safety review.
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Germantown
Town
Miami
Leonard Cecil Allen
Peru
Ind
Rt. 3
M. Allen
Clay Short
Arlington Ave
Middletown
James
Lonnie Wright
Bowen, Ky
Wright
Allen
William Brooks
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Douglas Spoonmore
Norfolk Ave
Drexel
Harold Stewart
Gary Keller
Spoonmore
Miami Valley Hospital
Arpo
Eva
Dress Label May Point to Identity of Woman Found Shot
Cincinnati police seek help tracing a dress label suspected to identify a woman about 35 found shot in eastern Hamilton County. Investigators say a New York distributor may aid in tracing the dress and plan dental records to confirm identity. The body was found in weeds by a county worker last Friday. Police want to question Kenneth L. Thompson who said he saw a man throw a woman’s body into the weeds.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
New York
Kenneth L. Thompson
Norwood
Elopers Plan Love Trial In England
Dominic Elwes and Tessa Kennedy returned to Britain to face a high court order possibly sending Elwes to prison for eloping with the 18 year old shipping heiress last December. Elwes left the Liberte with his attorney and did not speak to reporters. Kennedy wept as she landed, accompanied by Elwes' father Simon Elwes, marking their first separation since the elopement.
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Southampton
England
Dominic Elwes
Tessa Kennedy
Britain
Elwes
Scotland
Tessa
Simon Elwes
New York
Army missile team fires Nike-Hercules at Eglin Air Force Base
An Army Nike-Hercules ground to air missile was successfully fired yesterday from Eglin Air Force Base Florida. The test missile remained visible for about 45 seconds as it headed out over the Gulf of Mexico. The Nike-Hercules is estimated to have a range near 70 miles and a speed around 2300 mph.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Deaths And Funerals Mrs Volla Patrick
Mrs Volla Patrick of 206 Garfield St dies at 2 am at home. Born in Wolfe County Kentucky she lived in Middletown 30 years. Survived by four daughters and four sons, a sister and 10 grandchildren. Service 2 pm Friday at First Church of God Crawford St, Rev Caudill presiding. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends call 2 5 and 7 9 pm Thursday at McCoy Funeral Home.
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Volla Patrick
Volla Rose Patrick
Garfield St
Wolfe County
Middletown
Vaughn
Gerald Adams
Marshall Rose
Town
Dayton
John
Vaughn Jr
Kenneth
Joseph
Cora Roberts
First Church of God
Crawford Street
Caudill
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy- Wichita, Kan
Leffier
Kansas
Oe Jackson
Wichita
Jackson
Fl Dorado
German Township
Germantown
Mrs Mary E Smith 80 dies after yearlong illness
Mrs Mary E Smith age 80 of Renton died yesterday at Fort Hamilton Hospital after a year of illness. Born in West Middletown she was a public school graduate. Survived by husband Joseph W Smith (d. 1957) and three daughters Mrs Harry Hochenberger Tren ton Mrs Clarence Ruth Cincinnati and Mrs Lawrence King Hamilton a son Harold Tren ton a sister Mrs Sam Schenck Trenton twelve grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Greismer Grim Funeral Home Hamilton with Rev Lloyd C Coller officiating. Burial Woodsider Cemetery. Cremation tomorrow after 4 p m.
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Smith
Renton
Fort Hamilton
Greismer-Grim Funeral Home
Hamilton
Lloyd C. Coller
First Methodist Church
Woodside Cemetery
Missing child found after 23 hour search near Sage Creek canyon
Billings Montana AP reports five year old Mary Gay Bent was found fast asleep at the head of a Sage Creek area canyon after a 23 hour search. A volunteer named Dave Lehman carried her to safety and she showed no ill effects.
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Billings
Mont
Mary Gay
Sage Creek
Mary
Dave Lehman
Dodgers and Braves TV Debut at Ebbets Field Aug 26 1939
The first major league baseball game televised aired from Ebbets Field featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves on August 26 1939.
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Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Franklin Infant Mildred Younkers Dies at Two Months
Mildred Younkers two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Younkers of Franklin died at 4 p m yesterday at home. Survived by maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Theager Pennington of Waynesville. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Stubbs Funeral Home Waynesville with burial in Miami Cemetery.
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Young Allen
Short
Middletown
Wright
Mildred Profitt
Oneida
Clarence Alien
Peru
James
Delmus
Germany
Flora Pence
Hazel
Carol
Barrbara
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Stanton
Franklin
Mildred Younkers
Ralph Younkers
Theager Pennington
Waynes
Stubbs
Waynesville
Miami Cemetery
Funeral notices for three local residents
Mrs. Helen G. Russell aged 64 of 5923 Winton Road will be honored with services at 10 a.m. Thursday at Zettler Funeral Home. Mrs. Lucy Philpot aged 78 of 42 North 3rd Street will have services on Thursday in Clay County Kentucky. Mrs. Annette Hoerner aged 60 of 3037 Pleasant Avenue will have services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Webb Funeral Home.
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Helen G. Russell
Winton Rd
Zettler Funeral Home
Lucy Philpot
N. 3Rd St
Clay County
Annette Hoerner
Pleasant Ave
Webb Funeral Home
William H. Woodard Dies at 78 in Germantown
William Henry Woodard aged 78 of 2008 Dayton Pike Germantown died at 8 45 a.m. yesterday in local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
William Henry Woodard
Dayton Pike
Deaths Elsewhere AP Cape Vincent N Y
John L Johnston 71 former Lambert Co executive and bank leader died yesterday. He headed Lambert Pharmacal and Lambert and Feasley Inc with ties to St Louis and Muskogee Oklahoma, reflecting a notable business career.
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Associated Press
Cape Vincent
N. Y
John L. Johnston
Lambert Co
St. Louis
Muskogee
Okla
Johnston
Lambert Pharmacal
Lambert and Feasley, Inc
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Twin Creek
Arthur Evans
Miami Conservancy
Harry Bloomer
Montgomery County
Arpp
Herbert Bradley
Bloomer
Ohio Bell
Elopers
Kenneth Drummond
Feather Falls
Calif
Las Animas
Colo
Keneth
Drummond
Carolyn
Gary
Mary E. Smith
FORD
Lincoln
Mercury, Inc
Tytus Ave
Beauticians
Ross’ Lingerie
Style
S.M.L
Ross’ Girdles
William H. Woodard
He Tohn Ross
Ist
Nylons
Ross’ Hosiery
Pioneer
H.P
Ross
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