Rickenbacker to be honored in Columbus services this week
Eddie Rickenbacker born in Columbus in 1890 will have services in Ohio this week after his death in Zurich. The WWI flying ace and aviation pioneer will be cremated and ashes returned to the United States for burial with tributes from Sen. Taft and Gov. Gilligan noting his courage and achievements.
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Columbus
Ohio
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Zurich
Switzerland
United States
Robert A. Taft Jr
R-Ohio
Eastern Airlines
Taft
Eddie
Deaths and funerals listed for Middletown residents
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices for Middletown area residents. Annie Belle Smith 64 of 634 Lafayette Ave dies at Middletown Hospital with services at Emmanuel Baptist Church and burial at Woodside Cemetery. Robert C. Smith 50 of 1618 Pershing Ave to be buried at Woodside after services at McCoy Leffler. Others include Sarah C. Ammerman 85 Germantown and Cynthia Trimble Cox 77 Denniston Kentucky. Also baby Shane Allen Forman two months buried at Woodside.
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Annie Belle Smith
Lafayette Ave
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Willie Bankston
Woodside Cemetery
Robert C. Smith
Pershing Ave
McCoy- Leffler
Franklin Woods
Woodside
Marshall University Freed from Private Probation
The North Central Association removed Marshall University from private probation and granted full accreditation to Parkersburg Community College. The decision follows a spring review praising Marshall’s progress over four years and notes Parkersburg’s independence since 1971. All 14 West Virginia higher education institutions now hold full accreditation.
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Charleton
W.va
North Central Association
Marshall University
Parkersburg Community College
Marshall
North Central
Parkersburg College
West Virginia Board of Regents
Association
Prince Woodard
Mary Baker Eddy Born in Bow New Hampshire
Mary Baker Eddy founder of the Christian Science Church was born in Bow New Hampshire on July 16 1821.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker’ Eddy
The
Christian Scientist Church
Bow, N.H
Services for Carl A. Krug in Miamisburg
Carl A. Krug 79 of Miamisburg died Sunday at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Gebhart Schmidt Funeral Home Miamisburg with burial in Hillgrove Cemetery. Survived by wife Mellie a son Alvin five grandchildren two great grandchildren and brothers Paul Middletown and Walter Trenton. Burial follows a 7 to 9 p.m. wake Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Carl A. Krug
Miamisburg
Paul Krug
Middletown
Walter Krug
Trenton
Gebhart & Schmidt
Hillgrove Cemetery
Krug
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Mellie
Alvin
Kettering
Youth killed on job at Sullivan Potato Supply
An 18 year old Spring Valley youth, Michael Ross, was electrocuted at about 9 30 p m yesterday at the Sullivan Potato Supply Co on U S 42 north of Waynesville He died on arrival at Clinton Memorial Hospital Fire Chief Bill Sawyer said the conveyor belt near him was grounded and carried 220 volts of electricity Ross apparently touched the frame while working
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Waynesville
Spring Valley
Sullivan Potato Supply Co., Inc
U.S. 42
Here
Michael Ross
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Bill Sawyer
Ross
Sawyer
Dayon patrolman shoots colleague then dies in Dayton incident
In Dayton Ohio Patrolman Ralph P Cellars 39 shot and killed Jacquelyn L Ebert 34 in the Safety Building records section early today then killed himself He died at St Elizabeth Medical Center about an hour later Cellars a firearms instructor joined the force in 1962 Ebert a data processing employee joined in 1970 police gave no motive.
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Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
Ralph P. Cellars
Jacquelyn L. Ebert
Cellars
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Water safety instruction at Monroe Swim Club Aug 13 25
The Middletown Area Red Cross announces a yearly water safety instructor WSI course at Monroe Swim Club from Aug 13 to 25. Sessions run Monday to Friday 8:30 to 11:30 am, cost 10 dollars including supplies and emblem, require a valid senior lifesaving card. Registration via Monroe Swim Club or Red Cross Chapter.
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Monroe Swim Club
Gary Given
Middletown Area
Red Cross Chapter
WSI
Three Monroe council seats open as incumbents bow out
Three of four Monroe council members up for election announce they will not seek re election with Aug 8 filing. Williams Riggs is the only candidate to file, while Kirk Strodtbeck Seth Johnston William Sanders and Gene Seibert weigh future runs.
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Monroe
Williams Riggs
Riggs
Butler County Board of Elections
Kirk Strodtbeck
The
Journal
Gordon) Reed
Strodtbeck
Seth Johnston
William Sanders
Gene Seibert
the Journal
Three Year Old Struck By Car Near Casper Avenue
A 3-year-old girl named Rose Marie King ran into traffic on the N University access road near Casper Avenue and was hit by a car driven by Larry Wagner of West Union. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. The driver was not at fault per the father Millard King.
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Rose Marie King
Casper Ave
N. University
Casper Avenue
Larry Wagner
West Union
Middletown Hospital
Millard King
Cars collide on West Alexandria Road injure none
Two cars damaged when drivers misjudged the centerline atop a hill north of Elk Creek Road. Charles D. Idle 28 of Strebee Road and Harvey B. Taylor 20 of Enterprise Road West Alexandria each drove away with about 600 dollars in damage. No injuries reported by sheriff deputies.
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West Alexandria Road
Elk Creek Road
Charles D. Idle
Strebee Road
Harvey B. Taylor
Enterprise Road
West Alexandria
Kroger Store Closures Tied to Teamsters Strike
Kroger plans to keep only one Middletown store open if the Teamsters strike continues, with four area stores remaining open to date. Picket lines and limited staff are noted at Cincinnati and Middletown outlets as wage disputes and contract terms surface.
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Oxford State Road
Sixth St
Franklin
N. Brookwood Ave
Fairfield
Dixie Highway
Hamilton
Kroger
Kroger Co
Cincinnati Area
Kroger and Teamsters to Meet as Stores Close
Kroger and striking Teamsters Local 100 will meet Thursday to resolve a wage dispute after 35 of Kroger's 67 area stores closed. The union seeks 85 cents per hour raises over two years with a third year renegotiation option, while Kroger offers 94 cents per hour across three years. A spokesman said closings were necessary as many clerks honored picket lines, with admin staff and others covering tills at open stores.
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Kroger
Cincinnati
Middletown
Ohio
Krogers
Teamsters Local 100
Kroger-Teamster
Fire and Injury Incidents Across City Blaze and Injuries
Fire at Rink's Department Store on Roosevelt Boulevard injures Della Hedger and midtown patient transported to hospital in serious condition. A separate garage fire on 825 8th Avenue causes ten dollars damage. Carl Nichols reports an auto fire while cleaning engines with gasoline with no damage. Rufus Riley treated and released after illness. Leon Hall Jr. suffers a neck cut from glass thrown by a power mower. treated and released.
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Rink’s Department
Roosevelt Blvd
Della Hedger
Fisher Road
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
8Th Ave
Evelyn Colbert
Rae
Vannest Ave
Carl Nichols
14Th Ave
Rufus Riley
6Th Avenue
Lincoln Street
Leon Hall Jr
Young Democrats Meet to Reorganize Warren County Group
Franklin Franklin National Bank hosts a Warren County Young Democrats meeting at 7 30 p m tonight. Invites open to all Democrats aged 16 to 36 to join the reorganization effort.
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Franklin
Warren County
Franklin National Bank
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Rickenbacker Services
Columbus Gas Co
Columbus Buggy Co
Annie Smith
Order of Eastern Star
Joan of Ark
Grace Rankin
Mamie Ramsey
Julia Francis
Robert Smith
Smith
Sarah Ammerman
Germantown
Sarah C. Ammerman
E. Gunkle St
John Arpp
Clair Kohr
Ammerman
Mildred Selby
Mary Briggs
William
Cynthia Cox
Cynthia Trimble Cox
Denniston
Ova Haddix
Kentucky
Cox
Henry Trimble
Shane Forman
Gratis
Shane Allen Forman
Glen Forman
East Street
Gratis First Church of God
Wilma Howard
Clayton Adkins
Hay & Powell Funeral Home
Brookville
Converse
Monument CO
Manchester Rd
Fenwick High
Granite & Bronze
Nicols
Dale Converse
Liggd Funeral Home
Iddletown
Eston C
S. Main
Ownroe
Wiliam Eriggs
Elm
Carl Krug
Pauline Fordyce
Millville Ave
Webb
Andrew Morrie
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Zettler
Bert Bittinger
Celina
Richard Vaughn
Revere Drive
Klaus-Weigel
Company
Teamsters
Samuel L. Jamieson Jr
Spring Hill
Mitchell
Ind
Young Democrats
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Commission
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
North High Street
Public Utilities Commission OF
Ralph BE. Nusken
CINTI
McCoy-Leffler
Sutphin
Woodlawn
Homer D. Leffler
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