Deaths and Funerals Ray Gill and Elijah Wells
Ray Gill 69 of Huntington W V died Saturday in Fort Pierce Florida. He was a retired Armco Steel employee and formerly an engineer for the George M Verity the first Armco boat on the Ohio River. He is survived by his wife Maude three daughters and two sisters. Services and burial will be held Wednesday in Huntington. Elijah Wells 75 of Middletown died Saturday at Middletown Hospital after a period as a patient since last Tuesday. He retired in 1958 as an oiler for Diamond International Corp Gardener Division, worked 50 years. He lived in Middletown 63 years from Mariba Ky. Survived by two daughters two steps to four brothers one sister and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services 2 p m Wednesday at Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home with two ministers officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow 2 to 9 p.m.
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Ray Gill
Huntington
W. Va
Ronald Gill
S. Main St
Fort Pierce
Fla
Armco Steel
Gill
George M. Verity
Armco
Ohio River
Maude
Elijah Wells
Flemming Road
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Wells
Gardner
Diamond International Corp
Middletown
Mariba
Edith Austin
Hazel Miller
Molly Wells
Means
Russell and
Edmond
Dayton
Cabe
Denniston
Mathew
Earl
Oscar Wells
Sarah Murphy
Callie Wells
Glenn Johnson
Germantown
Ethel Wills
Wellington
Mattie Walters
Hope
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Preston Theall
Herschel Caudill
Woodside Cemetery
Scouts Win First Explorer Road Rally in Lebanon
Rick Kennard and Fd Patterson of Post 57 Lebanon won first place in the inaugural Explorer road rally by the Mound Builder's Area Council. The event started at the Manchester Machine Co. lot in Monroe and challenged teams to visit four landmarks in Butler and Warren Counties with the least miles driven.
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Rick Kennard
Fd Patterson
Lebanon
Mound Builder's Area Council
Manchester Machine Co
Monroe
Butler
Warren
Larry Shaw
Gary Antrican
Springboro
Jim Helwig
Rusty Looder
Mason
Bill Marshall
James Pleak
Middletown
Tom Cunningham
Dale Linebaugh Jr
Harold Radenheimer
David Line
Excello
Franklin Beichler, 76, dies in Franklin
Carl F Beichler of 12 High Street died yesterday at Middle town Hospital at 7 45 am He retired in 1954 from Maxwell Paper Co after 11 years of poor health He is survived by his wife Verna a son Arthur of Franklin and two grandchildren Services set for 10 30 am Wednesday at Anglesby Funeral Home with Rev Carl Siegwarth officiating Burial will be in Woodhill Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm
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Franklin
Carl F. Beichler
High St
Middletown Hospital
Woodhill Cemetery
Obituary for Hiram Alcorn at Brown-Dawson services
Hiram Alcorn age 69 of 1202 Minor Ave. will be remembered at a 2 p.m. service tomorrow conducted by Brown-Dawson. He is survived by family and friends who will attend to pay last respects.
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Hiram Alcorn
Minor Ave
Brown-Dawson
Notable Deaths Reported From Three Nations
Ver non V. Greene a 56 year old cartoonist behind Bringing up Father died after a long illness in Wyckoff New Jersey. Eleanor Farjeon award winning children's author died in London at age 84. Prince Wilhelm of Sweden died at his castle near Stockholm aged 80, brother to King Gustaf VI Adolf after years of ill health.
ManWalks Into Window At Service Station
Paul Perkina 2 of Maud was opening a cigarette package when he walked through a plate glass window at a service station on Toleraville Road near I 75. He was treated at Mercy Hospital for head abrasions and cuts to arms and legs and released.
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Hamilton
Paul Perkina
Third St. Maud
Toleraville Road
Interstate 75
Mercy Hospital
Ohio Traffic Toll Takes Sunday Jump
The Associated Press reports Ohio’s weekend traffic deaths rose to sixteen from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Ten deaths occurred Sunday, with five youths drowned over the weekend and two on Sunday. Four more deaths stemmed from miscellaneous accidents, marking a higher toll than the prior Memorial Day weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Associated Press
Rhoda Sexton Admitted After Breathing Trouble
Rhoda Sexton aged 75 of 1911 Henry Street was taken to Middletown Hospital at 10 04 p m yesterday with difficulty breathing. She was listed in fair condition this morning.
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Rhoda Sexton
Henry Sr
Middletown Hospital
Nervous strain ends as Gemini 4 returns to Earth
Houston AP Four days of nervous strain for Pat McDivitt and Pat White as the Gemini 4 spacecraft carrying their husbands neared Earth return. While their lives stayed routine, the wives faced public scrutiny and managed daily chores amid spaceflight excitement. Both women conveyed calm, with Mrs White noting continued spotlight and Mrs McDivitt declaring they were “having a ball.”
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Houston
Tex
Pat McDivitt
Pat White
Earth
Cape Kennedy
Fairborn Boy Dies In Gorge After Picnic Search
Ricky Carpenter a Fairborn 1 year old died after disappearing from a school picnic in Xenia Ohio. His body was found in the Little Miami River near Clifton Gorge in John Bryan State Park after a large search resumed at daylight. He was last seen about 430 pm with his seventh grade class guided by Mrs. Maxine McCarty.
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Xenia
Ohio
Ricky Carpenter
Fairborn
Little Miami
Clifton Gorge
John Bryan State Park
Ricky
Maxine McCarty
Bibles Prize Winners Highlight Reunion at St. Pauls
Bibles were distributed to reunion attendees at St. Pauls United Church of Christ. Honors went to Borger Brewer of Sarasota for traveling far, Mrs. Clara Lenhart confirmed in 1910, Mrs. Annetta Meehen the longest time since confirmation, Mr. and Mrs. Canter with three children, and the Leichtys with three children. Diane McQuade, 12, was youngest. 1915 class attendees included Brewer and others. 1964 class had nine members present, the largest turnout.
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St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Borger Brewer
Sarasota
Fla
Clara’ Lenhart
Annetta Meehen
Cincinnati
St. Paul's
Joseph Canter
Richard Leichty
Diane McQuade
Edward McQuade
Malvern St
Brewer
Thelma Rhoades
Herbert Huff
Harold Sebald
Walter Doench
90,000 Yanks In South Vietnam
In Saigon the U S military reports that American personnel in South Vietnam have surpassed 50,000. As of June 3 the total is about 51,000 with roughly 21,500 in the Army 16,500 in the Marine Corps 9,500 in the Air Force and 3,000 in the Navy.
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Saigon
U.S
South Viet Nam
U. S Marine Corps
Brazil borders nearly all South American nations
Brazil shares a common border with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador, highlighting its extensive land boundaries across the continent. This geographic stretch connects Brazil to multiple neighbors while omitting two western Andean states.
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Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
New Deputy Now A Cowboy
Hamilton Butler County deputy James Easter joined the "cowboy club" after rounding up 39 head of cattle roaming along Lawrence Street in Maud. The herd, owned by Ray and Roy Maddox of Maud, wandered through a hole in a fence, and Easter completed the roundup in more than an hour.
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Hamilton
Butler County
James Easter
Sheriff's Department
Cowboy Club
Lawrence Street
Maud
Ray and
Roy Maddox
Charges Dismissed for Two Men in Municipal Court Fry
Disorderly conduct charges against Harry Grosardt age 42 of 2308 Erie Ave and Herbert Donathan age 60 of 3217 Navaho St were dismissed in Municipal Court Fry due to a missing line of type in Saturday’s story.
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Harry Grosardt
Erie Ave
Herbert Donathan
Navaho St
Frry
Otis Green Treated After Altercation at Home
Otis Green, 48, of 3100 S Main St, was treated at Middletown Hospital at 11 45 p m for multiple abrasions following an altercation with a relative.
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Otis Green
S. Main St
Middletown Hospital
White fails to spot Pegasus satellite during Gemini 4 pass
Houston AP Asto naut Edward H White II was unable to track the Pegasus satellite on a Pacific pass while ground controllers urged him to try. James McDivitt reported a second unidentified satellite Saturday night, and Jules Bergman cited a secret U S military reconnaissance satellite seen Thursday. Julian Scheer defended press disclosure and identification of satellites within 1 000 kilometers of Gemini 4.
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Houston
Tex
Edward H. White II
Pegasus
Gemini
Space Agency
James A. McDivitt
White
Pacific
Jules Bergman
ABC Television
U. S
Bergman
Defense Department
Manned Spacecraft Center
Julian Scheer
Ohio Lawyers Warned to Enforce Pretrial Publicity Rule
The Ohio Bar Association Ethics Committee warns that Canon 20 on trial publicity will be enforced vigorously by both prosecutors and defense lawyers. The formal opinion, published in the state bar magazine, states that pretrial statements should be limited to records only in extreme cases, and urges lawyers to obey the rule until it is changed. Norton R. Webster of Columbus chairs the committee and calls for firm adherence to the canon.
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Columbus
Ohio
Norton R. Webster
Webster
City to discuss ending amusement tax and dog warden plan
City commissioners meet at 8 tonight to repeal the amusement tax and consider creating a city dog warden position. The proposal would shift the Humane Association dog warden to city payroll as much of the work occurs within the city. Also up for second reading is a renaming ordinance changing Stevens Avenue to University Boulevard and South Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue.
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Humane Associaton
Stevens Avenue
University Boulevard
South Avenue
Roosevelt Avenue
Auto Fire and Illness Reported in Middletown
Firefighters responded to 420 Baltimore Street at 7:24 p m for an automobile fire owned by Merle McGaffeney of 961 Marty Lee Lane Carlisle caused by an overheated transmission. Earlier at 6:07 a m Tri-County transported Carlo Pfaff of 133 Manhattan Street to Middletown Hospital after illness. Pfaff was listed in good condition this morning.
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Middletown
Baltimore St
Merle McGaffeney
Marty Lee Lane
Carlisle
Carlo Pfaff
Manhattan St
Middletown Hospital
Tri-County
Pfaff
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Carl S. Beichler
Verity Thug
Weedside
Thornton W. Burgess
Peter Rabbit
the Rabbit
Briar Patch
Hampden
Mass
THE
Merc
Nellie Jane Kirchner
Santa Monica
Calif
Frigidaire
Streifthau’s Discount Center
First Ave
Mike McDivitt
Eddie
Bibles
St. Paul’s
S. Viet Nam
Aan
Miami Valley
Anchester Moor
Iniddletown, D
Paul D. Galeese
Routiines
D. W. Snider & Son
Harry Norris Agey
Miller Ins., Agey
HFC
Central Ave
Westinghouse
Joffe’s
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