Henry McLaughlin Dies After Brief Sickness
Henry McLaughlin 71 native of Excello died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after three days as a patient. He worked 58 years for Harding-Jones Paper Co and served as township trustee. Survived by wife Mittie four sons Francis Dale Willis Forrest two sisters two brothers five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Monday 2 p m Wilson Memorial Home Monroe Methodist Church burial Miltonville Cemetery. Call today 2-5 and 7-9 at memorial home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLaughlin
Excello
Yeserday
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
McLaughlin
Harding-Jones Paper Co
Mittie
Francis
Brecksville
Dale
Willis
Forrest
Middletown
John
Austin
Dayton
E. Ih
P. J
R. E. McLaughlin
Mary O'Donnell
Franklin
Laura Yonkers
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wilson Memorial Home
William E. Burley
Monroe Methodist Church
Miltonville
Memorial Home
High Water Halts Search for Bobby Loman Body
Miami River floodstage halted diving for the body of 19 year old Bobby Loman near Hamilton. Loman disappeared Thursday after an outboard boat capsized near Bendix Dam. Two companions, Melvin Johnson 21 and David Haag 16, face boat theft charges. Surviving youths at large. owner Schenck unnamed. investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Miami River
Robert
Bobby) Loman
Paul Pell
Charles C. Loman
Woodsdale
Bendix
Melvin Johnson
Route 1
Trenton
David Haag
Augspurger Rd
Jesse Dennis
Robert Schenck
Baltimore St
Middletown
Alpert H. Brehm
Hellen Ave
Camp Road
Woodsdale Bridge
Paratroops reinforce Cyprus as curfew tightens
British paratroopers flew into Nicosia to reinforce 15 dead in clashes between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. An airlift of 300 began at dawn in England, boosting total to over 1,000 troops, with 19,000 already on the island as Sir Hugh Foot maintains a 100 percent curfew pending future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
England
Greece
Hugh Foot
No World Wars For 25 Years OSU Grads Told
Ohio State University held a rain disrupted graduation with 2250 graduates moved indoors at St John Arena. Speaker Willard M Kiplinger urged a 25 year horizon without world wars and predicted major material growth while warning social and political problems would grow harder. Mrs Fisier Shultz of Galena, age 70, who earned English degree, was among the graduates with a large family and long service to education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Willard M. Kiplinger
Columbus
St. John Arena
Ohio Stadium
Kiplinger
Ohio State
Kiplinger Washington Letter
Changing Times
Fisier
Shultz
Galena
Legion Convention Opens Tomorrow at Milford High
Twenty eight delegates and six alternates will attend the Legion 4h District convention tomorrow at Milford High School. Arthur Albaugh, Post 218 commander, was appointed to the district rules committee. Registration at the high school is scheduled from 9 30 to 11 30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion 4H
Milford High School
Arthur Albaugh
Storm Leaves City Roads Flooded and Buildings Damaged
Downtown suffered major losses at the Central Store and Kane Kavern with broken windows and water exposure. Fire crews logged multiple alarms as trees and power lines fell, evacuations occurred along Oxford State Road, and residents sought shelter at the Earle Hotel amid rising floodwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holda
Kane Kavern
1St Ave
Walter Johnson
Grove St
Man Escapes Death From 2300 Volts
Grant Cornett, 27, of 3118 Yankee Road, survived an electric shock of about 2300 volts while atop a pole near a CG&E substation on Manchester Road. Co workers lowered him to the ground, he was revived and given oxygen by the fire department, then taken to Middletown Hospital in good condition and expected to be released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Cornett
Yankee Rd
Middletown Hospital
Mancchester Road
Cg&e
Cornett
McCoy-Leifler
Franklin Residence Destroyed in Kentucky Return Fire
Franklin four room home of Jack Fultz family was destroyed by fire at 1 15 a m. Firemen estimated 3000 damage and said the family of eight children had left for Kentucky a week earlier. Owner John McGuire. cause under investigation.
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Oxford State Road
Ohio 73
State Highway Patrol Today
Bean Hollow
Engle's Corner
Engle’s Corner
Trinton
Ohio
Springboro
Franklin
Mavle Ave
John Parker
Jack Fultz
Kentucky
Fultzs
John McGuire
UAL Liner Nearly Collided With Three Jets Over Rockies
A United Air Lines DC6 with 53 aboard narrowly avoided a collision with three unidentified jet aircraft over the Rocky Mountains after takeoff from Salt Lake City. Capt Moody of Denver said the jets passed beneath his four engine liner and could not specify the margin of escape. A UAL spokesman said a report will be filed with the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
United Air Lines
Rocky Mountains
J. C., Moody
Salt Lake City
UAL
Civil Aeronautics Administratton
Local Cootie Names John Sparks Jr Grand Chief of Staff
John Sparks Jr of Vin Midd Pup Tent 50 was named grand chief of staff by local Cootie Commander Steve Tom. The Cooties, part of the military order within the VFW, honor past leaders and recognize members for work in the VFW membership drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sparks Jr
Steve Tom
VFW
Sparks
Tom
John Sparks, Jr
Frank Walner
Glenn South
Kash Kissick
Hobart Hopper
Louis Warmoth
Robert Armbruster
Robert Tewell
Boy Drowns in Ohio River Near Cincinnati
Robert Mitchell age 13 drowned after attempting a swim between piers of the L and N Bridges on the Ohio River. His brother Dennis, 12, tried to rescue him as swift current swept him away. Police reported the incident happened Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Robert Mitchell
Ohio River
Dennis
Middletown Educators to Attend Ohio Education Assn Meeting
On Tuesday June 14 1938 R W Solomon Middletown schools superintendent and past association president will lead a local delegation to Cedar Point for the Ohio Education Association summer meeting. The agenda includes school and teacher welfare. Donne Young chairs a Children's Day program at First Methodist Church drawing about 400 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Solomon
Middletown
Association
Ohio Education Assn
Cedar Point
Donne Young
First Methodist Church
Thieves Enter Mount Theater Through Furnace
Police report shows thieves entered the Mount Theater by a furnace and gained access to an office on the lobby floor but left with no loot as manager Roy Peffley noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Theater
Roy Peffley
Middletown Camera Club to Host Bob Baker Lecture
Bob Baker is to deliver a talk on The Camera and Taking Good Pictures during a Middletown Camera Club meeting held in the Armco General Office building board room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Baker
Middletown Camera Club
Armco General Office
Funeral services for Walker Combs longtime Armco retiree
Walker Combs 79 died at 4 10 am at his home 2124 Yankee Rd after long illness. He retired 28 years ago from Armco Steel Corp where he worked 20 years as a roll feeder. Survived by wife Maggie predeceased 1948. three daughters Miss Margaret Combs Mrs Freda Hall Mrs Elsie Miller seven sons Thomas Elmer Clifford Clarence Earl David Harlan all Middletown. a brother Andrew Middletown. two sisters Mrs Lou Young Seattle and Mrs Dee Stacy Dayton. 10 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at Grace Baptist Church Rev Howard Sears officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home Monday 2-5 and 7-9 pm and at church Tuesday noon until service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Combs
Yankee Rd
Middletown Hospital
Grace Baptist Church
Armlco Steel Corp
Maggie
Margaret Combs
Freda Hall
Middletown
Elsie Miller
Winchester
Thomas
Elmer
Clifford
Clarence
Earl
David
Harlan Combs
Andrew
Lou Young
Seattle
Wash
Dee Stacy
Dayton
Howard Sears
Woodside Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Mrs Susie Fletcher Dies at 96 in Middletown
Susie Fletcher 96 died at 1 PM yesterday at her daughter’s home 1819 Wayne Ave Middletown. Born in Campton Kentucky she moved to Middletown three months ago. Survived by daughters Elizabeth Taylor Martha Terrell and seven sons Everett Price Weldon Arthur Seldon Forrest and Shannon. Funeral services Monday at Porter Funeral Home Campton Kentucky with burial there. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home local arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Fletcher
Reese Morrison
Wayne Ave
Fletcher
Middlestown
Campton
Elizabeth Taylor
Martha Terrell
Middletown
Everett, Price
Weldon
Arthur
Chattanooga, Tenn
Seldon
Palestine, Tex
Forrest and
Shannon
Camp
Robert E. Gordon 77 Dies in Bremen Ohio
Robert E. Gordon 77 of Orgle tthorpe died at 10 a.m. Thursday at Lancaster-Fairfield County Hospital. Survived by Myrtle his wife a son Earl of Lancaster Ohio two brothers Harry Gordon and Charles both of Towson Md and a sister Mrs Clairissa Fitzell of Baltimore Md. Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Snyder Funeral Home Bremen Ohio burial in Bremen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Gordon
Orgletthorpe
Lancaster-Fairfield County Hospital
Myrtle
Earl of Lancaster
Ohio
Harry Gordon
Golden Age Club
Charles
Towson
Clairissa Fitzell
Baltimore
Snyder Funeral Home
Bremen
D Demetrois Konstantopoulos Dies At 75 In Middletown
D Konstantopoulos Demetrois Konstantopoulos 75 of Parkview Ave died at 113 today at Middletown Hospital after illness since last September. Born in Greece he came here in 1911 and worked many years in the grocery business retiring after his wife’s death in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demetrois Konstantopoulos
Parkview Ave
Middletown ‘Hospital
Greece
Jim
Obituary Notices for Ramsey Rook and Fritzsche
George E. Ramsey 38 of West Elkton is scheduled for services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Klaus Funeral Home. Esther N. Rook 42 of 9111 Dayton Street Hamilton will have services at 11 a.m. Monday at Colligan Funeral Home. Eda Fritzsche 67 of 1635 Shuler Avenue Hamilton will have services at 10 a.m. Monday at Klaus Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Ramsey
West Elkton
Klaus Funeral Home
Esther N. Rook
Dayton St
Hamilton
Colligan Funeral Home
Eda Fritzsche
Shuler Ave
Deaths Elsewhere by the Associated Press
Joseph Barry Brennan aged 66 electronics pioneer and Edison disciple died Friday. He held about 40 patents and helped invent the fabricated plate condenser for the small radio. Louis P. Petersen age 75 founder of the Petersen System of bowling scoring died in his sleep after a long illness. his system debuted in 1920 and Petersen Classics offered nearly 10 million dollars in prizes across 47 events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Joseph Barry Brennan
Thomas A. Edison
Chicago
Louis P. Petersen
Hook Honored At Indiana Technical College Ceremony
Fort Wayne Indiana Armco Steel board chairman Charles R Hook was among industrialists and engineers cited for achievements in development at the opening of the Dana Science Building. The selection followed a screening by Charles F Kettering and Wheeler Sammons Jr from 600 nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne, Ind
Armco Steel Corp
Charles R. Hook
Indiana Technical College
Dana Science
Charles F. Kettering
Dayton
Wheeler Sammons Jr
America
Hook
Armco
Police Briefs: Thefts Reported From Local Residences and Stores
Reported thefts include an amplifier a microphone and two record players rented from Beatty's Radio Lab at 21 Igiehart Street a bicycle from Ralph Feerer 1007 Elwood Street a hubcap from John DeShazo 1307 Wrenn Street a purse with $10 and papers from Edith Evans 1030 Avenue on S Broad Street and a power mower from 706 Lith Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatty
Radio Lab
Igiehart
Ralph Feerer
Elwood St
John DeShazo
Wrenn
Edith Evans
Ave
S. Broad St
Lith Ave
Elijah Prelude at First Christian Church Sunday
First Christian Church presents a condensed Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy tomorrow at 3 39 p m featuring John R Stalls directing with Larry Blackwell Gilbert Egelston Miss Maxine Wood Mrs Charles Morgan and Mrs Eugene Mack as accompanist The oratorio includes soprano alto tenor and bass baritone solos and is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
John R. Stalls
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Elijah
Jehovah
Larry Blackwell
God of Abraham
Obadiah
Gilbert Egelston
Robert Sutton
Maxine Wood
Charles Morgan
Stalls
Eugene Mack
Car theft case ends with swift arrest in Lebanon
Zenith V. Tarter, 46, of Morrow Route 2, was bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury after a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court. He was arrested 42 minutes after a stolen car was reported from Murphy's IGA, found at a South Lebanon barber shop, with Tarter later captured in a nearby cafe. Bond set at $2,000 property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Zenith
Murphy
IGA
Ptl
Lester Kilburn
Tarter
Dayton man found guilty on anti communism affidavit charge
Walter C. Lohman Jr. a former Dayton union official age 46 was found guilty Friday of signing a government anti communist affidavit while he was a member of the communist party.
Middletown Council of Churches names committee chairs
Executive committee of the Middletown Council of Churches at St. Pauls Evangelical & Reformed Church announced chairmen for the Finance Community and Civic Evangelism and Spiritual Life Christian Education Council of Church Women and Christian Youth Council. Reformation Day service set October 26 and School of Religion to begin in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Council of Churches
St. Paul's Evangelical & Reformed Church
Owen V. Ireland
Ralph Knight
Joseph Giisden
Walter Weber
C. N. Flannigan
William C. Calvert
Robert Ward
Council of Church Women
Howard Price
Christian Youth Council
Harold Kesselring
William C. Wright
C. R. Schneider
First Presbyterian Church
School of Religion
Calvert
St. Paul's Church
Four-Car Crash on Yankee Road Damages Cars
A four car accident at Yankee Road and Taylor Avenue at 2:50 am caused at least 320 in damage with no injuries. Wilbur Larrson, 23, was cited for assured clear distance violation after his car rear ended Ernest Wines, pushing Wines into two parked cars. Police issued further citations for traffic offenses in separate minor collisions later that night. A public hearing notice lists a zoning case for 218 N Sutphin Street scheduled June 25 with a building setback issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Road
Taylor Avenue
Wilbur Larrson
Vanderveer St
Ernest Wines
Middletown Rt. 1
Lairson
Wines
Priscilla Gibbs
N. Sutphin St
Gibbs
William Oliver
Oliver
Richard Brown Jr
Prospect St
Celestine Velkas
Baltimore St
Baltimore Street
Michigan Avenue
George Brown
S. Main St
Willis Snowden
Park St
Verity Parkway
Central Avenue
Board OF Zoning Appeals
Jed R. Nichols
Last Call For YMCA Rubberneck Trips For Girls
YMCA girls must register by 6 tonight for the first rubberneck trip Monday at 9 am. A $1 fee covers a Summer Fun Club tour of the Mikesell Potato Chip plant and visits to Dayton Art Institute WLW T television Borden's Ice Cream Cincinnati Zoo Hueston Woods Rockwood Pottery Paramount Theater and Middletown Ice Coal Co. Supervisors include Jack Wiley Don Hardesty Mrs Barbara Polleys and Miss Margaret Ruth. The Philippine Republic became independent on July 4 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Mikesell
Dayton Art Institute
Wlw-T Television
Borden’s
Cincinnati Zoo
Hueston Woods
Rockwood Pottery
Paramount Theater
Middletown Ice & Coal Co
Jack Wiley
Don Hardesty
Barbara Polleys
Margaret Ruth
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Janice Gezinski
George
Den
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Schencke
OSU Grads
Legion
Robert Kontnier, Mer
Verity Pkwy
4Th Ave
Foodside Cemetery
Miami
American Legion
S. Main Street
Morningstar
Avalon and
Harlan Park
Adivonca Manufacturing Co
Central & Verity Parkway
Wilbraham Nd
Wrenn Ct
Calumet Ave
Walnut St
Woodlawn Ave
Sherman Ave
Mary Etta St
Trinity Pl & N
Clinton St
Crawford & Waite
Zornes Restaurant
Grand Ave
Alma Martin
Philadelphia Ave
Oxford State Rd
Salvation Army
Earle Hotel
Belza Becraft
Termite Service
Dohn Hardware
J. L. Purdy
Cootie
B. L. Dawson & CO
Mrs
D. Konstantopoulos
Butler County
Associated Press
Dobrozsi
Insurance Agency
First Ave
Dad
Church Council
Trip
Philippine Republic
Manchester
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Assn. Savings & Loan Building
Central Ave
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