William LaPorte Dies Headed Middletown Furnace Co
William J LaPorte aged 57 died at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a month of illness. He owned Middletown Furnace Co since 1945 and earlier worked as a heating engineer at Holland Furnace Co. Born in Bay City Michigan he had lived here 20 years. He was an Elk member and charter member of local clubs. Survived by wife Anna two daughters two sisters and a brother. Services and burial planned in Bay City with callers invited to Rigel and Wilson Memorial Homes. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. A separate notice lists several local funeral services and memorials for other residents.
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William J
Bill) LaPorte
M Rt. 1
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
LaPorte
Middletown Furnace Co
Holland Furnace Co
Bay City
Mich
Elks Lodge 257
Middletown Sportsmen's Club
Bay County Conservation Gun Club
Anna
Mitchell J. Flandyz
Ann Arbor
Shirley Anne LaPorte
Russell Wilde
Detroit
Phillip E. Johnroe
Arthur
St. Louis
Rigel Funeral Home
Services for Reverend Dowis Smith Saturday at Full Gospel Tabernacle
Funeral services for the Rev. Dowis Smith of 302 Garfield Street are set for 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Full Gospel Tabernacle. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Charles Pennington.
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Dowis Smith
Garfield St
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Charles Pennington
Man Hurt At Armco Said Good
Paul Fisher age 25 of 5854 Mossman Road West Middletown remained in good condition at Middletown Hospital after injuries from an Armco Steel Corp accident. A small locomotive he operated ran off a trestle at the blast furnace car dumper track causing a 12 foot fall. Fisher suffered a fractured left arm and multiple abrasions and was treated at Middletown Works hospital around 2:20 p.m. and later moved to Middletown Hospital.
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Paul Fisher
Mossman Road
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Armco Steel Corp
Fisher
Middletown Works
One Injured In Accidents On City Streets
Fasher Hamlin of 1515 Meadow Ave was cited for failure to yield after her northbound car on Baltimore Street pulled from a stop sign at Yankee Road and collided with Ronnie Lee Bowling's car. Bowling's passenger, 5 year old David Barnett, was treated for a head bump at Middletown Hospital. Damages were about 350 dollars to Bowling's car and 300 to Hamlin's auto.
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Fasher Hamlin
Meadow Ave
Baltimore Street
Yankee Road
Ronnie Lee Bowling
Excello
David Barnett
Middletown Hospital
Hamlin
Cycle Skids Youth Injured in Gravel on Route 73
Ralph William Simpson, 17, of Hamilton, was injured yesterday when his motorcycle skidded on loose gravel and veered from a curve on Route 73 west of Trenton. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Hamilton around 7 30 p.m. with a left arm injury and severe head lacerations after the cycle crashed into a ditch. an unidentified passerby transported him.
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Hamilton
Ralph William Simpson
Rt. 73
Trenton
Sheriff's Deputies
Mercy Hospital
Simpson
Akien
Dance Concerts at City Parks Schedule Expanded
Dance concerts at three city parks were announced by David Ballard head of the summer playgrounds program. Johnny Salmon and his 14 piece orchestra will perform at Yankee Park tonight Goldman Park tomorrow and Sunset Park Friday from 830 to 10 pm each night offering contemporary jazz and standards for dancing and listening.
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David Ballard
Johnny Salmon
Rece
Yankee Park
Goldman Park
Sunset Park
Salmon Band
Deaths From Several Nations Reported in AP Dispatches
MOSCOW Gen Aleksei Antonov chief of staff of the Warsaw Pact died at 66. FLOURTOWN Rev Dr Franklin Jones Clark, 88, longtime secretary of the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church, died Tuesday. RIO DE JANEIRO Gabriel Passos, Brazil minister of mines and energy and nationalizer of private utilities, died Tuesday night. HOLLYWOOD Will Wright, 68, actor known for Western roles, died Tuesday of cancer. LITTLETON Alfred Levy, 52, pioneer TV producer and packaging executive, died Tuesday. he led Talent Associates Paramount Ltd and produced Armstrong Circle Theater and Mr Peepers.
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Moscow
Aleksei Antonov
Antonov
Caucasus
Flourtown
Franklin Jones Clark
National Council of the
Protestant Episcopal Church
Rio DE Janfiro
Gabriel Passos
Brazil
Mines and Energy
Juscelino Kubitschek
Hollywood
Will Wright
Littleton
N.H
Alfred Levy
Levy
Douglas, Ariz
Talent Associates-Paramount, Ltd
Armstrong Circle Theater
Mr. Peepers
Local thefts and waste complaints logged
Police report several incidents including Gilbert A Sheard losing tools and a rear lamp lens from his car at 400 S Main St, a garbage burning complaint near Sixth Avenue and Lincoln Street with Health Department contact, and Mrs Leona E Enxing of West Middletown reporting the theft of her automobile last night.
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Gilbert
Mains St
Sixth Avenue
Lincoln Street
Health Department
Leona E. Enxing
West Middletown
Missing bicycle found in 990 block backyard
A bicycle belonging to Junior Gregory of 811 17th Ave was reported missing last evening and later recovered at 7 50 pm in the back yard of a house in the 990 block.
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Junior Gregory
17Th Ave
Hamiltonian Found Guilty Amid Knife Threat Case
John R. Wolff of Hamilton was found guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon after a four hour jury deliberation. Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer postponed sentencing. Wolff, a parolee, was arrested March 7 after threatening a 16 year old hitchhiker with a knife. He had been one of three inmates who escaped Butler County Jail in January 1954 after beating the former jailer. He was later captured in South Carolina.
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Hamilton
John R. Wolff
Common Pleas
Fred B .Cramer
Ol 'Wolff
Wolff
Butler County
Louis ‘Fritz
South Carolina
Firemen Aid 3 Persons Here
Emergency squad assisted a 1 year old woman in good condition after a head injury believed caused by her husband who threatened her with a rifle. Two more calls followed for a feverish two year old and a man with a nose bleed, all admitted or treated at Middletown Hospital.
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Middletown Hospital
Bicycle wheels found near 18th Avenue with two others
Readable notes indicate three bicycle wheels located along 18h Avenue and nearby. No owner identified in the fragment, and investigatory efforts follow standard property recovery procedures by local officers.
Breiel Job Nears Completion On Street Repair
Breiel Boulevard resurfacing between Grand and Central avenues will finish today. City officials note one lane is open with detours in place as crews apply seab oat surfacing and heavy stone chips. The 1962 resurfacing plan includes multiple streets.
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Breiel Boulevard
Grand and
Central Avenues
Public Service C. A
Sam) Boeke
Ohio 122
Ohio Department of Highway
Boeke
Central Avenue
Columbia Avenue
Elwood Street
Tytus Avenue
Verity Parkway
Columbia
Main Street
Clayton Avenue
Charles
Elsmere
First Avenue
Main
Water Street
Florence Street
Grand Avenue
McGee Avenue
McGee
Alameda Circle
McKnight
Richardson Drive
Stevens Avenue
Armco Drive
Roosevelt Avenue
Orchard
Kensington
Hampton Street
Santa Fe Road
Highview
Central
Rosedale
Tour Successful Sinatra Reveals Tour Successfully Raised Funds
HOLLYWOOD AP Frank Sinatra says he raised more than 1 million dollars for children's charities during his world tour. The singer actor financed the trip himself and visited Japan Hong Kong Israel Greece Italy France England and Monaco. He filmed the tour and hopes to sell it for sponsorship to benefit charities in those countries.
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Hollywood (Ap
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Japan
Hong Kong
Israel
Greece
Italy
France
England
Monaco
Orvel C. Wells Honored for 50 Years at Armco Steel
In a photo caption yesterday a misprint swapped Wells for Wills. Orvel C. Wells received a service pin and wristwatch from Don S. Holstein Middletown Works manager to mark 50 years of service at Armco Steel Corp.
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Orvel C. Wells
Orvel C. Wills
Armco Steel Corp
Don S. Holstein
Middletown
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Headed Furnace Co
Douglas Smith
Woodside Cemetery
Wilson Memorial Home
Mr. Smith
Nannine T. Cooke
Warwick Ave
St. Peter's
Charles L. Wright
Harvison Ave
Webb
Wade H. Sexton
Hanover St
Free Pentecostal Church
Dora Ellen Savior
Middlesboro
Bessie Galt McCandless
Oxford
Covington
Clara L. Berry
Hooven Ave
Zettler
Julia Ann Middleton
Sycamore St
Campbell
William J, Laporte
Dewis Smith
Verity
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Fence Sale
Armco
Ameys
Montal
Robert DE Balzac
Jeanne DE Balzac
Pert Patri
Edie
Klene
Artemas Ward
Massachusetts
Provincial Congress
Hamiltonian
Matha Lawson
Malvern St
Chester
Longfellow St
Robert Glenn Naeglen
16Th Ave
Lloyd Lumpkins
Breiel
Crescent Boulevard
Fifth Avenue
Gladys Drive
Glenmore Drive
Highview Drive
Magnolia Drive
Queen Avenue
16Th Avenue
Vine Avenue
Franklin
Hasting Hill
Uuttie
ST. Mary’s
East Central Ave
THE
American Legion Post
St. Mary's
American Legion
Tive
St. Mary's School
American Federation of Musicians
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