From Maid To Writer Dickens Kin Makes American Debut
Monica Dickens, great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, rose from maid and cook to prolific author. She wrote a memoir after meeting a London publisher who urged her to chronicle "maid life." Now 50, she has published 17 books and finished an eighteenth set in Plymouth, with Cape Cod as a new locale. Her husband Roy Stratton, a retired navy commander, also writes mysteries.
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North Falmouth
Mass
Monica Dickens
Charles Dickens
London
Miss Dickens
Monica Stratton
Plymouth
Cape Cod
U.S. Navy
Roy C. Stratton
Roy Stratton
Deaths and Funerals Columbus Collins
Columbus Buck Collins 56 of 2424 Grand Ave. funeral at 10 a.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler with Rev. Elzie Allen. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. He died Tuesday at his daughter Barbara Pence’s home in Baytown Texas while visiting. Former Armco Steel 16 years. Born Kentucky, resident Middlesboro 25 years. Sister Mary Lewis Manchester Kentucky and five brothers Charles Wilson John Robert Frank, all Kentucky, listed by Reed Funeral Home Canton. Miller died Wednesday in Canton. wife survives.
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Columbus
Armco Steel Corp
Kentucky
Middletown
Mary Lewis
Manchester
Charles
Wilson
John
Robert
Frank
Mrs N G Danner Dies at 78 in Bluefield Sanatorium
Mrs N G Danner aged 78 mother of Mrs Elizabeth Pritchett of Naldo Lane Thorny Acres died at 6 p m yesterday at Bluefield West Virginia Sanatorium Other survivors include a son Harry of Bowling Green Kentucky a daughter Mrs H H Duncan of Durham North Carolina three grandchildren and two great grandchildren Services and burial are set for tomorrow in Bluefield
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N. G. Danner
Elizabeth Pritchett
Naldo Lane
Thorny Acres
Bluefield
W. Va
Hariry
Bowling Green
H. H. Duncan
Durham
N. C
Dietz 64 Dies. Middletown Native Former Armco Steel Employee
William H. Dietz 64 of 2708 Burbank St. died at 5:30 a.m. at Middletown Hospital after a stay since Feb. 8. A lifelong Middletown resident, he retired in 1963 as a roller in Armco Steel Corp.’s stainless steel department. Survived by wife Ethel, three daughters and six grandchildren, the family will have arrangements at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home.
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William H. Dietz
Burbank St
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Dietz
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Ethel
Mary Agee
Nashville
Barbara Dietz
Audrey Hancock
Charles Dietz
Charles
Hamilton
Tom
Florida
Fred
Bob
Flea Logan
Marie Myers
McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home
Burial services for Canton man Walter Miller tomorrow
Walter Miller of Canton, father of Kelsie Singleton and superintendent of Middletown city water and waste water treatment, will have services and burial arranged for tomorrow in Canton.
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Walter Miller
Canton
Kelsie Singleton
Middletown City
New Pike Rule Triggers Walleye Dining Clash in Ohio
Ohio wildlife officials raise the minimum legal length for walleyes from 13.2 to 15.5 inches to protect the species in western Lake Erie. The change, effective last Monday, bans sale possession or transport of undersized fish for commercial fishermen, while restaurants face higher prices and limited menu options due to the rule.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Robert Henry
Ohio Restaurant Association
State Wildlife Division
Lake Erie
Henry
Daniel Armbruster
Wildlie Divisio
Man Drinks Lye and Survives After Disturbance Attempt
A 32 year old Franklyn man was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after drinking six ounces of dissolved lye yesterday. police say nearly four hours passed before he was hospitalized but he drank a large amount of liquid after the lye. He had reportedly consumed it following an attempted family disturbance.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Mrs Nancy Williams 65 dies in Georgia home
Nancy Williams 65 formerly of Middletown died at 10 45 p m yesterday at her Commerce Georgia residence. Survived by two sons Nathaniel and Samuel of Middletown a daughter Mrs Mary Mathis of Commerce two sisters Mrs Zddry Jones of Warren Ohio and Mrs Jane Daniel of Westminster S C two brothers Clyde and Dorsey Harbin of Warren Ohio and five in Toccoa Ga with Moss Stovall Funeral Home handling arrangements
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Nancy Williams
Middletown
Commerce
Williams
Georgia
Nathaniel
Samuel
Mary Mathis
Zddry Jones
Warren
Ohio
Jane Daniel
Westminister
S. C
Clyde
Dorsey Harbin
Toccoa
Moss & Stovall Funeral Home
Death Notice for Rosa Schaefer in Lebanon
Mrs Rosa Schaefer 78 of Lebanon Rt 2 died Thursday at home after a lengthy illness Survived by six sons Louis Centerville Jacob Robert Lebanon John Reading Ralph Elmwood Paul New Carlisle 17 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren Services 11 am Saturday Oswald Memorial Home Burial Lebanon Cemetery Friends may call Friday 6 to 9 pm
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Rosa Schaefer
Lebanon
Rt. 2
Louis
Centerville
Jacob
Robert
John
Reading
Ralph
Elmwood
Paul
New Carlisle
Oswald
Memorial
Obituary Notices for Louis Haverland and Gladys Shoe
Louis Haverland age 73 of 729 Chase Ave. will lie in state and attend a Requiem High Mass at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anne's Church. Mrs Gladys Shoe age 66 of 6383 Ravenna Drive has services tomorrow in Brookville.
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Louis Haverland
Chase Ave
St. Anne's Church
Gladys Shoe
Ravenna Drive
Brookville
Notable Allied Generals and Scientists Die in Tennessee
Brig. Gen. W A Danielson 1 directed 200 million in Army facility construction during a 35 year career and retired as Memphis Depot commander. Murray Raney 80 of Lookout Mountain Tenn died from injuries after a traffic crash. Nel Pankey 68 mother of actor Mickey Rooney died in Hollywood likely from a heart attack.
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Memphis
Tenn
W.A. Danielson
Danielson
Old War Assets Corporation
Chattanooga
Murray Raney
Lookout Mountain
Hollywood
Nel Pankey
Mickey Rooney
VA Raises GI Home Loan Interest Rates
The Veterans Administration increased the maximum interest on GI home loans from 4.4 to 5.42 percent, aligning with FHA rates after President Johnson signed the GI bill. The VA also raised direct loan rates from 5 to 5 percent where private funds are unavailable, following congressional action granting authority to set the rate.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
William J. Driver
Johnson
Congress
Class Of 51 Picks Reunion Time Place
Middletown High School’s fifteenth anniversary class of 1951 reunion committee set July 30 at Imperial House South near Amiamisburg for a buffet dinner dance. The meeting was at Mrs. James Lewis’s home and the group struggles to reach Middletown residents with information sheets yet to be returned to Mrs. George Butts.
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Middletown High School
Imperial House South
Miamisburg
James Lewis
N. University Blvd
Lewis
Middletown
George Butts
Middletown Rt
Woman Aided After Illness At Home In Middletown
A 91-year-old woman, Pauline Ingram of 600 Garfield St., was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after being helped by firemen at 11:21 p.m. She had trouble breathing. Earlier, fire crews stopped a dock fire at Gardner Division of Diamond National Corp. on W Central Ave at 12:54 a.m. caused by a lighted cigarette.
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Middletown Hospital
Pauline Ingram
Garfield St
Middletown
Gardner Division
Diamond National Corp
W. Central Avenue
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James F. Donohue
Sunday Press
Manas Peete Rata Cates Mor
Ana
Ralph M. Jones
Highview Road
Barnitz Bank
Progress
Cenna
Merth
Main Street
Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Reed Funeral Home
William H. Diets
VTA Prenatire
Monroe
Uihan E
Portant
New Car
Middletown New Car Dealers
Yeakly
Tex
Guyler Buick Inc
N. Verity Pkwy
Heber Jones Inc
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Howe Motor CO
Chevrolet
N. Verity
Hughes Motors Inc
Chrysler
Valiant
Curry Ford Inc
Tytus Ave
Beck-Talbert Pontiac Inc
Central Ave
Wilmer Motors Inc
Manchester Ave
Erlandson Dodge Inc
Robert Bair Motors Inc
Germantown Rd
Lincoln - Mercury CO
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