R. E. Morrison Dies At 70 In Middletown Musician and Insurance Man
Richard E. Morrison of Middletown Route 1 died Sunday at 5 50 p m at Middletown Hospital aged 70 He was known as a long time music teacher director and performer and also worked in insurance He taught music supervision in Wayne Madison and Lemon townships and directed church choirs in several congregations including First Baptist and Presbyterian churches He had a varied career from 1903 as a Lyceum performer and radio broadcaster to YMCA secretary in World War I He is survived by his widow Anna C Blasberg two children and two grandchildren Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Riggs Funeral Home with viewing times listed.
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Richard
R. E.” Morrison
Middletown
National Normal University At
Lebanon
Wayne
Madison
Lemon Townships
Socialville
Mason
First Baptist Church
Stiles
Presbyterian Church
St. Paul’s
First Presbyterian
United Presbyterian
Monroe
First Church of Christ
Morrison
The
State Automobile Insurance Co
St. Louis
Frank Simons
YMCA
Camp Lee
Association
Butler County Infirmary
Louise Morrison
Route
Anna C. Blasberg
Anna Blasberg
Hamilton
Paul E. Blasberg
Galion, O
Kiwanis Club
Middletown Boy Scouts
Middletown Association of Fire Casualty Underwriters
Stiles Bible Class
Riggs
John I. Parr
Widely Known Sports Official Hib Iske Killed in Crash
Hilbert F. Iske 48 of Hamilton Ohio died in a two car collision near Sebring Florida. He co directed Hamilton recreation and led Butler County Officials Association. Survivor Rita Iske a Miami University student and siblings listed. Tevis of St. Petersburg also died. Funeral plans pending.
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Butler County
Florida
Hilbert F
Hib) Iske
Ross Ave
Hamilton
Iske
Hamilton Recreation
Weeks Hospital
Sebring
Fla
B. K. Tevis
St. Petersburg
Florida Highway Patrol
Tevis
Butler County Sports Officials Association
Blaze Levels Nearby Home in Four-Room Cottage Fire
A Monroe Fire Department report says a late night blaze destroyed a four room cottage on Manstown Princeton Pike leaving a family homeless. Chief Earl Hiteshue suspects a gas stove leak or oil heating stove explosion. Harold Lewis, owner from Maustown, watched flames from miles away as crews from Monroe Overpeck Fairfield and Mason fought the fire. Preliminary damage estimated at about 4500 dollars with insurance listed. Fire department response around 1130 p m.
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Princeton Pike
Earl Hiteshue
Monroe
Harold Lewis
Maustown
Hamilton
Overpeck Fairfield
Mason
Hieshue
Obituary for Mrs Josie B Jordan Carr 76
Mrs Josie B Jordan Carr 76 died at her daughter's home Mrs Raymond Weidle 517 Granada Ave after several months illness. Survived by widower Milton Carr four sons Ernest Charles Carr of New town Stanley Carr of Blue Ash and George Carr of West Carrollton four daughters Harley Anstach Blanchester Jacob Lewing Blanchester George Ross Cincinnati and Mrs Weidle Middletown three brothers Thomas Charles Jordan Blanchester Etna Jordan Florida and one sister Miss Cecilia Jordan Blanchester Services at Eichelberger Funeral Home Blanchester Tuesday 2 pm burial Newtonsville.
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Josie B. Jordan Carr
Raymond Weidle
Granada Ave
Carr
Milton Carr
Ernest
Charles Carr
Newtown
Stanley Carr
Blue Ash
George
West Carrolton
Harley Anstach
Ovepeck
Jacob Lewing
Blanchester
George Ross
Cincinnati
Weidle
Middletown
Thomas and
Charles Jordan
Etna Jordan
Florida
Cecilia Jordan
Eichelberger
Newtonsville
Robert Bundy MASON-Robert Bundy Dies at 78
Robert Bundy 78 retired farmer died Saturday. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at his residence.
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Mason
Robert Bundy
Fred Wood, Former King Mills Contractor, Dies in Arizona
Mason obituary notes Fred Wood died last week in Arizona. Graveside services are planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Fred Wood
King Mills
Arizona
Rose Hill Cemetery
Achiever Bulletin Off Press Tonight Third Edition
Approximately 375 copies of the Achiever Association bulletin will be distributed tonight by the Middle town Junior Achievement Association. Executive director Robert McDade confirms the issue is the third edition and will reach JA advisors and members.
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Achiever Association
Robert McDade
Middletown
Junior Achievement Association
Blythe Williams Post 231 Plans Monthly Legion Meeting
The Blythe Williams Post 231 American Legion will hold its monthly meeting at the post on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Commander William Commodore urged all members to attend.
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Blythe Williams
American Legion
William Commodore
Middletown Man Critical After Hit-Skip On Route 4
A 70 year old Middletown man Green Smith of 1401 Sycamore St was critically injured when struck by a hit skip vehicle on Route 4 south of Route 73. He suffered fractures and head and back injuries and was taken to Middletown Hospital. He had been reported missing earlier that day. Madge Hickman 21 riding in another car sustained a broken nose in a separate 3 vehicle crash on Route 25 and Chautauqua Rd. Robert Sands 19 was charged with reckless operation and summoned to appear before Judge Rex Weaver.
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Middletown
Green Smith
Sycamore St
Smith
McCoy-Leffler
Madge Hickman
Hurd Ave
Madison Place
Robert G. Sands
Reading
Route
Chautauqua Rd
Sands
Elmer Merlonghi
Dayton
James M. Hoffman
Merlonghi
Hoffman
Rex Weaver
Miamisburg
Movie lineups at local theaters this week
Paramount shows Vengeance Valley at 1 35 3 40 5 50 7 55 and 10 00 pm Monday and Tuesday. Strand presents Spoilers of Plains at 1 15 3 45 6 20 8 55 pm and Pigmy Island at 2 25 5 00 7 35 10 05 pm. Colonial screens Mudlark at 1 45 3 45 5 40 7 40 9 40 pm Monday and Red Shoes at 4 05 6 30 8 55 pm Tuesday.
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Vengeance Valley
Twenty-Eight Leave For Army From Draft Board Ten
Twenty eight men from Draft Board Ten leave for induction into the Army in Cincinnati. Parents bid farewell at the American Legion home as J Wylie Mitchell delivers a Godspeed message. Three volunteers include Richard Clayton Van Winkle Charles Edward Dunaway and Carl Anthony Winglewich.
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Draft Board 10
Cincinnati
American Legion
South Main St
Godspeed
J. Wylie Mitchell
Girl Scouts
Troop 44
Richard Clayton van Winkle
Charles Edward Dunaway
Oxford
Carl Anthony Winglewich
Lincoln Ave
William Austin McCall
Woodlawn Ave
John Harold Howard
Fairmount Ave
Herbert Harvey Korros
The
Alameda
Rodney Howard Carter
YMCA
Gerald Kenneth Widger
Bellomonte St
Hugh Maxwell Wright
Aberdeen Dr
Board 10
John Herman _ Schrock
Trenton
Paul Cornett
Charles Briant Davis
Hamilton
James Alfred Vogel
Paul Tuttley Salmon
Clay Brook
Otis Henry
William Houston Thorpe
Middletown
Donald Ray Wolverton
Ronald Joseph Wilhelm
Lynn Boyd McGuire
Mitchell
Pedestrian Hurt and Driver Held After Weekend Accidents
A pedestrian received minor injuries when Alfred Larman age 68 was struck by Phillip Gerber age 32 on Broad St. Larman was not seriously hurt. Haskell Clay age 20 was charged with careless driving after sideswiping two parked cars on Central Ave. Mrs Beulah Griggs age 37 caused a collision affecting a car, a fire plug, and a house on Smith St and Yankee Rd. Miltrick Stroud and Virgil Smith reported minor damages in separate incidents.
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Alfred Larman
Gideon Rd
Phillip S. Gerber
Curtis St
Larman
Broad St
Haskell Clay
Garfield St
Central Ave
Clay
Mildred
Smith St
Yankee Rd
Beulah Griggs
Manchester Ave
George Lenhart
William Barnes
Police Briefs From Denver and Nearby Areas
Denver man Adams, 25, of 1302 Baltimore St., charged with driving without a license after custody at Yankee Rd. and Garfield St. Released on 50 bond to appear in Municipal Court Saturday. A boy fled after throwing down an air rifle at 805 South Main St as residents reported window holes. Gun taken to headquarters. Wilson McLaughlin, 30, and Fred Tolson, 23, treated at Middletown Hospital for head injuries following an incident at a Germantown area establishment.
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Denver Adams
Baltimore St
Yankee Rd
Garfield St
South Main St
Wilson McLaughlin
Buena Ave
Fred Tolson
Wilbraham Rd
Middletown Hospital
Germantown
Lebanon man charged after disturbance Saturday
Earl Purcell, 35, of Lebanon Route 3, was charged with disorderly conduct and intoxication after an incident late Saturday at Clinton Street and Reynolds Avenue, according to police.
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Earl Purcell
Lebanon
Police recover abandoned car at 600 Elwood Street
Police found a car left on the street at 600 Elwood St with plates stolen from a local lot and investigated ownership. They suspect the vehicle may have been stolen. Two other cars, 937 MW and 462 MW, were reported stolen citywide yesterday from a cafe rear on West Central Ave and 1100 Elm St respectively.
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Elwood St
West Central Ave
Elm St
Break-in Attempt Reported at Brown Singer Sheet Metal
Police say an attempted break in occurred at Brown Singer Sheet Metal on Mary Etta Ave with a south side window and an east side window broken in the early hours today.
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Brown-Singer Sheet Metal Company
Mary Etta Ave
Scout Council Meets Tuesday in Middletown
The Middletown Girl Scout Council plans a 1 p.m. March meeting chaired by Mrs. Andrew Roper. The hour earlier start lets members attend the Women's and Industrial Nursing Section of the Butler County Safety Conference. Gen Otis Blaine Schreuder will speak on the Atomic Era at 2 p.m. in the American Legion auditorium. A main topic is whether local Girl Scouts will go to Portsmouth scout camp this summer.
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Middletown
Portsmouth
Tibet Maintains Polyandry and Polygamy Practices
Tibetan communities continue to practice both polyandry and polygamy to varying degrees. The custom persists amid evolving social and economic pressures, shaping family structures and local heritage.
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Tibet
City to spend 35000 on street repairs this year
City manager H W Starick announced 35000 will be spent on repairing badly damaged streets, with four to six weeks to complete. Street superintendent William H Shawhan said priority goes to potholes on busy roads and additional crews will be added as needed.
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H. W. Starick
Starick
William H. Shawhan
Shawhan
Burton
Highview Rds
Three Held For Robbery Of Man
Hamilton police hold Albert Timmons Walter Reese and Raymond Morris for unarmed robbery of Ronald C Long after slugging him at Rendezvous Cafe and along the river bank. They allegedly beat Long and stole $80, a $110 watch and a $210 ring. Long hospitalized with broken ribs.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Albert Timmons
Walter Reese
Raymond Morris
Ronald C. Long
Elwood St
Monument Ave
Timmons
Long
Mercy Hospital
Rain Expected Across Middletown Tomorrow Weather Forecast
Clouds today failed to dim the sun in the Miami Valley but Middletown faces rain tomorrow, as the U S Weather Bureau predicts light showers. Expect a high around 46 and a low near 32 tonight.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
U. S
Man Hurt in Fall At Grove Street Workplace
Walter B. Johnson of 1101 Grove Street was injured in a fall while working Saturday. Hospital attendants at Middletown reported his condition as good this morning.
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Walter B. Johnson
Grove St
Middletown Hospital
Johnson
Longview Social Service League to Meet at 8 Tonight
The Longview Social Service League will hold its regular meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Roy F. White at 922 Nelbar Street.
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Longview Social Service League
Roy F. White
Nelbar St
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Colored News
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Paramount
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Beatty’s
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Jos
Army
Draft Board
Davidson
Florence Ave
Hargis Stewart
West Middletown
Stewart
Milton Stroud
Virgil Smith
Farish Houston
Catalpa Dr
Tytus Ave
Charles St
Scout Council
Butler
St. Clinton
Burton’ Rad
Highview Rd
Calumet Ave
Aberdeen
Wicoff St
South St
Clinton St
Columbia and
Central Aves
Grimes St
Longview League
Miami
Travel
First National Bank
Angle Air
New Jewelers
Central Avenue
Co, Ettear
Middletown Journal
Meesetown, Ohio
Alice Reynolds
Harrison ST
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Streifthau
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Middletown, Ohio
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