Good Samaritan Deed Costs Life
James Ball of Loveland Park Warren County died after helping push a stuck pickup truck near Cincinnati Paint Co. He felt neck and back pains, rested, then collapsed at 3:30 a.m. death attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage per coroner Dr. Ralph Young. Ball is survived by his wife.
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Lebanon
James Ball
Ralph Young
Warren County
Ball
Loveland Park
Cincinnati Paint Co
Fitch
Tufts Funeral Home
Loveland
Canton Man Ends Life In Lebanon Motel
Electrical worker Jacob Hetrick 41 of Canton left notes about domestic trouble and died by carbon monoxide in a Lebanon motel. He checked in Thursday night. coroner says body found after eight hours. Survived by brother Fred Ray and sisters Marie Daly and Mel Carlock. Arrangements pending at Schramm Funeral Home.
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Lebanon
Canton
Jacob H. Hetrick
S Market S
Ralph Young
Warren County
Charles Malien
Hetrick
Young
Mullen
Oswald
Fred Ray
Dayton
Marie Daly
Mel Carlock
Stanford
Calif
Schramm Funeral Home
Lee Lovely 67 dies at home World War I veteran
Lee Lovely 67 a retired farmer died at 5 m today at his Franklin Rt 1 home. He was a World War I veteran. Survived by wife Ora three sons Robert of Middletown Jack and Dan at home two brothers James Waynesville Arley Middletown two sisters Elizabeth Sparks Sarasota Iia Grace Richter Dayton and a grandchild. Services 2 p m Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Edwin Bobbitt of Kieting. Burial Woodsite Cemetery. Friends may call Monday 2 5 and 7 to sp m at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Lovely
Franklin Rt. 1
Ora
Robert
Middletown
Jack
Dan
James
Waynesville
Arley
Elizabeth Sparks
Sarasota
Iia
Grace Richter
Dayton
McCoy - Leffler
Edwin Bobbitt
Kieting
Woodsite Cemetery
Mrs Katherine Ritter Passes Away In Dayton Home
Katherine Ray Ritter 81 formerly of Middletown died at Maria Joseph Home Dayton at 5 a m after six years there. She was a self employed dressmaker and a member of St John’s Church born in Fayetteville and lived most of her life in Middletown. Her husband William died in 1947.
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Katherine Ray Ritter
Middletown
Maria Joseph Home
Dayton
William F Reiser Dies at 8 in Hamilton
William F Reiser eight of 5624 State Rd Hamilton Butler County farmer died at McCullough Hyde Hospital Oxford at 9 p m yesterday after a three week stay Surviving Emma wife Warren son Mary Garber daughter Ann Brown and Edgar Truster two sisters and two grandchildren Funeral services Monday at Inman Funeral Home with Rev Byron Sprague officiating burial in Collinsville Cemetery Home to be from 6 to 9 p m
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Somerville
William F Reiser
State Rd
Hamilton
Butler County
McCullough - Hyde Hospital
Oxford
Emma
Warren
Mary Garber
Hamiton
Ann Brown
Seven Mile
Edgar Truster
Collinsville
Franklin Man Jesse Cavin Die After Heart Attack
Jesse Cavin, 4, of 3119 Ohio Ave Middletown, died after a heart attack at Middletown Hospital yesterday at 3 45 P M. He was off work at Chaney Pulp Paper Co convalescing from a prior attack. Survived by Elizabeth his wife Gary son three brothers Ray of Richmond Doyle and Clyde Dayton two sisters Ruby Watson Kingsport Trent and Kate Clifton Rogersville. Eaton Funeral Home handled services with burial at Woodhill Cemetery.
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Franklin
Jesse Kelly Cavin
Ohio Ave
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Cavin
Chaney Pulp & Paper Co
Elizabeth
Gary
Ray
Richmond
Ind
Doyle and
Clyde
Dayton
Ruby Watson
Kingsport
Trent
Kate Clifton
Rogersville
Tenn
Eaton Funeral Home
Woodhill
Cemetery
Funeral services for Cleo W. Fox in Lebanon
Funeral services for Cleo W. Fox 60 of 331 E Main St will be held at 1 p m Monday at Oswald Memorial Home 329 E Mulberry St Burial will be in Lebanon He was a retired Cincinnati chef and is survived by his wife Grace a daughter Quintella and his mother Mrs Gertrude Harris of Troy
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Lebanon
Cleo W. Fox
E. Main St
Oswald
E. Mulberry St
Lebanon Cemetery
Cincinnati
Fox
Grace
Quintella
Gertrude Harris
Troy
Edward Wade dies at 99 after heart attack in Glenville WV
Edward Wade of Glenville West Virginia dies at 99 following a home heart attack. Survived by son Herbert of Middletown two brothers William and Tom and several other relatives. Services and burial set for 2 p m tomorrow in Glenville.
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Edward Wade
Weston
W. Va
Glenville
Herbert
Middletown
William
Tom
Columbus
Death notices listed for Mrs Bertha Longsdorff and others
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs Bertha Longsdorff age 88 of 306 Haldimand Ave and infant James Aparew Roberts son of Mr and Mrs Charles Roberts of 45 N Street with services Monday. Edward D Wetzel aged 78 of 2459 on Ave to be buried Monday. Additional names Brown Daw Zettler appear in notices with service times Monday.
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Bertha Longsdorff
Haldimand Ave
James Aparew Roberts
Charles Roberts
N. Siath St
Brown
Edward D. Wetzel
P. Benningheim
Zettler
Fire Kills 6 Children and Injures Girl in Evansville Home
In Evansville Indiana six of seven Dietsch children died in a Northwest Side house fire and explosion. Baby Roxanne 2 months died after being rescued from the burning home. Mother Eileen 4 and Madonna Jo 6 escaped but were hospitalized in unstable condition. Father operated a bar and was at work when the blaze began. Cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville, Ind
Jack Dietsch
Evansville
Michael
Gregory
Dennis
Timothy
Tommy
Roxanne
Deaconess Hospital
Eileen
Madonna Jo
Colonial Bar
Dietsch
Woman Ends Life In Family Deep Freeze Near Lebanon
Winfred Copening, 57, was found propped upright inside the family deep freeze by her husband Thomas in rural Lebanon early today. Coroner Dr. Ralph Young and Sheriff Richard D. Satterthwaite reported the death, saying she had been despondent and unable to sleep. The body was taken to Routzong Funeral Home in Dayton with arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ralph Young
Warren County
Richard D. Satterthwaite
Thomas Copening
Winfred
Copening
National Cash Register Co
Dayton
Routzong
Taft Award Winners Named For School Science Exhibits
Taft School announced the winners of last night s science exhibits. First prize goes to John Peterson for the Computer exhibit with sponsor Robert Simon. Second prize to Richard Shaffer for Rocks and Minerals with sponsor Robert Simon. A three person team Diana Jamison Linda Shoemaker share third place with Birds exhibit under sponsor Athalie Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft School
John Peterson
14Th Ave
Robert Simon
Richard Shaffer
Elm St
Diana Jamison
Linda Shoemaker
Winfield Jamison
H Ave
William Shoemaker
15Th Ave
Athalie Webster
Old Clock Vote Hits Jasper County Courthouse
In Jasper Texas about 6 000 residents vote on spending 15 900 to restore a 67 year old clock removed during a courthouse remodel. If approved the clock will be reinstalled as part of a 45 000 expansion project already underway by the Commissioners Court.
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Jasper, Tex
Jasper County
Commissioners Court
Two Car Crash Reports Leave $2800 In Damages
Police report multiple traffic incidents yesterday on city streets. A 96 year old passenger sustained a painful back but refused medical aid after a rear end collision causing $2080 in vehicle damage. Other crashes totaled $1250 with minor injuries and several minor accidents under police investigation.
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St. Verity Parkway
Bess Gerhart
West
Colored News Rev Clara Ruffin to visit Friendship Baptist
Rev Clara P Ruffin and the New Miami CME Church chorus will be guests at Friendship Baptist Church on Sunday at 3 40 p m The chorus is directed by Jesse Fox
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Clara P. Ruffin
New Miami
Nine Traffic Cases Heard by Franklin Municipal Court
Municipal Judge J. T. Riley disposed of nine traffic cases in a brief session. Defendants fined include Calvin Howard 26 Carlisle parked on highway 15 dollars and costs Joseph Strong 57 814 Ninth Ave Middletown speeding 25 dollars and costs James Moreland 26 4519 Union Rd running a stop sign 10 dollars and costs Douglas Jowett 29 606 Franklin Lebanon Rd Franklin fictitious registration 10 dollars and costs 10 dollars suspended. Bonds forfeited include William Taylor Jr 20 927 Virginia Ave driving left of center 15 dollars Herbert Gibbs 25 1908 Sheffield St Middletown running a stop sign 25 dollars John Williams 46 Pontiac Mich highway use tax violation 35 dollars Clark Garrett 33 West Middletown driving wrong way on a one way street 15 dollars Stanley Dalton 20 819 S River St failure to display registration 15 dollars.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
Calvin Howard
Carlisle
Joseph Strong
Ninth Ave
Middletown
James Moreland
Union Rd
Douglas Jowett
Franklin - Lebanon Rd
William Taylor Jr
Virginia Ave
Herbert Gibbs
Sheffield St
John Williams
Pontiac
Mich
Clark Garrett
West Middletown
Stanley Dalton
S. River St
Police Briefs Include Theft from Girl Scout Sale and Arrest on Warrant
Police say Ron Martin was attacked on Crawford Street and $2.60 from Girl Scout cookie sales was stolen. A garage lock was broken at 311 Leibee Street but nothing was missing. Walter J. Diver, 33, of Hampton Place, was arrested on a non support warrant and later released on recognizance.
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Ron Martin
Logan Ave
Crawford Street
Willam Donahue
Leibee St
Walter J. Diver
Hampton Pl
Franklin
Audrey Diver
Diver
Ano
Franklin Court
Davis and Haven Taken Into Custody On Charges
Officers yesterday arrested Robert A. Davis 30 of 2408 Sherman Ave on a menace and threat charge. State patrolmen later arrested Howard Haven 27 of Middle Town Rt 2 at Routes 63 and 40 on a reckless driving charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Davis
Sherman Ave
Howard
Opera star Leonard Warren dies on stage at the Met
Leonard Warren, renowned baritone and Met performer, collapsed and died on stage during Verdi’s La Forza del Destino. The 48 year old native of the Bronx completed a scene before dying of a stroke, as 3,900 fans watched in shock. His wife Agatha attended from the audience. Warren would have turned 49.
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New York
Leonard Warren
Metropolitan Opera
Agatha
Warren
Don Carlo
Adrian Zorginotti
Met
Rudolf Bing
Laer Bing
Renata Tubaldi
Don Alvaro
Richard Tucker
Glee Club
Radio City Music Hall
The
Bronx
South America
Moscow
Ollie James to Speak At Elks Lodge Banquet
The 67th annual Elks Lodge 257 banquet is set for March 17 at the hall. Exalted ruler Donald Axford announced Ollie James will be the speaker with George Davies as master of ceremonies.
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Elks Lodge 257
Donald Axford
Ollie James
George Davies
Two Hurt In Crash On Route 25
An accident on a slippery stretch of U S 25 near Bethany sent two people to Middletown Hospital for treatment. Howard E. Lewis and passenger Ronald Cint, both from Ohio and Cincinnati respectively, were later dismissed after injuries described as abrasions and contusions. The driver of the tractor truck, John Sanders, and the truck itself sustained minor damage. A separate incident on Burbank Avenue and Carolina Street involved a city bus and an eastbound trailer with nine bus passengers. no injuries were reported.
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Middletown
Parol
Howard E. Lewis
Flemming
Ronald Cint
Cincinnati
U. S. 25
Bethany
Lewis
John Sanders
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Burbank Avenue
Carolina Street
Earl Burns
Hamilton
Carolina
Burbank
Bradley Wells
Wayne Ave
Meeting Postponed by Woman's Society of Christian Service
The regular meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service is postponed to March 9. The program leaders are Mrs. Lylburn Frieming and Mrs. Eayard Kramer. Hostesses include Mrs. Florence McCoy, Mrs. Emmabelle Fieming, and Mrs. Edward Baker. The gathering starts at 7 30 p m at the church and will discuss How Total Is My Stewardship.
Mayfield Winners Announced in School Science Exhibit
Mayfield School announced two winning science exhibits in both elementary and junior high divisions judged at the school yesterday. Junior high first prize went to Cary Williams and Don Hall for Growing Bacteria with Grady Clark as sponsoring teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfield School
Cary Williams
Charles Williams
Lamberton St
Don Hall
Beech Hall
Lamperton St
Grady Clark
John Long
Ray Long
Jackson St
Danny Lee
Edward Lee
Fernwood St
Janis Garbit
Daniel Garbit
Jackson Sn
Phyllis Craft
Ova Craft
Corbie Ratliff
Oma Reichstein
Jackson
Helen Deaton
Wilford Caldwell
Otis Caldwell
Highland St
Mike Wheeler
Harold Wheeler
Brentwood St
Earl Mercer
Eight Year Old Burn Victim in Middletown Hospital
An eight year old Gratis area boy suffered facial burns in a home fire and was listed in fairly good condition at Middletown Hospital. His brother, James, 13, was dismissed after treatment for arm and hand burns. Sparks from an iron cord ignited diluted gasoline used as a cleaner by the younger child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratis Area
Middletown Hospital
Carl Deaton
Isaac Deaton
Camden Rt. 1
James
Woman Hurt in Fall at Franklin Home
Mrs. Cecilia Hetzler, 52, of 605 Lake Ave Franklin, slipped and fell downstairs at home early today. She sustained a left leg injury and cuts to the left eyebrow and was admitted to Middletown Hospital at 2:45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecilia Hetzler
Lake Ave
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Hetzler
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Canton Man
Katherine Ritter
Dodds Monuments
Verity
Woodside Cemetery
Robert Kontnier
Mar
William F. Beiser
Jesse Cavin
Revelos Confectionery
Revelos
Humane Assn. Animal Shelter
Trenton
Weith
Deep
William Stogner
Franklin - Trenton
James E. Smith
Keister
South
Stogner
Smith
Russell Fox
Yankee Rd
Lloyd McVey
Springboro
Central Avenue
Grady Smith
Delaware Ave
William Tomilson
Vanrest Ave
Willie Thomas
Baltimore St
Colored News
Alsate
Mayfield
Liberal
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