Former Middletown Man Dies in Summit Illinois Fire
John Hargis Nichols, 33, a Korean War veteran and former Middletown resident, suffocated Friday night in a rooming house fire in Summit Illinois. He apparently suffocated while trying to open a window as smoke filled the room. The fire destroyed the building with no other deaths. Nichols worked four years for Elkay Sink Manufacturing Co in Summit and previously for Sorg Paper Co in Middletown. He is survived by his mother and stepfather George and Mrs. Cuddy. two brothers Paul Nichols of Middletown and Douglas Nichols of Franklin. two sisters Mrs Black Collins of West Middletown and Mrs Cleve Mance of Viper Kentucky. and three half sisters Alma Virginia and Brenda Cuddy, all of Middletown. Funeral arrangements are at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home in Middletown.
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Middletown
Summit
Ill
John Hargis Nichols
Hargis
Elkay Sink Manufacturing Co
Sorg Paper Co
George Cuddy
1801
Brentwood
Paul Nichols
Benjamin H Matherly Funeral Services Set
Benjamin H Matherly 76 of 3207 Yankee Road dies yesterday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton A 45 year Armco Steel Corp veteran he is survived by brother Stanley of Middletown Memorial services set by Lodge 956 IOOF at 730 p.m. Monday Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with interment in Woodside Cemetery.
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Benjamin H. Matherly
Yankee Road
McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home
Haskel Jenkins
Woodside Cemetery
Armco Steel Corp
Matherly
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Stanley
Middletown
Lodge 956
IOOF
Order of Eagles
George F. Schmidt Dies. Middletown Resident
George F. Schmidt 52 of 715 Elsmere St. was dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital after years of illness. Survived by wife Edna, a step-daughter Charlotte Roth, sister Viola Miller, and two grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with visitation Monday 2 to 9 p.m.
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George F. Schmidt
Elsmere St
Middletown Hospital
Edna
Charlotte Roth
Middletown
Viola Miller
McCoy-Leffler
Marn
Funeral services set for Harley Frye in Lebanon
Harley Everett Frye 63 of 6124 Rossburg Road Morrow died yesterday at Christ Hospital Cincinnati. Survived by daughter Grace Snyder of Morrow three sisters Anna Gilman Mildred Collins and Retha Liggett and two grandchildren. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday Oswald Funeral Home Lebanon burial South Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Monday.
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Lebanon
Harley Everett Frye
Rossburg Road
Morrow
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Grace Snyder
Anna Gilman
Mildred Collins
L. Lebanon
Retha Liggett
Oswald Funeral Home
South Lebanon
Funeral
Ohio State Patrol to Deploy Tactical Squads Statewide
Colonel Robert M. Chiaramonte announces specialized Tactical Squads of veteran patrolmen. They will patrol in white Flying Wheel cars and move into areas with severe traffic problems, operating under zone commanders in addition to local officers.
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Ohio State Highway Patrol
Robert M. Chiaramonte
Chiaramonte
Planning state for Post 9 traffic patrols in Ohio zones
Sgt. D. E. Trovato says Post 9 on Ohio 4 between Middletown and Hamilton is still in planning. Men to be selected by headquarters with possible reassignment, Ohio split into north and south zones each with a major commander. Squads act as floating patrolmen for serious traffic conditions.
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Ohio 4
Middletown
Hamilton
D. E. Trovato
Ohio
Combs Charged with DWI After Arrest at Sutphin and Central
David E. Combs, 54, of 119 N Sutphin St, was arrested by police last night at Sutphin Street and Central Avenue and charged with driving while intoxicated.
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David E. Combs
N. Sutphin St
Sutphin Street
Central Avenue
Scouts Practice for Cindy Pageant in Middletown
About 160 Middletown Girl Scouts practice weekly at Wildwood School for the Great Rivers Council pageant to be staged at Cincinnati Gardens on Sunday March 27. The event combines with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under Erich Kunzel. "Chrystie the Raindrop" tells world history through a raindrop’s eyes with 400 cast and 300 hosts.
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Middletown
Wildwood School
Great Rivers Girl Scout Council
Cincinnati Gardens
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Erich Kunzel
Middletown Area
Dolores Revelos
Chrystie
Mine Hanoi's Harbor, Says General Taylor
General Taylor argues Haiphong harbor should be closed by U S mines. He favors this action as part of a broader plan to neutralize the port, noting pros and cons of air power and timing. He testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in writing and during hearings.
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Hanoi
Taylor
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
President Johnson
Haiphong
North
Viet Nam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Katzenbach Targets Red Front Over Viet Nam Protests
Atty. Gen. Katzenbach accuses the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America of being a Communist front behind antiwar demonstrations. He asks the group to register with the Subversive Activities Control Board, which would require disclosure of officers funds and equipment if found dominated. A group leader calls the move red baiting and denies party ties. Infant mortality in Hong Kong Taiwan and Japan is noted as low, comparable to the United States.
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Washington
Nicholas Katzenbach
W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America
Communist Front
A Subversive Activities Control Board
Justice Department
Communist Party
Katzenbach
Subversive Activities Control Board
U.S. Communist Party
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Japan
United States
Youth falls on Grand Avenue motorcycle collision
A 17 year old, Phillip Howerton of 4800 Holly Ave, treated at Middletown Hospital for possible right elbow injuries after his motorcycle overturned while eastbound on Grand Avenue. An unidentified car turning into a parking lot caused the incident south of Breiel Boulevard. Howerton said he overturned to avoid the car. Four other accidents yesterday resulted in four drivers cited and $765 in damage.
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Grand Avenue
Phillip Howerton
Holly Ave
Middletown Hospital
Breiel Boulevard
Howerton
William Nixon Jr cited after auto collision on Wall Alley
William Nixon Jr. 38 of 1215 Young St was cited for backing when unsafe following a crash with Pauline Hess 41 of 2020 Spencer Lane on Wall Alley. Hess vehicle damage valued at 150 dollars.
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William Nixon Jr
Young St
Pauline Hess
Spencer Lane
Wall Alley
Hess
Man Injured Slightly In Crash
Bufford Robinson of 6310 Franklin Trenton Road escaped serious injury after his car struck a culvert on Browns Run Road in heavy snow. He was treated at Middletown Hospital for multiple cuts and bruises after going off the road south of Thomas Robinson. No citations were issued.
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Browns Run Road
Bufford Robinson
Franklin-Trenton Road
Middletown Hospital
Robinson
Thomas Road
Middletown
Salon Manager Must Be A Cosmetologist
OhioAttorney General Saxbe ruled that applicants for a beauty parlor manager license must have one year of experience as a cosmetologist under the new Ohio law.
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Columbus
Ohio
William B. Saxbe
State Board of Cosmetology
Gibbons Plumbing Supply Plans Unsettled Location
Negotiations for a permanent Middletown site for M. J. Gibbons Plumbing Supply Co remain unsettled as manager Bill Barlow cites hope for an early decision. After a December 5 warehouse blaze at 1703 Woodlawn Ave, the firm operates from 931 Jeannette St, rebuilding gains in pickup business and a full return to operation took about 21 days, with plans for a modern new warehouse resembling their Dayton project.
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M.J. Gibbons Plumbing Supply Co
Middletown
Bill Barlow
Woodlawn Ave
Jeannette St
Barlow
Jeanette St
Dayton
Memorial service marks start of Religious Emphasis Week
The American Legion Post observes Religious Emphasis Week with a memorial service for the four Army chaplains who died when the troopship S. S. Dorchester was torpedoed in the North Atlantic on February 3, 1943. The service begins at 2 p.m. in the Legion Hall at 116 South Main Street, with Rev. Christopher F. Neely delivering the address.
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American Legion
Legion
Kessler Auditorium
S. Main St
Christopher F. Neely
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
S. S. Dorchester
North Atlantic
Venus 3 probe sterilized before Venus descent says Tass
The Tass news agency assured Western scientists that Venus 3 was sterilized before launch to destroy terrestrial microbes and prevent their carriage to Venus. Authorities worried microbes could hitchhike on the one ton capsule after its 25 million mile flight and crash landing on Venus.
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Moscow
Tass
Venus
Torch Sets Paper Afire on Central Avenue
Firefighters were called to 1338 Central Avenue at 12 39 p m yesterday after a torch ignited paper covering holes being patched by contractor C A Poffenbarger of 3456 Woodhaven Drive The wind blew the paper against a torch no damage was reported
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Central Avenue
C. A. Poffenbarger
Woodhaven Drive
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George Schmidt
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Clinton Reeder
Judy Housell
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U.S
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Elizabeth Todd
Aberdeen Drive
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Taylor Ave
N. Verity Parkway
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Ishmael Chapman
Central Ave
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N. Marshall Road
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