Bob Hope to Speak at Miami Ohio Commencement Honors
Bob Hope will deliver the Miami University commencement address and receive a doctor of humane letters. He may also receive an honorary degree from Ohio State University pending final approval. Miami plans 1500 graduates for April 27 exercises in Millett Assembly Hall.
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Bob Hope
Okford
Miami University
Miami
Ohio State University
Hope
Ohio State
Columbus
OSU
Novice G. Fawcett
Millett Assembly Hall
Demos Set Meeting On Income Tax
Butler County Democratic Party schedules a special meeting in Hamilton at Democratic Headquarters 449 N Third St on Thursday March 27 at 8 p m to discuss the Hamilton City income tax proposal. Garvin notes the hearing may extend to Middletown and a possible stance on the hike later.
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Butler County
Democratic Party
Hamilton
Hamilton City
Democratic
Third St
Hamiton
Middletown
William Garvin
Central Committee
Realtor In Serious Condition At Middletown Hospital
Sol Finkleman of 304 Milton Court was reported in serious condition at Middletown Hospital. He previously served as president of the Middletown Board of Realtors Inc in 1967 and sits on the board of directors. He was admitted to the intensive care unit yesterday afternoon with chest pains.
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Sol Finkleman
Milton Court
Middletown Hospital
Finkleman
Middletown Board of Realtors Inc
Part time Patrolman Is Charged
Charles Egelston, 39, of 403 Highview Road, was treated at Middletown Hospital after his Lemon Township police cruiser collided with a second vehicle on Cincinnati-Dayton Road. Charged by state patrolmen with failing to stop within assured clear distance, he was unable to stop for an unidentified car at Jefferson Road and slid into a northbound car driven by Harry Dale Dillon, 21, of Lebanon Route 2.
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Charles Egelston
Highview Road
Middletown Hospital
Lemon Township
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Egelston
Jefferson Road
Harry Dale Dillon
Lebanon
Car Horse Crash Hurts Three Women
A Dayton woman was hospitalized with head injuries after her car struck a horse on Interstate 75 near Route 123. Two other Dayton women were treated and released. The horse, an 18 year old quarter mare owned by Robert Disher of Franklin, was valued at $300. two ponies were reportedly with the mare at the time.
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Dayton
Middletown Hospital
Rt. 123
Lucille Ann Kennedy
Verna Smith
Vivian Williams
Heyerdahl Plans Papyrus Boat Atlantic Crossing
Thor Heyerdahl, the Kon Tiki explorer, will lead six crew members on a 100 day voyage from Morocco to Mexico across the Atlantic in a papyrus reed boat to test ancient Egyptian crossing possibilities.
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Cairo
Thor Heyerdahl
Atlantic Ocean
Morocco
Mexico
Fire Blamed In Death Of Former Franklinite
Anna Louise Siegfried 56 former Franklin resident died from a fire in Lakewood her body found beside a chair believed to be the blaze source. She served as nurse in Middletown hospital maternity ward and on a hospital ship in WWII now chief nurse for the Northern Ohio Red Cross blood program. Surviving siblings two sisters and two brothers. Services Wednesday Eaton Funeral Home burial Springboro Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 4 to 9 p.m.
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Franklin
Anna Louise Siegfried
Barbara Eaton
Lakewood
Siegfried
Middletown Hospital School of Nursing
Mediterranean
Ohio
Springboro Cemetery
Services for Mrs. Katie Blackburn in Miamisburg
Funeral services for 60 year old Katie Blackburn of Miamisburg, formerly of Middletown, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at The Joseph R. Baker & Sons Henry Howard officiating. Burial will be in Woodside. Mrs Blackburn died Saturday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton.
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Katie Blackburn
Miamisburg
Middletown
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
Blackburn
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Services for Nick Center Passes Away at 76
Nick Center 76 formerly of 1710 Church St died Saturday at the VA Hospital in Lexington Kentucky where he had been a patient since January He was a barber in the community for 55 years before moving to Lexington 15 years ago He was WWI veteran Surviving Elwood and Dale Center two sisters Mrs Anna Rose Mrs Fern Hollon two brothers Orville and John five grandchildren Burial will be in Middletown funeral home today and services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Joseph R Baker Sons with Herschel Caudill officiating
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Nick Center
Church St
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Herschel Caudill
Middletown
Center
Lexington
Elwood
Milton, Ky
Dale
Anna Rose
Hazelgreen
Fern Hollon
South Lymn
Mich
Orville
Lawsan
John
Cleveland
Death of Sammie Deaton of Cincinnati and Middletown
Sammie Deaton 74 of Cincinnati formerly Middletown died on arrival at Cincinnati General Hospital at 4 50 a m yesterday He lived in Middletown 50 years then moved to Cincinnati five years ago Survived by wife Maggie four sons Fred Bay City Mich Arnold and Sollie Middletown Clyde Somerville a step son Bev Noble Washougal Wash a daughter Mrs Lillie Taulbee Somerville four brothers Johnnie Jimmie Dayton Dave Harrison Chavies Ky a sister Mrs Rilda Mullins Wolf Coat Ky and 16 grandchildren Services 2 p m Wednesday at Filey Street Church of God Rev Billy Wilson officiating Arrangements Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
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Sammie Deaton
Cincinnati
Middletown
Cincinnati General Hospital
Deaton
Maggie
Fred
Bay City
Mich
Arnold
Sollie
Clyde
Somerville
Bev Noble
Washougall
Wash
Lillie Taulbee
Johnnie
Jimmie
Dayton
Dave
Harrison
Chavies
Rilda Mullins
Wolfcoat
Filey Street Church of God
Billy Wilson
Woodside Cemetery
Buena Ave
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Susie Hall 61 Dead After Illness at Middletown Hospital
Mrs Susie Hall aged 61 of 1914 Woodlawn Avenue died at 2 10 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a period of illness. The body is at the family home pending services.
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Susie Hall
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Death of Arthur Eugene Mitchell 89 in Middletown Hospital
Arthur Eugene Mitchell 89 of 708 Granada Ave. died at Middletown Hospital at 8 a.m. after a week as a patient. A retired Sorg Paper Co. employee and Spanish American War veteran born in St. Marys West Virginia, he is survived by his wife Bettie two daughters Madge Malone and Ida Belle Wagner a son Robert a step son Elmer Childers and 12 p.m. tomorrow graveside rites will be held at the cemetery with American Legion Post 218 providing military honors. Funeral home services held today from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Arthur Eugene Mitchell
Granada Ave
Middletown Hospital
Mitchell
Sorg Paper Co
St. Mary’s
W. Va
Bettie
Madge Malone
Ida Belle Wagner
Martha Dee Rose Graveside Rites Held at Woodside Cemetery
Graveside services for Martha Dee Rose 83 of Garden Manor Nursing Home will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Woodside Cemetery with Rev. Howard Sears officiating. Arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. No visitations. She died Saturday at Garden Manor where she had been a patient two years. Her husband Butler died in 1959. Surviving are daughter Eloise Alfrey of Excelle and four grandchildren.
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Martha Dee Rose
Garden Manor Nursing Home
Woodside Cemetery
Howard Sears
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Funeral for Carl Henry Stibbs Held in Lebanon
Carl Henry Stibbs died after an extended illness at Middletown Hospital. He retired in 1957 as a self employed mail hauler for the post office between West Middletown and Trenton. Survived by wife Rava, son Donald of Trenton, daughter Nancy, five sisters, and three grandchildren. Services Wednesday at the Church of the Ascension with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home will hold hours tomorrow 7 to 9 p.m.
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Carl Henry Stibbs
Howe Road
Middletown Hospital
Stibbs
West Middletown
Trenton
France
Rava
Donald
Nancy
Edward Boesch
Gaylord Gibson
Dayton
Genevieve Rief
Lebanon
Frank Mueller
M. R. Loney
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Church of the Ascension
Lebanon Cemetery
McCoy-Leffler
Conference Set Sunday at St John Fraternity Meeting
The annual visitation conference of St. John Fraternity Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi will be held next Sunday at 2 30 p.m. in St John’s Church led by Rev Jovian Weigel provincial director. A prayer and the St Francis of Assisi composition Eternal Life will be featured with soprano Helen C Ward as soloist.
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St. John Fraternity
Third Order
St. Francis of Assisi
St. John’s Church
Jovian Weigel
Beatrice Caldwell Retires From Miami University Center
Mrs Beatrice W Caldwell longtime Oxford Miami University Center general cashier retires after serving since the center opened in September 1957 She is the wife of John P Caldwell a long time Oxford Post Office employee who also retires
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Oxford
Beatrice W. Caldwell
Miami University Center
U. S. Shipments Abroad Hit Record $20.8 Billion
U S shipments abroad of manufactured articles rose to a record 20.8 billion dollars for last year, up 8.5 percent or 1.6 billion from 1966, signaling continued trade expansion for domestic industry.
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U. S
Local Area Students Earn OSU Degrees at Winter Commencement
Ten area graduates joined 1,053 seniors at Ohio State University winter commencement. Middletown natives John C. Grunner and Thomas E. Portsmouth received bachelor and master degrees in science. Others from Germantown Eaton West Alexandria Lebanon Mason and more earned BS BA and MBA degrees.
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Middletown
Ohio State University
John C. Grunner
John M. McCray
Thomas E. Portsmouth
Edward J. Timmer
Cheryl Watson Turner
Germantown
Ross J. Winning III
Merry] McWhinney Gate
Eaton
Lawrence ‘R. Eubanks
West Alexandria
Linda J. ‘Testerman
Lebanon
Janet D. Schulte
Mason
Monroe Mayor Leads Regional Police Planning Group
Monroe Mayor Gordon Reed sits on the board of directors for a new Southwestern Ohio council of governments focused on police planning and cooperation. Directors include County Commission President William Denham and Middletown Police Chief James R. Howerton. The group represents 75 subdivisions across Butler, Warren, Clermont and Hamilton counties and studies projects such as a regional police training center, a regional crime laboratory and modern communications. A $36,334 planning grant will be sought.
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Monroe
Gordon Reed
Council of Governments
Ohio
Reed
County Commission
William Denham
Middletown
James R. Howerton
Butler
Warren
Clermont
Hamilton
Fires burn at four locations across city causing minor damage
Four grass and residential fires were reported in a span of hours. At 1 11 p m a fire behind 1322 First Ave damaged property of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. at 1 17 p m 3500 block Jackson Lane owned by Robert Murphy. at 2 14 p m 1224 Girard Ave owned by McCoy Oil Co. at 11 59 p m 111 Eaton Drive residence of G E Kauffman from a wall heater short circuit with 25 dollars damage.
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First Ave
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Jackson Lane
Robert Murphy
Girard Ave
McCoy Oil Co
Eaton Drive
G.E. Kauffman
Former GOP Congressman Henry Talle Dies at 77
Henry O. Talle, a Republican congressman from Iowa for two decades, died Friday in a Washington hospital at age 77. He served in the House from 1938 to 1958 and was the senior Republican on the District of Columbia and Banking and Currency committees.
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Washington
Henry
Talle
Iowa
House
District of Columbia
Banking and Currency
Kimbrough on City Agenda
Tom Kimbrough, director of the Community Center at Lafayette Avenue and Minnesota Street, will report to the City Commission at the regular 7 p.m. meeting tomorrow. He will appear with other division and department heads to discuss operations of their offices.
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Tom Kimbrough
Lafayette Avenue
Minnesota Street
City Commission
Commission
Kimbrough
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