Middletown Marine seeks Vietnamese orphan adoption
Viet Nam is described as beautiful yet war torn in a letter from S. Sgt. Lon Fairchild. He and his wife plan to adopt a Vietnamese child, while outlining harsh poverty and medical needs. He expresses commitment to fighting communism if needed to secure a better life for his family and the orphan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Fairchild
Mary Jane
August Ave
Sgt. Fairchild
Viet Nam
Tinue
Lemon-Monroe High School
Truck Hits Train. Man Dies Near Farmington Crossing
A Miamisburg man was killed when his pickup crashed into a speeding train at a Farmington Road crossing near Conover Hill, Carlisle area, yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred about one mile north of town and the driver died at the scene.
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Carlisle
Miamisburg
Here
Farmington Road
Conover Hill
Two Involved Crashes Leave Two Injured and Cited
Three separate accidents occurred with two drivers cited for charges amid over $900 in damage. Don Friend, 4375 Wayne Madison Road, suffered a lip cut after a rear end collision at South Main Street and Lafayette Avenue and rode with Carl Hartsook, 43, of 402 Park Street, who was cited for drunken driving and license suspension. Deborah Walburg, 12, of 110 Aberdeen Drive, felt neck pain after a rear end crash in front of 3103 Grand Avenue while riding with her brother F Walburg Jr., 20, of 110 Aberdeen. Louis Golphin, 51, of 721 11th Avenue, was cited for following too closely. Vehicle damage ranged from $75 to $500. A separate incident involved Alfred Tuttle, 35, of 6701 Haver sham Road, whose westbound truck skidded 38 feet and was hit by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train traveling about 75 mph at a crossing marked only by warning signs. Tuttle was thrown from the truck and died after being taken to Miami Valley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Don Friend
Wayne- Madison Road
S. Main Street
Lafayette Avenue
Friend
Carl Hartsook
Park St
Clyde Hallon
Finley
Deborah Walburg
Aberdeen
Grand Ave
F. Walburg Jr
Louis Golphin
11Th Ave
Golphin
Karen Nanamaker
Alfred Tuttle
Haversham Road
Montgomery County
Don Aldrich
Tuttle
Baltimore & Ohio
H. A. Luke
Hamilton
Detroit
Cincinnati
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Germantown
Army Nurse Recruiters Due Here
The Army Nurse Corps seeks registered nurses for Army medical facilities and sends a three member recruiting team to Middletown Monday through Wednesday. RNs get hospital choice, specialty courses, and travel opportunities. Contact Capt Nina West at 116 S Main St for interviews arranged by Sgt James Smith with Sgt Bill Inskeep and Sgt Gerald Huff from Columbus. Ohio quota is 50 of 590 nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Nurse Corps
Army
Middletown
Nina West
ANC
West
S. Main St
Legion Home
James Smith
Bill Inskeep
Gerald Huff
Columbus
Ohio
Funeral services set for Julia Beedle at McCoy-Leffler
Mrs. Julia D. Beedle, 79, of 327 Moore St., Middletown, died at Middletown Hospital at 5:40 p.m. Saturday after four years of failing health. A Brown County native, she lived in Middletown 66 years. Survived by husband Everett P., three sons Ivo, Clifford, Francis. three sisters Minnie Ayres of Houston, Earl Jones of Corpus Christi, Martha Fields of Richmond. three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Clifford D. Stearns officiating. Burial in Wardside Cemetery. Friends may call 7–9 p.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Beedle
Julia D. Beedle
Moore St
Middletown Hospital
Beedle
Brown County
Middletown
Everett P
Ivo
Clifford
Francis
Minnie Ayres
Houston
Tex
Earl Jones
Corpus Christi
Martha Fields
Richmond
McCoy-Leffler
Clifford D. Stearns
Woodside Cemetery
Burnett Rites Held For Harvey M. Burnett
Funeral services for Harvey M. Burnett 94 of Lytle are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the Friends Church with burial in Miami Cemetery. A retired farmer and former Miami Valley Milk Producers Association president, he and Edna observed their 72nd wedding anniversary last week. Survivors include his wife a daughter Catharine Whitaker Waynesville a sister Sarah Burnett Waynesville three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Friends may call at Stubbs Funeral Home today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Waynesville
Harvey M. Burnett
Lytle
Friends Church
Miami Cemetery
Burnett
Miami Valley Milk Producers Association
Edna
Catharine Whitaker
Sarah Burnett
British Flu Closes Wimble Hospital in Crondall England
A spring influenza outbreak has killed 23 patients in two weeks at Wimble Hospital Crondall, forcing a month long closure. The 145 bed facility, for elderly women with nervous disorders, reports over half its staff ill. The virus is mild but dangerous to the elderly, who often develop pneumonia.
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Crondall
Sharon Ann Dowden Arrested For Petit Larceny
Police report Sharon Ann Dowden, 23, of 2005 Queen Ave, arrested at McAlpin's on Breiel Boulevard yesterday and charged with petit larceny. Also reported: twenty packages of potato chips and a rack, valued at six dollars, taken from Combs Service Station at 1317 Yankee Road yesterday morning after a window was broken.
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Sharon Ann Dowden
Queen Ave
McAlpin’s
Breiel Boulevard
Combs
Yankee Road
Turkish President Cemal Gursel in worsening state
Turkish President Cemal Gursel, hospitalized at Walter Reed since February 2 after two strokes, developed a high fever Friday night and saw his condition deteriorate further by Saturday morning, embassy sources reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cemal Gursel
Turkey
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Elderly Woman Lived On Floor Three Days After Fall
An 81 year old Middletown resident Mrs Cora Fabing Smith lay helpless in her home for three days after a fall. Fireman found her by a bedroom bed while her son Ed Fabing gained access when unable to reach her by phone. She was conscious and taken to hospital with minor abrasions.
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Middletowns
Middletown
Ed Fabing
Pinta Ave
McCoy-Lette
Fabing
Postal System's Rates For Special Services to Rise
The Postal Service will raise rates for five special services next Saturday to cut a $60 million annual deficit. Money orders, registry, and COD fees rise for first time since 1961, with insurance minimums up to 15 dollars and scaled increases. The changes shift a substantial portion of service costs to users, Postmaster General Lawrence F. O Brien said.
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Washington
Lawrence F. O’ Brien
C.o.d
Ternational
O'Brien
Two Brothers Held In Molesting Case
Two brothers aged 12 and 13 were referred to Butler County Juvenile Court for allegedly molesting a five year old Lebanon girl in a garage at the boys home yesterday afternoon. The girl was examined at Middletown Hospital and found not injured. She was visiting with a grandmother and aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Juvenile Court
Lebanon
Middletown Hospital
Judy Listed Slightly Better After Heart Surgery
Detroit AP reports five year old Judy Lynn Funsch who underwent a touch and go heart surgery nine days earlier was described as slightly better on Saturday though still in fair condition. Pneumonia developed Friday and doctors revised her status from good to fair while noting pneumonia is a common post operative risk. Judy is better today than yesterday.
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Detroit
Judy Lynn Funsch
Judy
Brown Left 892435 In Estate
The late U S Rep Clarence J Brown Sr left an estate of 892435 75 dollars, with Clinton County Probate Court showing his will. He died Aug 23 at 73, and his son Clarence J Brown Jr of Urbana later won a seat in a special election. The will gives 70 percent of Brown Publishing Co stock to his son, with the remainder split between two daughters Dorothy L Haines and Betty J Dearing.
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Wilmington
Ohio
U. S
Clarence J.brown
Clinton County
Brown
Blanchester
Clarence J. Brown Jr
Urbana
Brown Publishing Co
Lebanon
Miamisburg
Dorothy L. Haines
Cincinnati
Betty J. Dearing
California
Fire and health incidents reported on Saturday
At 10 48 a m a kitchen fire on the second floor of an apartment at 907 W Columbia Ave caused by possible cigarette or hot ashes resulted in 100 dollars damage. At 6 37 p m Ruby Blankenship 50 of 1702 Central Ave fainted and fell at work and was transported to hospital by Middle town Ambulance service where she was treated and released.
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Columbia Ave
Central Ave
Ruby Blankenship
Middletown Ambulance Service
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Middletown Journal
Fairchilds
Jet
Middletown J
Sgt
Eli Butler
Westinghouse
Melampy
Central Avenue
Dodds Monuments
SC Eere Acros
Woodside
Robert Koninier
Mgr
Gillen-Crow Pharmacies
S. Verity
Harold L. Agee Insurance Agency
Nal Dial
U.S
Union Sanitary
Linda van Gilder
Middletown High School
U.s.’S
2Nd Ave
Parx St
Union Sam Middletown
Cleaners & Launderers
2Nd. Avenue
West Central Ave
Gideon Ra
Richard Capozzi
Gideon Rd
Wall Ave
McGee's
Mkt
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