Accidents Few As Fans Stay Home For Basketball Night
Police report minor wrecks and few injuries after a quiet night as fans stayed home to watch basketball. Notable incidents include Omar Tibbs 2 of Franklin with a cut forehead after a run-in on Tytus Avenue, Frank Holpach 70 charged with unsafe backing during a city bus collision, and Wendell Whitt 24 with Jack Ertel 25 suffering minor injuries when a car overturned on Route 4 near Ohio 63. Ralph Lauch 31 cited for reckless operation after a wild ride into medians and sewers near Middletown. Moderate carnage noted with a cautious three-sewer impact and median-stripe damage.
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Ohio
Middletown
Omar Tibbs
Jefferies
Franklin
Tytus Avenue
Jackson Street
Tibbs
Wendell Whitt
Texas Ave
Rt. 4
Whitt
Jack M. Ertel
S. Clinton St
Ralph H. Lauch
Deaths And Funerals Past Wooster College President Dies Here
Dr. J. Campbell White 91, former Wooster College president and retired EUR minister, died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after illness since March 1. He lived at Mt. Pleasant Home, Monroe. wife Kate died in 1953. Surviving are two sons Ralph and Hubert, two daughters Edith and Margaret, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at McConnell Funeral Home Wooster with Wooster Cemetery burial. Local arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Friends may call tomorrow 2 5 and 7 9 p.m. Junior Order to conduct service tomorrow at 7 30 p.m.
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J. Campbell White
Wooster College
Middletown Hospital
Wooster
Mt. Pleasant
Monroe
Kate
Ralph
Summit
N. J
Hubert
Black Mountain
N. C
Edith White
Norandy Beach
Margaret White
Garden City
Middletown Man George G. Childs 74 Dies at Hospital
George G. Childs of 1605 Yankee Road died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Retired in 1954 from Sorg Paper Co. born Versailles Kentucky, lived Middletown 50 years. Survived by wife Lucy four sons James Middletown George G Jr Pomona Rubin Santa Ana Clarence Compton three brothers Rubin Harrisburg Alex Ephrim Middletown and sister Fanny Merriweather Harrisburg. Arrangements incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home.
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George G. Childs
Yankee Road
Middletown Hospital
Childs
Sorg Paper Co
Versailles
Middletown
Lucy
James
George G. Jr
Pomona
Calif
Rubin
Santa Ana Calif
Clarence
Compton
Tree Brothers
Harrisburg
Alex and
Ephrim
Walter Easterling 68 Dies After Week in Middletown Hospital
Walter Easterling 68 of 45 N Broad St Middletown died at 1 15 pm yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a week’s hospitalization. He worked as a shearman for Armco Steel 1926 1990. Born in Gatesville Texas he lived in Middletown for one year. Surviving wife Elnora two brothers Annie of Middletown Paul of Indianapolis and sister Mrs C D Dreyer of Cincinnati. Services 2 pm Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Paul Bergdall officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery.
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Walter Easterling
N. Broad St
Middletown Hospital
Easterling
Armco Steel Corp
Gatesville
Tex
Middletown
Alpha Council
326
Jr. Ouam
Elnora
Annie
Paul
Indianapolis
Graveside services for Mrs Zoah Yost
Graveside services were held for Mrs Zoah Yost 96 of 830 Minor Ave Hamilton at Miltenville Cemetery. She died Wednesday at Sunnybreeze Rest Home Hamilton where she had been a patient one month. She lived in Hamilton since 1924 and is survived by son Clarence and daughter Miss Elsie Yost both of Hamilton and sister Mrs Lulu Johnson of West Middletown. Her husband Charles died in 1952.
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Zoah Yost
Minor Ave
Hamilton
West Middletown
Miltenville
Yost
Sunnybreeze Rest Home
Clarence
Elsie Yost
Lulu Johnson
Charles
Prickett Rites Held For Franklin Resident
Thomas W. Prickett 51 of 216 Roberts Ave Franklin died Thursday at Dayton VA Hospital after a three day admission He worked for Stone Container Corp before retiring 14 years ago A WWII veteran he leaves three brothers Lincoln Charles and Lewis and two sisters Juanita Marshall and Ella Hipsher Services are set for 2 pm Monday at Anglesby Funeral Home with burial at Woodhill Cemetery Visitation is tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Franklin
Thomas W. Prickett
Roberts Ave
Dayton VA
Prickett
Stone Container Corp
Lincoln
Charles
Lewis
Indianapolis
Juanita Marshall
Lebanon
Ella Hipsher
Anglesby Funeral Home
Woodhill Cemetery
Memorial service for Mrs Dear Hoelre y at Campbell
Mrs Dear Hoelre y, age 63, of 2702 Tylersville Road, will be honored with a memorial service at 2 p m Monday in Campbell.
Liberal leader Clement Davies dies at 87
Clement Davies longtime Liberal party leader and MP since 1929 died Friday from cerebral thrombosis. He served as a key opposition figure in Britain during and after World War II, shaping Liberal policy in the early postwar era.
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London
Clement Davies
Britain
Liberal Party
Actor John Whitehead Dies at 79 in Hollywood Care Home
Los Angeles AP reports John Whitehead aged 79, an actor who appeared in Hollywood films during a years long span, died Wednesday at the Motion Picture Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John Whitehead
Motion Picture
Srate Woman Fights UN Flag Display in Northampton
Lottie S. Corbin, former regent of Betty Allen Chapter DAR, suing Northampton officials after a UN flag was raised over City Hall by an 8-1 vote. Mayor Puchalski had ordered removal January 18. Corbin filed criminal complaints against nine city officials hours after the flag went up Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton. Mass
U.N
Lottie S. Corbin
Betty Allen
Daughters of the American Revolution
Northampton
Wallace J. Puchalski
Sheinwold On Bridge The National Tournament Recalled
Alfred Sheinwold recalls a hand from last year’s national bridge tournament in Denver. The article details defender strategies against South dealer East-West vulnerable and analyzes how different opening lines and heart leads affect the outcome.
Buddhist nun Wu Chen Cremates Herself at Funeral Pyre
In Formosa TaipeI Wu Chen 46 mother superior of a Buddhist convent in Pesca dores committed self immolation at a funeral pyre she constructed. Police report a note stating she wished to be with Buddha.
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Taipei
Formosa
Wu Chen
Pescadores
Buddha
Trenton Jaycees Win Charter for 37 Members
Trenton's new Junior Chamber of Commerce chapter received its charter for 37 members. State and national Jaycee officials attended the charter night at the Fish and Game Club, installing officers and praising rapid chapter growth. Ramsdell Jr. as president urged action to earn high esteem locally.
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Trenton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fish and Game Club
Fred Gesell
The
Jaycees
Robert Sutermeister
Robert Yaple
International Charter
Sutermeister
Robert Ramsdell Jr
Edward Kurs
Robert Portik
John Schraffenberger
James Ashton
James Owjens
New Jaycees
Richard Noe
Charter Night
Gesell
Jaycee
Dale Dowrey
Middletown
Harry W. Stretcher
Elmer Williams
Ramsdell
Three Questioned in Germantown Burglary Death
Germantown detectives questioned three young men possibly with a youth burglar killed during an attempted burglary. Det Sgt Harlan Grooms said the men have not admitted involvement with Manuel Ray Bowling of Miamisburg. Two adults and one juvenile, all known associates of Bowling, remain in custody after a man was shot in the head at Estep's grocery store at Routes 725 and 4.
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Germantown
Here
Harlan Grooms
Manuel Ray Bowling
Miamisburg
Bowling
Estep
James Estep
Franklin Fire Destroys Cement Block Plant Building
A fire at 821 Union Road gutted a former cement block factory on the Reese property. Estimated loss is 500 dollars. Firefighters were dispatched at 9 20 p m after witnesses said children playing with matches near newspaper piles started the blaze. Tools for block making and three bicycles were destroyed.
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Franklin
Union Road
James Reese
Relocation Talks Set For Middletown Wednesday Meeting
City commissioners will meet with Middletown Board of Realtors on Wednesday at 11 a.m. to discuss relocating families from the Garfield area. Four commissioners will attend, with three previously able to attend if held today.
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Middletown
Self-Reliance Interviews Set for Award Candidates
Personal interviews of candidates for this year's W. W. Sebald Self-Reliance Awards will be held Sunday from 1 30 to 6 pm at Armco Metal Products headquarters. Award chairman Robert Portik announced. Ron Trowbridge, banquet committee chair, said winners will be honored at the Manchester Motor Inn on April 26 at 6 30 pm. The award project is sponsored by W. W. Sebald, retired president of Armco Steel Corp., and administered by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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W. W. Sebald
Armco Metal Products
Robert Portik
Ron Trowbridge
Manchester Motor Inn
Armee Steel Corp
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Police Briefs: Local Theft and Vandalism Incidents
Thefts were reported including a floor mat from Brown Callahan’s car at 1028 Elwood St and a bicycle from Minnie Dupee at 1316 Garfield St. Richard Trimble of 124 Ellen Drive admitted firing a warning shot to deter two youths near his home. A rock was thrown through a window at 3913 Manchester Road causing $25 damage.
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Brown Callahan
Elwood St
Minnie Dupee
Garfield St
Richard Trimble
Ellen Drive
Manchester Road
New Policy Names Juvenile Violators to Pressure Carefree Drivers
Lebanon County Probate Court Judge Robert G. Ray will publish names of juvenile traffic violators and their exact offenses. He will also notify parents of passengers in offending youths to deter irresponsible driving and cite local media under a plan modeled after Judge Schwartz in Hamilton County.
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Lebanon
Robert G. Ray
Warren County
Ray
Benjamin Schwartz
Hamilton County
Two-Time DWI Offender Fined and Jailed by Judge Lamb
A second offender on a driving while intoxicated charge was fined 300 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in the city jail by Municipal Judge J. T. Lamb. Ovy V. Hatton, 49, of 468 West Main Street West Middletown, also received a five year suspension of his driving privilege after state patrols arrested him following an accident on Route 122. Hatton had a prior tipsy driving conviction in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Lamb
Ovy V. Hatton
W. Main St
West Middletown
Hatton
Rt. 122
Mason Man Dies Of Auto Fumes
Leo McDermott, 69, died apparently by his own action in the garage at his home on U. S. 42 near here. Deputies found him slumped in the car with an exhaust hose into the window at 10:45 a. m. Funeral arrangements are complete at Oswald Memorial Home in Lebanon.
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Mason
Leo McDermott
U. S
Warren County
McDermott
Oswald
Lebanon
Veteran Sheriff Dies in Ohio Jail
Newark based AP reports William McElroy long-serving Licking County sheriff of 21 years died at age 61 from an apparent heart attack suffered at the county jail Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Ohio
William McElroy
Licking
Defense Costs Up in First Eight Months
Defense spending in the first eight months of the current fiscal year rose by 1.8 billion dollars compared with the same period a year earlier, signaling higher military outlays under way in Washington.
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Washington
Doers Spring Cleaning Ad Promises Complete Service
A spring cleaning ad urges customers to call for a full cleaning service. It emphasizes tidying homes with a comprehensive package and aims to relieve readers from domestic chores.
Burglary Nets Minor Loot and Arrests In City
Police investigated a Miles Moving and Storage break-in where thieves took 67 dollars and a .32 caliber pistol after prying a desk lock and breaking a padlock. A second break-in at 1600 Garfield Street yielded no loot, leading to the arrest of Joseph Flagg, 22, and a 16 year old, with a screwdriver found at both scenes and a tip about hidden whisky.
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Miles Moving & Storage Co
Sutphin St
Middletown
Garfield St
Joseph Flagg
Calumet Ave
Clarence Johnson
Moonglow Cafe
Flagg
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Frank Holpach
Les
Ter McKinney
N. Verity Parkway
Elwood Street
George GC. Childs
Mrs. Zoah
Finest Cleaners & Laevaderers
Park
2Nd Avenue
Central Avenue
West Central Avenue
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Strand Theater
John Dobrozsi Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
U. GA
Srate
Sheinwold
Alfred Sheinwold
Lexington
Denver
West
South
East
West North East Pas
Dodns Monuments
Verity Over
14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Mar
Robert Konthier
Trenton Jaycees
Lamb
Terry McTiernan
German Town
Lawrence Jackson
Andrew St
Kay Miller
Albert Larsson Jr
Donald Davies
Reto
Central Ave
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