Deaths and Funerals Gardner veteran dies
Gardner veteran Clarence Baker 64 of 710 Elsmere Street found dead in bed by his wife Sally. He retired in 1954 as a pressman for the Gardner Division of Diamond National Corp after 40 years. He also served as custodian for Clayton Street Church of God for 35 years. Surviving wife, three daughters, two sons, a brother and a half brother. Arrangements incomplete. Also Edwin L. Scheurer 68 of 912 Ellen Drive died at Middletown Hospital after 16 days as patient. He worked 1927–1960 for Armco Steel and was active in the Elks Lodge. Requiem High Mass at St. Marys Church. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Other brief notices: Mrs. Mary Miller and Mrs. Ellen West. International obituaries noting Dr. Alfred Newton Richards and Dr. C. H. Robertson and Rear Adm. Richard P. McCullough.
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Clarence Baker
Elsmere St
Sally
Baker
Gardner Division
Diamond National Corp
Clayton Street
Irene Lewis
Betty Tunnell
Evelyn Baker
Middletown
Dewey
Orville
Phoenix
Ariz
James
Richmond
Ben Cox
Franklin
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Edwin L. Scheurer
Ellen Drive
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Scheurer
Hamilton
Armco Steel Corp
The
Elks Lodge
Olive
William
Indianapolis
Robert
Boynton Beach
Fla
Thomas Haney
John Haney
Air Force
Southeast Asia
Hayden Taylor
Glenn Shockey
Howell Christopher
Eileen Mann
Trenton
Two Preble Residents Killed In Ohio Crash
A two car collision on U S 27 south of Richmond Indiana killed two Preble County Ohio residents. Victims were Robert Allen Irvin age 3 and Jackie Lee Byrd age 26 both of Arcanum. Jack Cox 33 Lynn Indiana driver survived with Marjorie 28 and two children Clayton 5 and Beverly 6 and Goldie Harabaum 17 taken to Reid Memorial Hospital.
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Richmond, Ind
Preble County
Ohio
U.S. 27
Here
Robert Allen Irvin
Jackie Lee Byrd
Arcanum
Byrd
Jackie Cox
Lynn
Ind
Cox
Marjorie
Clayton
Beverly
Goldie Harabaum
Reid Memorial Hospital
Girl Dies Tragedy At Lakewood Crossing
In Cleveland suburb Lakewood 14 year old Carmen Capri a high school freshman died after attempting to outrun a Norfolk and Western freight train at a crossing. The 8 car train struck her and hurled her 79 feet. The engineer Carl Peters 48 of Kingsville did not realize the impact until reaching Lorain about 20 miles away. A classmate said Carmen saw flashing red warning lights and urged herself to beat the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Norfolk & Western
Lakewood
Carmen Capri
Carl Peters
Kingsville
Lorain
Carmen
Shoeshine Sally Sparks Hartford Antifeminist Talk
Hartford AP reports Sally Petrauskas a 19 year old Vassar sophomore shining shoes on Asylum Street stirs debate by noting some men refuse service inspired by antifeminist views. Sally aims to earn money while studying and reflects on unconventional work and social reactions. She plans to reach fifty dollars in two weeks while navigating remarks from passersby.
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Sally
Vassar
Hartford
Asylum Street
Almos E
Bud)Smiley
Germantown Press
Tucson
Ariz
Middletown
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ohio Servicemen From Ohio Killed in Viet Nam
Washington AP reports three Ohio men are on the Defense Department list of Americans killed in Viet Nam. They are Marine Sgt. Raymond W. Wilson of Toledo, Marine Lance Cpl. William G. Wade of Berea, and Army Pfc. Dennis R. Bruce of Arcadia, with their parents named.
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Washington
U.S
Ohio
Defense Department
Raymond W. Wilson
Shirley A. Wilson
Toledo
Lance
William G. Wade
Glenn W. Wade
Berea
Army Pfc
Dennis R. Bruce
Oren W. Bruce
Arcadia
Premature septuplets born in Brussels clinic.
A Brussels mother delivered septuplets at Edit Cavell Clinic. Five infants were stillborn and two died shortly after birth on Wednesday. The mother had taken a Swedish fertility drug. Parents' names were not released by hospital officials.
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Brussels
Belgium
Edit Cavell
Priest's Prayer Backed Marching Grape Pickers
In Fresno a Roman Catholic priest led a Spanish language mass as 80 striking grape pickers near one third of their 300 mile march to Sacramento. They seek a 1.40 per hour minimum wage better conditions and union recognition amid a protest that began in Delano March 17.
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Fresno
Calif
Sacramento
Azteca Theater
John McCarthy
San Francisco
Joseph T. McGucken
Delano
San Joaquin Valley
Afl-Cio Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
Independent National Farm Workers Association
Delano Grape
Martin Zaninovich
Zaninovich
California Grape and Tree Fruit League
Banking Testimony Set On Ohio Bank Laws in Columbus
Six witnesses including Russell Weatherwax Sr. and Robert D. Oglesby are slated to testify before Ohio lawmakers on modernizing state banking laws in Columbus. The hearings will probe bank stock voting and trust shares with Cleveland Trust Co. involved in a court case over its voting practices.
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Columbus
Ohio
Legislative Service Committee
Russell S. Weatherwax Sr
Barnitz Bank
Robert D. Oglesby
Cleveland Trust Co
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Cyrus Eaton
Cleveland Trust
Oliver Ocasek
D-Summit
Eaton
Cub Pack 15 Awards At Mayfield School Meeting
Ten Cub Scouts received awards at Cub Scout Pack 15’s meeting held last night at Mayfield School. Recipients include Billy l, Mark Wagner, Tim Lawson, John Lawson, Allen Morris, Bobby Painter, Richard Neal, John Duff, Craig Ratliff, and Charles Demostenes. James Morris serves as cubmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfield School
Billy l
Mark Wagner
Tim
John ‘Lawson
Allen Morris
Bobby Painter
Richard Neal
John Duff
Craig Ratliff
Charles Demostenes
James Morris
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Gardner
Edwin Scheurer
St. Mary’s Church
Woodside Cemetery
Schlamm Funeral Home
Mary Miller
St. Joseph's Church
Ellen West
S. 11Th St
Colligan
Philadelphia
Alfred Newton Richards
University of Pennsylvania
Santa Cruz
C. H. Robertson
Blood Bank
University of Chicago
North Plainfield
N.J
Richard P. McCullough
Central
Butler County Memorial Park
E. State St
Barre
Preble
Germantown
Sally Vassar
Shoeshine
Hartford, Conn
Sally Petrauskas
Chase
Smalley
Arizona
Minnie
Anthony McClain
Paul Rumbarger
Dayton
Homer Sebald
Las Vegas
Jonly
Ohio Gls
Viet Nam
Roy White
Central Avenue
Weatherwax
Oglesby
Richard Ragan
Ohio Bankers Association
Theo P. Learn
Central Trust Co
Cincinnati
Josiah T. Herbert
Toledo Trust Co
Ieeming
Onisiby Bernits Bank
Federal Reserve System
Carlisle
Gillen-Crow Pharmacies
Buster Brown
Buster Browns
Sam Bartel
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