Love fuels world's longest living heart transplant recipient
Louis Russell, renowned as the world’s longest living heart transplant survivor, shared that love kept him alive. Speaking at the Middletown Area Association of Life Underwriters banquet at the Holiday Inn, he traced his illness from 1961 to 1968 and recalled a life-saving decision made by a family near Richmond one August day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Jones Journal
Love
Louis Russell
Middletown
Russell
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Indianapolis
Ohio Association of Life Underwriters
Fire chief James L. Mattson to retire after 43 years
Middletown Fire Chief James L. Mattson 65 will retire effective July 1 ending a 43 year career begun June 1 1930. He plans to stay in Middletown watch three grandsons play Knothole baseball and fish. He praised the department and noted two deputy chiefs sought assistant chief rank after retirement of Jess Border.
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Pete Chappars
James L. Mattson
Dale Helsel
Mattson
Middletown
Helsel
Division of Fire
Jess Border
Scottie Cox
Victor Auvil
Ernest Gehm
Union Township business owner dies in apparent self inflected shooting
Hamilton County deputies and Butler County Coroner Dr Garret J Boone investigate the death of Harold Brazzell a Union Township businessman who owned the Humble station at Tylersville Road and I 75 He reportedly shot himself in the head with a pistol purchased earlier that day and a divorce complaint from his wife had recently been served.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Union Township
Harold Brazzell
Brazzell
Humble
Tylersville Road
I-75
Trucker Hurt In Overnight Route 4 Wreck
A Middletown man Freddy Deaton 29 was treated and released at Mercy Hospital after his tractor trailer rolled over on Ohio 4 near Hamilton city limits. Deputies said he lost control when he felt a thud and attempted to tighten the emergency brake. Ohio 4 was blocked to flip the truck back over.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Ohio 4
Sheriff's
Freddy Deaton
Morgan St
Deaton
Ruth Newcomb To Perform At Ohio MT Association Recital
Ruth Newcomb, piano student of Wilhelmina McLane, will participate in tonight's Ohio Music Teachers Association recital at 7 30 p m in the Women's Center. The prior listing in yesterday's news article was incorrect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Newcomb
Wilhelmina McLane
Ohio Music Teachers Association
Women’s Center
Middletown Area News highlights for May 12, 1973
Local highlights for Middletown from Saturday May 12 1973 include community updates and brief notices. Names and places reflect daily civic life with short reports on events and happenings in the area.
Mother of eight sentenced in welfare fraud case
Susie Sears of Hamilton pleaded no contest to defrauding welfare of 9398 dollars including 8993 in public aid and 405 in food stamps. She faced a suspended one year term with two weekends in confinement and 50 dollars weekly restitution while continuing to work to support her eight children.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Welfare Department
Fisher Body
Fairfield
Hugh Holbrook
Susie Sears
Beckett St
Deaths and funerals listed for several area residents
Obituaries note Gunnard Adolph Olson 67 of 1306 Pershing Ave died Friday at Garden Manor Extended Care Center with services set for 10 30 a m Monday at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Burns Tabler 62 of 5612 Jacksonburg Road found dead at home with heart disease history. Survived by wife Zelma two sisters and a brother. Arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Marion Boothe 71 of Germantown Route 4 died Thursday at St Elizabeth Medical Center Dayton. Former National Cash Register employee and carpenter. Survived by wife children step children brothers and sisters and many grandchildren. Services 2 p m Monday at John Arre Funeral Home. Burial Highland Memorial Cemetery Miami sburg. Hamilton deaths include Mrs Alfie Hatfield 59 and Mrs Laura Bingham 81 both with services set. Floyd Cobb 77 with services Monday.
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Gunnard Adolph Olson
Pershing Ave
Darlene Witte
Middletown
Wilson-Schramm
Dennis Albrink
Woodside Cemetery
Olson
Garden Manor Extended Care Center
Burns Tabler
Jacksonburg Road
Tabler
Dayton
McCall Printing Co
Zelma (Tookey
Virginia
Germantown
Marion Boothe
Rt. 4
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
National Cash Register
Bernice
Donald
Lester
Miami
Fla
Juanita Taulbee
William Chapman
James Stamper
Harrison and
Buford
Torrent
Mary Centers
Maude Boothe
Bertha Carroll
Lula Ross
Winchester
Dayton Couple Die in I 75 Auto Collision
A three car crash on Interstate 75 north of Sharonville in Butler County killed Dayton residents Donald Littleton, 41, and Suzanne Littleton, 35. The 6 18 a m crash involved Daniel Doepke, 19 of Newport Ky, and Russell Hoffine, 39 of Plain City Ohio.
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Dayton
Sharonville
Butler County
Donald Littleton
Suzanne
Daniel Doepke
Newport
Doepke
Doepke Auto
Robert Fukano
Belview
Robert Palmer
Fukano
Palmer
Bethesda North
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Meryl Carr
Goldman Ave
Jane
William Gayhart
Peggy
William Kidwell
Elton
Wis
Fire Department
Station 2
Crawford Street
Medical College
James Mattson
Music Machine
Morton Subotnick
Miami University
Dave Finkelman
Sheckler
IGE
ATCO
Journal
Area News
Gunnard Olson
Traher
Nellie Traher
Corbin
Quincy, Pa
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
John Arre
Farrell Ratliff
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Miamisburg
Alfie Hatfield
Highland Ave
Webb
Laura Bingham
Freeman Ave
Calvin
Floyd Cobb
Parkamo Ave
Brown- Dawson
John Dobrozs Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
O. GA
Dodds Monuments
Verity Plwy
14Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
Littleton
Russell Hoffine
Plain City
Ohio
Hoffine
Bucket Brigade
S. Breiel Blvd
Shopping Plaza
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