W Allen Harrison Dies Prominent Middletown Businessman
William Allen Harrison 64 of 3001 Central Ave died 11 50 p m Tuesday at Middletown Hospital after a brief illness. He operated the family insurance firm founded by his father in 1888 and joined it 41 years ago. A Mason and Rotarian, he served on the First Methodist Church board and was a trustee. Surviving his wife Edna a son William Allen Jr his mother Mary Harrison three sisters and two grandchildren. Memorial services Friday at First Methodist Church. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Memorials to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen Harrison
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Harrison
Jefferson Lodge
F&am
Middletown
Royal Arch Masons
Scottish Rite
Dayton
Antoid Temple Shrine
Edna
William Allen Jr
Mary Harrison
A. F. Muenzenmaier
Belle Rose
N. Y
Ernestine Essex
Portland
Ore
William Day
Cincinnati
First Methodist Church
Louis R. Walter
Woodside Cemetery
Riggs Funeral Home
Sam A Palmer Rites Planned Following Death in Hamilton
Sam A Palmer age 389 died at 11 20 p m yesterday at the Fairfield Rest Home Hamilton where he had lived three years He was a retired blacksmith and longtime resident of the area for 60 years He and his son Charles Palmer of West Middletown ran Palmer Upholstering Co for 15 years He leaves a brother Ed Palmer Middletown a sister Edith Chappel Ak ron nine grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren Services set for Friday 10 30 a m at Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Franklin Friends may call Thursday 7 9 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam A
S.A.) Palmer
Fairfield
Hamilton
Charles
West Middletown
Palmer
Katherine
Ed Palmer
Middletown
Edith Chappel
Akron
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Woodhill Cemetery
Franklin
Charlie Peurring Dies at 73 in Ann Arbor Area
Charles Peurring died Saturday in Ann Arbor at age 73 after living in Monroe and Blue Ball areas for over 50 years before moving to Detroit six years ago. He farmed for George Ross Mary Compton and Joe Baird while in the area. Survived by three sisters Mrs Kate Pullman Mrs Minnie Smith and Mrs Margaret Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Peurring
Charlie Perring
Ann Arbor
Mich
Monroe
Blue Ball
Detroit
George Ross
Mary Compton
Joe Baird
Kate Pullman
West Elkton
Minnie Smith
Toledo
Margaret Richardson
Infant Mathis Graveside Services Held
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Barry M. Mathis of West Middletown Rt 2 was born prematurely and died shortly after birth. Graveside services at Woods side Cemetery were conducted by Rev. William Wright. Survivors include maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davies of West Middletown and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mathis of Middletown. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home arranged arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry M. Mathis
West Middletown Rt. 2
Woodside Cemetery
William Wright
Roy Davies
West Middletown
Henry Mathis
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home
Margaret Van Horn Dies of Heart Attack at 47
Margaret M. Van Horn 47 of 101 Marshall Rd. died of a heart attack at her home yesterday at 11 10 am. Born in Middletown she lived here all her life and worked in the John Ross Store accounting department until retirement four years ago. Survived by husband Charles E. Van Horn daughter Carolyn and brother Robert Moren. Requiem High Mass Friday 9 am Holy Trinity Church burial Woodside Cemetery. Delta Theta Tau memorial service Thursday 7 30 pm at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. van Horn
Marshall Rd
Middletown
William J
Mary Louise Gausman Moren
John Ross
Charles E. van Horn
Miami Terminals
Incc
Carolyn
Robert Moren
Cincinnati
Holy Trinity Church
Woodside Cemetery
Wilson Memorial
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Margaret Weaver Rites Set at West Side Baptist
Mrs. Margaret Weaver aged 67 of 908 Cleveland Avenue will be honored with funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday at West Side Baptist Church. Burial details were not provided in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Weaver
Cleveland Ave
West Side Baptist Church
Man Dies After Sudden Illness at Work
George Anthony Gressle 61 years old of 1402 Girard Ave. died after collapsing at Barkelew Electric Mfg Co 1905 Columbia Ave. Rescue crews found him at his bench and he was pronounced dead at Middletown Hospital at 7 15 a m A World War I Navy veteran he is survived by his wife Beatrice a son and four daughters and five grandchildren Services set for 10 a m Saturday at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Anthony Gressle
Girard Ave
Barkeley Electric Mfg. Co
Columbia Ave
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Gressle
Gressle
Hamilton
Loverseas
Navy
Beatrice
Carl E
Middletown
Mary Ellen Polley
Chaney
Betty Sanders
Cincinnati
Roberta Osborne
Earl
Clarence
Clifford
Raymond
Wisconsin
McCoy - Lefier
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
Bricker Called Old Line GOP Critics Seaway Rift
Stephen Young of Cleveland Democratic candidate for the U S Senate challenged Republican Sen John W Bricker in Sandusky Ohio accusing him of being an old line Republican focused on high interest rates and unemployment He urged backing the St Lawrence Seaway project as a national benefit Bricker opposed the Seaway according to Young at St John s Hall
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Sandusky
Ohio
Stephen Young
Cleveland
U.S. Senate
John W Bricker
Young
St. John’s Hall
St. Lawrence Seaway
Bricker
Fifteen year old swimmer drowns in Paughs Pond
A 15 year old boy from Macedonia went swimming at Paughs Pond off Ohio 631 south of Northfield and drowned Tuesday night. Dale Chase recovered the body before firefighters arrived. The victim sank in about ten feet of water. Duke Kahanamoku, famed for world swimming titles, recently joined the Honolulu police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
P—Millard Fawket Jr
Macedonia
Wen
Paugh
Northfield
Dale Chase
Waiter
Duke Kahanamoku
Honolulu
More Poster Winners Named
Middletown students win prizes and certificates in the 33rd International Poster Contest sponsored by the Latham Foundation. Marilyn Wolfe of Roosevelt Junior High won fourth prize in Group III with a five dollar award. Roosevelt and other schools list several certificate recipients including Sharon Mills Georganna Hancock Rock Wallace and more from Middletown High McKinley Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Latham Foundation For the Promotion of Humane Education
Marilyn Wolfe
Roosevelt Junior High
Roosevelt
Sharon Mills
Georganna Hancock
Rock Wallace
Bob Taylor
Bonnie Collier
Sharon Rivers
Tom Grubbs
Donna Cross
Nancy Kesselring
Carol Peterson
Pris
Pris: ‘Cilla Riley, Mike Cottmeyer, Carol Danner
Carolyn Woodruff
Middletown High School
Barbara Campbell
Sally Carruthers
Dubravka Adamovich
Marie Fitawater
Sally Mason
McKinley Junior High School
Phil Johnson
George Manning
Merle Milton
Beverly Fisher
Edward Chambers
Terry Proctor
John Thompson
Trollie Culbreath
Donna Click
Fred Smith
Joe Oswald
John Jordan
Terraleen Jordan
Ruthe Johnson
Wanda Day
Dixie Sebald
Michael Upshaw
Trinidad Hosts Large Hummingbird Population
A West Indies feature notes Trinidad's substantial hummingbird population. Researchers and locals observe diverse species, including nectar-feeding birds, amid tropical landscapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
West Indies
Parole Hearing Notice for Kenneth H. Brisco
Mansfield Ohio May 15 1958 Kenneth H Brisco number 55339 inmate at Ohio State Reformatory admitted from Butler County Case 18753 54 convicted March 15 1956 burglary and larceny serving 1 15 is eligible for hearing on or after July 1 1958 before the Ohio Pard on Parole Commission A C Forsyth Parole Record Clerk May 21 28
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Mansfield
Ohio
Kenneth H. Brisco
Ohio State Reformatory
Butler County
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
A. C. Forsyth
Parole & Record Clerk
Area Highway Accidents Injure Four Near Middletown
State patrol reports two crashes on state routes near Middletown injuring four people. A two car collision on Ohio 741 north of Rt. 63 sent three to hospitals. Ava Jon Fee and Billy Fee treated and dismissed at Middletown Hospital, while William Halfacre was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with a mild concussion and facial abrasions. A second incident on Ohio 4 involved a passenger ejected when a car door opened. Daniel McIntosh attempted to restrain the passenger, losing control as the car struck a fence.
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Middletown
Ohio 741
Rt. 63
Ava Jon Fee
Mt. Crab
Billy Fee
Bill Fee
Miami Valle
Dayton
William Halfacre
Crab
Ohio 4
Daniel McIntosh
McIntosh
Walkaway Found In Seven Mile Barn
A patient from Dayton State Hospital identified as Earl Sloan 27 formerly of Gratis was found sleeping in a barn on the hospital property in Seven Mile. Deputies returned Sloan to the hospital after confirming his identity and that he had walked away from the grounds yesterday morning.
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Hamilton
Dayton State Hospital
C. A. Kumer
S. Main St
Seven Mile
Earl Sloan
Gratis
Montgomery County
Sloan
Dismissal Follows Hospital Treatment for Teen Injuries
Marcella McIntosh, 16, of General Delivery West Middletown, was discharged from Middletown Hospital after treatment for cuts and abrasions to her legs and arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcella Mclintosh
General Delivery
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
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W. Allen Harrison
John Perring
W. Allen. Harrison
Sam A. Palmer
Norris Wood Products
Shaker
Infant Mathis
Margaret van Horn
Lone Star Boats
TEE Nee Trailers
Fea
Soo
Sporting Goods
GOP
Sputnik Ill
Sputnik Il
Pravda
Ant Ha
Ross’ Cosmetics
Dr. Beholl
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkwy
Iith Ave
Roodside Cemetery
Robert Koninier
Mar
Laura Mae Life
Richlieu
Ross’ Jewelry
Ross
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